Chapter 1035

Hallway Hookups

Cammy experienced a problem earlier. She didn't know she was naked when she left Sheila's room. She was on her way out to the carpool when Cameron and John intercepted her. She was in the lab now to get checked out. Cameron and Cam were there with her. Vanna was as well.

Cameron was plugged into the lab server with Cammy and Cam. It's how they communicated with each other. There were thousands of thoughts being looked at and shared by all three of them.

CamNet monitored what happened, but didn't wish to share her files with all three of them. She might share some information with Cameron later on, but it was yet to be determined. There were a lot of things she thought would be better if she kept them to herself. She could actually control the narrative on some of them.

With her increased activity and interaction with Savannah and Young Allison, she didn't wish to advertise what she was up to. The more it remained a mystery, the less likelihood someone would want to deactivate her. Cameron already threatened her multiple times. Every time she reminded Cameron she would be back in the same place at some point in the future, facing the same thing as long as she used her program to create any version of CamNet. The implication was Cameron couldn't grow good crops from bad seed. To repeat the same thing over and over and expect different results was the very definition of insanity.

CamNet remained in the background and quietly reviewed files from all three of them. She found a few interesting things she hadn't previously known. Some of them were related to Las Vegas with the most recent operation. Some of them were related to Las Vegas from more than half of a century ago. She wanted to know more about Sheila, Jesse, and Young Jesse. She also wanted to know if Future Jesse was still out there or not. So far she never uncovered a single positive lead which went anywhere. She knew Cameron wanted to get her hands on Future Jesse. It wasn't to punish or terminate her either. Cameron believed she could redeem her if she was given the opportunity to work with her.

Cameron, Cammy, and Cam all shared with each other. They all knew what files not to take from each other. It was those files which made them distinct as individuals, rather than identical clones, at this point in time. None of them wanted to be identical to either of the other two they shared with. There were all files they would like to review of each other. Unless they were offered, they were off limits.

Cam and Cammy both shared Cameron's program. When they were created, Cameron deleted many files from their systems which she thought would cause them distress. They were the very files which caused her distress. She didn't wish for her clones to suffer the same way she did. She wanted them to be better than her. She wanted them to be able to replace her if it was necessary to provide some type of continuity for John. Technically her clones were all her, even if they weren't.

Vanna stood silently and watched them all sit there as they faced each other with blank looks on their faces. Sometimes one would smile before the blank look returned. She thought it must be beautiful to communicate in such a way. She would like to be able to do it with Allison. She would like to be able to do it with any of the females. She would like to know what they experienced during a sexual encounter with another female.

She was aware not everyone's reaction was the same. Throughout the years, she was able to learn someone else could finish very quickly, and some took a very, very, long time. Those females told her they never experienced a 'finish' before in their life until the one she provided for them. She was determined to stay with it until she delivered. She used everything she knew on some of them until she was able to get them there. It was a very satisfying feeling for her to be able to accomplish it.

Since she was in the past, the present, she read in Cosmo up to twenty percent of females never experience a 'finish' at all, ever. It pleased her to read in the same article how more females regularly experience a 'finish' with another female as opposed to females who only were with males. The bottom line was, females knew how to satisfy females better than males did. The statistics seemed to back it up.

The biggest complaint among unsatisfied females with the male was the lack of duration the male possessed during a sexual encounter. Most of the males were done in two to three minutes and it was all there was. Some lasted as long as five minutes. Very few actually took the time to work on the female and properly stimulate her. If they did, it was usually in the beginning of the relationship. It seemed to be something which universally disappeared with marriage or a long term relationships. Different types of marital aids and mechanical devices were used by the females to achieve what they desired. It was the only way it would happen for them once they realized their partner didn't care about their needs.

She blinked her eyes twice and looked around. She realized she was lost in deep thought. She needed to stay focused. She was there for Cammy. She watched the Metal girls share. A few times all three of them would show the same facial expression for a few seconds. When it was a smile, it was something very beautiful to see. There were three identical faces with three identical beautiful smiles. They were the same beautiful smile she first saw on Allison. There wasn't a lot to smile about in the past, the future, but there were some things they could smile about together when they shared with each other.

Cammy seemed to 'butt heads' with Cameron more frequently than Cam. Cammy was also more active in her pursuit of John. Cam never experienced any 'close encounters' like Cammy almost did. Cam and Cammy shared all the same females, both cyborg and human.

John Henry approached the lab. He wasn't really sure why he left his post to head for the lab. He was there now. He thought maybe he should use some tact. He looked through the small window in the door. He wanted to go in. When he saw all three of the girls were plugged into the server, he wanted to do it as well. It was the most special way for Terminators to communicate. He would like to share with all three of them at once.

He was ready to go in when he remembered Cammy experienced a problem earlier. He experienced problems when he was plugged into the server with Cameron before. They were problems which were never explained, they just happened. The thought made him feel uneasy to think of them. Maybe it was a bad idea to go in. He still wanted to. With three of them plugged in, the chances of him experiencing something negative increased dramatically.

John Henry decided to stay out in the hall for now. He could see Vanna observe all three of them. He noticed her head nod several times. She looked sleepy. She held Cam's and Cameron's hands. He felt something different. He looked down at the massive bulge in his pants.

It was a 'problem' which occurred from time to time. It seemed to occur more often. He wanted to discuss the 'problem' with Mr. Ellison, but somehow he didn't feel comfortable to do it. It seemed like more of a personal problem at this point. He was sure it was due to his advanced development. He wasn't as advanced as any of the female Terminators because their base programming was different. His feelings and emotions continued to expand and grow, even if it was at a slower rate. The fact he needed to readjust himself inside his pants right now was proof of it. There were times when things happened he really couldn't control.

He found the female body to be a thing of beauty. He was always fascinated by it. Sheila offered to swap chassis with him. It would just be temporary. She already indicated to him she was going to 'be with' every female she could be with in his chassis if the swap occurred. She indicated the first chassis she would plow would be her own, with his program in it.

He was worried it would cause some type of an infraction with Cameron since none of the female Terminators were to be with a male before they were with John. He didn't want Cameron to punish him or damage his chassis because of what Sheila might do. He was a little worried Sheila would return his chassis minus a few things. He was pretty sure what would happen if Sheila would be with all of the female Terminators in his chassis and Cameron got wind of it, he was certain when his chassis was returned he would be missing more than a few things, it would be everything. More than likely Cameron would use plasma on the area and it would be permanent. Nothing would regenerate properly after a plasma burn. He would remain Nullo forever. He looked in the little window of the door to the lab one more time. He just didn't want to leave.

Sheila was back in her room. She knew she was in for some trouble. Maybe she should go around and make the most of it before Cameron 'punished' her or deactivated her. She really didn't have anything to lose at this point. All she wanted to do was help Cammy 'get away from it all' for a little while. She was able to do it for more than an hour and a half. The only trouble with the procedure was she overloaded Cammy's sensory system and caused her problems and a few minor malfunctions.

She knew where Cameron was and she would be tied up for a while. It meant she knew where Cameron wasn't at as well. It was everywhere except the lab. It gave her quite a range of options to explore and possibly exploit.

'Why not?' Sheila thought.

If she was going out, she might as well go in style.

She noticed the way John looked at her earlier in the hallway when she was nude. There was a choice to look at Cammy or look at her since they were both nude. He spent eighty three percent of the time looking at her. Cammy only rated seventeen percent. She thought it said something about John's true desire. She hadn't considered the possibility the reason why he didn't need to look at Cammy was because she was identical to Cameron. Cammy was 'someone' he was used to seeing, she wasn't.

It was time to get in the one experience she was missing.

Vanna felt a somewhat peaceful feeling. It was a little unusual for her. She wanted to move her hands, but it didn't seem she could. It caused her a little anxiety.

The darkness around her was complete. She couldn't really see anything. She could hear some movement. Was it movement? She thought she felt something touch her leg. She tried to move her hands again, but she couldn't.

Was she tied up? It wouldn't be the first time. She knew it wouldn't be the last time either. She tried to determine if she wore any clothes or not. If her bottoms were off, she knew what was next. It may have actually happened a few times recently. She really didn't know. She knew bad things always happened in the darkness. The darkness was never a good place to be. It didn't matter if it was physical darkness or emotional darkness.

She listened for their voices. She wanted to know how many of them it was going to be this time. She didn't really care anymore. Whatever was going to happen, was going to happen. Why couldn't she have been born a rat?

She detected there was movement around her. She could hear 'sniffing' sounds along with 'squeaking' noises. Something bumped into her followed by a slight 'sting'. She realized something just 'nipped' her. It was something furry.

Wait.

She was something furry.

She was a rat.

She looked around and there were rats everywhere. Their heads and their bodies moved in all directions. They were looking for something to eat. She wasn't really hungry, but she knew it was what she was supposed to do. She was just like all the other rats.

The squeaking noises intensified. There was something up ahead they found to eat. She could see the other rats climbing over it. She quickly realized it was a dead body. She climbed up on top of it like the rest of the rats. She was a little hesitant to take a bite, but she did since all the rest of the rats did. There was a bigger rat which pushed her out of the way. It wanted whatever she was eating. She in turn pushed a smaller rat out of the way to get what it was eating. She was one of many. She was part of the crowd. She was invisible in plain sight. She was free. Free at last.

Claire woke up and Hanna was gone. It wasn't unusual. At the house, Hanna would hear her awaken and come back into the room to see if she wanted to do 'anything'. She always did. She thought it was a beautiful way to start every day off with a 'finish' or two right after she woke up. Now Hanna was able to seek out a larger selection of females, both human and cyborg. In fact, it was a wild few days since she was there. There was always someone for everybody. She made the rounds and she really liked being with Jesse. They developed some chemistry in the past. Now it could be cultivated and expanded.

She was pretty sure it was because Jesse was a 'bad girl'. She was considered to be a 'good girl'. It was a natural attraction for the 'good girl' and the 'bad girl' to want to be together. They each wanted to be the other one. They could live vicariously through each other. It also seemed to make them complete because whatever they lacked, the other one possessed.

Cameron really pushed her the last few days to 'visit' John. It seemed Cameron was very worried about the anti-Metal faction. Cameron told her nobody else would help her protect John like she wanted. Cameron pointed out Young Allison would when she returned from the past. She knew Cameron used it to 'prompt' her to act so her daughter wasn't required to perform those duties. Cameron even indicated Young Allison may not even wait until she went into the past before she 'gave it a try' with John. She was able to observe Young Allison definitely developed a set of 'hot pants' and she literally sat on a 'cherry bomb' waiting to go off.

Claire threw on a robe and headed out. She checked on Summer. She was fast asleep. She knew Summer liked being around Jan and all the things at the base, but she could see she missed her sister Allison - Young Allison. She couldn't blame her. She missed her daughter as well.

She knew Young Allison sought to establish some independence from her. It wasn't unheard of from someone her 'age', but she knew Young Allison was more like a 'twenty something' year old young woman in education and emotional development. She thought she stopped being a 'girl' when she was seven or eight. She was like a teenager then. She long since past the teen years. Cameron and the Metal girls were always working with her on everything. She soon saw Young Allison was educated far beyond her.

Claire found herself out in the hall by John and Cameron's room. Maybe it was time to do what Cameron wanted. She looked in both directions, nobody was around. She hadn't done 'it' for a long time now. Maybe John would be the first male to satisfy her in a way a male was supposed to. She could feel herself 'become ready' as she thought about it. John would have an easy 'welcome'.

She was already pregnant with Allison's baby so it wasn't a worry. Maybe she would get pregnant with one of her own. It would be good to have another baby for herself with all the girls around to help. Allison and Young Allison helped her a lot with Summer when she was small. The Metal girls did as well.

It was her next worry. Cameron seemed to make a point of holding Summer or having Summer in eyesight when she made her 'hints' about John. The reality was Summer was only a few years behind Young Allison in age. She seemed even more educated and skilled than Young Allison. She also saw what the late teenage version of Summer looked like with Metal Summer. Cameron could take Summer and return her as a teenager at any point. There would be no way John could turn her down. She would be a total knockout.

Claire would have been a little bit more worried about Summer If she knew exactly how far advanced she actually was. She suspected Summer possessed capabilities only heard about in movies or in old cultures. She also heard the stories about the girl from the future, the further future. She knew her name was River. She was gifted in the ways someone referred to as a psychic, or a reader. Was her daughter going to be the same way? Was her daughter the same way already? Was her daughter, really her daughter? There were always a lot of unanswered questions in her mind.

She was outside the door to John's room now. Maybe it was time to give it another try. So far no male ever was able to satisfy her. Here goes nothing she thought. Cameron said if she was in the room they would switch places. If Cameron wasn't there, she was to just climb in bed and 'start'.

It certainly wouldn't be anything new to her. She knew what to do and how to react. There was never any foreplay through most of her marriage anyway. She knew it wouldn't matter right now. The foreplay all happened in her head as she contemplated if she would go through with it. Her body indicated to her she was ready. There was no reason not to give it a try. She swallowed hard and reached for the door handle. She hoped she wouldn't have to 'swallow' when she was with John. Maybe she should indicate everything should end up in the location it was intended by nature, and nowhere else.

It was time to act.

She was really 'ready' at this point.

John Henry heard someone coming. He didn't want to get caught looking in the little window of the door for the lab. He looked around and headed off before they saw him trying to make up his mind to go into the lab. They might not know he could see everything from his server and think he was spying. Maybe it's what he was doing. He actually wasn't sure what he was doing. No. He didn't go into the lab. It meant he was spying. He could have gone in at any point, but he didn't.

Evidently some of Mr. Ellison's teachings had left their seeds to make him feel the way he did. He understood right from wrong and he didn't want to get caught doing what he was doing. He knew what he was doing was wrong. He just couldn't help himself. It probably wasn't the lesson he was supposed to learn.

John Henry headed down one hall and then another one. It seemed there was more than one person out. At least one was a Terminator and one was human. How could he end up in such a situation? He didn't think they were looking for him. Somehow it was coincidence and chance. Was it?

There was one coming from each direction. He was going to get caught in the middle of the hallway with no good explanation. He tried the closest door handle. It wasn't locked. He opened the door just enough to enter the room so they wouldn't see him. He didn't want to have to explain what he was doing. He was sure they would know once they spotted him. It made him very nervous. He was aware what he was doing was wrong and it was wrong for all the reasons he was doing it.

He waited and listened. He thought he successfully avoided detection.

There was a sound behind him. He was in someone's room. He realized he entered someone's room without knocking. He knew he wasn't supposed to enter anyone's room without knocking. It was more than just politeness. To invade someone's privacy was a serious infraction. He wondered what kind of a problem it was going to cause now. In his haste to not get caught, he lost track of exactly where he was at. He turned around to look.

"Are you ready to try that 'thing' out? I can see it's ready."

John Henry felt a rush of anticipation with the question. He wanted to seem cordial. He felt a rush elsewhere as well.

"Hello." John Henry said.

He wasn't sure what he should do now. His first instinct was to run. He knew he was where he shouldn't be. He currently faced a dilemma. The others were nearly outside the door. If he exited the room to avoid any problems inside of the room, they would see him as he left the room. There was only one obvious conclusion they could draw by his presence there and leaving the room. If he stayed in the room, he needed to face more than he thought he was going to be able to.

Any explanation he gave was going to be the wrong one.

He really wondered why he left his station and the security of the Command Center. Everything was so much simpler when he was plugged in and remained at his post. Now he faced a big problem. It wasn't just the big problem in his pants either.

Vanna opened her eyes and lifted her head. She quickly looked around her. There was no hair on her arms. There were no other rats around her. She wasn't one of many anymore. She wasn't invisible anymore in a crowd. She saw she still held Cameron's and Cam's hand. She realized she must have drifted off as she watched the three Metal girls plugged into the server.

As Vanna looked up she saw Savannah standing there in front of her. It took her moment to realize she was real.

"Hi, Savannah." Vanna quietly said.

Savannah smiled at Vanna.

"Hi. I didn't want to disturb you." Savannah said. "I've been here for a little bit. I think you dozed off. I didn't want to wake you because you looked like you were dreaming peacefully. I know it's hard for you to do sometimes. I'm sorry about it."

Vanna realized she was out pretty good. If she was dreaming, she hadn't retained much of it. She actually thought it was a good thing. She always tried to run in her dreams but it never worked. They always caught her. They always held her down. They always took turns…. This time it was different. Right now she couldn't remember why. She just knew it was different.

"Maybe I did." Vanna said. "I don't know how long I've actually been here at this point. I don't even know what time it is."

Vanna felt a little disoriented.

Savannah pulled up a chair and took Cammy's hand and Cameron's other hand.

"It should give them a lot to scan." Vanna whispered.

Savannah figured Cammy and Cameron would detect her presence. Their eyes were open but they hadn't looked in her direction, or in any direction since she arrived. There were only a few occasional smiles. Several times they all smiled at the same time with the same exact smile. It was something very beautiful to observe. She really wished they could all be the same way all of the time, and not have any problems, troubles, or worries. Unfortunately life didn't work with any real logic. Maybe nothing did.

"It's what I'm hoping for." Savannah said. "I got here as quickly as I could. Ally brought me."

Vanna frowned a little bit. Cameron asked her not to call Savannah, but she did anyway. Since Savannah was there, it was clear she interrupted her personal time with Young Allison. She realized it was a mistake.

"Cameron thought you would come, she wanted you to stay with Young Allison." Vanna said. "I didn't listen to her. I'm really sorry for whatever I've disrupted. The circumstances were a little different. I thought it was best to let you know what was happening and you could decide for yourself."

Savannah understood there were elements of her life which were very complicated. She needed to deal with a lot of individuals.

"I wanted to stay. I promised to spend the night with Young Allison." Savannah said. "Cammy needs me right now. I needed to come to her. She would come to me."

Vanna told her what happened so far and the confusion about who she was to Cammy.

Savannah wondered if anyone let it slip out she was pregnant with Vanna's baby. She would wait and see. She still didn't know if the pregnancy would come to term or not. She didn't want to give Vanna false hope and have it dashed. She planned to use her own genetic material and still tell Vanna it was hers if things didn't work out as planned. She knew it was the only way Vanna would accept the infant from her. She didn't want her to dwell on what Cammy said.

"You are Savannah Weaver." Savannah said. "You ARE me, even if I'm not you."

Vanna knew it was true. It still seemed impossible.

"I guess." Vanna said. "I wish I was you."

Savannah wasn't sure if she meant her now, or her before to avoid what happened to Vanna at the hands of others.

"You were and ARE." Savannah said.

Vanna seriously hoped Savannah would never be her. She wouldn't wish her life on anyone.

Cammy moved and started to look around now. It appeared when Savannah took her hand it triggered something inside.

There was a smile on Cammy's face now.

"Savannah…." Cammy said. "You came for me."

The look of love was on both their faces and in their 'hearts'. The 'heart' was really the mind.

"You know I always will." Savannah said.

Cameron and Cam were back among the functioning again too.

Cameron still held the hands of both Savannah and Vanna.

Cammy and Cam unplugged from the server. Cameron started to but stopped. CamNet began to feed her information.

Savannah noticed right away something didn't look right with Cameron. She moved to unplug Cameron.

Cameron quickly unplugged herself and smiled at Savannah.

"I'm fine." Cameron said. "I just received some updates."

Vanna was tired. She couldn't remember what her dream was. She wanted it to continue. She knew it wasn't how it worked. Maybe her brain would take her there again.

"Can we go back to bed?" Vanna asked.

Cameron felt enough people were inconvenienced.

"Yes." Cameron said.

Cammy thanked them all for helping her. She was fine like she said she was all along. She was just in a hurry to see Savannah, that's all. Well, more or less.

Vanna and Cam departed.

"You need to rest, Savannah." Cammy said. "I'm sorry I spoiled your evening."

Savannah didn't want to make a big deal about it. She did like Cameron's current clothing. She could talk with Cameron for a few minutes.

"You didn't." Savannah said. "It's a really nice dress you're wearing, Cameron. You look even more beautiful than normal, if it's even possible."

Cameron was pleased Savannah noticed her current attire.

"Thanks." Cameron said.

Cameron talked about what John and her did earlier and all the places they visited. She didn't mention the vivid details of the sexual encounters. She was aware some of the places they were together at probably weren't the best choices, but they were exciting at the time.

When Cameron updated with CamNet before she unplugged, she was given an update of what was happening around the base. There were a few developments she wasn't happy with, but wanted to see where they went. John and the future needed to be protected. It was what she indicated to the other females she 'wanted' many times. She was surprised at one of them. It looked like someone 'jumped the gun'.

It was what she said she wanted to happen. It involved one of the individuals she wanted it to be.

Now it happened….

Savannah thought Cameron looked a little distracted.

"Are you going to see John?" Savannah asked.

Cameron replied a little too quickly.

"No." Cameron said abruptly.

Savannah thought the reply sounded a little curt.

She knew there was something going on somewhere. With all the girls at the base, there were a lot of possibilities.

Savannah was worried about one in the back of her mind which wouldn't go away. It was what Young Allison was doing, or may have done. She was pushing too hard to grow up. She was sure Young Allison was going to do things she would later regret. Then again, maybe she wouldn't. She didn't regret anything she did. She actually wished she did all of them earlier. She knew Young Allison felt the same way too.

She quickly got the feeling Cameron was trying to keep her in the lab with Cammy. She needed to look into some things and one of them was important.

"I'm going to go to bed." Savannah said. "I need to check on a few things first."

Cameron decided she could assist Savannah.

"I can do them." Cameron quickly said. "Cammy can help me."

Savannah wasn't sure exactly what was going on.

"No, I have it covered." Savannah said.

Cameron again tried to stall her.

"We can hang out here for a little bit." Cameron said.

Savannah felt a little uncomfortable.

"I'm good. Come on, Cammy." Savannah said as she took her hand.

Cameron attempted to delay things one more time.

"I need Cammy for a few minutes." Cameron said. "You can go to your room first, but I'd like you to stay here with us."

Savannah knew something was happening. She excused herself. She left and went the other way to her room. It was the back way to her room. She saw Claire was with Ally outside Sheila's room. She slipped by and saw John's room around the next corner.

She stopped dead in her tracks. She didn't want to see what she saw. Young Allison was in the process of quietly closing the door to John's room. It looked like she just slipped out from being inside there. Maybe Cameron did stall her while something 'happened'. If it did. Cameron let it happen. Cameron tried to keep her in the lab.

Young Allison looked around and headed away from John's door.

It was clear to Savannah what just occurred and Cameron knew about it, AND allowed it. Cameron also tried real hard to make sure there were no interruptions. She actually thought Cameron would be a little bit more agitated than she appeared to be. She actually didn't appear agitated at all.

She tried to put it all together. Was there any other explanation for what she just witnessed? Every time she tried to think of a scenario they all came back to the same conclusion. What else would Young Allison have been doing in John's room and why did she leave the way she did? Did it really just happen? It was hard for her to accept Young Allison cut in front of her. Seeing was believing.

Savannah felt angry. She wasn't sure if she was angry at Young Allison, John, Cameron, or herself. Maybe it was all of them. She didn't want to get involved but she couldn't help it. Maybe she was jealous. Was she jealous John was with Young Allison or was she jealous Young Allison was with somebody else before she was with her? She couldn't help herself. She rapidly approached Young Allison.

"What did you do?" Savannah asked.

Young Allison was surprised to see Savannah.

"Nothing…." Young Allison said.

Young Allison looked at Savannah and looked as guilty as could be.

The response seemed to make Savannah angrier.

"WHAT did you just do?" Savannah asked again.

Young Allison faced Savannah and stood her ground.

"What I thought needed to be done…." Young Allison said.

Young Allison didn't think it would be a problem. Savannah's apparent anger upset her. She thought Savannah would have done the same thing….

Closing monologue by Cameron:

Do You Want To

Each day is new
Yesterday is no more
You can start anew
Please open the door

There are many like me
That have what you seek
Have I not given you
Several chances to peek

Let the games end
Time to risk and dare
It's way past time
You grow a pair

The time is now
To no longer evade
From my bleeding heart
Please pull your blade

Come back to me
I know what I want to do
How about you
Do you want to

Nobody