Chapter 1216
Terminator Style
Sarah and Kyle went back inside after the jet passed.
Kyle picked up the belt from Sarah's bathrobe she'd dropped on the way outside. He remembered the earlier view when Sarah's robe came open when she waved with both hands in the air at the jet. He was sure everyone on their balcony was able to take a look at her.
He was about to put the cloth belt around his bathrobe.
"Don't even bother, Mister." Sarah said .
In a flash, Sarah's robe slid from her shoulders. She stood in the center of the living area naked.
Kyle was a little worried Sarah wanted to make love again. He didn't think he was going to be able to do so since he'd only finished a short time ago. He'd really been pushing things hard since yesterday. He smiled to himself at his own thought. He'd literally been pushing something hard. All of the activity wasn't something he was used to. He was with Sarah more in the last day, than he normally was during a week. He wanted to direct what would happen next. He didn't want to go into the bedroom and come up short. He smiled to himself again at his own thought. He slipped off his robe as well.
"I'm up for a quick shower." Kyle said.
He headed towards the bathroom.
Sarah stood there naked for a second and watched him walk away. It reminded her of the limitations of a male body. She figured maybe the only thing Kyle was up for was a shower.
"We can do that." Sarah said.
She didn't want to make Kyle self conscious about his performance ability. She remembered some past experiences when one of her partners was unable to perform. It bothered them greatly and made them feel inadequate. The more they thought about it , the more it weighed on them and further added to their inability to perform. She didn't want Kyle to go through something like that. She could wait a little bit before they shared again.
"I'll hang the robes up and join you in a moment." Sarah said. "You know the temperature I like the water."
Kyle was a little relieved to hear it. He looked at the giant Jacuzzi bathtub before turning his attention to the large shower. He didn't think he'd ever seen a shower as big before anywhere else. He also noted it had the ability to shoot water from two different directions if one so chose. There were also two movable shower wands people could use for individual attention. He quickly got the water ready. He was actually surprised how fast the warm water was available. He figured it was another perk of the luxury suite.
Sarah hung up the robes. She was surprised at how large the walk in closet was. The dressing room was just as large. She passed through the dressing room to go into the bathroom. The bathroom was even larger. She headed straight for the shower.
The shower door opened as she approached.
"Thank you." Sarah said. "I know a real gentleman when I see one."
Kyle appreciated the comment.
"I'll do anything for a real lady." Kyle said.
Sarah didn't usually like to be referred to as a 'lady'. Somehow in this case it seemed appropriate.
She gave Kyle a kiss as she entered the warm water. She looked at the other shower head. Currently only one of them was on.
"Will I get the full treatment?" Sarah asked.
Kyle turned on the other shower head and they were under an intense spray. He looked at one of the hand held shower wands and unhooked it from its retainer. He adjusted the spray to a narrow pulsating stream.
"I think I can give you the full treatment." Kyle said as he indicated the pulsating spray.
It wasn't exactly what Sarah meant about the 'full treatment'. It was something she'd read about but never actually tried. It seemed like now was as good a time as any to try it out. She knew Kyle was down for the count, at least for a little longer anyway. She gave Kyle a deep kiss and she widened her stance.
"Let's see what happens." Sarah said.
Kyle directed the spray of the shower wand. He watched as Sarah's neck arched backwards. He moved closer to kiss her. He felt her arm pull him closer. In just a short time she let out a small gasp.
"I guess that's what happens." Kyle said with a smile.
Sarah watched as he hung the shower wand back up. She planned to pick one of those up at the hardware store the next time she was out.
"It happened all right." Sarah said with a slight laugh.
They turned off the water and exited the shower. They playfully dried each other off. They moved from the bathroom into the dressing room.
Kyle thought Sarah seemed very content and happy. She was normally a little more reserved. He thought it was a little more than the new experience she'd been able to enjoy.
"You look happy." Kyle said.
Sarah smiled at Kyle.
"I am." Sarah said. "We'll see Jan in a short while."
The subject made Kyle consider a few things.
"I thought about it." Kyle said. "Jim said there are some regular suites available. They're right outside our private area."
Sarah and Kyle started to dress.
"What's your point?" Sarah asked.
Kyle wanted to make things more available and convenient for the others when they arrived. The current plan was for them to move into the spare bedroom of the Honeymoon Suite.
"We could move into one of those." Kyle said. "We wouldn't impose on Derek and Riley. We're going to free up this room for Claire and Jesse. Jan and Summer could stay in the suite next to ours. It would give Claire and Jesse the adjoining bedroom for hook ups with their Terminator girlfriends when they weren't with each other."
Sarah thought Cameron would feel a little differently about it. The private area gave them an extra layer of security. It was one more door someone would need to go through to reach any of them.
"I think Cameron will want the girls inside the private area in one of the suites spare bedroom." Sarah said. "If we use one of the outside suites, Summer would be further away from Claire at that point too."
Kyle wanted some input from the others as well. He wanted to make sure they were all on the same page.
"Let's run it by Derek and Riley and see what they want to do." Kyle said. "All of these rooms are luxurious. We can double up or work something out."
Sarah wanted it to be nice for the others too.
"I don't mind where we end up." Sarah said. "As long as we're together, any room is fine with me."
They finished dressing and headed out into the private area.
Derek and Riley exited their room.
Sarah figured they'd probably done something similar.
Derek spotted Kyle.
"Hey, bro…." Derek said.
Sarah didn't want any slang directed at her.
"Don't call me 'sis'." Sarah said.
Riley thought there were less pleasant names to be called. It made her think about some of the times she'd been abused. She was the victim, but she was the one who was called names as things happened against her will. She quickly pushed the thoughts from her mind.
"There are worse names." Riley said. "I've heard a few of them directed at me."
Sarah wasn't known for making friends. She often rubbed people the wrong way. It usually happened rather quickly. She was no stranger to names other than her own.
"Yes there are." Sarah said. "I think I've been called most of them."
The four of them laughed.
Sarah figured she deserved to be called some of them.
Kyle and Sarah already discussed where they were going to go.
"We're off to the buffet." Kyle said. "Will you join us?"
Derek felt the 'room service' just warmed him up a little.
"It sounds good to me." Derek said.
Riley looked at the Owner's Suite.
"Are we going to wait for John and Cameron?" Riley asked.
Ally and Hanna waited near the door to the hallway in their maid's outfits. They quickly glanced at each other.
Hanna wanted to give them a plausible explanation.
"They're busy." Hanna said.
Holly and Gail previously changed back into their regular clothes to accompany them. They stood by Sheila's room.
Gail moved forward and opened the door from the private area to the hall. Ally moved up and held it open for everyone. Gail walked off first. She would make sure there were no problems in front of them.
The two couples discussed the suite options as they headed for the buffet. They decided to take the stairs up.
They went back and forth over who would stay in a regular suite. Both couples were willing to take the 'downgrade' for the benefit of the other.
Riley wanted to get the opinion of one of the Metal girls. She called up to Gail once they were in the stairway.
Gail came down a flight of stairs to join them. She wondered if there was a problem.
"Hi, Gail, you'll have your girlfriend here, what do you think?" Riley asked.
Gail didn't want to impose. She was pleased Jesse would be on the ship soon. She looked forward to spending time with her. She was also aware Jesse would spend most of her time with Claire. There was also another important consideration. She was on board the ship to specifically provide security for John and Cameron. By extension it included the rest of the team.
"I don't need any special consideration." Gail said.
Sarah wanted some honest answers. She knew the Terminators wouldn't say anything on their own.
"We're looking for a little more input." Sarah said.
Gail smiled at all of them. Maybe she needed to spell it out a little more.
"I'm fine with whatever you decide." Gail said. "I know Jesse wants to spend some time with Claire. They seem to have fallen in love with each other. It's not a problem. We all share."
Holly was behind them and moved up to join them when Gail came back down.
"All the variety is a plus." Holly said. "It's something I've come to enjoy. It's very fulfilling."
The two couples looked at each other. There was no variety for them. It was only 'meat and potatoes'. It was the same face everyday. It was the same body. It was the same private parts. Everything was the same. It was always all the same. It's just how things were.
Sarah couldn't help but look at Gail and Holly. They both looked beautiful the way they were dressed. There was plenty of cleavage showing on both of them. She was aware if anyone paid attention to the group, they would instantly show more cleavage to attract the attention away from the group.
Riley looked at Gail and Holly. Her eyes lingered on Holly.
"Dessert is always nice." Riley said.
Riley started to mull over the idea of a closer relationship with one of the Metal girls when she was pregnant and didn't feel like having relations with Derek. It wasn't so much she wanted one of them to be with her. She wanted one of the Metal girls to 'help' Derek out. She'd almost asked several times but always was afraid to actually do it. She was afraid they would say 'no'. She was aware there was another risk involved. Derek might find the Metal female more to his liking.
She'd even almost asked Jesse a few times. She was sure if she'd asked Jesse or Sheila they would have done it. It would have been another story to have everyone stop once they'd started.
When Cameron assigned Samantha to her for assistance with Precious, she'd wanted to try to make it a threesome. Things never went anywhere. She tried to make it up to Derek now. She offered herself to Derek as many times as she could and did all the things he liked. Some of them were tiring, while others left her a little sore. She did all of them. She allowed him unlimited access to her body. Her eyes still lingered on Holly.
Holly didn't respond to Riley's gaze. She wanted some firm answers so things could be organized.
"We need to know what to tell Ally and Hanna so they can get things set up." Holly said.
Riley made the choice for Derek and her.
"We'll take the suite outside the private area." Riley said. "Sarah and Kyle can use the Honeymoon Suite. Jan and Summer can use the spare bedroom there. It will keep the girls close to their parents and not impose upon anything else."
Derek voiced his agreement and why.
"The Master Suite will be good for Claire and Jesse." Derek said. "Hanna and Gail can work things out with each other, or Claire and Jesse, in the spare bedroom of the Master Suite."
Everyone agreed it was acceptable.
Holly called Hanna and told her what the plan was.
Sarah didn't hear any of them mention Sheila. She hadn't seen her earlier. Sheila usually made sure she was noticed or at least parts of her sheath were noticed. She was able to see Sheila's breasts so many times, she'd begun to wish her breasts looked like Sheila's along with the jewelry. She would go with the rings too. She'd researched it some and liked the rings over barbells or studs. She felt her nipples stiffen some just thinking about it.
"Where was Sheila at?" Sarah asked. "Was she in the Control Center with Jim?"
Holly and Gail exchanged a quick glance.
Holly was glad Ally wasn't here or things might have gotten nasty since she was still so upset.
Holly honestly didn't know what all was going on in the Owner's Suite. Nobody wanted to listen.
"I'm unsure what her current assignment actually is." Holly said.
Riley wanted to do something nice for the Metal girls.
"I can help her out." Riley said. "I don't mind taking over for Sheila if you girls want to go out."
Holly and Gail quickly looked at each other with her statement. It was about the last thing anyone would want to happen based on where Sheila was currently at.
Gail wanted to reaffirm it was Cameron who was the decider about everything.
"Cameron will decide who does what." Gail said. "I don't think things will be any different on the ship than they are around the base."
It was an unspoken truth they all seemed to know.
The group resumed their journey up the stairs as they talked.
Holly wanted to get the thought of Riley 'taking over' for Sheila out of everyone's minds. They were all bound to find out what really happened anyway at some point.
"I can guarantee you won't need to take over for Sheila, Riley." Holly said. "You're on vacation and we don't sleep."
Riley couldn't really imagine never sleeping.
"Does it ever get boring?" Riley asked.
Holly thought it allowed them to get a lot done.
"Sometimes…." Holly said. "We can always go into standby if we need to."
Sarah only ever saw Samantha in standby. It was something new.
"Do you ever go into standby?" Sarah asked.
Gail and Holly both glanced at each other.
"No." Gail and Holly both said.
The group neared the top of the stairs.
Gail moved ahead of the group and passed into the buffet ahead of them. Holly dropped back and loitered outside the entrance as the others entered.
The group moved to where the food was set up at.
Derek was impressed with the food selection.
"Look at all the food." Derek said. "I'm going to start with a pile of bacon."
Riley looked at Derek and frowned.
"You just finished breakfast thirty minutes ago." Riley said.
Derek wanted to point out it was 'a breakfast'.
"It just got me warmed up." Derek said. "I like the selection."
Riley followed his gaze and saw he looked at Holly outside the window of the buffet.
"I like it too." Riley said.
Holly was always something Riley wanted to 'try'.
Kyle grabbed a plate and handed it to Sarah and took another one for himself.
"Let's load up." Kyle said.
Sarah headed for the dessert. There was quite a selection. She wanted to try things she didn't normally have to eat.
"I'm only going to try a couple of pastries." Sarah said.
Riley only wanted a few bites.
"Can I share with you?" Riley asked.
Sarah let Riley pick one first.
"Of course you can." Sarah said. "Variety is a good thing."
Riley looked out the window in the front at Holly again.
"It is when it's available." Riley said.
Riley looked at Derek and let out a long sigh.
The jet was parked on the ramp. The team was still onboard.
John Henry made sure everything with the team was in order. They exited the jet and stood next to it. The van was near them.
Claire looked around where they were at.
"How soon will it be until the boat, I mean the ship, docks?" Claire asked.
John Henry knew it wasn't for a while. It was more involved than just tying up to the dock
"It's still a couple of hour's time." John Henry said. "They're on a prearranged schedule. They need to go through a customs procedure."
Jan didn't like the 'airport'. It looked drab and dull. It didn't really look like an airport at all. She wondered what they were going to do while they waited.
"Are we going to go on a city tour?" Jan asked.
Cam wanted to keep everyone occupied and not feel bored.
"It can be arranged." Cam said. "Dan and Frank will accompany you."
Claire wondered why Cam couldn't do it.
"Where will you be?" Claire asked.
Cam wanted to go back. Ally and Cameron were already on board the ship. If she went, there would be three of them who looked the same. She didn't think it would go over very well. Vanna was still at the Resistance base. If Vanna went later on, maybe she would go then.
"John Henry and I will return back to Van Nuys." Cam said.
Jesse looked at Dan and Frank. They were all business.
"Are they going to go on the ship with us?" Jesse asked.
John Henry knew their job was to provide port security and run any interference if it became necessary.
"No." John Henry said. "They'll stay around and watch over the other Resistance personnel who get off the ship. When everyone is back on board the ship later on, they'll drive back. They will meet the group at the next port."
Jan still wanted to get on the ship now. She hoped the next place looked better than where they were.
"Where's it at?" Jan asked.
Cam wanted to keep things simple.
"They'll meet you in San Diego." Cam said.
Summer spotted two more of the Resistance Terminators.
"I see Ken and Lou in the van." Summer said.
Cam knew they were there as their transportation. They were also there for extra protection. She pointed out they would also assist them.
"They'll give you a ride and conduct the city tour for you." Cam said. "You can do it on foot too."
Claire thought of her previous visits to Tijuana. She was worried about the girls.
"Is it safe?" Claire asked. "I want the girl to be safe."
Jesse wondered how bad it could be. She hadn't been to many places since she was in the past, the present. She knew there was enough trouble around the Southland. There was no shortage of future Scavengers to deal with. She'd seen the TV reports about the corruption, chaos and crime in Mexico. She wanted to point out there were worse places.
"It can't be worse than the Wastelands." Jesse said.
John Henry thought one Terminator for each of them was sufficient to handle any threat.
"You will have four Terminators as escorts." John Henry said. "There won't be any trouble for your group."
Cam noted Claire's apprehension. She could stick around a little longer if it would smooth things over.
"I can stay if you want me too, Claire." Cam said. "I don't think this city is a problem."
Claire figured Cam wanted to go back where Vanna and Allison were at. She remembered Cam hadn't planned to go in the first place.
"You probably want to get back to see the girls." Claire said.
Cam pointed out the obvious. It was something she'd always known.
"Allison is there for Vanna." Cam said. "She's her true love."
Claire thought it might make Cam feel upset. She wanted a different topic to discuss.
"Is there anything special around this town to see or do?" Claire asked.
Cam named off a few of the main tourist attractions.
"There is La Bufadora or El Salto Canyon." Cam said.
Jan didn't have a clue what those were, especially the first one with the funny name. She wondered why people just couldn't call things what they were. How hard could it be?
"What's the La 'thing'?" Jan asked.
Summer studied up on each or the cities the ship would visit.
"La Bufadora is a marine geyser or blowhole." Summer said. "I read about it last night."
Cam read the same things.
"It can spout water up to a hundred feet in the air." Cam said.
Jan wanted to check it out. It sounded like better entertainment than walking around a strange city. They hadn't even left the airport yet and she didn't like where they were.
"I want to see it." Jan said. "That sounds like fun."
Cam knew the ship wouldn't dock for a while. She thought it was a good way for them to kill time.
"Ken will drive you there first and then you can do the city tour when you get back." Cam said. "You should be able to board the ship after that."
Summer and Jan were both clearly excited about the ship.
Claire looked at the van waiting for them.
"Are you and John Henry going to go back now?" Claire asked.
John Henry saw no purpose to stay. He was in communication with his server. He wanted to get plugged back in to his server. CamNet gave him updates as necessary.
"If you don't need us, we'll return." John Henry said. "There are other things we can do."
Dan wanted them to know the two teams of Terminators were there for them.
"We'll protect everyone." Dan said.
Claire and Jesse both gave Cam and John Henry a hug and thanked them. Jan and Summer did too. Everyone was in a festive mood. They all walked away from the jet except for Cam and John Henry.
The group boarded the van and drove off.
John Henry could see Cam looked a little distressed. He wasn't sure what she was actually going to do next.
"Are you going to stay here?" John Henry asked.
Cam looked around the jet and where the van departed from.
"I'm not sure." Cam said.
John Henry wondered why Cam was unsure. It seemed like a simple answer to him.
"Either you are or aren't." John Henry said.
Cam almost snapped at John Henry but controlled herself at the last second.
"I don't know yet." Cam said abruptly. "You can go back."
John Henry thought Cam should return. Cameron and Ally were already both on the ship. He wanted to give her something positive to think about.
"Vanna will be waiting for you." John Henry said.
Cam looked worse with his statement. She simply stated the obvious.
"Vanna has the real thing." Cam said.
Cam felt like a 'look alike' love doll right now.
John Henry deduced her problem. He wanted her to know how he saw it.
"You're not 'Allison' to her." John Henry said. "You're 'Cameron' to her."
The reminder made Cam feel better. Cameron would never have the guts to be with Vanna. It left her as the logical choice. She felt much like Cammy did. She felt she was the improved version of Cameron. It was something positive to think about anyway.
"I guess I am." Cam said. "Let's go."
They looked the jet over and went back inside. There was no need to refuel for the short flight back to Van Nuys.
"I'm flying." Cam said.
John Henry didn't want to argue.
"It will be as you wish." John Henry said.
Cam already knew what she wanted to do. She felt the 'Cameron' in her exert itself. She felt the need to prove something. She wasn't exactly sure what it was. It was just the need to prove something to herself.
"I wish." Cam said. "This is what I want to do…."
Cam laid out her plan to John Henry. It sounded very 'Cameron like' to him.
Four Terminators were inside of the old newspaper plant. They'd picked up movement inside of the building. There appear to be two targets. They felt the targets were corralled.
Steve moved up as Tom closed in on his side. He picked up a thermal image on the other side of a crate. He knocked the crate out of the way and pointed his M4. He was immediately able to acquire a target.
"I have one." Steve said.
It looked like Steve was going to open up on them.
"Don't shoot." The figure screamed. "I give up."
There was some more rustling sound from his left side.
"I have another one." Al said.
He pointed his M4 at them, ready to fire.
"Don't hurt me." Another figure cried out.
Tom and Ed both fired their Tasers.
The two figures went down.
They didn't know what they'd found. It wasn't what any of them expected. It might be a sucker play. They could still be dealing with a Liquid Metal Terminator.
"Get ready with the Thermite and acid rounds." Steve said.
Steve cautiously moved forward and touched one of the figures.
"This one is human." Steve said.
He moved to the second figure.
"So is this one." Steve said. "I'll cover them. Keep searching."
Steve ripped the shirt off one of them to make restraints.
He was further surprised at what he saw when the shirt was off.
Steve roughly searched the two incapacitated figures. He bound their hands behind them. They were both blindfolded and gagged too. He tried to use the cleanest part of the shirt to make the gags.
Steve made his report.
The two figures started to regain consciousness. They struggle around as they did. They quickly realized they'd been taken into custody.
One of the figures tried to scream. Then the second one did as well.
Steve warned them to be quiet. They didn't comply. He choked them out. He wondered how many times it would be necessary. He would just as soon terminate them and ask questions later. They didn't know what else was in the building. The other three Terminators continued their search.
Moments ago:
Anna and Young Allison watched the body cam footage. They were both a little surprised at what they'd witnessed. They watched two individuals hit with Taser fire a few seconds apart.
"Things are a little different than I expected." Anna said.
It wasn't what Young Allison thought they would find.
"How long will they be down from the Taser shock?" Young Allison asked.
Anna was aware humans responded to Taser shocks differently than Terminators did.
"They will be able to control their movements again very soon." Anna said. "They are not 'out' completely. It's different from what happens to a Terminator."
They saw the cap one of the figures wore come off. Long dark hair spilled out. Steve ripped their shirt off. With the shirt off, it wasn't the only thing that spilled out. It was a female. She was now topless, tied, blindfolded and gagged.
Young Allison was alarmed. She could see the Terminators were agitated. She knew they would want to terminate the prisoners. She wasn't sure what exactly was going on at the old newspaper plant.
"We need Cammy and Savannah there." Young Allison said.
Anna sent the footage to them.
"They've been notified." Anna said.
They watched as Steve choked both of them out as they tried to scream and thrash about.
Young Allison feared they were about to be terminated. She also needed to think about the team. They still didn't know what else was inside of the building.
"I don't want him to kill them yet if it can be avoided." Young Allison said. "He can if he needs to. The safety of the team comes first."
Anna pointed out Young Allison could prevent the females' termination.
"Do you want to issue an order?" Anna asked.
Young Allison was aware that Savannah needed to kill a female Gray once. The same thing may need to happen here.
Steve was the one on the ground there. They didn't know what else they faced yet.
"No. I'll let them decide what needs to be done." Young Allison said. "They may still need termination. What about the rest of the team?"
Anna followed the movements of the other three Terminators.
"They've reported negative on locating anyone else." Anna said. "Both of the detainees are female."
Young Allison wanted the females separated so they couldn't make something up. She was aware it was a standard police practice upon apprehension of suspects before they were questioned.
"Separate them and move them away from each other." Young Allison said. "They'll need to be questioned separately."
Anna pointed out one female was in a compromising position.
"What about the one that's topless?" Anna asked.
Young Allison studied interrogation techniques.
"Leave her like that until the questioning is done." Young Allison said. "It will throw her off and make her less confident about things."
Anna figured the two females were in for some more brutal treatment depending upon what they did next.
"What if they try to scream again?" Anna asked.
Young Allison wanted to keep physical abuse to a minimum. She was aware the two females could end up with dozens of broken bones in just a matter of seconds.
"Choke them out until they stop." Young Allison said. "I don't want the Terminators to beat them to death. Savannah and Cammy are on the way."
Anna pointed out the choking procedure could be fatal.
"It may kill them if it's done too many times or for too long." Anna said.
Young Allison put the team first.
"If they die, they die." Young Allison said. "I don't want our personnel at risk."
The girls were checked further to see what they carried on them.
"Steve reports they don't have any weapons, phones or identification." Anna said. "The drones don't show any threats outside the structure. There doesn't appear to be any reinforcements to back them up or an extraction forced to pull them out. They appear to be teenage runaways."
Young Allison wasn't about to take any chances. There were still a couple of factors to consider.
"If any vehicle enters the compound other than one of ours, I want it locked up for a missile strike." Young Allison said. "What about the other vehicles that were deemed suspicious?"
Anna was informed they were no threat by CamNet.
"They've all been cleared." Anna said. "Cammy and Savannah are about to arrive."
Young Allison didn't know what everything was yet.
"I want everyone on alert." Young Allison said. "They need to watch out for a set up."
Anna didn't think it looked too severe.
"It could be no more than what it looks like." Anna said.
Young Allison knew it could be something more too.
"We play it safe until we know." Young Allison said. "No one takes any chances."
Anna was unable to detect a threat. She wanted to know what Young Allison thought was going on.
"Do you think this is a ruse?" Anna said.
There were a lot of unanswered questions right now.
"I don't know what it is." Young Allison said. "They got in there somehow. If they did, others may have as well. We need to find out how they were able to avoid the perimeter security."
They saw from some of the drone footage that Cammy and Savannah arrived at the location.
Cammy drove up to the building. She would be able to drive inside.
"Savannah and Cammy have entered the building." Anna said. "Al opened a large roll up door and they've driven inside the structure. Al is with them now."
Young Allison thought of another angle. She remembered some of the things she's read in Cameron's 'off the books' operations about some of the individuals involved. It was more than a few.
"Check the detainees for needle tracks." Young Allison said. "If they're 'hypes', they may have been sent to do this for drugs. They may be pawns."
Anna relayed the information and received back a report.
"There are other narcotics they could be on." Anna said. "They could be on pills or have smoked something or snorted it."
Young Allison wanted everything checked.
Cammy received word from CamNet what the situation was. Savannah received it as well.
They drove straight to the building and inside a large open door. Al closed it behind them.
Al gave them a full briefing.
Savannah dealt with individuals in similar circumstances before.
"Do you think they're runaways?" Savannah asked.
Al wanted to have additional information before he came to a conclusion.
"After we find out how they got in here, I'll answer that." Al said. "It's highly suspicious at this point."
Savannah was aware the two females were separated from each other.
"Cammy and I will question them, one at a time." Savannah said.
Al led them to the first detainee. The other one was still out.
The first one was just coming around.
Cammy removed her gag.
The first one looked like she was in her early twenties and appeared to be homeless based on her appearance, the way she was dressed and her personal hygiene.
Savannah and Cammy previously dealt with others who looked exactly like her before when they tried to get them off the street. Nothing good ever happened to the females in homeless camps. They were usually either abused or forced to do things for food. Most were soon disease ridden.
Savannah was going to remove the girl's blindfold.
Cammy looked over the female and held back Savannah's hand.
"Don't touch her." Cammy said. "She may be diseased."
Savannah quickly withdrew her hand. She wasn't sure if Cammy meant social diseases or some other type. She wanted to find out exactly what was going on.
"Go ahead and start." Savannah said. "There's something off here. It's my feeling."
Cammy stood boldly over the detainee.
"Do you want me to do it Terminator style?" Cammy asked.
Savannah wanted the ruthlessness questioning but not the physical 'motivation'. She didn't want her beat to death. It may come to that. Cammy would be able to scan her to see if and when she lied.
"Yes." Savannah said. "I don't want any terminations until we have spoken with both of them. You know I want restraint used."
Savannah checked on what the drones spotted. Nothing around them was a threat, yet.
Hank decided it was best to get out of the van for now. He took a tree branch and quickly brushed the ground around it. He didn't want to make it readily apparent he'd been there.
Larry needed to change his position. The female was almost back to where he was at.
Right now he was more concerned with whoever she was trying to avoid. He wanted to know why they were there and where they came from.
He checked for a better drone update. There wasn't one.
Larry could see the female was headed straight for him. She continued to look behind her as she hurried in his direction. He ducked down behind a fallen tree. She passed off to his side. She never looked at his position once. He waited to see who was in pursuit of her or what she tried to get away from. He realized it could be a mountain lion. They didn't usually attack humans unless they felt they were threatened or their young were threatened.
It became apparent in a few seconds it wasn't a cougar. It was a man. He noted the man carried an AK-47. it wasn't slung over his shoulder. He held it out in front of him as he searched for a target. He didn't know if the man specifically knew what he was looking for. He could be part of a roving patrol. There could also be a listening post concealed on the mountain side.
He checked the drone image on his phone. There were still three contacts besides Hank and himself. He knew who two of the contacts were. It indicated there was a second individual out there looking for the female. He knew they could also be looking for him. They could be looking for either one of their vehicles as well. He realized they may not even know exactly what they were looking for.
Hank was filled in with everything Larry observed as well as the drone footage. He informed Larry about what he'd found in the van. He understood the bomb. What he didn't understand were the two dead men in the back along with it.
He moved his position up to block the female from returning to her van. He also looked for the second unknown individual who appeared to be headed in their way.
Walking Dead
I've tried real hard
I've tried my best
It appears once again
I've failed the test
I need to remember
The words that are read
Have all escaped
From my own head
I want to create
I want to speak
I always end up
Like some kind of geek
It seems a recurring theme
I'm not good enough
Forever it's been
I lack the right stuff
Nothing is real
It's all pretend
Nothing was meant
To upset or offend
I'm the worst of the worst
Is what's been said
Maybe I'm like a zombie
One of the walking dead
Nobody