Introductory Blabla from the Shameless Author:

Greetings, dearest readers! First of all, I want to apologize for taking oh so very long to write and post this chapter. I suck and deserve to not get any Christmas presents this year, I know.

Anyway, I hope you can forgive me and that you enjoy this chapter.

An Evil Hamster, Purple Glitter and Makeup

The kitchen was cold. And it smelled funny.

The professor made his way to the fridge, confused as to why he had to take a fake moustache with him. He then remembered there was a second piece of paper in the envelope that he had completely ignored in order to cause a cliffhanger on the end of the last chapter.

Taking the second piece of paper from the envelope, he read the following:

"We WARNED you. PUT ON THE MOUSTACHE ON RIGHT NOW! Please. And if you still have the cookie with you, you might want to keep it in a safe place until you meet your loyal apprentice. Just saying. "

The professor raised an eyebrow and decided it was best to follow the advice that the simple piece of paper provided.

Taking the moustache and staring at it curiously, he put it on and tried to avoid sneezing. The moustache smelled of Christmas cookies and shiny purple glitter.

"I wonder why I must do these weird tasks… "

That is when the music started.

It was the sort of music that makes you look around in confusion, because you find it hard to believe that such eerie music can start playing out of nowhere.

That is when Layton spotted the music box from which the tune came from. There was a small hole in the music box where the key that had been provided to him in the envelope would fit perfectly.

Without a second thought, the professor decided it was time to solve this crazy mystery once and for all.

Taking the key from the envelope, he opened the music box and the mystical tune that had started to play out of the blue stopped playing.

Shining the light from the lamp into the inside of the box, the professor saw there was yet ANOTHER piece of paper in there.

"It appears that the person involved in this crazy adventure has a thing for written notes" the professor chuckled to himself.

However, this piece of paper was different. It was shiny and had the letters "Ticket for the Mysterious Play" in big black bold letters.

The professor blinked in confusion. On the back of the ticket the following instructions were written:

"You have done well. You have the moustache, the ticket and the courage to keep going forward. The play will start in 5 minutes. Please proceed once again to the living room and follow the instructions that will be provided to you by the director. Enjoy!"

Without losing another minute, Hershel Layton hurried to the door that led to the living room… only to realize that the door was blocked by something on the other side.

The professor tried to push the door with all his might, but found himself unable to move it an inch.

Putting his ear to the door, he heard hushed whispers between two persons.

"Luke, STOP being such a crybaby and let the Professor out of the kitchen!"

"I REFUSE to continue with this! You never mentioned I would have to put this on! I don't want the professor to see me like this! "

"A real gentleman has the ability to not allow the clothes he wears make him less of a gentleman! Besides, you look just fine to play the role you were assigned."

"How would YOU know what makes a real gentleman? You're a GIRL!"

And thus the hushed whispers continued to argue.

The Professor was a bright man, everybody knew that. He knew how to get out of the funny smelling kitchen without using force or his super ninja powers that nobody knew he had.

He took the cookie out of his pocket.

The smell of the chocolate made Luke lose his mind. Without thinking about it twice, Luke opened the door to the kitchen and stared at the cookie in the Professor's hand.

Layton, on the other hand, stared at Luke.

Luke was wearing a shiny blue dress. And a bright wig that made him look adorable and funny at the same time. Behind him, Flora was wearing a director's beret (yes, the funny looking hat that director's like to wear in movies) and a black dress. A megaphone was in her hands.

After an awkward pause, Flora smiled and clapped her hands with the megaphone under her left arm.

"Perfect! The moustache fits the Professor perfectly for his role!"

Luke shuffled his feet and pretended that nothing was wrong.

"Good morning Professor"

The professor handed the young apprentice the cookie.

"Good morning Luke. I believe you deserve this. Seems like young Flora has been making you work hard this morning."

Luke took the cookie and ate it in silence.

Flora was smiling and looked pleased with herself.

"Your role is simple, Professor. You don't even have to memorize any lines, it's all about improvising. I am the director and I want this play to be stunning, so you must do your very best! Luke here is playing the role of the crybaby girl that needs to be rescued from the evil hamster that loves to eat but needs to lose some weight. You will play the role of the very brave gentleman that signs the hamster to a special "Weight Losing Program". However, a mystery arises!"

The Professor blinked in confusion.

"The mystery involves a lot of puzzle solving and a bit of sword fighting scenes to spice things up. Please, proceed to the makeup stand and be ready for action in 4 minutes. Time is short!"

Without another word, Flora hurried to the director's chair that had been put in one of the corners of the living room.

Actually, Layton was surprised with the changes that had been done to his living room.

There was now a small stage in the middle, illuminated by shiny lights. A fat hamster with a black wig and heavy makeup to make him look evil was sitting on the middle of it, looking confused.

Luke was unhappy and pointed to the makeup stand, where a very bright Emmy was smiling and holding a brush for makeup.

"Flora is a bright girl! I love this idea. Hurry now, Professor, I have to put on the proper makeup for your role. The audience will be here any minute, we must hurry!"

Layton was a wise man. He knew better than to stop the plan of two bright ladies that were excited for a project that they had worked on for so very long. (One day can be considered as very long time depending on the way you think about it, readers!)

"Luke, my boy … please remind me to never go on vacation ever again."

Luke blinked in confusion and yelled.

"You were on vacation?"

But it was too late.

Soon, the professor was ready (Emmy had a special talent for stage makeup, one of her many talents, like kicking bad guys butts) and the lights for the stage were lit.

The audience was seated and the play started.

A play that would also make its way to the front page of the newspaper the very next day and that would be remembered by everybody.

Even the hamster.

THE END

And yes, after the play everyone had tea.

Because tea is awesome.

Hope you guys enjoyed this. Maybe, IF I feel inspired, I might add a bonus chapter with the actual play being performed. Maybe. Thank you so much for your support and kind words. Any doubts or ideas for bonus chapters are welcomed!