Chapter 1056
You Kiss First
Sheila was currently inoperable.
Cammy, Ally and Hanna weren't sure what to do. They knew Cameron was upset at Sheila from yesterday and that CamNet needed to intervene earlier with Samantha and John Henry.
They didn't know if Sheila was in 'Sleeping Beauty' mode or afflicted with some other problem.
Cammy gave Sheila a kiss. She'd hoped to reactivate her. It didn't work.
"You two need to try." Cammy said.
Cammy thought it would work for her. She wanted Ally to try as well. Both of them loved Sheila.
She looked at Hanna and Ally.
"I already tried it. It didn't work either." Ally said.
Hanna hadn't had any better luck.
"I did too." Hanna said. "I don't think we pack the right stuff."
Ally thought there was one person who might be able to make it work.
"We need Savannah." Ally said.
Cammy remembered that Savannah wanted some privacy.
"Savannah didn't want to be disturbed for a few hours." Cammy said.
Hanna wanted to do something. She felt enough time had already passed.
"Isn't that time almost up?" Hanna asked. "I think we should try to resolve this situation as soon as possible. Savannah might be able to stop by for a few minutes just to see if it works."
Cammy wanted to let Savannah finish whatever she was doing. It was her duty to watch over Savannah. Savannah very seldom ever asked for private time. This is one of the few times that she had. She thought that she should respect Savannah's request. She wanted everyone else to respect it as well.
"I don't want to bother her." Cammy said. "She specifically asked me to be alone."
Hanna saw this as a bigger issue.
"We need to think about Sheila." Hanna said. "What if it was one of us?"
Ally wanted to do something as well. She hoped to have the situation resolved before Cameron returned. She knew that when Cameron returned there was going to be a problem. It was most likely going to be directed at her. She thought they should at least find out what they were dealing with.
"We don't know if she is in 'Sleeping Beauty' mode or if something else is wrong." Ally said. "We need to find out."
Cammy wanted to help Sheila herself. She thought about Savannah again but decided not to disturb her. Savannah wouldn't have asked for some private time unless it was something important to her. There was another possibility that she could try specifically.
"We can put Sheila's chip in my second port." Cammy said. "Sheila needs my help. I want to help her."
Ally didn't think that was a good idea for Cammy. She'd already experienced two problems within the span of a few hours. She was aware of the previous attempt that was just as detrimental to Cammy as it was Cameron.
"When you tried that with Cameron, you shut down too." Ally said. "You'd better not risk it. We don't want both of you incapacitated."
Cammy was willing to take the risk. She loved Sheila. She thought there were other things that she could try as well.
"Let's talk to her." Cammy said. "I heard everything Savannah said to me when that happened."
Cammy also heard everything Savannah said to Cameron. It bothered her to hear Savannah express her love to Cameron. It was something that she knew she needed to deal with even if she didn't want to. She knew from the start what the story was and how it was going to end. She didn't want to think about that right now.
Ally looked at Hanna. She was worried by what she'd said about trying to hide Sheila earlier so they didn't get blamed for whatever happened to her. By what Cammy indicated, it was most likely that Sheila heard everything that she said and what she wanted to do. She hoped at this point that Sheila was in a different mode and didn't hear that.
The three Metal girls all talked about everything from the time of their activation up until now. Cammy was surprised at some of the revelations by Ally and Hanna.
Savannah checked everything again. She distributed the items from the infirmary along with the things she'd assembled earlier.
There was the sound of running feet and a soft knock at her door. She waited for whoever it was to walk in. That was the normal procedure. There'd been times when she'd been in a compromising position when that occurred. She was actually surprised that no one entered.
"Come in." Savannah said.
Young Allison entered. The two girls looked at each other for a moment. A lot was 'said' with the look, without any words being spoken. Savannah held open her arms and Young Allison came over. She gave Young Allison a hug and asked about how her day went.
Young Allison told her about everything and how Cameron actually seemed happy. That was the biggest thrill for her. It bothered her sometimes how troubled Cameron was over a multitude of things. Most of them were things that she didn't have any control over. She didn't think Cameron should worry about everything so much all of the time. Cameron told her that she couldn't help it. Everything was there in her head and that's just how it was.
Savannah could see something else bothered Young Allison. She wanted to ask her. She also wanted Young Allison to find her voice and not be wary to use it. It worked and Young Allison spoke up.
"Did you go by and see CamNet?" Young Allison finally asked.
Savannah understood the reason for Young Allison's hesitation.
"No." Savannah said.
Savannah explained to her she needed to work on another project. She laid out what she did and what she wanted to do.
Young Allison smiled and gave Savannah another hug. She said it was a great idea. It seemed like it would make a big impact.
The door to the room opened and Cammy walked in. She hadn't bothered to knock since it was her room as well as Savannah's.
Cammy saw Young Allison and Savannah were in the middle of an embrace and quickly started to go back out. She was so worried about Sheila she hadn't listened before she'd entered. Normally that's what she would do instead of knocking or entering. There were times when Savannah was with other females or sometimes when she was with 'herself'. She would come back when everything was 'finished'.
Savannah saw Cammy enter and immediately start to exit.
"Cammy!" Savannah called.
Cammy felt a little embarrassed because she'd walked in on them. She thought that maybe the relationship between Savannah and Young Allison had progressed a little further than she'd anticipated. It was her room too after all.
"I'm sorry to disturb you." Cammy said. "I didn't know…."
Savannah could tell there was a problem and didn't want to make a bigger problem. She wanted Cammy to know the truth about what was going on. If Cammy thought that Young Allison and her were intimate, it would cause her a lot of worry.
"As you can see, we're both fully clothed." Savannah said. "There's nothing to know."
Young Allison looked directly at Savannah.
"Yet…." Young Allison quickly added.
It was clear Cammy was highly agitated and upset.
Savannah gave Young Allison a stern look for what she'd just said. She didn't want to cause Cammy any further distress.
"Cammy, what's wrong?" Savannah asked.
Cammy looked at Young Allison. She didn't know if it would be proper to speak freely about the nature of the situation in front of Young Allison. She didn't want Savannah to reprimand her.
Savannah wanted Young Allison to know everything. They were going to be together soon and they were going to share everything. They might as well start now.
"We have no secrets." Savannah said. "We won't."
Young Allison swallowed hard. She felt her love for Savannah grow with that statement. She knew the future was coming and she knew it was coming a lot sooner than anyone anticipated.
Cammy felt Savannah tried to shield Young Allison from some of the things that went on. She decided to use some tact. She was still a little leery.
"It's of a personal nature involving Sheila." Cammy said.
Young Allison was pretty sure she'd seen it all.
"I know EVERYTHING that goes on." Young Allison said. "I've observed all of it."
Savannah looked at Young Allison and frowned. She knew she did too when she was Young Allison's age. They all lived in close quarters. Nobody really cared if they were seen naked or doing anything else. The doors were always open and never closed. None of them knew that was because of their nightly 'conditioning' to do just that and accept anyone to look in and observe them. It was something that just didn't register and seemed a normal part of life. She wanted the facts more than the details.
"Spill it without any graphic information." Savannah said. "Allison needs to know how to handle situations like this too. She's a big girl now."
Young Allison smiled at Savannah again. She was extremely pleased to hear Savannah say that. It made a big difference. It made a difference to her. There was no guesswork or supposition at this point. Savannah made it clear.
Cammy was still a little worried about the nature of everything that happened. She didn't think she'd bring up the information about the scalpel and what Sheila intended to do to Ally and Hanna and what she would have allowed Sheila to do to her. She laid it all out with a lot of graphic details anyway.
Young Allison did learn a few things. She would push herself a little more now when she 'finished' and see how that went for her. She remembered back to when she'd first started to 'experiment'. She would actually bring herself right up to the edge and then because everything started to get intense, she thought that that was it and stopped. She didn't know what awaited her had she continued for a few seconds more. That actually happened one time and 'BAM' she really liked the feeling. She knew what to do after that. Right now they needed to go see Sheila.
"What are we waiting for?" Young Allison asked. "We need to see her. Let's get crackin'."
Savannah wanted to bring something along. She needed a short time to get it ready.
"I'll catch up, you two go." Savannah said. "I'll be there just a few seconds behind you."
Savannah selected two small cardboard envelopes from the pile and placed them in her rear pocket. With Young Allison there she wasn't going to take any chances if Sheila rebooted. She checked her Taser too. She made sure it was 'hot'. She headed out and caught up with Cammy and Young Allison. She didn't want to advertise what she'd just done.
Claire received the notice that Vanna and Allison were on the way back after she finished with Holly.
She quickly dressed as did Cam and Holly. It was one thing to know your lover shared with others. It was another thing to walk in on it and see it. That was never a good feeling for anyone. It didn't matter how open the relationship was.
Holly made the bed while Cam put the swimsuits and beach clothes away. The room was in perfect order before Claire left the room.
Claire knew she needed to check on Summer. She was letting Anna do her duties. She heard Anna instructing Summer. When she passed by the room, she saw that Anna was instructing both Jan and Summer.
Summer looked over and smiled.
"Hi, Mom." Summer said.
Jan looked very happy.
"Hi, Claire." Jan said. "Anna and Summer are making me smart."
Summer reached over and touched Jan's arm.
"You mean smarter." Summer said. "You're already smart."
That made Jan feel good inside. It was clear that Summer knew way more than her but Summer still said she was smart too.
Claire asked to stay and listen. She said she would help.
Cam and Holly double checked the room. They didn't want any problems or hard feelings.
Holly was still a little worried. She knew that it bothered Allison when her mother was with other people. It bothered Allison even more so when that 'other person' was her.
"They'll still know." Holly said.
Cam didn't want to create any problems for anyone. A thought crossed her mind.
"Maybe when they kiss us, they'll be able to tell." Cam said.
Holly didn't want to upset Allison needlessly.
"Let's check." Holly.
They kissed and looked at each other. They then both headed for the bathroom to use the sink.
Vanna and Allison were headed back to their room. They'd both shared a really good time with Cameron, Young Allison and Bob.
Allison got out a little more since she'd been in Palmdale with her family. She knew that everything at the base was much more restrictive just by the nature of how it was.
"This was a really fun day." Allison said.
Vanna hoped Allison would stay this time. She wanted to let Allison know what she wanted.
"I hope it was because I was with you." Vanna said.
Both girls reached out for the other's hand and continued walking hand in hand. It was something they didn't do very often but it seemed to convey a lot of feeling when they did. It was a simple gesture but they were physically connected for all to see when they walked hand in hand.
Allison wondered what their Metal girlfriends had been doing in their absence. She gave Vanna's hand a gentle squeeze.
"What do you think Cam and Holly are up to?" Allison asked.
It seemed pretty clear to Vanna. It was what everyone did.
"I think we already know." Vanna said. "Fair is fair. We all do it."
Allison didn't want to make a big deal about it.
"It is." Allison said. "I wonder if my mom or Jesse were with them."
Vanna would be able to tell who it was when they kissed.
"We'll know soon enough." Vanna said.
Allison worried her mother was with them.
"I'll let you kiss first…." Allison said.
It wasn't an issue for Vanna. The thought of it actually excited her. She really enjoyed spending time with Claire.
"I don't think it will be a problem." Vanna said.
It was just the idea that troubled Allison. She was well aware her mother was Hot and highly desired. No one ever told her but she was pretty sure that if anyone had a choice to be with her mother or her that they would pick her mother. She frowned a little to herself when she thought that Vanna would do the same thing. That didn't matter. Vanna was still her true love and they would be with each other at the end of the day. They shared more than their bodies when they were together. They shared their being. She still couldn't help the way she felt about it.
"Maybe not for you it isn't a problem." Allison said. "It is for me."
Vanna and Allison made enough noise to alert anyone in their room they were about to enter.
Vanna still knocked anyway before she opened the door.
They saw Cam and Holly standing there with their eyes closed tethered together.
They both opened their eyes and smiled at Vanna and Allison.
Everything looked too perfect.
Allison and Vanna exchanged a knowing glance.
"I bet it was my mom." Allison whispered.
Vanna moved up and gave Cam a deep kiss.
She looked at Allison and shrugged her shoulders slightly.
Holly moved forward and gave Allison a kiss.
Everything seemed 'normal' to Allison. She quickly deepened the kiss.
The four girls caught up on events. Neither Holly nor Cam mentioned anything about Claire.
It really didn't matter in the end. It was what it was.
Bob was pleased that he was back at the base. Things were always much simpler when he was there. He didn't mind going out to watch over anyone who needed to be watched over. He did have an interesting time today when he was out with Vanna and Allison. Everything got even better once Cameron and Young Allison arrived.
He thought it was a nice change to actually do something that didn't turn into a challenge of some type. He thought that they should do that more often. He believed that any of the Terminators would like to do things like that. Not everything needed to be a 'proficiency test'.
Bob decided to check in with John. They all exchange pleasantries.
John looked at Bob for a moment. He was pretty sure that Bob would tell him the truth if he asked him. He would at least tell him as much truth as he could. He understood how things were when Cameron was involved. There always seemed to be a certain amount of coercion.
"Did anything happen that I need to worry about?" John asked.
Bob wanted to report what he felt was good news, at least for him.
"We didn't go to the nude beach." Bob said. "If that's what you were worried about."
John actually was worried about that.
"I didn't think Cameron would take Young Allison there." John said.
Bob remembered how Young Allison challenged Allison to a contest. It was to see who would draw more looks at the nude beach if they were there side by side. Young Allison was certain that she would be the top draw right behind Cameron. He believed that she was correct.
"It was Young Allison's idea." Bob said. "I didn't want to go."
John thought of what he'd had viewed earlier in the day. The images from his favorite scenes of 'Pretty Baby' were fresh in his mind. He could feel 'Little Willie' stir in his pants at the thought of everything.
"Really?" John asked.
Bob noticed a look of concern on John's face. He figured he better 'fix' it fast.
"I was just kidding." Bob said.
Bob didn't want to get Cameron or Young Allison in trouble.
John looked visibly relieved.
He explained there was a little 'competition' but all the proceeds were donated to the local homeless shelter when they'd left. Young Allison asked them all to donate whatever other cash they carried as well.
John Henry knew that they all carried thousands of dollars around with them. It helped them to 'fix' some of the problems they created at times. There were millions in cash lying around everywhere.
"That's usually thousands of dollars." John Henry said.
Bob was aware it was quite a few thousand dollars. Money meant little to Terminators. If they ever needed any that they didn't have, they simply took it from someplace or someone. Savannah wanted them to show some restraint. She wanted them to use some of the millions that Cameron had lying around both bases if they needed cash.
"It was a lot of money." Bob said. "It made the girls all happy."
John was a little worried about what else Cameron may have discussed with the girls. He wondered how much Cameron revealed about last night. He didn't want to ask but he felt he needed to.
"Did Cameron tell any jokes?" John asked.
Bob did hear a few strange conversations which he realized were actually jokes later on. He did need to look up what exactly 'Schlitz' was and then make the slang reference to 'slit'.
"Do you mean about why girls don't like to drink beer at the beach?" Bob asked.
John heard enough. He was sure he didn't want to hear any more.
"Stop." John said. "What's Cameron teaching Young Allison?"
Bob was fairly certain that Cameron didn't teach Young Allison anything.
"It may be the other way around." Bob said. "I heard Young Allison whisper to Allison that she'd told Cameron that joke."
John wanted to ask about the 'sandwiches' joke too but thought it best not to bring it up.
"Let's drop it for now." John said.
Bob wondered what happened with some of the other Resistance operations while he was away.
"What else happened?" Bob asked.
John Henry filled Bob in on the recon Derek and Kyle did with Tom and Steve.
Cammy opened the door to Sheila's room. Ally and Hanna were still there.
Young Allison followed Cammy into the room. She saw Savannah was right behind them. She wondered why she hung back for a few seconds. She thought she had a pretty good idea but wasn't going to verbalize it yet.
Savannah hurried in right behind Young Allison. They both looked at Sheila.
Young Allison took Savannah's hand.
Savannah gave Young Allison's hand a gentle squeeze and then looked at the Metal girls. She wanted to decide on the best course of action. She didn't want to make a spectacle out of it.
"I want you three to wait outside with your hearing reduced." Savannah said.
Cammy remembered some of Cameron's issues, they worried her.
"Maybe Sheila will go on a rampage when she reboots." Cammy said.
Savannah still wanted to keep things quiet. She placed Cammy's hand on her Taser under her shirt.
"I have it covered." Savannah said.
Cammy looked at Savannah for a moment and silently nodded. She exited the room behind Ally and Hanna.
The three Metal girls went outside and did as they'd been asked.
Ally was worried about Sheila's fate. She might be next.
"Are they going to do a chip extraction?" Ally asked.
Cammy tilted her head slightly. She wondered where that idea came from. She didn't know of Sheila's earlier request to have Ally or Hanna extract her chip and terminate her.
"Maybe, I don't know." Cammy said. "I don't think so."
Ally was worried about her previous questionable interaction with Young Allison and Savannah's angry intervention.
"Oh, brother, I'm next." Ally said. "I saw how Young Allison looked at me."
Cammy knew she would back Savannah's play.
"Whatever happens, happens." Cammy said.
Ally looked around nervously. She thought she could make a run for it if she needed to. She realized it wouldn't do any good. If she did that, CamNet would be all over her in no time. She could even send a drone after her if she tried to drive away.
Savannah explained to Young Allison what they were going to do and how it worked before. She also told Young Allison what they were going to do when Sheila rebooted and if she seemed OK.
Young Allison was a little surprised to see Savannah pull a Taser out.
Savannah gave Young Allison her Taser and one of the cardboard envelopes she brought and told her what to do.
Young Allison checked the Taser and nodded.
"Do you want to try first?" Savannah asked.
Young Allison wanted to do that. She also didn't want to overstep her bounds.
"I'll let you kiss her first and then I'll try." Young Allison said.
She wasn't sure if Savannah was testing her.
Savannah leaned over. Her hair fell like a red waterfall alongside her face and Sheila's face.
She gave Sheila a soft kiss while speaking with her. Savannah backed up and stood next to Young Allison and waited.
Young Allison didn't notice anything different. She saw her chance to kiss Sheila next without any issue.
"It's not working." Young Allison said. "Let me try."
Savannah remembered that things didn't happen instantly. There was a certain time lag.
"Wait." Savannah said.
Sheila opened her eyes. She took in the scene in front of her. She tilted her head slightly from one side to the other and she looked at Savannah and Young Allison.
Young Allison had the Taser hot behind her back.
Sheila was surprised to see both Savannah and Young Allison there. The last thing she remembered seeing was Hanna and Ally. She thought if anything, that the view just got better. She was pleased to see it was the 'Chosen Ones' who stood over her.
"You came for me, both of you." Sheila said.
The look of love soon replaced the glazed look in Sheila's eyes.
Cameron headed back to her room. She took a quick shower and put on fresh clothes before she headed out to see John.
Bob walked out of the Command Center a second before she arrived. They nodded at each other but didn't converse.
Cameron greeted both John and John Henry when she'd entered. They both seemed very pleased to see her. She noticed that John looked her over thoroughly for some reason. Maybe it was because her clothes were now different.
She asked John about operations. She'd actually already checked with CamNet on her way to the Command Center.
Cameron moved up and gave John a kiss.
"Are you ready for nine hundred and eighty?" Cameron asked in John's ear.
John looked over at John Henry.
John Henry didn't see anything that appeared it would develop into an issue soon.
"I can inform both of you if anything develops." John Henry said.
Cameron looked at John and then at John Henry. She didn't want a finish interrupted unless it was absolutely necessary.
"Contact us only if it's very important." Cameron said.
John wanted what Cameron offered. 'Little Willie' was already stirred earlier. He was ready to go 'full throttle' right now. He looked over at John Henry.
"I'll be back." John said as he stood.
Cameron took John's hand and led him away.
Sheila seemed 'normal' to Savannah. She didn't notice anything 'different' or that seemed 'off'.
"You seem OK to me." Savannah said.
Young Allison moved the Taser from behind her so it rested at her side in plain sight. She didn't do it to threaten Sheila but she wanted her to know they were ready for trouble.
Sheila noted that Young Allison held a Taser and now held a scalpel as well.
There was some worry now on Sheila's part. She wasn't sure what was going on or what was about to happen.
"You didn't bring me back just to deactivate me did you?" Sheila asked. "That's cold, love."
Sheila thought that was something Cameron would do. Maybe Cameron sent Young Allison to do her dirty work. She was told by Ally that Young Allison said, 'When I come for you, you will know it.' Well, she knew it.
Savannah wondered where that thought came from.
"What?" Savannah asked. "We're not here to deactivate you."
Cammy previously told Hanna and Ally to make Sheila decent before she'd left to get Savannah.
Young Allison was ready for the next phase of the operation.
"Sheila, I'd like you to take off your top, please." Young Allison said.
She looked down and wondered who dressed her. She would rather have been naked in front of the girls. She wasn't so sure about that right now.
Young Allison handed Savannah back the Taser and the envelope. She still held the scalpel.
Sheila looked at the scalpel that Young Allison held after she told her to remove her top. She remembered how Cameron was going to punish her before. She actually thought the scalpel was a better option than Cameron using brute force to rip parts of her sheath off.
"You're not going to make me wear them as earrings are you?" Sheila asked. "Cameron told me she was going to do that to me before as punishment. I'm surprised she sent you. I can see she really wants to get you acclimated for the future."
Young Allison and Savannah looked at each other.
Sheila stripped off her top and stood boldly topless in front of Savannah and Young Allison.
"I'm ready." Sheila said.
Young Allison was a little confused by Sheila's responses. She saw that Savannah still held the Taser so she didn't feel any fear.
"What are you talking about?" Young Allison asked.
Sheila was ready for her punishment.
"Just do it." Sheila said. "I'll leave my pain receptors on."
Young Allison wasn't sure what was happening. She wanted Savannah to take over.
"Maybe you better do this, Savannah." Young Allison said.
Sheila moved in front of Young Allison.
"I want you to do it." Sheila said.
Sheila carefully straightened her nipple rings.
"Do it." Sheila said.
Young Allison and Savannah quickly looked at each other. They weren't sure of what else was going on.
Savannah held the cardboard envelope.
Young Allison stepped forward with the scalpel.
You Kiss First
When two people
First see each other
What is it they see
Is it a potential lover
Maybe some only see
Another's physical attributes
They soon want and desire
To harvest their sexual fruits
To those individuals
Beauty is only skin deep
Physical beauty is transitory
Its passing will leave them to weep
Some are around others
For many years at a time
The feelings seem to grow
Without reason or rhyme
That's a real relationship
That won't be cursed
Each wants the other
To say, you kiss first
Nobody