The Great Mouse Detective: the Shadow Games

The Great Mouse Detective: The Shadow Games

Chapter Sixteen
Ophelia found herself singing not only at the tavern but also at Opera Theaters and she still didn't know how that happened. But she knew why she accepted them as her mother was a famous French Opera singer and she always wanted to be like her mother when she was young whenever she would take Ophelia with her to the Theater.
Ophelia got a call from an dear friend of hers, requesting her to come in order try on the new dress she had made and another friend wanted to spend some time with her, so Ophelia arrange to meet them both at the tailor shop.
Ophelia walked down the sidewalk dodging the mice who walked it. She looked down as children ran passed her and smiled as mother's hurried to catch up to them. Ophelia spotted the shop and walked up the stairs but stopped and turned her head to see Basil's home directly across from it.
She dropped her eyes and sighed as she was reminded that since Ratigan had stopped his quest and freed both her father and Olivia's father that she never talked to her uncle, father and Basil ever since then. Ophelia closed her eyes as she turned her head back and placed her hand on the knob, she took a deep breath and flung open the door and stepped inside.
A lovely French mouse turned to face her with a lovely vampire bat sitting on a bench across from her.
The French Mouse has tan fur, black hair with red highlights and blue eyes, and she has a beauty mark under her right eye Her hair is curly that flows down her back but she wears her hair in a loose bun. She is regularly clad in red lipstick and clothing, which normally consists of a red skirt and matching waistcoat, a ruffled black blouse, a red hat, and black lace gloves and black ankle boots. She also occasionally carries a red parasol. She speaks with a light French accent; she used to speak with a heavy one but after spending sometime in Britain she had started to lose it.
The bat has brown fur, long black hair goes down to the middle of her back, and blood red eyes. She wore a long black dress.
Ophelia smiled at them." Dominique, Victoria."
Dominique smiled at her as she turned to face her." Ophelia! How are you doing?"
Ophelia came over to hug her." I've been better. I meet this charming man!"
Victoria looked at her with an arched brow." Are you referring to Professor Ratigan, Ophelia?"
Ophelia smiled at her when she heard the disapproving tone in her voice."Yes, Victoria. It's Professor Ratigan."
Dominique looked over at her." what happened to Basil? You mentioned in your letters to us that you and Basil were in love, Ophelia."
Ophelia sighed as she stepped up onto the stool as Dominique pulled out a dress from the cabinets behind her." It happened when Ratigan kidnapped me from Basil at the ball. He took me dancing on top of his blimp and he had refused to show me his scarred face. That was the first time I had seen him act like a man frightened to show me his deformity."
Dominique said." So, it was like a true life Beauty and the Beast."
Victoria suddenly grinned at Ophelia." I hear that you caught the eye of another suitor."
Dominique looked at Ophelia in shock." Really? Who is this suitor?"
"He's a Spanish Bat hailing from Central America." Ophelia explained as she remembered Goth." He came over to visit Ratigan and when he saw me, he became completely smitten with me at first sight."
"My goodness!" Dominique said as she slipped Ophelia out of her clothing and slipped on the dress." You certainly have a way with the men, Lia."
Ophelia's thoughts turned to her twin sister." But I could never have the natural charm of my twin sister."
Victoria and Dominique looked at each other when they noticed that Ophelia had a sad  and swollen expression on her face.
Dominique stepped back as she finished up with the dress and stepped back." There! This is my most beautiful creation! What do you think, Ophelia?"
Ophelia looked at her reflection and gasped when she saw the dress that she wore now. She wasn't paying attention to what Dominique had put on her because of how depressed she had became when she had thought of her sister.
It was a white ball gown with crinoline skirt, tulle with starburst trim and heat-set rhinestones over taffeta underskirt, bodice with pointed front, puff sleeves. The back of the skirt features blue and silver floor-length lappets.
Victoria clapped her hands together in approval." Well done, Dominique! This has got to be your best gown!"
Dominique beamed with pride." Yes, it is. And it looks lovely on you, Ophelia. You wear it perfectly!"
Ophelia looked down at her." Did you make it for me?"
"Yes, I did." Dominique said." by the request of your Professor."
Ophelia smiled as she twirled around." He certainly going to spoil me rotten, isn't he?"
Victoria smiled up at her." I'll say! But don't let it get to your head, Ophelia."
Ophelia hugged both Victoria and Dominique." Thank-you for being such good friends to me, girls."
Dominique smiled up at her." We will always be here if you need us, Ophelia."
Victoria smiled at them both." We'll always be together, now and forever."
Ophelia said as she gave Dominique her back." Now get me out of this so I can go thank Ratigan for my gown."
Sometime later, Ophelia was walking alone down the sidewalk as she made her way home, to the tavern. She was smiling and twirling her skirt around as she held the box under her other arm.
"Why don't you look so happy and carefree, Lia." said a soft yet husky voice from a alleyway.
Ophelia halted as she recognized that voice and she slowly turned her head as she spotted another her standing in the alleyway, with her forearm leaning on the mouth of the alleyway.
But this her had a dark and dangerous beauty to her while Ophelia had a pale and gentle beauty.
Ophelia immediately recognized her."....Imogen."
Imogen smiled at her as she moved away from the alleyway mouth." What's wrong, sis. You look like you've seen your ghost."
"Why are you here?" Ophelia asked.
Imogen touched her shoulder as she leaned over to whisper in her ear." Why to get my revenge, of course."
Ophelia pulled back from her and Imogen looked down at her.
Imogen than patted Ophelia's cheek before she pinched." Give father my love, sister."
Ophelia turned to watch her sister leave and she clenched the box to her chest. That may have been seen and heard like another daughter giving her love and affection to her sister to pass it on to her father but Ophelia knew better.
She knew that her father had verbally abused Imogen when they were young while he didn't harm  her in that way, only loved her and spoiled her. Maybe that's why Ophelia hated being spoiled or harming others like how her father harmed her sister but Ophelia knew that she couldn't allow her twin sister to harm her father. So she'll have no choice but to hire Basil to find out what her sister is planning.