Captain Braunsfeld Posted September 16 (This is where we left our heroes) Sholmes and his companions rush to Pontelli’s airfield to catch Ms. Sevenfish before she can escape through the air. When they arrive the ball-hover is already airborne. Some Pontellian crocodiles watch the scene from the side. Sholmes (shouting): “Miss Sevenfish. Give up. You are surrounded!” Patricia Sevenfish: “Oh, hello. I would be surrounded if I was on the ground, Mr. Sholmes: but it might have escaped your attention that I am already up in the air.” Sholmes: “Where are Alberto and George?” Patricia Sevenfish (raising the pistol): “They ran when I showed them my little friend here. And so I came into possession of this fine invention.” Patricia Sevenfish (now holding a diamond): “Is this what you are after, Sholmes?” Sholmes: “Lord Fortescue’s diamond, I assume?” Patricia Sevenfish: “The very same.” Ms. Sevenfish pockets the diamond and produces the pistol again. Sholmes: “This confirms my assumptions.” Dr. Sonwat: “You said, you had no idea…” Sholmes: “Miss Sevenfish. You might have a one-shot pistol but there is five of us. And we have the Marquis and he is armed!” Ignoring his wig, the Marquis leaps forward and grabs the mooring rope. Miss Sevenfish: “How amusing.” Miss Sevenfish (waving and then dropping a banana): “This will be an interesting test!” The Marquis reacts immediately: before the falling banana has passed him by, he lets go of the rope, grabs the banana and lands safely with it on the ground. The Marquis is very happy and seems less interested in the further development of the story. Sholmes: “What was that? What kind of magic are you capable of?” Miss Sevenfish: “Seeing and observing.” Before she can continue, Hallcroft Py has jumped forward and grabbed the end of the mooring rope. Patricia Sevenfish: “Hallcroft!” Hallcroft Py (pulling himself onboard): “Patricia.” Sholmes (to himself): “This is getting out of hand…” Sholmes (loud): “Hallcroft! What are you doing there?” Patricia Sevenfish (holding the diamond again): “Ah but Mr. Sholmes, now you disappoint me - isn't it obvious: he’s joined my side.” Dr. Sonwat (to Sholmes): “I think I can stop them. I had some special changes made to my hat.” Sholmes: “Like what?” Dr. Sonwat: “It now has an iron ring under the brim.” Dr. Sonwat: “I will throw it to disable the ball-hover.” Dr. Sonwat takes aim and throws his bowler hat! Spoiler This picture has been edited. All the other shots, however, were taken from a mocced scene. The minifigs have performed all the stunts themselves. Sonwat’s hat hits Ms Sevenfish’s hand which is holding the diamond – … and knocks the diamond out of her hand. Patricia Sevenfish: “That was unexpected…" Hallcroft Py (shouting down): “Stop that! Somebody could get hurt!” Patricia Sevenfish: “Don’t worry. I am not injured – and this was not my only diamond…” The diamond has landed right in front of Herlock Sholmes. Sholmes: “Ok, now we’ve got all of your loot.” Patricia & Hallcroft remain quiet as if to say “We don’t care!” Dr. Sonwat: “All I wanna say is they don’t really care about us.” Sholmes: “Looks like it.” Hallcroft Py: “I don’t like sand.” Patricia Sevenfish: “Me neither.” They stare in each other’s eyes. Hallcroft Py (sighing): “Patricia!” Patricia Sevenfish (sighing): “Hallcroft!” Sholmes (shouting): “Hallcroft Py, think about your future! Do you want to become a criminal?” Hallcroft Py (shouting back): “I am sorry, Sholmes, especially after all you have done for me. But I will stay with Patricia.” Sholmes: “You will be found guilty. Isn’t that terrible for an upcoming accountant?” Hallcroft Py: “Most of today’s crimes are committed by bankers and accountants anyway…. It’s my destiny!” Hallcroft Py: “Farewell, Mr. Sholmes and Dr. Sonwat. And Marquis. Thanks for helping me. And Mr. Sholmes, one more thing!” Sholmes: “Yes?” Hallcroft Py: “Do not forget to enter your expenses in form XVa when you do your taxes!” Sholmes (speechless) The ball-hover starts to drift away in the breeze. Dr. Sonwat: “At least we have the complete loot from our last adventure.” Sholmes: “Yes. One more case closed. And they will marry.” Dr. Sonwat: “Their family-coat of arms will be a no-brainer.” Pontelli Guard: “Shall we round up the usual suspects now?” Sholmes: “No, not this time.” Dr. Sonwat: “Let’s return the stolen property to the rightful owners.” Sholmes: “Yes.” (to be continued) The story so far: Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 (you are here) Chapter 14 (epilogue) Yes, there will be a closing chapter. But when you have come this far, you have essentially seen the story. And here you have the other Goldfinger-element that you have been waiting for: the dangerous hat! Except that it is used by one of the heroes and not by the villain. "I don't like sand" is of course the pinnacle of George Lucas' romantic writing. I just had to use it here. This chapter is actually quite long but I felt that we already had a suffient amount of cliff hangers, so I hope you will appreciate that! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Murdoch17 Posted September 16 You are a genius for weaving such a large amount of pop culture references into one story and make it work beautifully. Also, love the sand quote usage. (which is more than can be said for that entire film, but I digress!) My hat is off to you, sir! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yperio_Bricks Posted September 16 I am happy for the lovers and happy for Sholmes and Sonwat, who solved the case. But the most happy of us is surely the Marquis who got a banana And nice flying hat scene! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fraunces Posted September 17 A nice ending, didn't see it coming! So we have a flying 'bonny and clyde' now around the brickseas! Need to redesign our cannons to shoot those criminals away from our fleets! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NOD Posted September 17 A great and funny story! It's always good to have a banana with you. I'm happy that Patricia Sevenfish and Hallcroft Py have found each other. The bank robbery could only be thwarted in time because Alberto da Pontelli flew Herlock Sholmes and the others from Belson to Pontelli in time with the Spirit of Eslandola. I hope that the rich director of the Bank of Pontelli sponsors the helpful Alberto da Pontelli the Spirit of Eslandola II. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kai NRG Posted September 18 On 9/16/2023 at 3:15 AM, Captain Braunsfeld said: The Marquis is very happy and seems less interested in the further development of the story. Great almost ending! I'm curious to see what is left for the epilogue. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Braunsfeld Posted September 19 On 9/16/2023 at 4:41 PM, Murdoch17 said: You are a genius for weaving such a large amount of pop culture references into one story and make it work beautifully. Also, love the sand quote usage. (which is more than can be said for that entire film, but I digress!) My hat is off to you, sir! And I always hope that some people spot the hidden references My pleasure. On 9/16/2023 at 5:54 PM, Yperio_Bricks said: I am happy for the lovers and happy for Sholmes and Sonwat, who solved the case. But the most happy of us is surely the Marquis who got a banana And nice flying hat scene! Thanks. I guess that Patricia and Hallcroft are happy too On 9/17/2023 at 2:11 PM, Fraunces said: A nice ending, didn't see it coming! So we have a flying 'bonny and clyde' now around the brickseas! Need to redesign our cannons to shoot those criminals away from our fleets! On 9/17/2023 at 3:42 PM, NOD said: A great and funny story! It's always good to have a banana with you. I'm happy that Patricia Sevenfish and Hallcroft Py have found each other. The bank robbery could only be thwarted in time because Alberto da Pontelli flew Herlock Sholmes and the others from Belson to Pontelli in time with the Spirit of Eslandola. I hope that the rich director of the Bank of Pontelli sponsors the helpful Alberto da Pontelli the Spirit of Eslandola II. Thank you. Some things will be covered in the upcoming closing chapter. On 9/18/2023 at 8:30 PM, Kai NRG said: Great almost ending! I'm curious to see what is left for the epilogue. Well, I need to thank my readers. Actually, the idea of tricking the Marquis with a banana was one of the early comments in the storyline. And I liked that idea Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
