Chapter 1052

I Have Noticed

John Henry enjoyed seeing the girls in 'action' when he could watch it from his station in the Command Center. To see it in person was extremely exciting, but it also made him highly nervous. There were things he wanted to do he knew he shouldn't do. It was a very strong compulsion. The components on his sheath seemed to have a mind of their own. It was more so now than it used to be in the past. He was also more highly distracted by viewing things, especially with the females he was acquainted with, than he was previously. He knew his programming was expanding the way it was supposed to so his development could be furthered.

He was bothered by the fact CamNet sent him to put an end to what was going on. It bothered him a little more to find out Young Allison is the one who instructed CamNet to put an end to what was happening. He was the one watching it because Sheila asked him if she knew where her body cam was at. As soon as he searched for it, he found it was in her room. He saw her wink at him on the hidden body cam before she started in with the other girls. Evidently CamNet watched everything as well. He wasn't quite sure how Young Allison became involved.

He would have expected Savannah to become involved before Young Allison. Young Allison was with Cameron, not in her bunker where she normally was at. It didn't seem Cameron was involved with what occurred. It made it even stranger because Young Allison was right there with her. He wondered if CamNet was instructed to keep Young Allison informed on what was going on with whom at the Resistance base. No. He was sure Cameron was involved and asked Young Allison to intervene. The way she did it would further her leadership skills.

He was glad Samantha was there to do the 'dirty work'. He was more than a little surprised when Samantha pulled her Taser out. When she did, he did as well. He wasn't sure how it was going to play out going forward. He tried to blame as much of everything he could on CamNet in front of the others. It would probably create another problem later on.

On his way back to the Command Center, he contemplated what almost happened earlier with Sheila. After witnessing the Metal girls in action, he was ready to try some 'advanced interaction'. He figured Sheila was the one. Of course it was before he needed to pull a Taser out on her. He was pretty sure Sheila was going to be in trouble with Cameron when she returned. It didn't seem to be something which would be easily swept under the rug since Young Allison and CamNet were involved.

John Henry entered the Command Center.

John looked up from his monitor at John Henry.

"Did I miss anything?" John asked.

John Henry saw no need to involve John in a 'personal matter'.

"No." John Henry said. "I wanted to check a few things out."

John was well aware when John Henry needed to leave abruptly like he did, there was usually something going on. He hoped for a little better answer. He decided to push John Henry a little bit to see what he could find out.

"Like what?" John asked.

Now John Henry was a little worried. He tried to come up with an answer which shouldn't draw too much follow up. He wanted to avoid the fact Young Allison was involved in some way because it's what would set everyone off. It wouldn't actually be what Sheila did, but because Young Allison needed to become involved in it. He would try to put it in terms he felt John could understand based on some of his private interaction with other individuals, including things which happened right in front of him in the Control Center in Las Vegas at the hotel casino.

"It was of a personal nature." John Henry said.

John felt he understood. He was down the same road with Future Riley. It was something he never wanted to discuss, especially since she was murdered for her 'association' with him. He was aware any type of a personal relationship became very complicated in a very short period of time. It usually started with one of the individuals, and was soon followed by the other one in some type of emotional battle with each other.

It still irritated him to think about the situation Future Riley created at Mike Silver's house. He didn't like Mike to begin with from school. He was a troublemaker and a screw off. Exactly how Future Riley ended up at his house with the other people for a party was unknown to him. He didn't like the way Mike treated his mother either. When Mike started to manhandle Future Riley in search of his lighter, he couldn't help himself. He used his training to bring Mike down. He could have kept him down but he didn't. He started to beat him. It was wrong to do. A lot of things he did were wrong. He didn't think he could offer John Henry much advice based on his failed track record. He could however offer him a warning based on his failed track record.

"You seem to be having more of those events." John said. "Just be warned things can get messy, fast. Few things turn out to be what you think they will be, or work out the way you want them to. There's a lot of hurt involved with everything. It's not physical pain either."

John Henry thought of all the problems Cameron suffered through. It made him think of his earlier desire to be with one of the Metal girls. Maybe it wasn't such a good idea after all. Still, he would like to try it at least one time. If things wouldn't have become so involved in Las Vegas, he could have slipped out for a few hours and visited one of the legal establishments located in the next county where 'relations' were possible on an hourly basis. No laws would be broken. If things didn't work out, it wasn't someone from the Resistance he would need to look at every day for the rest of his existence. He agreed with John about how things were overly complicated.

"I have noticed." John Henry said. "Everything is way more complex than it should be."

Ally and Hanna discussed it among themselves and decided to confront Sheila. They didn't like the fact everything the three of them did was broadcast through her body cam.

It was evidently viewed by not only John Henry but CamNet as well. It appeared CamNet forwarded the video to Young Allison. The purpose of it was to get Young Allison to intervene in what Sheila planned for them.

Ally was very much in love with Sheila. She would never admit it, but she was.

"How could you?" Ally asked. "We trusted you. I trusted you."

Sheila didn't see what the big deal was. Everyone knew what everyone else did and with whom. She only wanted to have a little fun.

"I was just fooling about." Sheila said. "It didn't hurt anything. There are plenty of videos on the internet of people doing things a lot more extreme than what we did. It's not like we invented something."

Ally wanted to point out there probably weren't too many very scary robots from the future who were tethered together and stimulated to incapacitation on the internet. She decided not to mention it. She didn't want the footage to end up there. It would probably go viral in a very short time as people learned about it and wanted to see exactly what was going on. They would most likely assume they were actors.

Hanna knew how upset Cameron was going to be because Young Allison was involved. The specific type of the infraction, because of its sexual nature, was going to set Cameron off.

"You're going to be deactivated when Cameron finds out you drug Young Allison into this." Hanna said.

Sheila didn't think she drug anybody into it. Everyone was there by their own free choice. The other people who showed up came there on their own. She glanced over at the scalpel and was glad she hadn't used it. Well, she was glad she wasn't caught using it. She planned to give both of them the 'Barbie' look. It was a very popular cosmetic procedure human female's paid good money to have done. There were scores of celebrities, musicians, and actresses who underwent the procedure. A lot of those underwent various other procedures as well. There was no shortage of procedures for the wealthy. It wasn't like it was permanent or anything with cyborgs. Everything would regenerate in a few days.

Ally was still very upset about the whole thing. It was probably more agonizing because of the love she felt for Sheila. It felt very unfair. She felt violated.

"We should deactivate Sheila ourselves first. I should be the one to crush her chip instead of Cameron." Ally said. "How could you do it to me? To me, Sheila, how could you do it to me?

Sheila thought Ally was overreacting. She wondered how angry Ally would have been if she would have rebooted and found she sported the 'Barbie' look - again. She still didn't see it as a big deal. She just shrugged her shoulders.

Hanna didn't think Sheila understood the magnitude of the event and the one she did earlier with Cammy.

"I saw Samantha packing heat. She was going to light you up with a Taser." Hanna said. "You know as well as I do who told her to do it. You know CamNet doesn't fool around."

Sheila wondered how Cameron would humiliate her in front of everyone as she deactivated her. Maybe Ally could do it now and spare her the shame Cameron was sure to inflict on her. She didn't want Savannah or Young Allison to see her punished in such a manner. She couldn't self terminate. She decided it was better to end her existence right now. She glanced over at the scalpel on the nightstand. She planned to use it on Hanna and Ally when they were incapacitated. Now they could use it on her. She wasn't incapacitated. She was in control of her destiny. It was time to 'pay the piper'.

She looked both Ally and Hanna in the eyes.

"I'll go into standby and submit to chip extraction." Sheila said. "Can I get one of you to do it?"

Hanna and Ally looked at each other. They wondered if Sheila was joking but quickly realized she wasn't. She was ready to terminate.

Now Ally felt bad for Sheila. She didn't want her terminated. She was angry at her, but she still loved her.

"Don't jump the gun." Ally said. "Young Allison will seek advice from Savannah about how best to proceed."

Ally didn't want to point out how she set Savannah off when they went out. It was hard to believe it was last night. Savannah made it very clear everyone was to keep their hands off of Young Allison. Things might not go as well for Sheila as she thought if Savannah became enraged with Young Allison's involvement. The fact she was there and involved, even if involuntarily, probably wouldn't help Sheila any. She didn't think she would bring it up right now.

Hanna was around Young Allison all the time in Palmdale. She saw how she operated and what she did in the bunker with Anna and CamNet.

"She will." Hanna said. "Young Allison hits hard if she needs to. Savannah will seek a more moderate approach. I don't believe she would allow for any Resistance Terminator to be terminated. You have to consider the possibility your chip might be placed in a drone, or an HK Track."

Sheila would rather terminate than have it happen. She wasn't sure what was going to happen. It looked very depressing no matter what it was going to be. There was going to be a certain amount of personal humiliation no matter what course of action was taken. She finished dressing.

"How do I look?" Sheila asked.

Ally really liked the look. It was different.

"You look stunning." Ally said. "You look a lot better than I normally look."

Hanna looked at Sheila and thought about what she attempted to do right now.

"Are you trying to look more like Young Jesse?" Hanna asked.

Sheila thought maybe she should have used some age regression earlier. She thought about it, but she never took it very far. It was programmed into her to look like Jesse, the same way Ally was to look like Allison, and Hanna was to look like Vanna. It was so they could replace the girls in a moment's notice if some type of issue or situation developed regarding them. They were the ones who would take the heat, not the human girls. She hoped if she appeared to look like Young Jesse, Savannah and Young Allison might go a little easier on her. It was a long shot. She wasn't sure it was the right thing either.

"Maybe…." Sheila said.

Hanna thought a different approach would be the better course of action.

"Be who you are for Young Allison and Savannah." Hanna said. "It will mean more to them by you being who you really are."

Sheila remembered how Young Allison looked at her when they were at the pool. She wanted to show off and expose herself to Young Allison. She saw how Young Allison took it all in. Young Allison was clearly excited and stimulated to see her naked when she put on her bikini. She thought both Savannah and Young Allison liked to see her jewelry, as well as what it was attached to.

"Maybe I will." Sheila said. "I am who I am."

Sheila knew she 'communicated' with both Young Allison and Savannah in her own way before. She was aware she was 'pushing it' when she did. She didn't think it hurt to offer the girls options in appearance or partners.

Allison and Vanna were still upset at their encounter with a rude weightlifter. The comment was rude under any circumstances, but it was specifically directed at the two of them because they were both females.

Vanna, Allison, and Bob walked toward the beach.

They stopped at a local shop.

Vanna picked up a pair or 'aviator' style mirror sunglasses for Bob.

"Here, put these on." Vanna said.

Bob looked at them and wondered what for.

"I see everything." Bob said. "I don't need them."

Allison liked the idea as well.

"Sure you do." Allison said. "They'll make you look even more intimidating."

Bob looked around the area for any threats.

"There aren't any threats I can't handle." Bob said.

Allison put the sunglasses on for Bob.

Vanna liked the look.

"You look awesome." Vanna said.

Bob looked in a little mirror by the rack the sunglasses were on. He thought he looked the same, but with a pair of mirror sunglasses on.

Allison noticed the creep who accosted them earlier. She instantly felt the anger well up inside of her. She was still very upset about what the man said, and what he indicated about Vanna and her.

"Hey, look." Allison said. "There's the clown who mouthed off earlier. He's over there working out."

Bob looked over. It appeared to him the individual was still dressed the same. He didn't see him dressed in any comedic clothing. He expected to see him with colorful baggy clothes, oversized shoes, and some type of strange hairdo which would be bald down the center.

Vanna wanted Bob to do a 'Cameron type' challenge. She didn't like what he said about Allison and her. It was personally disrespectful and offensive. It didn't take into account love was blind.

"Go show them how we do it in the future." Vanna said.

Bob wondered if he was supposed to go terminate all of the weightlifters. It was how he would do it in the future if he encountered a group of hostiles. He was about ready to start over and begin the terminations.

Allison wanted to make sure Bob understood the nature of the challenge.

"I'm pretty sure there's no weight over there you can't lift." Allison said. "You will beat them at their own game, in their own backyard."

Bob quickly reassessed his mission. He scanned the weight lifting equipment arranged in the workout area. Nothing there would even challenge him in the slightest.

"No problemo…." Bob said. "They'll be angry when I beat them."

Allison was angry again once she spotted the man. She wanted vengeance. She wanted payback.

"We won't." Allison said. "We'll be happy. You want to make us happy don't you? I went to see him humiliated in front of his friends. I want to rub it in. I don't like him because he's a moron and a jerk. He personally insulted Vanna and me for no other reason than who we are. We didn't do anything to him. We're going to now though."

Bob wanted to keep things low key. He would rather come back later and terminate the man when he was alone. He would simply snap his neck and be done with it. There was no need to make a big deal about it. He may hold him in the air for a few extra seconds so the man knew what was coming before he flicked his wrist and snapped his neck like a rotten twig. It's what he would do. He would say it was from the girls, right before he did it. He didn't want to get ahead of himself.

"I don't want to cause a problem." Bob said.

The anger boiled inside of Allison. She wanted justice. She didn't care if it caused a problem or not.

"I do." Allison said. "I want to cause a problem. I still don't like what he said. It was very personal to me. It was a directed insult to Vanna and me. I want payback. Payback is a Bitch, and so am I."

Vanna and Allison looked at each other. The girls didn't like being called out for who they loved. It wasn't an issue in the future. Life was short. People found comfort and love where they could. Things were different in the past, the present. Some people were very cruel. There was no reason for them to say anything to anyone else other than to be mean and hateful. She might be a little more reserved than Allison was, but not in this case. It struck a very negative cord in her as well.

"It was VERY insulting to both of us." Vanna said. "I want him to feel humiliated. Payback time…."

Allison wanted to provoke the man. She was going to do it anyway. She was even angrier since Vanna was still upset about it too. She was a trained Resistance fighter. She would do something on her own if she needed to. If Bob chose to act to support her, she wasn't going to complain. She knew Vanna would assist her.

She walked up and stood over the weightlifter. She wanted to get his attention and she wanted to make him mad.

"Is that all you can lift?" Allison asked. "My sister can lift as much."

The weightlifter doubted it. He wondered where the mouthy slut came from. Didn't these Bitches know their place in life yet? He didn't recognize Allison at first, but quickly did when he saw Vanna by her. He also remembered the big guy who was with them. When he bumped into him, it was like bumping into a brick wall.

Allison's words caught the attention of the other weightlifters nearby.

"It's four hundred and fifty pounds." One weightlifter said.

Allison took Bob's arm. She was going to drag him into it.

"My boyfriend can lift more than that." Allison said. "You can watch what a real man can lift."

Vanna hoped Bob didn't say he wasn't a real man, but a cyborg. No. He had enough experience to know how to play the game.

I can take him." The mouthy weightlifter said. "Load me up."

The mouthy weightlifter asked his spotter to add more weight.

The other weightlifters begin to pay closer attention. There weren't normally open challenges issued like what they just heard. They figured there must have been some previous interaction with the group of newcomers. Both of the chicks were hot, and the dude looked serious, real serious.

"It's five hundred pounds now." One weightlifter said.

The mouthy weightlifter tried and struggled to lift the extra weight. It was all he could do.

Vanna looked at Allison. She wanted to push the issue.

"Is that all the sissy can lift?" Vanna asked. "My boyfriend's a real man. He can lift more than such a puny amount. He's not a pansy like this loser is."

Her comments caused some uneasy laughter among the other weightlifters. He wasn't a well liked individual to begin with.

Vanna gave Bob a kiss on the cheek and whispered in his ear.

"Make it look hard at first." Vanna whispered.

Allison wanted to push the issue. She could see she had an audience.

"Add a hundred pounds." Allison said.

Two of the other weightlifters did.

The exhausted mouthy weightlifter moved and Bob took his place.

Bob looked like he barely strained and lifted the weight.

There was a sense of awe among the other weightlifters.

Vanna looked at the mouthy weightlifter.

"She meant, add a hundred pounds on each side." Vanna said. "He's not a milk-toast pantywaist like the weakling who just got up. He can see what a real man looks like now. He was a little confused earlier."

The mouthy weightlifter looked like he was going to respond to Vanna.

Bob glared at him and he remained silent.

The weightlifters looked at each other. It was a lot of weight.

"I'm just getting started." Bob said.

The weightlifters added more weight.

Bob looked like he barely strained a little more and lifted the weight.

There was a murmur of voices in the group of weightlifters who watched. They were more than impressed. They would gladly have the newcomer replace the other man. None of them cared for his mouth either.

"It was seven hundred pounds." One weightlifter said.

Allison looked at the mouthy weightlifter with contempt.

"It looks like we do have a real man." Allison said. "It looks like you came up a little - short. It appears the weights aren't the only department."

Allison and Vanna both giggled as they looked at the man's waist.

Vanna leaned over and kissed Allison deeply. She loved Allison and didn't care who knew it.

"We have each other." Vanna said. "It's the best part. There's plenty of everything to go around for all of us, all the time."

Allison and Vanna giggled again.

"Does anybody still have a problem with it?" Allison asked.

None of them responded.

One of the weightlifters went to get one of their friends.

"'Samson' can beat him." One weightlifter said.

Vanna figured they sent for some drug laden friend.

"I doubt the 'Steroid King' can match him." Vanna said.

Allison heard about Cameron turning a car over which was on fire to get an injured man out, when she was out with Riley. She knew Bob could lift over a ton if it was the case. She saw an opportunity to make a point and pick up a little cash. She didn't want the money for herself but would redistribute it to those who needed it. She wanted to make the weightlifters feel a little pain.

"Maybe we should make a bet." Allison said. "I like to have extra spending money to hand out to the homeless."

Allison and Vanna negotiated a series of bets with the weightlifters.

Bob wasn't sure what Allison and Vanna were doing now, but it was 'fun'. He enjoyed the 'challenge'. The weightlifters didn't know he could lift anything around them.

One thing he did notice was the anger both Vanna and Allison felt towards the mouthy weightlifter. He could see both of them could turn very cruel quickly if they wanted to. He also knew if they were in the Wastelands, there would probably be another soon to be bleached skull added to the pile.

He better understood Young Allison's actions in dealing with the Syndicate and the Cartel. He was aware of how she handled the gang of bikers in the desert. She could be cold and calculating as well as ruthless. He needed to remember there was someone who would back her play no matter what it was. It was the most powerful entity on Earth. It was CamNet.

Cameron wondered if Young Allison was spying again.

Young Allison watched the drone footage of Vanna and Allison.

"What are they doing?" Young Allison asked. "It looks like they're lifting weights."

Cameron saw Bob with them and knew what they were doing. It was something she would do. She figured Allison was behind it. She didn't know why. She wondered if there was something which provoked it. If there was, she planned to get involved herself to make sure justice was served. She knew Bob might be a little reluctant to deal with the individuals who needed further reeducation, or termination.

"Vanna and Allison are setting up a challenge." Cameron said as she glanced at the phone.

Young Allison knew of most of the occasions when Cameron did similar things.

"You do it on your 'Fun Nights' with the girls or other Terminators." Young Allison said.

Cameron didn't see it as a big deal.

"It happens." Cameron said. "I only use my 'natural ability'. It's the same thing everyone else does. Mine just happens to be superior. Well, for most things."

Young Allison thought about what Cameron said as far as 'natural ability' went. It was exactly the same thing she did with Ally yesterday. She wondered if it was something Cameron picked up through the 'Neural Interface' with Future Allison. In other words, she wondered if it was something Cameron picked up from her. She didn't recollect any reports of other Terminators doing the same thing.

"I've read about all those incidents, at least the ones which were reported." Young Allison said. "I'm sure there are a lot of unreported ones as well."

Cameron looked over at Young Allison and flashed her sly smile. She encountered more than one 'sore loser'. They were dealt with accordingly. Usually it was the result of a physical altercation which occurred later on. Some of them were because of verbal abuse. She looked down at her right hand. They didn't have much to say after she used it.

"Maybe…." Cameron said. "Not all things end well for the challengers…. Defeat and humiliation are very hard for some individuals to accept."

Cameron felt whatever happened was on them, and not her. If there was a challenge, she beat them fair and square. It was her 'natural ability' against their 'natural ability'. It was their actions afterwards which determined their fate. They brought the additional challenge to her, not the other way around. They were usually a mouthy and arrogant individual to begin with which is what provoked the original challenge in the first place.

Young Allison continued to look at her phone.

"How soon will it be until we'll arrive?" Young Allison asked.

Cameron didn't think Bob would have any trouble protecting the girls if the need arose. She did want to get there as soon as she could though.

"It will be soon." Cameron said.

A few ideas popped into Young Allison's head. She looked at numerous images on the internet of other females. There was one thing which always left her with a very negative afterthought.

"I don't want any tan lines…." Young Allison said. "I'm going to go topless."

Cameron quickly looked over at Young Allison. She looked more than a little worried.

"It's inappropriate." Cameron said.

Young Allison giggled.

"I fooled you." Young Allison said.

Young Allison did fool Cameron.

Cameron thought she was serious. She was aware Young Allison would draw a lot of looks. Most of them would be from men. She knew of a more appropriate setting.

"I know where the local private nude beach is at." Cameron said. "We can go there. I have a membership."

Young Allison looked at Cameron and waited for her to say she 'fooled her too'. She didn't. The idea intrigued her if Cameron was serious. She read about such locations online. Some of them offered a vast amount of amenities associated with the club membership.

"What else do you do there?" Young Allison asked.

Cameron looked ahead as she spoke.

"We can play beach volleyball." Cameron said.

Young Allison wanted to verify what Cameron indicated. She still wasn't sure she wasn't messing with her.

"I want to get this straight. You play beach volleyball naked?" Young Allison asked.

Cameron looked over at Young Allison.

"Yes." Cameron said. "How hard can it be? I'm very popular."

Young Allison wondered if anyone besides Cameron went there as well.

"Who else goes?" Young Allison asked.

Cameron glanced at Young Allison and returned her eyes to the road.

"Most of the Metal girls have gone before." Cameron said. "I advise them to keep everything low-key. There are always those who would give a lot of negative feedback if they found out about it."

Young Allison thought it sounded like a serious line up. She was sure the negative feedback would probably come from John. There could also be some feedback from some of the human girls as well. She figured there was a reason why the human females were never invited."

"It sounds like fun." Young Allison said.

Cameron looked back over at Young Allison.

"Sheila, Gail, and Holly are the most popular, in that order." Cameron said. "Jewelry seems more attractive than size. Size does matter when compared to everyone else."

Young Allison figured it was the nipple rings which caught everyone's eye for Sheila. The entire concept sounded pretty wild to her. She still didn't know if she was being played or not.

"Are you fooling me?" Young Allison asked. "Did you not invited the human girls so people don't ogle them? I know you don't like anyone to look at us. I appreciate everything everyone does so they don't. Seriously, is this for real?"

Cameron looked over Young Allison and smiled.

"You tell me." Cameron said. "You don't see any tan lines on any of the Metal girls do you?"

Young Allison smiled at Cameron. She viewed images of all of them on a regular basis, if not a first hand basis when they visited her home in Palmdale

Cameron smiled back at her.

Savannah was concerned about Cammy.

"I'm still a little worried about last night." Savannah said.

Cammy frowned a little bit. She didn't think there was anything wrong with her. She was just in a hurry to leave when she left the room naked, twice. She thought it was a common mistake anyone could make.

"I'm fine." Cammy said.

Cammy checked on her phone.

"We're almost back to the Resistance base." Cammy said. "We can still go see CamNet."

Savannah didn't like to have Cammy take her. It made her feel 'bad' inside.

"I think I need to go there with Cameron." Savannah said. "She said there were some things she needed to take care of at her base."

Cammy felt there were other things she could do. She had a Metal lover as well as a human lover.

"I can hang out with Sheila." Cammy said.

It was fine with Savannah as long as there was no mistreatment by anyone. Maybe she should make it clear. She didn't like what happened to Cammy last night and earlier today.

"I don't have a problem with it, but she can't abuse you." Savannah said. "I won't allow anyone to abuse you again."

Cammy didn't think it was a big deal. She wanted Sheila to give her pain along with the pleasure. She wanted to make everything clear to Savannah before she took more drastic action. She could issue 'orders' which would restrict all of their sexual activity to only the basics.

"Savannah, I told her to do it." Cammy said. "I wanted her to do it. It was what I wanted. Not everyone would do what I want unless they loved me."

Savannah didn't like the after effects. Everything done, was done for too long.

"I don't like what happened to you." Savannah said. "I need to talk to her. I do love you. I would never do those things to you. "

Savannah's phone buzzed. She was still behind the wheel. There were no secrets between Cammy and her.

"Can you check it for me?" Savannah asked.

Cammy reached over and took Savannah's phone. She looked at the message for a moment before she spoke. She didn't think it was going to be anything positive. She looked at some of the information. She didn't think it was going to be anything good for Sheila.

"Young Allison wants you to speak to Sheila with her." Cammy said.

Savannah instantly looked alarmed. Something must have happened.

"What's Sheila done now?" Savannah asked. "Check with John Henry for me. I need to contact CamNet."

Cammy didn't think it was anything she wanted to be in the middle of. She was worried about Sheila. She wanted Savannah to show some moderation.

"Don't jump to any conclusions too quickly. It may be personal." Cammy said. "Let me drive."

Savannah was afraid it would require some direct involvement.

"We'll switch at the next light." Savannah said.

At the next red light, Savannah climbed over Cammy as she slid into the driver's seat.

Savannah silently checked her phone.

"Do I want to know?" Cammy asked.

Savannah silently communicated on her phone. She was very disturbed at everything she found out. She didn't understand how Young Allison was mixed up in all of this.

"I'll deal with it." Savannah said. "I'm very disappointed in all of the developments related to this. This isn't something Young Allison should be involved with."

Cammy didn't think anything was coincidental. She figured if anything, it was because someone didn't want Savannah to be troubled by whatever happened while she needed to deal with her.

"She needs to be at some point." Cammy said. "Young Allison asked for your assistance, not for you to do it for her. Work with her, guide her. She wants to learn how to do more real world things, and do them right. I actually don't think her involvement is accidental. I believe it is a learning process for her. You're the best one qualified to assist and instruct her in the proper way to do things."

Savannah thought it was necessary, just not now. It looked like some type of a test to her. She was sure both of them were being tested. Maybe Cameron wanted to see at what point she would fold, or she would play her hand.

"Cameron's doing this on purpose." Savannah said. "She's testing us."

Cammy felt Cameron was a Bitch most of the time, but it wasn't what happened. She wanted to make it clear Cameron didn't have a thing to do with Sheila and her.

"What I did with Sheila, I did on my own." Cammy said. "I wanted her to do what she did and what she was going to do. I want to make it clear to you. It was what I wanted. I wanted more too."

Savannah wasn't really sure what to say about it. She was sure whatever Cammy was going through was related to her in some way. She looked back and saw Gail moved up close to them. It was probably because they switched drivers. She wanted to indicate to her everything was OK. She waved at Gail who was right behind them now.

Cammy was bothered by Gail's infatuation with Savannah. She wanted to know if the feelings were mutual.

"Do you love Gail?" Cammy asked.

Savannah quickly looked at Cammy with her question. She loved all of the Metal girls, and the human ones as well. There were different degrees of love as well as different types of love. It was all very complicated even if it didn't seem like it should be. It was.

"Yes." Savannah said. "But not the same as I love Young Allison, Cameron and you."

Cammy saw it a little differently for Gail.

"Gail loves you as much, if not more, than she does Jesse." Cammy said. "It includes Duplicate Jesse as well as Young Jesse."

Savannah didn't want Cammy to make a big deal about it. She was with all of the other Metal girls a lot of times.

"I told you we were only together once in Las Vegas." Savannah said.

Cammy could see she hit a nerve. It wasn't her intent. She didn't want to cause a problem between Savannah and her.

"You don't need to tell me what you do." Cammy said. "You're free to share with whomever you choose, whenever you choose. I just wanted you to understand Gail's point of view is different from yours."

Savannah told Cammy the same thing from before the first time they were together.

"We both are." Savannah said. "Our relationship is open, even if we're lovers."

They both knew they could share and still have each other.

"Thank you." Cammy said. "It makes our bond more special."

Cammy was very worried about Sheila. She didn't want Savannah to know.

Savannah didn't want to discuss any of the issues with Gail and what happened on the mountain side. She may have saved Gail once, but Gail saved her as well. She felt it was more than once.

Jesse rolled off of Claire and rotated around so their heads were next to each other.

They looked at each other for a long moment and then kissed deeply. It appeared previous events fueled the kiss and drove it to a higher level. They finally separated after a few minutes.

"I'm tired." Claire said. "I need to check on Summer and Allison, My Allison."

Jesse thought Claire should give the girls some space. They were both highly advanced for their age.

"They're fine, love." Jesse said. "If you push too hard, they're going to push back. Teenagers need room to grow. The more you try to hold them back, the quicker you will lose them."

Holly quickly checked her phone.

"I checked with Anna, she's with Summer at the park. Young Allison is with Cameron at the beach." Holly said.

It sounded like fun to Claire. She hadn't been to the beach in a long time. She would like to see the ocean again. She always found it a very pleasant place to visit.

"I want to go to the beach." Claire said. "Jesse will like it too."

Holly liked the idea. She went there once with Riley. It was a very eye opening experience. She checked a little further to see where everyone else was at.

"We can go." Holly said. "I'll drive. It's where Allison and Vanna are at also."

Claire wanted to go and she wanted to bring her cyborg lover as well.

"We can bring Hanna too." Claire said.

Jesse wanted to go until she remembered she now was needed for something more important.

"I need to stay around here for Precious." Jesse said. "It sounds like Vanna will be tied up for a while. I don't mind."

Cam was good with anything which occurred. She thought maybe she should stay with Jesse.

"I can hang out with Jesse." Cam said. "Gail is still out."

Jesse thought Cam should be with her human lover. She knew there were other Metal girls at the base.

"Thanks, love." Jesse said. "Vanna would like to see you too, Cam. Ally and Sheila should be around if I need 'anything'."

Almost all of Claire's things were at the house in Palmdale.

"I don't have any beach clothes with me." Claire said.

Cam didn't think it was a problem. She also wanted to throw something else out there.

"You can use any of mine." Cam said. "If they're at the nude beach, you won't need much."

It sounded totally hot to Claire. She didn't even know there was one.

"What nude beach?" Claire asked. "Is it legal?"

Cam knew it wasn't a public beach.

"It's private." Cam said. "It's in a secluded area."

Jesse never could figure out what the hang up was in the States with topless females.

"I don't know what the big deal is here." Jesse said. "We have plenty of nude beaches 'Down Under'. Toplessness is common. It's just part of your body. Everyone has norks."

Now Claire wondered if Young Allison was nude somewhere in front of strangers.

"Is My Allison at a nude beach?" Claire asked.

Jesse thought it was a bold move for Young Allison if she was.

"Would she go to one?" Jesse asked.

Those who knew Young Allison closely were aware she was a real firecracker. She was a 'cherry bomb' waiting to go off. She wasn't one to back away from a challenge either.

"Yes." Claire, Holly, and Cam all said at the same time.

Holly verified everyone's location. She didn't want things to get out of hand. It appeared everyone was getting ahead of themselves.

"Everyone relax." Holly said. "They're at the regular beach. It's no big deal."

Jesse dressed and excused herself.

Anna checked her phone.

Sarah could tell Anna wanted to be with Young Allison. It was clear it was more than her job at this point. She was around the Metal girls long enough to be able to read them a little better than she was in the beginning. She knew love when she saw it.

"You want to be with her don't you?" Sarah asked.

Anna's frown turned into a slight smile. Sarah 'read' her.

"I'm needed here, but yes, I do." Anna said.

Sarah didn't think they were in a high risk location. There was one Terminator with them already.

"You should've gone with them." Sarah said. "Jim's here."

Anna remembered what Young Allison told her. She knew it was the right call as well.

"Jan and Summer come first right now." Anna said. "Young Allison asked me to watch over them."

Jan and Summer were playing. They were laughing and giggling.

"They really like to be around each other." Sarah said.

Anna was aware neither of the girls got out much. They were both usually under a high level of security. Jan seldom left the base. Summer got out a little more often. There was always a strong Terminator presence around her.

"They're seldom with others their own age." Anna said.

Sarah couldn't help but think of her earlier thoughts about Claire. She was older than Claire was, but she was still highly attracted to her. She wasn't sure why, but there was a very strong feeling inside of her whatever she was near Claire. There were times when they exchanged long glances with each other. Nothing was ever said, and nothing was ever done. She let out a long breath. No one else was her age.

"Either am I…." Sarah said. "They need to be protected. We all do."

Closing monologue by Cameron:

I Have Noticed

Everyone thinks they're slick
They do what they want
Quicker than they think
They pull a stupid stunt

Whatever someone has
It's never enough
It's easy to stray
When the going gets rough

Whatever someone does
They think it's easy to justify
Do they ever think of the other
They will make cry

Some people are kind
Some people are cruel
Those are the ones
Who play everyone for a fool

Loyalties are soon misplaced
They don't remain focused
They think no one knows
I have noticed

Nobody