Title: Saving the Detective
By: EsTeLweNadia
Summary: Missing scene in Movie 10 – Requiem of the Detectives. When our favorite shrunken Detective becomes too courageous and reckless for his own good, someone had to step in to save the day (or him, to be exact). And that someone happened to be Kaitou KID. Isn't our favorite Detective lucky? Multi-chapter.
Rating: Hurt/Comfort/Friendship
Disclaimer: Anyone and anything that you recognize from Detective Conan, is/are from Detective Conan.
Author's Note: As promised! So far I can only come up with TWO instances in which KID had to step in to save our beloved but reckless mini-detective! One is the missing scene in Movie 10 – The Requiem of the Detectives. And the other is from Movie 3 – The Last Wizard of the Century. Tweaked slightly to fit my purpose. But the latter will be in Chapter Two. Unless you can help me to find other instances that KID had to save Conan-kun? You will be very helpful, thank you. ^^
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The Requiem of the Detectives
Movie 10
A sudden, deafening shattering of glass killed the brief silence. The three of them turned as one towards the sound, alarmed.
"What the hell is that?" exclaimed Hattori.
"A motorcycle?" Tantei-kun deduced instantly, a question mark lilting the end of his sentence.
KID, cleverly in Hakuba's disguise, smirked. "For sure, this isn't a good turn of events."
Tantei-kun scowled at him, clearly conveying 'Yes, thank you for the useful information, Captain Obvious' or maybe something somewhere along that line. Before KID could respond anything to that, however, they heard two (not one, Tantei-kun) growling engines of motorcycles as they revved up the staircase towards them.
The three of them broke into a run, out of the room into the corridor, with Tantei-kun leading, surprisingly (because Tantei-kun had shorter legs). Barely few seconds later, the motorcycles appeared from the stairway and were instantly hot on their heels.
"Who the hell are those guys?" Hattori demanded, glancing at KID who matched his pace easily.
Seriously, Hattori-kun, you are a detective. Figure that out yourself. Instead, KID answered, keeping a cautious glance to the back. "People who wish to spice up the game, perhaps? That's what the client told me."
"This is overdoing it," the teenage detective from Osaka muttered, putting his head down and leaning into his stride. And suddenly KID found himself lagging behind, much to his own annoyance.
"This is not good…" Tantei-kun groused, glancing over his shoulder to look at them. "Let's split up!"
"Okay!" Hattori. "I understand." Him. KID mentally arched an eyebrow. Were they taking orders from a chibi? If the situation wasn't so dire, KID would have chortled at the absurdity of it all. He allowed a smirk to grace Hakuba's features, though.
Hattori threw himself into the first room they saw; slamming the door open with a shoulder, rolling on the floor and grabbing a long metal rod before getting back up on his feet. That was all KID could see as he ran past the room after Tantei-kun, with another motorcycle hot in pursuit.
They had been running for quite some time now, with Tantei-kun still in the lead. But both of them were already panting. It wouldn't be long before their stamina ran out. Just where was Tantei-kun heading to?
There! A door! As soon as they entered, KID realized that it was a huge storage space. With lots of boxes. They ran into an aisle when suddenly Tantei-kun slowed down, allowing KID to overtake him. KID stopped and whirled around just in time to see the chibi-Tantei release a soccer ball from his belt. As the ball dropped to the ground, the faux-child crouched and activated his killer shoe, and in one smooth motion, gave the ball a tremendous kick. But he was a second too late. The ball rocketed past the motorist's head to slam into the row of boxes, which toppled onto him. The ball rebounded into another row of boxes, and they too, collapsed. Tins rolled on the floor, and one stopped right at Conan's shoe.
"How annoying," he complained, pulling at his shirt to stare glumly at the splotches of paint. "There's paint splashed on my shirt."
There you go. Whiny, fussy Hakuba. KID does not whine like that. Scratch that. KID does not whine. At all.
Just as he had expected, Tantei-kun ignored him; so deep in his thoughts. When the engine growled to life, their heads whipped up to see the motorcycle rearing up from the mess to head straight for them.
"Kuso!" Tantei-kun cursed. Faster than KID anticipated, the boy had his skateboard out of his bag, himself on the skateboard and soon was zooming out of the room in a speed to rival a car's.
"Kuso!" KID swore, not caring that he echoed exactly what Tantei-kun uttered minutes earlier. He didn't know where the Osakan Tantei was, so it was up to him now to see to the diminutive detective's safety. Who blatantly had it endangered by luring two motorcycles after him, on a skateboard. What was Tantei-kun thinking?
KID was inwardly seething to himself the entire time he sprinted up the stairs to the rooftop. Tantei-kun always forgot that he was in a child's body. Facing armed villains alone, making daring rescue attempts and taking dangerous risks all in the name of solving mysteries and bringing the truth to the light. Noble, but reckless. And it was even worse if it involved the lives of the ones he cared about. Tantei-kun just threw his self-preservation to the wind and charged headlong into danger. No, KID realized, it isn't that Tantei-kun forgets that he is in a child's body. He just doesn't allow the body of a child to stop him from achieving what he has set his mind to. Knowing the risk and still do it anyway is… stupid.
Stupid Tantei, KID repeated. How can one be so intelligent yet so stupid? So very infuriating!
When KID stepped into the moonlight, he was no longer Saguru Hakuba. He was Kaitou KID, the Phantom Thief. The Moonlight Magician. The internationally wanted criminal with a penchant for precious gems. Now that he had gained the information he needed to finish his investigation, Hakuba was no longer necessary. KID was back in the spotlight, or rather, moonlight. Now it looked like he had to save the day. More like saving a certain not-child detective from a certain mishap. And he had to hurry.
There! Tantei-kun was speeding ahead of the motorcycles. Hmm, Agasa's skateboard upgrade was really something this time, KID noted with muted admiration. He leaped off the building, activated his hang-glider and maneuvered towards the two-wheelers. Thank goodness the wind was just right. In the distance KID saw the two motorcycles speeding after little boy on the skateboard. KID felt a flash of irritation. Had they had no hearts? Going after a child (who was on a skateboard) with motorcycles? Had they had no shame or dignity or even respect?
Apparently not. When the motorcycles split up to corner Tantei-kun, KID felt cold fury filling his veins like lead. He gently swerved his glider to hover over a lone motorcycle, bidding his time carefully. As soon as he saw his chance, KID descended on the rider with the deadly precision of a bird of prey, knocking the rider off the two-wheeler and coldly watching him roll and tumble and skid on the road alongside with his vehicle. Good. KID hoped that the rider suffered some very nasty abrasions.
No One Gets Hurt, is KID's Number TWO Rule. (Number One being KID Mustn't Get Caught.) But when those individuals whom KID cares for are targeted, – Tantei-kun being one of them – KID is willing to bend the rule a little. No One Gets Hurt Unless They Hurt Those Whom They Are Not Supposed to Hurt might be the new rule, but KID had to think of a shorter phrase. Maybe later, because now, he HAD to get to Tantei-kun.
But not as KID. White is too flashy, too obvious when you have to slip among shadows, when you intend to go somewhere, to do something undetected. So KID stepped back, allowing Kuroba Kaito, in black turtleneck and black jeans and a cap, to continue where he had left off.
Kaito took a shortcut towards the bridge, where the road Conan-kun had taken led to. But, he realized with growing horror, there was some construction taking place at the last portion of the road before the bridge. He hoped the chibi-Tantei wouldn't resort to anything stupid.
He pumped his legs harder when he heard gunshots. With every step he took, every second that passed, his worry and concern for Conan-kun intensified. God, please don't let the boy come to harm!
The bridge finally loomed into view, and what Kaito saw next almost stopped his heart right there and then. His prayer was too late. Conan-kun, having imbalanced by a bullet that pinged off the metal structure extending high above the bridge, slammed his leg on the one of the metal beams on his way down before plummeting into the water with a sickening splash.
As much as Kaito wanted to rush to the scene, he held himself back just in time, because the bastard was gazing down into the water where Conan-kun had disappeared. Kaito clenched his fists, waiting for the man to turn away, to hop back onto his motorcycle and leave the area. I will get you for harming Conan-kun, Kaito thought vehemently. I will see to it.
Kaito hurried over to the murky river, calling Professor Agasa along the way and speaking in Hakuba's voice. "Moshi moshi, may I speak to Agasa-hakase? This is Saguru Hakuba. Please hurry to the bridge. Conan-kun has met with an accident!"
Thank goodness he had the emergency contact numbers of Conan-kun. Seemed like his 'just-in-cases' really paid off this time. He didn't know what drove him to get those numbers, but he kept them just the same, just in case. And damn, he was really glad he did.
Kaito stared at the dark water for the briefest of seconds, fearing the things that lurked within. But when he saw the overturned skateboard drifting past, all fears fled and before he knew it, he was already in the water searching for the owner of the skateboard.
"Gotcha!" Kaito gasped breathlessly as he gathered the unconscious faux-child in his arms. With as much care and gentleness as possible, Kaito got them both of them out of the water back onto the dry land. Kaito laid Conan-kun carefully on the ground, mindful of the broken leg.
For a moment, he stood observing the shrunken detective. Lying there drenched and looking so small and pale Kaito was reminded of a kitten caught in the rain. But Edogawa Conan was no kitten. Not only didn't he let his child body stop him from doing what he wanted to do, injuries and ill health didn't faze him either. Kaito knew, without a doubt, that Conan-kun would continue to solve this mystery even with a broken leg. But he needn't worry, because Hattori Heiji would be with the chibi Tantei.
He wished he could stay, but he could already see Agasa-hasake's bright yellow Volkswagen Beetle approaching from a distance. He had to leave. He slipped into the shadows again and dialed the professor's number. The line was picked up at the first ring. "Agasa-hakase? This is Hakuba again. I'm sorry I cannot stay. I have to leave to investigate something urgent. I leave Conan-kun to you. Thank you." Then he disconnected the call.
Peering from the shadows, he watched as the Beetle braked a few feet away from Conan-kun. Barely a few seconds later, the pudgy professor dashed out of the vehicle and rushed to the small, still figure on the ground, yelling 'Conan-kun!' in a dismayed tone. He ran back to his car and returned with a large first aid kit. Hattori arrived minutes after, face set in a deep frown of worry and concern as soon as he took in Conan-kun's condition.
Feeling relieved now that Conan-kun was in safe hands, Kaito turned to leave. To become KID once again. To exact vengeance on the individuals who had framed him. Not forgetting the bastard who had hurt Conan-kun.
But tried as he might, he still couldn't shake off the persistent foreboding feeling that had been dogging him the entire day.
And it still hadn't left him even after he had successfully completed his objective; trapping Miyama-san in his museum of stolen jewels and dusting the felled motorcycle villains with itching powder. The feeling of extreme unease intensified with every second, and it had gotten bad enough that KID began to frown slightly despite his famous Poker Face.
Could it be that Tantei-kun is in trouble again? KID wondered, heading towards the Hotel Red Castle as fast as he could for a reason even he himself could not decipher.
Along the way, KID turned on his listening device. He had placed a listening bug on Megure-keibu while he was in disguise of Mouri Kogoro, when the inspector had grabbed Mouri's jacket after his casual remark of 'Police these days, can't even detect a bomb like that.' Predictably, Megure-keibu had snapped. But all that was actually a ruse to hand Mouri's note to Megure-keibu AND to attach a listening device. It was always useful to clue in to police conversation, anyway.
"Inspector, I've retrieved all the ID belts," A voice reported. Chiba-keiji, KID recognized immediately. "The number is correct as well."
"Okay," Megure-keibu's now. "Send them to the investigation team, without letting the kids know." Followed by Chiba-keiji's 'Yes, Sir!'
"Alright!" Hattori-kun's excited voice. "Let's ride the Super Snake now!"
KID heard more than enough. He shut the device off, and his frown deepened considerably. That couldn't be right. Why wasn't there a mention of an extra ID since he had returned his borrowed ID to Suzuki-chan by slipping it into her bag unnoticed? The number wasn't correct. It was supposed to be 9, not 8.
That had to mean one thing; that the police had overlooked the total number of the ID and the remaining ID was still among the 9 of them. To make things worse, they were going to ride Super Snake (KID scowled at the name of the ride. So not funny. KID had a grudge on Snake, and with good reason. He didn't need Super Snake to make him hate Snake more than he already did.) And if they didn't realize or remove the last ID on time, the roller-coaster would go ka-boom, with everyone in it. KID wasn't going to let that happen now that he knew what had been bugging him all day.
He stepped off the roof of Hotel Red Castle, activated his hang-glider and soared his way to the roller-coaster. The ride had already started; cruising along the twisting and turning tracks at top speed. From afar he could see anxious faces of the Osakan Tantei and Tantei-kun. Seemed that they had realized that one of the ID belts was still with them. They were hollering frantically at Genta-kun to release his belt, but the obtuse kid didn't get what they were trying to say until the mini-woman, who sat right behind him, grabbed his wrist and attempted to remove the bracelet. She managed to get it off, only to have it flying off her grasp to Hattori-kun, who managed to catch it, only to lose it again when the roller-coaster sped along a curve and upside-down.
Hattori's yell of 'Kudo!' could be heard from where KID was, and KID had to smile in amusement. Ran-chan was sitting just beside Tantei-kun. KID wondered if she noticed Hattori-kun's slip of tongue.
But when KID saw Tantei-kun used his foot to push the safety mechanism away from his body, all of his amusement fled. The roller-coaster was going upside-down again very soon, and apparently, Hattori tried to stop him. Then KID saw something flashed through Tantei-kun's grim features before the boy glanced back to the innocent bracelet perching at the headrest of the seat behind him. KID felt a sickening sense of dread at the expression.
Because KID knew, that Tantei-kun was going to do anything to get the bomb away from his friends, even if it meant that he was risking his own life to do it.
Not gonna happen, KID thought grimly. Nobody is going to die on my watch even for a noble cause. Especially not Tantei-kun.
As soon as he neared the roller-coaster, and when the time was right, KID swooped in to pluck the bracelet off the seat. He relished Tantei-kun's and Hattori-kun's gasp of shock, before tossing the mini-bomb far into the distance and gliding away to safety from the bomb blast. When the bomb exploded into beautiful fireworks (How annoying, KID thought irritably, Darn thing had to be fireworks instead of plumes of black smoke), he threw a fierce smirk at Tantei-kun, who, to the thief's surprise, caught it and returned KID one of his own.
Thank you, Tantei-kun's eyes and smirk seemed to be saying.
KID tipped his hat slightly in response. Their gazes locked for the briefest of seconds, and an understanding passed between them. Time resumed again, and KID was done for the night.
And the nagging feeling of premonition? Finally disappeared, much to KID's relief.
And speaking of which, it was about time for KID to disappear.
So disappear he did.
-The End-
There you go!
I know that the ending is crappy. LOLz. I can't think of a good one. Sorry for that.
And I am also not sure how KID addresses Hattori or Ran or Sonoko or Haibara *glumly*
Anyhow, I hope you've enjoyed reading the story!
Thank you for reading! ^^