I had originally envisioned this as a one shot, but decided to break it up into a series of short chapters. Enjoy!
The Challenge
"Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the showdown match of the century…"
"Holmes"
"Yes Watson?"
"I rather think we're in for it this time."
"You may be right old chap. Steady on… you keep these Forwards in line, eh?"
"Right…"
Yes, the unthinkable had happened… some maniac had resurrected Holmes' greatest enemies, and challenged them…
… to a rugby game.
It was simple enough, in theory. The match was to be at Blackheath. Watson knew the field well, and could point out any specific problems posed by it. The rules of the challenge were simple. Holmes had thirty days to come up with and train a team, and on the first of September he would face off against whoever Moriarty had found, with the maniac (not Moriarty, the one who resurrected him) himself as the referee.
Now to get a team…
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Three guesses as to who the "maniac" is…