Chapter 1615
Rough Group
CamNet's Terminator wanted the men to move along so he could take a look at the computer gear in the other room. He could hear them move further down the passageway. He looked out of the room he was in to see exactly where they were at.
The two men were at the next room in the passageway. They looked in the doorway.
"This looks like some type of office or a control center." The first man said.
The second man wasn't so sure. There didn't seem to be very much equipment in there. He really didn't want to be where he was at. The room looked to be in chaos.
"Shouldn't there be some type of security monitors in here?" The second man asked.
The first man looked around the room. There were papers on desks in random order. There were others on the floor. It appeared whoever was in there, left in a hurry. They all evacuated when the explosion occurred. He didn't see anything of value.
"Let's move on to the next room." The first man said. "I want to check out the rest of the hallway next."
The second man was sure it was another bad idea. It seemed they did one after another. He understood the nature of their mission. He decided to do what the first man wanted for now. He wanted to finish up as quickly as possible.
"Let's just hurry with this so we can go back to the computer room." The second man said. "If we're going to find anything, it's going to be in there. The rooms here are a waste of time."
The two men moved across the hallway to the last room. They opened the door and looked inside.
"It looks like a storage area." The first man said.
The second man moved up to look into the room. He glanced back down the passageway they came through. He still had a very uneasy feeling about the entire area they were in. He certainly hoped there was another way out.
"There's nothing in here." The second man said. "Let's see where the passageway goes and then to get out of here."
The first man wasn't as apprehensive as the second man was. They moved down the passageway to a 'T' intersection.
CamNet's Terminator wanted them to go around one of the corners so he could move up into the room with the computers. He agreed with the second man. Anything of value was in there.
Camille-Hanna and Gail wanted to get things taken care of. There was an offer for Dee to participate in the 'punishment phase' of her abuser.
Dee wanted to know exactly what the two girls would do.
Gail gave her a very brief and frank description. It was quite graphic.
Dee thought about it for a moment.
"I don't know if I want to do it myself or not." Dee said. "I might be worse than them."
Gail knew Jesse's need to be part of the punishment phase before the termination of a future Scavenger. She understood others may not feel the same way.
"It's up to you how far you want things to go." Gail said. "Right now we're headed to the location where he's at. He's going to be terminated. How it will be accomplished remains to be determined. You need to do what will give you closure going forward. No one will make you do anything you don't want to do."
Dee looked down at her clothes. She was a little apprehensive about killing someone, even if they deserved it. She wanted justice for what was done to her. There was still an intense level of hatred for what her mother did to her. She basically 'traded' her for drugs. No. It wasn't 'traded'. It was 'sold'. She wasn't a slave.
Camille-Hanna was given an updated location by CamNet. She knew specifically where the target was located.
"The boyfriend is currently with his other associates." Camille-Hanna said. "They are all together. It is probably most of the ones who abused you.
Dee wanted some payback. Life on the street wasn't easy. She suffered plenty of additional abuse because of what happened to her. She looked at Gail.
"I want you to do what you said you were going to do." Dee said.
Gail understood what needed to be done. There was really no decision or choice involved. A future Scavenger needed to be stopped. They needed to atone for their crimes.
"It will be so." Gail said. "You may remain in the vehicle with my associate, or enter the premises with me and watch. You may participate as well."
Camille-Hanna understood Gail's concern about leaving Dee unattended.
"We'll do whatever Dee wants to do." Camille-Hanna said.
Dee looked at the big female. It was clear she planned to deal with the boyfriend and his associates on her own. She still hadn't seen any weapons yet. The men who rescued her all carried several. They carried pistols and long guns. They also wore protective vests. The two females she was with only wore their street clothes.
"Are you going to put on some protective gear before you go out?" Dee asked. "They're a pretty rough group. Some of them threatened me with guns and knives, even if I didn't resist them. It seemed to turn them on to threaten me and make me feel even more fear."
Gail tilted her head slightly. Humans who didn't know what a Terminator was didn't pose a threat to her. It didn't matter if they were armed or not.
"I wouldn't worry about them." Gail said.
Camille-Hanna didn't want Dee to be concerned about Gail and her.
"I don't think it will be necessary." Camille-Hanna said.
After a short time, they neared the location CamNet provided them with. It was a very shabby looking neighborhood.
Dee looked around. The place looked like crap. The area looked very dangerous.
"Is this where he lives?" Dee asked.
Gail tilted her head slightly.
"He doesn't live with your mother anymore." Gail said.
Dee felt some alarm. As much as she hated what her mother did to her. Her mother was still her mother. There were times she wanted her mother dead. She wanted all of them dead. It wasn't what she felt right now.
"Where is my mother at?" Dee asked. "Is she still alive?"
The Metal girls received an update from CamNet. It was clear she continued to monitor their conversation.
"Your mother hasn't terminated." Gail said. "She is alive. We can deal with her after we're finished here. We also need to look up the street gang near the area where you were abused. They will be dealt with as well."
Camille-Hanna wanted to remind Dee there were still other options available to her before the violence started. She glanced at Gail before she returned her attention to Dee.
"We can take you to the rehab facility now instead." Camille-Hanna said. "You don't have to be a part of what is about to happen. They will be terminated. They will be killed. They will be dead. The goal is to restart your life. You don't need to watch justice happen."
Dee began to reconsider her options.
Young Jesse wanted to fire the 'Ma Deuce' and to try out the tank. They drove over to the live fire range in the APC.
Hanna-Camille just 'showed off' to Matt with the M2 machine gun.
"I can certainly say your marksmanship is beyond amazing." Matt said. "You would make a great sniper."
Hanna-Camille smiled at him. She nodded in Young Jesse's direction.
"Thank you." Hanna-Camille said. "I'm going to instruct her on what to do. It will be from the beginning on how to load and fire the weapon. You may add anything at any point during the instruction. Safety comes first when it comes to firearms."
Hanna-Camille moved Young Jesse up behind the heavy machine gun. She showed her how to unload the M2 and return the ammunition belt back to the ammunition can. She removed it from its mount and set it on the floor of the APC. It was next to a group of ammo cans. She gave Young Jesse a step by step procedure through instruction only. Young Jesse did the actual work.
The 'Ma Deuce' was as heavy as she expected. She bent her knees and stood with the heavy machine gun. She figured if Savannah could pick Cameron up over her shoulder, she could get the M2 into its mount with minimal difficulty. She was able to secure it once it was set. The fully loaded ammo can with over a hundred rounds in it almost felt light compared to the weapon itself.
Young Jesse double checked everything as she prepared to cock the firearm. She glanced over at Matt.
"It looks like we're good to go." Young Jesse said. "I only plan on using the machine gun target range. I do want to move over to the M60 tank as soon as I go through a couple of ammo cans here."
Hanna-Camille watched as Young Jesse put the machine gun into battery. She was ready to shoot.
"Just give it a few small bursts at first to get the feel of it." Hanna-Camille said. "You won't have any trouble at all. I'll have your next ammo can ready. You can do a quick change."
Matt took it all in. It was clear the female with the red hair really knew her stuff. She even pointed out something he didn't know.
Young Jesse depressed the trigger. She fired off a half a dozen rounds. She looked back at Hanna-Camille.
"This is so cool." Young Jesse said.
Young Jesse continued her firing practice. She increased the duration of the bursts to a few more rounds each time. She fired the M2 until the rounds were gone. She did a quick change with the next ammo can and immediately put the weapon back into battery. She figured it would take her a few times to practice to be able to do everything quickly and smoothly.
She engaged several different targets one after another. She exhausted the supply of ammo and did a quick change once again. Things went smoother and faster. There was one thing she noted. The weapon was now very hot. She figured she would let it cool down after the third ammo can. She wanted to try the M60 tank.
Hanna-Camille was satisfied Young Jesse could load and operate an M2 machine gun. She could see they were ready to move on to what was parked next to them. It was an M60 tank.
The female Fanatic wanted to get another set of wheels before she left the delivery van at the Hotel 6. She wanted to make sure they possessed some mobility. She could look through the phones of the thugs for any additional information while they waited. She found all sorts of things on the phones of the Grays they dealt with.
"If I don't spot an easy vehicle to grab soon, I'm just going to park the van near the Hotel 6." The female Fanatic said. "Unless we drive away from the area, I don't want to remain around here any longer than we need to in this vehicle."
Jill understood Jackie's concern. She thought she should be more concerned herself. She wasn't. She expected to die a dozen times over in the last few days. Somehow they always made it out without too much damage to either of them. She didn't know much about what Jackie wanted to do specifically on a 'professional level'. She understood there were other things she needed to attend to. They were things she believed in.
"We can continue your quest to deal with the enemies of the future." Jill said. "I understand your sense of duty to SkyMaster and your desire to stop Skynet."
The female Fanatic knew what her job was. She also didn't like being targeted by some shadow sex trade operation. With what happened at the Hotel 6, it made it very personal to her. They picked the wrong person to mess with.
"We can see what develops with the sex traffickers first." The female Fanatic said. "The groups from the future I need to deal with can wait for a few days."
Jill looked in the back of the delivery van from the jump seat she sat on. She could see the restraints in the back of it. It was clear what the van was used for. It wasn't a one time deal. It was what the people involved did for a living. More than likely there were dozens, if not hundreds, of females transported in it. She looked in the side view mirror on the passenger side of the delivery van.
"Is anyone following us?" Jill asked. "It could be someone from a different group. They might have an axe to grind, or be the competition."
The female Fanatic quickly checked in her side view mirror. She thought she spotted one vehicle not too long after they exited the alley where the two bodies were dumped. She understood how there could be multiple groups involved. It was the same way things were in the past, the present, for those sent back from the future. It just wasn't one future either.
"I don't think we're being followed." The female Fanatic said. "Someone could have a tracker on this vehicle though other than the people who were using it. I know these groups don't like competition with each other. There is big money to be made in drugs and human trafficking."
The female Fanatic wanted to get the delivery van back near the Hotel 6. Jill's worry about being followed was now her worry as well.
Vanna entered Claire's room. She found what she witnessed a little hard to believe. She immediately stripped off her clothes and headed for the bed. She wanted to join Jesse, Claire, and Allison.
She was able to climb in bed with all three of them. They shared a wild time together.
Vanna wasn't sure if what she was part of would ever happen again or not. She hoped to make the most of it.
Jesse wanted to give Vanna some time alone with Allison and Claire. She gently moved off of the bed and stood back a little bit and watched the three of them.
Rough Group
The crowd one hangs out with
Can have many ill effects
When it comes to personal safety
There is little which protects
Those who've made bad choices
Want to see others make them as well
Down a dangerous rocky road
They're eager another to propel
One can be compelled to do something
They'd never do on their own
They worry if they don't do it
They may end up alone
Peer pressure is the worst
It takes strong will to hold firm
When one alone holds out
It makes all the others squirm
Think hard and think twice
Before jumping through a hoop
Don't end up a stooge or dupe
When around a rough group
Nobody