Disclaimer: I do not own Sherlock Holmes and Sam Wiggins but I own Lauren Moran and Wilson, the Baker Street Irregular.
Lauren sighed. She had totally run out of ideas. Every single one of them were either cliché or inadmissible. The time-travel idea was too common, while the 221B series were used by everyone. A new mystery! But, she could hardly use it as it was not authentic. Where can she find a new mystery? Then, she glanced at the machine next to her. Maybe if she used it to go back in time, she could get a few mystery ideas and they will be authentic! Thus decided, she took the machine, carried her bag, turned the knob and pressed a button.
Lauren looked at her new surroundings. Horse hooves beat on the cobblestones while rain beat on the glass windows. She was in Victorian London, in a dark alley. She took off her conventional jeans and shirt and put on a cap, shirt and trousers. Finally, she cut her hair short. She went into the alley as Lauren Jane Moran, but she came out as Billy Smith.
Lauren went to Oxford Street, and begged. She put on her best puppy-dog eyes and put a cap in front of her. The hours went by and she collected pence and shillings. She was about to leave her spot when she was approached by two boys. They introduced themselves as Wiggins and Wilson, and asked if she would join the Baker Street Irregulars. She accepted, and she was led to their hideout.
It was an old disused rubbish dump, filled with rats and dust. But there was a cheery fire and several boys sitting around it. Wiggins introduced her as "Guys, meet Smith." They looked at her and at the money she had collected. Then, they accepted her into the gang.
Lauren gave her old shirt and jeans to the Irregulars to use as rags. They found the jeans easy to absorb water and used them when the floor which they slept on was wet. Billy was grateful that she had worn a cheap pair of jeans that day. She shared her money between the boys and they bought food with it. They were quite curious as to how she had managed to procure so much money. She showed them her puppy-dog eyes and they were quite amazed at the ability to change her expression and asked her to teach them. She happily agreed. The months went past, and no one had questioned about her past.
That was when her first job for Sherlock Holmes arrived.
Alice Sargon: Go Lauren Moran! But, why did you choose Billy?
Me: I wanted to make her the page boy.
Alice : Wait. Page Boy?
Me: (Shrug shoulders) Suit yourself!