Captain Braunsfeld

Fine smuggler!

Looks great - but I think I've seen some houses before in some sleepless night...

Lately in this adventure... Sholmes and company were in a back-room of the building of the “Fellowship of the Greybeards” and were forced to stand by and watch (and count to 100 precisely) as a criminal (Liamh Jeeves) was fleeing with a hostage (Ms. Patricia Sevenfish). When they finally reach the front room again after having counted to 100, they find their next surprise: It is not Miss Sevenfish who is tied up now but Liamh Jeeves! And Miss Sevenfish has disappeared! Sholmes: “What are you doing there?” Liamh Jeeves (says nothing) Dr. Sonwat removes the gag: “Now what has happened here?” Liamh Jeeves: "When I was a child I had a fever..." Sholmes (cutting in): "Don't give us that same old song. What happened here just now?" Liamh Jeeves: “Isn't it obvious? She tricked me. I shouldn’t have given her the pistol. That b...” Hallcroft Py: "Pardon me, but please reconsider your choice of words... she is the nicest young lady I've ever met...!" Sholmes (cutting in again): “I assume that Ms. Sevenfish had the idea that you tie her up and take her hostage?” Liamh Jeeves nods. Sholmes: "But that was just ... fake?" Liamh Jeeves nods. Hallcroft Py: “But Patricia…. She is so innocent. How dare you?" Liamh Jeeves laughs:” You have no idea!” Hallcroft Py to Sholmes: “What does he mean?” Sholmes: “Well, my dear Hallcroft. You had some feeling that there was something wrong with Ms Sevenfish – that she might be in danger.” Hallcroft Py: “Yes!” Sholmes: “Well, she is in danger. In danger of being caught by us because she is the head of this gang of criminals.” Liamh Jeeves: "Quite right, Airlock Shoumes! You finally got it." Hallcroft Py: “Patricia! Oh what a heart-breaking twist. And I thought she liked me….” Sholmes: “Well ... she might indeed like you.” Hallcroft Py: “But how?” Sholmes: “Well, look at the wall here. Your picture was up there – and now it is gone. Hallcroft Py: “Which means?” Liams Jeeves: “She took it, you megablok.” Dr. Sonwat: “Mind your language, you Celtic criminal!” Sholmes (to Hallcroft Py): “Think about it. Ms. Sevenfish does not have much time. After she has tied up Liamh Jeeves she urgently needs to get away from here. But she still takes the time to take your picture with her, which might cost her precious minutes. The picture will not have a lot of monetary value – so why on earth could she not leave the picture behind?” Hallcroft Py: “Because she likes me?” Sholmes: “Yes, I think so. She might be still loving you.” While Hallcroft Py turns red, a Pontelli Guard enters the room: “How can I be of help?” Sholmes: “Did you catch the woman that came out the building some moments ago?” Pontelli Guard: “That nice young woman told me to get in here to help Herlock Sholmes! So, here I am.” Sholmes (sighs): "I love to work with professionals." Dr. Sonwat: “I assume that the woman left immediately afterwards?” Pontelli Guard: “She sure did.” Dr. Sonwat: “And in which direction did the woman leave after she told you that?” Pontelli Guard: “She went eastwards as far as I could see.” Sholmes: “That’s just where we landed with the ball-hover. Pontelli’s airfield. It seems she wants to escape through the air! We must get there quickly!” They all rush out the door (except for Liamh Jeeves). (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 (you are here) Chapter 13

Right, the marquis is not in the shot. He is waiting in the next room together with Hallcroft Py (he takes a few steps inside and then turns back to make room for the villain and the hostage). I like the "diamond as a cork" idea. This might be something for another adventure Yepp, NOD is a great observer. New episode coming today!

Sholmes and his friends arrive back at the base of the “Fellowship of the Greybeards”. Being asked by Sholmes, the Pontelli guards who guard the building report that nobody has left the building Sholmes: “Let us – at least – recover the horse race money.” They are not prepared for what is waiting for them: Liamh Jeeves is holding Miss Sevenfish hostage! Hallcroft Py: "Patricia!" Liamh Jeeves: “Nobody move or I will shoot her.” Liamh Jeeves: “Let us through. And count to 100 before you dare follow us or she will die!” Hallcroft Py: “1….2….3….” Sholmes: “I have asked the guards whether somebody had come out. I also should have asked whether somebody had gone in!” Dr. Sonwat: “At least we have the horse race money.” Hallcroft Py: “51 …. 52 …. 53…..” Sholmes: “But we are missing the diamond, right? The one that was stolen from Lord Fortescue” Dr. Sonwat: “Right. Where could that be?” Sholmes: "No idea." Hallcroft Py: “99 ….100!” Dr. Sonwat: “Let’s go after them!” (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 (you are here) Chapter 12

And again: good summary You will find out! Thanks. So much turmoil. And still more to come

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I'd buy that immediately! Great job!

Wow. Just the floor must have taken ages to build. Excellent composition!

Wonderful. Brings back all the magic from the adventure series!

Thanks . You sound like the story is over. That is not the case Very wise. Sooo many questions. We will see! Isn't that Thaum guy a sea rat after all? Yepp, that is what I like about the scene. It is absolutely absurd to wear so many masks and to have a large head in the first place This guy must have figured out something about masks that we all don't understand. That's good. Keep that spirit, it will help you through the upcoming episodes.

(Here is where we left our story last time) Sholmes: “Pull of the mask! Now!” Green-masked villain (“Masfanto”): “You’re a bonehead!” Sholmes (thinking): I have heard this before. But where? When? The Marquis raises his blade in a threatening gesture - and then the villain gives in and starts to pull of the ugly green mask. From underneath the mask appears the innocently looking face of Hallcroft Py! Marquis: “EEEEEK.” Sholmes: “Quiet, everyone. That is just another mask. The one that was created based on the painting of Hallcroft Py.” Dr. Sonwat: “Come on, pull of that mask.” Hallcroft Py: “That is Mr. Beeohasard Elventree. Or is he?” Dr. Sonwat: “It could be just another mask.” Elventree: “Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk, I'm a woman's man, no time to talk…” Hallcroft Py: “A walrus man?” Dr. Sonwat: “A woman’s man.” Hallcroft Py: “I always misheard that.” Dr. Sonwat: “He is just staying alive, I guess.” Elventree: “Ha!” Dr. Sonwat: “Ha!” Sholmes: "Ha!" Marquis: “Ha!” Elventree: “Staying alive…” Sholmes: “Stop that nonsense. No that is not his true self. It is just another mask. Off with it, or I will do it!” Then they all gasp. Finally, as the last mask is pulled away, they are staring in the face of Professor Thaum! Dr. Sonwat: “Professor Thaum? That cannot be.“ Sholmes: „No, this is not the Professor Thaum we know. This is his evil twin. He goes by the name of Wesbert Thaum.” Wesbert Thaum aka Masfanto aka …: “Ok, you caught me this time, Sholmes. But next time I won’t make it so easy for you!” The Marquis is getting angry again. Sholmes: “Guards, take this man and lock him away. And be careful, he can be quite evil.” Hallcroft Py: “I am confused. What was this all about? And why so many faces?” Sholmes: “Let me explain.” Sholmes: “Wesbert Thaum must have fantasized about being a master villain in a green mask. He taught himself how to create those masks and then started to imitate people. Now, he and his accomplice wanted to steal the gold from the vaults of the Bank of Pontelli. Therefore, he wanted to get access to the building next to it and dig a tunnel. He was looking for someone who would freshly join Easterhazy, Easterbunny and Santa just next door. This is where you come in, Hallcroft Py.” Sholmes: “He lured you away from your job at EE&S with that story of the “Fellowship of the Greybeards”. He painted your face so that he could create a mask. Then, disguised as Hallcroft Py, he turned up as accountant with EE&S. Remember, that he did not want you to inform EE&S that you would not start to work for them? That is because he did. He knew that he did not have much time until they discovered that he was a terrible accountant. But by then he wanted to have completed the deed. He started to work late hours. Together with Liam Jeeves they used the night hours and the weekend to dig their tunnel. And we came here just in time when they were about to achieve their goal.” Hallcroft Py: (staring at the mask) “This is the strangest thing that ever happened to me.” Sholmes: “It is not over yet. We still have to catch the assistant!” As they turn to head back up the stairs, the Marquis pauses for one moment, looking at the/his gold. He opens the door, quickly checks his gold, chuckles, closes the door again and leaves to catch up with Sholmes and the others. (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 (you are here) Chapter 11 There you have it. The big reveal! A big thanks to @Professor Thaum for pointing me to the evil twin brother.

Next chapter! It is good to have a column in the shot behind which you can hide things. The monkey's tail can be clipped to tiles modified.

When you have a Marquis then Murphy's Law only works on every other incident.

Great building techniques!

Congratulations!

I'd like to give a friendly nod to @NOD for creating this large and colourful galleon, called "Perla de Labuan". You can find more pictures of this fine digital MOC in the LEGO Pirates Forum!

That thing with the banana is a great idea. That would have worked! Only problem is that (almost) nobody sees the monkey in the marquis Thanks a lot. And don't mess with an angry monkey I enjoyed that too. My wife is proof-reading my stories and she also complains that there are so many cliffhangers... Thanks. Nor can I Stop motion takes soooo long. I can tell you one thing: The villain will be revealed in the next chapter!

Take a look at the next chapter!

(Here is where we left our story last time) The villains reacted faster than expected: While the green-masked villain turned towards Sholmes and his friends and drew both his sabers, his accomplice immediately started running away. Amongst the “Hold, Hold!” cries of the guards he dashed for the hole in the wall to make his escape. And then the Marquis, who had long drawn his blade, attacked the green-masked villain. He was denied this chance in the previous adventure, which made him even more dangerous now. The following scenes are shown in BRETHREN-OF-THE-BRICK-SEAS-SUPER-SLOW-MOTION (BOBSSSM ™) – otherwise nobody would be able to follow the events that took place in the blink of an eye. For visual reference you might want to look here. (imagine that the Marquis is the green one. But this time the opponent is hardly moving… 0.2 sec: The Marquis knocks the green hat off the green head. 0.3 sec: The Marquis attacks the saber in the left hand of the villain 0.4 sec: The Marquis attacks the saber in the right hand of the villain. 0.5 sec: "Klonk!" 0.7 sec: "Klank" 0.9 sec: The Marquis has disarmed the villain. 1.1 sec: The Marquis jumps once more 1.3 sec: The Marquis lands. It seems that the Marquis has won this round. The long training hours with master-fighter Mary-Sue have paid off! 2.0 sec: The soldiers start to rush after Liam Jeeves. One of them fires after the running villain. Then Sholmes closes in on the green-masked villain. Sholmes: “Who are you? Green-masked villain: “I am Masfanto.” Dr. Sonwat: “Never heard of him.” Sholmes: “That might be the name to go with your disguise – but I want to know who is behind that mask. Pull it off! Now!” (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 (you are here) Chapter 10 I am posting this chapter a little earlier than usual as I will be part of the Bricks & Friends LEGO exhibition in Cologne on Saturday and Sunday. Feel free to drop by.

"The sign of the triangle" - that's clever!

Congratulations!

This vessel is certainly well-made! You can find many more pictures of @Powder Monkey's fine creation in the LEGO Pirates Forum!

Correct summary Yes. Excitement!

(We are deep in the vaults of the Bank of Pontelli, which are filled with gold. There was a crack in the wall...) … and a face appears behind the crumbling masonry … … the familiar face of Liam Jeeves! The assistant of the masked criminal whom they encountered in their last adventure. Sholmes and company are as quiet as a mouse. Liam Jeeves: “We made it!” Liam Jeeves: “The gold of Pontelli is ours!” A voice hisses: “Not so loud, you bonehead!” Liam Jeeves steps into the vault... He is awestruck by the riches he sees ... Who is that shady figure behind the evil servant? It is the green-masked villain indeed! “Get ready”. Sholmes whispers to his comrades. "We will catch them red-handed." Liam Jeeves: “Wow, it is more than I expected.” Masked villain: “You’re a bonehead, Jeeves. I told you the treasure would be enormous.” Sholmes (shouting): “Nobody move. You are surrounded.” Eslandolean Officer: “And arrested!” (to be continued) The story so far: Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 (you are here) Chapter 9