Ratigan was at his hideout, reading the paper, but his thoughts were elsewhere. He was thinking of how Isabelle changed his priorities and literally flipped his life up-side down. He turned to the clock, wondering what was taking Isabelle and Lizzie so long from visiting the Cassidy Home or as Isabelle called it "The Lair."
He chuckled, feeling like he was married and was waiting for his wife and daughter to come back home.
He was violently thrown out of his thoughts when his door slammed open and Fidget and Tony ran up to him.
"Boss…Isabelle…Lizzie"
They were talking all at once and frantically that he couldn't understand them.
"Enough!" he said loudly, "Now tell me, calmly."
"Something happened to Isabelle!" Tony said.
"She was kidnapped by some mice." Fidget said "They beat up Lizzie when they tried to stop her, but they took Isabelle away."
Ratigan stood up quickly as the words sunk in.
"Where is Elizabeth?"
"She's upstairs with Annie." Fidget said, watching as he bounded upstairs to the bar. He forcefully went in and saw Annie tending to Lizzie, who was sniffling and had a large bruise on her face. He knelt down to her level, taking her small hands in his own.
"Elizabeth, tell what happened." He said in a firm, yet soft tone.
"T-Three big mice came to us." She hiccuped, "Isa was getting scared and they then grabbed her. I-I tried to help her, but they kicked me away."
She then started to sob loudly.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" she sobbed as Ratigan tried to soothe her while trying to soothe his own turbulent emotions.
Ratigan was drinking wine in the Rat Trap, trying to soothe his calming nerves. Over the last hour, he has given word to the Cassidy Clan and has reached into every available contact, trying to get any information he can get. He kept thinking though, wondering who would have the audacity to take Isabelle, knowing that it will incur the wrath of the Cassidy's and himself.
"Professor?"
He turned his head and saw Kitty looking at him.
"Someone outside asked me to give this to you." She said, holding out an envelope. He took it with a murmur of thanks and she gave his arm a comforting pat.
"They will find her, Professor." She said with a smile, making him smile back with appreciation. He opened the envelope as she walked away, reading it and then his eyes widened as he read it again.
Printed in big back letter were;
I NOW HAVE WHAT YOU LOVE
He felt there was something else in the envelope and he took it out; his blood turning to ice.
It was Isabelle's gimmel ring.
He ran outside, hoping to find the person who gave the letter. As he looked around and found no one, he growled under his breath, his fist tightening around the chain.
AN: Here is another GMD story, this will be probably my last one with a major plot, because I want to focus on my main GMD story, Into the Night. Expect one-shots and drabble stories after this.
So, here Isabelle gets herself kidnapped and Ratigan is scared shitless, especially reading the note and with her gimmel ring. If you don't remember her gimmel ring necklace, you have to read my other story The Mastermind and the Thief.
So, who do you think kidnapped Isabelle?
Anyway, enjoy and comments are loved! I don't own GMD, just Isabelle, Lizzie and the Cassidy gang!