Chapter 538

You Have Been Shot

Most of the Terminators went with the captured materials to a secure location to be inspected. They were to make sure nothing was tagged or traceable.

Savannah directed any Terminators with damage to report for evaluation and repairs before returning to duty. She also wanted their damaged drone be repaired as soon as possible. Her actions showed the Terminators how much She cared about them. It wasn't just them either, it was all of the machines.

Their damaged Terminators from the battle begin to arrive at the lab in the Resistance base. Most were only for minor cosmetic repairs.

John left the Command Center earlier to look over the repairs which were needed. He wanted to check on Cameron and Savannah. He didn't see them.

"Where's Cameron?" John asked as he looked around. "Where's Savannah at?"

The lab was mostly empty now. Everyone was attended to.

John Henry knew Cammy didn't leave Savannah 'alone' earlier with Steve as they finished their inspection of both locations. She remained with Savannah in case she would need some type of backup. He understood it was for personal reasons. Cammy stayed in the background to follow Savannah with Bob, and Cameron's deactivated chassis. He advised against it, but Cammy stopped communicating with him. Bob was with her so he hoped he would keep her out of trouble. He wanted to put John at ease.

"Cammy and Bob followed Savannah and Steve, just in case. Savannah wanted to follow up on the entire operation at both locations." John Henry reported. "Cammy has Cameron with her."

Cam contacted Cammy and spoke with her privately. She wanted to get an ETA on when Cameron would arrive. It would only be a few minutes. They were in the carpool area already. They knew Cameron didn't like to be seen in any damaged condition.

Cammy also expressed her concern about shadowing Savannah instead of returning to the Resistance base earlier. Cam thought it was best not to worry about it for now. Savannah's primary concern when she returned would be Cameron. They again discussed what Cameron would want. They definitely knew what she wouldn't want.

Cam looked at John.

"Cameron won't want to be put on display in her condition." Cam said. "After you see her, you will leave."

John was a little taken aback by it. He did know of the earlier problem the last time Cameron was damaged. He didn't want it to come back on him. There was also someone else he cared deeply about. The reports of her being covered in blood didn't sit well with him.

"What about Savannah?" John asked. "I need to know what her condition is."

Vanna didn't like where things were all headed. She knew how she would feel about it. She put herself in Savannah's shoes and told it to John like it was. She wanted to back him off from the start.

"I'm sure Savannah will want you to see her damaged even less than Cameron would." Vanna said. "If you want to see her naked body, I'll show you mine. It is the same body after all. Leave it alone."

Vanna thought about what she 'uncovered' earlier. It was what she suspected about John and Savannah. She didn't know she was wrong.

'You've already seen and shared her naked body.' Vanna almost said.

Vanna kept her mouth shut. She didn't want to mess up her 'three way' with John and Savannah…. She still waited to hear from Allison about it. Allison was supposed to set it up. Now she wondered what condition Savannah was going to be in. She heard the same reports which indicated Savannah wasn't badly hurt, but covered with blood. She wanted a first hand evaluation. She was sure Savannah would downplay her injuries.

Maybe she could be with John in Savannah's place. Everything would be the same for John. Besides she hadn't had two children. She hoped she was 'tighter' than Savannah was. She hoped John would like her better. Then again, a young teenage body was hard to beat. Emotional excitement would probably make up for any minor physical differences. She continued to wait. Waiting was always the hard part.

Earlier:

Allison went with the Terminators who were looking for her. She apologized and they headed back. She was a little worried about the stunt she pulled at the end where she simulated attacking both of them with her Taser. It would give them something to think about if they ever went after someone else from the Resistance. They might not be as easy to bring in as they thought. If they would have tried to apprehend her against her will, they would have come up on the losing end of the encounter. She was ready to go back when they arrived.

The Terminators were glad they didn't need to physically restrain her and carry her back against her will. It would have played out badly in public. They also realized she could have prevented her capture with her maneuver at the end of the chase.

Allison was taken back to the Young residence.

Anna waited there for them as they arrived. She ran Cameron's program with the 'Neural Interface' from Savannah. She said nothing to Allison about the incident. What was there to say? Allison knew she did something foolish. It was Holly who would have to answer to Cameron about the whole episode. It was her rash action which perpetrated the event with Allison.

She watched Allison eat a late night snack with her mother, Young Allison, and Summer. Summer was sleepy and needed to go to bed. She didn't want to go.

Anna was the one in control now at the Young residence. Cameron wanted better control of Young Allison and Summer. Anna was her newest surrogate. Holly and Hanna were to keep Allison and Claire 'occupied' and 'satisfied' as much as possible.

"Hanna, get Summer ready for bed." Anna said and then added as an afterthought. "Please."

Hanna looked at Claire.

Claire shrugged her shoulders.

Hanna picked up a fussy and protesting Summer and left.

"Allison, we'll do the dishes." Anna said to Young Allison.

Young Allison looked at Allison and her mother. She knew they needed to talk.

"Sure, Anna, you know what's best." Young Allison said.

Young Allison got up and started to clear the dishes away.

Anna watched Young Allison go into the kitchen. She then looked at Claire and Allison.

"You two talk alone first." Anna said. "I'll speak with you later, Allison."

Neither Claire nor Allison responded. Anna looked at them again and went into the kitchen. She planned to make productive use of the time.

Anna took the opportunity to quiz Young Allison on her studies as they worked in the kitchen. She said she would teach Young Allison some new dance routines later. It seemed to please Young Allison.

Allison and Claire sat for a while.

Claire was eventually clued in by Hanna about what happened with Holly and Allison earlier. Nothing was mentioned so far since Allison's return.

"You know, I've gone through many of the feelings you're having." Claire said. "They just aren't all of your same 'experiences'. I have gone through a few of those."

Claire thought of what Allison must have been through. She knew she went to a few parties she shouldn't have growing up. There were always those who took more than was offered. Some took advantage of her inebriated condition. There were at least a half a dozen times she knew of. It was probably triple the amount. She wasn't even conscious when she first lost her virginity. She woke up as the first guy was about to finish. It felt like she was on fire down there. She couldn't move or even say anything. Then the second one started in. All she remembered was how painful it was. It was when she first sought out the comfort of other females after several of the party episodes. It was another story.

Allison was very frustrated with her life. It stemmed from the fact she couldn't have a baby. Every attempt ended in failure. She always turned around and tried again. Jesse and Vanna both stopped trying. It was too painful to fail over and over for them. It made them feel even more worthless. They said they both felt like infant serial killers. They were both worried about how many 'deaths' they caused because of the repeated failures.

"I don't know who I am anymore. I don't know what I want. I don't know what to do." Allison said. "I want to run back to my future and hide."

Claire started to share her experiences and feelings with Allison, soon both of them really opened up….

They both soon knew everything about each other, everything.

Allison never knew her mothers first experience was much like her own. The difference was she was young and she was very aware of what happened as it happened. She thought her mother was lucky to have missed the pain of being 'popped' against her will. She still remembered how painful it was as she resisted and was forcibly taken anyway.

Ally and Sheila arrived at the Resistance base. They brought two deactivated female Terminators with them from Cameron's base. They placed them off to the side and waited.

The lab door opened and Cammy entered. She carried the damaged female Terminator which Savannah disabled and deactivated. She tossed her in a corner with a thud.

Sheila wanted to see a little more. She liked to personally inspect all of the Terminators for damage. She especially liked to check all the female Terminators for 'damage'. She always made sure there was no internal 'damage'.

Ally could see Sheila wanted to check out the new female Terminator. She spotted Bob with Cameron as he entered the lab.

"Now's not the time." Ally whispered to Sheila.

Sheila looked away from the new female Terminator and focused her attention on Bob with Cameron.

"The time will be right soon enough." Sheila said.

Bob carried Cameron in and laid her down on the work bench.

There was a collective gasp as everyone saw her damage.

John took a moment to collect himself. He could tell Cameron was damaged, but not what the extent of it was from where he was at. He waited until Bob laid her down. He watched as Bob carefully straightened her out. It was a gesture which showed compassion and feeling towards Cameron. Bob looked over at him and moved away from Cameron. He took a moment to look at the other Terminators. He then headed over to Cameron and touched her cheek. She looked like she was 'dead'. It looked as if a wild animal attacked her midsection.

Everyone moved away to leave John and Cameron alone. Bob was patched up in a corner and left. He took one last look but didn't comment.

The door opened and Savannah entered.

There was another collective gasp as everyone saw her.

There was dried blood on her face, in her hair, and on her clothes. Her clothes showed burn marks, rips and tears. They were actually surprised she wasn't carried in by Steve. He followed closely behind her. Based upon her appearance, it looked like she was injured pretty severely, but didn't exhibit any symptoms of it. She turned her attention to Steve.

"Thank you for assisting me with the final stages of the operation." Savannah said.

Steve was ready to go.

"You're welcome." Steve said

Savannah smiled and touched Steve's arm as he walked away.

Steve looked back and smiled.

Savannah looked around the room and spotted Cameron. She also spotted John. She resisted the urge to look down at her appearance. She knew it didn't change from the last time she did. She figured in the bright lights it probably looked even worse.

John looked at her with sadness in his eyes and love in his heart.

Savannah saw how everyone looked at her. She didn't want a big deal made about her. Cameron was the one who needed their attention.

"I'm fine." Savannah said. "It was a rough day at the office."

No one laughed. They knew Savannah tried to lighten the mood. The fact she looked hurt weighed too heavy on their minds to not think about it.

Vanna, Jesse, and Sarah all moved over to Savannah to check her out and make sure she was uninjured. Cammy gave them a moment before she came over and checked herself.

Savannah didn't want them to fuss over her. She didn't want John to see her how she was currently looked. She knew Cameron would like it even less. She didn't want to make a big deal about it. She tried to be diplomatic and thought of the best person to assist her.

"Sarah, please take John away and keep him away for awhile." Savannah said. "Cameron is repairable and I need to get cleaned up. He doesn't need to see either one of us how we currently look."

Sarah reached out and touched Savannah.

"I need to know you're not injured." Sarah said quietly.

Savannah could feel more than a few sore spots on her body. None of them were actively bleeding, at least externally.

"I think it's just scrapes and bruises." Savannah answered quietly. "None of the blood is mine."

Sarah was satisfied Savannah wasn't severely injured.

"Keep me posted about Cameron and you." Sarah quietly said.

Sarah turned to John and frowned.

"John, let's go." Sarah said.

John wanted to know more. He originally planned to stay longer. He saw how Savannah controlled him with someone he couldn't argue with and win. It was also someone he wouldn't be able to 'order' to do or not do something.

"Mom…." John said.

Sarah smiled to herself. She came to the same conclusion Savannah did earlier. She didn't really think about it until John protested. She knew Savannah was good. She looked over at Savannah and winked. She then turned her attention to John and physically ushered him towards the door.

"Don't argue with your mother." Sarah said as she led him away. "You should know by now it won't get you anywhere."

Savannah nodded slightly at Sarah. She inspected Cameron now. Everyone moved away again to leave them alone for a few minutes.

Vanna brought a fresh set of clothes for Savannah.

Savannah went to remove her clothing. She started with her combat vest. She winced in pain. She thought maybe it was because of the different type of movement she used.

It brought Jesse and Vanna over to her instantly.

"I'm a little sore." Savannah said. "I didn't really feel it until I went to take my vest off."

Vanna looked over and saw Cammy and Cam were busy with Cameron. Sheila and Ally helped them. She decided to move Savannah away and started to help her remove her clothes.

Jesse helped her carefully assisted them. It was clear Savannah was in a great deal of pain now, no matter what she said.

Savannah winced as they took her vest off all the way off. She knew the adrenaline was long gone from her system. She was no longer combat tuned. The aches and pains which were there all along begin to manifest themselves.

"I can really feel it now." Savannah said. "I didn't notice it before."

Jesse could see several bullet holes in the outer vest material. She realized exactly what it meant. Savannah could have been killed.

"You've been shot." Jesse said. "The vest saved your life."

Vanna and Savannah looked at the holes. They could feel the bullets which were stopped.

Savannah touched the area. It even hurt to move her arm into the position to do so. She gently touched the area. It seemed to her most of the damage was inside.

"It's really sore underneath. I may have a few cracked ribs." Savannah said. "I don't think anything is broken. There may be. Let me take my clothes off."

Savannah went to undress and winced again. It was clear she was in pain.

"I can really feel it now." Savannah said. "I think the more things loosen up, the more I will feel."

Jesse didn't like to see her struggle. She wanted to help but didn't want to seem too forward. This was about helping Savannah in her time of need. It wasn't about anything else.

"Do you mind if we help you undress?" Jesse asked. "You won't have to bend as much if we assist you."

Savannah moved some more and everything really began to hurt now. She knew sometimes it was nice to have help. Now was clearly one of those times.

"No. I don't mind. I'd appreciate it very much. I'm really starting to feel a lot of pain and stiffness now." Savannah said. "I may be hurt worse than I thought."

Cammy was there instantly when Savannah said she was hurt. She was across the room and left Cameron to come and inspect Savannah further herself. She should have detected the injuries earlier. Savannah assured her she was undamaged. It wasn't the case.

"Let me take a look, Savannah." Cammy said. "I need to check for anything broken. A broken bone can cause further damage until it's set."

Cammy didn't want a vein or artery to be cut inside of Savannah if it could be prevented.

Savannah didn't want anyone to make a fuss over her. She wanted Cameron tended to first. She didn't want things to get personal.

"I can hack it, Cammy." Savannah said. "You and the Metal girls can start on Cameron."

Cammy reluctantly left. It was only because Savannah insisted. Jesse and Vanna reassure her they would assist Savannah.

Cam and Cammy stripped Cameron. Ally, Sheila, and Gail helped as needed. They each laid out one of the three deactivated female Terminators in silence. They stripped them as well.

Sheila worked with the new female Terminator It was the one Savannah deactivated in the recent battle. She examined her in detail in a few specific areas.

"I'm going to use the laser on you, love, when we get you fixed up." Sheila said. "Your left nork is a real mess."

Sheila saw Gail and Ally watch her. She knew she took it a little too far in front of them. She usually 'inspected' all the new female Terminators in private.

"What?" Sheila asked. "I'm checking her for damage."

She was really fondling the 'new girl'.

Ally was sweet on Sheila. She called it like she saw it.

"It's called a 'sexual abuse'." Ally said. "There are doctors who have gone to jail for less than what you just did."

Sheila didn't want any problems with Ally. They spent all their free time together. They didn't have human lovers like the other Metal girls did. They were very jealous of each other at times. It would usually pass as soon as they shared with each other.

"Don't worry." Sheila said. "I'll do the same for you later on. I think I can concentrate on the area which will please you the most."

Ally liked to hear it. Sheila and her didn't need to sleep. They could spend hours with each other until the next assignment arose. They both tried to slip other Metal girls in or any of the human girls if they could. Everyone was willing to share. She wanted to make sure Sheila delivered later on.

"Don't forget." Ally said. "I'll be waiting."

Sheila smiled.

"You won't have to wait long." Sheila said.

Vanna and Jesse helped Savannah strip down to her underwear. There were three massive purple welts on Savannah's flesh where the bullets hit her vest.

Savannah attempted to reach around to unhook her bra. She couldn't even get her one arm close.

"I can't reach it right now." Savannah said.

Vanna removed her bra for her.

"I've got it." Vanna said. "We'll help wash all of the filth off of you. I think your clothes are headed for the trash."

They cleaned her up in the shower.

Jesse and Vanna both stripped down to their underwear to assist Vanna in the shower. They washed her hair for her. They washed all of her. They were very careful around the three purple welts.

"I'm just going to sponge the area lightly, love." Jesse said. "You're going to feel it. I'm not going to press hard at all."

Savannah did feel it. She rode out the pain. She was grateful for their assistance. She was rewarded with a nice view of them as they stripped off their soaked undergarments.

Jesse and Vanna stripped off their wet underwear and went 'commando' as they redressed. Everyone looked at Jesse nipple rings without trying to look. It was something they all liked to see.

Cammy came over to check Savannah before she dressed.

"You look much better now." Cammy said. "I'm going to need to touch you all over and make sure nothing is broken. It's going to hurt when I touch around the large contusions."

Savannah knew it was going to be rougher than being sponged. She understood it needed to be done.

"I can hack it." Savannah said.

Savannah gritted her teeth as Cammy checked. It hurt like Hell, but she didn't say anything.

Cammy was pleased to find nothing was broken. She didn't like the 'damage' done to Savannah's pristine skin. She blamed it on Cameron, but didn't say it out loud.

Vanna tried to give Savannah some pain medication. Savannah refused anything until they were done working on Cameron.

Cammy removed the entire sheath area which was ripped apart from Cameron.

Cam started to strip. Both Cammy and her gave Cameron sections of their sheaths previously. Some of the replacement sections they used from other sheaths hadn't fully Resequenced yet.

Ally looked at the patchwork of replacement sections on Cam and Cammy. She was aware of their prior sacrifice. She decided to step up. With the sheath section off of her, Cameron would be good as new in just a day.

"My turn…." Ally said. "My replacement section can come off the new 'Metal Bitch'."

Sheila liked the idea. She wanted to be the one to remove the section from Ally. It stimulated her just to think about 'carving her up'. She might take it a little further in another area, just to see Ally react.

Savannah didn't want to disfigure Ally. It was the job of Cam and Cammy. They were clones of Cameron.

"You don't need to do it, Ally." Savannah said.

Ally felt it was her duty.

"I want to." Ally said. "Cameron can be one hundred percent in a day this way."

Savannah touched Ally cheek with her hand.

"Thank you, Ally." Savannah said.

Cammy checked inside of Cameron's chassis.

"We need some replacement internal parts from a 'Metal Bitch'." Cammy said.

Sheila looked at the section on Cameron which would need to be replaced from Ally. She quickly removed the same size section from the Metal Bitch. It was the section which would go on Ally. It was a slightly darker pigmentation. There were several scratches to it from her earlier combat.

Gail and Cam removed the internal parts from the new 'Metal Bitch'. She was the one who caused the damage.

Sheila started to cut away Ally's sheath section.

Ally looked at Sheila and frowned. The look in Sheila's eyes and the smile on her face were very disturbing.

"This is going to get you 'off' isn't it?" Ally asked.

Sheila smiled.

"Maybe it will. Maybe it already did." Sheila said.

Ally didn't like her answer.

"You need professional help." Ally said.

Sheila didn't like the dig. She already thought about taking things a little further.

"Back off or something else might come off next." Sheila said.

Ally shifted uncomfortably.

"Like Hell it will." Ally said.

Jesse watched in silence. There was nothing sexual about any of this to her which was happening. She was there for Savannah and Vanna. They needed all the help they could get to hold it together. She'd experienced a lot of blows over the years. She nearly was beaten to death more than once. The marks from the ones on Savannah were worse than most she'd received. She knew how bad they would hurt by tomorrow. She would make sure she was there to help Savannah. She knew Savannah really was someone special.

Cammy and Cam made the internal repairs on Cameron. They both double checked all of their work and were satisfied it was complete. They were sure everything was good inside Cameron now.

"I'm ready to reconnect her power supply." Cammy said.

Gail and Sheila all came over to assist Cam and Cammy. It was in case Cameron rebooted and went on a rampage, again.

They all saw Cameron's eyes start to glow red as she began to reboot.

"It doesn't look good." Savannah said.

Cammy wasn't about to take any chances with Savannah.

"Vanna, take Savannah away from here, NOW." Cammy said forcefully.

Vanna and Jesse moved Savannah next to Ally.

"I may not look so hot right now but I'm still one hundred percent functional." Ally said.

All four Terminators around Cameron waited.

Cameron started to thrash around as she rebooted.

The four Metal girls all held her in place.

"Savannah!" Cameron said with panic on her face.

Cameron rebooted back to the instant where Savannah faced three Terminators alone.

"SAVANNAH!" Cameron shouted.

Savannah quickly broke free of the girls and moved to where Cameron could see her.

"I'm here, Cameron, I'm fine." Savannah said. "I'm uninjured. Everything is perfect."

The girls all looked at each other when Savannah said it. They knew she was far from fine. It was clear Savannah wanted to put Cameron at ease.

Cameron relaxed and Cam and Cammy explained her injuries. They installed the sheath section off of Ally. They stitched her up. She looked at her repairs in the mirror. She was very satisfied. She got dressed.

Sheila and Gail finished up with Ally.

Ally looked down at the different pigmentation. She ran her hand over the new area. Everything felt the same, even if it looked different.

"I wonder how long it will take for this to Resequence." Ally said.

Sheila began to touch Ally's elsewhere.

Ally made sure there wasn't a scalpel in Sheila's hand. She remembered what she said she was going to do to her earlier.

"What are you doing?" Ally asked.

Sheila wanted to mess with Ally. It was something they always did with each other.

"What? I needed to inspect you for damage and to make sure everything was proper." Sheila said. "I told you I would."

Ally wanted to laugh but she decided to come off as indignant in front of the others.

"There was nothing 'proper' about the way you touched me." Ally said as she looked around and whispered. "When we're no longer needed here for Cameron, we can inspect each other…."

Sheila looked at the other two deactivated female Terminators.

"Do you want anything off of them?" Sheila whispered. "I can hook you up before we leave here. You can trade your norks or anything else. It will Resequence over time anyway."

Ally thought one of the two deactivated Terminators was too small and the other one was too large.

"I'd rather have yours than theirs." Ally whispered.

Sheila's face lit up.

"I want that too." Sheila whispered. "I'll even leave the rings in."

Ally was still surprised by Sheila's response.

"I was just fooling about." Ally whispered. "I'm good the way things are now."

Sheila looked more than a little disappointed. It wasn't about them right now.

Cameron went over and looked at Savannah herself once she found out she was injured. She needed to lift Savannah's top for her. The pain level was way up on Savannah at this point.

"I'm fine." Savannah said.

Cameron knew what the statement really meant. She used it often. Everything was far from fine when she said it. She said it because she wanted it to be fine, even if it wasn't.

Cameron and Savannah thanked everyone for their help and care.

Everyone was glad to assist.

Cameron gave Ally a kiss on the cheek for her sacrifice and they headed for the Command Center.

Savannah and Cameron's body cameras were the last ones sent in for processing while they were in the lab. There should be an accurate account of everything when they arrived.

Savannah prepared herself for a 'chewing out'. She figured John would berate her performance. She doubted she would allow her to lead an assault again. It was time to face the music.

Closing monologue by Cameron:

For They Can Not Kill You

To those who have offended you
You may stand tall
For they can not kill you

To those who have hurt you
You are much stronger
For they can not kill you

To those who have despised you
You are more courageous
For they can not kill you

To those who have harmed you
You have endured
For they can not kill you

To those who have abused you
You are fearless
For they can not kill you

To those who have bruised you
You are more gallant
For they can not kill you

To those who have used you
You remain undaunted
For they can not kill you

To those who have wounded you
You are more brave
For they can not kill you

To those who have spited you
You are more valiant
For they can not kill you

To those who have beaten you
You are unflinching
For they can not kill you

To those who have maligned you
You are more determined
For they can not kill you

To those who have assaulted you
You are the victor
For they can not kill you

To those who have insulted you
You remain un-weathered
For they can not kill you

To those who have destroyed you
You are not afraid
For they can not kill you

To those who have ravaged you
You are intrepid
For they can not kill you

You have beaten them ALL
Only YOU can kill you
And you NEVER will

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