Destination: Museums of forgotten royalty
Time: 2:00AM
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"Okay. I'm in position, can you see a safe way in?"
"Hold on, just give me a sec... Alright! The back entrance is mostly clear. You only need to deal with 'bread addict' and 'Mr USB'."
"Ha! The new guys? Those two are a bunch of jokers especially with my new toy. Can't you find a more challenging entrance?"
"Well, you could strut right to the front door. That is if you want to deal with a fuck load of officers and detective Kaito all at once? Which, if you remember; all carry bean bag rounds!"
"Alright, alright, I get your point. Boring route it is."
"Smart girl. Good luck Shadow Clip, be sure to come back safe."
"Stop worrying, Loud mouth. You know I always do."
"...We seriously need to talk about changing my code name... Loud mouth out."
*Beep*
"Heh heh, that girl...Well then-"
Let's get this show on the road
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Resting under the desolate darkness that plagued above. A city known as Genima, normally bustled with a sea of unique faces; young; old; male and female roamed the streets, carrying out their busy schedules. While few stragglers travelled about, most keep locked in their homes to prepare for the next morning.
"Ritsu! How's security coming along...Great!"
"Al! Any signs of Clip...Alright...Okay good!"
"Teto, Piko! You two doing alright? Not overwhelmed are you...You sure...Alright. Don't be hesitate to contact me if you need any help...Right, stay safe."
Unfortunately. A certoin blue haired detective was denied such a luxury.
Placing an old-styled walkie-talkie back into his unzipped white coat, the man spent the night as the guardian to a well aged, but well kept structure that hosted many influential items of history forgotten by the ages. Surrounding the building was a beautiful garden that lived many types of colourful plants to catch the attention of any bystanders, enticing them to come inside.
His goal was to protect the building and capture the famous thief known by the public as-
The Shadow Clip
"Ms Aoki!...Could you please ease up on my arm?" with a sullen expression, the man looked below to the source of the crushing pain.
"Huh?" a small female who treated her left nails as a three course meal gripped to the man's arm. Mane blended into a mix of blue and purple, wearing a green bow that hosted a plastic diamond. "Oh! I'm sorry, Mr Kaito," she freed the man's now dull arm. "I'm just afraid about what will happen if that thief actually steals that stupid Tiara. I'll be out of a job. Oh god! I don't want that! I can't live my life like a dirty homeless man!I'm to well adjusted for that!" her body tensed up, pupils enlarged as she went all out on her already withered nails.
"Hey. No need to fret," Kaito kept his voice at a soft level, hoping not to spook the woman. "I understand you're nervous, but you have the best of our officers staking out every square inch of your museum. Trust me, not even a fly will be able to get by without our knowledge."
Her eyes furrowed, glaring into the man's soft, confidence filled aqua eyes. "Is that what you told the last curator, before that thieving bitch ran off with the artifact?"
"Ah, well..." an unwilling tooth filled grin followed as he rattled for an answer, optics drifting away from the tiny lass and onto nothing in particular. "You see-"
"We didn't know how she operated before," a quiet voice that seemed in need of some rest chimed in, catching the two's attention. "After all, we've never dealt with an individual like this before."
The man's spirit seemed to lift once more. "That's absolutely right, Haku," he quickly pointed in the direction of the white haired woman leaned against the door of his beat down car. "Yes. I'm not going to lie, we messed up and let her get away before, but you have no need to worry," Kaito twisted his upper torso slightly and gestured the massive structure. "I have guards littered throughout the area with my finest officers positioned at strategic points that offer maximum coverage. Now that we know her tactics, I'll make damn sure that history won't repeat itself."
Expression sunk, still littered with fleeting doubt. Aoki let out an exasperated breath as she gazed to the building she considered a second home. "I hope so," her shaky tone retorted.
A worried sigh of his own soon parted from the man's lips. The possibility of failure felt like ten ton weights pushing down on his sunken shoulders. "You and me both," he left the woman to her own devices and joined his partner that lazied about on his aging car. "How did your scan of the area go?"
The woman shrugged. "What can I say. We searched every inch of the area, but no sign of our little thief yet," a large yarn left her before she stared up at the stars.
"Great," a puff of air left the man. "Of course she's nowhere to be found, what else is new?"
"I don't know, maybe this is a good sign," done star gazing, the woman tilting her head over to man's freckled face, who stared back with a raised brow. "Hear me out before you dismiss the idea. I know it's unlikely, but maybe Shadow Clip is a no show tonight. Meaning the Tiara is safe from her grubby paws," she shoved her palms right up to the man's face.
"Now that's just silly," slight chuckle escaped as he pushed her gloved palms away. "Besides, even if that was the case, she still has two of the previous treasures in her possession. So even it is a big risk using the Tiara as bait, it's the only way we have a chance of drawing out and capturing Clip."
"That is true. The fact that we have very limited leads and don't know anything about this girl is a real big thorn in our sides," another yarn escaped the woman's lips; cheeky grin soon to follow as she stared at the unimpressed man.
"You knew that from the start, didn't you?"
"Of course," she admitted with no fuss. "Had to think of something to cheer you up; that, and it's just so easy to mess with you," she snorted.
"Wow. Is this how you treat your superiors?" the weight in the man's tone disappeared, now light and full of energy, playfully whacking her shoulder. "I should probably fire you for lack of professionalism, or maybe even poor conduct."
"Honey, I'm an integral part of this operation, you can't afford to fire me."
Acting out such a ridiculous voice caused the two to burst out into a laugh that lasted half a minute. Now settled down, the two sat in silence, watching the targeted building that only seemed to grow more intermediating to the man's eyes. Kaito's worries reformed inside the pit of his stomach. "You think we'll catch her this time?"
Haku shared a reassuring smile. "With you in charge?-
I have no doubt we will
To be continued
Hello my old, and maybe even new readers.
I'm happy to finally be able to say that Shadow Clip is now back in full force.
Now some of you know this, but for all who don't. Shadow Clip was a story I started and posted many years ago on this website, but with how bad I keep updating it, letting other things in life get in the way, and the over all crap quality of it in my eyes, I've decided it would be best to delete that and re-work tool it into what you see here.
The reason I've deleted the old one is mostly because of some spoilers since I'm still using a lot of the same basic plot points that I had before into this version of the story just will a lot more thought put into it.
I may post them again once I've diffused for comparison sack, but for now, all who have read the old Shadow Clip who stumble on this one; please don't spoil any future plot points for any new readers. If you do have spoils in the old story that you want to ask/talk about, please sent me a PM and I'll respond as soon as I can.
Also, I've changed my mind from what I've said before. While this will still be posted to my Wattpad, I've decided it'd be best to post each chapter on the same day, so don't worry, you guys don't have to wait a week like I said before.
Credit goes to a friend and former Wattpad user for drawing the cover art and giving the rights to use it.
Anyway, that should be all from me. Please let me know what you think of this story if you can and mention any mistakes if I've missed it. All criticism is welcome!
P.S: Sorry this chapter is so short. Trust me, future will be longer I just felt that this keeping it this short was a good way to kick start the story. Think of this like a prologue if you want.