Chapter 1404

You Look Ravishing

Cameron very carefully changed the chips between Holly and Camille. She sutured the flap in the sheath and wiped away any 'blood'. Unless someone looked right at the spot on either one, they were all but invisible now. With a clean cut and sutures, the area would heal very quickly.

She finished Holly-Camille first.

The first thing Holly-Camille did was touch her breasts.

"Wow!" Holly-Camille said. "I have a real set of knockers now."

Jim watched intently.

"They're quite impressive." Jim said.

Holly-Camille looked at herself in the mirror.

"This is the fastest I've ever gotten dressed." Holly-Camille said. "I'm all ready to go. Holly really is Hot and Tight. Look at me!"

Cameron was satisfied.

"You look stunning." Cameron said. "Go by and see Allison before you go to see Young Jesse."

Holly-Camille wondered what for but would do it. She turned to go back through the pass door into the Master Suite.

"If it is possible, and it doesn't take anything away from Young Jesse, I'd like you to use this chassis to make love to John in." Holly-Camille said. "I want to see if your experience is superior to our common chassis. I've only been in this chassis for forty-three seconds and I feel it's an upgrade."

Cameron felt the same way too but didn't mention it. She was aware Mrs. Weaver incorporated an entire assortment of upgrades into the Restorators. She believed it was so they could better emulate human behavior and experiences. She didn't want to seem too generous with sharing John. There was something more important she wanted him to do first.

"We'll see." Cameron said.

Holly-Camille left.

Cameron installed Holly's chip in Camille's chassis and got everything situated.

As soon as Cameron finished, Camille-Holly rushed to the mirror in the room and took the robe off. She turned forwards, sideways and backwards. She looked at everything.

There was a giant smile on her face.

"I look beautiful. I look like Allison!" Camille-Holly said. "I feel like I just received a chassis upgrade."

Cameron and Jim looked at each other when she said it. It was basically the same thing Holly-Camille said.

It made Cameron wonder if everyone wanted to be 'someone different' at times. She knew she did. What everyone allowed her to do on the trip was to get a taste of it. Now she wanted 'more'. She personally wanted Sheila's chassis. She knew John wanted Holly's chassis. She planned to make use of both of them going forward.

It was clear to her Holly wouldn't hesitate to switch chassis with her at any time so she could look like Allison. It was something to think about going forward.

A giant smile was still on Camille-Holly's face.

"Thank you, Cameron." Camille-Holly said.

Camille-Holly left and went into the Master Suite naked.

Cameron picked up the robe and went back into the Owner's Suite. It was time to make sure John was ready for dinner and she was too. She was very pleased at what transpired so far. She looked forward to what was yet to happen. It all depended on what Young Jesse's response would be when she shared with John.

Earlier:

John and Camille used the shower.

He noticed Camille tried to 'clean' herself a little. He knew he was responsible. He felt the need to say something.

"I'm sorry about that." John said. "It's part of the experience."

Camille smiled at him. It made her feel a little selfish.

"This should all go to Young Jesse - Young Jesse." Camille said. "I feel like I'm wasting it."

John was going to tell her there was more where it 'came' from but didn't.

They quickly finished up the shower. They dried each other off. They both touched a little more than they should have. They needed to remember they were on a time clock.

"Would you like me to help you get dressed?" Camille asked.

John knew there was a chip swap waiting for her.

"I'm good, thanks." John said.

He handed her a bathrobe. He didn't want her to get any 'blood' on her when they did the swap.

She gave him a naked hug before she took the robe. She wanted to reaffirm her desires for Young Jesse.

"I want Young Jesse to have the same thing." Camille said. "I'll tell her it will be beautiful for her. I won't tell her too much. I want all of her actions and experiences to be her own. I want her to be herself. Thank you for allowing Cameron to use my chassis."

John thanked her again and watched her hurry away.

Everything that happened gave him something to think about. Was all of this for real? Cameron really did provide him with the best honeymoon ever.

He went to put his underwear on. He looked at 'Little Willie' and smiled. 'Little Willie' had visited a lot of different chassis so far. The good news was, they were all 'Cameron' at the time. The better news was, they were all someone 'new' too, in more ways than one. The even better news was, the Metal girls all wanted to do it on their own as themselves.

He was pretty sure Cameron would be hesitant to follow through on her promise. He didn't think it would stop the Metal girls from collecting what was owed to them on their own if they were given the opportunity.

Vanna dressed with some assistance from Gail-Cam.

Allison was a little frustrated. Holly normally helped her, but she'd just left. She was relieved to see Ally and Hanna arrive. She didn't like the way things were going.

"You're just in time." Allison said. "I need help."

Hanna was going to tell Allison not to look to Ally for help because she needed it herself. She kept quiet. She didn't want to cause a problem. The revelation might indirectly offend Allison. She was pretty sure if Sheila was there, she would have said it anyway.

They went over to Allison and started to assist her.

A couple of minutes after Holly left, she returned.

Allison spotted Holly already on her way back and wondered if there was a problem.

"What happened?" Allison asked. "Is John still plowing Camille's chassis?"

'Holly' walked up to her and kissed her.

Allison needed to think about it for a second. It wasn't Holly's kiss.

"Camille?" Allison asked.

Holly-Camille smiled.

"Right now I can say the one and only who looks like this." Holly-Camille said. "Normally I'm about one out of fifteen. No offense."

Allison frowned a little. It was a little mind boggling to think about.

"Tell me about it. Everyone is based on me and I look the worst of the group. Even Young Allison and Summer are more beautiful than me." Allison said. "I can say you look beautiful in any chassis."

Holly-Camille looked Ally and Hanna up and down and left to go see Young Jesse.

Ally shrugged her shoulders and she looked at Allison.

"Don't feel so bad." Ally said. "We look the same."

Hanna gave them both a kiss on the cheek.

"You're both beautiful." Hanna said.

The door opened again from the Control Center.

Allison looked and wondered why 'Cameron' was there now and naked. Maybe she wanted to see what she was going to wear.

'Cameron' walked up to her and kissed her.

"Holly?" Allison asked.

There was a giant smile on her face. It made her look even more beautiful.

"Look at me. I look like you do now." Camille-Holly said. "We look like twins. This is the best day ever."

Allison could see Camille-Holly was as beautiful as Cameron. She did like it when she said they were twins. She didn't comment on it. It was clear Holly was thrilled to be in Camille's chassis and to 'look like her'. It was something for her to think about. Here she was upset because she felt 'everyone' looked like her. Camille-Holly thought it was the greatest thing ever. Go figure.

The more Allison looked at her naked beauty. The more she wanted to be with her. Camille-Holly was going to be 'Cameron' for her tonight.

Ally was mindful of the time.

"The 'love feast' is over." Ally said.

Hanna was a little more direct.

"You need to get ready." Hanna said.

Allison looked at the three Metal girls.

"Let's get crackin'." Allison said.

Sheila and Cam-Gail all but had sex with Young Jesse at this point. They'd both been 'all over' her as they showered. No part of Young Jesse's body remained untouched by the Metal girls. She actually liked how much they 'hungered' for her.

"I need to get ready." Young Jesse said.

Sheila and Cam-Gail felt it's what they were assisting her with. There was just a little extra touching to go along with it. One could never be too clean.

"It's why we're helping you." Cam-Gail said.

Sheila knew they got a little carried away.

"Sure, love." Sheila said. "We'll help you."

The Metal girls were ready to help her with anything at this point.

They heard the door to the Honeymoon Suite open.

Holly was there. It looked like she was dressed and ready to go.

Young Jesse hoped it would have been Camille.

"I think Camille is still in with Cameron and John." Young Jesse said. "I hope she comes back soon. I want her to help me."

'Holly' walked up to Young Jesse and kissed her.

"Camille?" Young Jesse asked.

Holly-Camille smiled at Young Jesse.

"Currently, I'm the one and only." Holly-Camille said. "How do I look?"

Young Jesse thought she was beautiful. Her gaze focused on Holly-Camille's breasts. They were very prominent and a lot of them showed.

"You look stunning." Young Jesse said. "You look ravishing."

Holly-Camille placed Young Jesse's hands on her breasts. She could see Young Jesse wanted a 'crack' at them.

"Check these things out." Holly-Camille said.

Young Jesse did. She liked the shape and the feel.

"Wow!" Young Jesse said. "Those are huge."

Cam-Gail looked down at her breasts. Now she missed her own chassis. In her own chassis, she was the biggest and the smallest in two of her private areas. At least her current face was 'pretty' to everyone.

Sheila helped out a little more but could tell Holly-Camille wanted to be alone with Young Jesse. There was something else she looked forward to doing.

"I'm going to check on our new friends." Sheila said.

She left the Honeymoon Suite with Cam-Gail.

Cam-Gail didn't want to create any issues.

"You better go on your own." Cam-Gail said. "Cameron should be dressed by now and I'm going to look different from her."

Cam-Gail went to check on Vanna and her chassis with Gail-Cam.

Sheila smiled at her and visited her room quickly. She was ready in no time. She exited the private area.

Leticia was a little frustrated. She wanted to look perfect for 'Sue'. It seemed with Sue's Hot younger sister there now, she figured 'Tony' would be 'tapping' her instead. She'd looked forward to the experience. She hadn't been with a male for awhile, certainly not a cute good looking one like 'Tony'.

The last few men she was with were the ones she was 'told' to be with. They were usually older men. It seemed with most of them their 'equipment' no longer functioned. There wasn't a whole lot she could do with them. She did try. They seemed highly frustrated because things no longer functioned. She actually felt sorry for them.

There was a knock at her suite door and 'Sue' entered.

Sheila looked Leticia over from head to toe and back again.

"You look ravishing." Sheila said.

Leticia felt better already. It made her feel good inside.

"I do?" Leticia asked. "You're beautiful."

Sheila liked to hear it. She liked a genuine compliment.

"I just threw this on." Sheila said.

Sheila worked on Leticia a little and she was perfect in no time.

Leticia put her watch and bracelet on.

"Thank you again for these gifts." Leticia said.

Sheila moved up to her and put a set of earrings on her.

"Look in the mirror, love." Sheila said.

Leticia did and her face beamed with a giant smile. She now saw something else she'd wanted but she couldn't afford.

"Those are the matching earrings!" Leticia said. "Thank you."

Sheila wasn't done yet.

"They're just for you." Sheila said. "Close your eyes for a few seconds."

Leticia faced the mirror still. She closed her eyes. She felt Sheila put something on her neck.

"Open your eyes, love." Sheila said.

Leticia opened her eyes and her mouth dropped open. She reached her hand up and touched the necklace Sheila just put on for her. She found it hard to believe. It was the most costly of them all.

She turned around and faced Sheila.

"You got me the matching necklace too, Sue?" Leticia asked.

She seemed to be a little in shock.

Sheila was very pleased at the reaction

"I did." Sheila said.

Leticia looked dumbfounded. All of the jewelry was expensive. It wasn't just expensive, it was very expensive. It was why she'd only looked at the bracelet to begin with. It made her feel a little uneasy. It made her feel uneasy about herself. She didn't think it was something she deserved.

"No. You can't. It's too expensive." Leticia said. "I can't have you spend this much money on me. I appreciate this more than anything. I don't think I'm worth this much to anyone."

Sheila liked to see the modesty in Leticia.

"It's a gift, love." Sheila said. "You're my guest."

Leticia started to cry. She hugged Sheila firmly.

"You're the best." Leticia said.

Sheila wiped away Leticia's tears.

"We need you to be ready for dinner." Sheila said. "There's no need for tears."

Leticia cleaned her face up and Sheila touched up her makeup.

"There you go, love." Sheila said. "You're picture perfect."

Leticia looked at herself in the mirror again. She only had one thing to offer 'Sue' in return. It was herself.

"Thank you for all of this." Leticia said. "I'll be your submissive if you'll have me. I know you have a lot to choose from. I can do the dirty work. I don't mind."

Sheila liked the idea a lot. She could have her own personal 'play thing'. She always wanted her own human lover. She just didn't expect to get one this way. Even with the prospect of everything Leticia could offer her, and her willingness to do anything, it still bothered her. People must have really messed with Leticia's mind. She might need to look them up and pay them a 'visit'. It wouldn't be a pleasant one either. People needed to atone for their actions. They especially needed to atone for their actions against another.

"We'll see." Sheila said.

Sheila planned to work on a few more things for Leticia. She really hoped they would be a surprise for her.

"Let's go see how Mary and Laura are doing." Sheila said.

They knocked on the connecting door. Leticia dutifully followed behind Sheila.

Mary heard the knock. She looked over as the connecting door opened. She was a little astonished at what she saw.

"WOW!" Mary said. "You look ravishing."

Laura turned around to look.

"I'll say." Laura said. "They both do."

Sheila promptly moved Leticia in front of her as they'd entered. It was who Mary and Laura first saw.

Sheila liked the idea of having a submissive until she had one. Now it bothered her. She never intended to 'make' Leticia her submissive. It was more of a volunteer thing on Leticia's part. She didn't like the way the 'crazy bitch' treated her and she didn't like the way Tracy treated her. She didn't want to be like those other individuals. It was undignified for a female to behave in such a manner. She was sure it was Savannah's influence which rubbed off on her not to take advantage of someone. It was especially true of someone in 'need'. Leticia needed proper guidance. She didn't think she was qualified to provide it for her. She refocused her attention on Mary and Laura.

"You all look pretty Tight yourselves." Sheila said.

Sheila reached out and evened Laura's breasts. They'd been a little lopsided.

It brought out a few giggles.

"I think we're just about ready." Mary said.

Laura noticed the new jewelry Leticia was wearing. She knew they were real diamonds. She knew they were expensive.

"I can see you're packing a lot of 'ice'." Laura said.

Sheila didn't want any problems. There was plenty to go around. It was all acquired on Cameron's 'off the books' operations. The previous owners no longer needed them. They'd been terminated.

"You all have a fine selection of precious stones." Sheila said. "It includes 'ice' for everyone."

Leticia wanted to back up Sheila.

"Sue takes care of all of her girls." Leticia said.

Mary and Laura didn't want to end up in a 'high class stable'. It seemed things could go in several different directions.

Sheila noticed their apprehension. She didn't want things to get away from her.

"Beauty should be graced with beautiful things." Sheila said. "Everyone has received a few gifts. Gifts come without strings. I want to set a good example in front of my younger sister. I would never want anyone to 'use' her. I'm not here to 'use' anyone either. I want to make it clear to all of you. No one owes me or anyone here anything. It's not how we roll. If you ever feel one of us has crossed a line we shouldn't have, I want you to say something immediately. No one will feel offended by it. They'll apologize and do things differently."

The girls all thanked 'Sue'. It was the part about 'her younger sister' which sold them on her sincerity. They could all picture the same thing.

Sheila was to keep the girls in the room until the rest of the group passed. If not, there was another way out through a service entrance. It was currently physically sealed. They didn't want any surprises. They could unseal it themselves.

She received word in her com, everyone was already gone.

"I think we can go now." Sheila said. "Everyone is ready."

She opened the suite door and looked out. It was clear. She held it for the other three girls.

The girls noticed her pause and look both ways when she'd opened the door. Who were these people really? They weren't 'Blue Bloods', even if they radiated wealth. They were something else. Did 'secret agents' take vacations too?

Earlier:

Young Jesse and Holly-Camille were the first ones out. Cameron and John joined them a few seconds later. Vanna was out next with Gail-Cam. Allison came out last.

Jim was there to hold the door for them.

Hanna, Ally, Cam-Gail and Camille-Holly wouldn't be going to dinner. They would attend the musical show later on though and watch it from the private box area.

Cameron and John led the group out followed by Young Jesse and Holly-Camille. The others fell in behind.

It was a magnificent looking group.

Cameron promptly pulled Holly-Camille up next to her and moved John back to take Young Jesse's arm. Vanna and Allison were right behind them and Gail-Cam brought up the rear.

Once they reached the rear elevator, Jim sent Sheila the all clear.

Cammy and Savannah waited for darkness.

They wanted to conduct some low level drone scans.

Cammy looked over at Savannah.

"I can pick something up for your dinner." Cammy said.

Savannah felt they were in the middle of a 'stakeout'. Going somewhere for a meal was out of the question to her.

"I'm good." Savannah said.

Cammy checked her phone. She quickly changed whatever she looked at.

Savannah received a message on her phone. She looked at it and smiled.

Cammy tried to see what it was but couldn't.

"Who was it?" Cammy asked.

Savannah didn't want to get into it.

"It was nothing." Savannah said. "What was yours?"

Cammy looked at Savannah for a moment. She wanted to see what her reaction was going to be.

"It was something Sheila sent me." Cammy said. "It was an image."

Cammy showed it to Savannah.

Savannah's eyes widened some. She faintly moistened her lips.

"It's impressive. It's beautiful." Savannah said. "Who does it belong to? It's not one of ours."

Cammy wasn't so sure she liked Sheila having 'new friends'. Maybe if she was there with her, it would be OK then. She would have them too.

"It belongs to one of Sheila's new friends." Cammy said.

Savannah liked what she looked at.

"Did she do the piercings?" Savannah asked.

Cammy wanted to point out things were a little more widespread.

"Yes." Cammy said. "There are three of them, three girls I mean."

Savannah really liked the 'close up'. The detail was sharp and crisp.

"Are those from her video files?" Savannah asked.

Cammy was aware the resolution could be zoomed in much further without any degradation.

"Yes." Cammy said. "It's why they're so detailed."

Savannah wondered if her private parts were 'flashed around' the same way.

"Am I going to see mine on your phone too?" Savannah asked.

Cammy spoke very quickly.

"No." Cammy said.

Savannah wanted to set some boundaries. She was sure if hers wasn't there, more than likely Hanna's or Vanna's were. It didn't really matter. They were all identical.

"They shouldn't be there unless someone gives their specific permission." Savannah said.

Cammy understood the way things shaped up for Sheila.

"The owner did. She likes people to see her." Cammy said. "She's Sheila's new friend. She'll do anything for Sheila. She's normally someone's 'submissive'."

Savannah thought it sounded terrible. She wondered how it was going to end. She didn't like a lot of what happened on the ship. She was unaware of half of it. It was probably a good thing. She would have been appalled by the implication Sheila 'purchased' her new friend.

"It sounds like a bad idea." Savannah said. "It seems there have been a lot of them on the ship."

Savannah wondered if she should have gone to keep things in check.

Cammy saw it a little differently.

"Wasn't the idea for everyone to enjoy themselves and have a good time?" Cammy asked. "Isn't it what a vacation is supposed to be?"

Savannah thought about it. She wanted everyone to have a good time. It seemed they were, even if it wasn't what she'd envisioned. Maybe she was a little too quick to judge. She would be doing everything and everyone there as well if she was on the ship.

"CamNet offered to get me to the ship instead of being with her." Savannah said. "She told me right away before we did anything. She gave me the chance to see Young Jesse and be with her on the ship for two nights."

Cammy wasn't sure she liked what she'd heard. CamNet was willing to 'sacrifice' for Savannah. Sacrifice was the true test of love. It meant CamNet really loved Savannah.

"Why didn't you?" Cammy asked. "It was something you wanted."

Savannah asked herself the same question over and over. Every time she came up with the same answer.

"I know what Young Jesse wants. I know why she's there." Savannah said. "If I was there, she wouldn't be with John. She would be with me instead. It would disrupt her plans and the hopes of another.

Cammy thought about it.

"You sacrificed for Young Jesse and John." Cammy said.

Savannah wanted Cammy to 'dig' a little deeper. She wanted her to see beyond the immediate activity.

"Who else would benefit?" Savannah asked.

Cammy saw the whole picture now.

"Jesse would." Cammy said. "You really sacrificed for Jesse. You sacrificed for everyone."

Savannah hoped all the drama was over, it was time to get back to the job at hand.

"Now we have a job to do here." Savannah said.

It looked like the sun was about to set.

"We still have a while until the drones can make a low altitude scan of the area." Cammy said.

Both of their phones gave off a tone. They quickly looked at each other.

They both received an alert.

"Let's go." Savannah said.

Young Allison was a little preoccupied. She was worried about Savannah. It was affecting her work performance. She wasn't sure why it bothered her so much. She should be able to do several things at once like she always did.

Savannah told her she wanted to be with Young Jesse more. Cameron seemed to indirectly prevent it. Now Savannah had the chance to be with Young Jesse and she didn't go. She went to Cameron's base instead. She went there instead of coming to see her. Then again, Savannah was at Cameron's base because of her. She didn't think 'what' happened between CamNet and her was her fault. Either way, Savannah 'fixed' it.

"John Henry has something." Anna said.

Young Allison collected herself. She hadn't been paying attention.

"I must have missed it." Young Allison said.

Anna didn't mention it was right in front of her. She knew Young Allison was upset. It affected her work performance.

"The target is closest to Cammy and Savannah." Anna said.

Anna thought it would stress the point a little more.

Young Allison quickly analyzed the situation. There was a vehicle which entered the target area and had circled through it twice. It could be anything from someone who was lost, to a crook casing the area while they looked for a target of opportunity.

Young Allison wasn't going to take any chances. It was a threat until they knew otherwise.

"Send out an alert." Young Allison said.

Anna knew Young Allison was distracted. She wondered if she'd thought everything through.

"Are you overreacting?" Anna asked.

Young Allison didn't want to take any chances.

"No." Young Allison said.

Anna quickly complied.

Young Allison wanted Anna to understand her reasoning.

"The vehicle is almost identical to the one Hank and Larry sent off the side of the road into the ravine on the 101." Young Allison said. "It contained three Grays. This is the same group we're looking for now. There's a good chance they're connected."

Anna wanted Young Allison to think a little further.

"The vehicle is almost identical, but what about the occupants?" Anna asked.

Young Allison was provided with several close ups. The results were non conclusive.

"All we can see so far is two men." Young Allison said. "What does the license plate data reveal?"

Anna double checked.

"There are no plates." Anna said. "It only carries a used car dealership placard."

The disclosure sent up a red flag.

"It's the same as the other car." Young Allison said.

Anna gave her the most likely scenario.

"They were most likely fleet vehicles from a 'rent a car' company or a corporate business. They're sold in groups of various sizes." Anna said.

It looked like trouble to Young Allison.

"Get a drone locked up on it." Young Allison said.

Anna took care of it and delivered some more 'bad news'.

"Cammy and Savannah are going to follow them." Anna said.

Young Allison wanted Cammy and Savannah protected.

"Get Steve and Tom to back them up." Young Allison said.

Young Allison didn't want to take any chances. It was comforting to know 'Cherry Bomb' and 'Colton Overcast' were with them. They would violate the 'hard deck' if it was necessary to protect Savannah.

Cameron led the group to the main dining room. They were joined by Sheila's group a few minutes later. They all entered at the same time.

Cameron sat on one side of John and Young Jesse sat on the other side. Holly-Camille sat next to Young Jesse. Allison sat between Leticia and Mary. Laura was next to Mary and Vanna and Gail-Cam sat next to her. Sheila was the last one in and sat next to Leticia.

John looked around at the group. It looked like everyone had what they wanted. He looked at Cameron and then at Young Jesse. He knew he did when he looked at Cameron. He knew he would when he looked at Young Jesse.

They placed their orders for appetizers and entrees.

The ship adjusted its course slightly under CamNet's control.

Cameron mentioned it would be sunset in a few minutes. Everyone watched it set and their appetizers came a short while later. The dinner passed rather uneventfully. Everyone looked forward to the live stage performance coming up after dinner. The 'British Invasion' performance was something to look forward to for everyone.

Cammy and Savannah went to intercept a possible contact. A vehicle was spotted driving around the target area several times.

Savannah didn't want to provoke an incident.

"Don't get in too close." Savannah said. "They're locked up by a drone right now."

Savannah showed Cammy the image on her phone.

"I won't." Cammy said.

Cammy moved over two streets to parallel the suspect vehicle.

Savannah suspected they would continue their repetitive behavior.

"They're probably going to double back again." Savannah said.

Cammy was being updated by John Henry in her com. At the first sign they were going to double back, she would pull over or turn into a business so they wouldn't be spotted or noticed.

Savannah watched the vehicle make a turn on her phone.

"They're coming back this way." Savannah said.

Cammy pulled over to wait to see which way they ended up going.

Savannah watched the drone image.

"If they make one more turn, they'll be headed towards us on this street." Savannah said.

Cammy frowned and pulled into the next business with an open gate. She quickly drove alongside the building to the back of it. There was no way the target vehicle would see them unless they actually pulled into the rear parking lot.

The target vehicle turned onto the street they'd just turned off of.

"He's coming this way." Savannah said.

Savannah became a little concerned as the vehicle slowed.

Cammy watched the image as well.

"He's stopping." Cammy said.

Savannah hoped the target vehicle didn't turn in the driveway they went down. She quickly looked around the back lot. There was no other way out. They were trapped if the target vehicle took the turn.

Young Allison and Anna didn't like the turn of events.

It appeared Cammy and Savannah could end up trapped.

Young Allison wasn't going to take any chances.

"If he makes the turn into the driveway, I want a missile fired." Young Allison said. "It needs to happen before he reaches the part of the driveway which runs down the side of the building so Cammy and Savannah aren't trapped in the back. They should be able to drive out past the burning wreckage."

Anna was ready to have CamNet act.

"He's stopped in the center of the street." Anna said. "It's the street he's been down twice. It was once from each direction."

Young Allison wanted action.

"If he makes the turn, I want the missile strike." Young Allison said again. "Just make it happen."

Anna was worried about what would follow.

"If they're near the location we think there's HK equipment, it could become active." Anna said.

It sounded like another problem.

"I don't think anyone wants that." Young Allison said.

The sky wasn't completely dark yet, even though the sun had set.

"'Coltan Overcast' and 'Cherry Bomb' have dropped down to five thousand feet." Anna said. "They are ready to come down to the deck if they're needed for combat or the extraction of Cammy and Savannah."

Young Allison knew there were times previously when Savannah and Cammy had been on top of an HK drone for transport or evacuation.

"Let's hope it doesn't come down to it." Young Allison said.

Steve and Tom moved to back up Cammy and Savannah.

Steve drove the SUV.

Tom climbed over the seat and retrieved a LAW rocket from the back of the SUV.

"Get in closer and I can take them out with the LAW." Tom said.

Steve didn't want to come too close. It could spook them into running. He stopped on the next cross street and waited.

"This is all the closer I want to get for now." Steve said.

Tom opened the door of the SUV and got out with his M4. It was equipped with an M203. The M4 was slung on his back. It was the LAW he wanted to use.

He looked back at Steve.

"I'll get closer." Tom said.

Tom was worried about Savannah. He soon remembered Cammy too.

CamNet's Terminators headed towards the location where the female Fanatic was last spotted. They hoped to determine what had been in the building she'd destroyed.

Lena drove the box truck towards the location of the warehouse at the end of the dirt road. The sun set as she drove.

The drone over them kept track of any possible threats. Nothing was detected. They were five miles out from the location where the female Fanatic took down the first SUV which followed her.

Lena slowed up and Tina passed her. Tina would go check the location herself.

Tina neared the location a few minutes later. The drone was over her. The sky already darkened. It wasn't totally dark. The drone dropped down in altitude. It was at approximately five thousand feet. She checked the drone scans as she neared the location. The SUV was still there.

CamNet sent her a warning. The bodies were gone. It was decided she wouldn't stop at all. She would continue by the location at speed without slowing or stopping. She would proceed ahead of Lena until they were one mile from the turn off to the dirt road.

Tina was advised of a location where she was to stash the SUV. It was off the road and out of eyesight. She went back to the road and waited. She could see the box truck approach. It slowed down as it neared her.

Lena could see Tina up ahead. She slowed to a walking speed. Tina was able to climb up on the running board and open the door and get inside. She picked her speed back up again.

"It worries me the bodies are gone." Tina said.

Lena thought it raised several possibilities.

"Since the SUV was still there, most likely with the keys in it, it was someone else with a specific purpose." Lena said.

Tina was sure what one of those purposes may have been.

"It was probably a 'cleanup crew'. "Tina said. "I bet the SUV is rigged to explode if someone attempts to move it."

Lena agreed with her assessment.

"It's possible it's under surveillance as well." Lena said.

The thought of surveillance bothered Tina.

"They may have surveillance on the road we're on as well." Tina said. "We might already be made."

The drone made sure there was no one around the dirt road or the burnt out building. No movement was detected.

Lena made the turn off. She proceeded on the paved part of the road and passed the SUV in the dry gulch. The drone scans indicated the two bodies associated with it were still in the dry gulch. If the bodies had been missing, they would have been worried about an IED on the dirt road. Maybe it was something they still needed to be worried about anyway.

The sky was much darker now.

Lena decided to turn the headlights on. If it was a human driving, it's what they would do. She could see fine without them.

They could still see a few hot spots in the remains of the building. Only the very eastern part of the building was still standing. It appeared to be the office area.

Lena stopped the truck facing the steel door on the front of the office. The headlights illuminated it. If there was anyone around the building, they would most likely come out of the steel door. The headlights would blind them for a few seconds.

The drone made a low pass over the remains of the building. No movement was detected. There were a lot of thermal hot spots located. They all appeared to be small fires burning.

The two Terminators exited the box truck. They approached the dock area of the building. It seemed to be where most of the destruction occurred. They wanted to make a sweep of the building remains and see if there was any identifiable Skynet items left behind.

Tina would check the south side and west side.

Lena would check the north side and east side.

Everything in Tina's end of the building was destroyed. What wasn't blowing apart in the explosion, was consumed by the flames.

Lena didn't find anything of relevance. She neared the office area of the building. Most of it was already burnt out. She moved some debris and continued down a hallway. She passed the steel door. It wasn't secured from the inside. She continued down the hall. The fire stopped before it reached the location. There were several block firewalls in place. One of them worked.

The first room she was able to check was set up as sleeping quarters. There was no one there. She moved to the second room. She saw two heavily damaged bodies lying on their backs. There was a third one near a bunk. She quickly identified it as a 'comfort bunk'. A quick look at the bodies indicated they perished from a grenade blast. She deduced someone booby trapped one of the bodies and when the other two attempted to move it, the grenade went off. By the amount of blood loss it appeared all three of the individuals were alive at the time of the incident.

Tina informed her she was on her way. She didn't want any friendly fire.

Lena took a quick look around the room to see if she could gather any intelligence. She opened several of the lockers. She found nothing useful.

Tina entered the room a few minutes later. She spotted the 'comfort bunk' right away.

"It looks like we were right on our speculation where the other female came from." Tina said.

Lena agreed.

"Based on the fact one man has his pants down, I would have to say someone was probably in the act when the female Fanatic showed up." Lena said. "There's a bat on the floor near him. She probably hit him with it to incapacitate him. I think she booby trapped his body with a grenade and the other two men moved him. It killed them as well."

They both quickly went over the lack of anything useful in the other parts of the building they'd searched.

"We still don't know what happened to the female Fanatic." Tina said. "I'm sure all this destruction can be attributed to her. She seems to be a very resourceful individual."

Lena thought there was a good reason for it.

"You need to remember, everything she does is for a cause she believes in." Lena said. "It's not a job to her. I'm willing to bet she's in the back of one of those trucks."

Tina had to agree.

"I hope to personally help her reach Ascension." Tina said. "We still don't know how the other female plays into all of this. The drone over the trucks indicates she's still trailing them. She initially turned away from them when she got in the female Fanatic's car. She turned around and came back."

Lena wasn't sure why.

"I think it's because of what happened in this room." Lena said. "She wants some kind of payback for what was done to her. I honestly can't blame her. I'm sure any human female who was heavily abused, or a male for that matter, would want the same thing. I don't think she's working in conjunction with the female Fanatic. It's possible though."

They proceeded to search the rest of the lockers in both rooms for anything else in the other burnt out office rooms. They started a fire in the east end of the building to burn the rest of it down. They went out the steel front door with the fire burning behind them. The truck was still parked there with the lights shining towards the steel door.

CamNet's Terminators got back into the box truck and drove back down the dirt road. They could see the fire flare up behind them. They needed to collect their SUV. They needed to decide what to do with the box truck.

Earlier:

Jill looked up ahead of her. She could see another cloud of dust. It was off in the distance. she wasn't sure what the source was. As she neared it, it turned out to be more off road activity. She continued her loose pursuit. The time ticked on. She was glad she'd filled up the tank.

She watched the sun go behind the hills in the distance. The sky began to darken. It worried her some the darker it became. She was going to need to turn her headlights on at some point. She wasn't sure if there would be any wild animals who would venture out in the darkness to hunt. Most likely it would be a coyote. She was more worried about damage to the vehicle than she was about the coyote.

It was dark enough now where she needed to use her headlights to see. She could still see the taillights up ahead. She knew if she could see the taillights, they could definitely see her headlights.

Jill continued her trek into the unknown. She glanced down at the Beretta on the seat next to her. She touched it with her right hand. She didn't know where she was headed or what she was going to do when she got there.

The female Fanatic's eyes shot open. She was in total darkness. Her back was against the metal of the closest HK Track. It felt very cold. She reached forward and touched the wooden crate. She listened to the truck rumble along. All she could do was wait.

She noticed the rear of the truck was in total darkness. There was no light coming in around the rear door any longer. She knew it was dark out. She checked the time on one of the phones.

She wondered what the stop was about before. It wasn't very long. It was long enough for someone to have done something. She didn't know what it was.

She rotated her position around and placed her back against one of the wooden crates. She wasn't so sure it was a good idea. If the truck needed to get on the brakes heavy, the crates would slide forward. She would be crushed up against the HK Tracks. She switched her position back to where it was between the tracks on the closest HK Track. Her head slowly drooped down as her eyes closed in the darkness.

Everything around her seemed to be a little on the turbulent side. She recognized the sound. It was always a little noisy inside of an HK Transport. There were approximately twenty other people in the back of it with her. She tried to remember where they were headed. She looked at the closest trooper next to her.

"Do you think the LZ will be hot?" She asked.

The male trooper next to her looked a little ashen.

"I hope not." The first trooper said. "We'll probably be shot down before we land if it is."

His assessment didn't sound very encouraging to her. She looked around at the other members of her squad. She didn't see what she was looking for.

"I don't see any of our Protectors." She said.

The trooper on the other side of her laughed.

"The Protectors seem few and far between anymore." The second trooper said.

The trooper on the other side of him leaned forward and looked around him.

"Ever since the viral attack, there have been a lot of things different." The third trooper said.

She tried to think back on the viral attack. She couldn't remember what it was.

The HK Transport banked sharply to the left. It began to descend rapidly.

"It looks like we're going in." The second trooper said.

She briefly wondered if he meant they were crashing. She realized he meant they were landing.

The engine noise increased dramatically in volume as the HK Transport rapidly slowed. There was a hydraulic whine at the rear of the aircraft. The top half of the ramp opened. The interior was lit with bright light. The bottom half of it began to extend down.

The HK Transport set down with a jolt. The rear ramp opened all the way. The troopers closest to the exit quickly filed out. She fell into line behind them. They all seemed to know what they were doing. She'd only been on a mission like this once before. It was a little less than successful.

She went down the rear ramp and followed the trooper in front of her. It was the one she'd first spoken to. They hadn't moved more than a hundred feet away from the HK Transport when it lifted off. It stayed very low to the ground and moved rapidly off to the side.

She thought they were going to be somewhere on a hillside or a rocky area. They weren't. They were in the middle of a city. It was heavily damaged. She knew being in an urban environment was extremely dangerous. There were dozens of places the enemy could hide in all directions. They usually tried to live underground like rats. It was how she grew up.

She remembered what life was like in the bunkers and tunnels. It was a very hard existence. The older she got, the harder it became. At some point in time, there were others who thought her body was for their use. It wasn't.

"Stay with the group." The second trooper told her. "You're going to get separated."

She looked around quickly and realized she drifted off to the side. She hadn't been paying attention. She was just about to move back over towards the rest of them when an explosion occurred. She was knocked backwards onto the ground. The entire front half of the column was gone. She was off to the side. Those who'd been behind her in the line were on the ground or on their knees in pain.

She looked around for the approaching enemy. It was hard to know who the enemy was anymore. It seemed everyone was the enemy of SkyMaster. She couldn't hear the sounds of any HK equipment moving on the ground. There were no HK drones in the air.

She saw the men approach. They weren't wearing uniforms. She knew right away what it meant. They were Scavengers. She was the only female in the group. She wasn't dead yet either. She knew it didn't matter to the Scavengers. She knew what was about to happen to her. It was going to be a fate worse than death. She fumbled around and came up with her side arm. She moved it up to the side of her head. Her finger tightened on the trigger. It appeared Ascension was at hand.

The female Fanatic eyes shot open. She realized she was holding her Beretta. It wasn't pointed at her head. It was just in her hand. Her breathing was heavy. She could still feel the truck bounce and vibrate as it moved along. Her destination was still unknown.

You Look Ravishing

It's suppose to be deadly
When one is struck by lightning
When the lightning is love
It can leave a heart pounding

To feel a rush of joy and happiness
May leave a mind spinning
It doesn't actually mean
One is really winning

Everyone asks the question
What is the true meaning
It's based in emotion
It's all about feeling

The sad truth is
There will be a lot of learning
It's bound to leave more than a few souls
Left in tatters and burning

The best part of the cake
Is said to be the icing
It must be true
Because you look ravishing

Nobody