The Five Orange Pips: Waterloo

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

Title: The Five Orange Pips: Waterloo
Author: gardnerhill                        
Word Count: 60                     
Rating: G
Warning: Veers from Canon to twist the knife deeper.
Summary: A sadly-fitting name for that station.

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I sent Watson with young Openshaw, of course – I should have been guilty of negligent homicide otherwise. It was the correct thing to do.

Three brutes attacked their cab near the train station. Watson fought all three, and Openshaw fled to safety; the assailants arrested, the case closed.

Yet I would slay Openshaw myself if it would bring John back.

Comments

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Mean. We should be grateful therefore in canon Watson was Wellington rather than Napoleon.

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

Right. See? This could have been a lot worse.

[trobadora]

Oh, ouch. What an interesting twist, though!

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

Maybe this is a dream Holmes has not long after the Pips tragedy, and when he wakes... Let's just say Watson's a bit puzzled that his flatmate spent the entire day just looking fondly at him.

[debriswoman]

Goodness...

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

You see? Things could be worse.

[okapi1895.livejournal.com]

O-o-ouch! *crumples* cause of death: ANGST!

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

Mwa ha ha ha ha ha haaaaa!

[mafief.livejournal.com]

::sniff:::

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

See? Things could have been a lot worse.

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Oh, great heavens ^^"

You make a really, really good point though. It's the other side of the coin - trying to keep Openshaw safe means putting Watson into danger. It was never as simple as just don't send Openshaw off on his own and everything will turn out all right.

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

Exactly. It was a deadly situation no matter the outcome.

[alafaye]

Oh. Ow :(

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

I can see Holmes dreaming this one night after the case. This would make him a lot more reconciled to the actual outcome.