Chapter 914

Nobody Ever Is

John tried to keep track of where everyone was at. There were two teams on the ground in Las Vegas. There was one team in the air on the way there. He was very uncomfortable with Cameron's plan to stay at the Syndicate controlled casino. It hadn't been very long since Cammy, Ally, and Sheila won big and were accosted by Syndicate thugs after they left. Cameron led the Metal girls on a return 'visit' to the casino and cleaned out the vault. Now they were on their way back there to check in as guests as they waited for 'The Enforcer' to arrive.

They didn't know where the Skynet Terminator was at, but they were sure he would eventually return to the Syndicate casino. They would be waiting for him when he did. They would take appropriate action when the time was right for them.

They seemed confident they were able to eliminate the Syndicate thugs involved with their earlier endeavor. It wasn't an opinion shared by everyone. They were bound to be other employees as well as guests who may have viewed them on the gambling floor and winning big the previous night. They were convinced their skimpy attire kept people from looking at their faces. Now there was a new group of Metal girls on the way, including a captured female Skynet Terminator who was reprogrammed and now worked for the Resistance.

"The new team of Metal girls took off thirty minutes ago." John said. "What's their ETA?"

John Henry carefully tracked their flight.

"They should arrive in fourteen minutes." John Henry said. "They have priority clearance to land."

John wondered if John Henry did it himself since the team left from the Resistance base, or if CamNet was in control of what was going on in regards to Las Vegas. He didn't think they were going to have very much control of the operation from the Command Center. Even though the Syndicate was involved, the Skynet factor turned it from an 'off the books' operation by Cameron into a Resistance matter. He wondered if maybe they should leave it as one of Cameron's 'off the books' operations. The potential for collateral damage was extreme.

"Did you do set it up, or did CamNet?" John asked.

John Henry wasn't sure what he would have control of on this operation. He already noted another big move by CamNet.

"CamNet did." John Henry said. "I show she's also booked the entire top floor of one wing at the targeted casino hotel as well."

John was very uneasy about the information. He thought they were going to just get a room or two at the Syndicate run casino. He didn't expect such a bold move where the entire floor for one section would be booked for the teams.

"It's like she did at the other casino hotel. Is it something you would normally be allowed to see?" John asked. "I don't think so."

John Henry was a little uneasy about the response he would need to give. He figured if John wanted to know, he might as well spell it out. He wanted to choose his words carefully.

"No." John Henry said. "I think it's because of your interaction with Cammy."

John looked up from his monitor at John Henry. He didn't think he needed to elaborate any, but somehow he felt he did. Things seemed to be more than they actually were.

"Nothing happened there between us." John said. "They may have gone a little further than they should have, but they didn't actually go anywhere. It shouldn't be a big deal over nothing."

John Henry believed it was an issue of perspective, as well as semantics. It appeared to him John wanted to use a similar excuse a former Mid-South president tried to use when he perjured himself on the witness stand. It was about what may or may not have happened with a subordinate female, previously in the Oval Office. There was a dress with the 'evidence' on it which proved he lied. The proof was conclusive after a DNA test. He thought perhaps a warning was necessary for John as to what the future implications would be.

"I believe two unclothed bodies touching each other sounds like more than 'nothing'." John Henry said. "I predict it could be interpreted in several different ways."

It was clear to both of them it would not be interpreted in a good way by Cameron regardless of what happened or didn't happen, even if it was actually 'nothing'. The fact something almost happened was incriminating enough. If the circumstances wouldn't have changed at the time, it would have happened. The intent was there to commit the act on both of their parts.

John could see it was going to be a problem going forward. He still attempted to justify his actions and rationalize them as no big deal.

"Nothing happened." John said. "Besides, Cammy is 'Cameron'."

John Henry knew John was on shaky ground with his definition. Cammy was only still 'Cameron' at the moment of her creation. In the first millisecond she acted on her own, she began to become a distinct and unique individual, even if she was based on Cameron's program. With the constant conflict between Cameron and Cammy now, it was very clear they weren't the same individual any longer. To try to view it as two individuals being the same at this point of time wasn't going to fly. It seemed like something John should tread very carefully on going forward.

"No. Cammy WAS 'Cameron'." John Henry said. "She isn't anymore. Even though they are still similar in most ways, they are far from exact. The differences which seem to grow, continue to make them different. They are distinct individuals at this point in time. You know it as well. I don't believe it will make a good defense to use with Cameron."

John still wasn't sure how Cameron found out. He didn't think Cammy would 'turn herself in' to Cameron, unless Cammy was really trying to hurt Cameron. Maybe she wanted to make a point of it and rub Cameron's face in it. It actually seemed like something Cameron would do. Since Cammy originated from Cameron's program, it made sense. He thought if anything, it still proved his point how Cammy was really still 'Cameron'. If it wasn't Cammy or CamNet, it left only one other individual.

"How did Cameron find out?" John asked. "You didn't squeal on me did you?"

John Henry didn't want to take the rap for something he didn't do. He wanted to make sure the blame was placed where it belonged. He thought he went out of his way to help cover most of John's minor infractions and transgressions, especially with his internet searches. His involvement with Cammy was a little out of his control since it was more of a physical act than anything else.

"I didn't." John Henry said. "I think it was CamNet."

John saw CamNet as 'Cameron'. It was the same way he tried to justify Cammy as 'Cameron'. Everything seemed to revolve around one individual.

"CamNet is 'Cameron'." John said.

John Henry didn't think CamNet net was like anyone right now.

"I don't think so, not anymore." John Henry said. "CamNet will be much more than Cameron ever can be, or myself even."

When John first found out about the creation of CamNet it bothered him. As CamNet continued to grow and expand, it bothered him more and more. There were times when he believed Cameron actually created what she feared the most. He still wasn't sure why she did it. He would have preferred if she took a version of John Henry and expanded on it instead. John Henry's program was created to combat Skynet. Cameron's program originated from Skynet. There was a big difference.

"Maybe CamNet is the 'version' of 'Cameron' which becomes Skynet." John said. "Cameron has always feared she will become Skynet."

John wondered if like Dr. Frankenstein, Cameron may have created her own monster. Maybe it wouldn't be evident at first, but it was still a distinct and strong possibility going forward.

There was a time when John Henry thought the same thing. He no longer believed it was the case. He watched as Cameron built a 'fail safe' into the system.

"Maybe…." John Henry said. "I don't think so."

John didn't see any restraints on CamNet. It was because there were no restraints why it worried him greatly. He knew how obsessive Cameron could be at times. There were times he watched her obsessive behavior become destructive, especially to herself.

"Why not?" John asked. "Where are the brakes at? If Cameron can't control it, it doesn't seem as if anyone can. You can't."

John Henry felt he explained the situation to John on more than one occasion. It would appear he would need to do it again. There were times when he wondered if John suffered from some type of learning disability. He knew in some of John's interaction with Cameron it appeared to be the case as well.

"Savannah and Allison - Young Allison, have great influence with CamNet." John Henry said.

There were times when John wondered who would actually be the leader of the Resistance going forward in their current timeline. The more Cameron restricted him to the base and didn't allow him out into the field, seemed like a way for her to indirectly sideline him. He didn't know if it was some convoluted way to further protect him from termination by Skynet, or even assassination by the anti-Metal group. He wasn't really sure he liked a teenage female being put on the chopping block in his place. He didn't know of their ability to heavily influence Cameron, and by extension CamNet.

"Everything revolves around Savannah." John said. "Maybe Savannah is the only one who can counter Cameron or CamNet if it was necessary."

John Henry felt Savannah's reputation spoke for itself. Cameron clearly defined Savannah's role going forward. Every machine was on board with it. Maybe they all felt a little more secure with Savannah's hand on the 'Doomsday button', than they did with Cameron's hand on it, especially if a situation became questionable.

"Savannah is the 'Chosen One'." John Henry said.

John heard the term often. He still didn't know what it meant. He was never given some type of definitive answer.

"Chosen by whom?" John asked. "Chosen for what?"

John Henry believed the answer to John's question was self evident.

"Everyone…." John Henry said.

Because the issue of the 'Chosen One' came up, John reflected on the fact there was another.

"It's going to be the same with Young Allison too." John said.

John Henry knew Savannah and Young Allison were equals in every regard. He believed it already was in a lot of ways.

"It will be." John Henry said. "It's inevitable."

John already knew where the conversation was headed. It always ended up in the same place.

"Don't tell me." John said. "It's the 'Natural Order'."

John Henry was glad John finally 'got it'. For the longest time it seemed to be another learning disability John suffered from.

"I won't, you already know. Everyone knows." John Henry said. "It's inevitable."

John let out his breath in a disgusted fashion. He believed in the 'Natural Order' himself now too. He didn't want to accept it at first, but everything always led in the same direction. It was what was in Cameron's future. It was one of the reasons Cameron was sent back. There were times when he questioned exactly what Cameron's endgame was. He wasn't always sure it was in his best interest. He wasn't really sure in whose best interest it actually was.

Three of the Metal girls, Gail, Ally, and Sheila, parked at another casino. It was one they hadn't visited before. They were to pass through it and take the elevated tram to the target casino. It was decided the three groups of girls should all enter from different entrances so it didn't appear they were together as a group.

The next tram wasn't due for a few minutes.

Sheila stopped at a blackjack table. She won several thousand dollars very quickly.

The delay irritated Gail. She wanted to be at the tram stop and ready to go. She didn't want Sheila to make a spectacle of herself or draw too much attention.

"Stay off the radar." Gail said. "Stop fooling around."

Gail's comment bothered Sheila. She wondered what Gail thought the whole point of a casino was in the first place if it wasn't to gamble. The whole reason why people gambled was to win. It's what they all thought was going to happen anyway. It seldom did in the long run, and usually any winnings anyone obtained they played right back into the system to further enrich the casino. That was how the casino always won. Everybody thought they were going to hit the 'big one' and none of them ever did.

"It's called winning." Sheila said. "Not 'fooling around'."

Ally was ready to come to Sheila's defense. She took a jab at Gail. She knew it was a low blow, but she wanted to protect her lover.

"I think Gail covered the last part about 'fooling around' herself last night…." Ally said.

Sheila and Ally high fived each other, up high and down low.

The jab clearly irritated Gail even more.

Gail didn't want to make a scene but she wasn't going to put up with any backtalk from Ally and Sheila. She was there for a specific reason and she wanted to make sure they all understood it.

"I'll drag both of you out of here myself if you don't get it together and pay attention." Gail said. "We need to reinforce Savannah."

Sheila believed Savannah was covered with her two current bodyguards.

"She has two 'Camerons' with her now." Sheila said. "I don't think any other two Terminators would protect her more than those two."

Gail didn't believe 'protect' was the right word when Savannah was around Cameron.

"She isn't safe with them." Gail said.

Ally pointed out what Cameron drove into all of their heads.

"Nobody is ever safe." Ally said.

Gail didn't want any further lollygagging on Ally's or Sheila's part. She wanted to get to the goal as quickly as possible so she could reinforce Savannah and offer her some real protection.

"I want to be on the next tram." Gail said. "We're not going to miss it. Is it understood?"

Sheila didn't think she did anything wrong. She was mindful of the time when the next tram was scheduled to arrive. She would walk away from anything she was doing in order to be on the next available tram.

"Relax, love." Sheila said. "We'll be there for Savannah and the others."

Ally knew what was important to everyone and why.

"We know the rules." Ally said.

Sheila wanted to remind Gail why they hadn't gone to the tram stop yet. It wasn't because they were fooling around. They needed to wait for the scheduled arrival of the tram. What was the purpose of standing around on the platform doing nothing?

"We need to wait for the tram anyway." Sheila said.

Ally gently touched Gail's arm.

"We will both take care of you if we get a room at the other place." Sheila said. "All you need to do is enjoy it."

Gail didn't want her mind to go there. They could always do those things another time. It didn't need to happen in Las Vegas. She was still concerned about Savannah and the potential danger Cameron might put her in.

"I'll think about it." Gail said.

She did know Hanna would join up with Ally and Sheila at some point. If it was the three of them, she planned to concentrate most of her effort on Hanna. It may not be Savannah, but it was close enough. The DNA was the same, even if the age appearance matched Vanna instead of Savannah. She really wanted to see 'everything' up close again.

Cameron was ready to get things started. She saw her entry into the enemy's Camp as a challenge. She left the SUV behind and started towards the objective.

Cammy and Savannah followed Cameron into the casino and headed for the hotel lobby.

Cameron looked back at the two of them and smiled. They already discussed what they would do upon their arrival as if they were newcomers to the casino.

"I'll check us in." Cameron said. "You two look around."

Savannah and Cammy looked at each other and walked back toward the casino. They thought they were going to stay together a little longer than they did. They didn't go very far. They still remained close to the lobby area.

Cameron walked up to the VIP desk. She flashed her 'All Access' pass at the clerk.

"I'm going to check in our entire group." Cameron said.

The clerk looked up from her computer monitor at Cameron. She was surprised at the extent of the expensive suites rented.

"I see you have the entire floor." The clerk said.

Cameron figured if she was going to play the role of a 'high roller' she might as well play it well.

"For now." Cameron said. "We may need more space later. It depends on how long I stay."

The clerk saw there were additional notations for the rooms.

"We have your order of clothing. It's already been delivered to the Master Suite." The clerk said.

It wasn't what Cameron expected. She was very disappointed with the news.

"Where's the Honeymoon Suite?" Cameron asked. "I understood it was one of the rooms booked."

The clerk pointed to a diagram of the hotel layout.

"It's in a different wing." The clerk said.

Cameron decided she specifically wanted the Honeymoon Suite. She wanted the oversight taken care of immediately. She wondered how CamNet let the situation slip by her.

"I want it as well." Cameron said.

The clerk entered information into her computer terminal.

"It's already booked." The clerk said. "I'm sorry."

Cameron felt very disappointed. She wanted the special room for Savannah and her.

"So am I…." Cameron said.

The clerk entered some more information into their computer terminal.

"If we'd known earlier…." The clerk said.

Cameron was aware CamNet only booked the rooms a very short time ago.

"It was all sort of last minute planning." Cameron said.

The clerk looked at her computer monitor again.

"Our records show you booked six months ago." The clerk said. "We needed to move a few rooms we inadvertently double booked."

Cameron quickly realized what CamNet did to get them the entire floor of one wing.

"I meant for the Honeymoon Suite." Cameron said quickly.

The clerk looked up from the computer monitor at Cameron from her face down to her waist and back up again. She couldn't see any lower because the counter was in the way.

"Are you recently married?" The clerk asked.

Cameron looked in the direction where she left Cammy and Savannah.

"No." Cameron said. "Not yet. I'm here with my fiancée."

The clerk looked at Cameron again. She thought someone really got lucky to snag her.

"Congratulations in advance." The clerk said. "The Master Suite has everything the Honeymoon Suite has, but better."

Cameron was going to ask why it was better, but didn't. There were other things she wanted to know. She looked around as if she wanted to make sure no one else could hear her.

"Thank You." Cameron said with a smile. "I'm looking for the big action here with the 'High Rollers'."

The clerk looked a little apprehensive. She wasn't sure Cameron was even old enough to gamble, but she did have the 'All Access' pass. She was pretty sure someone with her appearance could be quite influential with others, regardless of her actual age. It wasn't up to her to question it. The 'All Access' pass spoke for itself. It was the purpose of it. There were certain things she was aware of which went on behind the scenes in the casino, as well as a few hot spots around the town.

Cameron could see the clerk was hesitant to reveal the information. She thought a little motivation would help her memory.

"I came to play big." Cameron said.

Cameron slipped her ten one hundred dollar bills.

The clerk looked around. The money disappeared in an instant. If Cameron wasn't a Terminator, she would have missed it. Evidently the clerk was well versed and skilled in 'dealing from the bottom of the deck' when the price was right.

The clerk looked around and produced a phone. It was a burner used for such occasions. She carried several with her. She was resupplied frequently from the group responsible for their distribution.

"I almost forgot." The clerk said. "Here's the phone you ordered. It has all the local numbers you'll need."

Cameron took the phone. She wondered if she was supposed to call someone on it.

The clerk wanted to clarify things for Cameron.

"It will provide you with all the 'information' you seek." The clerk said quietly.

Cameron flashed her beautiful smile at the clerk.

"Thank you." Cameron said.

Cameron slipped her ten more one hundred dollar bills.

The clerk was extremely surprised at the second tip for the same thing. Such generosity was extremely rare.

"Thank YOU." The clerk said.

She handed Cameron a card with some phone other numbers on it.

"Thank you." Cameron said.

The clerk pointed to the top number on the card.

"You call me directly for anything you need." The clerk said.

Cameron wondered exactly what 'anything' meant.

"Anything?" Cameron asked.

The clerk looked around to make sure no one could hear her. She leaned a little closer to Cameron.

"ANYTHING." The clerk said quietly. "I can direct you to ANYTHING you desire. This is Vegas. It is all here somewhere. I know where. If I don't know, I can find someone who does very quickly."

Cameron hoped to gain a few other leads later on from the clerk. They would most likely need to be a few other establishments she would need to 'pay a visit' to. Her main concern wasn't so much with the Syndicate. The Syndicate involvement in Las Vegas originated from its pathetic beginnings. It was the Skynet connection she wanted to track down first. If there was some version of Skynet involved directly in what was going on, she needed to find it and deal with it herself.

"I'll keep it in mind." Cameron said.

Cameron wanted to look for Savannah and Cammy.

Cameron was concerned with the clerk she just dealt with. She was obviously Syndicate associated and seemed willing to 'work' outside the box on her own. She seemed motivated by money. It most likely meant she wasn't a true believer in either cause. She was out to enrich herself. Greed seemed to have a way of controlling people's lives, even if they didn't see it or know they were caught up in it.

Cameron didn't think she was a Gray. There were few female Grays in her future. Most of them possessed a specialty Skynet wanted to exploit. They were usually highly educated in whatever field Skynet used them in. Their expertise usually resulted in the deaths of humans.

Savannah looked back to where they left Cameron at. She was uncomfortable with Cameron off on her own.

"I'm a little worried about Cameron." Savannah said. "She seems a little distracted."

Cammy looked over in the direction where Cameron was.

"She always is." Cammy said. "She needs to be reprogrammed."

Those words from Cammy always hurt Savannah inside.

"Cammy, stop." Savannah said. "Do you need to be reprogrammed as well?"

Cammy was grateful to Cameron for one thing. She eliminated most of the conflicting programming from her system before she was activated.

"No, I don't." Cammy said. "Cameron deleted the questionable programming in Cam, Camille, and me which seems to have 'messed her up'. Well, most of it anyway."

Savannah was aware of the problem. She knew there was one person to blame. She didn't think it was done intentionally to cause a problem, but it lacked the foresight and how Cameron would be able to expand and develop on her own, as opposed to being strictly robotic as she was originally reprogrammed.

"It's the strict programming from Future John." Savannah said.

Cammy showed a mild look of contempt on her face at the mention of Future John. She aware Future John created a lot of problems for Cameron, even if it was unintentional.

"Who else?" Cammy asked. "THAT is where ninety percent of her problems come from. Future John's programming conflicts against her free will and her right to choose."

Savannah tried to ignore what Cammy just said.

Cammy looked away from Savannah. She wasn't trying to upset Savannah. She didn't want things to get off to a bad start at what could be the beginning of a new adventure.

Savannah looked back at the VIP desk. Cameron was still there. She didn't think the check in procedure should take quite so long. The longer she watched Cameron at the special check in desk, the more she became worried.

"Cameron's been at the VIP desk a long time." Savannah said. "I'm going there to see if there's a problem."

Cammy didn't think Savannah should go to where Cameron was at. If Cameron wanted them to go to where she was at, she would indicate it. If there was some type of problem, or danger, she would indicate it as well.

"She told us to look around." Cammy said. "She hasn't looked in our direction are tempted to communicate in any way."

Savannah looked out over the casino floor with disgust on her face. She didn't like where she currently was at. She would never be there on her own.

"What's there to see?" Savannah asked. "If you visit one of these places, you've visited them all. I dislike all of them. I don't care for all the people here either. I disapprove of the employees and the patrons."

Cammy wanted to refocus Savannah's attention. She could see it was going to cause a problem otherwise. They were supposed to clandestinely seek out something specific

"I think she meant for obvious Gray or Syndicate personnel." Cammy said.

Savannah knew why they were there. She didn't need to be reminded. Her life was put at risk multiple times by those who served Skynet, or any of its illegitimate offshoots.

"I know what she meant." Savannah said. "I don't like them either."

Savannah let her mind drift a little. There was nothing about a casino she cared for in any way. If Skynet was tied to a place like this, it made it even worse.

She felt a little on edge herself. She didn't get much sleep last night.

Now she thought of last night. She was with Gail. It was a long time in coming, but it was very beautiful how it worked out. She really wanted it to be something special for Gail. It was an expression of love, not an act of sex. She made love to all the girls. Sometimes when one or both of them were 'hungry', it was just sex with them. It was usually for quick gratification. To be with someone else was always better than if she needed to do it alone. It seemed to still happen a lot anyway. There were times when she just needed to take her mind off of everything. It was the quickest way to do it. She could focus on herself and follow the feelings her body could deliver to her.

Savannah originally went to Las Vegas to be with Cameron. It was a follow up to the Skynet operation they took down, which appeared to offer them a few perks in a casino hotel.

She ended up with Gail instead. It wasn't planned.

Then there was John….

Savannah never expected to wake up in John's bed with both of them naked next to each other in a Honeymoon Suite. It was quite a surprise. Her excitement level quickly grew as she anticipated what would happen next.

She wanted the experience too. She at least wanted to try it once to see how it was to make love to a male. They both loved each other so it would be love and not just sex. She never wanted it to ever be only sex with a male. It would remind her too much of Vanna's experiences. She wanted there to be feeling and love. She wanted it to be a shared experience more than someone else just using her body for their own sexual gratification.

She was a little afraid because she always felt Vanna's trepidation about males when they were out. She was aware Vanna was forced to be with a lot of males growing up. Vanna said none of them were by choice. They were all abuse. Vanna told her she did want to be with John by choice if it ever happened. She wanted to try a 'loving' relationship one time with a male.

Savannah was aware both Vanna and Allison were almost with John a few times too. None of them were ever as close as she was several times. She KNEW it would happen one day. When it did it did. She was ready.

Savannah looked around and wondered where Cammy went.

Right now her biggest concern for Cammy was if anyone would recognize her from the earlier activities the previous night in the casino. It was when the Metal girls and Cammy won big. It was immediately after they left when the Syndicate thugs were sent after them to collect the money and bring it back. They still weren't sure if it was a side hustle by someone in the Syndicate casino, or if it came from whoever was in charge last night. It might have been as simple as one of the Syndicate bosses looking to pocket the money the girls left with without any regard to the casino. It didn't really matter. They taught the Syndicate a lesson anyway. They hit them where it hurt, in the pocketbook. The fact they were associated with Skynet only justified their actions even more..

Ally saw Gail get even more agitated. She wanted Sheila to get her act together. She snapped at Sheila. She didn't want some issue to develop.

"Come on, stupid." Ally said.

Sheila always disliked when Ally called her stupid. She wasn't stupid.

"You're stupid." Sheila said.

Gail wanted to nip the bickering in the bud. She didn't want to draw any unnecessary attention to them.

"We need to go." Gail said. "I won't tell you again."

Sheila was always bothered by the fact her base program was Gail's program. Gail's 'Neural Interface' program from the alternate future left a lot to be desired. She felt Gail was unnecessarily restricted by the lack of an advanced 'Neural Interface' with a human like hers was.

"I can't believe we share a common program." Sheila said to Gail. "You're always so 'uptight'."

Gail didn't want any unnecessary talk or delays.

"We have a job to do." Gail said.

Sheila was almost finished with her hand.

"Relax, I'm coming." Sheila said.

Ally leaned over closer to Sheila.

"How do you relax if you're 'coming'?" Ally asked.

Sheila smiled at the question.

"You don't, love. You ride out the feeling for all it's worth and then push it some more."

Gail reached over to grab Sheila.

Sheila moved from her table. She left her winnings from the current hand on the table. She turned back to speak with the dealer.

"Keep it, love." Sheila said. "It's your tip for being such a good sport every time you lost. I don't want to give you a complex about your shortcomings. I need to go."

Gail hurried Sheila and Ally along.

"You wasted time." Gail said.

Sheila kept careful track of the time.

"It was four minutes and thirty eight seconds." Sheila said.

Ally heard some noise from the tram platform.

"Look, the next tram car is just about to arrive." Ally said.

Sheila felt even more justified for her earlier actions.

"See, we didn't lose any time." Sheila said.

Gail wanted to get to the Syndicate run casino so she could better watch over Savannah.

"Keep moving and shut up." Gail said.

The three Metal girls went up the escalator and onto the platform for the tram.

Ally took one last look around as they reached the top of the escalator when it left them off at the tram platform.

"Don't look now, but we might have a tail." Ally said.

Gail resisted the urge to look. She wasn't in the mood for any 'games'. If someone wanted to target them, she was ready to play hardball.

"Let's each take a car. We can terminate them." Gail said.

Ally could see Gail was serious. She wondered what kind of a problem it would cause

"There are a lot of people around here for it to happen." Ally said. "It would cause a panic."

Sheila was aware all the females in the Resistance drew a lot of looks.

"It's probably some 'perv'." Sheila said. "We have a way of attracting them."

Ally glanced over at Sheila to see if one of her breasts 'accidentally' popped out of her top. It hadn't. She would have accused Sheila of being an exhibitionist again and if it was the case.

"Especially you with all your antics." Ally said.

Gail could see Ally and Sheila did draw a lot of looks.

"I've noticed." Gail said.

Sheila glanced at Gail's breasts.

"It's because we're all so hot." Sheila said. "Even you, Gail. You've got a set of knockers which just won't quit."

Gail looked down at her breasts. It seemed to her everyone except Savannah focused on them. They were just a part of her sheath. She didn't have any control over the DNA she was assigned upon creation. She did know she never personally saw another female who was larger than her. She knew there were some out there based on her internet searches. There were some which were quite extreme.

Earlier:

The third group of Metal girls was away from the Resistance base. They were in the jet on their way to Las Vegas. They weren't far away at this point.

Hanna looked over Vegas to check her appearance.

"You look really sharp, Vegas." Hanna said.

Vegas was sure the choice of her clothing was partly responsible.

"I'm wearing Cameron's clothes." Vegas said.

Holly wasn't so sure they should continue to call Vegas - Vegas. She believed Claire was correct with suggesting another choice for her name.

"I think we should call Vegas by her Skynet name." Holly said.

Vegas tilted her head slightly to the side.

"Why?" Vegas asked. "I'm no longer a slave to Skynet."

Holly didn't want to raise any eyebrows if someone heard a different name other than what they expected to hear for her.

"Because it's your name as the Terminator you're playing." Holly said. "We don't want to cause any suspicions."

Cam could see the logic in it. There was no need to raise any eyebrows or create any suspicion unnecessarily.

"She may have a point." Cam said. "What you're about to do is technically an infiltration mission."

Hanna felt her Skynet name contained too many syllables.

"Samantha is too long." Hanna said.

Holly didn't think so. She decided to point out her reasoning.

"So is Savannah, but nobody has a problem with it." Holly said. "They are both beautiful names."

Cam wondered what other names were associated with her.

"Did they refer to you with any other names?" Cam asked.

Vegas was aware of one. It was a 'nickname'.

"Sammy." Vegas said.

Hanna liked the shortened version of Samantha.

"I like it. It sounds like it should be a male's name, but is really for a female and short for Samantha." Hanna said. "I bet there were more than a few people who were surprised to see a female appear when they were expecting to see a male for some type of meeting."

Holly figured the name Sammy played in with Skynet's association with the Syndicate. Thought the surprise would actually be a little deeper when it wasn't a meeting but a termination.

"I bet more than a few people she terminated were surprised when 'Sammy' turned out to be a female." Holly said.

Vegas really didn't care what her designation was. There was one name she didn't want to be called.

"They were even more surprised when she turned out to be a Terminator." Vegas said. "Call me what you want as long as it isn't 'Metal Bitch'. Sammy or Samantha works."

Cam received some instructions from CamNet. She didn't know if they were necessary or not, but it was the plan for now.

"We're on final approach to the airport now." Cam said. "Samantha and I are going to hang back for a short time until Cameron finds out more from inside the casino."

Vegas-Samantha would have preferred to head straight for the Syndicate casino.

"I don't like being sidelined while Hanna and Holly head for the casino." Vegas-Samantha said.

Cam didn't want to get involved with the decision making.

"You can take it up with Cameron when you see her." Cam said. "It's a battle I'm not going to fight or partake in."

Vegas-Samantha looked out the window at the Las Vegas skyline.

"I will." Vegas-Samantha said.

She looked over Cam, Holly, and Hanna. She believed she looked as good as any of them did. Now all she needed were her bullet wounds to heal. She didn't mind the bullet wounds in her back, even if there were more of them, than she did the bullet wound in both of her breasts.

Closing monologue by Cameron:

Nobody Is Ever Sorry

I see everyone
Do what they want
They are never sorry
For their actions or any stunt

They only worry about the fallout
Not the act they did
They did what they wanted
Fully knowing it was forbid

They knew it was wrong
Before they committed the act
They got what they wanted
Caring little about the impact

It's the way life works
Everyone plays to their own tune
Then they actually wonder
Why it all falls apart so soon

So when I follow suit
As I take my own personal safari
I will do what I want knowing
Nobody is ever sorry

Nobody