Post by LJ on Mar 4, 2009 20:48:58 GMT -5
The sky is ominous and dark, with billowing, black clouds of smoke blotting out the moon and the stars. The ground is littered with skeletal remains of human beings. Large, robotic tanks roll across the landscape as a metal exoskeleton of a foot comes crashing down on a skull, crushing it under it's weight. The robotic Terminator is one of many roaming the landscape this night with weapon in hand. Hiding behind a pile of junk are members of the human resistance. Dressed in gray and black fatigues is Derek Reese, first lieutenant with the 132nd S.O.C. He peers through a pair of binoculars, stunned at what he sees. Off in the distance, there appears to be a rip in space that extends all the way to the ground. The rip itself is bright, white light that stands out against the dark night sky. Derek turns to a young man dressed exactly the same with short, blond hair, a grim look on his face as he speaks.
"Get Connor. I think he should see this."
"Yes sir." The younger man salutes Derek before turning and going over to a nearby manhole. He lifts the cover before descending and replacing it as he makes his way into the resistance's underground headquarters and to the war room, where the company maps out their battle plans against the computer program Skynet and its robotic army of Terminators.
Standing over some of these maps is the leader of the resistance, John Connor. Next to him in a black leather jacket and combat boots, her long, dark hair flowing down her back, is his reprogrammed Terminator bodyguard, Cameron. People are busy dealing with other projects throughout the room as the young solider approaches John, saluting his superior, which John returns.
"Stand down, soldier. What do you have to report?"
"Sir, Lieutenant Reese requests your presence top side."
"Then what are we standing around for? Lead the way. Cameron, you're with me." The female Terminator nods her head and follows the two men as they make their way down the tunnels, ascending to the top side.
John kneels down next to Derek, who hands him his binoculars. Looking at the rip in space, John gets a puzzled look on his face. "Any idea what we're looking at, Derek?"
"Thats a negative, John. Maybe it's part of a new weapon Skynet has developed?"
"No, it's a tear in fabric of the space time continuum," Cameron speaks in a cold tone.
Derek gives her an icy glare "How do you know that?"
She doesn't respond, but instead cocks her head slightly to the side. "Look now."
The resistance fighters turn to see a missile being fired into the rip in space.
"What was that, Cameron? A missile?" John asks with concern in his voice.
"No, it was a probe of some kind, likely to relay information to Skynet about what is on the other side of that rip in space."
A grim look comes across John's face as he listens. "That is information we could use our selves."
An hour later inside his quarters, John Connors is packing a duffel bag full of guns and grenades. Standing off to the side, Derek Reese had an annoyed look on his face as he watched John.
“This a mistake, John. You should not be going on this mission. You're too important to the resistance.”
“Thanks for the concern, Derek, but this is too important for me to stay idle. I will not ask any of my people to do something I'm not willing to do myself. Besides, we will need Cameron for this mission, and she does not go without me.”
Derek threw his arms up in the air “ She! She! It's a damn machine, John and I'm still not sure it can be trusted.”
Pulling back, John checks to ensure his Glock is loaded before holstering it in his belt. “Duly noted, lieutenant. I, however, do trust her. She has proven her loyalty numerous times by saving my life.”
“So it is just the three of us then?”
John threw a rifle to Derek, which the other man caught and placed the strap around his shoulder.
“That’s right, Derek. A whole unit would likely catch the attention of Skynet. A small party should be able to get close to that anomaly undetected.”
As he picked up the duffel bag, John exited the room followed by Derek. Standing outside is Cameron holding a semi automatic machine gun that she passed of too John as he handed her the duffel bag. He placed the shoulder strap over his shoulder and nodded for them to move out. As they exited above ground, Cameron placed the duffel bag down and scanned the area before motioning the two men out.
“Let’s move quietly and stick to the shadows.” John motioned for Cameron to take the lead.
“You realize the closer we get to that anomaly the more visible we will become?” Derek asks.
“Quiet, get down.” Cameron turned to the two men who quickly ducked behind an old car as one of Skynet’s robotic flight drones passed overhead with lights that shined down towards the Earth below.
Cameron scanned the night sky to ensure all was clear before they continued on. “It's clear so we should continue on now.”
Derek moved up close to John and spoke in a whisper. “How do we know she is not leading us into a trap?”
Cameron cocked her head and turned towards Derek. “It is not in my program to betray John.”
He just stared her down with an icy cold glare. “So you say.”
“That’s enough Derek. This is not helping the mission. Now let's carry on.
Cameron walked off ahead of the two men. “Yes, let's carry on.” Derek just mumbled a few cuss words under his breath as the two men followed the female Terminator down this treacherous path into the night.
A few miles later, they near the anomaly being careful not to get to near. “Anything Cameron? “ John asks cautiously.
The Technion levels are off the charts, wait.” She turned looking over the horizon.
“What is it?” Derek asked.
“A group of T-800 hundreds coming over the hill,” she responds.
“Cameron grenade.” She handed him a grenade, which he tossed at the oncoming T-800's, barely slowing them down. As John and Derek start to fire, Cameron drops the bag, pulling a semi automatic Uzi from it and starts to fire. The Teminators return fire as John looks around trying to find cover.
“This is no good. We're sitting ducks out here in the open.”
“What do you suggest, John?” Derek yells over the gunfire.
“Into the anomaly!” John cries out.
“Are you insane? We have no idea what is on the other side.”
“John, are chances are better than here, now move it into the breach, solider. Cameron, you cover our rear.”
The two men race into the anomaly as Cameron tossed a grenade at the oncoming T-800's before she turned racing into the anomaly. As Cameron disappears into the anomaly, a skull laying on the ground morphs into a sliver liquid and slithered into the anomaly.
"Get Connor. I think he should see this."
"Yes sir." The younger man salutes Derek before turning and going over to a nearby manhole. He lifts the cover before descending and replacing it as he makes his way into the resistance's underground headquarters and to the war room, where the company maps out their battle plans against the computer program Skynet and its robotic army of Terminators.
Standing over some of these maps is the leader of the resistance, John Connor. Next to him in a black leather jacket and combat boots, her long, dark hair flowing down her back, is his reprogrammed Terminator bodyguard, Cameron. People are busy dealing with other projects throughout the room as the young solider approaches John, saluting his superior, which John returns.
"Stand down, soldier. What do you have to report?"
"Sir, Lieutenant Reese requests your presence top side."
"Then what are we standing around for? Lead the way. Cameron, you're with me." The female Terminator nods her head and follows the two men as they make their way down the tunnels, ascending to the top side.
John kneels down next to Derek, who hands him his binoculars. Looking at the rip in space, John gets a puzzled look on his face. "Any idea what we're looking at, Derek?"
"Thats a negative, John. Maybe it's part of a new weapon Skynet has developed?"
"No, it's a tear in fabric of the space time continuum," Cameron speaks in a cold tone.
Derek gives her an icy glare "How do you know that?"
She doesn't respond, but instead cocks her head slightly to the side. "Look now."
The resistance fighters turn to see a missile being fired into the rip in space.
"What was that, Cameron? A missile?" John asks with concern in his voice.
"No, it was a probe of some kind, likely to relay information to Skynet about what is on the other side of that rip in space."
A grim look comes across John's face as he listens. "That is information we could use our selves."
An hour later inside his quarters, John Connors is packing a duffel bag full of guns and grenades. Standing off to the side, Derek Reese had an annoyed look on his face as he watched John.
“This a mistake, John. You should not be going on this mission. You're too important to the resistance.”
“Thanks for the concern, Derek, but this is too important for me to stay idle. I will not ask any of my people to do something I'm not willing to do myself. Besides, we will need Cameron for this mission, and she does not go without me.”
Derek threw his arms up in the air “ She! She! It's a damn machine, John and I'm still not sure it can be trusted.”
Pulling back, John checks to ensure his Glock is loaded before holstering it in his belt. “Duly noted, lieutenant. I, however, do trust her. She has proven her loyalty numerous times by saving my life.”
“So it is just the three of us then?”
John threw a rifle to Derek, which the other man caught and placed the strap around his shoulder.
“That’s right, Derek. A whole unit would likely catch the attention of Skynet. A small party should be able to get close to that anomaly undetected.”
As he picked up the duffel bag, John exited the room followed by Derek. Standing outside is Cameron holding a semi automatic machine gun that she passed of too John as he handed her the duffel bag. He placed the shoulder strap over his shoulder and nodded for them to move out. As they exited above ground, Cameron placed the duffel bag down and scanned the area before motioning the two men out.
“Let’s move quietly and stick to the shadows.” John motioned for Cameron to take the lead.
“You realize the closer we get to that anomaly the more visible we will become?” Derek asks.
“Quiet, get down.” Cameron turned to the two men who quickly ducked behind an old car as one of Skynet’s robotic flight drones passed overhead with lights that shined down towards the Earth below.
Cameron scanned the night sky to ensure all was clear before they continued on. “It's clear so we should continue on now.”
Derek moved up close to John and spoke in a whisper. “How do we know she is not leading us into a trap?”
Cameron cocked her head and turned towards Derek. “It is not in my program to betray John.”
He just stared her down with an icy cold glare. “So you say.”
“That’s enough Derek. This is not helping the mission. Now let's carry on.
Cameron walked off ahead of the two men. “Yes, let's carry on.” Derek just mumbled a few cuss words under his breath as the two men followed the female Terminator down this treacherous path into the night.
A few miles later, they near the anomaly being careful not to get to near. “Anything Cameron? “ John asks cautiously.
The Technion levels are off the charts, wait.” She turned looking over the horizon.
“What is it?” Derek asked.
“A group of T-800 hundreds coming over the hill,” she responds.
“Cameron grenade.” She handed him a grenade, which he tossed at the oncoming T-800's, barely slowing them down. As John and Derek start to fire, Cameron drops the bag, pulling a semi automatic Uzi from it and starts to fire. The Teminators return fire as John looks around trying to find cover.
“This is no good. We're sitting ducks out here in the open.”
“What do you suggest, John?” Derek yells over the gunfire.
“Into the anomaly!” John cries out.
“Are you insane? We have no idea what is on the other side.”
“John, are chances are better than here, now move it into the breach, solider. Cameron, you cover our rear.”
The two men race into the anomaly as Cameron tossed a grenade at the oncoming T-800's before she turned racing into the anomaly. As Cameron disappears into the anomaly, a skull laying on the ground morphs into a sliver liquid and slithered into the anomaly.