In Today's Case: Kidnapping Case Grows Larger

"Tess!" Conan screamed as Tess dropped her cell phone. Conan covered his head as the gunshots continued to be heard. People sleeping woke up and took cover underneath their beds. People out on the streets screamed and ducked.

Tess jumped onto Conan covering him. Tess wrapped her arms around his head as she placed her head onto his shoulder holding him tightly. The shots continued as Tess held onto Conan tightly. She left his arms wrap around her tightly gripping her shirt. The gunshots soon stopped. Tess sat up as Conan laid there on the ground in shock at the sudden out burst of gunshots. She looked towards her cell phone as she heard laughing. She reached out about to grab onto her cell phone when a bullet came out of nowhere piercing the concrete in front of her cell close to shooting her hand off.

Tess pulled her hand away as she looked around. She was frightened. Scared. Afraid. For the first time in her life she didn't know what to do. She glanced back at Conan who sat there silently seeing the fear in Tess.

For the first time in Conan's life he's seen fear in her eyes. Something that was extremely rare and an odd sight to see. The young girl that he likes who had no trace of fear within her eyes now had every inch of her body covered in fear. He didn't know what it was that would get her so afraid. Was it the safety of him? He didn't know. He felt like he was going to wrap his arms around her and hug her tightly and tell her that everything was going to be okay. But he knew that was going to be impossible because nothing was going to be okay.

Tess shook in fear. She's never been this scared in her life. Never. There have been times where she would be a little scared but not extremely where every part of her body froze like stone. Her breathing became heavy. She began to sweat. She didn't want Conan to see her like this so she looked away. She stared at the concrete sidewalk as the sweat dripped off of her forehead and onto the sidewalk. She didn't know what to do. She knew that if she tried to move she'll be shot at. She glanced at her gun that sat in its holster out of sight from bystanders. She didn't want to reach for it for she had fear that Conan might be shot at. She sat there… wondering what to do.

Tess? Tess looked in the direction of her cell phone where Jack was still connected. He was still laughing. You can pick up the phone. There won't be anymore gunfire.

Tess reached out slowly picking up her cell phone placing it onto her ear. "What do you want?" she asked.

I thought you would know by now. I want you. What do you want?

"You." Tess answered.

So we both want the same thing. Hm… works out.

"Let Shiho go!" Tess shouted. "She has nothing to do with this!"

Oh but she has a lot to do with this. My partners want her and they want Jimmy Kudo. If you don't hand him over. I'll kill him.

Click.

"DARN HIM!" Tess threw her cell phone onto the concrete. It bounced off landing in front of her. Tess breathed heavily as she stared at her cell hearing the beeps of being disconnected. Tess picked up her cell phone closing the top. She placed it into her jacket pocket as she looked around standing up slowly.

"Tess." Conan called. Tess looked at him.

"Are you hurt?" Tess asked.

Conan shook his head, "no. Are you?"

"No." Tess answered.

"Who was that? And why do they have Shiho?" Conan asked. Tess looked at him. She was silent for a couple of moments. And then she began to speak.

"That was Jack." Tess answered. Conan stood up allowing her to answer his other question. "And he doesn't have Shiho."

"Then who d-…"

"The Black Organization has her." Tess interrupted. "And they want you." Conan froze. "Don't worry, I'm not going to let them get you." she added. Conan could still hear the fear in her voice.

"What are you going to do?" Conan asked. Tess glanced at him.

"What I do best. I'm going to find them… and kill them." Tess answered walking forward. "We have to get to Dr Agasa." Tess began to run.

"Wait up!" Conan shouted out to her. He began to run catching up to her. 'I've never seen Tess this scared in her life. As long as I known her she's never been like this. You could hear the fear in her voice. Can Tess really be scared for her own life?' Conan thought to himself.

Tess arrived at Dr Agasa's. She swung the door open to see the place trashed. Her eyes widened as she looked around fearing for the doctor's safety. "Dr Agasa?" Tess called out. There was some wrestling in the next room. Tess walked over with Conan following behind her.

"Over here." Someone called. Tess went running into the trashed room. She looked to see Dr Agasa emerging from the rubble of the room. He shook his head with blood running down his nose.

"What happened?" Conan asked. Dr Agasa stood up looking at Conan.

"Someone was in here at thehouse when I arrived home. A tall man… he was really thin as well. He was looking for something."

Conan's eyes widened. "THE ANTIDOTE!" Conan shouted running to Dr Agasa's lab. He swung the door open to see that everything was intact. Nothing was out of place or missing. Tess arrived in the room after him with Dr Agasa behind her. She glanced around for a few moments and then turned to Dr Agasa.

"Is it still here?" Tess asked. Dr Agasa made his way through Tess and Conan walking over to a freezer that he had in his labroom. He opened it pulling out a jar with clear liquid in it.

"Yeah… it's still here." Dr Agasa said. Conan and Tess sighed in relief.

"We're lucky." Tess said pressing her back against the wall. Conan nodded his agreeing with her.

RIIIIIING! RIIIIIIING!

Everyone looked at Tess. She blinked as she looked down at her pocket seeing the light escape from her cell. She took it out looking at the Caller I.D to see it was Richard. Tess sighed in relief.

"It's Richard." Tess said answering it. "Hello?"

Tess! Where are you!

No. It wasn't Richard. It was Darien, a very worried one at that. "Darien?"

Yeah! Where are you? Rachel told me that Richard went to Dr Agasa's and that you were nowhere to be found! And the same with Jimmy!

"Don't worry Darien, everything is okay."

Tess, I know you. What's going on?

"Nothing that you need to worry about."

If you and Jimmy are leaving the house in the middle of the night there is something wrong. Now what is it?

"Nothing Darien. Seriously. I have everything under control."

That's what scares me.

"Don't worry okay!"

Are you at Dr Agasa's?

"Uh…"

Stay there, don't move!

Click.

Tess blinked a few times as she hung up. She sighed when she saw Conan and Dr Agasa watching her closely. She placed her cell phone back into her pocket, pushing her body off of the wall.

"That was Darien. He's coming." Tess said leaving the lab and entering the destroyed living room. Conan and Dr Agasa followed her after shutting the door.

"Are you going to wait for him?" Conan asked. Tess shook her head.

"No." Tess answered.

"Why?" Dr Agasa asked. Tess turned and looked at him.

"I don't want him to be dragged into this mess like Jimmy and Shiho are. In fact Dr Agasa I didn't even want you dragged into this. It's too dangerous." Tess explained.

"Tess the same thing applies to you!" Conan shouted. "You're always running around thinking that your immortal when your not! It's dangerous for you as well!"

"It's my job Jimmy!" Tess shouted facing him. "It's my job to put my life on the line for others!"

"Not here it isn't! You're in a completely different country! Here, you're not even applied as an FBI Agent!"

"It doesn't matter! A criminal from my country has escaped and came here! I came here to capture him!" Tess paused taking a deep breath. "You don't understand Jimmy… this is my way of life. Every day my life is in danger. I'm surprised I'm even still around. This is my business and you, Dr Agasa, and Darien are completely innocent in all of this."

"I chose to help you!" Conan shouted. "I chose to help you, so there for this is as much as my battle as it is yours."

"No its not! You didn't choose anything! You figured out again why I was here. Last time I was here, I was here to kill my brother! You figured that on your own just like you did to me now! When you figured out my secret you were dragged in my mess that I call my life! No more! I don't want to hear anything from you!" Tess paused. "Stay here till Darien shows up!"

Tess ran out of the house. Conan went to chase her when Dr Agasa stopped him. He turned and looked at him.

"Let her go…" Dr Agasa said softly.

"But if I let her go! She's going to get herself into trouble!" Conan shouted. Dr Agasa sighed.

"Jimmy… maybe she needs to do this on her own." Dr Agasa said to him. "Whatever is going on her life is for her to solve… not you."

Conan looked down. Suddenly the front door was swung open. Dr Agasa and Conan looked over to see Darien standing there. He was huffing and puffing, and also sweating. He shut the door behind him as he entered the house.

"Where's Tess?" Darien asked. Conan looked down.

"Not here… you just missed her." Conan answered. Darien growled as he tried to hold in his anger. But that didn't work to well.

"WHY DIDN'T YOU FOLLOW HER!" Darien shouted turning to face him. Conan looked at Darien with nothing to say. "For someone who cares about her as much as that say you do! You don't act like it!" Darien bolted out of the house. "TESS!"

"Darien! Wait!" Conan took off following Darien. Dr Agasa sighed.

"Love triangles… so complicated." Dr Agasa said.

Darien ran around calling Tess's name with Conan behind him. Conan reached out grabbing onto his arm. "Stop!" Darien came to a halt looking at Conan. "She needs to do this on her own."

"Tell me what's going on! What does she need to do!" Darien shouted. Conan removed his hand as he sighed.

"Tess came here to kill the murderer of her parents. He's been following Tess the whole time she was here. Threatening her saying that he was going to kill us. He's finally paired up with my enemies, the Black Organization, to stop Tess once and for all, in exchange for me and Shiho."

Darien was silent. He was letting the words that Conan used to process through his mind. He then thought about her life. She could end up dying because of this mess. He could lose her forever. That's something he dare not think about. He lost her once because she moved to America. But now there was a greater chance that he could lose her forever.

"I can't let Tess do this on her own." Darien said to himself. Conan blinked. "She needs to be stopped so she can think about this…" Darien turned around and began running again.

"DARIEN!"

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Tess slowed down. She took her cell phone out flipping the top open. She traced Jack's call. Now she was close. Really close. She knew where she was going now. She looked up from her cell phone closing it with a snap and then placing it back into her pocket. She walked forward looking around when she heard a click.

Tess whipped around pulling her gun out pointing it out in front of her. Emerging from the shadows of the night was Dojoma. Her handheld machine lock loaded and ready to be used. She stepped closer and closer till she was a few yards away from her.

"Found you." Dojoma said with a smirk.

"Why are you helping a murderer?" Tess asked. Dojoma continued to smirk.

"He's sent me free more times then you know. He's let me do what I love, which is killing." Dojoma explained. "And I love him for that." Dojoma fired her gun.

Darien who wasn't that far away heard the gunshots. He came to a stop turning to listen to them. He was then suddenly taken over by fear and worriment for Tess.

"Oh-no. TESS!" Darien took off running to the sounds of the bullets. He ran and ran till he came to a final stop. Dojoma stood in front of Tess's body. Tess's body laid on the ground with blood escaping her. "TEEESS!" Darien called out. Dojoma turned to see him standing there. She began to walk over to him; Darien's body froze in fear. "Wh-who are you?"

Dojoma lifted up her gun. "You're worst nightmare."

Next Time on Case Closed: "This has to end!" Darien and Ai are now in this kidnapping system. But not only them… Dr Agasa has been taken as well! Jimmy's escaped them once but what about the second time? Tess's anger rises as her friends continue to get kidnapped one by one. She's done playing games and she's finally going after them once and for all. Jimmy wants to help her. So he goes back to Dr Agasa's to get something. What's going to happen if Tess's rage gets in front of her judgment and everything else? Will she be killed?

Next Time: Tess's Rage

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