(A silhouette of a figure stands next to a small round table that had a clapperboard and had the silver watch on the left hand.)

Hey everybody! Today is the day that you've all been waiting for...the start of the movie!

Now, to remind you I don't own any of the characters from The Great Mouse Detective or the character from Lilgrimmapple, those go to there respective owners.

Now without further ado...

(The figure flips open the silver watch, winds the middle button, and presses it. Then raises the clapstick on the clapperboard.)

Lights...Camera...Action!

(The figure makes the clapperboard click, just as the sounds of Tick-Tock-Tick came from the silver watch as the figure was engulfed in light. The title "Silver and Gold" appears as light reflects on the words while a star appeared on the last word of "d" of Gold.)

Chapter 3: The Story Begins

There is a saying "knowledge is power", many people can use knowledge for many things, or other times...do something which is considered impossible.

But what do we do with that knowledge, and how do we gain it? There are many different ways to gain knowledge, and the way to do that is by seeing or doing things to gain it.

But what happens when knowledge is given, or when you have the knowledge if something is going to happen and you want to do something about it? Sometimes knowledge is good...but it can be dangerous.

When given this knowledge, knowing that it could be dangerous, what would you do? If you had it and you wanted to tell somebody, would you want to?

Maybe or maybe not, I'm not so sure myself, but if there was a question that your conscience would ask you, it'll probably be this…

What would you do if you had this knowledge and know what's about to happen, can you stop it?

June 20, 1897 8:00 a.m.

It was the morning of Olivia's 8th birthday. To say that Anna was nervous was an understatement...she was downright scared. But she didn't show it in front of Hiram, for fear she may rouse suspicion. She had to keep calm and think smart, and try to keep herself from panicking. While Olivia was away from school, Anna and Hiram were already out on the streets getting some groceries. However, before they left, since they both knew about the rumor, Anna knew it would be difficult if she were to go back outside and someone were to see her, she would get the same treatment like before when she first arrived.

But Hiram had an idea, it wasn't much, but it just might work.

He went over to the coat closet and pulled out a long hooded dark green cloak while saying, "This used to be my wife's and I was hoping to give this to Olivia until she was older, but I think you should use it for the time being."

Anna gingerly took the soft cloak into her hands. Would this keep her hidden? Would anyone notice that she's human while wearing it? The hood certainly would do a good job hiding the fact that her ears were too small. Maybe it'll draw away from the fact that she didn't have fur. Trying it on with a little help from Hiram, the cloak covered her entire frame including her boots. Hiram covers her head with the hood, he pats her shoulder and says with a smile, "Perfect, as long as you keep the hood down, nobody will see you." He takes out his pocket watch and looks at the time before putting it back in his pocket. "Now, let's not waste any time." He takes his grey coat and hat out of the closet while putting them on. "We need to be done with our shopping before Olivia comes home."

As they left the toyshop, but before they began getting some groceries, their first stop was at the clock shop. Unfortunately, they had both left disappointed. Anna had shown the owner the silver pocket watch, and immediately was impressed at such a craft, but the owner told them that no one in London sold such watches, much less had any idea or clue where she could find a golden watch with the same value as the silver watch.

Anna gave a heavy sigh as they left the clock shop. "I don't know if I'll ever find it."

"Come now, don't give up hope," The toymaker tried to cheer Anna up. "I'm certain that we'll get the answers we need if we keep trying."

With another sigh, she smiles and says to Hiram, "Your right, thanks."

Focusing back on the task at hand, they did their shopping while Anna was browsing. She was actually looking for the red bow for Olivia, and wanted to see her look exactly how she was at the start of the movie. But for the past couple of hours, she had no luck. However, after there shopping came to an end, with Hiram carrying the basket of goods, they passed by a tailor's shop that had a sign hanging above the door in the shape of scissors cutting a thread as Anna stopped and looked at the window...her eyes widened as she found the red bow for Olivia.

When Hiram noticed that Anna stopped to look at the shop's window, he went over to her and asked, "What are you looking at?"

Anna points at the window to where the red bow was at and answers, "That." Hiram looks to where Anna was pointing and sees the red bow as Anna continues, "That is what I want for Olivia."

"Ah," Hiram exclaimed while gazing at the red bow. "That really looks marvelous."

"I know right, she'll like it, I just know she will."

After they were done looking, they were about to head inside and buy it for Olivia's birthday. But before they did...a figure clad in red bumps them both, making Anna and Hiram stumble backwards while Anna managed to catch her balance by means of luck, but her hood goes down in the process. "Do excuse me," A very familiar male voice said briskly with no hint of apology and Anna could've swore she recognized that voice.

But whoever that was, he was being rude and didn't apologize. Anna's eyes glared as she turns around and shouts, "Hey, watch where you're going, pal!" Her eyes widened as she gasped, catching the figure who was wearing red Chinese robes, time seemed to slow down between the two of them as mismatched eyes were turning around towards her. Anna notices too late that her hood was down, exposing her face to the figure. But Hiram reacts quickly as he turns her around and flips her hood down while taking her inside the tailor shop. Luckily for them, there was no one else but them inside the shop.

They breathed a sigh of relief as Hiram says, "That was too close." Anna nods in agreement while he suggests to her, "Why don't you look around while I talk with the owner."

While Hiram went to find the owner, Anna was walking around the shop while browsing the assortment of clothes for both men and women. Until she came across a mirror, staring at her own reflection as she saw her face within the hood of the cloak. Seeing her human face, she remembers the faces of the mice that saw her with those cold eyes and sighs at that memory. It wasn't her fault that she was born human, but if things were different, if she went back through time again, maybe she could've been a mouse...

The thought of that did seem to give her some happy thoughts. I mean, the world she was in was The Great Mouse Detective, and if she were a mouse, not only would she fit in perfectly in this world, but no one will ever judge her again by her appearance. But fate has a way of playing games with her...a very cruel game at that, and she has to suffer through this torture.

"Anna." Hiram called to her, bringing her out of her thoughts.

She made her way over to Hiram at the cash register, where she saw the owner of the shop. He was a big and burly grey mouse with blonde hair, white shirt, and brown vest with a black bow. "Ah," The burly grey mouse owner says in a rough British accent, "so this lovely maiden is Anna, huh? Beautiful name for a lady."

Anna blushes at that compliment from him.

"So, are you two interested in buying this?" The burly grey mouse owner says while showing the bow that was on the counter.

"Oh, yes." Hiram said with a nod. "That's exactly what we need."

"You seem to have exquisite taste, this will look lovely for your maiden's...um."

The tailor trailed off and leaned his head down to try and see the color of Anna's hair from beneath the hood.

Anna was panicking slightly, but Hiram saves her by saying, "Oh, this isn't for her. It's for my daughter Olivia, it's her birthday."

"Ah, a lovely gift indeed."

As the owner gave the price to Hiram and was about to pay for it, Anna was wondering about that mouse that she and Hiram bumped into. Those red Chinese robes did seem familiar, so she asks the owner, "Excuse me, sir," The owner turns his attention to her. "Before we came in, there was a strange man that had just left the store, do you know who he was?"

"Oh, him. No, I haven't the slightest idea who he is, but 'strange' is a good word to describe him. Probably just a performer for a theater or circus. He frequents my shop often, usually just to make different costumes or get his costumes fixed. But oddly enough...he sometimes asks me to make masks."

"Masks?" Hiram said, joining in the conversation after Anna mentioned about odd stranger. "Now why would he ask something like that?"

The owner shrugs his shoulders. "Don't know, he hardly ever offers an explanation. For some odd reason, he asked me to make his robes inflatable."

Anna and Hiram looked at one another. For Hiram, after hearing about this stranger, he thought that he was a very odd fellow. But for Anna, she knew right off the bat who he was for she was certain who that mouse was that bumped into them by mistake…

It was none other than Basil of Baker Street, himself, and they had just seen him in his wacky Chinese getup!

The owner shook his head and rolled his eyes while saying, "Whoever he is, that man certainly isn't short on cash." After Hiram pays for the red bow, the owner places it inside a small box and hands it to Anna while saying, "Here Miss Anna, I suggest you give this to Olivia, for a lovely lady such as yourself."

"Why thank you," Anna giggled at that comment again while blushing and reaching her hand out. "That's very kind-"

"What the…"

The owner looks at her hand, making Anna gasp as she completely forgot that her hand was human. Hiram quickly grabs the small box and places it inside the basket while pushing Anna's hand back inside the cloak and leads her out the door while tipping his hat and saying, "Pleasure doing business with ya, lad!"

The owner was left alone and confused, he scratches the side of his head and says, "Was that…" He shook his head again. "No, it can't be, it's just a rumor." He sighs while shrugging his shoulders. "I really get the strangest and mysterious customers nowadays."

Outside, Anna and Hiram were walking away from the shop with Anna saying to Hiram, "Sorry about that."

"It's alright, but remind me next time we leave, we need to get you some gloves."

Arriving back home started off quiet at first. The moment when they were alone on the street, it was safe for Anna to remove her hood on the way back. However...they heard the sound of hard steps as they turned around quickly while jumping a bit, but nobody was there as they sighed in relief and continued walking. When they returned, they began baking a chocolate cake, using the groceries that they had bought to bake a cake for Olivia. It felt strange using a Victorian oven and Anna had to let Hiram handle the oven for fear of getting burned. It was a bit odd considering that she had worked at a bakery, but there was a huge difference between the 19th century and the 21st century. She was happy with taking care of the mixing and decorating instead.

Anna had just finished adding the last pink rosette onto the cake when Olivia and her father came home from Olivia's school. She quickly threw the frosting bags into the sink and placed her wrapped gift on top of the table next to the cake. She stuck eight small candles into the cake and lit them up. She straightened out her royal blue dress and checked if her hair was in place, all tied back in a low ponytail with a dark blue ribbon. Right when Olivia entered the kitchen with Hiram, Anna threw up her arms and cried, "Happy Birthday, Olivia!"

Olivia's brown eyes became large before a gigantic smile spread across her face. "Anna!" She said as she ran up to Anna and hugged her tightly. "That is the most beautiful cake I have ever seen! Did you bake it?"

Anna giggled, hugged the little girl back, then told her, "Well, I had a little bit of help from your father, but yes."

"Oh, thank you, Anna! Thank you, Daddy!"

Hiram chuckled and his eyes sparked happily.

Anna leaned over to Olivia and whispered in her ear, "There's something next to the cake. Don't you want to know what it is?"

Olivia's face was priceless and Anna laughed as she ran over to the table and picked up the small gift box. She looked up at Anna with excitement, "May I open it?"

"Of course!"

With careful fingers that Anna had never seen on a child before, Olivia tugged the pink string off the box and unwrapped the red paper without tearing it, as if cherishing every piece of the gift. Opening the lid, Olivia peered inside and gasped. Inside the box was a silky red hair bow.

"Anna, this...this is beautiful!" Olivia took the bow into her hands, admiring it.

"Do you like it?" Anna beamed, her hands clasped together behind her back.

"I love it!" Olivia spun around and placed the bow in its rightful place by her ear.

The party went well into the night. The cake was eaten with tea and the Flaversham home was lit with happiness. They sang songs and the girls danced together while Hiram played the fiddle. No one had noticed that an ominous mist began to cover the streets of London. Finally, the party began to die down as the three were gathered around Hiram's work table where Olivia was playing with a small white rocking horse. "You know, Daddy," She said. "This is my very best birthday."

Anna's mouth twitched, but she forced herself from frowning as she thought, No Olivia...it...it isn't.

This was the moment she was dreading...the beginning of the movie. Her eyes began to travel over to the door and window behind Hiram.

"Ah, but um," Hiram says, "I haven't given you your present yet."

"What is it? What is it?" Olivia chirped eagerly as Hiram chuckled. Anna couldn't help but smile at this. Olivia was just so cute.

"Now, now, close your eyes," The toymaker instructed. Olivia did so, covering her eyes with her hands, then Hiram turned to Anna. "You too, Anna."

"Me?" Anna blinked while having a confused look. She already knew what the present was, but...why did Hiram want her to close her eyes as well?

"It's a surprise," He winked.

Shrugging her shoulders while deciding to play along, Anna covered her eyes as well with her own hands, despite feeling herself grow jumpy with nervousness. She didn't like having her eyes closed when danger felt so near. She heard Hiram walking away for a moment. "Ah-ah-ah-ah," She heard Hiram catching Olivia peeking. "Auch now. No peeking now."

Olivia giggled.

Anna felt her legs begin to shake beneath her chair. What was she going to do? Fidget was going to be here any second! Could she really just feign ignorance?!

Hiram placed the wind up toy on the table before the girls and began to wind it up. A sweet gentle lullaby began to play...

Both Anna and Olivia uncovered their eyes and gasped...

It was a pink flower bloom that slowly unfurled it's lovely petals. It transformed into a dress that belonged to a pretty young fairy princess with auburn hair. Anna covered her mouth with both hands as emotions hit her. Instead of making a ballerina mouse princess, Hiram had decided to create Thumbelina, using Anna as a visual inspiration. "Is...is this...me?" She asked, looking up at Hiram with wonder.

He nodded, smiling warmly at her.

"Ohhh, Daddy…" Olivia breathed, absolutely in love with her new dancing toy. "You made this just for me?" She looked up at Anna. "She looks just like you!"

Anna smiled, deeply touched by this. She looked up at the toymaker and said, "Thank you, Hiram. This...really means a lot, to the both of us."

For that moment, Anna had completely forgotten the threat that was currently outside their door. Both she and Olivia watched the doll dance until the music stopped.

"You're the most wonderful father in the...in the whole world!" Olivia hopped off her seat and gave her father a hug. Anna smiled as she watched them both have their sweet moment. Her smile only widened as the two of them stretched out their arms, inviting her in as well. She joined in with the hug, feeling as if she was a part of this family.

Chick! Chick! Chick!

The three of them separated, startled by the door handle jiggling. They looked to the door, the mice confused as to who would be there at this late hour. Anna however, felt her heart beat in fear. In the beginning of the movie, this part where Fidget bursts through, terrified her as a child, but when she grew up, she was no longer afraid. But out here in the world where she is now, her childhood fear was starting to resurface. She thought back on the good times she had with Hiram and Olivia, with those memories, she didn't care about the movie plot, she'll deal with the consequences of her actions later. But right now...she has to save Hiram, no matter what it takes.

With determination in her eyes, her right hand balled into a fist. She took a deep breath, calming down her beating heart as she swallowed her fear. Looking around, she finds a closet as she quickly rushes to it. Opening it, she finds a broom and a mop with a bucket. She takes both the broom and mop as she quickly goes to the window and slides the broom handle between the window's latch.

The handle began to rattle more violently and the door began to bang in resistance to its hinges. Hiram grabbed his daughter by the shoulders, after he and Olivia watched as Anna went to the closet and pulled out the broom and mop as she blocked the window's latch using the broom while she backed away slightly and raised her mop like a bat. C'mon Fidget, Anna thought, if you want Hiram, you'll have to go through me.

"Who's that?" Olivia said, bringing her father out of his confused look while wondering why Anna would block the window? Maybe she thought the intruder would go through the window…

His thoughts were proven correct as a shadowy figure tried barging through the window, but couldn't thanks to Anna's quick thinking.

"I...I-I don't know!" Hiram says. He swiftly picks up Olivia and rushes her over to a nearby cupboard. "Quickly dear, stay in here and don't come out." He pushed her inside and closed the door before running over to Anna, who still had that determined look and was waiting for Fidget to appear so she could whack him with this mop and save Hiram, grabbing her by the arm.

"Hiram?" Anna yelped as he pulled her towards the closet. "Wait, no!" She protested as he pushed her inside. "I can help! You can't face him alone, he'll take you!"

"Anna," Hiram said. "Watch Olivia and protect her for me."

With that, he shut the door and with a soft click, she was locked inside. Right that very instant, Anna heard a sickening crack of wood splitting as the window swung open. She heard the bat's cackling and the sounds of struggling and glass breaking happening outside the closet door, she tried peeking through the keyhole, hoping that Hiram was putting up a better struggle against Fidget. But to her dismay, it was blocked by the key. "Gotcha, toymaker!" Fidget said as he laughed while Anna gasped and tried banging on the door, hearing Hiram's muffled voice crying out for Olivia.

"No, Hiram!" Anna cried out as she kept on banging on the closet door with her fists. When that didn't work, she kicked the door once...twice...then with all her strength, kicked the door one last time as the door swung open, breaking off its hinges as she stepped out with the mop in hand.

But by the time she got out...it was too late. Hiram was taken by Fidget...she failed on trying to save him. Her arms drooped as she dropped the mop on the already dark room where the table was overturned, shelves of toys lay broken and scattered here and there and paint was splattered all over the place.

"Anna." She heard Olivia call to her.

She looks and sees Olivia, safe and unharmed as she goes to her, gives her a hug and says, "Olivia, are you okay?"

Olivia nods then asks, "Anna...where's my Daddy?"

Anna sighed and looked down with her eyes closed, feeling both sad and angry towards herself. Why couldn't she make a difference? Why didn't she try to get the Flaversham's out of the house when she had the chance?

"Daddy," She heard Olivia trying to call out to her father, "where are you?"

Olivia goes over to the window and shouts as her voice echoes throughout the empty streets of London, "Daddy!"

"Olivia," Anna says as Olivia looks at her. "I'm so sorry. He's...he's gone." She grunts as she goes over to a wall and slams both fists while her forehead touches the wall, tears are starting to pour out from her eyes from both sadness and anger. "Damn it!" She whispers to herself, making sure Olivia didn't hear her cursing to herself. "Why didn't you do something you stupid dumbass?!" She bumps her right fist into the wall two times as she breaks down.

"Anna." Olivia says as Anna looks at her.

Looking at Olivia's innocent eyes, she remembers the promise given to her by Hiram before he was captured. She knows he'll be fine for now, but there is still a chance to save him. So with determination, she wipes away her tears, knowing that this wasn't the time to shed any tears. She puts her hands on Olivia's shoulders and says, "Olivia, I promise, no matter what it takes. I will find your father." She gives her a hug. "We will get him back."

"Anna," Olivia says as she and Anna looked at each other. "I know exactly who could help us."

So now the search to find and rescue Hiram begins, join me next time as we get to see a certain Doctor and an eccentric Detective of Baker Street!

Now then, time to answer some reviews:

Lilgrimmapple: Ooo, I did not know about that, to tell you the truth I don't know much about Victorian London history, but thanks for the tip and I'll be sure to fix that later.

The Mouse Avenger: Well, who new? I guess I wasn't the only one who asked the author to adopt this story. But any who, I'm glad you like my version of the story, I do intend to keep some parts of the original work intact while mixing and changing some parts of the story to make it look better.

Disneyfangirl774: I, um...I guess past tense because this isn't a third person story. But I'm glad you like it.

Well, I'll see y'all later for now!