[A/N: This chapter…..this chapter. Where do I even start? I like the movie that this chapter is based off, but I had to re-watch it to figure out where I was going to start. We past 100,000 words without Author's Notes with this chapter. As for the next chapter expect about the same amount of time because I have to watch another movie. Reviews are appreciated. Enjoy the chapter!]

The new world that they'd landed in was dark again like Castle of Dreams had been, but this world seemed drearier as heavy rain fell. There was no moonlit castle in the skyline, but instead smog was hanging in the air. Juliet was feeling a bit different and looked down at herself to see that she was wearing a tight fitting purple dress with a black ascot around her neck, but what was throwing her off was that she seemed to be covered in fur and her ears seemed bigger. "Clementine, did you change our appearances?"

"I did." Clementine was now covered in light grey fur and was wearing a fitted black skirt that flared out at her knees and a matching jacket with boots that covered the rest of her legs. However, what caught Juliet's attention was that she looked exactly like a mouse. "What's the matter?"

Juliet reached up to feel her own ears that were rounder and softer then she remembered and could feel a tail swinging behind her.

Like wise Akio was examining his clothes and the changes. He was covered in dark fur and was wearing a black suit with a red tie. He looked around the street they were on seeing other mice on the street. "I understand why we're mice, but what's with the clothes?"

Clementine peered over Akio's head at the other mice. "I thought the clothes would match our surroundings." She turned to Juliet. "So where are we?"

"I don't have pockets in this dress." As Juliet said this she felt something papery rubbing against her stocking clad leg and unbuttoned the first few buttons of her shoe to pull it off and found the map inside. "I don't know how my map got in my shoe, but it's a good thing I found it." She unfolded it. "Looks like we're in Baker's Street. Well, let's go look around."

As they walked down the street Clementine heard the sound of someone crying and it looked like it was coming from inside a discarded boot. She walked over to the boot and looked inside.

Inside was a little girl wearing a tartan hat with a matching jacket and scarf. Before Clementine was able to say anything another mouse with a mustache who was a little round in the belly came walking up. "Are you all right my dear?"

The little girl turned around reveling that she was still crying.

"Come come my dear dry your eyes."

The little girl took the handkerchief that he offered and blew her nose.

"Now that's better. Now, tell me what's troubling you my dear?"

"I-I'm lost. I'm trying to find Basil of Baker Street." The little girl reached into her coat and pulled out a scrap of paper.

The older mouse took the paper and pulled out his glasses. "Let's see here…..famous detective solves baffling disappearance." He looked back down at the little girl. "Where are your Mother and Father?"

"That's why I must find Basil." The little girl dissolved into more tears.

"There, there, there I don't know any Basil." He saw the little girl look up at him tearfully. "But I do remember where Baker Street is. Now come with me we'll find this Basil chap together." The mouse opened his umbrella and waited until the little girl had caught up to him before walking out of the boot.

Juliet had heard every word they said was feeling quiet keen on finding out who this Basil fellow was. "Would you mind if we tagged along?"

The mouse looked over at her with the little girl on his arm. "No, I don't suppose it would bother us too much if the three of you came with. By the way who are you exactly?"

"I'm Juliet and this is Akio and Clementine."

"Well I'm Dr. David Q. Dawson and this is….well I'm afraid I don't know the young lady's name."

"Olivia. Olivia Flaversham."

When they approached the front door of a house that was built into the bottom wall of another bigger house Dawson knocked.

There was another round female mouse who answered the door wearing glasses with an armful of papers.

"Is the residence of Basil of Baker Street?"

"I'm afraid it is. He's not here at the moment, but you're welcome to come in and wait."

"Well I don't want to impose, but it's just the girl." Dawson gestured down to where Olivia should have been, but found that she had disappeared.

The house keeper rushed in to find Olivia seated in an arm chair analyzing a magnifying glass. "Oh you poor dear. You must be chilled to the bone." She removed Olivia's hat and wrung the water out of it. "Oh, but I know just the thing. Let me fetch a pot of tea and some of my fresh cheese crumpets." She bustled off into the kitchen.

Olivia was busy looking around at the whirring contraptions that seemed to litter the whole the flat when a voice came was heard coming from behind the front door.

"Aha the villain slipped this time I shall have him!" The mouse who came bursting through the front door was white wearing a red robe and hat with eyes that were looking in different directions. "Out of my way out of my way." The mouse ran inside holding a gun above his head as he threw his hat off which landed on Dawson's head.

"Who are you?"

The mouse stopped dead in his tracks and turned around before pulling his head off. "Basil of Baker Street good fellow." Basil pulled something on the robe deflating it.

Olivia rushed up from the arm chair. "Basil, I need your help."

Basil looked more interested in the dart board that was hanging on the wall. "All in good time." He pulled a robe on and began to examine a dart.

"But you don't understand I'm in terrible trouble."

"If you'll excuse me." Basil ignored Olivia and walked right past her and Dawson.

Dawson looked like he was starting to get annoyed. "Now, now see here." He too was ignored when Basil rushed past still holding the gun. "This young lady is in need of assistance and I think-"

"Hold this please, doctor." Basil pushed the gun into Dawson's hands.

Dawson realized that the gun was pointed at his face and quickly pushed it away when Basil took it again. "Now wait just a minute. How the duce did you know I was a doctor?"

"Military surgeon to be exact just returned from duty in Afghanistan." He blew dust from the chamber of the gun. "Am I right?"

"Um yes…Major David Q. Dawson….but how could you possibly know that?"

"Quiet simple really you've sown your torn cuff with a lambert stitch which of course only a surgeon uses and the thread is a unique form of katgut which is quiet easily distinguished from its peculiar pungency found only in Afghan provinces." Basil had been gathering couch cushions as he said this and threw them at Dawson who caught them in a line in front of him as Basil was loading his gun.

"Amazing…"

"Actually it's elementary my dear Dawson." He aimed the gun at the cushions Dawson was holding.

Dawson quickly realized this and threw the cushions back onto the arm chair before ducking behind it bringing Olivia with him.

This didn't seem to faze Basil who fired the gun into the pillows anyway sending feathers everywhere.

The house keeper came running back in when she heard the gun fire and looked absolutely horrified. "Oh, oh my good pillows. Mr. Basil." For such a kind looking mouse she had a look on her face that would frighten animals much bigger then herself.

Basil was peering up from over the top of the arm chair.

"How many times must I-"

"Yes, yes I know. "He began leading her back into the kitchen. "I believe I smell some of those delightful cheese crumpets of yours. Why don't you fetch our guests some?" Despite the house keeper's protests Basil shut the door in her face. "Now, I know that bullet is here somewhere." He was crawling around on the feather covered floor when he came to Olivia who was holding the bullet. "Thank you Miss…."

"Flaversham. Olivia Flaversham."

"Whatever…." Basil walked over to his desk and set the bullet down in a Petri dish under a microscope.

"But you don't understand." Olivia wasn't able to say anything else before Basil shushed her.

It looked like Basil was more interested in studying two different bullets. For a minute it looked like he had found what he was looking for when something caught his attention and he looked quiet disappointed. "Another dead end…." He took the bullet and threw it over his shoulder before sulking back to the arm chair. "He was within my grasp." Basil slumped over in the arm chair as his hand fumbled for a violin that lay beside the chair.

Dawson looked down at Olivia and gestured for her to go forward.

"Now will you please listen? My Daddy is gone and I'm all alone."

Basil looked away from the violin for a brief second. "Young lady this is a most inopportune time." He looked down again to see that Olivia had her lower lip stuck out. "Surely your Mother knows where he is."

"I don't have a Mother."

The violin screeched to a halt and Basil sat up. "Well…um….perhaps….see here I certainly have no time for lost Fathers."

"I didn't lose him. He was taken by a bat."

This roused Basil's interest. "Did you say bat?"

"Yes…"

"Did he have a crippled wing?"

"I don't know, but he had a peg leg."

Basil jumped in the chair with the violent pointed at the ceiling. "Hah!"

Dawson walked up behind Olivia. "I say do you know him?"

"Know him? That bat one Fidget by name is employed by the very fiend who was the target my experiment. The horror of my every waking minute the nefarious professor Ratigan." Basil pointed the violin's bow at a framed picture of a very large mouse wearing a top hat that was on the mantle.

"Ratigan?" Dawson looked confused.

"He's a genius, Dawson. A genius twisted for evil. The Napoleon of crime."

"As bad as all that?"

"Worse. For years I've tried to capture him I've come close so very close, but each time he's narrowly escaped my grasp. Not a corner of London is safe while Ratigan is at large. There's no evil scheme he wouldn't concoct. No depravity he wouldn't commit. Who knows what dastardly plan that villain could be scheming even as we speak."

Akio nudged Juliet in the shoulder. "Do you think we should stay here or get going? This Ratigan sounds like he could be trouble."

"Which is exactly why we should stay and have a look around this world."

"This case is most intriguing with its multi presentenced elements with its twists and turns." Basil turned to Olivia. "Now, are you sure you've told me everything? The slightest detail may be important."

"Its just as I said and then my Father was gone."

Dawson peered up at Basil. "What do you make of it?"

Basil turned and walked up a small flight of stairs to a landing with Olivia following close behind. "Ratigan is up to something. A crime of the most sinister nature no doubt. But the question is what would he want with a toy maker?"

Olivia looked away from Basil for a moment to look out the window when she saw Fidget staring back at her and shrieked.

Basil threw his pipe aside and rushed out the door. "Quickly Dawson we haven't a moment to lose."

"I'm right behind you Basil."

They both rushed outside the house. They went out onto the street, but Fidget was long gone.

Dawson was huffing and puffing. "No sign of the blagart anywhere."

"Not quiet Dawson he left a usual trail of footprints." Basil was down on his hands and knees examining a muddy trail that was left behind by a foot and peg. "They obviously belong to the same fiend that abducted the girl's Father. Ratigan's peg legged lackey."

Dawson walked around Basil and picked up a floppy black hat. "Um Basil…." He was examining the hat.

Basil jumped up and snatched it from him. "Splendid work old man." He hurried back inside with Dawson bringing up the rear.

"Scoundrels quiet gone."

"But not for long Miss Flamhammer."

"Flaversham."

"Whatever." Basil opened a clock and pulled out a long brown coat. "Now we simply pursue our peg legged friend until he leads us to the girl's Father."

"Then you'll get my Daddy back?" Olivia grasped Basil around the waist.

"Yes and quiet soon." Basil had to push Olivia down in order to wriggle his way out of her grasp. "If I'm not mistaken." He stepped down the steps again. "Now hurry along Dawson we best be off to Toby's."

"Toby?"

"Oh you must meet him he's just the chap for this."

"You want me to come?"

"I thought a scout happy mouse like you would leap at the chance for an adventure."

Dawson looked like he was a bit more then interested at the idea of meeting this Toby fellow. "Well I am rather curious."

"Wait for me." Olivia had rushed over to the chair to get her hat and coat. "I'm coming too." When Olivia had picked up her coat and hat she'd upset Basil's violin which was starting to fall to the floor.

Basil was able to throw himself to the ground in time to catch it. "What? Certainly not. This is no business for children."

Olivia didn't seem to be paying any attention and was loading her pockets with cheese crumpets. "Are we going to take a cab?"

"My dear I don't think you understand it will be quiet dangerous." When Basil sat back in the armchair there was a horrible crunching noise. He reached behind him and picked up the remains of his violin. "Young lady you are most defiantly not accompanying us and that is final!" Basil looked over at Juliet, Akio, and Clementine. "They're more welcome then you are and I don't even know them."

Juliet started to open her mouth to introduce themselves when Basil walked out the door.

"I don't care who you are just stay out of the way."

A few minutes later they were walking out into a living room. Basil looked down at Olivia with a look of contempt on his face. "And not a word out of you. Is that clear?"

Once the people who lived in the flat had gone Basil went on ahead calling for Toby.

Olivia plucked at Dawson's jacket sleeve. "Who is Toby?"

"Well my dear he's a…..well he's a…..I say Basil who is this Toby chap?"

Before Basil could say anything there was the thunderous sound of paws coming towards them.

It turned out Toby was a dog who was a mix between a beagle and basset hound.

Basil pushed Dawson up towards his nose. "Toby, Dawson."

Dawson looked a bit nervous, but never the less tipped his hat and patted Toby on the nose. "Charmed I'm sure."

Toby growled low in his throat.

Basil pushed Toby away while giving orders to cease and desist. "Sorry about that Toby has the best sense of smell out of every hound I've trained, but he can be a bit frisky."

Toby was sniffing around the floor when he came to Olivia who was hiding from him.

"Hello Toby. Silly doggy. Would you like a crumpet?" Olivia pulled one of the cheese crumpets from her jacket pocket.

With a swipe of his tongue Toby licked the crumpet out of Olivia's hand.

"Now Toby now for the matter at hand I want you to find…." Basil looked over to see that Toby was on his back getting his stomach rubbed by Olivia. Basil whistled to catch Toby's attention. "Now Toby I want you to find this fiend." He whipped Fidget's hat out of his jacket pocket.

Toby gave it a sniff before growling again.

"You know his type. Villain. Scoundrel." It looked like Basil was only egging Toby on. "Broken wing." This however seemed to confuse Toby. "Oh, he's a peg leg bat with a broken wing." When Basil picked up the leash to put on Toby's collar he saw that the dog had turned around again to pay attention to Olivia. "Miss Flanchester,…."

"Flaversham."

"Whatever. Your Father is as good as found." Basil latched the leash onto Toby.

Toby took off out of the room pulling Basil behind him while Dawson, Olivia, Juliet, Akio, and Clementine had to run to keep up.

Thanks to Toby's keen nose it didn't take them long to get to where Fidget was hiding which it turned out was at a toy shop.

Basil was the first one to hop off Toby's nose. "Splendid job Toby."

Olivia put her arms out expecting Basil to help her off. Which he did, but a bit begrudgingly.

Dawson was balanced on Toby's nose when he heard growling again and tried to smile back at the dog who only sniffed violently sending him tumbling off his nose and into Basil.

Basil looked back over at Toby. "Now Toby sit."

Toby staid standing with his tail wagging.

"Toby sit."

Olivia walked up beside Basil. "Sit Toby." That did the trick.

"Good boy….if you'll excuse me…."

"You be good now…..we're going to find my Father."

Basil was busy examining the glass that was outside the toy shop when he saw a tiny hole in one of the panes. "Here is our friend's entrance."

"But Basil it's so small. How could he fit through such a tiny little…." Dawson was still talking when Basil took his wrist, extended his finger, and put his finger through the hole. He pulled back his arm and the pane slid open. "Basil, you astound me."

Very quietly they all walked through the hole into the toy shop.

"By my word I've never seen so many toys."

"Behind any of which could lurk a blood thirsty assassin. So please doctor be very careful."

They'd slunk up a ladder with Basil and Dawson in front when Olivia had gotten distracted by a set of dolls. She pulled on a lever bringing them to life as music filled the shop.

Basil dropped Dawson who'd jumped into his arms and turned the toy off before turning to Olivia. "Please, quiet." He rounded on Dawson. "Don't let this girl out of your sight."

"Now Olivia dear stay close." Dawson took her by the hand.

Basil was in the lead as they crossed a chess board when he spotted more of Fidget's footprints. "Evidence of our peg legged advisory."

Up above them lurked Fidget.

"How very odd."

"What is it, Basil?"

"Isn't it painfully obvious doctor? These dolls have been stripped of their uniforms. And not by any child either." Ahead of him Basil saw more toys that seemed to be missing something. "Someone has taken the liberty of removing the clock work mechanizes from these toys."

Dawson picked up a piece of paper from the floor. "Basil….."

"Please I'm trying to concentrate."

"But Basil I think I…."

There was someone kind of lullaby playing as the toys started to come to life.

Olivia who was still standing at Dawson's side was quickly distracted by a flood of bubbles that were coming from the back of the shop. She followed the bubbles until she came to a crib that was rocking back and forth.

Fidget popped out of the crib and grabbed Olivia by the back of her jacket to stuff her into his bag.

Her scream alerted Basil and Dawson to what was going on who quickly came to her rescue only to be attacked themselves by the toys that Fidget sent after them.

Juliet pulled Clementine and pointed in the direction that Fidget had gone. "You go after Fidget you're the fastest and sneakiest if anyone can catch him its you."

Clementine didn't need to be told twice as she quickly and quietly dashed after the bat.

Meanwhile Basil had hopped onto a wooden horse with springs in its legs and began to bounce after Fidget getting quiet high up himself. He was able to get to the top of pile of wooden blocks before they came out from under him.

This didn't seem to stop Clementine who cast an aero spell on herself and was able to bounce up the rest of the way.

Dawson had managed to unpin himself from a dart board and was looking around the cluttered mess of toys for Basil when he heard a doll's voice. He found Basil with his legs untangled in the pull string of a doll. "Olivia….she's…."

"I know she's gone Dawson. Confound it I told you to watch her." He was able to get himself free and fell to the ground. "Now she's been spirited away by that maniacal little monster. Soon to be in the clutches of the most depraved mind in all of London. I should have known better then to…." Basil turned around to see that Dawson was sulking in a corner. "Dawson?"

"Oh that poor girl. I should have watched her more closely." Dawson was dabbing his eyes with a handkerchief.

"Don't worry old fellow. It's not entirely hopeless." Basil put a comforting hand on Dawson's shoulder. "We'll get her back."

"Do you think there's a chance?"

"There's always a chance doctor. As long as one can think."

As Dawson watched Basil pace he reached into his pocket when he felt the paper he'd picked up earlier. "Get the following: Tools? Gears? Girl?"

Basil snatched the paper from Dawson to look down at it. "Dawson, you've done it! This is exactly what we need. Quickly back to Baker Street."

By this time Clementine had followed Fidget through a dark tunnel coming out to the entrance of a hollowed out wine barrel. So this is where Ratigan is hiding is it? She peered around a corner to see a large rat dressed in a black suit pulling things out of a bag. And that fellow must be Ratigan. Well here goes nothing. She stepped out of the shadows hoping she wouldn't look too suspicious. "Professor Ratigan I presume?"

The rat looked up from the bag at first looking annoyed, but the look changed into one of pleasant surprise when he saw Clementine. "Oh, a young lady. You must be lost aren't you my dear?"

Clementine felt her skin crawl at Ratigan's toothy smile. "No, I'm not lost I'm actually here because I thought you could help me with something." She was trying to keep her cool as Ratigan began to walk over to her. "Have you heard of Basil of Baker Street?"

Ratigan's lip twitched at the mention of Basil. "I have. Do you have a problem with him?"

"I do. I hate him so much. I came to him a case that was very dear to my heart and he completely blew me off." Clementine stiffened as Ratigan draped an arm over her shoulder.

"Well my dear if you hate Basil you've come to the right place, but I have one question for you. How exactly did you find my hideout?"

Clementine swallowed hard. "I followed your bat friend. I was actually on my way to Baker Street to give Basil a piece of my mind when I came across this toy shop where I saw your bat friend."

Ratigan was glaring over in the direction that Fidget had gone. "Well, I suppose if you're so interested in getting rid of Basil I could always use more help. If you'll follow me." He began to walk her into the wine barrel.

As she walked past an empty bottle Clementine saw Olivia and winked at her.

However, Ratigan hesitated when he was outside the entrance of the wine barrel and turned back to face Fidget. "Now you didn't forget anything did you?"

"No, I got everything on the list." Fidget opened his wings when he realized that the list was gone.

"What's wrong?"

Fidget was still mumbling to himself as he continued to search through his wings.

"Where's the list?"

"The list? Well, you see it was like this: I was getting uniforms….." Fidget began to howl to try and explain Toby.

"You're not coming through."

"A dog came. I had a baby bonnet girl in bag and Basil he chased me."

"What? Basil on the case? Why you gibbering little…." Ratigan had his fist over Fidget who was cowering on the ground. It looked like a vein in Ratigan's temple was going to burst. "Oh, Fidget you have been hanging upside down for far too long." He picked the bat up like a baby.

"You mean you're not mad? I'm glad you're taking it so well."

Clementine watched them go around a corner when she heard a bell ring followed by heavy foot falls. She looked around the corner to see a very fat tan cat holding Fidget over her mouth as she attempted to eat him.

Ratigan was kneading his temples in frustration. "How dare that stupid Basil stick his nose into my wonderful scheme and foul up everything." He was ignoring Fidget who was still struggling to get out of the cat's mouth. "Oh I can just see that grin on his smug face." Suddenly there was a happy look on his face. "Yes, yes I can just see it. Felicia, release him."

Felicia looked put out, but spat Fidget out.

"Fidget you delightful little maniac. You've presented me with a singular opportunity. Poor Basil oh he is in for a surprise."

Back in Basil's flat he was examining the list that Dawson had found. "From the hand I can deduce very little only that the words are written with a broad quill pen which has spattered twice. And the paper is native Mongolian. No water mark and the paper has been gummed if I'm not mistaken by a bat who has been drinking rodent's delight. A cheap brandy only sold at the seediest pubs."

"Amazing."

"Not really doctor we still don't know where it came from." Basil pulled out a microscope and put the paper under it. "Perhaps a closer inspection will tell us something." As Basil examined the paper he noticed something. "Coal dust. Clearly of the type used in sewer lamps."

Dawson went over to examine the paper when Basil took it and set it on fire.

Basil proceeded to mix together the ashes from the paper before adding it to a cup of blue liquid which he then mixed with a green liquid before sending it all down a series of glass pipes into another cup. The liquid frothed before coming up red. "We've done it old fellow! That reaction could only have been trigged by the paper's extreme saturation and dissolution of sodium chloride."

Dawson put his glasses on to peer at the beaker. "Salt water?"

"It proves without a doubt that, that list came from the river front." Basil was sorting through a bunch of maps before he pulled one out and pinned it to the wall.

"Now, now Basil."

"Elementary my dear Dawson. Merely look for a seedy pub at the only spot where the sewer connects to the river front."

They'd ridden Toby to the river front and were at the entrance of a rather seedy looking pub.

"Basil?"

"Come, come Dawson." Basil was dressed as a boat captain with a fake mustache and a cigarette hanging out of his mouth.

"I feel utterly ridiculous."

"Don't be absurd you look perfect."

"Perfect? Perfectly foolish."

Juliet and Akio were still wearing their usual clothes since they weren't the ones who could easily be recognized. Juliet pulled at the ascot around her neck since it felt a bit tight. "Do you think Clementine is all right?"

"She's probably fine. If she wasn't we would have heard by now."

Inside the pub loud music was playing while an octopus juggled on the stage.

"Dawson, stay close and do as I do." Basil lit his cigarette before hunching over his shoulders and walking further into the pub.

Dawson followed Basil until a knife came sailing down at his feet and he bumped into a seated woman. "I do beg your pardon, madam."

The woman only blew smoke in his face causing him to cough and sputter. She began to laugh the men at her table joining in.

"Remember Dawson we're low life ruffians."

"And I was until that…."

As the octopus finished its routine it was booed off the stage as a volley of vegetables and knives were thrown at it. Dawson was the only one who clapped.

A bar maid came up to their table. "What's your pleasure, mates?"

"I'll have a dry sherry with perhaps two….." Dawson was cut off when Basil clapped a hand over his mouth.

"Two pints for me and my ship mate. Oh, by the way we just got into port and we're looking for an old friend of mine. Maybe you know him. Goes by the name of Ratigan."

There was a series of gasps from within the pub before it went completely silent.

"I….a…never heard of him."

On the stage a routine with a frog and a lizard started only to get booed off the stage quiet quickly. Taking their place was a white female mouse wearing rags with a blue bow in her hair.

As the female mouse preformed Basil noticed that the bar keeper had added a little something extra to their drinks.

"Here you are boys. It's on the house."

"I say how very generous."

"I say Dawson these drinks have been drugged." Basil said this too late since Dawson had already taken a hardy sip from his.

"Jolly good show ladies."

"Dawson, get a hold of yourself."

There was the sound of a peg leg walking across the wooden floor which Basil caught imminently. "Well if it isn't our peg legged friend. What luck Dawson. Dawson?" Basil looked up at the stage to see that Dawson had joined the dancing girls and was kicking his legs up with them.

Dawson fell of the stage landing on a piano.

The mouse playing the piano picked up a stick to hit him over the head with he swung it too far and hit the mouse sitting behind him instead. A fight quickly broke out.

Basil hurried over to Dawson and began slapping his cheek to get him to come to.

"What in heaven's name is going on?"

"Our peg legged….." Basil looked over at the stool that Fidget had been seated on to see that he had disappeared." Come on there's not a minute to lose." Going behind the bar Basil noticed a trap door and quickly went through it followed by Dawson, Juliet, and Akio.

They found themselves in the same sewer line that Clementine had been in; Fidget humming the song that the female mouse had been singing.

When they got through the twisting series of pipes Basil pushed the sewer grate open. "We've found it. Ratigan's secret lair. And it's filthier then I imagined." He saw the bottle that Olivia was in and hurried over to it.

Dawson knocked on the bottle while Basil pulled on the cork. "Olivia?"

Fidget turned around from inside the bottle and blew a kiss at them.

From around them came a chorus of "surprise!" And a banner unfurled welcoming them.

"Bravo, bravo a spectacular performance." Ratigan was standing in the doorway of the wine barrel. "Though frankly I expected you fifteen minutes earlier. Have trouble with the chemistry set old boy?"

"Ratigan, no one can have a higher opinion of you then I have. And I think you're a slimy contemptible sewer rat."

Ratigan shut his pocket watch. "Oh by the way Basil I just love your disguise." He yanked the mustache off. "One would hardy recognize you. The greatest detective in all Mousedom."

"Ratigan, so help me I'll see you behind bars yet."

"You fool isn't it obvious? I'm the one with the superior mind. I've won!" There was a chorus of laughter that joined in with Ratigan.

A few minutes later Basil and Dawson were pinned down in a mouse trap. Juliet and Akio hadn't following that close behind and had been lucky enough not to get spotted.

"You know the most difficult decision was figuring out the most appropriate method for your demise. I had so many ingenious ideas I didn't know which to choose. So, I decided to use them all." Ratigan gestured to a cross bow, gun, anvil, and ax that were all positioned around the mouse trap. "Marvelous isn't it? Let me show you how it works. Picture this: first a sprightly tune I've selected just for you. As the song plays the cord tightens. As the song ends the metal ball is released. Rolling along its merry way until snap, boom, twang, thunk, splat. And so ends the short undistinguished career of Basil of Baker Street."

"You despicable…"

"Everything's ready Fidget?"

"All set boss."

Ratigan walked over to a box that was wrapped with a ribbon and looked inside. "Oh this is wicked. Delightfully wicked. Mr. Flaversham, let me congratulate you on a superb piece of craftsmanship. See what you can do with the proper motivation?" Ratigan turned his attention to his minions which were getting on Felicia's back. "You all know the plan?"

"Right Professor."

"It was my fond wish to stay and witness your final scene, but you were fifteen minutes late. I have an important engagement at Buckingham Palace. Now you will remember to smile for the camera won't you? Say cheese."

"You fiend."

"Sorry chubby you should have chosen your friends more carefully." Ratigan turned the record player on.

Juliet watched from the shadows as Ratigan boarded a balloon before creeping out. "What should you do?"

Clementine had managed not to get roped into the scheme of Ratigan's. "I say we get to Buckingham Palace to stop him."

Akio was still looking at Basil and Dawson. "But what about them?"

"I'm not worried I'm sure Basil has a trick or two up his sleeve."

"What did he mean an engagement at Buckingham Palace?" Dawson was looking over at Basil.

"Haven't you figured it out yet doctor? The Queen is in danger and the empire is doomed."

"The Queen?"

Not that any of them knew it yet, but the Queen had already been dealt with and was on her way to becoming Felicia's dinner.

"Basil? Basil?"

"Oh, how could I have been so blind?"

"We all make mistakes, but we can't let that stop us."

"Ratigan has proved he's more clever than I am. How could I have walked into such an obvious trap?"

"Oh pull yourself together. You can stop him."

The music was stopping.

"Basil, the record."

"Its finally happened I've been outwitted."

"Basil…." Dawson only heard Basil continue to mop. "That's enough." Dawson's voice made the record skip as it continued to play.

"The Queen's in danger. Olivia is counting on us. We're about to get splatted and all you can do is lay there feeling sorry for yourself. But if you've given off why don't we just set it off now and be done with it?"

"Set it off now…." Basil's eyes widened. He started to laugh. "Yes, we'll set the trap off now."

"Basil, wait I didn't mean you should…." Dawson heard the record stop.

Basil was mumbling to himself as he watched the ball fall from the cup. "Dawson, at the exact moment I tell you we must release the triggering mechanize. Get read Dawson….steady…." The ball was almost at its location. "Now."

The mouse trip flipped open stopping the ball which caught in the bar sending one of the hinges flying off which hit the gun, which then misfired hitting the handle of the ax, which then fell down cutting the mouse trap in half, and lastly the anvil fell smashing what was left.

Basil whipped off his disguise so that he was back in his brown coat just as Olivia came sailing out of the bottle. He caught her. "Thank you Dawson. Smile everyone." There was a puff of smoke from the camera as it took the picture.

At the palace for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee a large crowd had gathered. However it wasn't the real Queen Mousetoria that came out, but a sham that Ratigan had forced Mr. Flaversham to construct. "On this grandest occasion we are gathered here not only to commemorate my sixty years as Queen, but honor one of truly noble stature. I present to you a statesman among mice. A crusader…."

Fidget was still pulling the real Queen off to Felicia. "Here kitty, kitty time for mouse chow."

Juliet, Akio, and Clementine had been flying towards the palace when they spotted Felicia jumping up and down in front of the balcony. Juliet looked over at Clementine. "Do you think you could set her fur on fire or something?"

"I'd love to. I may have only been with Ratigan for a short while, but I think the one I disliked the most was that cat."

Felicia shrieked as a fireball landed on her tail and she hastily began rolling around to put it out.

"And my new royal consort Professor Ratigan."

Ratigan burst out from behind the Queen wearing purple robes and a crown.

The crowd let out a horrified gasp. One boy stuck his tongue out before his Mother clapped a hand over his mouth.

"Thank you your majesty and has your new royal consort I have a few slight suggestions." Ratigan unfurled a scroll which was so long that it went out the door and down the hall.

Clementine was ready to send another fireball at Felicia when Toby came running up the street barking at her.

Felicia yowled before running off and onto a fence and going over to the other side only to be attacked by the palace watch dogs.

Ratigan meanwhile was on item ninety-six. "A heavy tax shall be levied against all parasites and sponges such as the elderly, the infirmed, and most defiantly the little children."

An elderly mouse with a crutch went forward. "That's ridiculous you're insane."

"Perhaps I haven't made myself clear." Ratigan snatched the old mouse's crutch. "I have the power." The crutch snapped in half.

"Of course you do."

"I am supreme."

"Only you."

"This is my kingdom. That is of course with your highness's permission." Ratigan received no answer so he slapped its face.

"Most assuredly. You insidious fiend. You're not my royal consort. You're a cheap imposter."

Ratigan clapped a hand over the doll's mouth. "Flaversham!"

"A corrupt vicious low life scoundrel. There's no evil scheme you wouldn't concoct." Basil pushed forward on the controls causing the doll's head to spring up off its shoulders.

The doll continued to spin out of control until Ratigan had it by the throat.

"Don't say it."

"Sewer rat." Basil had leapt out from behind the curtains. "Arrest that fiend."

Olivia was watching the mayhem from behind the curtain not noticing that Fidget was getting lose from the ropes.

Ratigan was fighting off the mice that were trying to pin him down when he saw Fidget up on the balcony holding Olivia. With more grace then what one would think he had Ratigan jumped across the floor before grabbing onto a rope and pulling himself up onto the balcony. "Stay where you are or the girl dies."

Basil crawled up part of the fence post. "Dawson, Flaversham gather up some of the balloons."

Juliet, Akio, and Clementine were flying up next to Ratigan and Fidget's balloon with Basil, Dawson, and Flaversham close behind. Akio and Clementine were both attacking Ratigan as he flew off with Basil close behind. Juliet picked up a bit more speed to catch up. "It looks like if we can get them cornered somewhere that we'd get the upper hand." They were almost caught up when she saw Basil jump onto Ratigan's balloon just as they crashed into Big Ben. She flew over to Dawson and Flaversham. "Do you mind if I leave them here with you I want to go take a better look."

Akio and Clementine both hoped off the glider as Juliet flew closer to the clock tower.

She landed on one of the hands of the clock, but was too far down to get a good look inside where the ship had crashed. Juliet heard scuffling from above her and looked up to see Ratigan and Basil falling towards her. Ratigan fell in front of her prompting Juliet to cuff him upside the head with the Keyblade.

It didn't look like Ratigan had even felt this and instead went after Basil. Ratigan hit Basil several times with his claws nearly knocking him off the hand.

Basil was hanging on for dear life when Ratigan hit him again causing him to fall from the hand.

For a minute it didn't look like this had sunk in before Ratigan was jumping around cheering. "I won!"

"On the contrary the games not over yet." Basil had managed to grab onto the wreckage of Ratigan's ship. He rung Felicia's bell.

The clock struck midnight with a loud gong which sent a vibration throughout the clock.

Ratigan fell from his perch, but not before grabbing onto Basil to bring him down as well.

Juliet had to sink the Keyblade into one of the hands to keep herself from falling too. She waited until the vibrations ceased before getting back onto her glider and flying over to balloon's side.

There was a faint whirring creaking sound as something started to come up out of the clouds. It was Basil who had managed to hang onto the pedal from Ratigan's ship.

No one seemed to have noticed that Juliet, Akio, and Clementine had disappeared.