Chapter 636

I Try

Previously:

Gail was in the air at altitude in the manned drone when the explosion occurred at the mine. She could see the dust start to rise off of the hill and the surrounding area. She hoped it was dust anyway. There was no obvious ejection of material from inside the hill, nor any type of smoke emanating from it. Both substances more than likely would be toxic. She did a visual with her eyes and the drone's camera zoomed in.

She saw the SUV the team was in take a wild ride to get clear of the area. At one point the SUV traversed a fisher which opened wider as the SUV made it across. A millisecond later and they would have been stuck. She was fairly certain they only made it because the side they were on when it started, lifted higher than the other side of the fisher.

She did recon around the mountain. She reported her findings back to the Command Center. John seemed satisfied with what was indicated. She followed the caravan of vehicles to the 'safe house'.

Once Cameron's team reached the 'safe house', Gail returned the manned drone back to the Resistance base.

Jesse and Vanna were waiting for her when she finished up.

Vanna walked up and gave Gail a big hug. She knew why Gail went up in the manned drone to begin with.

"Thank you for watching over Savannah, Cameron, and the others." Vanna said.

Gail didn't think it was a big deal. She went on her own accord to support Savannah.

"We all do our part." Gail said. "We all help each other."

Jesse walked over and gave Gail a deep kiss. She wanted to make her appreciation, as well as her desires known.

"Thanks, love." Jesse said. "Now it's time for some alone time."

Gail looked at Jesse and Vanna. It was her desire to be with Savannah. Such an encounter didn't seem to be in the cards now. Vanna was an 'older Savannah' from a different timeline. It was the same person with a different background.

Jesse and Vanna understood what Gail wanted to happen next.

Vanna enjoyed and preferred female companionship. She would be with any female who would have her. She liked being with Gail or Jesse. She also enjoyed being with Gail and Jesse. She became very close to Gail recently. She didn't want to seem like an intruder or take more than was offered. She looked at Gail and then at Jesse.

"If it's what you want." Vanna said. "It needs to be what everyone wants. It's up to Jesse."

Jesse spent the night with Vanna. She spent a lot of nights with her over the years. Often they spent hours together as they slowly pleasured each other at the same time. It was just a different experience to share in such a way with each other, even if a Metal girl did everything the same exact way. Maybe it was because they both were abused for nearly a decade down there. Vanna and Allison also shared their love with her. There was as much sex as any of them wanted, but the shared love was very special. She didn't want to over think the current situation. She knew what she wanted and where to get it.

"You know me. I can never get enough." Jesse said.

Gail looked at Jesse and then at Vanna. She felt a slight 'electrical' surge. Vanna was 'Savannah' to her most of the time when they shared. She felt a little guilty, but not by much. Somehow the means justified the end. She felt she needed to address the issue, and not seem presumptuous. She didn't want to take anyone for granted.

"I've wanted and shared everything a lot lately." Gail said. "As long as Jesse is OK with everything…."

Gail didn't want to hurt or offend Jesse and she didn't want Vanna to feel 'used'. It was something she picked up from being around the human females. It was to be concerned about the well being of others. Since she was created as a Restorator by Mrs. Weaver, there was never any Skynet programming on her chip. She was always open to learn new things, and why things should be the way they were.

Jesse didn't see any of it as a problem. The female body was good to go anytime of the day or night. She made the most of hers. Based on all of her past experience, there was no doubt the female body was superior for love making over the male body. She wanted to indicate to Gail everyone was good to go.

"Love, you know what goes on when you're not here." Jesse said. "WE got everything warmed up for you."

Vanna looked at Jesse and smiled.

"It's several times over." Vanna said.

Jesse and Vanna giggled with the reminder.

Gail wanted to make sure there were no problems. She was ready to 'go', but she still felt a little guilty. She looked at Jesse and then at Vanna.

"Vanna, I don't want to make you feel 'used'." Gail said.

Vanna didn't see it as a big deal. She pretended Allison was 'Cameron', and Cam was 'Cameron' or 'Allison' hundreds of times. Both of the girls were more than willing to play any 'part'. She didn't think anyone ever really got 'lost' in what really happened. She didn't think the current situation was any different. Everyone knew who everyone was at the end of the day.

"Gail, I AM her." Vanna said. "I know it's not the SAME, but it really is, and Savannah IS my name. I'm Savannah Weaver too."

Jesse was thrilled and stimulated with the reminder. Vanna was 'Savannah' to her many times for years, long before Savannah was 'active'. Vanna would have killed her if she knew the truth. It was one of the reasons why she needed to initially turn down Savannah's physical advances towards her. She knew what Savannah wanted. It was the hardest thing she ever needed to do to avoid Savannah's advances. She wanted things to be the best for Savannah. It wasn't her.

She did know who it would be. It was the younger version of herself, Young Jesse. She was very pleased Young Jesse and Savannah were able to be each other's 'first'. It may not have been her, even if it actually was, even though it wasn't.

"We're all just one big happy family." Jesse said. "Life in 'Paradise' is good."

Vanna couldn't agree with Jesse's statement more. Life was good in 'Paradise'. Even though the threat of death and abuse was there, it wasn't around every corner like it was in the past, the future.

The three girls headed for Jesse's room…. They all knew what they 'wanted'.

Vanna actually liked the ferocity Gail 'attacked' her with. She would get her to where she wanted to go and keep her there. It was totally different than being with Cam or any of the other Metal girls, except for maybe Sheila. Sheila was just as 'wild'. Then again, Sheila was both 'Gail' and 'Jesse' on her chip. Sheila was a real wild ride anytime. Sheila was good to 'go' any time, any where, any place, any how and any way. Life was good in Paradise.

John was worried about the media reports. He knew they were going to need a lot of 'spin' on the current events. They didn't even know if there was a fault line close to the mine. If anyone figured out the earthquake was caused by a massive explosion, there was bound to be a big investigation. The goal would be misdirection and disinformation.

"I want to stay ahead of them. What are the media reports?" John asked.

John Henry knew they could direct a lot of the narrative. It could be controlled to a certain extent through a little manipulation.

"It will be pretty much what we make or change it to be." John Henry said. "It's being reported as a medium size earthquake and nothing more."

John wanted to make sure no one looked at where the actual event took place. The more anyone looked in the wrong direction, the more the truth would be obscured.

"Are they all going to look elsewhere?" John asked.

John Henry already located a nearby fault line to show as the culprit.

"Yes. I've 'changed' the epicenter to ten miles away." John Henry said. "It's where everyone will look and test."

John Henry already sent several teams of Terminators to change or confiscate whatever paper records there were by nightfall.

John was concerned they weren't done with the mine yet.

"What about the mine site?" John asked. "I think someone will come to check. I don't think it will be just geologists either."

John Henry didn't think Skynet would go back there. Based upon what occurred, it seemed whatever was there would be destroyed. He would make sure they checked anyway if anyone expressed any type of interest in the area.

"I'll have some surveillance cameras installed." John Henry said. "I don't think anyone will go back to the area. If they do, we'll know about it soon enough. I'll specifically keep you posted if you want to know if anyone does."

John was worried about more than Skynet showing up.

"I do." John said. "I want to know if Cameron goes anywhere near it."

John Henry hadn't considered the possibility. Now it seemed he should have. There were some things he didn't think Cameron would want to let go of until she achieved the desired result she wanted. He knew it would be something personal to Cameron. He wanted to see exactly what John's suspicions were.

"You don't think she's done there?" John Henry asked.

John thought Cameron would want to destroy the location herself.

"No. I don't." John said. "Everything there should have been destroyed. I think Cameron will want to make sure."

John Henry could see where the conversation was really headed.

"Do you think she will still use a warhead there?" John Henry asked.

John looked around the Command Center and back at John Henry.

"Yes." John said. "I do."

John just 'felt' Cameron would try to get back there and 'finish' the job she started. He didn't see how she could get in there or what even would be left after the explosion. The mountain showed an overall reduced height by one foot two inches. He was sure any internal excavation there once was, was now all collapsed. The machinery Cameron reported should all be crushed. There was no logical reason for her to return there. Unfortunately he knew Cameron didn't operate on logic, not anymore.

Earlier:

Gail stayed with the teams in the manned drone. She went back and checked twice more at the mine. Everything was negative. There was no radiation or any other toxins detected.

Cameron was very concerned about Savannah's well being. She attempted to protect her with a couple of space blankets. She was satisfied there was no radiation or other contamination from the mine. She reached over to Savannah.

"Let's get you unwrapped." Cameron said.

Savannah was more than happy to emerge from her cocoon. She found it very restrictive. She also questioned its effectiveness.

"Thanks." Savannah said. "I didn't care for it, especially after the earlier incidents."

Cameron felt a glitch impulse.

"I'm really sorry about everything." Cameron said.

Savannah quickly took Cameron's left hand. She felt as responsible herself as Cameron did. The blame didn't lie with either of them.

"I know it is Skynet's fault." Savannah said.

Cammy folded up the 'Space Blankets'.

Savannah took Cammy's right hand after she finished. She didn't want her to feel left out. She was very grateful how both Cameron and Cammy watched over her during the recent events. She felt her eyelids grow heavy.

A few minutes later, Cameron and Cammy looked at each other. Savannah's eyes were closed. They both scanned her as she rested.

Cameron was somewhat jealous of Cammy. Cammy was able to share with Savannah. She needed to wait for John and Savannah to 'bond' before she could share with Savannah. She knew if she started a relationship with Savannah now, Savannah wouldn't need John, well, except for his genetic material. There was more than one way it could be administered besides the traditional method. She was a little worried she wouldn't need John either if Savannah would share her love with her.

Cammy looked at Cameron and Savannah. She was sure she knew what Cameron thought about right now. She really wondered at what point Cameron would deactivate her. No matter how many different scenarios she ran, they all ended the same way. They were with her out of the picture, permanently.

They arrived at the 'safe house' a short time later.

Savannah opened her eyes when the SUV stopped. She realized she dozed off for a few minutes.

They all exited the vehicles.

After they reached the 'safe house', Savannah personally thanked all the male Terminators who were with her in the mine, and Bob who led the rescue mission.

Cameron invited the male Terminators to stay and get cleaned up at the 'safe house' but they declined. They knew Savannah would insist they get cleaned up first. They all wanted her and the Metal girls to get cleaned up.

Savannah made a point of giving each one of them a hug and a kiss on the cheek. They were all as dirty as she was except Bob. He didn't have the soot from the smoke. He was just as dirty otherwise. She thanked them again and they left. They all seemed pleased she touched them.

She wasn't sure if they would actually leave the area or not.

Savannah looked down at herself and then at the Metal girls.

"Look at us." Savannah said. "I didn't think it was possible to be this filthy."

The grime seemed like it was painted on them. Cammy tried to clean Savannah up a little bit earlier. She was unable to make much progress. Savannah didn't want her to waste the fresh water on what appeared to be a fruitless effort

Cammy wanted to maximize her time with Savannah. She hoped to get the others out of the way first.

"Cam, Ally, and Sheila should get cleaned up first." Cammy said. "They won't take as long. They don't have all of the soot on them."

Savannah didn't want any issues to develop. She looked at everyone's attire. It didn't appear to her any of it was salvageable.

"We need to bring a big trash can in for our clothes. I saw one outside when we came in." Savannah said. "Everything is ripped, shredded, torn, and thick with grime."

Ally was the closest one to the door.

"I'll get it." Ally said.

Ally found the trash can and brought it in.

The girls all started to strip.

Cameron and Cammy were concerned because Cam, Ally, and Sheila were there. They stripped as well.

Savannah noticed their trepidation. She didn't want them to over think it. The main goal was to get cleaned up.

"You know they won't ever try anything. Not in this setting." Savannah whispered to Cameron and Cammy. "We're all family."

Savannah wanted to point out it never hurt to share. She didn't want to stress Cameron any more. She believed it was an unspoken truth.

Cameron stripped off her clothes and threw them away. She was disgusted with their appearance. She did a quick scan of them to make sure there were no toxins on them.

Everyone took in her naked form. It was beautiful to look at. It wasn't quite as dirty where the clothes were.

Cameron looked at the other Metal girls. She didn't want them to get carried away. She also hoped to expedite everything. She knew Savannah needed to rest. The fact she dozed off in the SUV was an indication as to how tired she actually was.

"We're here to wash and clean only." Cameron said. "We need to think of everyone's well being."

Everyone knew not to push it or fool around. They all knew Savannah was tired and hadn't eaten. None of them wanted a confrontation with Cameron either. They figured Cameron would be even more aggressive until all of Savannah's needs were addressed.

Cam, Ally, and Sheila all washed each other down. They were only dirty, not covered with the soot and grime. They finished up quickly. They hurried so Savannah could start. They didn't need to worry about using all the hot water. The location was equipped with a 'tank less' water heater.

Savannah looked at Sheila's naked body the most. It reminded her so much of Young Jesse. It was identical since they shared the same DNA. She wanted 'more'. Young Jesse was her first sexual experience. They actually 'popped' each other. It was an intentional and thorough act to help 'protect' them going forward. It was something both Jesse and Vanna specifically told them to do. They each reminded them their first abuse lasted longer once the attackers realized they were 'untouched'. They wanted to make sure Young Jesse and her didn't suffer the same fate.

She was glad they both had children since then. They were both still 'technical virgins' too. Neither one of them was with a male yet. It was something she wanted to try at least once. She wasn't sure what would happen going forward afterwards. Like Vanna, her desire was for females. She really tried to let John be her first, maybe next time…. She at wanted to know what it was like to be with a male.

Sheila winked at Savannah as she entered the shower.

Cammy frowned at Sheila as she followed Savannah into the shower.

Savannah saw the water which ran off of her and down the drain was black. Cammy scrubbed her down and she scrubbed Cammy down. Cammy needed to do most of the work to make any real headway on both of them. It took some intense scrubbing to remove the grime.

Cameron waited until the others were finished. Her eyes were glued to Savannah's nude figure.

Savannah watched Cameron move towards the shower as she was about to dry herself off. She wanted to put Cameron's mind at ease if she could.

"Would you like some help with your back?" Savannah asked.

Cameron paused and looked at Savannah. It was what she wanted. She also didn't want to cross any lines.

"I don't know." Cameron said.

Savannah was still wet. She set down her towel and faced Cameron naked.

"Sometimes it's nice to have help." Savannah said.

Cameron looked at the others.

Everyone else quickly left the area. Cammy was the last to go.

Cameron looked back at Savannah and smiled. It was a smile to die for.

"Yes." Cameron said.

Cameron entered the shower and started to clean herself. She too saw the black water run down the drain. She felt the washrag on her back. There were strong soft hands which scrubbed her.

She slowly turned around and faced Savannah. The warm water cascaded over her.

Cameron looked at Savannah's face and then her eyes dropped lower and looked at 'everything'.

Beyond the beauty, she saw the 'toll' Savannah 'paid' for assisting her. It wasn't how Savannah should look. It wasn't how any females should look. It wasn't how anyone should look.

Cameron's hand started to glitch.

"What have I done to you, Savannah?" Cameron asked with worry and concern.

Cameron looked further at Savannah's naked body. She was shocked and appalled.

She saw Savannah was covered with bruises of all shapes, sizes, and colors. There were scrapes and small cuts here and there. There were still the three giant fading bruises from the bullet impacts on her vest not long ago. She knew what Savannah looked like previous to her involvement in combat. All she needed to do was compare an image from Savannah at the pool. Her pristine and undamaged flesh no longer looked the same.

Savannah reached out and took Cameron's glitching hand.

"I'm fine, Cameron." Savannah said. "It's my choice."

Cameron felt immense quilt. She knew the way Savannah looked was her fault.

"You never said a word." Cameron said. "I'm killing you."

Savannah wanted to make Cameron understand it was a two way street.

"Then YOU know what YOU have to do." Savannah said. "THIS is what you're doing to yourself. THIS is how you make all of us feel. THIS is how you make me feel in my mind when I worry about you. When you're damaged, it hurts all of us. It hurts me."

Cameron did understand what Savannah meant. She only wanted to protect the others. She didn't want Savannah to suffer at her expense.

"I'm so sorry." Cameron said. "I'll try to share the burden with the others."

Cameron went to turn back around. Savannah stopped her.

"I'm not done with this side yet." Savannah said.

Savannah and Cameron's eyes were locked as Savannah washed the front of Cameron's sheath. She didn't miss a spot.

Savannah smiled and took a step back.

"You're as good as new." Savannah said.

Cameron finished cleaning. They dried each other off. They walked out with towels wrapped around them.

The other four Metal girls wore the same thing, a towel. Sheila only wrapped hers around her waist. She liked everyone to see her nipple rings and what they were attached to.

Ally looked a little concerned.

"Do you want the good news or bad news first?" Ally asked.

Cameron frowned.

"I want the good news." Cameron said. "I don't like bad news."

Sheila tugged on her nipple rings.

"We're all smoking hot." Sheila said.

Cameron still felt guilty about all the abuse to Savannah's body.

"I agree." Cameron said. "What's the bad news?"

Ally opened her towel up and flashed all of them.

"We don't have anything but these towels to wear…." Ally said.

Sheila pulled hers off.

"I don't even need it." Sheila said. "If you've got it, flaunt it."

They all laughed.

Ally pointed at the trash can.

"No, really, we threw all our clothes away." Ally said. "We don't have any replacements unless we put our old ones back on."

Sheila walked over to the trash can and looked inside.

"I'm not even going to touch those." Sheila said. "I would rather walk around like this."

Ally said what they all thought.

"You do half the time anyway." Ally said.

Sheila cupped both of her breasts and shook them so her nipple rings bounced freely up and down.

"It's like I just said. A girl's got to flaunt what she has if she wants to get noticed." Sheila said as she looked at Savannah. "Besides there are only two of us here who don't look the same 'everywhere'. We're unique, not one of many."

Cameron, Cam, Cammy, and Ally all shared the same DNA. Their physical attributes were identical in every regard.

Cam thought of something else. She wanted to check to make sure. She walked away and came back in a short while.

"I have more bad news." Cam said.

Sheila stopped fooling around. She wondered if it was something serious.

"Spill it." Sheila said.

Cam looked back the way she just came from.

"We don't have a vehicle either." Cam said. "We're stuck at this location without clothing or transportation."

Sheila didn't think it would be too much of a problem. She saw there were beds in two of the rooms. She knew there was one way they could pass the time.

Cameron didn't want to take any chances with any of the vehicles being identified by Skynet operatives later on. They already experience one close call in that regard.

"I asked the boys to remove all our gear and equipment. They're going to drop out SUV off on the east side of town, along with all the other vehicles used in this operation." Cameron said. "I have more."

Cameron always liked to get rid of the vehicles used in any operation which went 'hot'. Some gang members could pay the price if one of the vehicles was targeted. It was one less future Scavenger, or a group of them, she would need to deal with at a later time.

Ally leaned forward and shimmied her breasts.

"We could hitchhike." Ally said.

Sheila held out her extended fist with the thumb up

"I got fifty bucks I'll get picked up hitchhiking in less than a minute." Sheila said.

Ally laughed.

"Dressed, or I should say, undressed like you are, I bet it's ten seconds." Ally said. "You won't be picked up for a ride either. Well, at least not a ride in a vehicle. You will be the ride."

Cameron looked at everyone and walked away. It was clear she was upset.

Sheila and Ally started to follow her. They saw Cameron's hand start to glitch.

Savannah looked each one of them in the face. She saved Cammy for last. She didn't want any of them to make things worse.

"It's my function." Savannah said as she walked after Cameron. "We all know it. You all know it."

It was indisputable to everyone.

"We do." They all said.

Savannah walked out of the room behind Cameron.

"She's like no other." Cammy said.

Cam nodded.

"They both are." Cam said. "Who would know better than me?"

Cam and Cammy were both clones of Cameron, including her program.

"Nobody…." Cammy said.

Sheila looked where Savannah went.

"You're the lucky one, Cammy." Sheila said.

Cammy thought it was more a matter of perspective.

"Am I?" Cammy asked.

Ally would like to be in Cammy's shoes.

"None of us are part of the 'Natural Order'." Ally said. "Not Vanna, Allison, or Jesse either. You have Savannah now. It's something very special."

Cammy doubted she would face a good ending.

"It won't matter if I'm 'a Cameron', when Cameron comes for her." Cammy said. "We all know how the story ends."

Cam knew it was predetermined. It wasn't anything which wasn't known.

"You knew it from the day you were cloned." Cam said.

Cammy didn't look forward to being 'thrown away'.

"It doesn't make it any easier." Cammy said.

They heard some vehicles pull up. Everyone scrambled for weapons. The towels all fell to the floor.

"Terminators…." Cammy said as she looked out the window.

The Metal girls were all armed and naked. It actually made quite a sight.

Cameron returned to the room. Savannah followed her.

"Relax." Cameron said. "It's our clothes and our ride."

The Metal girls were all relieved.

"You always think of everything." Ally said.

Cameron looked at Savannah.

"I try." Cameron said. "I try to cover all the bases and protect the future."

Cameron knew she was plagued with many shortcomings. She knew a lot of her decisions were questionable. She still tried to do what she believed was necessary. What was necessary wasn't always the easy or popular choice. She was still upset at the 'damage' she did and continued to do to Savannah's body. She knew the 'damage' would also extend into the mind. She was afraid at some point Savannah would hate her. She felt another glitch impulse.

Closing monologue by Cameron:

I Try

Some things are said outright
Other things one will imply
What is the difference
Why won't one clarify

Maybe events from the past
One wants to repair or rectify
Only one's own actions
Will their words verify

The depth of one's feelings
Is not an endless supply
Who can one trust
On whom can they rely

It is easier than one thinks
To leave another high and dry
Perhaps it is the reason why
It made them sad and cry

One must work long and hard
Every effort they must apply
The truth is better than a lie
I try and I try and I try

Nobody