Chapter LIV: In the case of Baker Street part VI
"Daaaaa!!!" Dawson cried as a heartless came running forward as it launched itself at him with it's darkened claws.
Bracing himself for the horrible impact he cowered, but then suddenly there was a sound of slicing as he quickly shivering anxiously opened his eyes to see Riku who had called out his keyblade "The way to Dawn," destroying the monster in seconds.
Looking at the heartless that surrounded their group he gritted his teeth as he complained frustrated, "of all the things that could cause us trouble right now!"
Basil himself was doing his best as he tried to dodge past the heartless here and there, though he himself was having slight difficulty as suddenly a trio of the creatures too surrounded him.
But then suddenly quickly slicing through the three with her own keyblade "the Starseeker," Nozomi looked just as bitter as she added herself, "you don't have to tell me twice about it!"
Seeing the swift work that the two keybladers were performing Basil was impressed and proud of the correct judgement that he had made upon the group of them, but then breaking out of his thoughts he looked into the distance and saw Pete and Fidget running into the distance with the fidgeting sack on his wide shoulders.
Seeing their getaway he called out to them all, "quickly chaps! We must pursue!" With that he started to run ahead dodging the heartless as they still continued to come after him.
Everyone hearing and then seeing what Basil was doing they all too then saw Pete and Fidget making their getaway as well, seeing this they all acted as Nozomi then smashed another line of the black shadows out of the way as she cried, "wait for us!"
Acting quickly too Riku pulled the doctor onto his feet as he quickly said, "c'mon Dawson we gotta move!" With that he assisted him as they ran forwards dodging the heartless here and there.
Looking back as the two of them ran forwards Fidget saw that the heroes were quickly catching up that made him panic as he told Pete, "hey those guys! They're, they're catchin up to us! What do we do!"
Hearing him as he looked down Pete then turned as well as he saw them all running catching up, he looked unsure for a moment but then in the lines of shelves he caught a glimpse of Hari hiding behind one of the toys.
Looking at her he saw her do a slight nod signalling him to initiate her tactic, he then grinned as he looked at the clueless heroes again saying, "I'm gonna give those chumps a little rock and roll!" With that he then snapped his left fingers as then something began to form behind him and Fidget in a cloud of darkness.
As
Nozomi watched Pete and Fidget running behind Basil she caught the
grin that Pete was doing as he seemed to look past himself up to
something, peeking her curiosity but just as she was about to look up
to see what it was suddenly there was a cry from Basil,
"aaaagggghhhh!! Look out!"
Snapping back in his direction she
then saw him fleeing back towards her, looking past with shocked eyes
of her own Nozomi saw why as suddenly a huge heartless was coming
their way.
This one was a huge smiling toothed black steel face glowing with yellow eyes and white sharp teeth encased in the middle a huge steel blue and red ring dividing it's face in half, and peeking at it's sides as it rolled forward were two sharp spiked jousting sticks in each hand. It was a spiky thing all over showing its dangerous killer intent.
Seeing this Nozomi then quickly ran back after Basil herself shouting, "gang way!!!"
Riku and Dawson seeing the heartless too also began to run backwards, not wishing to be doomed by it's awful sharp weapons, as they all ran finally Basil and Nozomi had made it to them.
Looking back at the heartless Nozomi was freaked out as the abomination was practically nearly on top of them, "oh! What are we gonna do!!!" She cried loudly panicked.
Turning and seeing the heartless himself Riku was just as alarmed as he didn't know what to do to avoid the hell bent creation, and also what was worse was soon they were going to run out of desk space to run on. Seeing this he then shouted, "I don't know! But we've gotta do it here and now!"
Hearing this Basil then looked forward and quickly saw himself the problem that was ahead as he then gritted his teeth and then quickly calculated something within his highly intellectual mind.
Dawson was getting tired from all this running as he was beginning to lag slightly, this was making things worse by the minute as things were becoming horribly desperate.
Nozomi feeling hopelessly helpless as nothing came into her mind as to what she could do and looking over her back for a moment she looked at Cait sith who was still unconscious in his backpack form as she wished desperately that he could be there to advise them like he had done before.
"Both of you!" Came the sudden cry, which then snapped Nozomi out of her thoughts as she looked as did Riku to gaze upon Basil as he had just come up with something.
"What!" Nozomi cried wondering what he was calling her and Riku for.
Glad for the attention that they were giving to him Basil quickly instructed, "I want you both to conjure up some explosive arts against the beast!"
Hearing this Nozomi was confused for a moment as was Riku when suddenly it clicked in her mind, their magic! Riku then talked as he realised it himself, "okay! What kind?" He asked.
Replying quickly Basil spoke, "anything that will send this mechanical fiend flying!"
Though this description was vague which made her annoyed slightly, she and Riku both got their own thoughts about what spells to use as she replied, "all right then! But you better be ready for this!"
Smirking smugly Basil replied, "but of course!"
Seeing his arrogant attitude Nozomi was almost tempted to shake her head but there was no time as Basil quickly shouted, "halt!"
With that everyone stopped in their tracks which then made Dawson panic as he slid to a halt looking breathless as he was practically out of energy and hadn't understood a word of the conversation that had taken place between the three of them.
"Basil! Chaps! We must flee that abomination will-" suddenly then he heard the rumbling as he looked behind himself as the creature was practically going to run over them all, scared witless he clenched his eyes shut awaiting the end.
"FIRA!"
"THUNDERA!"
Riku and Nozomi shouted out their spells simultaneously together hitting into the heartless's ring at that one precise moment which then caused it to go flying over their heads at quite a height as it then landed behind them but then due to the furious spells hitting it's weak under belly from the fire merging with electricity it was burnt and fried as it collapsed into a heap and then nothing as it's dark embers faded away.
Feeling the shadow of the heartless go over the top of them Dawson opened his eyes as he looked around and then felt his round body and discovered that he had come out unscathed.
Looking at Basil, Nozomi and Riku who were all just as breathless from the experience, he then echoed out his astonishment with one word from his lips, "extraordinary!"
Meanwhile looking down from her hiding place at the helpless survivors Hari looked on coldly and then lifted her own keyblade as she called a sphere of energy from her left hand as she implement the second part of the trap.
Nozomi was astounded at what occurred herself as she felt really pleased that another one of her spells had upgraded! This was brilliant beyond words, but there was no time to speak of her accomplishment as she looked on ahead and saw that Pete and Fidget were now really ahead of them.
Seeing this wide eyed she cried, "we gotta move now!"
Hearing
her distress the others looked ahead too and saw the same thing, Riku
looked angered as he was going to make Pete pay for kidnapping the
king and Olivia!
"Quickly we must onwards!" Basil cried as he
began to lead the way once again.
However no sooner had he started to move there was suddenly a huge creaking noise that made everyone turn and look up, as they did they all then saw with shock and horror a huge towering heartless.
This one was in the shape of doll as it looked down upon them with a darkened face with glowing haunting yellow eyes, it's hair was all odd as they were all curls tied back with red ribbons and was dressed in a green and yellow spotty frilly dress.
Seeing the absurd monster everyone looked at it confused for a moment as Riku said aloud, "that is the most ridiculous looking heartless I have every seen…"
But then as these words were spoken the ridiculous creation creaked as it moved one of its black shoed and white-laced sock legs forwards and then suddenly it purposely began to fall forwards to squash them all into pieces.
Seeing this Dawson shouted alarmed, "run!!"
With that shocked everyone did as the horrible doll came tumbling forwards towards them, everyone ran forwards fast and furiously dodging left and right as suddenly it smashed into the wooden surface turning into dark broken sharp fragments everywhere.
As the broken pieces flew left and right suddenly a huge piece started to head in Nozomi's direction that Riku quickly saw as he cried, "look out!!"
"Huh!?"
Nozomi said confused but then she saw it was coming fast furiously
like a spear, she was caught off guard by the sight of it as she
stopped. But then seeing her helpless state Riku ran forwards as he
pushed her out of the way shouting, "idiot!"
Feeling the
impact Nozomi clenched her eyes shut as she rolled forwards with Riku
holding her as he shielded her from the debris, opening her eyes as
she felt him doing this she looked up and saw his own eyes shut as he
breathed heavily from the sudden adrenalin rush.
Her eyes widened as she gazed at him and his strained face as she felt bad and stupid for being a nuisance right there and then, why couldn't she have defended herself properly?!
Looking at him she asked him with concerned eyes, "Riku are you all right?"
Hearing her as he looked down to see her concerned expression, he paused for a moment as he gazed at her but then he shook his head slightly as he replied with a laugh in his breath, "as fine as anyone would be from a titanic rain like that."
Listening to the joke being spoke Nozomi replied with a slight smirk on her lips, "oh good, let me get up then." With that she slid from underneath him as she then got up and dusted herself off.
Riku then quickly got up himself as he turned to see Basil who then had just got up from the awful rush as he complained, "now I will say that this is one cataclysm that we could do very much well without."
Hearing him say this Nozomi made her own reply, " you can say that again."
Seeing that they were both okay Riku then turned his sights to Dawson who was looking up at a huge piece of the broken heartless's face that stared down at him hauntingly as he looked back terribly wary.
Looking at the doctor and seeing the horror he was faced with Riku decided once again to give his aid as he walked on over, he then lent down and reached his hand out saying, "do you need hand doctor?"
Seeing the assistance that was being given to him Dawson was quite pleased for it as he replied, "oh, yes quite… rather a nasty business there right?"
Riku smiled in reply but then suddenly as he lifted the doctor up onto his feet there was suddenly a shaking all around from the broken pieces of the heartless doll.
Everyone looked around on high alert and apprehension, as Nozomi felt the shaking as she asked, "what's happening?!"
No sooner had the words left her lips suddenly the huge chunks of the heartless turned into small blobs each with glowing eyes as they all became a flood of shadows as they came in waves towards them all.
Seeing them Nozomi and the others were shocked, but then looking behind she saw that Pete and Fidget had nearly made it to their escape point as they were now making their way up the till as they bounced from button to button.
Seeing this she then turned back and looked at the heartless angrily, Basil was just as displeased as he said annoyed, "we do not have time for these distractions!"
Seeing what he meant Riku then spoke as he looked at the heartless that were all coming fast and furiously, "you all get going! I'll stay back and deal with these!"
Hearing
him as he said this Nozomi then cried back, "what but why?! We
can't leave you here all alone to deal with all these swarms! We
can-"
Interrupting her Riku spoke, "I can handle this alone!
Your power is the only one that can catch up to them at this rate!"
As Nozomi heard these words she then realised exactly what he meant and so then reluctantly she quickly took Dawson and then Basil by the hands as they looked at her baffled and surprised. Then gazing back hatefully in Pete and Fidget's direction she then said not looking back, "you just make sure you don't die you dumb snowball!" With that she activated her power as the wings on her feet revealed themselves once more and then like the wind she began to run forward dragging the doctor and Basil in their pursuit.
Riku watched for a moment as she left and then turned back to the swarms of heartless a small smile on his face as he looked on with determination at all his foes as he whispered, "I wish you would stop calling me snowball!"
Meanwhile Pete was getting ready to make his way up to the top of some hefty shelves with various toys upon them here and there as he called out a couple of his loyal bat heartless once again as he had them both latch onto his back.
He was smiling with triumph as he said, "well this has been real easy! Those chumps never knew what hit 'em! Now all we gotta do is get back to Rattigan with the good stuff!"
Fidget was pleased to at the easiness of the whole affair as he added, "ha, ha, yeah!" But then he turned around and looked back for a moment and his eyes turned wide as suddenly coming forward fast and furiously was Nozomi with her wings upon her feet as she held onto Basil and Dawson's hands tightly who were just coping with her acceleration.
Seeing them he panicked as he cried, "aye! Aye! Those guys they're comin!"
Hearing Fidget say this Pete looked back and saw their pursuers too as he looked on with widened eyes himself, though rushed he told Fidget quick "hey you! Do somethin! Slow them nits down!" With that he began his ascension as the heartless carried him upwards.
As Pete spoke these words Fidget was panicked as he didn't know what to do but then looking back and forth he settled his gaze upon something as he knew then it what to do!
As
the group ran forwards fast and furiously Nozomi was pumped up as she
was looking forward into pounding a good pummel of justice into
Pete's fat head, looking at her two companions Nozomi spoke to
them, "we're all most on 'em!"
Hearing her say this Basil
looked forwards and saw their quarry, he grinned with eagerness as he
replied, "excellent!"
Dawson though was still bewildered as he was getting tired from all the running around but he was pleased to hear the progress they were all making as he replied, "oh good! Quite…" He added slightly breathless.
Nozomi smiled herself at their replies but before she could act further suddenly Dawson's expression changed as he cried, "Oh look out!"
Seeing him do this Nozomi looked forwards confused as she became shocked herself as she saw suddenly a toy coming fast and furiously towards them. It was a golden wind up knight toy upon a white and blue stallion as it speeded forwards fast with it's lance.
It was too fast for Nozomi to react as it then rushed past and had taken Dawson out of her hand and now held him by the back of his coat as it rushed forwards.
Seeing this happen Basil cried, "Dawson!!"
Then suddenly the knight collided into a few toys on the ground that sent the doctor flying off with the lance straight into the centre of a bull's eye as he lay stuck to it.
Seeing this happen Nozomi looked highly concerned as she cried, "doctor! Are you okay! Let us-"
But then he interrupted before either she or Basil could say another word, "I'm fine! Quick you must go! Save Olivia and Mickey!"
As she heard this from him she looked back then to see Fidget who was smiling mockingly the pink bonnet now gone from his head as he waved it to them in farewell, "bye-Bye! Bye-bye" He laughed as he proceeded to head to the stack of blocks.
Nozomi was then infuriated at this as she gripped the keyblade tightly as she said angrily, "oh he is so dead!"
Basil then too was just as furious as he ran forwards along with Nozomi, then quickly to make good speed with her running he jumped upon a white horse spring toy as he cried pointing charging forwards, "stop you fiend!"
Fidget had now made his way to the shelves as he started to climb them quickly, at that point Nozomi and Basil too had just reached the same point. Together they jumped from shelf to shelf gaining higher and higher altitudes but then suddenly on the very last one Basil's horse collapsed as it had used all the energy it could muster.
Looking at him worried for a moment Nozomi turned and asked, "Basil are you-"
But then he interrupted her saying, "come we can't be distracted!" As he pushed her hand of help away.
Turning and seeing what he meant Nozomi then saw Fidget making his way up a tower of jumbled various toys and blocks, it looked unstable but paying this no mind she climbed quickly after Basil.
Determination filled the two of them up to the brim as she and him saw hatefully that Fidget was nearly up to the top, they both climbed fast and furiously on the many toy blocks, they too had now reached it's very peak. They then saw that Fidget was standing on the top block as he grinned at them both mockingly as ever as he anticipated their next move.
Suddenly Basil leaped forward as he cried, "Now I have you!" But then Fidget dodged out of the way as he held onto the edging on the top of the open window making Basil land on the top block.
Unbeknownst to the two heroes Hari was down below watching the scene that was unfolding and seeing Basil land she then made her move as she quickly flew up slightly and sliced into the base of the blocks.
The sudden force made it seem as though Basil had created the unbalance with his jump as the blocks started to fall apart and around, Nozomi feeling herself beginning to fall wasn't put off as she quickly took off after kicking into the air as Fidget climbed up and through.
Seeing this she angrily cried. "hold it you! I'm not going to let you-" However as she suddenly made it through the window herself she was suddenly welcomed by an all too familiar plump face.
Nozomi was shocked at the suddenness as he smiled to her evilly, "hi again there sweet cheeks!" And then before she could move at all she was suddenly struck hard and furiously by one of Pete's huge fists. Her eyes widened and she gasped as she felt the horrible strike in her stomach as he said to her sinisterly, "a little pay back for last time!"
With that she was then sent back plunging down backwards into the darkness of the toy store the pain unbearable, but then as she fell with the various pieces of toys and blocks here and there something suddenly fell into her hands.
She couldn't see what it was but she felt that all too familiar sensation as the world suddenly all faded to white light…
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Topside both laughing sinisterly Pete and Fidget were immensely proud of their victory, Pete then spoke, "ha! I was always waitin ta get my own back like that! Serves 'em chumps right for getting' in our way!"
Happy himself Fidget also exclaimed, "yeah! Now that dumb Basil won't have no chance against the boss!"
Hearing him Pete was still grinning as he held the sack that still contained Olivia and Mickey, inside Olivia was trying to cry out muffled for Basil, Nozomi or Riku or anyone to save them while Mickey was deliberately quiet as he tried to listen out for any useful information.
Listening closely, he heard despite the laughing of the two villains a third party that landed a little distance beside them he listened as he felt the bag turn from Pete's movements.
He then listened as he spoke, "oh hey-"
Suddenly Pete had gone quiet and Mickey wondered why? For he could not know that Hari had made her appearance as she had put her right hand and finger to her lips signalling Pete to be silent about her entrance.
He was confused why for a moment until he saw her look at the sack and then he got the message as he looked at it, then looking back at her and her cold gaze Pete gave the thumbs up telling her he'd got it.
Nodding quietly she then walked forwards as she then began to fly and make her way across the many roofs and chimneys as she led the way to Rattigan's, Pete followed after her the sack still bulging as ever as Fidget followed behind singing, " we got the gears! We got the tools! We got the uniforms! We got the girl!"
Mickey within the sack as he and Olivia were carried he comforted her as he told her calmly that'd they'd be all right, the others would come he was sure… but what was most important was that he had made a major discovery… Pete was not working alone.
