Prologue: Did You Miss Me?

Shadow couldn't believe this was happening, not again! Sherlock Holmes, actually exiled because he killed Magnussen! Granted he did commit murder, but the creep got what he deserved in the end. It wasn't his fault though; The guy didn't leave him with any other choice! Hell, Shadow might've, no, would've done the same thing!

Even for what he did, he nor Sakura could let him go, not like this.

As soon as the cab got to the destination, he paid the driver and ran out as fast as he could, with Sakura running close behind. They searched high and low for him, hoping that they had got to them in time. "Let's hope we're not too late!" Shadow said, "What if we don't find him?" Sakura said.

"We will find him!" Shadow said, "Damn it! Where are they!?"

They soon ran outside, ignoring the protests from the airline security. "Check down that runway, I'll check over here!" Shadow said to Sakura, "If you see them, give a shout!" "Got it!" She said to him. They both ran in the opposite directions looking for them. He looked through every single runway, and hangar he saw, but he mumbled curses when he couldn't see them.

"Where are you Sherlock? Damn it, where are you?"

As he was about to move on to another hangar he felt a twist in his stomach. Someone else was there, watching him, waiting for him. "Who's there!?" Shadow had shouted, "I know you're there!"

He heard something fall over, causing him to turn around to look behind him. He heard movement once again.

"I don't have time for this! If your going to come out, then come out already!"

Soon enough a knife attached to a chain was thrown right at him. He quickly dropped to the floor in order to dodge the attack. Another attack came, this time a gunshot. He quickly blocked it with his sword.

"A schwert, and a gewehr?! Don't tell it's a-"

More of the attacks came, and he dodged and blocked every single attack that came, until it had ceased. The attackers soon came out of the shadows to reveal themselves. The attackers were Rika Ueda and Ryoka Yamakawa. Shadow had recognized who they were from the color of their bracelets.

"White Kampfers!" He exclaimed.

"We've been waiting for you Shadow Fukushima." Rika had said.

"I got that part figured out, but why are you here? What do you want?" he said.

"We were told to bring you in alive." Ryoka said nervously, "So please don't resist."

"By who? Was it Kaede?" Shadow asked, "What does she want with me?"

"Well, you're only half right about that." Rika said.

The hedgehog looked at them; Confused by their meaning.

"Half-right? What do you mean I'm half right?"

"Oh? You don't know?" Ryoka asked still a bit shy, "We were told by Kaede to bring you to our client."

Shadow was still confused; He was too busy thinking that he didn't even notice the television was filled with static.

"Your client? Who's your-"

He was soon cut off when he heard a distorted voice.

"Did you miss me?"

He turned to the television which sat behind him. The moment he saw what was on screen, his eyes widened, and his jaw had dropped; His arms lost his energy which caused him to drop his sword. The face that he thought he would never see again in his life, was right there on the TV screen, as the words repeated itself.

"Oh my god… Moriarty?!" Shadow had exclaimed, seeing his face on the screen, "No… Don't tell me… His your…" Just than he heard Sakura.

"Shadow! Are you over here!?"

"Sakura no! Get away from-AH!"

A blade hit his shoulder, and blood came spilling out like water, staining his scarf and shirt. He fell to the floor and passed out. Sakura let out a gasp when she saw Sayaka Nakao was the one who attacked him.

"I didn't kill him cause I was told not to, so be grateful kid." Sayaka said not making eye contact with her, "Are you Sakura Kinomoto by any chance?" Ryoka asked. Sakura did not answer; The only thing she could do was tremble. "You're going to have to come with us or Rika will use force!" Rika said.

Sakura started to back up, preparing herself to run. "It's pointless if you try to run. We'll just end up catching you anyway." Sayaka said, "So don't think about-"

Just like that, Sakura took off.

"HEY! I WAS TALKING TO YOU!" Sayaka shouted. Ryoka then stepped forward and placed a silencer on her gun, "I-I'll stop her."

Sakura continued to run as far as her legs could take her.

"Sherlock! John! Mary! I've got to find them!"

It wasn't long until she felt something pierce her side, which made her come to a hault. She saw a bullet on the floor then saw blood dripping from her wound.

"Sher… Lock…"

She fell on her back and let the darkness surround her.

-24hrs later, New Scotland Yard-

When Sherlock was told about Moriarty, he couldn't believe it. He was there when Moriarty killed himself, hell he saw stick the in his mouth and pull the damn trigger! So how can he still be here!? To make matters worse, both Shadow and Sakura were now MIA! He, Scotland Yard, John and Mary, Alice even his brother searched all over the city for them and they found nothing.

Honestly, he didn't know how things could get any worse.

Sherlock, Alice, John and Mary came in New Scotland Yard to meet up with Lestrade and Mycroft. "Did you find them?" Sherlock asked, "No, we searched in all the places they might've been, we have even triple checked it!" Lestrade said

"And?" Sherlock said.

"And they are nowhere to be found." Mycroft said to Sherlock, "I even searched outside the city for them, and they weren't around."

"If you can't find them than we have a serious situation." Sherlock said.

"This isn't like these two." John said, "What could've happened to them?"

"I hope they're okay." Mary said.

"I'm sure they're alright." Alice said, "They're both pretty tough people."

"But what if Moriarty had something to do with this?" Mary asked.

"It couldn't be him." Sherlock said

"What if it is?" Mycroft asked, "What than?"

Before Sherlock could say something, he heard his phone let out a ring. He took out his phone from his coat pocket as it continued to ring. He saw that the number was blocked; He had taken the call, and made sure to put it on speaker.

"Hello?" He said.

"Hear from your students Mr. Holmes?"

There was a bit of silence from the whole group.

"Trace the call." Lestrade whispered to Donovan, as she did just that.

"Who am I speaking to?" Sherlock asked the caller.

"Sakura Kaede. But a lot of people call me Kaede, I'm sure you can understand why?"

"How did you get this number?"

"If my little dog Envy told you who I was, than you should know that I have my resources all over the place, much like you with your homeless network."

"Why are you calling me?"

"To give you simple instructions of course. All you have to do is follow them. Will you care to listen?"

"Alright. What do you want me to do?"

"Good. Turn and walk to the file cabinet on your right."

Sherlock did what she was told. He walked over to the file cabinet. "Open the middle drawer." She said. Sherlock had did just that; When he opened the drawer he saw that there was a box which tied with a ribbon, and was addressed to him.

"What is this?" He asked Kaede. He heard her let out a chuckle, "Within the box that you have found, there are two very special packages for you. Would you do the honors in opening it?"

"How do I know it's not booby trapped?"

"You're the great detective Mr. Holmes. You figure it out, I'll be waiting."

Sherlock looked carefully at the box; Thankfully he saw that the box was not booby trapped. He placed the phone to the side and got the ribbon undone. Letting the ribbon fall, he removed the cover from the box. He was stunned to see what was inside; he just dropped the cover to the floor.

"Sherlock?" John said, "What is it? What's wrong?"

Sherlock had said nothing to him; there was nothing but silence.

"Is something the matter?" Alice asked.

There was still nothing from the detective. It was only than they had noticed that Sherlock was trembling a little. "Sherlock, are you okay?" Lestrade asked. Finally there was a response; Sherlock just threw the box right on the table revealing what was inside. There was a scarf stained with blood and a golden locket, of course everyone knew who it belonged too.

"Oh god, that's Shadow's scarf!" Mary exclaimed, "And Sakura's locket!" John had added, "Why are they-!" It wasn't long before they heard Kaede speak again, "That's right Mr. Holmes, we have two of your most valuable treasures."

Sherlock picked up his phone, "What have you done to them?" He said with anger in his voice.

"Don't worry, they're still alive and well." Kaede had said, "And if you want them to stay that way, you'll have to play a little game."

"A game?"

"Listen carefully, our client wants to meet with you, in an hour at your favorite little restaurant near Baker Street, he'll explain to you how the game works. If you follow the rules, you'll get them back."

"What happens if I refuse to meet with your client?"

"Then they'll be sleeping with the fishes before it even begins. Besides, I heard you were the type who loves to play ball."

Sherlock let out a small smile before switching back to his usual look, "Is that a challenge?"

"An invitation as I would prefer to call it." she said, "And since no doubt, your dear friend John has already told who was all over the television yesterday, you'll know who you're looking for."

The line had cut, leaving a dial tone on Sherlocks end. "Got the address!" They heard Donovan say, "Alright let's go!" Lestrade said. "Don't bother." Sherlock said, "She'll be gone by the time you get there."

"But Shadow and Sakura could be with her!" Lestrade exclaimed.

"They won't." Mycroft said, "I've heard about Kaede from many reports, and she's not that stupid. She wouldn't hide those two at her exact location."

Lestrade had simply ignored Mycroft, and went out of the office with Donavan.

As they left the office, Sherlock was about to leave as well. "Wait, you're not seriously going to meet with him are you?" Mary asked.

"It's not like I have a choice with this." Sherlock said, "I wouldn't want to disappoint their client."

"Sherlock! This is serious!" John exclaimed, "Shadow and Sakura have been taken hostage! And god knows what he's going to do them!"

"I know John, and if we're going to get them back we have to do what she says for now." The detective said to John, "Otherwise they'll both end up dead. We both know that we can't let that happen to them."

"I thought Moriarty had enough." Mary said, "What could he possible want now?"

All Sherlock could say to her was, "I don't know, but we're going to find out. Now if you'll excuse, I'm going to go and get myself lunch.

With that, Sherlock left the police station.

-End of Prologue-