Loved You Madly
Chapter 10: Proud Part 1: Kidding
Helena Wells/Myka Berring
Summary: Helena tries to return to the Warehouse, while not letting on that she and Myka have had a continuing relationship.

OH MY GOD! You guys rock! This is an extra quick update for everyone who reviewed, followed, and favorited the last chapter!

A/N: Ha-ha! I have almost completed the episode quoting. Won't have to do that for at least a few chapters, I hope. Also, T for blood and violence. Bit of a heads up, this is total no keyboard to brain filter, a little word vomity. And I could not wait to post it!

Pete and Myka called back to the Warehouse to share how they'd snagged and bagged the artifact. Claudia and Artie were pleased; another disaster avoided. They started to clean up the desks in the office when Claudia came across an old picture of HG and her old partner in 1893. "Hey," she started carefully speaking to Artie. "Would I get…yelled at if I said it was kinda nice having HG back?"

Artie looked at his surrogate daughter sadly. "Just…don't get used to it." He gave her a stern, but caring look that told her to drop it.

Myka and HG were together again in the Warehouse for the first time, at least with HG being a hologram. "You should feel quite proud right now." Helena praised.

"Why is that?" asked Myka.

"Three teams of agents," HG smiled, pleased for Myka. "Over more than a century dedicated themselves to this case…But you and Pete are the ones who succeeded." Helena kept her arms crossed to help her remember to keep her hands to herself.

"With your help." Myka reminded her.

Helena smiled to herself and breathed. "We did make a good team, didn't we?"

"We did." Myka nodded. Then sadness reached her eyes. "And then you…" Helena made no excuses. "I just wish you had realized that sooner."

"So do I." Helena agreed forlornly. She wanted so badly to kiss Myka, to prove how sorry she was and that her feelings had never changed. And she would have made every effort in her power to do so, had Pete not walked up at that very moment. The boy had wonderful timing.

Pete stopped and looked HG up and down. She steeled herself for another barrage of insults. "Good work out there." He said, and continued past them down the aisle.

Helena and Myka both smiled, more than a little surprised. Myka picked up the black orb and looked at it, painfully aware of Pete's nearby presence. "Good bye, Helena."

HG nodded, silently questioning the change from Myka's usual valediction. She was certain that this time Myka meant it when she said 'good bye'. For starters, she had never uttered those exact words to her before. And it would be completely reasonable for Myka to wish not to see her again after her childish behavior with Latimer. Perhaps Myka had learned something by mediating a hostile HG and a hostile and bitter Pete. Something that was not good for Helena. 'Good bye' probably meant Myka was done with her.

Myka nodded again and turned the orb back, drawing Helena inside. She released a long, shaky breath that she had even known she was holding, and put on a brave face for Pete. He made a joke on their way back to the office that Myka laughed at, although she hadn't heard enough of it to know if it was actually funny. She was too busy coming up with a way to get Helena back home with her without anyone noticing.

When they entered Artie's office the only one there was Claudia who was doing some work on her laptop. "So," Pete grabbed the sphere from Myka like it was a basketball. "What do we do with the crazy lady?"

Claudia looked up. This was not going to end well.

"Pete!" Myka cried. "Give it back." There was something dangerous in her voice that made Pete decide to do as he was told for once.

"Are we gonna keep her in the dark vault and throw away the key?" He asked, jokingly. "We could put her with the rest of her things."

"Pete," Myka cautioned.

He didn't get the message. "Can you bronze objects?"

"Pete," Claudia warned, mostly concerned for what Myka would do to him, but also worried for Myka's well-being.

"Well, you gotta admit, it's nice to know she's locked up and can't do any more damage." Pete shrugged. "But if bronze couldn't hold her, why do the regents think that thing will?" He took the ball back out of Myka's hands again, this time she put up more of a fight.

"Pete!" Claudia stood up. "Just forget about it." She grabbed the orb back and gave it to Myka with a weak smile.

"Hey!" He protested. "I was just having fun."

"I'll take care of it, Pete." Myka assured him, trying to hide how upset he was making her.

"Alright," he was failing at being playful. "I was thinking maybe we could crush it with Thor's hammer or something—"

"SHUT UP, PETE!" Myka finally screamed. Tears were forming in her eyes. "I promise you, if you don't shut up," she was advancing on him fast enough that he had to step back.

Claudia stepped up between them. "Hey, cool it." She put her arm out to block Myka. "It's okay." Myka was still shooting daggers at Pete. "Right, Pete?" Claudia insisted. "Everything's cool?"

"Yeah," Pete said, still unsure of why Myka had flipped out. "I was just kidding."

"It. Wasn't. Funny." Myka growled.

"You know how 'Pete jokes' are, Myka." Claudia tried to laugh to lighten the tension. "The only one who thinks they're funny is Pete."

Myka turned away from Pete and faced Claudia. "He wants to hurt her!" Her voice was louder and slightly higher pitched than normal.

"What's the big deal?" Pete seriously needed to learn when to quit. "It's not like she's a real person or anything, I wouldn't be hurting anyone if—"

"Pete, I said shut up!" Claudia yelled. She was physically restraining Myka at this point, and Myka was much stronger than her.

Myka thrust the ball into Claudia's hands. "Hold this." She said.

As soon as Claudia released her, to take the ball, Myka was across the room. She hit Pete hard in the stomach and knocked him to the ground. Then literally climbed on top of him. "You. Never. Say. Anything. About. Her. Ever!" Myka punctuated each word with a blow to his face and chest. "If. You. Ever! Do. Any. Thing. To. Hurt. Her. I. Will. Kill. You!" Myka must have struck him two dozen times, and wasn't slowing down. Pete was still in shock and barely starting to block her blows. Still, Myka was not slowing down; she was swinging madly and without discretion.

Claudia dropped the ball on the table and grabbed her mini-Tesla. She wasn't sure who to aim it at. Myka was the one who needed to be stopped, but Pete really deserved it. She closed her eyes and pulled the trigger, letting the gun decide.

A/N: Bwhahahaha… Please review, I post faster the more reviews I get. And I do you really want to be left NOT knowing if Myka beats the shit outta Pete? Also, I know we've seen the Tesla take down multiple people…but we're just gonna assume the minis aren't as powerful, 'kay?