In Today's Case: Finding Zach
Tess' Dream
Tess looked around as she held her gun close to her face. She walked around very gingerly in the dark area. She looked behind herself. She then looked forward. She came to a hallway with flickering lights. She jumped out holding his gun out in front of her. She pointed her gun to the left and then to the right. She then pointed it forward as she stepped forward gingerly. Then someone came out of the dark hallway behind her pointing a gun at her and shooting her. Tess lowered her gun when she heard the gun shot. She turned around to see the dead body of Conan lying on the ground. She got to her knees as she heard a scream behind her. She quickly stood up.
"Rachel!" Tess yelled. Tess ran down the hallway. When she got the end she saw the worst sight she ever wanted to see. Richard was hanging off the ceiling swinging back and forth with rope around his neck. Rachel laid on the ground with a gunshot hole in her head. Blood poured out like a little stream. She then heard foot steps behind her. She turned around to see the bloodily Inspector Maguire. "Inspector?" then he fell to the floor dead. Tess then saw someone that was a black shadow to her standing behind the dead Inspector. Tess quickly pointed her gun at the shadow but it was too late. There was only on gun shot heard. Tess dropped her gun as blood poured down her right arm. Tess fell to her knees. She looked at the shadow as it drew closer. She tired to grab her gun when there was another gun shot.
"You'll never stop me!" the shadow yelled. "Because you're dead." Tess' eyes rolled into the back of her head. She fell forward as blood started to pour out of her forehead. The shadow the begun to laugh
Tess shot up sitting up in her bed. She was really sweaty. She noticed that she was still in the cabin. Tess sighed. She looked at the clock on the table and it read 3:47 A.M. Tess laid back down. She placed her hand on her forehead.
"Good... it was only a dream."
"Was what a dream? Tess shot back up to see Brock tied down onto a chair. Tess rolled her eyes.
"None of you're business Brock. Go back to sleep."
"I don't sleep." Brock stated. Tess looked at Brock funny. "I never sleep. I like watching you sleep." Tess reached over Rachel picking up her gun. Brock shot up as his eyes widened. Tess flipped the blankets off of her. She walked over to Brock. She pushed the gun right up against his forehead.
"You sicko." She said. She was about to pull the tiger when she hit in the back of the head with the handle of her gun knocking him out. Tess nodded her head as she placed her hands on her hips. "Now you like to sleep."
"What did you do?" Tess looked over to Conan to see him sitting up rubbing his eyes.
"I knocked him out." Tess answered. Conan looked at her funny.
"Why?"
"Because I wanted to, he was watching me sleep." Tess answered as she placed her gun back on the nightstand. She walked around Rachel and pulled and crawled back into bed. She flipped the blankets back on her. "Go to sleep Jimmy." Tess stated. Conan rolled onto his side and they both went to sleep.
That early morning; Tess, Richard, Rachel, and Conan stood outside with Inspector Maguire. The police dragged Brock outside and into the car.
"Great job Tess." Inspector Maguire stated. Tess nodded her head.
"Well, I got help from Conan. He was the one who found the murder weapon." Tess stated as she glanced at Conan. Richard crossed his arms.
"I've solved more cases then you ever have." Richard stated. Tess looked at Richard.
"Oh really. I've solved over 200 cases, how about you Uncle?" Tess asked. Richard started to count. He then pouted. Tess smiled then she nodded her head. "That's what I thought." She added.
"What I want to know is why would someone murder their own daughter." Inspector puzzled as he placed his hand on his chin. Rachel looked at Inspector Maguire.
"Because he's a sicko." Rachel answered. Tess nodded her head.
"I agree with Rachel." Tess stated.
"Well, we better get going and bring him back, see yeah." Inspector Maguire said as he walked away. Richard smiled.
"Well, who wants to go swimming?" Richard asked. Rachel raised her hand.
"I do!" Rachel and Richard raced back to the cabin. Conan took a couple of steps. He then stopped to look at Tess. Tess watched all of the police cars pull out and leave.
'Hm... I wonder why he never sleeps... maybe he's...'
"Tess?" Conan called as he interrupted her thinking. Tess looked at Conan.
"Yeah?" Tess asked.
"Are you coming?" Conan asked.
"No."
"Why?"
"I decided that I'm going to work on the case." Tess answered. Conan looked at Tess.
"Right now?"
"Yeah why not? There's a little town where I can look around for clues." Tess stated. Conan looked at Tess.
"Then I'm going to help you." Conan stated. Tess turned to face him.
"You know that it's going to be dangerous... you... you might be killed." When Tess said that she thought of her dream she had. Tess looked at Conan as she saw the seriousness in his face. Conan stuck his hands in his pockets.
"Since you put it that way... I'm definitely going to help you." Conan told her. Tess smiled. They walked back to the cabin and into their room. Tess walked out of the bathroom with a backpack on her back. She looked at Conan as he sat there on his bed.
"Ready?" Tess asked. Conan jumped off the bed. He nodded his head. "Okay." Tess said. She walked over to the window. She opened it. She looked out to see Richard and Rachel swimming. "Hey!" she yelled. They both looked up. "Me and Conan are going into town we'll back later!" Tess yelled as she closed the window. She turned around to look at Conan.
"Let's go." Conan stated as he walked toward the door. Tess followed. The next thing they knew they were walking down the path to town. Conan looked at Tess as she placed her hands in the pockets of her jacket. "Why did they send you to find Zach?" Conan asked. Tess looked at Conan.
"Well, I'm smarter then all of them and they know it." Tess answered. Conan looked at Tess. Tess sighed. "You want the reason huh?"
"Yeah."
"Well I took the job."
"What?"
"I took the job because I was moving here to live with you guys anyway. Since Rachel knew you I thought it would be easier for me to contact you. But when she told me you were 'supposedly' on a big case I thought I was going to have to do it on my own till I found you like that." Tess told him. Conan nodded his head.
"What was going through your head when you TOOK the job?" Conan asked.
"Well nothing really, I thinking 'okay its just work nothing harmless.' It wasn't till I was on the plan when I noticed I was going after Zach."
"Oh... well stupid." Conan stated. Tess then smacks him in the back of his head. Conan rubbed his head. "WHAT WAS THAT FOR?!"
"YOU CALLED MY STUPID!"
"WELL IT'S TRUE!!! I PROBABLY WOULDN'T EVEN TAKE A CASE LIKE YOURS!" Conan yelled. Tess and Conan then stopped. They glared at each other. Then Tess sighed.
"Come on." Tess said. Conan followed behind her. Tess the stopped when she heard something in the woods. Tess turned around to look. She spotted a shadow run by. Conan stopped to look at Tess.
"Tess?" Conan called. Tess looked forward at Conan. "What's wrong?" Conan asked. Tess turned fully around.
"Nothing." Tess stated. Tess took a step forward when Conan heard a click of a gun. Conan ran toward Tess.
"TESS WAIT!" Conan yelled as he ran toward her. Tess looked at Conan funny Conan jumped pushing Tess to the ground. Then there was a gun shot. Tess rolled over covering Conan. Tess looked around. She pulled out her gun. She looked around as she spotted a shadow. She started to shoot at it as Conan covered his head. Then Tess stopped. She pushed herself up off of Conan. Conan sat up. He turned around to see Tess placing her back in its holster. Tess sighed. Conan looked at Tess. Tess looked at Conan.
"Thanks." Tess told him. She stood up helping him up.
"No problem. Who do you think that was?" Conan asked. Tess shrugged her shoulders.
"I don't know." Tess answered. She looked down to see a pin. The pin was an eye inside of a triangle. She picked it up. She looked at it funny. 'This is Zach's pin... that means he's here! I must find him!' Tess thought. She turned around and ran down the path toward town. Conan followed her.
'What's wrong with her?' Conan asked himself. They reached town. Tess started to ask people if she saw a man wearing this pin. They all said. "Can I see that?" Conan asked. Tess looked down at Conan. She handed it to him. He looked at the pin. He turned it over to see a Z written in black marker. "Do you think..."
"I don't think Conan. I know. That's Zach's pin and he's here." Tess said seriously as she interrupted Conan. Conan stopped as she walked forward. Tess then looked over into an alley. She spotted someone standing there in the dark. She pulled out her gun and chased after them. Conan followed once he saw her run into the alley.
"TESS!! WAIT!" Conan then tripped dropping the pin onto the ground. He heard someone walk toward him. He looked up at see a man wearing ripped jeans and a white t-shirt. He bent down and picked up the pin. He looked at Conan and smiled. He put the pin on.
"Thank you for my pin back." He said. He then pulled out his gun and pointed it at Conan. Conan's eyes widened.
"TTTEEEEEEEEESSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!" Conan yelled. Tess stopped chasing after the man. She turned around to here a gun shot. Tess shook her head.
"JIMMY!!!!" Tess yelled. She turned around and ran back. She then saw the man standing over Conan. The man turned around to look at Tess. Tess glared at him. "Zach..." Zach smiled.
"They sent you here? Huh, I was hoping someone else... sis." Tess glared at Zach.
"Don't call me that. I'M NOT THE SISTER TO A MASS MURDERER!" Tess yelled. Zach turned fully around to face the one he called sister.
"You can't do anything about it Sis and you know. We are siblings and there's nothing you can do about it." Zach stated. Zach pointed his gun at Tess. Tess stared at it as she looked up at Zach. "Since you're a Fez I can't have you live anymore."
"GO AHEAD AND KILL ME ZACH! I'LL FINALLY BE YOUR 200TH PERSON LIKE YOU WANTED IT TO BE!!" Tess yelled. Zach smirked.
"But you're not the one I want." Zach turned around and pointed the gun down at Conan lying on the ground. Tess' eye widened. "If should've killed him and kill you, you have been my 200th person but I only did an alert shot. I knew you in this alley chasing that man. If you move I will kill him." Zach added. Tess watched as Conan lifted his face up off the ground. She stared at Conan. She knew she couldn't let him die. She shook action. Tess pointed her gun at Zach. When she saw Zach's finger wrap around the tiger tighter she then pointed her gun at her head. Zach and Conan's eyes widened.
"You kill Conan... I commit suicide." Tess stated. Zach loosened his grip on his gun.
"You wouldn't." Zach stated. Tess glared at Zach with a serious look.
"Oh but I would. I might just have rubber bullets but... at this close range to my head I will die." Tess stated. Zach tightened his grip on the gun. He then took off running past Tess. Tess turned around watching him disappear. Tess lowered her gun. She then pointed it to Zach. She started to shoot as Zach ran off. Conan got up. Tess lowered her gun. Conan walked over to her.
"Were you really going to kill yourself?" Conan asked. Tess nodded her head.
"Yes and I wasn't kidding." Tess started to walk forward about to follow Zach when...
"Tess! Conan!" Tess and Conan turned around to see Richard and Rachel calling their names. Tess and Conan walked out of the alley.
"Right here Uncle." Tess stated as she walked over to him placing her gun back in its holster. Conan stood there as he watched Tess.
'Was really going to kill herself. I can't believe it. Just to protect me. But why?'
Next Time on Case Closed: Richard was given another case! Tess and Conan are going to solve it as usually but when the case involves Zach what will Tess do since she's his younger sister. Uh-oh... what will happen.
Next Time: Tess' Brother's Case
Next Conan's Hint: Pin
A/N: I know I'm using the pin twice put it's really the only thing that links to Zach so don't yell at me please.