SNAP

Chapter 1

"You're kidding, right? I'm mean you have to be joking. You are joking aren't you Sherlock?" Watson exclaimed.
"I'm not exactly the joking type am I." Sherlock responded.
"So your saying half the population has just...just well disappeared?"
Sherlock rolled his eyes,
"Now your getting it. Now grab your coat, we're going out."
"Going out where?" Sherlock walked out the door, "Sherlock! Sherlock get back here!" After a moment's hesitation, Watson put on his coat and followed Sherlock out the door. But before he could get very far, he heard a voice in the corridor behind him.
"John dear, where are you going? Have you seen the news lately?" Ms. Hudson inquired. "And where's Sherlock, he shouldn't be going out at a time like this!"
"Yes I've seen the news and I'm not very well sure myself where Sherlock is going." Watson mumbled.
"Well make sure he's back for tea I don't want you boys getting mixed up in all this." Watson nodded and walked out of 221B Baker St where Sherlock was waiting in a cab. He looked at his watch and announced,
"We're late."
"For what? Why don't you tell me these things Sherlock."
"A meeting."
"Well is that it? No explanation necessary? Well I'm not getting into this cab unless I get one."
"Then I guess you won't be getting in the cab, will you?" Watson rolled his eyes and, as always, started getting into the cab. But before he could take another step he heard voices behind him. It's not unlikely to hear voices in the very noisy city of London, but these voices were strange.
"So your saying you are absolutely sure you don't know where my 1984 ultra rare Mario kart figurine is?" The first voice asked in a slightly historical voice.
"Of course I don't know, do you really think I would sell it on eBay for $25? Do  you really think that little of me?" The second voice answered a little sarcastically.
"No, I guess not. Wait Shawn, I never said anything about eBay!" Shawn continued walking. "Shawn get back here! This is not funny! That is a collectors item, it's worth over $200 if you have the full set! Are you even listening to me?" Sherlock looked up at Watson
"are you coming or not?" But Watson was completely absorbed by these Americans banter that's he wasn't even listening to Sherlock.  Shawn and Gus stopped at the small Bakery next to their apartment
"Shawn you owe me $300"
"I thought it was worth $200"
"it is but you need to pay me interest"
"but I'm not interested in it"
"well then you can solve this case on your own" Sherlock heard this and was out of the cab in a matter of seconds, he pushed John aside and walked up to Shawn
"Did you say you were solving a case?"
He said secretly, but Shawn didn't catch on and he began to talk loudly and openly about it
"yeah, I'm the best darn detective there is, ask anyone. But don't ask my dad, or lassie, or Gus. Actually don't ask anyone, but trust me it's true"
Sherlock snarled in repulsion
"I doubt it, considering I'm London's foremost detective, what case are you working on? I will take it off your hands if it's worth my time"
"Ummm I don't know who you think you are Mr trench coat, but I'm getting a paid for this and your services could be used elsewhere, like a little girl's birthday party or something, I'm the real deal here Jack"
"The names Sherlock and you repulse me in unimaginable ways" Before Shawn could answer with a sarcastic comment, they heard a strange noise coming from the alleyway. The sound of a door could be heard opening and then a scruffy man in a bow tie walked out in the open. Followed by his short, easy tempered companion, leading through the alley.
"And that Clara Oswald is why you never have tea with a snowman, especially when they're angry."
"I never doubted it Doctor, now where are we? Or should I say when are we?"
"London, 2019. I got a distress note on my psychic paper from someone called Tony Stark, he said he was going to attend a meeting here in London and I'm invited. I don't know why a man in distress would invite me to a business but engagement but hey, maybe there's food!"
Shawn stepped up to him
"Dude, I'm going to a meeting with some Tony guy too"
"I was also invited to a meeting of the sorts" Sherlock, added now vaguely interested in the conversation.
"And you are?" The man in the blue box asked Shawn.
"I'm Shawn spencer and this is my partner buckeye Willis short for your mom."
"Actually I'm Gus, nice to meet you. Not to be rude, but who the heck are you?"
"I'm the Doctor and this is my companion Clara Oswald."
"I'm glad to be formally meeting you in the middle of an alley, nothing screams acquaintance like a trash bin of rats, does it?" Sherlock said, pushing aside a wrapper with his foot "oh yes and this is John, my personal assistant"
"I am not! This guy calls his partner a partner, shouldn't t I also be your partner?"
"No you're much too ordinary for that." Sherlock persisted.
"Feeling a bit sarcastic are we?" Watson muttered
Shawn stuck his finger in the air
"To answer your question, yes I am going to this mystery meeting and yes I'm a detective for hire."
"Well good because I have no idea where I'm going, the TARDIS' navigation doesn't seem to work as well these days"
Sherlock waved them off and ran to the street, only to discover that the cab driver had taken off.
"Need a lift?" The doctor asked and gestured toward a blue police box.
"Why sure thanks for offering" said Shawn, opening the tardis door then immediately yelling "Gus get in here it's like that one comic book you like! The Chinese rafters."
"Wow it's bigger on the inside" said Gus pushing Shawn through the door frame to get a better look
"It's obviously smaller on the outside." Sherlock said impatiently.
"And it's not Chinese rafters Shawn," Gus continued, ignoring sherlock, "it's the ancient Chinese art of Osha-Taino, get it right" 

As the Doctor started his phone booth, Shawn stared at sherlock from across the room, sherlock noticed and began walking toward him
"Since you don't  believe that i'm the greatest detective in the world, let me just show you" said Shawn cocily, sherlock gave a slight chuckle and immediately returned to a scowl. Sherlock looked at Shawn for 3 seconds then began,
"You got you here 2 days ago and you flew on the delta airlines. You were asleep for 14 hours and were in first class coach so it was likely paid for by someone else. You had a cream cheese bagel for breakfast this morning which you didn't find very satisfactory so you stopped for a hot dog which was obviously paid for by your partner. You have a tan but not a very good one so you probably stay somewhere hot but you stay indoors most of the time. I would guess somewhere in California judging by your American accent and--" Sherlock was cut off but Shawn who retorted,
"yeah well you got something wrong, i don't have a tan because of the sun, i used gus' spray tan because he accidentally bought the wrong shade i wasn't going to let it go to waste"
"Wrong! I would have realized it as a spray tan the moment I saw you but isn't it obvious that it isn't? Why is everyone so ordinary around here? Minds don't Work like mine I'm clever!"
"Who are you calling ordinary Jack?!"
"Don't be offended by that everyone around here is ordinary."
"Well i don't usually like to brag--"
"Yes you do shawn" Gus added through a mouthful of churro
"But i can do the same song and dance there pal,  just you watch.... You live in the apartment behind me, you have a maid, older lady, you don't seem to fill her in on anything. Your a detective, always SAY that you are going to do it on your own, but always end up with someone helping you. You woke up at 5AM this morning, you have no pets but you do have sword, and you're closed off to everyone around you except for John, who seems to be the only one you trust"
your accused of being a psychopath - and you are--"
"i'm a high functioning sociopath!  And you, oh you are just a low life detective trying to pay your rent. You are-"
"A psychic"
"A psychic? I know for a fact that you could easily have figured out all that information about me by the angle of the door stopper. You could get all that juicy scoop from this newspaper in my pocket which you just quoted. In fact I just put that newspaper there to see if you could pass up the opportunity. And by the way you missed a very important fact that any "psychic" would know. Still think your a psychic?"
" ok fine, i'm not a psychic, I'm just very very veery very very smart, J-A-C-K" Gus started choking on his churro
"Sure you are shawn" he said in between coughs
"Well then do you know what you missed?"
"That your a jerk whos probably vegan?"
"I'm not vegan but I can admit to being an jerk. But what you missed was so very obvious, it's staring you in the face."
"The only thing staring me in the face is your obvious need for attention" Gus laughed again
"Your just psychoanalyzing yourself now shawn".
"Well do you see the cover of the newspaper article? I faked my death for two years without anyone knowing."
"I didn't say that because its WAY too easy, any beginner could have noticed the newspaper dangling from you coat pocket"
"Especially you since you quoted from it, word for word. I'm pretty sure you just didn't notice it you have a knack for not seeing things that are right in front of you, I'm assuming your partner can agree."
John and Gus stared at both of them for a minute, then they both burst out laughing
"Sherlock he just read you like a book!" John said at last, but sherlock just shrugged.
"Anyone could hear Ms. Hudson screaming my name in the apartment behind him" Sherlock argued.
"Shawn he's way smarter then you I wouldn't even pretend he's not your just making a fool out of yourself." Gus mentioned
"Good thing i'm not pretending" just as shawn was about to throw down his sandwich, the Doctor stepped in
"we're here everyone!"
"Wait we were moving?" Gus asked anxiously
"Yup, this old girl doesn't run as smooth as she used but we even got here 5 minutes early!"
"But it feels like we've been in this thing for half an hour"
"We were, I stopped for donuts on the way!" the Doctor yelled, holding up a small paper bag
"It's a time machine that can travel anywhere in time and space, we call it the tardis." Clara informed them. Shawn jumped up and ran towards the Doctor,
"Did someone say donuts?"