'Let us do something, while we have the chance.'
Just something for the fun of it. Hope you enjoy. I don't own Warehouse 13.
"What really matters is what you do with what you have."
- H. G. Wells
During Season 3
Chapter 11—the Rescue
East of Salt Lake City
Day 3
Myka watched the screen on the laptop, "They are putting something around her neck. We have to get in there. Pete!" Myka watched as Don Mark put the necklace on Helena. Helena winced in pain. Don Mark said something and left the lobby.
Pete revved the engine of the rental car, "Got it, taking the front door. Follow me in."
Steve called in, "I am behind you. John's with me."
John was driving, "Stay in the car and brace yourself. I am going to be a little off center and right up your muffler."
Steve looked over at John, "What?"
"A little demolition derby back in the day." John shrugged, "Hey, it's a rental." Then before impact, "Keep your hands down!"
The impact deployed the airbags and threw Connors, who was in the back seat, between the two and into the front window. The two got out of the car. John saw Pete shooting Marcus with his Tesla. John moved to the two men on either side of Helena. He took one with his Tesla and swung a roundhouse kick into the face of the other. Steve had hit one of the other goons with a Tesla shot and was fighting another. Pete joined in that fight.
John got out a glove and took the ropes off Helena's arms, "Careful dear. I know they'll be hurting for a while." The guard he kicked, started to go for his gun. There was a click as the hammer went back. John threw the rope at the man and it went around his neck. He fell to the ground.
Artie, Myka and Claudia were coming through the enlarged entrance. Myka saw Sally taking aim at Helena. She quickly pulled up her Tesla and shot. The main arch of the Tesla beam hit the lamppost next to Sally, but a small arch hit Sally enough to throw off her aim. Sally's bullet went wide and into the wall behind Helena.
Claudia changed her aim and hit Sally with the beam from her mini-Tesla. She smiled at Myka and brought up her other Tesla. She fired at the guard coming though the door into the lobby. He fell.
Artie went over to John and Helena. John had his gloves on and was about to take the necklace off Helena. Artie held up his hand, "Wait, it's got an activation latch. Taking it off now could cause a discharge." He started to look around, "We need some kind of hook device."
Myka looked at Claudia, "There still two more people and one of them is Don Mark." Claudia nodded and they headed to the door the last guard came through.
Pete and Steve had finally finished their fight. Pete looked up, "Hey, wait for me."
Myka smiled, "Wouldn't have it any other way."
Claudia looked at Myka wondering if she should stay behind.
Myka noticed the hesitancy, "Claudia, you and Steve head to the back door. Pete and I will look for the other two."
Myka and Pete went first. They went down the hall and to the left. Claudia and Steve followed. They continued straight down the hall.
Myka and Pete were poised to go into the first room. Myka went first and cleared to the right. Pete quickly followed and cleared left. No one was in the room.
Out front Helena was starting to feel her hands again. She nodded toward Pete's car, "Is that it on the bonnet?"
John went over and picked up what appeared to be a long needle. He brought it back to Helena and used it the undo the clasp on the necklace. Still worried about her arms, he took her by the waist and helped her sit down. "Are you feeling better? Your shoulders don't look out of place. I think it only activates the same pain. It does not actually dislocate the shoulders."
Artie nodded, "Yes, and the necklace would act as a garrote. If left alone, it would cut through the neck."
Helena stretched her neck around a little, "Yes well, thank you gentlemen. I do like the idea of keeping my neck." She winced in pain, "I do believe I'll sit here a while longer. Raising my arms does not appear to be an option right now." She turned a little to Artie, "The artifact you should be looking for is…"
Artie cut her off, "Yes, we know the alien tripod from War of the Worlds."
"What? Who built that?" Helena shook her head no. "That's not the threat. He wanted to codes for the Remati Bracelet. Using the code along with the iron cup, disables its link with your warehouse."
John realized, "So, we should be looking for the iron cup?"
Helena tried to get up but failed, "Yes, it should be small like a tea cup and have a drawing of Remati on it. But first you should ensure these gentlemen do not attempt something foolish."
John and Artie looked at the people who had been Tesla'ed and were now coming around. They nodded and began to secure them.
Claudia and Steve were working their way to the back door. There were several open doors and they had to clear each one. Claudia went first into the next room. She cleared the room and called out to Steve, "Clear, coming back." She listened. He did not answer. "Steve?" She came around the doorframe and looked down the hall toward the front of the building. Steve was not there. She switched and looked to the back door. He was not there either.
There was only one more room off the hallway. She approached it and leaned back against the wall in the hallway. There were no sounds coming from the room. Wishing again that she had more tactical training, she grimaced and went around the corner into the room. She found him. Steve was in the corner with small ropes all over him. He looked scared. His eyes were big and he was shaking.
Claudia carefully looked around the room and found nothing else. When she got closer to Steve, she saw the ropes were sticky, almost like a large spider web. She got out a can of purple goo and sprayed the web. Steve was thrashing about. Using her gloves she pulled the weakened strands apart and pulled him out of the web. He huddled on the floor.
"Steve, Steve, are you okay?" No response. Claudia asked again, "Jinksey, you in there?" She saw his eyes were glazed over. Claudia called on the net, "Artie, Steve is in trouble. He was caught in the corner of the last room in a spider's net that was all over him. I got the web off but he is still shaking and non-responsive."
Artie answered, "Yeah, that's one of the artifacts the Regents identified. A Spider's Web, bad Italian horror show. The writers did not get paid. They made a broach to get back at the producers. It caused them to go crazy, complaining that a spider bit them and put them in a web. We need to find the broach."
"What do I do with Steve?"
"You might as well leave him there. We need to find the broach and the others still in the warehouse. We need more people, get the back door open." Artie replied.
Myka called in, "Pete got the other guard. We should be over to where Claudia is in a second."
Myka and Pete came into the room with their weapons out and ready. Pete went back and stayed by the door. Myka went over to Claudia and looked at Steve, "Claudia, I don't think there is much we can do for him without the broach, like Artie said. We got to keep looking for it."
Claudia's head drooped, "Yeah, I know. I'll get the back door. The posse ought to be here by now."
Myka looked at her, then remember the security detail of the Regents, "Yeah, right. We'll go with you."
Getting to the back door was easy. Opening it was a bit of a trick. Myka grabbed Pete's hand before he hit the bar of the door, "Look!" There was a pair of wires clamped to the door's bar.
Claudia got out her spray can and put the purple goo on the wires, clamp and bar. "Okay that should do it." Next she snapped her gloves on and opened the door. "Oh, that's better."
They looked out the back and saw the two helicopters had landed. The security detail deployed and the Regents were getting out too. When they reached the back door, Agent Jackson came through first with four of his men behind him. He sent two back the way Pete and Myka had come and two down the other side of the building.
Jackson stepped aside as Mrs. Frederic, Mr. Kosan and Jane came into the building. Jane told them, "We have four others going around the building to the front, one is a medic. He should be able to help Helena."
There were several shots that reverberated from the other hallway. Pete, Myka and Claudia started toward the sounds. Pete got to the corner and covered down the hall as Myka got to the other side. Pete advanced and Claudia came up to the corner. At the first doorway off the hall, Pete stopped at the doorframe. Myka went into the room and found two of Jackson's men on the floor. Pete went in the room and Claudia covered at the door.
Myka bent down to the men, "Pete, there's no pulse."
Pete pointed at the wall, "They were shooting at something." There were four bullet holes in the wall.
Myka pointed to the corner, "Claudia, that looks like a spider broach."
Claudia pulled out her gloves and nodded at Pete, "Let me get this." Pete went to the doorway and Claudia went to the corner and picked up the spider. She got out one of the Warehouse bags and put it in the bag. There were sizeable sparks that came out of the bag. Claudia smiled and looked at Myka, "I have to go see, if he is okay." She went to the door.
Myka nodded, "We'll hold here. If you can, both of you come back here or send two of Jackson's men."
Claudia got out, "Thanks," and walked almost ran out of the room and back around the corner. She was very quickly in the room with Steve.
Claudia looked at him, "Are you okay now?"
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