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Conan was having a heart attack at the moment, he couldn't believe with what he had been told. He knew that those bastards would be desperate to get him, but this?! Conan clenched his hands and looked Stelly directly in the eye. "How long?"

"Who knows? These fishmen have a brutal way of doing things." He shrugged.

"Kudo..." Sabo looked at the boy worriedly.

"Better hurry, or she might not make it, and don't worry...I won't stop you. It was just my intention to pass the news onto you after all." Stelly gave a dramatic sigh.

"HOW LONG?!" Conan shouted.

Smirking, Stelly checked his watch. "Oh, about an hour good luck spotting the right beach in time."

Conan didn't need to be told anything else, before grabbing his skateboard and jetting forward.

BAM!

"KUDO!" But it was too late, the skateboard was long gone most likely at it highest speed, and with Agasa's recent adjustments to his gadgets, Sabo knew there was no way he could catch-up.

CLICK!

Slowly, Sabo turned around and narrowed his eyes dangerously at the giant man behind Stelly.

"Ah...Porchemy-san...you haven't changed one bit I see." Sabo raised his cane. "I guess I'll have to get passed you to follow Kudo, huh?"

"Obviously." The giant man stepped from behind Stelly. "Though I still despise the upper class, this was something the BlueJam pirates couldn't refuse."

"Still being used for some random plot I see." Sabo got into position, and looked hi square in the eye. "Haven't seen you since I beat you for hurting my little brother."

"You and that other one was the ones who abandoned him." The pirate rebutted. "It didn't matter if he was a child, he knew where the treasure was...I did what had to be done."

Sabo frowned and got ready to charge forward. "You're right, for your crew, you did what had to be done. And I'm about to do the same."

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Tomoko had long since started crying, as she had started her explanation, her daughters and old friend were in shock from this revelation.

"Mom...is this true?" Serena asked quietly.

Her mom didn't look at her as she spoke, but at least it was an answer. "At the time of World War II, the economy of Japan was fluctuating and was considerably unstable, so many of the Sengoku patriarchs were nervous. Many of them called for the bombing, but the entirety of the Diet was against it. So our ancestor, Shantoso Sebastian, decided to take matters into his own hands."

Eva narrowed her eyes. "What did he do exactly?"

"He...reached out to other parties that...shared his patriotic loyalty for Japan...though unorthodox, they shared the same love for their Japanese heritage, and the hatred for the United States at the time. The ones he reached out for was the Yakuza." She whispered.

"Is that why Serena-chan must marry Terada-san?" Agatha asked.

"That was part of the deal, yes." Tomoko whispered. "The Yakuza had connections to very powerful people at the time, and supposedly...they had connections to the Prime Minister and Emperor's power itself. I don't specifically know how they accomplished this but...essentially, in return for bombing Pearl Harbor, a female member of our family would be married to one of their members sometime down the line. They just didn't take up the offer until now."

"But I don't understand." Serena frowned. "Pearl Harbor ended up being Japan's downfall, just look at Nagasaki and Hiroshima."

"Yes...the were the cities targeted, and they were also cities the Raido and Gushon families resided." Tomoko reminded them.

Eva's eyes widened; the Raido and Gushon were extremely well-known families in Japanese society events to this day. The families primarily responsible for oil export and fabric textiles, these families also had well-known Yakuza and Diet connections; both were considered some of the most powerful families of Japan. They also happened to be the Sebastians' biggest rivals.

With all this, Eva had to confirm her suspicion. "So what you're saying is that it wasn't that the Sebastian facilitated Pearl Harbor, but facilitated the bombings of Nagasaki and Hiroshima itself."

"Yes! He didn't know they were going to target such major cities, I'm sure of it! He was told that they'd be in Okinawa interrogating prisoners!" Tomoko exclaimed. "Ever since then, the Yakuza and whatever partners they have, have held that secret over us. If we do not comply without wishes, not only would our family lose its prestige and wealth, but we could be charged as war criminals."

"Mother..." Her oldest daughter quietly put her hand over her mouth. "How could this be?"

"It was never meant to be like this! Agatha! Serena! All your father and I wanted for you two was to be happy! To have fulfilling lives! We never wanted you dragged into this!" Tomoko proclaimed.

"IF that's true, then why the hell were you so willing to sell me off?!" Serena demanded. "If you truly were thinking about me and Agatha, you'd never consider that! You've always been like this- all you care about is money!"

"Look around in this world and grow up Serena, it's a capitalist dominance! If you don't have money, you'll be consumed by someone's else's greed!" Tomoko growled.

"No, not quite in this case." Eva spoke up neutrally. "Instead, you offered you daughter as tribute in palce of yourself, am I correct?"

Tomoko turned to glare at the lawyer. "Stay out of this, Kada!"

"Hnpm. If I am wrong, may I ask...where is your husband?" Eva asked, earning desperate looks from Serena and Agatha as well.

"Yeah mom, where is he?" Serena asked and then remembered, "You said he was dead, what did you mean by that?"

"...He was shot." Tomoko admitted.

"WHY?! TELL ME!" Serena demanded.

"Because they wanted me originally!" Tomoko exclaimed, surprising her daughters.

Eva narrowed her eyes at the sobbing woman. "So I was right...whatever documentation the debt was written upon, stated that your generation would be the choice stock, but once they found out you were married, your husband had to go. And because you are currently the head, assuming Jirokichi isn't dead, you had the option of reassigning the debt to someone else. And considering Tereada-kun's age, and the fact that Agatha was already engaged, Serena was the obvious sacrifice."

"You make it sound like I don't care about my children." Tomoko growled.

"From a mother's point of view, you really don't." Eva replied. "You were only concerned about saving your own skin, and were willing to sacrifice anything to assure that."

"Mother...how could you?" Agatha confirmed sadly.

"Mom...you...WE'RE NOT RELATED ANYMORE!" Serena shouted. "You've down low things before, but this takes the cake! Dad's dead because of you, Agatha's now in danger, you were going to sacrifice me to begin with, and now Rachel's mom's involved! I hate you!"

"You wouldn't understand you ungrateful brat! All you've had to do was sit around, go to school, and spend money! Whereas I've had to work to maintain my status, look over my shoulder, constantly plan out the next move! What would you possibly know what I've had to do?!" Tomoko shouted.

"Well it couldn't be worse than this!" Serena pointed out.

"Enough." Eva interrupted. "Now that we fully understand the situation, we need to discuss what we are going to do about it."

"What can we do, we are trapped in here." Agatha pointed out.

"Yes...we're trapped in a Kyoto manor where most likely important documentation is kept. Tomoko...I assume you know your way around this mansion." Eva asked.

"Yes." Tomoko nodded.

"Okay, were you presented a copy of the original deed, if so- where is it?" Eva asked.

"I was, and it's in the study, but we'll never make it there with all these guards." Tomoko pointed out.

"Don't worry..." Eva slid one of her hands into her skirt, and pulled out a high-grade taser. "I need to remind myself to send Agasa a thank you card."

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Kaitou sighed as he waited for his next meal. It hadn't been too bad as a captive here, he had definitely been treated worse before. At least they allowed him to stretch his wrists, didn't water-board him, fed him, watered him, and allowed him basic bathroom courtesy. Really, compared to most capture-situations, this was actually pretty sweet.

CLANK!

Kaitous' eyes shifted upwards towards the eye shaft of his cell, and soon met with Vermouth's eyes.

"How are you holding up Kaitou-san?" She asked casually.

"Oh you know...I'm trapped in a steel-metal cage of death in an underground chamber, submerged in water, doesn't get much better than this." Kaitou snorted sarcastically.

"I see. Well calm down, you will get out soon enough." Vermouth shrugged.

Kaitou glared at her. "And what makes you say that?"

"As par for out official in-statement of the authoritative Japanese power over the new Diet, we will have you unveiled at Tokyo Tower tomorrow night at 7pm." Vermouth explained.

"Heh. You honestly think I'll let you?" The magician wasn't impressed, the moment they allowed him out of this damned cage was when he'd make his move.

"I would think so, considering that Aoko-chan and her father's lives and futures depend on it." She said simply, making the thief stop his metal planning. "Kaitou-san, you are a very talented thief, and you are very good at covering your weaknesses, however...you lack the cold-blood necessary for the underworld. Unless if you truly isolate yourself, then you leave yourself vulnerable to attacks like this. Does that make sense?"

Kaitou clenched his teeth, having never considered hitting a woman as much as he did now. "I was told that Aoko was no longer involved...that you no longer needed her."

"Yes, we no longer needed her for that particular stage, but now we need her for insurance. We are very aware you could escape anytime you wanted once we step outside, however...should Aoko's future be placed at stake, as well as her father's job...I would think you would want to reconsider." Vermouth explained. "You see...for unparalleled dedication in pursuing you, Detective Nakamori will be promoted to Chief Commissioner of the Kobe Police Department. However, should you decide not to be present, Nakamori may be faced with demotion and possibly job loss, because his department chief has already been given credit for your capture."

"How...you and your Yakuza thugs-"

"Happen to be affiliated with them. Shocking, isn't it?" Vermouth finished. "Now then...I assume you know what the expectations are tomorrow evening, do not disappoint us. Are we understood?"

Sighing Kaitou asked: "What's going to happen to me, and...since you obviously already know...what about Jii? What'll happen to him?"

"Your butler will remain safe so long as we keep receiving your full cooperation." She started. "As for your sentence: officially- you will be given the standard theft prison sentence of fifteen years, but unofficially...you will be running jobs for us, and a body double will be placed in your assigned cell to appease the masses."

"You've got this all figured out, don't you?" Kaitou glared.

"In my position, you have to." She closed the hatch. "Get some rest Kaitou-san, we want you well-rested for tomorrow."

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Conan had no idea where he was and barely knew where he was going, all he knew was that he had to keep pushing his skateboard. He was probably going to kick himself in an hour about how stupid he was being, but he couldn't help it! Stelly had given him enough of a direction know where he was going, besides...there were only tow beaches with possible cove-prison setups.

After he arrived at the beach, he put his skateboard away, and started running as fast he could. Conan ignored the sand in his face, the icy winds, and the sheer stupidity of his actions, it didn't matter! All that mattered was that Rachel was okay, and that should WOULD NOT die because of him.

"RACHEL!" Conan screamed as he ran forward into the cave. It only took him a second to realize the gravity of the situation his friends were in. He saw the familiar faces of the Metropolitan Police department, the CIA, the FBI, Heiji, Kazuha, and Rachel's father even. Everyone was here except for Rachel... "Rachel? Where...?"

"She's dead." Detective Moore spoke quietly.

"No..." Conan mumbled, he couldn't believe it. "It can't be true...the tide, he said that the tide-"

"She's dead. My daughter...she's dead. She was sacrificed because of you, Kudo." Moore went on.

"No..." Conan stepped back, unti falling backwards. "NO!"

"They said..." Kazuha spoke up, she was on a row above detective Moore with the other women. "That they'd take us down to the lowest cell, one by one, until you came..."

"But I did come! I did! I came with ten minutes to spare!" Conan shouted.

"He probably lied about the time, Kudo..." Heiji sighed.

"Rachel..." Everyone in the group sated at the fallen detective, who was almost catatonic at this point.

CLANK!

Everyone's stare went straight towards the sound of a metal door shutting. No one was surprised by who it was, and no one had to the will to react once the figure picked up Kudo by the shirt.

Hody Jones grinned at the boy he had fisted in his hand. "It's all over kid...the time for goodbyes is already over."

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