The Vanishing Warlord - Part 3

[ButchyBoy]

Cricket always loved to process new things into her untapped memory banks. And she just about overloaded herself going through London from the airport to the hotel where she and Harry were going to stay. The lights, the buildings, still looking the way they were described in a book she had read on the long flight there. "Look Harry!", she cried out in excitement. "Isn't that the big clock tower we saw on the plane? (gasp) That's Big Ben, right?" Harry rose up to look out the roof of the limo where Cricket was hanging from. "Yeah, that's the famous Big Ben all right. How did you know?" Cricket smiled at him. "It's just like in the book. Second star to the right and straight on till morning." Harry was a bit confused. "What are talking about Cricket?" he asked. "Peter Pan", she replied, "He took the Darling childern around Big Ben before they all flew off to Neverland." "Oh yeah," Harry said, pushing his hat up they way he always did when that invisable little 'now I get it' light went off. "Well, Peter Pan could fly, but you can't so...", Harry looked right at her and pointed down, "...get back into the car." "Yes Harry", was her simple reply.

Dr. Benwolf, who was still escorting them, was quietly listening to all this. He smiled at Cricket as she sat back down into the limo. "I must say Mrs. Lang, it's quite refreashing to see someone of your generation still enjoying the classics." Cricket cocked her head slightly, with a puzzled look. "He means not many.....people your age like reading Peter Pan. Or reading for that matter", Harry said, trying to explain Benwolf's statement to Cricket. She thought a moment, then smiled again at the elderly gentleman sitting across from them. "Well, it may be a classic Dr. Benwolf, but it was new to me tonight. Peter Pan is such a great story don't you think?" Before Benwolf could answer, Cricket suddenly kicked into high-gear babble mode. "I'd love to visit Neverland. Take on those pirates. And that nasty Captain Hook." Cricket started her own invisable sword fight. "Take that and that you ugly old codfish. Your fighting Cricket Pan now!" Both Harry and Benwolf nearly jumped out of their seats when little began crowing like a rooster!! Harry quickly puts his arm around her and laughed a very nervous laugh. "He he....yes sir, that's my little dynamo. She loves a good story." Benwolf looked like he was having second thoughts about this whole thing when Harry saw salvation out of the corner of his eye. "Oh look, and here we are, The Windsor Arms. Well Doc, we'll see you in the morning at the museum. We'll go over the case then." Benwolf looked at both of them, particlually at Cricket. He lifted an eyebrow. "Yes. It should be an interesting experiance at the very least. Well, good night to you both."

[ButchyBoy]

Harry and Cricket watched the limo pull away. Cricket looked wide-eyed at the well-lit marble front of the large hotel complate with fountain. Anyone else might have made an issue of what just took place in the limo, but Harry was used to it by now. And truth be told, he kind of liked that about her. "This where we're staying Harry?" she asked as they walked in, looking the place over. "Yeah, it is. Well come on 'Cricket Pan', let's get checked in."

When they finally entered the hotel room, Harry was pretty much dead tired. As they both got ready for bed, Cricket picked up a small white box tied up in a thin blue ribbon. "Hey Harry, what about this box the front desk said was for us? Can I open it now?", she asked. "Yeah, I guess so honey." She undid the ribbon, opened the box and pulled out a small green jade statue of some sort of dragon. "Well, that's.......nice. I wonder where it came from?" Harry pondered. Cricket noticed something else in the box and took it out. "Here's a note", she said giving it to Harry. She still held the jade dragon, turning it this way and that. "It's cute, don't you think? And i'll just bet it leads to danger and diaster." Harry shook his head. "C'mon Cricket, look at it. It's just a little.....green paperwight. How can it lead to danger and diaster?" "Yeah, and it was just a little harmless little golden nightingale, remember? What's the note say?" Harry looked at it and read it aloud, "To Harry Lang- Take good care of this jade dragon and don't let it out of your sight. Your life depends on it!" Cricket lifted an eyebrow. "Told ya!"
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Next: Meet the Suspects

[DollSpace]

*giggles* Yup...completely roped me in...post the next part soon! lol

Ryn