Me: Hey! Chapter three has come. Sorry it's really short, I've had a little a block. Thanks to all that reviewed. :) And I got a suggestion from Kaitamis and I intend to use it, later in the story ;)

Terra: Sorceress only owns me and her characters, she doesn't claim Great mouse detective.

Me: Happy Reading!

Ilona and her band led Terra and Basil to a small clearing outside the city. Tents made of silky cloth were formed in an arc among the trees. Ilona lead Basil to by the fire pit, in the center of the camp.

"There is a small town that is open to us called Saint- Denis." Ilona told him.

"Where is it?"

"In France, outside of Paris."

Basil shook his head.

"Terra and I can't leave the country, it wouldn't be safe."

"You and Miss Terra will be protected, but in order for you to go up against Ratigan, we need to go and find others willing to help us."

Basil sighed.

"We will need you to change, you and Miss Terra stick out too much." Ilona told him and Basil nodded. Basil glanced over to see Terra playing with a young boy about eight or nine years old, kicking around a small leather ball. Ilona followed his gaze and smiled.

"You have feelings for her, don't you?" She asked and Basil gave her a funny look. Ilona chuckled.

"Us Gypsies have learned how to read the faces of others." She told him and Basil sighed.

"She is unlike any mouse I've ever met. She is strong and caring, but love is something even I can't wrap my mind around. I love my family, but to love another..." Basil trailed off. He was so used to being on his own, protecting others from Ratigan, he couldn't bare to think what would happen if someone he loved would be put in harm's way because of him. Ilona touched his shoulder.

"I understand what you are attempting to say." Ilona told him. Basil looked at her and she offered him a smile.

"Now, we need to get you looking like one of us." Ilona nodded at a young woman to get Terra and the boy to come to the fire pit.

"You two stick out too much, but we can change that." Ilona grinned.

A few minutes later, Basil was wearing a loose fitting white shirt with brown pants and tall black boots. Ilona walked up to him and placed a battered cap on his head. Ilona stepped back and nodded in approval.

"Now you look like a gypsy mouse." Ilona looked at the tent next to the one Basil had come out of.

"Miss Terra, are you ready?" She called and a muffled shout came from inside the tent.

"Come out please!" Terra pushed aside the curtain and Basil's heart skipped a beat. She was in an azure blue blouse that left her shoulders bare and a long white skirt. Bracelets of different shapes and sizes were on her wrists. Ilona smiled.

"Miss Terra, you look beautiful." She told Terra, making her grin.

"Thank you Ilona." Ilona clapped her hands.

"You two must rest. We need to move early tomorrow morning in order to catch our mode of transportation." Ilona handed Basil and Terra each a bag with supplies and blankets. Ilona then shooed them into a vacant tent for the night.

Terra found herself tossing and turning for most of the night. Finally she gave up trying to sleep and sat up. She found a stick and began to write things down in the dirt. Basil opened his eyes and saw that she was sitting up.

"What are you doing?" He asked groggily.

"I'm writing down things I learned within one day." She said, not looking up from her list. Basil looked over her shoulder. So far she had five things she had learned that day.

"They are all life changing." Basil remarked.

"I'm still trying to understand number three." Terra told him and Basil looked at the one marked as number three.

'3) My friends and siblings are locked away by the one I trusted.'

"I see." Basil murmured. Terra sighed and set down the stick she had been using to write with.

"How did this all happen?" Terra asked, turning to Basil. "And how are we going to fix it?" Basil sighed.

"I don't know, Terra, but I promise we will find a way to fix it."

Me: I'm always open to suggestions and constitutive criticism. Flames and Rudeness I don't tolerate. I don't like it and it doesn't help anyone. Everything else I'm happy with. TTFN!