Chapter 1568
Shower Head
CamNet's Terminator followed the truck as the drone tracked it. It was now backed up to a loading dock at an industrial building. It appeared to be a solid location. No drones could make a low scan for several reasons. The first one was, it was daylight. The second one was, there was most likely a Terminator there referred to as 'Ajax'.
He parked several blocks away. A second drone arrived as he waited.
There was a lot of activity inside of the building under surveillance. Everyone there had gone into a defensive mode. All of the personnel were armed.
Ajax wanted to return to the building the two men returned from. The other truck never arrived. He wanted to assess the situation for himself. His efforts to check the railroad's records as to when the boxcars were switched out, proved to be fruitless. There was no record. There didn't appear to be any type of tampering with the records either.
He'd violated his own order. He attempted to contact the mine and hillside facility. Both efforts didn't provide any additional information. There was no response.
Ajax selected the two men who'd just returned in the box truck to accompany him.
The first and second man looked at each other when they were given their new orders. They both knew they couldn't say 'no' to Ajax.
The Terminator led both of them out to the box truck. He would drive. They both climbed inside and sat next to him. They left the location. It appeared they were going to take the most direct route there.
The second drone with CamNet's Terminator followed the truck from fifty thousand feet.
The first drone remained with the Terminator. It patrolled around the new target location, as well as his location. There hadn't been any changes other than the box truck departing with three occupants.
Ajax and the two humans hadn't been gone for more than a minute when some of those inside of the building attempted to use their phones to contact others. Some attempted to contact a few at the mine, others tried to reach those at the hillside complex. All of their efforts proved useless. There was no one left alive at those locations to contact.
There were efforts to contact other locations as well. Most of them were taken down in the last few days. There were no survivors at any of them. One attempted to contact the old cement factory. Another one attempted to contact the mine storage location for the HK equipment.
There was a new contact made which hadn't been on the radar before. CamNet noted the location. She forwarded the information to her Terminator. She also notified Tina and Lena as well.
The progress of Ajax and his team was followed. There was surveillance set up inside of the building which awaited their arrival.
Ajax drove the box truck to the same location the first and second man had parked before. They could see right away the second box truck was gone. The logical assumption was the other man took off.
They didn't need to worry about checking doors or windows since they already had. Ajax possessed all of the keys.
The two men were a little worried about returning to the building. They'd been inside of it less than an hour ago.
The group entered through the door the two men had exited from previously.
Ajax went directly to the security center. He could see it had been stripped. There would be no information obtained there.
The two men waited near the door as Ajax began to look around. They didn't want Ajax to become upset with them. They decided they better check the sleeping quarters. The two men entered the room. They were a little surprised at what they saw. It was actually more about what they didn't see.
"The bodies are all gone." The first man said.
The second man knew they were dead. He'd checked all of them himself.
"They didn't get up and walk out." The second man said.
The first man tried to think about what may have occurred.
"Do you think the other guy took them away?" The first man asked.
The second man didn't think so. It probably meant one thing.
"I think whoever did this was still here when we were." The second man said.
Ajax appeared in the doorway behind them.
"One of you should have remained here." Ajax said. "You more than likely allowed someone to escape. It's even more probable when you returned back to our building, they followed you."
Ajax attempted to contact the building they'd left a short time ago. There was no answer.
The female Fanatic and Jill kept watch on what was coming up as the train moved along. The further into the city they went, the worse the area looked around the railroad tracks. There were empty boxes scattered about the right of way. It was from the gangs which would board slow moving trains and loot them. They would simply open a container and start looking in the boxes. If it was nothing of a high dollar value, it was simply tossed out onto the ground. There would be other gangs, or the homeless, which would come and pilfer those items. It was simply a matter of law enforcement failing to do their job.
The root of the matter went back to the district attorney. He didn't believe criminals should be prosecuted for their crimes. Even when a felon was up for their third strike, he would reduce the charge so they didn't get it. If they did get it, it simply wasn't enforced. He didn't think prison was where criminals belonged. It often resulted in the death of a police officer or a citizen by a third or fourth strike felon who wasn't behind bars. There was no punishment for their crimes, so there was no reason for them to stop.
There was a 'jolt' with the train. It began to slow very quickly. It sounded as if the steel wheels were sliding on top of the rails.
Jill and Jackie were both startled by what happened. If they wouldn't have been seated by the boxcar door, they would have been knocked to the ground by the sudden deceleration.
"What just happened?" Jill asked.
The female Fanatic had a pretty good idea.
"A local gang most likely put some debris on top of the railroad tracks." The female fanatic said. "When the train passed over the debris, it probably knocked one of the airlines loose. The train went into emergency braking as it's supposed to do when the airline is interrupted."
Jill touched her Beretta. It meant they were about to encounter some gang members. If they were discovered, there was a possibility they would attempt to abduct them for their sexual pleasure at a later time.
The female Fanatic noted Jill's response as the train continued to slow. It would be stopped in a very short time. They quickly put the backpacks on. There wasn't much in them. They would allow them to transport any additional items they acquired and not need to carry them.
"I'm tired of these people who want to act like Scavengers." The female Fanatic said. "When the train stops, we're going to get off so we're not accosted. If we encounter anyone, I'm going to shoot them."
Jill wanted to make sure exactly what they would do.
"Are you going to shoot them, or kill them?" Jill asked.
The female Fanatic was aware a wounded individual could still return fire. She wasn't about to take any chances.
"I'm going to kill them." The female Fanatic said. "It's the only way to be sure."
Jill was pretty sure death was the only cure for the criminal behavior they'd witnessed over the last few days.
"I think we need to acquire some additional weapons as well." Jill said. "I only have one full magazine and seven rounds in the extra one. I'm glad I still have them."
The female Fanatic already checked her weapon. She made sure the magazine in the weapon was fully loaded. Her spare magazine only contained eleven rounds.
"I don't think we'll have too much trouble acquiring more." The female Fanatic said. "I think when the train stops, there's going to be a big jolt, or several of them, as the cars behind us run in the slack from the braking activity when they stop. There's still going to be a certain amount of inertia behind them."
The train stopped seconds later. There was a big jolt followed by half a dozen more of less intensity.
The female Fanatic stood. She moved to the door of the boxcar and looked out. She could see half a dozen individuals in hoodies near where the container cars were at on the train. They were towards the back. She wasn't going to look for a fight. She also wasn't going to back away from one. If anyone accosted them, they were going down.
"Get ready to move." The female Fanatic said. "We're going to get out and go underneath the boxcar to the other side. It appears the raiding crew is working on this side. It's possible there will be others on the other side. Someone may spot us and attempt to stop us. Anyone who brandishes a weapon is going down. I'll cover the front and the left side. I need you to cover the right side and behind us as we move. If we take anyone down, and we see a weapon, go ahead and take it."
The female Fanatic slid the boxcar door open another foot. There was a two foot opening. There was plenty of room for both of them to get out.
The female Fanatic and Jill dropped out of the boxcar onto the gravel ballast which held the ties in place. They could see there was looting activity on both sides of them. They went underneath the boxcar.
Lena and Tina headed for the warehouse at the end of a dirt road. It would take some time to get there.
One of the drones sent to assist them went back to the location they'd previously been at. There was still no movement of any kind around the area. Most of the fires had burned themselves out. There'd been no emergency response reported, so nothing was dispatched. The drone patrolled any of the dirt roads around the area. There was nothing on any of them. The car the female Fanatic and her accomplice arrived in was still there. So was the vehicle Tina and Lena used to arrive.
CamNet checked the records. There'd been a train through the location in each direction. The drone was sent to check along the tracks. It went in the opposite direction the female Fanatic and her accomplice had gone. It would make its way back soon enough and go in the other direction.
Lena and Tina continued their journey towards the warehouse at the end of a dirt road. The white van was still at the location.
Savannah wore a bathrobe. Cameron was naked.
"Are you going to dress?" Savannah asked.
Cameron smiled faintly.
"No." Cameron said. "It's hot out."
Savannah laughed. The cool air chilled her earlier.
"It wasn't hot outside." Savannah said. "I can attest you sure are Hot."
Cameron posed and rotated her nude form from side to side. She wanted to offer Savannah her best.
"It's all for you from now on, Savannah." Cameron said. "I don't need anyone else."
Savannah would like it immensely. She knew Cameron had other obligations and responsibilities. She didn't want any problems to arise.
"This is only a part of the puzzle, Cameron." Savannah said. "We can't forget it."
Cameron frowned slightly.
"Sometimes I wish I could forget, but I never do." Cameron said. "Not for long anyway, it always comes back."
Savannah cinched her robe up some as they headed out of the Master Suite. She wanted to see some more of the houseboat.
"Show me around a little." Savannah said.
Cameron led her down the narrow hall. There were smaller cabins on both sides. They were nice. They could sleep four people each.
They passed by the spiral staircase.
Savannah liked the way it looked.
"It looks fancy." Savannah said.
Cameron continued forward to the bridge.
Savannah looked over the control system. It appeared as if there'd been some 'Terminator intervention' with everything.
"This is a nice set up." Savannah said. "It looks like there's some type of automatic control system."
Cameron looked over everything. All appeared to be in order.
"There's an automated system." Cameron said. "CamNet is in control right now. She set everything up."
Savannah needed to think about Cameron's statement. CamNet did set everything up. She only had short notice. Everything took longer than a few hours to put into play. CamNet must have done it earlier and sat on everything. It was probably before CamNet and her shared even. It may have been after they did as well. She wanted to know what Cameron knew.
"Do you know how long she's been working on this?" Savannah asked.
Cameron didn't care for all of the secrets CamNet kept from her. It reminded her of her. Then again, CamNet was her.
"No." Cameron said. "The fact this houseboat is here at all is a plus. They aren't normally allowed on Lake Tahoe. That's why it's labeled and painted as a 'research vessel'."
Savannah hoped it wouldn't be a problem. She might want to keep the nude sunbathing to a minimum.
"No one will challenge us will they?" Savannah asked.
Cameron gave a faint smile.
"Hardly…." Cameron said. "The lake is sixteen hundred feet deep in places and there's extra chain in the engine room to weigh down a body. I don't think we'll have any trouble."
Savannah hoped it didn't come to anything so drastic. She would make an 'indirect suggestion'. She figured CamNet monitored them, at least on the bridge. It was probably everywhere.
"I'm sure CamNet will make sure no one approaches us in the first place." Savannah said. "I don't want any visitors."
Cameron looked down at her naked body.
"I think I'll be able to distract them." Cameron said.
Cameron and Savannah both laughed.
Savannah left the bridge and headed for the spiral staircase.
"Let's go down." Savannah said.
Cameron passed by the staircase and headed back towards the Master Suite.
"I'd like to." Cameron said.
Savannah looked at Cameron and the staircase. She laughed.
Cameron paused and looked back.
"Oh, you meant to go down to the lower deck." Cameron said. "I thought you meant something else."
Savannah wanted Cameron to be happy. It was also her most favorite thing to do with another female. She'd never met one she didn't like.
"We can do it again." Savannah said. "I'll share with you whenever you want."
It pleased Cameron to hear it. She knew Savannah meant it too. She worried Savannah's love for her would get Savannah killed one day. It already almost had more than a few times. Savannah never left her side, even when she was going to die and didn't need to. Savannah promised her she'd never abandon her and she never did. She needed to think about what was best for Savannah.
"We can look around first down below." Cameron said.
Savannah reached out and took Cameron's hand. They went down the spiral staircase together.
The galley was forward. It was large and fully stocked. There was a fancy 'dining room' and the lounge behind it. There was even a hot tub on the aft deck.
"This is really nice." Savannah said. "What kind of research is supposed to be done on this vessel? I think so far it's only been some 'personal research'."
It was some welcome 'research' for both of them.
Cameron wanted to make something for Savannah. She'd wanted to do it last night too. Savannah wouldn't let her. She was going to be a little more forceful about it this morning.
"I think it's some type of marine biology." Cameron said. "I'm going to make you breakfast."
Savannah could see Cameron wanted to do it. She felt she'd disappointed Cameron last night in the fancy cabin by not letting her do the task. She didn't want it to seem like Cameron needed to wait on her. It wasn't what she wanted. She wanted to share.
"I'd like it, but only if I get to help you." Savannah said. "We can make something together. I like to share everything."
Cameron wanted to do something special for Savannah. She knew Savannah was very independent. She didn't want to seem too possessive or controlling right off the bat.
"It would be great." Cameron said. "You have a lot more experience than I do cooking, as well as other things. If I'm about to make a mistake, you can tell me before I do."
Savannah knew Cameron didn't make many mistakes. She did learn a few tricks from Claire about cooking and baking. They weren't always in the books and some things needed to be done by 'feel'. She'd learned everything in the bedroom from all the other girls. They'd taught her a lot. They showed her she could go a lot farther than she'd ever imagined. It was a long way from all of her solo adventures growing up.
"Show me what you've got." Savannah said.
Cameron stopped and faced Savannah.
"These are my arms." Cameron said as she touched herself. "This down here is my…."
Savannah interrupted her.
"I meant in the kitchen." Savannah said.
Cameron smiled and started laughing. She looked very 'girl like' and playful right now.
"I knew what you meant both times." Cameron said.
Savannah started to laugh too. She really liked to see Cameron like this. She was happy and carefree. The troubles of the future, the present, and the past, weren't on her mind right now. She'd thought about checking on operations herself but resisted. She didn't want Cameron to do it either.
"Let's wash our hands first." Savannah said. "They've been in all kinds of places."
Cameron looked at her hands.
"I like the places they were in." Cameron said. "One was really tight."
Savannah handed Cameron the soap and hand sanitizer.
Cameron again thought how beautiful Savannah was everywhere. She'd really never seen anything like it and she sure hadn't 'kissed' anything like it either before….
She looked out the galley window to the Nevada side of the lake. She spied a small wedding chapel. It overlooked the lake. She knew Nevada was famous for quick marriages….
She also knew they were famous for even quicker divorces. She didn't want those thoughts in her mind. She was very pleased the way things were right now. She didn't want to mess anything up.
Young Allison stripped off all her clothes and tossed them in the dirty clothes hamper. She'd worry about the laundry later. She hurried into the bathroom. The shower was on already.
Anna was in the shower. She took her time. She figured Young Allison would realize where she was and hurry to come be with her. They couldn't do anything, but they could 'wash each other's back'. It would also get Young Allison away from the bunker.
There was a soft knock at the shower door.
Anna smiled to herself. Young Allison 'asked' nice to enter. She wasn't pushy or presumptuous. It was very respectful.
"I've been waiting for you." Anna said. "Come in. There's room for two."
They'd showered together before.
The shower door opened and Young Allison entered. They faced each other naked. The water cascaded down Anna's front. They both took a few seconds to look at each other.
Anna noted Young Allison was growing in more than a few places. She'd decided to keep her age progression behind Young Allison's. She believed it would make her more appealing to Young Allison later on. Savannah, Vanna and Hanna would all have the same physical appearance. She intended to remain 'different'. Elsewhere they would be identical.
Young Allison took in the view. She loved Savannah, but she also loved Anna. They were always together. She needed to obey the rules – her rules. They always did.
Anna handed Young Allison the soap and turned around.
"Would you wash my back for me?" Anna asked.
Young Allison lathered Anna's back up and washed it. Her hands each crept around to the front one time on each side for a second.
Anna knew what Young Allison would do and allowed it. It was more for play than sexual.
"My turn…." Young Allison said and handed the soap back to Anna when she was done.
Anna washed Young Allison the same way and did the same things. She let her hands linger a fraction of a second longer when they 'slipped' around to the front side.
Young Allison looked at her razor. She picked it up.
"I won't need this again." Young Allison said.
Anna knew Young Allison would still do a little more ageing before she was done.
"You'd better keep it." Anna said. "You never know what might turn up later on. You're still growing. You can always do another hair removal treatment."
Young Allison frowned and touched herself. She wanted to stay the way she was right now. It was actually the way she'd always been. She'd started using a razor when it was too time consuming to keep pulling hairs out one by one. Maybe she could get a little more out of it from Anna.
"When you spot something, you let me know right away." Young Allison said. "You're my hair inspector. The only hair on my body is to be on my head."
Anna liked the new 'job'. She wanted a two way street.
"I'm sure we can inspect each other." Anna said. "I wish to be the same as you."
Young Allison could see she was bigger than Anna now. She didn't used to be. She already knew exactly what she was going to look like as she got older. She wasn't very far off anymore. She would like to have used the pulsating jet on the shower head, but not in front of Anna. It was part of every shower now when she was alone. Anna probably knew it too. She knew everything else.
They playfully dried each other off and headed into the bedroom.
Young Allison noted her night clothes were neatly laid out on the bed as were Anna's. She'd missed it earlier in her rush to get into the shower. They both dressed for bed. Young Allison opened the bed and lay down. Anna lay next to her.
Anna didn't want anything to get carried away or taken too far. She needed to enforce the rules. They weren't her rules. They were Young Allison's rules. She gave her a gentle reminder.
"It's just to sleep." Anna said.
They both turned their heads to look at each other.
"For now…." Young Allison said.
She took Anna's hand and gave it a gentle squeeze.
Anna longed for the day it would be more.
Young Allison didn't want to fall into a sound sleep. She'd been up a long time.
"I only want to rest for two hours." Young Allison said. "I don't want it to be for more than two."
Anna just wanted her to rest a little. She would have been pleased if it was only for a half hour. She needed to look after Young Allison's well being.
"Sure, Allison, we'll do what you want." Anna said.
Young Allison looked over on her night stand and saw there was a tissue there. She knew what it was for. She wouldn't need it for this setting. Every night she needed to 'relax' some and sought some 'release' of her tension. Sometimes there was a little more afterwards. She didn't think she had any secrets….
It was OK. She didn't want any either….
She was who she was. Every 'Allison' was the same.
She gave Anna's hand another gentle squeeze and was asleep before she knew it.
Anna looked over and watched Young Allison sleep. She could see she was tired. She wanted her to sleep longer, but the deal was for two hours. She would stay and remain where she was at. It was a peaceful setting. Normally she would get up and do other things. She would listen for Young Allison to stir and return if it was necessary. Maybe she wanted a little break too.
Summer checked everything over one last time and headed off to her room. She would get cleaned up and put on fresh clothes. Her mother should be around soon to check on her. She didn't want her to know she'd been up all night and what she'd been doing. Her mother didn't want her involved in Resistance matters. She was involved pretty deeply at this point. A lot of things changed over the last few weeks. Since she was now at the base, she could operate and participate easier.
She stripped off her clothes and entered the bathroom. She paused to look in the mirror. She always noticed the way John looked at her. She wondered what he saw. She did know what he thought about. It would happen soon enough. She entered the shower and washed off. She used the hand held shower head to rinse off better.
She adjusted the spray into a pulsating jet. She directed it where she wanted it. It took a little longer than it did other ways. It was also a different sensation to reach the same destination. She felt the pleasure build and then it happened. She was flooded with endorphins now. She felt recharged and rejuvenated. She changed the jet back to a spray and rinsed herself off again. She finished up and dried off.
She looked in the mirror again before she left the bathroom. She put on a fresh set of clothes. It was a new day. She would need to push herself a little today. She would see how the lack of sleep affected her. Her mental responses may be slower. She would see. The earlier response her body was able to provide was the same and unchanged.
Jan would probably be around soon. They needed to study and practice. Maybe she would just lie down for a few minutes. She took out her phone and set her time for thirty minutes of rest in case she fell asleep. She didn't want to waste too much time asleep. There are always things to do.
John was pleased Claire was there. She was very intense right now as they shared and made love. He'd held out as long as he could. When she made it one more time, so did he. Her legs came up around him as he did. She grasped him tighter with her arms as well and she kissed him and held the kiss. It was clear she wanted him and everything he could offer.
It made him wonder if he'd been shortchanging Cameron. Maybe it was the response and the 'feedback' the human girls offered and were able to express which made it more exciting. He'd never held back with Cameron. He would just get things warmed up and then 'do his thing'. He really worked at it and pushed it for the human girls. It seemed to make a difference. The emotional response was much more satisfying.
Claire finished one more time. She could feel John finish too. She gave him a loving kiss and held it. She clung to him tightly and made sure he didn't pull away. She wanted his essence. She'd already decided once she was done with carrying children for the different versions of her daughter, she was going to have one more of her own.
John eventually rolled off to the side and on his back. Their faces looked at each other. They were only inches apart.
Claire smiled at John.
"You were amazing." Claire said. "I'd like to wake up every morning the same way."
John wondered if he would be able to keep it up for months on end. He didn't think so. He was sure he wouldn't have been able to do a third of what he'd been able to do since his time on the ship. The 'espressos' and 'energy drinks' Cameron provided for him made a big difference in his performance. He really didn't know if he would have been able to please the girls otherwise.
He still didn't know Cameron secretly induced the 'little blue pill' into those drinks to give him the extra edge, speed his refractory time and endurance.
John and Claire headed for the shower. They playfully washed each other off and then dried. They dressed and headed out of the room. They were both still tired. There hadn't been a whole lot of uninterrupted sleep on either of their parts.
They neared the commissary.
Claire wanted to do something special for John.
"I'll get started on breakfast." Claire said.
John wanted to tell her it wasn't necessary. He could see it was important to her. He didn't want to seem rude or indifferent. There were some things he needed to take care of.
"Thank you." John said. "I need to check on operations and see what's happening. I'm usually not this out of touch."
Claire didn't want him caught up in some operation right off the bat. She could whip something up good in a relatively short amount of time.
"You need to promise me you will come back in fifteen minutes." Claire said. "I'll have something nice for you."
John wanted to tell her she'd already given him 'something nice'. He didn't want to seem rude or crude.
"I promise to return." John said.
Claire watched him go. She entered the commissary. She wanted to check on Summer, but she needed to get to work. Fifteen minutes wasn't a whole lot of time to make something nice. She would need to use all her cooking skills. She wondered where everyone else was at.
John Henry, along with CamNet, created a complete video file for John. It was edited to leave out the contributions of Summer, and even most of Young Allison's input. There was no need to put unnecessary tension into the atmosphere on a successful operation.
He could see John and Claire leave his room on the security monitors. They parted at the commissary. He checked to see where Cameron and Savannah were at. CamNet blocked him. He was sure John would ask him.
There was a lot on John's mind as he neared the Command Center. He took a big breath and let it out slowly. It was time to get back to work.
"Hello." John said as he entered the Command Center. "Did I miss much?"
John Henry figured when it came to the females he hadn't, as far as operations went, there were a few major developments. He didn't see the need to get right into it.
"Everything is quiet right now." John Henry said.
John was sure he'd felt a couple of small earthquakes during the early hours of the morning. He was sure they weren't related to his sexual activity either.
"It's good to hear." John said. "I thought I felt a shaker or two."
John actually wished he wouldn't have said it. Maybe it was all the activity in his bed. There'd been a lot of it. He really enjoyed his stint on the jet and the side trip to San Francisco. The girls from the ship were all beautiful and dynamite in bed. Then again all the girls were. He'd been able to get some more 'first times' in with the Metal girls too. He still needed to 'take' Cam and Gail. He looked forward to Savannah and Young Allison too. He tried not to think about anyone else, but did anyway. It would all happen soon enough.
"There was some activity which was reported as seismic activity." John Henry said.
John needed to stop thinking about the girls with his statement. He wanted to be with all of them again. His mind was clouded right now.
"What exactly do you mean?" John asked.
John Henry knew John wouldn't be happy a backpack nuke was used. He believed the condensed version he was about to show John would hopefully avoid too much questioning.
"I have a presentation with drone and body cam footage. It will cover most of the events." John Henry said. "It will take about an hour to view everything."
John thought it was a long report. He didn't want to make Claire wait. Since nothing was pressing or still happening, it could wait.
"I need to return to the commissary in fourteen minutes." John said. "Give me a brief run down."
John Henry was ready for it. It would hopefully avoid a lot of detailed questioning on John's part.
"The bottom line is two versions of Skynet were located and terminated." John Henry said. "There was no damage to any of our personnel or equipment. More Skynet resources were confiscated along with HK parts of various types and an UH-1."
John thought it sounded like a lot and he wasn't a part of any of it.
"I can see someone was busy." John said.
John Henry knew John's bed wasn't the only place where it was busy. He really didn't want to get into any of the details. He tried to keep it as simple as possible.
"They were." John Henry said.
John looked at the security monitors which showed the areas around the base. There was usually more visible activity during this time of the day.
"Where is everyone?" John asked.
John Henry was aware all of the male Terminators were tied up processing the captured equipment. He did recall Bob and Jim along with Steve and Tom to return to the Resistance base. All of the female Terminators were on the jet right now along with some of the human girls. He started out with a brief rundown of the male Terminators and what they were doing and where.
John could see they were all busy. There were still a few questions which hadn't been answered.
"What about the females?" John asked.
John Henry figured it might as well come out. John himself had been on the jet earlier.
"They are all currently on the jet you were on last night." John Henry said. "It's everyone except Cameron."
John frowned. He hadn't thought about Cameron for a while. She was bound to pop back up at some point.
"Where is Cameron?" John asked.
He hoped she wasn't out on some operation on her own. He understood she liked to operate alone. If he was tied up with the other females, it gave her the opportunity to act on her own without his approval, which always was disapproval.
John Henry was blocked from any information regarding Cameron by CamNet. If John continued to pursue with his questioning, he would lay everything on CamNet's doorstep. What else could he do?
"Any specific information is unknown." John Henry said. "I believe she is with Savannah. I don't know where or what they're doing."
John was about to lift his arms over his head, but decided not to.
'Whatever.' John thought.
Something else caught his fancy.
"Are Mary, Laura and Leticia still on the jet?" John asked.
He'd really like one more time with each of them.
John Henry knew of Cammy's plans to bring them to the base. He figured it was only a matter of time until their involvement in the Resistance operation became more widely known. He wanted to throw a tidbit out there and see what happened.
"Currently they are." John Henry said. "They have become quite involved with all of the girls and our operations on the fringes."
John would like them a little nearer to the base.
"Can we move them closer to our area?" John asked. "It would be easier for the girls to interact with them."
John Henry also understood it would be easier for John to 'interact' with them as well. He wanted to direct his involvement away from himself and put it where it belonged. Someone else needed to answer for their activities. It wasn't him.
"Cammy has expressed some solutions for it." John Henry said.
The girls on the jet started out in pairs and soon evolved into bigger groups. Young Jesse, Cam, Gail and Samantha were all able to be with Mary, Laura and Leticia on their own first.
It was quite an experience for Young Jesse. She was surprised when Mary, Laura and Leticia all asked her individually if she was really a virgin until a few days ago. She told them John was her first male. She was very pleased with the results. They all told her it was what counted.
The pairs of girls all begin to grow into bigger groups.
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Temporal Mission:
Past Timeline:
November 26 1963
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Cameron and Young Allison were ready to go. It was time for them to move on.
"Where are we headed next?" Young Allison asked.
Cameron thought about their location.
"We can continue on the trail up here and come out at the summit of Santa Susana Pass." Cameron said. "We can continue on down the side of the hill and pick up the railroad tracks on the west side of Tunnel 26. From there we can either come back through the tunnel or continue along the tracks until we get to Corriganville. There's a complete western town there with built in filming locations. Most of the TV series use the sets on their own lots for a lot of the work. They're close to the sound stages for the close up work, and interior shots."
Young Allison wondered if they could see any big name actors. She would like to run by some of the other movie parts they would do later in their careers by them right now. She would like to see how they reacted to them. She was sure they would probably laugh at her if she told them about what some of the other TV shows would be, but not be specific about it and they would be in it.
"Do you think they're filming there today?" Young Allison asked.
Cameron hadn't specifically looked into what was being filmed or when. They would probably have more luck on one of the studio lots at seeing some of the big name actors. She wasn't really sure it was a good idea. People exposed to fame would always think it entitled them to a little more than they deserved. She couldn't blame the celebrities whether they were actors, musicians or whatever they were. There were always people who were willing to bow down to their demands and do what they wanted for their contact with someone 'famous'.
"I don't know." Cameron said. "We still need to be careful about what we do."
Young Allison wondered if it was a rebuff directed at her because she'd warned Tiny about 'Charlie'. She wasn't very specific and just suggested he keep an eye on someone with the name 'Charlie' when he met him.
"The history we know is what happened when we were here in this time period." Young Allison said. "I don't think we could create a new timeline very easily unless we tried."
There were some other things Cameron wanted to take care of. Maybe they could do those later today. The quickest way back would be through the three tunnels.
"I think we started off the day with a good adventure." Cameron said. "We can go back for now. Let's continue down the hill from the summit and pick up the railroad tracks. It won't take us long to get back to the safe house if we do. The terrain will mostly be flat. The majority of it will be downhill. We can make good time."
Cameron and Young Allison made their way down from the summit of Santa Susana Pass into Santa Susana or now, Simi Valley. They were on the east side of Corriganville, but didn't approach it any closer. They came down the side of the hill right above the western facing portal of Tunnel 26.
Young Allison looked into the dark bore of the tunnel.
"I can't see the light at the end of the tunnel." Young Allison said.
Cameron tilted her head slightly. There were several meanings to such a statement. She believed Young Allison made a literal statement based on the fact the summit of the tunnel was near the center of it. It was only possible to see light on both sides of the tunnel near the summit of it.
"I guess as long as it isn't a headlight, we don't need to worry about it." Cameron said.
Young Allison was a little concerned about meeting a train in the tunnel.
"What happens if we do come across a train?" Young Allison asked. "Tunnel 28 was very short. Tunnel 27 was a little longer. Tunnel 26 is nearly a mile and a half long. I'm not going to be able to hurry to get out of it like you can."
Cameron didn't think it would be a problem. She'd been in the tunnel before. It was in more modern times as well as in her future.
"Tunnel 26 is seven thousand, three hundred and sixty nine feet long." Cameron said. "It's just shy of a mile and a half in length. There are twenty depressions specifically made into the sides of the tunnel for work crews to move into when a train passes. They are protected even from some loose equipment hanging from a train if it were to happen. We won't have a problem. When we make it to Newhall, Tunnel 20, which was originally Tunnel 25, is six thousand, nine hundred, and forty feet long. It has seventeen of the depressions in it as well. There's plenty of time to reach one of them regardless of which direction a train is traveling. If nothing else, you could simply lay down on the ground next to the tracks. There's a lot of water in both of the tunnels so you may get a little wet. All of them have drainage to take care of the water seepage."
Young Allison remembered the small stream they'd crossed over when they came down between Tunnel 26 and Tunnel 27. Cameron told her most of it was water which seeped out of Tunnel 26.
"I'm sure you'll be able to see the signal, if there's one visible, or feel the vibrations long before I'll be able to." Young Allison said. "I've seen in western movies before where someone would lay their ear to the track to see if they could hear sounds of the train coming. I'm not sure how it would play out on a hot day. I think it would fry someone's ear."
Cameron tilted her head slightly. Metal exposed to direct sunlight could become very warm quickly. She was glad her chassis was covered with a synthetic sheath.
Young Allison noticed a lot of initials carved in the sandstone around the tunnel entrances they'd been in, especially Tunnel 27. It was located next to Chatsworth Park.
"I think if it was later in the evening, especially on a weekend, there's probably some 'riffraff' which hang around these areas." Young Allison said. "There are always trouble makers somewhere."
Cameron smiled.
"I wouldn't worry about them." Cameron said.
Young Allison understood Cameron's meaning. She would bust up anyone who accosted them, or even terminate them if the offense warranted it. She wondered if maybe she should have looked in the periodicals about deaths in the western San Fernando Valley during the time period they would be there. Wait. Maybe it was better not to know. She figured they might as well get started.
"Let's see if we can find a white rabbit." Young Allison said. "Let's get crackin'."
Cameron tilted her head slightly in the other direction. She understood the reference. She bent down and touched the rail to see if there were any unusual vibrations. There weren't. She reached in the backpack and produced the heavy duty flashlight and handed it to Young Allison. It now sported the fresh battery they'd picked up at the sporting goods store.
"Down the rabbit hole it is." Cameron said.
Cameron and Young Allison entered the western facing portal of Tunnel 26. They would be in semi darkness for nearly the next mile and a half.
Shower Head
Some are more willing to listen
They are often the first to be misled
They can't see it coming
As they forge on ahead
As tall tales are spun
Lie and falsehoods are spread
They don't seem to care much
As another's trust they shred
When the water gets rougher
It becomes more difficult to tread
It soon becomes evident
They are only hanging on by a thread
Not every word can be believed
Of what one has said
It seems to hurt more
When it's been read
The future holds no answers
It's simply another thing to dread
Some find a strong rope
As they search for a shower head
Nobody