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Time passed and Basil had made little to no attempt to free everyone, while Veronica was frantically doing everything within her power to, as she tried to get her dagger and cut the ropes, but the ropes were too tight. Olivia meanwhile was pushing at the cork, trying to get out to no avail.
"Basil?" Dawson tried again, as Basil groaned. "Basil?"
"Oh, how could I have been so blind?" Basil said.
"We all make mistakes!" Dawson said. "But we can't let that stop us! We have to-"
"Ratigan's proved he's more clever than I," Basil said. He scoffed, as he added, "He would never have walked into such an obvious trap."
"Oh, pull yourself together!" Dawson said. "You can stop that villain! Why-" Just then, the record started to skip. "Basil! The record!"
But Basil ignored him, as he moaned, "Oh, it's finally happened! I've been outwitted!"
"Basil, please!" Dawson said.
"Listen to him for goodness' sake," Veronica said.
But Basil ignored her as well, as he continued, "Beaten! Duped! Made a fool out of!" Dawson was starting to get angry, as Basil went on, "Oh, ridiculed! Belittled!"
"THAT'S ENOUGH!" Dawson shouted.
The record fixed itself and the song continued. Time was beginning to run out for the trio.
"Dash it all, Basil!" Dawson said. "The Queen's in danger, Olivia's counting on us. We're about to be horribly 'splatted' and all you can do is lie there, feeling sorry for yourself. Well, I know you can save us. But if you've given up, then why don't we just save Ratigan the trouble, set it off now and be done with it?"
Dawson turned away with a frown and Veronica muttered, "We're doomed."
Basil turned and looked at Dawson with a 'Whatever' look, as he let out a weak chuckle.
"Set it off now," Basil said, before he shut his eyes. But then, his eyes snapped open, as he registered what Dawson had suggested. "Set it…off…now?" Dawson and Veronica had all but resigned themselves to their fate, until they heard Basil say, "Y…" Then he began to laugh. "Ha-ha-ha! Yes!" Basil laughed. "We-We'll set the trap off now!"
Veronica and Dawson looked horrified, as they realized how crazy Basil's idea was.
"Basil, wait!" Dawson yelled in horror, as Basil grinned evilly. "I didn't mean that we ought to-"
But then he turned and gasped, as the song ended and the ball began to go on its way.
"The angle of the trajectory multiplied by the square root of an isosceles triangle," Basil muttered, "dividing Guttermeg's principle of opposing forces in motion and adjusting for the difference in equilibrium!" Then he said, "Dawson, Veronica, at the exact moment I tell you, we must release the triggering mechanism." The ball was starting to get closer and Dawson and Veronica got ready, even though Dawson was terrified and Veronica was saying a silent prayer that Basil knew what he was doing. "Get ready," Basil said. "Steady…Now!"
Dawson screamed, as the three hit the trigger. The ball saved them from the metal switch, causing a vibration, which loosened one of the pegs, which ricocheted towards the gun, causing it to misfire and hit the crossbow, which instead of being aimed at the trio, flew toward the axe, cutting off the blade. The blade fell lengthwise, slicing through the ropes and freeing them. Seconds later, the anvil fell and missed them. The force of the anvil hitting the ground caused Olivia's bottle to rattle, loosening the cork and sending her flying through the air.
As Dawson and Veronica both leaned against the anvil, breathing heavily, Basil shed his sailor costume and put his deerstalker hat back on.
"Thank you, Dawson," Basil said, putting one arm around Dawson and the other around Veronica. Olivia landed right in Veronica's arms and Basil brought the three close, as he said, "Smile everyone!"
The camera went off, capturing Basil's smile and Veronica, Dawson, and Olivia's bewildered looks.
Moments later, the four were back on the waterfront. Basil whistled and Toby came running.
"Toby!" Basil said, as Toby licked Olivia and Veronica. "The game's afoot, Toby. Our queen is in mortal danger!" Toby growled and his ear made a whip sound, as it folded into a staircase. The four climbed onto Toby's neck and Basil pointed ahead, as he shouted, "To Buckingham Palace!"
And Toby was off, racing towards the palace, running right in front of a horse carriage. Once more, Dawson had fallen back and was hanging onto Toby's tail for dear life. Once Toby made it to the palace, he held his nose to a ledge, and Basil, Dawson, Olivia, and Veronica raced in through a mouse hole. They raced down a hallway until they finally found Fidget about to feed the queen to Felicia. Basil and Veronica both snatched her from Fidget and Veronica kicked Fidget over the balcony, but he managed to hold on to the edge of the balcony, trying to avoid Felicia, until Toby came running straight for her and she fled.
Once they arrived at the chamber, they tied up all of Ratigan's thugs.
And just, as they heard Ratigan say, "That is, of course, with your Highness' permission."
Basil took over the controls and, after Ratigan lightly slapped the robot, Basil said into the speaker, "Most assuredly…you insidious fiend."
"What?" Ratigan said.
"You're not my royal consort," the robot queen said.
"What a sense of humor," Ratigan said, attempting to cover the doll's mouth, but the robot queen ducked down, as Veronica said into the speaker, "You're a cheap fraud and impostor!"
"Flaversham!" Ratigan said, under his breath.
"A corrupt, vicious, demented scoundrel!" Basil said, taking over the speaker from Veronica. "There's no evil scheme you wouldn't concoct!"
He then jerked at the controls, messing up the robot, as Veronica said into the speaker, "No depravity you wouldn't commit."
Once the robot was all wrecked, Basil said, as he jerked even harder on the controls, "You, Professor, are none other than a foul stenchus rodentus, commonly known as a…"
Ratigan's temper flared, as he grabbed the robot by its neck and screamed at it, "DON'T SAY IT!"
Basil and Veronica jumped out from behind the curtain and pointed at Ratigan, as they both said in unison, "Sewer rat!"
Ratigan screamed and Basil yelled, "Arrest that fiend!"
He and Veronica were joined by Dawson, Flaversham, and the queen in tackling Ratigan, while several other mice rushed forward to help, battling against Ratigan's thugs. However, Ratigan managed to throw them off and shed his robe.
Fidget appeared at the balcony, holding Olivia, as he whistled and called out, "The girl! The girl!"
Ratigan jumped from mouse to mouse and grabbed a rope to swing himself onto the balcony. Basil, Dawson, Flaversham, and Veronica rushed forward, but stopped in their tracks, as Ratigan held Olivia over the edge.
"Stay where you are or the girl dies!" Ratigan threatened, before he disappeared behind the curtain.
"Hurry, Dawson!" Basil yelled, as the four mice ran after him.