Chapter 1016
That Seems Likely
John was pleased at how the events played out. The surprise elements to the operation were rewarding as well. He didn't like the danger presented to his troops, but it was resolved without any damage to them.
"It all seemed to go better than expected." John said.
John Henry didn't expect any other outcome. He didn't for a moment think the Resistance forces would falter or fail at anything. He was a little surprised at the way the operation concluded. He really didn't think the Syndicate thugs would be brought down by Cameron with the Mitchell. He thought Derek's team would take them out along the way.
"Things did appear to work out." John Henry said.
There was still a nagging thought John couldn't shake. It was a new foe they encountered who previously wasn't a problem. It only went back a few days ago when they found out Skynet operatives infiltrated a Syndicate casino in Las Vegas. The Skynet controlled Syndicate management used both the casino and the hotel to blackmail certain key individuals in various industries and organizations.
The Resistance possessed all of the information now. They would need to determine how compromised some of those individuals were. They would try to get them to fix whatever they did to assist Skynet. If they were non cooperative, they would most likely be terminated. They wouldn't even waste their time exposing whatever the blackmail was Skynet held over them. The simplest thing to do was eliminate the problem.
"The Syndicate thugs are going to come back. They lost several carloads of soldiers at the same location." John said. "They have no idea what happened to them. They know where they were sent and what they were after."
John Henry understood John's concern. If it were to happen to their group, they would want to find out what happened to their troops as well. Even if the Syndicate didn't care about its individual soldiers, they would still want to know their disposition. They were supposed to do a job and eliminate whatever group offended the Syndicate. They currently felt wronged by the Skynet group. The Syndicate didn't have a clue what Skynet was, nor was the name probably ever used in their dealings. They just knew there was a group they needed to settle a score with.
"It seems likely they would check." John Henry said. "I don't think they're going to go away anytime soon. They're used to doing things a certain way. They're used to achieving a certain outcome. They're used to everything being resolved the way they want it to be in their favor."
John was sure it was something which was going to drag on for quite a while longer. The thought brought up the other location where they encountered both Grays and the Syndicate thugs.
"Has there been any other activity at the port location?" John asked as he checked the security feeds. "I have a feeling we're not done there yet either. The two groups lost everyone who was there. We still don't know if there was a third group involved or not."
John Henry reviewed all the data he collected. He was sure there would be other people who would go there to look for answers. There were too many unanswered questions with no resolution on anyone's part.
"No, not yet, I've detected nothing." John Henry said. "I think whoever it was will try and surveil the location first. They're going to want to find out what they can before they make any additional moves, with the loss of so much personnel hanging over them."
John wasn't sure exactly how they would do it. They could send someone in on foot, or set up some type of surveillance the same way they did. They might also want to get some payback at whoever showed up at the location.
"Do you mean with another sniper?" John asked.
John Henry was aware humans were creatures of habit. In a way he thought Terminators were as well. When they were sent out to do a specific task, they would keep trying until the task was completed.
"A sniper seems likely." John Henry said. "I'm sure they will set up some type of surveillance. Each group tends to repeat its same actions."
John wondered if they fell into the same category. He felt they did. He was pretty sure he repeated his actions. He often wondered if he could do things over again, would he do them differently. He was pretty sure he would do them all the same, just like he did the first time.
"Do you mean like us?" John asked. "We have a multitude of individuals, even if some of them are a little more prevalent than others."
John Henry didn't think they did everything the same. Since Cameron tried to handle most of the operations on her own. it didn't set a pattern for them and apparently it hadn't yet for her.
"We seem to have a varied lot to choose from." John Henry said.
John checked the drone footage. One drone still tracked Derek's team on the way back. He thought it was a good thing. There was no indication the Syndicate thugs were able to give a description of his truck since all of their communications were blocked. All of the enemy personnel associated with the adventure were terminated. It left one drone unaccounted for.
"Where's the other drone?" John asked.
John Henry sent the current footage of the second drone to one of John's monitors. There were still more than a few loose ends with everything they were doing.
"It was sent back to the old supermarket." John Henry said. "I think there is still a threat of Grays or the Syndicate showing back up. I think it will be soon. I don't think anyone is done there yet, including us."
John thought it was true. Now he wondered about Cameron and what she was up to. He still wanted to know more about what exactly she was up to before she assisted Derek's team with the termination of the Syndicate thugs. Why was she out flying around in a B-25? Why was there live ammunition in the plane? It didn't sound like an average day of flying to him.
"What about Cameron?" John asked.
John Henry already knew the answer. It seemed like a subject John would be better off if he stayed away from.
"CamNet has masked all tracking of her flight." John Henry said. "I have no idea where they went after they left the canyon and the two shot up sedans. I have nothing on the location of any of them. They are currently off the grid. Technically they were on their 'free time'. Everyone is entitled to some 'free time'."
John hoped maybe a drone would have gone with them. If there were any more images, he didn't know where to look for them.
"Is there more drone footage?" John asked.
John Henry checked again for anything. There was nothing he could access.
"No." John Henry said.
John wondered if it was because Cameron didn't want him to spy on her, or if she just wanted to get away from it all. He heard her make the statement more than a few times. The first time he heard her say it, he didn't think she understood exactly what it meant. He took him a while to realize he didn't understand what she meant. They really weren't too different from each other as to how anyone would interpret it.
He didn't think about the fact CamNet may have monitored his conversation with John Henry and his doubts about Cameron's involvement in everything which occurred. It was all information which would most likely be revealed to Cameron. Then again, CamNet may have decided to sit on the information.
Savannah piloted the B-25. She followed the flight plan laid out by Cameron. She took the Mitchell through a series of maneuvers as directed by Cameron. It was clear Cameron wanted her to know how to respond to any type of situation which might occur when she flew the aircraft.
Cameron was very satisfied with Savannah's performance. She liked Savannah's style of flying since she was able to fly by the 'seat of her pants'. She was a pilot's pilot. She thought the same thing about both of the girls. It was time to move on to the next phase of the training. Savannah was already able to get a first hand look as to what it was like, and what the results could be.
"We're going to do target practice next." Cameron said.
Savannah looked around their current location. They were out over the ocean. She hadn't even spotted a ship. She hoped there wasn't a group of dolphins or whales somewhere Cameron spotted. If there were, she was not going to engage them under any circumstances. Well, if they were to shoot at her, she would need to return fire. She knew it was an impossibility.
"Do I have a target?" Savannah asked. "I would like to know what it is before I engage it."
Cameron reviewed some satellite images previously. She noted some debris floating in the water near where they were at. She wasn't sure of its current exact location.
"We're searching for a target of opportunity." Cameron said.
Savannah saw the destructive effect of four 'fifties'. She could only imagine the punch eight additional guns would have. Twelve M2 machine guns were a very serious threat to any target. It seemed somewhere along the way she may have read there were a few small ships which were literally cut in half with all of the weapons firing.
"When will you have the eight gun nose installed?" Savannah asked.
Cameron wanted the team to do some flying with the Mitchell first. She could have the nose installed soon enough. The A-26 Invader would have its eight gun nose installed on it. She was going to forgo the glass nose on the Invader. It also offered the option to have three M2 machine guns installed in each wing. It would give it the capability to have fourteen forward firing 'fifties' on the A-26. The A-26A was modified with hard points on the wings to carry additional weapons. The upper and lower turrets were eliminated to save weight to carry ordinance instead. It was also not an easy aircraft to move a group of people around in due to the way it was constructed. The B-25 was much more flexible when it came to people.
"I'd like to wait a little bit." Cameron said. "Twelve forward firing 'fifties' is a real hard hit on a target. Nothing can survive so much firepower."
Savannah was able to see the B-25 was a multi-mission aircraft. There were a dozen or more different configurations for the aircraft. Some of them even were equipped with rocket stubs on the wings. In one configuration the Mitchell carried a torpedo as a long-range torpedo bomber. There was one other configuration which caught her fancy.
"In the manuals I studied, I saw some of the different B-25 models sported a 75MM cannon." Savannah said. "I think it was similar to the cannon used on the M4 Sherman tank for a time. I'm sure it made quite an impression when it was fired."
Cameron glanced over at Savannah. It was a serious weapon for an aircraft to have as a direct fire weapon.
"It's a really hard hit." Cameron said. "There is a B-25 on the Warbird circuit in that configuration. I haven't attempted to acquire it yet."
As soon as Cameron could get her hands on the aircraft, she would get the cannon functional again. She needed to make her acquisitions somewhat clandestine. She didn't want anyone to figure out there was one group who was acquiring flyable Warbirds. There were more than a few jets out on the circuit as well now. Some of them were much more capable than others when it came to ground attack. It was where the main focus of their push would need to be.
Savannah understood Cameron, like all Terminators, was about results. How those results were achieved didn't often matter to them. If there was an objective, it was all they focused on. They wanted to get the job done. They didn't care how it was done. It unfortunately could lead to some ethical issues. She could understand the logic when dealing with Skynet related objectives. If they were dealing with unsuspecting civilians, she wanted them to use a little more tact and thought before they acted. People were still people as long as they didn't throw their lot in with the enemies of the Resistance.
"I hope all your acquisitions have been legitimate and not 'forced sales'." Savannah said.
She knew a Terminator would just as soon terminate an individual, than need to deal with a problem. It was one of the things she tried to change ever since she was young and she saw how Cameron acquired things. She hoped she was able to instill a little thought into her process along with the other Terminators who joined the team.
Cameron quickly glanced at Savannah again before she answered.
"They've been amicable sales." Cameron said.
Cameron felt everyone was justly compensated for anything she acquired from them. Money wasn't an issue for her. She would gladly pay two or three times the asking price for something. Usually if someone didn't want to sell, a higher price tag would at some point resonate with them. If Judgment Day looked imminent, she might have to resort to more forceful methods for the Resistance Air Force. She wouldn't hesitate to do so.
Savannah glanced over at Cameron. She didn't think Cameron lied to her, but she wondered if there was anything she didn't tell her. More than likely there was. She searched the area around her as she flew. She didn't want to get off track of her current objective. She still didn't have a clue what it would be.
"How soon will I have a target? What am I looking for?" Savannah asked. "Where exactly am I supposed to look?"
Cameron used her superior Terminator vision to scan in front and to the sides of them.
"There is some floating debris up ahead." Cameron said.
Savannah searched ahead of them on the water.
"I don't see it." Savannah said.
Cameron thought she would spot it momentarily. She just needed to give it a little more time.
"You will." Cameron said.
Cameron called Young Allison up to the flight deck and directed her to sit in the jump seat and observe what was about to occur.
Anna dropped down and checked the four weapons in the two gun packs on each side. Young Allison wanted to know how to load and maintain the weapons. She showed Young Allison what to do. She signaled they were good to go.
Savannah went over the arming procedure. Cameron gave her tips for aiming. They were well clear of land at this point. They passed to the north and west of the Channel Islands fifteen minutes ago. The coast of California was twenty miles off to their starboard side.
Cameron checked with CamNet and all other flights were directed away from them.
"There is a large piece of white material of some type about three miles ahead. It may be plastic or wood." Cameron said. "It's nothing alive. It's floating on the surface of the water. It's appeared in several satellite images for the last few hours."
Savannah and Cameron exchanged a quick glance with the last part of her statement.
Cameron knew it would be a worry of Savannah's as to what target she picked for her.
Savannah was in a shallow dive now at two thousand feet.
"I see it." Savannah said.
Cameron wanted to make sure there weren't any problems.
"Remember the firing tips." Cameron said. "Don't get target fixation either. We don't want to end up in the drink."
Savannah remembered everything Cameron told her. She didn't want to fly into the water. She used the same aiming procedure.
The nose dropped slightly and the four fifties barked to life.
Small geysers of water impacted before the target, then across it and beyond.
Young Allison watched the target as it was struck with the projectiles. She was pleased to see Savannah scored on the first pass.
"Hit…." Young Allison said. "This is so cool."
Cameron wanted her to use a cloverleaf attack pattern.
"Come around again, hot." Cameron said. "Hit it from the side this time."
It was the same maneuver Cameron used in the canyon against the Syndicate thugs. It was a method so the target could be hit from four different sides in a very short time period. If someone sought cover, they wouldn't have it for long.
Savannah increased her speed as she banked and came around. She regained the small amount of altitude she lost. It was so she could always attack from the same altitude and angle. She hit the target using only half as many rounds this time.
They made several more passes at both slower and faster speeds and from different altitudes. Cameron let Young Allison fire the guns on one pass.
Cameron commended Savannah on her flying and marksmanship. She told Savannah to head back to the private airstrip they took off from. She moved to the jump seat so Young Allison could take the copilot's position.
Young Allison was very thrilled she could fly with Savannah. She knew not to push anything or try to get too much. She knew Savannah would offer her some wheel time if she didn't pester her about it.
Savannah looked back at Cameron.
"Is there any route you want me to take back?" Savannah asked. "I want to use the airspace with the least amount of traffic in it."
Cameron knew it wouldn't be a problem. CamNet would clear the airspace for them in whatever direction they wanted to go.
"The sky belongs to you." Cameron said.
It wasn't the way Savannah saw it.
"I want to take the path which will cause the least amount of disruption to the other aircraft in the sky." Savannah said. "Attacking a target is one thing, pleasure flying is another."
Cameron conferred with CamNet and showed Savannah and Young Allison a series of waypoints on the map.
Savannah was satisfied with the route. She would let Young Allison fly between a couple of the waypoints.
Cameron let Young Allison sit in the copilot's seat for the rest of the flight until ten minutes before landing.
Savannah let Young Allison take the controls for twenty-four minutes in two different waypoint segments.
Cameron moved back into the copilot's seat as they approached the private airstrip.
Young Allison hoped to have one last thrill before they landed.
"Cut the grass." Young Allison said.
Savannah was very pleased with the entire flight and everything which occurred during it. She didn't want to 'showboat' at the end of the flight and end up causing a problem. She felt a certain amount of responsibility with Young Allison on board.
"I'll do it next time." Savannah said. "I want to get the landing right. I don't want to come in too hot or at the wrong angle."
Savannah told Cameron everything she was going to do before she did it and for Cameron to correct her, or physically take control if necessary. She would have done more if Young Allison hadn't been along, she didn't want to endanger her needlessly. She also didn't want to set a bad example. She wouldn't be able to reprimand Young Allison for reckless behavior, if Young Allison witnessed her do the same thing.
She set it down perfectly and taxied over toward where the Detail waited. The fuel truck was still there. Savannah pulled up and swung the plane around to face back the way she came. She shut everything down and inspected the plane with Cameron and Young Allison.
Savannah noticed something she didn't want to be a problem.
"There are some soot marks on the sides of the fuselage now." Savannah said. "There's burnt gunpowder residue from the gun packs. They were firing only a few inches away from the fuselage."
Steve and Tom were out now and started to clean them off. They didn't want to raise any eyebrows when they returned to Van Nuys.
Savannah wanted to be part of the process. Young Allison assisted her.
"We will do this side." Savannah said. "Then I'll help fuel it up before the return flight."
Cameron always liked how Savannah was never afraid to get her hands dirty and help out. Young Allison was the same way. She knew the two girls would always do their duty whatever the duty was. It was the content of the character of the individual which determined what they would do.
She watched the two girls and smiled. John didn't know how good he was going to have it.
Cameron focused on the two girls as they worked. She hoped that she would have it as good for herself as well.
She thought about it a little more. She was pretty sure she was going to have it better than John did. She knew what the girls liked, she was sure she would like it as well.
Derek wanted to check out the old supermarket again.
John directed him to run through an ambush which was set up and return to base.
Derek didn't like the threat he was under, but he did like the way it was resolved and how. He hoped Cameron would take him on another flight sometime. It was something he would look forward to. He didn't know who else would go along with them, but he hoped at least Kyle would be able to. He wanted his brother to have a break every now and then as well. He still felt guilty because Kyle needed to pick up the slack when he needed to stay and deal with Riley and Precious. He was very thankful for all the help the girls gave them. He was even more thankful Cameron provided them with Samantha.
He really liked the look of Samantha's sheath. They told him it would need to be Resequence. He remembered the trouble with Isabel and understood the reasoning behind it. He thought Isabel was a real find specimen of a female Terminator as well. As long as Samantha could provide assistance to Riley, and allow Riley to build confidence in herself, it didn't matter what she looked like.
Well, there was one thought in his mind. He wondered if she could look like Holly. Holly was his favorite in a different way than Cameron was.
The plane was inspected, fueled, and the gunpowder residue removed. They didn't want any questions about the 'inert replica' guns.
Steve and Tom were going to fly the B-25 back to Van Nuys.
"Do you want to go with them, Savannah?" Cameron asked.
Savannah wanted to go. She looked at Young Allison. She promised to spend time with her. She needed to remember her priorities and responsibilities.
"We need to get Allison home." Savannah said. "I haven't finished my visit with her yet."
Young Allison was very pleased with what Savannah said. She could see Savannah wanted to fly the B-25 a little bit more. She was appreciative of how much time Savannah let her fly on the way back. It was a lot more than she thought she would get. She didn't want to make Savannah choose between the plane and her. She thought she would see if she could get a little something for herself out of it as well. She would like to get a little 'wheel time' in on the SUV if she could. It would be the wheel of a vehicle this time instead of the wheel on the bomber.
"I can drive back with Anna." Young Allison said.
Savannah looked at Young Allison and Anna. A very distinct thought popped into her head.
"It would probably look like some younger version of 'Thelma and Louise'." Savannah said. "I'm not so sure it would be a good idea."
Young Allison didn't look amused.
"I know who they are." Young Allison said.
Savannah knew Young Allison was well versed in multiple fields and subjects.
"I think there's very little you don't know." Savannah said.
Young Allison looked at Cameron and Savannah with loving eyes.
"There's a lot I don't know and need to learn." Young Allison said.
Cameron caught Young Allison's drift and tried to brush it off.
"At least she's modest." Cameron said.
Anna looked at Young Allison and scoffed.
"Hardly…." Anna said. "You don't spend all day, everyday with her."
Cameron didn't want any bad things indicated about Young Allison. She looked at Savannah and then back at Anna.
"I will." Cameron said. "Both of us will."
Young Allison looked at Savannah and then focused on Cameron as she spoke.
"I'm ready." Young Allison said. "Make it happen. I look forward to when it will be, 'All Of The Day And All Of The Night'."
Savannah knew exactly what Young Allison indicated. She shook her head. It wasn't a subject she wanted to get into. She thought Young Allison was fine just the way she was.
"Do you want to grab a bite to eat?" Savannah asked.
Young Allison saw this as her opportunity to sell the full extent of her vendetta against the Syndicate and the Cartel by extension.
"We could. There's something I want to run by you about the Syndicate." Young Allison said.
Savannah saw Cameron's hand experience a glitch, but it stopped in a few seconds. She wondered if it had anything to do with what Young Allison just said.
They watched the B-25 start up. There was the usual cloud of gray smoke when the big R2600 engines started up.
Cameron stood ready with one of the fire extinguishers. There were no problems, but she always knew it was better to be safe than sorry.
The B-25 taxied past them and took off. It came back again and cut the grass before it climbed up to altitude.
"This is so cool." Young Allison said.
Young Allison was even more thrilled than Savannah was.
"One day I'm going to fly the Mitchell under the Golden Gate Bridge." Young Allison said.
Savannah thought it was good it just left without Young Allison. She wouldn't be able to make any suggestions to the flight crew about her new flight plan.
"Not today." Savannah said. "Right now it's just us, the four of us."
They piled in the SUV and took off. The Detail was in front and in back of them. They increased their spacing as they drove.
Cameron was behind the wheel. Both Savannah and Young Allison were in the back seat. Anna sat next to Cameron in the front.
Everyone seemed in a good mood from the flight they just went on. It was really a training flight like no other.
Cameron received all the latest information from John Henry and CamNet. She wanted to pass the information along. She explained the threat of the Syndicate dogging the Grays and getting mixed up with them, like the events which occurred in the last few days. She didn't mention the part about robbing the Syndicate at the casino. It was really why the Syndicate was after the Grays, they blamed them for the robbery. What followed with 'The Enforcer' and the casino wasn't of their creation, even if their actions put everything into motion. The Skynet group was the last one to forcibly remove funds from the Syndicate casino.
"John wants a solution." Cameron said as she received the information from John Henry.
Young Allison saw this as the perfect opening to tell Savannah what she wanted to tell her.
"I have a few ideas." Young Allison said.
Young Allison laid out her plan. It was quite wide ranging. It was her full plan.
Savannah sat and listened. She was a little bit stunned to hear the full scope of it. Young Allison talked about taking billions from the Syndicate and the drug Cartel, and put them at a war with each other. She was worried the repercussions of such a global event didn't seem to bother Young Allison at all. The plan was a good one. It would hurt both the Syndicate and the Cartel. She did need to point out one of the main byproducts of the warfare which would follow.
"You are talking about thousands of deaths which would result from such a global endeavor." Savannah said. "Neither side is going to take their losses and do nothing."
Young Allison didn't see a problem with it at all. They were all most likely future Scavengers or Grays anyway. She didn't see anything wrong with thinning the herd ahead of Judgment Day. It was really no different than Cameron's 'off the books operations'. It was just larger in scale. The enemy would deal with each other. The Resistance wouldn't need to be involved at all.
"I know." Young Allison said. "They tried to hurt our people. I want to hurt them back. I don't want them to focus on our area anymore."
Savannah could see it was personal to Young Allison. It was never a good way to enter battle, but she understood it happened all of the time. She wanted to point out the scope of what exactly Young Allison proposed.
"This is a battle which will go on for years." Savannah said.
Young Allison didn't see it as a problem. She thought it would be beneficial to them as well.
"That seems likely. It would get them out of our hair and give CamNet billions more to work with. They're all future Scavengers anyway." Young Allison said. "ALL of them. Look at what those individuals are doing by choice."
Savannah wasn't sure a global event was the way to go right now. The immediate threat was around them, or even the states around them. It didn't matter to them what happened in Europe, Africa, or Asia.
"Maybe it would be better to start it out on a smaller scale." Savannah said.
Young Allison wanted to make it clear what the nature of the threat they dealt with was. She didn't like doing things part way. She felt she displayed enough restraint as it was.
"When someone has cancer, you don't only cut a piece of it out." Young Allison said. "You remove the whole thing or it grows back."
Savannah knew it was true, but some operations were more involved than others.
"You also may have to remove it in several operations." Savannah said. "I haven't heard any input from you two."
Savannah waited for Cameron or Anna to say something.
Anna thought it was prudent to let them know why the plan wasn't already in effect.
"My input was to have Allison run this by you and Cameron first instead of directing CamNet to do it yesterday like Allison wanted to do." Anna said. "It's up to you two to decide what you want to do."
Savannah thought about what Anna indicated. She knew there was very little restraint on Young Allison. Since her family was away, she would probably make decisions which were a little more harsh or rash than she would have previously.
"I'm glad you did." Savannah said. "Cameron, what do you think about all of this?"
Cameron was on board for everything. She quickly checked with CamNet, and CamNet was ready to act.
CamNet didn't volunteer the information she already started the campaign. She knew what Young Allison wanted. Young Allison wanted the Syndicate 'hurt'. She planned to 'hurt' it.
Cameron was good to go. She looked at Young Allison and then at Savannah.
"I'm with Allison on this one, but you get to make the final call." Cameron said. "You're the 'decider' on this one."
Savannah understood the need to do something. There was no reason they couldn't start locally and in the surrounding area.
"Start with California, Nevada, and Arizona. It's where the immediate threat is at to us." Savannah said. "We will see about going nationwide before going global."
Cameron felt they should go at least nationally including the entire North American continent. She could see Savannah wanted some restraint.
"It will get the Syndicate out of our hair immediately." Cameron said.
Savannah felt there was someone else who mattered. They currently weren't a part of their discussion and plans.
"Do you want to run this by John?" Savannah asked.
Cameron felt this was more like one of her 'off the books' operations. It was just going to be of a much larger scale.
"He'll be notified." Cameron said.
Savannah wanted John to be in the loop. She wanted Young Allison to present the plan to him too.
"I want Allison to run it by him first." Savannah said.
Cameron didn't want to do it.
"No." Cameron said.
Savannah stood firm.
"Yes." Savannah said. "It's the right thing to do."
Young Allison was ready to see John. She wanted to look Tight for him. She wanted a very low cut top. She was aware when they went out, most of the males tried to look there on Anna and her. It happened even if Hanna and Allison were there as well and showed even more.
"I need to go home and change first." Young Allison said.
Savannah read the situation for what it was. It was about the last thing she wanted. She didn't want Young Allison to attempt to seduce John to go along with her proposal.
"NO!" Savannah said. "We can do it from the Young bunker after we eat. We don't need to go there. We don't need to hurry on any of this. The Syndicate isn't going anywhere."
Young Allison was pleased she could strike back at the Syndicate, even if it was 'local'.
"So it's a go?" Young Allison asked.
Savannah wanted to make sure there were no problems with the Command Center.
"After John's approval it will be." Savannah said. "I don't want to step on his toes on something this big. It's out of the scope of our normal operations."
Cameron was reminded of another local issue that she wanted to deal with.
"Speaking of it, I need to borrow Anna next week." Cameron said.
Young Allison wanted to start going out on operations. If they didn't want her to go on Resistance operations, there was no reason she couldn't go on some of Cameron's operations. They were outside the scope of the Resistance so no one should be able to say anything about what she did on them. She should be allowed to do what she wanted on her own time.
"I know what you want her for." Young Allison said. "I want to go too."
Savannah quickly looked at Cameron. She wondered if any more went on she didn't know about along those lines. She wanted to make her position clear.
"It's not going to happen." Savannah said.
Savannah figured Cameron would take down a sex trafficking operation. Anna's current appearance would make her prime bait. Younger females always brought top dollar. It seemed the less 'used' the females were, the more demand there was for them. With the open border policy one of the Administrations adopted, it became a real issue with the trafficking of females, including younger females. For whatever reason, the Administration didn't seem to think it was a problem as long as they were able to push their agenda. The drugs and the undocumented flooded across the border, along with all the crime associated with the machinery to make it all work.
Young Allison didn't like Savannah to hold her back.
"I want Sheila to come visit me then." Young Allison said.
Cameron tilted her head slightly.
"What would you need her for?" Cameron asked.
Savannah had a pretty good idea of what Young Allison was after. She wasn't going to allow it either.
"I know what she asked for." Savannah said. "It's not going to happen either."
Young Allison was more than a little defiant right now.
"There's more than one way to get noticed." Young Allison said.
Savannah gave Young Allison a stern look.
"Not for you." Savannah said. "On ANY of them…."
It was clear Young Allison was going to be a handful as her hormones really kicked in. It was doubtful anyone was going to be able to contain her for very long.
Savannah wondered if Young Allison would be with John before she was. She wasn't even sure if she was 'with' Young Allison at this point it would dissuade her from pursuing John on her own. She realized Young Allison literally sat on a real 'cherry bomb'. It seemed the fuse was already lit. She didn't know if she should blame Cameron, or Nature. It was probably both. Who was she to stand in the way of Nature's call?
Closing monologue by Cameron:
That Seems Likely
Are things over
Before the ever begin
The answer to that
Actually resides within
When two start out
They want to be as one
The chances of it lasting
Are about zero to none
Each person will grow
They don't grow the same
Other things guide them
They might find a new flame
Things happen fast
They can happen quickly
Depending what they are
Can leave one feeling sickly
When things affect the psyche
Don't take things lightly
Does everything wreck
It's safe to say that seems likely
Nobody