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First Fanfiction, please give comments/suggestions/reviews.

This story is twenty years after Kudo Shinichi's return to his normal body. Mouri Ran married her childhood, friend Shinichi. Same goes for Hattori Heiji and Toyama Kazuha, Kyougoko Makoto and Suzuki Sonoko. Kuroba Kaito and his wife Nakamori Aoko will also be mentioned. But all of them are important characters of the past. Shinichi became a private detective and Ran a teacher, Heiji also became a private detective while he has a police officer as his wife, Sonoko became the president of the Suzuki Corporation while Makoto created his own dojo. The famed Phantom Thief had retired after destroying Pandora and became a restaurant manager with his wife as the chef. And all the other characters have grown twenty years older. The Black Organization of the past will now change to Shadow Group, which is a mixture of Conan and Kaito Kid's enemy.

Now that you have the idea of the situation now in Tokyo, Osaka and Ekoda, it's time to meet the characters of the story. There's still no specific main and supporting characters, but this will serve as a start for the story. The original characters from Case Closed (Detective Conan) and Magic Kaito will appear only VERY seldom except Haibara Ai since she'll be the key of this story or should I say, has a very important role in this story.

Kudo Shinji. A great detective material who resembles his father so much. He is currently an 18 year old Teitan High School student. He never had the chance to become a highschool detective like his father because her mother won't let him. He was taught karate and he has become the school bodyguard of Mako. He sometimes substitutes Kyousuke whenever he is in Osaka. Just like his father, death follows him wherever he goes.

Natsume Kira. She is a student from Sakuragaoka Highschool and the new highschool detective of the east. She is Mako's rival when it comes to school works but Shinji's rival when it comes to outdoor meetings, meaning, whenever there are cases. She's deliberately trying to capture Kaitou Kid for revenge since Kid stole their family heirloom, the Pandora.

Hattori Kyousuke. He'll be appearing in chapters a lot, especially if that chapter's setting is in Tokyo. The highschool detective of the west but isn't comparable to his father when it was his time. He doesn't have the guts to become a detective but because societal pressure, he needs to become one. He looks just like his father except he is white like his mother. Since Kyousuke and Shinji resemble each other, he sometimes let Kyousuke take his cases but his name will be used. He usually babysits ten year old Mito, their neighbor.

Zinjie Meiko. She'll be appearing randomly and when she appears, Kira and Shinji's always there. She is living in Ekoda with the twenty year old Haibara Ai who adopted her. She was once a street child and an orphan until she met Ai. She idolizes Kaitou Kid the most that's why she took his role as the Phantom Thief after witnessing the shoot out which almost killed Kid, and after Kid retired for ten years. She isn't a magician so she uses the gadgets created by Ai for her. Her purpose is to avenge Kid from the Shadow Group.

Kyougoko Mako. She is Shinji's classmate and the daughter of the famed Suzuki Corporation's President. She is the top student of Teitan but Kira always beats her. She has a huge crush on Shinji. Even though she likes Shinji, he doesn't how she feels. She'll appear to be very jealous of Kira.

Kuroba Aoi. The son of the restaurant owner, Kuroba Kaito. He is studying at Ekoda High School and Meiko's classmate. He never knew that his father does magic since Kid's purpose was completed ten years ago. This guy will appear in the later parts of the story.

Tsuburaya Mito. A ten year old kid and neighbor of the Hattoris. She is the daughter of Ayumi and Mitsuhiko. Since her parents are part of the Detective Boys, she also became interested with mysteries. She sometimes help Kyousuke with his cases.

Haibara Ai. After finishing the antidote for Shinichi Kudo and Agasa Hiroshi's death, she moved to Ekoda but never took the antidote herself. There, she met with Meiko and decided to take her in. She creates useful gadgets for Meiko just like how Agasa does with Conan.

Wataru Takagi-keibu. He is now married to Sato Miwako and he now replaced Megure-keibu's position. He aids Kira on her cases and sometimes lets Shinji solve cases and promised him he'll never tell his parents. He'll be on all cases, murder, Kaitou Kid, robbery (Kaitou Kid's case is special and so I don't consider it robbery), homicide, suicide, and kidnapping.

Now that we have the set of characters for the story, let the story begin.

Tokyo, 6:55 AM:

It was a beautiful day in Tokyo but for Shinji Kudo, it's not.

"Kudo-san, hurry up, will you? Do you know I never had a 'late' record before?" Mako said.

"I'm sorry, my mother and I had a spar last night and you know how she could beat me and so I'm so….." Shinji explained.

"And so you are so tired that you forgot to set your alarm and woke up late? Do you know that I've heard that one million times before?"

"Yeah, yeah, now let's go, you don't want to be late right?"

"Hey! I'm not finished yet!"

"Hurry up! You're all shout, you can't even catch up to me."

"Hey! Wait up! Or else…"

"Else what? Tell your father?"

Mako was about to argue back when Shinji bumped to a stranger. Shinji didn't have the time to apologize since the man hurried crossing the street. After a short while, they heard a scream in a nearby space. They both ran up to see what happened.

The shout came from a woman now sitting next to a man lying on the street. Shinji didn't need to go near to know that the man already died and the man he bumped into was the murderer.

"Hey, Kudo, isn't this a bit too early? Usually, murders come around after school right?" Mako said, panting.

"Oi oi, don't make it sound like I'm at fault." He replied

"You can't blame me for blaming you since wherever you go, this things happen. And speaking of things, here comes takagi-keibu."

"Kudo-kun! Isn't this a bit too early?" Takagi said as he went near the two.

"See? He thought of the same thing. You are to be blamed." Mako said

"Will you two stop saying that because I'm around, murders happen? It's annoying." Shinji defended himself.

"Well, *coughs* going to the case…" as Takagi-keibu is about to ask questions, a voice cut him off.

"The woman there told me that the murderer wore a jersey. Shouldn't you go look around to find people outside wearing them?" Kira said with anarrogant smirk on her face.

"Oh, Natsume-san, sorry but I think they don't have to search everybody since I know who the killer is." Shinji said.

"Where is your proof? I don't think you witnessed the crime."

"Well, he was wearing a jersey when I bumped onto him."

"Well, anyone could have worn a jersey a bump you."

"Why would he have to run away from me terrified?"

"Maybe because he's late to something."

"Well I'm sorry Natsume-san, but you are no longer needed here. And you'll be late so run away now." Mako inserted.

"Sorry princess but you can't order me around. And I'm not the only one who's late here, am I?"

As the two girls argue, Shinji silently move towards the victim. The cause of death is a stab to the heart. The victim also wore jersey and since it is morning, he deduced that the man was jogging. Then, it could be that the man he bumped into jogged with the victim. But the man didn't carry any weapons. And there are no signs of blood with him, if he was the murderer, there should be splats of blood on him.

While he was deep in his thoughts, he notices the woman who witnessed the crime, slowly walking away. He ran up to her and then he smelled a faint smell of blood.

"Hold on miss. You are not allowed to leave the area. No matter how much you say you're not the criminal, you are still a suspect." Shinji said. "And also, will you care to explain what you are doing before and how the murder happened?"

"Oh my! You are suspecting me? I-I just passed by then I saw a man stabbing that poor man, then he ran away." The woman replied.

"Then, my next question is, do you know this man, and the murderer you are saying?"

"I-I don't know them both. As I told you, I was just passing by. Over there, in that alley. He didn't even see me."

"If he didn't see you, then how come he is so terrified?"

"No man wouldn't be terrified if he killed someone he knows!"

"How did you know he knows him?"

"Um-I-I…"

"Kudo-kun, we found the man Suzuki-chan described." Takagi interrupted.

"Well then, can you please don't let this woman go until I said so? She is still a suspect, right?"

"What? I still have to stay here?" the woman said.

"Actually, she doesn't have to. She is the culprit. Shall I tell you how and show you proof?"

"No need Kudo-kun. You're so slow that I've already told keibu-san the proofs he needed. The man they brought was to testify since he witnessed everything." Kira said with the same arrogant smirk she wore earlier.

"What?" Shinji exclaimed.

"Well then Miss Detective, we'll be taking our leave, since you already started the job, finished it okay?" Mako said pulling Shinji away.

"Wa-wait! I'll let Kudo-kun finish this, we have a test today, I can't be late for my next class."

"See you later Natsume-san, Oh, and by the way, nice seeing you today." Shinji said.

Mako became furious, Kira blushed that made her smirk vanished. Shinji and Mako then went out of the picture.

"Damn you Kudo! He always say these kind of things everytime we meet." Kira said under her breath.

On the other hand, Mako had already punched Shinji like always.

"What did I do to you again? You always do that whenever we meet Kira. If you're angry at her, punch her, not me."

Yeah, punch her, I'd love to, but that won't change the fact that you like her. Mako thought as jealousy roused in her as he called Kira by her name. Why won't you call me by my name too, Shinji?

Osaka 7:00 AM

Kyousuke is now preparing his things for a three day fieldtrip to Tokyo. It was the fieldtrip of their neighbor, Mito, and he will be joining as her chaperone. His father gave him permission to go with a condition, that's to meet with Shinichi Kudo and give him the letter he made. After zipping his bag, a call was heard.

"Kyuu-niichan, are you ready to leave now? Papa's gonna drive us to the meeting place, we'll just pick you up okay?" said the girl on the phone.

"Hai. I'll wait outside now."

"See you later then."

After putting down the phone, he picked up his things then went out of their house, since both of his parents are working; he is now alone in their house. Seconds later, he heard the car nearing him. It stopped before him and a warm smile greeted him.

"Niichan! Come in!"

"Hai Mito-chan. I'll just put my bags in the trunk."

"Hurry up." He entered the car and greeted Mitsuhiko.

"Thank you Uncle for letting me be her chaperone."

"Oh no need. Both me and Ayumi works so we really can't accompany her. It is us who should thank you, actually."

"Ah, its ok. My father also insists that I go there."

"Really? Why's that? Business?"

"Um, he wants me to deliver his letter to his friend. Do you know the Kudos?"

"Oh yes of course. Shinichi-niichan is a really great detective. Well of course, that's what Ran-neechan and Conan-kun told us."

"Oh yeah, that Conan. Where is he now, by the way?"

"We don't know. He moved to who-knows-where with professor Agasa and Haibara. We don't know where they are now."

"Papa, can I go with Kyuu-niichan when he visits the Kudos?" Mito interrupted.

"Of course. But I wonder if you need to go to their house just to meet them."

"What do you mean, papa?"

"It's for me to know, and for you to find out." Mitsuhiko said with a smile.

Tokyo 4:00 PM

After the long travel, the elementary students, together with their chaperones arrived to their hotel, Suzuki's Grand Hotel. Kyousuke immediately noticed the police car parked at the side of the hotel.

"Nee, niichan, what do you think? A murder?" Mito asked.

"No, I don't think so, do you want to poke in?"

"Is that a question? Let's go."

'Yes, he said here that when the moon arrives and showed its face, it will be too late for us to chase.' They heard a man said as they went closer. 'When the hands of the clock becomes a little late, it will be me who'll be saying checkmate. What the heck does that mean?' The police officer asked. 'Like always, Kaitou Kid never fails to bring weird letters. But Natsume-san told us that the Kaitou Kid ten years ago was more magical, this year's kid is more of a scientific person. What do you think that means?'

"Kyuu-niichan, Kaitou Kid's visiting us tonight. This fieldtrip sure will be fun."

"Yup, then how about trying to capture Kid? Are you up to that challenge?"

"We'll start with the moon and the clock."

"Yes, Watson. And if the Kid is really scientific, we'll have to think more scientifically."

"Yes, I think so t--"

"Are you stupid? You can't beat him! Even that Natsume can't beat him." The voice of a girl cut Mito. The two looked curious so they peeked at the scene. They saw a girl shouting at the boy who's holding her things. They both looked like highschool students.

"Come on. Do you really think I'm at Kira's level?" the boy said.

The girl punched the boy hard. "You're stupid, you didn't even win in this morning's case. Of course you're not on her level, she's greater than you."

"The punch looked painful isn't it niichan?" Mito said.

"Yup. But the boy doesn't mind. They looked like classmates yet the boy looked like he's a slave or something." Kyousuke replied.

"Niichan! Now that I look at him closer, he looks a bit like you! Is he your cousin or something?"

"I don't even know him!"

"Well, you do look like him! He must be your twin, separated at birth?"

"I told you, he is not a relative, a brother, worst, a twin!"

"Alright, alright…"

"Oi, Suzuki! Wait up, your things are heavy you know!" they heard the boy say.

"Well, Kudo-kun, that's not my problem, isn't it?" the girl replied.

"Ku-kudo?" Mito and Kyousuke said together.

Ekoda 12 NOON

"Meiko. Stop whatever you're doing. You know that it won't work on me." Ai said as she continued eating her lunch.

"Please kaa-san! I already sent the note this morning." Meiko begged.

"This is the third time this week. We agreed that you'll only do two appearances every week."

"But, Kaitou Kid never backs out from his note. There're probably police cars waiting outside Suzuki Grand Hotel now and--"

"Did you just say Suzuki?"

"Hai, Suzuki Grand Hotel, Beika district, Tokyo, Japan."

"Hmm… Alright then, tell me what you need."

"Really? You'll let me go?"

"In one condition."

"Yes! Haha… You'll see Kuroba!"

"I said in one condition. You can only go if Kudo-kun will be there."

"You're kidding…"

"I'm not."

"Why? He'll know I'm fake the second he lay his eyes on me."

"Well, that's my problem ain't it?"

Tokyo 6:00 PM

"Hmmm… Today, the full moon is scheduled on 9:00 PM. That means he'll attack us by then." Shinji said.

"Hey, he said it will be too late for us to chase, stupid." Mako commented.

"He also said when the clock becomes a little late. He meant late night, by 9 PM."

"Then how about the checkmate phrase? It means victory right?"

"Iie! He meant password."

"Password?"

"The password to the room. Takagi-keibu always says that when he meets Kaitou, remember? He must be planning on going as Takagi-keibu."

"Then... What should we do to him?"

"Kyuu-niichan! Wait for me!" Mito said catching up to Kyousuke.

Kyousuke turned around to answer Mito but a girl running the hallway bumped onto him.

"Sorry, are you okay?" Kira said as she let out her hand.

"Don't worry I'm oka--" he was about to take her hand when she pulled it back.

"I'm sorry, I take back my apology before. Bumping you is your fault."

"What? You're the one who bumped into me! I didn't even do anything wrong to you miss."

"Funny, did you forgot what happened this morning, Kudo?"

"Kudo? Hey miss, this man's not Kudo. If you're angry at Kudo, bark to him, but first, can you please apologize again to KYOUSUKE-niichan?" Mito said.

"You-You're not Kudo? Ah! I'm so sorry, now that I look closely, you really aren't him. I must say, you two look really alike!"

"I thought of that too the first time we saw him." Kyuu said.

"Where did you see him?"

"In this hotel, about two hours ago."

"Dammit! He arrived earlier! If only I wasn't in detention because of my 'late' record this morning. Oh, umm… Sorry again but I have to hurry."

"It's ok."

"Yeah, go on now, meanie-neechan"

"Stop it Mito."

Whew~! I really thought it was him! No wonder my heart didn't raced. What the? I didn't just say my heart race whenever I see Kudo. Gosh, I said it. Oh no! He is my sworn enemy. I don't like him at all… Right. Kira thought as she hurried away from the two strangers. "I'll defeat you Kudo this time! Time for payback for this morning…"

"Hmmm… Checkmate! Found the perfect prey." A white shadow said under its breath. "Not only I found a disguise. Now I'm sure that Kudo-san is here. Kaa-san will be so happy!"

The white shadow disappeared from view. Then, minutes later, Kira, who was once walking to the hotels treasury to join the capture of Kid, is now tied up and unconscious inside the girls bathroom. People can now see Kira, walking out of the bathroom. Kira then went inside the treasury and Takagi-keibu told her their plans for the chase.

Wow, is this girl famous or what? Kira thought when the police showed no resistance. Shinji who is busy creating his own strategy in the corner didn't see Kira and Mako was placed inside the room with the treasure, King's Hope, making her unable to see Kira, too. Is this my lucky day?