Shadows of Time

Warehouse 13 fanfiction

Rated: T

Summery: After an intruder breaks into the Warehouse's Bronze Sector and steals two past agents, the team is shocked to rediscover pieces of Helena's past that were thought to be dead and buried. Myka/HG established.

Got the idea for this while watching the episodes "3...2...1", "Buried", and "Reset" and entertaining a "What if?" scenario. Reviews are much appreciated. I try to keep things as canon as possible, but have taken a few liberties at certain points. This story is already mostly finished, so I will update it every few days.

Chapter 1: All That Glimmers Is Not Bronze

London, 1912

Inside Warehouse 12

The dimly lit corridors of Warehouse 12 were quiet in the late hours of the night as 2 shadowed figures whispered to one another.

One wore a light brown robe and moved with surprising speed, considering he used a walking stick. The other wore a velvet cloak with its hood up, hiding its wearer's face in shadows. The air was tense as they passed through the seemingly endless hallways.

Items of all shapes and sizes lined the shelves from wall to wall. In the distance, the dim lighting gleamed off of a massive door crafted from bronze.

"You're absolutely sure this is what you wish to do?"

"Yes. I believe a more appropriate question would be are you quite sure, Sir? You will be left behind to accept the consequences, afterall. Are you quite certain you wish to aid me in this venture?" the hooded figure asked.

The figure holding the worn down walking stick paused and glanced at his companion, chuckling, "Do not worry for my sake. I am old; there is little the Regents could do to me now. I believe in your cause, and so shall offer my assistance. However, there will be no turning back. Are you strong enough to face what lies ahead? You may find that the future may not be safe." he said, giving one final chance to back down.

"Strength is the outcome of need; security sets a premium on feebleness." the cloaked figure quoted easily, "I know it shall be trying, and I am sure this is my path. I need to do this. Please, let us continue before the Regents intervene. There may be little they could do to you, but we both are aware that there is a great deal they could do to me. And I have a feeling it wouldn't be anything quite as pleasant as inventory."

"Very well then."

The figures paused as they reached their destination. The large bronze door was opened with a creak that seemed to echo through the entire Warehouse.

Inside, the lighting was just as dim and was reflected off of many bronze statues that seemed to encircle a large metal chamber.

The statues were all of people, from every age, height, and gender. Almost all of them were in the same pose; with both arms stretched above their heads at right angles.

The two figures entered the room silently, not bothering to close the door just yet. The man with the cane went to the control panel on the far wall while the cloaked figure approached one of the bronze statues.

The statue was of an elegant looking woman with her hair done up in a fancy bun. Her bronze eyes saw nothing anymore as they stared ahead.

"We will see eachother again." the figure said quietly, reaching out to lightly touch the statue's cheek.

Turning away, the cloaked person looked over to its companion and asked, "Are we ready, Caturanga?"

Caturanga gave a slight nod, "I believe so. Good luck in your journey. I hope you find what you are looking for."


South Dakota, Present Day

Inside Warehouse 13

Claudia sighed, typing away as she did various checks around the Warehouse computer systems. They hadn't had a ping in almost a week and everyone was bored and getting fed up.

Pete, Myka, Helena, and Steve were all on the ground floor catching up on the inventory they'd been neglecting. Artie was off at a conference with Mrs. Frederic and the Regents, and the young tech wiz was completely out of things to do.

Claudia stood and walked outside, needing to get some fresh air. She figured she'd done all the checks Artie wanted, so he wouldn't be too upset if he caught her having a break. He was due back any time now, so the quiet would soon be shattered at least. Even though she wasn't sure if having Artie barking orders was any better.

Just as she was about to reach the door, an alarm sounded. Claudia froze for a second before turning and running back to the computers to check what was going on.

The rest of the team came running into the office just then.

"Claud, what is it? We were on our way back when we heard the alarms." Myka said, looking over the younger girl's shoulder at the computers.

"Yeah, and I just got a wicked bad vibe too." Pete added.

His vibes were almost down to a science by now, so they knew something bad was happening somewhere.

"There's some type of disturbance in the Bronze Sector." Claudia said after a quick check. She pulled up the security feed of that area and gasped in shock.

On the screen there was a dark figure wearing a mask and black cloak standing in front of one of the statues, or rather what looked like 2 statues as one, as if two people had been bronzed together.

"Intruder alert!" Claudia gasped, hitting a silent alarm that would alert Mrs. Frederic.

Without wasting time, Helena, Pete, and Myka left the office with their Teslas to confront the intruder.

Steve stayed with Claudia in case she needed anything. With Artie gone the Warehouse seemed more exposed, and the presence of an intruder was highly unsettling.

"Think we should call Artie?" Steve asked, looking at Claudia.

Claudia hesitated, and then nodded, "Yeah, go ahead Jinksie."

Steve nodded and took out his Farnsworth, tuning it to Artie's signal before pushing the button.

Claudia watched the security feed closely, drowning out the sounds of Artie's grumpy ranting. Why were there two people Bronzed together? That in itself was strange, but more importantly how had someone broken into the Warehouse undetected? The Bronze Sector wasn't exactly in a convenient location.

Steve closed the Farnsworth with a sigh, "He's on his way."

Claudia nodded, still keeping an eye on the security feed. Suddenly the feed went fuzzy, and when it came back into focus both the intruder and the two bronze statues were gone. Claudia blinked, taking out her own Farnsworth to call Myka.

The older agent answered the call, "Hey Claud, we're almost to the Bronze Sector."

"Be careful Mykes, I lost the guy. He musta messed with my feed somehow; I don't know where he went." Claudia said, quickly flipping through other nearby security feeds to try to find the phantom intruder.

Myka closed the Farnsworth and relayed the message to Pete and Helena. When they reached the Bronze Sector, they took extra caution but there was no one there besides the statues.

"Guys look at this." Myka said, kneeling to the floor.

There were fresh drag marks across the floor, leading from the rows of statues towards the Bronzer itself, but they didn't quite reach the device.

Pete kept an eye open around them while Helena went over to the Bronzer's control panel. She was still fascinated by the touch screen, but for once didn't focus too much on the technology that had only been science fiction in her day.

"According to the records, no one has been de-bronzed since… well, me." Helena said, looking through the on-screen records for recent activity.

"Ok so they didn't get the chance to de-bronze whoever it was they were after, now all we have to do is figure out who it is they were trying to de-bronze in the first place." Myka said.

"That sentence was rather redundant, darling." Helena said, turning away from the Bronzer's controls.

She didn't look at the large metal cylinder, still secretly having nightmares about her own time in her metal coat. She'd never admit it to anyone, except maybe Myka, but the device still scared her terribly even after having been reawakened for several years.

Myka wisely chose not to acknowledge the Englishwoman's comment, instead trying to follow the drag marks to the statues origin.

"Ok so how'd they even get in here?" Pete said, changing the focus of the conversation, "I mean, I know this place isn't exactly airtight but still…."

"They had to have used an artifact to bypass the security systems. The alarm probably only tripped after they tried to move whoever it was they were after." Myka guessed, recalling the extra security measures placed on the Bronze Sector after Helena had been let out.

The three searched the nearby corridors of the Warehouse, but found nothing else out of place. Myka's Farnsworth buzzed in her pocket. She took it out and opened it, seeing Artie's face fill the black and white display. He barked a quick order to get back to his office before slamming the device closed.

"He didn't even say goodbye." Pete said, knowing that it wasn't a good sign. Artie was always abrupt and barking orders, but by now everyone knew the difference between regular grumpy Artie and extra grumpy Artie.

With nothing else to go on, the three agents made their way back to the office.