Author´s note: Sorry for breaking and entering, but good ideas must never be left to oblivion so here starts a story that will keep you on tenterhooks while I work hard.

Enjoy!

Songs belong to Within Temptation.

1. Under Letter N

Mycroft can´t just stand it.

Sherlock is gone and is all his fault. If he had only listened, if Sherlock... No, no. Is HIS fault. And now all England is reading Kitty´s article. Sherlock´s work is destroyed, John must be devastated and the Holmes surname is dishonoured. What can he do?

Hu? One of the stewards is coming towards him and whispers something in his ear. Something unexpected. A visitor that he hasn´t seen since Moriarty´s trial and that surely hasn´t lost any detail about the recent events. But why now, what does he want?

Mycroft walks across the corridor until he reaches the Stranger´s Room where people from out of the Diogenes Club can meet with the members but much to his surprise is in total darkness.

Once inside, the door is closed behind him and a table lamp is put on to show the man in front of him in Saville´s finest clothes but whose face remains surrounded by shadows.

"Hullo, My. Long time no see" his voice sounds distorted.

"Indeed. I guess you have heard the news."

"Sanctus Espiritus! redeem us from our solemn hour
Sanctus Espiritus! insanity is all around us
("I speak to you for the first time as Prime Minister in a solemn hour for the life of our country")

Sanctus Espiritus! (X3)

In my darkest hours I could not foresee
That the tide could turn so fast to this degree
Can't believe my eyes. How can you be so blind?
Is the heart of stone, no empathy inside?

Time keeps on slipping away and we haven't learned
So in the end now what have we gained?

Sanctus Espiritus! Redeem us from our solemn hour
Sanctus Espiritus! Insanity is all around us
Sanctus Espiritus! Is this what we deserve?
Can we break free from chains of never-ending agony?

Are they themselves to blame
The misery, the pain?
Didn't we let go?
Allowed it, let it grow
If we can't restrain
The beast which dwells inside
It will find it's way somehow, somewhere in time

Will we remember all of the suffering
`Cause if we fail it will be in vain

Sanctus Espiritus! Redeem us from our solemn hour
Sanctus Espiritus! Insanity is all around us
Sanctus Espiritus! Is this what we deserve?
Can we break free from chains of never-ending agony?

Sanctus Espiritus! Sanctus Espiritus!
(" A tremendous battle is raging in France and Flanders. The Germans, by a remarkable combination of air bombing and heavily armored tanks, have broken through the French defenses north of the Maginot Line, and strong columns of their armored vehicles are ravaging the open country, which for the first day or two was without defenders...")

Sanctus Espiritus! Redeem us from our solemn hour
Sanctus Espiritus! Insanity is all around us
Sanctus Espiritus! Is this what we deserve?
Can we break free from chains of never-ending agony? (ending agony!)

Sanctus Espiritus! Redeem us from our solemn hour (solemn hour!)
Sanctus Espiritus! Insanity is all around us (all around us!)
Sanctus Espiritus! Is this what we deserve?
Can we break free from chains of never-ending agony?"

"That bratt´s article? I used it to lit the fire this morning. But I am not here to talk about that because, I have already given orders about Mss Reilly."

"..."

"I am here to talk about Sherlock. And what shall be our next step."

"You saw the whole trial."

"Aye, a play house is more convincing. That´s for sure."

"The Superintendent..."

"That worm? My, please. I had dealt with worse creatures, just let me talk."

"Very well."

"I am plannning something big. And for that I will need you and your brother."

"Noir, he..." the man goes silent.

"I have kept younger Holmes out of my games because he did not had a part. But now he does, and so do you."

"Very well. Does SHE know this?"

"Course. I always give her something to enjoy herself in my games. And now, le Pièce de résistance" he takes out something from his coat. "How to find our missing detective" Mycroft tries to grab it. "Uh hu. Not now. Wait for it. First, I will have a chit chat with two certain party poopers."

"Sir."

"Hm?"

"Let me find my brother."

"You have broke my rules, Mycroft. You will stay aside for now."

"Please."

"..."

"Please, M. Noir" Mycroft Holmes never begs. If he does that means he´s at the end of his rope.

"Only if from now on, you do as I say."

"Yes, sir."

"My first goal is to proof that there was no key code."

"How?"

"Just stay near the phone, My. You´ll see" the light is turned off and Mycroft is left alone in the room.

"The Turn Against
The World We Know
Now Our Destiny
Will Be Decided

We Have To Send Our Brothers In Arms
With Pain In Our Heart
We Watched Them Go
Will They Return?

Truth Is We Had No Choice
We'll Try To Shield Those We Can
No Better World
Let This End

Mothers Cry
Our Boys Die
But We'll Stand 'Till The End"

Who is this Noir?

Does he know where is Sherlock?

And what is this game he is talking about?

More to come!