Chapter 1281
It Is Natural
Earlier:
Hank and Larry watched the female Fanatic. They both thought it was a sound tactical move on her part. She was going to hit the enemy before they had a chance to flee. They decided to move closer so they could make sure there were no survivors once the attack commenced.
The drone which followed the Gray back to the building picked up several anomalies. There were other vehicles in the vicinity of where the Gray ended up at.
"It looks like we have another player on the field." Hank said.
Larry noted there was another suspicious car in the area.
"There may be more than one carload of them." Larry said.
Hank knew it could be a little deeper.
"We might be dealing with two separate groups." Hank said.
Larry understood the implications.
"It would mean we're dealing with three groups in total." Larry said.
Hank was sure why there was an uptick in activity.
"Everyone wants payback for what's happened in the last day." Hank said.
Hank and Larry decided to let the events unfold. They could see the female Fanatic was about to approach the rear of the building with her van. It appeared there was going to be a surprise waiting for her. There seemed to be another one orbiting the neighborhood.
The female Fanatic started the van and headed for the new target location. She knew time was of the essence. She drove to the street behind where she suspected the Gray was at.
It was still early in the morning. It was only about an hour after sunrise. She was a little surprised to see another vehicle parked in front of the location. She stopped down the street and advanced on foot.
She didn't see anyone in the vehicle as she neared it. She moved to the front of the car and held her hand in front of the grill. She could feel the heat from the radiator behind it. The car must have recently just arrived. She didn't think she was alone.
She looked around her as she quickly moved up to the front of the building. If there were other targets around there, she didn't want them behind her. She wanted to know where they were at. Even if she was up against the building, they could still be on three sides of her. They couldn't be all around her. She carried the satchel charge with her along with her pistol and the silenced pistol she'd taken from the Gray she'd killed with her knife earlier. She carried the knife as well. It was the one taken from the Gray in the hillside complex yesterday.
While she was pressed up against the building, she saw another vehicle pass by on the side street. She spotted one person inside of it. She knew there could always be more. She was pretty sure it was connected to the vehicle parked in front of the building where she was at. She was closest to the vehicle gate. She looked around the side of the building and could see it was locked. She kept a lookout for the other vehicle that passed on the side street. She moved across the front of the building to the smaller gate on the other side. She carefully looked around the corner. She could see the gate was open. There was a lock lying on the ground. It appeared to have been cut to her. Part of the shackle was missing from the lock.
She knew someone was in the back of the building where she was at. They must have the building she'd suspected the Gray was in already under observation. She wasn't sure who they were. She didn't know how many of them there were.
The female Fanatic drew her silenced pistol and held it in her right hand. She carefully moved around the corner and went through the gate. There was a slight squeak sound as it opened.
'Damn.' The female Fanatic thought.
She crouched down slightly and held the silenced pistol in front of her with her arms outstretched. She was ready to shoot. She continued along the side of the building towards the rear.
She was pretty sure she was at the right location at this point. If she spotted a group about ready to attack the building, she would back out and let them do it. She would wait near their car and ambush them when they came back out.
It crossed her mind they might not be there to attack at this time. They could just be doing recon or conducting surveillance. She wasn't sure why they would park directly in front of the building on the street.
Now she wondered if she was being set up. She might have just walked into an ambush. She hadn't spotted any security cameras as she'd made her approach or as she moved along the side. Maybe she should have checked the other buildings as she made her way from her van. She quickly checked her satchel charge. It was armed. She could either activate the timer, which was currently set to ten seconds, or manually detonate it.
She thought about the vehicle which passed by earlier with only one occupant. What if there were other occupants previously and they were out? Maybe she was in the middle of something else going on. It was possible there was another group of SkyMaster followers either there or in the vehicle which passed by. They could be elsewhere around the area as well. It could also be another group of Gray's or the anti-Metal group.
She looked carefully around the backside of the building. There was a box truck backed up to the dock. There was a large dumpster between her and the box truck. It was at a slight angle to the wall. There was a gap between one end and the wall. She looked towards the rear of the property as she moved along the back wall of the building.
There was someone coming.
"I'm telling you, man, I heard the gate squeak." The first voice said.
"It was probably just the wind." The second voice said.
The female Fanatic could either turn and run, or she could try to hide. She looked at the gap between the dumpster and the wall. She quickly backed into it with her silenced pistol held up in front of her. If anybody looked her way, she would open fire.
"I don't feel any wind, do you?" The first voice asked.
"OK, we can roll." The second voice said. "We know they're in there. We just saw one of them arrive."
"It didn't look like he received a very friendly greeting." The first voice said.
"You know the newcomers are always on edge." The second voice said.
"I'm more worried about the people they recruit." The first voice said. "They're all amateurs."
"I agree with you on that one." The second voice said. "None of them would last a day in the future."
"I'm never going back there." The first voice said.
"That's why we're here now." The second voice said.
"I'll do my part." The first voice said.
The female Fanatic could hear their footsteps. It sounded like they were almost right next to her. She saw the two men suddenly appear. They didn't visibly carry weapons. She was sure they were armed. One of them carried what she believed was a 'bolt cutter'. They moved to the corner of the building and looked around towards the metal gate.
"See, I told you there wasn't anything." The second voice said. "Let's drive around and check out the front side."
The two men walked around the corner and disappeared from view. If they looked back in her direction, they would spot her instantly. Her first impulse was to move up to the corner of the building and see where they were at. Instead she looked towards the rear of the property to see if there was anyone else and then moved to the far side of the dumpster. She remained there until she heard the gate squeak. She could hear a car start a few seconds later and drive away.
She quickly moved up to the rear fence and looked over. She could see the rear roll up door of the building was open. She moved to the side of the property and looked down towards where the driveway was at. She saw the gate was open. It was all she needed to see. It was time to make her move. She knew what the two men's vehicle looked like. She also knew what the other vehicle looked like when it passed by on the side street. She would need to keep both of those in mind.
The female Fanatic hurried away and headed back towards her van.
There was a flurry of activity as the Grays prepared to pull out. One of the Grays checked the security system.
"I spotted a suspicious vehicle outside the front." The fourth Gray said.
The second Gray looked angrily at the first Gray.
"I thought you said you weren't followed." The second Gray said.
The first Gray remembered what he'd observed a few blocks out before he reached the base.
"Is it a van?" The first Gray asked.
"No." The fourth Gray said. "It was a sedan."
"All I saw was a van." The first Gray said. "It wasn't even close to here."
The first Gray came over and looked at the security system.
The second Gray joined him.
"I think we should just go now." The second Gray said.
The first Gray looked around.
"We need to take some of this stuff with us." The first Gray said. "My car is right by the door. Let me go take a closer look at them and see what they do."
The other Grays looked a little worried.
"What about us?" The third Gray asked.
The first Gray didn't want to get into an argument.
"I need you to finish up here." The first Gray said. "I'll be back."
The first Gray got into the vehicle and drove out into the rear area. He drove along the side of the building and paused before he reached the street. He spotted a suspicious looking vehicle other than the first one they'd already detected. Neither one of them were a van.
The female Fanatic hurried back towards her van. She was going to make her run to bring down the building. She adjusted the timer on the satchel charge to twenty seconds as she ran. She got in the van and started it. She would head around the block and make her approach.
The Gray pulled out onto the street. The suspicious vehicle immediately bolted. He was about to increase his speed to pursue it. He saw the other vehicle that was spotted earlier turn onto the street in front of it. There was some gunfire exchanged.
'What the hell?' The Gray thought.
The two vehicles narrowly avoided a collision as more gunfire was exchanged. The second vehicle made a wild U-turn and pursued the first one.
He started out after them. He looked in his rear view mirror and saw a van approaching from behind him.
'What the hell?' The Gray thought.
It was the same color as the van he'd seen previously on his way back to their base. He took one last look at the two vehicles exchanging gunfire and turned back around to return to his base. It was where the immediate threat was at. He watched the van pull into the driveway.
The Gray was almost back to the building when there was a massive explosion. Debris began to rain down around him.
Hank and Larry were a little mystified as to what exactly just happened. There appear to be three different groups, plus the female Fanatic, all in play at the same time.
CamNet instructed them to remain near the building where the female Fanatic launched her attack. She said she would deal with the other two vehicles.
Allison drove the group towards the pancake restaurant. She ran through a four way stop without slowing.
Vanna instinctively grabbed the dashboard.
"Hey, that was a 'stop sign'." Vanna said. "I don't want to get 'T-boned'."
Allison looked back. She'd missed it. It didn't seem like a big deal. There hadn't been an accident. She tried to brush it off with a joke.
"I'll stop twice at the next one." Allison said.
It didn't reassure anyone very much.
Cam and Cammy both tilted their heads slightly as they looked at each other.
Steve and Tom did the same thing. There was no logic to Allison's statement. To stop twice at the next intersection wouldn't alleviate the fact she'd run through the previous stop sign and could have been involved in a collision.
The next incident happened almost immediately. There was little time to think about it.
Vanna spotted something moving near the road.
"Watch out!" Vanna said.
Allison swerved a little without slowing. She never touched, or even covered, the brake. There was a faint 'thud' sound. She looked over at Vanna. She was more than a little irritated at 'backseat drivers', even if they were in the front.
"It was just a dog. I saw it. The bumper barely touched it." Allison said. "The owners should be more responsible. It's obvious they don't care about their pets."
Savannah would rather if they didn't kill an animal needlessly, especially if it could be avoided.
"I'd prefer if we didn't hit one." Savannah said.
Allison glanced back at Savannah briefly. She refrained from making an additional comment about the owner's lack of responsibility.
Cammy wanted to go back so she could see the dog. She'd missed seeing it in the third row seat.
"Let's go back and check on it. I want to make sure it's alright." Cammy said. "I want to pet it."
Cam was able to see it on her side.
"It got back up. It ran off on three legs." Cam said. "It's gone now. It didn't look friendly."
Allison gunned the gas and shot around another vehicle in front of them.
Vanna was always bothered by Allison's driving. The way Allison passed the vehicle was extremely unsafe.
"Maybe we should find a closer place." Vanna said. "That way I can eat my breakfast and not be fed by a tube in the ICU."
Allison looked over at Vanna. She felt her actions were justified based on the other vehicle's performance.
"The car was going too slow." Allison said. "I needed to pass it. Anyone disrupting the traffic flow should be cited for endangering other drivers."
Tom wondered about the pass himself. It was highly irregular.
"I think Vanna meant you should have stayed on the proper side of the road to make the pass." Tom said. "It was rather daring to go into the oncoming traffic lane to make the pass."
Vanna looked back at Savannah.
"Now I know why Savannah wanted to sit in the middle and be surrounded by Terminators." Vanna said. "I think she's in the safest seat. It's like she has armor plate around her."
Savannah wanted Allison and Vanna together in the front for a different reason. She didn't care for the discord. She desired a happier atmosphere.
"I wanted you and Allison to sit together." Savannah said. "I want you to act like lovers and not bicker with each other. We can hear Ally and Sheila do it any time. I don't like to see you two do it."
Vanna and Allison exchanged a quick look. They hoped they didn't sound like Ally and Sheila. They carried on some pretty rough conversations at times. Everyone knew how madly they were in love with each other, even if they didn't want to admit it.
Allison slowed down some and Vanna reached over and took Allison's hand for a few seconds. Savannah reminded them what mattered. It was each other.
The traffic light up ahead turned yellow. Normally Allison would floor it and run through the red light. Instead she slowed and stopped.
Cam and Cammy looked around and wondered why Allison stopped for the light. It wasn't her driving style.
As they sat at the red light, Allison leaned over, so did Vanna. They kissed. It was right in front of Savannah.
Savannah still held Tom's and Steve's hands. She could feel them fidget a little when Vanna and Allison kissed. It was right in front of them too.
"We can do the same thing at all the red lights." Vanna said.
Allison was excited by the prospect.
"In that case, I may stop at the green lights too." Allison said.
Allison glanced over past Vanna. She saw the hood of a black car pull up alongside of her on the right side. There was no lane there.
"Hey, that guy is going to try and cut in front of me when the light turns green." Allison said. "I'm going to race him."
Allison moved the shift selector into 'Neutral' and revved up the engine twice. She wanted to show the other driver she was ready for the challenge.
Vanna looked over at the car next to them. She was more than a little surprised at what she observed.
"I don't think it's a good idea." Vanna said. "You don't want to race this vehicle."
Allison revved the engine again. She was ready to drop it into 'Drive' at a high RPM.
"Why not?" Allison asked. "I don't like people who cut in."
Savannah could see what Vanna saw.
"Allison, you need to start out normally." Savannah said. "Don't do anything foolish right now."
Allison listened to Savannah.
The light turned green and Allison started out at normal speed.
The car with the black hood passed them. It also sported a white door and roof. There was a giant star on the white door and a light bar on the roof.
"Oops." Allison said. "It's a CHP cruiser."
Vanna hoped the close call taught Allison a lesson. She doubted it.
"You don't want to get pulled over." Vanna said. "Not with all the hardware in the back."
Savannah looked back at Cammy. To have the authorities anywhere near them was unusual. There must be a problem of some sort.
"Find out what's happening." Savannah said. "Normally John Henry keeps the police away from us. The CHP cruiser seemed like it was in a hurry."
Cammy spoke with John Henry.
"There was a robbery at a local convenience store." Cammy said. "The perpetrator got away on foot."
Savannah was concerned for the person robbed.
"Was anyone hurt?" Savannah asked.
Cammy only heard it was a robbery. No injuries were reported.
"No." Cammy said.
Allison thought there should be some street justice.
"If John Henry can find out where they're at, we should drive by and take them out." Allison said.
Cam saw it as a future Scavenger in the making.
"Allison's correct." Cam said. "I'll terminate them myself."
Cammy agreed.
"All future Scavengers are a threat." Cammy said.
Steve was concerned for the safety of the girls.
"Criminals tend to escalate their crimes." Steve said.
Tom wanted to make sure Savannah was protected.
"Steve and I will engage the threat." Tom said.
Savannah didn't want to get involved. She didn't want things to get out of hand.
"It's just money." Savannah said. "It's not worth anyone's life."
They spotted two LAPD police cars and a Sheriff's SUV.
Cam was alert to all the police activity. There was more going on than met the eye for them to see so many police vehicles at one time, especially from different branches of law enforcement.
"It's unusual to have a multi-agency response for a local robbery. The LAPD should be the only ones to deal with this in the city." Cam said. "I think there is more to this."
Savannah smiled at Tom and Steve. She released their hands and took out her phone. She decided to make a few inquiries herself. She was concerned with everyone's safety as well. Maybe it was something they didn't need to look into. Maybe it was something they did need to look into.
Jan and Summer returned to the table from the buffet food lines.
Summer wanted Holly to feel included.
"You can try a taste if you want, Holly." Summer said.
Holly didn't normally do too much tasting. She found out Allison was going to eat whatever she wanted, regardless of the health risk
"I'm fine." Holly said.
Jan wanted everyone to share.
"We're going to share." Jan said. "You can too."
Holly wanted them to share together.
"I'm good." Holly said.
The ship entered the harbor area of San Diego. There were a lot of things to see on both sides of them.
"I see some jets." Jan said. "Some of them are taken apart."
Holly could see what the facility actually was.
"It's a Navy air station." Holly said. "They're probably undergoing maintenance."
Jan stood up and looked around.
"Look, look." Jan said. "I see a submarine on the other side."
Holly didn't like the girls disrupting their meal. San Diego was a Navy town. It had a very good natural harbor.
"There will be a lot of Navy ships and equipment around the bay." Holly said. "You need to finish your breakfast. We can see everything afterwards."
It was clear both girls were excited. They didn't get out much, especially to any Navy installations.
Derek and Kyle previously took Jan to a few air shows. Those were at either private or local airfields mostly.
Summer spotted Sarah and Kyle enter the buffet.
"There are your parents." Summer said. "They just came up the stairway."
Jan looked where Summer indicated. She was happy to see her parents.
"There's mom." Jan said. "I see dad too."
Holly wanted to give Jan some options.
"You can go to them." Holly said. "You can sit with them or they can join us."
Jan tried to decide what the best option was. She wanted to catch their attention.
"They haven't seen us yet." Jan said.
Summer looked around and spotted Derek and Riley.
"Derek and Riley are there too. They're by the elevator." Summer said.
Sarah and Kyle went up the stairs to the buffet.
Kyle felt a little tired.
"Why didn't we take the elevator again?" Kyle asked.
Kyle wanted to enter it earlier when the door opened as they approached it. Sarah pulled him into the stairwell instead.
Sarah looked at him and frowned a little.
"I need to keep you in shape." Sarah said. "I like to keep the blood flowing.
Kyle felt a little spent from the evening's sexual activity.
"I thought I did pretty good last night." Kyle said.
Sarah felt it a little on the way up the stairs.
"Yes you did." Sarah said.
Kyle wondered about his brother.
"Maybe we should have asked Derek and Riley if they wanted to come." Kyle said.
Sarah tried to be funny.
"They seemed to do that on their own more than us." Sarah said.
The thought caused Sarah and Kyle to laugh.
Kyle started to wonder how many more floors they needed to go up.
They soon reached the deck with the buffet on it.
Kyle spotted military equipment on both sides. His earlier tiredness vanished.
"Look out the window." Kyle said.
Sarah looked. It was hard to see both sides at once.
"I see some submarines." Sarah said. "There are jets on the other side. There seem to be a lot of helicopters too."
Kyle was a little upset they hadn't stopped at his brother's suite when they'd passed it. He'd wanted to, but Sarah urged him to leave them up to whatever they were doing.
"Now I know we should have asked Derek to come, to breakfast I mean." Kyle said.
The elevator door opened and Derek and Riley were there.
"Hey, brother, it's fancy meeting you here." Derek said.
Kyle was a little upset Derek got to ride up in the elevator.
"You took the easy way." Kyle said. "I needed to use the stairs."
Derek thought of a compromise. It sounded easier too.
"I'll catch the stairs on the way down." Derek said.
Kyle rolled his eyes slightly.
"Typical." Kyle said. "Going down is easy."
Sarah and Riley caught up with each other and on Precious. They both looked over at Kyle when he made his last statement. Riley giggled.
Derek spotted some movement behind them.
"Watch out." Derek said. "You've been targeted."
Kyle turned around and saw Jan running towards him.
"Hi, Dad. Hi, Mom." Jan said. "Hi, everyone."
Jan greeted the Reese clan.
They all shared some small talk.
Derek looked over to the airfield where the jets and helicopters were parked.
Jan could see what caught her uncle's attention.
"We have a table by the window." Jan said. "Get some food and join us."
Derek thought he was going to really enjoy breakfast almost as much as he was going to enjoy the view.
John Henry was in the Command Center with Samantha and Precious.
Samantha detected a lot of unusual events on some of the traffic cameras.
"There's a lot of police activity by where the girls are headed." Samantha said.
John Henry was a little concerned as to why it was necessary in this instance.
"Normally I'd direct them away from where our people are." John Henry said. "There's been an incident and they're looking for the assailant. I don't want to hinder their investigation."
Samantha agreed. She didn't want a criminal on the loose around Savannah. She thought everyone in prison should be terminated for the future threat they posed as potential Scavengers. The current event was no exception. It made her wonder why some people thought repeat offenders should be treated like they were a special class of people instead of the career criminals they actually were. Once someone was sent to prison twice, their life needed to end before they took an innocent person's life.
"Criminals should be apprehended and punished. Termination would be the best result." Samantha said. "They'll most likely end up as a Scavenger."
John Henry couldn't agree more.
"Indeed." John Henry said.
He didn't condone Cameron's off the books activities which were conducted out of her base. He didn't disagree with the results. It may not have put a dent in crime overall, but every little bit did help.
Samantha noted the multi agency response. It seemed highly unusual.
"Did you call in the California Highway Patrol and Los Angeles County Sheriff's department?"
John Henry noted the unusual response as well.
"No." John Henry said. "Perhaps I should look a little further into it."
Samantha didn't like the girls in the middle of it. She was glad there were four Terminators with the three girls.
"There must be something else in play here." Samantha said.
John Henry received updates from his server and CamNet.
"I'm checking into it." John Henry said. "CamNet has informed me there are unmarked units of the FBI and ATF in the vicinity as well. There appears to have been some street gang clashes earlier on. It was most likely a 'turf war' of some type."
Everything seemed rather significant to Samantha. There were a lot of pieces in play which added up to a lot.
"How did all of this slip past you?" Samantha asked.
John Henry wondered about it himself. He didn't know CamNet blocked a lot of information from him as well as the authorities.
"I must have been distracted." John Henry said.
Samantha wanted a better answer. What was more important than the safety of the girls ?
"What were you watching when I arrived?" Samantha asked.
John Henry looked a little guilty.
"Nothing." John Henry said.
Samantha looked at Precious then came around. She went 'back' on one of John Henry's monitors.
She was a little surprised at what she saw.
"Is this what you were doing?" Samantha asked.
John Henry knew he was 'caught'. It was Young Allison and Anna at the pool. They were both naked.
"No." John Henry said.
Samantha was upset at the voyeurism.
"You don't need to see 'mine' if you're watching this." Samantha said.
John Henry tried again with another feeble excuse. He'd detected their unusual entry into the pool area.
"I just checked to make sure they were OK." John Henry said. "I noticed they needed to bypass the alarm."
Samantha figured the servers were all distracted watching the wrong things.
"Your server and CamNet were all watching this too." Samantha said. "You all dropped the ball."
Samantha understood the lure of sex. It was very rewarding as a shared or loving experience. It was also a distraction to just about everything else. This was a case in point. She liked what she saw. She decided to watch it some more. Now she was caught up in it too.
Earlier:
Young Allison and Anna slipped into the pool building.
"Things went a little smoother than I thought they would." Young Allison said.
Anna didn't see why they wouldn't.
"I've bypassed the alarm and used the access code to get us inside." Anna said.
Young Allison headed straight for the pool.
Anna didn't want Young Allison to skip an important step.
"You need to change." Anna said.
Young Allison didn't plan to 'change'.
"Don't be so uptight." Young Allison said. "We're the only ones here."
Young Allison started to remove her clothing.
"What are you doing?" Anna asked.
Young Allison was almost naked.
"What does it look like?" Young Allison asked.
Anna disapproved of Young Allison's actions.
"You need to wear some swim attire." Anna said. "This isn't proper."
Young Allison saw nothing wrong with nudity. It was natural.
"You can wear one or you can strip and join me." Young Allison said. "Nobody knows."
Anna glanced at the security cameras.
"You know this is being picked up on the security system." Anna said.
Young Allison wasn't bothered by it.
"This is nature. It is natural." Young Allison said. "It may be other people's hang up. It's not mine."
Anna tried a different approach.
"Would you do this if Savannah was here?" Anna asked.
Young Allison didn't want to offend Savannah.
"No." Young Allison said.
Anna believed Young Allison's answer was self explanatory.
"Then you know it's wrong." Anna said.
It wasn't the first time Young Allison swam naked.
"I've done it with Cameron before." Young Allison said. "We were at a lake. It was cold."
Anna thought the conditions were different at the time.
"It was different, sort of." Anna said. "You didn't have swim attire with you, here you do."
Young Allison jumped in the water and did several laps. Each lap was a different type of stroke. She practiced swimming underwater and holding her breath as long as possible.
"I'll take the heat for this." Young Allison said. "Don't worry. Hop in."
Anna looked around and went in the shallow end. She was now naked too. She found it sort of exhilarating.
Gail and Claire entered the main room of the Master Suite.
Ally was in the process of adding something to Jesse's coffee cup.
Claire's mouth dropped slightly open for a second. She was more than a little surprised.
"I take it that isn't a 'non dairy creamer'." Claire said.
Jesse looked at her and smiled.
"I've invented a new drink." Jesse said.
Claire thought it would be a big money maker.
"I guarantee it will sell well, especially if anyone can see it being done like this." Claire said.
Gail thought they could earn more if the patron was allowed to assist in the process.
Ally looked at Gail and decided she better take over.
"Here, you can do this, Gail." Ally said.
Ally looked at Claire.
"Let me go see if I can trade with Hanna." Ally said.
Gail wasn't sure what Ally referred to. If it was to allow Cameron to use her chassis, she would do it. She wanted to make Ally understand she was available.
"I thought you didn't want to try it." Gail said. "I'll take your turn."
Ally wondered why Gail was in such a hurry.
"You haven't even done it yet." Ally said.
She didn't mention Cameron hadn't stripped her of her virginity yet as she controlled her chassis.
Gail planned to do it or actually have Cameron do it for her. She wanted to know what it was like. Cameron would be able to give her a better experience with her advanced emotional development.
"What can it hurt to try?" Gail said. "I'm not afraid to learn new things."
Jesse got a serious look on her face.
"It depends on how you 'learn' them." Jesse said.
Jesse wanted to make sure Gail had a choice.
Claire nodded.
"The hard way is never fun." Claire said.
Claire wanted all of the Metal girls to have a choice.
Ally looked at Gail, Jesse and Claire. She felt like they were all in on it together. She walked out without a further word.
Gail took over the process from Ally. It required a little more effort than she'd anticipated.
"There." Gail said. "You were extremely depleted."
Jesse shared a pretty wild session with Ally. She tried a sip.
"I like it." Jesse said.
Claire anxiously reached for the cup.
"Let me try some." Claire said.
Claire tried a sip.
"It's good." Claire said.
Gail watched both of them.
"Can I try a sip?" Gail asked.
Jesse was a little surprised. Gail seldom tried anything other than what Vanna and she could now offer.
"Of course, love." Jesse said. "You're going to help me make one of these everyday."
Gail tried a sip.
"Fascinating." Gail said.
Hanna walked in the Master suite. She wore a maid's outfit.
"Room service." Hanna said.
Claire loved the short skirt.
"Now you're talking." Claire said. "That skirt is really short."
Hanna decided to show off a little.
"Let me pick up that piece of lint on the floor." Hanna said.
Hanna faced away from them and reached down. Everything was clearly exposed from that angle.
Jesse could see how excited Claire was to view Hanna in her current outfit.
"Do you two want to be alone?" Jesse asked.
Hanna looked over at Jesse when she spoke. She'd specifically come into the room for a reason.
"I meant to tell you about something. You can see a couple of submarines out the balcony door." Hanna said.
Jesse handed her coffee to Gail and rushed to the balcony to see.
Claire followed her.
Jesse looked out but didn't say anything.
Claire touched her shoulder.
"Are the memories good or bad?" Claire asked.
Jesse thought back on some of the past experiences.
"It's both." Jesse said. "We shared some good times, until one day you're in a 'metal coffin'."
Claire led Jesse back toward Gail and Hanna.
Hanna wanted to see the drink Gail held.
"Let me have a sip." Hanna said.
Gail looked at the cup in her hands.
"Ask Jesse." Gail said. "It's her drink."
Jesse wanted everyone to share.
"It's fine, love." Jesse said. "I have something to offer everyone."
Claire looked at Jesse and giggled.
Hanna tried a sip.
"We can market this. It will be a hit." Hanna said.
Jesse felt she made a statement wherever she went.
"I'm a hit everywhere." Jesse said.
Hanna wanted to remind Claire and Jesse where the others were at.
"Do any of you want to eat?" Hanna asked.
Gail looked serious.
"We just did." Gail said.
Claire tried not to laugh.
"I think she meant food." Claire said.
Jesse could tell Gail tried to make a joke.
"She knew what Hanna meant." Jesse said.
The four girls all laughed.
"We'll dock soon." Gail said.
Hanna lifted her skirt.
"I already have." Hanna said.
The four girls all laughed again.
They finished Jesse's coffee and decided to go up to the buffet.
Jesse and Claire were glad the Metal girls all had a choice in what they did, even if it was Cameron who actually did it. They still had a choice to allow her to do it. They could keep the files which were created, or delete and erase them. Either way it wasn't their program which shared the experience.
Earlier:
Jim was in the Control Center.
Sheila and Hanna were on their way out to start to make up the rooms.
Ally entered the Control Center. She looked a little upset.
"I'll trade you." Ally said.
Sheila hoped some action would develop.
"OK." Sheila said.
Ally ignored Sheila and looked at Hanna.
"I meant Hanna." Ally said. "She can go to breakfast with Claire. I'll help Sheila. That's as long as Jim does the suite for John and Cameron."
Hanna wanted to see Claire.
"Thanks." Hanna said as she left.
Ally looked down at herself.
"I should have traded outfits with her." Ally said. "I'm still naked."
Sheila liked the idea.
"We can both work naked." Sheila said. "If anyone asks, we can tell them we didn't want to get our uniforms dirty or wrinkled."
Ally wasn't ready to have her virginity stolen.
"That's why we aren't doing John and Cameron's room." Ally said. "I don't plan on taking cuts in front of Holly and Gail."
Sheila was ready to let Cameron use her chassis anytime the same way.
"It's better than you think." Sheila said. "I plan to do more. I don't care if it's the same way."
Ally shook her head and looked at Jim.
"What's happening back in the world?" Ally asked.
Jim gave them a run down of all the operations and everything seemed resolved for now. CamNet kept more than a few things blocked from him.
"Let's start with Derek and Riley's suite." Sheila said. "We'll work together."
Ally and Sheila headed out.
They paused by the door of the Owner's Suite.
Ally didn't want Sheila to get sidetracked.
"You're not going in there." Ally said.
Sheila looked at Ally for a long moment.
"You will be." Sheila said.
Ally wanted to hear from Holly and Gail. They didn't have any previous 'sexual experience' with a male in their programming from the 'Neural Interface'. If they agreed with Sheila and Hanna, she might think about it.
"I'll listen to what Holly and Gail have to say first." Ally said.
Sheila wanted to finish up. She knew the others were in the buffet. They would only be there for so long.
"We need to work fast." Sheila said. "I want everything done before they get back."
The door to the Master Suite opened. Gail walked out followed by Jesse and Claire. Hanna brought up the rear. They were all dressed in street clothes now.
Hanna handed Ally her maid's outfit.
"We'll do your room last." Sheila said.
Ally put on the maid's outfit.
"I like you better naked." Sheila said.
Ally saw it as an incentive to get to work.
"The quicker we get finished, the sooner I can be naked again." Ally said.
Sheila always liked to share with Ally.
"I'm in." Sheila said.
Ally faced away from Sheila and bent down. She looked back at Sheila.
"Let's get crackin'." Ally said.
Sheila reached over to touch Ally but she stood up at the last second. They had work to do. There would be plenty of time for other things later on.
John and Cameron shared with each other. This time it was slow and relaxed. It conveyed emotion and feeling as opposed to raw pleasure.
"It was very beautiful." Cameron said.
John gave her a tender kiss.
"I love you no matter how you are." John said.
Cameron looked at John with her big brown puppy dog eyes.
"I love you too." Cameron said.
John looked out the balcony window. He couldn't see much from his angle on the bed
"Where are we now?" John asked.
Cameron gave John another soft kiss and got up to look.
"We're in the harbor." Cameron said. "We entered it a few minutes ago."
John quickly sat up. He stood and went to the balcony window to look. He was a little surprised at the first thing he saw.
"There are several submarines out there." John said.
Cameron walked up next to John.
She smiled when she looked at the submarines. The submarines were in port now and would update all their equipment and files. CamNet would be in all their systems. It would add to CamNet's striking ability.
John was aware there were different types of submarines. Each class had a different purpose as to what its mission was.
"Do those subs have nuclear weapons on them?" John asked.
Cameron already evaluated the submarines.
"Yes." Cameron said. "They possess several different types."
John was a little concerned.
"Can you control them?" John asked.
Cameron was sure John didn't mean her directly.
"CamNet can." Cameron said.
It still bothered John. At least it was better than Skynet getting control of them.
"Maybe we should get dressed." John said.
Cameron wanted to make John happy.
"We can go to the buffet if you want or I can have room service bring more things." Cameron said.
John wondered about it. He'd been looking forward to a 'new chassis' for Cameron. It meant it would be for him as well. It didn't happen.
"I really thought room service would have brought us some 'other things'." John said.
The thought made Cameron frown. She didn't like the interference.
"I thought so too." Cameron said. "Someone else thought otherwise."
John was a little surprised to hear there was some other involvement.
"Did they?" John asked.
Cameron planned to rectify the situation. She would use Holly or Gail in later on. Since they weren't captured Skynet Terminators, she was positive they were both virgins for sure.
"I'll find out." Cameron said. "You'll have some variety later on."
John was greatly excited to hear it. He didn't want to seem too greedy. He wanted to make the rules clear.
"As long as it's your program, I'm in." John said.
Cameron really wished she wouldn't have stopped her human interface experiments. She still wanted to present herself to John as a human female.
They quickly showered and dressed.
"The others may be finished." Cameron said.
John knew there were plenty of choices for food.
"We can always do the sit down breakfast in the main dining room." John said.
Cameron didn't want to burn up too much time if they weren't in bed.
"Derek and Kyle will want an early start at the USS Midway." Cameron said. "We're sort of on a time table."
John knew where the fast food would be.
"The buffet it is." John said.
Cameron thought of the Metal girls and the choice they offered.
A giant smile formed on Cameron's face.
"Yes it is." Cameron said. "Yes it is."
Cameron looked forward to later on. She wondered whose chassis would excite John more. Would it be Gail or Holly? It didn't matter to her. She was good with either one. She planned to use both of them anyway.
It Is Natural
Some more than others
Tend to act on instinct
Each will differ from others
Their actions will be distinct
They may think what they do
Was unplanned and spontaneous
Since their mind made the choice
They would be erroneous
Past actions are the guide
Very little is actually organic
When the same results occur
They tend to worry and panic
They always follow the mold
It's what seems to be normal
They try to act casual
When they should try formal
Life is about ups and downs
To try something new is admirable
Failure is part of life
Don't worry, it is natural
Nobody