Sherlock Season 5: No More Secrets

#16. Return to Sherrinford

The pilots continued to try and contact Sherrinford with no response. So when the helicopter finally landed they all cautiously entered the facility. The reason for the radio silence was immediately apparent upon entering the first room. Just as at Mycroft's house, everyone seemed to have been shot dead. Mycroft leaned down and looked at one of the bodies. "This man killed himself with his own gun!", Mycroft said as he lifted the gun and pointed to the body. "My God,...Eurus, what have you done?", Mycroft whispered.

"Hello brothers!". Eurus's voice sang out over the intercom. "You didn't really think I was going to let you lock me up again and play nice little sister, did you? Nice is so utterly boring! Let's have some fun one last time brothers. Meet me at the address on the screen to your right and don't bring any extra friends with you or I'll know. I'd hate for your sweet little sister to die before we've gotten to have our little chat, wouldn't you? Oh, John's still alive I see. How wonderful for you Sherlock. You may bring along your little pet if you'd like, Sherlock, but no one else."

"After all", Eurus continued, "this is a family matter, is it not? Just ask Mummy and Daddy. It's too bad they came today when I told them not to. They were always so oblivious though, weren't they? Come visit me when you're done there brothers! Don't forget you only have 3 hours!"

Eurus sang out:

"Tick-tock. Tick-tock.

Don't forget the ticking clock.

Run, cry, and say goodbye,

Today's as good as any to die."

Sherlock and Mycroft stared into each other's eyes in a panic and quickly took off toward Eurus's containment room. They entered the room and fell to the floor. Two bodies were lying in the middle of the floor, hands still tightly gripping one another. "No!", Mycroft yelled, "Nooo!!!!". Sherlock knelt over their bodies as tears fell down his cheeks. Mycroft got back on his feet, and walked behind Sherlock, grabbing his shoulders. "Come on. They're gone, Sherlock. We need to go." Mycroft told him. Sherlock got up, "You're right, we do".

Sherlock stared at his parents bodies for a moment more and then spun around grabbing one of the chairs behind him. He took it and screamed while hitting the glass on Eurus's cell over and over again. Mycroft looked on in devastation as Sherlock screamed and slammed the metal chair against the glass. John yelled to Sherlock, "Sherlock stop!...stop!!! You're going to hurt yourself". He ran up beside him and grabbed the chair from him throwing it to the floor. John reached out and pulled Sherlock in tightly. "Come on, you can do this. I'm still here.", John yelled, "Mycroft's still here, and Charlotte...Charlotte needs us! You can't fall apart now. Not now...not when we're counting on you...when Charlotte's counting on you!" Sherlock calmed down and nodded to Mycroft, who called for authorities to be sent to Sherrinford to deal with the situation. Before leaving Mycroft grabbed a blanket and covered his parents bodies; then the three of them left for the location Eurus had given them.