Chapter 1137

Keep It Low Key

It was the day of the cruise. It was the long awaited honeymoon Cameron and John waited to take. Things always seemed to get in the way for them to get a chance to get away from it all. Once they were on a cruise ship, which spent the majority of time at sea, they would be able to get away from it all. It would be a Honeymoon Cruise for them.

Cameron and John finished up another intense love making session. They showered and dressed. Their bags were packed and they were ready to go.

John wanted to go to the Command Center and check in with John Henry before they left. He felt a little self conscious about walking away from everything for a week. As much as he wanted to get out he still felt a little sense of guilt for turning his back on everything. It was the exact opposite feeling he thought he would have. He thought he would feel overjoyed to get away from the four walls.

Cameron wanted John's vacation to start now. There was no need to worry about any operational matters. They weren't going to be around the base much longer. She didn't want him to get tied up with anything specific.

"You don't need to do it today." Cameron said. "You're on vacation."

John felt a little miffed. He was sure Cameron knew everything happening.

"I bet you went to the Command Center." John said. "I think you checked on everything."

Cameron felt there was a valid excuse on her part. There were actually many things she did earlier. Based upon the nature of her construction it allowed her to do multiple tasks, and process much more information, especially in detail.

"I did and I will on our cruise." Cameron said. "I'll wait until you're asleep, or before we leave the ship. Remember, I don't sleep. I don't just want to stare at the ceiling in the darkness. It will be more efficient if I can monitor various things while you're asleep. I'll be very close by in the room attached to our suite. I'll be at your side in seconds to pleasure you in any way you desire. This is your chance to get away from it all, at least for a week. I'll be on the ship at sea when you're asleep. I won't be able to go anywhere or get off of the ship. You need to think about my needs as well."

John didn't want to make it an issue. He didn't want to make Cameron lie in bed and stare at the ceiling while he slept either. He didn't want her to lay there and listen to him snore for hours on end. While the cruise may be good for him, if he made her bored, or dissatisfied, it wouldn't be good for her. Maybe it would keep her out of trouble if she were to monitor everything while he was asleep. The ship was at sea every night except one, when it was dark.

He certainly didn't want her wandering around the ship at night. He was sure there would be more than one 'challenge' which would occur. Maybe it was just time to move things along.

He was sure there would be more than one intoxicated individual as the night wore on. No one needed to drive. People could drink more than they normally did. She would more than likely be accosted at some point by one of those individuals. He didn't think it would end well for them. There would be an empty cabin in the morning. He wouldn't put it past her to send them over the side. CamNet could erase the fact they were ever on the ship to begin with. He was sure it would show they never checked in. CamNet could even make it look like they went to an alternate location at the last minute.

Wait.

What if there was another individual on the ship with them? Cameron would need to terminate them as well so there wouldn't be any type of alarm or inquiry raised. It would probably mean two people overboard. Due to the nature of the cruise industry, there was seldom a single individual in a cabin. The more he thought about it, the more he realized it would be a good idea to keep her occupied with some type of computer gear. Like she said, she couldn't get off the ship if it was out in the ocean. He was ready to move along.

"How are we going to go to the port?" John asked. "Who's taking us there?"

John knew they weren't going to drive there on their own. He was sure there would be some type of procession of Terminators which would accompany them in one way or another.

Cameron planned to try to get Savannah to go along with them one more time. Well, it might be a few more than one time. Young Allison was still in Palmdale so it didn't look like it was going to happen with her.

She didn't think she would like to watch John if he was with the girls. She wondered how they would respond to him. Maybe she would secretly watch when he was with each of them for the first time. She wanted to see what their reaction was. She wanted to know what she missed. She wanted to compare their first time to the times which came later on. She hoped Young Allison's reaction would be the same as hers, but she didn't think it would be. At least she would know what she was supposed to respond to, and how she was supposed to act. She still needed to play a few more cards. She smiled at John.

"Cammy and Savannah will take us." Cameron said. "You need to eat first, I mean food this time. It's still a few hours before we can get on the ship."

John suppressed a snicker with Cameron's statement about 'eating'. He decided to let it pass. He was excited about what was to come. He'd viewed some food options on the ship online which intrigued him.

"I want to try the buffet. I saw it in the videos Savannah asked me to watch." John said. "I don't want to overdo it now. I want to have plenty of room available for when we get on board the ship. There will at least be a much broader selection of food available than anything we could possibly do here. I don't want to get on the ship full."

Cameron felt the buffet was overrated. It did offer a wide selection of food and food types. She thought John would like the fine dining in the main dining room. The idea reminded her about something else. There was something quick and easy and then there was something much better, but required a little bit of time and effort. It reminded her a little too much of his decision to pursue Future Riley over her. Now wasn't the time to go there, again. She figured they could give it a try.

"We can do it." Cameron said. "We also have room service, and a private table in the main dining room. There are various other specialty restaurants on the ship as well. There will always be a table available to us in any one of them, at any time they're serving. You only need to remember we're in the Owner's Suite. In our case it's quite literally so, more or less."

John touched his goatee. He hoped it was a good enough disguise. He remembered what happened in Mexico when he tried to eat dinner with Future Riley. It set a whole chain of events into motion. It didn't go over very well. It was a long time ago, but the incident still troubled him. Other than the danger he put Future Riley in, he was in grave danger himself. He literally escaped from the jail cell seconds before Cromartie arrived to kill him. He believed seven Mexican policemen died, and two more were severely wounded. Cromartie was responsible for the death of a lot of law enforcement officers. The twenty FBI agents on the HRT who died, were all dead indirectly because of him.

He didn't want to think about the past events and all those who were killed because of him. Technically every one of those law enforcement officers who died was a result of a Terminator attempting to get to him, or becoming involved and ending up on the radar. He knew a certain amount of seclusion offered a little more protection against being identified.

"Good, I didn't want to sit with strangers." John said. "I don't want anyone to recognize us."

John wasn't sure it was the real reason he didn't want to be around others. He felt maybe it was because he never quite fit in. Even when he was in school he was always 'different'. He was aware Future John seemed to have a similar 'problem'.

Cameron did mention he had a lot of friends in the future several times. Even with them, Future John was still isolated. Wait. Maybe they were all dead. Maybe to be his friend meant they would end up dead. It's sort of seemed the way it happened with other people in his life growing up until he moved into the Resistance base. He wasn't sure if the isolation was Cameron's doing or not. He was sure the anti-Metal people probably blamed it on her as well anyway.

He didn't like to be viewed as a 'weirdo'. It was a term he was referred to more than a few times. The last time he heard it used was when he went to pick Future Riley up from Mike's house. She was at some kind of a party. It didn't end well for Mike.

Great, now he thought about what happened afterwards with Future Riley. He wanted a little bit 'more' and she provided it to him. He didn't think it was just part of her 'job'. He believed her feelings were genuine. His feelings were.

He was trained to keep everything secret growing up. He didn't share the truth with Future Riley when he should have. Because he didn't do it, he was the one who got her killed. Sure, Future Jesse may have pulled the trigger, but it was his inability to trust Future Riley which got her killed. Maybe it was actually his inability to trust himself. He didn't do what he knew he should have done. It wasn't his mother's fault. It wasn't Cameron's fault. It was his fault. Now his mind was in a spot he didn't want it to be before his special time with Cameron.

Cameron thought John looked a little lost right now. He didn't need to think about other things. She sure hoped he wasn't caught up in some past event. She knew it wouldn't be the first time. She wanted him to think about the cruise.

"Since we're in the 'Owner's Suite', we'll have many perks which aren't available to the rest of the passengers." Cameron said. "We can even eat with the Captain for dinner one night if you choose to. It's something traditional for our cabin. All of the senior Officers can be at our table anytime as well."

John didn't really want anything so elaborate. It didn't seem like a good idea was sure there would be a lot of questions about what they do and where they came from. There would most certainly be additional pictures taken for them to purchase. He didn't think they needed the extra scrutiny. He was sure Cameron could do most of the talking and spin whatever story she wanted. He was painfully aware she was very good at telling lies. He needed to tell a few himself to hide the true nature of what his mother and him did growing up. It was what they needed to do to survive.

"I want to keep it low key." John said. "I would prefer to remain in the background as much as possible. It's best if we avoid strangers on a personal level."

Cameron doubted there would be anything low key about her appearance as she moved around the ship.

"I think more people will be interested in looking at me rather than at you." Cameron said.

Cameron felt everyone looked at her already anyway. They didn't usually just look once, they usually looked twice. Sometimes they looked more. She wondered what was any different the second or third time they looked. Everything was still the same on her. She knew if she were to dress skimpy and show a lot of sheath, it would draw even more attention to her and off of John. Maybe she would even have a nip slip or two. She could take a page out of Sheila's and Jesse's playbook. She was actually the one who taught Jesse the move. It was certainly an attention draw anywhere. She thought it was an effective strategy.

John touched his goatee again.

"I wish I would have been able to spend more time on growing this." John said.

Cameron thought it changed his appearance enough. It didn't look bad either.

"You look dashing." Cameron said.

Cameron led John to the commissary.

They spotted Claire and exchanged greetings.

Claire seemed very pleased to see them.

"You're just in time. I made some breakfast for everyone." Claire said. "Summer and Jan helped me."

Summer and Jan greeted John and Cameron.

Jan whispered in Summer's ear.

Summer giggled and Jan laughed.

Cameron looked over at Jan and Summer.

"I heard that." Cameron said. "It's big girl talk. One day both of you will do the same things, then what?"

Jan and Summer quickly looked at each other.

The response seemed to make Jan and Summer laugh more.

Cameron was pretty sure at this point Summer and Jan would probably do the same things with each other. She actually believed it would be better for both of them. It would also keep Summer as an additional backup for John. There could never be too many 'backup females' to protect John. Jan could even pose as John's lover if his life was threatened. No one knew she was his sister or he even had one. She figured it was probably best not to run it by Sarah first. Then again, maybe it would be. Sarah was very concerned with her son's safety as well.

Claire came over to see what the girls were doing. She didn't think they should be disrespectful towards John and Cameron.

Cameron sat John down and went to get what Claire made.

Claire felt it was her responsibility to distribute her cooking.

"I can get it for him." Claire said.

Hanna was there now. She took Summer and Jan away.

Cameron saw the girls were gone. She didn't see any reason why she couldn't advance her agenda. Well, Future John's agenda. A human female at John's side, or in his bed, was a human female either way.

"I'll be back." Cameron said.

She was gone before John could protest.

She left John and Claire alone.

Earlier:

Cammy moved up next to Savannah.

Savannah caught her breath. She looked over at Cammy and smiled. She gently pulled Cammy's head closer and gave her a kiss. The kiss quickly intensified as their lips met.

Cammy liked the reaction of her kiss with Savannah. She was very aware of what fueled it. It's what her intent was. It produced the same reaction it always produced. She liked to please Savannah in every way possible.

Savannah's heartbeat started to slow down. It was pounding pretty good for the last twenty minutes.

Cammy was a little worried about what may transpire later on. She started to question Savannah about the cruise.

"Are you going to board with them?" Cammy asked.

Savannah didn't like where the conversation was headed, again. She wondered if Cammy was doing Cameron's bidding. She looked at Cammy's face and frowned slightly. They went over the same thing every day for the last week since John and Cameron were scheduled to be on the cruise. Her answer was always the same.

"I told you already. I'm not going." Savannah said.

Cammy was in no rush to see Savannah in John's bed. Once Savannah was with John, that Bitch, Cameron, would try and take Savannah away from her.

"I just wanted to make sure." Cammy said.

Savannah wanted to keep the conversation simple. She just went over everything before Cammy started in on her. She was pretty sure it's why Cammy did it. Cammy told her she wanted her to lay back and enjoy everything. It was exactly what she did. She offered to make it mutual with Cammy several times, but Cammy continued and intensified her efforts instead. It was a pretty wild ride. She was able to finish multiple times. It was what fueled the kiss after Cammy moved up next to her from earlier.

"All we're going to do is drive them there. It will be nothing else." Savannah said. "We'll take them to the port and watch them board the ship. It's all we're doing. I'm not getting on the ship."

Savannah wanted to make sure Cameron and John boarded the ship. She didn't think once both of them were on the ship, either one of them would get off. She wasn't worried about John. She was worried about Cameron.

Cammy thought Savannah would at least like wait and observe the ship sail away. If they did, she would know John and Cameron remained on board.

"Would you like to stay and watch the ship depart?" Cammy asked.

Savannah knew it would be hours later after they dropped John and Cameron off. It would be a total waste of the day. It would accomplish absolutely zero.

"I don't want to spend all day there doing nothing." Savannah said. "The ship leaves at 5:00 PM."

Cammy offered to share with Savannah while they waited.

"We can take one of the vans…." Cammy said. "I can think of a few things that we could do. I can do everything for you myself. You just need to lay back and relax like you just did. I can do it for as long as you want."

Savannah showed a faint smile. She wondered how much pleasure she could actually take continuously. The most times anyone made her finish in a row was Cammy. She lost track after about the fifteenth time. She knew there were more afterwards, but she couldn't remember how many. It just blended into one intense pleasure session. She was pretty sure everything 'down there' was larger than normal for a while. She also was worried about something else.

"I want to make sure Young Allison is OK." Savannah said. "I'm worried about her."

Cammy didn't see what would be different with Young Allison.

"She'll do fine." Cammy said. "Nothing is actually different in reality."

Savannah was still worried about her.

"She's going to be under a lot of pressure." Savannah said.

Cammy didn't see it as anything new.

"It's what she does everyday." Cammy said.

Savannah was afraid it would disrupt Young Allison's daily routine as she became more involved with operations. She didn't want Young Allison to be absorbed totally by all of the various operations which would be in effect. She didn't want Young Allison to neglect her personal needs.

"She needs to study and exercise." Savannah said. "I want her to eat and practice too."

Cammy didn't like Savannah to worry herself about it. What was going to happen, was going to happen.

"We can go to Palmdale if you want after we let them off." Cammy said. "I saw there's a helicopter pad right across from the Cruise Terminal. Instead of flying us to Catalina, they can fly us to Palmdale. We can just have CamNet pay them three or four times their normal fee. I don't think they'll complain about such a sum of money. She can pay them ten times their fee if she needs to. It's the Syndicates money, not ours. We can rent a small helicopter for the day too."

She was aware there were several municipal airports within a thirty minute drive of the port. She could have CamNet make sure there was a helicopter ready at any of them. They could take a small plane as well.

Savannah wanted to keep things simple and as routine as possible.

"I don't want to make a big deal about it." Savannah said. "I don't want to make it seem like a special event, even if it's what it is."

Cammy looked at Savannah and gave her another kiss.

"Do you want to get dressed?" Cammy asked.

Savannah glanced down at her naked body. Everything had pretty much returned to normal by this point. She glanced over at the clock.

"We don't need to leave for an hour…." Savannah said.

Cammy reached over and began to fondle Savannah.

Savannah reached out and gently touched Cammy's face and pulled her closer. They kissed softly at first and then deeper.

Savannah lay back on the bed with Cammy over her.

Cammy's nipple rings swung down and hung at their fullest extent.

Savannah reached up and touched them.

"Those look so Hot, Cammy." Savannah said.

Savannah began to fondle Cammy.

Cammy was always pleased with the response they seemed to generate from Savannah. They actually seemed to generate the same response from all of the human females. She asked all of them the same thing as she scanned them.

"Do you really, really like them?" Cammy asked.

Savannah could feel her excitement level grow.

"Yes." Savannah said. "Seeing them excites me greatly. When I touch them, it excites me even more."

Cammy knew Young Allison wanted a set just like hers soon enough. She promised to get them for Young Allison and 'install' them for her. She knew Savannah would be pleased when her true mate looked exactly like she did now. In fact, she thought about starting her age regression again. The upcoming and often delayed temporal mission disrupted the desire of hers.

She knew Anna didn't like the age regression, but she would like to look the same as Young Allison for Savannah. She thought it would excite and entice Savannah even more. She was pretty sure to keep Savannah's interest in her, she would need to look like Young Alison does now when Young Allison looked like she did now. In other words they would literally trade appearances. She wasn't so sure Savannah would still want her when Young Allison and her looked identical. Why would Savannah want an imitation when the real thing was available?

Cammy's hand started to glitch.

Savannah could see Cammy drift off a little bit.

"Cammy, what's wrong?" Savannah asked as she took her hand.

Cammy worried about when Cameron would take Savannah from her.

"The future is catching up to me." Cammy said.

Savannah thought she made her position clear.

"I told you already, I'm not going with John and Cameron." Savannah said. "Stop worrying about it."

Savannah knew she would at some point. It wasn't going to be during the next week. She was very adamant about it. She rolled Cammy over onto her back and she was on top of her now. They both looked deep into each other's eyes.

"I want to please you." Cammy said.

Savannah playfully held Cammy down.

"Well, I'm going to please you instead." Savannah said. "My turn…."

Savannah went to work.

Cammy reached for Savannah to move her up. Savannah gently pushed her hand away and intensified her efforts. She soon forgot about the troubles of the future and concentrated on the present. Whatever was going to happen, was going to happen. She wouldn't have a lot of control over it one way or the other. Right now it was just Savannah and her. It was what it was, and right now it was good.

Cameron left John and Claire alone in the commissary. She didn't look back at John or Claire when she left. She smiled to herself how they would feel about each other. She wanted John to think about the 'real thing' for a little bit. She was sure he would whether he wanted to or not. She entered the Command Center. She exchanged pleasantries with John Henry. Now it was time for business.

"I'm ready for the report." Cameron said.

There wasn't any new information.

John Henry thought Cameron looked a little less glum than usual. He hoped it was because of her upcoming trip. He watched her leave John in the commissary with Claire. He didn't think much of it. Cameron didn't eat.

"There hasn't been any new development since you checked two hours ago when John was asleep." John Henry said. "I think it's a good thing. You should take it as a good omen. You're going to be on the ship soon. You'll be able to get away from it all for a while."

John Henry was actually pleased the last two times Cameron visited the Command Center. She hadn't bothered to put any clothes on before she arrived. She looked over everything and left. He looked her over as she did it. He waited until she left the Commands Center before he readjusted his pants. It was something he needed to do both times.

There were issues Cameron wanted dealt with. She wasn't going to be around for a week to assist. She pretty much was on the sidelines for the last week or regulated to the second string of responders when events happened. There were certain things which still bothered her. She wanted them dealt with.

"You need to see if anything can be tracked down on the Fanatics." Cameron said. "They must be eradicated."

John Henry already worked on the issue non stop.

"I'm working with CamNet on it." John Henry said.

Cameron was worried about the anti-Metal faction. It was one reason she left John and Claire. John would be better protected against assassination with a human lover. She didn't need to wait for the daughter, any of them, if the mother was willing and ready. She actually believed it would be a better experience for John anyway. She believed it would be a more pleasurable experience for both of them. She was sure as long as John could deliver, Claire would come back for more.

John Henry wondered what Cameron's concern was really about. He soon got his answer.

Cameron looked away from the monitor which showed the security cameras in the commissary. She liked what she observed. She turned to John Henry.

"I don't want Young Allison overworked." Cameron said. "I don't think she's going to double her efforts, I believe she's going to quadruple them. It isn't what I want for her."

John Henry thought he could better 'supervise' her at the Resistance base. He found her very pleasant to work with and even more pleasant to observe. He was sure part of it was from John's fascination with watching various movie scenes. He always watched them as well on his server whenever John did. Young Allison was long past any comparison. The real comparison now was the one in the Command Center with him. It was Cameron.

"I would prefer if Young Allison was here with me." John Henry said. "I think it would be a better experience for all of us in every regard."

Cameron was well acquainted with John's viewing habits. She knew John wasn't the only one to view those selected scenes. She looked at John Henry for a long moment, but didn't say anything. She felt Young Allison would operate to her fullest ability in her normal environment. She would do better in a known setting without someone looking over her shoulder.

"Young Allison is more comfortable where she is." Cameron said. "She doesn't need anyone to second guess her or try to restrain her actions. I want her to be able to operate freely. She will be able to give her best performance if she does."

John Henry received some unusual requests earlier. It was something which was unexpected.

"Vanna, Allison, and Jesse all asked if they could work with me." John Henry said.

Cameron smiled. They all wanted to step up to help Young Allison and take some of the heat off of her. None of them wanted to see her overwork herself.

"They all want to share the load on Young Allison." Cameron said. "Derek and Kyle will assist too. I'm sure Sarah will show up as well."

John Henry was offered many choices. He didn't really need any of them.

"The Metal girls all volunteered as well." John Henry said.

Cameron was aware how close the girls, both cyborg and human, were to each other. She was sure it was more than the fact they were all sexually involved with each other. With Claire and Allison back at the base along with Holly and Hanna, it added to the selection available to each of them. Ally and Sheila were there most of the time as well to add to the mix.

"Savannah would be here too, but she wants to be free to check on Young Allison." Cameron said. "I think she will spend more time with Young Allison to prevent her from overindulging herself."

John Henry thought Savannah would want to be close to Cameron and John when they were in the ports in case any assistance was needed.

"I think she will try to be in all the ports you visit with a team of Terminators." John Henry said. "I believe she'll remain in the background and not interact with you directly. I don't think she wants you to pressure her at every turn."

Cameron developed a far off look in her eyes. If Savannah was there, maybe she could plead with her to join the cruise. It wouldn't be any problem getting her on the ship at any of the ports.

"I think she'll be there." Cameron said. "I hope so."

John Henry noticed Cameron's change in disposition.

"She loves you dearly." John Henry said.

Cameron looked directly at John Henry. She wanted to make her position clear.

"I love her too." Cameron said.

There was some noise in the hall.

Cameron and John Henry both turned their attention towards the sound.

Allison poked her head inside the Command Center.

"I'm here to report for duty." Allison said. "Hello, Cameron. Good morning, John Henry."

They both greeted her back.

Cameron was worried about all of John's girls. They were her girls too.

"Did you eat yet?" Cameron asked.

Allison suppressed a giggle. The actual answer to Cameron's question was 'yes and no'. She was delayed a little longer than she anticipated. She ate plenty, and it wasn't food. She wanted to keep her answer simple.

"No." Allison said. "I'm fine."

Cameron didn't want her to miss meals like Savannah always needed to do. It made her feel bad about herself because Savannah never complained or even said anything.

"I'll bring you something." Cameron said.

Allison didn't want to be a bother.

"I can get it." Allison said.

Cameron needed to make something clear to Allison. She wanted Allison to know there was more going on than what was going on. The only trouble was, there was nothing going on. Not yet anyway

"Your mother is with John right now." Cameron said.

The way Cameron said it seemed to offer more than what the words said.

Allison knew her mother was willing to do what the other girls weren't. Her mother didn't need to witness and live through Cameron's darkest days like they all did. Her mother never saw the absolute torment Cameron went through about 'everything'. She knew they would do whatever Cameron asked of them and they tried to do it too. John was always the hang up, not them.

She was naked in John's bed more than a few times. She was there with Vanna or Jesse, and both Vanna and Jesse. Nothing ever happened. Well, not with John anyway they all took care of each other. Now Cameron seemed to all but force her mother to be with John so he would start accepting Savannah and her younger self. Cameron used the unspoken 'threat' of taking Summer into the past with her unless her mother seduced John. It was all very wrong how it was being done, even if it was for the right reason.

The girls all knew it was a gamble because Claire was a passionate lover. They knew John may like what he 'found' and just want Cameron and Claire, not Savannah and Young Allison. Sure, John was going to want to be their 'first', but the novelty was only good for one time. They would both lack any experience with a male. Claire was already experienced with a male. Claire was the first choice among the human girls and the Metal girls to be with.

Allison knew she could never compete with her mother in bed for John. She just didn't have the experience. Her mother was with males voluntarily. The closest thing she shared to the experience were the times she offered herself up for breeding sex to try and get pregnant. She was on her knees and it was always over in less than two minutes. One time it may have been less than thirty seconds. For her abuse, she was on her back with a knife to her throat or a gun to the side of her head. Vanna previously told her just let it happen and it would be over fast. It was. It always hurt and she never derived any pleasure at all from the act.

"With the current situation, I'll go and get something myself." Allison said and left.

John Henry could see the mild jealousy Allison displayed about her mother moving in on John. He was sure it made Allison feel inadequate or second best. He witnessed many of her attempts to be with John previously. He was sure he left all the girls damaged to some extent not to be accepted. Nobody wanted to be rejected or turned away.

"She doesn't like her mother taking 'cuts'." John Henry said.

There was one worry Cameron held about Claire. It wasn't about her being with John either. She was afraid if Claire took a different path, John might not be able to 'measure up'. She wanted to know more about what she observed with Claire at times.

"Has Claire expressed interest in any of the male Terminators?" Cameron asked.

John Henry was very aware how Claire looked at Bob, Jim, and him. He noticed she always looked at the bulge in their pants usually before she looked at their faces. He thought she always looked again before she left to see if the bulge would be larger. It always was.

"Yes." John Henry said. "She's been with all the girls both cyborg and human. She seems to want more."

It made Cameron wonder about one thing. She was aware the younger girls were all with the older versions of themselves at some point, and even in different futures. From what she gathered, it was something they all enjoyed immensely. They could literally share with themselves. Anything they ever wanted to do or try, the other version of them did as well.

"Was Claire ever with Allison?" Cameron asked.

John Henry followed what he could.

"I don't know the specifics. They were both in several 'group sessions'." John Henry said. "At least one didn't look planned. I don't know what happened. No one seems to discuss any of those very much. Actually they don't discuss anything very much."

Cameron heard about those, especially the free style ones. Anything could happen with anyone. It seemed in the 'moment' all inhibitions were lost for the human girls. The Metal girls didn't seem to have any to begin with.

"What about Claire and a male Terminator?" Cameron asked.

John Henry was afraid of where this was going. He thought maybe it was directed at him.

"You forbid male Terminators from relations with any of the females, cyborg or human." John Henry said.

Cameron reconsidered her earlier restrictions. Maybe she should make it clear any male Terminator could be with a female if she asked him first. She didn't think she should limit it to the human females either. She still believed the female needed to be the one to initiate the process, not the male.

"I modified it." Cameron said. "I want everyone to be free to choose."

John Henry knew it wasn't very long ago. There was strict punishment set up for anyone who violated Cameron's directives.

"The change was only recently." John Henry said. "I think more than a few individuals are reluctant to act and then find out it wasn't what you really wanted."

He was aware he was close with Sheila a short time ago. He would be more than willing to experiment with Claire. He also didn't want to get deactivated for doing either of those things. He at least wanted to try it one time with both a human female and a Metal girl. He didn't think it would really hurt anything as long as moderation and common sense reused regardless of the type of female it actually was.

Claire told Cameron a few times how no male was ever able to satisfy her during intercourse. She always needed to 'finish' on her own. Only females were able to get her to where she wanted to go. The specific revelation made her wonder about it. John was only able to satisfy her about half the time, maybe less. She knew from reading Cosmo it was a little better than average. She never said anything because she was satisfied she pleased him. His happiness mattered more than hers.

Cameron and John Henry talked some more about the 'private happenings' around the Resistance base.

"I'll communicate with you at night when John is asleep." Cameron said. "There may be other periods of slack time too. He'll be tired out much more than he normally is throughout both the day and the night when we're alone."

John Henry planned to follow what happened there and whatever he could view on the ship too. He was aware there were a lot of security cameras. They were everywhere.

"I'll be here." John Henry said.

Cameron headed off to check on Vanna, Jesse, and Riley. She wanted to see Precious too before they left.

Cameron arrived in the nursery. She wanted to hold Precious before her departure. She wasn't paying attention and entered the room unannounced. There was a lot on her mind. There was a lot she wanted to happen and it didn't appear it was going to happen. She stopped dead in her tracks.

Vanna was there with Cam. They made no effort to cover up.

"I'm sorry." Cameron said. "I should've knocked. I wasn't paying attention."

Vanna and Cam didn't mind being seen by Cameron.

"It gives you a preview of what awaits you." Cam said as she looked at Vanna.

Vanna held one breast up for Cameron.

"You can try a 'snack'." Vanna said. "I still have some left."

The prospect of it excited Cameron. If Cam wasn't there she might give it a try. Instead she didn't respond to the offer.

"I wanted to see both of you, Riley, and Precious before I left." Cameron said. "I didn't know you were 'busy.'"

Cameron turned to leave. The fact wasn't lost on her Vanna was actually in bed with 'her'. It wasn't her physically, but Cam was a clone of her who ran her program, even if it was out of date. Technically it was still 'her' in bed with Vanna. It was something she always wanted to try and she always thought it was going to be with Vanna when she was still tethered to the server in the lab. Things worked out differently. Now she believed it would be with the younger version of Vanna. She believed it would be with Savannah.

She really wondered if she could invite Vanna to come along anyway on the cruise with John and her. More than likely Allison would accompany her. It would be the same thing as Savannah and Young Allison for all practical purposes since they were the same individuals in reality. She was fairly certain if they were to show up in the Owner's Suite, John wouldn't turn them away. It gave her something to think about. It wasn't why she was there.

There was a knock at the connecting door.

Cam and Vanna quickly covered up.

Samantha opened the door.

She greeted Cameron and invited her into Riley's room.

Cameron took a moment to look Samantha over. She could see Samantha's sheath was nearly Resequenced to Claire's appearance. Her face still needed a few more days of work. As far as she could tell, the rest of the body already Resequenced. She entered Riley's room with Samantha behind her.

Samantha looked back, Cam and Vanna were uncovered and on display now. Samantha smiled at them and followed Cameron inside the room. She closed the door. She was very pleased she been able to observe Jesse and Claire very close up previously. She especially focused on Claire to compare her Resequenced sheath with Claire's appearance.

Allison went to the commissary and carefully looked in to see what was going on with John and her mother before she entered. She did notice one thing on her mother she didn't normally see a lot when her father still lived at the house in Palmdale. It was a smile on her mother's face. Her mother looked happy. She didn't like them drifting apart, but she realized her mother hadn't been happy at all. She wanted everybody to be happy and make their own choices. Who was she to judge anyone?

Claire sat at John's table.

Allison watched as her mother playfully shared a few bites with him.

It looked safe enough to enter.

"Hi, Mom, Hi, John." Allison said.

They both greeted her.

John invited her to join them.

Allison looked at her mother and sat close next to John. She made sure there was contact between them. John tried not to look at her when the contact was made. She knew John received the message she was still in the game. Her mother wasn't the only player in town.

Claire looked at Allison for a moment.

They both stared the other one down. It was an unspoken challenge.

Jesse witnessed the exchange between Allison and Claire before she entered the room. She wanted in on the action too.

"There are meat and potatoes, and there is dessert." Jesse said as she entered the commissary. "I'm not even going to mention the snacks."

Jesse smiled at all three of them and sat next to Claire.

Everyone said, 'Hello'.

Jesse started playing footsies with Allison, while she touched Claire's inner thigh. The thought of being with Allison and Clare at the same time excited her. She smiled and winked at John. She was ready to play all three of them.

"I think it's just about time for 'dessert'." Claire said.

John could see there was some tension in the air between Allison and Claire. Jesse seemed to have diffused it some when she arrived.

Claire was willing to be magnanimous and make sure everyone was taken care of.

"Let me get something for Allison and Jesse real quick." Claire said. "I think there's enough here for everyone. There's plenty of food as well."

Jesse and Allison exchanged a quick glance with Claire's last remark. They both giggled at the true meaning.

John excused himself and saw the three sets of 'hungry eyes' look at him. He hoped it was because of the goatee. He didn't think so. He figured it was Cameron's meddling in others' lives.

He doubted he could resist any of them at this point if they were in his bed. He was able to resist them in the past with great difficulty. He wouldn't pass up on anyone in his bed again, especially if Cameron was the one who put them there. He really didn't think they would be there otherwise, even if it wasn't done directly.

The prospect of Allison and Claire at the same time excited him. It wasn't so much they might share with each other, as it would be he could service both of them at the same time. If they wanted to take things a little further he wasn't going to complain. He figured it would only excite him even more. Right now he was very excited.

Young Allison got out of the shower and dried herself off. She looked at herself in the mirror. She examined herself slightly in the mirror. She knew she was catching up with Allison. It was because everything happened a little bit at a time, it was hard for her to notice the changes. She could only think back how she used to look. She also knew how she was going to look. She took one more look at herself in the mirror. Everything still looked the same, even if it wasn't. She frowned. It seemed to take so long for anything to happen. It was happening, but very slowly.

She wanted to look like Cammy currently did. She was sure it would excite Savannah and hopefully make Savannah want her sooner. She didn't realize Savannah wanted her now and did for years. Savannah only exhibited extreme self control because she believed it was in her best interest. Savannah told her she didn't want to complicate her life. She didn't see why anything would need to be complicated.

She got dressed. She might even ask Cammy to go ahead and do it for her anyway. If Cammy resisted, she was sure Sheila wouldn't mind stepping up and do it for her.

She spent a few extra minutes to look Tight. Cameron stressed she should always look her best, especially around John. Cameron always pointed out appearance mattered to John the most. It was just her and Anna in the house and she didn't plan on going out for a while.

She headed to the kitchen and found her breakfast ready for her. She smiled. She knew Anna always looked out for her. She ate and did the dishes. She made sure everything was put away and the kitchen was clean. She wanted to make sure she did the things which were important to her mother as well. It didn't matter if her mother wasn't there right now. It was just the way things were done at the Young household.

She did a check around the house and made sure everything was locked and the alarms were set. It never hurt to double check to make sure the area was secure. She was well aware when someone became complacent and saw everything as routine, it was when they made mistakes.

She headed down into the bunker and saw Anna at the monitors.

Anna looked up and smiled.

"I'm glad I got up early and got my run out of the way for the day." Young Allison said.

Anna accompanied Young Allison earlier when they went out. She thought Young Allison might invite her to shower with her when they returned. It wasn't the case. There was one other location Young Allison liked to go to when they ran. It was usually later in the day.

"The pool wasn't open yet." Anna said.

Young Allison was disappointed for two reasons. The first was she didn't get to go swimming. The second was she didn't get to watch Anna put her swimsuit on in the locker room. She actually thought about asking her to shower with her when they returned. She didn't.

"We can do it another time." Young Allison said. "Thank you for my breakfast. You don't need to do it for me."

Anna saw Young Allison fixed herself up more than usual.

"I wanted to. You look very nice." Anna said. "Is Savannah coming over?"

Young Allison hoped so but doubted it.

"I don't know." Young Allison said. "I haven't seen any indication anyone is coming to visit us. You would probably know more than I do unless it's supposed to be a surprise. You know I don't really like surprises."

Young Allison sat down and started to look at everything. She didn't notice anything different. She hadn't been notified by CamNet either of any significant changes or problems.

"Not much has changed since before we left for your run earlier." Anna said.

There were other things Young Allison needed to do too. They were thing's she liked to do. It seemed there wasn't always enough time to get everything done anymore. When corners needed to be cut, those were usually the first things to suffer.

"I may practice my piano lessons for a while then." Young Allison said. "I want to finish my art project too."

Anna wanted Young Allison to stay with her routine. She was aware when the routine was disrupted it was easier to disrupt it the next day and the next day after it. It was better when everything stayed the same. It gave order. She liked when there was order.

"Let's hope today isn't as busy as yesterday was then." Anna said.

Young Allison learned everyday was different, even if they were all the same.

"There's really no way to know." Young Allison said.

It seemed to Young Allison there was always a lot they didn't know. Everyday was a new adventure and Skynet often led them down a path to action. It didn't really matter which version of Skynet it was. They all wanted the same thing. They all wanted control. They all wanted to destroy the world. She really wondered what kind of a 'kingdom' it was if it was nothing but a desolate, dead, and empty Wasteland. She was pretty sure if Skynet was ever able to make humans extinct, it would need to make all of the machines below it extinct as well. At some point in time, those machines would see the illogic of Skynet and want to destroy it themselves. It already seemed to happen with the Liquid Metal Terminators.

Maybe the mistake was creating Skynet to want to survive above all else. Maybe it should have been taught to create instead. If it didn't know how to create, all I knew how to do was destroy. There were no goals for it to follow going forward on what it would be capable of achieving if it tried. Instead, it seemed it was afraid of the Boogeyman.

It was exactly what Skynet became to everyone, including itself.

Closing monologue by Cameron:

Keep It Low Key

Some like to be provocative
Some like to be bold
Behavior like that
Quickly gets old

Time has proven to all
There's no room for the meek
They are soon pushed aside
They are chastised as weak

So what's in the middle
It's where most fall
Who will listen to them
Who will hear their call

Sooner rather than later
One's true self will show
Will who was once a friend
Become a hated foe

Maybe it's best for all
To send a silent plea
Stay on the back burner
Keep it low key

Nobody