Author's note: All rights reserved to Disney, Eve Titus, Doyle...well you get the gist. (Sniff) The ending is so close...I hope you all enjoy it! BTW- If you all liked reading this mystery/adventure I also wrote a crossover of Sherlock and NCIS that Ithink you'll enjoy: The Seeds of Murder. Thanks for following and reviewing! ;)

All About Us- Tatu

We continue walking through the crowded streets on Toby. Basil lets out an angry exclamation when all the humans and mice that trotted across the sidewalks. He finally pulls Toby over out of the traffic and told us. "We have to go on foot. Toby stay." We walked on foot while dodging shoes and shoving rodents. I notice Basil hadn't made eye contact with me all night…something was wrong. A cab suddenly stopped to our right and we rushed over. Dawson hopped on and ordered. "To Mousekowitz Doctor's Office if you can please hurry—"

"Alright governor, but I can only take two more passengers; everyone else is bursting to see the doctor and this cab's crowded enough as it is—unless you want to sit with the humans." The cab attendant told us.

Basil motioned me and Marten to go up. "Hurry—there's not a moment to lose."

Marten leapt up quickly. And reached down for me. I stared at Basil who tried to help me up as well. I felt anxious about him. "What about you?"

"I'll follow you on Toby…don't worry Belladonna I'll meet you all there." He gazed at me wistfully and held onto my hand for a moment as Marten pulled me up. He finally lets go and starts off to Toby without a second glance…something was definitely wrong. Basil was lying to me. Why? I suddenly remembered the look in his emerald eyes…like he was seeing me for the last time. He was leaving us to find Ratigan. Basil was sacrificing himself and keeping us away! I saw it in his eyes: it was the look I had at the masquerade…

I tried to get off, but my brother held onto my arm. "What are you doing?" Marten looked down at me in confusion.

"Marten, I'm sorry but you can't follow me this time…" I took my arm from him gently.

Marten's brow furrowed as Dawson asked with concern. "Miss Belladonna, what do you mean?"

"I need to help Basil…but I can't let you two get hurt…" I step back and onto the edge of the cab space as my brother and friend reached out for me. "I need to help Basil find Cassie and Olivia. I'm sorry." I suddenly felt a dart in my pocket, as if it just magically appeared, and I threw it into the horse's rear. I leapt off the cab as soon as the horses started moving in crazed, but fast rate. The cab raced away as Dawson and Marten yelled: "Belladonna!"

I tumbled onto the sidewalk. The fall was terrible. My back broke out in pain as my vision blacked out for a moment…my eyes seemed to be glued shut from the pain as I laid there. I heard Basil's voice over me. "Belladonna! Belladonna wake up!"

I blinked my eyes open as I tried to keep from seeing double and soon my vision cleared and I saw Basil's anxious face glaring down at me. "What do you think you were doing?"

I gaze at him solemnly. "What were you thinking of doing?" I knew his answer as Basil helped me up into a sitting position while he watched me carefully.

I finally said. "Basil, I know you're going to face Ratigan, but I won't let you do it alone—"

"That's not your decision Miss Belladonna." Basil told me gravely.

"It is now." I retorted as he stood up to tower over me:

"No."

I stand up to him and answer. "Yes."

Basil shook his head at me as he snapped. "No confound it all! I will not let you walk into his lair and that is final! Do you understand? Final!"

He tried walking pass me, but I leap in front of him and place my hands on his chest to stop him. "If you think you're going to walk into danger without me you're wrong Basil." I clutch to his coat. " If you're going to die a hero I'm going to fight by your side until the very end."

Basil gaped at me in shock. "Why?"

"I guess you're just too important to me." I told him somberly. "I'm going with you to stop Ratigan…that's the only way to find the girls. He can't stop us both. I trust that you can find them with my help."

Basil closed his eyes in defeat. "Nothing will convince you otherwise I'm sure…"

I hold his hand tightly. "I'm afraid not."

Basil opened his eyes and nodded. He then held my face for a moment in grim silence and then quickly pulls me along to Toby. "Ratigan is hiding out in the reconstructed area of Tower Bridge; most likely the girls will be there…Belladonna," he grasps both of my hands in his paws. "Ratigan will not hesitate to kill you, much less torture you…you are his target. It is imperative that you do everything I tell you to do—even if is to leave me behind. Understand?"

I close my eyes as my head tilts down. "Basil…"

"Belladonna." I open my eyes to see his grave expression. "Cassie and Olivia; their lives will depend on you and if that means you have to leave me to keep them alive and safe then do it."

"Yes Basil." I reluctantly agreed. Basil lets go of my hands and helps me onto Toby. We soon race through the streets of London as storm clouds gathered in the night sky.

Ratigan quickly walked ahead of Bill, Dan, and Rick into the prison. He saw the two little girls sleeping on the floor. He wrenched open the cell door and motioned for his hench-vermin to grab the girls. The Flaversham girl woke up quickly and struggled madly in Dan's grip as Cassie groggily tried to push away from Rick. Captain Doran was finally there. "Ah Captain, is everyone and everything for Basil?" Ratigan asked.

"Yes sir, just need to send the little brats off to their train." Doran smirked evilly.

Ratigan chortled. "Yes…" he turns to the girls and thugs. "You must excuse me ladies, but Basil is going to visit me in hopes of rescuing you. I unfortunately must deliver the news that his efforts were in vain though…I wished you could be here to see the devastation he would fall into, but how would you catch your train?"

Olivia glowered at Ratigan and snapped. "He'll save us and stop you—"

"I disagree little Flaversham, because you and Miss Garrio will be at the bottom of the Thames before Basil would even make it here."

Cassie squirmed with her ears pressed against her head in anger. "Monster! I hope Poesy eats you!"

Ratigan laughed in amusement. "Take them away."

The thugs dragged the girls out of the cell and Ratigan told his captain. "Be sure that they take the hound with them; I don't want any chance of them being rescued. If Basil does manage to escape I want him to have the guilt of knowing he let those girls fall into a gruesome death."

"Right boss," Doran followed the thugs as Ratigan walked into the main room: the chandelier was alight and all his hench-vermin anxiously waited for him. He looks around as his grin grew.

His cane echoed through the room as he walked passed each animal. "Tonight we will take back London as our own. We will be rightfully feared once more. Tonight we will break the spirit of the oh-so-great mouse detective." At this Ratigan lifted his cane up for all to see and broke it in half. The crowd burst into excited applause and cheers as they watched Ratigan glide over to his chair with ease. Ratigan sat down and grinned: the World's Greatest Criminal Mind was back.