In the last two chapters, you know that Fidget was put in a bottle surrounded by traps, but someone mysteriously pointed the traps at the bottle, which was told by Eve. I decided to have the weapons surrounding the bottle without anyone noticing, since Eve didn't turn the weapons against him. Enjoy!
Chapter 24: Trapper Mystery P1: Clues!
The next day, Fidget told his friends he was going to the queen to admit his wrongs. At Buckingham Palace, he confessed the crimes he made to the queen and in spite of the ordeal the queen had been through when he carried her to the cat, she listened intently. "You can start by returning the uniforms, gears, and tools you've stolen from the toy shop to their rightful places."
"Yes, Your Majesty," Fidget said, bowing respectfully and he started on his way to find the stolen items.
Behind the curtains where Flaversham was controlling the mechanical queen against his will and where Fidget and his "friends" were tied up, he found the uniforms. Then he saw ropes being detangled. Someone must've broken free! Could this be his "friends" who escaped? If so, he must tell the queen and Basil about a clue he discovered right after he finished returning what was stolen.
The male bat went over to Her Majesty to report the news. He cleared his throat. "Excuse me, the ropes were broken and the uniforms have been removed," he said and he led the way.
The queen gasped as she saw what Fidget was talking about. "Goodness gracious!" she exclaimed, "But Basil would be at least grateful that you found a clue. I suggest you leave those uniforms and ropes here as evidence. You did a great job."
Fidget bowed respectfully once more and returned to his work.
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The male bat attached the gears onto the mechanical toys and dressed up the toy soldiers. When day turned to night, he finished his task, he sighed, thinking of Eve since she and the others let him in again. Oh, how he wished she were here right now, praising him for his good deeds. Feeling lonely, he sang a song to himself.
Come out, moon.
Come out, wishing star.
Come out, come out...
Wherever you are.
He walked out of the toy shop as he continued.
I'm out here in the dark,
All alone and wide awake.
Come and find me.
Eve, thinking of Fidget, started to feel lonesome, as well, so she sang her part.
I'm empty and I'm cold
And my heart's about to break.
Come and find me.
Then both of them sang together.
I need you to come here and find me
Because without you I'm totally lost.
Fidget sighed.
I've hung a wish on every star.
It hasn't done much good so far.
He wrapped himself in his wings.
I can only dream of you.
Although the love bats were apart at the moment, they did another duet.
Wherever you are!
"Guys, I'm worried about Fidget!" Eve said, "We haven't seen him all day and we must find him!"
"You're right, Eve, we must," Basil said.
"Go find him, dear," Shade, her father told her.
"Yes, Father!" She hugged him, then broke free and sang her part, feeling concerned for her friend.
But when the morning comes,
And the sun begins to rise,
I will lose you.
The female bat shook her head, trying to remove unwanted thoughts of her friend being hurt, scared, and alone.
Because it's just a dream:
When I open up my eyes,
I will lose you.
She found the thought of something happening to him unbearable.
I used to believe in forever,
But forever's too good to be true.
Back at the toy store, Fidget went back to his part.
I've hung a wish on every star.
In unison, Eve and Fidget sang emotionally.
It hasn't done much good so far!
Tears came to their eyes.
I can only dream of you
Wherever you are.
They paused until they found the positive words to say.
I'll hear you laugh.
I'll see you smile.
I'll be there with you…
Eve, feeling better and stronger, sang her verse as she rode with Basil and the others on Toby.
Just for a while!
Fidget had also done the same.
Oh, I'll be there just for a while!
Together, they sang:
Yeah!
Oooh, come and find me.
Another pause until the love bats found more to sing:
Oooh, I used to believe in forever!
Fidget added:
But forever's too good to be true.
I've hung a wish on every star.
Louder, the two sang:
It hasn't done much good so far!
I don't know what else to do.
Fidget finished:
Except to try to dream of you!
As their way of ending the song, they sang as a duo:
And I wonder if you're dreaming, too…
Wherever you are.
Wherever you are.
…
Eve and the others arrived at Buckingham Palace to ask the queen questions. "Your Majesty, where was the last time you saw Fidget?" Basil asked.
"Behind the curtains, where the speaker is," the queen answered and she led the way. She pointed to the uniforms and rope lying on the floor. "This is where Fidget found a clue, which must've been Ratigan's thugs who escaped."
"His deduction must've been correct," Basil said.
"Bring these uniforms with you," the queen ordered, "He's at the toy store for all I know."
Basil and the others stood, aghast by what she said. That must've explained the stolen uniforms from the toyshop Fidget was bringing back! "We know where it is," Basil said, "And I'm sure we'll find him there."
"He can see in the dark," Eve said, "And bats like us have echolocation."
"That's good and by all means, put your skills to use," the queen said.
"Yes, Your Majesty," Basil said, "That's our intention."
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Fidget was still sitting on the window sill outside the toy shop, wondering if his friends would find him. Just then, his ears perked up at the sound of a dog barking. He knew just who it was, but checked to make sure before they reached their destination. It was his friends!
"There, good as found!" Basil shouted.
"Basil! Guys!" Fidget exclaimed.
Eve brought the uniforms with her as she flew to her friend. "I'm going to help Fidget clothe the soldier dolls," she said and the two bats went inside the toy store. There, she helped Fidget put clothes on the toy soldiers. When finished, they stepped back outside.
Fidget flapped his wings to get to the others, but almost fell when Eve caught him.
"We'll get you to the hospital once we solve a mystery," she assured him and brought him over to their friends.
"Good job for finding a clue, Fidget," Basil said, "It should help us with whoever pointed the traps at the bottle mystery, since Eve didn't set them."
"Because she's our friend," Clover added, "Now let's go find those trappers!"
"That's the spirit, Clover," Basil said with a wink.
An: I decided to do two parts of this mystery, so I could do two chapters at a time without anyone confused.