"Ughhh..." Ratigan rubbed his head "What happened?" he sat up, noticing his surroundings. He was laying on a hard concrete floor, in what looked like the sewers. His head spun "What a weird dream..." he walked around, noticing no one around "Hello? Boys? I need some aspirin, my head is throbbing..." he waked around "Boys?" he saw no one around "Rosalie?" the entire lair was empty... even the barrel was empty, no tile floor, no chandiler, no painted "R" on the barrel either.

"I warned you!" Bernie paced back and forth behind him.

"What are you talking about?" said Ratigan. He scoffed "Whatever, I can see all of you are part of this joke..." he walked through the pipes, making it out through one of the hidden gates. He walked out to smell baked goods being sold around the market place, Humans walking around along the streets. Bernie appeared out of nowhere, scaring the professor. He held his heart "Would you quit that?"

Ratigan saw Fidget sitting on a stoop, drinking from a bottle "Ah Fidget finally! Where have you been?" he grabbed the little bats wing "I need aspirin..." the bat let go "What are you doing mister! Let me go!" he started to run off as Ratigan called after him "Get back here you little fool! I'll feed you to Felicia!"

He huffed to himself "What is going on!"

"Your wish sir..." Bernie said.

The rat turned around "What wish?" he narrowed his eyes.

Bernie took out his notepad and read the small paper "You said... and I quote..." his voice changed to Ratigan's like a voice memo "You know what Bernie... I wish I lived in a world where I never EXISTED!"

Ratigan rolled his eyes "That is ludicrous... I'm leaving..." he turned back "And if you are going to imitate me... do it right next time." His cape flew in the cold air as he continued to walk around as Bernie sped up to him "I do not understand... where everyone is?"

"You wish you lived in a world where you didn't exist..." he paused everyone in their tracks, except them two "You see, you never started a rage of crime around the city so… your boys don't know who you are?"

"Rachel? The children?"

He sighed "She never got anyone's blessing for her marriage to Jason... he left... Alex, Victoria, P.J... Were never born." He averted his attention "Rachel got sick and passed on..." he waved his hand as everyone continued walking.

"This is impossible... what about-" he turned his attention to a familiar figure, standing in his peripheral "Rosalie!" The girl stood next to a vegetable table. She was wearing a light blue dress and a long white knee length coat, perfect for this time of year. Ratigan smiled in relief at the girl as she turned her head in surprise. Ratigan held her hand softly "Oh thank goodness… I missed you darling."

She worriedly broke away "What are you doing, Let go of me!" she backed away "I don't even know you!"

"Of course you do!" he smiled as he grabbed her hand "It's me Ratigan..." He walked closer to her "Please... you have to remember me darling... We are in love!"

She shouted, giving attention to the rest of the vendors "In what universe are we in love with each other!" she backed up more as he got closer "Get away from me!"

"Please Rosalie I-"

The vendors began to interfere "Hey you! Get away from Miss Hampstead!" One shouted.

Bernie grabbed Ratigan on the shoulders and pulled him into an empty alleyway "What is going on! Why doesn't she remember!" he shouted.

Bernie huffed "She doesn't know who you are! No one does!" he wiped his forehead "Wow you're even more stubborn than your profile at headquarters!"

He was suddenly grabbed by the collar and shaken in the air "Set everything back! I can't take this chaos anymore!"

Bernie was set down and he nervously chuckled "Ha... ha... well funny story about that..." he covered his face "I can't."

Ratigan's voice deepened "What do you mean... you can't."

The little mouse reached into his pocket, pulling out a large rulebook and opening to a glowing white page "It says here that once a wish is granted it cannot be undone... Unless the 'wish granter'" he laughed "That's me!" he cleared his throat "Can use the reverse wish spell under dire circumstances."

"Well this is a dire situation so, do It." he stomped his foot down and looked back at him "Hello? I'm ready to leave..."

He nervously chuckled "Hee about that..." he pulled out his card "Like I showed you, my card says Guardian Angel/Wish Granter/Intern…" Ratigan rubbed his temples "Yes you've shown me the card, now take me back. NOW."

Bernie put the card back in his jacket "You don't understand... I'm just an intern, I don't know how. I've been sent because no one would take your case..." he took off his hat and nervously twisted it "In wish granting class I never got the hang of reversing the wish… but I knew how to grant them in a snap." He nervously laughed "It's actually quite funny, no one would take your case until I showed up. My boss said it was a lost cause!" he saw Ratigan's surprised look "Well, no worries I can call one of the more experienced interns..." he brought out a little white cellphone, pulling out a long antenna. Ratigan watched in wonder at the small device, Bernie smiled "In a few hundred years, these things are going to be HUGE!"

"They get bigger?"

"No..." he laughed "You see... Oh never mind." He dialed the ringtone and held the phone to his ear as the tone continued to ring "They must be busy." The tone went to voicemail:

"Hello, you've reached the guardian angel hotline. If you would like to talk to one of our representatives about your free membership, please press one... If there is a problem with your time travel powder, and carrying case please press two, If you would like to contact one of our main guardians, please press 3-"

He pressed the small button and leaned on a wall until the waiting music stopped "Hello? Annabelle?"

"Hello! You've reached Annabelle!" the guardian said with a soft voice "I am on Christmas Vacation in the Bahamas! I will be out until after Christmas!"

Bernie shouted "No!"

"If this is Bernie... who would only call me if he made a mistake...? Which I know he would... The spell could only be reversed if the client fixes their wrongs by the time the clock strikes twelve in three days." Bernie and Ratigan looked at each other in shock "Well this is where I leave you, goodbye and happy holidays." Bernie shut the phone as Ratigan started to walk towards the little cream mouse with an evil glare "Don't look at me that way... Please… just breathe..."

The rat pounced on the little mouse, but he disappeared in his claws and appeared on the other side of him "Please don't lose your temper!" he pounced on him again to no avail "Your only making it worse for yourself!"

Ratigan started to breathe and adjusted his cravat "Alright... I'm calm..." he slicked back his hair "What did she mean my 'wrongs'..." Bernie brought out a folder and skimmed through it "Well, you would need to find some kind of Christmas Spirit you once had... yada... yada..."

"What does that mean?"

"Seriously? I showed you like four flashbacks... Ughh… You need to bring Christmas cheer to one household!" he suddenly smiled wide "Ooo! This is good! You can be able to do this! You need to have Rosalie share a true loves kiss with you by Christmas day! Or…"

"Or what?" he asked.

He paused, and looked into his yellow eyes "You'll disappear forever."

"WHAT?!" he screamed "So this is either life or death!"

"Don't worry! You got her to fall in love with you once! You can do it again you ol' charmer!"

Bernie watched Ratigan pace back and forth "Alright..."

"That's it!" he patted him on the back "You just need to stay positive..."

"Bernie?" Ratigan asked as they walked out of the alley.

Bernie perked up "Yes sir?"

"If we get through this… remind me to kill you."

Bernie nervously chuckled "Don't worry, I won't"

Rosalie walked into the house, placing her coat on the coat hanger with a sigh. She brushed her hand through her auburn hair. "Rosalie? Are you home?"

"It's me!" she said "What a day father."

"What happened darling?" a pudgy tan mouse walked down the stairs, buttoning his jacket.

She plopped in a nearby chair "Don't call me darling..please."

He chuckled "Must have been quite a day then.. what happened?" She sat out of her seat "Well, I was in the market place, shopping for Christmas presents, minding my own business.. then this lunatic of a man comes out of nowhere." she acted it out, grabbing her father's hand "Grabbing my hand, telling me he was my true love, saying I MUST remember him."

Her father laughed "You think this is funny! It was insane!" she blew a piece of hair out of her face.

"I wouldn't blame him! You've grown into a beautiful young lady.." he held her shoulders "Just like your mother." Rosalie smiled and held his hand "Thank you father."

The door suddenly opened "Knock, Knock!"

"Ah Elijah! Good to see you lad!"

"Good to be here sir.. Hello my dear." The handsome mouse kissed her on the cheek "Good to see you Elijah, so I went over the-"

"I will look into it but first, Richard.. I have another shipment that needs to go out today.." he grabbed an apple from the table "So I need to leave.. I'll be back by tomorrow!"

"Elijah, its almost Christmas!"

"Yes.. and?" he held her shoulders "I'm working my hardest so you don't have to dear." He kissed her on the head "I promise I'll be back by tomorrow!" he sat on the keys of the piano, immediately sitting up "You can continue to play your lovely music Rosalie.."

Richard patted her back "An instructor is supposed to come in today."

Bernie and Ratigan walked up to the gate of the house, noticing a chubby, old mouse walking in "Excuse me sir-"

He spoke quickly "I am in no time for this! I am late for my piano lesson for Miss Hampstead."

"Lesson? She plays piano?"

"Why of course!" he looked at him as if he was daft "Now if you excuse me.."

Bernie thew his magic dust in the air, causing the instructor to release his papers to fly in the wind. "My paperwork!" he shouted as they flew down the street. Bernie smiled "Now's our chance!"

There was a small knock on the door as Richard opened it wide "Oh hello! You must be the instructor! Nice to meet you!"

Once he walked in, Rosalie's green eyes widened with shock "No way! Forget it! I won't do it!"

"What? Why?"

"This was the gentleman I told you about!" she loudly whispered.

Ratigan looked around nervously, immediately calming down "Miss Hampstead, if I may apologize for my behavior, I simply thought you were someone else! I had no idea you lived here either.. I am just a simple.." he looked at the Piano "Piano instructor… yes.. I am here to teach, I did not mean to scare you."

"How did you know my name was Rosalie then?" she crossed her arms. Richard laughed and peered between them "What a wonderful explanation! See Rosalie, he is harmless!" Richard patted him on the back "Good to meet ya! I'm Richard Hampstead, Rosalie's father.." he looked at Rosalie, who laid out her hand, and rolled her eyes "I am Rosalie Hampstead."

"Padriac James Ratigan at your service. Miss Rosalie, It is an absolute pleasure.." he kissed her hand, making her blush.. hard.

Elijah cleared his throat, averting the attention. Richard sighed "Oh yes, Elijah I almost forgot you.. This is Elijah Lockson, one of my partners in the trade business." Ratigan clenched his teeth as Elijah wrapped his arm around Rosalie's waist "And the husband-to-be of the most beautiful woman in all of London."

Ratigan's eyes widened as Richard spoke "Now, I am a southern gentleman, raised with such morals, so I will expect you will be staying with us through the holidays." He looked at Bernie "And you are?"

Bernie smiled and laid out his hand "Bernard Cloud sir! I am Mr. Ratigan's assistant." Richard grabbed him and hugged him close "One fact about me, I'm a hugger!" he let Bernie go "Now, my girl Rosalie will show you to your rooms.."

"Father!" she said.

"Rosalie Ann!" he pointed upstairs as they followed her up.

The girl waved to a door at the end of the hall "This will be your room, one bathroom, two beds.." they walked in as Bernie tipped his hat "Thank you mam!" Ratigan bowed to her "I thank you for your help dear Rosalie, I await our lesson with fainted breath."

She stared at him "Keep holding your breath because in my case, flattery will get you nowhere.. and after that special encounter in the market, I will be keeping a close eye on you.."

"As will I." he smiled, showing his sharp white teeth.

She scoffed and closed the door. Bernie jumped on the bed and sighed "You got her melting in her hands… a marriage proposal cannot be far behind." He laughed as Ratigan muttered to himself "Sir?"

"How can she be married to Elijah!"

"You never-"

"Existed I know!" he turned back around "But how can her father be alive? Didn't he die at sea?"

"Well.. you were never there to steal his shipments multiple times, he never had to go back to London that one time. He lived and decided to live in London, bringing Rosalie with him.. and he introduced her to Elijah." He chuckled "So I guess your existence kind of had a silver lining.. for Rosalie's sake." Ratigan turned around as Bernie spoke "I'll shut up now."

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