Chapter 440
Temporal Trips
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Cameron's Base Current Timeline:
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Sheila returned back to the TDE room. Ally and Camille-Ginger arrived soon afterwards.
Camille-Ginger was just exposed to a new exciting chapter in her existence. Ginger loved Camille's sheath, which was a clone of Cameron's sheath. To be with Ally while she was in Camille's sheath was a dream come true for her. To 'be' and to 'be with' the person who looked like the individual she most admired and loved at the same time, even if neither was really actually the person, Cameron, was beyond her wildest fantasy.
She knew she would have many things to share with Sandy when she returned, if she returned. She liked it where she was in the current timeline. The condition and atmosphere of the base was very different. There wasn't a sense of danger lurking around every corner, or a new problem waiting to arise. Sheila and Ally told her there was access to plenty of fine human females too.
Camille-Ginger saw many things there were different. She knew this time period was better to exist in than the one she was from, or the one she was created in. She now truly understood the sacrifice the Duplicate girls made to stay in the future with General Weaver. It really made her question how they could give it up. She hadn't even been outside of the base yet, but everything was clearly superior.
They did tell her there were a lot of things wrong with the current time period. Many of them were based on rampant crime and misperceived social issues. The issue of crime seemed like a simple matter to rectify. When someone broke the rules, they should be punished to prevent them from doing it again. Repeat offenders should be incarcerated until they were terminated. She was a little surprised to find out there were very few terminations, even when the perpetrator terminated others. As far as those caught up in other trivial matters, a few months in a Skynet future would educate them to the realities of life and what really mattered. It was survival.
So much for daydreams, it was time to get back to reality.
The three of them readied their weapons as Sheila worked the controls of the TDE.
The arcing and flashing started.
The energy bubble appeared.
Cameron, Ginger-Camille and Young Jesse were on the TDE pad.
The arcing and flashing ended.
Sheila looked at Young Jesse, she looked a little paler, her norks were only slightly larger, and her lower abdomen still showed a slight amount of flab to it. She really wanted to get a closer look elsewhere to see how different things were 'downstairs'.
She possessed plenty of experience with Jesse, as well as herself. It would be nice to make the comparison with the younger version of Jesse to see what was different and what wasn't. She was aware childbirth could change things for some. Some changes were external, some were internal. It seemed unlikely any changes would be for the better.
Young Jesse looked a little tired. She looked around and was glad to be back. She wanted to take a hot shower right now. A hot shower with Savannah would be even better. She experienced more than a few new things, and would really like to be reminded of the old ones. She was still worried about her parents. She wanted to make sure they pulled it off. She was in the future for an entire year.
"How long were we gone?" Young Jesse asked.
Sheila was glad she made the timetable Cameron wanted. She needed to give up one last finish to get back in time. It was OK. She already experienced more than a dozen with Camille-Ginger and Ally. There would always be plenty more with the latter.
"One hour and three seconds." Sheila said.
Young Jesse looked down at her body. It looked pretty much back to normal to her. It was hard for her to tell. There weren't many large mirrors for her to look at herself with an overall view in the future. It was as hard to notice the changes every day as the pregnancy progressed, as it did to experience her body's return to 'normal'. She did have The Metal girls there compare her with Duplicate Jesse. It was the true mirror of time. Duplicate Jesse took hormones so she could nurse the infant herself. It was the one area where things changed over the three months after the birth for her. It was one of the things Duplicate Jesse asked the metal girls about. She wanted to make sure her norks were as big as hers were. She believed Duplicate Jesse's were actually larger. It was probably because she actively used their ability. She took another look around the TDE room.
"I can't believe it. I was gone for an hour here, but I lived a whole year in the future, 'in some future'. I carried and delivered a baby all in an hour's time here." Young Jesse said. "It was a girl. I let Duplicate Jesse name her. She named her 'Angel'."
Young Jesse took Savannah's advice as much as she could to not become too attached to the infant. Even with the mindset going in, it was still hard to do as long as she was in close proximity to Angel. Somehow to see how overjoyed Duplicate Jesse was made it all worth it. Duplicate Jesse seemed just like Jesse to her in just about every way. She understood exactly what a Duplicate was. It was a duplicate.
Ally handed them their clothes she left waiting for them all. She handed Young Jesse her clothes last. She wanted to enjoy every second of the view. It didn't matter if she was just with Sheila a few minutes ago. She liked the younger look. It was very slight, but she also liked the accentuated curves a little better too.
Cameron looked over everyone. They all looked fit and sound. The trip offered her much to see, and to be able to spend time with the children. She spent a lot of time with Hope for Savannah. Maybe she did it for herself too. Savannah was going to give Hope to her if they hadn't ended up 'in some future'. She would share the images with Savannah later on. She was a little worried at how they might affect Savannah deep down inside. She would cross the bridge when she got to it. She was sure it was going to be an emotional one.
"It was a successful and productive temporal mission." Cameron said. "I have many files for Savannah to review. Hope is a little mischief maker. I adore her and the others."
As Young Jesse dressed, she asked Sheila if she thought her parents would know what happened. Sheila said as long as she stayed dressed, she would look much the same as she did when she left. She just looked a little paler.
She didn't think there was much she could do about looking a little paler, unless she were to use makeup. It wasn't something she wanted to do. Cameron was very strict about her exposure to the outside environment in the future. There were times when she did go out. There were always several Metal girls with her.
Ally went with Camille-Ginger and Ginger-Camille to swap chips for them. Everything would soon be as it was before the temporal excursion.
Cameron stepped out to check on a few things with CamNet.
Sheila couldn't take her eyes off of Young Jesse. She could see she was still worried.
"Come with me, love." Sheila said.
Sheila grabbed Young Jesse's arm and led her to Cameron's room. There was a full length mirror in there. She figured it was a good place to go since Cameron seldom went there. She quickly stripped in front of Young Jesse.
Young Jesse watched with wide eyes. She really liked the set of rings. She wondered if she looked as Hot. She wondered if she was about to have a sexual encounter. If it was the direction where things led, she was willing to follow.
"Take off your clothes real quick, we can compare everything." Sheila said. "You can see what is different and what is exactly the same."
Young Jesse was sure Sheila looked better than her. She quickly stripped.
They faced each other and then looked in a mirror to compare. They looked like twins at first glance. Sheila and Young Jesse touched each other. They didn't 'feel' quite the same.
Young Jesse was pleased their appearance was nearly identical. It was the firmness issue which seemed to bother her now.
"You feel a little firmer than me just about everywhere." Young Jesse said. "I guess I'm really out of shape. At least those are the external differences."
Sheila looked at Young Jesse for a moment. She understood what she really wanted to know. She wanted to check one last place.
"Let's compare everywhere." Sheila said.
Young Jesse was a little hesitant. It was what she wanted to know, but was afraid to find out. She knew it was a concern of Savannah's as well. She understood why after delivering the baby. It was a lot tougher than she thought it would be, even knowing it wouldn't be easy. She only needed to remind herself it was something humans were doing for thousands and thousands of years.
"I'm probably stretched out down there." Young Jesse said. "It was a real struggle."
Sheila touched both of them. She thought it was good news. She didn't want Young Jesse to worry.
"I think you'll be fine." Sheila said. "I don't think you'll notice a difference."
Sheila did notice a difference between Young Jesse and her, but she didn't think it was actually much different between Young Jesse and Jesse.
Young Jesse was surprised they were almost identical still. Her body did make a good recovery. Cameron told her it would. Ginger-Camille told her everything was still the same. It looked like it was. Once she started to work out again, everything should firm back up. She was much happier now. Her normal bright smile was on her broad lips.
Sheila and Young Jesse quickly dressed and hurried back to the TDE room.
Camille returned twenty seconds later and gave Young Jesse a big hug. They shared a long soft kiss.
"It is great to be back home again, in more ways than one." Camille said.
Young Jesse noticed Camille touch her breasts. It was clear she missed the plump breasts on Ginger's chassis she sported for the last year. She decided not to say anything. She didn't want Camille to feel self conscious. She was going to miss those plump breasts herself. It didn't matter, Camille was her program. She downplayed everything.
"I love you no matter what your appearance is." Young Jesse told Camille. "I will miss those very pink nipples though."
Camille would too. She actually liked having the experience. She might ask Gail, Hanna, or Sheila, to visit her in Australia every now and then for a chassis swap. It was a way to change things up a little. Young Jesse said it was fine with her. She liked to make Young Jesse happy.
Young Jesse did like the idea. She wanted Camille to swap with Sheila. Their little 'inspection' foray a few minutes ago made her want a little more.
Sheila made sure everything was shut down. She stayed and talked with Young Jesse for a while. Young Jesse wanted what Sheila told her, she wanted to be like Jesse. She left with Camille.
Ally and Sheila planned to have a little more fun with Ginger. It would be in her own chassis this time. They both wanted the experience a lot.
It was a grand experience for all of them.
Ally led Ginger to her room again.
Sheila joined them later on.
Now Ginger would be able to experience everything again in her own chassis. She did. She was going to have to try everything with Sandy when she went back. She wasn't sure if she liked Camille's sheath or her sheath better. They both seemed to offer something different, even if everything was the same. It was just different in detail, every detail. It seemed to her Sheila and Ally liked her in her own chassis better. They couldn't seem to get enough of the top, or the bottom. Maybe she did like her sheath better for this type of activity.
She noticed another thing as well. She believed the sensory network in her Restorator chassis was superior to a Skynet Terminator chassis. Her experience in her own chassis seemed much better. It was possible it was with the renewed vigor Sheila and Ally worked on her with.
It also gave her an opportunity to compare Sheila to Duplicate Jesse and Ally to Duplicate Allison. She noticed how much the Metal girls were like their human counterparts. She could see both of them were very much more advanced than she was. It was more than just their experience in the bedroom.
Cameron was happy. Everything turned out as she intended. Duplicate Allison was able to carry her baby to term and delivered a healthy girl. Duplicate Allison named her 'Faith'.
She wanted the baby for herself. She wanted a baby from Allison and John as her own. It wasn't her place to make the claim. She saw how much the Duplicate girls enjoyed their children. There was no way she could take it from them. She would need to rely on Young Allison to provide her with one. She would see if she could get Claire to carry it as well. It would be for more than one reason. The main reason would be it wouldn't actually be like Young Allison needed to give up her child. It never would have been in her as the child it would become. It was the emotional issue she was concerned with. The second issue was a physical issue. She hoped to avoid some of the stress both Savannah and Young Jesse needed to endure to deliver the children they carried.
Cameron was a little dissatisfied with the reality of the situation. What she wanted for John now in the present, all happened 'in some future', or would anyway, even though it already did….
The one thing which still troubled her was how it hurt Savannah to give Hope to 'herself', as Duplicate Vanna. Young Jesse didn't seem as affected. She asked Young Jesse about it before they left the future. She didn't want her to be afflicted in the same way.
Young Jesse explained to her Savannah told her to never 'see' or 'think' of the baby as 'her own' from the start. She always needed to think of it as Duplicate Jesse's baby. It was hard to do at times when she could feel the baby move inside of her. She needed to heed Savannah's warning. She was sure she couldn't have given it away if she hadn't.
It caused a major glitch impulse for Cameron as she heard the explanation. She experienced another glitch again as she replayed the conversation. She felt she did Savannah a grave injustice. She hoped it didn't fester and Savannah ended up hating her. She experienced another glitch. She needed to hold it together.
Ginger asked to stay in the timeline a little longer. She wanted to see more about what life was like there. She wanted to compare how things were now, to how they were in her future.
After what Ginger did for her, there was no way Cameron would say 'no' to her. Ginger would still return, she knew her obligation to the girls 'in some future'. There were many things she wanted to experience and learn in the past. She would take Ginger out on an expedition to stash whatever she wanted her to 'find' in the future for Sandy and herself.
Cameron did the very thing before she left in different locations, other than the ones she used in her future to have supplies for the babies 'in some future'. She made sure there were plenty of diapers, clothes, formula, and medicine. 'Her babies' were to have the best.
Now it was time to think about her future. There were a lot of variables there. Future John was the biggest one. She didn't know what it would be like to be around him for a year or so. She didn't know what it would be like to see him with the Duplicate girls. She would see him touch Savannah Weaver and Allison Young. She would see herself, as Duplicate Cameron, do the same thing. It caused her to have another glitch impulse. What happened if they were together at some point? What would happen if she found out they were together before she was sent back? It was one thing she intended to look into more herself.
Her main goal would be to make sure nothing happened to Savannah or Claire. It would allow her to have access to all of the Resistance facilities. She could accompany Savannah to any location, at her direction, to review whatever she wanted to review. It would give her a plausible excuse to be wherever she thought she needed to be.
Cameron was very pleased Ginger did the exchange for her. In fact, she asked Ginger if she would be up for another chassis swap. When Ginger found out the two choices, she said she was in if Cammy would agree, if not, Hanna was fine with her as well. Hanna was similar to her in most aspects anyway, but different in detail. She was also much larger than Hanna up top. Hanna and Cammy were about equal in the same regard.
Ginger was able to notice differences in the sheath responses in the two chassis she was in. It would be nice to compare a few more. Life was good in the past, real good.
Duplicate Jesse told her before she left 'life was good in Paradise'. From what little she actually experienced at Cameron's base, she could see it was correct. Now she wanted to see more and do more.
Allison and Holly went through a lot of 'discussions' about what was to happen and why. There was a lot of tension on several levels. Things seemed to be a lot more contentious than they needed to be.
Holly wanted to let Cammy or Hanna use her chassis for the temporal mission. She wanted something in the future and developed a specific goal in her mind. She didn't tell Allison what it was. She explained to Allison she would only be gone for an hour in their current timeline. It sounded simple enough.
Allison knew it also meant her mother or Savannah would 'be with' either Cammy or Hanna, in Holly's chassis. Allison didn't like the idea and couldn't imagine Holly wanted to do it.
What Allison didn't know was Holly wanted to see if she could 'be with' Future Allison. She would allow either Cammy or Hanna to be copied onto her chip. She wasn't going to do a chip swap. She wasn't going to tell Allison about her goal, not yet anyway. It was her desire to be with every version of Allison Young there was. She didn't think there would be too much difference between either version of Duplicate Allison and Allison. She did believe there would be a big difference between Future Allison and Allison. They all started out as the same individual. She wanted to see exactly what the differences were in every regard.
Holly's desire to 'share' with Future Allison seemed like a very logical decision going forward. Allison and Future Allison were both the same person in reality, even if they weren't still the same. They started out as one individual. Based upon Cameron's previous experiences with Future Allison, she knew they were very different. She knew two of the factors were based upon the events which occurred to them in their own futures, as well as their direct involvement with Cameron.
It didn't seem too different to her as compared to how Allison was with Vanna and Jesse. They were actually different people. She should be able to be with others as well if Allison could be. It seemed only fair to her. What was the difference?
Since Hanna shared Holly's program as her base program, it would be easier for Hanna to 'mimic' Holly for the time she was gone. It would only be for an hour or so. Holly specifically told Cameron what she WANTED.
Cameron knew what Holly wanted and was willing to make it happen for her. She did for her, as well as for Duplicate Cameron. She felt she owed Holly for everything. She wanted her agenda pushed and would look the other way to make it happen. She also reminded Holly it needed to be Future Allison's choice as well. She actually didn't think it would be a problem, but she still wanted Future Allison to have a choice.
Holly agreed. She would agree to anything to be with Future Allison. Her chassis was about to be used in a way she would never have agreed to a few years ago. It was about to be the 'tool' of others for their pleasure.
Cameron copied Holly's chip to her server and Hanna's chip onto Holly's chip. The 'Vanna' in Hanna wanted what Holly wanted as well, Future Allison. It was agreed if Holly failed to return, Holly's and Hanna's programs would be merged in Hanna's chassis.
Allison was worried about everything and her mother as well. Based upon her experience in her future, she felt her worries and concerns were justified on multiple levels, for multiple reasons.
Savannah said she understood Cammy's program was her, so if she needed to be in a different chassis for the temporal mission. She didn't mind. She thought Ginger was beautiful, but she wouldn't have minded Cammy in Holly's chassis either. Holly was one of a kind, as was Gail. She 'looked' at them for years with lust. They were both 'well built'. Ginger was too. She ogled Ginger quite a bit 'in some future' along with Sandy. A different chassis and sheath would be a wonderful experience, even if it wasn't really 'someone new'. Cammy was still a 'Cameron copy' either way in any chassis.
Claire would deliver earlier than Savannah and would be returned with Holly-Hanna several months before Savannah and Ginger-Cammy. If everything worked like it was supposed to, it would all happen within a short time in the TDE room. After Claire and Holly-Hanna returned, they would shut the TDE down for an hour. It would be for the same reasons as last time….
Ginger wanted to see if anything was 'different' between Camille and Cammy's chassis. She found out later it was identical, but both were still slightly different than hers. She believed her sheath and chassis offered superior 'feedback' in its responses to specific stimulation. It was clear to her General Weaver created a much better design with a Restorator than what Skynet did with a Terminator.
Everyone was ready to go. They gathered in the TDE room. Everyone stripped down and placed their clothes off to the side. They should all put them back on in a very short time in the same room.
The arcing and flashing started.
The energy bubble appeared around Cameron, Claire, Savannah, Holly–Hanna and Ginger-Cammy on the TDE pad.
The arcing and flashing ended.
They were gone.
Sheila waited a few hours while the three Metal girls 'experimented' again. They wanted to give Ginger every opportunity to compare the different chassis with the identical sheath.
Ally was a little worried Ginger might want to keep Cammy's chassis because she seemed to enjoy it so much. Then again, maybe it was just the experience Sheila and her were able to deliver.
With what they told her was available in this 'past timeline'. Ginger wanted to stay in the 'present' even more. It was only the three babies left behind 'in some future' which would compel her to return. She understood her duty needed to come before her desire.
When Sheila returned to the TDE room she sent the energy bubble and then recalled it.
The arcing and flashing started.
The energy bubble appeared.
Claire and Holly-Hanna were in the energy bubble
The arcing and flashing ended.
Allison was relieved to see her mother and her lover's chassis back. Her mother gave birth to a baby girl. She let Future Allison name her. She named her 'Destiny'. She was still a little upset about her mother giving HER baby away. She did understand Future Allison was barren, but what if she failed again? IT was HER baby. Destiny was HER daughter. Destiny came from her body. The fact it was a different future version of herself was the only thing which made it tolerable to her. It was still HER baby. Destiny was HER child.
Everything was good when they left the future timeline. Savannah was called 'Vanna' in Cameron's future timeline to avoid any conflicts with Future Savannah and any unnecessary questions from anyone else. Savannah still needed a couple more months to go.
When Claire was able to talk to Allison alone, she told her Future Savannah and Future Allison were still a pair and deeply involved with Duplicate Cameron and Future John. What she didn't mention was their Savannah and Future Allison bonded into a relationship as well. She saw another future version of her daughter with both the older and younger versions of Savannah Weaver. She knew one day it would be Savannah and Young Allison with John, just as she saw with her own eyes. Everything was like Cameron always said it was. She was sorry she ever doubted Cameron. She was glad her love for Cameron is what made her always believe her.
Holly transferred Hanna's files back onto Hanna's chip while Holly's were to be deleted from Cameron's server. They would do it later. Everyone was too busy getting 'reacquainted' right now.
Everyone returned in an hour and Sheila started the TDE.
The arcing and flashing started.
The energy bubble formed and vanished in a flash.
The arcing and flashing ended.
A minute passed. Sheila worked the controls again.
The arcing and flashing started.
The energy bubble appeared.
It was empty
The arcing and flashing ended.
Cameron, Savannah, and Ginger-Cammy were not in it.
Something was wrong….
It was bad news - REAL bad.
Closing monologue by Cameron:
Trips
Everyone wants to change
The plans never go anywhere
Maybe the bottom line is
They don't actually care
Some push and shove
Others give and take
What is ever true or real
Who is nothing but a fake
Many are cruel by nature
It is a true human trait
Put it all away or behind
It's time to clear the slate
Make the path followed
One that is free and clear
Otherwise sooner or later
One will shed many a tear
Living offers many choices
Go ahead and play life's chips
Don't get bogged down in the past
Get up from the falls and trips
Nobody