Chapter 578

What Happened To Me

Since she was undamaged, Cameron wanted to go and see John.

Savannah knew it wasn't going to be a smart idea, especially if Cameron wanted what was done to remain covered up. There were probably going to be more than a few questions. She was prepared to answer for anything she may have 'done'. Because it was done outside the scope of the Resistance, since it was at Cameron's base, she didn't feel it was necessary for her to atone.

"Cameron, maybe it's not such a good idea for John to see you now." Savannah said.

Cameron looked down at her sheath.

"Why not? I feel fine." Cameron said. "I'm currently undamaged."

Cameron briefly wondered if Savannah was about to claim John for herself. Somehow it didn't bother her. It was what she wanted. It would put her closer to Savannah.

Savannah thought maybe she needed to be more specific. Cameron looked a little 'off base'. She wondered what she was sidetracked on. Maybe it was a good thing she didn't know.

"The last time he saw you a few hours ago, you didn't look so hot." Savannah said. "You needed some 'repairs'."

Cameron didn't have any memory of it. It didn't actually happen to her. She wasn't damaged because of 'temporal management'. It did make her think about what went wrong. She still wanted to find out.

"What happened to me?" Cameron asked. "I need to know."

Savannah didn't want to get into the specifics. She previously asked Cameron not to worry about it. It served no purpose for Cameron to know the extent of her injuries. They actually never happened to her. It was only to her 'temporal shadow' or 'temporary self'. It was an entity created in a temporal loop. She needed to give Cameron some explanation, even if she didn't provide her with all of the details.

"You were damaged before." Savannah said. "Now, you aren't. Nothing actually happened to you, other than you lost a few hours of time."

Cammy didn't like Cameron to keep pressing Savannah about it. Savannah asked for the issue to be dropped. She didn't have all of the details now either. Savannah asked her to delete and erase something. She did what Savannah asked. She didn't know exactly what it was. It involved Cameron and some type of damage to her sheath. She didn't know exactly what the damage was.

"Cameron, stop pushing it and pushing Savannah." Cammy said. "If she did something to help you, you need to leave it alone. Whatever it was, it never happened to you."

Cameron was irritated by Cammy's intrusion. She wanted to know what happened. It must have been catastrophic. She wondered if she was really terminated. There were drone images and body cam footage of her. She could see she was shot up a little, but she was shot up a lot worse before. There was still missing time when she was on her own.

"Was it something horrific?" Cameron asked.

Cammy didn't want to get into another confrontation with Cameron. She wanted Cameron to follow Savannah's recommendation and stop asking about it. Somehow it reminded her of a small child asking its mother the same thing over and over.

"What do you think?" Cammy asked. "Do you think Savannah would have done this for any other reason? Can't you see she's trying to spare you grief? She asked you to drop it. Does she need to make it an order? I think she should."

Cameron glanced over at Cammy and frowned. She was sure creating Cammy was a mistake. She should have used a different program. Cammy reminded her too much of herself. It always seemed to be a source of irritation between them. Then again, Cammy would fight alongside her as fierce as herself. In fact, on the body cam footage and drone footage, she was able to view it was exactly what Cammy did. Since she was OK now she didn't think it was a big deal. It actually never did happen to her. Still, she would like to know what it was.

"I want to know." Cameron said. "I need to know."

Cammy wasn't sure why Cameron kept on. It was more than irritating at this point. Like a small child who didn't listen, it usually needed to be slapped or spanked by its parent. Somehow she felt it was what Cameron needed. She briefly wondered if it was something Cameron would actually enjoy. Strangely enough, it was something Sheila did enjoy. She didn't know how Cameron would respond to it. Maybe it was better not to find out.

"Just as Savannah's protecting you physically, she's also protecting you mentally." Cammy said. "Leave it alone. You already have enough to haunt you. Don't make it worse. Don't make it worse for all of us either. Savannah has enough to deal with. Please, leave her alone."

Savannah didn't want to hear anymore about the subject for now. She didn't think being told what happened to her would be as bad as her actually seeing and experiencing it. She knew how she would feel if she looked down at herself and there was nothing there. In her case it would kill her. In Cameron's case it didn't. She was a cyborg. She was a very scary robot from the future. She could still function with her organic sheath missing from any part of her chassis, or even all of it. It was time to move on.

"Please, Cameron, stop." Savannah said. "You have what you need. You don't need what you don't have. You've suffered enough. Just think of it as an expedient to your repairs. With the technique I used, nothing ever happened to you. You don't need any repairs. It actually saved everyone a lot of time and effort. You could have been restored to the condition you're currently in, but it would have taken a few days for everything to heal up. I expedited the process for you. You're welcome."

Cameron wondered if maybe she needed some type of mental repair. It always seemed there were a lot of things which went wrong or didn't feel right. She knew Savannah and Cammy were trying to help her and didn't want her to be hurt further. Maybe she should drop it for now. She was aware Savannah made a bold move today. She made a move which could have affected the timeline. It appeared it hadn't. It was a good thing for now.

Maybe they could do something else. She didn't want to make Savannah 'order' her to stop asking. There were other Terminators with files. She didn't know only Cam and Cammy saw the full extent of her damage. They'd both since erased those images at Savannah's request.

Only Savannah knew what was wrong. She was the only one who knew exactly the extent of 'temporal Cameron's' damage. It never happened to Cameron. There was no need to dwell on it.

Cameron understood Savannah did what she did out of love for her. She knew Savannah's love was very strong before. What Savannah did, for whatever reason, for whatever was wrong, showed how far she was willing to go. It was the kind of bold action she wanted to protect John and the future. If Savannah did it for her, she would do it for Young Allison as well. Strangely enough, she didn't believe Savannah would do it for herself if it needed to be done. She would be the one to do it if John or Young Allison didn't do something to fix it, if there was ever a 'problem' for Savannah. It was time to move on for now.

"Where should we go?" Cameron asked.

Savannah and Cammy looked at each other. They were still covered in their combat grime.

"We can go to my room here for starters." Savannah said. "I need to get cleaned up, so does Cammy. Look at us."

Cameron did look at them. They were covered in soot, dried blood and filth. She also saw Cammy showed some recent repairs, a lot of them. Maybe there was a lot more than she knew about. She would need to investigate further.

She followed Savannah to her room. She wondered why they looked like they did. She knew they were in a battle, but she was missing many of the details and events. They gave her some files and reports as to what happened. There were still a lot of blank spaces. Most of those were when she was alone and in the lab at the Resistance base.

Cameron watched as Savannah and Cammy stripped and set their filthy clothes aside.

As Cameron took in what should be Savannah's perfect figure, she became alarmed. Savannah lost weight. She could see the three big bruises where Savannah was shot in her vest while she defended her in the battle before the last one. It sent a glitch impulse through her. There were many smaller bruises with cuts and scrapes on Savannah. All the action started to take a toll on Savannah's body.

Cammy and Savannah entered the shower and cleaned each other.

The water which went down the drain was black.

While the girls were in the shower, Cameron called John. She soon wished she hadn't. He hung up on her. What a jerk. Now she was pleased she was with Savannah. Savannah never treated her in such a fashion or manner. Savannah was always nice to her. Cammy was the problem now.

Cameron laid some towels out for them as they exited the shower. She scanned Savannah as she helped dry her back. Something was wrong….

A few minutes ago.

John and John Henry identified two locations where the Skynet troops could have originated from.

"One of the locations, if not both, might prove fruitful." John Henry said.

John couldn't help but think about the last battle the team was in. It seemed like it was touch and go more than a few times. If they hadn't deployed their force of drones when they did, the team would have been in real jeopardy. Why would they have been in jeopardy? It was because there was no planning ahead of time. Everything sort of just happened on its own.

"I want two teams on each target." John said. "This is a recon only. I want some planning for a change before there's any action."

John Henry would like it as well. Trying to make things happen in the moment was very challenging. He was pretty sure it was touch and go more than a few times on the last operation. He wanted to make sure everyone involved was a team player.

"I'll stress it." John Henry said.

John's phone rang. He was a little surprised at who it was. He answered it.

Cameron knew she needed to play it cool based on what Savannah indicated.

"John, I'll be tied up for a couple of days, something has come up." Cameron said. "I'm sorry."

John didn't say anything at first. He knew they 'did' something at Cameron's base. He didn't think there was any point in asking. He knew he wouldn't get a straight answer and he really didn't want to make her lie. He also knew she received some damage. He didn't want to push it. It would only keep Cameron away longer.

"Whatever…." John said.

He was looking forward to seeing Cameron, even if she was 'damaged'.

Cameron didn't care for his response. He always seemed so negative. She did want to see him though. It would need to wait.

"I'll make it up to you." Cameron said. "I promise."

John hung up the phone without saying anything.

John looked at John Henry.

"Where were we?" John asked.

John Henry went back over his briefing. He noticed John ended the conversation in a non-traditional manner. He was sure John being rude to Cameron would come back to haunt him.

Cameron didn't like the current 'condition' of Savannah's body. She needed to say something. Savannah shouldn't be losing weight. She needed to do a more thorough scan of her.

"Have you been feeling alright, Savannah?" Cameron asked.

Savannah was tired, both physically and mentally. She needed to hang tough to keep up with Cameron. It was very challenging at times but she did it all. She could hack it. She didn't care for the way Cameron and Cammy snuck away from the base earlier. It put her in a real bind to keep up with them.

"Yes. I'm in my prime." Savannah said. "I'm fine."

Cammy picked up on Cameron's concern and started to scan Savannah too. She already did it in the shower. Now she did it again.

Cameron wanted to get more specific and not focus on the battle damage. The only person to blame for it was herself.

"You've lost weight." Cameron said.

Savannah looked down at herself. She was tired and sore. She needed to drive through the pain. She needed to stand tall for Cameron. She tried to make light of the issues.

"I'm just trying to get my schoolgirl figure back." Savannah said. "I like to look Tight."

Cameron thought back on it all. It was her fault Savannah looked like she did. Savannah had little time to take care of herself or eat more than an energy bar every now and then. She wondered when the last time she actually ate a balanced and nutritious meal. She knew in general it was something humans didn't often do. From her personal observation, she noticed the more warning sensors which were set off in her HUD when she tried a taste of different foods, were what people liked to eat. In other words, the worse it was for them to consume, the more they liked it.

"You haven't been getting enough rest these last few weeks and have missed a lot of meals." Cameron said. "You're pushing yourself too hard."

Savannah never complained about herself to anyone. She wasn't about to start now either. After the damage she saw on 'temporal Cameron', she wasn't going to complain about anything physically wrong with her. She could have looked the same way. She would be dead though if she did.

"You've been busy." Savannah said. "So have I."

Cameron knew Savannah was pushing herself for her. Savannah was wearing herself out to keep her from being damaged, or even worse - destroyed. Everything really was all her fault.

She noted Savannah didn't get dressed. She only wore a towel. It was only around her waist too. She was unsure why. Maybe Cammy and Savannah were going to engage in some sexual activity. She secretly watched them before and she imagined herself in Cammy's place. It's what it really was anyway. Cammy was her. She could tell the things Savannah did to Cammy excited and pleased her greatly. She wanted Savannah to do those same things to her. She wasn't sure she would be able to please Savannah in the same way Cammy did because she lacked any experience being with a female. She figured she could learn soon enough. How hard could it be?

"Are you going to get ready for bed?" Cameron asked.

Savannah wished it could be so simple. It wasn't, especially now. Maybe she needed to spell it out for Cameron. It would give Cameron something to think about anyway. She looked at her dirty clothes on the floor in the corner.

"I don't know." Savannah said. "I'm waiting to see what you were planning, and if I needed to gear up again."

Cameron felt another glitch impulse. Everything really was her fault. Savannah would follow her until she dropped over or was killed. The thought sent another glitch impulse through her.

"NO, Savannah." Cameron said with real concern. "You need to rest."

Savannah thought of the other night where she was with both Cammy and Cameron. She was able to derive nonsexual comfort from them. She was also able to keep track of them and not need to worry if they were in combat somewhere. It was worth a shot to see what she could get out of them, for their own protection.

"I'll rest if you and Cammy lay down with me." Savannah said. "I know you don't sleep but I would feel more comfortable with both of you next to me. I would appreciate the comfort and reassurance. Just to sleep, nothing else. I want to feel the closeness of the ones I love."

Savannah did spend many a lonely night growing up. All her loved ones were dead or gone. Everything she knew was taken away from her. Cameron, Sarah, and the girls all did their best to help her out. It was still very lonely at times. It didn't matter now. She made it and she was there. Now there were plenty of sexual companions if she wanted one. She usually did. This was different now. This was just about the closeness. It was about love.

Cameron looked at Cammy. Cammy nodded. They did the same thing before, the three of them. It was a very peaceful time for all of them. Well, it was a peaceful time for Cameron. It gave her the opportunity to replay many of her files with Savannah. Some of her favorite ones she replayed in real time.

Savannah made a point to look at Cameron. Her clothes were clean but she was a little worse from the wear on her early excursion through the dry gulch before her temporal extraction.

Cameron was fresh from the battlefield herself. Well, almost.

"I'll get cleaned up real fast." Cameron said. "I'll stay."

Cammy was in. There were things they could do as they lay next to Savannah.

"We can do internal maintenance while you sleep, organize our files and make plans." Cammy said. "We can relive past events."

Savannah was pleased they would be contained for a while. She could use some sleep too.

"Thanks, I could really use a small break." Savannah said.

Cameron hurried and showered, she came to the bed. Cammy was already in it with Savannah. They were both naked. Cameron dropped her towel and climbed in next to Savannah naked. She was pleased her sheath looked better than Cammy's did. She quickly realized it didn't need to be as far as Savannah was concerned. Savannah's love wasn't based upon her appearance. It was based upon who she was inside.

Cammy and Cameron felt Savannah take each of their hands. Savannah was asleep in no time. They knew she was holding on to them to make sure they didn't leave. They also both scanned her as she started to dream. They both knew she dreamt of them. It was always pleasant to scan Savannah while she slept.

It was something Cameron did ever since Savannah was first in their custody, and she possessed a chassis to do it with. She would spend hours in the darkness just looking at Savannah while she slept. She was hesitant to start 'conditioning' Savannah during her slumber. She did it anyway and increased it in its scope and amount.

Cameron and Cammy replayed their files of Savannah from their time at the Resistance base, through the years, over and over. Both of them loved Savannah even more as they relived everything.

There were things they both could have done instead of being where they were. It was actually no other place either one of them would want to be right now because of who they were with. It wasn't just Savannah. It was the person who Savannah was.

Cameron wished she shared all the files of Cammy 'being with' Savannah. She knew one day soon she would make her own files with Savannah…. She soon pictured it in her mind. She created her own 'dreams'. Maybe they were more like daydreams but they were still hers. They were beautiful.

The sun came up in Palmdale.

Allison opened her eyes and looked around. Holly was next to her. They were both naked. She looked at Holly's beautiful face and perfect body. She was sure those were the best looking breasts she ever saw on any female. She saw quite a few first hand in her future. Most of them were far from pristine. She actually felt sorry for many of the females. Life in the future was hard. Proper nutrition was impossible. Everyone's bodies showed the effects of Skynet's damage to the planet. She looked over at Holly again. There was an uneasy feeling in her gut.

"Holly, I don't feel very good." Allison said.

Holly became immediately alarmed. She started to scan Allison.

"I'm calling Cameron." Holly said.

Allison didn't want to make a big deal about it. There were others closer.

"No, see if my mom is up." Allison said. "She has a lot of first hand experience with these things."

Holly went to check. She returned a few seconds later. She was able to hear what was happening. She didn't think it was a good idea to intrude on them.

"She and Hanna are busy." Holly said.

Allison quickly pictured what they were doing. It didn't bother her. It was just the idea it was her mother. Somehow even though it was true, it was hard to imagine. Her mother was dead, even if she no longer was. Claire was like her best friend. She could see Claire was the mother of Young Allison and Summer. It was a very strange dynamic.

"Oh, brother, just what I wanted to hear…." Allison said. "Where's Anna?"

Anna communicated with Holly before she left.

"She's out training Young Allison." Holly said. "I'm watching Summer and you."

Allison looked over at the clock. It was as early as she thought it was.

"Out training?" Allison asked. "This early?"

Holly didn't see what the problem was. Young Allison was always up early and trained all the time.

"Yes." Holly said.

Allison frowned. She really thought her younger self was pushed way too hard all of the time. Somehow it didn't seem like she was being pushed either. She knew her younger self enjoyed the challenge of everything the Terminators presented her with. Now her younger self possessed her own Terminator. They were only companions now. She knew at some point in time it would change and become more involved. She actually didn't have a problem with the thought. It was the way of the future. It was the current situation which actually troubled her.

"Allison is just a kid." Allison said. "She needs a break every now and then."

Holly took a visual scan of Young Allison everyday. She knew she wasn't a 'kid' anymore. Nature worked its magic on her. She looked more like Allison everyday, in every way. She also knew what was necessary. Cameron made her plans clear to all of them.

"Cameron wants her to be as well trained as Savannah, if not better." Holly said. "She must be prepared for the future."

It was about the last thing Allison wanted to hear. She still felt a little off. There were others she would rather speak with about her physical condition. This was more of a human female thing, especially one who had children before.

"Call Savannah first, then Sarah." Allison said. "I don't want things to get overblown or out of hand."

Holly didn't like all the trouble Allison went through with her many pregnancies. Claire could take care of the 'problem' for her. Allison's body was damaged from the future. Young Allison was ready to step up. She was a young woman now, even if no one wanted to see it. Maybe it was best not to go there.

"I think it is just morning sickness." Holly said. "It will go away."

Holly called Savannah anyway. She wasn't about to take any chances.

Savannah awoke to Holly's ring tone.

Cammy and Cameron both knew it as well. All three of them sat up. Savannah released their hands. Cameron was still naked. They all were.

Savannah checked the time.

"Hello." Savannah said.

Holly was a little worried about what to say. She didn't want to cause a panic.

"Allison doesn't feel well. She asked to talk to you." Holly said.

Cameron was instantly alert. She listened as well.

Savannah knew they were both listening so she activated the speaker phone. She told Allison that Cameron and Cammy were with her. She didn't want Allison to say anything too personal if she thought it was only them. There was a pretty good chance she would have. She figured CamNet listen to everything anyway.

Savannah talked to Allison about some of the things she felt during her two pregnancies in the two different futures.

Some of the issues she faced bothered both Cammy and Cameron.

Cameron asked Savannah if she could speak to Allison for a while. She soon finished and hung up. She looked at the phone for a few seconds before she handed it back to Savannah.

"Let's go to Palmdale." Cameron said.

Cammy touched her sheath. It wasn't done with the healing process yet.

"I'm not one hundred percent." Cammy said. "You two go."

Savannah reached over and touched Cammy's arm.

"It is fine, Cammy. You know I love you no matter how you are." Savannah said.

Cameron knew it too. She also knew Savannah was worried about HER well being more than her appearance after the damage she received.

Cammy knew Savannah shared with her the same if she was damaged or she was undamaged. Savannah wasn't the issue. It was everyone else.

"I do how you treat me when I'm damaged. I greatly appreciate it. It's the others I'm concerned with. I don't like them to see me less than Tight." Cammy said. "It's also about the way I feel about myself in front of them."

Savannah was aware Cammy tried to look more and more like Cameron Prime, she even tried to be as Tight as Cameron was. Cammy was 'Cameron' and she tried to act the part as well. She thought Cammy did it to 'hang on' to her. She appreciated the effort on Cammy's part but didn't think it was necessary.

It made her think of Allison. The girls from the future didn't try to fix themselves up very much at all. They were all beautiful in their natural state. When they did fix themselves up, they all looked beyond gorgeous.

Savannah didn't want to make Cammy self conscious and feel bad about herself.

"OK, Cammy." Savannah said. "I want you to go. If you don't want to go I'm not going to make you. I do understand."

Cammy was pleased Savannah was always so understanding. There were other things she could do.

"I'm going back to the Resistance base." Cammy said.

Savannah wanted to follow up on the others at the base. If she was there, she would have done it already.

"Can you check on Gail, Cam, and the others if they are at the base, for me?" Savannah asked. "Maybe I should go and check on them myself. I'm worried about the damage the other Terminators experienced."

Cameron liked how Savannah always thought of the others who were damaged as well. Every Terminator appreciated Savannah's personal touch. It was honest and true. It was real concern. It was time to move on for now.

"It's a good idea. I want Savannah to do it first." Cameron said. "I will take care of a few things here and pick you up in an hour. Make sure she has a healthy meal."

Savannah could use a good meal. It would be nice to sit at a table and eat it too. It didn't seem to happen too often any more.

"Make it an hour and a half then." Savannah said.

Savannah wasn't even sure when the last time she ate a meal was, or even when the last time she ate more than a bite of food once or twice a day…. She needed to be there for Cameron. She needed to look after the troops and Terminators. She needed to stay on top of all of the operations. There were a lot of them, especially those in the background conducted by the other Terminators for surveillance and recon.

She knew she was burning the candle at both ends. It didn't matter, Cameron NEEDED her.

Closing monologue by Cameron:

What Happened To Me

When one starts out
They want the most out of life
Sooner rather than later
They find lots of strife

They think that love
Should be honest and pure
Instead they find sex
Love was just the lure

People say lots of things
Few of them ring true
That is the way things work
Everything soon ends up askew

Even if they go back
Things are hard to fix
They're bound to find out
The other has even more tricks

What happened to you
Is their hurtful plea
Maybe the real question is
What happened to me

Nobody