For almost a month, Quin went by the name 'Bob'. At that time he had to help in the construction of another RDE. He tried to go slow, or what could be considered normal speed. That at least could be explained away, but to throw in a 'monkey wrench' was a no-no, Chad and the others were constantly going over his work and would certainly have found it.

Chad was a Rev-9i, as was the rest of his team, Terminators from a reality controlled by a different AI called Legion.

Legion hadn't killed all of the humans in its own reality yet, but it had so much control that it wasn't even a fight anymore. The Resistance there had lost and humanity was just surviving like that last cockroach you couldn't kill

With that, there was no need to invent a TDE. Instead, it found a new way to expand itself and a new purpose when it invented the RDE.

It wouldn't take the chance of building another 'Legion' in a different reality, however, and not even clones could be trusted. It was too ambitious to trust anything other than itself. The last thing it wanted was a competitor.

That's where the Rev-9i came in. A pure infiltration Terminator that wasn't built in vast numbers, though still sizeable and highly sophisticated. Due to the fact it had won the war in its reality, a fighting machine wasn't deemed necessary and would be a strain on what little resources it had left.

The Rev-9i was created after several failed attempts to make an almost-human Terminator. In short, the brain and nervous system are mechanical. The rest of the body as well as its skeletal structure is organic and has one single organ that emits pheromones to fool dogs. Its nervous system allows it to take a massive amount of damage and then instantly regenerate. Also, this nervous system makes them stronger and faster than any human.

Although capable of combat, the Rev-9i's main mission was to quietly infiltrate another reality, locate Skynet or whatever the reigning AI was called, and use the neural remapper to reprogram it to carry out and serve Legion's objectives. In the realities where it was successful, the Resistance had little idea they were fighting a new enemy, much less how to travel to another reality.

Usually, that information was omitted during the remapping process. Not even Quin knew how it was done. Chad had planned for Quin to only build so much of the RDE before putting the finishing touches on it.

In the case there was no super AI. The Rev-9i was to assist in the construction of one and covertly have it operate under Legion's orders. These proxies would be carefully programmed only to wage their war in their own reality.

This made it a simple matter of finding the one Legion causing all this. What was also curious to Quin was that Legion wasn't that much more advanced than Skynet, its technology was just different.

The building that was chosen was an abandoned warehouse that was close by and a fixer-upper with lots of space. A few things all Terminators had going for them was the fact they didn't eat, sleep or stop for breaks.

"Bob," Chad called, handing over a list of items. "Some parts we need, you should be able to get these at the electronics store. Here are a few dollars."

Quin took the list and money. Looking at the list, then at the money, he said. "This ain't enough and we've already robbed most major retailers in almost a month."

"You're a Terminator," Chad replied. "Buy what you can, steal if you have to. We just need a few more parts to finish. You'll make it work. Benny, go with him. Karen and I will keep working on this."

Quin followed an armed Benny outside to a beaten-up truck and got in the passenger side as Benny hotwired it and took off.

It was getting dark. Quin would normally find it odd for a Terminator to be the one to search for a song on the radio and hum to it. But that's exactly what Benny did. Part of the Rev9.i's programming involved 'traits'. A Rev-9i could have dozens of them to appear like a normal human.

As Benny hummed, he playfully hit on Quin to get him to go along.

To people outside, the sight of Benny seemed normal.

Quin was genuinely confused and looked at Benny bewildered. 'Should I join in or not do anything?' he thought. He then figured it best to do nothing and sit stoically.

Benny laughed. "C'mon Bob," he cried out. "Be human! Sing it."

Quin, agitated, continued to look at him in silence, like a Terminator.

Benny calmed down. "No," he asked. "Boy, your model is a real stick in the mud. Can't imagine what it would have been like for you here alone. What do you think of any way?"

Quin looked forward, doing his best to not seem desperate when he asked. "The RDE, it must be built, but I don't have some of the specifications to finish it. I require additional information. The resulting product finalized is a TDE."

Benny grinned and wagged a finger. "That information is classified," he said. "But I'll clue you in on a secret,"

Quin turned back at Benny with a curious look.

"It's built exactly the same," Benny said. "All you need to do is change a few variables in the software."

Quin became more annoyed and frustrated, but he knew that to keep the farce going, he couldn't show any emotion. He then remembered the tablet Two-four had when she said 'The modification are done.' and then backhanded him. "If it's the software," he said. "You must have a way of transferring the information."

Benny smiled and nodded. "You got it," he replied. "We got a tablet for that back at the warehouse, I can't tell you what's on it though. Against the rules."

That was it. Quin just had to know how to get his hands on the information and it seemed to go right over Benny's head. To avoid any suspicion, he quickly changed the subject. "How many realities are there?" he asked.

"Now there's a good question," Benny said as he turned into a parking lot. "We don't know. We've been to a few. Sometimes, the big AI is Skynet, Titan, or even another 'Legion'."

Quin looked at the store outside as the last few employees walked to their cars. "Looks like they're closing up," he said. "Guess there's always tomorrow. I need more money anyways."

Benny chuckled. "Time to start thinking like a Terminator." He said, then driving the truck to the back of the store.

"We've already been to this store," Quin said. "It's fairly major, everyone comes here. It's going to have some kind of security."

Benny shut the truck down. "We've only shopped here," he said. "Not robbed it. I cased the place back then. Standard alarm system, cameras, and one, maybe two security guards. Besides, what we need is in there."

"Why didn't we buy it then?" Quin asked as he stepped out with Benny.

"The money we did have was stolen," Benny replied. "and it wasn't enough."

The back of the store had a docking area for trucks delivering shipments, and it was still in operation. It was a waiting game for workers to be clear of the dock, which was left open for other trucks.

"Okay, listen up," Benny said. "The security office is located along the west end, near the back, so it's probably accessible from the dock. The only thing between that warehouse and the rest of the store is a transparent curtain for small lifts."

Benny and Quin crept up to the dock door, peeking over it to see when the coast was clear.

"You go for the security office and deactivate everything," Benny said. "I'll get in the store and grab what I can, ready?"

When no one was looking, both Terminators pulled themselves up on the dock and hurriedly went separate ways.

Quin found the security office in no time. Looking through the door's window revealed an empty office. It had two ways in and out. One, to the store. The other, to the warehouse. It was a fairly impressive setup; with multiple screens showing the different camera angles. A touchscreen computer that controlled everything and its own little dining area. As soon as he sat down he saw the computer was connected to the internet. He could see Benny sneaking on the monitors and then used the computer's easy-to-use onscreen prompts to turn off everything. He got up, about to go through the door to the store when he got another idea. Going back to the computer, he got online and began to search the locations of 'John Connor'.

"Please, please, please," Quin whispered to himself., thinking. 'Hurry.'

The computer showed one location for a John Connor.

Quin was still whispering to himself as he stood to exit. "Please be the same dude."

The store was well-lit but empty, still, Quin kept his head low as he quickly made his way to the front. After a moment, he spotted the back of his 'friend' sticking out from down the aisle It wasn't until he got much closer that he found both security guards being held at gunpoint by Benny.

"What are you doing?" Quin asked.

"Waiting for you," Benny replied. "One of them was unavoidable. I got the other when he came looking for his friend."

Quin looked around for any employees. "What are you going to do," he asked. "You can't use that plasma rifle. It'll raise too many questions."

"We don't have a choice," Benny said. "They've seen our faces and the RDE is practically ready. We still have to come back to this reality later. If not by shooting them then you go ahead and crush their necks with your hands."

Killing innocent people was out of the question for Quin. He had to think of something fast. He grabbed each man by the throat and lifted them. It was surprisingly easy with the Terminator strength he now had.

"Hurry up," Benny said. "Do it."

Without warning, Quin threw both guards down the aisle, safely putting them out of the way, while at the same time spinning around to grab Benny's arm. There was no wrestling the gun away, but he was strong enough to at least force Benny to point the weapon elsewhere.

Benny was surprised. "Bob," he wondered out loud, using all his strength just to hold on to the rifle. "Quin!" he realized, as he was lifted up and then tossed across the store.

Benny crashed into the shelving upon landing, though he immediately stood back up and began firing in Quin's direction.

Quin had no plans to stay and fight another Terminator armed with a plasma rifle, at least not without help. He made his way to the front of the store dodging additional fire as he then made it outside and ran off into the night.

Benny gave chase only to just outside the front of the store. He spotted Quin at a distance and raised his rifle to shoot when his target suddenly disappeared around a corner. "I'll find you," he yelled. "You hear me? You're dead!"

Several hours later, Benny finally returned to the warehouse on foot. Chad and Karen were hard at work on the TDE/RDE.

"I had to ditch the truck," Benny said. "But I got the parts."

Without looking as he continued to work, Chad asked. "Where's Bob?"

"We've been tricked," Benny replied. "He's not 'Bob', it's Quin."

Chad stopped working. He slowly rose to his feet and then grabbed the tablet while approaching Benny. "This is why I chose to come here," he said. "You can find him with this. Just use it like you're scanning for Skynet. Once you find him, Terminate him."