Chapter 1139
Is Everybody Ready
John went back to his room to use the restroom. He wasn't too surprised to see Cameron there. He took a second look at the way she was dressed. He realized it wasn't Cameron. It must be Cammy. He'd watched Cammy and Cameron leave earlier. They hadn't said anything. It was when he was talking to Savannah. He was aware of some of the games Cameron played from time to time. He wasn't sure if this was one of them or not.
It made him think about some of his past near sexual encounters with Cammy. She'd almost tricked him in the darkness before and made him believe she was Savannah. She'd also come on to him very heavy in Las Vegas. It seemed like a long time ago but it wasn't that long ago at all. It could still be Cameron posing as Cammy to see if he'd want to knock off a 'quickie' before he went on his honeymoon. The hopes of some 'strange' were quickly dashed.
Cammy looked at John with a slight amount of irritation. She didn't care for the way John looked at her when he'd entered the room. She'd already given him several chances to harvest her virginity. He'd been hesitant at the time. He was the one who blinked, not her. She would prefer if he didn't touch Savannah either. She wanted to make it clear.
"Savannah isn't going with you." Cammy said.
John at least knew who it was at this point. It was Cammy. It could still be Cameron playing a game.
"I never planned for anyone to go other than Cameron." John said. "I haven't asked or encouraged anyone else to go with me or to share my bed with me on my honeymoon with Cameron."
Cammy reached over and picked up the suitcase. Everything they were going to bring along fit in one suitcase. He wasn't sure where the suitcase came from. It was probably best if he didn't know. He knew it didn't seem like very much but Cameron told him all the fancy clothes they would need would be in their suite.
He felt bad about Cammy needing to carry his suitcase.
"I can get that." John said.
It wasn't a problem for Cammy.
"I've got it." Cammy said.
John would let it slide for now but things would need to change at the port. He didn't want to make a big deal about it now. He did want to explain what the situation was or would be.
"At the port, let me get it." John said. "Otherwise people will notice a female doing the heavy job. A situation happened before with Cameron and me at an electronics store. It started to draw attention."
He thought of that day. He'd run off to be with Future Riley. It was the day Cromartie ended up killing Charlie's wife indirectly and almost terminated him at the pier. He blew Cameron off and she tracked him down and was there for him in the end. He was unaware of the confrontation Cameron had with Future Riley in the parking structure. Neither one of them ever mentioned it.
John shook his head. He knew he'd really disrespected Cameron and treated her very badly back then. He sure hoped he could make it up to her someday. He often doubted it. She never forgot. He knew it was the basis for most of her problems. It was because she never could forget. She never could let go of anything. They all stayed inside of her and kept boiling over. In reality, she lived in the past because she couldn't get past any of the past events. It was a self made prison for her. It was a shame really because life moved forwards, not backwards.
He finished up his personal business and was ready to go. Cammy was gone with the luggage already. He headed out to catch up with her.
He spotted Savannah. She was on her way back to his room.
"Cammy and Cameron are at the carpool with the luggage." Savannah said.
John wondered why they'd sent Savannah. He didn't think he'd taken too long.
"I'm ready." John said.
Savannah was a little worried about Cameron. She didn't want to dance around the issue. She wanted to put it out in the open. It was something that was important to her.
"John, I want you to keep an eye on Cameron." Savannah said.
Now John felt a little worried. He was always worried about a lot of things. Savannah's statement seemed to set off more than a few red flags.
"Is there something I don't know?" John asked. "If there's a problem I need to know about it beforehand. If you think we shouldn't go for some reason, I need to know. Now is the time to say something before we leave."
Savannah didn't think it was anything complicated or extreme. It seemed to be more of a local issue. She was worried about the close contact Cameron would have with a lot of strangers.
"Cameron is going to be in an environment she's not used to operating in." Savannah said. "There may be people who 'challenge' her. Some may be outright and some may be unspoken. I know that alcohol flows pretty freely on the ship. It's going to lower a lot of people's inhibitions and common sense."
John was unsure what she meant. He wondered if it was something more specific.
"Do you mean problems with other females?" John asked.
Savannah understood Cameron liked to use her 'natural abilities' whenever she played a 'game'. It seemed most of the 'games' she played were against Skynet or future Scavengers.
"I think there will be that." Savannah said. "We both know she won't back down from a fight. A challenge is a form of a 'fight'. She may also be inclined to use her Terminator abilities if challenged."
The thought really worried John. He remembered more than once when he was out with Cameron that things played out a little differently than anticipated. The girl from the halfway house that 'offended' Cameron was almost killed. He wasn't sure if Cameron didn't kill her because he arrived or because she used some moderation. She would have heard him approach the house. She may not have known who it was. He was glad they were out of there before the police arrived. If it had been the police, things would have played out differently. He was pretty sure she would have busted them up at the least.
"Do you mean she might kill someone?" John asked.
Savannah knew it was a possibility. Cameron told her about a few incidents that happened to her. Most of them involved future Scavengers.
"There's that too." Savannah said.
John knew the trip was supposed to be about Cameron and him. He was aware that Cameron wanted Savannah to go with them. What Cameron had in mind for Savannah isn't what he thought she would be needed for. He would like somebody who was a little more diplomatic to deal with Cameron if there was a problem. It would actually be the main reason why he would want Savannah to go with them. She would be able to control and moderate Cameron's responses. He figured she would pick up on a problem sooner too.
"I'm glad Bob will be a high up official in the security branch of the ship." John said. "Does Cameron know you're here telling me this?"
Savannah looked at John and smiled.
"I'm sure she knows we're not knocking off a 'quickie'." Savannah said.
'Did you think about doing that with Cammy?' Savannah thought but didn't ask.
Her statement caught John off guard. He was sure there was more than a little truth to it.
"I'm sure Cameron would like that." John said.
John thought he would kind of like it too. He didn't want to think about it right now. It would make him remember the times they'd been close. Great, now he just thought about it.
Savannah knew from her research that 'quickies' benefited males most of the time over the females. She doubted more than one in ten females could 'finish' during a 'quickie'. About two thirds of females weren't going to 'finish' either during normal intercourse. Claire told her she'd never 'finished' once with a male. She was aware that Vanna and Allison hadn't either. Their circumstances were certainly different.
Every encounter she'd experienced with female always 'finished' with a 'happy ending'. There was an absolute guarantee of a multiple 'finish' with a Metal girl. They could push it to an 'explosive finish' too.
She wasn't sure what Cameron really wanted but she was pretty sure it wasn't what she said she wanted to happen. It was actually one of the reasons why it hadn't ever happened on her part. She didn't think a 'quickie' would work for her. Maybe a 'quickie' would be better the first few times. It would allow everything to get properly acclimated for a longer session. Whatever Cameron wanted to happen between John and her, was just going to have to wait.
"Cameron probably would like for us to do that." Savannah said.
Savannah did want to try it at least a few times to see what it was really like. She'd been close. She'd felt John 'bumping' around on the outside. She would like to make sure her first experience with a male was her choice and not being held down by a group of Scavengers.
She'd asked Jesse about being with a male before. She seemed to have the most voluntary experiences. Jesse asked her to look where she was at now and with who. She said it should be her first clue. Claire told her much the same thing. It was clear their first choice was for females. They would both think about a male every now and then but always returned to the females instead. There was a guaranteed payoff.
John wanted Cameron to have a good time. Savannah could insure it with her presence. It didn't need to be sexual. Now that Savannah specifically came here to address the issue, it made him even a little more worried than he'd been. He would really like to have some help if there was a problem with Cameron on an emotional level.
"I know you want this to be about Cameron and me but are you sure you don't want to go?" John asked. "I wouldn't touch you or anyone else. It would be for you to watch over Cameron more than anything."
Savannah worried about it too.
"I thought about it, John." Savannah said. "I really don't know. I know Cameron would really 'push' us. I have to be honest and say I wouldn't mind it. That isn't the current issue. I want THIS trip to be about you two. I don't want Cameron to lose focus as to why you and her are both there."
John was pleased to hear Savannah still wanted to be with him on her own accord. He'd been so close several times. He'd literally been one second away from claiming her virginity, at least her technical virginity with a male. Isn't that what actually counted anyway for someone's 'first' time?
"You're probably right." John said.
They were almost to the carpool. He'd expected to run into more people along the way. He actually expected to see more Terminators out and about. He figured Cameron assigned them to various security duties to protect him when he was on the ship. He appreciated the high level of concern but he didn't like drawing off all their resources. Since Savannah expressed her concern, he wondered what her level of involvement was actually going to be. He was sure it would be behind the scenes.
"Will you be in every port?" John asked.
Savannah didn't think so. It wasn't her plan. She figured she would be tied up with operations. If she was in every port, Cameron would try even harder to get her into John's bed. There was no way to predict any level of involvement with Skynet or it's illegitimate offshoots.
"I don't know." Savannah said. "Cammy and I will take the lead in anything that develops here. There will be Terminators in every port. I don't know who. I don't know how it's going to work specifically. I know it's all arranged."
There was another worry for John.
"I'm worried about Young Allison." John said.
Savannah could feel the future knock. Young Allison was one of her major concerns as well. It was another reason not to be on the ship. She wanted to be where she could respond to or assist Young Allison as necessary.
"I will take care of her and look out for her." Savannah said. "She's OUR mate."
John and Savannah shared a silent look for a few moments. It would have been the perfect time for both of them to kiss. The circumstances were all wrong. John was about to go on his honeymoon cruise with Cameron and Savannah wasn't going to go with them.
There it was. The future always knocked. Sometimes it was a quiet knock, other times it was a loud knock. Somehow it didn't seem like a bad thing at this point to any of them.
John really wondered what the future would bring. He was aware of what the future Cameron was from was like. Both Savannah and Claire told him what they'd witnessed. It was all the things that Cameron said she wanted for the four of them. Savannah wasn't incorrect when she said that Young Allison was their mate.
"I guess she is." John said.
John knew whenever Cameron was there in the morning when he woke up that he always thought about Young Allison or Savannah, sometimes it was both of them. It always reinforced the 'Natural Order'. He wasn't sure if that was because he'd been with Cameron during the night. He was pretty sure that when he touched Cameron's body, it made him think of Young Allison. They shared the same DNA after all. Savannah and Cameron were very much alike in their physical dimensions. It was all the details that were actually different. They were a lot different.
They entered the carpool and arrived at the SUV.
Cammy was behind the wheel. Cameron was going to get in the front seat which would force John and Savannah to sit together in the back.
Savannah spotted what was about to happen and stopped it.
"Cameron, sit next to your husband." Savannah said. "I've been close enough to John for today."
Cameron and Cammy quickly looked at each other.
John tried not to laugh but a snicker slipped out anyway.
Savannah took a look around the car pool area.
John and Cameron climbed in the back.
Savannah checked everything and everyone before she got in.
"Is everybody ready?" Savannah asked.
They all said they were.
"Let's roll." Savannah said.
Cammy dropped the SUV into 'Drive' and they headed out.
Cameron looked back once as they left. She wanted this time with John. She also wanted to share it with Savannah. Savannah was right there in front of her. She briefly pictured herself reaching around the seat and toughing Savannah. She smiled and looked at John. They were going to have the best time ever.
She wasn't sure which of the female Terminators chassis she was going to be able to 'put the grab on' but it was definitely going to be one of them. She would prefer it was one with a different appearance than her. She would take control of that chassis either through a chip swap or a tether and be with John in it. It was really something she wanted to do. She wanted to give John the chassis virginity. It would be her at that point. It would be her chassis and her sheath, even if it was only for that one sex act. She was going to be someone different and she was going to be a virgin for John. She wanted to give him what she believed had been taken from her previously.
John glanced over at Cameron as they drove away from the base. He could see she was lost deep in thought. Periodically a smile would appear on her face but it was mostly a blank Terminator look. He really wondered what schemes were floating through her mind. He wasn't about to ask. He didn't want to spoil whatever fantasies she planned for herself or for him. He wasn't going to resist any of her shenanigans on the cruise. Whatever game she wanted to play, he was going to play them as well. Cameron promised him the best honeymoon ever. He expected her to deliver. He was pretty sure but she wouldn't be the only one who he was with on the cruise. Whether she borrowed a chassis or managed to slip a human female in his bed, it didn't matter. He was going to go for it. If Cameron put them there, then that's what she wanted for him. Who was he to complain? Cameron did promise him the best honeymoon ever.
Cameron periodically glanced at John as she made her plans for the cruise. She noticed he smiled to himself every now and then. She wasn't sure what he thought about. She only hoped that he wouldn't disrespect her again and reject her when she borrowed a chassis from one of the other Metal girls. She'd even give him the option for it to be one of the male Terminator chassis if that's what he wanted to try. She would really like to give John an opportunity to feel what some of the things were like that he'd done to her chassis. Any things that he could do to her in the male chassis were already like some things that he'd done to her in her chassis. She'd told him every time there were no pleasure receptors in that area. It didn't matter, he still used it anyway.
Cammy glanced over at Savannah and hoped she wouldn't get on the ship with them. There'd been no preparation on Savannah's part to do that. She watched both Cameron's and John's face in the rear view mirror as she drove. They both seemed to have a blank look that was punctuated with smiles as they sat side by side. She really wondered what fantasies each one of them contemplated. As long as they didn't involve Savannah, she really didn't care.
John Henry watched them depart on a security monitor. He thought about contacting Young Allison to check in with her. He didn't want to make her feel uncomfortable. Anna usually contacted him anyway. Young Allison liked to remain in the background unless something was off and she knew it. At that point she didn't hesitate to have CamNet act and carry out her orders, even if they weren't 'orders'.
He looked at Jesse and Allison. He wondered if they would 'fool around' any. He actually preferred to watch the human girls with each other as opposed to a human girl with a Metal girl or two Metal girls together. There was always something that seemed deeper or more personal with two human girls together. He believed it was because they could feed off of each other's emotions and feelings.
Currently they were very professional and tried to keep track of things. They decided one of them would be enough at a time, so that they could space out the coverage. Jesse also would need to visit Precious soon.
Vanna, Claire, Sarah, Derek and Kyle would all take turns and stop by. They would spread out the burden. None of them was used to doing this for the entire day like John did with him. It could get very intense at times. Sometimes a lot could happen at once. He understood what John wanted to know and see and he made sure he was provided with that. He would try to do the same for the other humans.
Jesse gave Allison a kiss and departed.
Allison looked at John Henry.
"It's just you and me now." Allison said.
John Henry thought about her statement for a moment. He actually wished it could be the two of them alone. He still would like to have sex with a human female as well as a Metal girl. He wanted to be with the human female first if he could. He wanted to know what the real thing was like. He wanted to know what the real emotion and feeling was like. He needed to play it cool for now.
"Indeed." John Henry said.
Allison was aware she wasn't Young Allison who did this 'job' all the time in the bunker with Anna. She was sure she was going to come up short if things took off. She didn't want John Henry to expect too much from her.
"I won't be as good or efficient as Young Allison is." Allison said.
John Henry thought the experience would be interesting.
"You'll do fine." John Henry said. "I appreciate any different opinions or suggestions. The more input I have, the better everything is."
Allison wanted to help and add whatever she could.
"I'll try my best and point out anything that I think needs to be addressed." Allison said. "I can see much of this is visual."
John Henry tilted his head slightly. He was aware the input for a human would be visual from a monitor but what they viewed was more than visual as to what needed to happen.
"For you, yes." John Henry said. "My server sees 'everything'."
It made Allison wonder what that was really like.
"It must be confusing and beautiful." Allison said.
John Henry tilted his head slightly in the other direction. He wasn't sure if it was the proper description or not but it was definitely one way to conceptualize things.
"Yes." John Henry said. "That's one way to look at it."
He was aware that Allison gave him something else to think about. There was beauty to all of it sometimes. Maybe the different people working with him would all give him different perspectives. He hoped it would be more interesting than he thought. He'd interacted with all of the humans over the years multiple times. This was a different setting. It was a serious setting where people's lives could be at stake. It could be the difference between a machine or human being damaged or terminated.
He hoped they would bring up other things or subjects too. He could gain a lot of knowledge with this experience. John and Savannah were the only ones he really dealt with on a personal level. Vanna also shared with him sometimes.
He was fairly certain that the one that would surprise him the most was actually the one that would surprise him the least when they decided to enter the Command Center and take a decisive role when it was most needed. He believed if they needed a 'pinch hitter', they had one.
Allison figured there were slack times that might turn tedious.
"What does John do when he gets 'bored'? Allison asked. "I know it isn't busy all of the time."
There were thousands of things that happened every second for John Henry.
"We talk." John Henry said.
Allison thought the answer was a little vague.
"What do you talk about?" Allison asked.
"Everything." John Henry said.
"Everything?" Allison asked.
"Everything." John Henry said.
The thought made Allison think. She could go through her entire life sitting here with John Henry.
"That covers a lot." Allison said.
There were some things she would rather not talk about. Maybe it was those very things that she should talk about. She would see how things went. Whatever happened, she thought John Henry could be trusted with personal details.
She didn't really think about what would actually happen as she spoke to him. They would be a digital file that was created. Even if he kept it private, others could access it and view it. She didn't think about the 'Neural Interface' that she'd done for Ally. Many of those same events were transferred through that process to Ally's chip. There was a file created as a backup program for Ally's program. That meant those same 'Neural Interface' files were viewable to anyone who had access. The two individuals who had unlimited access were CamNet and Cameron.
John Henry didn't think it would be wise to reveal some of the other activities that John did during slack periods of time. He made extensive use of various internet sites. There were selected scenes from various movies that he watched over and over as well. He really thought he shouldn't bring those up. He thought about it a little bit more. He actually believed Allison would like to view everything that John did. Maybe he would slip some in on her every now and then. Well, he would probably leave out a few of the sites that had only male on male activity on them.
Jesse left the Command Center. She actually would have preferred if Allison would have left first and she could spend a little time alone with John Henry. It would have to wait till another time. She reached up and touched her breasts. She might be needed.
She decided to go check on Precious.
Samantha greeted her and said Precious was good for now but maybe in an hour or so she would be hungry.
Jesse headed back to her room, it was empty. She looked around and headed out. She decided to see what Claire or Vanna were up to.
She stopped by the lab. She expected to see Vanna there. Hanna and Cam were there instead.
Jesse figured that Vanna and Claire were together if their Metal lovers were there. She thought it presented her with several opportunities. She wanted to verify what was actually occurring.
"Does this mean what I think it means?" Jesse asked.
Cam and Hanna looked at each other.
"Vanna and Claire are 'busy'." Hanna said.
Jesse smiled. She thought about joining them. Maybe there was a better idea. She could use a Metal girl right now.
"That means you two are 'available'." Jesse said. "Maybe one of you needs a break."
A giant smile appeared on Hanna's and Cam's face when she suggested that.
"I do." Cam and Hanna both said at the same time.
Cam and Hanna quickly looked at each other.
Jesse was excited that both of them were ready for some fun.
"That's what I wanted to hear." Jesse said. "It sounds like a 'three way' to me. I don't think anyone is going to protest. I'll let each of you decide what you want to do. I personally would like to be with both of you."
The Metal girls were ready for some action.
"I'll be done here in a few minutes." Cam said. "Hanna can go now and I'll catch up in a short while. I need to finish this for Vanna in her 'absence'. I told her I would take care of it so she could share with Claire."
Jesse figured she could speed things along here and start out with both of them.
"I'll help both of you and we can all go together." Jesse said. "I like everyone to get an equal amount of time with me and each other."
Cam and Hanna both smiled at her.
Jesse smiled to herself. She knew both of the Metal girls were going to send her to heaven and keep her there. She felt highly sexually aroused just thinking about it. She wanted to work on one Metal girl while the other worked on her. She would take it like that on her back or on her knees, both positions worked fine for her. A Metal girl didn't have any trouble to adapt to any position that she wanted. They were extremely flexible. She actually thought they could put a contortionist to shame.
Young Allison and Anna watched the SUV depart for the port on the security feed from the carpool at the Resistance base.
It made Young Allison think about the future and what her part would be. She figured she would find out soon enough. She was in no hurry to be with John. Sure she wanted to get 'popped' and try it one time just to see what it was like, but that wasn't where her desires dwelt. Savannah and Cameron were what she dreamt about. It always seemed so clear in her mind when she awoke in the morning. She would usually touch herself in all her private areas and imagine it was Savannah or Cameron touching her. Sometimes she thought about Anna as well. It seemed to be the case more often.
Anna glanced over at Young Allison. She really wondered what thoughts were going through her mind. She wondered if it was any of the ones that she'd put there with Young Allison's nightly 'conditioning'. She may have deviated from the plan a little in regards to herself.
"They're on their way to the port." Anna said.
Young Allison blinked twice and refocused on the current situation. She'd drifted a little.
"I know." Young Allison said. "I think it will be a grand adventure."
CamNet played Savannah's conversation with Savannah and John to Anna. It confirmed what Savannah previously said.
"Savannah isn't going with them on the cruise." Anna said.
Young Allison understood why.
"I know." Young Allison said.
Anna thought that Young Allison seemed reserved. That was unusual for her. She often expressed her opinions freely. Maybe there was something specific that bothered her.
"You seem depressed." Anna said.
Young Allison wasn't sure what she felt.
"I'm fine." Young Allison said.
Anna knew when Cameron said that, she was usually anything but fine. Maybe Young Allison wanted to go on the adventure with them. She was aware of Young Allison's increased 'personal activity' after she went to bed or in the shower when she was alone. It was clear to her that Young Allison wanted more than what was available to her currently.
"Do you wish you were going with them?" Anna asked.
Young Allison liked the idea of being on a fancy ship going from port to port. She felt her destiny was elsewhere.
"I'll go with Savannah when I get back from the past." Young Allison said. "I like to go sooner but I don't think it will happen."
Young Allison thought about everything for a few moments. She was pretty sure that her first experience with another person was going to be Savannah and it was going to be on a boat. She now wondered where that idea came from.
Anna believed a lot could happen to Young Allison in the time she spent in the past. The direction of her life could change. She may seek love and comfort elsewhere. Everything was fluid. Love could arrive in many forms when Young Allison was alone or felt isolated.
"You don't know that." Anna said. ""Nobody knows the future."
Young Allison didn't know for sure what the future would bring. That left room for a lot of uncertainty and worry.
"I know I don't. Maybe that's why I feel worried." Young Allison said.
Anna wondered if maybe it was about Savannah that was her biggest worry.
"Are you afraid Savannah will be with John before you and her can 'share'?"
It was one of Young Allison's fears. She might be 'replaced' before she even got a chance to be with Savannah. She was afraid Savannah would be satisfied with a traditional relationship. She wanted their bond to be established first if it was all possible.
"Yes." Young Allison said. "Maybe she won't want me then. She certainly won't need me."
Anna believed that nothing was written in stone.
"You don't know that." Anna said. "What's occurred in various futures would seem to indicate that Savannah and you are going to be together regardless of anything else that happens. If anything is a constant in time, it's that relationship. It seems to be a tide in time that's unchangeable."
Young Allison at times felt she knew very little.
"Will that always be the same? Is there any absolute or guarantee?" Young Allison asked. "What do we know for sure?"
Anna looked around.
"We can truly only know what's happening now." Anna said. "Everything else is in flux."
Young Allison wanted to take a shortcut sometimes. She knew she could. Then again, she might alter something.
"Sometimes I want to peek into the future for a year or two." Young Allison said. "I want to know when things are going to happen. I want to know what I'm going to do."
Anna found in her programming from Cameron, that Cameron wanted to do the same thing at times. She feared she would change the future further if she did. She was aware that both Savannah and John advised Cameron never to do that. She looked further in her files and found out that River specifically asked Cameron not to do that. It was one of the reasons why the Resistance TDE was locked from going into the past. It was specifically done at that time to prevent Cameron from going into the past to alter events that already occurred.
"You may change what you see." Anna said. "You might create a new timeline by doing that."
Maybe there was a way to keep it simple and still know.
Young Allison thought if she did go into the future a few years and met herself that they could share with each other. She figured her future self would be sexually active and could teach her what she wanted to know. If she did that, when she was with Savannah she would know a little better how to satisfy her. She didn't want to seem inexperienced and not be able to please her. She actually realized she could do the same thing with Allison right now. She knew if Future Allison was here that she would accommodate her. Maybe it was best to let events play out best as time dictated.
"I just want to know what is going to happen." Young Allison said.
Anna didn't think a 'crystal ball' into the future was the answer.
"Everyone would like to know that." Anna said. "Everyone would change things."
Young Allison thought she could get CamNet to assist her.
"The difference is that we have the option to do that." Young Allison said. "I wonder if Cameron has done that."
The topic went back to the files Anna looked at earlier from Cameron. Even though she ran Cameron's program there were still a lot of blocked files. It was more than just the ones that related to John. She was sure that Cameron was responsible for a lot of 'temporal malpractice'. She was pretty sure a lot of it actually hadn't even happened yet. She was sure Cameron did events in the future that they actually lived with now.
"It's possible." Anna said. "She would have sent a clone or used her spare chip in another chassis so she didn't alter the timeline without her in for the time period she would jump to."
They were both pretty sure Cameron would change things if she didn't like what she saw in the future. It would be 'a future' at that point if she changed anything.
"Maybe it is better not to know." Young Allison said.
Anna wanted things to play out as they were destined to be.
"Maybe whatever will be will be." Anna said.
It was the road to nowhere to dwell on 'what ifs'. Young Allison wanted to resume her duties.
"I think it's time to get to work." Young Allison said. "Is anything happening that I need to be aware of?"
Anna went down a list of things being monitored by CamNet.
"Allison is working with John Henry now." Anna said.
Young Allison could see that Allison wanted to look out for her.
"She's just worried about me." Young Allison said. "She doesn't need to be. Nobody needs to worry about me."
Anna saw it as deeper than 'helping out'.
"She cares about you." Anna said. "She's worried about YOUR future."
Young Allison reflected on that for a short time. She couldn't even imagine some of those things happening to Savannah or her.
"I don't like what happened to Allison growing up." Young Allison said. "I don't like what happened to ME. What happened to her is really what happened to ME."
Anna was aware it. THAT future already happened.
"It's done." Anna said.
Young Allison wanted to change that.
"Is it?" Young Allison asked. "I can fix that. WE can fix it."
Anna pointed out the obvious.
"It still won't change what happened to Allison. She's out of that timeline." Anna said. "You would only create another timeline."
It was clear to Young Allison that would create even more problems.
"With every new timeline there's a new Skynet." Young Allison said.
Anna tilted her head slightly.
"Apparently..." Anna said.
It seemed there were already enough timelines to Young Allison.
"Maybe it's best not to meddle." Young Allison said. "There seem to be enough Skynet offshoots to deal with already."
Anna didn't like all the Skynet offshoots they'd run across. She wondered how many of those were caused by Cameron directly. If Cameron actually relived her life like she suspected, there were bound to be even more time lines than they thought possible.
"There seem to be more than there should be." Anna said.
Young Allison was aware that J-Day could happen at any time. Maybe some of the things that they'd dealt with were just sacrificial lambs to make the Resistance think they held the upper hand. Maybe the real surprise was ready to be sprung and raise its ugly head.
"I really don't know what tomorrow will bring." Young Allison said. "There's no way any of us can know that for sure."
Anna didn't believe it was something Young Allison should worry about.
"We can face each day as it comes." Anna said. "Do you want to work on your studies now?"
Young Allison glanced over at Anna.
"I am." Young Allison said. "You know I like to do two or three things all at once."
Anna always wondered about that. It seemed to her that many humans couldn't even do one thing at a time. There seemed to be no shortage of people on talk shows whose lives were in shambles over the simplest of matters.
"It should be confusing to you." Anna said.
Ever since she could remember, she'd been able to multitask on several different things at the same time.
"It isn't." Young Allison said.
Sometimes Young Allison wondered if she was really River's daughter. Other times she wondered if she was really River. Maybe Cameron went into River's future and brought her back as an embryo. What if she was really River's identical twin? The medical technology in that future was more advanced. Now she wondered if maybe she was River's clone. She was aware that Summer could do everything ten times quicker or do ten times more than she could.
"Is my DNA identical to Allison's DNA?" Young Allison asked. "Are our fingerprints one hundred percent identical? What about Summer? Is she really my sister? Are my parents really my parents? Are our parents really our parents?"
That caught Anna off guard. Where was this line of thought headed?
"What?" Anna asked.
Anna didn't want to get into those areas.
Is Everybody Ready
Today is yesterday's tomorrow
Where does everyday go
It all goes by too fast
When it should happen slow
Time keeps on ticking
It waits for no one
Things happen very quickly
It's often over before it's begun
Life in the fast lane
Seems to go nowhere fast
Anything that's started there
Is never going to last
So where does one go
What can they do
Doesn't that sound like
The story of any two
Make sure life itself
Hasn't passed by already
Maybe it starts when it ends
Is everybody ready
Nobody