My Clever Girl

The Hounds of Baskerville (Part 2)

(Do take note that things will be a bit different for Sherlock, which means a few added lines of my own.)

It was silent a bit as we looked at him. "Um, we did say 50." John said with a playful smile. Iris rolled her eyes and pulled out her wallet then paid John. I got up and helped up Iris as John followed us to the car. "I can't believe I lost 50 quid to a bet we didn't really make." She said and got in as John and I chuckled a bit. I drove to Baskerville to do an investigation. I drove up to the security gate as the soldier held up his hand to stop me. "Pass please." He said as I handed him a card. "Thank you." He said as I nodded.

"You've got ID for Baskerville? How?" John asked as Iris leaned forward and rested her chin on my seat. "It's not specific to this place. It's my brother's. Access all areas. I, um... Ahem, acquired it ages ago. Just in case." I said as Iris giggled softly as I glanced at her through the rear view mirror. "Bloody sneak." She said with a smile as I winked at her. "Brilliant." John said as I looked at him. "What's the matter?" I asked with confusion. "We'll get caught." He said as Iris giggled softly. "No, we won't! Well, not just yet." I said with a slight smile, looking at Iris.

"Come on, John where's your sense of adventure with the danger?" Iris asked and smiled brightly. "We're caught in five minutes. 'Oh hi, we thought we'd have a wander around your top secret weapons base.' 'Really? Great. Come in, kettle's boiled.' That's if we don't get shot." John said as Iris broke into a fit of laughter. "Thanks very much." The soldier said and handed me back the card. "Thank you." I said as he looked at Iris, still in a small giggle fit. "What's with her?" He asked as we looked at her. "Oh, nothing. She's just a goof." I said with a smile and started driving forward.

"Mycroft's name literally opens doors." She said and smiled brightly as I chuckled. "I've told you, he practically is the British Government. I reckon we've got about 20 minutes before they realize something is wrong." I said with a smirk and drove in then stopped and got out, opening Iris' door and helped her out. A soldier guided us as I buttoned up my coat. I looked around, observing the place. A jeep stopped in front of us as another soldier got out. "What is it? Are we in trouble?" He asked quickly and got out. "Are we in trouble, sir." I said as Iris let off a soft giggle.

"Yes, sir. Sorry, sir." He said as he stopped in front of us. "You were expecting us?" I asked as Iris wrapped her coat around her. "Your ID showed up straight away, Mr. Holmes. Corporal Lyons, security." He said as Iris sneezed. "Bless you." We all said as she nodded and rubbed her nose. "Is there something wrong, sir?" He asked as kept a serious face. "I hope not, Corporal, I hope not." I said as Iris tilted her coat up. "It's just we don't get inspected here. You see, sir. It just doesn't happen." He said as John looked like he was nervous.

"Ever heard of a spot check? Captain John Watson, Fifth Northumberland Fusiliers." John said and held his badge to Lyons. "Sir." Lyons said as they both saluted. "And you are, ma'am?" He asked Iris as Iris tried to think. "Mrs. Holmes. Never leave home without her." I said as John and Iris looked at me a bit surprised before going back into character. "Right, Major Barrymore won't be please, sir. He'll want to see all of you." He said as I held my hands behind my back. "I'm afraid we won't have time. We need the full tour. Right away. Carry on." John said as Lyons kept still.

"That's an order, Corporal." He commanded as Lyons nodded a bit. "Yes, sir." Lyons said and lead the way as I gave a lopsided smirk. He swiped his card and then I swiped mine to open the door. I looked at my watch to check the time as they should be finding out that I'm not Mycroft. "Nice touch." I told John as we walked through the hallway. I gave a little smile. "Haven't pulled that rank in ages." He said as Iris giggled softly. "Enjoy it?" I asked, knowing the answer to it. "Oh, yeah." He said as Lyons swiped his card as I swiped mine. The door opened up as we walked into the elevator. He pushed a button labeled -1 as I looked to see the last floor was labeled B.