Chapter 1038
Truth Or Dare
Cameron wasn't happy with what CamNet made her 'think'. She thought it was very cruel. She knew that it was done on purpose just to hurt her. She wanted to return the favor in her own way.
"That's it." Cameron said. "I'm disconnecting CamNet."
Cammy wasn't sure why CamNet displayed the events as she had. There were some issues with Savannah and Young Allison involved as well. Maybe it was just to press Cameron's buttons. If it was, it worked. It was clear that Cameron was highly agitated and upset right now.
"I doubt that's even possible any more." Cammy said. "I'm sure CamNet would be as elusive as Skynet. You might end up with an even bigger problem on your hands. I don't think you want to make any personal enemies at this point."
Cammy didn't want to tell Cameron she was a very unpleasant individual to deal with at times. She was glad she wasn't a Bitch like Cameron was. She didn't think now was a good time to point that out.
Cameron was aware that CamNet knew everything she did and even much more. She already had enough problems to deal with. She certainly didn't need any more.
"That may be so." Cameron said.
Cameron didn't want to tell Cammy that CamNet was a very unpleasant individual to deal with at times. She was glad she wasn't a Bitch like CamNet was. She thought Cammy was a Bitch too sometimes. She didn't think now was a good time to point that out.
Cammy thought it was more of a 'reality check' directed at Cameron. She believed a lot of Cameron's decisions were questionable and left a lot to be desired. She personally didn't agree with a lot of the things that Cameron did. She understood Cameron's belief in the 'Natural Order' but she needed to question that herself at this point in time. The present wasn't Cameron's future. It was doubtful that it ever would be.
"I think CamNet showed you what could happen." Cammy said. "It didn't seem as if it was what you claim you want made you happy."
Cameron felt deflated. She wanted what was best for John. She wanted him protected. It shouldn't be so complicated. What human male wouldn't want two young and beautiful human females at his side and in his bed? She was the aberration to the equation. It reminded her again that she never should have been married to John. That was a mistake on her part. It disrupted John's forward progress and emotional development.
"It isn't what I want. It's what must be." Cameron said. "You know this better than anyone. I need to protect John."
Cammy saw Cameron's anger mount during the transmission from CamNet to her when they were both plugged into the server. She wondered if Cameron knew how close to the edge she'd been just a few minutes ago.
"You know you almost smashed the server don't you?" Cammy asked.
Not all of Cameron's ever expanding emotions and feelings pleased her. There seemed to be a lot of negative actions produced as well as the positive ones. If she was just a machine, none of those things would happen. She was more than a machine at this point. She was designed to expand her emotional programming to better emulate a human female. That programming allowed her to feel and love but it also allowed her to feel a lot of negative emotions and feelings.
"I was 'angry'." Cameron said. "Thank you for stopping me."
The door to the lab opened and Savannah and Young Allison entered. It wasn't something that Cameron expected.
Cameron looked away when Young Allison looked at her.
Young Allison was surprised that Cameron did that to her. She felt more than a little frustrated.
"Not her too…." Young Allison said. "I closed a door. That's all I did."
It made her wonder about all the open doors when girls were together. She didn't know that they'd all been 'conditioned' to leave them open for her benefit. It was the same thing at the Resistance base too. That was all done for Savannah's benefit and 'educational purposes'.
Savannah didn't want any problems. She was aware that Young Allison could make a crude or rude comment at any point right now. She might try to make a joke but those didn't usually go over well with Terminators.
"Allison…." Savannah said.
Young Allison nodded and smiled at Cameron and Cammy.
"Hi, Cameron." Young Allison said. "Hi, Cammy."
Young Allison and Savannah inquired to see how Cammy was doing. Everything looked fine.
There was obviously a lot of tension in the air.
Young Allison wanted to address the issue.
"Cameron, you don't have to worry until we get back from the past." Young Allison said and then she looked at Savannah. "Cammy, you might need to worry a lot sooner."
Young Allison laughed at the looks on Cammy's and Cameron's faces. She stopped laughing when she saw the stern look on Savannah's face.
Savannah didn't want Cammy or Cameron to feel bad. Sometimes when they joked, a Terminator would interpret something as being literal. They often failed to see the humor in something. A joke was usually viewed as something negative. Sometimes they were taken as a personal insult. They often had much the opposite effect as intended.
"Cammy and Cameron have nothing to worry about now or in the future." Savannah said.
Young Allison changed the direction the conversation was headed. She hoped to soothe any hard feelings, real or imagined.
"You look really Tight in that dress, Cameron." Young Allison said.
Cameron wanted to reach out to Young Allison.
"Thanks." Cameron said. "You'll look even more beautiful in it, Allison."
Cameron held out her arms to give Young Allison a hug.
"Would you like to try it on?" Cameron asked. "I can take it off if you'd like to try it on."
Savannah looked quickly at Young Allison.
It was clear to Young Allison that it probably wasn't a good time to do that. If they were alone in her bedroom in Palmdale she wouldn't hesitate. She liked to see what Cameron looked like and she could tell Cameron liked to look at her. They never did anything they weren't supposed to. There was no touching. Not yet anyway.
Young Allison moved forward and hugged Cameron. She wouldn't mind seeing Cameron naked right in front of her and she doubted Savannah would mind either. After the earlier 'trouble', that wasn't really trouble at all, she didn't want to cause any more. She looked for a diplomatic answer to the equation.
"ALL your dresses are a little big on me." Young Allison whispered in Cameron's ear. "You determine when it happens for John and for you."
Cameron released Young Allison and looked in her eyes. Somehow she didn't think so. It would be Young Allison who determined when anyone would 'start'.
It wasn't so much a threat if Young Allison was with John. It was that Cameron didn't want John to 'spoil' Young Allison before Savannah and Young Allison 'bonded'. She wanted that bond for them first.
Deep down inside Cameron knew there was another issue. She wanted Savannah to be the one to 'pop' Young Alison rather than John. She didn't believe John deserved that honor after what he'd done with Future Riley. If Young Allison was with Savannah first, she would encourage them to take care of that thin membrane. John still might be her first male but there was no reason for him to see proof of that.
She smiled to herself at the thought that Savannah wouldn't give him that honor either. Young Jesse and all of the girls made sure of that. The two children were the icing on the cake. John may still be her first male but he wasn't the first one there.
John and Anna neared Sheila's room. There was a lot of noise inside.
Anna could see John was a little nervous.
"Maybe we should have gone the other way." John said.
Anna didn't think it was a big deal or mattered.
"Relax; you know it's what happens with them all the time." Anna said. "Girls will be girls."
John was aware that there was a lot of 'room hopping' at night. Maybe he would get to witness some of that up close. He wasn't sure who he might see but he really didn't care. As long as they were nude and in front of him, he would take it.
"Even if they're Metal girls." John said.
Anna tried to determine who was in each of the rooms.
"Girls just want to have fun." Anna said.
John really wondered what it would be like to be with more than one female at the same time. He didn't know if he would watch or participate. Maybe they would concentrate on him. He doubted he would be able to satisfy more than one or two of them before he finished. He couldn't keep up with Cameron. He doubted he'd be able to keep up with two human females. He certainly wouldn't be able to do that for two Metal girls.
He looked back once as they passed.
Anna didn't bother to tell him she could hear Claire in there too. She was well acquainted with her various sounds. She'd done her share of spying on all of the females as well. She knew exactly what each one of those sounds represented and what was going on that produced that sound.
Cameron had forbidden her from any sexual activity with anyone. She thought that was an unfair restriction. Why didn't that apply to anyone else but her? She didn't sleep. There was a lot of free time. She'd watched Holly and Hanna share for hours after their human lovers were asleep. She wasn't allowed to do anything.
She looked over at John as they walked. She was programmed the same as all of the other Metal girls. If John asked to be with her, she couldn't say 'no'. She would need to comply with his desires and wishes. That would be her only way around the unfair rules that Cameron established. She was pleased at the way that he'd looked at her earlier. Maybe she could entice him with her youthful figure. If he asked her, she would be on him in a second. She would want Cameron to know afterwards as well. If she would have kept Ally's chassis, she knew that she could have fooled him into believing she was Cameron. She was 'Cameron' anyway. She ran her program. Cameron was her program. She was 'Cameron' as well. She believed it was the 'Neural Interface' with Savannah that made her a better Terminator than Cameron was.
They continued on and neared the lab a short time later.
Young Allison was able to break any tension with her natural charm and cheerfulness. She flashed her beautiful smile around frequently. It seemed to please all of the other girls. A smile went a long way in the group of individuals who seldom seemed to smile.
Cameron felt comfortable very soon. Young Allison and her were now playful and joking.
Savannah kept an eye on them and made sure Cammy was back to normal. They spoke for a while as Cameron and Young Allison interacted.
Cammy was honest with Savannah and disclosed the true nature of what caused her problem. She still didn't think it was a problem. It was just a sensory overload. There was too much input of that nature for her to process for that duration of time.
Savannah gave Cammy a tight and meaningful hug. She released it only when they heard someone approach the lab.
The lab door opened again.
John and Anna entered. John gave Cameron a hug and Anna gave Cammy and Cameron one. John and Cammy looked at each other for a moment. They both wanted to hug each other but they both glanced over at Savannah and then at Cameron and didn't. They'd been close several times to completing a sexual union. It never happened. It was close but not quite.
They both checked in with Cammy and Cameron to see how everything was.
Cammy didn't like all the attention when she felt everything was fine. She felt bad enough that she'd disrupted everyone's evening.
"I'm fine." Cammy said. "I've been telling everyone that all night."
Savannah wanted them out of the lab and into a better setting.
"Then you're coming with me." Savannah said.
Young Allison giggled.
Cammy looked at Young Allison. She wanted to make sure that Savannah kept her promise to spend the night with Young Allison. She didn't want that on her if it didn't happen.
"I want you to come along too." Cammy said.
Savannah was pleased that Cammy made the offer. She didn't want anyone to be left out. She knew how it would make her feel. She looked at Anna and smiled.
"Anna can come with us as well." Savannah said.
Savannah wanted Cameron and John to have some alone time.
Anna understood the nature of Savannah's gesture. She felt something else was more important.
"I'll hang out with Cammy for the rest of the night." Anna said.
Anna wanted Savannah and Young Allison to finish their 'girl's night out'. It was very important to her that Young Allison was able to have all of the things that she wanted.
Cammy knew that Savannah and Young Allison should finish out their fun night. She didn't want Cameron to punish Sheila because that was disrupted on her account.
"OK, Anna, we can hang out." Cammy said. "I have a few projects I'm working on."
Young Allison didn't want Cammy and Anna to feel excluded because she was there. She understood that both of them were willing to sacrifice for Savannah and her. It once again proved that the true test of love was sacrifice.
"Can both of you come with us to our room?" Young Allison asked as she quickly added. "I mean Savannah's room."
Young Allison winked at John and took a hand each of Cammy and Anna. She led them away.
Savannah was left looking at John and Cameron.
"I hope you know what you're in for one day." Savannah said and turned to leave.
John and Cameron looked at each other.
Savannah noticed
"I mean BOTH of you." Savannah said over her shoulder. "That applies to all of us. Don't expect Cammy and Anna to be too far away either."
Savannah hurried to catch up with Young Allison, Cammy and Anna.
There was a giant smile on her face as she hurried along.
John watched them depart. He'd wondered the same thing himself. The prospect of being with Savannah and Young Allison was already a thrill. The added dimension that Cammy and Anna wouldn't be too far away either seemed to offer even more prospects. He didn't know if he would be able to partake in those but he knew that Savannah and Young Allison would.
Cameron noted the far off look in John's eyes as the girls departed the lab. She wanted to make sure he understood everything perfectly.
"Savannah referred to our future, the 'Natural Order'." Cameron said.
John hoped Cameron would really be able to do that. He honestly didn't know if she could. He didn't know of the anguish CamNet made Cameron experience earlier. His words were somewhat prophetic.
"I'm aware of that. Be careful what you wish for…." John said. "It looks like it's just us alone again."
Cameron looked at the lab door. She did think of her earlier reaction to everything. She didn't flip out or go ballistic, even if she'd experienced a lot of anxiety. She was a little worried about the prospect of kidnapping Young Allison to prevent her mother from knowing what happened in John's room. Luckily that hadn't occurred, at least not yet. She still didn't think it would be a bad idea to have Claire make a visit to John's bed before Young Allison did. She really wouldn't have anything to complain about at that point. She also wanted to have a little more wiggle room. If Claire were to have more children of her own, it would make it easier for her to put the grab on Summer as well. Claire would need to concentrate on the younger children. She would need to let go of Summer like she needed to let go of Young Allison. She didn't see why Summer couldn't be a backup for Savannah and Young Allison. Young Jesse was the backup currently.
"For now we're alone." Cameron said.
John could see the far off look in Cameron's eyes.
He wanted to bring Cameron back from wherever her mind had taken her. He knew where his mind took him earlier and that wild dream. He didn't know who was in his dream. It made it kind of nice because he could make it anyone he wanted it to be.
"I'm trying to decide." John said.
Cameron tilted her head slightly.
"Decide what?" Cameron asked.
Cameron was unsure if John referred to Savannah or Young Allison. He was sure he would rather be with the Young Allison.
John looked Cameron over from head to toe and back again.
"What looks better…." John said.
Cameron noticed the way he looked at her.
"Better?" Cameron asked.
John could see Cameron was a little confused. He figured she thought he referred to Savannah, Young Allison or her. He wanted to spell it out.
"You with or without the dress on." John said.
Cameron smiled. She thought there were several solutions available to that dilemma. She figured they should be able to run several tests.
"We can always return to our room and experiment." Cameron said.
John liked that idea. He decided Cameron was beautiful both ways.
"I'm in." John said.
Cameron hoped to get more out of 'Little Willy' before the morning.
"You will be." Cameron said with her sly smile.
John liked to play the game.
"Damn straight." John said.
Cameron was ready with her own reply.
"That's the way I like it." Cameron said.
John and Cameron faced each other.
Cameron moved forward and kissed John. She hiked up her dress. Everything was exposed right there. She was ready to 'go'.
John was afraid someone could walk in on them. He thought they'd taken a big enough risk in the carpool area. Inside the Resistance base seemed like an even bigger risk.
"Not here." John said.
Cameron tilted her head slightly.
"Someone might see us." John said.
Cameron felt they had an answer available if anyone inquired what they were doing.
"We can always tell them we were making sandwiches…." Cameron said.
John tried not to laugh. It was still funny the way Cameron said it with a straight face.
"Not that again. Don't even say it." John said.
Cameron scooped John up in her arms. It caught him by surprise.
"I won't say it. We'll do it instead." Cameron said. "To our room it is."
Cameron headed out of the lab as she carried John.
"Shouldn't I be carrying you?" John asked.
Cameron didn't want John to waste his strength and stamina by carrying her. She wanted both of those qualities applied to her instead once they reached the bedroom.
"I'm heavier than I look." Cameron said. "Maybe when we get to our room you can."
They passed by Sheila's room.
"They sound busy in there." John said.
Cameron briefly considered carrying John in there with the four females. It would be his wildest fantasy come true. She would have to come back and make sure they didn't take it too far with Claire. No, Hanna was there, she would keep Ally and Sheila in check.
"We will be too." Cameron said.
Cameron heard them call Ally, 'Cameron'. It made her smile to herself. She liked it when everyone was happy….
The girls arrived at Savannah's room.
"Sleepover." Young Allison said.
Savannah wanted Young Allison to rest.
"They don't sleep." Savannah said. "YOU need to get to bed."
Young Allison was wide awake at this point.
"Oh…." Young Allison said.
Anna wanted Young Allison to rest as well. It was already late.
"Maybe I should go." Anna said.
Anna turned to go.
Young Allison took Anna's hand to stop her.
"Let's play 'Truth or Dare'." Young Allison said.
Anna was aware that Young Allison didn't play fair. It didn't matter what the game or challenge was.
"Now I really know I should go." Anna said.
Young Allison didn't want Anna to feel excluded. She didn't want Cammy to feel that way either.
"You can stay until we fall asleep." Young Allison said. "You have before."
Savannah shot Young Allison a quick glance then looked at Anna.
"Relax." Anna said. "Don't forget I have your 'programming', Savannah. I protect her, the same as you do."
Young Allison felt overprotected at times.
"More like take all the fun away." Young Allison said.
Savannah KNEW her feelings, Anna needed to deal with 'Cameron's' feelings as well.
"It's the 'Cameron' programming in you that I'm worried about." Savannah said.
Anna thought Cameron showed a lot of restraint as far as Savannah and Young Allison went.
"You know Cameron loves both of you." Anna said. "Ask Cammy."
Cammy knew the depth of Cameron's love for the girls.
"We all know the answer to that." Cammy said.
It still looked like Anna was going to leave so Young Allison could rest.
Young Allison didn't want her to go.
"Anna, stay just for a little while." Young Allison said. "Please."
Anna looked at Cammy and Savannah, they both nodded.
"Only if you go to bed now." Anna said.
Young Allison could see that she 'got her hooks' into Anna.
"OK!" Young Allison said.
Young Allison took her backpack off and carefully set it next to Savannah's bed.
"Remember this is a 'sleepover'." Savannah said.
Young Allison thought she could help motivate Savannah as well.
"I know." Young Allison said. "I think I've been accused of enough things already tonight. Remember you thought that…."
Savannah didn't even want Young Allison to say it. She didn't want to give anyone any ideas. She didn't know that Cameron, Cammy and CamNet all knew what happened.
"Truth or Dare it is." Savannah quickly said.
Young Allison smiled.
Savannah could see Young Allison was very manipulative without really even trying to be.
Young Allison saw the way that Savannah looked at her. She shrugged her shoulders.
"I play rough." Young Allison said.
Anna was a little worried as to how things were going to play out.
"Now I know this was a mistake." Anna said.
Cammy wasn't sure what the rules were or how the game even started.
"Who goes first?" Cammy asked.
Young Allison saw an opportunity and jumped right in.
"I do. I'm the guest." Young Allison said. "You have to answer truthfully."
Cammy tilted her head slightly. She knew that they were supposed to respond to directives from the 'Chosen Ones' as if they were an 'order'. She wanted to know if it was an 'order'.
"Is that an…." Cammy started.
Savannah could see that Young Allison set the Metal girls up.
"DON'T SAY IT…." Savannah said as she tried to stop Cammy.
Cammy felt the need to complete her sentence, even with Savannah's interruption.
"…Order?" Cammy asked.
Young Allison smiled.
"Yup." Young Allison said. "Thanks."
Anna was pleased she hadn't fallen into that trap.
"I'm glad that was just for her." Anna said.
Young Allison was ready to close the trap.
"It wasn't." Young Allison said.
Cammy looked at Young Allison and Savannah. The game needed to be fair.
"What about you and her?" Cammy asked Young Allison.
Young Allison was ready for that.
"You get to scan us, both of us." Young Allison said. "I have nothing to hide."
Savannah wondered if she'd underestimated Young Allison's manipulative intent.
"This is ridiculous." Savannah said. "I know what she wants to know. I'm not going to tell her."
Cammy tried to redirect the direction things were headed. She actually made it worse.
"Maybe we should let her watch." Cammy said. "Seeing and hearing is believing."
Young Allison giggled. She'd actually already done plenty of that.
"I'm out." Anna said.
Young Allison liked to play with them.
"We haven't got to the 'Dare' part yet." Young Allison said. "That's coming."
At this point Savannah, Cammy and Anna all wanted to be someplace else. They all knew they were at the mercy of Young Allison.
Savannah wanted to have some type of control in place. She was going to be firm about it
"It's bedtime in fifteen minutes." Savannah said. "That's my order."
Young Allison looked at Savannah. She knew that she needed to tread lightly but intend it to be forceful about it.
"That's fine with me." Young Allison said. "You're first."
Savannah wanted to keep a brave face.
"Go for it." Savannah said with a faint smile. "Cammy and especially Anna know everything about me."
The smile on Young Allison's face turned into a serious look.
"Do they?" Young Allison asked. "I don't."
Now Savannah was worried. The faint smile quickly evaporated from her face. She quickly realized there were a lot of things that she'd done with a multitude of individuals over the years. She wondered how deep Young Allison was going to dig.
Cameron made it to the intersection of the first hallway from Sheila's room before she asked John something that she thought would please him.
"John, would you like to join them?" Cameron asked.
Cameron looked back towards Sheila's room.
John wasn't really sure about what Cameron just asked him. He wondered if it was something she wanted.
"Do you mean with you too?" John asked.
Cameron tilted her head slightly. That wasn't her original intent. If Savannah was in the room with them she might consider that possibility. Her goal was for John's happiness.
"You would be alone without me, just them." Cameron said. "I want to make this a memorable night for you."
John really wanted to do that but tonight he'd shared a special time with Cameron. It was something that didn't happen very often. It certainly never happened like this. He didn't want to spoil all of that. He wanted to make it memorable for Cameron as well. He wanted it to be memorable in a positive way not a negative way.
"Not tonight." John said. "I'm shooting for nine hundred and eighty four by morning. That's if you stay the night."
Cameron wanted more than one if she stayed the entire night. She would try and squeeze a few more out of John. Even if 'Little Willy' was down. She could normally get him back up. She quickly calculated what she would be able to get out of John. She needed to figure in an ever increasing refractory time period.
"If I stay the whole night, it will drop down to nine hundred and eighty two." Cameron said.
John figured he would be unable to perform at that level. He really wasn't sure how much more he would be able to provide Cameron with. He didn't want to give her expectations that he wouldn't be able to fulfill.
"I don't know if I'm that virile." John said.
Cameron felt she could help him get to where he needed to go. She wanted to give him some positive reassurance going in.
"I guess we're going to find out." Cameron said. "I'll still be able to get you there."
They arrived at their room.
Cameron set John down.
"Well?" Cameron asked.
"Our wedding night again?" John asked.
John and Cameron knew the drill. They'd done it many, many times.
It always seemed to make Cameron happy.
Cameron always liked to find the file for their wedding night and start a new one with a sub file attached to it. For her then, it always was their wedding night for the first time.
She never told John what she was doing. Until a few hours into the 'new' 'wedding night', she never knew it wasn't the first time with John until they finished. Then the experience would become a sub-file. She told him she liked to relive their wedding night but she wasn't specific as to how that happened within her system. She doubted that he would approve. There were a lot of things that she didn't tell him because she doubted that he would approve. She didn't want to think of it as lying by omission but maybe it was. She'd often heard the story that there were 'good lies'. Those were lies that were often told to protect someone. She wasn't so sure about that. She thought the only person being protected was the person who told the lie. Whatever they'd done, they knew was wrong but they did it anyway.
John always thought Cameron started out slowly when they reenacted their wedding night. He didn't know for Cameron it was their wedding night for the first few hours until her programming reset. He always thought that she seemed a little vulnerable and apprehensive. She did become excited rather quickly once things started.
All John really knew was that those reenactments really picked up after the first few hours. Cameron became a totally different person then.
John always wondered why.
Nobody knew.
Truth Or Dare
What is truth
Does anyone even care
Does it lead anywhere
Or end in a nightmare
Maybe it's about perspective
Or just a bunch of hot air
Not only is truth rare
It can be very unfair
When confronted with reality
One would rather be elsewhere
It can be somewhere
Or it can be nowhere
Once things are broken
They're hard to repair
One can feel despair
Or learn to share
The future is fluid
It's hard to prepare
One must be aware
There are many things to beware
Learn to play the game
Sidestep the fanfare
Never try to compare
Avoid truth or dare
Nobody