They appeared in a room filled with a bright light. It had no decorations, save for a single Eye of Horus painted on one of the walls.

Jane stood up, saying, "I think the meeting can begin. Myka, you said that when the dragon flew away, it dropped a tablet with an inscription written in Greek, right?"

"Yes," Myka said. "The translation was, 'Safe from the brink of destruction, on the other side of the world, lies a haven for the gods, along the greatest of the waters and protected by the breaths of tall red trees... when the sky burns, the Warehouse shall be safe there.' Artie said it may be referring to a place."

Abigail spoke up. "That would be correct. The first clue is 'on the other side of the world.' It means it's in the Western Hemisphere, since the Macedonian Empire was in the Eastern Hemisphere."

"Why the Macedonian Empire, though?" Joshua asked.

"Valda referred to the dragon as 'Alexander' when he flew off. Alexander the Great was not only the ruler of the Macedonian Empire, but also the first Caretaker of Warehouse 1," Mrs. Frederic explained. "Rumor has it that Alexander somehow cheated death, so one could assume that the dragon is Alexander, just in a different form."

"The second clue is 'along the greatest of the waters,'" Abigail continued. "That means it is located on the Pacific Ocean. The last clue is 'protected by the breaths of tall red trees.' 'Tall red trees' would mean it's in a redwood forest. The 'breaths' they mention is the fog that many redwood forests produce. I can only think of a few places that match this, but I would think it would be somewhere in Patrick's Point State Park in northern California."

"So, the premonitions you've been having about the Warehouse doesn't mean that Warehouse 13 is shutting down, does it?" Artie asked Mrs. Frederic. "It means that it's just going to be in a different place."

"Yes, Arthur, I believe so." Mrs. Frederic replied. "I also think I know why Valda is doing this. He lived the same day twice, which has the same negative effect as Magellan's Astrolabe had on Arthur."

"He started to become apathetic to existence, and slowly turned against humanity itself, vowing to destroy it in the worst way he could think of," Artie said, his voice quivering. He remembered what had happened after he used the Astrolabe, and it scared him to the point of nausea.

"I'm afraid so. Valda died in the Test of the Body in Warehouse 2. His body was destroyed, but the nature of the test dictates that the mind and soul are kept intact. When the alternate Valda came into our timeline, his original soul still remained in the lost Warehouse. Thus, he fulfilled the Astrolabe's prophecy without even using the artifact itself. Valda was resurrected, and the darkness within him eventually took over."

"When exactly did the darkness take over?" asked Joshua.

"I – I think I know," Claudia stammered. "It was probably when Valda tortured me and Artie; I saw something change in his eyes. Before Claire walked in, he even threatened to... do something worse to me, too..." Claudia was crying.

"Remind me to kill Valda slowly when I get to him," Steve fumed.

"Remind all of us to do that," Joshua said, equally as furious.

"First we have to move the Warehouse," Mrs. Frederic said. "Again, I know this is something even I can't stop. The Warehouse must be protected. Oh, and Steven?" The Caretaker turned to the young agent. "If I catch you torturing anyone, even Valda himself, I won't hesitate to pull my own gun on you. This is no place for that despicable behavior, and I was a fool for thinking otherwise two years ago."

"I'll still want to."

"I know. I will most likely be tempted to as well. But you and I, and everyone else here, must refrain from the use of torture."

"Right you are," said Artie. "Now, let's find Valda and see if we can stop him."