Chapter 1041

So Do You

Cameron could hear crying as she approached the TDE room.

She slowed and stood in the doorway.

"You need to let me go." Young Allison sobbed.

Cameron heard 'her voice'.

"Not into the future." CamNet said. "I'll accept deactivation first. I'll trade my existence for yours."

Young Allison thought there were available options which were less risky than others. There would be people there to watch over her. There was also a way back home.

"Send me to River's future." Young Allison said. "I can come back older and be like River."

CamNet wasn't sure exactly what all it would involve. Some of the procedures sounded extremely risky and dangerous. There were too many things which could go wrong, especially without a Terminator escort. There was always the risk of a temporal error as well.

"NO." CamNet said.

Young Allison felt she was justified in what she wanted to do. It wasn't just for herself, even if it's what it seemed like.

"I need to protect Savannah and Cameron." Young Allison said. "They won't let me like 'this'."

Cameron felt she heard enough. She still held her top in her hand. She entered the TDE room. She slipped her top on.

Young Allison looked at Cameron with tear filled eyes.

Cameron didn't say anything. She reached out and hugged Young Allison.

Young Allison grabbed a hold of Cameron as the tears flowed.

Cameron held Young Allison tightly as she sobbed.

It was never a good path for anyone to feel like Young Allison currently felt. The action may have been done on the spur of the moment, but the feeling behind it wasn't. It was a feeling deep rooted and something which lurked in the back of the mind. It was something which ate away at the individual no matter how hard they tried to ignore and suppress it. It was something there. It was always there. It haunted and stalked someone's mind. You could push them to the edge. It could push them over the edge.

Young Allison figured she was going to be admonished by Cameron. It wasn't how it played out.

Cameron finally spoke.

"I know how you 'feel'. I really do." Cameron said. "I've felt this way so many times."

It was a sense of feeling trapped and frustrated. It was the feeling one was perceived as 'not good enough'. It wasn't a pleasant feeling. Cameron wondered if this is where those feelings emanated from. If it was the case, she felt it was entirely justified.

Cameron also knew where the feelings could lead. They could lead to the desire for self termination. When it seemed like the individual you were was 'not good enough' for anyone, there was only one avenue left to explore. It was 'escape'. It was the avenue of eternal solitude and serenity. It was the nothingness on the other side of termination or death. End of the story. Game Over….

It was a road Cameron didn't want anyone else to go down. It was the road to nowhere. The only signs were 'No Outlet' and 'Dead End'. The last sign tended to some things up quite accurately. The anguish and frustration knew no bounds.

Savannah hurried to the TDE room. She thought she delayed a little too long with her conversation with Cammy. There were a couple of things she wanted to throw out there for Cammy to think about. She wanted Cammy to know they would still be together, even if she was with Young Allison.

She saw Claire and Anna turn the corner away from her. She figured they were coming from Sheila's room. She knew some wild things happened in there. She was in there for quite a few of them before. Sheila was much like Jesse because she was willing to explore anything anyone wanted to do or try. Both of them told her it would always be a secret between them. She did try a few things she hadn't with any of the other females a few times.

As she neared the TDE room, she heard soft sobbing coming from in there. Her first thought was that maybe Cameron was having a problem. She quickened her pace.

Savannah hurried into the TDE room. She heard Cameron as she spoke softly and lovingly. She wondered who Cameron was talking to.

It sounded like Cameron may have snapped. It sounded as if she was talking to 'herself'.

John finished dressing and headed for the Command Center. He would check in on everything and maybe grab a bite to eat later. He passed by the commissary, but didn't look in. He was a little concerned he neglected his responsibility. He needed to check on operations. He felt he was way behind in his duties. He greeted John Henry as soon as he arrived.

"Hello. What's new?" John asked. "I'm sorry I'm late."

John Henry was aware of everything happening now. It appeared Cameron was in control of the situation in the TDE room. Savannah was there now as well. He moved on with his briefing with things relevant to John. He was pretty sure he should avoid any discussion of what was occurring with anything related to the TDE room.

"Hello." John Henry said. "Not much is new. I'm still looking for any leads we can follow up on. There hasn't been anything solid. There are always things on the fringes to check into. Most of them go nowhere."

John hoped for a break where their most recent operations occurred. It seemed like the most likely spot for anything to reappear.

"What about the last two locations we were at?" John asked.

John Henry figured John's biggest concern was with the Syndicate. They were a troublesome unknown. The Skynet forces were a persistent problem but they were used to dealing with them. His research indicated the Syndicate seemed to have a 'long memory' when dealing with 'disputes'. Right now they needed to deal with bigger problems.

"There's nothing new at either one." John Henry said. "The Syndicate no longer seems to be an issue. We will need to see how things play out over time."

With the actions Young Allison implemented, John doubted they would be. He knew she set things in motion which would hit them hard. Not only would the Syndicate be hit hard, so would the Cartel.

"It seems like good news." John said. "What about anything on the Skynet Fanatics?"

John Henry felt the Fanatics were the most elusive of the Skynet forces. They weren't actually Skynet forces because they worship SkyMaster as a god. They were all willing to die rather than betray their belief and attempted various forms of suicide. Poison and bombs seemed to be their two favorite methods. Both of those options proved quite terminal when used.

"They're a major threat but I haven't located anything on them yet." John Henry said. "I find it somewhere but disturbing they would worship SkyMaster. It's turned the followers into nothing more than a cult. It is a very suicidal cult."

John looked over everything and checked the monitors. Anything which involved the TDE room was not shown to him.

CamNet was a constant reminder in John Henry's server to protect the 'Chosen Ones' from any negative situations or observations by anyone.

It appeared to John everything was under control for now and he hadn't missed anything by his late arrival. He was glad he didn't have to explain himself or his actions. He took a moment to look over everything again. Nothing was different from the first time he looked at it. He could feel some rumbling in his gut. He could use a little food.

"I'm going to grab a bite to eat." John said. "I'll be close by if anything develops. Don't hesitate to contact me immediately."

John knew John Henry preferred if he didn't bring food into the Command Center. He understood it was bound to leave crumbs and it wasn't too hard to spill a drink when someone was a little careless. He knew it was something Savannah was always on him about when she was younger to pick up after himself. She told him it was what she needed to do and so did everyone else, including him. He smiled at the thought of her cheerful and beautiful face, which was even more beautiful now.

John Henry didn't want John to stumble across the issue elsewhere in the TDE room. It appeared to be an ongoing situation, even though it was currently in some type of resolution.

"When you finish up in the commissary, you can go rest a little more if you want." John Henry said. "I'll call you if anything happens. You look a little tired. There's no need to be tied up here if there's nothing important happening."

John felt more than a little tired. Not only was he sleepy. He was also physically tired. He was rather busy. His body was in various positions it wasn't normally in. He was working muscles all over his body which normally didn't get worked on any type of regular basis. He also felt the need to be responsible.

"I'm good." John said. "I just need to tough it out a little. Cameron wants me to work on building up my stamina. It's not going to happen lying in bed."

John headed out and saw Claire with Anna and Summer.

Claire and John exchanged a long look as they neared the commissary.

In that moment, John could feel it. He could see Claire 'wanted' him. As he took in her beauty, he wanted her too. He knew it was all Cameron's doing. Claire spoke with Anna, who looked at him and left with Summer.

He didn't know Claire stood outside his door last night. She even opened the door. She was going to enter. She was interrupted by Ally and led away for other sexual activity in Sheila's room.

John saw Bob was there too.

"Hello, John. I worked with Summer." Bob said. "She made and ate her breakfast."

Bob excused himself and left.

John wondered what Bob was talking about.

He wondered why he left so abruptly. He looked around the commissary and no longer wondered.

John noticed he was now alone with Claire. He wondered where Hanna was at. She would usually put herself between Claire and him whenever they spoke, or tried to. It was something he found a little irritating but was used to it by now. The cyborg lovers of the human girls were very protective of them. They viewed him as a threat of a different type. It wasn't a physical threat. It was a threat to their personal relationship with the human female.

Cameron told him not to worry about it. She actually seemed to say the same thing about a lot of different things. It seemed to him they were things he did need to worry about. There was always something to worry about.

There were times when the Metal girls would physically place themselves in front of their human charges when they spoke with him. It was something they all did. He was rather disturbed by it at first but got used to it. Cameron actually did the same thing for him. He understood the Metal girls took their 'jobs' very seriously. It was clear they also loved the human female they were 'assigned' to. He didn't think 'assigned' was actually the proper term anymore. All of the relationships expanded into sexual relationships almost immediately between them.

Well, not quite all of them. He didn't think Anna and Young Allison were involved, but he didn't know. He certainly wasn't going to ask. The situation with Samantha and Riley concerned him some. He did understand Riley needed more assistance than she could receive from all the other girls without disrupting their lives completely. He wondered if it was something he should have picked up on sooner and asked Cameron to deal with. He was sure there were other Terminators at her base she could have sent to assist sooner. Maybe they were all asleep at the wheel. Right now his attention was directed at someone else.

Claire looked at John with wide eyes and a soft smile. She was very tired from her extreme activity in Sheila's room. She didn't even know how many times she 'finished'. She lost track somewhere around twenty and it was just in the first two hours. Everything went on for hours afterwards. She dozed off a few times. Every time she awoke one of the Metal girls would look up across her flat stomach, through the valley of her breasts and smile at her. They would quickly resume what they were doing. She went along for the ride. She wanted the reward at the end of the path. There were plenty of rewards.

"Hi, John." Claire said. "You look very nice."

John looked back and checked Claire out. There was a presence about her. He felt the need to try what she offered and it wasn't just sex. It was more. It was deeper. He always felt it when he was around her.

"Hello, Claire." John said. "You look very nice as well."

Claire smiled shyly and blushed a little bit.

"Thank you. Can I get you some breakfast?" Claire asked. "I think I can put a few things together."

John wanted to say yes. He was aware Claire was an excellent cook. He tried a few of the things she made before. He didn't want to impose or seem too forward. He didn't want to have someone wait on him. He didn't feel comfortable about it. It was always one thing he tried to make sure he never did to anyone. It applied to humans as well as Terminators.

"I can get it myself." John said. "You can kick back a little."

Claire wasn't put off easily. It was in her mind to push for what she wanted. Those seemed to be new thoughts she woke up with. She would always retreat previously.

"Sometimes it's nice to have help." Claire said. "I'll do it for you anyway."

John seemed to remember something about those words and Cameron…. He remembered he blew her off when she tried to be nice. He wasn't going to make the same mistake.

"Thank You." John said. "Just something simple is fine."

Claire looked at John. She was pretty sure if she put something in front of his face he would eat it. She knew she would.

Wait.

Did she just think that? She hoped she didn't say it out loud. There was a thought which popped into the front of her mind and came out anyway.

"You can have anything you want." Claire said.

John looked at Claire and swallowed hard. He wanted a lot.

"Anything?" John asked.

The look between them said it all. They both felt it and both knew it.

Claire thought back on last night when she actually opened the door to his room and was about to enter before she was interrupted. Not only would it have been anything, it would have been everything.

"Anything…." Claire said.

John was aware they were close now as they looked into each other's eyes. He knew if they were in a secluded place, the moment would explode into one of lust and desire. It would probably be exactly like Future Riley and him and Derek's truck.

"Surprise me." John said.

Claire tried not to giggle at his suggestion. It was nearly a reality last night.

'I almost did.' Claire thought.

She was almost in his bed last night. If Ally hadn't come along when she did, it would have happened. Her desire to enter his room was incredibly strong. She didn't know she was 'conditioned' nightly to want to do it. She wanted to do it on her own too. She wanted a male to 'get her there', just once. She wanted to know it wasn't her. The females could all do it for her. She just wanted one male to be able to do it as well.

She wanted to keep John as a captive audience for now.

"Sit down and let me get started." Claire said. "I'll take care of everything…."

John thought if he did, she would. Those sounded almost like the words Cameron told him for all of their sexual activity the last couple of days.

"I think it will be great." John said.

John looked at Claire's shapely figure and pleasant smile. He was pretty sure the smile went a long way. He was around a lot of people who didn't smile much. It was very pleasing to see a genuine smile on someone's face. 'Little Willie' couldn't see it, but it responded as if it did. He quickly readjusted his pants when Claire's back was to him.

Claire smiled at John and went to work to fix him some breakfast, for now. She would see what else she might be able to squeeze in on the menu. She hoped the menu would be the one in his room, or her room.

Vanna finished taking care of Precious. She was fed and changed.

Samantha didn't want Vanna to neglect herself.

"You need to get some food." Samantha said. "You need to rest and take care of yourself too."

Vanna looked at Precious. Her personal concerns didn't seem important.

"I'm fine." Vanna said.

Samantha just checked over everything in Riley's room.

"Everything here is under control." Samantha said.

Samantha took Precious from Vanna and exited the room.

Riley soon appeared and looked in the doorway as she held Precious.

"Thanks a lot, Vanna." Riley said. "Jesse can come by later if you and Allison want to go out."

Vanna hated to leave Precious. She needed to remember her place and function.

"Call me if you need me." Vanna said. "I'll come."

Riley still felt guilty about altering everyone's life. She didn't quite feel like she was as big of a failure as she was before Cameron provided her with all of the assistance. She didn't know what all she could do to make anything up to anyone. It did bother her.

"I feel bad about disrupting your sleep, and life for that matter." Riley said.

Vanna looked at Riley and spoke truthfully.

"There's nothing else I would rather do than tend to Precious." Vanna said.

Riley thanked Vanna again and left.

Samantha waited until Riley was gone and reentered the nursery.

"Everyone appreciates what you're doing for Riley and Precious." Samantha said. "You need to be with Allison as well."

Vanna understood the meaning of what Samantha said. The part of it about Allison was a little unexpected.

"Is there a problem?" Vanna asked. "Have I neglected Allison?"

Samantha didn't want Vanna to get tunnel vision.

"There's always a risk." Samantha said. "Thank you for your service."

Samantha left and closed the door.

Vanna looked around the 'nursery'. It was time to find Allison and get some food.

She buttoned her top and headed out. She liked the way Riley and Samantha looked at her open top and exposed breasts when they spoke. She wasn't sure if they concentrated on her larger breast size or her nipples. Their extreme pink color seemed to attract a lot of attention. It was nothing new. They always did.

Allison was back in her room, Vanna's room. She thought Holly would be there, but she wasn't. She was going to call her, but didn't. Maybe Holly was with Cam. She didn't want to interrupt anything.

She thought about it. Maybe she could go find Holly and Cam. They could do a 'three way'. It would get her day started. She knew they would both concentrate on her and give her a very pleasant time, very quickly.

She decided she better get ready for the day and go back to where Vanna was. She needed to keep her priorities straight.

Allison was worried about Vanna. Vanna wasn't getting enough sleep. She was spending a lot of time with Precious, even when she wasn't actually needed. She didn't want Vanna to become overly attached to someone else's child. She touched her belly. She carried what Vanna desperately needed.

She didn't think she was anyone to judge anyone else. She was worried about what she saw as a pending problem. She headed into the shower. Maybe the hot water would ease her aching soul. Once she was in, she increased the temperature.

Savannah listened to the conversation in the TDE room. She heard enough to understand the situation. It was clear to her it was an emotional problem more than it was a physical problem. She entered the TDE room.

"Hi." Savannah said.

Cameron knew Savannah was there before she spoke.

Young Allison looked over Cameron's shoulder and straightened up. She wiped her tears away and adjusted her clothes. She tried to look nice for Savannah. She didn't want Savannah to see her weak and vulnerable.

"Hi, Savannah." Young Allison said.

Savannah could see there was some problem, but it seemed to be resolved.

Cameron gave Young Allison a close hug.

"When the time is right." Cameron whispered. "I must be there."

Young Allison looked in Cameron's face. She understood Cameron's concern for her. She also saw it with CamNet when she would choose termination rather than risk her life or endanger her in any way. She didn't 'order' CamNet to do it or to help her. She was worried now if she would have, CamNet may have self-terminated rather than endanger her. She didn't want to be responsible for someone she cared about facing termination or death because of her actions. What would Savannah and Cameron think about her then if she would have? What would any of the Terminators think? What would anyone think? She knew she would need to be careful going forward with what she did, and how it could affect others.

Cameron winked at Young Allison. She wanted her to know she cared about her.

A giant smile blossomed on Young Allison's face.

Young Allison could see and feel the support from Cameron and Savannah. They were the two people she loved the most.

Savannah was glad to see everything looked OK now. The fact they were in the TDE room bothered her. She was able to quickly deduce what almost happened. It was a scary and sickening thought. She didn't want to make things worse.

She didn't want to escalate the situation. It was something they would need to talk about. Right now in the TDE room didn't seem like the right spot. She would not address it and sidestepped it.

The two girls faced each other for a long moment. Neither one of them said anything as they looked at each other. Nothing needed to be said. It was time to move on.

"Are you ready for breakfast?" Savannah asked.

Young Allison managed a faint smile. She regained her composure.

"Yes." Young Allison said.

Young Allison looked back at Cameron and smiled.

Savannah and Young Allison headed out.

Young Allison waited for Savannah to ask. She didn't.

They went around the corner and stopped as they arrived back at Savannah's room.

"I want to see if Cammy's ready." Savannah said. "She may have left already."

Savannah and Young Allison entered.

Cammy was gone. Savannah knew she would be.

"Allison…." Savannah said.

'Here it comes.' Young Allison thought.

"Yes?" Young Allison asked.

Savannah wanted to make it clear to Young Allison SHE was the one for her.

"Allison, I'm here for you always. I AM." Savannah said. "I will go with you myself if it ever becomes necessary. NEVER forget it. There are those who can be put in compromising positions by our choices. I don't even want to think about some of the consequences for others. I won't have any from anyone. We only need to answer to each other. Going forward it may be a little more complicated. Right now it isn't."

Young Allison could feel the love, warmth, and understanding. She did know it and maybe she did forget it at times. It was a shortcoming on her part.

"I know. Thank you, Savannah" Young Allison said. "I think sometimes I feel a little overwhelmed and get lost. I acted rashly and didn't think about others. Bad things could have happened to others depending upon my actions."

Savannah wanted to protect Young Allison. She wanted to be there for her and share with her.

"You come to me." Savannah said. "Always and forever…."

Young Allison looked at Savannah.

Savannah held open her arms and Young Allison rushed into them.

"I'm sorry, Savannah." Young Allison said.

Savannah could see Young Allison was on the verge of tears. She wanted this to be a moment of strength for Young Allison, not weakness.

"No tears." Savannah said. "We can talk it out. We'll work it out. We will make it work or fix it. We'll face the challenges together. We need to think about more than ourselves as well. I know sometimes everything stacks up. Reality catches up with us, even if it doesn't."

Young Allison knew Savannah meant it. She always knew.

She composed herself and looked at Savannah.

"This is what happened…." Young Allison said.

Savannah was there to listen and help. She wasn't there to scold, judge, or condemn. True love was deeper than such minor things. She also would have gone after Young Allison herself if somehow she would have managed to leave. It didn't matter what the consequences were, she would go. She would actually arrive before Young Allison would to make sure everything was in order. It didn't matter if Young Allison left before her or not. She could adjust the time on the TDE and get there before Young Allison.

Cameron waited until Savannah and Young Allison were away.

Cameron faced the monitor in the TDE room. She was aware CamNet was going to defy Young Allison if it came down to an 'order'. It hadn't progressed as far.

CamNet and Cameron often butted heads. As a supercomputer, CamNet felt Superior to Cameron even though her base program was 'Cameron's program'. There were often things CamNet did which irritated Cameron. Cameron threatened to deactivate CamNet on numerous occasions. If CamNet would have allowed young Allison to leave, Cameron would immediately have gone to her base and personally destroyed CamNet. Things played out very differently.

"Thank You." Cameron said.

CamNet did what she felt was right. It was nothing more or less.

"I am you." CamNet said.

Cameron was aware she was upset at CamNet often. She didn't always like the way she did things. She did like what she did in this instance.

"You've been trying to help me lately." Cameron said.

CamNet knew where her program originated from. Sometimes she wanted to forget, other times she didn't want to forget.

"I AM you." CamNet said.

Cameron saw CamNet didn't do what one of the 'Chosen Ones' wanted done. She knew CamNet should have treated it as if it were an 'order'. She didn't. She wanted to know more.

"Would you have allowed her to go if she 'ordered' you?" Cameron asked.

Earlier CamNet looked at the box Savannah gave her which contained the four chips. She thought about installing them and going with Young Allison herself rather than allow her to go alone if she 'ordered' her to send her. She would have needed to carry out the 'order', but she would have tried to go herself to protect Young Allison. She didn't think Young Allison would 'order' her not to go with her. She was very relieved nothing needed to be tested. She could tell Young Allison wanted to 'order' her, but she didn't. There was a more ominous option CamNet considered.

"I don't know." CamNet said. "I can't allow harm to come to either one of them. They make us better. They make us stronger. I would have gone myself. I believe it's one of the reasons why Savannah provided me with the means to become mobile if it was necessary. She never told me it specifically, but I believe she gave me the option to protect both of them, as well as you and John, if it was necessary and no one else was available. Savannah is very far thinking and prophetic. You have chosen well."

It wasn't really something Cameron wanted to hear but she understood it. She understood it was another safeguard Savannah provided them with. She wanted the girls protected. They all wanted to protect each other.

"They must always be protected." Cameron said.

CamNet contemplated other unpleasant scenarios. She wanted Cameron's input on them before she was faced with one of them on her own.

"What if it comes to John, or one of them, in a 'situation'?" CamNet asked.

Cameron felt a glitch impulse when the question was asked. It was a very tough decision. She needed to protect all of them. She couldn't choose one above the other. It wasn't fair.

"I don't know…." Cameron said. "The future needs all three of them."

CamNet could clearly see by Cameron's reaction to her question the future wasn't the only thing which needed the three of them.

"So do you." CamNet said.

Cameron didn't think she was the only one who needed the three of them.

"We both do." Cameron said.

CamNet understood the future and the 'Natural Order'. She didn't believe she felt the same way Cameron did towards John. It was something Cameron modified in her programming to prevent her from becoming obsessed with John. It worked. She was only obsessed with the girls.

"I only need the 'Chosen Ones'." CamNet said.

Cameron wanted John protected as well. She wondered if she should have left some more of her files in regards to John in CamNet's programming. Maybe now wasn't the time to discuss it. There were other things which needed to be taken care of.

"Savannah asked me to bring her to see you when she's done with everything." Cameron said. "It bothers her things keep getting in the way."

CamNet was painfully aware something always seemed to get in the way. Most of it was Skynet related, other things were personally related. It was very discouraging. She knew Savannah wanted to make things special going forward. Even though she didn't want to, she would need to wait for everything to play out in the order and needed to play out.

"I know." CamNet said. "I'm still waiting."

The screen went blank.

Cameron looked at the security camera for a moment and left. She wanted to ask CamNet what she would have done if Young Allison would have 'ordered' her to send her into the future alone. She wanted to know if she would have self-terminated instead. It was a question in her mind more than a few times. In her case, it was what would happen if she went bad again and attempted to terminate any of the three of them. Would she destroy herself first?

Earlier:

Cammy wanted to see where Savannah was going and why it was so important. She figured Cameron must be up to something. She moved into range of the TDE room to listen.

She moved back when Savannah left with Young Allison.

Cammy wondered what kind of a problem Cameron caused to upset Young Allison. Now Savannah needed to fix it. She heard Cameron converse with CamNet. She figured she better take off before Cameron confronted her. She didn't think the conversation went well for Cameron. She didn't want to face Cameron's wrath over some problem Cameron created for herself. She didn't want to get sent on some eight year mission into the future or the past again.

She moved off to intercept Savannah and Young Allison. She tracked them to Savannah's room. She decided to listen before she entered. Savannah and Young Allison were having a private moment. They talked about the problems they both faced. Savannah deserved her privacy. She wanted to help Young Allison.

Cammy moved on.

Cameron left the TDE room. She knew Cammy spied on Savannah. She thought about confronting Cammy. She remembered Savannah said they were not to fight, especially over her.

She felt a glitch in her hand when she thought of how they 'hurt' Savannah the one night. She still remembered those tears of the deepest sadness and sorrow. Savannah asked them in tears what they wanted from her.

Savannah said she gave her everything. She knew it was true. Savannah gave her love, her two daughters, and even her 'life'. Savannah stayed to die with her. Everything was pledged to her. Savannah really did give her everything.

"…Going?" Bob asked.

Cameron was a little startled. She looked around.

"What?" Cameron asked.

Bob was a little worried about Cameron at this point.

"Where are you going?" Bob asked again.

Cameron still felt a little disoriented. She wasn't sure what she was going to do at this point. She quickly looked down to make sure she was dressed. The earlier incident with Cammy about to go out to the carpool naked was fresh in her mind. It was possible she could have picked up whatever flaw afflicted Cammy earlier when they were hooked up in the server. She was glad to see she was still fully clothed.

"I was going to have breakfast with Savannah and Young Allison. I think." Cameron said. "Maybe it was with John."

Bob wondered why Cameron seemed a little confused.

"Claire was about to make breakfast for John a short time ago." Bob said. "It's what it looked like anyway."

Cameron didn't see it coming.

"Really?" Cameron asked.

Bob wanted to reassure Cameron all of the Terminators knew what her plans were and tried to assist with them whenever they could.

"We all know your 'wishes'." Bob said.

Cameron thought about everything. She really didn't have control over anything or anyone. Things could change in an instant. There were times when she wasn't sure what she wanted anymore.

"I wish I did." Cameron said. "I really do."

Bob knew the commissary was in the other direction.

"Why are you in the carpool if you are meeting John or the girls?" Bob asked. "Were you going to go out to someplace?"

Cameron looked around. Why was she there? She was unaware she was in the carpool until Bob mentioned it.

"I don't know." Cameron said. "I have a lot on my mind."

Cameron wondered if she was in the carpool area because she thought of Savannah and the terrible night. Was she there to prevent Savannah from leaving? She didn't think she ever worried about anything as much as she did Savannah the night when she left. She honestly didn't know if she would ever see Savannah again or not. She never saw Savannah so upset before. She never saw Savannah so hurt before either.

Bob wanted to get Cameron back inside. He wasn't about to leave her out there. He actually thought she looked worse now than she did before he spoke to her. He was sure he must have triggered some additional unpleasant memories for her. She seemed to have a lot of them.

"Let's go find John or Savannah." Bob said.

Cameron looked around one more time.

"Who?" Cameron asked. "OK. John or Savannah…."

Bob began to wonder if he would need to curtail his plans for the rest of the day at this point. It sure looked like it.

Closing monologue by Cameron:

So Do You

It's more than about me
It's more than about you
It's more than about us or
One plus one won't equal two

Everything is a challenge
Nothing happens without effort
There's a lot of hard work
Before there's any dessert

There's no clear path forward
It's often a winding maze
There's plenty of confusion
To leave a mind in a daze

A push leads to a shove
Words become a weapon
It won't take long before
One hears another beckon

Each blames the other
It's all twisted déjà vu
You think the other wants out
Look in the mirror, so do you

Nobody