"That's impossible she would have used it or at least known-"
"She doesn't know" the girl cut in.
"How do you know, she doesn't?" Steve asked.
"If she knew she would have used it" the girl said sitting down.
Myka now sat on the arm rest of the chair Pete was in. Claudia on the floor leaning against Steve's seat.
"And how do we know she hasn't" Pete asked.
"We'll her daughter would be here", Claudia reasoned.
"So she doesn't know...", Steve said unsure.
"She doesn't know!" The girl said again. "Besides if she tried the downside - its worse than death...she wouldn't be here..."
"I thought you said the downside wouldn't affect us" Myka said
"And now it's worse than death!" Claudia yelled.
"I'm the exception" the girl mumbled.
"What - how?" Pete asked.
"That's classified now- I suggest you go get the locket...I'm coming " everyone looked confused at each other she clearly wasent talking to them anymore. When they turned back to the girl, Mrs. Fredric was behind her.
"Creepy.."
"O my gosh" Myka whispered "did she-"
"How did she know-"
"She's right here", The girl said, standing.
"Agent Bering. Agent Lattimer go to Argyle" Mrs. Fredric demanded, "Now".
"Yes ma'am" Pete said quickly standing and Myka reluctantly followed him out the door.
" Agent Jinks will you and Miss Donavan please return to the Bed and Breakfast, we'll have Lenna and Artie there in a few minutes"
"Yes ma'am". Steve whispered standing.
She nodded gesturing for the girl to follow her. Claudia watched them leave but not without noticing the weapon sticking out of the girls pocket. It looked...- it wasn't a gun or a tesla...I'll ask her later Claudia decied, following Steve down the umbilicus.
Mrs. Fredric and the girl walked down the aisle in silence for a moment. Untill one of them stopped to speak.
"It's time I told you everything." the girl decided.
Mrs. Fredric glanced at her with a nod, as she began her story.
"She didn't even give us fake name" Pete complained, flashing his badge at the lady in the front office.
"Looks like we're looking through doors again" Myka sighed. "I'll take upstairs you take down."
Glancing through the windows Myka made her way down the hall. Finally she came to a door and peeked in to see Helena teaching a class. She smiled, but wished the circumstances for seeing her were a more convenient. She looked at the name on the side of the door. 'Miss. Helen Smith' how simple Myka mused . "Pete - found her room 205" she radioed. Hearing Pete reply a "Got it" she opened the door.
"Miss. Smith?" Helena and every student turned their heads towards her."I'm sorry but were going to have to cut your class short".
Myka glanced at the students, giving them a smile before looking back over and HG who was wide eyed.
"Yes, Of course...Class dismissed"
Some of the students let out a "ya!", but HG shot them a glare and they went silent. Myka stepped back as the students left. As soon as the last one was out she walked in.
"How did you find me!"
"It's nice to see you too" Myka said with a smile.
"I was untraceable!" HG declared.
"You did say I know you better than any one else" Myka replied with a laugh.
"Myka-" HG warned stepping forward.
"Ok-...someone did help us".
"And who would that be" she asked, crossing her arms.
Myka nervously ignored the questioned and looked around. "Never thought I'd see the great H.G. Wells - body and mind - teaching teenagers." HG wasen't dressed like Emily lake but like herself, locket and all.
"You didn't answer my question" HG said calmly.
"I don't know." Myka shrugged, turning to look her in the eyes. "Her name is 'classified' ".
"Ah, I see...-so why did you need to find me"
Myka told her about Artie and Lenna, the plague, the girl-everything. Helena's somber face didn't change throughout the entire speech.
"And one more thing..."
"There's more" she manged. Running her hand through her hair before she began clutching her locket.
"Yes...the girl she said...", Myka paused taking a deep breath before quickly stating. "She said your locket is a artifact and that she needs to use it to bring back Artie and Lenna."
"... That's absurd " Helena finally responded with a laugh.
"She hasn't been wrong yet and Mrs Fredric told us to bring you and your locket back to the warehouse or B&B which ever one...Claudia said she'd call and tell us"
"Myka, my locket is not an artifact and I'm not going to hand over the one thing I have left of...-" her face fell as she paused. " Just because a child insists it is.
"It's not an artifact."she ended firmly.
"Helena..-"
Pete stood next to the door listening, there's no way HG was going to let them use her locket. Gaining some courage, he opened the door quickly and raised his tesla. All he saw was HG's look of shock before...
"Pe-!" Myka began to yell but he had already fired. She reached out her catching Helena.
"I can't believe you just did that!"
"She-"
"Pete! You teslaed her!"
"...Now were even" he said weakly.
"Right and what if someone sees her passed out on the floor with a government official holding a weapon over her ", Myka asked shifting her weight to keep HG from falling. "She's one of their teachers!".
"Oops"
"Pete!... She's going to kill you- you realize that don't you?"
"Myka, we have to get back now! Do you know how long this would have taken - this way is shorter now lets get her to the car."
"How Pete! We can't carry her out!"
"Why not?"
"Pete!"
"Alright alright... Not one of my best ideas"
"Ya think!" She snapped shifting again and sighing. "How high was it set?"
"Uhhh..."
"Gun" she stated holding out her hand now propping Helena up with the other.
"Just lay her down" Pete said siting on top on a desk.
Myka hesitated before letting HG rest on the floor. Looking at the gun she groaned.
"The highest setting...really"
"Second highest", Pete announced pointing to the tesla, before adding "I didn't want to kill her..."
"Ok" she sighed pulling out the Farnsworth. "I'll call Claudia."
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"Don't worry Agent Donavan this will prove successful, I promise."
Claudia sighed letting go of Artie's hand. He was slumped in a chair with Lenna laid out on the couch next to him.
Claudia felt like this had happened before those words spoken like that, it was so familiar but... different.
"So who are you really...are you like regent in training or something - I didn't think they started so young - and what kind of gun are you carrying you really shouldn't be walking around with a weapon like that."
"Do I make you nervous?" the girl asked with a laugh.
"Course not your just- and I'm-" Ok now this is getting creepy Claudia thought feeling serious deja-vù.
"Nervous" she stated again sitting down.
Claudia didn't respond.
"To answer your questions no I'm not a regent in training, as you put it. I am, in fact, a warehouse agent" this caught Claudia off guard.
"What!" She half screeched, " a warehouse agent but your a kid and - and you can't be an agent-"
The girl sighed, "Another time- another warehouse"
"Holy snap!" Claudia screamed "your so from the future the gun, the teleporter, how you know like everything"
"Agent Donavan" she said, "I am, undoubtably, not from the future."
"But you are from another time...you must of used the temporal transfer engine..." she said to her self, looking at the girl with wide eyes."HGs gunna die when she finds ou-"
The girl snapped up, "She's going to what!"
But Claudia wasent paying attention " You used her machine- is that why your a kid... O my gosh your an adult in a kids body- like Pete but opposite this is-"
"Agent Donavan!" The girl shouted " please, quiet down...your giving me a head ache". Sitting down, she laid back.
"Your so an old lady - the way you talk-"
"I'm just not used to so much shouting... And I'm only 13 years old" the girl stated pulling up her sleeve revealing a strand of numbers. "Years, months, days, hours, minutes" she said pointing army he digits.
"You tattooed your age on your arm?" Claudia asked surprised.
"I beg your pardon- no this is...a downside or an upside... I suppose it's dependent upon how-" she sighed in response, but Claudia cut it off.
"Like An artifact...so you were wammyed!".
The girl gave her a confused look.
"Like affected" Claudia explained.
"I suppose you may say that"
"And your gun thingy?" she asked.
The girl held it out for Claudia ."Tesla/Grappler/Gun"
"Grappler?" Claudia asked, grabbing it from her. "Oh my gosh... how the heck did you do this, I couldn't even get the grappler into a smaller model."
"I-"
Just then the Farnsworth started ringing cutting of the girl.
"Hey, Claude...we have a problem"
"What?"
"Pete teslaed HG"
"I beg your pardon!" The girl exclaimed walking up behind Claudia, "Is she alright!" she demanded, ignoring Claudia's confused look.
"Ya...I caught her before she hit the floor"
The girl let about a sigh, as she began examining the Farnsworth further, "What is this device?" The girl asked before Myka spoke again.
Claudia stared at her, "You've never seen a Farnsworth...I thought you said you were agent".
"I am - these haven't been invented yet"
"So your from the past!"
"Guys!" Myka yelled "she is going to be out for 30 min ok and we're in the middle of her classroom which is In the middle of a high school, full of students".
"I'll be there in a moment". The girl said not giving Claudia time to respond before pulling out her box.
"Hello" she said walking towards the agents, her gaze wandering around the classroom.
"Let me guess grab on to the person next to you" Pete stated grabbing Myka's arm.
"Yes" the girl replied simply, seeing that they all were connected she pressed the button.
As soon as they were back Claudia glanced over at Pete before settling her eyes on Myka.
"So how did it go before...Pete?"
Nobody notice the girl as she silently walk backwards towards the kitchen all there attention focused elsewhere.
"Well...She said her locket wasn't an artifact and that she wasn't just going to hand it over to a child" she sighed sitting down.
"But-"
"Hey where is the kid? " Pete asked.
"She was right here-" Claudia began "she must be in the bathroom". Myka and Pete nodded, trying to keep from looking at Artie and Lenna.
"Mykes - I'm hungry"
"Really?" Myka asked sarcastically.
"Can you get me some food".
Myka stood up, "Fine" she said, needing to get her mind off...everything.
"Yes!" She heard Pete shout.
Walking into the kitchen hearing breathing. Myka knew whoever it was they had been crying.
Looking around the corner she saw to the girl slumped against the wall, absentmindedly running her hand, through her hair. Myka took note of the gesture, finally realizing where she'd seen the girl before...
"Agent Bering?"
"What...O sorry...I was just-" stumbling out of her train of thought.
"No please...I should be the one apologizing..."
"For what?"
"For leaving the sitting room so abruptly - it was rude of me" the girl sighed leaning back against the wall.
" I thought I could do it...but I can't face- I can't"
Myka didn't respond, mainly because she had no idea what the girl was talking about.
"I came here to resurrect Agent Neilson and Miss Lenna and cure the disease I didnt think I would have to...the thought didnt even cross my mind - I...I didn't realize how much it meant to her" she let a sob. Quickly composing herself, standing up, she kept her head down .
"What's going on" Myka asked tentivly, stepping closer.
"I-...I caused her so much pain and grief all those years I decided to - It was the rules -but I could have...have ended her suffering - unfortunately I- and now..."
"Who" Myka asked, already knowing the answer.
"Thats-" the girl whispered.
"No - don't say classified" Myka said sternly "tell me - who are you...at least tell me your name".
The girl composed her self again and pulled her head up. Finally looking strait in the older agents eyes, Myka knew the response before the girl spoke in a clear steady voice,
"Christina...Christina Wells."