Spooky Angel: The Two Towers quote was "Hiro hyn hîdh ab 'wanath", which means "May they find peace after death", and the altered A Sitch In Time was Shego's "When you wanna start making sense, just let me know."

(Ratigan and Basil are next to an open, yet rather small {not so small that Basil can't get through} window.)

Ratigan: Come on, Basil, she's going to catch us.

Basil: She's not going to check in here for awhile.

Ratigan: Never mind. I'm getting out of here. (tries the door next to the window) It's locked. I'm going to have to climb through to open it.

Basil: No, you won't fit.

Ratigan: Oh, and you will?

(A fight breaks out. Eventually Ratigan breaks away from Basil and tries to get through the open window, only. he gets stuck.)

Basil: So you are as dumb as you look.

Ratigan: Shut up and get me out of this thing!

Basil: AUGH! (starts trying to push Ratigan out the window)

Disclaimer: I don't own anyone. Tasgall, Elaine, and Simon belong to ChibiJaime.

            Unnoticed by anyone else, Ratigan, Rufus, and Basil watched the battle from atop the parapet. Suddenly, a yelp of pain coming the other end of the rooftop. Leaping from the parapet onto the roof, Ratigan called up to Basil. "Keep an eye on Rufus and Veeken for me, and let me know if she needs help!", he shouted, dashing off.

            Basil started after him, but stopped, sighing. "Bloody git, he's going to get us all killed", he muttered under his breath.

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            Ratigan stalked through the shadows towards the other half of the roof. There was Basil, being backed down by what was, in all probability, one of the biggest ravens known to mousedom. "Maybe this wasn't such a good idea." Meanwhile, watching the whole thing was another Professor Ratigan, leaning on a diamond-topped cane, smiling maliciously. "Ah, so I survive the fall from Big Ben  in this world as well", Ratigan thought. "However, the Banard-Stokes theory has much to offer." Okay, so he was technically hurting himself. You can't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs.

            Sneaking up silently behind the other world Ratigan, he located the right bundle of nerves. Instantly, Ratigan fell backwards into his dæmon/rat hybrid counterpart's arms, immediately unconscious. Basil never noticed a thing. Setting his counterpart on the ground, Ratigan turned his attention to the cane. Gently pulling out of the unconscious rodent's grasp, he noticed there was something odd about it. Pulling on the handle, he pulled out-. "A cane sword.", he whispered. The possibilities of the scenario were endless, just the way they were supposed to be. Boo-ya.

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            Basil moved backwards across the ground, knowing how close he was to feathered black death, a.k.a Simon. Well, there went all hope of a painless death down the drain.

            Simon screamed, and Basil braced himself, preparing for the end.Nothing. Basil opened an eye, shutting it again, then opened both looking at what happened. The raven had stopped screaming. "Well", Basil thought, "This is new." Suddenly, Simon started to topple, and Basil had only a few seconds to move out of the way before it hit the ground.

            Staring down at the now still body of the raven, Basil stared. "Dead?", he asked mentally. "How.? Yes, Elaine's going to have a fit over this one. I'm sure of it", he thought before adding "Not that I'm worried. But how did it." His thought trailed off when he noticed the momentary sparkle of light. The head of Ratigan's cane sword was sticking out of the back of the bird. It had punctured its heart, no doubt.

            Suddenly, a familiar form clambered to the now still bird's back. As the figure yanked the sword from the bird's corpse, Basil got a clear look at the victor. His jaw dropped. To say he was confused, and a little gobsmacked was an understatement. "Ratigan.?!"

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            Turning towards the raven {AN: For some reason, I kept typing crow.}, Ratigan launched himself onto its back. The raven reared back, intending to rip Basil to shreds, and Ratigan clung onto the onyx feathers. Managing to grip the handle with both hands, he plunged the sword into the bird's back. The crow stopped moving, then started to plummet forward. He'd have to leave the sword for now, but he could take it later.

            Waiting until the bird stopped breathing, he clambered to the back, and withdrew the sword with a huge yank. Looking up, he saw Basil with an expression of shock as if he were naked. "So much for gratitude", he thought as he stood there, deciding on what to do with him.

            "Ratigan!", someone shouted. Basil. The one he knew. Oy vay.

            Turning to the approaching one, he asked "What is it?", ignoring the look of utmost shock on the local Basil.

            "Well, Veeken needs help fighting that bearded dragon, and." He trailed off, noticing the sword in Ratigan's grasp. "Ratigan?", he asked.

            "Yes?", he responded, already knowing what the question was.

            "WHAT THE BLOODY HELL ARE YOU DOING WITH A SWORD?!"

            Called that one. "Never mind", he said, turning to the other Basil, who was shaking his head. "Keep an eye on him", he told Basil, gesturing to the unconscious double. Pushing the blood-stained sword into his hands, he took off in the other direction, leaving him wondering "What the heck.?"

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            Veeken backed off from the lizard. So far, she had been dodging his attacks, barely able to land a punch. "Drakken better be grateful if we ever get the chance to rescue him", she thought.

            Tasgall started to close in on her, or would have if it weren't for the blast of crimson plasma that hit him, knocking him aside. There was Ratigan, her Ratigan, fists aflame. They were close to blows, when. "Stop!", Basil shouted, earning the attention of everyone present. "Listen", he continued. "We didn't come here to start a fight. We came to look for a human, about my height, with strange blue skin and clothing. Perhaps you've seen him?"

            "Well", Dawson spoke up, "there was a bank robbery where the bank guard clamed to see a blue-skinned human. Would that help for starters?"

            Ratigan smiled. "Quite."

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Shego2Drakken: Um, we might have to hold off on that author/muse banter for today. It seems Ratigan and Basil were trying to sneak out of the kitchen through a window, and, well. they were stuck there awhile, and they're still at it. I'd better help. (pulls out key; unlocks door)

(Later.)

Shego2Drakken: Here. (hands hook to Ratigan)

Ratigan: What the.? (is suddenly yanked out of window)

Shego2Drakken: Better?

Ratigan: (in pain) Much.

Shego2Drakken: Now, um, what happened to the cheese?

Ratigan: What cheese?

Shego2Drakken: Precisely.