Sorry it took so long but finally chapter six is up! Yay!

Chapter Six: Research

If the day before the heist was nonstop talk about it, then the next day was just plain crazy. No one, I mean no one, was talking about anything else. It was almost if some type of spell descended on the town. Everyone was in awe of the thief's appearance, performance, and escape. He was the talk of the town. Everyone wanted to know more about him. Several people looked up the thief and were amazed by his achievements. Strangely, many people wanted him to steal again, just to watch him do it. Everyone was hoping for an encore; well, almost everybody.

Danny practically sulked the entire day. He was irritated to the maximum. Everywhere he went, Kid was all that was talked about. It was crazy! Some random thief shows up, steals a few items, and now he's the most famous person in town. What was worse was that people were actually laughing at him. Several people joked how Danny Phantom couldn't defeat a normal human and that he was seriously losing his edge. Well, excuse him if he wasn't expecting a professional human thief to show up. He was ready to fight ghosts, not a human that could somehow disappear at will. Also, he managed to let Freakshow and Lydia get away. Right after Kid disappeared, a mob rushed to the roof and all three of them had to fly away so not to get caught. Danny was too busy dodging his dad's poor aim to deal with the duo. Like Kid, they disappeared without a trace.

Danny wasn't the only one who was having a bad day: Paulina was getting hounded be Star and several others for not only her belief that Phantom would stop Kid, but also that she had nearly fainted when Kid gave the charming wink to the crowd. She was embarrassed; she couldn't control herself. She grudgingly admitted that she thought Kid was rather handsome, eloquent, charming, mysterious, and everything else that a teenage girl would dream about. However, she stood firm in that Phantom would definitely defeat Kid the next time. Unfortunately, this time, everyone sided with Star than her; something Star relished.

During lunch, Danny was still sulking barely touching his food. Sam and Tucker were trying to cheer him up the best they could.

"Don't worry, Danny. You'll get him next time for sure," Tucker said confidently.

"Sure," replied Danny, monotonously.

"Look, Danny. We just underestimated him, that's all. We now know that he's human, so that means he'll be easy to beat," Sam explained.

Danny seemed to be cheered up by this and eagerly ate his lunch. The three of them chattered away the rest of the day, ignoring the nonstop Kid talk around them.

By the time the three of them got to Danny's house, their confidence was restored to that of the previous day. Apparently, they weren't the only ones whose confidence was down. Danny's parents had been in a huge slum all day. They were responsible for the security at the museum and had failed to protect the very artifacts that they were supposed to protect. They had been so worried that Freakshow would come and try to take them that they didn't bother to research about Kid; the one Mr. Dankman was more concern about. Not only that, they had assumed, like the rest of Amity Park, that Kid was a ghost and would be susceptible to anti-ghost weaponry and security. Thus, their hard work had been for nothing.

Mr. Dankman and Mr. Collers had visited them during the day. While both grieved and were disappointed that Kid managed to steal the artifacts, Mr. Dankman, though extremely saddened by his loss, made the point that they did a marvelous job protecting the artifacts from the madman Freakshow and his ghostly companion. Danny's parents appreciated the small condolence and promised that if Kid were to strike again, that they would do everything in their power to stop and catch him. The two men thank them and assured that they would call upon them if needed. Thus, restoring their confidence.

So, when Danny and the others came home, his parents were already setting up a new game plan. While still putting in ghost preventions, their new security system was much more human based than last time, which was virtually none. They eagerly explained to the teenagers how everything worked and how each possibility was covered. The three kids had to admit, it looked foolproof.

"This is amazing! There's no way Kid could get passed this!" Tucker praised

"Thank you, Tucker," Maddie said, thankfully.

"Yeah, Kid is going to have a hard time getting past you guys next time," Danny said, sincere in his praise. He hoped for nothing less than having Kid be caught and humiliated, like he was last night.

"Of course, Danny!" Jack boasted, "That sneaky thief won't have a single chance!"

"I'm not so sure about that," came a voice from upstairs. It was Jazz with a concern look, holding her laptop. They all just stared at her, confused. She sighed and came down the stairs, getting ready for some type of presentation.

"Everyone in this town, including us, Phantom and Freakshow, has seriously underestimated Kid," she explained.

"What do you mean?" Maddie asked.

Jazz took in a deep breath, something Danny noticed as not good. She looked up and said, "Phantom Thief Kid is a borderline genius." "Meaning?" asked Sam.

Jazz rolled her eyes, "Meaning this thief isn't just some petty criminal who just tries to find the easiest way to steal and prays that he doesn't get caught. Kid probably planned every single step of that heist last night and any unexpected variables that came up, he improvised within seconds."

She waited for her message to sink in before she continued, "Kid has a vast knowledge of facts that would seem random for a normal person, but vital for his line of work. Also, he is a magician, and a really good one. He uses his magic to perform his heists, breaking into impenetrable safes and crack any security system you throw at him. He's made impossible heists and even more impossible escapes. He lets the police get within an inch reach of him before disappearing once again. Don't you see? This man isn't some average criminal; he's a complete mastermind."

They all just looked at her, stunned. If Jazz, brainac Jazz, was patronizing them about a guy being a genius, then he probably was the next Einstein. They realized the threat that Kid really was. What would happen if this guy started doing more than thievery?

Something in Danny's memory lit up on hearing how smart Kid was. Getting within inch reach. Right after Kid disappeared from the exhibit room, the ghost shield turned off. Why would he shut down the ghost shield if he was human? Unless Kid wanted Danny to follow him. He let Danny out to follow him.

"There's one more thing," Jazz slowly continued, "There's one other ability of Kid's that's definitely a problem. He's a complete master of disguise."

"So he just put on different clothes before he stole the artifacts?" Tucker asked.

Jazz shuck her head, "No, I mean complete. He is capable of mimicking not only the appearance, but the voice and even personality and mannerisms of who he is pretending to be. He's even fooled other people's spouses."

Dumbfounded, the others looked at one another for an answer. Danny, despite himself, was completely lost. How in the world could they beat this guy? He was a genius, a master magician, and master of disguise all in one. How on earth do you stop this guy?

"So does that mean that those artifacts are gone forever? Tucker asked, concerned.

"That's the weird thing," Jazz said, "Kid has a strange habit of returning stolen items for some reason."

"Why?" they all asked.

Jazz shock her head, "No one knows why. He goes through such great lengths to steal them, but they are returned or given to the police the next morning."

They all were confused again, just what in the world was this guy doing?

While the others were contemplating about the Kid, Freakshow was planning a new assault. Sure, he lost three artifacts, but if his research was correct, that sneaky thief would return them soon, and he'd just steal them back then. He only wished he could make that arrogant thief pay for the humiliation he caused him. That and putting Lydia into some type of love-struck trance.

He finished his plan and was ready to execute it tonight. He'd have the artifacts in his possession in no time. As he laughed manically, he failed to notice a dove with a small camera and hearing device on its leg, flying right outside the window.

On the other end on the city, a young man in a dark jacket and hat sat at a café, smiling as listened to his earphones.

Yeah, I know a bit of a boring chapter, but necessary. Also, I kind of got lazy, so sorry ^^;

But on the upside, they now know at least who they are up against, doesn't inspire a lot of confidence, but still it helps. Till next time!

I don't own Danny Phantom or Magic Kaito

Also, just realized that this should probably be in the Detective Conan section since it's the slightly older version of Kid, not the brand new Kid in Magic Kaito, so maybe I'll change it.