"Excellent job, Toby," Basil exclaimed with high praise.

"Where to now, Basil?" Mr. Flaversham asked.

Basil turned to him and replied, "Back to Baker Street, fellow."

Toby lied down for his riders to climb aboard before the rat could escape or worse, kidnap them and off they went through the streets of London, returning to Baker Street.

"Dawson, my dear boy," Basil said, "How have things been between you and Mrs. Judson?"

"Very well, Basil," Dawson answered, "But I miss solving cases with you."

"I see."

"But we've gotten along together, chap," Mrs. Judson said, wrapping one arm around Dawson, "I needed help getting this house cleaned today because there was a lot of cleaning to do. Then, we went out for a walk, enjoying the evening."

Basil nodded. "Guess who arrested Ratigan?"

"Who? You?" Dawson asked.

Basil shook his head. "No, it was Fidget."

"Fidget, you're our hero!" Olivia squealed as she hugged the heroic bat.

"If it weren't for you, I never would've made it out alive," Mr. Flaversham said as he scratched Fidget's head lovingly like a father.

"Right," Fidget said humbly with a yawn, "Thanks."

"Uh, oh," Olivia said, "It looks like he's ready for bedtime." She yawned. "I am, too."

"You can spend the night," Basil said.

Fidget and Olivia nodded and up the stairs they went.

As soon as the two climbed up to bed, Basil heard a knock on the door.

Like earlier, Dawson opened the door to a visitor. It was a lady mouse, the same one who lost her emerald ring. "Come in, my dear," Dawson offered politely.

"Thank you," she said sweetly.

"Is it the ring again?" Basil asked.

"No," the lady mouse replied, "I came to revisit you."

"Oh, in that case, do you want to see our young friends?" Basil suggested.

"Yes, I'd like that very much."

"Right this way," Dawson said as he, Mr. Flaversham, and Basil escorted her upstairs to see Fidget and Olivia comfortably lying in bed.

To Basil's surprise, the two weren't asleep yet. "Children, this is the lady mouse, whom we helped find her missing emerald ring."

"Aww, they look adorable," the lady mouse mused.

"Indeed," said Mr. Flaversham.

"Hiya, toots," Fidget said to the mouse lady.

"It's okay," Basil assured her, "Fidget's friendly. He just gets carried away whenever he meets a pretty young lady like yourself."

Fidget grinned with his eyebrow raised.

When Olivia saw this, she giggled. "Basil's right, you know."

The lady mouse smiled at the girl. "And what is your name?"

"Flaversham, Olivia Flaversham," Olivia answered, "And this is my friend, Fidget. He used to work for Ratigan until he realized how evil Ratigan is."

"Yes," Basil said, "And speaking of Ratigan, Fidget arrested him tonight."

"That I did and I am proud of myself," Fidget said as he cocked his head with a cocky grin upon his face.

The lady mouse rubbed his head and scratched behind his ears.

"He likes you," Basil whispered to the lady mouse.

Then she scratched Olivia's head.

In conclusion to meeting the children, she enjoyed them both.

"I guess I must be heading back out," the lady mouse announced. "It was nice seeing you again." Leaning toward Olivia and Fidget, "Especially you for the first time. Goodnight."

"Goodnight," said all of the detectives.

"Now, it's best you go to sleep," Basil said tenderly to the little bat and mouse girl.

Fidget yawned and closed his eyes, drifting off into dreamland. Olivia did the same. They dreamed of solving cases together for they had made a great team.

Author's note: A sequel will be in the works very soon and it'll be called Rat in the Woods. So, stay tuned readers.