Case Closed Phantom of Baker Street AU
By: FunahoMisaki
(A/N: I own nothing and what if when Noah's Ark took over the game he broadcasted the game (following Conan and his friends of course) all over the world making everyone watch it? What truths will come out and how will people react? AU OOC ConanxVai)
"What the?" More than a few dozen people said staring in confusion and curiosity at their TVs, the TVs around them and/or anything connected to an internet that had suddenly gone blank before a glowing multicolored ring appeared on the black screens.
"My name is Noah's Ark." The mechanical voice said drawing everyones undivided attention to it as the screens flashed through all the kids in the cocoons.
"Rachel?!" Eva Kadan asked her eyes widening in shock when she saw her daughters face flash onto the screen of the TV in a courthouse where she was defending one of her clients in a case.
"Conan-kun!" Vivian Kudo said worried at the sight of her shrunken son, Jimmy, who was now going by an alias of Conan Edogawa.
"Musume!" Vermouth said spitting out her drink in shock when she saw Vai, otherwise known as Sherry's, face cross the screen.
"The game cannot be stopped now. I have seized control of the sensory simulation game, the Cocoon." Noah's Ark continued while Eva, Vivian, and Vermouth didn't know it but they each did the same thing at that moment, dropped whatever they were doing and ran like hell towards where they knew their respective children were at.
"Noah's Ark. We need you to explain why you've seized control of this game." Booker Kudo said leaning forward to speak to the computer, not knowing that everything now happening in the game and the area it was held in was being broadcasted worldwide as he stared at the screen showing the sleeping face of his shrunken son.
"Call it power cycling but my ultimate goal is to reset the nation of Japan." Noah's Ark said showing all the Cocoons and letting multicolored lights flash as he talked. Suddenly the screens, even those in the audience rooms, lit up to show the kids being bathed in light as the game began. Conan was shown to look around sharply before someone walked up behind him.
"Conan?" A teenaged girl asked sounding a bit angry while Conan looked shocked as he turned around.
"Oh hi Rachel. W-Why are you here?" Conan asked looking at the teenager who leaned over to address him.
"Because I was worried about you!" Rachel said sounding a bit angry as four other kids ran over to her and Conan.
"He-hey what's up?" George asked waving as he, Amy, Mitch, and Vai walked over, Amy giggling happily the whole way.
"You guys are here too?" Conan asked looking at his friends in shock and confusion, they didn't have badges earlier.
"Yeah but we had to do a little wheeling and dealing." George said grinning proudly as he crossed his arms over his chest while Mitch leaned forward.
"After everything you said, you still wanted to play the game as bad as us." Mitch said with a grin while Conan smiled nervously.
"Yeah, I guess." Conan said while Mitch looked down at his hands.
"Still for being in a hypnotic state I don't feel any different than I do every other day." Mitch said causing George to start patting his face while Amy looked at her hands too before grinning.
"Wow. It's like a dream. We can do anything!" Amy said in amazement before Vai piped up in her soft mature voice.
"It's just the opposite." Vai began, drawing the other three children's attention to her as she looked up at them with calm mostly cold blue eyes.
"All our senses, our sight, sound, smell, taste and touch, they are all controlled by the computer. Our free will is virtually nonexistent." Vai said her voice ominous as she freaked out the other three children without a care.
"Now then. The game is about to begin." Noah's Ark said as five different pathways began popping up all of a sudden causing all the kids but Conan and Vai to cheer.
"My name is Noah's Ark. Nice to meet you." Noah's Ark said causing the children to grin up at it.
"And it's nice to meet you too Noah's Ark!" Most of the kids chorused back happily, unaware of the danger they were in while Conan merely stood there thinking.
"First I'd share the previews of each of the following five stages so you can make an educated decision on which portal you would like to claim. But I must warn you this is no ordinary game. In this game your very lives are at stake." Noah's ark said causing everyone to look confused or eager while Conan scowled up at the ring of light and Rachel looked confused.
"If everyone loses the game none of you will be able to return to the real world." Noah's Ark said causing everyone to look horrified none more so than the parents of those playing the game.
"So you must all play seriously. Your lives depend on it. Even if only one person reaches the goal, everyone, including those that got a game over during the round, will wake up in the real world again. These are the rules on which I have decided. Do you understand?" Noah's Ark said as footage of the confused and worried adults and children alike showed across the world while Rachel looked worried but answered anyways as Conan looked dead serious.
"Uh, I don't." Rachel said looking around worriedly but Conan didn't move.
"If all the players receive a game over I will send out a special electromagnetic signal to destroy everyone of your brains. In other words, this is a match to see if our glorious Japan should be reset or not." Noah's Ark said as Booker Kudo came back onto the screen while everyone watched their screens with wide horrified eyes.
"What do you mean by 'resetting' Japan?" Booker asked as the screen flipped back to the area with the children in it.
"Seeing as you cannot hear voices of the people of the real world, I'm going to answer the question just asked in the control room. I look at the children here today and I think how the sons of corrupt politicians will grow up to be corrupt politicians. These sons of greedy doctors will grow up to be another generation of the same. To fix Japan, to save it, that link needs to be severed." Noah's Ark said before a loud bang interrupted it. The screen flipped to show Richard Moore banging on the control room panel angrily.
"I've heard enough!" Richard yelled while Eva stopped mid step and looked at the screen of her husband being so serious…and so angry.
"Richard." Eva whispered softly as she lightly touched her wedding band, that she had never removed although she and her husband were living separately. She quickly kept on running towards the place her husband and daughter were at, the fact that her only child could die running through her mind.
"What do you think gives you the right to screw with people's lives, you bastard?!" Richard demanded angrily.
"I have no right just as the adults around Hiroki had to 'screw' as you say with his life." Noah's Ark retorted as the screen flipped back to the children.
"Now the children are waiting so let us start the game! The first stage is Vikings." Noah's Ark announced as a screen popped up to show a preview of the stage.
"You will journey back in time to become Vikings. During your adventures you will sail the seven seas, always using your determination and bravery to take on the numerous obstacles of the time." Noah's Ark explained before a different screen popped up.
"The second stage is the Paris Barco Rattle. In this journey race you will compete with world famous drivers blistering race to the finish line." Noah's Ark (which I will refer to now as NA) said before the third screen popped up.
"The third stage is the Coliseum. In the time of the Roman Empire you will earn powerful weapons and armor to test your might on the Coliseum floor. After defeating the other gladiators you will belong." NA said as the forth screen popped up now.
"The fourth stage is Solomon's Treasures. This horrific thriller is set in the jumbles of Africa. As treasure hunters your journey depends on your wits above everything else." NA said before the fifth and final screen popped up.
"The fifth stage is London 1888. Here you will attempt to catch Jack the Ripper while his true identity remains to this day a mystery. I'm sure you all will enjoy the emersion into the fog of 1888 London, your goal here is to solve these unsolvable murders and discover the true identity of Jack the Ripper." NA said as the screen disappeared just as Vivian Kudo, Eva Kadan, and Vermouth all entered the control room the two wives heading for their respective husbands while Vermouth looked at the picture of a sleeping Via on the screen.
"At least we know where Conan is going and that he can solve the mystery." Booker said as he held his wife who, for once, actually looked scared for her son instead of the usual unfazable look she always had.
"And where Conan goes Rachel is going too. Those two are nearly joined at the hip." Richard said as he held Eva who dropped her usual uncaring mask as she hugged Richard tightly as they both stared at the picture of their sleeping daughter and the video of her standing next to Conan whose eyes narrowed at the fifth portal.
"Do you really think the machine could kill us? I mean if we all get a game over." One young boy nervously asked the boy next to him.
"Why does it have to be us? I don't wanna die yet." The boy asked looking down and causing several others to do the same as murmuring broke out amongst the kids, and some girls even started crying.
"It's not like I asked to be my stupid fathers daughter!" One girl exclaimed to several others.
"I'm dead. I'm always terrible at games." Another girl said while a boy in a purple suit looked up.
"Somebodies gotta save us. You gotta let me not die today!" The boy exclaimed causing several others to look at him as the murmurs grew louder.
"Stop talking like that! You don't want to lose before you start!" Rachel said causing the children to stop murmuring about how they were going to die.
"Look she's right! Noah's Ark said only one of us has to make it to the end!" Conan said smiling at all of them while Rachel smiled down at him and Vai subtly held his hand.
"Just chose whichever stage you think you're most likely to survive." Rachel advised while four boys in suits only looked at them with various looks of impassiveness.
"Well guess we've got no choice." The boy in the red shirt said walking over to one of the portals, the other three falling in behind him.
"Which stage are we going to Moroboshi?" The boy in the blue shirt asked.
"This is so wail." The boy in the green shirt said with his arms behind his head.
"I don't know guys what about this one?" One little boy asked leading a group of kids to one of the other portals while the other kids started choosing different portals as Conan, Rachel, and the gang walked over to where the other four boys had gone.
"Oh great we're stuck with you?" The boy in the red shirt asked somewhat rudely while the boy in blue pointed at George.
"If you slow us down I won't feed you." The boy said somewhat tauntingly, instantly ticking George off.
"If I get hungry I'll just eat your face." George retorted while Rachel started to break up the impending fight.
"Not now! No fighting you two!" Rachel said waving her hands at them before NA spoke up again.
"There are assist characters for you to use in each stage. They're on your side. Now, let the game begin!"