Chapter 591

When Do We Start

Cameron wanted to speak to Claire. Hanna and Holly both spoke with her first. She really didn't care for what either of them needed to say.

It seemed there were enough problems for her to deal with already. She didn't need anymore.

Cameron knocked on Claire's bedroom door.

There was no answer at first.

Claire knew what was coming. She loved Cameron dearly, but she was afraid. She wasn't afraid for herself. She took a deep breath. She let it out slowly. She tried to put on a brave face.

"Come in, Cameron." Claire said.

Cameron walked into the room and faced Claire.

They both stood there as they looked at each other.

Claire lowered her gaze. She knew she was defeated. She then looked back at Cameron. She would try to salvage what she could.

"Please don't take Summer from me too." Claire said. "I'll do whatever you want. Please let me keep one of my girls."

Cameron tilted her head slightly. It seemed to be an issue everyone else was hung up on. It was a subject for a different time. It could happen at any time. It was a two minute stop in the TDE room at her base. It wouldn't be a big deal when it happened.

"I'm here about Allison." Cameron said.

Claire sucked in her breath. She knew Cameron was going to take Her Allison away. She would be grown when she came back. If she was grown, she would step up and take her place in the 'Natural Order'. Either way, she was gone.

"I know you've come for her." Claire said. "You've come to take her from me."

Cameron tilted her head slightly in the other direction. It was a separate issue as well. It would be dealt with later on. Nobody could stand in the way of the 'Natural Order'.

There was a look of hurt and fear on Claire's face. She was powerless to stop Cameron. She understood why things needed to be the way they were. She just wasn't ready for it to happen. She didn't think she would ever be ready for it to happen. It was still her daughter.

Cameron knew they were each talking about a different Allison. She wanted to get Claire squared away and to calm down. She didn't need her over excited or stressed out over the wrong 'Allison'. She believed what she wanted to do now would allow Claire to keep both versions of 'Allison' there for now.

"I'm here to prevent Allison from going into My future after her baby." Cameron said. "Things don't look good. If she loses the baby, she's leaving. I won't stop her, it's her wish. I only know one thing which will keep her here…."

Claire's mouth dropped open slightly. It wasn't what she expected to hear. Cameron was there to help her keep her daughter from leaving. She knew right away her body was the key. It wasn't how she thought it would need to be used to keep one of her daughters. The way she could use it now would keep all three of them there, at least for a little longer.

"I can have another baby for her, her baby." Claire said. "Or give her mine."

Cameron needed the use of Claire's body and its reproductive capability to push her agenda. It would offend the fewest people with Claire's cooperation and assistance. There were a few shortcuts she would like to take and use Young Allison's ability to reproduce. She knew it would create the most problems. She would like to use Young Allison's genetic material and have Claire carry the pregnancy to term. It would cause a problem with more than a few people as well. She would need to do it clandestinely if she made such an attempt. The easiest thing to do was to repeat what was done before.

"Yes, as we did before, as you did for her and for me." Cameron said. "I won't take your girls from you, any of them."

Claire wanted to believe it. She didn't know if she could. She heard stories from Allison and the Metal girls. Cameron always got what she wanted, one way or another. She wanted to make sure. She needed to hear it from Cameron.

"You're not here to take MY Allison away?" Claire asked.

Cameron wanted to hedge her bet. She knew she would need to come up with a baby fast for Allison if she was ready to leave after her next failure. There was only one way to do it. It was to take Claire once she was impregnated with Allison's embryo into the past, and bring her back right before delivery. They could leave there now, and return a minute later. Eight or nine months would have passed. She didn't want to chance having the baby in the past. She would rather risk a premature delivery with the trauma from the temporal transfer.

"No." Cameron said. "Young Allison may accompany us when we go. I'd like it."

Claire was still confused. It seemed like she missed something.

"Go?" Claire asked. "Go where?"

It didn't seem like a big deal to Cameron. It actually seemed like a very simple field trip. If they went into the past before Skynet, they wouldn't need to look over their shoulder. They would only need to be concerned about the troubles of daily life. It actually sounded quite exciting. They might be able to time it during some historic event so they could be a part of it.

"We would go back to the 'past' for eight months or so." Cameron said. "Young Allison can arrive before us, or stay after us too. You would be with her for most of the time."

Claire knew it would take her away from her youngest daughter. She wouldn't want her to go along. Cameron always warned her there could be a temporal error or some other problem. Everything worked fine when she went into Cameron's future and returned. She was only gone for a short time in the present.

"What about Summer?" Claire asked.

Cameron didn't think she would even know the difference. It would all happen fast in real time in the present.

"She'll take a nap while we're gone. It won't be for long." Cameron said. "She won't even miss you. We will return soon after we leave. You know how it worked before. There weren't any problems either."

Claire would still be away from Summer for those eight or nine months.

"I'll miss her." Claire said. "I already missed her once."

Cameron would like to 'mature' Summer as well. It would need to be the topic of a later discussion. She wanted Claire's mind at ease now.

"You'll also still have her." Cameron said. "Summer will still be the same."

Claire wondered about her Terminator lover. They shared multiple times everyday. She was especially pleased with what happened when she went to Cameron's future. Hanna's program was copied onto Holly's chip. It gave her access to Holly, as well as Hanna in Holly's chassis.

"Will Hanna go also?" Claire asked.

Cameron wanted everyone to be happy and satisfied. She knew a happy customer was a repeat customer. She was certain Claire was a very happy customer when she went to her future to deliver Allison's baby for Future Allison. She would make sure any, or all, of the Metal girls would go with them if it's what Claire wanted. It wouldn't be a problem since they would only be gone out of the present for the length of time in a TDE cycle.

"Of course she'll go." Cameron said. "I'll be there as well."

Claire looked at Cameron when she said she would go too. Maybe she could get what she wanted from Cameron. She wanted to share her love with her. She believed she could provide Cameron with what she wanted, even if it wasn't what Cameron thought she wanted. Maybe there were a few other perks she could get.

"If My Allison goes, will Anna come too?" Claire asked.

Claire knew Anna was just like 'Savannah', even if she was a cyborg.

Cameron could see Claire took the bait. She would reward her some more too.

"Yes." Cameron said. "We can bring Sheila or Ally as well. We can bring both of them."

Claire had a soft spot for Jesse. She was drawn to her. Sheila was just like 'Jesse'. Ally was just like 'Cameron', well, sort of. She could fulfill all her fantasies in the past. She wanted to verify what Cameron indicated.

"Sheila and Ally can go too?" Claire asked.

Cameron would sweeten the deal any way she could. She wanted Claire to want to go. It would make everything so much easier.

"Yes. I can assign Hanna other duties if you think it's too many Terminators." Cameron said. "Hanna can tend to Summer. Talk to Hanna, the Metal girls all get along very well with each other. I can also ask Holly…."

Claire moved forward and hugged Cameron. It was everything she wanted.

"When do we start?" Claire asked.

Cameron scanned Claire as she hugged her. She would have asked Jesse to go as well if it was necessary. She knew what Claire wanted besides her. It looked like enough was offered. If Jesse went, so would Gail. She wouldn't have hesitated to offer up Cam and Cammy either. She didn't think she was pimping anyone out, even if it's how some may have viewed it. She just wanted everyone to get what they wanted. If it was the same things everybody wanted, why would it be a problem for anyone?

She didn't want to lose momentum with her plans. She planned to contact the specialist very soon to get things set up. Claire wouldn't be the only one who she wanted to use to help someone else.

"Maybe as soon as a few days…." Cameron said. "I want you to think everything over first. It has to be everything you want to do on your own. I won't make you do anything you don't want to do. I'm not going to take any of your daughters away from you."

They both knew there was nothing to think about.

Claire would do anything she could for Cameron. She was as helplessly in love with Cameron as everyone else was.

Everything Cameron offered was a bonus to make everyone happy. All the Metal girls liked to share with Claire, so did Jesse, Vanna, and Savannah. She was pretty sure Sarah would too if it was a clandestine hook up. She saw how they both looked at each other. Maybe she should work on it first. It would make Sarah and Claire happy. She liked when everyone was happy.

She would like to offer Sarah some happiness in her life for all the years she needed to suffer alone when she raised John through extreme hardship to her. She was indebted to Sarah for keeping John alive and as safe as she could as his mother. She knew Kyle would understand if Sarah wanted to be with a female every now and then. It was the way of the future.

Cameron felt very elated right now. She liked it when a plan came together. She couldn't help but laugh to herself at her last thought.

John didn't want to lose track of the two Gray chase vehicles. The big truck was tagged, but the van and the SUV weren't. He didn't want one of them to ambush any of their group. He wanted to get an update from John Henry on exactly where the two chase vehicles were.

"Where's the SUV the Grays are driving?" John asked. "Is it closing?"

John Henry didn't think John would like the update.

"It was." John Henry said. "We've lost it."

John wasn't sure how. They sent a Terminator to follow it. He understood sometimes they needed to err on the side of caution so they didn't blow their cover.

"Tom was on it." John said. "Does he still have a visual?"

Tom received John's question through his com. He felt responsible for what occurred. He needed to back off so they didn't get 'made'. Some traffic developed and they were separated.

"Negative." Tom came back. "I'm sorry, John. I've lost them in traffic. They still have to be around here. I didn't want to blow the operation with the big rig. If they knew they were being followed, they would know we were onto the truck."

John Henry was somewhat perplexed. He couldn't find them on any traffic cameras. It was usually something he could find on a vehicle they tracked.

"I'm checking traffic cameras." John Henry said. "They're not showing up."

John feared the worst. They didn't know if the group made them or not.

"They must be stopped somewhere. It's possible they're in a building or parking garage." John said. "They might have switched vehicles too. Derek and his teams need to be on the lookout for anything out of place. They could be setting up an ambush."

Savannah and Young Allison went into the bunker to review the most recent 'field trip' Savannah was on.

Young Allison knew it was very dangerous. Cammy and Cameron were shot at with minigun fire. She wanted to know what Savannah did and how she disabled an HK Track. She already saw the footage of how many Terminators Savannah encountered as well.

Savannah noticed the information from CamNet was still on. It caught her attention right away. It showed what was happening with the mission Derek and the other teams were on. She could see where everyone was at and what they were doing. She thought it was a better setup than what was available to John in the Command Center. She knew John Henry would possess all of the information himself. He normally filtered out what he viewed as insignificant so John wasn't overloaded with data. What she looked at now, was a lot of data.

Young Allison didn't want Savannah to think she spied on her. She liked to follow all the missions she knew about.

"I wanted to see what happened with the other mission too." Young Allison said. "It's only surveillance for now. I want to know about yours. The mission you were just on, Savannah."

Savannah didn't want to romanticize what they just went through. It was nearly deadly. It was very 'touch and go'. Things might have ended differently if one of the HK Tracks shot at her instead of Cammy or Cameron. She didn't want to sugarcoat anything. It was deadly business.

"It was a close call for Cameron and Cammy." Savannah said. "I was very worried about both of them. They both could have been severely damaged or even destroyed. It is never a good situation to be in. It's not something you want to do, even if you think you do. It's going to happen soon enough if Skynet ever takes control.

Anna was able to give Young Allison a good reconstruction of the actual events. She was plugged in the same way John Henry was plugged in with the Command Center.

"It was a close call for you too." Young Allison said. "You saved them, one of them anyway. It actually may have been both of them."

Savannah frowned. She didn't want it to be thought of in such a way. They all played their part. Everyone needed to help each other. A lot of things could go wrong. When they went wrong, they usually went wrong very fast.

"Did Anna say that?" Savannah asked.

Young Allison didn't want to get anyone in trouble.

"She was very worried about you three." Young Allison said. "I was worried about you…."

Savannah smiled at her.

"I was worried about Cameron and Cammy too." Young Allison quickly added as an afterthought.

Savannah told her all the details she was missing from the mission and answered all her questions. She made sure Young Allison understood she needed to face an extreme level of danger herself.

Young Allison took it all in. She also kept track of the feeds from CamNet and John Henry. She wondered if she possessed what it took to 'cut it' out in the field.

"Are you ever afraid?" Young Allison asked.

Savannah wasn't hindered by her fear. Her love was able to power through the fear. She knew her love might get her killed one day too. She would do her part no matter what the cost was.

"Yes." Savannah said. "I'm afraid sometimes, but I fight through my fear. I MUST do it to help Cameron. Sometimes I have to do what I know is the right thing, even if it's dangerous."

Savannah learned sometimes she needed to make a hard choice and just do it. She knew it's the right choice and the cards would land where they fell.

Young Allison knew sometimes Savannah needed to kill. She didn't want to say it so bluntly. It was still part of the job.

"You've needed to 'hurt' people before." Young Allison said. "I've read all the reports."

Savannah knew they both knew she killed more than a few Grays, and deactivated a few Terminators.

"I have, but it was only to defend myself or Cameron." Savannah said. "I know you're a big girl now, but is it what you really want to know?"

Young Allison wanted Savannah to know she was 'ready' for more. She thought she made it clear through her body language and presence.

"Yes, other things too…." Young Allison said. "My academic work is at a much higher level than my age group. I know a lot. I know you did too growing up."

Savannah was aware it was true. She also believed Young Allison would be superior to her in every way.

"I do know it." Savannah said. "You're learning everything at an accelerated rate compared to me. You will be much better at everything than I am. I want nothing but the best for you."

Young Allison wanted to know more and do more.

"I know you've been to the future, several of them." Young Allison said. "I want to hear from you what it's like and what you saw and experienced."

Savannah looked around. She knew CamNet monitored everything. She didn't want her personal or private thoughts 'captured'. She figured Cameron would view them.

"Let's go for a walk." Savannah said.

Young Allison's eyes widened.

"Do you mean just the two of us?" Young Allison asked.

Savannah wasn't sure what Young Allison thought she meant. She had a pretty good idea. She didn't need to be a Terminator to scan Young Allison to know she was aroused right now. She wanted to keep her grounded some. She didn't want to put too sharp of a spin on it.

"You know it's not possible." Savannah said. "Cammy and Anna will worry about us if we slip out. We have to think of how everything we do affects others. It is VERY important we think of others, always. It's never about us. It's never about me."

Savannah knew to be a good leader, everyone else must come first. She watched Cameron do it in the first future she visited. Cameron always put everyone else first. She also saw Cameron do it in the second future, Cameron's own future. She knew Cameron did it there as well.

They got up to head out. Savannah was ready to tell Cammy and Anna to follow them with their audio off. She wanted them to be able to speak freely with each other. She expected there to be some sexual talk. She didn't want to encourage or discourage Young Allison. She felt she needed to be honest.

Young Allison looked at the monitors again. She sat back down and brought up some other screens to review.

Right away Savannah picked up a 'danger vibe'. It seemed Young Allison spotted something was wrong. It made her worry as well. She looked at the same monitors Young Allison did all along. She really wondered what Young Allison saw which she didn't.

"What is it?" Savannah asked.

Young Allison was able to see where everyone was at on her satellite map. CamNet could show where they were previously as well

"I'm not sure." Young Allison said. "Our teams are being led around in circles."

It spelled only one thing to Savannah.

"It may be an ambush!" Savannah said. "You must notify John Henry."

Young Allison thought Savannah should. She felt she intervened too much already.

"You do it, quickly." Young Allison said. "I think it's important."

Savannah immediately contacted John Henry and relayed what Young Allison indicated.

Young Allison didn't like to get directly involved. She did it earlier.

"Normally I have Anna do it through CamNet." Young Allison said.

Savannah understood what Young Allison was worried about. It wasn't her ability or intelligence. It was about her personally.

"Is it because of your age?" Savannah asked.

Young Allison looked down and then directly into Savannah's eyes.

"Yes." Young Allison said. "Only you can understand me since you experienced the same things. I may still have a youthful appearance, but I'm very advanced education wise and emotionally."

Savannah could see Young Allison possessed more than a youthful appearance. She was a young lady. It also reminded her how alone she felt around her age.

"I grew very lonely around the age you are now." Savannah said. "I try to make sure you don't feel the same way."

Savannah didn't think it was wise to tell Young Allison she saw what everyone else was doing around her and wanted the same things. She began to pleasure herself a few times a day. It wasn't long before it expanded to ten or twelve times a day. She tried to be with Jesse and even John. None of them would touch her. In that instant, she realized very soon Young Allison was going to do the same thing with her. At least Young Allison had her family. She didn't have anyone.

Young Allison wanted to make sure Savannah knew what she wanted.

"I know you're always there for me." Young Allison said. "I know YOU will always be there for ME."

The girls shared a knowing look. They both knew they were going to be lovers one day. The day seemed very close right now.

"I will." Savannah said. "I swear it."

Young Allison hoped when she 'grew lonely', Savannah would be there for her. Every day she thought about it. She didn't want Savannah to know she began to pleasure herself several times a day. It was always Savannah or Cameron she thought of.

Derek's team received the alert from John Henry. They all started evasive maneuvers and took divergent routes. They were going to rendezvous and rejoin to increase their firepower.

"What about the truck?" Derek asked. "We may lose it."

John feared an ambush more than he did losing the cargo in the truck. He didn't want to get any of the team caught up in an ambush.

"I would rather lose the truck than any of our group." John said. "There are too many questions in this for an unknown payoff. We have the tracker on it."

Derek thought about Riley and their baby on the way. The 'recon' mission was now way beyond it, as they always seemed to do. He knew John was worried about him. He also knew Cameron would be all over John if things got worse.

Bob thought some more flexibility would be good around this time.

"Maybe I should have kept the bike." Bob said.

Bob referred to the motorcycle he 'borrowed' earlier. He returned it back to where he borrowed it from. It was undamaged.

Derek didn't think it would be a problem. Terminators were very good at acquiring things.

"You can always 'borrow' another one, if we need it." Derek said.

John was a little perplexed as to what was actually happening.

"We have four vehicles out with the truck, along with the van and the SUV we were following." John said. "They haven't really gone anywhere."

John Henry thought about it. Maybe the destination was closer than they thought.

"Maybe they actually don't have far to go." John Henry said.

John could picture it. It seemed an elaborate way to check for a tail.

"It could be." John said. "It really makes me wonder why there needs to be all the 'cloak and dagger' routine."

John Henry thought it must be the cargo.

"There may be a bigger prize than we think." John Henry said.

John knew it could be. They could also see what they wanted to see.

"Maybe we're reading more into this than there is." John said. "It may be like what we've thought we encountered before."

John Henry knew what the bottom line always was.

"You know Skynet in some form is behind this." John Henry said.

John frowned. Skynet meant Cameron's involvement at some point

"Aren't they always?" John asked. "Maybe we need to notify Cameron about this."

John Henry figured CamNet already made the notification to Cameron.

"I'm sure she already knows." John Henry said. "She needs to let the rest of us share some of the burden."

John frowned again.

"Good Luck." John said.

John knew Cameron desperately wanted to protect him and everyone else too.

Ally and Sheila just rescued some females from the sex trade. There were three of them. They were all naked.

"Do you have clothes?" Ally asked.

The females didn't know where their clothes were. They were naked for over a week. They all were abused numerous times. They were told it was going to be their new life going forward. They didn't like being slapped around and beaten as part of it.

"I know where some are at." Ally said. "Follow me."

Ally led the girls into the room where Sheila was at.

There were two men on the beds, and one dead man on the floor. None of them were wearing clothes. There were three piles of clothes neatly folded. They would be a little large on the females, but at least they would be covered for now.

The short female still carried the one thug's gun. She lifted it as soon as she saw the two men who were still alive. It was clear she was about to shoot them. They abused her and the others. It was understandable for her to want some retribution or payback.

"This is sweet." The short female said. "It's time to get some payback."

Sheila could see the female's passion. The 'Jesse' in her called out to 'help' the female find justice. She gently lowered the short female's raised gun down. She indicated her knife.

"It's all up to you." Sheila said.

The short female wanted vengeance.

"I'll take care of them." The short female said.

There was nothing but terror in the two men's eyes.

Ally didn't want the other females to be a part of something they didn't want to do.

"You two can leave if you want." Ally said. "We can take you to the hospital or the authorities."

The other two females wanted to leave. They dressed.

Sheila told the short female she might want to wait before she put her clothes on. She handed her the knife. The short female understood.

Ally took the other two females away.

Sheila wanted some answers.

"I'll tell you what to do and when." Sheila said. "I just want to warn you ahead of time it can get real messy. You'll also need to live with whatever you do."

The short female nodded. She already killed one of her abusers. She was ready to kill the two in front of her. She didn't like what they did to her and how she was treated and made to feel. They made it seem like it was her fault, and she was responsible for whatever happened. She was taken off of the street. It was never her choice. It was never something she wanted to do.

"I want them to suffer." The short female said.

Sheila smiled.

"Believe me, they will." Sheila said.

The short female looked at the knife. She stepped forward with it. There was a look of vengeance and determination on her face.

"When do we start?" The short female asked.

The look of terror increased on the men's faces.

Sheila began to ask questions.

Closing monologue by Cameron:

When Do We Start

Everything in life
Is about making a choice
It matters not
If one has a voice

People like to gamble
They roll the dice
About the consequences
They seldom think twice

When people don't get
Everything they want
They're more than likely
To pull a stupid stunt

Most are willing
To take more than they give
They really don't care
Who will perish or live

Even to know all that
People think they're too smart
Driven by lust and greed
They ask when do we start

Nobody