She had left him again. Claudia Donovan, the world's most perfect, amazing and spirited tech geek, had left. She came for a while to get an improved batch of neutralizer goo. Now that she had gotten what she needed, she had left him again.
A month later, this still depressed Fargo. Sure, they texted, IMed, and video-chatted all the time, but she hadn't responded in a while. That was probably his fault, actually. Last time they were texting, he had half-jokingly asked her out.
As he climbed out of his car - T.A.B.I.T.H.A. - his phone vibrated slightly in his pocket. Fargo groaned. Most likely it was another frantic message from Global Dynamics, stating that another disaster was threatening to end Eureka as they knew it. Then, he saw who had sent the message, and his eyebrows raised in shock. They rose even higher after reading the message:
CLAUDIA
So, you still up for that date?
Fargo nearly dropped his phone in his excitement.
FARGO
Totally! When?
He pocketed his phone and continued towards Café Diem. He was about 2 feet away from the door when someone tapped on his shoulder, saying, "How about now?"
He spun around to see an awkward-looking Claudia Donovan smiling at him. She made the "long live and prosper" sign at him, saying, "Sup, Dougie."
Next thing he knew, he had his arms around her, his nose buried in her hair. They just stood there like that for a minute, before he pulled away.
"What are you doing here?" he asked her excitedly.
"I finally got Artie to give me a week off to come and visit." she told him happily, as he pulled her inside of Café Diem
"Hello Dr. Fargo, the usual?" Vincent asked as they walked in, without even looking up. When he did, he did a double-take, before breaking into a grin.
"Claudia! Welcome back!"
She slid onto a stool at the counter, saying "Thanks, Vince."
"What would you like, dear? On the house!" he said, & she replied with the standard "Surprise me."
"So how is the Warehouse?" Fargo asked her, and her face lit up at the mention of her home.
"Great! Myka quit, so we got a new guy, but then she came back so now I'm partnered with the new guy."
Instantly, jealousy surged through him. Apparently it showed on his face, because Claudia laughed & squeezed his hand.
"Aww, no need to be jealous, Dougie. Steve's gay. Besides, he's more like a brother to me than anything else."
Meanwhile, Jo Lupo and Zane Donovan were walking hand-in-hand outside. Jo was chatting happily about her latest copy of Guns & Ammo Magazine, while Zane just listened, happy that she was happy. Suddenly, Zane froze.
"No way." he breathed, before letting go of Jo's hand and sprinting inside of Café Diem. Jo ran after him, just in time to see him throw his arms around a petite redheaded woman sitting at the counter, and for her to throw her arms around him, laughing. She just stood there in shock for a second, before the girl looked up and saw Jo.
"Jo!" she called out, laughing. "Come and get this ugly mutt of off me, won't ya?"
As Jo walked up to the counter, Vincent returned with their food.
"Here you go, you two. A Vinceaccino for Dr. Fargo, and waffles with strawberries & whipped cream for Miss Donovan." he finished, & Claudia clapped her hands in delight.
"Yum! I'm starving!"
"Well, little cuz," Zane said, "I'm glad you're here, but we have to get to GD. How 'bout we meet up here for lunch? We can invite Allison & Carter, too."
Claudia nodded. "Sounds like a plan. I'm gonna explore Eureka, then check into my room at the hotel."
Jo looked at her curiously. "Are you sure you'll be okay? This is Eureka, after all. And once Fargo's fan club hears about you-"
Claudia cut her off. "Fan club?"
"Yeah." Fargo said regretfully.
"Hmm..." Claudia said, then smiled. "No worries, Jo. I've got myself covered." The redhead then pulled both her Farnsworth and Tesla out of her bag.
"What're those - a tin and a toy gun?" Jo asked.
Claudia put a hand to her chest in mock hurt. "Your skepticism wounds me." She said, trying to be serious. "No, this is a Farnsworth - basically an untraceable, undetectable, unhackable video phone - and a Tesla."
"What's the Tesla do?" Zane asked, & Claudia grinned evilly.
"Congrats, Zane. You've just volunteered to help demonstrate." She turned a dial on the side of the Tesla, backed about 10 feet away, then pulled the trigger. Instantly, an arc of electricity shot out at Zane and zapped him into unconsciousness. He was slowly getting up again 30 seconds later, though.
"I had it turned to the lowest setting, so you wouldn't have to drag him to GD." Claudia told Jo, who laughed quietly.
"Thanks. I'll see you at lunch, and you'll have to fill me in on your latest adventures, 'kay?"
"No problem." Claudia told the other woman, as they finished up and walked outside of Café Diem. "Shall we say, 1-ish?"
They all agreed and parted ways, with Fargo, Jo, and Zane heading for Global while Claudia went in the opposite direction, towards Henry's Garage.
"Thanks again, Vince!" Claudia called out, as she stuck her head back inside of Café Diem.
"No problem, Claudia. You know Eureka loves you."
roughly 3 hours later...
Claudia walked into Café Diem for the second time that day, this time followed by a very smug looking Isaac Parrish. Of course, that was the man's standard expression, but he looked even more smug than usual.
Finally, Claudia got sick of her shadow and turned around to face Parrish.
"Seriously, dude, what the frakk? Could you quit following me already?"
He looked at her with an expression of awe.
"My dear Claudia, if I left you alone, you would be defenseless against any dangers that might harm your beauty." he said. By this point, everyone in the café had stopped what they were doing to watch the unfolding drama.
Claudia whirled around, her eyes flashing in rage.
"Oh please, I'm far from defenseless." she snorted.
"You are very confident. I like that in a woman." Parrish said, stepping closer.
"You wanna see something else you'll like?" Claudia asked the man coyly. Parrish nodded eagerly, making the redhead's grin widen. In the blink of an eye, she had reached into her bra and pulled out her mini-Tesla, before zapping Parrish with it. He fell to the ground, muscles spazzing, just in time for Fargo, Jo, Zane, Henry, Grace, Allison, and Carter to walk in the door.
Claudia looked at the sheriff, and her face turned pale, before she pointed to the - now unconscious - Dr. Parrish.
"I claim sexual harassment!" she said, and all was silent for a moment, before Jo and Carter broke the silence.
"I have been wanting to do that for so long..." they said simultaneously, making everybody crack up.
Meanwhile, Claudia smiled in relief that she wasn't getting arrested.
She loved Eureka, and Eureka loved her.

A/N~ Hey, everybody! Whew. Super long first chapter, that took forever for me to write, but its finished now. I do not own Warehouse 13 or Eureka. I do own a ladybug pillowpet. More chapters coming soon!