Here's ch. 5. I Do Not Own The Great Mouse Detective. I Do Own Kay, Julia and Jacobs. Enjoy!

Chapter five

Kay

We had made it back, but I was too restless to stay still. I'm always restless when I'm close to ending the case. I was trying to do anything to keep my restless down, but my twitching seemed to be irritating Basil as I sat on the couch trying to read.

"Miss Kay, could you please stop twitching your foot like that? it's awfully distracting." said Basil

"Sorry, I'm restless and I don't have anything to draw, sew or even my own violin to play."

"You play the violin?"

"Yes, been playing since I was thirteen."

"Well...wait how old are you?"

"How old do you think I am?"

"Well...I'd see you atleast have to be twenty-one at the most. Can't imagine your much older..."

"I'm twenty-five"

I wish I could have seen his face when I told him that. I love seeing the surprise on their faces when I tell them. I laughed a good long one thing how close he was and yet that was the oldest I've heard, though I doubt it's base on just my looks so it's okay.

"You can't be...you can't be the same age as me."

"Wait...your twenty-five as well? well that makes this less akward. Atleast im not eighteen and your
thirty."

"Why would it be akward?"

"Because what would people think if people saw a older man running around with such a young lady?"

"I would not care, it's none of their business who I run around with. Since that's not the case here it doesn't matter. Though what does at the moment while we wait is that your foot is still twitching during our conversation."

"Sorry."

"Here, if it helps go ahead and play my violin."

"Um, are you sure?"

"I wouldn't be bothered to ask if I wasn't"

I got up and picked up the violin from Basil's grasp. Brushing his fingers with mine as I gently grab onto the violin. It was only seconds, but it felt like hours that our fingers brushed together till I started to pull away with it and he lets go. I thrusted the violin up onto my shoulder and under my chin and started playing a energetic tune. One I found could bring anything and anyone to life. Watched as I saw Dawson taping his foot while reading and Basil humming with swinging his foot while his legs hang over the arm of the chair.

Basil

I felt great joy as I listened to Kay play and how well she played indeed. I never heard such a song, but it's either from her home or she's coming up with it on the spot. Either way it's magnificent. When she finished Dawson and Mrs. Judson clapped, I on the other hand gave her a standing ovation.

"That was wonderful Miss Kay." said Dawson

"Thank you" she blushes as a smiles slowly came. She handed the violin back to me, but I set it down on my chair and hugged her, knowing i surprised her from how dark the blush got.

"That was absolutely wonderful Miss Kay."

"um...thank you" she looked so cute when flustered I thought as I pushed back a hair that got loose from it's braid.

"Well now, since we're in the mood for music allow me to start the record." said Mrs. Judson as she starts up a lively tune.

I held out my hand to Kay and smiled.

"Care to dance?"

I watched as she took my hand and nodded. I placed her other hand on my shoulder as I placed mine on her side and guided her into a rather lively dance. Listening to her laugh as we danced made me laugh as well and probably for the first time in a long time I was feeling peaceful and excited. Though I know tomorrow is going to be nothing but chaos, I wont let tomorrow ruin my moment here...with my friends...with Kay.

Kay
After dancing for half the night we had finally gotten to our rooms for the night. The next morning something didn't feel right. I thought maybe it was nerves because we would have to be leaving in a couple of hours for the ambush of our own, but as I got to the living room my feeling got stronger. When I didn't see Basil in his chair and the front door open that's when I began to worry, though I checked the kitchen and asked both Mrs. Judson and Dawson, but nothing.

"Now don't worry dear. He does this sometimes, even leaving the door open if he's really onto something." said Mrs. Judson in a reassuring way.

"No, just something doesn't feel right." From the corner of my eye I could see why. His coat and hat were still hanging on the suit of armor and that rang my warning bells. I raced outside to see if maybe there was a clue to my feeling and from the steps out there were both footprints and peg marks on the ground.

"I knew it! I knew this wasn't right and I was...Look at the foot prints and more precise the peg leg marks. These are at least a couple hours old at most. He either went to follow them and got caught, but then he wouldn't have left his hat and coat so they must have paid him a visit instead and grabbed them when no one was around."

"Oh dear, why should we do?" said Dawson

"We must keep to the plan, Dawson go to the palace and let the queen know the situation and I am taking care of it and to stick to the plan no matter what."

"But Miss Kay..."

I didn't have time for questions, i had to go and I know just how I was going to do this as I quickly changed into something more convincing, bringing my bag with me as well. Throwing my coat on over it as I rush out. I told them to please not to worry and I got a plan.

Basil

I was feeling a terrible pain in the back of my head as I felt my eyes try to open, though the light made it harder for me to do just that. After a few blinks I took in my surroundings as that not only am I at Ratigan's new lair, but I seem to be tied up and dangling less then an inch off the ground. Enough to see eye to eye with Ratigan.

"Basil ol boy, so nice for you to join us and I thought those lugheads hit you too hard for you to enjoy your demise, but enough about you. Are you wondering how I'm alive? what I am up to?"

"Ratigan...all I want to know is why a sewer rat went through the trouble to bring me to his new lair."

"Hmm, well I see your humor towards me hasn't changed. Why I brought you down here? as insurance that you couldn't possibly ruin my plans."

Then Bill the lizard comes out, holding his hat in his hands while holding a smile on his face.

"Um, Mr. Ratigan sir. Miss Red is here, do you want to see her?"

"Ohh, Miss Red is here. Yes, bring her in."

I couldn't have heard that right...Miss Red was Kay's undercover name, but she wouldn't possibly risk the plan and Ratigan's capture for me. Shows how wrong I am as I see Kay coming out while taking off her coat, revealing a red dress that hugged her all the right places and her hair flowing down once more. Placing her coat into her bag while getting a file of some kind and seems to file her nails.

"Why hello big boy. Miss me?"

"Oh Miss Red you are a sight for sore eyes. What brings you here? I thought you wouldn't show up til later."

"Well I couldn't possibly miss your moment of triumph now could I?" she smiles as she looks over at my direction. She starts walking slowly over to me while swooshing her hips from what I could tell. I wanted to tell her to run, to get out of here, but my jaw went slack and my mouth went dry as she got close to me...real close.

"Ohh, a prisoner already? you work fast."

"Oh, you don't know who he is then. He is London's greatest detective...well was. Believe me once we hoist him up we'll be landing him in this tank of ice cold water where he shall drown and that my dear will truly be the end of Basil of Baker street." said Ratigan with joy in his voice.

"Sounds slow and painful. No torture?" she gave him a sly look and a smile as she kept her hands on the rope I'm tied up with, but then I felt something slide in and into my very limited movement hand. A file?...of course! she brought the file for me to use on the ropes when no one was looking, oh brilliant Kay and though I don't approve of using herself to distract Ratigan at least its not for nothing.

"Well dear I don't entirely have time to torment since he took a long time to wake up, but if you stick around long enough you'll get to see a room full of mice being tormented as they die."

"I thought you'd never ask."

Kay! no!

"well now that we got the machine and the scientist loaded onto my new blimp we can get going, we need time to set it up after all."

And time is what both Kay and I wanted. She'll find a way to either disable it or to warn the guards. Either way I had to try and file through this rope and hope I get there in time as they hoist me up over the large mug of water to drown me in. Placing a candle under it to burn my release into my so called doom.

"Well Basil I hope you enjoy your last few moments alone. I on the other hand get to enjoy the company of a fine young lady on my arm while the world leaders and ambassadors die with my newest invention." Cackling like a mad rat he is as he helps Kay into the blimp and himself and takes off.

"Oh Kay I hope you know what you're doing." I said to myself as I turn my hand with the file and as quick as I can move i start to file the role, which apparently was faster then I thought. She must keep it sharp for such cases. I might actually have to keep one myself just in case now. It took me a good ten minutes to get myself freed, but by now they had to make it to the palace. I had to hurry if I was to make it to them. I got back up to the pier to see Toby there waiting for me and a note attached.

Basil-
I know what I'm doing, get here as fast as you can and please try to stay alive. When it's over, maybe we could have another dance.

Kay.

I know I blushed and Toby could see it too, but there was no time for this and with the note also on his collar was my coat and hat.

Oh Kay.

I climbed onto Toby and took off for the palace once more.