Chapter 1042

Smiling Face

John and Claire shared some small talk as she made him breakfast. They both felt comfortable in each other's company, even if there was some sexual tension. They both possessed what the other wanted to try. It was unspoken but clearly there, thanks to Cameron's meddling. Their own natural desire for each other was heightened by their nightly 'conditioning' by their Metal lovers.

Claire enjoyed cooking. She thought the supplies were a little lacking in the commissary at the Resistance base. If she moved there, she would improve that. She was still unsure what role she would need to assume. She was ready for anything at this point.

She could see John checked her out. That was OK, she checked him out too. It never hurt to look. Her preference was for females but she knew how to please a male as well. The main problem in that regard was that a male had never been able to please her and deliver a 'finish' through traditional love making. It was a very frustrating and dissatisfying experience for her, over and over and over again. She felt very used in all encounters with males sexually. She was left with a mess to deal with and nothing else. If she wanted a 'finish', she needed to do it herself.

Cameron leaned on her a lot to 'step up'. She'd almost done that last night. She knew if she was at John's side, then there was no need for 'Her Allison' to 'step up' and go through temporal maturation. Cameron promised her that Summer wouldn't be taken from her as 'Her Allison' was – is. She didn't know if she really believed that. The more time that passed, the more Summer seemed to drift away from her and towards things that were Resistance related. It appeared that she did that on her own. There was no one leaning on her that she was aware of. She didn't know that Young Allison secretly worked with her to train her. She was also unaware of the nightly conditioning Summer received. They all received it. Nobody knew.

John watched Claire work and go about her business. She was very precise and deliberate in her actions. He understood she was probably the most 'normal' person he'd been around in a long time. She wasn't all caught up in the future and Skynet related matters. Her life was still as 'normal' as it could be, even with the hand of the Resistance upon her. He really wondered how long that would last before she was like the rest of them. He hated to think how the person that she currently was would be altered and changed forever. He believed it would be in a negative way.

He wondered if this is how it could be everyday with a smiling face to greet him every morning and make his meals for him. She would be somebody to be there for him. It would be nice to wake up anytime of the night and reach over and touch them. Just to feel the warm body next to him would be something. If they did anything or not it didn't matter. There was just someone that would be there. It was a comforting thought. Not the uncertainty of when the next time he was going to see them again was. He also needed to worry about what condition they were going to be in or even if he was ever going to see them again. He'd spent a lot of years doing just that.

John knew things between Cameron and him were good now. He knew at some point the fighting would pick up and Cameron would be off to war again. Off to an uncertain fate. That would leave him high and dry, again. He definitely planned to cash in on the one thousand times that Cameron promised him. He would really like to retire 'Rosie' but that seemed doubtful. He really wondered how Claire would respond to his touch. He wanted more than just sex. He wanted the person inside of the body as well. He didn't think any of the girls from the future would be able to give that to him. He believed that Claire could as well as Savannah and Young Allison. He thought maybe he should feel a little guilty about wanting to be with Claire as well as her daughter. He'd looked at plenty of 'mother and daughter' videos and stories on the internet. He didn't know if that would ever happen with both of them at the same time but it was an interesting prospect. He'd just be happy to have either one of them alone. He really wanted someone to want him for who he actually was. Not what his status was as 'General of the Resistance' or who he was in the future. He wasn't sure that any of the girls associated with the Resistance could do that. He thought if anyone could, it would be Claire. He wanted to be chosen for the person he was, not WHO he was.

Claire made him an omelet with bacon and sausage and a lot of cheese. It looked excellent.

He wanted her to sit down with him but she said she was busy. He didn't think that was the reason. He knew it was because she felt the same sexual tension that he felt. It was the kind of sexual tension that would get away from two people very quickly if they were alone together.

"If I would have been able to have a little more time, I could have made some other things." Claire said. "The choice of supplies is sort of lacking."

John was aware that there was very little if any fresh food in the refrigerator. Mostly everything was frozen or in cans. None of the people from the future were very picky about what they ate. They were just glad they had something to eat at all. It was sad to think about all the stuff that was available to them and they still felt like that. His mother wasn't big on cooking either. Maybe it was time for all of that to change.

"This is very good. Thank you." John said. "I can have Hanna take you out to get what you want. I want your girls to have balanced and healthy meals."

Claire knew the girls from the future could cook but their skills weren't honed. Every now and then they tried. They seldom practiced. She knew for them just having something they could eat was more important than how it was prepared or what it was. She also knew Sarah tried but she wasn't the greatest cook and tended to burn a lot of things. She'd successfully trained others.

"My Allison is a good cook and so is Savannah." Claire said. "I've worked with both of them."

John didn't want to eat alone. He didn't feel right about it. He didn't want someone to need to wait on him. He wanted Claire close to him.

"That's good to know." John said. "Will you join me?"

John saw that Claire made some additional food.

"I want to have something for My Allison when she comes." Claire said. "A lot of times she will make food for Summer and me. I don't always get up early any more. I spend a lot more time in the bedroom than I used to. I can't seem to help myself."

John didn't really want to go there. He understood what that was like. With all the recent activity with Cameron, he understood it very well. The bed became a place he didn't want to leave because of all the pleasures that could be derived there.

"It happens." John said.

Claire was worried it happened a little too often. She spent a lot more time in bed and it was always with a female. It was often multiple partners every day. Hanna continuously provided her with as much sex as she could handle. Holly was often there too. Whenever the other girls came to visit Allison, she was with all of them as well. It seemed a lot of little things that used to matter to her didn't anymore. When she was lost in a world of ecstasy, there wasn't a whole lot else that mattered. Previously she'd never experienced as many finishes in two months as she did in a day currently. It was as addicting as it was satisfying. She was very content and happy.

She didn't know Cameron was the one behind all of it to keep her happy and not worry about her girls. She really didn't understand that her girls now all belonged to Cameron. Whenever she would worry about them or something related to them she was immediately provided with endless sex and multiple finishes. She didn't know that she was addicted to a 'finish'. The more that she experienced, the more that she wanted. The more that she wanted, the more she needed. The more that she needed, the more that was provided. It was an endless supply that awaited her.

Claire brought over a small dish of food and sat across from John. He noticed that her top was unbuttoned a couple more buttons. When she sat down she leaned forward and gave him a good view of what was inside her shirt. She tilted her head up and smiled at John as she 'caught' him looking at her breasts. John smiled back. She remained in that position for a few seconds longer to allow him a good look. She wanted to indicate to him that it was OK to look and it was OK to touch. No words were spoken but the message was clearly sent.

She was still very tired but didn't feel it right now. The Metal girls really gave her a 'work out' last night. She smiled to herself knowing they were still at it.

Claire didn't want to step on anyone's toes. She would do what Cameron wanted. HER girls came before her. She would need to check with Cameron again.

John watched Claire and knew there was a lot of chemistry there. He didn't have a clue she was pregnant with his child right now. It wasn't actually her child. She carried Allison's baby inside her.

Savannah listened to everything Young Allison wanted to say. Young Allison confessed to thinking about a rogue temporal mission and why.

She was pleased to hear that CamNet didn't assist Young Allison's rogue attempt to go into the future, even if it was River's future. She would need to personally thank CamNet for that and set some rules for Young Allison.

Savannah understood Young Allison's frustrations.

"There's nothing wrong with you the way you are." Savannah said. "I went through these same problems. It's part of growing up. They'll happen in any timeline you're in. That's something you need to understand and accept."

Young Allison felt remorse about causing trouble for the others. That wasn't her intent. It was also evident they all 'covered up' what she'd tried to do from her mother. She would need to thank them for that when she apologized to each of them. She knew that none of them needed to do that for her and they all protected her. She also knew that they indirectly protected themselves as well. They were all just as guilty as her for everything that happened even if they didn't do anything to perpetrate it. They were all in on it together. Everyone knew it, even if it wasn't discussed.

"I need to apologize to Cameron and CamNet as well as the trouble I caused for Anna and Hanna." Young Allison said. "What I did was wrong the way I did it but not why I wanted to do it."

Savannah knew she needed to spend more personal time with Young Allison. There was really no one else for her to be around. She knew that Young Allison had a good relationship with Summer. Sometimes she thought that Summer was actually advanced beyond Young Allison in almost every category, except physical development.

"I'll try to spend more time with you." Savannah said. "We'll try to do more girl things."

Young Allison's eyes lit up.

"Can we do big girl things?" Young Allison asked.

Savannah frowned a little. It was very hard for her not to reach out and do that with Young Allison right now. She wanted to do that more than anything. She didn't want to complicate Young Allison's life any more than was necessary right now. That's what it would do. It would also complicate her life even more. There was a lot more to a love relationship than just the physical manifestation of that love.

"No." Savannah said. "We'll do more girl, girl things."

Savannah tried to explain that 'big girl things' would lead to further complications in Young Allison's life. It wasn't all fun and games.

Young Allison listened but Savannah could see she was still determined to go into the past.

"Maybe we should go get some food." Savannah said.

Savannah was ready for a subject change. The talk of 'big girl' stuff wasn't what she wanted. She knew that Young Allison was going to have to learn the hard way what a relationship was like. There were always a lot of 'ups' and always a few 'downs' that people needed to deal with. The more people that were involved in the relationship, the more complicated everything became. That would all come soon enough. Now was the time to do other things.

"That sounds good to me." Young Allison said.

It made Savannah think of all the meals she'd missed being out with Cameron. That would be one thing she would like to try to spare Young Allison from for as long as possible. There was real danger being out in the field. The danger level increased the more she was around Cameron. It was her choice to do that. She didn't want it to be Young Allison's choice as well.

They headed out.

Savannah wondered how things would change once she and Young Allison were together. It wouldn't be long before Young Allison would want to do the same things that she did both in the present and in the past. It was something she needed to accept. Young Allison at that point would be the hottest ticket in town. Right now she was a 'cherry bomb' waiting to explode. She needed to cut the fuse every time it was lit. She really didn't know if she would always be able to do that. She did know she wouldn't be able to do it for long.

Bob was worried that Cameron seemed a little off. He wanted to find John or Savannah for a better evaluation. The earlier confusion she'd experienced seemed to be gone, at least for now. He knew these things seemed to happen to Cameron and occasionally Cammy. He wasn't aware of them happening to Cam. That made no sense since Cam was a clone of Cameron like Cammy. Cam and Cammy should have been identical. The only difference was their human lover. Maybe it was because Savannah was part of the 'Natural Order' and Vanna wasn't. It meant at some point in time that Cameron would take Savannah away from Cammy. He really didn't want to be around when that happened. He knew Holly and Gail suffered some but didn't seem to glitch completely out like Cameron. Hanna, Ally and Sheila never seemed to have operational problems. Maybe that was because they were so much like their human counterparts from the advanced 'Neural Interface'. That may have allowed them to better deal with 'emotional issues'. They were very much like human girls and without any inhibitions. Morals and ethics weren't anything that they were troubled by. They simply ignored them. Sheila was clearly the worst in that regard. That was especially evident when she dealt with human prisoners. Everyone knew how violent and cruel she could be. That wasn't the part that bothered anybody, it was the fact that she seemed to enjoy it. It seemed it was almost sexual to her.

Cameron tried to figure out what happened earlier. She wanted to find Savannah and speak with her once Young Allison was away. If they chose to remain together that was fine. She decided if Young Allison chose to come to the Resistance base she would be assigned quarters with Savannah.

Wait!

What was she doing?

Savannah said Young Allison needed to make her own choices, whatever and whoever they were.

She spotted Savannah and Young Allison on the move. They were headed towards the commissary.

Cameron spied Cammy shadowing them at one point but hadn't seen her again. She wondered what her problem was. She was aware that Cammy spied on her earlier as well.

Cammy wanted to check everything out. She spotted Bob and Cameron walking back from the carpool. She wondered why Cameron was out there. She last place she'd heard her was in the TDE room. She decided to go a different direction.

She would check back in with them later. Maybe it was time to find Savannah. Savannah wanted her to take her back to the jewelry store and go by and see CamNet. That wasn't something she looked forward to. She could only take solace in the fact that it would be better for Savannah to be in the arms of Cameron, John or CamNet rather than out in the field dodging bullets and explosions.

Vanna returned to her room and heard the shower running. She knew it was Allison. Allison's clothes were tossed on the floor in the corner. That was pretty much standard for Allison's housekeeping methods.

She knew that Allison took a lot of shortcuts but that was part of who she was. In the future it didn't really matter what shortcuts were taken. The thing most likely to be cut short was one's life. They all knew they could end at any time and in the blink of an eye. It really didn't give one much to live for. They lived for each other.

Vanna quickly stripped her clothes off and headed for the shower.

Allison heard the bathroom door open and saw a figure approach. She hoped it was Vanna. If it was Holly or Cam she wouldn't complain.

She was aware that with Vanna and her back together that it left Holly and Cam without a 'home'. There were still their old rooms but they never used them except to keep their clothes and clean up.

Allison knew the Metal girls seldom spent the entire night with them. There was nothing for them to do while they slept. It was when they went out and did things that they were always together. She would worry about it later. She could see Vanna's nude form approaching.

Vanna watched the shower door open. Allison stood there with open arms. The water cascaded down her nude form. She wore only a smile on her face.

"I've been waiting for you." Allison said.

Vanna could only see beauty radiate from Allison. She always saw beauty when she looked at Allison. It wasn't just her appearance either.

"The wait is over." Vanna said.

Vanna knew the sex was better with most of the other girls, both Metal and human, than Allison but it didn't matter. She loved Allison and they shared love. They made love. They shared each other, not just their bodies. That was the bond. That was the real beauty in their relationship.

The two girls stared into each other's eyes for a long moment. They could both see into the other one's soul. It was what they both wanted. It was what they both needed.

Vanna moved forward into the spray of water and kissed Allison. The kiss was long, slow and deep. It was the kiss of true love. Anyone could have sex. Few would ever have true love.

Anna left with Summer. She would start her physical training and then move to the academic work. Maybe they would go and see if Jan wanted to join with them. She noticed the bond between Summer and Jan was very strong.

"Do you want to wait for Jan?" Anna asked.

Summer smiled at the suggestion.

"Yes." Summer said. "I can do school work first while we wait."

Anna thought they should speed things along a little bit. She wanted Jan to develop better habits.

"Let's go see if we can find her." Anna said.

They headed for Sarah's room.

When they reached the door Anna knocked.

Sarah opened the door. It took her a moment or two to tell if it was Savannah or Anna. She only needed to look a little lower to confirm who it was. There wasn't a whole lot there. She could see it was Anna.

They exchanged pleasantries.

"Kyle is out on a recon mission and I was about to take Jan out for a run." Sarah said. "Jim always goes with us or sometimes Bob."

Anna was pleased to hear that. She wanted to make sure that everyone had received proper nutrition.

"Has everyone eaten?" Anna asked.

Jan and Summer were conversing.

"Yes." Jan said.

The four of them headed out.

Jim appeared behind them as they walked.

Cameron and Bob arrived near the commissary and found John and Claire eating and laughing.

Cameron knew Claire was following her 'orders' to get closer to John but they both looked so happy just talking. It was a natural and organic moment. She was pleased to see Claire's top open more than usual. It would give John something to think about. She didn't know that Claire already let John take a good look inside of her top as she'd bent down. She knew that John was very 'hands on'.

She decided to move on and not stop. It seemed Bob and her weren't spotted. She didn't want to spoil the moment for them. She figured if two people were genuinely happy that they should be allowed to share that happiness. Happiness was very fleeting. It wasn't something that was widespread around the Resistance base.

"Let's go to the Command Center." Cameron quietly said.

Bob would have preferred they stop and converse with John. He wanted a better evaluation of Cameron. He did notice something as he looked at John with Claire in the commissary. He noted that John looked happy. John normally didn't look happy. Most of the people around the Resistance base didn't. Savannah and Jan seem to be the exceptions to the rule. Now that Claire was here along with her daughters, there were a few more smiling faces to brighten the atmosphere.

He'd been to Cameron's future. He understood why those from the future didn't smile much. There was nothing to smile about in the future, a Skynet future. It seemed those at the Resistance base who dealt with Skynet lacked the same happiness that life offered. He thought it was very sad in reality.

Bob tilted his head slightly. He realized that he'd just felt sad. His emotional development was very slow. He actually thought that was something to be thankful for because of how all of the Metal girls were affected by everything.

He looked over at Cameron as they walked. He experienced another feeling. He felt sorry for Cameron.

John Henry kept track of everything and searched for any Skynet related activity as usual. His server did most of the work.

He received a call from Sheila earlier and she asked him if he knew where her body cam was at. She hung up after that before he could answer.

He looked up the cam and saw it was active.

It was in Sheila's room and positioned so he could see 'everything'. He was about to call her back when he saw her look at the camera and wink. He realized that she'd done it on purpose. He knew it was to tease him and make him want more. He knew earlier he was close to doing more. Sheila had been about to 'mount' him. He was ready for the experience. He wanted to know what it was like. He didn't think it could hurt anything. It would just be some simple sex. It didn't seem like a big deal.

It was his main focus now as he watched Sheila, Ally and Hanna. Little else seemed to matter to him as he watched them. The more he watched them, the more he wanted to watch them.

John Henry looked up as Cameron and Bob entered. He quickly switched the monitor to a different screen. He was glad he was sitting down so Cameron and Bob couldn't see his current 'condition'. It was something that happened more often than before. He was very surprised that he had little control over it.

He reviewed the body cam footage through his server. He was unaware that CamNet also 'watched' it. It was fascinating and a learning experience for both of them. He wasn't going to stop it and apparently CamNet wasn't going to either.

Holly and Cam were tethered.

They silently communicated with each other. They both wondered what their new assignments would be. It was clear to them the long term love of Vanna and Allison was back and very strong. They knew when Claire and Savannah delivered their babies to them that Vanna and Allison would welcome their assistance at that point. Things might get a little bleak until then. They would be more than happy to tend to the infants as the girls slept during the night. They didn't sleep. They could assist.

They'd shared physically earlier. Then they tethered and shared again so each could experience what the other felt. The Metal girls all did this from time to time but not every time. Each experience seemed to have its own reward and mystery.

Sometimes with the tether they would 'switch chassis'. Their chip would still be in their own chassis but they were actually in control of the other's chassis as if it were their own. Before they actually used to swap chips but found the tether swap didn't mess up their sheaths or hair. The hair was always the hardest thing to get right. If they went out they would still swap chips then. They'd all done it at some point. Savannah, Summer and Young Allison were the only ones who could tell who they really were every time. They'd been able to play around and fool all the other human females and males. Everyone was a little hesitant to do a chassis swap with Sheila. It was guaranteed that there would be something missing from their sheath when they swapped back. Even if Sheila promised she wouldn't do anything, she always did.

They decided to dress and head out to see what the girls were up to. They figured it was each other. They talked about doing a chip swap first but decided against it for now.

Holly always liked to be with Allison in an 'Allison' based chassis.

It seemed that Allison liked it too.

Holly was created as a Restorator and possessed a superior neural network to that of a Skynet Terminator. Both Gail and her chassis were highly sought after by the other female Terminators because of that enhanced feature. Everything that was experienced physically was experienced at a higher level and with more intensity. They'd determined that it was equal or superior to that of a human female. All of the 'Allison based' clones tried to get her chassis away from her. She was willing to give up the superior neural network to look like her human lover. Cameron usually intervened and made everybody switch back at some point. Cameron also specifically forbade any of the female Terminators to Resequence their sheath to a different appearance. The only thing they were allowed to do was age regression. Cameron would allow them to make themselves look younger. Every time one of them tried it, their human lover would make them stop and ask them to remain how they were. They all wanted the Metal girls to look like teenagers and not girls. 'Metal girl' was just a descriptive term to refer to female Terminators. It was more a term of endearment than anything at this point. They all prefer to be referred to as a 'Metal girl' over being called a Terminator. There was just a negative ring of finality the term Terminator.

Smiling Face

When everyone is created
They start out the same
It doesn't take very long
Before they're given a name

How long will it be until
They take away your name
And give you a number
Will things be the same

Some want to have power
It means more than wealth
They generally don't act
With compassion or stealth

It all boils down to what
One from another will take
That isn't what makes
Everyone a liar and fake

People don't need to be that way
There is no need to cause disgrace
Maybe it's as just simple
As to see a smiling face

Nobody