The chains rattled silently as Ella tried to move. Her hands, in shackles and her mouth tied with a white strip of fabric. The bright light of the door opened as Ratigan walked through "I hope your current conditions are comfortable, well, more comfortable than your room.." he chuckled and held Ella's face, which was in a worried look "Don't look at me that way..you brought this all upon yourself." she broke her face away in disgust. Ratigan gently kicked the chains behind her "If it wasn't for you Leo wouldn't be in this predicament, and now he will have to pay the price.." Ella quirked an eyebrow at his statement, Ratigan looked at her with hopeful eyes "But just think.. Once Hildegard is on the throne, I will make sure you have a steady job in the palace."
He shut the door and opened it one last time "I would like to stay and chat, but I do have a special event to attend." He shut the door and Ella attempted to get up and run, but was yanked back by the chains binding her.
Ratigan walked out of the barrel and faced a catatonic Basil and Dawson, who was tied to a large mousetrap "You don't know what a dilemma it was, trying to decide on the most appropriate method for your demise." Fidget finished placing the triggering mechanism on the mousetrap and flinched "Oh I had so many ingenious ideas I didn't know which to choose!" he chuckled in amazement of his own pride "So..I decided, to use them all!" he looked up and faced the giant mousetrap "Marvelous isn't it?" he started to jump with anticipation "Let me show you how it works..Picture this, First, a tune I've recorded especially for you. As the song plays the cord tightens and when the song ends, the metal ball is released." a slide constructed of wood and pipes is aimed directly at the mousetrap trigger release "rolling along its merry way until..." as Ratigan speaks, he gestures to each individual weapon, starting with the mousetrap "Snap!" he points to the gun "Boom!" the crossbow "Twang!" the axe "Thunk!" and the anvil "Splat!" Dawson flinches and Ratigan bows his hat in respect "And so ends the indisputable career of Basil of Baker street."
Dawson cringes "You're despicable."
The professor laughs devilishly "..Yes.." Fidget tugs him on the sleeve "Is everything ready Fidget?" He nodded gleefully in a small red uniform "All set boss!"
Hildegard stood in the doorway and Ratigan smiled "Here she is! The new princess of Denmark!" her white dress flowed down the stairs as she spun around gracefully "If I look well in white..think how amazing I'll look in black!" she cackled and boarded the dirigible as Dawson absorbed her words. Ratigan tiptoed to a white box with a pink bow and peeked inside "Oh this is wicked.." he waved the box away "So delightfully wicked!" he cleared his throat and walked to Mr. Flaversham, who was tied with rope watching his daughter trapped in the green wine bottle "Mr. Flaversham! May I congratulate you on a suburb piece of craftsmanship!" he leaned on the bottle "See what you can do with the proper motivation!"
He faced the mousetrap one last time and looked at Basil's lost look "It was my fond hope to witness your final scene.." he slipped his pocket watch out of his pocket "But you were fifteen minutes late.. and I do have a previous engagement at Buckingham Palace.." Dawson quirked an eyebrow "But you will promise to smile for the camera wont you? Hmm? Say cheese?" he started to laugh and Dawson scowled "You feind!"
"Sorry chubby.." he placed the record on the phonograph "You should have chosen your friends more carefully.." Fidget started to pedal hard on the machine and Ratigan grabbed on to the rope pulling him up "Adieu, auf wiedersehen, arrivederci, farewell!" he reached the top and waved bye "Bye, Bye Basil.." Ratigan steers the ship through the furnace and into the night. Jeremy watches and whimpers in fear then suddenly stops at the sight of Lawrence walking out of a secret passageway.
The music contiues to play as Olivia stares out of her glass prison at Basil and Dawson. "Wh-wh-what did he mean, an engagement in Buckingham Palace?" Basil sighs, then answers him, seemingly unconcerned "Haven't you figured it out yet, Doctor? The Queen's in danger and the Empire's doomed."
Dawson remarks wide eyed "The Queen?!"
Outside Buckingham Palace, trumpets play as well dressed mice are entering to see the Jubiliee. Inside her bedroom, the Queen is preparing herself. Little does she know, that just outside her doors, her guards have been ambushed and replaced by Ratigan's thugs.
A thug whispers behind the door "Psst- over here. Come over here." The Queen is distracted by the sound of knocking at her door and adjusts her crown before answering. "Hmm? Come in."
"Ah, begging your Majesty's pardon. A present has just arrived in honour of your Jubilee."
The thug moves aside as Fidget and several others bring the large package inside. The Queen is delighted, and walks over "A present? Oh how wonderful! Ah, I just adore Jubilees."
Fidget hands her the attatched note "Here you are sweetheart."
Queen eyeing him suspiciously "Have you... been with us... long?" reading "To our beloved Queen this gift we send as her 60 year reign... comes to an end?"
Fidget and the other thugs pull the ribbons and sides down to reveal an exact robot replica of the Queen. She studies it "How extraordinary!" Suddenly, the robot comes to life and grabs at the Queen. She runs as the Robot Queen chases her around the bedroom "Goodness gracious!"
The robot suddenly halts, as Ratigan appears at her doorway, with Flaversaham operating the controls. "Amazing likeness, isn't it, Your Majesty?"
The queen is stunned and hides behind a guard "Professor Ratigan! Guards! Seize this despicable creature!" Fidget snickers
Ratigan talks into a speaker "Guards, seize this Despicable creature!" his voice is disguised as the queen while he speaks into the speaker. He laughs into the speaker, giving the Robot Queen his same cruel laugh. His thugs now have hold of the true Queen. "Oh how dare you!" at that moment, Leo walks in and notices the queen being detained "What is the meaning of this!? You promised no one would get hurt?" he attempted to grab the queen and was held back by Ratigan "I promised Ella wouldn't get hurt..Now let's be a good little prince and behave.." Leo was grabbed and pushed out of the room "This isn't right! Let the queen go!"
Ratigan smiled "Take her away!" he rings his bell.
The queen yells as they push her away "Let go of me, you ruffians!"
Fidget giggles with delight "Move along, honey!"
Her voice is heard echoing in the halls "You fiends!"
As they drag the Queen away, Ratigan wipes his handkerchief on the now silent Robot Queen's cheek.
"Traitors!" she echoed
Back at Ratigan's lair, the record is still playing, but Basil has still made no attempt to free everyone. Olivia is pushing at the cork, to no avail. Ella heard the record playing and attempted to free herself, pulling against the chains. Suddenly the door bursts open, Jeremy is holding Lawrence on his back and notices Ella's mouth being held shut "Ella!" he untied the rope and Ella breathed heavily "Jeremy, we need to get to the palace! Something bad is gonna happen! I need to stop Leo-" she turned her head and noticed Lawrence attempting to break free "Ella, I found him and forced him to take me here!" he grabbed Lawrence "Now say sorry.."
Lawrence scoffed "I will not do anything-"
Jeremy shook him "You jerk! You will say-"
"Jeremy! Just let me talk to him." she faced him "Lawrence I know you don't approve of me.. and you can leave if you want-" Jeremy stood wide eyed and Ella silenced him "But if you don't help me.."
Leo looked at her "I already gave him the right amount of help, he doesn't need me any more."
"If you don't do something he'll die." Lawrence stopped walking and faced her "He needs help."
"Basil?" Dawson looks at him groan "Basil!"
"Oh how could I have been so blind?" Dawson slightly laughs "We all make mistakes! But we can't let that stop us! We have to-" Basil cuts him off "Ratigan's proved he's more clever than I." scoffs "He would never have walked into such an obvious trap."
"Oh pull yourself together! You can stop that villain! Why-" Dawson suddenly looks over to the record, which is skipping. Over Ratigan's continued 'So long' Dawson continues to try and knock some sense into Basil. "Basil! The record!"
Basil continues to pity himself "Oh, it's finally happened! I've been outwitted!" Dawson pleads for his life "Oh, Basil, please!" But Basil continues "Beaten! Duped! Made a fool of!" Dawson's getting angry "Oh, ridiculed! Belittled!"
Dawson 's face becomes red "That's enough!" The record fixes itself, and the song continues. Time is running out... "Dash it all Basil! The Queen's in danger, Olivia's counting on us. And who knows what that scoundrel has in mind for your long lost daughter! We're about to be horribly 'splatted' and all you can do is lie there feeling sorry for yourself. Well, I know you can save us. But if you've given up then why don't we set it off now and be done with it?" he huffs and rests in his spot
Basil gives a weak chuckle.) "Set it off now." is struck with an idea "Set it... off... now? Ye...Yeah!" laughs "Yes! We'll... We'll set the trap off now!"Basil grins maniacally, but Dawson is horrified.
Dawson "Basil! Wait! I didn't mean that we ought-"
The song has ended, and the ball is on it's way. Back in his true form, Basil quickly forms a plan. Meanwhile Ella is finally free and all three watch in horror as the ball rolls down the pipe, not knowing what to do.
Basil mumbles to himself. "The angle of the trajectory multiplied by the square root of an isosceles triangle..." he continues "dividing Guttermeg's principle of opposing forces in motion" mumbles "A`nd adjusting for the difference in equilibrium! Dawson, at the exact moment I tell you, we must release the triggering mechanism." The ball's getting closer, Dawson is ready, but terrified.
"Get ready, Dawson... Steady... Now!"
Basil and Dawson hit the trigger, saved from the metal switch by the ball that was stopped just between their heads. The vibration loosens one of the pegs, which ricochets towards the gun, causing it to misfire and hit the crossbow, which instead of being aimed at Basil and Dawson, flies towards the axe, cutting off the head. The blade falls lengthwise, slicing through the ropes and trap, effectively freeing them. The anvil falls seconds later, missing them both. The force of the anvil hitting the ground rattles Olivia's bottle, loosening the cork and sending her sailing through the air. As Dawson leans heavily against the anvil, Basil sheds his sailor costume and puts his deerstalker cap back on. He puts one arm around Dawson and holds the other out in the air.
Basil smiles smugly in front of the camera "Thank you, Dawson." Olivia lands right in Basil's open arm, and he brings the two of them close "Smile everyone!" Ella takes a sigh of relief, then notices Olivia's bottle still rattling and beginning to fall towards Basil. Without a second thought, she runs as fast as she can. Ella pushes Basil out of the way and lands next to him, as the bottle crashes and breaks into a million pieces. Basil huffs then notices Ella laying on the floor next to him. He awkwardly helps her up and gives a lopsided smile. They stare at each other for a moment and Basil clears his throat "Thank you..So you really are.."
She looks at him "Yeah.." Ella reaches in for a hug and Basil reaches for a handshake, they try again, this time Ella reaching for a handshake and Basil attempting to embrace her. They decide on an awkward handshake and Basil looks around "Well.. Lets get out of here!"
