Disclaimers from the first chapter still and always will apply.
Thank you to everyone who reviewed. If I haven't already I will try to send you each a personally response in the close future!
Now HERE's a chapter for KID lover! But really the novel doesn't do justice to the actual intenseness of these scenes in the movie. So make sure you watch the real deal when it comes out! If you can, purchase it online or something to contribute to the fandom lol. If you're a KID fan, this movie is DEFINITELY worth your money and one I think you can watch over and over again. Though Im pretty sure that some scenes that were in the trailer aren't actually in the movie…which seriously pisses me off but whatevers.
All that aside, enjoy!
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[40-41]
Jirokichi's private jet, having departed New York's JFK International Airport, was now arriving near Haneda Airport's international flight terminal. The entire jet had been decorated in a very Van Gogh Sunflowers kind of style, even going so far as to paint the date of 'Japan's Beloved Sunflowers Exhibition' being held at Lake Rock in jumbo characters.
Charlie stood from his seat on the plane and made his way toward Jirokicihi, taking out his tablet.
"This is the dummy doll we collected." He said.
On the tablet screen showed one of KID's dummies struck down in front of a line of buildings in New York. In other words, the hang glider that flew out from the One World Trade Center was not KID, but merely a doll that looked like him.
"So even the ambitious New York Police were fooled."
Jirokichi let out a great laugh.
"You seem rather happy."
At the unexpected reaction, Charlie raised and eyebrow. Sonoko, sitting next to Jirokichi, chuckled.
"Uncle is always getting tricked, so he's just happy that you're in the same boat as him now."
At Sonoko's teasing, Jirokichi glared and grinded his teeth.
"More importantly….are you really okay with this?"
Charlie pushed up his glasses with his finger and turned to look towards the seats on the other side of the cabin. Sitting at the other edge of the same row as Sonoko and her uncle was Shinichi, wearing his headphones and listening to music while reading a magazine.
"For you, who would not allow even someone from the CA to join during an emergency…to then let only that young man through so easily…"
"Oh, that's because that guy is a detective who represents Japan. There's no need for you to worry."
"However, what if he is KID in disguise…? Their physique seems similar as well…."
"Aren't you the worry-wart?"
Jirokichi let out a small laugh and cut through the middle seats to make his way towards Shinichi.
"Take a clooose look." He said as he reached out and pinched Shinichi's cheek roughly and pulled hard.
"Ow-ow-ow-owo….!"
"As you can see!"
Shinichi pulled away from the grinning Jirokichi's hand.
"What do you think you're doing old man!?"
[42-43]
"Well Charlie here was being skeptical you see."
"Why is that American riding this plane anyways? He was only supposed to escort you and the Sunflowers to the airport right? There's no reason for him to come all the way to Japan!"
At Shinichi's words, Charlie opened his mouth and said, "That's true."
"My contract was limited to guarding the painting while it was in America. However, since I have come to know that KID is targeting the Sunflowers, there's no way I can just call it quits now."
Pushing up his glasses with his pointer finger, Charlie clenched his hand. Jirokichi gave out a praising "Oooh"
"As expected of a samurai of my choosing. You will protect the Sunflowers by all means, won't you?"
"Yes. Please leave it to me."
"Now if we just add in the KID Killer, everything will be perfect!"
As Jirokichi gave out a hearty laugh and walked back towards Charlie, Shinichi gave him a stern look. At this time, Kieko Anderson came walking in from the front side of the plane. She stopped in front of Miyadai Natsumi, who was sitting in the center seats two rows in front of Jirokichi.
"Natsumi-san, are you alright?"
"Uh, y-yeah, I'm just feeling a little airsick."
"If that's the case, why don't you walk around the cabin a bit like me? Come now, it's not good to be sitting down for such a long time."
Keiko took Natsumi's arm and helped her stand up from the seat.
"Thank you very much."
Ishimine Taizo took that moment to stand up slowly from where he was seated by Natsumi on the other side of the aisle.
"Ah, and where are you going?"
"To the restroom."
Keiko continued to look at Ishimine as he walked towards to front before taking a seat in the chair next to Natsumi's. Natsumi, swaying a bit, made her way towards the back while holding on to the seats for stability.
In the seat two rows in front of Natsumi's sat Kishi Kumiko, who was working on her laptop. She looked up as Ishimine passed by her. After he went by she started typing again. In the same row as Kumiko by the windows sat Azuma Kouji. For some reason he wore an uneasy expression while staring out the window. At one point he looked at his watch and frowned…
###
At the Haneda Airport International Terminal Lounge, Kogoro waited with Inspector Nakamori Ginzo for the arrival of Jirokichi's private jet. In this room where only permitted individuals could enter, one side of the wall was covered completely in glass that allowing them a vast view of the runway.
Standing by the window, Kogoro was looking at a picture handed to him by Nakamori-keibu that depicted Jirokichi's private jet.
[44-45]
"Oi, Oi," he said, raising an eyebrow.
"Even though he knows that KID is after the painting, why did that guy have to make the airplane so flashy?"
"We the police also told him to make sure the plane didn't stand out so much, but he said that it wasn't just for transportation, but also a declaration."
Kogoro put the picture down on the counter by the window and glared at Nakamori.
"And isn't stopping him from doing that your responsibility, Inspector Nakamori!"
"You think that old man actually listens to anything I have to say by now?"
"…well, I guess it can't be helped."
Both Kogoro and Nakamori gave a helpless shrug. "Heh~" from behind them they heard Conan's voice.
Turning around they saw Conan, having climbed up onto the counter, was looking at the picture of the plane. "So he's coming back on this thing. Is the Sunflowers on it too?"
Seeing Conan, Kogoro gave out an annoyed, "Jeez" before grabbing the boy and lifting him up by the collar.
"Every frickin' time- why are you always coming along!"
"It can't be helped can it? Mr. Jirokichi said to bring Conan-kun along too, right?"
Ran, who had come with Conan, looked at the boy. "Y-yeah" the boy agreed with a bitter smile.
"After all, Conan-kun is known as the KID Killer."
"Please, what bull."
Kogoro knit his brows, clearly displeased. He let go of Conan's collar.
"Well, don't loiter around too much. You're just like extra baggage around here."
"Okaaay!"
"Ran, you better keep a close eye on this kid."
"Yeah. Well, I always mean to, but…."
Ran gave a sour smile. From her bag her phone rang. She pulled it out and looked surprised at the name displayed on the caller ID. "Sorry, just a sec," she said, separating a little from Conan and the others before pressing the answer button.
"Hello, Sonoko?"
###
As the landing gear was put in to effect on the plane, Sonoko was seated in her chair with the seatbelt fastened in preparation for landing. She was talking through the satellite phone on the plane.
"Ah, Ran? We're just about to land, but listen before that I thought I'd let you know something special~."
Shinichi, from where he sat on the opposite side of the plane near the windows, glanced over in Sonoko's direction.
"Yeah, yeah. Actually, he wanted to surprise you so he told me not to say anything, but…"
Sonoko looked as though she was trying to hide what she was going to say into the phone. Seeing this, Shinichi unbuckled his seatbelt and stood up from his seat.
[46-47]
"Yeah…yeah…what!?"
Conan turned around at the sound of Ran's surprised cry from where she stood a little separated from the others.
"You're with Shinichi!?"
No way, Conan thought at her words, not believing his ears.
"I-It's not like just because Shinichi is riding the plane that I-"
Conan suddenly ran across the counter towards Ran and tried to grab the cell phone from where it was at the base of Ran's ear.
"Sonoko-neechan! Is Shinichi-niichan there!?"
###
"Huh!?" Sonoko exclaimed at having the receiver suddenly switched to Conan.
"Is that you brat!?"
"Where is he right now?"
"Where? Well…"
Sonoko leaned away and looked over to the opposite window-side of her row. Shinichi, who was supposed to have been sitting there, was gone-.
"Huh!? But he was sitting over there until just a moment ago…."
Shinichi, who had snuck away from the cabin, was making his way to the cargo hold. There were several containers and palettes fastened to rollers in this reserved room near the front-end of the plane
Shinichi climbed over the fence and headed towards the wooden box that was currently safekeeping the Sunflowers painting. The boxes were all supposed to be fastened to protect their contents from the swaying of the plane, but for some reason only this box was making a clattering sound.
Taking a closer look, he saw that the belts that were supposed to be securing the box were all unbuckled. Shinichi took one of the loose buckles into his hand. He had an unreadable expression on his face as he contemplated what he was seeing.
And right then – BOOOOM! There was the sound of a detonation!
The door to the body of the plane was blown off. It flew into the air only to be sucked into the jet engine of the aircraft, setting off yet another, bigger explosion.
###
With the sound of the explosion and jolting of the craft, oxygen masks were released from the ceiling in the cabin room.
"What the!?" cried Jirokichi.
"Ahh!" screamed Sonoko.
The plane rattled and shook severely, causing Kumiko, who had been standing in the aisle way, to fall to the floor. Natsumi shrieked and covered her head as next to her Keiko desperately held on to the seat in front of them.
Sonoko dropped her phone and it rolled on the slanting cabin floor.
[48-49]
"Sonoko!? Are you OK? Sonoko!"
Ran called out frantically to her friend after hearing her scream and the sound of the explosion from the other end of the line. Next to her Conan also put his ear closer to the phone as Kogoro, who had noticed the sound of Ran's voice, ran over to them.
"What happened, Ran!?"
"That's- There was a scream and right after that a terrible noise…"
"What!? Nakamori-keibu! Come over here!"
"It seems that something has happened on the plane," Kogoro explained to Inspector Nakamori, who had run over. Conan turned around and put his hands on the glass window. He gazed up at the sky with an intense look on his face.
(It couldn't be that…KID….!?)
###
The warning alarms were going off in the private jet's cockpit. The oxygen-mask wearing co-pilot flipped one switch after another on the panel in front of him.
"As I thought it's no use! The aileron and slat on the right wing as well as the number four engine is not responding!"
The captain, who was operating the panel above their heads stopped what he was doing and put on his oxygen mask.
"Forget it. Immediately stop engine four to extinguish the fire!"
"Roger that!"
"I'll take over the steering from here."
The captain grabbed the control yoke while looking at the monitor. He tried to turn it as to level out the tilting plane, but the handles were heavy and did not move well.
"C'mon! Work for me here!"
The captain put forth all his strength and just managed to turn the yoke.
###
When the door was blown off the cargo room, having all that pressurized air forcefully leave at once created a vacuum-like effect. Containers and palettes that had been secured to the floor were one after another being sucked outside the aircraft. The wooden box holding the Sunflowers was also dragged from the floor and crashed into the wall of the craft.
Through the new opening created by the lack of a door, the pieces of the box were pulled outside along with the reinforced case of the Sunflowers. It spun in the air before crashing into the wing of the plane, demolishing the case-!
Shinichi was also swept outside the plane along with the cargo, managed to hang off the side of the outer wall of the aircraft. The treacherous wind blew fiercely against him, his blazer rustling violently.
Looks like things have just started to get a bit interesting- He grinned and let out a laugh as both his hands released their hold on the plane wall.
###
Back in the cabin the emergency alarms continued to go off as the passengers donned their oxygen masks and held on for dear life. As Sonoko was sitting in a window seat, she was also able to use her elbows to brace herself against the rumbling.
[50-51]
Just then she saw something fly past her window at an incredible speed. She couldn't believe her eyes, though it has been just for a second, she had recognized the shape of the thing.
"A person….!?"
###
The workers at the air traffic control tower had been informed of the emergency state of Jirokichi's private jet. The controllers were hurriedly rushing around to follow up on correspondence.
"This is the control tower! Aircraft 2501 roger that. We'll open up Runway A. Can you make your way over there?"
"This is Aircraft 2501. We'll give it a shot. Just in case clear the surrounding area of all other aircrafts!"
"Understood."
The head controller who had been communicating with the captain through wireless, covered the mic on his headset and turned around to give orders to the others.
"Relay to all aircrafts! After confirming their fuel storage, commence an emergency withdrawal!"
"Wha-!?"
The controllers who were sitting at their monitors all turned around at once in surprise.
"Hurry up! There's no time!"
"Yessir!"
Having received their orders, the controllers hurriedly contacted the pilots of the planes still in flight over the airport.
"Message to all crafts, we've have an emergency situation! Confirm your fuel and then immediately withdraw from this area!"
As the notification was being repeated. The head controller looked up at the main monitor above the window in frustration. The giant monitor screen displayed the airplanes in flight's speed, altitude, and other such data.
Even if Aircraft 2501 was able to circle itself around, with its current altitude it would be too high for the runway-.
He stared as the monitor showed the circling Aircraft 2501. Please pull it off somehow, he prayed.
###
"Attention passengers. Due to engine trouble, we will now be preparing for an emergency landing. Please sit down and secure your seatbelts."
The co-pilot's announcement rang through the continuous tremors of the cabin. The extra oxygen masks hanging from the ceiling where swaying back and forth and the luggage put in the overhead bins had fallen and were scattered about.
Natsumi looked around with a pale face. She saw Ishimine and Keiko sit down and fasten their seatbelts hurriedly. Kumiko and Kouji as well fastened theirs with their faces frozen in fear. Sonoko and Jirokichi re-fixed their oxygen masks as Charlie looked on with an unreadable expression. All three double-checked their seatbelts.
[52-53]
Shinichi, who had let go of the plane, flew backwards at a high speed, barely avoiding hitting the plane's wing and was spun around in the air near the tail of the aircraft. He held his arms close to his body and lowered his head, thus increasing his speed to catch up with the falling Sunflowers painting.
Finding the canvas that had been released from its destroyed case, he further quickened his falling speed by putting out his hands. However, just as he was within an inch of grasping the painting, it slipped away from him. Falling past the painting, he spun his body around so that he was looking up. He then spread out his arms and legs to slow himself down and to once again come within reach of the canvas. While still falling at a high speed, he again stretched out his arm toward to Sunflowers. This time being able to grab on to the canvas, he continued to pull it in closer to his body with both hands. But just then a violent gust of air hit him from behind.
"Uwaaaa!"
Unable to keep control, Shinichi was spun violently in the air. From behind him approached the aircraft that had lowered its altitude considerably in preparation for its emergency landing.
Glancing behind him, Shinichi saw that he was going to get hit. He gritted his teeth. He curled his body around the painting as much as possible and as he grabbed his blazer – the wings of his hang glider burst forth.
Having quick-changed from the blazer to his white suit, KID was able to swiftly spin and doge the incoming plane. He leveled himself out underneath the plane and flew to line up with its right side.
Seeing the familiar white figure pass by from the cabin window, Sonoko drew her face closer to the glass in disbelief. She saw that under the open wings of the hang glider was KID's form carrying the Sunflowers.
"K….KID-sama-!"
"What! KID you say!?"
From next to her, Jirokichi immediately took off his oxygen mask and pressed his nose to the glass. However KID had already distanced himself from the airplane and was flying in the opposite direction.
"Where!? Where is he!? Where is KID-!?"
###
"What!?" exclaimed Ran, having been able to hear Jirokichi's voice through the cell phone.
"He said KID!?"
Kogoro also exclaimed from where he had drawn his ear close to the phone. Nakamori leaned forward, "KID's appeared!?"
"Hello? Hello?"
Ran pressed the phone against her ear, panicked. As she did, a policeman wearing civilian clothes approached, "Nakamori-keibu, there's trouble!" he said, running towards them.
"As you said there was trouble aboard the plane. It's about to make an emergency landing on Runway A!"
[54-55]
Conan slammed his hands against the window from where he was standing on the counter and gazed out onto the runway.
Dammit! I can't see anything from here!
He jumped off the counter and ran by the clandestine officer towards the door.
"Ah! Conan-kun!?"
Ignoring Ran's call, he opened the door and ran out. Nakamori, Kogoro, and the officer quickly followed him and left the room. Left behind, Ran looked up at the sky through the window "Sonoko!" she called into her phone.
"Sonoko, answer me! Sonoko-!"
###
Now aware that KID had appeared, Jirokichi removed his oxygen mask and stood from his seat. Using the other seats as leverage, he tried to make his way through the aisle. Sonoko panicked, "Uncle stop it!" she called out after him.
"Please wait, Consult Suzuki!"
From the seat behind Charlie also stood up and removed his mask.
"It's too dangerous to move around right now."
"But, the fact that KID's appeared means that the Sunflowers was-"
Ping, right then the cabin chime rang.
"We will now be executing an emergency landing. As you are aware, due to the explosions we are unable to operate the craft freely. This will most likely be a very difficult landing." The co-pilot's tense voice came over the intercom. Even through an intense jolt, he held resolve and positioned himself forward in his seat. Jirokichi returned to his seat and fastened his seatbelt. Charlie did the same.
"Please pray for our safe landing."
Finishing his announcement, the co-pilot looked anxiously at the captain. The captain let out a wry smile and nodded.
"Alright, let's do this!"
The captain looked forward and put both hands on the controls.
###
Within the airport rang the emergency warnings and announcement of the situation. Airplanes in the lead runway began to move themselves away. Fire engines, ambulances, and other special vehicles made their way to Runway A one after another.
"Attention all guests, due to an emergency landing, all aircrafts scheduled for landing and takeoff have been delayed."
As the people in the airport stopped and lent their ear to the announcement, Conan slid down the railing of an escalator and jumped off to the bottomed floor. Nakamori and Kogoro were right after him, running down the stairs next to the escalators.
"Please get out of the way! Move!"
"Hurry!"
Weaving their way through the surprised civilians stopped in their tracks, they headed for the international terminal.
[56-57]
Ran, left alone in the room that overlooked the runways, continued to look worriedly out the windows at the sky. She could see the horde of emergency vehicles come dashing out one after another.
"Shinichi… Protect Sonoko…"
Ran closed her eyes as if in prayer, her grip on her phone tightening.
###
Heading for an emergency landing, the private jet lowered its altitude, breaking free from the clouds. Through the front windows of the cockpit they could see the sea, and beyond that, Haneda Airport. The co-pilot opened the hanger door, lowering the landing wheels. The machine, now prepared for landing, trembled viciously several times.
"It's no use! The aircraft won't stabilize!"
"Don't give up! Give it another try!"
"Yes sir!"
The cabin room shook violently as well. Sonoko and the others took their safety positions in the seats, whole their bodies were being knocked about.
The out-of-control aircraft with its incessant shaking, descended rapidly.
Sonoma closed her eyes, her arms resting on her legs were pressed against her forehead.
"Ran… Save us…."
###
"Move! Move!"
Conan ran towards Runway A, making his way through the people standing near the arrivals gates. From there he saw on the other side of a parked plane was the descending jet.
! That's it…!?
He continued running while his eyes followed the plane emblazed with drawings of the Sunflowers as it swerved left and right in its descent.
###
"Hey! It's here!"
The workers in the control towers were also following the movements of the craft, one of whom raised his voice.
"It's swerving!"
"That's no good. It's too high!"
Continuing to sway left and right, plane passed by in front of the control tower. Seeing it, the head controller in command paled, taking off his headset.
"Oh man…this is not good…"
The plane was not headed to its assigned Runway A, but towards a runway that was much closer to the terminal.
[58-59]
The private jet meandered its way onto the runway, its fourth engine still smoking. The plane suddenly swerved sharply to the right. The captain let out a grunt, tightening his hold onto the control yoke.
"Listen to me~~~~~~~~~~!"
While confirming the position of the plane on the front display, the controls, which had become stiff sputtered and turned to the side. As the front wheel touched ground with a thud, the rambling plane plowed down onto the runway. However, it soon strayed off the path left towards the gates.
"Reverse the engines!"
"But we might lose control….!"
"It doesn't matter, focus only on stopping it!"
"Got it!" the co-pilot pulled the lever, reversing the engines. The engine covers of all but the fourth opened in the front and the engines blasted out air from the front.
This caused the ground to tear at the landing gear- but even still the plane moved forward. Then, in an attempt to steer the right wing from the gates, the wing instead sliced into another plane. Black smoke rose from the resounding explosion, the impact forcing the plane in a new direction. Now it was headed straight for the international terminal itself!
###
"Danger Alert! All customers in the international terminal please evacuate immediately!"
At the announcement there were cries of shock as everyone began to run away at once. Only Conan stood still, watching the incoming plane on the other side of the window. He could hear the shrill sound of the reverse engines of the giant aircraft as it was approaching right before his very eyes-…!
I begging you. Please stop…!
Just as he thought that mass of smoke would come surging through the glass window – the plane stopped just in front of the gate. From the midst of the smoke, the nose of the airplane appeared, not even a meter separating it from the gate's glass window.
"That was too close..."
Conan fell back onto the ground and stayed there, letting out a shaky breath of relief.
###
"This is the control tower. Aircraft 2501, can you hear me? Aircraft 2501, please respond!"
In the tense atmosphere of the control tower, the head controller called to the plane through wireless. Then, along with static, they heard the voice of the captain.
"This is Aircraft 2501. I'm sorry. I ignored you orders and landed in a different runway."
"And…are you guys okay?"
"Yes, we just escaped a collision with the gate."
At the captain's words, the controllers in the air traffic control tower all gave out cries of joy.
"We are all safe. Please begin the rescue of the passengers."
[60-61]
"Good Job. But on the next flight, make sure to follow orders"
"Roger that!"
The head controller removed his headset and put a hand on his chest as he breathed a sigh of relief.
###
"Hey kid, you alright?"
"Yeah" Conan nodded to Kogoro and Nakamori as they came running up to him before looking out the window.
The emergency vehicles that had surrounded the airplane had already started discharging the water hoses. From the doors of the plane the slide shoots used for emergency evacuations had been inflated and were released onto the ground.
Nakamori looked at the plane that was stopped right in front of them. "Oi, oi" He said, his eyes widening.
"Talk about too close…"
"Yeah, just one step wrong and something preposterous would have occurred."
Listening to Nakamori and Kogoro's conversation, Conan silently agreed.
That's for sure…but for KID to do this kind of thing…)
Suddenly reflected in the eye of the airplane…Conan spotted some solitary thing carving an arc in the sky, a good distance away.
That…it can't be!
Conan immediately pressed the right button of his criminal-tracking glasses, zooming up on that thing in the sky which was – a white hang glider!
"KID!"
KID looked down at the plane that had stopped just in front of the gate and let out a small smirk before rising up and away from the airport.
"Damn it! As if I'll let you get away!"
Conan stood up abruptly and began to dash away. "Hey!" Kogoro tried to call out after him.
"Where're you going brat!?"
"It's KID! KID was in the air and he's got the Sunflowers!"
"What!?" "Really!?"
Surprised, Kogoro and Nakamori turned towards the window.
###
Shinichi….Sonoko…!
Ran ran out from the room overlooking the runway. She headed for the departure lobby while praying for the safety of her two friends.
Just as she did, her phone's vibrator went off. She stopped in her tracks to look at the screen. It was from Sonoko.
"Sonoko! Are you OK? Where are you right now!?"
"Calm down, Ran. I'm fine"
[62-63]
"Thank God."
Ran put a hand to her chest and breathed a sigh of relief at hearing the sound of her best friend's voice in good health over the cell phone.
"Anyways, has Kudou-kun contacted you?"
"Huh? Shinichi? Not yet, no."
"I see…"
The sound of Sonoko's voice darkened and Ran began to get a bad feeling.
"What about Shinichi? Isn't he with you?"
"Actually….we can't find him. We were supposed to have evacuated from different shoots, but…"
It couldn't be….her vision turning black before her, Ran fell to her knees.
###
Having run from the arrival's gate, Conan cut through the building before opening up a door to a "No Trespassing" emergency exit and dashed up the stairs of the fire escape.
"Hey boy! You can't go through there!"
Just as a security guard came bursting through, Conan pressed himself against the wall to hide his body.
The security guard put his hand on the rail and peeked over below him. Seeming rather frustrated, he then ran down the stairs. As his footsteps got farther away, Conan let out a breath of relief, "That was close."
At that moment, the smartphone in his pocket began to buzz.
###
Ran, still kneeling on the floor in the departure lobby, had immediately thought to call Shinichi's cell phone. Trying to calm the impatient beating of her heart, she put the phone to her ear. It rang several times before switching to the answering machine.
"We're sorry. The person you called can't come to the phone right now. After the beep, please leave a message…."
"No…"
Ran paled as she gripped the phone tightly. Tears threatened to spill from her eyes as she shut them in a prayer and put the phone back to her ear.
"Shinichi…please…answer…."
Just then there was click as the phone was answered.
"Sorry, Ran! I'm chasing KID right now! I'll call you back later!"
Just as she realized she was hearing Shinichi's voice, the phone hung up. She was numb as she heard the click.
"…Thank God…..""
The tears poured from her eyes. She put the cell phone on her knees and covered her face. The people passing through stared at the crouching, crying girl in wonder as they walked by.
[64-65]
Conan shoved his voice-changing bowtie and smartphone into the pocket of his pants. He looked up around him as he ran onto the roof of the building.
Where? Where is….
He came to the edge of the roof and scanned the skies. Then, he saw the flutter of a pure white cape on the roof of one of the buildings aligning the side of the sea.
KID stood at the very end of the roof with one hand holding on to the brim of his silk hat. He grinned at Conan before allowing his body to merely fall forwards off the building. The wings of his hang glider burst forth and he circled towards the right-
"I won't let you-!"
Conan put his foot on the border of the roof and activated his power-enhancing kick shoes. At the same time he pressed the button on his dispensing belt to inflate the anywhere ball. From the buckle, a soccer ball began to sprout forth. He lightly kicked it up in the air once, before pulling his leg back in a big swing.
"Get'im!"
Conan kicked the ball with his enhanced strength, sending it on a direct path towards KID.
But just then KID smoothly pulled out his card gun and aimed. The card discharged from the gun pierced the ball, making it explode right before him.
As he smirked, KID circled out towards the sea. With the wind from the explosion pushing at his hang glider, his form quickly became smaller and smaller as he got farther away. Finally he disappeared behind the shadow of one of the buildings-.
"Dammit!"
Vexed, Conan pounded a fist into the floor of the roof. But he then quickly remembered the form of KID falling from the building moments before.
When he fell from the building, KID wasn't holding the Sunflowers…..
Conan stood up and pushed the button on the side of his glasses. The right lens zoomed up allowing him to examine the building where KID had just been.
Within the time I had lost sight of him, he must've hidden it somewhere on that building…
Just then, in one blocked off corner of the roof in between some pipes, Conan spotted a single canvas. It was without a doubt the Sunflowers purchased at the auction by Jirokichi.
Looots of KID action this time And overall dramatic-ness that are characteristic of this movie!
And I love all the "pushing up the glasses" gesture that every glasses-characters just have to have.
Thank you again for reading. Next chapter is rather short, the ones after it are sure to be quite long. I will get the next chapter posted in about a week.
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