Meanwhile, at the palace, Ratigan's thugs are playing the trumpets to announce the queen's entrance. The crowd was fooled by the Robot Queen as it steps out.

Robot Queen: On this most august occasion, we are gathered here not only to commemorate my 60 years as Queen, but to honor one...

Ratigan watches from behind the curtains with the voice was really Hiram. A rifle is pointed at his back as one of the thugs was holding the notecards for Hiram to read.

Hiram: ...of truly! Noble! Stature I present to you a statesman among mice, a gifted leader...

Robot Queen: (Continously) ...a crusader for justice...

The Queen was still muffled crying, was being dragged to the balcony by Fidget.

Fidget: Over here, fatty. You're a ton, toots.

The Queen's eyes widen as she sees Felicia, jumping up and down outside, eager for a snack fit for a queen.

Fidget: Here kitty, kitty. Time for mouse chow.

Robot Queen: ...a majestic mountain of humility, and my new Royal Consort...Professor Ratigan!

Ratigan bursts out, wearing a crown and purple robe decorated with medals. The crowd backs away, horrified. A child blows a raspberry at him, and his mother quickly covers his mouth.

Outside, Basil, Maria, Olivia and Dawson are now back at the waterfront. Basil whistles and Toby comes running.

Basil: Toby!

Toby kisses Olivia.

Basil: The game's afoot, Toby. Our Queen is in mortal danger.

Toby puts his game face on, and his ear makes a whip sound as he folds it into a staircase. Basil and the others climb onto his neck, and Basil points ahead.

Basil: (Shouting) To Buckingham Palace!

Barking, Toby rushes ahead. Back at the Palace, Ratigan gives an exaggerated bow to the Robot Queen.

Ratigan: Thank you, Your Majesty. And now, as your new Royal Consort, I have a few...slight suggestions.

Ratigan pulls out a roll of paper and lets it fall, where it rolls down the aisle of the Grand Hall and well past the curtain, where one of his men has opened it for him

Ratigan: Ahem. Item one.

Fidget was grunting as he carries the Queen on his back, who was kicking him.

Fidget: Stop that! (Grunting)

Toby was still racing toward the castle, running right in front of a carriage. The horses rear back, but Toby, undaunted, keeps running. Dawson has once more fallen back and was hanging on to Toby's tail for dear life.

Fidget has made it to the edge of the balcony, where Felicia was sitting below, waiting patiently. Toby has made it to the palace, and holds his nose to a ledge, where Basil, Maria, Olivia, and Dawson race in through a mouse hole. Fidget now has the Queen held high over his head, and Felicia's jaws are open.

Fidget: (Straining) Open wide.

Basil and the others race down the hallway.

Fidget: (Chuckles) Bye-bye!

Just as Fidget was about to throw the Queen over, Basil grabs her. Fidget falls, and attempts to fly away from Felicia, who was unintentionally attempting to eat him instead of the Queen.

He manages to cling to the edge of the balcony, and was trying to avoid Felicia's jaws.

Fidget: Down, down, kitty! Down!

The sound of Tody's barking distracts Felicia, and she turns to see him running straight for her. She screeches, and runs as fast as she can, with Toby close behind.

Inside the Great Hall, Ratigan was continuing down his list of tyrannical laws.

Ratigan: Item 96...(Snickers) A heavy tax shall be levied against all parasites and sponges...such as the elderly, the infirm, and especially...

Ratigan leans upside down over the railing to sneer at the boy from before. The boy looks at the rat defiantly.

Ration: (Snickers)... little children.

The boy's mother whisks him away.

An old man with a cast and crutch approaches him angrily.

Old Man: That's ridiculous. You're insane.

Ratigan frowns.

Ratigan: Perhaps I haven't made myself clear.

Ratigan snatched the crutch from the old man, who falls to the ground.

Ratigan: (Triumphantly) I have the power!

He breaks the crutch in half to accent it.

Robot Queen: Of course you do.

Ratigan jumps on the banister.

Ratigan: I am supreme.

Robot Queen: Only you.

Ratigan: This is my kingdom!

Ratigan laughs evilly as the crowd cowers under his shadow.

In the backroom, Basil has found Hiram and the rest of Ratigan's men.

Ratigan stops laughing and clears his throat, and sits on the banister to address the Robot Queen.

Ratigan: (Modestly) That is, of course, with your Highness' permission.

There was no answer right away, and Ratigan gives it a light slap, making it spring back to life.

Robot Queen: Most assuredly...

However, its expression and voice suddenly changes...

Robot Queen: ...you insidious fiend!

Ratigan: (Shocked) What?

Robot Queen: You're not my Royal Consort!

Ratigan catches on, covers the Robot Queen's mouth and addresses the crowd.

Ratigan: What a sense of humor.

The Robot Queen ducks down to free itself.

Robot Queen: You're a cheap fraud and impostor.

Ratigan: (Yells to the back) Flaversham!

As Ratigan smiles nervously at the crowd.

Behind the curtain, Basil was now at the controls, Maria had the mic, Olivia and Hiram embrace as Dawson holds a rope around Ratigan's thugs. The Queen has her rope around Fidget, and gives it a tight tug.

Maria: A corrupt, vicious, demented, lowlife scoundrel. There's no evil scheme you wouldn't concoct.

Basil jerks at the controls, causing the robot's head to fly up and spin, biting Ratigan's nose. He forces the head back down, but both arms spring out, hitting him in the stomach. Ratigan moves in front of the robot, hiding it from the crowd's eyes, but they aren't buying his scheme anymore. The Robot Queen pushes pastRatigan.

Robot Queen: No depravity you wouldn't commit.

Ratigan tries to force his weight on the robot, but it springs upward, bringing him up with it, then letting him fall.

Maria: You, Professor-

Basil jerks even harder on the controls.

Outside, the robot was falling apart.

Robot Queen: ...are none other than a foul stenchus rodentus, (Rising pitch) commonly known as a!

Ratigan's temper flares as he seizes the robot by the neck, knowing what was next.

Ratigan: (Desperately was Robot Queen's death.) DON'T SAY IT!

Basil and Maria bursts from behind the curtain and points at thier nemesis.

Basil and Maria: SEWER RAT!

Ratigan: (screams in pain) AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

Basil: Arrest that fiend!

Basil, Dawson, Hiram and the Queen tackle Ratigan as several other mice rush forward to help. Other mice are fighting of the rest of Ratigan's men. Maria and Olivia watches from behind the curtain, not noticing that Fidget has managed to free himself from his ropes.