Magic Revealed
Naruto Holmes and his "team" ran through the sewers of Parliament, they were searching for Orochimaru Blackwood's final ceremony that was going to kill all the members of Parliament as they represented "lion" in Blackwood's little murder scheme that was based on the Sphinx. Danzō the home secretary had foolishly revealed the location to Holmes when he thought he had Holmes in a bind. "God I'm brilliant" Holmes muttered to himself as he stopped Dr. Shikamaru Watson and Sakura Adler. He pointed around the corner where some of Blackwood's men were assembling a machine that no one had ever seen before. "Blackwood's "magic" exposed" Holmes stated to his friends.
"Ahhhh…What are we looking at?" Sakura asked. Holmes forgot that he was smarter than all of them sometimes and needed to explain. Still Adler was mad when she realized Watson seemed to understand what he saw.
Holmes just looked at her as he pulled out a rat's tail from his coat causing Sakura to cringe. "This is snipped off a dead rat I found in the slaughter house, the tail has a bluish tint to it showing that this rat died of cyanide poisoning" he explained. "And that machine was assembled where this rat died. You see what Blackwood was doing was refining cyanide within the bellies of swine, hence the slaughter house" he further explained. "You see, the cyanide gas will be released through the chamber all the way through those protective tubes into the Parliament building which is directly above us" further explaining. "It is the first of its kind and it could revolutionize warfare" Holmes ended.
Sakura than began to nod her head, that was what her employer wanted. She had to get it ASAP or else she was in a world of hurt.
Holmes the leaned over to Watson "Alright here's the plan: We sneak over quietly and..." he began.
But suddenly, Sakura began firing her pistol trying to get to the machine ruining the trio's cover. "Loves an entrance our little cherry blossom" Watson angrily said as he said as he took out his and Holmes' revolvers and started shooting back at Blackwood's men. Holmes and Watson saved their ammo and started relying on martial arts instead as Watson took the lead so that Holmes could help Sakura disarm of the machine.
Above them, the two houses of Parliament met hoping to find a solution to Orochimaru's horrors. Outside many people were having a revolt due to their fear of the sorcerer who apparently was in league with Lucifer himself. "Blackwood walks among us and the devil walks with him!" one protestor shouted as police tried to claim the raging masses.
Back inside, Danzō gave a signal to other members of their society and they went to lock the doors and use themselves as shields so no one would be able to escape their coming deaths. "My lords, my lords!" Danzō called out. "May I introduce, Lord Orochimaru Blackwood" he pointed to a balcony. Danzō was so smug "Holmes can't stop this, soon I'll be in control of all England and I didn't have to do a thing" he thought to himself.
Blackwood then made his presence known as he stepped up to where all of Parliament could see him; he saw how they clamored, pointing at him and such. "You seem surprised" is all he said. "Hear that out there all of you, that is fear" he explained. "And no one ever thought that fear, is greatest weapon! I will use that fear to create an empire that will last centuries. I will now summon the dark powers, all those that stand with me will be protected, all others, will perish on the twelfth chime of the bell" he ended. Behind his back he pressed a button as the Big Ben hit noon exactly.
Below him, the machine kicked on activating and preparing to send the deadly gas above them to the House of Lords. Holmes quickly looked at the device and released something, he could just turn it off "Not that easy is it?" he knew though.
Sakura held up a hay penny, "The device is designed so that we can't disarm it" she explained as she touched the penny to the machine and it went flying! Surprisingly, it hit one of the people Watson was fighting. The two then looked at it with time running out fast. "Look we don't have to disarm…" she began but she realized Holmes was busy a Chinese man, and she hates being interrupted. She promptly shot the man in the shoulder forcing Holmes back to her. "As I said, we don't have to shut it off, we just have to have a controlled explosion to undo the wielding marks and remove the chambers with the cyanide thingies. Hiruzen's pipe should work in creating it alongside some gunpowder from my bullets" she deduced.
As Holmes was agreeing with her, Watson had beaten the guards and was forcing them outside, and was hurled back in by none other than Dredger. "Don't" Holmes yelled as Sakura shot two shots until her gun clicked to signify she was out of bullets.
Dredger took off his hat to reveal that she missed and just hit his hat, "Vous fait, manquez? (French for: Did you, miss me?)" he said with a chuckle.
Naruto just slowly grabbed Sakura's hand and brought it down with a pained look on his face, "I wish you hadn't done that Sakura" is all he could say giving her the pipe and preparing for yet another beating from the ridiculously huge man.
Suddenly, Shikamaru jumped up and restricted Dredger's movements. "NUT HIM!" he called out as Holmes and he tried to bring down the man. As they did this Sakura hastily worked to get the weapon disarmed and back to her employer.
Above them Blackwood, confident in his victory called out, "The new order begins now!" he yelled out.
Back with the trio, Sakura watched as Naruto and Shikamaru wrestled Dredger into a position where he couldn't get. They struggled to keep him in it until he passed out. However, as the explosion went off, Sakura grabbed the cylinders and ran for it! "Sakura!" Holmes yelled as she ran away.
He looked at Watson, "What are you waiting for? Go after her! What are you waiting for" Watson yelled. He then got his answer as Holmes dislocated Dredger's shoulder so he couldn't move thus allowing Holmes the ability to chase after Adler. "Relax, I'm a doctor" Watson said as Dredger finally went unconscious allowing him to take a breath.
Above them, it didn't take Blackwood long to realize he had failed. He quickly left as every one of his followers was bring overpowered and rounded up. Danzō went down kicking and screaming as he was the one that stood in the middle of the room. Blackwood ran through a secret passage and at the corner of his eye, he caught Sakura running with something. Something that looked like his cyanide cylinders!
Sakura darted around the sewers looking for an escape. She had to get to her employer with what he wanted soon. If she didn't Ino was dead and there was no telling who else he'd kill or has killed to get his point across. She looked back and realized by the way the water was flowing on a slope behind her that Holmes was hot on her tail. This was a shock to her as he never caught up with her before. Was Ino right, had he always been going easy on her?
She found herself in an opening, one she didn't know about. She raced to what she thought was an exit but it turned out to be a dead-end. She was on top of the unfinished Tower Bridge, and was looking straight down at the Thames. She had nowhere to run.
"Take a wrong turn somewhere?" came a voice behind her. She turned to see that it was Holmes. He had a stern look on his face and his hand on his cane ready to unsheathe his cane-blade.
Sakura knew she could probably talk her way out of this, she always could with Naruto. "We're safe now" she brought up.
Holmes was not convinced though; "Interesting assessment" he said pointing out that she possessed the cyanide cylinders. "Very well, run off" Holmes said as he walked toward the end of the planks. "I want be chasing after you anymore" he ended.
This is exactly what Sakura wanted to hear…or was it? She started walking away until she started to have second thoughts. She always wanted to make Holmes suffer for ruining her life but right now something was different. Was Ino right, had she abused him too much? Or was her employer right, was she growing her own estranged feelings for Naruto? Either way, she finally accepted she was treating him wrong after spending this much time with him. She turned, "I don't want to run anymore" she confessed. "Look…I'll tell you everything" she said. If anyone could combat her employer, it was Holmes after all.
Naruto turned, HE had HER this time. "I wish you would!" he announced.
Suddenly, Blackwood jumped down behind Sakura and grabbed the cyanide cylinders from her! She quickly tried to shoot him, but Blackwood used his cane designed with an ivory snake's head to knock her gun away. Of course, a world class thief has more up her sleeve than just a gun. Sakura quickly pulled out a small club from her sleeve and a knife from her hair. She tried to get them back but Blackwood was far stronger than her.
Instantly, Blackwood unsheathed a cane-bade from his cane and knocked the weapons out of Adler's hands. The tip of his blade at her neck he forced her to a ledge. He looked back at Holmes to see his own cane-blade ready.
It was quite a stand off, Adler ready to fall to her death into the Thames, Blackwood with the prize in hand, and Holmes, scared for his friend, ready for a fight. Beneath them Suigetsu was being screamed at by Hinata to somehow position the boat where Sakura would fall. She'd still die, but at least they'd be able to recover her body. One fall into the murky Thames and her body would be lost forever.
The few seconds seemed like an eternity, but Blackwood forced Sakura down and with that Naruto hesitated in shock for a second. However, he had to snap out of it as Orochimaru lunged towards him or their final battle.