Sophia Holmes and the Reichenbach Fall (Sherlock's Daughter Fanfic) *Completed*

Moriarty goes of the radar almost immediately after leaving Baker Street and not even my methods will uncover him. We take John's advice though and stick to the smaller cases for the meantime, especially as I'm concerned the end may be quickly approaching. I've let Sam and Dean know and they're on standby with Cas for the moment I call. They're also working on contacting the Doctor so we have exra re-enforcements for when this goes down. I still don't think I'll be ready for when it happens.

Lestrade has acknowledged that we're taking a break from his cases and has stopped sending them our way for a while, but almost two months to the day after Moriarty's sentencing, I hear the DI's footsteps on the stairs. He's closely followed by Donovan who, by the sour look on her face, has been told to stay quiet.

"I've told you: I'm not taking your cases at the minute," dad says, typing as he talks as he follows up a lead we both know to be false.

"We weren't going to but..." he pauses, looking serious, "We need you."

Dad looks up and narrows his eyes as he takes Lestrade in. "By your apparent urgency it's not a murder because there tends to be a non-changing element attached to those. No by the looks of it, it's a kidnapping. Young child - no children. Am I right?"

"Course you're bloody right," Lestrade says, shaking his head in disbelief. "Will you come?" I hear footsteps on the stairs and turn to see John trotting up the stairs.

"Sherlock, something weird ..." he says, stopping when he sees Lestrade and Donovan. "What’s going on?"

"Kidnapping," I answer as dad returns to his typing.

"Rufus Bruhl, the ambassador to the U.S," Lestrade explains.

"He’s in Washington, isn’t he?" John asks.

"Not him – his children, Max and Claudette, age seven and nine," Lestrade replies and Donovan shows him photographs of the two children. "They’re at St Aldate’s."

"Posh boarding place down in Surrey," Donovan explains.
 
"The school broke up; all the other boarders went home – just a few kids remained, including those two," Lestrade says, talking to dad now.

"The kids have vanished," Donovan adds.

"The ambassador’s asked for you personally." This triggers something in dad and he jumps to his feet and is almost already out of the door.

"The Reichenbach Hero," Donovan says sarcastically and dad pauses for a moment before continuing onwards, considering saying something but thinking better of it.

"Isn’t it great to be working with a celebrity!" Lestrade says and I glare at him, a small smile playing at my lips before following dad outside.

***

Even with the sirens on, it takes us just over an hour to get down to the school. As Lestrade pulls up outside the school, I notice two police cars are already there and a woman is leaning against the bonnet of one of them, wearing a shock blanket and being comforted by a female police officer.

"Miss Mackenzie," Lestrade tells dad as we approach them, "House Mistress. Go easy." He holds back as dad and I walk over to the woman on our own.

"Miss Mackenzie, you’re in charge of pupil welfare, yet you left this place wide open last night," he says, talking fast and raising his voice angrily before continuing. "What are you: an idiot, a drunk or a criminal?" He grabs the blanket roughly and abruptly pulls it from her shoulders. She gasps in fear as he glares furiously at her and I roll my eyes at his methods. "Now quickly, tell me!"

Mackenzie starts sobbing again and cringes away from dad in terror. "All the doors and windows were properly bolted. No-one – not even me – went into their room last night. You have to believe me!"