Chapter 885
Not All At Once
Savannah wanted Cameron to stay with the third truck anyway, at least until they reached Las Vegas. There was no reason for them not to. It would make even less sense to rush past it. They needed to protect the cargo. It also showed moral support for their Terminators. Anything for her personal comfort could wait a little longer. She was at least able to use the restroom at the warehouse before they left. It was much better than some of the conditions she needed to use at times.
She went on an inspection tour of the warehouse while they waited for the last truck to be loaded. She knew it was quite a haul without any significant damage to any of their group. She entered the sleeping quarters for the Grays. She didn't know what she was going to find. One of the Terminators already went through the room to seek out anything with intelligence value. She expected to see a bunk with rope on the four corners of it. She was surprised there wasn't one. There was no indication the Terminator who searched the room removed them either. She figured it was because there was a Terminator associated with the group who was probably based out of the location. She knew at one of the satellite locations it was a different story.
She checked on Gail's damage before they left the warehouse. Gail told her she was fine. She knew otherwise. She could see there was still shrapnel in some of the wounds and some stitching would be required. It would greatly speed the healing process to do both of those things. She intended to do it before her needs or personal comforts as well.
Savannah still couldn't help but feel responsible for the damage done to Gail's back. She was painfully aware if Gail hadn't been behind her, and shielded her with her chassis, her back would look the same way. She would have died at the 'day care' center when the big jagged piece of metal would have pierced her back and probably her entire body instead of Gail's. The bullet impact near her head was troublesome as well. It was when she shot at the individual in the tree. It wasn't about her. It was about Gail right now. She planned to honor her promise to Gail about her repairs.
"I'll fix you up when we get to the casino hotel." Savannah said.
Gail didn't want to be a bother to Savannah. She knew all the other Metal girls wanted to spend time with her as well.
"I can do it myself." Gail said. "I'm fine."
Savannah knew better. Gail could fix herself. It wasn't the point. She would do the same thing for any of the Terminators. Because of the nature of what happened, it was personal to her. The only reason Gail was behind her was to shield her. She felt responsible for what happened to Gail.
"I'm not going to let it slide. The damage was meant for me." Savannah said. "You assisted me. I am going to assist you. One hand washes the other."
Gail tilted her head slightly.
"I followed you to get out of the area." Gail said. "We all needed to evacuate."
Savannah was aware Gail took a longer route to get off the roof to be behind her like she was. She also knew why she did it.
Ever since she helped Gail out of a 'jam' at the old helicopter base, Gail fell deeply in love with her and was totally infatuated with her. Those feelings sent Gail down an obsessive path.
Gail always tried to be with her sexually. She hadn't so much resisted sharing with Gail, not to share, but for a deeper reason. She tried to help Gail see there was more to a relationship than just the physical act. She was able to show Gail other avenues of sharing. Sharing was more than just a body doing a set of 'sex acts'. She didn't want to 'blame' it on Jesse, but it was probably the pivotal issue around Gail's behavior.
She was aware all of the girls from the future were very centered around the physical act of sex and sexual gratification. They'd all told her individually, when she was with each of them, it was the only moment they could escape from the Hell they lived in, in the future. The moment of sexual gratification and climax freed them from the danger and death which stalked all of them. They didn't need to worry about food or shelter. They didn't need to worry about Skynet or Scavengers. They didn't need to worry if they would live or die. There was only the moment of escape and release when they were free from everything. The trouble was, the moment was just a moment in time. It was only a moment, and then the reality and struggle of life always returned. The clock was always running. Things were the same around them as they were before their moment of escape. Life went on. With all of the death and destruction in a Skynet future, no one knew how long it would be.
Savannah wanted to be with Gail, but she wanted it to be on her terms when it happened. She didn't want Gail even more madly in love with her. She wanted Gail to see sharing physically was only part of what two people could share. She thought she accomplished what she wanted to do.
It made Savannah wonder what Gail and Jesse did all the time. It seemed their relationship was centered around sex. She encountered it before with Gail on how many things it appeared she hadn't done. It made her worry a little bit about Jesse as well. Neither one of them were able to progress forward if they both remained in the 'past', and dealt with the issues of the past the same way they always were dealt with.
Savannah intended to fulfill her promise to fix Gail up before she rested. It was the least she could do under the circumstances.
She was pretty sure Cameron was going to plan a few things for her while they were in Las Vegas. She wasn't sure of the direction she would be channeled to follow. She wanted Cameron to do some things too. She was going to push for Cameron to be with John in the Honeymoon Suite. She believed it was important for both of them to maintain and cultivate their relationship. Like many relationships, they developed petty and insignificant issues between them. In reality those things didn't matter. The deep rooted love was still there. It needed to be rekindled and awakened from time to time.
Based on her observations and even her personal life, she knew complacency led to stagnation. She experienced some of it as well. It was easy to take someone for granted when they were always there. She needed to remember not everyone would always be there. They should be appreciated for who they were all of the time.
Savannah thought about the term, 'taking someone for granted'. She would rather take someone for granite. Granite rock was very hard and durable. An individual who was strong could be compared to granite. They still shouldn't be taken for granted. When someone was there for someone else, it was something which should be appreciated. The foundation for any relationship needed to be rooted in granite instead of sandstone. Any relationship which started out with a weak and crumbling foundation was doomed to fail. If the strong foundation was never there, it was better not to attempt to build on it.
A strong foundation was the one thing she noticed about Vanna and Allison, as well as Future Savannah and Future Allison. No matter what happened above the foundation, the foundation never wavered or cracked. It allowed what was above it to always grow and expand. It could also rebuild as necessary. She believed Young Allison and her shared the same strong Foundation starting from the time when they were both younger. The foundation was built on sharing, caring, hope, promise, and love. It was how every version of the same relationship was founded between every Allison Young and Savannah Weaver.
John followed up on where all the trucks were headed to make sure there were no problems. He thought Cameron's team should be near Las Vegas. He could see on the satellite map overlay where they were. He glanced toward the bedroom in the Honeymoon Suite. There were a dozen thoughts which cascaded through his mind. It actually caused a slight twinge in his pants as he thought about it. He quickly readjusted himself.
"How soon will it be until they arrive?" John asked.
John Henry noticed John looked towards the bedroom before he asked the same question. It was now the seventeenth time. He noted John did the same thing each time before he asked as well. It was clear what was on John's mind. What was unclear is who John would share the bedroom with. Currently he thought there were three contenders. There was Cameron, Cammy, and Savannah. He was sure they were bound to be more than a few contentious moments going forward in relation to the three individuals. He didn't think Cameron would want to Cammy to cut in front of Savannah, let alone her. He checked the distance and speed and came up with a time.
"It should be about twenty minutes." John Henry said. "Maybe it will be slightly less if they speed."
John was able to see the physical appearance of all of the girls was a little less than pristine.
"How are we going to get them up here, looking like they do?" John asked.
They all were down in the dirt, and in the smoke at the 'day care' center. He viewed the body cam footage of how the team members looked after the bomb blast, and the debris which covered everyone. It was followed by the subsequent operation. They all looked like battle weary soldiers. They hadn't been able to clean up much at the warehouse. They just mainly were able to clean off their sheath to get the grime off of their face, hands, and hair. They didn't want to stick around there any longer than necessary as soon as the last truck was loaded. They still needed to worry about a Skynet counterattack on the warehouse. Luckily they were out of there before one happened. Their clothes were still pretty messed up looking.
John Henry knew there was the 'special elevator' which served the top three floors only. There was very little traffic on the elevator because all of the rooms on the top three floors were very large. The top floor they were on consisted of only three giant suites. The floor below contained suites as well, but they weren't nearly as large so there were more of them.
"We have the semi-private elevator." John Henry said.
John was aware of it. He also knew they would need to enter the outskirts of the lobby in order to use it. There would be people in the area who were bound to see them. It was late, but there was still a lot of foot traffic around the casino area. There was a lot of nighttime activity. They were in Las Vegas after all. They needed to be able to enter through a less public entrance.
"Is there some back way they can come in?" John asked.
John Henry brought up some schematics of the casino hotel's layout.
"There's a service entrance." John Henry said.
John felt it might be a little demeaning. He didn't want to treat the Metal girls and Savannah like they were a lower class of people. He understood no one wanted to 'ride in the back of the bus', just because they were who they were.
He looked at the packages which were previously delivered to the room. He thought there were too many packages just for Cameron and Savannah. He really wondered if they were all clothing. Maybe it was time to take a look.
"What about these packages of clothes?" John asked. "Cameron seems to have ordered enough for everyone."
John Henry looked over at all the packages. There seemed to be quite an abundance. He thought John was onto something.
"I think you're correct." John Henry said. "It does look like an excessive amount, even for Cameron. We all know she likes to make a statement, but this looks like overkill."
John Henry looked at the items with John. They were there the whole time, but there was no need for them to look at them before. It wasn't something they even thought about until the way the girls looked currently became an issue.
John wondered exactly what was in the packages.
"I'd like to take a look inside of one." John said.
It sounded like a bad idea to John Henry.
"Cameron may not want us to go through her things." John Henry said.
John was anxious to find out anyway.
"Open one of them carefully." John said. "We can always try and close it again. I don't believe Cameron knows exactly how the contents are packed inside since she hasn't viewed them yet. Go ahead and open them."
John thought about the last part of his statement. The packages were already in the Honeymoon Suite when he arrived. He wasn't exactly sure when they were delivered. What if Cameron already did open and then resealed them? Maybe she wanted to know if they would look themselves. If it was just clothing, he didn't see how it could be a big deal if they did.
John Henry was sure it was a bad idea. He was just as curious as John as to what was in them. He was a little surprised at one of the packages he opened. He looked at the contents for a moment before he spoke. He noticed parts of several of the items were noticeably larger than those same parts on the other items.
"This one has five bikinis in several different sizes, and a one-piece swimsuit." John Henry said.
Right away it sent a red flag up for John. It showed someone clearly thought way ahead on the operation. It was as if they anticipated where everyone would end up sooner or later. He could clearly see one of the bikini tops was literally three times the size of the others. He also noticed one was a little smaller than the others. There was one in particular which caught his attention.
"There are six of them and Savannah always wears a 'one piece' swimsuit." John said. "How coincidental…."
John Henry was aware of the reason for it. It was because Vanna always wore a 'one piece' swimsuit. Vanna did it for two reasons. The first one was to hide her scar. The second one was to hide as much of her body as possible from being viewed by males. Vanna was very protective of Savannah growing up and made sure she was as covered as possible to avoid the looks of males as well. He did like how Cameron tried to stay one step ahead of the game when she could.
"It seems Cameron always plans ahead." John Henry said.
John thought Cameron probably 'planned ahead' ever since she first laid eyes on Young Allison. It was most likely before she took Vanna and Allison to first see her so many years ago. He was sure one of the first things Cameron did was look up the Young family. It was most likely to make sure Young Allison was as secure as possible at the time.
It seemed Cameron's real plan was to have Savannah and him 'mate'. Cameron pushed the issue many times and it actually almost happened a few times. He looked forward to the day it occurred. He still hoped he could be Savannah's 'first'. He wanted to be the one to claim her virginity.
There was one thing which still troubled him. It was what almost happened with Cammy and him earlier. If they hadn't received the alert when they did, he would have 'mated' with Cammy. He was sure at some point Cameron would get wind of it and blow a fuse. He was able to rationalize, since Cammy was a clone of Cameron, if he was with Cammy, it was the same as if he was Cameron. Upon further reflection he came to the conclusion Cameron might not see it the same way.
John looked at the swim wear. An idea suddenly popped into his head.
"We need to take these down to them. They can wear these up. It will look like they went for a late night swim." John said.
John Henry tilted his head slightly. It was a workable idea, but there was also something else to think about.
"There will be a lot of combat gear to leave in the SUV." John Henry said.
John didn't see that as a problem. There were plenty of surveillance cameras in the parking lot.
"Make sure there's a security camera pointed at the SUV when they park." John said. "In other words, just tell them where to park. JH can monitor the vehicle all of the time."
John Henry saw it as another opportunity for him to further study female anatomy close up.
"It should be interesting." John Henry said. "I'll take the outfits down. I'll take a towel for Gail as well to cover her damage."
John decided he was going to go with him.
"I'll accompany you." John said.
John Henry was worried about the increased danger if John left the Honeymoon Suite.
"Is it wise?" John Henry asked.
John felt 'Little Willie' start to 'wake up' in anticipation of what could be.
"NO, but you know I'm still going to do it anyway." John said.
John hoped to see the girls all change. He was aware it was a 'cheap shot'. He still wanted to do it. It never hurt to look. It was just different to see nude females in person, as opposed to viewing the images on his monitors.
He was sure he viewed hundreds of thousands of images at this point. His favorites were always the close ups. Those were the images which excited him. He thought it was the variety. Just like human faces, no two of the close ups were identical. It always amazed him. He wondered sometimes if he really was on the lookout for a close up which reminded him of Future Riley. He did see a few somewhat similar. He needed to refocus.
It was always a mistake to think about Future Riley. There were a lot of thoughts which cascaded through his mind. What was real? What was an act? He was pretty sure in the end, everything was real. If nothing else, when two people start touching all the time, it makes it real, even if it's not. He really needed to refocus.
Cameron's team neared the casino hotel. She received word from John Henry they would have some swim suits waiting for them. They could change in the SUV and enter through the pool area. She informed the rest of the group.
Sheila looked down at her clothing.
"It works for me." Sheila said
Ally watched Sheila start to remove her clothing.
"Oh brother, the exhibitionist is at it again." Ally said. "Someone wants a head start."
Sheila reached up and pulled on her nipple rings.
"If you got it, flaunt it." Sheila said. "Are tops optional at the hotel swimming pool?"
Ally and Cammy both undressed as well.
Savannah wasn't sure she wanted to be naked in the SUV. She could think of a few issues which might turn into problems, big ones.
"What happens if we get a flat tire on the way there?" Savannah asked.
Cammy looked down at her naked body. She knew the way things worked.
"I'm pretty sure we'll get a LOT of help to fix it." Cammy said. "I can guarantee it."
Savannah figured Cammy was right. A group of naked females trying to change a tire would be a 'head turner'. There would probably be no shortage of males who would stop to 'assist' them. She was sure they would all have something else in mind other than fixing a flat tire.
Cameron, Savannah, and Gail didn't start to strip off their clothing yet. Cameron drove, so she figured she should wait. Savannah wanted to wait until they were in the parking structure. Gail looked 'uneasy'.
Sheila wanted to give Cameron the option to get a head start and be ready for her bikini when they arrived in the parking structure.
"I'll drive if you want to strip, Cameron." Sheila said. "I've driven naked before. I look really Hot doing it too."
Ally didn't like being 'one upped' by Sheila.
"I'll drive." Ally said. "I look better than you."
"You do not." Sheila said.
"Do so." Ally said.
Cameron wasn't in the mood for nonsensical banter.
"Enough…." Cameron said.
Savannah was in the front with Cameron. She didn't want the atmosphere to sour in the SUV. They were almost to the casino hotel.
"I want to move to the back." Savannah said. "Cameron can move over and someone else can drive."
Gail was a little uneasy about her current physical appearance.
"I'll drive." Gail said.
Savannah already decided on other plans.
"Sheila can drive." Savannah said.
Sheila quickly looked at Ally and smiled. She was about to say something when she glanced at Cameron and thought otherwise.
Ally turned her head away in disgust.
Savannah climbed into the back. She ended up on top of Cammy who was naked.
"It's nothing which hasn't happened before." Cammy said.
The girls all giggled.
Cameron saw there was a straight section of the road ahead. She engaged the 'cruise control'. She held the steering wheel as she slid over. Sheila, who was naked, climbed over the seat and sat behind the wheel.
Savannah switched with Ally in the third row and now sat next to Gail.
Ally and Cammy were both naked in the second row. Cameron stripped in the front passenger's seat, while Sheila drove naked.
"We will arrive in four minutes." Cameron said.
Savannah knew Gail didn't want to strip because there was damage to her back.
She put Gail's hand on her top button, she smiled and nodded.
Gail unbuttoned Savannah's top and took it off.
Savannah reached over and touched one of Gail's buttons. Gail nodded, she unbuttoned Gail's top and removed it.
She next unfastened Gail's pants and Gail slid them off.
Gail looked at Savannah.
Savannah placed Gail's hand on her pants.
Gail unfastened them and Savannah slid them off.
Savannah turned a little so Gail could unfasten her bra. Gail did and slipped it off. Gail's was already off because of the damage she'd received earlier.
"Watch where you're going…." Cameron said loudly.
Sheila quickly turned the steering wheel to the right side.
The SUV swerved and re-entered the proper side of the road. It previously drifted across the center divider and was actually in the oncoming lane.
Sheila knew she was 'busted' because she was fixated on watching Gail and Savannah undress each other. She came up with an excuse which was as lame as it sounded.
"I'm sorry." Sheila said. "I looked in the rear view mirror. I wanted to make sure we weren't being followed."
Cameron didn't think it should be a problem for a Terminator.
"I know what you were looking at." Cameron said. "You have two eyes, use them. You can look at two different objects and directions simultaneously and process all the information just as well. You don't need two visual inputs to do what one can do."
Cammy and Ally both looked back without 'looking', but they both wanted to catch the show. They knew what Savannah was doing for Gail. It was to make Gail not feel so bad about her damage. It was also really HOT to watch.
Cameron could see where they needed to turn up ahead.
"We're about to enter the parking structure." Cameron said.
Sheila sat up a little straighter in her seat. She wanted to make sure she was clearly visible.
"I hope there's an attendant." Sheila said.
Ally looked a little disgusted.
"What for?" Ally asked.
Sheila looked back and smiled.
"So they can see me." Sheila said. "I already told you. If you got it, flaunt it. It's what I do. I'm not going to be the 'runner up'."
Ally frowned at her. She didn't like Sheila's showmanship. She didn't like the 'dig' either.
"Relax and drive." Ally said.
Sheila wanted to mess with Ally a little.
"It's easy for you to say." Sheila said. "There are THREE of you who look the same. I stand out. In about five different ways."
Cameron believed there was someone who was more beautiful than all of them. Her beauty was superb and she was very distinct in her appearance.
"Savannah will stand out." Cameron said. "She's the most beautiful one of us all."
Savannah wanted to comfort and ease Gail.
"Everyone is equally beautiful. I'll have my arm around Gail's back as we walk in." Savannah said. "Gail, will stand out. She is bigger than any two of you put together."
Gail smiled at Savannah.
Ally was still upset at Sheila for being an exhibitionist.
"Or three times as big as Sheila…." Ally said.
Sheila was highly offended by Ally's remark. She knew how to 'one up' all of them.
"That's it. I'm leaving my top off." Sheila said. "We all know everyone will look at me."
Savannah touched Gail's hand. She placed it on her underwear.
"You're not done yet." Savannah said as she smiled and nodded.
Savannah rotated around and lifted herself slightly as Gail slid her underwear off.
Gail took Savannah's hand and placed it on her underwear. She did the same as Savannah did.
Sheila turned the corner and arrived at the parking structure entrance.
"Damn, there's no attendant." Sheila said. "I wanted to turn someone on."
Ally wanted to point out Sheila's poor driving on the way there.
"We're lucky we didn't pile up on the way here." Ally said. "The only person you would have turned on would have been the mortician after we were all terminated. If I needed to breathe, I would say could breathe again."
Sheila was further offended by Ally's remark.
"I'm a better driver than you." Sheila said.
Ally wanted to back her claim up with proof.
"We noticed." Ally said. "At least I know which side of the road to drive on."
Sheila quickly came up with a plausible answer.
"It's not my fault they drive on the wrong side of the road here." Sheila said. "We do things differently Down Under."
Ally was on a roll. She continued in on Sheila.
"We all know what you do - down under." Ally said.
Ally's statement brought a round of laughter from all of the girls.
Cameron didn't care for the small talk going on. She spotted something up ahead once they were inside of the parking structure.
"There's John Henry." Cameron said. "He's holding a spot for us."
Ally wanted to make sure someone else needed to share some of the burden.
"Good, he can lug the case up Gail's been dragging around." Ally said. "She doesn't want us to open it up and see what it is."
Cameron quickly looked back at Ally. She didn't care for the commentary. She would prefer if no one looked in them.
"Those are my things." Cameron said. "I asked her to bring them for me. Nobody will mess with them."
As the SUV moved closer to the parking spot, someone else was spotted.
"Look, John is with him." Cammy said.
Sheila quickly centered the captive beads on her nipple rings.
"Call him over to the car." Sheila said. "I want him to see all of us naked."
Ally didn't like Sheila's eagerness.
"I'll show him some true beauty." Ally said. "I want him to know what he's missing."
Sheila looked back at Ally and laughed.
"He won't see anything new on you or Cammy." Sheila said. "I think we can all agree it's 'old news', especially on some."
Ally ignored Sheila's dig.
"Here he comes." Ally said. "We didn't have to call him."
Sheila wanted to make a show out of things.
"Let's act like we're clothed or we do this all the time anyway." Sheila said.
Ally didn't think it was anything new for Sheila.
"You drive around naked half of the time already." Ally said.
Sheila felt it was justified at times.
"You know I don't like to get blood on my clothes." Sheila said. "It's easier to terminate people when I'm naked. I can rinse the blood off my sheath rather quickly. Depending upon how much gets on my clothes determines if I need to clean them or trash them."
Cameron wanted to give John a treat.
"I think it will be a surprise for him." Cameron said. "Savannah, are you OK with it?"
Savannah thought of the few times where John and her almost were 'together'.
"He's seen me naked several times…." Savannah said.
Ally like everyone else, knew what Savannah's future held
"He's going to see you naked a lot more too." Ally said.
Cameron looked menacingly at Ally.
"Watch it." Cameron said.
Cameron lowered her dark mirrored window down a few inches.
John was pleased when he saw Cameron's face. He actually wasn't sure if it was Cameron or Cammy. He didn't think it was Ally. He knew it always caused the problem when he misidentified one of them. Since her clones were identical, he didn't see why it should be a surprise to anyone. He decided to carefully word his greeting.
"Hey, good looking." John said. "I have your 'outfits'."
John approached the SUV.
Cameron and Ally both lowered their windows all the way down.
They all saw John stare at their naked figures.
"You look like you've never seen a HOT naked female before." Sheila called out.
John turned his attention to Sheila.
Cameron was pleased at John's reaction. It was the look she wanted to see.
"He hasn't viewed so many, not all at once anyway." Cameron said. "Hand each of us our bikini, John." Cameron said. "We won't bite."
Cameron called out the colors as to which one was for whom.
It left John holding Savannah's one piece swimsuit last.
"I see John saved the best for last." Cameron said.
Sheila started to get out of the SUV naked once she held her bikini.
Cameron didn't want to attract any more attention than necessary.
"You'll put your bikini on in the SUV." Cameron said sternly.
The girls all quickly dressed and got out of the SUV.
Savannah put her arm around Gail. It covered most of her damage.
John Henry watched the whole thing. He still held the towel for Gail to drape over her back.
"Can you carry a few things up for us?" Cameron asked John and John Henry.
John didn't think it would be a problem.
"Sure." John said.
Savannah took the towel from John Henry and tossed it over Gail's shoulder. It covered the rest of her damage.
"Thank you, Savannah." Gail said with a smile. "You know how to help us. You always know how to help me."
Ally agreed with the statement.
"It's why she's the 'Chosen One'." Ally said.
Cameron looked at Savannah and smiled. She then looked at John and frowned.
"Everyone gets it, except John." Cameron said.
Cammy looked at Cameron and John. She wondered how long it would be until what they almost did, came out.
She was sure Cameron would blow a fuse.
She still believed Cameron and Savannah shared in the bedroom of the Honeymoon Suite.
Cammy smiled. Payback was a Bitch.
She intended to collect what John 'owed' her.
Closing monologue by Cameron:
Not All At Once
Everyone wants more and more
They want as much as they can get
The truth is raw and bloody
Few are willing to admit it
As long as it's about them
Everything is fine and dandy
They'll remain content and happy
As long as they get their candy
When the road gets rough
They aren't so bold and outstanding
They buckle under rapidly
The have little understanding
One who was once reverend
Soon turns into disrespect
Everything they soon neglect
They can no longer protect
When things mellow out they return
They must take one for a dunce
When they want more
It's not all at once
Nobody