Chapter 1411
She Gave It To Me
Savannah could tell Young Allison wanted to follow up on the homeless female in the park. From her past experience dealing with street people and the homeless with Cameron, she wasn't very enthusiastic. A lot of things went bad fast. She wanted to encourage the compassion in Young Allison and strengthen her human side. Her 'Terminator upbringing' really showed the other day when she killed over a dozen men and it didn't seem to bother her at all. Maybe it was when Young Allison made sure they were dead is what bothered her the most. Young Allison didn't shoot people, she killed them.
"We can go by the park if you want, Allison." Savannah said.
Young Allison liked the idea. She remembered Savannah's earlier warning.
"What if she still won't accept help?" Young Allison asked.
Savannah encountered similar things before. There were a lot of times when things didn't always pan out. She was aware of the expression: 'You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.'
"There's not much we can do." Savannah said.
Cammy made an observation based on past experience.
"She'll be dead within two years." Cammy said.
Savannah didn't want rough talk in front of Young Allison, even if it was true.
"Cammy!" Savannah said.
Cammy didn't think she'd said anything wrong. It was the most likely scenario. She didn't want to upset Savannah. She didn't want to upset Young Allison either.
"I'm sorry." Cammy said.
Anna didn't want any hard feelings. She wanted Young Allison to have resolution one way or the other. She knew it would trouble her going forward to not know what happened.
"I think we can go there now." Anna said.
Young Allison thought about asking to drive but decided against it. She didn't want to push her luck any more than she already had in regards to the matter. It went out of control pretty fast last night and eight men ended up dead. Then again, seven females and two boys were rescued. Their efforts and actions needed to count for something. How many other future victims were spared from the individuals? It was something else which needed to be considered.
The sad part was, it would only be a matter of time until other individuals stepped up and filled the void. It happened in every city. It happened all over the world.
They went out to the SUV. Cammy drove and Anna sat in the front with her. Savannah and Young Allison were in the rear.
Savannah looked back as they drove away. She expected to see the Detail follow them in an SUV. They didn't. It most likely meant they were already out and probably tracking the female. After the first turn, the Detail's SUV appeared behind them. There was only one person in it. It was Mel. It confirmed Brian and Randy were probably at the park.
She covertly checked her phone for any drone images but none showed up. It didn't mean there weren't any. CamNet didn't like to seem too overbearing. Savannah did ask CamNet to give the drones a rest and make sure any maintenance was taken care of on them.
Savannah didn't want Young Allison to get her hopes up too much.
"Allison, you need to remember things can still go poorly when we do this." Savannah said. "It's happened to Cameron and me before. Some people become violent."
Cammy was a little irritated to hear it. She didn't like when Savannah went out with Cameron and did things. It sounded like more unnecessary risk to Savannah. She believed Cameron was very irresponsible.
Savannah's revelation made Young Allison wonder about some of the outcomes.
"Did Cameron ever need to terminate any of the people you tried to 'help?" Young Allison asked.
Savannah didn't respond at first. She'd been there when things turned bad fast. She didn't want to lie to Young Allison.
"Yes." Savannah said. "They pulled a weapon on us. It was clear they were going to use it. Cameron ended the threat."
Young Allison wondered if maybe they should drop the whole thing at this point. She didn't want anyone to needlessly die because of her. At least any more people related to the whole affair. It technically wasn't a Resistance matter. Skynet, or any of its illegitimate offshoots, weren't involved.
"I don't want to cause anyone a problem." Young Allison said.
Savannah wanted Young Allison to make a decision. Life was about choices. Sometimes one needed to be made.
"You need to stick up for what you believe in." Savannah said.
Young Allison smiled. She could tell Savannah wanted her to be true to herself. She wanted to help the female.
"To the park it is." Young Allison said. "Thank you for reminding me who I am."
Savannah wasn't sure if she reminded Young Allison who she was, or who she needed to be for the future. She wasn't sure if she was ready for the future yet either. It didn't matter if she'd already been to two of them.
They all received an update on their phones.
Cammy could see their job was much simpler now.
"Brian and Randy have acquired the target, I mean the female, in the park." Cammy said.
It's where Savannah already figured Brian and Randy were at. She thought Cammy could have used a better choice of words initially. She knew Cammy didn't agree with what they were doing. To her, the female was a target. The female hadn't been the only victim of the crew yesterday evening.
"I wonder what happened to the male who was about to be abused last night." Savannah said.
Anna didn't think they were tracked.
"There's no way to know." Anna said. "He was able to run from the scene of the incident, apparently without being abused. I think we should take it as a win."
They stopped by a local fast food establishment and picked up some breakfast burgers and a few other things.
Brian updated them as to where the female was at. Her previous position changed.
Cammy parked the SUV. Both Anna and her moved into the park to flank Savannah and Young Allison. Brian and Randy would be close by as well. Mel would orbit the park in his SUV and look for anything out of the ordinary.
Savannah and Young Allison headed to where Randy directed them.
"The female's on the move." Randy reported. "She's running."
Savannah thought there must be a problem.
"What's happening?" Savannah asked. "Is there a threat?"
It appeared to Randy it was a threat.
"There's a man following her." Randy said. "He's chasing her now."
Young Allison didn't like it. She wanted some decisive action.
"Can you take him down?" Young Allison asked.
Savannah wanted a safeguard. It could be the female stole something from someone earlier and they wanted it back. It could be another attempt to abuse her. They needed to know more.
"She means without killing him." Savannah said quickly.
Brian put his silenced M9 away. He thought the female would spot whatever he did.
"The female will see us." Brian said. "She's pulling away from the man. He's slower."
Anna visually picked the female up. It appeared events might play into their favor.
"She's headed in the direction where the SUV is parked." Anna said. "We can all get back there and offer her a ride."
Cammy wasn't so sure about it. She would like to scan her first. A couple of years on the street with multiple abuses was a 'recipe for disaster'. She could have half a dozen communicable diseases. In the future, most of the people with underlying diseases, or pre-existing conditions, were terminated in the initial rounds of Skynet's biological warfare. Skynet actually did the survivors of Judgment Day a service and wiped out many of the existing diseases along with those who carried them.
Mary, Laura and Leticia all decided they were going to go to the nude sunbathing area to show off. They wanted their piercings to be seen.
Leticia wanted someone special to go with her.
"Let me get a hold of Sue." Leticia said.
It surprised Mary.
"Do you actually have her number?" Mary asked.
Leticia didn't see what the big deal was.
"Yes." Leticia said. "She gave it to me."
Laura wondered about it. She was aware how the group always seemed to be a few moves ahead.
"Did you give her your number, or did she already have it?" Laura asked.
Leticia didn't remember giving it to 'Sue', but she did have it already.
"I think she had it." Leticia said.
Mary was a little worried, but not much. She believed they received the gifts and assistance they did because they'd all checked out as people who weren't 'bad' with the group.
"I'm sure they have all of our numbers and know everything about us." Mary said. "I don't mean it in a bad way either. They've helped all of us immensely. They play it carefully, whoever they are."
Laura wondered about the group. It seemed sometimes they needed to 'remember' their 'names', especially when it came to 'Barbara'. She didn't know four different cyborgs were all 'Barbara' at different times.
"I really wonder if we'll ever know their real names or who they really are." Laura said somewhat jokingly. "I hope it's not one of those things where if we find out, then they need to kill us."
Leticia didn't want anything 'bad' said about the group, even in jest.
"They're really nice anyway." Leticia said. "They don't make people do things."
Leticia called 'Sue'. She was in for the nude sunbathing. 'Sue' told her she would see if she could round up some of the other girls.
Sheila received the call from Leticia.
"Who wants to go nude sunbathing with me?" Sheila asked.
Ally wanted to give it a shot if Allison didn't go.
Hanna knew she couldn't go because it would be evident 'Vanna's scar' wasn't there. She was sure some of the girls 'checked' when they were together in the darkness. No one said anything if they actually did. The issue hadn't come up so far anyway. She tried to make sure none of the girls touched there specifically in the dark.
Cam-Gail would go as 'Barbara' if Camille-Holly or Cameron didn't go. It seemed Cameron was busy.
"If Allison doesn't go I'll stay with her." Camille-Holly said.
Sheila sent a message to Gail-Cam. She asked to be notified when the girls left the buffet.
Sarah and Claire were very thrilled to be alone again. They knew their daughters could pop back in at any time. They needed to play it cool.
It actually seemed to add to the desire. Maybe it was because it heightened the 'danger level'.
Sarah really couldn't seem to 'help herself' when it came to Claire, she wasn't sure why. She'd run it through her head a dozen times. Claire was younger than Vanna and Jesse. She was only a couple of years older than Allison. She'd been to the future, but wasn't from the future. She'd carried, and delivered, a baby for Future Allison. It said something about her to know what dangers and hardships she would face. She still did it anyway to help her 'daughter'. Even if it was a 'different' daughter, it was still the same daughter.
Summer and Jan were both in the commissary in no time. They went and helped their mothers.
Jesse, Riley, Samantha and Precious arrived a few minutes later.
They would have a 'family style' breakfast.
Derek and Kyle were out on some follow up recon with Steve and Tom. They hoped it took some of the pressure off of Savannah.
They'd been to half a dozen of the places the team had been to in the last week. Sometimes it helped to have 'eyes' on the target area to look things over.
One place piqued Kyle's interest. It was a very strange phenomenon.
"Tell us more about the portal." Kyle said.
Steve and Tom were very disturbed by what transpired. Things could have ended very badly for a few of them.
"It was very dangerous." Tom said. "We were almost sucked into it."
Steve was worried they'd almost lost Savannah and Cammy. They looked like 'goners'.
"Savannah and Cammy experienced a close one." Steve said.
Kyle hoped for a few more details.
"Fill me in on what you can." Kyle said. "I don't know tech stuff."
They went on to explain what they knew. It wasn't much.
Derek tried to picture how it all worked. It didn't seem like it was possible.
"I still don't understand how it was there, but there was nothing but a wall behind where it was." Derek said. "We don't know if it went to a different dimension, or a different time period. Maybe it just went to a different location."
They didn't know for sure. It appeared to be technology from a further future. Whatever it was, it was a serious problem.
"I doubt we've seen the last of it." Steve said.
They all knew how things always seemed to pop back up at some point. They left some additional surveillance equipment around the area. They'd be interested in anyone who showed up to take a look at the aftermath.
They went on to the next location. It was the one where they thought Young Allison was 'Cameron' as she ran down the hall killing Grays on both sides of her with a pistol in each hand.
Tom previously viewed the recreation of what occurred there. He wanted to hear their first hand account.
"Tell us what happened." Tom said.
Steve and Tom wanted to hear about the 'Chosen Ones' in battle by themselves. There were no Terminators to back them up. They entered the fight willingly on their own.
"Tell us what you saw." Steve said.
Derek and Kyle told them what they knew first hand and what Savannah and Young Allison reported on elsewhere in the building before the 'breakout'. It was still a sight to behold as Young Allison ran down the aisle without any breathing gear and killed everyone. The enemy never saw, or heard, her coming. When they did see her, their brains were unable to comprehend what they viewed. It didn't really matter. Their brains all ended up with a bullet, or two, in them a fraction of a second later.
Steve and Tom told them stories of what they'd personally witnessed with Savannah in combat before. Tom made sure they knew the story in the mine. He watched Savannah give up the ability to breathe clean air so she could wear her night vision goggles to fight. Savannah faced certain doom when Cameron was cut off. She went after Cameron anyway. She'd actually carried Cameron over her shoulder to remove her from the danger zone. She kept them together and calm in the pipe as her air supply slowly depleted. They all knew she was going to die there. She knew it too and asked Cameron and Cammy to look out for her daughters in the two different futures.
The story and others brought tears to both Derek's and Kyle's eyes. It was clear they weren't the only ones either. Steve and Tom also were afflicted.
John wanted Cameron to prove she was the 'best'. She didn't need to prove it to him. He wanted her to prove it to herself.
Cameron didn't think she was, but John did. She gave him a full 'Terminator workout'. She was able to make maximum use of the 'medicine' John consumed with his espresso. She was glad she'd slipped it to him.
John was sure he would go insane before Cameron was 'done' with him. He needed to ask her to 'stop' a few times. Things were too intense for him.
Cameron was pleased John needed her to stop because she was driving him wild.
John pointed out the obvious.
"No human female can compete with you." John gasped.
Cameron thought about it. Maybe physically they couldn't, but they could connect to John emotionally better than she could. It's what she knew would happen with Savannah and Young Allison when they were with John. It was why she needed to make sure Savannah and Young Allison were focused on each other first. It gave her more of a chance to 'keep' John once the 'Natural Order' was established. It was going to happen sooner or later and there was no stopping it. The human girls would keep John human. The Resistance needed it. It was how she'd 'fixed' her future. Now she would make sure this one was 'fixed' too. Vanna, Allison and Young Jesse would help her for now.
Cameron looked at John and smiled. Her mission was almost complete.
Ally, Cam-Gail, Gail-Cam and Vanna went with Sheila. Allison didn't want to go.
Vanna only went because she was assured there would be no males present.
Bob took care of it for them. He'd divided the area into males and females. Normally, there was no division. It didn't really matter because currently there were no males either. None of their card keys would work in the lock when they tried. They eventually all left.
"What should I wear?" Vanna asked. "Should it be my swimsuit?"
Sheila wanted to play around. She didn't see what the point of putting something on, just to take it off was.
"I'm going there naked." Sheila said.
Ally laughed. She knew Sheila was as serious, as she wasn't serious.
"It's only because she thinks she can't be arrested." Ally said.
They all received a message there was a brig on the ship.
Allison was a little surprised.
"Who sent it?" Allison asked. "Was it CamNet?"
The Metal girls knew it was.
"Yes." They all said at the same time.
It was a reminder CamNet didn't want any trouble on her ship. It was a reminder CamNet was also always listening. All of the Metal girls wore their com.
Sheila needed to reconsider her earlier desire. Maybe she could wear just the bottoms of her bikini and fishnet wrap. Everyone would be able to get a good look at her jewelry if she did. Well, some of it anyway.
Young Allison wanted to get the female away from the park. The situation with a male chasing after her was very disturbing. She wanted to establish a few baseline rules regardless of what the situation actually was.
"Let's go back to the SUV." Young Allison said. "If the man starts to gain on her, I want him taken down."
The implication was one of the Terminators would act. They could either stop him face to face, or use their silenced M9 against him.
The four girls headed back to the SUV. Cammy and Anna got in.
Savannah and Young Allison remained by the open door of the SUV. They wanted to have an 'invitation' available to her. They were sure the female would recognize them in the daylight. They'd been by a light in the park last night.
The female came out of the trees at a run and spotted what looked like the two girls from last night about to get out of, or into, a vehicle. She was sure it was them. There was no mistaking the beautiful red hair on one of them.
"Hey!" The female called.
Savannah and Allison looked.
"Start the car." The girl shouted. "We need to get away from here."
The female ran towards them.
Savannah could see the female was tired. She probably didn't do much running, even if she walked a lot.
Young Allison moved up against the far door in the rear seat.
The female ran to Savannah.
"I need your help." The female said. "There's a man after me. Can you drive me away?"
Savannah stepped back.
"Get in." Savannah said.
The female got in and moved over next to Young Allison. Savannah got in after her. Cammy pulled away from the curb before the door was even closed.
Cammy looked over and saw the man emerge from the trees. She spotted the knife he held in his hand now. She felt there needed to be some stiff punishment now. The man's intent was clear.
Savannah could see the man screaming at them as they pulled away.
"Tell us what happened." Savannah said. "I see the man."
The female looked past Savannah and spotted the man. There was a look of anger and disgust on her face.
"That's him." The female said. "He jumped me last night. He tried to keep me in his hovel. I got away."
Cammy didn't like the story. Not only was the female abused by the four men in the crew. She needed to go through additional abuse at the hands of another man later on. She wanted additional information to make sure his punishment was just.
"Has he done it before?" Cammy asked.
The female noticed the driver looked like the girl next to her on her left, but only a little older. They almost looked identical. She needed to look several times.
"Yes." The female said. "I'm usually able to avoid him, but not always. He's taken me a dozen times or more. It's not usually on the same night when the other crew jumps me. Things get real messy down there fast."
Young Allison heard enough. She looked at Savannah who nodded and then looked at the female. She knew her statement would seal the man's fate.
"I don't think you'll need to worry about him anymore." Young Allison said. "He looked like he was ready to 'move on'."
The female looked back at the man as Cammy turned off to another street. It didn't appear to her he was about to move on at all. It seemed more like he would hurt her even worse the next time he caught her.
Anna was pleased with the way events played out so far. The female came to them for assistance. The female is the one who asked for their help. It was time to find out a little more. The female was more apt to be talkative since they obviously rescued her from potential harm.
"What's your name?" Anna asked.
The female noted the front seat passenger looked exactly like the other girl next to her on her right, except slightly younger. She needed to look back and forth several times as she'd done with the other two.
It looked like two sets of older and younger sisters out together. It was still a little hard to believe how identical the two sets were.
The female didn't feel threatened in her present company.
"My name is Julie." The female said. "They call me 'Easy' on the street."
Savannah wondered about her 'street name'. There could be several reasons for it. She was worried about what one of them implicated.
"Why do they call you 'Easy'?" Savannah asked.
The female looked a little ill. It wasn't a good name.
"They call me 'Easy' because I get 'caught' a lot by the men." Julie said. "I'm easy prey to them. They always beat me more when they caught me if I ran. I didn't want broken bones over what was going to happen anyway. I've heard stories about some of the things they'd done to some of the females they caught who resisted or fought back."
Anna didn't think Young Allison needed to hear anymore. The implications were already graphic enough, even without any details. She wanted to change the direction of the conversation. She held up the bags of food.
"Would you like something to eat?" Anna asked.
Julie lightly moistened her lips. The prospect of having a second warm meal in less than eight hours was very enticing to her. She didn't want to take advantage of the people who tried to help her twice. No, they didn't try to help her. They did help her twice.
"I don't want to be a bother." Julie said. "You can let me off up here someplace. I've troubled you enough. Thank you for getting me away from him. Thank you for being nice to me. Thank you for treating me like a person. Thank you for everything you've done for me."
Young Allison believed it was possible to salvage Julie from further abuse. She remembered Savannah's warning about not everyone wanted to be 'saved'. She also noted Julie's thankfulness. It was genuine. It was real. She wanted to offer her some more anyway.
"We have plenty and we would be poor hosts if we didn't share with a pretty girl like you." Young Allison said.
Julie heard plenty of words directed at her since before she'd run away. None of them were about her appearance, especially about being pretty. She thought she used to be. She touched her hair. It was a mess. She looked down at her clothes. They were ragged. She thought she looked anything but pretty.
At that point, Julie looked at the girls she was in the vehicle with. They were all stunning knockouts. She could see all of them in the daylight now.
"It's you who's pretty. It's all of you who are beautiful." Julie said.
Julie took one of the breakfast burgers. So did Savannah and Young Allison.
The girls looked Tight. They ate so Julie would eat.
Julie filed them in on some more of her life as they drove. It turned out she was a drug user. It was as Savannah speculated. It was part of the reason she was named 'Easy'. She did what she needed to do to get her fix. Her body was no longer her 'body' to her. It was a tool. It was a commodity. It was an asset to continue her way of life. There was still a difference between what was traded and what was taken. They were two different things.
Sheila as 'Sue' led the group to the nude sunbathing area. Mary, Laura and Leticia were already there.
Ally went with Vanna as 'Peggy' and 'Ann'. Cam-Gail was there as 'Barbara'. Gail-Cam was there as 'Lisa'.
Leticia was a little upset because 'Stephany', who was really Young Jesse, wasn't there. She would have liked to see how 'Stephany' compared to 'Sue' in the nude.
The girls all stripped down. Twice other females peered in at them and then left. They couldn't compete with any of the girls there as far as looks went. In reality, they were actually quite good looking. They just weren't as good looking.
Claire missed being on the ship. She wanted to go out and do something she didn't really care what they did. The main problem was, they were light on Terminators right now.
"Derek and Kyle should be back before too long." Riley said.
Sarah doubted it. She knew how 'recons' could drag out or expand without notice.
"It's possible, but I wouldn't hold my breath about it." Sarah said. "Few things are as easy as they seem."
Jesse thought Claire needed some alone time with her. It looked like she was all 'worked up' over Sarah again.
"Maybe you need to rest for a little bit." Jesse said.
Summer thought Jan and her could finish up in the kitchen. She could feel everyone else wanted to be somewhere different. She would do her part to assist them.
"You can all do other things." Summer said. "Jan and I have this."
Jan looked over at Summer and then at the dishes. It wasn't work she really wanted to do. She knew it still needed to be done. She liked the way Summer was always willing to step up and do a little extra. She didn't see any reason why she couldn't as well.
"We have it covered." Jan said. "Maybe Mom can practice with Claire for a while."
Riley wondered what all was going on but didn't ask. Maybe Sarah felt like she did and wanted a little more out of life. She would give anything to be with Sarah. Well, anything except Precious.
Sarah didn't want anything to look so obvious. After the dream she'd experienced, she really wanted more.
"I want to help Jan study for a while." Sarah said.
Jan didn't want to hear about more studying. She thought her current level was sufficient.
"I study a lot." Jan said.
Summer thought she could assist Jan.
"I can help Jan with anything she wants to study." Summer said.
Jan smiled. She would rather have Summer help her anyway. Summer was always nice to her. If there was a problem she didn't understand, she very carefully explained to her how to solve it.
"Summer knows everything." Jan said. "She's the greatest."
Summer didn't want any praise.
"We all do what we can." Summer said. "There are many different ways to help each other."
Sarah left with Riley, Precious and Samantha. Claire and Jesse headed for Claire's room.
Summer and Jan did the dishes.
"We can go by and see John Henry later on if everyone is busy." Summer said.
Summer wanted to follow up on some of the things she'd viewed earlier.
Jan liked the idea. Summer got to look at all kinds of cool things when she was there. She wasn't even sure what most of them were. None of the screens seemed to stay on for very long. She was only able to look at a few of the images. She could tell Summer was able to see all of them.
John felt he was about to go insane.
"I can't take any more." John gasped.
Cameron continued anyway. She was almost there.
A short time later, she slowed and stopped.
Cameron was still on top of John. She'd really worked him hard.
"I just needed a little more to 'make it'." Cameron said. "I did."
John was exhausted. He wasn't even sure how he was able to 'stay in the game' but he was.
"You're absolutely incredible." John said.
John needed to catch his breath. He almost felt he needed to catch his sanity as well.
Cameron leaned a little further forward and gave John a kiss as she moved next to him.
"It's what I like to hear." Cameron said.
Cameron did like to hear it. She still felt she had a better time when she used someone else's chassis. Maybe it was all in her head because she felt the same way for Cam's, Camille's and Ally's chassis. Their sheath was identical to her sheath on all three of them. It made her wonder about the damage her sheath received over the years. Sixty seven percent of it had either needed to regenerate, or be replaced. Some of the sections were damaged more than once. It made her wonder how much of her was really 'her'. She was pleased the section she'd just used with John was all original.
She only decided to stop because she needed to find out about Young Jesse. John may need to 'donate' again. It still didn't bother her about what transpired. It was something everyone wanted, including her. Maybe because it was for a good reason or maybe it was because John had his choice of all the Metal girls, all the human ones, and he still chose her. Right now was the proof. They'd only finished up seconds ago.
Maybe it was time to feel good about herself and who she was. John said he wanted her to have the best honeymoon ever as well. She actually believed it was for both of them. The extra 'dessert' John was able to share with the human females was a bonus for him. It was a bonus for her as well. It was for a different reason. When the anti-Metal group came for John, the human girls would be there for him. It would prove he wasn't a 'Metal Lover'.
She knew in her future Duplicate Cameron was with Future John. So were Future Allison and Future Savannah. Duplicate Cameron didn't have any problems with sharing with any of them. It meant she shouldn't either. It actually seemed to balance everything in harmony. There was always someone for everyone. Well, sometimes Future John needed a little reminder about who was actually in charge. The girls would band together and remind him.
It made her wonder about the Duplicate set of girls in River's future. Did the other Duplicate Cameron and River get together? What about Metal Summer? She was there too. She knew the Duplicate set of Vanna, Allison and Jesse would get along fine with each other and Metal Summer. She really wondered what happened there. Then again it was all a half a millennium in the future. None of it had actually even happened, even if somehow it already had. She'd been there. The other girls were there now.
"…appreciate everything." John said.
Cameron must have let her mind drift.
She quickly replayed what John said. She didn't want to ask. John thanked her for everything and what a special time it was for both of them. Cameron learned sacrifice was the true test of love. She'd always sacrificed so John could have what he wanted. It wasn't her who'd terminated Future Riley. She never got in the way of John and Cheri Westin either. It was clear to her John was very interested in her. She could see Cheri Westin was interested in John as well. There were other factors influencing her in a negative manner. With a quick temporal mission, she could look into them.
When she thought back on school, and some of the other negative influences, she thought about Jordon Cowan as well. She was her cheerleader 'friend' from the bathroom. Someone was responsible for what happened to her. Maybe it was something else she should pursue as well. Perhaps it would help make up for her not allowing John to attempt to help her. John wouldn't have been able to get up to the rooftop in time. He didn't understand it then. She doubted he would now.
Cameron blinked her eyes several times. She needed to remember where she was and why she was there. The past could wait for some other time. It would still be nice to have some answers. She focused her attention on John and smiled.
"I want only the best for you." Cameron said. "It's what I've always wanted."
John wondered about Cameron's earlier offer about Leticia. He would really like to 'try her out' one time. Maybe if he didn't need to be with Young Jesse again, he would bring it up. He just wasn't sure about having Cameron 'watch' him with Leticia. It was kind of embarrassing to him. He wasn't really sure he would feel comfortable with her watching him with anyone.
Maybe if she borrowed Cam's or Camille's chassis again, she could operate both at the same time. She could watch him with 'her' in one of the other chassis from the side of the bed. Now since he thought about it, he actually wondered if she hadn't already done it. Her chassis wasn't on the floor. It was on the bed. He didn't want his mind to dwell there. He said what he believed.
"I really do appreciate it." John said. "You decide what you want and it's what I'll do. I want this to be the best for you, like it has been for me."
Cameron was pleased with all her decisions. She liked being the one in control. She liked being the decider.
Camille-Holly was thrilled to be with Allison in the Master Suite. It was very exciting for her to 'look like Allison'.
It didn't bother her when Camille used her chassis to be with all the girls. She did like her 'normal' appearance, but she really liked to look like Allison.
Allison could tell how thrilled Holly was with the chassis swap. It seemed Holly wanted to keep Camille's chassis as her own. It was fun for a while, but she wanted things to go back to normal after the cruise. Holly was still Holly to her with her normal appearance. She understood about 'her program' and everything. It wasn't the point. It was a package deal. Maybe she should ask Holly how she would like it if she looked like someone else. Would Holly be as infatuated with her then?
The two Terminators and the two humans made the rounds.
"We're down to the last two places to visit." Tom said. "All the others have checked out and the surveillance is functioning as it's supposed to. Nothing's been tampered with."
Derek thought it was good anyway.
"So it's down to the port facility and the old newspaper plant." Derek said.
Steve looked back. They were the last two locations left.
"Affirmative…." Steve said.
Kyle and Derek looked at each other but didn't say anything. It never got old.
"The cruise ship will be in port tomorrow." Kyle said. "The port facility can be checked then by some of the teams going down there to pick the team up."
Derek knew it left one place to go then. It was a place with a lot of action and a consistent thorn in their side.
"To the old newspaper plant it is." Derek said.
Kyle was a little apprehensive about the place.
"We won't have to use the storm drain route will we?" Kyle asked.
Steve and Tom looked at each other. They really didn't know. Perhaps they should conduct some additional reconnaissance on their arrival.
"We'll determine it once we do a 'drive by'." Steve said.
Young Jesse was a little apprehensive still.
"How am I doing?" Young Jesse asked. "Am I…?"
Holly-Camille scanned Young Jesse again.
"There's no change." Holly-Camille said. "It can still happen in a few days yet."
Young Jesse frowned. Maybe a few times wasn't enough. It seemed like a few more would add some insurance.
"I think I better try again." Young Jesse said. "I really want things to happen for Jesse."
Holly-Camille was a little worried about it. Maybe Young Jesse found 'something' she liked better. It didn't matter. The true test of love was about sacrifice.
"You decide what you want to do and I'll make it happen. I mean it for anything too." Holly-Camille said.
Young Jesse wanted to get pregnant for Jesse. She also wanted to 'pick up' where things left off with John. It seemed they had some unfinished business. It actually seemed like a lot of unfinished business. It seemed to be more of a personal responsibility. It was certainly of a personal nature.
"I'll call Cameron myself." Young Jesse said. "I'm asking a lot from her. I want to do it personally."
Holly-Camille listened to what was happening next door in the Owner's Suite. She was pleased to hear how hard Cameron worked John. She was sure it would diminish his potential performance with Young Jesse later on. She didn't want him to do too good of a job with Young Jesse.
"I think Cameron is free right now." Holly-Camille said.
Young Jesse gave Holly-Camille a long deep kiss. She also wanted to give her a reminder about her appearance.
"You know I'll be back to you once the cruise is over." Young Jesse said. "It's with you back in your own chassis too."
Holly-Camille could tell Young Jesse liked Holly's chassis.
"I won't have to switch right away." Holly-Camille said.
Young Jesse was about to get up and go talk to Cameron.
"Maybe I'll wait a little longer before I speak with Cameron." Young Jesse said.
Holly-Camille smiled.
"I think we can find a few ways to pass the time." Holly-Camille said.
Young Jesse and Holly-Camille soon 'melted' back into each other's arms….
They were both pleased with Holly's chassis.
Holly-Camille was actually surprised how often Young Jesse fondled her breasts. It appeared size did matter.
Ally watched as Sheila and Leticia started to get a little more involved. She was a little jealous because Leticia really seemed to please Sheila. Mary came over to her and they got a little more cozy. She noticed Laura and Vanna were hitting it off. Who was she to complain?
It left Gail-Cam and Cam-Gail together. It was fine for both of them. They got to be with 'themselves'. They were both pleased at how they looked. It wasn't just their current sheaths. It was always a 'turn on' to see how they looked to others.
John Henry was pleased to see Jan on her way to visit him. She was with Summer earlier when they were in the commissary.
"She's beautiful isn't she?" Summer asked.
John Henry jumped a little. He'd just looked around the Command Center earlier. Summer wasn't in there then. He noted she'd already brought several screens up.
"Hello, Summer." John Henry said. "I didn't see you come in."
Summer didn't mention it was the whole point.
"Jan will join us soon." Summer said. "It looks quiet."
John Henry hoped it stayed that way. He was aware looks could be deceiving.
He was also sure there was a lot more going on behind the scenes.
CamNet's Terminators watched the two men make a run for it in the white van. They wanted to see where they ended up at. They didn't leave the area too recklessly. The incendiary device they left behind, made their statement for them.
One drone orbited around them at altitude. The other drone followed the white van at altitude. There were two drones over the seven big rigs now. The two groups were no longer close to each other. The group with four big rigs took a more westerly route. The group with three big rigs took a more northerly route. There was considerable spacing between all of the big rigs at this point in time. Based upon what was ahead of the big trucks. It appeared it might change soon.
They'd lost track of the female Fanatic but figured she was in the back of one of the big rigs. Strangely enough, the female detainee followed the last big rig to leave the warehouse at the end of the dirt road. They didn't know what her motive was. Their best guess was it was revenge.
The white van appeared to be headed towards the old newspaper plant. It set off a few alarms. There were two Resistance Terminators and two Resistance fighters currently headed towards the same location.
Lena and Tina were instructed to close up on the white van. If it made an attempt to approach the old newspaper plant, they were to stop it. If for some reason they weren't able to stop it, it would be targeted with a missile and destroyed. Collateral damage would try to be held to a minimum. It was hard to do with a missile shot.
When the van was three miles out, it was clear it wasn't headed directly to the old newspaper plant. It didn't mean it wasn't its final destination. It did drive by two of the locations the Resistance team visited earlier. It never slowed or stopped.
The white van approached the location where the unknown portal had been. It drove past the location once and then a second time. It appeared it was going to stop.
CamNet didn't want the Resistance team currently out to respond. She certainly didn't want Savannah to respond from her location in Palmdale. She wanted her Terminators to deal with whatever they were up to. They were only a quarter of a mile behind the white van.
Lena and Tina contained all the files about each of the operations. They hadn't been activated for any of them. They did know all of the details.
"We didn't have any information linking the white vans to the unknown portal." Lena said.
Tina thought about what they did know.
"We know the advanced power plant design for the HK drones came from the group associated with the white vans." Tina said. "It would seem to indicate a more advanced version of Skynet."
Lena thought the unknown portal was far beyond the advanced power plant design.
"They may have detected something and want to see what it is." Lena said.
CamNet instructed her Terminators to hang back and wait. If there was something they hadn't discovered at the location of the unknown portal, they wanted to see if the men in the white van could find it.
Jill didn't have any idea of what her destination was going to be. More than likely it was going to be trouble. She tried to stay as far back as possible and still keep the big rig in sight. There were a few times when she thought she may have lost it. She was always able to find it again when she sped up a little bit.
She was relieved to see there was a sign indicating there were vehicle services ahead. It showed a diagram of a gas pump, a wrench, and a tow truck. There was also a knife and fork as well as a bed. She was going to need to obtain more fuel. She didn't want to get stuck in the middle of nowhere. She should also be able to grab a few snacks and some water while she waited for the gas to pump.
It seemed her best course of action was to close up on the big rig. She didn't know if it would stop or not. She hoped the tank would top up in about five minutes time.
She was only a few hundred feet behind the big rig with the blue stripe on the back of it. She could see the signs up ahead. They were almost to the location. She noticed there were two other big rigs already there. It was the ones she'd spotted earlier. She also spotted the pickup truck which stopped at her location earlier.
They were all parked in back of a diner across the street from the service station. There was a very shabby looking motel next to them.
She quickly brushed her hair over her face. She didn't want any of the men to recognize her. She doubted too many of them actually looked at her face. She pulled into the gas station and stopped in front of the gas pumps. There were two pumps on each side of the building. She decided to take her pistol with her. She stuffed it in the back of her pants and draped her shirt over it. She tried to keep her back to the diner. She kept her hair over her face.
Jill watched as the big rig parked near the other two in back of the diner. The pickup truck was parked directly in front of the diner. She gave the attendant some money and went out and started the gas pump.
The female Fanatic knew the sun was up. It was a new day for most people. She needed to consider the possibility it was her last day.
She thought about what her course of action should be going forward. The more she thought about it, the more she decided she wanted to get out of the back of the big rig. She really didn't know if she was going to be able to get out or not. The next time it stopped, she was going to try and see what happened.
She would attempt to acquire a different form of transportation to track it. She wasn't sure how anything was going to play out.
The female Fanatic could feel the truck slow. It began to downshift. She quickly went over the tops of the crates to the rear of the truck. Once it stopped he was going to listen for what she could. If she couldn't hear voices, she was going to attempt to use her knife to open the rear latch.
She Gave It To Me
There are many who are selfish
They like to give the third degree
They can't see it's their idiosyncrasy
It's part of their false marquee
Everyone needs to stand alone
They can't exist as a wannabe
There's no fair referee
When it comes to reality
The future is fluid and changeable
Even if once can not foresee
Nothing in life is a guarantee
Everyone can agree to disagree
Sometimes the difference is blurred
Between a devotee and a detainee
Some are able to remain carefree
The end is always an actuality
Enjoy the good times shared
Explore the joy and sensuality
You wonder why I feel the glee
She gave it to me
Nobody