Taking Myka's hand in his mind is flooded with images closing his eyes he concentrates on the images flooding his mind.
Concentrating he forces is mind on the onrush of images suddenly he sees himself in the aisle of the warehouse working on inventory. Smiling as he sees himself he thinks, "Oh I look good still got skills with a sword." Seeing closer now the shell that had fallen off the shelf near the sword he and been playing with for a bit of fun. Watching he sees the shell falling and landing on his foot with a dark ocean blue colored liquid falling on his feet silently soaking into his shoes and on his feet.
Watching he is pulled back to the minute the liquid fell on his shoes reliving that place in time. "Myka." He shouts again to her as he again plays out the day again.
"What is it Pete?" Myka asks a little annoyed with him. Not hearing a reply she goes over to the aisle he is working in.
"Pete what are you doing playing with a sword again Pete can you not leave anything alone for two seconds without playing with an artifact?"
"You like spoiling my fun."
"Put the shell back Pete before it gets broken by you." She says sternly in kind of a mother tone of voice.
"Yes mom." Pete says teasing her.
Sighing and walking away before saying anything more she turns and walks back towards Arties office. The sound of her irritated footsteps echoing throughout the warehouse as she walks away leaving him in the aisle alone to gloat over his victory at winning the bet.
"What?" He says feeling a bit weak and stumbling a bit he tries to steady himself on the shelf behind him.
"Myka!" He shouts his voice labored and weak, "Myka please I need you."
"What is it Pete need me there so you can gloat more over your victory?" Pausing for a minute she waits to hear a snappy comeback from him.
"Pete!" Myka calls to him not hearing a reply she runs down the aisle towards him finding him close to unconscious on the warehouse floor she rolls him onto his back.
"Pete talk to me Pete."
"I'm still conscious Myka just keep talking to me please I need the sound of a voice to keep me from loosing consciousness."
Flashing forward he is taken back to another image of him in Arties office with Claudia and Myka and Artie.
"What happened Myka?"
"I don't know Artie he was playing with a sword and knocked off the shelf and I didn't see what happened?"
"What did he knock off the shelf Myka?"
"It was just a sea shell nothing more than that it looked really old but it was beautiful in a way."
"A shell where were you which aisle were you in?"
"24a section 48f."
"Let me look here to see what is in that section." Artie says going to his computer to look up to see what artifact he had knocked off the shelf.
"Ahhh!" Pete says screaming in pain as the leather in his shoes starts to stretch and strain at the seams.
"Artie what's going on what's happening to Pete?"
"I don't know yet give me a minute."
"Looks to me like he's becoming a big foot." Claudia says quipping.
"Very funny Claudia more of that wavier wit I like so much."
"You don't always have to be so sarcastic Artie you can have a sense of humor about things."
"I will when the situation calls for it but for now this is not the time." Artie says grumbling at Claudia.
"Whoa Artie his feet are getting bigger." Claudia says as she watches with Myka in startled amazement.
"Don't rush me Claudia."
"I'm not I'm just saying as it might be helpful info."
"Ahhh! Ahhh!" Pete screams as sweat builds at his forehead as his feet slowly grow out of his shoes and start forming into a fin.
The black leather of his shoes falls to shredded fragments to the floor as his feet grow larger and larger fattening out into two large fins in the place of feet.
"Whoa." Claudia says in shock.
"Pete stay awake try to please you have to stay awake."
"I'm trying but I don't know if I can the pain is so great I don't know how I can stay awake. Ahhhhhhh!" Pete screams again as pain courses through him again.
"Artie his fins are becoming larger can't you find info on that Stone Age computer of yours? I told you should try mine it's faster and you'd be able find things a lot easier."
"Don't nag me right now Claudia I'm working here go be annoying some where else."
"Pete are you alright?" Myka asks as she sees him opening her eyes after coming out of the link between them.
"I'm fine I saw everything you did yesterday I was reliving it all again through your minds eye Myka."
"You saw everything Pete?" Claudia asks coming into the room, "Even the argument between me and Artie?"
"Yes and come in Claudia please I'd like more company please."
"Ok you got it Pete." Claudia says sitting down on the bed beside Myka, "This is a really cool invention one of my best I think." Claudia says smiling at her good work.
"It is nice and surprisingly comfortable to Claudia thank you again for helping me."
"Your welcome Pete hey nice tail."
"What?"
"I meant your tail it's really beautifully colored Pete I have never seen such cool colors."
"Your curious I can tell by the look on your face ask what you want to ask Claudia its ok I'd be curious if it were Myka that had the fins." Pete says grinning, "Ouch!" Pete says as Myka jabs him in the arm.