Another chapter in which not much gets done. Yeah, i'm not doing a good job on this right now...I'll probably do better soon, as soon as my school life gets a little bit more balanced again.

Disclaimer: My name is not Hidekaz Himaruya


Chapter 6

Kiku Honda was a very patient man. He was friends with a boisterous and loud American, a very tsundere Englishman, and countless other strange people. He has always managed to deal with everyone politely. However, it was when dealing with his own failure did his saint-like patience wear thin.

"Why can't I find something that works?" sighed the Japanese man. His friend and co-worker Elizaveta who was also with him inside the lab trying to create an antidote smiled at him.

"Don't punish yourself over it Kiku. It's not your fault," the man calmed down a bit.

"You're right Eliza-chan, I guess I'm just frustrated," before the girl could even respond, an intruder barged into the lab.

"Awesome has arrived!" was shouted and a large frying pan made contact with Gilbert's skull.

"What the hell are you doing here this early? You aren't even supposed to be here until another two hours!"

"Geez, what's wrong with you? Can't take a little awesome?" Kiku restrained her from knocking him unconscious. "Anyways, West told me I should do something useful so I decided to bring you guys a few drinks!"

"Gilbert, we don't need beer right now," gritted the Hungarian through clenched teeth.

"Kesesese, of course you do!" with that he handed both Kiku and Elizaveta a glass of amber liquid. Kiku took a sip to be polite. Almost instantly he felt as if his brain started to work again. He took another, longer sip. This did not taste like any other beer he had before. It also seemed to be doing the opposite of what liquor should do, which was make you drunk.

"Gilbert-san, is there something in this beer?"

"You noticed? Me and West make our own beer and this one your drinking has some sort of plant with it that West found in the backyard. Kiku had a feeling this might be the answer he was looking for.

"May I get some of that plant Gilbert-san?"

"I told Bruder I could be useful! I'll be right back!" and he raced out of the room. Kiku took out vials and test tubes quickly preparing for what could be the experiment that led to an antidote.

"Kiku, what are you doing?" asked Elizaveta slightly confused by the man's actions.

"The drug creates a coma and death by causing the blood to stop flowing to the brain is that correct?"

"Yes, but what does that have to do with the plant in Gilbert's beer?"

"When I drank the beer it felt as if I could suddenly think clearer, the other things we tried were all too weak or had bad side effects, maybe this plant will be the answer." Elizaveta just nodded and began setting up. Soon later Gilbert came back with some weird looking green spiky stuff and the duo began their work while Gilbert just watched. Eduard and Im Young Soo walked in on them and were quickly filled in. They both ended up helping out in any way they could. A few minutes before everyone else would get to work they had finished the prototype. It was promptly given to someone to deliver to nearby victims of the drug. Kiku felt elated and the group trudged out to meet their coworkers and announce their progress.


"Good morning everyone! We have wonderful news to make!" A very disheveled and almost crazed looking Kiku stood in front of the group the next morning. The rest of the intelligence branch was wearing similar looks. "We've found an antidote for the drug!" A few murmurs rippled through the room.

"And awesome me helped!" shouted Gilbert who was also standing with the intelligence branch.

"So where is it?" asked Alfred ignoring Gilbert,

"We've just finished developing the prototype, it's being delivered to nearby victims as we speak, we should know the results in five minutes or so." The whole room of people cheered, two days straight of meaningful progress. Things were looking up. Everyone completely forgot about his or her job in favor of waiting for that fateful phone call. Alfred almost could burst with pride at his friend's accomplishment. He almost forgot about the guilt he was still feeling about his conversation with Arthur the other night. He shook his head; this wasn't the time to be thinking such depressing things! All of the sudden a loud ringing permeated his thoughts. Someone quickly pressed the speaker button.

"Hello?" Kiku nervously greeted the caller, the room waited with baited breath,

"…It was a success! We have two people steadily coming out of their comas, so far there seems to be no side-effects from the antidote, just the regular effects of prolonged comas." A loud cheer erupted form the room. People hugged each other basking in the moment of triumph.

"Arigato, we will deliver more soon," spoke Kiku quickly to the caller and hung up after a hasty goodbye. At that moment Chief Vargas decided to join in.

"I congratulate you all!" boomed his loud voice as everyone's attention went to him. "I have an announcement to make to everyone," He took a deep breath and began to speak.


There wasn't a single sound in the room. All eyes were boring holes into one Julius Vargas. All of the sudden the room exploded in sound.

"What the Hell man?"

"That was not awesome!"

"What were you thinking?"

"How could you do this?"

"KOLKOLKOL"

"You fucking bastards!"

"ve~, why Jii-chan?"

Were a few of the sudden string of comments that were quickly filling the room. The man everyone's attention was on was merely smiling like nothing was wrong. He took the bombardment of outcries without flinching. A few minutes earlier he had just announced to everyone the location of ALICE headquarters. He also announced that he had known this piece of information for more than a week already. Now all he could do was to wait for the din to die down. The group did quiet down after a period of venting.

"So are what are we going to do now aru?" came Yao's voice somewhere from the crowd. A smirk crept onto the tall Italian man's lips.

"Easy, we plan out an attack as soon as possible," noise began to fill the room again, "first let's take a small break, Francis, could you come with me?" The Frenchman nodded curtly wearing a somber expression and followed the Chief. Alfred noticed the strangeness of it and suddenly remembered how Francis had been acting differently ever since the beginning of the case. He was suddenly reminded of Arthur again. That's strange, what would he have to do with the case? Thought Alfred as he silently followed the two men wondering what it was they were going to talk about.


Yeah yeah, I know, sorry for the crappy chapter. By the way I've gotten rid of the anonymous review block that I didn't even know was there before so review please!

I promise you the next chapter will be better...

...I hope.