A/N: This story would not let me go. This chapter is heavy on angst but will pay off in the end. Enjoy.

It was a hot summer day in Sioux Falls and the warehouse team were becoming frustrated with their current retrieval. They had been there for six days tracking an artifact that allowed the user to order others into doing anything they said. That had been alerted to the artifact when a pattern of seemingly loving people who had never harmed another person in their lives, had been arrested for murder without any knowledge or motive for the crimes. The only connection that these people had was that they all worked for the same company.

They had discovered that similar reports had been filed against employees stating that they had committed crimes that they had no recollection or motive for. It had been going on for almost two decades beginning around the time when the current CEO had first started working at the company.

The team had discovered that the CEO, David Bricks, a man in his early fifties, had been using the original gloves worn by the character of Darth Vader in the first Star Wars movie. They allowed the wearer to use the infamous 'Jedi Mind Trick' to control others into doing whatever they said. He had used the gloves on his rivals so he could advance in the company. Each time the gloves were used it turned a part of his soul to darkness. He had used it so many times over the years that he no longer held any remorse for his actions. It made him incredibly dangerous.

The team had gone to his home to retrieve the artifact but they had gotten there too late. He had already become wise to their plan and had gone into hiding. He had seriously underestimated their resourcefulness. Claudia had tracked his movements through traffic cameras and had zeroed in on his location. The team were on the ground floor of a three story apartment complex going over their plan of attack.

"Right so we are agreed, Pete you take the fire escape, Steve you are with Claudia covering the lobby and Helena and I will enter through the front. Stay in contact at all times and stick to the plan." Myka ordered as she took charge of the situation.

They made their way to their positions, leaving Helena and Myka alone.

"What are you smiling at?" Myka asked, noticing the smirk Helena was sporting.

"You." She stated simply.

"What about me?"

"You are delightful. Watching you take charge like that does.. things to me." She turned away from her and made her way up the stairs. She smirked to herself as she noticed Myka was not following immediately.

It took Myka a few seconds before she remembered that they were in the middle of an operation. She was use to Helena's flirtation but it still managed to catch her off guard from time to time, even though it had increased immensely over the past few weeks. She wanted to believe that it was harmless, that Helena did the same thing with her colleagues. She knew the truth though, she knew that Helena only flirted with her like that. She was happy to ignore the real meaning behind those long looks and not so innocent touches, she wasn't ready to face what it meant. She didn't know if she would ever be ready to face the truth.

She pushed the thoughts from her mind and followed Helena to the third floor. They stood outside the door, Myka covered Helena as she silently picked the lock. Once it was unlocked, Helena grabbed the handle and watched as Myka mouthed "On Three" at her. On the count of three, Helena opened the door as Myka moved into the room. They moved with stealth throughout the medium sized apartment. They moved towards the kitchen when Myka was suddenly knocked on her back by a blow to the head. Helena watched as David ran through the opposite door to evade her. She was torn as what to do, Myka was laying on the floor, conscious but bleeding. She followed her heart and attended to Myka.

"Helena, I'm fine. Go after Bricks!" She ordered. Helena saw Pete running towards them after climbing through a window. Knowing that Myka would be safe now, Helena ran after Bricks.

She chased him to the ground floor and into the parking lot on the opposite side of the complex to where Steve and Claudia were stationed. She entered the parking lot but he was nowhere in sight.

"Drop your weapon!" Bricks ordered. Helena turned to the voice and dropped her gun. She had no intention of doing it. She suddenly realised that she was under the influence of the artifact as she noticed he was wearing the black gloves.

"Good now tell your team that I've escaped in a taxi."

Helena heard herself relay the message to her colleagues. She tried to fight against its hold on her but it proved impossible. Bricks walked towards her and picked up her gun with his gloved hands. He pointed it at her. "Remove all of your weapons, communication and tracking devices and throw them on the ground." Helena did as she was told, throwing her phone, Tesla, Grappler and a knife on the ground. Having seen what looked to be a Ray Gun on the ground, Bricks picked it up and examined it.

"What is this?"

"It's a Tesla."

"What does it do?"

"It shoots a current of electricity that if set right is capable of killing someone."

"Excellent." He smiled sadistically at her. "Now you are going to do exactly as I say."

He ordered her to break into a nearby car and hotwire it. He forced her to drive them to the outskirts of the city to his childhood home. It was an old, withered farm house. Once there he ordered her to sit in a chair and stay there. He had every intention of killing her but not before extracting any useful information from her. He took the time in between to research his escape from the country. They were both unaware that the Warehouse team had gathered outside after having traced the signal of Helena's Tesla.

Pete, Steve, Claudia and Myka were hiding in the shadows of the property formulating their plan to rescue Helena. Myka had a look of determination on her face that Pete had rarely seen. The last time he had seen it was when they were trying to rescue Helena from Sykes in the Regents Sanctum. He knew that Myka would do everything possible to rescue her, even give her own life. He knew how Myka felt about Helena. His vibes went off the charts everytime the two of them were in the same room. He could feel the pent up sexual tension between them so he was certain that neither of them had made a move yet. He wasn't even sure if Myka knew what she truly felt for Helena. He vowed to finally talk to her about it after they rescued her.

"What's the plan guys?" Claudia asked.

"Steve take the south, I will approach from the right, Myka you and Claudia will enter from the left. Everyone be careful. I'm getting a bad vibe about this."

"Bad. How bad?" Claudia asked frantically. They all knew to take his vibes serious.

"Not sure but I know it's not good." He grabbed his Tesla rifle and nodded at Myka. He didn't know who his vibe was about but he was suddenly extra concerned about her. He put his hand on her shoulder and squeezed it reassuringly. "Be careful."

"You too." She watched as Steve and Pete moved towards their positions. She turned to Claudia next to her. She was putting on a brave face but Myka could see that she was scared under that front. "You alright Claud?"

"Not really."

"You can do this. I know you can." She said with conviction as she looked her in the eye. Claudia swallowed her fear and smiled at her.

"Let's do this."

They were in place and were about to breach. Myka heard as Pete asked to confirm that they were ready.

"Yes Pete we are in position."

"Excellent. Stay safe and remember your training.. and may the force be with you." Myka rolled her eyes at the joke but was grateful for the small break of tension. "On three. One. Two. Three."

Steve was walking silently in a hallway that led to a large living room. He entered and was relieved to see Helena standing there.

"I've found her, she in a living room at the front of the house. Bricks is not with her." He whispered over his com. "H.G." He quietly called to her. She turned around and looked blankly at him. "Are you alright?" He walked to her carefully, checking the room for any sign of Bricks. He reached out to grab her but she caught him off guard and landed a blow to his head, knocking him unconscious. He landed with a large thud on the ground.

Pete entered through the same doorway that Steve had just entered through. He saw Helena standing in the middle of the room looking at him. He looked for Steve but didn't see him as his body was hidden by a couch.

"H.G! Are you okay? Where's Steve?" He asked as he tentatively moved towards her. She started to move towards him. He stopped suddenly when he was hit by an alarming vibe. "H.G, we gotta get out of here. Now!" He quickly moved the rest of the distance towards her and noticed Steve laying on the floor. He pulled his Tesla on Helena and was about to fire but she proved to be too quick. She kicked him in the leg, breaking it instantly. Pete screamed out in pain as he fell to the floor beside Steve. Helena kicked his head to stop him from shooting her. She bent down and removed both of Steve's guns and Pete's Tesla and tossed them to the other side of the room. She grabbed Pete's handgun from it's holster and pointed it at him.

Claudia and Myka had been carefully moving throughout the house, clearing rooms one at a time. After hearing Steve confirm that he had located Helena, Myka felt her heart race as relief washed over her. She nodded at Claudia to maintain her position whilst she moved onto the next room to look for their suspect.

She entered the room and saw Bricks sitting behind a large oak office table smiling at her. Myka moved her finger to the trigger and was about to squeeze it when he spoke.

"Drop the gun." She did it as she desperately tried to fight against the artifacts influence. "Good now call your friend out there to come in here." She struggled momentarily as she called Claudia to join her. He ordered Claudia to drop her gun also as he walked out from behind the desk.

"You two will do exactly what I say. Don't speak and walk to the front of the house."

Helena turned away from Pete and Steve as she heard movement behind her. She froze as she noticed Claudia and Myka kneeling on the ground before her with Bricks pointing a gun at their heads.

Though Helena was not in control of her actions, she was still her. Seeing Myka in danger stirred something powerful inside of her. She felt fear grip her soul and began to tremble. Before her was the woman she loved, her reason for living. She was terrified of anything harming her. They had been in similar situations in the past, but nothing that felt anywhere near as painful as this.
Helena's knuckles turned white as she gripped Pete's gun tightly in her hand.

"Kill them both." Bricks ordered. Helena felt her stomach drop. Her worst fear was about to come true. She was trying desperately to not lift her arm as her heart raced uncontrollably. It felt like the world had slowed down and it was just her and Myka.

Myka met Helena's eyes. She knew Helena was under the influence of a very powerful and dangerous artifact and could see the struggle that she was fighting within herself. She couldn't take her eyes off Helena. The fear in those eyes was overwhelming. She watched them intently and noticed a slight change in them, the fear was still very dominant but there was something else there, a strange calmness and warmth. Myka's heart skipped a beat as she understood that look.

Helena refused to look anywhere but into those eyes. The fear that was present was overwhelming and it broke her heart.

Bricks was furious that Helena had not done as he had ordered. "Kill them NOW!" He yelled as he focused all his willpower to the gloves he was wearing.

Helena could feel the artifacts influence taking control of her once more. She felt as her arm slowly lifted despite the incredible fight she was engaging in with it.

Myka was trying with all her will to break the artifacts hold but it was of no use. She accepted what was about to happen as she looked at Helena for the final time. Helena mouthed 'I'm sorry' at her as tears ran down her cheeks. Myka nodded slightly and closed her eyes.

Pete watched from where he had fallen to the floor. He felt so useless. His greatest fear was about to become reality. He watched as Helena lifted her arm and squeezed the trigger twice. "Nooooooooooooooooo!" He yelled as the sound of two bodies's hitting the floor echoed throughout the room.

Couldn't resist the cliffhanger. The next chapter is a major punch in the feels. Will be up in the next few days.