Okay—I'm serious now. This is the first to the last chapter. Hope you like it! And hope it's not too long.
Disclaimer: Gosho Aoyama is the creator of DC. I'm just a mere fan.
Chapter 7
"Yuck! Why are we here anyway?" Ryoko shouted in disgust.
"If you don't like it here then I suggest you go back." Shinichi answered.
"Remember? Kudo asked if there were any other ways to enter that hell of a place." Sato replied. "And this is the other way."
"An underground tunnel? We're in a freaking underground tunnel that is dirty and full of filthy stuff if you don't notice!" Ryoko shouted in fury.
"Filthy stuff like what? Frogs?" Shinichi said.
"I don't see nor hear any frogs."
"There's one right beneath you."
Ryoko looked under her and he was terribly right. She just screamed and tried to catch up with them. "I hate this place."
"I told you—if you don't like it here then go back." Shinichi said once again.
"Okay. It's here. I'm sure of it." Sato informed.
They looked up and saw a ladder leading to somewhere. There was a cover so they weren't exactly sure where it leads. Shinichi was the first to climb up so they will have a lending hand when they come up. Before they reached the top they heard someone below.
"Hey! You sure there aren't anyone who will break in our hideout?"
"Yes! I'm sure boss!"
"Positive?"
"Yes sir."
"Well what was that scream I heard?"
"Sir! It might be the scream of one of the hostages."
"Fine. Let's leave this place."
The threesome just looked at one another and continued climbing even faster. Before Shinichi took off the trap door, he pressed his ear onto it and listened. He wanted to make sure that there weren't any people in the room that they were going to break into. He heard nothing. He carefully and quietly opened the door. Not even a soul heard the door make contact with the floor. He quickly went into the room and helped Officer Sato and Ryoko out. When they all stood up they heard voices coming from the other room. They checked to see who it was.
"Ran!" Shinichi whispered. "Is there anyone with them?"
"I don't see anyone. And she's talking gently—no one would talk to a kidnapper gently, right?" Sato whispered back. "I'm going in." she cocked her gun and put it somewhere accessible. Sato opened the door slowly and when she opened it completely Ran was already looking there. "You okay Ran?"
"Yeah. I'm fine. You?"
"I'm fine. I'm with Shinichi by the way and a girl named Ryoko."
Mamoru gasped, "Ryoko-neechan is there?"
"Mamoru!!" Ryoko shouted and hugged her brother.
"Hey! Don't be too loud." Shinichi said. "Your scream was already heard down there. What makes you think that it won't be heard here?"
"It was you who made me scream so don't blame me."
"I didn't know you would scream if I told you about that frog beneath you." Shinichi sighed. "Anyway, we should free these guys now." He took his pocketknife and started to cut off the ropes that bound Mamoru. Sato did the same for Ran.
After a minute they were able to free them. Little did they know that someone really heard Ryoko's scream. They only found this out when they were about to escape and heard some people going to the room and opening the door.
"Aha! So your little detective friend really did come. I thought you said he wouldn't," the smoker said with a devilish look on his face. "Now—who wants to go first?"
Everyone just looked at each other and didn't say a word.
"No one? Then maybe I'll chose. How about—the great Shinichi Kudo?" he said, pointing the gun at him. "How about it? You wanna see your boyfriend die right before your eyes?" he asked Ran, but she just stayed silent. "Or maybe Ran Mouri. Do you want to see your beloved die?" Shinichi just went silent. "Do you people even have tongues?"
"Why do you have to ask as to who will be first?" Sato blurted.
Shinichi just looked at her in shock and though to himself, 'Bad idea, Sato. Very bad idea.' He put his right hand on Ran's waist and his left on the lower part of her shoulder. He made sure that the kidnappers wouldn't see them. Ran knew what Shinichi was trying to do. He was preparing and/or thinking of a way to get out of this mess. But it still felt awkward for her.
"I'm guessing you want to be the first one to die. It's a shame killing such a beautiful woman." He cocked his gun and pointed it at her. She was also ready with her gun and prepared to get it. Shinichi's grip became tighter as the kidnapper was still being reluctant on pulling the trigger.
The kidnapper's eye was moving from here and there. He wasn't quite sure whom to shoot at. Finally, after thinking it over, he pointed the gun to Ran and pulled the trigger. Shinichi, being alert all this time, was prepared for this to happen. He quickly moved Ran and himself out of the way and ran towards the empty room along with the others. The kidnappers were befuddled and started to shoot at anyone among them. But unfortunately for them, they got away.
"What's in that room?" the smoker shouted furiously.
"We believe that there's a trap door leading to the underground tunnel, which is leading outside." One of allies answered.
"Don't just stand there! Follow them!" the smoker shouted to his allies. And at once they followed them.
"Umm—maybe you shouldn't have done that." The scared guy blurted. "Remember what we put on those two rascals?"
"Oh yeah. I forgot about that. Set up the device and I'll meet you in the computer room." The smoker said as he exited the room.
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Shinichi's group was literally running for their lives. Sometimes Ryoko would trip over something and won't even mind the frogs. They didn't know that the kidnappers planted bombs in the tunnel just in case this sort of thing happens. They only realized that when they were somehow trapped in one place because the path in front of them just got blown up.
"Darn it! I hate it when they have bombs!" Shinichi shouted.
"How the heck are we going to get outta here?" Sato asked.
"Can't we turn around?" Ran added.
"No, Ran. We can't. I'm sure that they've come after us already. I think that the best question to ask right now is 'Is there any other way to get out of here than to go forward or backward? Any secret passages at all?'" Shinichi answered. Ran was shocked that Shinichi was the one who answered her question. They hadn't talked to each other at all since they broke up.
"Hey! What's that?" Sato said the moment she saw a brick missing from the wall. She tried to examine the unusual wall and accidentally pushed one of the bricks. The brick just fell down the other side and that's when they knew how to get out of their nightmare. They all pushed the bricks until they were able to make an opening big enough to let them through.
Surprisingly, as soon as they had made an opening they heard voices again. The kidnappers were looking for them and they were catching up fast! Shinichi and Sato prepared their guns and followed the two girls whom they ordered to run before them.
While they were in that certain path, they came across an intersection. They didn't know if they were to turn right, left or just go straight. Perhaps the bombs made their decision making easier. It blew up the paths that were leading right and left. Shinichi started to think that the kidnappers knew exactly where they were. He speculated that Ran or Mamoru might have some sort of tracking devices on them and decided to stop.
"What on earth went into your mind? Why are we stopping? They'll catch up with us even more!" Sato shouted angrily.
"I know what I'm doing." Shinichi replied calmly. "Ran—may I see your jacket?" Ran didn't know what was going on but she still trusted Shinichi so she didn't argue with him. Shinichi examined the whole jacket and found nothing, but he didn't give up. "Ran—did they touch you?"
"Why?"
"Just answer the question no matter how stupid it may seem."
"Well—the only thing I remembered is that they touched my chin." Ran paused for a moment and she added, "He also tapped my foot?" Shinichi went closer to her face, took her chin and lifted her head up. Then he got down on one knee and checked her shoes.
"Which foot did he tap?"
"The left. Why are you asking all of these things?" Shinichi didn't answer her question. He just examined all the parts of Ran's shoe and found a chip-like object and took it off. "What is that?"
"I'm betting this is a tracking device. Why else would they be able to catch up with us so easily?"
And then a gunshot was heard throughout the tunnel and blood was thrown to the ground along with a body. Everyone looked at the thrown figure. Shinichi managed to get a hold of himself and carried the body and continued to run.
"Looks like it wasn't such a good idea stopping after all." Shinichi added.
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Okay. I'm sorry if this story is long. (Or is it?) Anyway, I would like to know what your opinions are in this so please review! Hope you liked it!
