Bones was troubled when he heard my theory. "You must warn the Yard at once. My colleague, Watson, is on the roof of the Yard. He can help you further."
I must admit that what happened with the Krokonomicon later was partly my blame - I was trying to rush and warn the Yard to tighten their security against magic in Newgate, but I found that a couple of people were unjustly imprisoned due to the O'Leary's activities and the rogue street sweepers. I recognized the toads - Nigel Higenbottom from the Pet Pavilion was one of them. But I had to help these people, although in the end they didn't get to leave jail right away and the sweeper Wade decided he preferred being in jail with prison food rather than on the streets hungry.
Also, Abigail Doolittle roped me into helping out with their annual Policeman's Ball. I wanted to say that the police were useless and I did all the work but I was civil and helped them out - the Marleybonians(I am not saying Marleyboners, that is too crude) respect their Force and I also believe that a good police force is vital to keeping people feeling safe so I did my duty to them.
I was surpised Malistaire hadn't taken over the Spiral by the time I reached Watson and learned about the attack on Newgate Prison. But no point in beating myself up. I had work to do and a raid to stop.
Already, the wall to the prison was smashed. I was worried and barged into the prison, only to find a constable who told me the place was under attack. I asked what had happened.
"That bloke Malistaire has summoned undead to attack the prison!" cried Officer Ness. "He's trying to break out Meowiarty, the most nefarious criminal in all of Marleybone!"
I grew pale when I learned (a) Malistaire was here and (b) he was helping the O'Leary gang break out the most powerful crook in all of Marleybone.
"Hurry to Meowiarty's cell," said Officer Ness. "If he gets away, all of Marleybone will be in danger, or at least their vaults and Sherlock! Meowiarty wants revenge on Sherlock Bones for putting him away so many times!"
I nodded and hurried through the prison yard. Ness was right - zombies and ghosts from Wizard City were stalking the streets. I didn't have time to deal with them so I made my way up the tower prison...
But while I was trying to sneak by some ghosts attacking a fellow wizard, they saw me and attacked. I was furious, I didn't have time for this! I summoned the Frog and it barfed on them, dissolving them in a pile of puke. (First time I actually got pulled into battle - I think I miscalculated the Grave Phantom's distance from Sierra. :( )
No! I was too late! Malistaire had broken Meowiarty out of prison! The constable told me he was heading across the rooftops and I followed suit.
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| Somehow the picture of Meowiarty did not get captured. :( |
I then saw Meowiarty for the first time. He mocked me and suddenly two cat thugs appeared. I ran away from them and keep following the officers who directed me to where he was heading.
Meowiarty appeared again, and then I saw HIM.
Malistaire.
"Malistaire!" I screamed. "Stop this madness! Your wife ISN'T coming back!"
But he sneered at me and waved his staff and two skeletal warriors jumped me, forcing me to defend myself. My Frog burst from the ground and dissolved them into slimy bones with its puke... but the two Ms were gone. I cussed loudly in British.
An officer nearby was shocked at the undead. "There's an old warehouse Meowiarty could hide in nearby," he said. "He couldn't have gotten farther than there. We'll block off his escape this way."
I followed the directions but was met with an O'Leary rat and a zombie. I destroyed them utterly. "Where is Meowiarty?" I shouted, shaking the rat.
"H-He's at the old clock tower at the left road!" squeaked the crook as I tied him up. "You can still reach him if you hurry!"
"You're a HORRIBLE teacher," I snarled as I dodged the banshees that Malistaire summoned. I was NOT letting him get away.
I screamed in rage as I saw Malistaire teleport his prize away as I cornered them in the clock tower, leaving behind an evil wraith and a ghost. I slammed my fist into my hand as they attacked.
I was tired and worn down from so many battles... I could barely summon the ninja pigs to deal with the wraith, which attacked viciously and cast Weakness on me...
And then a divine ball of plasma and fire ripped through the wraith and ghost and vaporized them.
"Took nebulae to get that, it was a STRUG!" laughed a familiar girl. It was Christina, my new friend!
I collapsed into her arms, sobbing. "BIG SISTER!" I cried. "Malistaire got away!"
"It's okay, carrot fairy," giggled Christina, pulling me away. "He won't win. I know, I've been there."
I nodded slowly. "You're right... he couldn't have gotten far with Meowiarty... he's going to use Meowiarty to steal the Krokonomicon - the police don't get it! The museum may be safe from magical invasion but..."
Chris put a hand on my shoulder. "Calm down, carrot fairy. We'll get Meowiarty. For now, let's just go back to Scotland Yard and tell Watson what happened."
I told Watson the bad news. "We need to beef up non-magical security in the museum," I said.
"I wish we could," said Watson sadly. "But all of our good men are busy with this other case in Knight's Court. A terrible fiend called Jacques the Scratcher is attacking and hurting young ladies."
That got both of us angry, for we were girls too. "We'll help you arrest that fiend!" said Christina. "We're on the case!"
We encountered the creep in a tower near the entrance but he limped away. We then went undercover and investigated clues that led up to the arrest of Jacques. Along the way, I learned that Christina's new spell, Power Nova, not only did damage but it also cast Weakness on those it hit, making it a very useful attack spell - you hurt the enemy and make them take it and they can't dish it out. :D
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| I used up some random treasure cards which had cool effects, like this Fire Wyvern. ^_^ |
I also helped out with a few minor cases for Scotland Yard and the Knight's Court Watch(including rescuing someone's sister from O'Leary thugs) and finally got the Policeman's Ball all sorted out. After all of that, Watson told me that the cops were headed to the museum now to surround the place - there was no way that Meowiarty would get in unnoticed.
"Come on, carrot fairy," said Christina, nudging me. "Let's go back to Grizz and take a vacay. Oh, by the way, I have something for you... I heard you're a Grandmaster Gardener, so... here." She slipped a pouch in my hands. "It costs me big money but I think you could use it more than me."
I gasped in shock. The Evil Magma Pea - a crafter's Holy Grail, said to produce Mega Snacks and rare reagents on Elder. "Are you sure?"
"Sure, I'm sure," said Christina. "Come on, plant it and we'll go."
I didn't have to be told twice. I got a drum that made it happy and smiled. "Thank you... big sister."
(Yes, I gifted my Sierra an Evil Magma Peas with my remaining crowns on Christina's file. I was lucky the price dropped today because I had gifted Amber a Pharoah's pack which gave me sucky boots with a Polymorph Gobbler. :( I wanted to start farming EMPs because they are more valuable than Couch Potatoes as they give a rare reagant - like Sunstone - at Elder. I thank "Gardening With Blue" for the tips I got for gardening and I am sorry I was unable to attend the livestream for 20K. Sierra would have loved to hatch her Strange Beast with your Mega Void Bas.)
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