| abstract | - Following the explosion, John and Sarah rush to the front door, only for Sarah to be knocked to the floor by Sarkissian's henchman. John turns back through the kitchen and tries to escape through the back door, but is held at gunpoint by Sarkissian himself. John and Sarah are then tied up and dragged upstairs where Sarkissian interrogates them whilst his thug searches the house for the hard drive. Sarkissian viciously beats Sarah, and John watches with pure hatred in his eyes, desperately trying to break free of his restraints. Sarkissian spots John trying to free himself and delivers a kick to his ribs before going back to Sarah and trying to strangle her. John manages to cut his bonds on a radiator and attacks Sarkissian, violently strangling him to death whilst Sarah cuts herself free. Moments later, Cameron arrives, the sight of whom fills John with relief. Things quickly spiral, however, as Cameron points a gun at him, poised to shoot. Luckily, the stairwell explodes, knocking Cameron off her feet and allowing the Connors to escape out of the window. They then steal a car and speed away from the scene. John remains unresponsive to Sarah's questions, causing her to accidently crash into another car. They get out, revealing that John's leg is bleeding profusely, and run down the street. After wandering the streets for awhile, they find a small church where they seek sanctuary from the reverend there. John refuses to speak about what happened at the house and has a violent outburst when Sarah suggests they destroy Cameron. Knowing that she would find them eventually, John sets up a trap for Cameron by placing a radio in the holy water basin and switching on the power when she reaches for it. The blast knocks her out for 120 seconds, during which John tries and fails to remove her chip, due to possessing the wrong-sized screwdriver. As Cameron reboots, John and Sarah flee the church and steal another car, with Cameron not far behind. As they speed down a levee tunnel, the Connors are horrified to find Cameron ahead of them, and are sent flying when she overturns their car. John comes to his senses and fears the worst when Sarah doesn't immediately respond to him. Seeing Cameron limp towards them, Sarah orders John to run, despite his reluctance to leave her. He does as he's told, however, and leaves Sarah to be tortured by Cameron, hearing her screams as he limps to a nearby warehouse. John tries to hotwire a truck as Cameron searches the warehouse for him, the sound of a starting engine alerting her to his presence. John is forced to duck when Cameron throws a wrench at him and tries to drive away, only for Sarah to suddenly arrive in another car and sandwich Cameron between her car and John's truck. With Cameron trapped, John smashes through the windscreen and tries to remove her chip, all the while listening to her plead with him not to do it, claiming that she is good now. When John manages to remove the shielded tab, Cameron starts crying and begs him not to kill her, proclaiming her love for him. Despite this, John removes the chip and lets out a sigh of relief as she becomes inert. John's injuries are later patched up by Charley and Derek tries to convince him that Cameron, like all Terminators, are nothing more than harbingers of death. John opposes this opinion, saying that Cameron saved his life and always will. Sarah manages to talk John out of trying to repair Cameron and they take her to a remote location where they prepare to destroy her with thermite. En route, Sarah reminds John that machines cannot feel emotions, least of all love. John simply replies that he knows this, whilst carefully cleaning Cameron's chip. As John is about to set Cameron alight he suddenly has a change of heart and re-inserts her chip, despite the dangers. When Derek tries to stop him, John points a gun at him and the others before aiming at a now-active Cameron. He asks her if she is going to kill him and gives Cameron his gun to prove that she can be trusted. Cameron hands it back, promising not to harm him, and John helps her out the burnt-out car before throwing the gun to Sarah and setting the car alight. John, Cameron, Sarah, and Derek then return to the church where John cuts his hair whilst listening to his mother apologize for not being able to help him with his trauma.
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