Anybody else read The Lady of Shallot? Anybody? Cause this might sound a bit familiar...
And no, I don't own Detective Conan or Magic Kaitou. Imagine that! Nor do I own The Lady of Shallot. That would be Tennyson. Wish I was as good a poet as him.
The Ruby de Majid
He opens up his gliders sails
His foot is perched upon the rails
The crowds lift up their cheerful wails
As from beneath the moonlight veils
Appears the Kaitou Kid
Spotlights sway and dare to trace
The monocle on that smirking face
As he begins his merry chase
For the Ruby de Majid
xxOxx
The wind is swift as on he rides
Across the wide and open skies
If one could look they might espy
A gleam of daring in the eyes
Of the illustrious Kaitou Kid
But it fades quick as on he sees
In his faint periphery
A swatch of black who dares decree
He shall have no gem of de Majid
xxOxx
A gun is pulled out from his side
He takes aim and opens wide
An ace shoots forth in fiery pride
Towards this thorn pierced in his side
From the mighty Kaitou Kid
The black man tumbles on his back
Knocked out for now, but he'll be back
This will not be the last attack
For the Ruby de Majid
xxOxx
The building is nearly within reach
The crowds let loose a painful screech
As Nakamori storms out front to teach
A lesson to one who dares to breach
That damn thief Kaitou Kid
The cigar in his mouth goes stale
As his foe rides in upon the gales
Tonight will be the night he fails
To claim the Ruby de Majid
xxOxx
For Kid it is an easy trick
As with a teasing, subtle flick
His double in the air goes 'thwick'
Confetti rains down quick and thick
To the delight of Kaitou Kid
There's only the tricks inside his sleeves
To prevent his capture on this midnight's eves
As he lands silent upon the rooftops eaves
Of the dwelling de Majid
xxOxx
The police aren't happy, they appear confused
But Nakamori sees through Kaitou's ruse
"He's in the building – there's no time to lose!"
Shouts the Inspector as the chase ensues
To capture the Kaitou Kid
But Kid has a different plan in mind
To prison he is not inclined
There's a ruby with his fate entwined
In the house of de Majid
xxOxx
Screws are loosened, locks are picked
Lights are docked as floors are slicked
All to hamper those that constrict
The plans of one notorious convict
The grand thief Kaitou Kid
He makes his way to the scarlet gem
Stately shining at the moonlight's whim
When suddenly all the lights go dim
Around the Ruby de Majid
xxOxx
A crimson glow begins to bleed
From deep within that stony seed
Brimstone brewing that cannot impede
The shock that dare not go recede
From the face of Kaitou Kid
"Pandora" he whispers in a voice gone hoarse
The cause of all his pain and remorse
She's really right there with half the Task Force
In the Ruby de Majid
xxOxx
Kid's laughter echoes throughout the room
For a moment there's a ghost behind the costume
A shade of vengeance brought back from the tomb
The Task Force starts, and dares not presume
Into who is this Kaitou Kid
The Kid's mind is awhirl in spirals of red
Thoughts run rampant behind that monocled head
There's one thing he can do for the souls of the dead
Destroy the Ruby de Majid
xxOxx
The chase resumes, but the mood is changed
No longer playful and ticked, but rather estranged
Like the goal of the night has been rearranged
But who can know why in the mind of the deranged
The mind of the Kaitou Kid
He claims the jewel in one, two, three!
Quick as lightning, he sprints through the sea
Of Task Force uniforms as on he flees
With the Ruby de Majid
xxOxx
Kid's footsteps groan upon the stairs
Smirk affixed in the devil's snares
The Task Force chase and dare despair
When from above drift unholy swears
From the mouth of Kaitou Kid
Thanking Kami above, the men resume
Rushing to ensure the Kaitou Kid's doom
But a menacing sight beyond dares loom
On the roof of de Majid
xxOxx
A man in black with aura maligned
Has caught these players in a horrid bind
A girl's held hostage with gun aligned
"Give up the jewel or I'll blow her mind!"
He decrees to Kaitou Kid
The Task Force stop, the Kid gives pause
But then again, they have just cause
That's Nakamori's daughter held in the man's claws
On the rooftop de Majid
xxOxx
The silence stretches on, thick as cream
Till the hammer's click shatters the dream
That black bastard's patience is losing steam
Too much longer and it'll end in a scream
Thinks, knows, the Kaitou Kid
He needs a distraction, he needs a plan
Some way to disarm this cutthroat man
Rescue Aoko before the shit hits the fan
Without losing the gem of de Majid
xxOxx
A tear slips down his angel's face
Highlighting the horror he cannot erase
...Suddenly everything clicks into place
A smirk at long last deigns to grace
The mask of Kaitou Kid
He lifts the jewel up to the sky
And in a jovial voice thinks to reply
"I'm afraid Nakamori we have to say goodbye."
On the dwelling de Majid
xxOxx
"At least, that's what I'd say if I didn't care."
States the Kid with his theatrical flare
"But we all know how life can never compare
To death which is final, something to beware."
Smirks the Kaitou Kid
"So what's your point?" asks the man with the gun
"Oh, there's no point, just having some fun."
"You want the jewel? Then I'd suggest you run."
As Kid throws the gem of de Majid
xxOxx
The man ditches the girl, she begins to fall
He has eyes only for that scarlet ball
The Task Force pounce in an enraged brawl
While one thief chases the most precious jewel of them all
Aoko, thinks Kaitou Kid
With nary a thought he leaps through the air
Heart in his throat he sends Kami a prayer
That he reaches the girl with time left to spare
Before the ground of de Majid
xxOxx
He's lucky this time, damned lucky indeed
Kid reaches Aoko before they hit terminal speed
Locked in his embrace he knows he'll succeed
And with sails open wide two figures proceed
Aoko and Kaitou Kid
They land on a roof some meters away
He's hesitant to let go and knows not what to say
But seeing her alright is the best reward of the day
Gem or no gem of de Majid
xxOxx
So he turns on the charm and grants her a smirk
Letting her know he expects to be paid for his work
And he wouldn't say no to a kiss as a perk
Her face, it turns red and with a loud yell of "Jerk!"
She smacks the Kaitou Kid
Or at least she attempts, but horribly fails
For Kid is aloft upon the winds sails
With a jaunty "Ta ta!" he searches for trails
For the Ruby de Majid
xxOxx
Two days time then come to pass
When a knocking sounds upon the glass
Of a parcel and note self-stamped "The last!"
Which reads "I'm afraid my time has come. Alas,"
"Farewell." the Kaitou Kid
The Task Force look on in dismay
Then pounce on the parcel without delay
To see a monocle and silk hat on display
With the shards of de Majid
Okay, yes the rhyming and meter are off in a few places, but I can't bring it in my itty bitty black heart to correct these bits. I've spent too much time on this as it is. Stupid Lady of Shallot giving me ideas...
And again - why can't I have empty spaces for spacing stanzas? Why? Especially when I've got nineteen friggin stanzas to work with. Yeah, this is one of my longer poems by far.