The Great Mouse Detective

Chapter 5: Ratigan...

All of his men cheered except for one, whose attention was on his empty mug. Ratigan holds up the newspaper, showing a picture of the queen on the front page.

"Tomorrow evening, our beloved monarch celebrates her Diamond Jubilee. And... with the enthusiastic help of our good friend, Mr. Flaversham... it promises to be a night she will never forget!" Ratigan shoves the lit part of the cigarette into the picture, causing it to burn.
His men gasped while Ratigan giggled.

"Her last night... and my first, as supreme ruler of all mousedom!"

His thugs cheer for him while he saunters down the red carpet and an evil tune plays.

(Ratigan)
🎶From the brain that brought you
the Big Ben Caper

The head that made headlines in
every newspaper

And wondrous things like the
Tower Bridge Job

That cunning display that made
Londoners sob

Now comes the real tour de force
Tricky and wicked, of course

My earlier crimes were fine for
their kind

But now that I'm at it again...
An even grimmer plot has been

simmering
In my great criminal brain🎶

(Thugs)
🎶Even meaner, you mean it

Worse than the women and
orphans you drowned

You're the best of the worse
around

Oh Ratigan, oh Ratigan

The rest fall behind

To Ratigan, to Ratigan

The world's greatest criminal mind🎶

Ratigan was now playing a harp as the lights turned blue.

"Thank you. Thank you. But it hasn't all been champagne and caviar. I've had my fair share of adversity. Thanks to that miserable, second-rate detective, Basil of Baker Street."

The thugs boo heavily.

"For years, that insufferable pipsqueak has interfered with my plans. I haven't had a moment's peace of mind."

The thugs awed while Bartholomew cried.

"But all that's in the past. This time, nothing, not even Basil can stop me! All will bow before me!"

(Thugs)
🎶Oh Ratigan, oh Ratigan
Your tops and that's that🎶

(Bartholomew)

🎶To Ratigan, the world's greatest
rat🎶

Ratigan spits out his wine while the others gasp in terror as Ratigan spins around and looks at Bartholomew with an angry expression.

"What... was... that!?"

Bartholomew hiccups innocently.

"What did you call me!?"

Bartholomew was about to speak until he was cut off by the other thugs.

"Oh, oh, he didn't mean it, Professor." One thug says.

"I-it was just the slip of the tongue." Another thug says.

Ratigan picked up Bartholomew by his sweater.

"I am NOT A RAT!" Ratigan yelled.

"Course you're not. You're a mouse!"

"Yeah, that's right! Right! A mouse!"

"Yeah, a big mouse!"

"SILENCE!" Ratigan orders.

Ratigan throws Bartholomew outside.

He rolls and shakes his head as he sits up.

"Oh, my dear Bartholomew... I'm afraid you've gone and upset me." Ratigan pulls out the bell from earlier.
"You know what happens when someone upsets me.."

Ratigan rings the bell.

All of the thugs gasp in fear as a giant cat was creeping up to Bartholomew. He didn't notice the cat.
He was singing drunkenly.

The cat picked up Bartholomew, who was still singing.

The thugs watch in horror as the cat swallows Bartholomew, ending his life. The thugs look sadly at the sight. They took off their hats while they cry.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk. Oh, Felicia, my
precious, my baby. Did daddy's little honey bun enjoy her tasty treat?" Ratigan says in a fatherly way.

Felicia burps in response.
Ratigan looks a little dismayed but recovers and struts back towards his men.

"I trust there will be no further interruptions." Ratigan clears his throat and wraps his arms around his men. "And now, as you were singing?"

His men weren't so confident on singing.
Ratigan pulls out the bell and
they start to sing again.

(Thugs)
🎶Even louder, we'll shout it

No one can doubt what we know
you can do

Your more evil than even you

Oh Ratigan, oh Ratigan

Your one of a kind

To Ratigan, to Ratigan

The world's greatest criminal mind! 🎶

A/N- (Hey guys! Sorry for not posting in awhile. I've seen that a lot of people keep reading this story so I'm gonna keep trying to write it. Hope you enjoyed the chapter! See ya next one!)