I've added a villain song in this chapter and just wait and find out what it is. Thus, I was going to have this chapter in the previous chapter, but I didn't want readers getting confused, so I made a fresh new one.

Chapter 9: Secrets Revealed and Escapes

Kaitlin's POV

I still hated Ratigan for being the culprit of the heroes' misfortunes, especially at the toyshop, where he made Fidget do all the dirty work and ambushed Olivia. Plus, the fact that Ratigan almost killed the good people (which I'll get to later) and how he treated his henchman.

When I got to Ratigan's office, I knocked on his door. I was lucky Fidget didn't wake up to snitch on me because as Ratigan said and I quote, "No, let her come to me; I don't want any damage done to her." Ratigan wasn't my favorite person to go to, but I'll admit that sometimes I believed that what Ratigan said to Basil is true sometimes since Ratigan is a polite villain, whereas Basil was the rude hero. This time, Basil was going to have something to really feel sorry about and as such, I was going to make sure of that.

"Come in," a male voice said and I knew just who it was, so I opened it and looked at my surroundings and at Mr. Flaversham, thinking to myself, I'll escape and save you and your daughter, I promise. "Come in, my dear girl. We mustn't lurk about in doorways." Ratigan stood up from his chair. "It's rude. One might question your upbringing."

I closed the door behind me, not because he was wrong, but because he was right.

"Where's your detective friend?" Ratigan asked.

"Basil's not my friend anymore," I said with pure hatred with the person who upset me.

"Because he became selfish!" Ratigan finished for me.

"Oh, yes, sir," I said.

"I thought so; he walked out on me years ago."

"Wow! That must've really hurt!"

"Have a seat, child," Ratigan commanded and I did. "Now, then. You're here because you've been taking care of the Flavershams and do anything to protect them; not that I blame you. They are a wonderful pair as father and daughter, aren't they?"

I nodded in agreement. How did he know that? Man, he's good!

"Oh, I know that look. You're wondering how I know you."

"I am."

"My pretty bird right here has been watching you," Ratigan explained to me, as if reading my thoughts and showing me his common blackbird.

I looked into his bird's eyes to see what he meant. "I see."

"Now then, Princess, the solution to your problem is simple; the only way to get what you want is to become a prisoner yourself."

I gasped in surprise, not just because he was doing me a favor, but he called me a princess, which I was touched by. "Can you do that?" I asked.

"My dear girl, that's what I do," replied Ratigan, "It's what I LIVE for; helping protective and hardworking folks like YOURSELF; poor souls with no one else to turn to." Then he began to sing me a song.

I admit that in the past I've been a nasty.

They weren't kidding when they called me, well, a wretch.

But you'll find that nowadays,

I've mended all my ways,

Repented, seen the light, and made a stretch.

"True?" Ratigan said, pausing his song, "Yes."

And I fortunately know a little secret.

It's a talent that I always have possessed.

And here lately, please don't laugh,

I've used it on behalf

Of the miserable, lonely, and depressed.

"Pathetic," Ratigan spoke venomously as if the word itself was poisonous.

Poor unfortunate souls,

In pain, in need.

This one longing to be thinner,

This one wants to get the girl,

And do I help them? Yes indeed.

Those poor unfortunate souls,

So sad, so true.

They come flocking to my sewer,

Crying "Secrets, Ratigan, please!"

And I help them. Yes I do.

Now it's happened once or twice;

Someone couldn't pay the price,

And I'm afraid I've had to rake them across the coals.

Yes I've had the odd complaint,

But on a whole I've been a saint

To those poor unfortunate souls.

I couldn't deny that Ratigan was just as chubby as Ursula from The Little Mermaid, but I made no comment about it, since I didn't want to be rude. Plus, they were both divas that were known to trick others.

Ratigan stopped singing to discuss the deal with me. "Here's the deal: I'll bring you out of my office and have Fidget take you to Olivia. If that doesn't work out, then you'll be brought over to Mr. Flaversham's prison, where you'll help him finish the robot by tonight. If neither option works out, then you'll be in another prison by yourself, be fed to Felicia, or you'll belong to ME!"

I know what that last part meant and that meant I'd have to work for him or be his wife. Not going to happen.

"So, have we got a deal?"

"If I stay with the Flavershams, I wouldn't be able to see Basil, Dawson, Toby, and Mrs. Judson again," I told him.

"That's right; but you'll have your Flaversham friends," Ratigan said thoughtfully to my statement, "Life's full of tough choices, isn't it?" He chuckled. "Oh, by the way, we haven't discussed the matter of payment yet. You can't get something for nothing, you know."

"But I don't have any-" I started.

"I'm not asking much," Ratigan cut me off, "Just a token, really, a trifle. You'll hardly ever miss it. What I want from you is...your secrets."

I put my hand to my chest in shock. "My secrets?"

"You've got it, young lady. You're not from around here, you're different from anyone else here in London, zip!"

"Okay, you're right, I'm actually a human from the future."

"True, Princess, but..." Ratigan said before he started to sing once more.

You still have your looks,

Your pretty face.

And never underestimate the importance of body language!

Come on, you poor unfortunate soul!

Go ahead, make your choice!

I'm a very busy man and I haven't got all day.

It won't cost much; just your secret!

You poor unfortunate soul!

It's sad but true.

If you want to cross, my girl,

You've got to pay the toll.

Take my pen from my hand,

Go ahead and sign the scroll.

My friends, I've got her, boys;

The boss is on a roll!

This poor...

Unfortunate soul!

I signed the scroll and handed it to Ratigan. After that, Ratigan assured me, "Don't worry, you're not going to turn human anytime soon."

"Because I have more to do here," I added.

Ratigan nodded. "People to see and places to go." Glancing at Fidget, he said, "Fidget, take her away, but be gentle." Fidget got up, picked me up, and brought me over to a wine bottle that Olivia was in. Lucky for me, I was going to join Olivia. He pulled out the cork and threw me in the bottle half-way. Then he pushed me in with a cork and I was finally safe with Olivia.

"Kaitlin, you came for me!" Olivia said as she hugged me and I returned the hug before I glared at the bat.

"Have you no respect for women or anyone else?" I demanded. "That hurt, you know!"

"I'll tell you what hurt: Your rejection!" Fidget retorted.

"So what? Creeping up on people and taking someone's friends is no way to treat a lady, you beast!" I yelled back. "Olivia should've farted in your face; you would've deserved it! I would laugh!" Olivia giggled next to me. "That's right, you made her mad, so she didn't do anything wrong!"

He pinched his nose at what I said and he pressed his face onto the glass in front of us, but I punched the glass to scare him away. "You really think it's going to work on me, huh?" I snapped. "Leave us alone! Go return to your nap. Ugh! No wonder why you're grumpy!" I folded my arms and looked away from him.

"Suit yourself," Fidget huffed and turned away, finally getting out of our sight. Good for him! He didn't need to be so crabby all of a sudden.

I also added to him, "Besides, this should be YOU in here!"

Third Person POV

It had been about an hour since Fidget left the two girls alone and they started to eat their cheese crumpets because they haven't eaten anything since they've gone to Baker Street.

Kaitlin sighed and smiled. "I'm so glad I found you." Then her face turned to confusion as she looked at the little girl's glum expression on her face. "Olivia, what's wrong?"

"I never should've left Baker Street," Olivia replied sadly because she blamed herself for the danger she was in at the toy store, but Kaitlin thought otherwise, knowing it was Ratigan's fault, since he was the mastermind and crime lord and knew how his mind worked.

"Hey, you went to save your father's life because you cared about him," Kaitlin assured her. "That was good you worried about him."

"Maybe I didn't go for my father," Olivia continued, feeling blue, "Maybe what I really wanted was to prove I could do things right." She took out the necklace Kaitlin had given her in the toy store before Olivia's ordeal and she opened it to see her reflection. "So when I looked in the mirror, I'd see someone worth while." Then, Olivia looked up from Kaitlin's necklace and tears fell from her eyes. "But I was wrong. I see nothing!" With that said, the little girl tossed the necklace, but Kaitlin caught it. Olivia wiped her tears with her scarf like she'd done in the beginning when she and Kaitlin searched in vain for any signs of the missing toymaker.

Kaitlin did not like seeing her friend sad and blaming herself. "Well, this isn't entirely your fault and you can't blame yourself when you didn't know any better. Ratigan was the one behind this. We all forget sometimes, but we live and we learn, right?" Kaitlin did a small giggle, but it wasn't enough.

"What I could do next time is stay away from the cradle," Olivia pointed out.

"That's right. Very good." Kaitlin opened up her necklace to play the scene where Basil lashed out at Dawson for forgetting to watch over her and Basil regretted it, so he apologized. Olivia crawled over to her friend's side and watched it with her. Then, Olivia realized that Basil was just as guilty and Kaitlin showed her a scene where she called Basil out on his rudeness. After that, Kaitlin closed her necklace. "The truth is we were all distracted and Ratigan's to blame," the older girl said. Together, the girls learned the harsh truth about Basil and he finally admitted his wrongs, but they couldn't worry about him for the time being. "I mean, you risked your life helping the people you love," Kaitlin continued. "I risked your life to help your father and luckily, Dawson was there to help us, even though Basil didn't agree. Basil was helping himself just so he could stop Ratigan. After all, even if we stayed in Basil's home, Fidget would've taken us in case Mrs. Judson wasn't keeping a close eye on us and he could've used his weapon against her. So you had good intentions." Olivia smiled at her, knowing her friend was right and was there to make her feel better.

"Well," Olivia sighed, "We'll have to save Daddy sooner or later."

"Ratigan and the others are probably busy at this time, so we should be able to get out of here," Kaitlin said, placing her hand on her shoulder.

"How?" Olivia asked.

"Watch and learn." The girl-turned mouse pressed the button that said "Scan" on her necklace and she scanned Olivia to make a copy of her. Then she made a copy of herself.

"How did you do that?"

"Let's just say I worked up a little magic," Kaitlin said and explained to her how the gadget worked.

Olivia giggled wholeheartedly. "This is amazing!" The two girls hugged.

"We're going to need some disguises just in case we get caught," Kaitlin warned and pressed the disguise button for both herself and Olivia. "Now, let's go rescue your dad!"

Hiram's POV

I paused my work once more when I heard a door unlock. Who could it be this time? As usual, it was Ratigan, but when I looked up, it was two unfamiliar looking females. Before I could speak, a lady shushed me. "Shh…" she said, "It's okay. I'm busting you out of here." Now, I knew who it was. It was Kaitlin! The same girl I brought in when she was lost and cold.

"Daddy, it's me," another familiar voice said. It was Olivia! My Olivia!

"I'm going to need to scan you," Kaitlin warned me and she opened her necklace.

"Why? I did nothing illegal, except building this robot so Ratigan can rid the real queen," said I.

"I'm going to make a copy of you and I'll provide a disguise for you."

"But why?" I asked.

"I'll explain later."

"But-"

"Will you just let me help you?!" Kaitlin interrupted impatiently. "We don't have time for this!"

Hearing this, I knew there was no time to argue with her and with a push of a button, I saw a copy of myself and then I was in disguise. She was very intelligent and was able to make the best out of any situation.

"You can thank me later, Hiram," Kaitlin continued. Then she grabbed me by the hand and we fled.

Kaitlin's POV

We made it out of the sewers alive and thanks to my lucky magic necklace. If it weren't for my necklace, we would've still been imprisoned back in Ratigan's lair. We dashed through the streets looking for any safe place to stay, far from the underground palace. Underground palace? More like a dump! Exhausted from running, Mr. Flaversham pointed to the safest hideout that we could ever have. It was a beautiful park. After our predicament was resolved, I thought now was the time to tell them my secrets. "Guys, I got to confess something," I said.

"What is it, Kaitlin?" Hiram asked.

"I'm not really a mouse, but I'm a human from the future."

Olivia and her father gasped. "So that's why you've been using that necklace?" Hiram inquired.

"Yes."

"Why didn't you tell us?"

"I didn't want to worry anyone and think badly of me. I was too focused on Basil's case, so I had to save you before I left. Until then, I'll stick around with you guys for a while." Then again, Sherlock Holmes was Basil's colleague and the mouse was based on him.

Hiram was relieved that I got my story out of the way. "We're so glad you told us. Thank you so much for keeping me and my daughter safe."

"What can I say? Promises are promises," I said and yawned. Soon, all three of us fell fast asleep.

Third Person POV

Back in Ratigan's hideout, Ratigan was checking on Mr. Flaversham to see how his robot was going. He was satisfied with the toymaker's work, but what that rat didn't realize was he was tricked and the real Flavershams and the girl, who was their sworn protector had escaped. Ratigan had thought nothing of it for he knew his plan was going well as according to plan.

AN: I decided to include the scenes where Basil and Dawson examine Fidget's list and when they go to the bar just to stay true to the movie, but they may think of my OC.

Good thing my OC's necklace worked, but will it last? Stay tuned.