Detective Conan/Case Closed: Final Truth
I do not own "Detective Conan/Case Closed," its characters and its concepts. They belong to Gosho Aoyoma and Tokyo Movie Shinsha (TMS).
Brief Summary: After hearing that his parents were killed in a plane crash, Jimmy (still shrunken as Conan) decides to go searching for a member of the Black Organization. Well, he finds one, but just before he is executed, he is saved by an unlikely ally. Who is this ally? Well, you'll have to read it to find out.
And thanks to Mat49324 for lending me his fanfiction alter-ego and for helping me with this story.
(Monday, June 12)
At the Tokyo International Airport, a Boeing 747 landed on the runway. In the terminal, various passengers were exiting the airplane, including one person wearing a red trenchcoat, a red fedora, and a pair of Aviator sunglasses. He walked over to a pay phone, put some money in it, and dialed a phone number. After a few seconds, the person on the other side answered.
"It's Watanabe. I've arrived," he said. He then heard what the person on the other side said. "I see. I'll be there as soon as I can." He then hung up the phone.
Over at Mathew's place, Rachel, Conan, and Mathew were watching a motocross race.
"You watch this a lot," Rachel said to Mathew.
"Yep, been around it for 11 years," Mathew responded. "So, you guys want to go somewhere?"
"Sure, where should we go?" Rachel asked.
"Anyone up for out on the town?" Conan asked.
"Hold that thought," Mathew said as he saw a news report interrupt the program.
"We interrupt this program to bring you this special news report," an announcer said.
"Good morning," the anchorwoman said. "Yesterday, at approximately 5:00 P.M. Western United States time, the private plane carrying famed detective author Booker Kudo, and his wife, Vivian Kudo, crashed into the Pacific Ocean just five kilometers west of San Francisco, California."
Both Rachel and Conan gasped at that.
"At this moment, we do not know if the crash was merely an accident, or a plot by a terrorist group. All that we know is that both Booker and Vivian Kudo are dead. We offer our condolences to their son, Jimmy Kudo."
You've gotta be kidding me, Jimmy thought.
"I can't believe this," Rachel said.
"Me either," Mathew added.
"Rachel…I don't feel like going out anymore," Conan said.
"Conan, are you okay?" Rachel asked.
"No," Conan said. "I don't feel too good."
"I'll take you home, Conan," Rachel said.
"That's alright if you don't want to go, Conan," Mathew said. "Rachel and I will go ourselves."
"Actually, Mathew, I don't feel like going anywhere either," Rachel said. "If Conan's not feeling too well, I should be home to take care of him.
"Okay," Mathew said. As the two of them were leaving. "One thing…how did you know the Kudos, Conan?"
"Well…I met them some time ago," Conan said.
"Okay," Mathew said. "Rachel, maybe we can do something later, just the two of us?"
"Well, what about Serena?" Rachel asked.
"She's overseas, remember?" Mathew said.
"Oh, yeah, I forgot," Rachel said. "She left last night. She's in Manila, right?"
"Yes, in the Philippines," Mathew said.
"I'll think about that offer you gave me, Mathew," Rachel said.
"Okay," Mathew said. "Bye, Rachel. Bye, Conan."
"Bye," both said before leaving.
Over at the Moore residence, Richard was being questioned by a young detective.
"I told you, I don't know anything about the Kudos!" Richard said to him.
"Okay, sir, I understand," the detective said.
"And why the hell am I being interrogated?" Richard asked. "I've been a detective longer than you've been alive, kid."
"I highly doubt that," the detective said. "Besides, I know all about you, Richard Moore. They call you the 'Sleeping Sleuth,' because they say that you can solve cases in your sleep, but I don't buy that one damn bit. Sorry I sound insubordinate."
"Insubordinate?" Richard said, obvious insulted. "I ought to knock you on your goddamn ass!" He then stood up and was about to punch the young man when Rachel and Conan entered the apartment.
"Dad, what are you doing?" Rachel asked.
"Oh, I, uh…the nice young man here was just asking daddy a few questions, honey," Richard said.
"Yeah, right," the detective said before turning to Rachel. "You must be Rachel Moore."
"Yes," Rachel said.
(山口 新一 探偵 グローバル デテクチブ エージンシー; Detective Shinichi Yamaguchi, Global Detective Agency)
"I'm Shinichi Yamaguchi. I work for the Global Detective Agency," he said as he shook her hand.
"I've heard about you guys," Rachel said. "GDA has the best of the best. You're not planning on hiring my father, are you?"
"Of course not," Shinichi said. "I was asking him about whether he knew anything about the Kudo plane crash."
"That's all?" Rachel asked.
"That's all," Shinichi said. "Did you know the Kudos, Miss Moore?"
"Yes," Rachel said. "They were the parents of my boyfriend."
"Ah, yes, the great Jimmy Kudo," Shinichi said. "Disappeared nearly two years ago."
"Disappeared?!" Rachel and Conan said.
"I just talked to him three days ago," Rachel said. "He's been very busy working on a case in the States."
"Really?" Shinichi asked. "Because according to the Global Detective Files, Jimmy Kudo was declared missing approximately 23 months and 3 weeks ago. Now, if he doesn't show up in another week, we'll have no choice but to declare him legally dead."
"Oh no!!" Rachel said, alarmed.
"Good riddance," Richard said.
"Shut up, Dad!!" Rachel said. "When Jimmy comes back, we're coming back together!!"
"The hell you are," Richard said.
"I don't care what you say!!" Rachel said.
"I can see that you're both busy, so I'll just come back later," Shinichi said.
I better find those guys in black and fast!! Conan thought. At that moment, Conan ran out the door.
"Conan, where are you going?" Rachel asked.
"I'll go after him," Shinichi said.
"Let him be," Rachel said.
"Ma'am, I'm afraid I can't do that," Shinichi said just before he ran off.
"Mr. Yamaguchi…" Rachel called out, but he was long gone.
"Good riddance," Richard said. "I never liked those Global Detective bastards anyway."
As Shinichi was running down the street, he pulled out his cell phone and dialed some numbers.
"Get me Chief Kagura, please," Shinichi said.
Over at the Global Detective Agency-Japan Headquarters, its superior officer, Heiko Kagura, was sitting in his office, looking out the window towards the city as his phone rang.
"Hello?"
"Mr. Shinichi Yamaguchi on line two, sir," his receptionist said.
(神楽 ヘイコ長官 グローバル デテクチブ エージンシー 日本のセクション; Heiko Kagura, Head of Global Detective Agency, Japanese Section)
"Pipe him through," Kagura said. He was a man in his mid-50s, with graying hair, wearing a business suit.
"Chief?"
"Yes, Shinichi?"
"I've interviewed the Moores as you asked me to," Shinichi said as he was still chasing after Conan. "But the kid that's been living with them ran off before I could ask him anything. I'm chasing after him right now."
"Report back to headquarters," Kagura said. "I have a feeling there's more to this than meets the eye. I'm sending in Watanabe to take your place."
"Yes, sir," Shinichi said. He then hung up his cell phone and stopped running, right next to a bench where he sat down at.
Back at the Moore Detective Agency, a knock was at the door. Rachel went to answer it. It turned out to be Mathew.
"Hey, Rachel," he greeted her.
"Hi, Mathew," Rachel said.
"You wanna go out somewhere later today?" Mathew asked. He then noticed someone absent. "Where's Conan?"
"He ran off somewhere," Rachel responded.
"Where?" Mathew asked.
"I don't know," Rachel answered.
"Should we call Meguire?" Mathew asked.
"No, he'll be fine," Rachel said.
"If you say so," Mathew said. "Mind if I stay here for a bit?"
"I thought you wanted to ask me if I wanted to go out somewhere," Rachel said.
"I really feel like we should go look for Conan," Mathew said. "I just…I just have a feeling something bad's going to happen to him."
"Well, every time he does this, he always comes back," Rachel said. "So, I wouldn't be too worried about him."
Conan was now walking through a dark alleyway somewhere in Downtown Beika.
Now, if I was a Man in Black, where would I be? Jimmy thought to himself.
"Right behind you." Conan felt a gun barrel on the back of his head. "Hands up." Conan raised his hands as he was told. "Now, turn around." He did so and gasped at who he saw. "I had a feeling I'd run into you again.
"Gin!"
"I've waited a long time for this moment," Gin said as he cocked his handgun.
This is it, Jimmy thought to himself. I'm going to die now.
"Matte!" Gin then turned around and saw a man wearing a red trenchcoat and Aviator sunglasses. He had black hair.
"I had a feeling you'd be here, Black Organization," the stranger said.
"Masato Watanabe," Gin said. "I thought you were in Brazil."
"I just got back," Masato said. "Now, what are you doing here threatening to kill a young boy?"
"He knows too much," Gin said. "You know what…I think I'll let him live for a little while longer." He then turned around and pointed the gun at Masato. "AFTER I KILL YOU!" He then fired his gun. A blinding red flash came from Masato, which then dissipated after a second. Standing in Masato's place was a masked warrior dressed in red. His suit had a silver sash across his torso, from his right shoulder downwards. He was wearing red gloves and boots with white stripes on the top of them. He had a gold belt with a white buckle with red letters "JPN." On his left breast was a pentagonal-shaped badge which was white with the red letters "GD." His helmet had a rounded-rectangle-shaped opaque visor with the same white badge on the forehead, only it had the letters "GJ" on it. A metal mouthpiece with lips was seen below the visor.
"Global Detective Watanabe Masato," the red warrior said. "Or more exactly…The Red Warrior of Justice, GLOBE JAPAN!"
(グローブ ジャパン／渡辺正人 探偵 グローバル デテクチブ エージンシー; Globe Japan/Masato Watanabe, Global Detective Agency)
"Globe Japan?" Gin said.
Where have I heard that before? Jimmy thought.
"Do you really thing that that silly costume will protect you?" Gin asked. He cocked and aimed his gun again, but before he could fire, Globe Japan kicked it out of his hands. "What the…?" He was then kicked in the face by the red warrior and knocked clear onto the ground. He masked warrior then laughed.
"You, my friend, are pathetic," Globe Japan said.
"GRR! Impudent bastard!" Gin got up and rushed towards Globe Japan, only to be thrown onto his back again. He then saw the gun on the floor and lunged towards it. As he was about to grab it, Japan stepped on his hand. "Ow!"
"Are you that weak, Gin?" Globe Japan asked. "I thought a high-ranking member of the Black Organization would know a few martial arts skills." Gin just growled in response, when he heard some sirens coming from the background.
"Shit!" Gin muttered. Under an adrenaline rush, he managed to throw Globe Japan off of his feet, but he quickly recovered and landed just a few feet from him. "This isn't over!" Gin said as he grabbed the gun and ran deeper into the alley.
"You can't hide forever, Gin," Globe Japan said as he glowed red. After the glow dissipated, Masato Watanabe was standing in his place. Just then, several police cruisers arrived at the scene. Inspector Meguire came out of one of them.
"Alright, where is he?" Meguire said.
"He just ran off," Masato said. "Masato Watanabe…Global Detective Agency." he then revealed his GDA badge, which was exactly the same as the badge seen on Globe Japan's uniform.
"All right, let's go after him!" Meguire said.
"Don't bother," Masato said. "He's long gone. He's a member of the Black Organization, and a real master of escape."
"Black Organization?!" Meguire said in surprise.
"Yes," Masato said. He then walked over to Conan. "Right now, we need to get this little guy home."
"Conan? What are you doing out here?" Meguire asked.
"Uh…he ran off with something I had earlier," Conan said, quickly making something up.
There's something suspicious about that kid, Masato thought to himself.
"Well, anyways, I'd better take you home,"
"Not until I get that thing he stole back," Conan insisted.
"Forget it, kid. Like I said earlier, he's long gone," Masato said.
"Okay," Conan said, sighing.
"I'll be heading back to my headquarters now. I'm sure you all can handle this now," Masato said.
"Of course," Meguire said. As Masato was leaving, Meguire called out to him. "Watanabe…say hi to Heiko Kagura for me, will you?"
"I'll be sure to do that, Inspector..."
"Meguire. Jou Meguire," he said. "All right boys, check every square inch of this alleyway. Maybe this Black Organization member left something behind. I'll be taking the boy home. Now, move out."
Deeper in the alleyway, Gin was catching his breath after running nonstop for quite a while.
"You're dead…Jimmy Kudo," he said. "You're dead…Shiho Miyano. You're dead…Masato Watanabe."
Inspector Meguire had just taken Conan home.
"Conan, where did you run off to?" Rachel asked when she took him from Inspector Meguire.
"Uh, uh…I don't know," Conan said.
"Well, don't do it again," Rachel said. "And as a small punishment, you don't get to come with Mathew and me when we hang out today."
"Aw, man!" Conan said.
"Shall we go?" Rachel asked Mathew.
"Yeah, we'll go to the comunity pool," Mathew said.
As soon as Rachel and Mathew had gone, Meguire spoke to Conan.
"What exactly were you doing over there, Conan?" he asked him.
"I can't tell you...at least not yet," Conan said.
"Oh?" Meguire said. "Well, anyways, I'll see you later. Try to be a little more careful in the future."
"I will, sir," Conan said. And with that, Meguire had left the house, leaving Conan by himself. Richard had left the house earlier to get some beer.
I owe that Globe Japan guy big time, Jimmy thought. But just what is the Black Organization up to? He then stared out the window. And do my parents' deaths have anything to do with it?
つづく (to be continued…)
Global Detective Files—Global Detective Agency
"This is the Global Detective Agency," Shinichi said, standing outside of the Global Detective Agency-Japan Headquarters. "Our job is to solve the more unusual cases from all around the world. We have headquarters in Russia, Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore, Australia, Canada, the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Spain, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Greece, Egypt, Kenya, South Africa, and here in Japan."
Shinichi was then standing in front of a door which read 'KAGURA-CHŌKAN.'
"Behind this door is the office of our superior officer, Heiko Kagura," Shinichi continued. "Back in his day, he was one hell of a detective."
"What's that supposed to mean, Mr. Yamaguchi?" said from inside his office.
"Nothing, sir."
Shinichi was now in a laboratory with various gizmos and gadgets, along with a middle-aged man working on something.
"Over here is Shinobu Banba," Shinichi continued. "He makes all our equipment."
"And I'd appreciate it if those Globerangers managed to bring some of their gear back intact for once," Banba said.
"Who are the Globerangers, you ask? Well…that's a secret."
Well, here's my first ever "Detective Conan/Case Closed Story." I hope you like it, and if you don't…that's your problem. Please read and review.