I don't own The Great Mouse Detective, it belongs respectively to Eve Titus and Disney. I only own my OCs and plot twists. Enjoy!

July 1, 1986 (Somewhere in Baja California)...

Two figures were running, panting for air they so desperately need but they couldn't stop. No, not after what just happened in the town's marketplace. To make things even worse, they had found them! So, they had no choice but to flee, leaving their belongings in a secluded alley in which they were hiding for the moment before continuing their journey to the borders. The first figure, a young girl, desperately looked around, holding her little brother's hand tight. The sun was setting behind the pointy mountains and the wind began to release it's deadly freeze. Finally, what seems to be hours of non-stop running, the two siblings stopped.

The young boy, fell to his knees, panting heavily, the poor boy's appearance clearly reflected the hardships he had gone through. His sweet face sweating, the dark auburn hair messy, as his large fringe covered his left eye. The navy pants torn from the long journey as well as his once yellow shirt with the picture of a palm tree was faded with a few holes. His older sister didn't look much better as she was covered in dirt and bruises. Her jeans were torn where her knees was exposed and her too large aqua blue shirt was now muddy. For a girl of 18, she looked younger and frail but her spirit says otherwise. Her once short braided light brown hair was now a loose ponytail and it was a bother for her fixing it every single time. The girl looked around and spotted something near the distance, at the edge of a mountain. It was a house by the look of it. I hope someone can help us there, the girl though desperately, if not then I don't what else to do. She grabs her little's brother hand and began to run once more.

Once they reached it, they noticed two things. One it wasn't a house, rather it was a mansion from the olden days. If the girl remembered her history lesson, this house looked that it was built during the Victorian era. The second thing, it was abandoned. The windows were nailed with wooden planks, the roof was in need of repair and cobwebs decorated the front porch. Despite falling in disrepair, the mansion stood tall and strong. The boy looks up at his sister in wonder, though he didn't say anything. He couldn't even if he tried. The girl slowly approaches the front porch to the large mahogany door. A large brass plaque was attached to the door next to the door. However, there was only three letters that stood out with two letters missing in between, T...US. The girl approached the door and pulled on the metal handle, locked. While his sister looked around for a possible entrance, the boy observed around the porch, his eyes stopped at a small pot with a dead plan. A thick purple string hanged and as he pulled it out, a heavy brass item was pulled out of the soil. The boy found a key and he tugged her sister's shirt. The girl smiled and hugged him.

"You found the key Alexei!" exclaimed happily his sister, as he bashfully smiles. "Now let us hope the door can still open."

To their luck it did, the door creaked loudly and the two siblings quickly entered without hesitating.

Later that night...

The girl light a match and began to light up the candles, apparently, the house lacked electricity so candles and matches was all she could find. She found Alexei in the living room's wooden floor. He was writing with a black coal chalk he found and some old parchment from the small library they found while exploring the mansion. After lighting the fireplace, she seated herself in one of the old comfort chairs facing her brother. Alexei finished what he was working on and brought it to her sister. The girl smiles as she gives her young brother the biggest and tightest hug in the whole world. The parchment had the picture of a birthday cake with two birds that looked like doves stretching a banner that says: Happi Birday Lulu! Lucero knew her brother had many talents, and one of them was drawing. However, deep down, Lucero knew what Alexei's real passion was and that was taken away from him.

"Gracias hermanito, this is the most beautiful gift, " she said as she placed the parchment to her chest, "I will keep it for eternity." Alexei jumped with joy and quickly left the living room. He is probably heading for the small library, Lucero thought with a smile, at least we both share the interest in reading. For a boy of 6, Alexei was considered a very bright and studious boy for his age. Lucero enjoyed relaxing in the comfort chair, staring the flames of the fireplace. The place was very cozy and comforting, the painting of the walls depicted far away lands she could have heard and dreamed about, such as a beautiful park garden, and another of a river flowing between two great bridges. There was a bust of a man with a deerstalker hat on one of the high shelves and a large magnifying glass leaning next to it.

Unconsciously, she pulls out a locket she was wearing the whole time. A sacred item that she managed to save before fleeing their home. The pure golden locket belonged to her dear great-grandmother, Maria Tita De Oro Villa, she died moments before the tragedy occured. Lucero's heart ached when she reminded oft he family she and Alexei lost. The locket glinted in the light of the fireplace, Lucero could see the design of the locket. The image of the Virgin Mary was engraved decorated with small roses around her. Opening the locket, there was two old headshot photographs, one for each side. On the left was her great grandmother in her wedding dress and on her right her great grandfather, Manolo Villa in his traditional charro suit. Lucero kisses each side before closing it. She sees a message engraved in the back of the locket, Amor viejo y camino real, nunca se dejan de andar.

Her train of thoughts were interrupted by Alexei's footsteps. He brought a large leather book and placed it in her lap.

"What's this Alexei?" Lucero asks, taking the book. Alexei smiles and sits comfortably on her lap. She reads the golden letters engraved on the front cover. "The Great Mouse Detective ," she reads out loud. " You want me to read this book?" Alexei nodded rapidly, pushing the book closer to her. It made Lucero wonder why such a mansion containing many English literature books, European antiques and many vintage furniture remained abandoned here in Mexico. However, finding this safe heaven was a blessing and she wasn't going to complain. Lucero turned the page and saw the title page, the strange thing though, there was no author or illustrator written.

"Okay Alexei, ahem!" Lucero cleared her voice, " The Great Mouse Detective!" She began to read the book.

This story wasn't like any other she had read and the illustrations were beautiful. The story began with the abduction of a toy maker that was a...mouse? He was abductive by a mysterious scary bat who takes the poor toy maker away from his daughter. Then his daughter goes to look for this amazing mouse detective along with a kind doctor. Together the trio uncovers clue that lead them to the villain of the story, a cunning evil rat!The famous detective manage to rescue the queen of the fictional Mousedom located in London, England. Alexei listened attentively and nearly fell down from his sister's lap as she read the climax.

"Ratigan slashed at Basil with fury and the poor mouse detective had no chance to escape the feral fiend from its sharp grasp. Alas, the rat give a final blow knocking the mouse off Big Ben's handle...," Lucero turns the page and to her surprise, the rest of the pages were blank. Alexei looks at his sister with confusion, and taps the blank page with his small finger.

" I don't know what happened here hermanito," Lucero said flipping the pages again," I guess the writer didn't had the chance to finish the story."

Crash!

Lucero gasped loudly as she held her brother and both fell on the floor. The window near them broke as a rock rolled near them.

"Busque adentro de la mansion! El niño debe estar allí!" shouted a gruff voice. Lucero's blood ran cold when she recognized the devil's voice. Without a moment to loose, she picks up Alexei and ran up the stairs. The door banged as the wood began to break by the strong hits the men were giving. Lucero went up to the mansion's attic and locked the door. A loud thud was heard near them and Lucero saw the book, apparently Alexei brought it along. Below them, they the door break down and rapid footsteps echoed. The man shouted orders for their capture. Lucero whispered a prayer as she held Alexei close, knowing their end had come.

All of the sudden, something unimaginable began to happen. The book before them that laid still on the floor began to temble. It shook uncontrollably as if it was trying to come to life. Both siblings gaped at it and stepped back carefully. A grandfather clock began to strike, indicating it was midnight. The book opened finally as it couldn't contain the mysterious force, a swirl of colors like a flowing river of slithered around the room trying to find a form. The river of color took shape of an enormous dragon, two gleaming eyes, one was golden on the right while the left groaned as red as a ruby. It stared straight at the two frightened siblings. As swift as a snake the strange dragon like creature roared and dashes straight at them. Lucero screamed at the top of her lungs as she and Alexei were engulfed by the dragon shaped river of color. Golden dust surrounded them as their world turned black.

Hello everybody! So I am doing my first Great Mouse Detective fanfiction and hope everything goes well. I hope to receive help for future chapters when Basil and Dawson make their spotlight appearance. I would like to translate the phrase behind the golden locket: people whom we loved would always come back into your life. There is a romantic history regarding to her great-grandparents. but that story would be left some other time. Whenever I have free time, I will work on the chapter. Until then, bye bye!