Austin sat up with a jerk and stared at the chain-link fence by the side of the car. There was a sound like that of material tearing and then a bubble appeared out of nowhere. It was about a metre across and seemed to be filled with glowing smoke. In an instant the bubble popped, leaving a perfect circle of red-hot dots surrounding a hole in the fence. A hole that hadn't been there before. And kneeling on the floor, where the hole touched the tarmac, was a girl. She seemed to be about 4 years old, and was naked.

Austin made a grab for the door handle, donuts falling to the floor. He scrambled out of the patrol car and rushed around to the front; the little girl was still there.

The T-1000.2 looked up at the policeman standing over it. It was dark and its visual display was tinged with red as it compensated.

Cyberdyne Systems Series 1000 Model 501.2 Version 26.c 20.07.-02 03.45.59.87 TARGET CONFIRMED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER

The T-1000.2 looked up at Austin, the dim light reflecting back at him from its visual inputs like cat's eyes. Reaching up, the T-1000.2 pressed a hand against his crotch.

"What the fuck do you think you are doing!" shouted the unnerved policeman as he jumped back.

The T-1000.2 stood up and moved forward.

"Sorry Mister. I wanted to be nice. Sorry."

"And I'm sorry I shouted, you startled me."

The T-1000.2 moved closer, and, as Austin was talking, it reached out once more. The patrolman gasped as he felt the tiny hand caress his prick and moaned as it grew to full hardness. He knew that he was getting into some deep shit, but the beautiful little girl was too much for him.

The T-1000.2 slid its hand underneath the policeman's crotch and, looking up into his face curiously, its hand transformed; the flesh rippling and changing into what seemed like living mercury and then, in an instant, it formed itself into a long thin spear of metal shooting up from the crotch, through the body, and out through the top of Austin's head, the point protruding like the spike of some ancient warrior's helmet. Austin jerked and died.

The mimetic polyalloy reconfigured and the T-1000.2's weapon retreated, once more becoming a hand. The corpse of the policeman slumped to the floor and the T unit leaned over, resting a finger against the dark blue cotton of Austin's uniform. The T-1000.2's outline shimmered and a short dress of the same material formed over its naked body.

The T-1000.2 knew it was at a disadvantage. Skynet had already expended a T-800 in an attempt to prevent John Connor from becoming the focus of human resistance. Humans in 2029 were slowly getting the upper hand and so another mission had to be sent back. The transfer facility had been under attack and the attempt to send a T-1000 unit back to the 1990's had failed due to a lack of power, all that could be managed was a T-1000.2.

The T-1000.2, nicknamed the "Terminatot" by the human resistance, was physically much smaller than the T-1000 but had had some success against humans because of their tendency to trust children. However, now, or at least in 2029, humans were wise to the Terminatot ploy.

The T-1000.2 turned its back on the lifeless heap that had been Austin and headed for the lights of the city.....(cont)