Sherlock Of Interest Part Two

Title: Sherlock Of Interest Part Two: Mind Palaces and Mysteries

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Story By Melissa C. Scraper

Setting: 221B Baker Street. Lunch Time


At this partocular Moment in Time  Lucy was  explaining to Reese and Finch that Sherlock Deduces People. When John Watson returned from going ot the grocery store.
"Lucy? Is that you?" The older man Asked.  Lucy jumped a little "Come on Up. Bring Your Friends with you." Whispers "Did your UTI clear Up?"

Lucy Blushed, during her times in London, Doctor Watson was her Doctor. She had become friends with him “Please don’t bring that up in Front of Harold. He’s My Godfather. But it has cleared up. This is Harold Finch and John Reese.” he said as they entered the Flat “Hello, Mrs Hudson.” She wasn’t sure how this day would end. This was sherlock Holmes they were talking about. Once she was sure there would be no arguments. She went down to Help Mrs. Hudson make tea. She leaned against the wall and sighed


The Older woman was smarter than people gave her credit for “That is a lovely ring you’re wearing, Lucy.  You weren;t wearing that last time i saw you.” lucy hadn’t realized hse was wearing her engagement ring until that Moment. “Surprised sherlock has yet to make one of his deductions about any young man in regards to… ” as if he was somehow psychic Mycroft came in

Lucy looked at him “Hello Uncle Mycie. Have you released galen yet.”  she glared at him as they both went upstairs.

Sherlock “You intrigue me Mr. Finch. You are at least ten years older than my brother and yet you are both god fathers to that young woman. who has parently only ever told Mycroft she’s engaged. because she keeps telling him to stop arresting Galen.”

Lucy “Sherlock! I keep asking you not to Deduce me. you come off as an ass when you do that.” she respected him, that’s the reason she wanted ot protect him, if he was in danger.”

John [Reese] was standing by the window “I recommend everyone go that way really fast there’s been a van parked across the street since we got here and it has no one in it.” he said as everyone filed out onto the staircase as hte windows shattered fcrom an explosion outside.

Mycroft called the police and also ordered that Galen be released and While everyone was being Questioned a young Irish man came running up. Curly Aubun hair and green Eyes “Lulu Bell are you Okay.” she nodded he held her “I can keep her safer than you lot!” he said

Lucy “Galen, please don;t yell at my godfathers and their Friends.” she said “Everyone this is fiance, Galen Patrick Flannagan.” she said as she rested against him Just then Lucy;s Phone and Mycroft’s Phone started ringing “God Same ring tone.”  that could only mean one thing, Quentin had somehow found out about the explosion. “Damn him and his friggin’ timing.” she answered the Phone “Daddy?” she rolled her eyes, the only thing that could shake her confidence was Quentin being a father and treating her like a child.”

Mycroft “Yes Quentin. Lucy is fine we managed to evacuate hte room just before the explosion.” after the phone calls were over “We need to tell him at some point. It’s obvious that Finch has already figured it out.”

Harold find looked at the taller brittish man “You mean that Lucy sometimes works for Scotland Yard. I suspected something about two years ago when she just happened to be there when that one fellow was arrested at the university in Cardiff. We Both know she’s quick on her feet. But Quentin must never find out that she hunts and captures terrorists. Now i know that Sherlock is definitely the target. the trick is finding out why.”

Lucy “I assume Sherlock will stay with Mycroft. Mrs. hudson you are welcome to stay in the third bedroom at my flat. I know Reese won’t be sleeping tonight.” she said

Watson “Shh, sherlock is in his Mind Palace again.”  he looked at his phone and answered it stepping away from everyone else “We’re fine, Mary How woudl you even figure out that Lucy was an operative they were trying to keep that a secret.”

Mary “Hello, the same reason I can tell you I’ve met John Reese. He’s a former CIA Assassin reported dead when he was sent to kill his partner. She was sent to kill him. I only know because i was the one sent to eliminate them if neither of them went through with their orders.”  Lucy was dancing too close to the flames if she was aware that John Reese was a former assassin. “After things settle down over there bring her here.”

Watson “Sure thing Sweet heart. Should I tell Sherlock you say hello. I love you, Mary.” a Short Time Later he returns to hte house with Lucy and Galen. “Look Who i brought with me. Galen insisted on coming. Since Mycroift has been holding him in jail for three days. Galen, come lets make something to eat, mary would like ot have a little woman to woman conversation with Lucy.”  he was careful not call her Lucero because that was what Mycroft called her, and he could tell that it bothered her. He gr\dragged galen into the kitchen.

Lucy Sat down “if you are going to Tell me John Reese is a former Assassin i already knew that/ remember the machine existed before Harold allied with Reese. I was there when he convinced reese to help him with the numbers.” she explained with a smile “Ask what you wanted to about Galen. What you could have easily asked your husband because he is my doctor.” she said

Mary blushed “You could tell? Have you and Galen…engaged in lover’s conquest?”

Lucy giggled “no, we are waiting until after i am done moving to London.” they sit talking for a while until dinner is ready “I love hearing that story. About hte day you and J.W. got engaged. It remeinds of the day i met Galen.”

Galen “Let me tell this story. my accent sounds better.” whispers to her “I can talk dirty to you later.”  he begins. “it was about two years ago. I had over heard my uncle Plotting something involving the university, in Wales.”

Two years Prior, Cardiff.

Lucy was debating going to this College. but it was more diversion because she had gotten into yet another pointless argument with Mycroft. How come whenever she was in London he had to be a raging asshole. Sure he is her Godfather, But Harold wasn’t this bossy when she was staying in New York. Her phone rang. and It was dancing Queen By Abba. She pressed ignore. that was hte fitch time i nthe last hour Mycroft had tried to call. If hse had bothered to listen to the messages she would have known that the sampus she was touring was under threat by a terrorist bomber.

In London….

Mycroft threw his phone across the room nearly hitting Sherlock in the head “Bugger! She is is still ignoring me. Why does this have to happen today after i have an argument with her, she’s always really good at avoiding me.”

John Watson laughs “Really her personal rington for you is Dancing Queen. That is pretty hilarious.” then he straightened up, this was not the time to be having girly giggle fit.

Cardiff….Lucy had been deep in thought and hadn’t evne noticed that the police were evacuating the building. She felt a hand grab her wrist and pull her into the street as the building that was bnext to her blew up. But before galen could introduce himself, some kidnappers grabbed Lucy.

Galen “Declan, give me your motorcycle now!”  he jumps on it chases after the van. When they get to traffic light “Hey there gentleman. Did anyone ever tell you it’s rude to interrupt someone’s conversation especially by kidnapping the other person.”  when the kidnappers got to their location, Galen waited a few minutes and grabbed the hat and scarf that Declan, for some reason, had i nthe side car and put them on and went up to knock on the door trying ot speaj with a welsh accent. Once hte door is opened he punches the guy in the face.”Must not be a professionsal criminal. I do not think a pro would go down that easily.” he maanage to out wit the other three guys. and as soon as htey get ou to the motorcycle Lucy Calls John Watson

"John, i am guessing Mycroft is over at Sherlock’s Flat. Tell him I am fine. Just don’t tell him I was…Mycroift you grabbed watson’s phone didn’t you." she laughs as Galen the puts hte hat over her face. "Sorry. the guy who saved me was just putting ahat on my head that’s just a little too big. I will be back in london tomorrow. Goodbye Mycroft." She hangs up and looks at Galen

Meanwhile…… “Lucero….don’t you hang up on…” before he can finish his sentence Lucy hangs up and he returns hte phone “Sorry John. Why were you the one she called?”

John W. “Because  i am not a dickhead when i talk to her, on the phone.  You forget that eventhough she is  brilliant she’s still just barely out of her teens. Go Pick up ypur phone off the floor mycroft and go home.”

Two days later….Sherlock was off consulting on a case for Mycroft when John Watson heard a motorcycle pull up outside. He leaned out the window “Lucy, is that young man who saved your life? Bring him up.”  he goes downstairs “Mrs hudson make Tea for our guests please.” he was more jovial when his friend wasn’t around.

End Flashback….

"So since he happend to have been in the right place that day. Mycroft assumes Galen had something to do with it?"  Mary inquired

Lucy “Yes. he refuses to believe that Galen saved me and then the kidnappers grabbed me when i was out of the blast zone.” she said as she sat sipping tea, Her friends had learned not to question, the reasons she sometimes spoke with cockney accent, “John Watson, you really called Mycroft a Dickhead. His minions won’t even do that.”  she sighed and rolled her eyes “Hello Mycroft. How long have you been hovering in the door?”

Mycroft “Mister Finch was explaining hte Machine to me. And it occured to me, we need ot activate operation White Lotus. Since you, apparently trust Doctor and Mrs. Watson.” heexplains that Lucy has been acting as a junior operative for Scotland Yard and that he had decided to make Galen Lucy’s confidential informant. A few hours later “everyone choose four digit numbers to enter into the system. Lucero….” he winces when she punches him “Lucy is already in the system.”

Harold Finch enters “We have come to a consensus that whomever this is is coming after people Lucy knows and cares about. Because in spite of his general know it all personality. Lucy considers Sherlock family. Mycroft gave me access to the files on Project White Lotus.” He calls up two files  that show id photos of Lucy and Galen at Approximately age 11.  “You two and six other people were [rogrammed as sleeper agents. Your parents met as agents for a group highly intelligent college students used as covert operatives. One of the other six is dead and the other have dissappeared.”

Mycroft presses a button playing video “We turned you into sleeper agents because we wanted you to be Normal. But my theory is that the persom after Lucy is the Rogue Sleeper. Everyone in this room is in danger. Not because of Lucy. We believe the one who has gone rogue is theone who has been setting off bombs and attemtping the kill the other sleeper agents.”

Sherlock enters “really was it ncessary for me to enter myself into the system, Mycroft?” he sits down “I have deduced that that whomever this is is determined to destroy lucy for whatever reason even if it is by destroying each of us. One at a time.” he took his violin out and started tuning it “if my theory is correct, and i am rearely ever wrong. Mycroft is thinking of activating the Sleeper agents. That Mister Finch has been ignoring the fact that on several occassions in his line of work her number has come up.” he starts playing his violin “the sleepers are all the children of former spies. Which means your father very likely knows what you are doing, at least with Mycroft, Notsure abou hte business with the machine though.”

Mary “It seems dangerous to activate all the sleepers. accordign to this Lucy’s skills are hand to hand combat and archery. And Galen is a hacker. wait a minute. Lucy;s file says Born in London, has twin ten minutes younger. Brother had difficulty spent two months in ICU.”

Mycroft sighed “He’s was raised by an acquaitance of mine. I think coincidentally he has become Galen’s best friend. Declan  Bradford.”

Lucy’s resolve was starting to faulter slightly “I can deal with the fact that i am spy. But you and daddy never bothered telling me I have a brother!” she stands up so fast that she chair she had been sitting in clanks on the floor and without thinking she punches Mycroft in the face. Then storms out of the room

John W. “She is right. You should have at least mentioned her having a brother.” he gets up and follows lucy,  into the corridor and gives her a hug “This kind of explains those dreams you were telling me about. Where you were in place in the united states that the government claimed doesn’t exist.” she was quivering. he had never seen her like this before she was normally the calmest person he knew. “I can;lt belove you punched one of hte most powerful men in london.”

The young woman looked at him “To me he’s just my god father Mycroft.” she looked at John Watson as he examined her hand “When Galen and I get married. I want you and everyone in that room there. We will all survive. i have seen harold save people his Ally, Root was once one of his enemies.” she hugged him “there’s a first aid kit in the zero room. Thank you, John Watson.” they go back into the Zero room. She looked over at Mycroft “What are you going to tell your government minions that bruise on your face is from?”

Mycroft “Angry Widow i guess. that way i won’t get mocked for being punched by a girl.” he said with a dead pan looking on his face.” he paused “we’ve decided to only activate you and Galen. Since you were a team anyway. Sometimes bad guys make the best good guys.” a short time later they were in the archery range. “She was always an eagle eye with a cross bow. I am godfather. but technically i was also meant to be your handler the one who controlled the missions.”

Sherlock looked at Mycroft “that is the reason she always looks at you like you are a school head master. I always wondered about that. So you blocked the memory of the training buyt myt assumption is because Lucy and Galen ended up together.” he said as he took a bow and arrow and shot at a target. “We can not just stay here. Most especially since hte rogue bomber knows where this place is too, Myc.” he said as his arrow landed perfectly in the center of the Target, a few seconds later the arrow from Lucy’s crossbow split Sherlock’s arrow “I deduced the first time i met you there was something inside you that was being kept hidden.”

A short time later in the sparring room “Daddy what are you doing here?” she said as she entered to find Quentin practicing with a punching bag

Quentin Collins, Age 42, 6’2 dark hair that was slowly turning grey, blue eyes “I was hoping Mycroft would be the one to tell you. I knew you would punch the person closest to you when you were told everything.” he stretches “I went to College with Mycroft and thet was how we met. and when they started Project White Lotus was originally no intention of creating second generation spies.  Your Mother and I voted against it. but since the others all thought it was brilliant idea ours was lost in the shuffle. You and your brother were conceived on one of our last missions before they decided to restart white lotus. But supervisor at the Centre saw that you and Galen didnlt want to do it anymore and it was his idea to make you sleeper agents and allow you to have your own lives., but that was nearly 10 years ago and we never thought we’d have to reactivate you.”  he puts on a robe and offered his hand for everyone ot shake “Quentin Charles Collins II, it’s a pleasure to meet you.” he kisses mary’s hand “Thank you for being a woman my daughter can talk to.”

Mary grinned “My you are a charmer but i am married.” she said with a flirty wink “Just Kidding, sweet heart.” she said looking at her husband.

Galen “I remember you Mister Collins. You were always watching as we were being trained as kids. I always had a feeling there was a reason I always ended up where lucy was everytime she comes to the UK.” he said with a grin holding Lucy’s hand.

Watson and Reese “We should try to get sleep. we’ve hardly slept in the last two days.” the two men responded. A short time later everyone has found places to stay and they are going to bed.

To Be Continued…..

Thursday, February 27, 2014
9:21:35 PM