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PART THIRTY FIVE- SKYFALL

GIN

When he first saw the smoke pouring out of the warehouse he was mildly irritated, it made visibility for covering the both the Fox and the other blonde unnecessarily difficult. The Fox was at least relaying what the hell was going on down there, that the woman couldn't be bothered to do so was a minor irritation. The Fox also relayed something interesting, they had been joined by the Kaitou now. Not to mention the traitor Rye, that was the last surprise he wanted today.

It didn't appear to be a problem that he was involved when the entire country was at risk of dying, and it wasn't any doing of the Black Org. The Fox assured him that he would handle any complications on that arose from that side of this operation anyways. Chianti was the biggest concern at present, and Gin had yet to decide on whether or not he should tell the Fox about Vermouth's slip up. The female sniper had since dismissed the topic, but the fact remained she knew there was an informant called 'the Fox', and Chianti could not keep a secret.

As much as he had needed the backup snipers he was starting to regret the decision to involve them. Clearly the Fox was more capable than they were at present, even if he brought unexpected elements to the table like Rye. He would have to speak to Kir about that…

"Exiting the warehouse, Kid's with me," the Fox announced, promptly exiting the smoky building, "the smoke is just cover, it's from the fire extinguishers I just shot. Vino is uninjured and making her way out the other side." Gin managed to smirk at the cleverness the Fox displayed in tight situations…

"This is Kir, Bioterrorists spotted heading north, Vino is pursuing. I'm driving up to her, requesting backup from the roof squad for the chase," Kir's update had him switching channels.

"This is Gin. Targets are heading north towards a getaway vehicle, Chianti and Korn cover from your positions or move to do so," he barked out, switching back to the first channel, "Fox, have the Kaitou's entourage head north if you can. Suspects are heading that way, and Vino is already in pursuit."

"Understood, will do, Fox out," the simple answer was refreshing. He snapped back to the other channel, after doing so he watched as the Fox and someone who looked like the regularly sized Fox took cover behind a car at the scene. The high school size, most likely the Kaitou had pulled out a walkie talkie and was relaying something over it. Sirens burst out from the north side, and there was a booming voice that was almost understandable from the roof top. He could just make out the pleased expression on the Fox's face.

SHINICHI

Kid's appearance had certainly made the plans change, the appearance of twice as many cops certainly wasn't a bad thing. Gin had the rest of his team seemed to handle that well, unlike Akai's bad timing. Kid of course had taken up disguising himself as Shinichi, which was only to be expected all things considered. Kid's antics had Nakamori keibu chasing the bioterrorists, well most of them anyways.

The one Gin wanted had lingered behind, hoping to escape during all the confusion, a quick radio up to the assassin and a well placed shot handled that well enough. Starling's team had left with Vermouth and Kir, leaving Shinichi to wrap up the scene with Gin and Kid. Which was rapidly becoming more dangerous if the chemicals leaking out of those barrels was any indication. The assassin had long since informed him that the virus was not spread through any airborne means, so as long as he nor Kid touched it all would be well.

"Fox, I've got an incendiary round loaded, I suggest you vacate the immediate area," the assassin informed him, Shinichi grabbed Kid's hand and took off running. Kid's walkie talkie was still going off, and Nakamori's voice was only barely inaudible over the ensuing explosion of the blond's actions.

"So…" Shinichi finally asked once their ears had stopped ringing, "what did you do to Hakuba this time?" The thief smiled, and Shinichi almost regretted asking.

"Well seeing as I had already made him a clown once I had thought it only fitting to make him a mime today," the shark-tooth grin still a little unnerving, "Nakamori's starting to realize that when you aren't there I'm a bit more… mischievous, shall we say." Shinichi resisted the urge to face palm at the notion, now Nakamori would want to haul him off to the heists, not something that was necessary under normal circumstances, but still… The idea of being forcibly taken anywhere was far from pleasant.

"Don't even encourage the man Kid, I don't need him keeping an eye on me, in either size!" Shinichi hissed. The thief chuckled, seeming rather unbothered by the idea, then again maybe it was all part of his plan. "No one should have to endure Nakamori keibu that much, not even you."

"Then consider this, what do you think he does to Hakuba after all these failed attempts, his meddling in the keibu's affairs and the fact I personally make sure to mess with him every chance I get?" the Kid's words caused a number of reactions in the shrunken detective. The first of which being amusement, the second being pity. He certainly didn't want to know how much Hakuba had to pay for dry cleaning after each of these events…. Then again he knew it was bound to happen, so why he wore such expensive suits to a Kid heist was a horrid idea, at least to Shinichi it was.

"You'll have to be briefed on what we were working on, that way your cover isn't blown," Shinichi sighed, "that and you didn't see anyone besides the American agents working on this case, alright? You came when I called and told you about the case. I didn't know if you were going to make it, so Agent Starling did not inform the rest of the team you were going to be here." The Kid nodded, then his entire posture went rigid, Shinichi turned to see Gin making his way over towards them. He nodded, acknowledging the assassin's presence before turning back to the on edge Kid.

"Do you have to be debriefed by them Fox?" the blond asked, to the point as always.

"Probably, Vermouth knows I planned on heading home though, so she'll probably handle it there for them. I doubt there will be any follow up investigation besides the local authorities looking into the explosion following Kid's activities," Shinichi theorized, "Jodie sensei and her team received a memo on the suspect's actions from 'me' earlier. They have agreed to cover up everything from the general public, and their agents will continue to assist the police to check the area for any remaining bioterrorists." Kid nodded, leaning against a lamppost not daring to get any closer to the assassin.

"You interruption was quite useful this time thief, but next time…" Shinichi frowned at the assassin, he knew the man didn't like the thief, "don't make it a habit." Kid nodded nervously, possibly realizing that the pistol was from him at that point.

"Well now that that's settled, I'm glad you're safe Tantei kun," Kid announced leaning down to pat his shoulder softly, "I'm still not a fan of violence, unlike your pet assassin here…" He took a step back as Gin's expression went dark, Shinichi found it hard not smile at the display.

"Watch yourself thief, I am no one's pet. Least of all his," Gin growled out. Kid bowed his head a little, and made his exited rather quickly at that point. Shinichi's phone started to vibrate in his pocket, he ignored it, (figuring it was just a message from the Kaitou) choosing instead to study the newfound expression crossing his face in light of the thief's departure.

"Is something the matter?" he asked following the assassin to his car, the assassin remained pensive. The ride to Kudou manor was quiet, more so than usual. Shinichi suspected that it was bad news, and that it was about him considering the assassin's brooding demeanor once he asked.

YUSAKU KUDOU

"Come on Shinichi, pick up…" he mumbled, looking over at Yukiko in concern. The actress was breathing softly, no indication that anything was really wrong with her, save the bandage across her head and monitor beeping over in the corner showing her heartbeat and blood pressure. When his son didn't pick up he called Agasa, the professor answered fairly promptly.

"Moshi Moshi, this is Agasa hakase," the cheer in his voice made Yusaku feel bad, he didn't like ruining people's days with bad news. He just didn't know where to get a hold of Shinichi, and he knew the professor had a much better chance of finding his son quickly than he did from the States.

"Afternoon Agasa, it's Yusaku. I'm trying to get a hold of my son, Yukiko's been in a car accident," he explained, the gasp at the other end of the line failed to surprise him, "the doctor's here say she's going to be alright, but there is bound to be a media circus about it. More so for the circumstances that it happened than the fact that it's Yukiko who was hit. Oh, and since he will probably ask, no she wasn't driving like she normally does when it happened. Have him call me when you get the message to him?"

"Of course Yusaku kun, I'll tell him as soon as he gets back. He's knee deep in thwarting a bioterrorism plot with the CIA at the moment, that might explain why he's not answering his phone," Agasa informed him, "Give Yukiko san my best, and I hope she gets better quickly." Yusaku nodded, looking over at his wife fondly, of course their son was caught up in something again. Sounded like he had the matter clearly in hand if Agasa's tone was anything to judge by.

"That sounds just like Shinichi, make sure to tell him. Her condition is stable, and she'll probably be offended if she wakes up and he hasn't called to check on her," Yusaku smiled, imagining his wife's temper at the idea. The professor laughed lightly with him, and bid him adieu.

Hittocere: I lied, I posted before I finished 36... Little review notes make me smile. So do cookies... yum. Spoilers:

Certainly it couldn't be any more embarrassing than when he found out all the terms of Gin's deal with the Fox. He was still tempted to look up that item that Vermouth had mentioned a while back. He really wanted to see if there really was such a thing as 'brain bleach', because the idea sounded ingenious. How else was he going to erase all the images Sherry had conjured in his mind. (Vodka's PoV of course... XD)