Sherlock Hound: The Boys on the Inside (Prologue)
By: Rocket Racer
It was a very cool Spring night in London and it was a very good time for some citizens to go to a party, visit a museum, and even curl up with a good book. One citizen is a young man named Sherlock Hound. But he's no ordinary citizen in London, he is known as a great detective.
He, along with his partner, Dr. Watson, lives in Baker Street with his housekeeper, Marie Hudson.
They both have worked on many cases together with Scotland Yard and Inspector Lestrade. Most of the crimes that happened throughout London have been caused by the criminal mastermind known as Prof. James Moriarty, who today is once again driving away from them altogether with his car.
The professor has two henchmen at his side. Smiley is tall, but not overly bright. George,
or Todd as he's sometimes called, is tough, but not overly tall. The two have always been eager to help out their boss to get what he wants, although they much prefer getting what they want too, which is one reason why they hated being sidekicks. And here they were, riding along with the professor from Scotland Yard and Sherlock Hound.
All three criminals came to a screeching halt when they reached a cliff down the mountains.
The police along with the Inspector all came out and was ready to arrest them. Hound and Watson stayed inside their own car if there is any trick that the professor might do to get away.
Inspector Lestrade was the first to speak. "It's over, Moriarty. There's nowhere else to go now!"
"Hound!" said Dr. Watson. "Why don't we go out and arrest Moriarty now? This is our chance!"
"Hang on, Watson." replied Sherlock Hound. "It appears as though Moriarty isn't through with his games yet."
Scotland Yard was moving closer to Moriarty as Lestrade said, "Give yourself up, Professor.
Once we bring you to justice, there will be no more crime in London and we'll be better off without you."
"Me?" asked the Professor smiling. Then, he started to howl with laughter which makes everyone, even his two henchmen confused.
"Uh, Professor?" asked Smiley. "What's so funny? The Inspector is serious."
"He's right." said George. "We're all going to go to prison since there's no way out for us."
Then, Moriarty ordered, "Take the car and get out of here, men. I'll handle this myself."
"But, Professor!" exclaimed Smiley.
"DO IT!"
"Y-Y-Yes, sir!" said George. They both got into the car and drove away from the cliff.
"Now then, where were we?" Moriarty thought out loud. "Oh, yes! You really think that if I'm gone, then all of London will be safe from crime? Well, let me tell you something, Lestrade:
Crime never sleeps in this world, you know. And I'm beginning to think that I'm always the one doing the dirty work in London. So, I have decided that instead of turning myself in, I could take a leave of absence for a while. That way, other criminals and masterminds can easily get their chance to shine. What do you think of that, hmmm?"
While Scotland Yard thought it was a good idea, Lestrade refused. "Moriarty, you're kidding yourself if you think we are going to let you get away again!"
"I'm sorry, Lestrade." replied Moriarty. "But, I'm afraid I have no choice." He started to move backwards, close to the ledge of the cliff.
Sherlock Hound and Dr. Watson were watching him closely and now were beginning to move up to him. Hound said to the Professor, "You really sure you want to go with this, Moriarty?"
"I'm afraid my mind is made, Hound." said Moriarty taking another step back. "I bid you all a very fond farewell." After a few moments of silence, Moriarty said only one thing:
"Goodbye." He jumped off the cliff and was beginning to cackle as he fell down the deep dark shadows down below.
Lestrade was awfully surprised, so was the rest of the Scotland Yard and the crime-solving duo. "Check down there, men! Make sure he doesn't escape!"
"Yes, sir!" replied the Scotland Yard and they all started heading down to the bottom of the mountain. Once they got there, they found...nothing.
"No one could've survived a fall like that." said one officer. The rest of the Scotland Yard agreed and were starting to wonder where the Professor has gone.
Then, Sherlock said to Watson, "If you ask me, Watson. I think he's serious about leaving his life of crime for a while."
"But, where could he have gone?" asked the Doctor.
"THAT is what he wants to keep secret from London. I don't think we'll able to see him again for a while."