To Ran, it felt unreal. That Conan, the mysterious little boy who got into many strange and terrible adventures, and Shinichi, her love of her life who mysteriously disappeared and reappeared through her high school years were one and the same… it couldn't possibly be the truth, right?
Then, she thought of Ai Haibara the strange aloof girl who lived apart as the Professor's assistant, and her story. The amazing life that little girl lived through and the amazing technological developments she was responsible for really took Ran's breath away.
How could such a girl live such an oppressive lifestyle for so long?
That girl had shown Ran how the transformation happened. To think such a drug could exist. One that could reverse aging and return a person's physiology back a few years was extraordinary! No wonder those men in black wanted to hide away this drug from the world! How many people would beg for such and elixir? It's the fountain of youth in the form of a pill!
Ai was the one who explained it all to Ran, how Shinichi became Conan, and how they tried everything to bring Shinichi back. Every time they changed, though it was temporary, and he would ultimately revert back to his younger self.
That's when Ran knew hatched a plan.
One night, She, Conan, daddy, and all the rest of the gang partied at the Professor's house. While everyone else was having fun upstairs, Ran snuck down to the laboratory.
She knew that Haibara was experimenting on an antidote to the drug, but if she could only get one of those pills…
Haibara caught her though.
Smart girl she was, she caught on to Ran's scheme pretty quickly. However, rather than stop Ran, she let her right to the secret part.
"Are you sure you want to do this?" Haibara said, as she picked up the drug. "There's a chance that it won't work."
"Yes," Ran said.
But Haibara didn't relent, "Do you realize all the things you will be losing? Your friends will be gone, and your family will not understand. You will be living a life full of danger with Conan. To my knowledge, there will be no going back."
"Like I said," Ran responded resolutely, "If this means I can get my Shinichi back again, then I will do anything."
Ai Haibara sighed. "Okay, fine."
Saying this, Haibara gave Ran the drug and a glass of water.
When Ran reemerged from the laboratory, at first, nobody paid any attention. It was Mitsuhiko-chan who noticed, first.
"R-R-Ran-oneechan!?" he stammered out loud, "B-but how? Why?"
Unaccustomed to her new stature Ran stumbled everywhere she went. As she dropped to her knees, Ran looked up to see everyone staring. All were thunderstruck by her new self.
Even Conan, who upon seeing her gasped in shock and started looking for answers. When Haibara emerged from the lab, his shock turned to rage.
"Haibara! Ki-sama!" He growled, before charging at the girl.
"No! Shinichi-kun! Stop!" Ran caught him before he could get to Haibara, yet because of her reduced strength, she could only slow him down. "I wanted to do this!"
The bespeckled boy looked at her, thunderstruck. "You? But how? Why?"
"So, I could be with you again!" Ran cried, "So you won't have to ruin your body trying to grow up again!"
Ran stood up, holding Conan, or rather Shinichi. "Come on, Shinichi-kun. How many of us can enjoy a second childhood? Let's grow old with each other again!"
