"What really matters is what you do with what you have."
- H. G. Wells

To the reader: This story begins at the end and looks at a beginning. The end in this case is the Episode 12, Stand, in Season 3 of Warehouse 13. The beginning is well a part of the story.

As with all of these stories, I do not own Warehouse 13.

Chapter 1—Devastation

Warehouse 13

Pete was staring into the catastrophe, "That was his plan. To destroy the entire Warehouse. We lost Artie, we lost"

Artie heard Pete and was looking at the watch he had pulled out of his pocket. He replied with some confidence, "Not yet." He knew it would be possible but they had to do exactly as he said. It started with the Farnsworth. Leena's face appeared in the screen. "What's happened?"

Leena was taken back. She was about to ask that. She looked down at Mrs. Frederic, "She's dead Artie. Mrs. Frederic is dead. What happened?"

"The bomb went off. HG put part of the barrier over us while the bomb went off. The Warehouse was destroyed." Artie knew now that his plan would have to have a deviation. He had told Claudia before that her fate was her own, but now he needed to change that. "Listen carefully, if Mrs. Frederic is dead, we need Claudia to take her place." Artie should have known to expect questions and he got the first.

"Why? You said the Warehouse was destroyed," Leena asked.

"Because we are going to try and reverse things. I have MacPherson's pocket watch. Actually he thought it was the watch of Carroll's White Rabbit." Artie was starting one of his long explanations.

Pete was standing next to Artie listening to this, "What?"

Artie shook his head to concentrate, "It turns back time. But just a few minutes and as best we could tell it is localized. My problem is that I don't think it will cover the B&B. If we don't have a Caretaker when we go back…well, it will be worse than what just happened. We'll need you to get the ribbon from the front vestibule and drape it over Claudia and Mrs. Frederic's hands. Is Claudia listening?"

The B&B

Leena looked at her and Claudia nodded. "Yeah, Artie. She can hear you."

Claudia was locked in place and felt like she was really cornered. She had heard Artie's explanation to Leena. Claudia looked down and at the metronome. 'It's too hard. If Mrs. Frederic can't be restored, I'll have to accept the ribbon. Leena said she wasn't sure whether we could use the metronome to bring Mrs. Frederic back. Looking at Mrs. Frederic again, I am not sure whether that is even possible. The metronome is at least the lifeline to bring Steve back. Whether it would work on Mrs. Frederic, well, that is…'

Leena was trying to get through to Claudia. Leena looked at the Farnsworth again and gave it to Claudia.

Artie's face was almost completely covering the screen. Artie started, "Claudia listen. We need you to take the ribbon. I don't know if the watch will cover you and the B&B, or whether it is localized to the Warehouse. If we do this and the Warehouse comes on-line without a Caretaker, well the effects will be catastrophic. Just drape the ribbon over your hands."

Claudia was stuck, just shaking her head.

Myka had been in a daze. Her mind was a whirl, 'First Steve for no good reason, now Helena, Artie must have a plan. If there was a way to fix this.' Myka took Artie's place, "Claudia, I'm sorry. I know the toll has been too high. Please." Myka took as much of her inner strength as she had to say it, "HG is gone. This might be the only way to get her back."

"What? HG?" Claudia got out.

Pete was next, "Yeah, she was great. She pulled one of those HG wizard things, like you, and made a protective dome over us. When the bomb exploded, the Warehouse and everything in it was consumed in the ball of fire. But HG was not in the protective dome." He let that sink in and used the Farnsworth to pan the remains of the Warehouse. He looked back into the Farnsworth camera, "Don't worry, when Mom gets back we'll figure something out."

Claudia looked down again at Mrs. Frederic and knew what she had to do. She just wished she would know what to do after she did it. Then it hit her; she knew how to fix it. Claudia got into the screen, "Artie, you're going to put the dome over the bomb, aren't you?"

Artie got the Farnsworth back, "Yes."

Claudia was shaking her head, "HG must have thought of that. The dome she made was strong enough to protect you but probably not enough to contain the blast. How did she make it?"

"She said there was an anomaly in the Remati Shackle dome and she used a couple electrical cables to make this smaller dome. What?" Artie asked.

"We need to step up the power." She knew where they had been and thought of something, "You are next to the old Tesla generator, just out the door and two aisles down on the right. When you go back, have HG use all the power she can get from that generator to power her dome. She'll need to keep it connected."

"So, are you getting the ribbon?" Artie asked.

Claudia looked over and saw Leena coming back with it, "Yeah, we got it." Claudia started to remember the last time, "So, what's going to happen with this?"

"You should be okay. If the watch covers the B&B, then Mrs. Frederic will be back. If not, well…"

"Got it," Claudia said rather glumly. She saw Artie starting to adjust the watch. Just then she thought of the worst case, "Wait Artie…" The screen on the Farnsworth went blank.

"Claudia, hurry. Artie is probably starting it on his end," Leena had the ribbon out.

Claudia went over beside Mrs. Frederic and put her hand next to hers. Leena loosely wrapped the ribbon around both of their hands.

Warehouse 13

Artie pushed the stem on the watch. In a blink they were standing in front of the bomb at the workbench. Artie turned to find Helena. He saw her going to the power panel, "Wait, Claudia had a better idea. She said with more power the dome you are about to make will hold in the blast of the bomb."

Helena cocked her head, "What?"

Myka started, "Claudia said that if you use Tesla's generator, it will provide enough power to use the anomaly and make a dome over the bomb. It will also be strong enough to hold the blast." She looked hard at Helena, "I can't…"

"Righty ho then. Where is that little generator?" She asked as she saw Artie wave his hand and followed him out into the main part of the Warehouse. Artie carried the bomb with him and sat it down in the middle of the aisle by the generator.

Helena read the sign by the generator, "Nikola Tesla Generator. Powered the 1893 World's Fair. Power potential not measurable." She looked at Artie, "Just what does that mean?"

"It's believed that it can produce enough power to handle the entire Eastern United States." Artie shrugged his shoulders in reply.

Helena went about her job and started the generator. She was about to use the cables to create the dome when Artie added, "Claudia said to leave it connected."

She looked over at him, "Well, how will it shut down?"

"When the danger is gone the Remati Shackle will shut down," he hoped that would shut down the smaller dome too.

Helena nodded, "Stand back." She began the dome and let the cables stay in contact with the edge of the dome it created. She looked at the display, "We got about a minute."

"We can make it. Come on back to the quarantine area. It will give us a little extra protection." Artie began to jog that way.

They made it and felt the bomb go off. There was a large rumbling and shaking that seemed to last over a minute. Some items in the quarantine area began to move to the edge of their shelves. Artie pointed, "Grab those. Don't let them fall!"

The quarantine tent was shaking. The boxes, crates and selves called out in creaks and splinters. Pete, Myka and Helena ran to different locations. They began pushing back the items as they rumbled to the edge. It finally stopped.

Pete looked around and stated the obvious, "It worked."

Myka went to Helena and gave her a hug. Tears came to her eyes.

Pete was next to them and added his, "Group hug. That was great."

Artie looked back at the little group. He shook his head, "Don't be so happy yet. Look at this." He held back the flap of the tent. There was a cloud of dust everywhere. Some selves of the Warehouse had fallen over.

"But it is all there, Artie. And we still have Helena," Myka replied wiping her eyes.

Helena was still a little confused, "Pardon me, but what just happened?"

Artie looked at her and held up the watch.

Helena smiled, "Oh, you have it. An interesting bobble, the White Rabbit's I would surmise."

Artie smiled back, "Correct."

Myka got her attention and explained, "You had created a dome around us, but you where outside of it. The bomb…" She could not continue.

Pete took Myka's hand, "It went off. Everything outside the dome we were in was destroyed." Pete saw Helena nod her head in understanding. "Artie used the watch to bring us back and give us a few minutes."

Helena thought about it for a second, "And Claudia? She knew…"

Myka almost screamed, "Claudia!" She ran to Artie. He already had his Farnsworth out.

A/N Hope you enjoy this. There will be a few twists along the way. Please leave a review.

Also, got the Italics fixed.