Chapter 1298

Bubble Bath

Everyone was surprised there was a warm bubble bath waiting for them in their suite. They all took advantage of the large whirlpool tubs. It was too inviting to pass up. It wasn't something any of them had ever done before.

It left four of the Metal girls high and dry.

Ally thought the bubble bath looked like fun.

"I'd like to try the bubble bath." Ally said.

Hanna made a suggestion.

"Jesse and Claire are using the one in the Master Suite." Hanna said.

Ally was aware there were two other smaller tubs.

"It still leaves two more of the smaller ones in the spare bedroom of the Master Suite and the spare bedroom Owner's Suite." Ally said.

Sheila was ready to move to the next step.

"Do we want to fool with a bubble bath or get down to business?" Sheila asked.

Ally thought it would be nice after the visit to the spa. What could it hurt?

"I'd like to complete the spa treatment with one." Ally said. "I haven't ever done anything like it before."

Gail liked the idea. She wanted to share one with Ally. She would have liked to have shared it with Jesse or Savannah. One of them was unavailable currently. The other one wasn't even on the ship.

"We can take one together." Gail said. "I'd like to try it."

Sheila looked at Hanna. She was ready for a little more. She glanced at Ally and Gail.

"You two can use the tub in there then." Sheila said. "Hanna and I will use the bed."

It sounded good to Hanna.

"I'm all for it." Hanna said. "We can use the tub when Ally and Gail get out."

Sheila would rather have a 'four way' instead. She always felt it was, 'the more the merrier'.

"We can make it a group share." Sheila said.

Hanna wanted to make sure Claire kept track of the time. She was aware sometimes when people became involved with something of a personal nature; time had a way of slipping past them.

"The others have about an hour and a half to get ready for dinner." Hanna said. "I need to make sure Claire is ready."

Sheila thought they could help the others dress later. It never took any of them long to get ready. Right now there were other things on her mind.

"We'll all help them." Sheila said. "I'm ready for some action now."

Hanna looked at Sheila, then at Ally and Gail. She felt she needed to make a point.

"I guess it is us women in bed and the girls in the tub." Hanna said.

Ally rolled her eyes.

"I'm not sure it's something to brag about." Ally said. "Especially the way it was done."

Gail was ready for her adventure with John and Cameron. She knew she wouldn't be a girl for long.

"It's the only way." Gail said. "I'll be a 'woman' tomorrow. Holly will be one tonight."

Ally still couldn't believe the other Metal girls were so willing to allow Cameron to strip them of their virginity as she 'took over' their chassis. It still seemed like Cameron was stealing something from them. It wasn't like Cameron didn't know the magnitude of what she was doing. She knew full well what she was doing with each of them. She knew what she was taking from each of them as well.

"Oh, brother…." Ally said. "You all can't wait to give it away fast enough."

Sheila was pleased with her decision. She didn't have any regrets. She actually wished Cameron would have done it years ago. She wouldn't have minded the experience upon her activation either. There would have been less emotional issues involved at the time. It would have been an experience of pure pleasure.

She would recommend Cameron do the same thing for all of the newly activated female Terminators. She might even recommend it for all Terminators. She'd like for John to see, and feel, what some of the things are like when they're done to him. It was all a beautiful experience for her. She really didn't think a technical term mattered very much in reality. A lot already went on down there with all of the Metal girls.

"Easy come, easy go." Sheila said. "Don't knock it until you've tried it."

Hanna was ready for more. She would make sure Cameron understood she was available at any time for more of the same.

"I have to agree with Sheila." Hanna said. "I'd like to try it on my own, but I'll let Cameron do it the same way again whenever she wants. To feel the shared love, along with the pleasure is worth it, even if I only get the file."

Sheila hoped if one of the other girls balked and backed out, she would be able to cash in and go another round. Well, at least let Cameron go another round in her chassis. It certainly couldn't hurt anything at this point. She would be rewarded with nothing but pleasure, both physically and emotionally.

"It's what I said all along." Sheila said. "Cameron's program is able to get more out of our sheath."

Gail wanted the best experience possible and Cameron could provide her with it.

"I'm going to find out." Gail said. "Cameron will be able to give me a better experience than I could have on my own. Why wouldn't I do it that way? Besides, Cameron knows what to do and how to please John. This way we can learn too. We won't seem like inexperienced school girls to him when we get our 'one time'."

Ally just shook her head. She really wondered what was wrong with all of them. Maybe Cameron jacked around their programming or something. Maybe it was CamNet who did when she'd 'updated' their programs to have a copy of it in case they were terminated. Maybe a little extra happened there they didn't know about. She was tired of worrying about it.

"Let's get in the tub." Ally said. "I'll give you an 'experience' when we get out."

They looked at the trail of clothes on the floor.

"I can see Sheila and Hanna are already doing it." Gail said.

Ally really wondered what electrons were bouncing around in some of the Metal girl's heads at times.

"I'm going to use the tub. You decided what you want." Ally said.

Ally walked away. She shook her head as she walked.

Derek and Riley were in the whirlpool tub enjoying a warm bubble bath.

"The spa was great." Riley said. "How was the air museum?"

Derek was in 'Heaven' today with everything.

"I really saw a lot of things earlier and shared a good time with everyone." Derek said.

Riley was a little self conscious of her 'episode' on the aircraft carrier. She hadn't expected to get tired so quickly. She seemed to make a recovery fairly fast. Maybe it was just a passing moment. She didn't think there was anything wrong with her. Was there?

One thing was for certain. Her experience in the spa was very rewarding. She thought the spa would help Derek unwind a little.

"I want you to try the spa." Riley said.

Derek was more than a little surprised.

"Me?" Derek asked.

Riley reflected on the pleasurable experience.

"It will make your body feel good." Riley said.

Derek pictured a scantily clad female rubbing him down. The thought intrigued him more than a little.

"Do you really want some female touching my naked body?" Derek asked with a smile.

Riley smiled back at Derek.

"The females are for me." Riley said. "You'll have a male attendant."

The smile quickly faded from Derek's face.

"I'm out." Derek said.

Riley frowned. She tried to be helpful.

"Don't be such a killjoy." Riley said. "It's not like what you think. Your body will be very pleased afterwards."

Riley actually felt very refreshed. She was sure if she felt like she did now earlier, she wouldn't have been so tired all of a sudden.

Derek looked down at his body. The bubbles in the tub blocked his view of it. He didn't need to see it right now. He already knew what it looked like. He thought it was a mess. He'd seen most of the girls naked at some point in time. Their bodies all healed up nicely except for the large scars both Jesse and Vanna carried. His body exhibited a number of scars from different injuries, including burns. He really wouldn't like someone else to need to look at them or even touch them. There were a few other things on his mind.

He got a serious look on his face.

"Kyle talked to me." Derek said.

Riley didn't see why it was news.

"Kyle talks to you all the time." Riley said.

Derek looked around and waved his arm. It wasn't so much about the now as it was about the future.

"We can live a life like this, with Precious, all the time." Derek said. "Kyle wants it for Jan."

Cameron spoke with Riley before about it.

"I know in the past we could live like this everyday." Riley said.

Derek knew they could pick the time period.

"Yes." Derek said. "Cameron will send us back however far we want to go."

Riley was pretty sure Sarah wasn't in on it.

"I take it Sarah doesn't want to go." Riley said.

Derek thought of his past, the future. He believed it was a matter of perspective. He understood the struggles Sarah went through and how much of her life was invested in protecting the future. It was one thing to protect it. It was another thing to live it. Maybe one was as bad as the other. He still thought one was worse.

"She hasn't lived in the future like we have. She really doesn't know what it's like. We do." Derek said.

Riley wondered how it would be if a Metal girl could go along with them. She really wanted to be with a Metal girl again. She really wanted to be with any female again. She'd had her eye on some of the female attendants in the spa. She'd needed to remind herself they were just doing their jobs. They weren't there to indulge in anyone's personal fantasies.

"Can we bring Samantha with us?" Riley asked.

Derek thought it would be nice to have a Terminator bodyguard to watch over them. It also presented other issues if something were to happen to the Terminator. There would be a problem if it was captured inadvertently. The technology could be gleaned from its chassis.

"I don't think so." Derek said. "Cameron doesn't want any Terminators in the past for forty or fifty years."

Riley was conflicted.

"I really don't know, Derek." Riley said.

Derek didn't see what there was to know or not know. They already knew. He took a more somber tone.

"Kyle mentioned what happened to all of the girls in the future." Derek said. "He's very worried about it. He has a daughter too."

Riley cringed a little. She could have done without the reminder.

"It happened to me too." Riley said. "No one was safe from it. It happened to every female I ever knew at some point. It didn't matter how old or young they were when it happened either. Every one of us was abused more than once. It's just how life is in the future. It's something every female needs to go through. Most of them survived, some of them didn't."

It was Derek's point.

"Kyle and I don't want it to happen to Precious or Jan." Derek said. "It's something we can prevent."

Riley wanted Samantha around more than ever.

"I don't want anything bad to happen either." Riley said. "We have a Terminator now to help us."

Derek remembered how fast things could fall apart.

"If Skynet wins, will we always have them?" Derek said. "You know how things were. Everything can change. Look where we were. Look where we are now. Think about where we could be instead. It's not about us."

Riley didn't want what happened to her to happen to Precious.

"I do know. I hated what happened. I still hate it every time I think about it." Riley said. "What do you want to do or to happen?"

Derek wished he could have an answer.

"I don't know what to say." Derek said.

Riley slashed some bubbles on Derek's face. She wanted to change the subject for now. They were on a cruise ship in the middle of the ocean. They were in a luxury suite without any current worries. The problems of the past, and the future, could wait.

"I would like to hear you say, 'We can knock off a quickie before dinner'." Riley said.

Derek was sure he could pull it off. His body had more than a few hours to rejuvenate. He thought he could answer Riley back in a playful manner.

"We can knock off a quickie before dinner." Derek said.

Riley smiled.

"It's what I wanted to hear." Riley said.

Derek reached over and fondled Riley.

"I'm in." Derek said.

Riley moved one of his hands a little lower.

"You will be." Riley said with a smile.

Derek knew they were on a timetable.

"We need to hurry a little." Derek said.

Riley needed to remember they weren't the only ones.

"How long do we have?" Riley asked.

Derek couldn't see the clock.

"I think we have about an hour before we need to dress." Derek said.

Riley wanted to look nice. She knew she would need a little help.

"I want one of the Metal girls to help fix me up." Riley said.

Derek liked all the attention they gave Riley earlier.

"I don't think it will be a problem." Derek said. "They were all there for you today."

Riley didn't like being a problem. She did like the support.

"Yes they were." Riley said. "Everyone was there for me. It made me feel like I was really part of the team for once."

Derek always saw Cameron go out of her way to do things for Riley.

"Cameron has always treated you like that." Derek said.

It made Riley smile. She was very pleased at all of the things Cameron did for her and for her family in the past, the present. She wanted to free her mind from unnecessary thoughts. She knew there was one way to do it. The 'moment' was always something to look for.

"Yes she has." Riley said. "Let's hit the sack. I need to check on Precious too."

They stood and dried each other off when they got out of the tub. They both touched a little bit more than they needed to. It only seemed to add to the excitement of what was to come.

They both thought it would be nice to have a tub like it in their room at the base. At the same time, they both realized it was something which was never going to happen.

Cameron enjoyed her time with John in the whirlpool tub. She liked all the attention he paid to her. She tried to push from her mind when he touched her that he could be touching anyone. He wasn't. He was touching her. She was very pleased he enjoyed what she was able to share with him. She liked how he wasn't greedy and always insisted she be the one in control. It made her feel special for him to want her.

She looked forward to when she could deliver the virginity of Holly's chassis and Gail's chassis to him.

Cameron was mindful of the time. She wanted to be able to do everything before they needed to leave for dinner.

"You need to remember we're on the time clock." Cameron said.

John didn't want to miss out on the opportunity to knock off a quickie before they needed to get dressed.

"You won't need to tell me twice." John said.

Cameron and John finished up with the bubble bath. They both quickly dried off.

They were now in the bedroom.

John thought he'd been in too big of a hurry to head for the bedroom.

"I'm still a little damp." John said.

Cameron touched herself.

"So am I." Cameron said. "I think we dried too fast to get here sooner."

Cameron checked her time. There was about an hour before they needed to get ready for dinner. She thought about going to get Sheila or Hanna. She was just about to ask John which chassis he wanted.

John thought about later on. He was ready for a new adventure. Who it would be excited him greatly. He wanted to make sure what was going to happen.

"Is Holly really going to be here tonight?" John asked.

Cameron was very pleased about it. She thought about seeing her earlier in her skimpy bikini. She really liked what she saw. She liked even better what Holly requested.

"Yes." Cameron said. "She asked for my help."

John was a little surprised. He could have helped Holly and Cameron years ago. It made him think about the fifteen months Cameron 'hid' on Holly's chip.

"Why didn't you let me know you were 'inside Holly' for all those months?" John asked.

Cameron didn't want to go there. It wasn't actually her even if it was. She would have done the same thing anyway. Since Duplicate Cameron was her, it's why it happened the way it happened. She still didn't want to take the blame.

"It was Duplicate Cameron, not me." Cameron said. "I was 'lost in time' during that time period. I returned to you as soon as I was able to."

John knew Cameron and Duplicate Cameron were identical. He wanted to point it out.

"It was still you, even if it wasn't." John said. "It was your program."

Cameron looked at John. She didn't want to bring up any hard feelings. Where they were now was supposed to be a time of joy and sharing for both of them. She thought she'd done a pretty good job of making it happen.

"John, I'm here right now. I'm trying to give you the best honeymoon ever." Cameron said. "You're able to share an experience with ME unlike any other person can. It's my program regardless of the chassis. What Duplicate Cameron did, still wasn't me. She's the one in River's future now, not me. The other Duplicate Cameron is with Future John now, not me."

John hadn't meant to be combative.

"I know, I know." John said. "I'm sorry."

John did like what Cameron was doing with the different chassis. It was an experience which would be impossible to top. He also knew it was important to Cameron for personal reasons.

It did however make him think about when Cameron wanted to become a Liquid Metal Terminator. He could experience her in many different forms that way. They could change while they were making love. Parts of her could be bigger or smaller or even 'move' to a different place. He could start on her with one appearance and it could change while the act of lovemaking occurred. When he finished up, it could be anybody. It was actually a very exciting thought.

It seemed they'd established Mrs. Weaver attempted to deceive him and be with him as 'Allison' on more than one occasion. He really wondered what the experience would have been like. If he could do it over again, and he knew it was Mrs. Weaver, he would probably give it a go just to see what it was like.

He could ask her to be anyone he wanted and she would be. He was also pretty sure she wouldn't have let him go if they started a sexual relationship. There was also a good chance he would be dead because of some argument they got into over something insignificant.

He quickly pushed the thoughts from his mind. He was here with Cameron now. He didn't mean to make her feel bad about something she didn't do. He decided to apologize again.

"I'm sorry." John said. "Let's make love with each other now before dinner. You can do whatever you want for 'dessert' for both of us later on."

Cameron smiled at John and gave him a kiss. She knew exactly who and what was going to be 'dessert'. She wanted to remind John it was a two way street, even if she was the one in control.

"Thank you for allowing me to be all I can be." Cameron said. "I feel so alive doing what we're doing."

John was happy to see Cameron look so content.

"I'll do anything you want." John said.

Cameron wanted to make sure.

"Anything I want?" Cameron asked.

John didn't see why he couldn't accommodate Cameron.

"Anything…." John said. "I want you to be happy."

It gave Cameron a lot of leeway. Her main concern was he needed to be protected. It was her job to make sure it happened, however she needed to do it.

"I want you to be happy and protected." Cameron said.

John knew where it was going. He wasn't going to fight it.

"I need to see you bring them." John said. "I need to see you put them in our bed. I need to see them want to get into my bed on their own as well. I don't want to see anyone pushed into doing something they may be hesitant to do. It includes you as well."

Cameron was ready to move forward. She understood no one was a threat. The only real threat was dead. It still surprised her she wasn't the one who did it either.

"It will be so." Cameron said. "Sacrifice is the true test of love."

John still wasn't sure how far Cameron would actually go. She hadn't let the Metal girls have their 'one time' with him yet. He really wondered if it would ever happen. As far as the human females went, he really didn't know.

"We'll see." John said.

Cameron 'attacked' John with a wild hunger for his love. She hoped to be able to keep it once he was with the human females. She'd watched all of them closely share with each other. She'd spied on Sarah and Kyle, as well as Derek and Riley. She was under no illusions she could match the emotional sharing of a human female with John. She also knew a human female wasn't able to perform every minute, of every day of the year like she could. She did know a human female at his side would keep a bullet out of the back of his head, and the front of his face from being splattered around the room.

She was doing what John wanted her to do. It was what Future John programmed into her. It was her function. John's happiness and protection was her function. She was a Terminator. She would not fail her assignment. The assignment was never over until it was completed. So far, it hadn't been completed.

Cameron pushed the thoughts from her mind. She figured it was the real reason why she didn't terminate Future Riley. John had a choice available to him. He made a choice. It wasn't her.

She looked forward to being in a different chassis later on. He wouldn't see it as her when she was. She smiled at the thought. She finally knew what it was like to get away from it all.

Sarah was in the mood for being pampered. She really enjoyed her time in the spa. She felt relaxed for once and the warm bubble bath only added to the feeling. She snuggled up to Kyle in the tub. The whirlpool jets soothed her body. She briefly glanced down and looked at some of the scars on her body. She was very pleased none of the attendants asked her about them. She didn't know CamNet directed Jim to make sure no questions were asked by any of the staff.

Kyle was very pleased to see Sarah look relaxed and content for a change. It wasn't a mood or feeling she often displayed. She was usually wound pretty tight. Even if she wasn't involved in day to day operations, she still seemed to be a part of them anyway. He didn't think the joyful mood would continue over once they returned back to the Resistance base. There wasn't a whole lot he could do about it. There was one thing always in the back of his mind. He'd discussed it with Derek on several occasions.

"Are you having a good time?" Kyle asked.

Sarah tilted her head up and looked at him. She really wondered how it could be better. She felt she'd finally been able to get away from it all, even if it was only for a few days.

"I am." Sarah said.

Kyle wanted to bring up about having a life like this all of the time in the past. He was afraid if he did, he would spoil Sarah's mood. He didn't think she would ever do it unless John did it. She felt a debt to John and Future Kyle. It was a debt paid with a life. The debt was based on love and honor. It wasn't something to take lightly. He didn't think now was the time. He would give her a couple of options and see what she wanted to do next.

"Do you want to stay here and relax, or hit the sheets before dinner?" Kyle asked.

Sarah looked at Kyle with love in her eyes. She wanted the moment to last forever but she knew it couldn't. She wanted Kyle to know how much she loved him.

"I'll do whatever you want." Sarah said. "My body is yours for anything. I'm inside of it as well."

Sarah was still a little sore.

She moved around to face Kyle a little better and a strong whirlpool jet 'found' her. She went to move until she realized the feeling it created for her. She moved a little bit more and the effect increased. She'd read about things like this before. She didn't think it was real. It was real right now. It was a wonderful feeling. It was intense continuous pleasure.

"We can stay here for a little bit longer." Sarah said. "I want you to kiss me and touch me."

Kyle was glad to see Sarah so excited to kiss him. She seemed very animated. The longer he kissed her, the more passionate she became.

A short time later he felt her fingers dig into his back a little and she held him tighter. He noticed she held her breath.

She moved away a little from him and all but disappeared in the bubbles. It looked like she tried to catch her breath some.

Sarah felt her heart pounding. She'd just experienced pure joy. She'd been able to concentrate her kiss on Kyle while the directed water jet drove her over the top.

"I just need to relax here for a little bit longer." Sarah said.

Kyle wondered how she could relax more than what they were doing.

"Are you OK?" Kyle asked.

Sarah reached over and touched the spray from one of the whirlpool jets with her hand.

"I've never been better." Sarah said. "I plan to take a couple more bubble baths before we get off the ship."

It was a way better finish than she could do on her own.

Holly used the large shower to clean off the pool water.

She was in a separate alcove of the very large bathroom area from the girls in the bubble bath. She heard them laughing and giggling. It made her feel good Summer could have some fun. She only sounded like that sometimes in Palmdale when Young Allison played with her. She knew the big responsibility the girls faced.

All the Metal girls knew what Young Allison taught Summer about the future and her responsibilities and duties. It was a heavy load on any girl. They both rose up to meet the challenge and understood the need to do their duty and protect John and the future.

Holly was soon enveloped in a steamy mist. The warm water was very soothing and it seemed she didn't need to think about anything. In fact, she couldn't think about anything.

Summer and Jan and played around in the giant bubble bath.

The girls thought maybe they needed to get ready for dinner soon. They figured Holly would hurry them along but she hadn't.

"We need to get ready soon." Summer said.

Jan was having fun. She knew when not to protest. Summer was always correct whatever she talked about something.

They got out of the tub.

Summer looked over towards the shower. She didn't feel anything. She wanted Jan to get started.

"Go pick out a dress." Summer said.

Summer saw there was a lot of steamy vapor coming out of the shower. She couldn't see anything inside.

Holly seemed to have been in there a long time.

Summer still wore her swimsuit as she dried off a little.

She knocked on the shower door. There was no response. She knocked again louder. Nothing happened. She opened the door and even more steam came out. She could now see the shape of Holly as the warm water cascaded over her naked body. She saw Holly's left hand glitched rapidly. She turned off the water and took Holly's left hand and held it. The glitching stopped immediately. The steam quickly dissipated.

After fifteen seconds, Holly moved a little and looked around.

She looked over and saw Summer standing there holding her hand.

"Were you in standby?" Summer asked.

Holly wondered why Summer asked. She'd just started to take her shower.

"I don't know." Holly said. "I only got in the shower a few minutes ago."

Summer was worried.

"You've been in there for about an hour." Summer said.

Holly checked her time. She saw the time had passed. There was no data for her during the time period. The time period didn't exist for her. It worried her some.

"We need to get ready for dinner." Holly said as she saw how much time elapsed.

Summer wasn't going to go anywhere until she found out Holly's status.

"Are you OK?" Summer asked.

Everything seemed normal to Holly.

"I think so." Holly said. "I feel fine. I don't know what happened."

Holly knew it was like what happened to Cameron sometimes. She didn't have any recollection of what occurred and there was no record. Cameron usually thought she was Future Allison when it happened. Holly didn't think she felt like anyone.

They exited the shower and Summer handed Holly a towel.

Holly dried off and so did Summer. She slipped out of her wet swimsuit and finished drying.

They talked for a few minutes.

Holly seemed fine now.

It was time to get ready for dinner.

Savannah was hungry and thirsty. She checked her vest. There was an energy bar. She decided to save it in case the operation went through the night. She would hold off on the water too. There was no restroom around. She was used to not having one all the time. A couple of years in the future was a quick way to get acclimated to no restrooms.

She watched the drone footage of the location.

"Something isn't right with this place." Savannah said.

Cammy looked over at Savannah.

"We've discussed this." Cammy said. "Nothing has changed."

Cam was in the front. She thought maybe Cammy should soothe Savannah some. She was in the driver's seat so they could share a little in the back if they wanted while they waited. Maybe Cammy would switch with her later on so she could share with Savannah too. It would be a pleasant way to pass the time.

Savannah didn't want to be angry at Cammy, Cam or John Henry. She was frustrated because nothing happened as they thought it would. She began to 'second guess' herself. She was aware it was a slippery slope to start on.

"Maybe this is all my fault for hesitating when we arrived." Savannah said.

Cammy knew Savannah wanted to keep any Terminator damage to a minimum.

"Based on the fact nothing has happened for some unknown reason, it seems like a pretty good call." Cam said. "We don't know what we would have faced."

Savannah wasn't sure it mattered at this point. They still didn't know what they would face.

John Henry could detect their frustration. He wanted to give them some positive encouragement.

"It will be dark soon." John Henry said. "We'll get some close in drone scans then and see if we can tell what's inside."

Savannah wanted to give everyone some reassurance. Maybe it was mainly to herself she wanted to give it.

"I know we're all doing what we need to do." Savannah said.

Savannah wanted to personally check in with the three teams of Terminators with them. She contacted Steve and Tom first. She called Al and Ed next. She called Hank and Larry last. She didn't want there to be any problems.

"I want both of you to follow John Henry's directions if things start to happen." Savannah said.

Hank wanted to point out a possible conflict of interest.

"We may be given a different directive by CamNet." Hank said.

Savannah knew CamNet listened to them and everything else.

"I want CamNet to work with John Henry on this." Savannah said. "I don't want anyone damaged if we could do something different to prevent it."

Larry didn't see a problem if Savannah made the decisions.

"We'll follow your instructions." Larry said. "Everyone must listen to the 'Chosen One'."

Hank knew it was the directive.

"Affirmative…." Hank said.

Savannah decided not to comment on the 'Chosen One' line. There were obviously times where it had proven beneficial and prevented additional damage to their troops. She still felt she was just a teenage girl. She wanted to remind everyone of the big picture.

"We're all on the same team, even if we are on different squads." Savannah said. "I worry about everyone and every machine."

Cammy wanted to show her support for Savannah.

"Savannah is very wise." Cammy said.

Cam wanted to keep things 'light'. The mood in the SUV was pretty dark.

"She is pretty Hot too." Cam added.

Savannah wanted everyone to remain alert. She could see the way Cam and Cammy both looked at her. She didn't want them to lose concentration.

"We'll wait for darkness. Then we'll act." Savannah said. "We need to get this resolved."

Savannah felt everything was delayed needlessly and it was her fault. So far no one had been damaged. She knew it might be a different story if there was a large power cell underneath the building or the building was wired to explode. Either way, there could be a massive explosion of some type.

Vanna was almost finished with what she'd been working on. She looked over at Allison. She could see she was still brooding. She was aware when someone was having a bad day and someone asked them about it. It seemed to make everything worse. Maybe it was because they needed to think about it. She also knew talking about something with someone who cared about you could be beneficial.

Samantha spent half her time watching Precious and the other half helping Vanna.

"I think I'm going to wrap it up." Vanna said.

Allison looked around. She'd barely done any work on the project Vanna assigned her to do. She wondered where all the time went.

"We're going to stop already?" Allison asked.

Vanna pointed at the clock.

"It will be dinner time soon." Vanna said.

Samantha wanted to cook something. She wanted to use her cooking skills to actually make something for the girls.

"Can I make dinner for both of you?" Samantha asked.

Allison liked what they ate before.

"You made something good the last time." Allison said. "I really liked it."

Samantha downloaded some culinary files earlier.

"Those were leftovers, I just warmed them up." Samantha said. "I want to make something. I've looked at some recipes and I want to try one."

It sounded good to Vanna.

"I'll try it." Vanna said.

Allison was going to joke and mention Vanna would try anything, as long as it was female. Her thought made her think about Holly again instead. She didn't want to dwell on something she had no control over. It wasn't what she wanted Holly to do, especially the way it was going to be done. She felt Holly was being robbed of something special. She tried to push the thoughts from her mind and concentrate on where they were at now.

"I'd like to try it." Allison said. "Maybe you could show me."

Vanna wondered what for. Claire showed Allison all the time in Palmdale. It didn't seem to do much good. Then again, they would be happy with fresh bread and clean water for a meal. There were many times where there was nothing.

She checked on Precious.

"You two can work on the meal." Vanna said. "I'll serve Precious her meal while you do."

Allison wanted to reach back out to Vanna for when she tried to reach out to her earlier. She didn't accept her counsel. Maybe it was the nature of why she was upset. It wasn't Vanna's fault.

"Don't forget to save some for me for dessert." Allison said.

Vanna reached up and playfully touched her breasts.

"I'll have enough for everyone." Vanna said.

The girls cleaned up and left the lab with Precious.

Anna went over the other two locations they'd kept a watch on from the earlier operations.

"I don't think anything else is going to happen at the building the two females were captured at." Anna said.

It got Young Allison's attention. She was ready to put some of her training to use.

"Are they ready to be interrogated yet?" Young Allison asked. "Let me get my pack and we can go."

Anna didn't think so.

"Did you contact Savannah about it yet?" Anna asked.

Young Allison looked at Anna and frowned.

"You know I didn't." Young Allison said.

Anna thought it said everything.

"You also know why you didn't'." Anna said.

Anna was updated by CamNet. It was some very unexpected news.

"I was just informed by CamNet the two females have terminated." Anna said.

It surprised Young Allison.

"Do you mean both of them, already?" Young Allison asked.

Anna was a little surprised at how the terminations occurred.

"Apparently…." Anna said. "They terminated each other before they were interrogated."

Young Allison wondered how it happened.

"CamNet said the matter is closed." Anna said.

Young Allison wondered about it. Maybe she was responsible for their early termination by wanting to participate in the interrogation. It didn't leave her with a good feeling. Those two women were dead now because of her. She quickly brushed off the thought. They were the enemy. It didn't matter. They were going to be terminated anyway. The difference was, she wouldn't be the one to do it in person. She'd planned to do so with at least one of the prisoners.

The Gray exited the car and headed for the building. He really didn't know what he was going to find inside. He reached for the door handle and turned it. It should be locked. It wasn't. He opened the door and went inside. He wondered why it wasn't locked.

He looked around the building to see where everyone was at. He didn't spot anyone immediately. Red flags and warnings went off in his head. It was clear something was wrong. He needed to find the weapons locker and arm himself.

He thought about calling out but didn't think it was a good idea. He certainly didn't want to advertise his presence if there was something happening which shouldn't be happening. It would make him an instant target. He looked around to see if anything was messed up or there was any blood on the floor. He didn't see any bodies jammed in any of the corners or anything.

The Gray decided to head for the front where the sleeping quarters were located. He hoped they found a 'new recruit' for the 'comfort bunk' and it's why none of them were where they were supposed to be. He wasn't quite sure how it was going to play out.

The female Fanatic took a few more of the anti-drowsy tablets. She would watch the building for a little bit. She would then go to the donation bin and get some different clothing. She planned to leave the dress there. She would return and start her reconnaissance.

She waited for a while to see if anyone left the location where the Gray arrived at. She didn't see anything happen. There was no gunfire detected or anyone hurriedly leaving the scene.

She wanted to have some workable clothing so she could conduct some reconnaissance. She really needed to find something to construct a bomb with.

If this location didn't play out to be anything of significance, she still had a couple more target locations. She would like to deny Skynet the use of as many of its resources as possible. If she could bring down the building where the Gray was at, it would be one more victory for SkyMaster.

She took one more look around where she was at. She'd already checked the street map on her phone while she was waiting. She started the car and made a U-turn. She didn't want to get any closer to the target location than she needed to. She figured she would be closer soon enough.

She quickly drove three blocks over and then cut up on a side street to reach the supermarket. She thought maybe she could go inside the supermarket and buy a few things to snack on. She also knew she was going to need to get some more of the anti-drowsy tablets. She only had enough for a few more times. They didn't seem to last very long at this point.

Maybe when she went back, she would try to get some sleep. She could set an alarm on the phone to wake her up every half hour. She knew a lot could happen in a half hour. It would still give her a chance to get a few winks in and not totally lose situational awareness.

She drove over near the donation bin but not right up to it. She didn't want to make it obvious someone was by it. She could see there were several boxes of clothing piled up outside of the shed. It was an eight by ten foot structure. She figured it was probably jammed full. Then again, people might just be lazy and toss out what they brought without getting out of their car or actually putting it inside of the donation bin.

She looked over at the store. She really could use a snack and something to drink. The last two anti-drowsy tablets she'd taken, she'd needed to swallow without any liquid to accompany them. She was pretty sure one of them got stuck part way down. It left a foul taste in her mouth.

She still had a wad of cash along with her phone, pistol and knife. She couldn't walk into the store wearing the dress and bring the other items with her easily. She would need to wrap them back up in the plastic the dress was in from the dry cleaner. She thought maybe it would be better to change the clothes first. She hoped with all the boxes piled up around the little shed, she could find a few things which didn't look too bad. She would pull them around to the side where no one could view her easily. There was a block wall between the shed and the property next door.

She placed her weapons and other personal items in the dry cleaning bag. She was going to take them with her but hesitated. She might just leave them in the car for now. It would be parked nearby. If there was a problem, she could probably run to it in a few seconds and retrieve them. She also needed to worry about someone taking them while she was busy. She didn't have the keys for the vehicle. It meant she would need to leave one door open.

The female Fanatic decided to take everything with her. She would just place them on the ground or in one of the boxes of items next to the shed when she took what she wanted out of the boxes along the side. It seemed to her whenever she had luck, it was always bad luck. She didn't see any reason to tempt fate.

CamNet's Terminators watched the drone footage. They observed the Gray enter the building. They also kept track of the female Fanatic in her car down the street. So far she hadn't gotten out. They figured she would at some point. They continue to wait.

The first Terminator was a little surprised when the female Fanatic made a U-turn and went back the direction she'd come from.

"Where do you think she's off to?" The first Terminator asked.

The second Terminator could only speculate. It appeared she had some type of target list.

"It might be to a different target location." The second Terminator said. "She's clearly identified this one already."

The first Terminator knew how she treated a couple of the other locations she'd visited.

"Maybe she's going to fabricate some type of bomb again." The first Terminator said. "She knows right where to use it."

CamNet's Terminators waited for CamNet to give them some instructions. The drone over the target location already started to do a wider orbit. Were they going to stay where they were and watch the Gray, or go after the female Fanatic. A decision needed to be made soon.

Bubble Bath

Sometimes one over another
The other may tower
They may try to compensate
Upon them lavish gifts they may shower

Gifts are just gifts
They are usually all monetary
Their effect only goes so far
It is really just momentary

How much is love worth
Is there any real value
True love is priceless
It's only found by a few

As hard is love is to find
It's much easier to squander
It usually starts when one
Wants more and begins to wander

Try to stay true
Avoid any needless wrath
Maybe some fun and closeness
Is as simple as a bubble bath

Nobody