Author's Note: Hi, everyone, welcome back to the latest installment of Bernard & Bianca Meet the Great Mouse Detective!
Thank you to Crimson Commander 688 for the reviews, glad you enjoyed the previous two chapters. Enjoy this one!
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Reminder: The Rescuers and The Great Mouse Detective all belong to Disney, nothing is mine.
Chapter 7
After several reprimands and persuasions from Bernard, Bianca, and even Dawson; Basil reluctantly agreed to let Olivia go with them.
The gang arrived at Sherlock Holmes' flat, located upstairs. They entered the building through a small, secret entrance, fit for mice.
Basil peeks out smirking, while Olivia pushed the door open. Basil frowns in Olivia's direction.
"And not a word out of you, is that clear?" Basil asked sternly. "I…."
"Shhh…." Olivia silences the detective as the humans walk by. Basil and Olivia shrink as Basil closes the door a bit, to avoid being seen.
"I observe that there's a good deal of German music on the program. It is introspective, and I want to introspect." Sherlock Holmes said. He pokes Watson a bit with his pipe.
"But Holmes, that music is so frightfully dull!" Watson protested.
"Come on," Sherlock instructs and the two men leave the house.
Basil peeks. Once he sees that the coast is clear, Basil pushes the door wide open and the group climbs out. They walk around, the interior is very warm, cozy and inviting.
"Toby? Toby?" Basil called.
Olivia tugs on Dawson's jacket, causing him to stop. Bernard and Bianca stop as well.
"Who is Toby?" She whispers.
"I have no idea," said Bernard.
"Well, my dear, Toby's uh, well he's uh, uh…" Dawson began to say. Olivia looks at him curiously.
"I say, Basil, who is this Toby chap?" Dawson asked Basil.
Before Basil could answer, there's loud footsteps approaching.
"Ah, here he is now!" Basil happily declared.
Standing before them, is Toby. He's a basset hound, with long brown ears, brown fur with a large dark brown spot on his back, a peach colored mouth and belly. Toby wore a blue collar with a yellow license tag. His tongue is hanging out.
"Bianca, Toby." Basil introduced the Hungarian mouse to the hound.
"Hello, Toby." Bianca greets Toby, holding out her hand for him to sniff. Toby licks her, making Bianca laugh.
"Aren't you a handsome doggy?" Bianca cooed, petting the dog.
"Bernard, Toby." Basil moved the grey mouse towards Toby.
"Hi, Toby." Bernard held out his hand, following Bianca's lead. Toby sniffs Bernard and gives him a lick. Bernard chuckles.
"Good boy," He said, petting Toby.
"Dawson, Toby!" Basil introduced the doctor.
Toby sniffs Dawson, who laughs nervously and tipped his hat.
"Charmed, I'm sure." Dawson said, gently patting Toby's nose.
Toby suddenly growls, pushing him with his nose. Dawson gets scared as Basil quickly jumps in.
"Now, Toby! Toby, stop that!" Basil commands, pushing Toby's nose away from Dawson. "Toby, cease! Desist! Ha!" He points a finger in a scolding manner and claps.
Dawson cowers from behind a footstool's leg, feeling afraid of Toby.
"Right, sorry old man." Basil apologized, making a tsk sound. "Toby has the most splendid sense of smell of any hound I've trained. But he can be…deucedly frisky." He explained as another scent caught Toby's nose. The canine sniffs around, trying to find the smell.
"Where did Olivia go?" Bianca asked, looking around.
"There," Bernard points at Olivia's feet under a footrest as Toby approached the hiding spot. He wore a look of surprise.
Olivia peeks out, pushing the fringe back delicately, like they were curtains. She smiles.
"Hello, Toby." Olivia said, patting Toby's nose very gently as Toby sniffed her.
The Scottish mouse giggles. "Silly doggy," She commented, amused.
Olivia reached into her coat pocket and pulled out a cheese crumpet.
"Would you like a crumpet?" She offered.
Toby pants excitedly and nodded.
Olivia held the crumpet up and Toby licks it up with his tongue. He makes a smacking sound, enjoying the treat.
Meanwhile, Basil is looking into his coat pocket for Fidget's hat.
"Now, Toby…" He began to say. "To the matter at hand. I want you to…"
Before Basil could finish his sentence, he looks over and is aghast, to see Toby not paying attention to him. Toby is busy getting belly rubs from Olivia, Bianca and Bernard.
Basil whistles and Toby looks at Basil upside down, who's clearing his throat and tapping his foot.
Olivia slides down first, falling into Dawson's arms. Bianca and Bernard follow.
Toby rolls over and faced Basil.
"Good. Now, I want you to find this fiend." The detective pulls out Fidget's hat and held it out in front of Toby.
Toby growls and narrowed his eyes.
"Yes! You know his type," Basil pressed, provoking the hound. He raised the hat and Toby stands.
Basil gets on all fours.
"Grrrr, low brows, close-set eyes, broken wing!"
Toby stops growling, confused by what Basil said.
"Oh, he's a peg-legged bat with a broken wing." Basil clarified, imitating Fidget by dangling his arm. Toby resumes growling.
"Yes! Grrrr! Yes! That's the spirit!" Basil exclaims.
"Got his scent?" He asked, waving the hat.
Toby nods his head excitedly, understanding.
"Good boy, good boy! A-ha!" Basil shouts, delighted.
Picking up Toby's leash, he's about to clip it on, but is shocked to see Toby facing Olivia, Dawson, Bernard and Bianca.
Basil cuts in front of the group.
"Miss Flamchester," He said.
"Flaversham!" Olivia, Dawson, Bernard and Bianca correct Basil, frowning.
"Whatever," Basil replied, dismissing the fact that he got Olivia's last name wrong, twice.
"Your father is as good as found." Basil assured, clipping on Toby's leash.
"Toby,"
The basset hound makes a pointer pose.
"Sic 'em!" Basil commanded.
Toby stepped on Basil. Thankfully, Basil held onto Toby's leash as Toby took off, running.
"A-ha! Yoinks! Tally-ho! Ha-ha! Ha-ha!" Basil shouts, laughing.
Dawson, Olivia, Bianca and Bernard ran after them, trying to catch up.
At last, the quartet caught up with Basil and Toby. Along with Basil, they're riding on Toby's back, as Toby sniffed the London street for Fidget's scent.
Once Toby caught ahold of the scent, he howls and took off, like a rocket.
Basil clutched onto Toby's leash, while Olivia held onto Basil. Bianca holds onto Olivia from behind and Bernard held onto Bianca.
"The thrill of the hunt, eh, Dawson?" Basil called to Dawson, who's holding onto Toby's tail for dear life.
"Q-quite!" The doctor stammered, chuckling nervously.
"Ooo-hoo-hoo!" Basil shouts. "Our peg-legged quarry can't be far now!"
"Ooh, I love an adventure!" Bianca declared.
"If you s-say so," Bernard stammers.
A/N: And there you have it!
Up next, the gang go to a toy store and all kinds of shenanigans ensue.
Until then, see you next time bye!
