Hoya, I just figured that I hear no theories about the BO, it's more just about how it falls and what happens afterwards. I just decided to try out a sort of more in-depth look at the organization . Hope you enjoy!
Edit (6/1/08): Changed Kaitou to Kaito
Disclaimer: Magic Kaitou and Detective Conan are both owned by Gosho Aoyama. All Greek myths used in this do not belong to me. Even the one math problem I put into the story belongs to my math textbook, Algebra and Trigonometry with Analytic Geometry by Swokowski Cole. I'm only borrowing. I only own the "first-tier" of the BO and the plot.
A Closer Look
The Black Organization was always surrounded by a shroud of mystery, for an obvious reason. It was a terrorist organization centered on finding immortality—in Japan (although the Fountain of Youth is supposedly in Florida). The leader of such an organization was obviously very powerful, and so powerful indeed that no one had ever really seen him, except Vermouth and the rest of the first tier. For who would believe the fact that the one heading one of the largest terrorist organizations in the world was a seven-year-old boy?
He was actually 29, his codename was Zeus, but was treated to a healthy dose of APTX 4869 by a murder attempt from Pisco. Pisco, the oldest of the group, apparently believed that the BO was being led in the wrong direction. Zeus sent Pisco on a suicide mission, and even if Pisco succeeded, was to be killed by Gin, but not before Pisco had poured the unreadable poison all over Zeus's lunch.
However, the leader escaped with his life, but not with his body, as he was shrunk to the size of a first grader. Pisco was now dead, and Sherry, the inventor of the poison had escaped. Quite simply, he was stuck in this form until someone found a cure. The only one in the second tier of the organization who knew was Vermouth, which was why he couldn't order her to be killed, no matter how annoying she was and how much the others hated her. Hera had been planning Vermouth's accidental death since Sharon Vineyard "died," and now took this excuse to put her plan into action.
Zeus and Hera were names taken from Greek mythology. In the B.O., the top three tiers codenames were named after different things. The first tier had codenames from Gods of Greek Mythology(1), the second tier after alcohol, and the third tier after animals(2). There were thirteen members in the first tier in all, and twenty in the second tier, although he was thinking of promoting Gin soon.
Many people thought that the BO(everyone under the first tier) had only one leader, which was fine with Zeus, but there were actually a group of people behind the organization, making it much harder to take down.
He was only Zeus to the first tier, he was Prometheus(3) to the second tier, and he had no name to the rest of the BO. He was obviously the one with the most influence, his codename being Zeus (King of the Gods), so he was the "leader" of the organization. It was somewhat like being a President of a country, but in this case, an organization.
The goal of the organization was to pursue immortality, or well, not really immortality, exactly, but immortal youth. Immortality would inevitably lead to turning into a cricket(4). Pandora, the gem they sought, was actually a gem inside another. Pandora 's Box (the outer gem) was large and most likely a close-to-clear color, for it glowed red under moonlight.
Nakamura Akira wasn't really all that special. He was just another first grader enrolled in Teitan Elementary school. Or so it seemed, at first. For one, he rarely paid attention in class, favoring looking out the window and daydreaming. He also enjoyed playing around with sharp, pointy objects, seeming to gain pleasure in stabbing objects with pencils or other sharp could-be weapons. He was a loner, cold and rude to anyone who approached him. The strangest thing his classmates noticed was that he had an odd obsession with Greek mythology.
It wasn't much trouble for Akira to finish the mind-numbing exercises required of first graders, finishing the work in a few minutes, confounding his classmates and teacher. All in all, Akira stuck out, and was completely and obviously bored.
The lessons he was taught were exceedingly dull, but his classmates were even worse. All except one. Edogawa Conan seemed to be stuck in his predicament, stuck with people who's intelligence was far below their own. It also helped that Edogawa lived with the famous detective, Kogorou Mouri, and helped out with a bunch of his own cases.
However, no matter how interesting the child was, Akira would have nothing to do with him, for in Akira's mind, everyone in the damned classroom he was in was a brat: annoying and useless.
"Akira-kun!" His teacher's voice was shrill to his ears.
He looked up with a bored expression on his face, "Yes Kobayashi-sensei?"
"Do you mind solving this problem?" The teacher smiled sweetly at him, pointing to the board.
He browsed the board quickly, eyeing the problem (2ln(x+3) – ln(x+1) 3ln2), before saying, quite calmly, "x equals," when his brain finally caught up and the knowledge finally dawned upon him. He quickly twisted his words, adding a childish ring, "Wait, isn't a log a brown wooden thing?"
Kobayashi seemed satisfied with his answer, not having heard the "x equals" part, but Edogawa didn't miss a thing.
"What do you mean by log, Akira-kun? It looks like a "l" and "n" to me." Edogawa looked like a confused child, but Akira could sense quite easily that he was testing him.
"My brother was doing one of those problems once, he told me that ln means natural log," chirped Akira, putting on the most childish voice he could muster. It hurt his ears to even listen to the fake happiness and cheeriness.
"Wow, your brother sure is smart, Akira-kun!" Edogawa replied just as cheerily. The two stared at each for a second, keen blue eyes probing each other for weaknesses before both looked away.
Akira returned to staring out the window, but not before he saw the look that passed between Edogawa and Haibara.
Gin silently observed the door in front of him. It was made of metal, as were most doors in the facility. A shiny nameplate on the door said, "Mount Olympus(6)." All would've been well, if he hadn't noticed that, one, the door had appeared out of nowhere, two, that he had been called there by a mysterious voice, and three, he had no idea what "Mount Olympus" was. He looked around him, looking for any traps that might be around which should've been impossible, for the hallway he was standing in was lit by a single bulb fifteen good-sized paces away. Sliding his hand into his pocket and cocking the gun hidden inside, he slowly opened the door, only to be blinded by the bright lights inside.
Standing in near-darkness for around twenty minutes hadn't helped his eyes adapt any quicker, as he quickly snapped out his gun, aiming it straight in front of him.
"It took you long enough to get in here, Gin, you've kept everyone waiting." He could recognize a feminine voice that was slightly familiar. His eyesight returned in a few seconds, and he quickly observed the room around him. He was in a complete mess…
Akira cursed inwardly, having almost been caught by Edogawa, he entered the apartment he was renting for now, slamming the door behind him and stomping towards his room. He quickly opened his computer, searching for data files on Edogawa, when he realized, in surprise, that all Black Organization files had been deleted off his computer. He started to try hacking into the main frame, to only have his restriction blocked as his computer totally shut down on him. He stared helplessly at the black screen, before growling. This reeked of Athena's work…
It was time for him to check on the council.
He slid on a small black trench coat before leaving the room.
Shaped in an arc around Gin, twelve men and women sat calmly in their spots aiming guns straight at his head.
"We didn't call you here to harm you," said the feminine voice again, before it came to him in a snap. It was the mysterious voice that had called him here. "Please just pocket your gun, or we will be forced to shoot you."
He slowly placed his gun back into his pocket, bringing out his hands and letting then hang by his side. The group in front of him followed suit, setting their guns back into their desks or pockets.
"Who are you?" he asked, eyeing them suspiciously.
"Take a seat, Gin, and we'll tell you," replied the woman, who he identified as the one with piercing brown eyes sitting straight in front of him. He stiffly sat down in the chair conveniently placed beside him, and listened. "You see, my name is Hera, and these are my relatives…"
"'Ey Kudou, I'm here. It's convenient that Nakamori invited my dad here to help with the Kid heist, isn't it?" greeted Heiji.
"Hey Hattori, thanks for coming, do you mind waiting in the living room for a sec'?" asked Conan, his voice slightly muffled through the wall.
"Yeah, sure, Kudou," replied Heiji, closing the door behind him as he made his way to Agasa's living room. He blinked when he saw Hakuba Saguru and another teenager lounging on the couch.
"'Ey, Kudou, what's up with bringing ice-block here?"
Saguru glared at him, "He asked me to come. What of it?"
"Ey, 'ey, don't have to be so hostile," said Hattori trying to console the other detective, waving his hands at Saguru, "It was just a joke."
The teen sitting next to Saguru snorted.
"Eh, who are ye', by the way?" asked Heiji curiously, flopping onto the armchair Agasa had instead of the couch.
"Kuroba Kaito, pleased to be of acquaintance." Kaito flashed a charming smile, holding out his hand. Hattori reached out to shake it, only to yelp as an electric shock ran though his body.
"Gah, what is that?" asked Hattori, shaking his hand gingerly, hooking Kaito with a questioning glance. It was Saguru's turn to snort.
"Just a buzzer, nothing too dangerous," Kaito held up his hand, revealing a small button, still grinning from ear to ear.
"Kaito, you are a complete imbecile," stated Saguru unemotionally.
"'Course I am, Hakuba, I already know that," replied Kaito cheerfully, sliding the buzzer back into his pocket.
"Ye' two know each other?" asked Heiji inquisitively.
"Yep, we go to school together," replied Kaito.
"Well, wait then, how do ye' know Kudou, then?"
"Well, you see, Kudou and I were sitting in a bar next to each other having a drink…"
Conan took this chance to step in. "Bullshit. He's Kaitou Kid, Heiji," he interrupted.
"Oh…wait, K-Kaitou Kid?" Heiji flipped around to stare at Kaito.
"Aw, c'mon Kudou, let me have some fun, at least," whined Kaito.
"I'm seven, Kaito. I can't be seen in a bar without getting kicked out," Conan replied dryly.
"W-wait, so ye' guys set this all up?" asked Heiji, awestruck with the conclusion.
"What, surprised, Hattori?" Saguru lifted his hand, letting Watson settle on his arm comfortably.
"Family friends don't ditch each other in times of need," shrugged Kaito.
"If I recall correctly, Hakuba had to drag you down here kicking and screaming?" Conan sounded slightly amused.
"I wasn't kicking OR screaming, thank you," grumbled Kaito, folding his arms to his chest.
"Yeah. I scared him to death with a fish. He was too frightened to say a word," explained Saguru.
Kaito twitched. "I have absolutely no idea where you got such a damn big fish."
Heiji blinked, looking to Saguru and arching an eyebrow. "He's scared to death by fish," explained Saguru, smirking smugly.
Kaito twitched at the word, "fish." "Those things are slimy," he shuddered.
"What were we called here for, though?" asked Heiji, looking to Conan suspiciously.
"Oh, right, well, you see, at school…" started Conan.
I just wanted to try my hand at a multi-chapter story. Constructive criticism and other reviews would be enjoyed.
If anyone can tell, I enjoy using the Greek names for the Gods, not the Roman ones. Sorry if this confuses anyone. Also, if you haven't figured it out yet, Akira is "Zeus" under a fake name.
Improb signing out.
(1) The Greek Gods were the ones who created "Pandora," the first woman on Earth. I thought it would be fitting if they were the ones trying to find it.
(2) A MK reference, Snake, anyone?
(3) Why Pandora, the "beautiful evil," was sent to Earth. The Titan who was supposedly chained to a cliff, had his liver eaten out everyday by an eagle, and was later saved by Hercules. It's all because he brought fire to the Earth.
(4) Poor Tithonus, although granted immortality, had no immortal youth, and could not die. He was later turned into a cricket by Aurora(Eos), his wife, otherwise known as the Goddess of dawn.
(5) Where all the Gods lived, (except Hades(Pluto), who ruled the underworld, and sometimes Poseidon(Neptune), who ruled the seas)