Detective Conan/Case Closed- The Real Edogawa Conan
Rating: M (for sexual content, suggested violence, and some language)
Genre: Romance/Drama
Pairing: Kudo Shinichi and Mouri Ran
Disclaimer: I do not own Detective Conan…
Main Summary: The day had come! The Organization has caught him, and they want to know the secrets of his youth. There's a reason Vermouth is the Boss's favorite, after all. But, what happens when they have larger plans for him? How does Ran fit into all of this?
Chapter Four
The next morning, Shinichi woke up to the same compartment ritual and breakfast being slid in front of his cot. He got up slowly and began to eat it while staring at the photo Haibara had snuck him.
Soon, the same handcuffs came through the door, and he voluntarily placed them on before heading out the open door. He was brought to the same room as the previous day, but was surprised when they took off the handcuffs and strapped him down to a table. He instinctively fought against his restraints and asked what they planned to do him. He noticed Haibara in the corner and called to her, asking again about what was to happen. She looked away sadly, and he knew that wasn't a good sign.
"Alright, Kudo-kun, are you ready to be yourself again?" A scientist asked approaching him with a case.
Shinichi looked at him shocked and then to Haibara. She nodded but still had this depressed look on his face. He held face and nodded.
"Alright, Kudo-kun, we've restrained you because aside from the fact that the transformation will be painful, based on Sherry's reaction to the antidote, we also have to take some samples during the transformation to record any changes in DNA, blood, or other vitals because of the entrance of the drug into your system."
Shinichi nodded slowly and braced himself as the scientist approached him with a pill and glass of water. The man carefully placed it in his mouth and gave him the water to help it down. Shinichi felt it go down his throat and when asked if it was down, confirmed it. He sat and waited for the pain he was used to, but what happened he could never have prepared for. It was ten times more intense than any of the other times. He screamed as wave after wave of pain shot through his body.
Then, Shinichi saw it. The scientist had approached him with a case of surgeon utensils, and Shinichi had no time to react before the scientist jabbed his arm with a numbing agent and then proceeded to cut an incision on his arm near the same area. He then took out a certain tool, literally scrapping off some of Shinichi's bone matter into a sample container. Then he closed the cut up with a couple stitches. It was over so fast, and with the writhing pain running through Shinichi's body, he couldn't really understand what was happening. Then, they took another set of skin, saliva, blood, and hair samples. Shinichi's screams echoed through the room and Haibara was holding back tears, a rare sight for Shinichi. He would've made a smart-Alec comment if he could speak, but he was on the brink of unconsciousness. Then within a few more minutes, all movement stopped as all that remained was a teenage boy who had to hunch in his restraints to keep from hurting his oversized legs that were now too long for the straps' size ratio. He fell forward having only the shackles to keep him from falling onto the ground. Sweat dripped from his body and the scientist was prompt to collect some as another sample. Shinichi rasped out, "C-can I lay down?"
"Sort of, we had to repeat the CAT, X-ray, and MRI tests before we can return you to your room."
"I'll be on a table for that right? You don't need me to stand?"
"No, no, of course not. You'll be lying down."
"G-good…"
Shiho and the scientist began to loosen the straps, and Shiho held her breath in pain at the sight of the blood on Shinichi's wrist.
"We should've left the restraints looser to take into his growth! Look at his wrists. The straps literally cut into them as he grew."
"If we'd loosened them, Sherry, he may have broken free in his pain and hurt himself worse." The scientist argued.
"Fine, but we need to treat those wounds before we run the other tests." Shiho insisted.
"Fine, fine, but make it quick we can't fall behind schedule. We have a lot to get done tomorrow as well, and if these tests aren't all done today, the Boss will get mad."
"I will be quick." Shiho insisted, as she fully undid the straps.
Shinichi literally fell into her arms, too weak to stand.
"I'm so sorry, Kudo-kun." Shiho said, wishing she could make all of this stop, but Shinichi stopped her, moaning out, "I already told you. Stop apologizing. It's not your fault that this is happening to me, and if this saves our friends and loved ones' lives, then I'd gladly do it again…"
Shiho sat him in a chair and quickly treated his wrists and ankles before helping him stand again and taking him to the machines' exam tables to do the tests.
At the end of the day, Shinichi had gained some strength back with dinner, but his muscles and bones ached like never before. It was like all the times he'd turned back temporarily didn't count, because his body felt like it had been dormant the whole time. He lay on his cot and looked at the photo of Ran. His heart ached as he realized how ironic it was; he had finally gained back his old body, and he'd never get to see her again to show her that he was back.