Sherlock Holmes had many enemies. He had an archenemy in Mycroft Holmes. His most dangerous enemy in James Moriarty. And then there was his final enemy, the one that he, sadly, had created. The one enemy who would do what no one else had managed in the course of his forty years of life.

It had been coming for a long time. Those who were wise enough to see the signs would have happily pointed it out. But sadly those who were wise were not around to witness it. It was tragic. It could have been prevented (maybe). But ultimately, it was unavoidable.

It being the absolute, one hundred percent, clean snap of the mind of one Doctor Molly Hooper.

If Dr. John Watson had known about it he would have done everything he could to prevent it. He would have reminded Molly of all of her good points and would have allowed her to complain uninterrupted for as long as she needed about the absolute childishness of their mutual acquaintance and sometimes friend Sherlock Holmes.

If Mrs. Hudson had known about it she would have sighed sadly. She would have offered Molly a cup of tea and a safe place to cry, all while feeding her biscuits and plotting better places to hide Sherlock's infernal skull and other such landlady tortures. Maybe actually double the rent this time.

If Detective Inspector Gregory Lestrade had known about it he would have happily offered to arrest Sherlock. This would be all too easy to accomplish, and it would have served the purpose of giving dear Molly a respite from the consulting detective's ongoing antics and more than occasionally border-lined cruelty.

If Sergeant Sally Donovan had known about it she would have said that it should have happened years ago.

Author's Note: I do not own Sherlock Holmes (the character, the books, the TV series, etc.). Also, my other stories are not finished yet, but I've been sitting on this one for a while. Short chapters, but the updates will be more regular. I ship Sherlolly, but this is an idea I've had for too long to ignore. Feel free to leave a comment in the review section. Feedback only makes the writing process better!