Chapter 6: Found and Hattori

Princess Sango

Mommy…help me…Daddy where are you, Ai's mind screamed out in fear. Looking around in the dark she only found bars held straight, not even the friendly house ghosts are there! The last memory she had had before this was when Ai was on the front porch and talking she was listening to Eri and Akemi's story about a princess. After that, everything is blank, and Ai was as scared as hell.

That's when someone entered, and Ai looked to see one of those cold-hearted men inside, the one with the long blonde hair. Smirking he picked me up, "Well Ai Haibara, you can't hide any longer."

"Nani? Who is that?" Ai asked him fearfully.

"Nonsense, you know who you are! Haibara Ai, 18 years old, turned kid by a pill you created."

"I don't know who she is, it's not me though! I'm, Kudo Akemi Ai, age 8!"

"How could that be, you look exactly like her!"

"I'm telling you, I'm not her, whoever her is," Ai answered him.

"Too bad, guess you have to stay here till I figure out what to do with you. Damn and I thought I was so close!"

Ai stared at him questioningly as he dropped her carelessly to the floor and locked the cell. Ai waited till he left and searched her pocket before finding what she was looking for, a simple walky-talkie in the shape of a badge. Ai smiled and tried to detect someone close, no luck, no one was close. So all Ai could do was curl up and sleep, because she was safe for now, but safe could always change, she learned that a long time ago.

Kudo's…

Shinichi looked down at the floor, "Akemi, Eri, can you try to find her? You can travel faster and they can't hurt you. Tell me when you find her."

Eri nodded to them and her and Akemi disappeared. Shinichi looked back at Ran, "It's not safe for you to be here Ran-chan, you're pregnant and Genta's just a kid, look go pack some clothes and find a hotel room."

"Shinichi, I hear what you're saying but do you have to go alone on this? Ai's my child too and I don't want…" Ran pleaded yet Shinichi wouldn't change.

"Ran, I know why you would want that but you have to listen to me, what if they have that pill again? Ai can't make anymore, and I sure as hell don't know how," Shinichi said and looked at her, "I protected you from the Black Op. as must as I could've but now I have to protect you, Genta, Ai, and the baby, just please Ran-chan, go."

Ran looked up at him before nodding, "Come on Genta-kun, we'll leave Shinichi to his detective stuff."

Genta looked up at Ran, or his adoptive mother since his parents died in a car accident, "Okay Ran-san, bye Shinichi-san!"

Shinichi nodded to them and walked down to their rooms to pack.

Ai…

Waking up to sounds moving she rubbed her eyes, "Hello, is anyone there?"

Ai heard a grunt from the corner, she wasn't the only one in this cell, "Hi my name's Ai, who are you?"

"Help me…Ai…" came the dull voice and she followed it and gasped at what she saw, "Hattori-san, what are you doing here?"

Heiji gave her a weak smile, "Ai-chan, what are you doing here kid?"

"I don't know but they keep saying I'm Haibara Ai, what about you?"

"I got too involved, look Ai, in my pocket is some food, you're hungry right?"

Ai nodded and reached into his pocket, "Pocky!"

"Yes, just place one in my mouth," Heiji commanded her and opened his mouth as she shoved the sweet into his mouth.

Chewing her own Ai saw Heiji was chained to the wall, "Why did they chain you Hattori-san?"

"I don't know…"

Ai gave him a smile, "Hattori-san, how long have you been missing?"

"A few weeks or months, I guess, since I was taken on February 10, what's today's date?"

"March 1 is today, so you've been here a long time. Hattori-san please tell me they won't move you away, you're the only one I know."

"I can't be certain Ai-chan but it might be best if you stayed away from me."

"Demo, you're the only person I know Hattori-san!" she pleaded and hugged him closer, to come intact with the blood that was dripping from one of his many wounds.

"Hattori, you're bleeding…"

"Yeah, they got me real good didn't they?"

Ai nodded and looked closer, "If you don't take care of those you'll continue to bleed and die or faint from blood loss."

Heiji shook his head when that same guy came inside, "So you met your cell mate, what you think of him? Come on metantei, time for your treatment."

Hattori looked at Ai before he was carried off and Ai watched the pain increase in his eyes as he was dragged off. Hattori looked back at Ai before they turned the corridor and Ai heard Akemi's soothing voice, "Are you okay Ai?"

"Akemi!"

"Hai Eri, go tell Shinichi-san Ai's okay and I'll stay here."

Eri nodded and vanished as Akemi kept Ai company.

TBC…