Chapter 1499
Boogie Board
John and Jesse decided to shower. He picked Jesse up again and carried her to the shower and set her down.
Jesse really liked the extra attention.
"Let me adjust the water." John said.
Jesse liked the caring touch.
"You're such a gentleman." Jesse said.
They playfully kissed.
Jesse moved John over in front of the mirror and stood next to him.
"We make a picture perfect pair." Jesse said.
Jesse moved in front of him and brought his hands up along her sides and placed them on her breasts.
John noticed a slight difference.
"I can feel they're already starting to get bigger." John said.
Jesse turned around and smiled.
"It will give you something to do in the shower when I wash your back from in front of you." Jesse said.
They shared a soft loving kiss.
John opened the door to the shower and they got in.
As the water cascaded over Jesse's back, and his back too, he was surprised at how much she'd rebounded from earlier. The female body was truly amazing. It was beautiful too.
They finished up and dried each other off.
Cammy led the girls down to the private beach.
Mary thought about how all the males looked at her in a bikini when she wore one. It always bothered her. She was at the beach, or pool, to have fun, not get ogled. Why did things always need to be so complicated?
"It's nice to go to the beach and not have every guy finish undressing me with their eyes." Mary said. "It's very disrespectful."
Sheila and the girls were all naked.
"There's not a whole lot to undress at this point." Sheila said. "It's a nude beach after all."
The girls all giggled.
Leticia didn't mind when people looked at her anymore. It bothered her when she was younger and was 'compelled' to have sex with the neighborhood boys when she didn't want to. They didn't physically hold her down, but they wouldn't let her pass until she'd 'accommodated' them. None of them ever made her finish, even if there were five or six of them in a row. There were seldom less than four. One time there were nine of them. In the big group, it was the first time for three of them.
"You could always wear a one piece swimsuit, Mary." Leticia said. "It covers a lot."
Laura touched Mary's and Leticia's nude rear ends.
"It's nicer now because we won't have any tan lines." Laura said.
Leticia saw the issue a little deeper.
"We should be able to wear only bikini bottoms when we go to the beach anyway." Leticia said. "I see a lot of fat men who have bigger 'breasts' than half the females anyway."
Mary nodded. Men who looked like that should be forced to wear a shirt to prevent the visual abuse they all needed to suffer when they saw them.
"It's no joke either." Mary said. "If no one wore a top, it wouldn't be a big deal. Men should be required to wear a top as well."
Laura nodded.
"It's another form of sex discrimination." Laura said.
Leticia looked at 'Sue's' petite trim figure.
"How do you feel, Sue?" Leticia asked.
Sheila smiled and pulled on her rings.
"I prefer a 'no piece'." Sheila said. "I don't care who sees me. If you got it, flaunt it."
The girls all laughed.
Leticia knew 'Sue' held a certain advantage over the rest of them. Well, except for the other 'special girls'.
"It's because you can kill anyone you want." Leticia said.
Cammy and Ally quickly looked around. They wanted to make sure no one heard what she'd said.
"Let's not go there." Cammy said. "It might make some people uneasy."
Mary and Laura wanted to see if 'Peggy', 'Sue' and 'Barbara' would go in the water. They didn't want to say anything. They wondered if the 'special girls' were really robots. They didn't know if they would short out, or spark, or something in the water.
"I'm only going in the surf." Ally said.
Leticia was reminded of another activity she'd done when she heard the word 'surf'. She didn't think she was very good at it, but she could still do it.
"I can surf." Leticia said. "I bet Sue could too. She could even ride the big ones in Hawaii."
Ally wanted to mess with Sheila.
"The only 'big one' she rides is Tony." Ally said.
Leticia looked at 'Sue'. She really wanted to give 'Tony' a whirl.
"I want to do him too." Leticia said.
Mary wondered if all the girls in their group 'did' 'Tony'. It didn't seem like the right time to ask. 'Barbara' looked a little less than happy after the one comment Leticia made about how 'Sue' could kill anyone. 'Peggy's' comment didn't seem to help.
Laura spotted some equipment by the lifeguard station.
"There are two surfboards, and a few boogie boards up there by the female lifeguard." Laura said. "I can do one of those."
Ally looked at the female lifeguard. She was 'ripped'. She liked what she saw. It sounded to her like Laura did as well.
"Do you want to 'do' the lifeguard?" Ally asked.
Mary, Laura and Leticia all laughed.
"She can give me 'mouth to mouth' any time." Laura said. "Look at her 'six pack'. I meant I could use one of the boogie boards. It's not too hard."
Leticia looked around. She moved close to 'Sue'. She wanted to let her know about an important option.
"There's a leash, or tether, to keep your board connected to your body." Leticia whispered.
Sheila wasn't sure what Leticia was driving at.
"I'll give it a try." Sheila said.
Mary and Laura looked at each other.
'Can a robot surf?' They both wondered.
There was another water station cabana right on the beach. There were three boogie boards and two surfboards on the sand next to it. They all sported the club's logo. The female lifeguard was there now too. She said the girls could use any of the equipment if they returned it.
Mary and Laura each grabbed a boogie board and offered the other one to Cammy or Ally.
Ally didn't want to get her hair wet.
"Go for it." Ally said as she looked at Cammy.
Cammy smiled and handed Ally her com. It was waterproof. She didn't want to have it knocked out in the ocean and lose it.
"I could put this somewhere else so I don't lose it, but I don't want anyone to think I'm playing with myself." Cammy said.
Ally smiled and took it. Sheila already gave her com to her a minute ago as they'd approached the water. Sheila said almost the same thing as Cammy did. The only difference was, Sheila hoped anyone who saw her, thought she was playing with herself.
Cammy watched Mary and Laura go out to a little past the waist deep water and ride the tail of a wave in. It didn't look too hard.
She went out with them when they went back out and did the same thing. It was a new experience for her. She'd been in the pool with Savannah and Young Allison. The ocean was different. There was more of a challenge to it. She figured it was something which was actually 'fun'.
She remembered her 'competition' with Young Allison in the pool. She'd used flotation rings. She'd tried to beat Young Allison but couldn't. She'd followed the guidelines set down by Young Allison they were always designed so Young Allison couldn't lose easily. She'd cheated and swamped Young Allison with water. Anna called 'foul' in case Young Allison lost. She didn't. Young Allison mustered some extra strength and stayed ahead of her. There were no flotation devices here. There was a life ring with the club logo on it. It was on the side of the cabana along with the Hot muscular female lifeguard.
Leticia gave 'Sue' some pointers and tips about surfing.
Sheila could see how much Leticia wanted her to surf with her. She figured she better come clean about something. She moved close to Leticia.
"I don't swim." Sheila said.
Leticia was surprised. 'Sue' could do anything.
"Can you float?" Leticia asked.
Sheila looked a little embarrassed. Maybe it was good Leticia saw her as a little less than 'god like'. Somehow she wanted the downgrade. She was aware she was very durable. She also knew she wasn't indestructible. There were some limitations on what she could actually do.
"No." Sheila said. "If I can stay on the board, I'm OK."
Leticia wanted to be there for 'Sue'. She was aware she was a quick learner.
"You need to lie down and paddle out." Leticia said. "You can watch me once. I know you won't need more than that to learn."
Sheila picked up her board. Leticia secured her leash, as well as her own. They walked out into the water.
Mary, Laura and Cammy all came in on another small wave on their boogie boards.
Mary and Laura both offered their boogie board to Ally. She was in the water just above her waist.
"Maybe later I'll try." Ally said. "Thanks."
Sarah felt fine now. She did like having two of 'Claire' in front of her. Samantha and Claire looked identical. They also both seemed to show the same level of concern. There were tears in Claire's eyes because she was so worried. It was the only way to tell them apart. She was aware humans could express much more emotion and feeling than any of the Terminators. She'd watched Terminators develop feelings and emotions over the years. When they were first activated, they didn't show much at all. The longer they were around humans, the more they were able to emulate them.
"I'm good." Sarah said and sat up.
She was glad to see the towels on the bed. They weren't very damp because Claire dried her off. She knew it was good thinking on Claire's part.
Claire moved over close to Sarah and took her hand as she sat next to her.
Samantha stood in front of them.
Claire spoke with Sarah for a while and came to the conclusion she was back to normal.
Sarah figured Samantha wanted to scan her again. She turned her neck as she lifted Samantha's hand. In this instance, she did want to know how she was doing. She still wasn't sure exactly what happened. She'd really been caught up in the ecstasy.
"Let's get this over with." Sarah said.
Samantha scanned her and smiled.
"You're good." Samantha said.
Claire looked over Sarah's nude form.
"I'd ask if you want to get dressed, but I like to see you like this." Claire said. "You're a very beautiful woman."
Sarah was sure she blushed a little. It wasn't often anyone told her she was beautiful anymore. She'd heard it from all of the females she was with so far. It was clear they were sincere. She was ready for a little action again. She didn't want Jan to walk in on them.
"It's a nice top you have on yourself." Sarah said. "It's quite revealing."
Claire looked down. The headlights were on 'high beams' right now as she sat next to Sarah who was naked. Her earlier worry and concern, was now replaced with desire and anticipation.
"I actually was on my way to see if Samantha wanted to wear my top." Claire said. "Summer suggested I offer it to her."
Once Samantha heard it, she was in. She knew it would be very revealing. She believed it would clearly show off her rings.
"OK." Samantha said.
Sarah watched them take their tops off and get ready to put them back on after they switched.
"Wait." Sarah said. "I have to see your rings one more time."
Samantha smiled and straightened. She moved right up to Sarah.
Sarah was enthralled by the idea.
"Look at you." Sarah said as she touched them again. "I really want to do it."
Claire liked the look too.
Sarah got dressed. Claire and Samantha put their tops back on.
Claire watched Sarah carefully. She dressed without any problems. She did look as good as normal.
Sarah and Claire both looked at Samantha's top now.
"Look at her!" Sarah said.
Claire could see how form fitting the top was,
"I can see everything perfectly." Claire said. "The rings are very distinct."
Sarah wanted to show Samantha off.
"Let's go show Riley." Sarah said.
The three girls headed over to Riley's room.
Summer led Jan to her room. They could go to the commissary in a little bit.
Jan wanted to know more about what happened to Summer earlier.
"Can you tell me about it?" Jan asked.
Summer 'felt' her mother's distress and where she was at and what was wrong. She knew at this point everything was back to 'normal'.
"I just thought of a few things." Summer said. "It wasn't a big deal."
She didn't want to tell her it involved her mother and what she'd been doing. She showed Jan a project she was working on and then they headed to the commissary a little later on.
Ted closed up the F-14 Tomcat as the girls moved over to the A-4 Skyhawk.
"This is a cute little fella." Young Jesse said.
Cameron wasn't sure if cute was the right word. It was a relatively small aircraft.
"It's an A-4 Skyhawk." Cameron said.
Young Jesse immediately recognized the aircraft.
"We operated some of these Down Under." Young Jesse said.
Camille knew it was a simple and uncomplicated Jet.
"It was a long lived and popular aircraft." Camille said.
Young Allison touched the barrel of a cannon. She was aware most models only carried one hundred rounds of ammunition for each cannon. It was still better than nothing. She thought the aircraft which followed it could have taken a simple lesson from it.
"I like it. At least it has two cannons. How much more difficult would it have been to put into some of those other designs?" Young Allison asked. "The small amount of weight gain is well worth the trade off for defensive or offensive purposes."
More than likely some palms could have been greased to make it happen. The techno buffs back then were probably the same clowns who thought Skynet was a good idea. If it wasn't them, they spawned them.
Young Allison wondered if they shouldn't try to influence aircraft design a little earlier.
"Maybe we should go back to the mid Fifties instead of the early Sixties." Young Allison said.
Cameron liked the idea. She could do some stock manipulation and gain control of some of those aircraft companies. She would be able to pay off the Generals and Admirals to 'properly' arm the aircraft. If someone didn't want to cooperate, she could 'pressure' them in more ways than one. Since it didn't happen, she must not do it in the future either. Otherwise they wouldn't even need to have the discussion. It was still a good idea.
"We must not have." Cameron said.
Young Allison looked at the large drop tanks on each wing.
"Those are some big tanks for this little guy." Young Allison said.
Cameron was aware of the specific intent behind them. She didn't know if it was a first for an aircraft or not.
"The plane was designed to land on them if the landing gear ever failed." Cameron said. "The damage to the bottom of the nose could be repaired in an hour or two. Once the landing gear issue was resolved, it received a new pair of drop tanks and was good to go."
Savannah looked at the underside of the wings and bottom of the fuselage.
"There aren't a lot of hard points." Savannah said.
Camille pointed out the progression of the armament
"The initial design was five hard points. For later models, it was seven." Camille said. "The bomb load was over eight thousand pounds. It was about the same bomb load a B-17 carried in World War Two."
Cameron was aware of some operational flexibility and a unique way as to how it was done.
"On some of the smaller carriers, they would load the plane to its maximum ordnance capacity and take off. Once they were airborne, they would hook up with an aerial tanker and fill up." Cameron said. "They initially used other Skyhawks with a 'buddy system'. Later on, the small aerial tankers were often replaced with a KA-3 Skywarrior."
Savannah heard of a similar procedure before for some land based bombers.
"I read they did the same thing with B-52 bombers out of Guam." Savannah said. "They took of with one hundred and eight bombs and then tanked up once they were airborne. It was the only way they could get the ordinance off the ground and up to altitude."
If she remembered correctly, it was eighty four, five pound bombs in the bomb bay, and twenty four, seven hundred and fifty pound bombs on the wings. There were twelve on each pylon.
Young Jesse viewed photos of the B-52 aircraft dropping all of the bombs on a mission. There were a lot of them below the aircraft. It looked like they never ended.
"It's a lot of bombs." Young Jesse said.
Savannah thought about the need why such aircraft existed.
"People find many ways to kill each other." Savannah said.
Cameron looked over at Ted and Joe. She didn't want them to hear what she said. She was aware Skynet used a lot of ways as well.
"Some machines do too." Cameron whispered. "There's plenty of evil to go around."
Young Jesse thought about an earlier aircraft they'd viewed.
"I still like the idea of the A-37 Dragonfly." Young Jesse said. "The Skyhawk is pretty close, and almost as cute."
Young Allison looked over the size of the aircraft.
"This thing is about the size of a World War Two fighter." Young Allison said.
Camille knew about another important design feature.
"It was small enough not to need to have folding wings." Camille said. "It saved weight and complexity."
Savannah looked over at the F-104 Starfighter. It was across the aisle. Its short wings were really small.
Cameron noticed. She was about to comment on the seven foot long wings of the F-104 when Ted directed them elsewhere.
Joe mentioned the A-4 was used by the Blue Angels and at 'Top Gun' to simulate MiG aircraft.
Ted wanted them to go to the C-54.
"We're going to go to the Skymaster next. The original Navy designation for this particular aircraft was R5D-4. The Air Force designation was C-54 They're the military versions of the DC-4." Cameron said.
Ted was happy there was a stairway ramp in place at the cargo door.
"It's all opened up." Ted said.
The girls headed inside. They took a look around. The cockpit wasn't cramped.
Young Allison remembered something about a bomber version of a similar aircraft
"You said something about a bomber before." Young Allison said.
Cameron saw it as another 'redesign' of the same plane.
"The XB-31 would have been based off of this design. It would been larger with much more powerful engines." Cameron said. "The DC-6 and DC-7 were both improved and bigger redesigns of this plane as well."
None of the girls was overly impressed.
They moved back over to the fighters.
Cameron looked at the aircraft with a certain amount of pleasure.
"This is one of my personal favorites." Cameron said. "It's the F-104 Starfighter. It was the first Mach 2 fighter in the US inventory."
Young Jesse thought the wings were very stubby, especially compared to the length of the aircraft.
"Those wings are really short." Young Jesse said.
Cameron knew it was a design issue. The wingspan on the Starfighter was less than the wingspan on the small Gee Bee Sportster air racing planes of the early Thirties.
"They're only seven feet long." Cameron said. "They used short wings instead of swept wings or a delta design."
Camille was aware one of the chief designers spoke with the pilots involved in the Korean War. He asked them what it was they wanted based upon the combat they currently faced.
"The design came right out of the Korean conflict era." Camille said. "Pilots wanted a jet which could perform with great speed. Lockheed gave them one."
Cameron reminded them about the continual design progression.
"Remember, they were working off of the P-80 design." Cameron said. "They needed a more powerful jet engine."
Anna believed the proliferation of the design adopted by numerous countries said something. It wasn't just used in those countries, it was manufactured by them as well.
"Any jet built by the US, and then by Messerschmitt, Mitsubishi, and half a dozen more companies around the world, says something." Anna said. "Many of those companies all built adversarial aircraft before."
Cameron was aware it was a rare production record for any aircraft. She liked it was the first to pack a Gatling cannon.
"The Starfighter set many flight records." Cameron said. "It was also the first to carry the M61 Vulcan cannon. It's a six barrel cannon capable of firing six thousand rounds a minute."
Young Allison read about how the M61 came into being. She found it to be quite a fascinating story.
"I read about the development of it." Young Allison said. "They went to a museum and borrowed a vintage Gatling Gun. They hooked it up to an electric motor to test the concept. The vintage gun worked perfectly at the faster speeds. They then needed to scale it up to 20MM. Later on it was downscaled to other calibers, including 7.62 NATO. We're all familiar with the 'minigun'."
It sounded like a familiar story to Young Jesse. It was one they'd already discussed a number of times.
"It sounds like another redesign of the same thing." Young Jesse said.
Cameron knew there were newer models of Terminators than her.
"Just because something is older and 'obsolete', doesn't mean it isn't still functional." Cameron said.
Camille didn't want Cameron to 'go there'. She wanted to direct everyone's attention back to the aircraft.
"The rate of climb was what the Starfighter was built around, as well as its top speed." Camille said. "It was almost two decades before any other operational fighter aircraft could match the same rate of climb speed."
Cameron already thought of a few ways to improve the jet's ability. It was something she planned to look into when she went into the past with Young Allison.
"The Starfighter was referred to as a 'Missile With A Man In It' or a 'Man In A Missile. There were also a multitude of other names applied to it." Cameron said. "I'd like to replace the J-79 and install a J-75 power plant in one of these and see what I could do with it. The F-105 Thunderchief parked next to it uses the J-75. It was one of the heaviest single engine fighters capable of Mach 2 plus. I think I could get a modified F-104 past Mach 2.7 easily. I should be able to hit Mach 3 in a shallow dive."
Cameron figured she could 'zoom climb' well over a hundred thousand feet with the more powerful power plant. She would be able to unofficially set records which wouldn't be able to be broken until the first A-12 flew for the CIA.
Savannah didn't like to hear Cameron talk about risky behavior.
"I think we can leave it for the theoretical calculations. It doesn't actually need to be done to prove your point." Savannah said.
Cameron already made those calculations. She was aware what happened on the drawing board didn't necessarily transfer over to a real life application. It would also be the fact she could actually do it herself.
"The F-105 weighed five tons more and could match the same overall speed as the F-104. The Thunderchief's rate of climb was significantly slower than the Starfighter with all the extra weight." Cameron said. "I know with twenty six thousand pounds of thrust with the J-75 in afterburner, over the original fifteen thousand pounds of thrust with the J-79 in afterburner, I could make the F-104 airframe really move."
Camille made some calculations of her own. She could see Cameron was on to something.
"It should have a rate of climb more superior than an F-16 Falcon with a top speed at least half a Mach faster in level flight." Camille said. "I think it would top Mach 3 easily in a dive."
Cameron was determined to work on the goal in the past.
They moved over to the F-105 Thunderchief.
Young Jesse took in the size of the aircraft compared to the nimble Starfighter parked next to it.
"This is a big brute." Young Jesse said.
Cameron reiterated her earlier thoughts on the big fighter.
"The F-105 Thunderchief, or 'Thud', was the largest single engine fighter in the US arsenal." Cameron said. "Like almost every plane, it soon ended up in a role it wasn't designed for."
Young Allison noted the port for a Gatling cannon.
"It's packing some heat." Young Allison said. "It has an M61 Vulcan cannon as well."
Young Jesse looked under the fuselage.
"Does this thing have a bomb bay?" Young Jesse asked.
Cameron thought the plane ended up a long way from its intended mission.
"It does." Cameron said. "It was designed for high speed, low altitude penetration to deliver a nuclear weapon from the bomb bay. When it was regulated to carry iron bombs, the bomb bay always contained an extra fuel tank. The J-75 liked to drink fuel."
She was aware it was something she would need to keep in mind when she modified her Starfighter with the more powerful power plant.
Anna thought about how supersonic fighter aircraft ended up delivering bombs in their final role.
"It seems to be the fate of many fighters." Anna said. "The F-4, F-14 and F-104 all ended up their careers dropping iron bombs as well."
Cameron looked around to make sure Ted and Joe were out of earshot.
"The F-18 Hornet and F-35 can't even get close to Mach 2." Cameron said. "I gave some F-18 pilots a flying lesson once in an F-16 I 'borrowed'."
Camille and Anna quickly looked around. They were aware of the stunt Cameron pulled.
Savannah was aware of it too.
"It was an unnecessary risk." Savannah said. "What you did afterwards was worse."
Cameron knew she'd push the whole incident to the max.
"I zoom climbed to eighty thousand feet and bailed out. I opened my chute at that altitude." Cameron said. "I was over the Pacific and drifted all the way to Nevada."
Cameron was able to catch the jet stream and even a few thermal layers of atmosphere. She didn't need to breathe oxygen, so the lack of it, as well as the cold, weren't a factor to work against her.
Young Jesse and Young Allison looked at each other. They were all aware of what Cameron did. It was very dangerous. It was a needless risk.
"I think an 'order' to never repeat such behavior might be necessary going forward and backward." Young Allison said.
Cameron quickly looked at Young Allison. She would be bound by any 'order' from Young Allison or Savannah. She decided to drop the issue to prevent one from being given.
They moved over to the F-106 Delta Dart. It was the updated version of a previous aircraft they'd viewed.
"The F-106 was the redesign and improved version of the F-102." Cameron said.
Young Jesse remembered what was discussed earlier. She looked at the tail.
"I see what was said about the top of the vertical stabilizer and the air intakes." Young Jesse said. "Now they're easy to tell apart."
Camille felt the Dart fared better than most other jets in their final years.
"This was a pure interceptor. It remained so throughout its career." Camille said. "It wasn't fitted with a gun until late in its career. It was clear when the aircraft were refurbished, it was a good option to have available."
Cameron felt the aircraft was hindered with a major shortcoming upon its introduction into service.
"Its biggest drawback was the Falcon heat seeking missiles it originally used. The Sidewinders of the Navy were superior. They went through a lot of teething problems." Cameron said. "The Genie nuclear rocket and the Super Falcon nuclear missile, gave it quite a punch, which it never got to use in combat."
Savannah looked over at Young Allison.
"I think it's a good thing." Savannah said. "Nuclear weapons needed to be used sparingly."
Young Allison smiled faintly and shrugged her shoulders. Sometimes an extra step needed to be taken. It was the only way to be sure.
Joe and Ted moved them along to the C-119 Flying Boxcar across the aisle.
Young Jesse looked at the long twin booms which extended off the engine nacelles past the fuselage section of the aircraft.
"This reminds me of a giant P-38 Lightning." Young Jesse said.
Cameron wanted to point out the aircraft's lineage.
"It started out as the C-82 Packet and evolved into this final version, the C-119 Flying Boxcar." Cameron said. "The twin booms on the C-119 usually packed a couple of R4360 engines. Some early versions were built with the R3350 engines."
Ted let the girls inside.
"The fuselage seems wider than some, but short to me." Young Jesse said.
Cameron pointed out a couple of engineering features of the aircraft.
"It was designed so trucks could back up to it for faster and easier loading." Cameron said.
They went up to the raised flight deck.
"It's roomy." Young Allison said.
Cameron always preferred when an aircraft was given weapons. The cargo plane was no exception. It was done to others, before and after it.
"The best versions of this aircraft were the AC-119G Shadow and AC-119K Stinger." Cameron said.
Savannah could see there was a lot more space available than in the AC-47.
"It seems like they would have a lot of room inside." Savannah said.
Cameron was aware it packed a heavier punch than the AC-47.
"The AC-119G Shadow carried four miniguns on the pilot's side." Cameron said. "The AC-119K Stinger added two M61 Vulcan cannons to it."
Savannah pictured all of those weapons firing at one time.
"I can imagine there would be a lot of lead flying around." Savannah said.
Anna knew the armament would continue to increase with larger cargo aircraft conversions.
"There was even heavier armament in the AC-130." Anna said.
The girls exited the C-119 and faced three Navy aircraft.
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Temporal Mission:
Past Timeline:
November 24 1963
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The Sunset Limited was across New Mexico within five hours.
Cameron looked out the window into the darkness.
Young Allison stirred.
"Where are we?" Young Allison asked.
Cameron only moved away from Young Allison a short while ago. She'd been 'conditioning' her.
"We're in Arizona." Cameron said.
Young Allison could feel the train was slower.
"Are we going to stop?" Young Allison asked.
Cameron was aware of the location.
"Yes." Cameron said. "The next stop is Bisbee Junction."
Young Allison remembered looking at the map.
"It's the stop to get off to visit Tombstone." Young Allison said.
Cameron knew there were several options.
"The train will only stop for five minutes." Cameron said. "It's scheduled to pull in at 3:45 AM and depart at 3:50 AM.
Young Allison got up and looked out the window. All she could see was darkness and fleeting images in the distance from the moonlight.
"I can see the view hasn't changed much." Young said
Cameron didn't think it was going to either.
"We can go to Tombstone if you want." Cameron said. "We'll be in Tucson in exactly two hours. There are more amenities available there. It's still a very small community in 1963. Tombstone hasn't gained much notoriety yet. It will happen in the Eighties when there are two movies made about it. They came out at almost the same time in the theaters. One was highly acclaimed, the other was not."
Young Allison watched both of those movies.
"I like the one with 'Snake' in it better." Young Allison said. "Those were the actor's best movies by the way too, 'The Escape From' movies."
Cameron tilted her head slightly. She quickly made the reference.
"It's what I already said." Cameron said. "One was highly acclaimed, the other was not."
Young Allison giggled. She stood in back of Cameron as the train made its stop. She was still naked. There weren't very many buildings around the station. They didn't see anyone get on or off. She didn't think 3:45 AM was the time many people would want to get on or off of a train. After what Cameron told her about El Paso, and the trouble across the border, even in 1963, she knew she wouldn't want to get off there at this time either.
"If we got off in Tucson, there are other trains we could catch later on." Young Allison said.
Cameron would prefer if they went straight on through.
"If we stay on the train, we'll arrive at Los Angeles Union Station in exactly twelve hours." Cameron said. "You should get some more rest."
Young Allison looked out the window at the darkness.
"Maybe I will." Young Allison said. "I've been burning the candle pretty hard."
She decided to use the restroom since she was up. She didn't think twelve hours more would be too long.
Cameron wanted to give Young Allison some options.
"Do you want to get up when we arrive in Tucson?" Cameron asked. "We'll arrive in Phoenix at 8:20 and depart at 8:35. You can get breakfast after Tucson and before Phoenix if you want to. We can try the dining car if you'd like."
Young Allison didn't want to create any problems for Cameron.
"I can probably just get some fruit." Young Allison said. "I want to keep my school girl figure."
Cameron didn't think it would be a problem. Allison, and Future Allison, looked just like her.
"I think your daily PT will take care of it." Cameron said. "You also need to have proper nutrition."
Young Allison was about to tell Cameron she could get a hamburger and cover all four of the food groups. She didn't think Cameron would appreciate her humor.
It made her think about a story she'd heard one time. It was about another singing group from the Sixties. They were friends and competitors of the Beach Boys. One of the singers was injured in an accident. The story went he was upset about being drafted. He drove recklessly and wrecked his vehicle. He suffered a brain injury after the accident and it severely inhibited his singing and performance ability. The other half of the duet tried to remain his friend. During an argument one time, the injured performer told the other one, 'If it wasn't for me, you'd still be pumping gas.'
When the individual who recounted the story encountered a third musician, who was friends with the uninjured musician, they pointed out the quote the injured musician said about the other one. The third musician didn't realize it was a quote from a movie and became very upset at the individual. She knew Terminators handled information much the same way. They didn't always see the humor in a joke. She didn't want to cause Cameron any additional grief.
"I'll try to cover all of the food groups." Young Allison said.
Cameron resisted the urge to scan Young Allison.
"You know what you need to do to take care of yourself." Cameron said. "Maybe at lunchtime they will have a hamburger on the menu and you can order one of those."
Young Allison quickly looked at Cameron in the darkness. Cameron's back was to her. She wondered if she was smiling or not. She half expected Cameron to turn around and say, 'I fooled you again.'
She climbed back into bed and pulled the covers up. The 'clickety clack' noise of the wheels on the rails soon faded away….
Young Allison looked around. She was wearing a full length dress. So was Cameron. They were standing on a dirt street. There was a stagecoach behind them.
She could see four men walking down the street side by side. They all wore badges. There was something very familiar about the scene. She watched as one individual wearing a suit, handed a double barrel shotgun to another individual who didn't appear to be quite fully dressed.
She watched as they turned a corner and looked up at a sign. She sucked in her breath slightly.
She could clearly hear the individual with the shotgun cock both of the hammers on the shotgun. There was a double 'click' noise which was unmistakable. It seemed to cause the other three members of his party to reach for their weapons. There were five other individuals located around some type of stable. She could see some horses as well.
Gunfire broke out almost immediately. Three of the five men who'd challenged the authority of the law enforcement officers ran off once the shooting started. Two other ones didn't. They lay where they fell. They were dead. It appeared three of the four lawmen received injuries. Only one of them appeared to be completely unscathed.
She could see the sign at the end of the street. It said, 'OK Corral'.
Cameron heard some noise behind her. She turned around and saw Young Allison sit up in bed. She moved over to her and began to scan her.
"I'm fine." Young Allison said. "I know what happened at the OK Corral. It was when Doc armed the shotgun. It was what the other three brothers heard. It wasn't the other men who cocked their weapons to challenge the lawmen. The whole thing was a simple misunderstanding. Those two men who died, along with all the death and violence which followed, was all for nothing."
Cameron quickly referenced the information.
"There was a lot of bad blood involved in the situation." Cameron said. "There was going to be violence at some point. In the instance in which it occurred, the law enforcement personnel were simply carrying out their duties. If there are laws on the books, they need to be enforced. It seems to be something which is selectively overlooked in modern times."
Cameron was willing to run another temporal mission and actually go view the incident. She could arrange for an energy bubble to arrive and pick them up afterwards. No, she'd better not. There was a lot of risk involved. If there was another temporal error in that time period, she was going to have a hard time finding the resources to build a TDE.
She was pretty sure of one thing though. She would be the fastest gun in the West. Even if she was ambushed by a group, the most they could do was damage her sheath. Maybe it would be something she could do on her own with Ally, Sheila and Hanna.
She was sure Sheila would draw a lot of attention. She wondered if anyone would mistake her for a Native American. The Native Americans weren't 'native' to America at all. They walked across the land bridge, or ice bridge, from Asia. They were only the first settlers to visit the land. She was aware throughout history around the world, various groups of individuals came and went along with the passage of time. Few of those original groups still possessed the same land.
In her future, Skynet was the newest 'settler' who decided to take over what was already there.
Young Allison looked up at Cameron. Maybe she should try to get a little more sleep.
"You can wake me up before we arrive in Tucson." Young Allison said.
Cameron watched Young Allison in the darkness until she could see she was asleep. She thought about resuming her 'conditioning'. It didn't seem like a good idea. It would only be just under an hour until it would be time to wake her up anyway.
She would allow her to do some physical training in the room and take another shower before they went to the dining car.
She waited until the time. She was just about to touch Young Allison's foot through the cover.
Young Allison sat up. She could see the faint glow of daylight approaching outside of the window.
"I think it's time." Young Allison said.
Cameron was pleased to see how attuned to her surroundings Young Allison always was.
"It's close enough." Cameron said.
Young Alison got up and pulled the covers back up on the bed. She was completely naked.
Cameron removed her dress. She didn't want to wrinkle it.
"Let's get started." Young Allison said. "I want you to push me. I'll do everything you do."
Cameron was a little worried at the prospect of Young Allison attempting to match her for everything. She would need to use restraint. She'd watched Savannah do the same thing before to stay up with her. The girls wouldn't slow down, and they wouldn't back down. They wouldn't say anything either. It would continue to match her with whatever she did. She knew they relied on her not to overdo it for them. It was something which was never spoken. It was all understood.
It troubled her to know the girls would do the same thing in combat. She'd watched Savannah stay and fight on her own, as Terminators became incapacitated due to 'electrical fields'. It happened on more than one occasion. Savannah always held the line. She knew Young Allison would do the same.
"I'm not going to overdo it." Cameron said. "You still need a little time to adjust."
Young Allison did her exercises and took a shower. Cameron had the water ready and took one after her. When she exited the small bathroom, both of the dresses were laid out on the bed. Cameron gave her the choice as to which one she wanted to wear. She decided to wear the original one she'd worn in Dallas.
Cameron exited the bathroom and picked up her original dress and slipped it on. She put her shoes on. The train slowed as it pulled into the station at Tucson. It was right on the 'advertised'. They made their way to the dining car. There were only a few passengers up already.
The train pulled out of Tucson exactly on time.
Cameron and Young Allison were taken to a table by the waiter.
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Things which brighten the day
Can be very beautiful
They can make one happy
It can leave them feeling thankful
To receive help from others
Can be very thoughtful
Sometimes it's nice
To assist and be helpful
When one moves things forward
They must be careful
Things can happen fast
They may not always be wonderful
It is always better
To been seen as useful
Things are always remembered more
When they are delightful
Many events can stack up
One can seem forgetful
Feelings may be tarnished
It can be very disrespectful
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