Disclaimer: Still don't own anything. Please don't sue me. And don't get mad at me if I abuse your favorite character in some way or fashion, because I'm sure I'm about to. Please, no flames. If you must blame someone, blame Xandir and his Gay Bash.

Enjoy

-Recon

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Corner of Avenue A, NYC

April 13

1200

"We've been standing here for six hours a day and my feet are killing me…"

"You're telling me, honey."

Two figures lounged on the street corner, half the country away from the death scene of Mario Mario. The one who had spoken first was a tall young woman wearing a short green outfit with a skirt, blouse, and pantyhose, high heels, gloves, blonde hair, and a green hat. She was wearing a lot of makeup, had a prominent chest, and was speaking with a strange, vaguely foreign accent.

The other was one of the stranger inhabitants of their particular corner of the world. She was a short, but large yellow ball with a bow on top of her head. She had arms and legs, but they were all short and stubby. Still, she carried a purse on her left shoulder.

Together, they went into a run-down apartment building near their corner, climbed the stairs to their apartment, and entered. The yellow one began clearing her throat, and her voice slowly became deeper, and she began to talk in a deep gruff voice.

"Honey, will you take my bow off for me?"

With a smile, the young woman in green reached down and undid her friend's bow.

"So, it's Pac-man again now, honey?" The woman in green asked.

"Yeah," Pac-man said, "And you should probably go back to being Link for a while, Zel."

Zel smiled, removed her hat, and started undressing. After a few minutes, the make-up was gone, and she, or rather he, had untucked himself. He was changing into a pair of green jeans and green v-neck shirt. His voice wasn't all that much deeper, but his accent was more deeply pronounced now.

"We'd better get to Wally soon, and give him his cut, ok?" he said to his smallish yellow friend.

The yellow one smiled, and they left the apartment together, hand in hand.

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Kudo Detective Agency, Chicago

April 14

0247

Shinichi, together with Ran, had been doing research on Mario Mario, and on the crime scene for almost the full twenty-four hours since the crime was committed, and, so far, all they and the police had gathered from the scene was a few spent shells, the body, blood spray patterns, and testimony from several patrons who said they heard shouting. Unfortunately, it seemed as if no one in the bar had actually witnessed anyone suspicious enter Mario's office, despite it being completely packed that evening.

In fact, all they had worked out from the crime scene so far was what Shinichi had realized the moment he saw the body. Judging by the look on Mario's face, he must have known his killer. This wasn't much of a surprise to Shinichi, as 'friends' or family members did most Mafia hits. However, the amount and type of bullet wounds indicated that the kill was done in violence, so they were checking back on people who had a vendetta against him, but were small-time enough to have to do the job themselves. So far, they had his ex-wife, Peach, whom he had cheated and beaten on many occasions, according to affiliates they had questioned. Next there was Bonito 'Bowser' D'Leon, Mario's business rival. He ran the casino on the other side of town, the Callisto. Adding to the list were Wario and Waluigi Wario, commonly known as the Wario Brothers, the heads of the Wario crime family. Mario had evidently had some sour dealings with and these men were known for doing their own hits. Finally, there was his brother, Luigi, whom was angry with him for everything he had done to Peach. However, as he was currently a missing person last sighted in Brooklyn, and that the brother's dispute was of a less-than-professional type, Shinichi had to classify Luigi as the least likely suspect. Still, he had done a background check on him, as he had on all the other suspects, and turned up that the most criminal act that Luigi had ever performed on record was double parking.

Shinichi had decided that they should start looking for the Wario Brothers first, as they seemed the most likely pair, especially if Mario did have some tie to the Mafia. The elder brother, Wario, was currently incarcerated in the main Precinct in Manhattan, in Times Square. Shinichi and Ran decided that their best bet was to start with him.

"Honey, we should get some rest, we've got to get up to New York tomorrow, and pay a visit to the Precinct…"

Ran stood and stretched, yawning. She walked over to Shinichi and planted a small kiss on his cheek, bringing a small smile and rosy tinge to his tired features. "Ok, Shinichi, I'll be in my room if you need me. G'night."

"Good night, love…"

He watched her walk off to his guest room. She had been living with him for a while, as her father, also a detective, had finally given her his blessing to marry Shinichi. The wedding date was fixed as the 26th day of September, a day that Shinichi longed for. It was the gleam of light that kept his plowing on through his endless work. Things between them were perfect as well, they never seemed to row anymore, and when they did it was in a joking manner. Shinichi didn't even have a problem with her wanting to keep abstinent during their engagement, though he still found it hard sometimes to control the desires of his flesh. And who could blame him with such a pretty fiancé…

Shinichi shook the thought out of his head as he walked to his computer, logged onto the internet, and booked their flight. Afterwards, he turned off the computer, stood, stretched and walked his bedroom. He set his clock for 0600, planning on waking early so he could pack for both himself and Ran. He undressed, pulled on his sleeping clothes, and lay down on the bed, hoping that the next day would bring a little luck.

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And there you have Chapter 2! The next chapter will have a bit of humour in it, as well as a couple of scientists you may know well, especially if you're into anime. I'll give you a little hint:

One isn't allowed on park rides, and the other is the same colour as their Aunt's teeth after smoking so damn much.

Make guesses to who they are if you'd like, and also, if anyone could please tell me the name of the Inspector who works with Shinichi in Detective Conan, I'd love that. I think he's called Inspector McGuire in the American translation.

Anyway, I should shut up now, you lot probably are tired of me prattling on by now.

Also, if anyone wants a cameo appearance in the next one, please review and tell me the name. And please, reasonable names. If it's something like 'lOLinat0r32738!!!1', please don't bother. However, Blank of the Blankity Blank is still allowed and encouraged.

And one last note for anyone who didn't know. I express time in Military form. IF you can't read military time past 1200, then just subtract 12 from the first two numbers of the time and that'll be the time of the afternoon or evening. For example, 1800 would be 6:00. Understand?

Have a good one, all!