Hey guys! Sorry I haven't updated in forever! None of the computers I was using had a document saver :(

Disclaimer: I decided to use the porcelain doll, from the Dark Vault, so I could get a new chapter up. Keep in mind that I don't own anything from Warehouse 13 or Doctor Who. The doll isn't mine, either, I just made up it's affect.

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"Okay, Artie said the first artifact was right around-" Claudia stopped abruptly after turning a corner. "S-Steve..?"

"Yeah, Claude?" Steve put a hand on his holster, just in case. Not much scared his partner like that.
"How the [heck] that get out of the Dark Vault?" She whispered. She was staring wide-eyed at something and stood very stiff.

Steve turned his head to look at what she was staring at.
A porcelain doll sat in the middle of the aisle. It smiled evilly at the three and a faint crying could be heard.

"Claudia?" Steve asked, still staring at the doll. "What exactly does the doll do?"
"It, uhm," She shook her hair, trying to clear it. "it targets someone and makes them kill the closest to them."
"Close, like in proximity of?"
"No, closest to their hearts."

"I think that will end badly for all of us." Rose backed up a little.

"Claude.."
"Hm?" Claudia glanced at him quickly, before turning back to the doll.
"Take Rose and run." Steve sounded tense.
"Why?" The younger agent turned suddenly to look at her partner. "Steve?"
"Run!" Rose grabbed Claudia's arm and dragged her away just as Steve lunged at Claudia, with his hands positioned to grab her throat.

"Come on! We've got to get out of here!" Rose still had to drag Claudia along the aisle.
"No! We have to neutralize the artifact!" Claudia struggled against the Londoner's grip.
"Claudia! Go back there and he'll kill you."
"Not if he can't catch me." Claudia jerked her arm away and ran down a random aisle.
"Claudia! Claudia come back!" Rose ran after her, but turned a different aisle as Steve caught up to her. Better not lead him to her.. She thought as she ran through the aisles, past cool, weird, and strange artifacts.

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Claudia ran through the aisles and came to a halt on the opposite end of the aisle, where Steve had been affected. The doll turned its head around like an owl and smiled evilly at her.
She reached for a neutralizing station and grabbed the hose.
"Smile at this, baby!" She put her finger on the trigger and started pulling back, but an arm around her neck cut her short.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you.." Steve's voice was soft and dangerous.
Claudia clawed at Steve's arm, starting to grasp for breath. "S-S-Steve!"
"Shhh.." Steve brushed the line of her jaw with his free hand. "You won't need to struggle for much longer... I'm doing you a favor, Claudia.."

"Really? Looks like you're trying to kill her." Steve's head jerked up to see Rose standing near the doll, with a bucket of purple neutralizing goo.
"You wouldn't understand." Steve spat, his grip on Claudia tightening. Claudia gave a strangled shriek.
"Doesn't really matt'a. I'm still dumping this on the artifact. Whatever the [heck] it does.." Rose shrugged and tilted the bucket to dump onto the doll.

There were brilliant, luminescent sparks pouring off of the doll for a few moments.
Steve's grip loosened slightly until the sparks subsided, then he let go fully and quickly, dropping a gasping Claudia to the ground.
"C-Claudia!" He stuttered, trying to shake off his trance.

Claudia laid on her side, coughing and gasping until she caught her breath a little.
Steve kneeled down next to her and helped her sit up.

"Jinksy?" She whispered like a scared, yet happy, child. "Am I really the closest person to you?"
"Other then my mom, yeah." Steve smiled and they both laughed a little.
"You're pretty [dang] close to my heart too." She smiled playfully and pulled him into a hug.

"Right. What do we do about the creepy baby doll?" Rose spoke up suddenly.
"Take it back to the Dark Vault." Claudia stood up, with the help of Steve.
"Let's get on that then, shall we?"

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This was a really rushed chapter. Sorry!