The Great Mouse Detective: A mouse detective, a mouse doctor, and a human mouse

Toby

Upstairs in the flat of the famous Sherlock Holmes, Basil slightly opened a tiny wood circle patterned knob on the wall, his secret passage, and smugly peeked outside to make sure no humans were around. Olivia pushed the door further to look around.

Basil glared at the young female mouse in annoyance, "And not a word out of either of you," Basil added sternly to Olivia. "Is that clear?"

Olivia glared at him and shushed him, because they heard the humans entering the room. Basil frowned in surprise until he noticed the reason why as he quickly closed the door a bit so not to reveal their presence at the two human inhabitants of the flat; Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

"I observe that there's a good deal of German music on the program. It is introspective, and I want to introspect," said Holmes, tapping the doctor on the belly with his pipe, before he turned to leave.

"But Holmes, that music is so frightfully dull!" said Watson, as he followed his companion out the door.

"Come along," Holmes said, before he closed the door and turned the lights off in the room.

Basil had witnessed the two occupants had finally departed from the flat, so this gave them the opportunity to come out into the open. He pushed the door open wider to allow his company to see the room and all it's splendor marvels. The room itself was a marvel of antiquities with many golden ornaments upon the mantle piece and shelves as well as a blue covered cloth table. The fireplace was warm and the golden glow in the center gave the place a warm homely feel, especially with the big armchair to the side and the picture of a very beautiful lady on the wall adding to the effect. Even with the lights out the atmosphere still didn't change.

The four mice wandered freely into the room with Basil in the lead and he started calling out, "Toby? Toby!"

This piqued Olivia's curiosity as she tugged on Dawson's jacket to get his attention, which he did turn around to her, and so was Borra, and she whispered, "Who is Toby?"

"To me..." Borra tried to give her a good answer, but he got nothing, "I don't know." Then, he whispered, "So, do you know Toby?"

"Well, young ones, Toby is, uh, well he's uh..." Dawson tried his best to give the two young mice an explanation, but he could come up with nothing as he didn't know who this Toby stranger is. So he turned to the source that could give him the answer. "I say, Basil, who is this Toby chap?"

Basil was still smiling with his ever-present grin and was about to answer Dawson's question when there suddenly came the sounds of loud thundering footsteps approaching. The thundering footsteps ceased when its occupant stood arrived in front of the group.

Looking up, Basil said aloud happily, "Ahh, here he is now!"

Dawson and Borra gazed up at the giant dog in surprise, not expecting Toby to be so huge. Towering over them is an adorable basset hound, who looked obviously very happy to see Basil. Toby's tongue hung out as he panted excitedly.

Afterward, Basil decided to let Dawson make the first introduction as he pushed the doctor toward Toby's snout. "Dawson, Toby."

Dawson was obviously nervous as he began his greeting, tipping his hat to the hound. "Charmed, I'm sure." He patted Toby's nose gently to show he ill intent.

But unfortunately, the dog didn't seem thrilled with the introduction and it sent Toby into a fierce growl as he pushed against the doctor angrily.

Luckily, Basil intervened to take care of the situation. "Now Toby! Toby, stop that!" He pushed against Toby's nose, shoving the dog back away. "Toby, cease! Desist! Ha!" he cried in a proud state.