Chapter LII: In the case of Baker Street part IV
Gazing at his princess speechless for a few moments Cait sith didn't dare to breath nor believe for could it be that a miracle had occurred? But then Oralee seemingly having the same reaction began to speak with her gentle voice that he'd been dying to hear again in so long, "Cait sith?"
At
this point finally getting his act together Cait sith then spoke
himself, "yer highness! What are ya doin here!? How's this come
to-"
However then Oralee interrupted him as she had an
expression of anxiety and panic in her eyes, "I don't know, but
you have to listen to me! We don't have much time until they-"
Suddenly there was a jolt of some kind as suddenly around her a dark blue like mist surrounded her and as it did Oralee looked shocked and suddenly she grasped her head as she cried out painfully as it felt as though her mind was being torn in two.
Cait sith looked on with alarm as he cried out, "yer highness!?"
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Inside a richly decorated wooden room with many expensive ornaments here and there a single wood circle patterned knob on the wall opened as a door silently as Basil looked around himself, still there with the ever smug smile of his.
Suddenly though at his side opening the door wider with a creak came Nozomi and Olivia as they both gazed into the enormous room, Nozomi looked at all of the wondrous many things in the room with wide amazed eyes while Olivia at her side was smiling happily, having seen sights like these many times.
"Wow this place is huge!" Nozomi spoke as she looked at the whole room with amazement.
Hearing her say this Olivia replied, "Yes isn't it?"
However at these words Basil turned to the two of them annoyance in his eyes as he said, "now I do not want any more words out of either of you! Is that clear?"
Hearing him as he spoke in that turn Nozomi saw his aggravated gaze and returned it herself as she replied, "fine whatever I was just-"
Interrupting her reply Olivia spoke quickly "shhhhh!"
Stopping the two instantly with surprised faces Basil quickly saw the reason why for the interference as he quickly took the door and closed it a little slightly as they all together stared at the two human inhabitants of the room.
Nozomi was nudged behind the door and so couldn't see what the two men looked like but she listened as did Riku, Dawson and Mickey did too as they caught up to them.
"I observed that there's going to be a good deal of German music on the programme it is introspective, and I want to introspect!" Spoke a wisdom filled rich voice.
Listening
to this and not completely understanding Nozomi scratched her head
slightly as a reply came and shoes were then heard walking away, "
But Holmes! That music is so frightfully dull!
Hearing that name
immediately sent alarm bells, 'Holmes?! Could he be…Nah!' She
thought to herself, that couldn't possibly be that legendary one…
even if this world did resemble the famous detective it wasn't the
time to be thinking about it.
As the two occupants finally departed from the room Basil watched as they left and the lights were then turned off revealing them all to be finally alone. Happy at this he opened the door now big and wide for all of them to see the room and all it's splendour.
The room itself was a marvel of antiquities with many golden ornaments here and there upon the mantle piece and shelves as well as a blue covered cloth table. The fireplace was warm and golden in the centre giving the place a wonderful homely feel especially with the big warm armchair to the side adding to the effect, even with the lights out the atmosphere didn't change.
Wondering inside it Nozomi was even more impressed as she said, "wow! I think this first time I've seen so many antiques in one place!"
Walking at her side also looking around Riku replied, "I'll have to agree with you there, there isn't anywhere I come from that has stuff like this."
Hearing him Nozomi looked at him and nodded as she then replied, " I didn't think there would be then of course it's the same thing for me too and-"
Suddenly she was interrupted as Basil called out, "Toby! Toby!" As they walked further inside the room.
Hearing that name being called Nozomi's curiosity was peaked again as she turned to the king, "hey your majesty?"
Hearing her question the king turned around as he replied, "yeah Nozomi?"
Looking at him she asked, "who's Toby? Is he some mouse man who lives here too?"
Listening to the question the king paused for a moment as he thought about it, but then he raised his head as he told her, "I'm afraid I can't answer that for ya Nozomi, I wouldn't know at all."
Hearing his reply Nozomi then answered casually, "oh? Well I guess you wouldn't would you… um…"
With that she then ran a little further ahead and then asked Dawson, "excuse me Dawson do you know who this Toby guy is?"
Turning and hearing the question Dawson replied, "Toby?"
Nozomi nodded and then Olivia who had been quiet in their journey inside then also asked as she pulled on his jacket, "Yes Doctor I'd like to know too."
Seeing the curiosity from the two young girls Dawson then tried his best to give an explanation, "well my dears… uh Toby is, well he's uh…" But he too was coming up with nothing and so just turned to the source that could give him the answer, "I say Basil who is this Toby chap?"
Meanwhile Basil still smiling with his ever-present grin was about to answer him when suddenly there came a thundering on the carpeted ground and something then arrived in front of the group.
Basil then said aloud happily as everyone looked up at the enormous new arrival with surprised eyes, "ah here he is now!"
Looming over them was a tall brown blood hound with his tongue hanging in and out of his mouth, a happy expression on his face with a blue collar hanging around his neck with a gold tag hanging down.
Seeing him Basil decided to let Dawson make the first introduction as he pushed him forward to Toby's lowered snout saying, "Dawson Toby."
The doctor was obviously nervous as he began his greeting his left hand upon his hat as he smiled up to the enormous beast saying, "charmed I'm sure," he then patted Toby's nose gently showing no ill intent.
But unfortunately this sent Toby into a fierce growl showing that he was not to be patronized as he pushed against the doctor fiercely. This sent Mickey and Riku on high alert as they unconsciously both took a step back, but then Basil intervened taking care of the situation saying as he pushed against Toby's nose, "now wait, Toby stop! Toby cease! Desist!" He cried still in his proud state.
The doctor was now horribly nervous as he stood behind the leg of the red armchair looking onward not wishing to try his luck; Riku and the king too were on the edge of caution looking at the enormous creature ready to battle if need be.
Seeing his companions like this Basil decided to put their minds and nerves to rest as he told them, "oh I am most sorry chaps, Toby has the most splendid sense of smell of any hound I've trained but he can be… intrusively frisky."
Hearing this explanation looked at the dog still warily who also looked at him unsure as well as Riku replied, "I see…"
Though Basil completely missing the unsure nature of everyone carried on, "now then why don't I let the rest of you introduce yourselves, miss-" but it was then Basil noticed as he looked around curiously baffled, as the others were then as well as they all looked around too trying to see what he'd lost. It was then Basil asked curiously, "I say, where has miss Nozomi and Olivia run too?"
It was then the others noticed too surprised as they hadn't even noticed they'd left! The king looked around and asked, "hey yeah! Where is she and Olivia!"
Meanwhile hidden underneath the blue tablecloth Nozomi was looking through a gap in the blue material obviously terrified beyond degree as Olivia looked out as well.
For when Basil had bought out Toby Nozomi had gone as white as a sheet and moving faster than lightning she'd unconsciously taken Olivia and had hidden together underneath the blue covered table.
Looking at Toby nervously she complained, "oh no! Not another dog to deal with!..."
Olivia was baffled at why Nozomi had done what she did as she asked her, "um Nozomi why've you hidden me here with you?"
Hearing her question Nozomi looked down at her and replied still horribly nervous, "Because there's a dog's here!"
Hearing her Olivia blinked as she asked, "what you mean you're afraid of Toby?"
Looking at the young mouse girl Nozomi couldn't understand why she was so calm, but then suddenly she heard shuffling on the ground and saw outside that Toby was sniffing once more as he'd picked up an unusual sent. Seeing him approaching fast she quickly once again sped away quickly dragging Olivia with her as they both arrived under a footrest.
Surprised again at Nozomi's agility Olivia looked at the girl as she then continued to shiver away with nervousness.
Seeing her like this Olivia continued, "wow, you really are afraid of dogs aren't you?"
Looking at her with disbelief at her calmness, Nozomi replied, "You have no idea! I've had really bad experiences with them! All the time they're trying to kill and eat me! It's really horrible! And I'm sure it's gonna be exactly the same here! And I don't want it!"
Hearing her complaints Olivia knew it was meant to be taken seriously but she couldn't help but giggle at her behaviour, "you're so funny Nozomi!"
Seeing Olivia laugh Nozomi was distressed as she cried, "it's not funny Olivia! Honestly it's-"
But suddenly then there was sniffing heard on the other side of the footrests drapery that made Nozomi really panicked, "oh no he's here! What am I gonna do!" She cried.
Olivia looking at her shook her head unbelieving at the fuss she was making and then said as she began to exit, "I'm sure it's not all that bad I'll go and say hello to Toby myself."
As Nozomi heard these words she turned to see the young mouse girl exit as she cried, "no don't!"
Outside Olivia smiled widely as she greeted Toby patting his nose as he lowered his snout down to greet her, he looked at her with happy eyes. Seeing him like this Olivia laughed as she said, "hello Toby, silly doggy!" She couldn't see the fuss that Nozomi was making about the whole thing, as the dog was kind and gentle to her.
Looking up at him she then asked, "would you like a crumpet?"
Toby smiled and nodded his head loads as he saw the tiny little crumpet being offered up to him, excitedly he then licked his enormous tongue out and scooped the crumpet with one go, as it entered his mouth he licked his chops really pleased with the delicious treat.
Seeing that everything was okay Olivia decided it was now time for Nozomi to say hello to her big friend as she went inside under the footrest once more, she didn't have to go far as she was right near the edge of the lining.
Seeing her Olivia said her, "c'mon Nozomi you've got to meet Toby he's really nice!"
At this idea though Nozomi was less then ecstatic as she said, "what me?! I can't! Just because he'd been nice to you doesn't mean that-"
"Ah so you were watching then?" Olivia asked intrigued seeing that she wasn't as cowardly as she thought she was.
Well she'd been caught out there for she had been curious and worried about Olivia's safety as she watched the little scene between her and the huge bloodhound, but she was still wary of him and as she heard Olivia say this in a jokingly way Nozomi felt herself become embarrassed as she said a little annoyed, "well of course I was! I was worried about you and stuff, I couldn't leave you completely defenceless!"
Olivia seeing Nozomi's fuss she only laughed it off as she dragged her, "oh c'mon I know you'll like him! He'll like you too!"
Getting more and more nervous Nozomi was trying to find some way out of it as she said, "look I really don't think that this is-"
But it was too late as she was then dragged outside and there looking down curiously at them both was Toby one of his ears slightly piqued as he peered down.
Looking at him herself Nozomi was as stiff as a board Olivia greeted him once more, "hello again Toby! I want you to meet my friend Nozomi."
Hearing Olivia and turning to look at Toby she asked her, "are you sure this is a good idea, I mean-"
But then suddenly Toby leaned his big snout down as he sniffed at her and Olivia, seeing him do this Nozomi clenched her eyes shut expecting the very worst to happen at any moment, but then suddenly shocking her suddenly she felt something wet as it went against her cheek suddenly.
Opening her eyes baffled as she jumped slightly she saw that she had been licked by the enormous hound leaving her a little wet slightly as she blinked.
Coming towards them running were Basil and the others as they finally located the lost two, Basil laughed as he said, "aha see it's just I said, his sense of smell is bested to none!"
Dawson seeing this replied still nervous slightly, "Yes quite…"
Running past him then was Mickey and Riku who went to go and check on her, Nozomi in the meantime still felt a bit awkward after the lick not knowing exactly what to do as she saw Toby looking down on her with a happy face.
Finally making it to her Mickey asked her concerned slightly, "are you all right Nozomi?"
Hearing him Nozomi looked in his direction but as she did Toby leaned his snout down to her again as he nudged into her making her speak, "hey whoa! Whoa hey! Take it easy Toby!" She had a hand up on his nose stopping him from nudging her anymore.
She sighed then finally making him stop, she was a lot more relaxed realising now that Toby wasn't going to eat her alive or anything else that might endanger her life, so smiling a little awkward she replied to the king, "yeah I'm okay, apart from being slobbered on." She ended with a slight laugh.
Olivia was pleased to see that she'd been able to make Nozomi and Toby become friends as she said to her, "you see I told you he was good didn't I?"
Looking at Olivia Nozomi smiled still as she replied, "yeah you did… looks like you beat me this time, huh? Toby?"
The blood hound was truly pleased himself now too as he nudged her a little more making Nozomi laugh again as she gave him a little hug around the nose getting the message of what he wanted.
Watching from where he was with Mickey the king turned to him and said, "good to see she's made a new pal huh?"
Turning to the king for a moment and then looking back to see Nozomi's happy awkward smile with the enormous dog Riku smiled himself from the atmosphere as he replied, "yeah I guess it is… for a dummy like her." He added.
Basil then wished to go to the matter at hand as he looked into his right pocket for that one specific item as he spoke, "now see here Toby, to the matter at hand I want you to-"
However as he turned back to look he then saw surprised that Toby had turned now onto his back and was now having a belly rub from both Nozomi and Olivia. All three were enjoying the experience as Nozomi said laughing, "ha! Ha! Tickle attack!"
Olivia giggled on as well with Toby also smiling his tongue hanging out with his left foot kicking in and out from the sensation.
However a whistle sounded ending the three's fun as Toby looked upside down to see Basil coughing impatiently, his arms folded and foot tapping the ground showing his annoyance.
Seeing that the fun was over now Nozomi and Olivia both slid off Toby like a slide undeterred as Olivia was caught by Dawson's arms and Nozomi landed on the ground perfectly on her feet.
"Well that was great while it lasted," Nozomi smiled as she dusted her arms off slightly.
Riku then walking over to her with the king said to her sarcastically, "You've got to learn to stop having so much fun."
Looking at him as he spoke to her Nozomi replied grumpy slightly, "sue me."
But then Basil after finally getting Toby's attention back as he turned over and looked at his small master, "good," he said satisfied.
Then
he went back to what was urgent at that moment as he once again
reached into his right coat pocket speaking to Toby again, "now
Toby…Toby I want you to find…"
With that he withdrew the
black cap he'd been holding in his pocket as he pointed it to Toby,
"this fiend!" He looked at it happily for a moment but then his
expression changed all together as he became agitated and growled
angrily at the fowl object.
Nozomi herself and the others were slightly startled at this change as now the light heartedness had gone to be replaced by the serious tones of their mission.
Seeing he'd got the right mood Basil continued on waving the object in front of the hounds' nose making the dog's hunting nature grow as he continued to give him the details, "yes, you know his type! Grrr villain! Grrr scoundrel! Grrrrrr brown close set eyes! Broken wing!"
At this point Toby was confused as he stopped for a moment and looked at Basil puzzled, seeing the problem Basil quickly explained making his right arm go numb saying, "oh, he's a pegged leg bat with a broken wing."
Looking at this a little oddly Riku uttered, "Shouldn't he have done that description in the first place."
Hearing him Mickey replied, "Riku you've gotta be quiet we don't want to deserve the man when he's working."
At this Riku was quickly quiet as heard the king instruct him, Nozomi couldn't help but smile for him being told off.
Hearing the words Basil quickly said, "thank you," as he then went and turned back to Toby continuing his growling gnashing his teeth as Basil looked ferocious himself, "grrrr! Yes! Grrrr! Yes! That's the spirit! Got his scent!" Toby then nodded as he gotten the details of what he needed and smiled happily.
Enthusiastic at his success Basil cried, "good boy! Good boy!" He then went and picked up the blue lead at his feet ready to put it on Toby's collar.
But then he saw once more that Toby was distracted by the others as he looked at them all happily, all pleased with his job but before any words could be exchanged Basil intervened still holding the lead in his hands, "miss Flanchester!"
Everyone looking at him annoyed all cried out together, "Flabbersham!"
Still though as casual as ever Basil replied, "whatever," but then his ecstatic nature returning once more he continued, "your father is as good as found."
"Great!" The king spoke aloud happily as he then said, "Now we can all get down to the matter at hand!"
Hearing the mouse king Basil replied, "indeed, now TOBY!"
Then hearing the command he became all serious and pointed ready for action, Basil then gave him the word, "seek'em!"
Unfortunately for him though he got stomped on by one of Toby's huge paws as the enormous door charged out the door with Basil hanging on to the end of the lead shouting, "aha! Yoinks! Talley ho!" As he finished laughing loudly into the distance.
Seeing the crazy mouse detective rush out the others ran after him with Nozomi shouting, "wait for us you crazy Looney!"
With that they were on route to stop the sinister plot.
