Chapter 467

Temporal Treasure

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Future Timeline - Undetermined Error:

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Savannah and Cammy set out towards where they thought the Resistance lines would be. It was if they were even in Cameron's future. They still didn't know what future they were in. They only traveled a quarter mile before Cammy came across some plants and soft bark she could use to help with Savannah's feet.

Cammy fabricated some crude sandals for Savannah to wear to protect her feet. If Savannah's feet were torn up or damaged, it would slow them down even more. There was always the risk of infection, and it could limit her mobility. There was a lot of ground they needed to cover and she wasn't about to leave Savannah out there alone. She would carry her if she needed to. It wouldn't slow her down too much. It might affect her combat response. It was a risk she would take to keep Savannah mobile.

She looked over Savannah's naked body. Her soft milky white skin was starting to slowly burn. Savannah's body wasn't used to being out in the direct sunlight. She just returned from Cameron's future where she was indoors most of the time to protect her from the pollutants of the future. Now she was naked and totally exposed to everything. Running into Scavengers or Grays was her biggest worry. They would savage Savannah unmercifully. Her purity would be stripped away from her by force amid laughter and insults as they beat her.

"I'm sorry I haven't obtained any clothing for you to wear yet." Cammy said. "You'll start to get a bad sunburn soon."

Savannah knew the risks of going into the future or using the TDE at all. A lot of things could go wrong. Where they were at now was proof of it. It was what it was. They were there now. She knew if they were to find shelter somewhere then try and move when the sun was low in the sky, it would limit how much land they could traverse before it became too dark for her to see. The darkness wouldn't inhibit Cammy very much, but it sure would inhibit her. The goal was to find Cameron before she ended up in a terminal situation. It meant they couldn't delay in their search for any reason.

"Cammy, I'm fine. It's not like there are any stores around here." Savannah said. "The sun isn't directly out anymore, it's cloudy now. I'm not sunburnt yet. You keep checking to make sure."

Cammy knew Savannah could still get sunburn without the sun being directly out. She didn't like her exposed to the atmosphere anyway. At least at the Connor Compound they could control everything related to Savannah and Claire when they were there. Out where they currently were, there was nothing. They were beyond the Wastelands. At least in the Wastelands they would have more of a chance at finding something they could use. There were usually dead left to rot. Sometimes they may still have something useful on them. She could see it was all taking a toll on Savannah.

"You need clean water." Cammy said. "You need to rest."

Savannah wasn't used to the current level of physical exertion, especially under the current conditions. She was healthy so she could push it. How much longer under the current conditions she would remain healthy was anyone's guess. Everything in the future was difficult. Much of everything was unsafe to a certain degree. It's just the way it was. She didn't want Cammy to worry about her.

"I'm in my prime." Savannah said. "I can push this body pretty far. My feet are better protected now so I can move faster with you. I'm sorry I'm slowing you down."

There were some trees up ahead. It was a more concentrated group. Everything up to now was rather sparse when they found it. Cammy hoped to have Savannah rest under them for a time.

Savannah was glad to see the shade. She knew it was something she couldn't dwell on. Every minute they stopped for her to rest or be under the shade, was one more minute longer it was going to take them to reach Cameron. From what Cammy indicated they still had a long way to go. They still didn't know if they were even in the right future. They could be in a different future timeline without Cameron being in it.

Cammy continued to search the landscape and area around them as they moved along. The group of trees was a little off of their Trek, but she wanted Savannah to rest and get some shade, even if it was for a short time.

There was a high pitched whine. It was very faint at first. It was several miles away in the distance.

Cammy stopped and tilted her head. A look of concern came across her face. She urged Savannah along. One thing was just confirmed about the future they were in. It was a Skynet future. They still didn't know which one it was, but it was one with advanced technology. Unfortunately it was advanced technology of the worst kind for them. It also indicated they would find their adversary. It was possible their adversary would find them first.

"Get against the trees on the side away from the mountains, NOW." Cammy said. "I can hear an HK drone moving around in the distance. I believe it's coming in our direction. I don't know if we've been made or not."

Savannah moved instantly. It took awhile before she heard it, then she did. She knew the sound was trouble of the worst kind. HK drones left nothing but death and destruction in their wake.

"It's certain we're in a Skynet future, wherever we're actually at." Savannah said. "We wanted to know a little more. It looks like we just found out the hard way."

She was aware the 'hard way' could get a lot harder if the HK drone became aggressive. She hoped they could avoid it.

Cammy needed to play both of their cards just right to pull off not being detected. She didn't think they were detected yet, but she didn't know. Normally HK drones hunted in pairs. So far she detected only one of them. If there were two of them, it would be much more difficult to avoid them. It was doubtful they could.

"Move slowly around the tree from left to right when I do." Cammy said. "It's an HK drone. It's searching. I hear it running a grid pattern search. It has to be looking for us. Someone must have detected us. I don't know if it's Skynet or not. I'm sure it is."

Savannah knew there was a chance it could be a Resistance drone but it was a slim chance. She was already sure of the answer, she just needed to ask it anyway.

"Do you think it's Skynet?" Savannah asked.

Cammy thought back to their rough temporal ride. She felt the energy drain in her systems. She thought Skynet tested something and their arrival disrupted it. The HK drone out searching was probably a consequence of it. The prospect of exactly where they were at, may be worse than was first anticipated.

"Yes. They must have detected our arrival from a temporal disturbance. We may have disrupted whatever was going on." Cammy said. "We may be in the middle of Skynet controlled territory."

Savannah looked around at the desolation and emptiness around them. The group of trees where they were at now were the first they saw. Any other trees of size were all alone in their location. Since trees could offer some type of shelter or cover, it would probably further attract the HK drone to where they were right now.

"There's nothing around here which looks Skynet related." Savannah said. "There's nothing around which looks civilized in any way. It just looks like a bunch of nothingness."

Cammy knew as the Resistance smashed everything Skynet related, it took to hiding. It made her think about the hills to the west. There could be an old mine there. There were thousands of old mines around the country. There were hundreds alone in California. They weren't just small operations either. Many of them were quite extensive. It didn't take a lot of work for Skynet to repurpose the abandoned tunnels of a mine for its own purposes. The majority of the excavation work was already done.

"It's a good reason why it may be here. Skynet is hiding. We may be close to one of the Skynet mainframes or even the parent Skynet computer." Cammy said. "We still don't know what future this is."

It was all Savannah needed to hear. If they could knock out a Skynet mainframe, then it was what they needed to try and do. It didn't matter what future it was. It would protect the future and protect the past. The fact Cameron thought she ended up as Skynet troubled her.

"We need to find it and knock it out. I saw Cameron do it in another future. I was there. I helped. It was Cameron, Duplicate Cameron, the one here, Duplicate Allison, and my mother. My mother used Allison's appearance." Savannah said. "The Skynet mainframe wasn't Cameron. It wasn't her, Cammy. Cameron wasn't that Skynet."

Cammy viewed those files. She was glad Cameron wasn't that Skynet, or any of the others she destroyed so far. The fear really was Cameron was the parent Skynet, the one Cameron came to terminate. She ran 'Cameron's program' so she knew what Cameron feared. Cameron feared everything was her fault. She also knew if Cameron was Skynet, she would destroy herself along with the mainframe to prevent it from happening again.

The sound of the HK drone grew closer. Only one could be detected.

"Here it comes. I don't hear a second one." Cammy said. "They usually operate in pairs. The other one might be investigating another area. Be ready to move. As soon as it leaves we need to get away from here and find a better hiding spot. It may try to sneak up on us later if it suspects we're here. If a second one shows up, we will have a hard time avoiding them."

Cammy knew it was how they operated. The HK drones liked to give someone a false sense of security and then return quickly. If it came back with another HK drone, they wouldn't be able to hide from both of them at the same time where they were.

Savannah wondered exactly what would happen. She knew she might be seconds from death.

"Won't it attack us?" Savannah asked. "I mean if it spots us?"

Cammy feared in this case they wouldn't be attacked outright. They stumbled onto something Skynet related. Skynet would want to know what they knew and who they told. She didn't think they would be terminated right away.

"I think they want to capture us for interrogation." Cammy said. "They'll remove my chip and get all the information off of it. They'll reprogram me as a 'Metal Whore'. You'll be tortured and then turned over to the Grays if you're still alive. It will be worse than death."

Savannah was sure she would have her first sexual experience with a male the same way all the girls from the future did. It would be against her will. Vanna tried to prepare her on how to survive the encounters. Vanna told her to give them what they wanted and not to fight. They wouldn't beat her as much or break bones. They might not cut as many things off her body for amusement. She also didn't want Cammy to be turned into a 'Metal Whore'. It could go on for years.

"I won't let them get you." Savannah said.

Cammy took one of her rocks and chipped away at a larger rock nearby. She finally broke off a sharp triangular section of rock.

Savannah watched Cammy make what looked like a crude stone knife.

Cammy handed it to Savannah.

"You can use this." Cammy said.

Savannah looked at the sharp rock and at Cammy. She knew what Cammy was 'asking' her to do. Cammy wanted her to remove her chip and destroy it first. She would die before she did it to Cammy.

"I won't do it." Savannah said.

Cammy knew the information on her chip would lead to the past. They would know where the Resistance was at. They would know who was in it. Skynet would know where to target its next attack.

"You must, Savannah." Cammy said. "I can't be taken with my chip intact. You'll need to crush it."

Savannah felt sick. How could she kill Cammy? She loved her.

"I won't do it." Savannah said. "I won't kill you."

Cammy knew Savannah needed to think like a Resistance fighter. Not a lover.

"You need to protect the past. You'll need to protect John and the others. All the information is on my chip, even River." Cammy said. "It is your duty to protect them, I'm expendable."

Savannah understood everything Cammy indicated was true. Her love for Cammy was stronger than what her duty should be. How could she kill someone she loved? It just wasn't the way she was wired. It was one thing to kill a Gray or a Scavenger In cold blood. It was another thing to kill someone she loved deeply.

"I won't do it." Savannah said. "I love you."

Cammy didn't see a way out. The future was already written.

"Everyone sacrifices for John Connor." Cammy said. "You know your duty and your responsibility. You know what needs to be done. You know the right thing to do."

Cammy knelt down on her knees and indicated the sharp rock. Her time was done. She decided not to tell Savannah she loved her one last time. Savannah needed to live up to her position in the future. The future was now.

"Do it." Cammy said.

Savannah felt sick inside, both physically and mentally. She looked at the crude rock knife she held. She knew the information on Cammy's chip couldn't fall into Skynet's hands. She knew a lot of information herself. It wouldn't take too much torture to get her to talk to stop the pain. Cameron already prepared her. There were several different ways to make her talk. One of them would be with drugs. The other would be with physical torture. A skilled torturer could cause excruciating pain on anyone in a matter of seconds and continue to increase the pain level. She turned her attention to Cammy.

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Cameron's Future Timeline:

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Cameron, Duplicate Cameron, and Future Allison were all topless.

Future John walked in and saw the three topless females. Since Cameron was one of them, he immediately walked back out again without saying a word. He was sure there was going to be some negative feedback directed at him. He didn't know what they were in there doing, whatever it was they were doing. It did look Hot though. It was nice to see three versions of Future Allison topless, even if two of them were Terminators. Future Allison was noticeably larger.

The girls all put their tops back on after they saw him. The problem Cameron experienced was over for now. The issue was bound to come back up sooner or later.

It was rather unnerving for Future Allison to witness it first hand. She was aware Cameron believed she was her. It could put her in danger if Cameron believed she was trying to 'replace her'. It was actually the other way around in reality. It was what Skynet's original intent was.

"I think this is something we need to discuss." Future Allison said.

Cameron and Duplicate Cameron didn't want to address it. It was very embarrassing to go through such a state of mind where confusion ruled over logic.

"It's over and done with." Cameron said.

Future Allison did want to deal with Future John. She respected Cameron's wish not to have what occurred exposed. She wanted to get out in front of it before it came up later on. She went out to where Future John was at.

She decided to cover for Cameron. She didn't want Future John to know Cameron experienced a problem. The less involved he was, the sooner the issue would pass. It appeared fixed now anyway. It wasn't something Cameron would want him to know either. She decided to make it 'personal'.

"I showed them how my breasts have grown and lactate." Future Allison said. "I've done the same for you."

Future John looked at her bulging top. It barely contained her nursing breasts. He really liked her larger size now. When they were alone, he spent a lot of time on them before he moved on down to elsewhere. He also knew they served a function. He didn't want to intrude on any of their personal affairs, especially since Cameron was involved. He didn't want any negative interaction with her if it could be avoided. She was very difficult to deal with.

"I don't want to know." Future John said. "It looked private."

Future Allison didn't want the issue to come back up later on. It was time to use the tools Cameron taught her to use. She knew how to 'motivate Future John. All she needed to do was take away what he craved from each of them. He'd need to switch back to 'Rosie'.

"It was." Future Allison said. "Drop it or you won't get any from ANY of us. I'll pass the word."

Future John knew she would too. It happened before. He needed to back down when they did it. They always acted as a team. They would make sure he heard them sharing every night with each other until he buckled. Then he was rewarded with all three of them. Those were actually some very special times.

"I didn't see anything." Future John said. "I'll come back in an hour."

Future Allison tried not to smile. She had him on the ropes. She wanted a little extra time. She wanted to make sure everything was good with Cameron.

"Make it two hours." Future Allison said. "Go take care of your daughters. Savannah has them right now. She can use your help."

Future Allison checked to make sure he left and went to Future Savannah. She then returned back to Cameron.

Cameron was back to normal.

Later:

Cameron made plans about her upcoming endeavor. It was time to follow up on her intel. There was more hard intel to work from.

Future Allison was outside talking with Future John.

Duplicate Cameron entered the area where Cameron was. She knew what Cameron was about to do. There was one thing which might stop her or make her rethink the outcome at least. She grasped Cameron and looked her square in the face.

"I KNOW you're reluctant to do it, Cameron. You need to be with Allison." Duplicate Cameron said. "You need to feel and experience her love for you."

Cameron looked at Duplicate Cameron. She was aware Duplicate Cameron knew what she wanted. Everything was transferred over to her.

"I want to, Cameron." Cameron said. "I really do. I love her."

Duplicate Cameron was well aware Future Allison was the best lover. She hoped her love would reach Cameron and 'hold' her.

"She's the most special lover, Cameron." Duplicate Cameron said. "It's more special to be with her than either John. I've been with both, or I have the files anyway. I guess I never was really with Past John, but it sure seems like it was me."

Cameron was aware each of the Duplicates was with John as her. They all shared her experiences. She also updated with them. There was something she wanted even more than Future Allison.

"Well, it was and it wasn't." Cameron said. "I want MY Savannah, Cameron. She's the 'Chosen One'."

Duplicate Cameron knew Savannah wasn't the only one. Young Allison should probably be a little older, but Her Allison already was.

"So is Future Allison." Duplicate Cameron said. "They mated and bonded, Cameron. They're the ones. They are the 'Chosen Ones', both of them."

Cameron knew what she wanted. She wanted pure sweet love. It would probably produce a negative impact with the physical love. It would most likely change her perspective, as well as her desire.

"I'm afraid WHEN I'm with them, I won't want John anymore." Cameron said.

It pained Duplicate Cameron to 'say' it, but it needed to be said. She wanted to save Cameron too.

"You still will." Duplicate Cameron said. "But you'll love them as much. I do. Please, Cameron, listen to me on this. I'm YOU. I'm telling you the truth about this. Allison loves you more than anything except the baby. It's a different type of love for her. She understands I'm YOU, but not you. YOU are the one she truly loves with all her heart."

Cameron didn't want to make Future Allison love her more. If they mated, it's what would happen with both of them. It would make everything going forward much more painful.

"I don't know, 'Cameron'." Cameron said. "I don't want to hurt her when I'm terminated."

Duplicate Cameron didn't want Cameron to get ahead of herself. No one was terminated until they were terminated. She didn't know what she was about to face.

"It's IF you're terminated." Duplicate Cameron said.

Cameron didn't look convinced. She knew she would be. There was no way around it, especially if she was Skynet.

Duplicate Cameron knew she could lose Future Allison to Cameron, but it didn't matter. She was sure only Future Allison could 'reach' Cameron right now.

"Allison is a Treasure, Cameron." Duplicate Cameron said. "She's a priceless Treasure. YOU gave her back her life. You gave her back to John and Savannah. You gave her to me. Now you need to share her love and her loving."

Future Allison listened from outside the room after Future John left. She entered the room. She loved Cameron dearly and wanted to let her know again. She didn't like the talk of termination. She didn't want Cameron to be terminated. She would do anything to prevent it.

Duplicate Cameron saw Future Allison headed towards them. She quietly slipped away. It was up to Future Allison now.

"Cameron, I love you." Future Allison said. "I'll go back into the past with you and be with Past John and Your Savannah. It will be the four of us together and we'll share everything. I've talked with Past Savannah about it. She can have the children for both of us so we won't need to take anyone's child away from them again. I know my mother sacrificed greatly to do what she did. I know it must have hurt Your Allison as well. The baby was to be for her. It bothers me to know it."

The idea touched Cameron deeply. She would have everything she wanted for John. There was one problem now. It was a big one too. She didn't see any way around it.

"What about Destiny?" Cameron asked. "We can't take her with us. It's too unsafe."

Future Allison already considered the issue, as well as a favorable solution. She would be able to give Her Cameron what she wanted as well.

"I want to give Destiny to 'MY Cameron' and My John as THEIR child to raise together." Future Allison said. "It's what she wants as do you."

Cameron did know it is what she wanted, or thought she did anyway. Sometimes she wasn't sure if what she thought she wanted was really what she wanted, or only what she thought she wanted. It was all a little confusing at times. Desires and wants change over time. Things which once seemed very important, often don't stay the same way. Sometimes they don't really even matter anymore either.

"We'll start our own family, the four of us." Future Allison said. "It will be the future 'now' for all four of us. We'll have everything we want and it will be beautiful."

Cameron wanted it. She wanted it real bad. It was going to disrupt this future though. She couldn't be selfish. Not in this way.

"What will happen to John - Future John?" Cameron asked. "He loves you."

Future Allison needed to save Cameron. She would sacrifice too. She knew she wasn't the only one.

"This is for YOUR John. It's for his future and OUR future. This future is the past." Future Allison said. "Everyone sacrifices for John Connor, even John Connor."

Closing monologue by Cameron:

Treasure

Many people in life
Seek the same things
They hope to find it
Without any attached strings

The foundation itself
Must be based in trust
For without that basic fact
Everything is a bust

People want truth and honesty
It doesn't seem much to ask
Beware of those whose past
They try to hide or mask

Everyone needs to be accountable
For the things they have done
They don't get to play or take
Then pretend nothing happened and run

When one finds that special person
Who gives them more than pleasure
That is the one to behold and cherish
They should be treated as a treasure.

Nobody