For the first time since rising out of the center of the Earth, Alexander spoke. "Do you not realize that the team of Warehouse 13 will come after you? They will be looking for ways to stop you, and let me remind you that these are the best agents we have ever had. I would know; my soul has been watching since the very first Warehouse was built."

"They will come, yes. But they won't be able to stop me," Valda replied smugly. "Keep flying, Alexander."

The dragon landed. "No. I will not carry you to the world's death any further," Alexander said, shaking his head as best as a dragon could.

"That's where you're wrong," Valda said quietly. He pulled out Cecil DeMille's riding crop, and forced Alexander to fly, twisting his immense form into odd, grotesque, and painful positions.

BACK IN SWITZERLAND...

The team headed out of CERN. Clouds were forming in a line, and then spreading outward. "I don't think clouds usually do that," Abigail said.

"I don't think so, either. Also, I think we've found the dragon," said Artie, his voice grim. Up in the air, there was a golden dragon at the leading end of the formation of the clouds.

"Looks like Dr. Evil is using an artifact. Any ideas?" asked Pete.

"Remember that pipe that controls the weather that we snagged? I think that could be it," Myka offered as a suggestion.

"That would be correct, well done," Valda gloated, seeming to have thrown his voice toward the team. "I'll even give you a hint as to what I'm doing, since you'll be dead soon anyway. When the world is covered in clouds, I shall make them tinderboxes. When they burn, say goodbye to your souls. Black flame is tricky to handle. I'm sure Claudia will be able to figure out where I'm going. I must say, I enjoyed spending time with her and her pretend father."

"Can I at least be the one to kill him?" Steve asked Mrs. Frederic.

"Yes, I believe so," she responded, sounding shaken.

Claudia was half-crying, but working on her laptop. It was a sort of defense mechanism for her. "Guys, I think I know where he's headed. Take a look," she said in a faint voice.

"Claude, are you okay?" Joshua asked.

"You can tell us anything, you know," added Claire. Joshua gave his sister an annoyed look. He was a bit irritated that Claire had been hitting on Steve; he was Steve's boyfriend, after all. He let it go for the moment because knew that this was about Claudia, not him.

"It's fine," Claudia said, wiping some tears from her face. "I made a map on Quantum GIS, which is some mapping software I got recently. It involved mapping out the places where local news stories were found containing the phrase 'golden dragon.' Then I added time data, and with that, I approximated the route they took. The place that it looks like they're going to is somewhere in the Himalayas."

"Of course, it's Mount Everest!" exclaimed Abigail. "If Valda wants to literally 'burn the sky,' they would have to be at a high place. So, the best place to do it would be at the summit of the highest mountain in the world."

"I guess we're going to Mount Everest," said Myka.