MD: Hey there peeps! After a week of writing, I have come up with my masterpiece!

Conan: Yeah, sure, masterpiece….

MD: Well, maybe not a masterpiece, but I have finished my next chapter!

Conan: Bout time to. You've been writing so slowly.

MD: Well, can you blame me? My mom comes up to me Tuesday night and says, "We're going to Arizona!"

Conan: You should've seen here face!

MD: I know! I was like O.O. So for the rest of that night and the next morning I'm runnin around trying to get tings ready. So of course I brought my computer. I mean, that's 16 hours of sittin in an RV. Figured that would be a good time to work on this chapter and my essay.

Conan: How are you doing on that essay by the way?

MD: erm… Hey look! I got a new Harry Potter book in Spanish! I got the fourth one!

Conan: sigh You're hopeless.

MD: I know. Oh well, I'm sure you guys want to read the chapter and not me and Conan arguing.

Conan: I guess that's my cue. Masked Detective does not own any of the characters in Detective Conan. Though she might later if she adds some of her own… (That should be scary.) If she uses any ideas similar to another's, she is very sorry as it was unintentional.

MD: Great! Let's start up this chapter!

Take My Hand Tonight

"Ran! Hey, Ran! Can you hear me?"

Ran slowly opened her eyes and sat up groaning. "I feel like I just got hit by a truck." She thought, frowning. She rubbed her head and looked up to see her dad staring at her anxiously.

"Finally, you're awake. Thank God. You really scared me there, running in like that, screaming that Conan was kidnapped or something. "

Ran's eyes popped open widely and she immediately stood up. She leaned on the desk for support and started to remember what had happened. She remembered that man in black laughing as he jumped into the truck with an unconscious Conan.

Kogoro put a hand on her shoulder frowning.

"Ran, what happened?" He asked looking sincerely concerned.

"Thank goodness he's not drunk for a change." Ran thought, frowning again. She took a moment to slow her heart and breathing. Once she had once again gained control over herself she looked at Kogoro and told him exactly what had happened. When she finished, she walked over to the couch and collapsed onto it.

While she walked over to the couch, her dad rushed over to the phone and called Inspector Maguire. (MD: Does he have a different name in the Jap. version? If he does, please tell me what it is.) Kogoro told him that Conan had been kidnapped and told him to come over immediately so that Ran could give him all of the details. He hung up and sat down at his desk, frowning like Ran had just done.

They both jumped up in unison when they heard a car pull up. Ran ran (MD: Yes! I've been wanting to do that! Conan: Why? MD: I don't know; just looked like fun I guess.) over to the door and wrenched it open. She stood at the doorway, waiting impatiently for Inspector Maguire to get out of the car and walk to the house.

Once Inspector Maguire was settled in the couch with Ran across from him, Ran repeated the story she had told her dad. Maguire listened thoughtfully and sighed once she had finished.

"Thank you Miss Mouri. I will be sure to send out as many men as I can to try and find him. We will look for this truck that you described and see if anyone has noticed anything strange around the area. In the meantime, your dad could probably look for clues that may help us." Kogoro nodded vigorously at this.

"Yeah, we'll go tomorrow morning when it is lighter and easier to see." Kogoro said, trying to reassure his daughter.

Far from being relieved, Ran actually panicked more. "Oh no!" she thought, "Didn't Shinichi say that he was the one solving all of Dad's cases? Shoot! He'll be no help at all. Heck, he'll make things even harder!" Ran struggled to smile as she said, "That would be great Dad! Thanks! Well, I think I'm going to turn in for the night. It's been a really exhausting day. Good night." With that she walked as quickly as she could without arousing any suspicion until she was out of sight.

Once she had arrived in her room, Ran fell onto her bed and stared at the darkened ceiling. She felt silent tears rolling down her cheeks. It was hopeless. Her dad, as much as she loved him, was a hopeless detective without Shinichi's help. The Black Organization sounded like a very careful group. It wouldn't be easy to find them. And what if they panicked with the police on their tails? What would happen to Shinichi?

She continued to think like this until she heard Maguire leave the house. She heard her dad go up to his bed for the first time in weeks. She waited until everything was dead silent. Then, she slowly got up and walked to the window.

On her way to the window, Ran grabbed a chair and sat down in it once she had gotten to the window. She put her chin in her hand and stared out the window. "What a difference from last time I was here." She thought sadly. "It was pouring then, but now, there's not a cloud in the sky." She looked at all the stars until her eyes landed on the moon.

As she stared at the moon, her mind wandered back to Shinichi. She thought about how hopeless the situation seemed and almost started to cry.

"Wait," she thought to herself. "Shinichi wouldn't sit here crying like this. He would do something about it. He would find a way to fix things." She lifted her chin out of her hands and started solely at the moon and smiled.

"I promise you Shinichi, I will save you. You've helped me loads of times. It's my turn now! I'll help you in any way I can. I've grown up with you, and actually lived with you. This time, I'm going to be the detective! Wait just a little longer Shinichi!"

With that last thought, Ran walked over to her alarm clock and set it to wake her up at four the next morning. She knew that there was no way that her dad would be able to wake up that early. She crawled into in bed and smiled. She closed her eyes and smiled.

"It's my turn to be the detective now."

(MD: Normally, I would end it there and do Conan's pov next time. But I promised a long chapter, so on to Conan's pov we go! Conan: Wow, you actually remembered something! MD: Oh yea!)

POV switch (Conan)

Conan slowly came too, but kept his eyes firmly shut. "Oh, my head. I feel like I just got hit by a truck." He slowly opened his eyes and looked around. It was dark, but once his eyes adjusted, he was able to observe his surroundings.

He was in a small stone cell. He could hear water dripping from somewhere on the opposite side of the room. It was dusty in the room, as if no one had been in there for quite some time. He noticed that there was a light coming from a door that was at the end of a long hallway. It was very quiet and sounded as if he was the only in there.

Conan tried to stand up and noticed that his hands and feet were tied. He felt slightly sick to his stomach. He lay back down and groaned. He was exhausted and his head was still pounding.

As he lay there, wishing his headache would go away, he heard voices coming down the hallway. He immediately closed his eyes pretending to be asleep. He listened eagerly to see if the people talking would accidentally give him clues as to where he was.

"Do you think he's awake yet?" said a gruff voice that sent shivers up and down Conan's spine.

"He should be. I didn't give him that much of the drug." said another, slightly higher voice.

"That was a huge risk you took, using that drug. It could have killed him. And mixing it with that other drug… Who knows what might have happened."

"I know, I know. But it was kind of a spur of the moment thing. I saw my chance and took it. And that chick he was with knows flippin karate!"

The footsteps and voices drew closer and closer until they were right at Conan's cell. Conan did his best to be still and quiet as he heard their feet stop at his cell. He could feel them staring at him as he lay there. "Please let them leave. Let them believe that I'm still knocked out." Conan thought desperately.

After a few minutes of very tense silence, the two voices started talking again.

"I guess I used more of that drug than I thought. He's still completely out." said the high voice, sounding disappointed.

"He better wake up soon, for your sake. I don't even want to know what the boss will say if he dies." said the gruff voice, sounding frustrated.

"They can still run tests on him, even if he's dead!" said the high voice, starting to sound slightly panicky.

"But it will be much easier and proficient if we test a live subject. We may have stumbled upon a fountain of youth here! If your stupidity hasn't messed it up that is!" said the gruff voice sounding both excited and angry.

The two walked back down the hallway and out of hearing range. When Conan heard the door close, he slowly sat up and groaned once again. Man did his head hurt!

Rather than take in his surroundings, Conan decided to see how he himself was doing. He noticed that he was missing a few things. He didn't have his shoes, his watch, or his bowtie. His glasses had been removed and he didn't see his stuff anywhere.

"How in the world did they know about my gadgets? And how did they find out that I'm actually Shinichi Kudo? They obviously have to be the Black Organization. How else could they have known about the drug?" Conan started to panic. Who could save him? Kogoro was a total idiot and Inspector Maguire wasn't stupid, but he was no detective, which means that he would depend on Kogoro to find him.

Conan lay back down to try and make his head feel a little better. It was starting to get worse and his stomach was also starting to ache more. He felt like throwing up, but refrained from doing so. He didn't want to gain any unwanted attention from his two captors.

Conan took a deep breath to try to calm himself down. It wouldn't help him at all if he started to panic too badly. He thought about what the Black Organization wanted with him. What did that man say? Conan could feel his eyelids start to droop.

No! He had to stay awake. The gruff voice had mentioned something about tests and a live subject. Well, the live subject would be him if whatever drug he had been given by the higher voice didn't kill him.

Why did they want to run tests on him? His mind was starting to feel cloudy. It was getting harder and harder to think. He asked himself the question again. The gruff voice had mentioned a fountain of youth. Wasn't that just a myth? Of course! The drug that had turned him into a little kid. The wanted to test him so that they could perfect the drug to not kill, but instead allow one to live longer. How ironic.

As Conan continued to look as his situation, it looked more and more hopeless. He had no idea where he was, no one who could save him. Was he just to wait until they ran tests on him and finally kill him? Would the drug he was given finish him off first?

That's when it hit him. Ran! How could he have forgotten about her? She was always there for him. She had never let him down before, why would she do so now? He started to smile and felt hope come into his heart. It was like a beautiful light in the horrible endless darkness. He finally let his eyes close as exhaustion finally won the fight.

As he started to drop off, he had one thought on his mind.

"I have faith in you Ran."

MD: Was that long enough? It was five pages, which is like three more pages than I normally do. And I tried really really hard guys!

Conan: What kind of ending was that?

MD: I know! It was my fingers fault, not mine! The horror! The fluff, the fluff! AHHHHHHHH

Conan: That was totally unexpected. I thought you were a total tomboy.

MD: I am! I am! I don't know what overcame me! Oh well. Even a tomboy can write some fluff. Right? Right?

Conan: Well, I guess. Whatever. Enough of that lets respond to these reviews.

MD: Reviews! Reviews! WHHHEEEEEEEEEE!

Alexandra: I have to agree that it was a good thing that we did well at festival. I don't even want to think about what Mr. Hannan would have done to us if we hadn't. (shiver) Anyway, I think this chapter kinda showed where I'm going with this. In a way. Heh heh. I still have a few more surprises up my sleeve! Thanks for reviewing! I hope that you continue to enjoy!

Camicat: Ha ha. That was a fairly mean cliffhanger eh? I'm sorry this is a bit late. Dang time change. Now I'm all tired. Well, thanks for reviewing! I hope you continue to enjoy!

Fyliwion: I defiantly agree about the teachers. Notice that both teach and torture start with a t. hmmmm. Anyways, I'm really glad that you like my writing and I haven't bored you to death. It really means a lot when I hear those kinds of things. So thanks for reviewing! I hope you enjoy my new chapter!

Stickybok: Ok. The first two chapters were kinda the prologue. This fic was actually originally going to be a one-shot, but then inspiration changed everything. The first two chaps were just a little view on how Conan and Ran felt and just a little fun I was having making song-fics. I hope you liked the scene you were looking for. And I hope you continue to read and enjoy! Thanks for reviewing!

Sabrinita: Mr. Kishida huh? Okay, I will defiantly make sure I remember that, thanks! I'm really glad you enjoy my fic! It makes me and Conan all warm inside to hear that! I hope you enjoyed this chapter! Thanks for reviewing!

Jimmy's girl: I'm glad that you will read my story till the very end! I'll do my best to make the story interesting and worth reading. Some advice for looking for an idea for a fic: listen to music. That's where I got the idea for this story! For the e-mailing thing, you want me to e-mail you when the next chap is done? I would be most happy too. I'm sure Conan will help also! Thanks for reading and reviewing! I hope you continue to enjoy!

Michel 8 8 8: I'm glad you still enjoy my stories with its self ending chapters. (glares at her chapters) You speak Spanish? How cool is that? I'm trying to learn Spanish in school, and it's hard! I hope you continue to enjoy my fic! Thanks for reviewing!

MD: Ok! Sorry this is a bit late guys. I had no internet on the trip so I had to update when I got home. Unfortunately I got home at like 2 in the morning. I was so tired I just went to bed. But somehow I managed to take a good hour to fall asleep. Yippee for only 2 hours of sleep.

Conan: You have to be the strangest person I have ever met. You're exhausted, yet you take an hour to fall asleep.

MD: I know, strange isn't it? Oh well. Please leave some reviews! I love hearing from you guys. And I really try to use any ideas and/or advice!

Conan: Yeah, you should see her face when you compliment her!

MD: By the way, if you guys have any questions, feel free to e-mail me if you would rather not leave it in a review. Or you can IM me. I'm on all the time. My screen names are xodragonballxo, xocaseclosedxo, and xoyugixo. Even if you don't have questions, I would love to just chat!

Conan: I think you've blabbered on long enough for one chapter.

MD: Yeah, you're right. So that's it for this chapter! Ttfn!

Conan: Ta ta for now!