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Author's Note: Episode seven of season three sent Steve and Claudia after a doorknob artifact. But the artifact was stolen from them, so they had to take a dog (the crime's only witness) back to the Warehouse. Artie then used two connected fez artifacts to link minds with the dog and see the license plate of the getaway car. In the process the dog ran off with the fez still on his head, forcing Claudia to use Pavlov's Bell to call him back. Unfortunately the bell caused excessive drooling. This chapter picks up not long after the end of the episode. As the title implies, there are a few references to a particular episode of Doctor Who. Claudia seems like the type that would watch Doctor Who, and she's probably gotten Pete and Myka to watch some of it with her. Hence the references. Enjoy!

Fezzes Are Cool

"We are not keeping him at the B&B," Leena said firmly.

"Come on, Leena," Claudia begged. Her voice was slightly muffled by the folded cloth she had pressed against it. "Look how sweet he is."

Leena looked down at Trailer, who was looking up at her with big eyes.

"No," Leena repeated. "I love dogs. I do. But he is going to shed everywhere. I already have enough of a time cleaning up after Pete."

"She has a point," Steve conceded.

"He can stay here with me," Artie told them as if it were already settled. He looked back from the computer to see Steve, Claudia, and Leena staring at him in surprise. "What?"

"Seriously?" Claudia asked. "You want to keep a dog at the Warehouse? What about all of the artifacts he could get into?"

"Artie, you do know that dogs require feeding?" Leena pointed out. "And you have to walk them and clean up after them."

"Like agents," Artie said drily. "Except that the dog sits when I tell him to."

Trailer obediently sat down.

"See?" Artie said, pointing triumphantly at the dog. Claudia rolled her eyes.

Just then the heavy door to the office opened as Pete and Myka came in.

"Hey, guys!" Myka said warmly.

"Hey!" Claudia managed around the cloth pressed against her mouth.

"Did you get the barometer?" Artie asked, turning his chair around to face them.

"And the spike," Pete said proudly. "Two artifacts, one stone, baby. Take that!"

Trailer barked and ran over to Pete.

"Whoa!" Pete said, kneeling in front of the dog. "Where did you come from?"

"Who is this?" Myka asked as she reached down to pet the dog's head.

"That is Trailer," Steve told them. "Artie's new dog."

"Since when does Artie have a dog?" Pete asked in surprise.

"Since they shared a psychic connection," Leena said drily.

"Artie bonded with a dog?" Myka asked skeptically.

"No, they literally shared a brainwave," Claudia told her. "Long story."

"Speaking of stories," Pete said, getting to his feet. "What happened to you?"

"Pavlov's Bell," Claudia explained. "I'll be fine tomorrow. I think."

"Can we go back to the part where Artie actually wants to keep a dog?" Myka asked.

"The dog owns him now," Steve said with a smug smile. When Myka gave him a strange look, he simply shrugged. "Artie's words, not mine."

"I like dogs," Artie said indignantly. "They are loyal and friendly."

"He's tons of fun and you're no fun at all," Claudia said through the cloth.

"He completes you," Pete finished, bringing his hands together so that his fingers interlocked. Then he slapped Claudia a high-five. Myka chuckled at the reference.

"I love that movie," Steve said with a grin.

"I can be fun," Artie said irritably.

"Riiight," Steve said with an exaggerated nod and a wink at Leena.

"The dog doesn't mock me either," Artie told them. Trailer padded over to him and Artie began scratching behind his ear.

"Aw, he's so cute," Pete cooed. "Oh, and there's a dog too."

"Alright, enough," Artie said strongly. "We have bigger issues right now."

"Bigger than your issues?" Claudia asked skeptically. Artie glared at her.

"Claudia and Steve had the doorknob stolen from them," he continued, filling in Pete and Myka. "But we were able to use the license plate of the getaway car to determine that the thief is Agent Stukowski."

"Wait a minute," Myka said, sitting down on the couch beside Claudia. "Isn't she the one who helped you out with the Van Gogh painting?"

"Yeah," Steve said.

"Technically, she did not help," Artie said.

"She did keep us from getting arrested," Steve reminded him. "I'd say that counts as helping."

"Mrs. Frederic would have sorted it out eventually," Artie said firmly. "But that's completely irrelevant. Agent Stukowski, or whatever her real name is, knows who we are and what we do. And after today, I think she knows far more than we want her to."

"You think she's after the Warehouse?" Pete asked.

"I don't know," Artie admitted. "But we need to figure out who this woman is and fast. Leena, if you would be so kind as to go shelve the barometer and the spike. I want the rest of you to see what you can find out. I want to know who this woman is and what she wants with the Warehouse. Well, what are you all waiting for?"

Claudia pulled up a chair and sat down at the computer. Leena took the two bags from Myka and headed out of the office. Steve picked up the fezzes still sitting on the desk and hurried after her. Myka and Pete both stepped over to the file cabinets to begin digging. Artie took a hard look at his monitor before heading back into the archive room. Once the door had swung shut, Claudia pushed her chair away from the desk over to Myka and Pete.

"You guys want to see something funny?" she asked.

"Funnier than you as a drool monster?" Pete teased. Claudia ignored him, pulling out her phone and bringing up the pictures of Artie and Trailer with fezzes on their heads. Then she passed the phone over to Myka. Pete craned his head over her shoulder so he could see too.

"Oh my gosh," Myka said with a grin. "This is great!"

"He looks like a Shriner," Pete said.

"I know, right?" Claudia agreed. "Trailer was the only one who saw the license plate of the car, so Artie had to use the fezzes to link their minds. But it also made him kinda act like a dog for a while."

"I can't believe I missed this!" Pete said as Myka handed the phone back to Claudia.

"So what's with the..." Myka trailed off, motioning at Claudia's face.

"That stupid scarab showed up," Claudia explained. "Trailer ran off after it. And as funny as it was seeing Artie as a dog, I didn't really want him stuck like that. So I rang Pavlov's Bell to call Trailer back."

"And the bell causes drooling," Myka finished. Claudia nodded.

"That's gross," Pete said, making a face.

"You're telling me," Claudia said drily. "Supposedly it'll be gone by tomorrow. But enough about me. How was Denver? Did you get the guy?"

"Yeah," Myka said, looking over at Pete. "We got him."

"Myka got him," Pete corrected.

"I would totally hug you right now," Claudia told Myka, "but I don't think you want me drooling all over you."

Myka chuckled.

"Probably not," she said.

The door from the archive room opened as Artie came back out.

"What are you all standing around for?" he asked. "We have work to do!"

Claudia immediately rolled her chair back to the computer. Myka and Pete opened the file cabinet and began going through it. Artie sat back down at his computer with the folder he had brought from the archive room and began comparing its contents with whatever was on his screen.

"So Artie?" Myka said innocently. "You look pretty good in a fez."

"What?" Artie asked. He looked over at her in confusion before turning to Claudia with narrowed eyes. The younger girl was suddenly incredibly interested in her computer screen. "Claudia."

"What can I say?" Claudia said apologetically. "You looked so cute and my phone was out and the picture just sort of took itself, really."

"Don't worry, Artie," Pete assured him. "Fezzes are cool."

Myka and Claudia both exchanged a look that made it clear they were both thinking the same thing.

"You have better aim," Claudia told her.

"You throw it and I'll shoot it?" Myka asked.

"Deal," Claudia agreed.

"What are you two talking about?" Artie asked in confusion.

"Sorry, Artie," Pete said apologetically. "Spoilers."

Artie never did figure out why that statement caused both Myka and Claudia to burst into laughter.

Points to anybody who (without looking it up) can identify the animated movie that Claudia and Pete reference together. Extra points if you leave a review. :)