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Hello everybody
So, I’ve done my attempts for fixing Arrowverse, Star Wars, Doctor Who, MCU, and now onto the Terminator series. Particularly the last two Genisys and Dark Fate movies which have issues. I’d rather watch Rise of the Machines or Salvation over those two.
Following talking with my friends Stand with Ward and Queen alongside Aragorn II Elessar helped this along too.
Beginning in Genisys I’m not sure who did the writing, but they thought all Sarah Connor was in the original films is a birthing machine for John based on the dialogue they had her say. Frankly, anybody who’s seen the two first films knows Sara was more. There’s a reason her journey is marked down as one of the female heroines.
Next, is John Connor getting turned into a minion of SkyNet which was an idea rightfully scrapped from Terminator Three plans over a decade ago.
Moving onto something much, much worse in Dark Fate film, an extremely accurate name is they killed John Connor off in minutes. On top of making it worse by putting in the extra CGI effort recreating John from T2.
Like even Linda Hamilton disagreed with Dark Fate for killing off John Connor seeing him as the true hero of the Terminator series, but guess the pay won out.
And then proceeded to have a new lady be the same savior of humanity from SkyNet 2.0 called Legion.
Unfortunately, John Connor joins Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, and James Bond as heroes who have been killed off in recent films for very poor stories.
Just to make it extremely clear I am not a classic obsessed critic.
Given I like JJ Abrams Star Treck films, actually like Doctor Who new series over the classic show in certain regards, I like Solo with performing that film over Han’s original EU/Legends background for varying reasons, and oh right don’t mind Terminator story continuing past T2 if it’s a good story.
On the actual fic with the first two scenes is regarding Genisys and the second is Dark Fate.
2029 SkyNet Bunker
John Connor looks on as Kyle Reese disappears inside the time travel device and lowers his head knowing for just sending the man who is his father to his death. Feeling movement around born out of anger, and well has not spent years since childhood fighting the machines or loving certain ones, to not know the difference.
As the machine disguised as a human called Alex moves near quietly snarling “You didn’t think it would be that easy, did you?”
“Did you think we would fight for longer than either of us have existed and I would be stupid to let you get this close without a plan?” John replies causally.
Just as Alex goes to bring his hand up another hand, one belonging to a rouge Terminator, and now wife of General John Connor being that of Cameron. While the machine goes to form a weapon it’s already too late as Cameron shoves a round device inside its body. In seconds the device heats up burning T-5000’s very structure leaving nothing, except the tool.
As the rest of his crew brushes off the strange scene, they return to watching the Time Displacement Equipment finish while John steps over to Cameron. Gently cupping the side of his wife’s face that her head has light damage exposing the metal alongside her right eye, glowing red, John kisses Cameron passionately on the lips who moves her hands around his neck until they break off after a moment.
During 1995 in the desert
T-800 model or Uncle Bob as nicknamed by John Connor, the man who reprogrammed him personally removes its fist from the head belonging to the model of a Terminator from the same series who was sent back years ago in an attempt for killing Sarah Connor. It not being the T-1000 model is… concerning Uncle Bob notes.
Turning around Bob looks on seeing John kneeling by Sarah Connor’s lifeless body, having jumped in front of a blast from the shotgun used by this T-800 model to protect her son. Moving over to John in grief Uncle Bob gently reaches down grabbing his shoulder.
“We need to go, now” Bob states.
A certain part of John that is not entombed in grief, and guilt numbly nods while reaching down to remove the handgun from the dirt near his mother’s hand. Getting to his feet John alongside T-800 begins walking away and towards their somewhat, damaged vehicle.
Beach in Guatemala during 2001
Sitting at Sarah table watches in horror as a T-800 model attempts to shoot John, never mind the surprise at another Terminator model as never truly thought they were gone anyway, but is trying to move her handgun quick enough to at least distract the hulking, metal nightmare. Only from somewhere a powerful bullet rips right into T-880’s chest right in its central core where it staggers for a moment, before falling to the ground like a bag of dropped potatoes.
John and Sara both look over seeing a dark-haired female wearing a tank top, and cargo pants yet barefoot is standing there causally clinging a 50-Cal around her back shoulder like it weighs nothing. Only causing Sarah a frown because it’s not that impossible this new protector is a machine. John can only watch in slight awe, and attractiveness as this female approaches.
“Who are you?” John inquiries.
“Cameron Phillips” the female replies.
“You’re not human, are you? Another machine my son sends back?” Sarah inquiries walking over.
“Correct Sarah Connor” Cameron replies.
“Just mom’s first name, if you want to blend in better. And how did you get your name?” John asks.
“You gave it to me,” Cameron says.
“Well at least future me made a few good choices, it’s a nice name,” John says lightly smiling, although uneasily.
“I take it Judgement Day has only been moved Tin Miss?” Sarah asks knowingly.
“Mom have a little respect,” John says, “After all Cameron did recuse us.”
Sighing Sarah really hoping that unlike with the earlier T-800 model from years ago that her son’s feelings do not influence that direction. After all the robot might not be the best at feelings yet would never hurt, or cheat… yeah not going in that direction.
“Yes. Later this year following the September 11 event that cannot be changed it led to an increase of black ops military actions and increased government eye watching everything. Needing a system, it led to SkyNet’s successful creation” Cameron says in a flat, factual tone.
Glancing around to notice panic onlookers “We should get moving given all the attention and certainly before the police arrive. Let’s go you two love birds” Sarah says dryly.
Tilting her head “What does Sarah mean by that?” Cameron asks.
“I’ll uh… explain later,” John says awkwardly blushing “My mom’s right through, we are too much at risk out here.”
“Agreed and that probably the odds are,” Cameron says only is gently cut off.
“Yeah, tells us later” John replies.
John, Sarah, and Cameron break out into a run out from the bar onto the sand.
Hope you all enjoyed this and leave a review for what you think. For flamers obviously, get lost.
On Sarah getting killed off was due to wanting a raised by Terminator story.
I increased John’s age obviously in my Dark Fate to have the romance between John and Cameron work.
A side benefit of that was I realized I could tie SkyNet into 911 events which just became too good to pass up.
I’m not one for normally bragging but eh screw it as I feel like my using John/Cameron alongside more Cameron with SkyNet being tied into 911 is more thought than the film writers did.
Which had a quip John made regarding SkyNet being Cybermen in the first Genisys scene, but got rid of it as just didn’t fit.
Until next time