Sorry about the delay, but I haven't had much free time. This chapter resolves the last cliffhanger, but I give you another! Enjoy!

Chapter Three

Conan woke up from where he'd been sleeping. A quick look down at himself showed him he was Shinichi again, and he was glad for it. Then he noticed the door to the containment room was open. Fearing the worst, Shinichi slowly went outside. There he saw a very odd sight. Slumped on the floor in front of the console was Miyano Shiho, an adult once again. And on the floor in front of him were three teenagers whom he didn't recognize, but looked oddly familiar.

Shinichi noticed all four were covered in blankets, so that meant Hakase knew what was going on, as teenagers wouldn't do anything like that themselves. He quickly dressed in the clothes Ai had told him about.

Suddenly, the door opened, and Hakase entered.

"Oi, Hakase!" said Shinichi waving.

"Shinichi!" said Hakase. He was glad to see him, but looked worried.

"Hakase, who are these guys? Why are they here? And why is Haibara an adult, too?"

"Don't you recognize them, Shinichi? You hang out with them all the time."

Suddenly Shinichi realized why they looked familiar. They were the three kids, all grown up. "What happened?"

"While you were inside, the three of them came over. They barged in here and obviously opened the door, letting everything inside out into the room. Luckily I hadn't gotten here yet, or I'd be an old man."

"At any rate, we'd better find them some clothes," said Shinichi. "The kids are going to freak, and their parents, too." He wisely decided not to mention the 'old man' phrase.

Hakase held up an adult sized lab coat. "I found Ai-kun's clothes from when she first came here. They should fit her fine."

"Genta can wear something of yours," said Shinichi, eyeing the largest boy. He was obviously as big around as Agasa, and at least as tall as Kogoro. "For Mitsuhiko and Ayumi, I can get them something from my house. Mitsuhiko's around my size, and can wear something of mine for the time being. I can get something of Mom's for Ayumi-chan."

"Do it," said Agasa. "I'll stay here in case they wake up."

With that, Shinichi left. He went next door and selected some of his casual clothes for Mitsuhiko and some of his Mom's less frilly clothes for Ayumi. When he went back to Agasa's, he selected a shirt and pants from Agasa's clothes drawer. Then he returned to the basement.

As he was reaching the door, Shinichi realized that if he walked in the way he was, his cover might be blown. He quickly put on his Conan glasses so the kids would buy it. Then he opened the door.

When he entered, he saw Ayumi, Mitsuhiko, and Genta sitting up, listening to Agasa's explanation of what had happened. Ai, or Shiho, was listening in vague interest. There were four sets of shredded kid clothes on the floor, and the four of them were all covered in blankets, except for Shiho, who had changed into the lab coat.

When they saw Shinichi, the three kids went berserk.

"Conan-kun, why didn't you tell us?"

"You didn't have to lie. It's a breach of friendship."

"Just for that, I ought to get a pan of unagi and slam it over your head!"

"GUYS!" Shinichi yelled. The three immediately shut up. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you, but I'll tell you now, if you'll follow me upstairs. Here are some clothes for you." He threw them the clothes and told them to come and join him as soon as possible.

Shinichi headed upstairs with Shiho and Hakase, and then over the following minutes, the other three drifted in, one after the other.

"Well?" asked Ayumi impatiently. "Why do you look like Shinichi-niichan, and why do we look like teenagers?"

How's Shinichi going to answer all their questions without blowing his cover? I have an interesting way planned for him to do so. And I give the three kids new names! Guess what they'll be!

Unlike in my other stories, I don't need names for the kids, as I already know the names I want to give them. But you can give names for other characters if you want! Maybe I'll use them for an OC or two!

Also, I have the general storyline plotted out through Chapter 11 for where I want the story to go. (Now to write it...)