Rodger paced frantically back and forth "Mavis was in her room! I thought everything was fine!" he grabbed Basil's collar "Please find my daughter!"

Basil tore from his grip "The only way we are going to find the girl is if you calm down." He fixed his green cravat "Now please tell me what happened.."

"Well." Rodger began "We had a lovely dinner as we usually do, nothing wrong or out of the ordinary." He wiped his head with a handkerchief "She kissed me goodnight and went to her room.. about an hour later I hear crashing coming from her bedroom. I quickly ran through the hall and noticed the door was locked. I started to hear Mavis scream for help." He paused, allowing Dawson to pat him on the shoulder "Then when I finally burst open the door, and she was gone.. the room was trashed…" he held Basil on the shoulders "Please.. she is all I have. Please find my daughter."

"All in good time Mr. Brewster." Basil pondered for a moment, then looked back at Dawson who shrugged his shoulders "What do you think of it Basil?"

The detective looked at the two men "Rodger is a wealthy oil share owner.. Mavis is the only heir I presume?" he watched Rodger nod as Basil looked at the note the assailants left "But what I have presumed is that perhaps that was not the only reason she was taken.. has she been around any mysterious characters?"

Rodger shrugged his shoulders "Well… maybe.. YOU!" he quickly turned.

Like magic, Basil saw that Rosalie, Ratigan and Alex pushed themselves through the police outside and into the house. In a huff, Rodger grabbed Alex's collar "You did this! Where is she?"

"I didn't do anything! I want to help!"

He turned red "You've done enough!" Rosalie pushed her way through the two men and grabbed Rodger gently "Rodger, calm down.." she noticed his panicked look "Rodger I understand the situation.. don't worry.." she wiped the small tear that was trickling down his worried face "We will find her."

Ratigan looked at Basil as they headed to the stairs "What is the situation?"

Basil handed him the note "Mavis Brewster was taken at approximately ten at night.." he moved up the stairs, Dawson, Ratigan and Alex following close behind. They opened the door and noticed the room in shambles, almost every piece of furniture turned over. Alex quirked an eyebrow "It looks like they were looking for something.."

Ratigan read the note "Give us what we require and she won't be hurt." He pondered "In my past years.. this could be more than ransom."

Alex turned over the furniture and noticed a small box that spilled out of a drawer, he opened the box and noticed the pink stone necklace was tucked away inside. Basil quickly grabbed the box from his hands "This looks most familiar.. I believe this is the exact necklace that was in my research.." he held the stone in his hand "The stone acts as a key to a hidden city in the Beijing Provinces. The city has been hidden for hundreds of years, could this be what they are looking for?"

Ratigan looked at the stone and back at the letter "The writing on the note matches that of the other note that was threatening me as well, but no signature."

"It seems that we will have to travel to the only vicinity of where they might have taken the girl… Beijing." Basil started to smoke from her pipe "I presume you will be joining us Professor? Why with your connections in the criminal world we will have a better chance of finding her."

"Well, you see.." the rat began "I've been invited to a old colleague's party, which happens to be in China."

"What colleague?" Basil quirked an eyebrow.

Ratigan cleared his throat, and threw the words out "Damion.."

Dawson shook his head "Who?"

Ratigan coughed "Damion."

Basil's eyes nearly flew out "Damion?! Damion? Cold blooded killer and thief?! THE Damion? Are you aware of what he's done to you?! To all of London?"

"Damion…" Alex said "Oh no.."

The two turned to the young man "Do you know him Mr. Green?" Alex stayed silent as Ratigan crossed his arms "Alex."

He huffed "The reason why I was out for a month was to.. Fufill something my father and mother were supposed to do. You see, My father spent his whole life attempting to find that little stone. That stone is the key to a hidden city 'The City of Desire' is what it's called. My mom and dad tried to find the city, to have it commissioned at a museum. But they gave up and never found it. Consequently they had been followed and interrogated by Damion and his thugs. He offered to pay them for the treasure, but my parents didn't want anything to do with his reputation. Damion stole the map, but what he really wanted was the stone.. there is no other way in." he paused "Before they passed, they gave me all the information, including how to figure out the map.. and left the stone to Victoria, I knew if I went to go find it myself it could be possible to find it before Damion. I found Richard and we decided to work together to find the city and have the entire exhibit put in a museum for research. But were captured before we got any further than the Shang Lao pass." He watched Basil and Ratigan look on with interest "We both escaped to London, and I decided to give the stone to the least possible person they could think of."

"Miss Brewster." Basil rubbed his chin.

Alex combed a hand through his thick hair "I didn't know! I thought her and the stone would be safe… that is why I need to go with you.. for her."

"No." Ratigan simply said "You've caused enough trouble-"

Basil interrupted him "Well, he could be useful." Ratigan rolled his eyes "He knows the area, and you can help divert Damion's attention while we go find the girl… and the map if we are lucky."

"Do you have any idea what he would do if he recognized you?" Ratigan said.

Basil smiled "I think I've learned enough about disguising.." he took out a notebook and had Dawson dictate "Dawson we must pack our chemistry set, our disguises and the-"

"No!" Ratigan said "Alex is not coming, You are not coming, and YOU are definitely not using me as a distraction!" he huffed "If you are so wonderfully smart, have the authorities take care of the girls disappearance, and not you who will get himself killed in the hands of a mind more corrupt than I!"

Alex grabbed his sleeve "Uncle James please! She needs our help! I need your help!"

Ratigan stopped and looked at the boy, who had a panicked look in his face "Alex-"

"Just hear me out! I'vemade mistakes, and now it's time for me to step up and be an adult-"

Ratigan huffed "You have done enough! I will be doing this on my own without you putting anyone else in danger!" he broke away from Alex, who was now talking silently "…Please let me help. With our minds working together, we can do this.. Please. I beg you. Trust me."

He suddenly looked at Alex, with a sudden maturity. They stayed silent for a moment until Ratigan rolled his eyes "Fine.." he looked at Basil "Meet us at the Dock in two days…I will send you more information." Basil nodded with Dawson as they began to discuss their arrangements.

He was about to leave, until he turned around to the two "And whatever you do.. do NOT tell my wife. Or I'll rip you apart worse than Damion ever can."

Basil shook his head as Dawson was starting to shake, hiding behind Basil "Fine by me."

What they didn't know was Rosalie was listening to the whole thing behind the door, Rodger dictating every word on a small notepad. Rosalie smiled brightly and touched Rodger's shoulder "Don't worry Rodger, Mavis is going to be fine."

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