I'm so so sorry that this has taken so so long! Please forgive me? I've just been really busy with life! No excuse really. Two new chapters for you to make up for it. Enjoy!

Myka wasn't sure why she had the idea to ask for Helena's help with this mysterious artifact, but for a second when she first saw her ex-girlfriend, she regretted it. This was going to hurt way too much. Pete was clearly unhappy with the idea, he still hadn't forgiven Helena for trying to destroy the world – that was understandable Myka supposed. But she was sure that Helena would be able to help them, and this artifact was completely obliterating people. It was extremely dangerous. They needed to neutralise it.

When the sphere was activated, Helena briefly mentioned the last time that she had seen Myka and had persuaded her to go back to the Warehouse. This made Myka a little uncomfortable; she was pretty sure that the others didn't know about that. But then again, when Myka told them about the hologram projector they must have assumed that she'd seen it in use before. Myka tried not to look at Helena too much, it was difficult, but she didn't want to fall back into the bad place that she'd been in recently. When Helena mentioned Christina though, Myka's stomach lurched. She felt such sorrow for the woman who had suffered such great loss. It was Christina's death that prompted Helena to try to do what she did at Yellowstone.

The story Helena told of the last time she'd investigated this artifact was fabulous. Helena's artifact hunting skills were as impressive as always and now they knew what the artifact was. Myka was hyper aware of Helena's presence and it was very distracting, but she still defended her to Pete who was incredibly reluctant to let her help. As soon as they started researching the horn, Myka could divert her attention to the investigation rather than Helena. She did her best to treat her just like any other colleague. Occasionally while they were out investigating, Myka found herself staring at Helena; sometimes she'd look over and catch Helena staring at her. When Helena and Pete were screaming at each other at the crash site, Myka couldn't bare it. She switched off the projector. Pete was so angry at Helena, not just for trying to end the world, but also for making Myka leave. Myka just couldn't be angry at Helena anymore. It was too hard.

When Myka heard Helena own up to being responsible for Doug Varley's death her heart fluttered. Then, Helena continued to tell Daniel about her pain, how it felt to lose someone, how angry she felt, how that she'd now realised that hurting people was not the right way to react - it would never bring Christina back. She heard Helena doing her best to save all the people who were in danger. "I'm so dreadfully sorry." She heard Helena say. Myka didn't realise that she'd been holding her breath until she released it all when Daniel turned off the countdown. There were tears in her eyes but she quickly blinked them away, determined to get back to work without thinking about Helena.

Once the artifact had been retrieved, Myka and Helena got a brief moment alone. Myka spoke with a steely tone, trying not to let her emotions get the better of her. But the compliment that Helena gave her really warmed her heart. "We did make a good team, didn't we," said Helena, almost desperate for the affirmation.

"We did." Replied Myka gently, "And then you… I just wish you would have realised that sooner."

"So do I." The pain in Helena's voice was audible. She hadn't expected Myka to be so… 'over her' yet. It broke her heart. Their meaningful moment was interrupted as Pete walked up to them. He looked sideways at Helena and said,

"Good work out there," conceding that her help had been invaluable on this case. Pete's arrival jolted Myka back into reality and she picked up the sphere. Helena looked incredibly pained, but she knew what was coming so she grasped her locket for comfort.

"Goodbye Helena" said Myka, just audibly, her voice shaking. They both took a deep breath and then Helena was gone. Myka stood still for a second but then looked at her partner as he put on a silly hat. Good old Pete. Trustworthy, reliable Pete. The two of them walked back up to the office, leaving the sphere on the shelf.