Sorry everyone. I've been busy hunting down corrupt politicians and doing my homework, so it's going to be slow. Remember to review!
Chapter 12: Roadtrip
The businessman, Mabu Kasuji, flicked the switch for his living room lights. The room remained steeped in darkness. Cautiously, he tried again, but the lights still refused to turn on. He didn't know it, but they had been shattered to signalled to his two bodyguards, both walking mountains of muscle, to check out the room. The pair began to meticulously sweep the room, their pistols drawn. I watched from the balcony above, as they rounded the expensive mahogany coffee table, then I stepped off into space. Swinging down onto the next floor, I smashed through the massive glass window feet-first. An arrow knocked the gun out of the hand of one of the guards and a punch to his face quickly knocked him out. Out of habit, I switched hands with my bow and slammed the tip into the foot of his other bodyguard, before swinging it into his gut. With both threats neutralized, I nocked a restraining arrow and fired at the frightened Mr Kasuji. Upon impact, twin cables wrapped around his arms, wrapping him up. I walked over to him and opened his mouth. No cyanide pill this time. Mr Kasuji was more of the money man for the organisation, so he would have been handling all the funds and transfers. I plugged a USB into his computer and it began sucking data out of the CPU. "Arrow, get the files and evac. The police's ETA is in 3 minutes." Kaori shouted over the radio. I wrapped another roll of duct tape around Mr Kasuji's body. "All done, I'm clearing out." I pulled the USB out of the hard drive, and the computer's screen dissolved into a shower of pixels, erasing any sign of my hacking. I pointed at the still struggling Mr Kasuji. "Stay down." Then the room was bathed in light. Two junior police officers pointed their pistols at me. "DON'T MOVE! PUT YOUR BOW ON THE GROUND!" I shot a smokescreen arrow at the doorframe and jumped out of the window. Two shots echoed around the room, but when the smoke cleared, I was nowhere to be seen.
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"Honestly, I don't even want to know how you got all these trick arrows." Haibara's fingers flew over the keyboard. On the screen, she was analyzing the data from the USB. The computer itself had been 'liberated' from another associate of the Black Organization, just to be sure that it wouldn't be corrupted by the Night-Baron virus again. "I have very good friends. And anyway, where did you learn how to re-route the computers wifi signal?"
Ania came down the stairs, holding a cup of coffee. "My schoolteacher was an ex-black hat. I was being cyberbullied, so he showed me how to spam the bully's email without being traced." Haibara spun quickly around on her chair.
"We have very good friends." We both said in unison. The little girl facepalmed and went back to typing. "Speaking of which, Ran wants to see both of us tomorrow at the Detective Agency. The three of us, that is." I nodded. Then I realized that Haibara was snoring.
"Hey, is it just me, or is Haibara sleep-hacking?" We watched as the semi-conscious scientist continued to type, snoring softly.
"Okay, this is freaking me out." I snapped a picture with my D-com, then tried to wake her up.
"But sis, I want to ride the Lollipop Ferris Wheel." She mumbled sleepily.
What?
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The next day...
We walked inside the office. Ran was there with Conan-kun. "Ai-chan, are you okay? You don't look like you're feeling well." Haibara's hair was sticking up all over the place, and the little girl was practically shuffling along the ground. "Ungh mine, treckel blak." she mumbled sleepily. Ran looked at her worriedly. Upon reaching the couch, she flopped onto it and promptly fell asleep. "She said she's fine. Looks like all those sleepless nights of...er... playing computer games finally caught up with her." Then she started snoring. Conan shot me a look. Are you serious?! Is she actually-!?
"Before you ask, yes I have pictures. So why have you called us here Ran-san?" She smiled and handed us three train tickets.
"Sonoko and I are going to Osaka for the next KID heist. His target this time is a Jewel owned by Sonoko's grandfather, Suzuki Jirokuchi. It's a diamond called the 'Blackest Night'. Sonoko thought it would be a good idea to invite you three along as she had extra tickets. I've heard that you've never been to Osaka Sam." I shrugged.
"Never have been. I've always wanted to see some of the architecture up there anyway." She smiled.
"Hattori-kun called and said he would be happy to let us stay over at his house for the duration of the heist. So what do you say?"
I grinned. Getting to explore Osaka, with the company of some of the coolest anime characters in the world? Either I was in the anime or this was an awesome trip! Oh wait. Yeah.
"Thanks so much Ran-san! When do we leave?" Asked Ania.
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"Lucky you're going down there. You're next target is in Osaka anyway." Kaori showed me the computer screen. "Mika Noburi. 41. He's small ranking sub-leader who leads the extortion branch of the Organization." I stared at the bearded man on the screen. He looked more like an architect rather than a gear in an engine of doom. "He lives in a large manor on the North-West side of Osaka. As a matter of fact, the next KID heist you're going too is being held at his house."
"Lucky, we can kill two birds with one stone." Ania murmured. Then her D-com buzzed. She opened it up."It's from Sonoko, telling us to turn on the TV." I ran upstairs and pressed the remote. Suzuki Jirokuchi was being interviewed by a horde of reporters.
"Mr Suzuki, how do you plan to stop KID this time?" One of them asked. The elderly man just smirked.
"I plan to have a certain archer protect the Jewel. This message is to the 'Arrow', wherever he is. Come and help us protect the Jewel! It will be the ultimate showdown between the thief in white and the Emerald Archer! The side of justice will prevail!-" I smashed the button and the screen faded to black. "I'M NOT YOUR DANG PUPPET!" I plopped down on the couch in a huff. The Arrow isn't a flashy, heroic mercenary; he's a stealthy, dark commando. And because he had announced about my existence, 'they' would be on a higher alert, making our job even harder. If I went in there and beat the crap out of Kaito Kid, I could seriously affect the timeline. "I know you're frustrated, but are you still going to go?" I nodded at Ania.
"Hell yeah I am. I know it's my fault for getting our cover blown to hell, but I'm going to give Jirokuchi-sensei a party he'll never forget!"
