"Okay, wait, so what happened?" Claudia asked.
"Pete was picking up some marbles," Myka started.
"He found those things?" Claudia asked. She seemed glad.
"Yeah. Anyway, he touched this creepy black one and passed out and I can't wake him up," Myka said.
"Creepy? A marble?" Claudia asked.
"Yeah. It looked… well, I don't know. It just creeped me out," Myka replied.
"Well, I can't remember what that artifact's called, but I remember what it's supposed to do. It shows you a highly probable future."
"A highly probable future? What?" Myka asked. That made no sense.
"Yes, dude, a probable future. It's not definite." Claudia typed away on the keyboard, trying to find information. "Uh, we've got a problem."
"What is it now?" Myka asked.
"Artifact disturbance. A few rows away from you. I think it's what we were talking about earlier," Claudia said, then whispered. Myka thought for a second.
"Oh, that. Great." Myka looked at Pete and looked back at Claudia. "I'll go take a look."
"By yourself? We don't even know what... it can do," Claudia told her. Myka shrugged because she knew that was true.
"Yeah, but if it's out, it could mess up other artifacts," Myka thought aloud. Claudia bobbed her to the left and agreed.
"Go for it," Claudia said, waving her hand. She disconnected the Farnsworth communication.
"I'll be right back," Myka whispered to Pete. She headed to the row where the artifact was.
"Will you ever learn to tie your own tie?" Future Myka asked Future Pete.
"Nope," he replied. "I'd much prefer you doing it for me." Myka laughed and sat down across from him when she was done.
"Artie's gonna be waiting for you at the warehouse," Future Leena said to Future Pete, peeking in She left. He took one last bite of his banana, threw it in the garbage, and stood by the door.
"See ya later, Mykes," he said, opening his arms to give her a hug. She hugged him and watched him leave, tearing up.
"Bye, Pete," she whispered and went back up the stairs to her room. She could feel memories coming back that she didn't want to and when they hit, she needed to be alone.
"What is going on?" Pete said to Leena when the Future Pete and Myka were out of hearing distance. "What was that in there?" Leena sighed.
"Things happen, Pete. And it's not always good." Leena turned around to the colored light behind her. "Artifacts can be used to help the situation, but the effect doesn't always last."
"What do you mean 'help the situation?' What happened?" Pete asked. Leena rolled her eyes.
"I can't tell you right now. You'll find out when the time is right."
"So this is an exact future? You were lying to me the whole time?" Pete asked, getting more and more frustrated.
"No, this is not. Whatever you do, you can not change what already happened. All you can change is the nature of your relationship with Myka," Leena said as clearly as she could.
"And what would I do if I wanted to change it?" Pete asked.
"Keep your distance."
"What about if I wanted to keep this future the way it is?" Pete scratched the back of head.
"That's quite simple, actually." She stood up straight. "Don't change."
Pete woke up on the floor of the warehouse, unaware for a moment as to where he was. Marbles, he remembered. He looked around and saw Myka nowhere.
"Mykes?" he called. He could have sworn there was a quiet 'Pete' in return. Pete remembered what they actually came down for, and knew where it was. As he drew closer to where he needed to be, his vibes got stronger and stronger, giving him the feeling that something bad was going to happen. "Mykes," he said going around the corner to where the artifact was supposed to be. She turned around.
"Pete," she said. "You're up."
"Yeah," he said.
"You okay?" Myka asked. He looked distracted.
"Yeah, I'm fine," Pete said quickly. "What were you doing?"
"Trying to find the artifact. Remember, the one we were looking for before?" Myka asked. Pete took a second to think, then nodded. Then, he got a huge vibe and doubled over.
"Whoa, Pete, you okay?" Myka asked. She bent over and put her hand on his back.
"Yeah, just got a wicked huge vibe," Pete told her. "A really bad one." He stood up, looking forward to see nothing out of order.
"What's wrong, Pete?" Myka whispered to him. "Is something there?"
"Yeah," Pete said, turning around to see a giant black figure looming over them. It was covered in black, wet, sloppily put on bandages. The figure had human eyes with yellow irises, the rest of its eyes as black as itself. It extended its arm forward, its long, bony fingers almost touching them. Pete put a hand on Myka's shoulder as a gesture for her to turn around. "It's right behind us."
A/N: Sorry for the wait. Had a little block on how to end this chapter. I was wondering if you guys'd be interested in a separate AU fanfiction completely about Future Pete and Future Myka. If so, add it into your review, and otherwise, just ignore this lol. Hope you enjoyed this chapter! I'll make sure the wait for the next one isn't too long. I hope you guys aren't disappointed….