Chapter 1433

Sunrise Treat

The Blackhawk thundered across the night sky.

Savannah really wanted to stay with Young Allison when she'd needed to depart. She was sure if she stayed, they would have expanded their relationship dramatically. Young Allison had real blood on her hands now over the last few days. She'd needed to kill first hand. She'd killed plenty through her actions as well. She'd participated in the use, or intended use, of a nuclear weapon more than a few times. The actual death toll was unknown.

She didn't want to steal her teen years from her. Young Allison should at least have a few. Then again, she was impregnated not long after she could reproduce herself. It was her choice. She'd wanted to give the baby to Cameron. Fate changed all of it. She'd promised Cameron a baby ever since she was a young girl. She still intended to keep her promise.

Cammy looked over at Savannah and knew she was losing her. Savannah needed more than she could offer. Savannah was sexually active with all of the females, both human and Terminator. She could see the 'Natural Order' call to Savannah. It wasn't her place to stop it. The best she could hope for was Savannah's happiness. She needed to put her personal desires aside and do her job. Her job was to protect Savannah. She was supposed to facilitate the 'Natural Order', not hinder it.

Savannah looked out the window. They were near the port. It looked like the sun would be up soon. The eastern sky was very lit up.

"How far out is the ship?" Savannah asked.

Cammy checked with John Henry.

"It is nearing the breakwater." Cammy said.

Ken listened to Cammy and Savannah.

"I can take us to Catalina and come back right as the sun rises." Ken said. "I can have the helicopter fly across the sunrise so anyone on the ship can see us as the sun comes up."

Lou thought maybe Savannah would like some flight time.

"You can take my spot." Lou said. "We'll land up the channel by the big green suspension bridge."

Savannah would like the flight time. She was tired. They would land very soon. She knew she needed to decompress a little.

"I'm just a passenger on this one." Savannah said. "You guys are doing a fine job. Let's do the fly by and give those on the ship a sunrise treat."

Ken picked up some altitude and overflew the port and headed for Catalina. CamNet made sure the sky belonged to them. There'd be no other aircraft around them.

Cammy pointed out the brightly lit ship a few miles out from the breakwater. The speed of the ship was considerably slower as it approached the port.

After a few minutes Savannah could see the Casino on Catalina in the ever brightening sky as they approached Avalon.

Ken slowed and made his turn back towards San Pedro. It was all about timing now. There was the set time of sunrise, the speed of the ship as well as the speed of the helicopter to factor in.

Savannah looked at Cammy. She could see she was worried about the future going forward. She was worried about them. She didn't want her to be. There's nothing to worry about.

"Stop brooding." Savannah said.

Cammy tilted her head slightly. Nobody ever used the word 'brooding' with her before. She didn't want to make a big deal about it.

"I'm fine." Cammy said.

Savannah took Cammy's hand and gave her a kiss on the cheek.

"I am too." Savannah said.

They both awaited the sunrise. They were very content to be in the company of each other. This is where they were at now. They needed to live in the moment when they could. It was clear to both of them everything could change in an instant as well. Time always kept ticking. Time waited for nobody.

Young Allison stowed her gear and used the restroom. She grabbed her backpack, Model 66 and Taser. She headed out into the hall.

"I'm ready." Young Allison said.

Anna was in the kitchen. She grabbed a juice container, some water and an energy bar.

"I'm in here." Anna said.

Young Allison entered the kitchen. She frowned at what Anna collected and put in her backpack.

"I'm fine." Young Allison said. "We need to get moving."

Anna knew not to push the food items yet. She at least wanted to have them with them. Maybe at sunrise she could get Young Allison to try a few.

They set the alarm and exited the house.

They saw Mel behind the wheel of an SUV. He would follow behind them and orbit the area around them once they moved away from the house. Brian and Randy were already out on her intended route.

Anna was a little concerned about the choice Young Allison selected. It was more than a little demanding under the best conditions. Clearly the current conditions weren't the best for Young Allison.

"Are you sure you want to go to the hills?" Anna asked.

Young Allison wanted to push herself. She was tired, sleepy, hungry and a little sore. She was ready for more.

"Yes." Young Allison said. "Start testing me as we run. Make me think."

Anna didn't like to see Young Allison push herself like this. She knew Savannah did something like this a few days ago and the two Terminators with her needed to stop her. She wouldn't let Young Allison push herself as hard. She didn't think Young Allison tried to run from her problems. If anything, she seemed to embrace and relish them.

Young Allison knew she needed to push it to make the hill she wanted to reach before sunrise. Anna started to test her on various subjects. It was like playing a half dozen of the TV program 'Jeopardy' boards with all the different subjects. The math and chemistry problems took her a little longer. She was pleased they'd made good time. She was even more pleased she got everything correct.

She needed to remain aware of her surroundings as she solved numerous problems simultaneously. She didn't want anyone to worry about her. She could hack it.

Jim delivered the breakfast cart to Gail in Leticia's suite. There was one for Mary and Laura too. Gail would make sure they were served if they wanted anything.

Jim returned to the Control Center.

Hanna delivered the breakfast cart to the Honeymoon Suite. Camille met her at the door. Hanna told her she would serve everything.

Ally delivered the breakfast cart to the Master Suite. It seemed the girls were busy with their Metal lovers. She pushed the cart into the main part of the suite and waited.

Sheila delivered the breakfast cart to the Owner's Suite. Cameron didn't come to her. She pushed the cart into the living room area. She went back and looked in the bedroom. There didn't appear to be any activity.

She exited the suite and went across the private area to her room and changed outfits to the first maid's uniform she'd modified. She quickly returned to the Owner's Suite.

There was something on the floor. She bent down to pick it up. A hand touched her completely exposed rear end.

"That's really smooth." Cameron said.

Sheila stayed bent down. She hoped for more. There wasn't another touch. She stood and turned around. She wanted to point out there were other things as well. It never hurt to advertise.

"You know the front side is even smoother and softer." Sheila said. "You can check it out as well."

Cameron did know it. She had plenty of 'first hand' experience. She also felt a special connection to Sheila, well, to her chassis anyway.

"I won't ever forget your chassis was the first one I could be someone different in." Cameron said. "It will always be my favorite. Thank you for allowing me to have its virginity."

Sheila knew it was only a technical term in reality. There'd been a lot of things happen down there over the years. Some of it was very extreme. John was the first male to use her chassis though, even if Cameron was the one in control of it. She wanted more. She wanted more in various ways as well.

"I'll do a tether plug in or a chip swap anytime." Sheila said. "My chassis is your chassis."

Sheila looked to see if Cameron had the tether now. She didn't. She hoped she would have.

"Thank you." Cameron said. "I can take care of the cart if you'd like to be with Leticia. Gail can assist Mary and Laura."

Sheila was up for it. It didn't look like Cameron was going to use her chassis on the last day. She figured if she pushed it, she would. She didn't think she should push it on the last day.

"I'll take care of it." Sheila said.

Sheila turned to walk away. She stopped and looked back. She couldn't help but think about how close Cameron had been to being with Leticia. Everything was right in front of her. It didn't look like she would have been able to stop if Leticia hadn't visited the 'other side'.

"Would you have pleasured Leticia?" Sheila asked.

Cameron thought of the event dozens of times already. She decided to moderate her response and restate the fact Leticia was actually dead for a short while.

"Yes." Cameron said. "I couldn't stop myself. I wanted to do it. If she hadn't passed out again, I would have. I almost did it anyway."

It was what Sheila thought. It would have been a good first experience for Cameron. Everything about Leticia was perfect. She was glad Cameron hadn't 'punished' her for pushing Leticia past the edge of endurance.

"There's a whole big world of pleasure, love and sharing waiting out there for you, Cameron." Sheila said. "I know you want to be with Savannah first. She's been waiting for you for years now."

Cameron knew the hesitation was her fault. Since John was with Allison, Vanna and Young Jesse, she felt she was ready for her own experimentation.

"I'm ready now." Cameron said.

Sheila went to leave. She wanted to remind Cameron there was a lot of selection available to her. Everything depended upon her.

"Allison, Vanna and Young Jesse would all like to share with you as well if you don't want to wait." Sheila said. "All the Metal girls do too."

Cameron smiled. She'd wanted to expand her horizons for years. It seemed something always got in the way. It was usually Skynet related.

"I'll think about it." Cameron said. "I want more than what I've experienced so far. There's a whole world of sharing out there waiting for me."

Sheila looked around to make sure John wasn't there. She wanted to express another personal desire.

"When you're ready for your first Metal girl, I'd like it to be me." Sheila said.

Cameron thought it would be fitting. After her close encounter with Leticia. It was clear anything could happen at any point. There were no rules when desire was in control. All rational thought was pushed aside.

"We'll see." Cameron said. "I can see how things get out of control and happen fast sometimes."

Sheila headed for the door. She knew she could get carried away at times. It actually happened more than a few times already. Sometimes it seemed to upset or anger Cameron. It was never her intent. She just wanted to have a little fun.

"Yes they do." Sheila said. "Cut me some slack when I go overboard sometimes. It's just who I am inside."

Sheila exited out the door before Cameron could respond.

Cameron wanted to tell her not to overdo it with Leticia again. There was something else about Sheila's statement which troubled her. It was the part where she said she could 'go overboard' sometimes. She'd viewed the files where Sheila almost did go overboard, quite literally, when she'd first wanted to use her chassis. If anything catastrophic would have happened if she had, it would have been her fault. It didn't matter if it was indirectly or not. She needed to remember actions always produced consequences. Maybe they were as unforeseen as much as they were unintended.

Every action produced a reaction. It seemed to her every negative action produced an everlasting negative reaction as well.

It reaffirmed her belief everything mattered. It was what she'd always felt. It didn't matter if it was in the future, the past or the present.

Jim got back up to speed on everything. He was aware now the Blackhawk would do a sunrise flyby and give the Resistance team a treat. He was also aware Savannah was on board the helicopter. There was enough time for her to come onboard the ship once it docked if she wanted to.

It would give both Bob and him some piece of mind. There was still the prospect of Cameron borrowing one of their chassis before they left the ship. He was sure Savannah would step up and take his place. He would ask her anyway.

Sheila returned to Leticia's suite. She still wore her risqué maid's outfit.

Gail took the other breakfast cart and moved into Mary and Laura's suite with it.

Sheila checked on Leticia. She was asleep. She pulled down the cover and took in all of her beauty. She would ask Cameron to Resequence the next female Terminator they captured with Leticia's DNA. She planned to put her chip in it for a while once it was available.

She planned to tell the girls she'd 'borrowed' and modified the maid's outfit just for them. She would bet one of them would want to take it home with them.

It made her remember Leticia needed a good home. She didn't want to be her 'master' and keep her at a place of her own. She wanted Mary and Laura to take her in. She would get the three of them a nice ocean front home or a large cabin in the mountains. She would see what they wanted and make it happen. There were billions of dollars at her disposal. The Syndicate and the Cartel had been very generous. Cost wasn't an issue.

Gail returned to the suite.

"They're still asleep. Do you think I should wake them?" Gail asked.

Gail covered Leticia back up. She thought Sheila should have done it after ogling her.

"It's up to you." Sheila said. "You can probably score with both of them if they're awake early after the sun is up."

Gail looked out the open balcony window. She glanced at Leticia and at the suite where Mary and Laura were at.

"It's in a few minutes." Gail said. "I want both of them. I want all of them."

Gail left.

Sheila sat down next to Leticia and touched her cheek. She knew she was in love with her.

"I'm sorry I took you too far." Sheila said. "Now you know the depth of my love. It's to die for."

Sarah woke up early. She looked over at Kyle, he was fast asleep. At least he wasn't snoring now. She looked at the clock and saw it would be sunrise soon. She didn't feel like going out to see it.

She did get up and check on Jan. She put on the bathrobe she'd brought home off the ship. She made sure Jan was covered. She looked out her door and saw Samantha pass by carrying Jesse. Precious must need her.

Sarah looked back once and slipped out of her room. She'd thought about Claire all night and touched herself a dozen times while doing it.

She looked around the corner and watched Samantha carry Jesse into Riley's room. It should take them out of the picture for a while. She hurried down the hall in the opposite direction. She made two turns and found herself outside Claire's door. She thought about it one last time and reached for the door handle. It was something she needed to do. She needed to do it at least once. She wanted it so bad, she could almost taste it.

John Henry followed the teams who were out in the field. They'd been able to get everything under control and made sure there were no bodies, or parts of bodies, to be found. Any weapons were collected. The damaged weapons were not left with the buried bodies. They would take them back and dispose of them later. They didn't want to leave any indication of what actually occurred at the locations.

There was no increase in radiation at the collapsed anti-Metal base. It was a good thing. It only looked like there was a landslide on the one side of the mountain where the base previously was at inside. The remains at the LPs were buried along with the patrol which was out. The vehicles which were at the front of the base were buried by the landslide.

Al and Ed were able to police the first ambush site quickly and went to assist Steve and Tom at the second ambush site. It took them longer to get it in order since things were more scattered.

John Henry sat up in his chair. He noticed Sarah slip out of her room and spy on Samantha and Jesse as they went to Riley's room. She all but ran to Claire's room afterwards.

He looked around the Command Center to make sure Summer wasn't there somewhere. He didn't see her. She was very elusive.

He watched Sarah pause at the door before reaching for the handle. She looked both ways and went inside.

It was times like this when he really wished there were security cameras in all the rooms. Safety should be paramount. Somehow he didn't think he would be able to 'sell' the concept to John.

He decided to view the cameras Jim installed on the ship in the rooms. The 'safety feature' already proved quite fruitful so far. He figured Jim and CamNet both viewed them non stop. He was sure at least CamNet did. He didn't blame her one bit. His server captured everything as well. He would have hoped for additional cameras with some better placement to get detailed views of what occurred.

It would be even better if someone was there with a handheld camera to capture everything in detail and close up. Wait, where did the thought come from? Who would allow it to happen? He figured any of the Metal girls would do it. He was pretty sure Jesse would as well.

Sarah entered Claire's room and slipped her robe off. She quickly got into bed. She wanted to tell Claire she was there but hesitated. It was sort of abrupt and forward on her part. In fact, it was hard to believe where she was at right now.

Claire felt 'Jesse' get back in bed. It seemed like she only left a few minutes ago. She must have dozed off. She'd thought about Sarah when Jesse left and pleasured herself. She'd finished very quickly.

She was very aroused right now because of it. She reached over and felt 'Jesse' was naked. She usually was. It was good. She really needed to be with her right now. She pushed the covers off and slid down. She would get 'Jesse' off to a good start.

Sarah felt Claire stir. Maybe she woke her up. Before she could whisper to her, Claire pushed off the covers and moved down. It was what she wanted. They'd skipped all the other things before this part. She still wanted those. She wanted Claire too. It looked like it was going to be one sided.

Wait.

Claire must have thought she was Jesse. She felt Claire move into position. She reached down and made everything available. She felt she needed to say something in case there was any hesitation on Claire's part. She didn't want to make anyone do anything they didn't want to do inadvertently.

"Claire, I'm Sarah." Sarah said.

Claire thought 'Jesse' was playing around. She decided to go with it. They all did a lot of role playing, especially with the Metal girls. They were happy to play anyone. She moved down a little lower in the bed.

"Hang on, Sarah." Claire said.

Sarah felt an electrical charge shoot through her body. After about ten seconds Claire stopped.

It didn't take Claire long to figure out something was 'different'. Something was really 'different'. It was someone new. Was it really Sarah?

"Sarah?" Claire asked.

Sarah was filled with excitement. She was almost there and Claire just started.

"Yes." Sarah gasped. "Don't stop."

It was hard to say which one of them experienced more pleasure by what was happening.

Claire started in again with renewed vigor. Soon she was a wild woman. If this wasn't real, it was the best dream ever and she wasn't even on the receiving end yet.

Sarah hadn't been so aggressively pleased and stimulated for a long time. She wasn't even sure anything she'd experienced before had come this close. She couldn't wait to reciprocate. She planned to do the same if not more. Right now she was headed straight for Heaven. It was a million times more special than she'd even dreamt. She didn't think this was a dream. If it was, she hoped to have it often.

There was a 'snap' in the brush along the trail.

Young Allison was tired. She was almost to the spot where she wanted to be.

Anna didn't feel Young Allison was as careful as normal.

"Stay alert." Anna said. "Don't get careless."

Young Allison realized she was a little noisier than usual. She didn't realize she'd slacked off until she'd heard the 'snap'.

"I'm sorry." Young Allison said. "Thanks for the reminder."

Anna knew Young Allison was really pushing it. If it helped her decompress from what she'd done earlier, then so be it. She'd never seen Young Allison express any regret or remorse for the people she'd killed directly or indirectly.

Young Allison gave her the correct answer from the chemistry problem she asked her.

"We're here." Young Allison said.

Anna was mindful of the time.

"You made good time." Anna said. "We still have three minutes."

Anna was about to offer her a drink or a snack. She could see Young Allison was troubled. It was very unlike her.

There was something on Young Allison's mind. It was something which clearly bothered her.

"I watched Savannah go off to die." Young Allison said. "She did it without hesitation. She went to make sure the mission was completed. She went in my place."

Anna could see it really bothered Young Allison. Nothing else seemed to.

"Was there more to it than that?" Anna asked.

Young Allison felt Savannah looked into the future.

"Yes." Young Allison said. "She did it for Cameron and John."

Anna wondered if there was more.

"Did she say so?" Anna asked.

Young Allison already played everything over in her mind dozens of times.

"No." Young Allison said. "I just know it was why she went."

Anna saw a bigger picture unfold.

"If there was no anti-Metal threat, John wouldn't need human females at his side." Anna said. "Are you saying she did it to 'protect' you?"

Young Allison didn't know what to think. She hadn't thought about what Anna just said. Now it bothered her even more.

"I don't know." Young Allison said. "I really don't know anything."

Anna moved next to her and faced the east.

She felt Young Allison take her hand. Their fingers interlaced.

"Here comes the sun." Anna said. "A new dawn is upon us. The past is the past. Let it stay in the past."

Young Allison needed to remind herself life moved forwards, not backwards.

Sarah finished three times in a minute. She wanted more and Claire seemed eager to deliver. She wanted to reciprocate. She wanted to do the same thing as much as she wanted to receive it.

"Let me work on you." Sarah managed to say. "I really want to do it."

Claire rotated around and moved into position.

"I really want it too. I don't think I've ever wanted anything as much in my life." Claire said.

This was what Sarah wanted.

"I can honestly say the same thing." Sarah said.

It was more exciting and much better than she remembered.

If it wasn't for the frequent trips to Heaven, she would almost think it was a dream. Right now, it was a dream come true.

They both soon lost all track of time. All they knew right now was each other and what they were doing. Nothing else really seemed to matter. The more they shared, the more they wanted. The more they wanted, the more they needed.

Cameron already laid everything out for John when she handed him his robe and ushered him to the balcony.

John was tired but didn't want to miss the last sunrise of the trip. He was pleased to see his espresso and hot chocolate waiting for him. He figured he would be good for one more round before they needed to disembark.

He wanted to be with Cameron. She did say something about Leticia being 'available'. He decided not to ask. He would let Cameron do whatever she wanted. It's what she would do anyway.

He wasn't sure about Allison coming back the second time. He thought she'd done it on her own. It was the most wonderful experience for him ever. He felt every emotion and feeling as they were shared and expressed through love. It really felt like two people were 'one'.

Cameron could see John was a little distracted.

"Did you want the door open?" Cameron asked. "It's very cool outside."

John looked down and made his robe tighter. He didn't want anything to impede the blood flow.

"No." John said. "I'm good."

Cameron smiled and handed him his espresso. He'd learned to drink it all in one fast sip. It was what he did. She then handed him his hot chocolate. There was also a glass of chocolate milk if he wanted it.

He really wondered how one could taste so 'bad' and the other one taste so good.

The correlation made him think of the girls. There was a difference in all of them. It seemed they were all better in bed than Future Riley was. Maybe time played with his memory. He hadn't lasted very long. Future Riley never 'made it' but he did. Here he was drinking hot chocolate with Cameron standing next to him about to watch the sunrise, and Future Riley was dead.

"What's wrong?" Cameron asked.

Her hand came up to the back of his neck.

John knew he would need to watch his answers.

"Nothing…." John said. "Life goes on."

John remembered Cameron didn't kill Future Riley, even if she wanted to. She let her live for him. She'd sacrificed for him. Sacrifice was the true test of love. Even it the beginning, Cameron did everything for him.

"You're the greatest, Cameron." John said. "I really mean it."

Cameron continued to scan him.

"I love you, John, and you love me." Cameron said.

"I love you, Cameron, and you love me." John said.

The sun started to rise out of the ocean.

John thought he saw something different. It was something different.

"Hey look, there's a helicopter." John said.

Cameron hoped to deliver one more treat to John.

"It's our Blackhawk. It will meet the ship at the port." Cameron said. "Savannah is on it…."

She didn't know how things would play out. She knew what John would want. It had to be what Savannah wanted as well. She would have liked to know a little more about how Vanna's experience was. She was aware her desires were different. So were Savannah's.

Ally was able to have Holly and Cam to get Allison and Vanna up.

Vanna and Allison were side by side as the sun came up. Holly and Cam stood next to their human lovers.

They were all naked except Ally who served them drinks in her maid's outfit.

"Hey look, there's a helicopter." Vanna said.

Allison thought it would be wonderful to be on it.

"It looks like a beautiful ride." Allison said.

Ally knew something even more beautiful was in the ride.

"It's our Blackhawk." Ally said. "Savannah is on it…."

Allison hoped Savannah could come on board once they docked. She would really like to be with Vanna, Savannah and Hanna all at the same time on the big bed in their suite. How could it get any better than that?

Ally handed out a few pastries along with the drinks.

Vanna looked at Ally.

"You do realize you're overdressed." Vanna said.

Ally looked at her uniform.

"I can fix the discrepancy." Ally said.

A few seconds later, the maid's outfit landed on the sofa. Ally continued serving the food naked as they all watched the sun rise in the buff. It was quite a 'sunrise treat' for all of them.

Young Jesse was flat out beat. With all the sexual activity and jet lag, it was hard for her to get up. She just wanted to sleep.

Hanna urged Camille to carry her to the balcony window. She did.

They all watched the sun start to come up.

"Hey look, there's a helicopter." Young Jesse said.

Hanna wondered if she could wake Young Jesse up a little.

"It's our Blackhawk." Hanna said. "Savannah is on it…."

Young Jesse was instantly awake.

"Is she really?" Young Jesse asked.

Hanna verified the information.

"I'm getting it through my com from Jim right now." Hanna said.

Young Jesse was filled with anticipation and love.

"I've really missed her." Young Jesse said. "I can't wait to see her."

Young Jesse didn't mention she was in love with Vanna now too. Vanna really reached her. She'd reached deep inside of her.

Hanna wanted to advertise a little.

"I look a lot like Savannah." Hanna said.

Camille wanted to mess with Hanna.

"Not with all those clothes on." Camille said.

Hanna looked down at her uniform.

"I can fix the oversight." Hanna said.

In a few seconds the maid's outfit landed on the sofa. Hanna continued serving the food naked as they watched the sun rise in the buff.

Young Jesse looked at Hanna.

"I know what's for dessert." Young Jesse said.

Hanna didn't want to steal anyone's thunder. She didn't see why it couldn't turn into a three way.

"It will just be a snack until you can see Savannah later on." Hanna said. "A little refresher will do both of you good."

It was quite a 'sunrise treat' for all of them.

Gail tried to get Mary and Laura up. They were reluctant at first.

"What do I smell?" Mary asked.

Laura could smell it too. It smelled good

"It smells like food." Laura said.

Gail was pleased to see she got the girl's attention.

"There's coffee, hot chocolate and juice too." Gail said. "It's from room service. I'm here to serve you for the sunrise."

Mary got out of bed.

"I'm tired. I need someone to carry me over there." Mary said.

She meant it as a joke.

Gail set the two cups of hot chocolate she was holding down and scooped Mary up in her arms.

"Wow!" Mary said. "You're strong."

Gail hoped she hadn't gotten ahead of herself.

"Some females like strong females." Gail said.

Gail set Mary down on a chair by the balcony window. There was a selection of food laid out for the girls.

Mary remembered the way 'Sue' carried Laura before.

"How can you do it so easily?" Mary asked. "I saw Sue do it too."

Gail knew what the standard answer was. She also wanted to give them something to distract them.

"I work out." Gail said. "I think it makes my breasts larger too."

Laura's eyes focused on 'Lisa's' breasts.

"You must work out a lot then." Laura said. "You have gigantic knockers. LOOK at those things!"

Gail went over to Laura.

"Would you like a lift?" Gail asked.

Laura had never been picked up by a female before. She didn't remember much when 'Sue' carried her.

"Hell, yes." Laura said.

Gail scooped her up and carried her over next to Mary.

"The sun will start to rise in seven seconds." Gail said.

Mary and Laura looked at each other seven seconds later when it happened.

"Hey look, there's a helicopter." Mary said.

Laura looked around their suite.

"I think we have a better ride." Laura said.

Gail thought of a few things she could offer them.

"You will." Gail said with a smile.

Mary and Laura thought 'Lisa' looked really pretty when she smiled.

Gail retrieved, and set down, their hot chocolate cups as they watched the rest of the sunrise.

It was quite a 'sunrise treat' for all of them.

Sheila laid some things out for Leticia by the window. She was back over touching her hair and the side of her face. They were loving touches.

"Would you like to see the sunrise?" Sheila softly asked.

Leticia opened her eyes.

"Sue!" Leticia said with a big smile.

Sheila was mindful of the time.

"The sunrise is in a few minutes." Sheila said.

Leticia threw off the covers and sat up.

"I feel a little light headed." Leticia said.

Sheila was ready to pick her up.

"I can carry you there." Sheila said.

Leticia looked at 'Sue' and laughed.

"It's what I like about you." Leticia said. "You're always a kidder. You're funny."

Sheila knew she needed to watch herself.

"That's me, 'Funny Sue'." Sheila said.

Leticia got out of bed. She was naked except for all her jewelry that she now wore. She was surprised to see it all on her naked body. She was a little surprised at what Sheila wore as well.

"Did you fix me up?" Leticia asked. "There has been a whole train of females through here. I thought I died twice. That's a really cute outfit. I bet Tony loves it."

Sheila bent over to give Leticia the best view.

"I wore it just for you." Sheila said.

Leticia made it over to the balcony window without further difficulty.

"How long is it until sunrise?" Leticia asked.

"It will be in twenty seven seconds." Sheila said.

Leticia wondered if 'Sue' was trying to be funny again. It didn't look like it.

"Really?" Leticia asked.

"Really." Sheila said.

Leticia counted down the seconds to herself. Sure enough, the sun popped up twenty seven seconds later.

"You were right." Leticia said.

Sheila smiled at her.

"I usually am." Sheila said.

Leticia noticed something right away.

"Hey look, there's a helicopter." Leticia said. "I like to fly."

Sheila believed she could accommodate Leticia on several levels.

"I can make you fly." Sheila said.

They watched the sunrise together.

"How far can you make me fly?" Leticia asked.

Sheila thought the answer was self evident.

"All the way to Heaven." Sheila said.

Leticia was pretty sure she was there twice earlier. She saw the 'light'. She wanted to share some of the things with 'Sue'.

"It works for me." Leticia said. "Here, try some food."

Sheila didn't want to consume anything organic right now.

"I'll eat later." Sheila said.

Leticia stopped chewing and looked at 'Sue'. She started laughing.

"You're funny." Leticia said.

Sheila understood what Leticia indicated. She was more than ready.

"That's me, 'Funny Sue'." Sheila said again.

It was quite a sunrise treat for both of them.

Summer woke up. She smiled at all the things she'd learned in the night, even as short as it was.

She looked over at the pass door into her mother's room. The smile slowly faded from her face. She knew Sarah was in there with her mother. She was surprised it took them this long. She knew it was going to happen the first time they'd kissed on the ship. She could 'feel' it radiate off of both of them whenever they were around each other. She didn't believe they could feel the sexual tension between them like she could.

Summer got up and moved over to the door to listen. It wasn't closed tight. She already knew what they were doing by the sounds.

She peeked around the door and was surprised at the intensity they were sharing with each other. Usually only the Metal girls got so involved when they were with another Metal girl. She watched them for a few minutes. It was clear it was more than just about sex. They were in love with each other. She figured she knew it before they did as well.

She closed the door and went to get ready for the new day. She was a little tired but it would make her better to 'drive through' the difficulties. A challenge was always welcome.

She took care of all of her personal business. She was going to go to the Command Center and check on everything. She hadn't been alerted of any problems by CamNet.

She looked over at the pass door again to her mother's room. She activated her com.

"CamNet, if Jesse leaves Riley's room in the next hour, have Samantha take Jesse to her room for the duration of the hour." Summer said.

There was a pause before CamNet responded.

"Is there a problem?" CamNet asked.

Summer glanced over at the pass door again.

"No." Summer said. "I like it when everyone is happy."

The female Fanatic and Jill reached the junction of the branch and the main passageway. She looked in the direction they'd come from. She could hear the HK Track moving but she couldn't see it. She wondered if it was in one of the other branches they hadn't explored earlier.

There was no way to know if it would enter the passageway they were currently in and park next to the other three. She didn't want to get trapped in the cavern If it did. It could continue further into the mine as well.

The female Fanatic wanted to find out what else was inside of the mine.

"Let's move." The female Fanatic said. "Stay right up against the side. If I tell you to stop, you need to stop."

Jill was a little surprised when Jackie took off and went further into the mine. At least the passageway was still lit, even if dimly. She stayed right behind her and hugged the rock wall.

The clanking behind them got louder. It seemed the HK Track was much closer than they'd thought.

The female Fanatic quickly went into the next opening along the side they were on.

"How did it get here so quickly?" Jill whispered.

The female Fanatic was a little concerned as to what the answer may actually be.

"I think it's a different one." The female Fanatic whispered. "I think it came out of the chamber we were just in."

Jill started to back up.

The female Fanatic grabbed her.

"There's a shaft behind you." The female Fanatic whispered.

Jill looked back into the dimly lit passageway they'd retreated into. She saw the opening in the bottom of the floor.

The clanking outside in the main passageway was very loud now.

The female Fanatic was sure all three of the HK Tracks in the cavern they just been in were out now as well. They may have just kicked the hornet's nest. The closest HK Track would probably be to their location in less than thirty seconds. They needed to move right now.

"Move along the side of the shaft and run as soon as you're past it." The female Fanatic said. "Don't fall into it."

Jill felt another rush of adrenaline. She was more scared of the machine than she was of falling into the void. She quickly scurried along the side of the passageway past the opening of the shaft. She took out her phone and turned the light on as she ran down the new passageway.

The female Fanatic looked back and could see Jill was clear. She chanced a slight glance out into the main passageway. She could see three HK Tracks. One of them was headed back towards the front. One of them went into the passageway with the two HK drones. The third one was headed in their direction. She saw the minigun point in her direction.

"Oh, crap…." The female Fanatic muttered to herself.

She took off running and pressed up against the side of the wall as she passed the shaft. She could see Jill's light up ahead. She didn't turn hers on.

"Lie on the ground next to the wall." The female Fanatic said. "Turn the light off. Don't move at all."

Jill's instinct was to keep running. She knew she needed to listen to Jackie. She was experienced in how to deal with the specific enemy they faced. She quickly did everything as instructed. She faced towards the direction she'd run. She could see the passageway she was in curved slightly. She could only see half of the opening behind her. She was glad she'd picked the side she was on to lay on the floor. She lowered her face down and hoped for the best.

The female Fanatic was able to get down before the HK Track turned into the passageway. She hoped it would continue and fall down the shaft. It might only do it if it thought it was in 'hot pursuit' of a target. She could only see two thirds of the opening they'd entered from where she currently lay. She realized the passageway they were in curved. She didn't think the HK Track could detect her from its current location. To get any closer, it would need to attempt the crossover where the shaft was. She didn't think it could. She carefully started to move backwards. She wanted to put as much distance between herself and the HK Track as possible.

Jill could hear something coming. She carefully lifted her head slightly. She could see a shape crawling backwards towards her.

"I'm right behind you." Jill whispered. "Should I start to back up?"

The female Fanatic could only see half of the opening from her current position.

"Let me go past you". The female Fanatic whispered. "We need to move deeper down this passageway. I'll go first."

Jill could feel Jackie go by her. She could feel the warmth radiate off of her body as she did. She realized it was rather cool where they were at. It was nowhere like the outside temperature they'd been in earlier.

The female Fanatic could hear more clanking from the direction they'd come from. She was sure all three of the HK Tracks were outside of the passageway. She heard a new sound which worried her even more. They needed to get moving fast.

The two men dusted themselves off and headed for the big building near where the gate was. If there was a guard, it was where he would probably be located.

"We need to be mindful of the time." The first man said. "It's going to be sunrise soon."

The second man could see fairly well around him already.

"What do we do if we run into a security patrol?" The second man asked.

The first man didn't think there was one. If there was, it would be too bad for the security guard.

"We'll act like we're lost until we can take him down." The first man said.

The second man thought they should take him down immediately. He didn't want to get popped by a trigger happy 'rent a cop'.

"I think we should shoot first and ask questions later." The second man said.

The first man tried to ignore him.

They moved along the buildings until they reached the first one. They could see the front of it was smashed open. Someone had made an attempt to close it back up. They were able to work several of the boards loose.

"We're supposed to go to the office area and look behind the second desk." The first man said.

They entered the building. The main part of the building was completely empty.

"I hope there's more in the office than there is in this area." The second man said.

The two men moved along the sidewall.

"Here's a bathroom if you need to use it." The first man said. "You go first."

The second man hadn't really needed to go until the first man mentioned it. Now he felt the urge to relieve himself. He quickly went inside and used a urinal. There was a fair amount of light coming in through the small window. He figured the sun was up. He quickly went back out into the main area.

"It's your turn." The second man said.

The first man hadn't heard any noise when he was inside the restroom.

"Is there water?" The first man asked.

The second man hadn't checked. There was no flushing or washing in the future. He hadn't bothered with either.

"I don't know." The second man said.

The first man entered the restroom and took care of his business. He returned in a very short amount of time.

They continued along the wall to the rear area. It was where the office was located. The entire area was lit up fairly well since the sun had come up. There were a few skylights in the ceiling.

They stopped when they reached the door to the office area.

"Is this the office?" The second man asked.

There was nothing inside of the room.

"It was supposed to be in the northeast corner." The first man said. "This is the northeast corner."

The second man wasn't sure what they were supposed to find at any of the locations they'd visited. They didn't know what the energy sensors were for they'd needed to use at the one location either.

"Sometimes I wonder if we're on a wild goose chase, or are being used as some type of sacrificial lambs." The second man said.

The first man felt the same way. The run in with the Mob still didn't sit well with him. He thought they should have had a little better notice about what could happen. Maybe someone tried to alert them and couldn't. Their phones still didn't work. He took his out and checked it again. There was still nothing.

"Let's check the walls and the floor anyway." The first man said. "We're already here."

The two men began to search the empty office area for some hidden clue. They weren't really sure what they were looking for. They had a feeling they would know when they saw it, if they saw it.

CamNet's Terminators returned to their SUV and headed out. It appeared the white van was near its destination.

They watched the two men drive along the perimeter fence and go underneath it. They made their way back along the buildings and entered the first one. The sun came up a few minutes later.

"If we were closer, we could take their van." Tina said.

Lena was surprised Tina didn't say they could terminate them.

They still hadn't detected any additional activity around the location of the mine where the female Fanatic and her accomplice entered. The drones over the mine and the surrounding area all needed to retreat to a higher altitude. So did the drones around them.

CamNet's Terminators were still going to need to hang back some distance from the old steel mill when they arrived. They didn't know how long the men would be there.

Sunrise Treat

To grow any relationship
It must be a two way street
One can't force the other
To remain in the backseat

No one wants to feel
When the other may cheat
A house of cards built on lies
Will collapse with endless deceit

It takes more than just two
To make a couple complete
To make it all work
Is not an easy feat

It takes a fair amount of effort
To keep everything smooth and neat
Everyone needs to be wary
When new strangers they meet

Learn to play it straight
It will keep things sweet
It will make every new day
Seem like a sunrise treat

Nobody