A/N: I was thinking about what to do for this chapter a lot. I thought about bringing Haibara in, then decided against it, then thought about creating an OC. And since I suck at original characters, you get Haibara! :3 But it will be slightly different than the actual time she came in, obviously. Haibara's English name due to FUNimation is Vi Greythorn, but in the manga I believe it's Anita Hailey.

A lot of dialogue near the end stolen from the subtitles I found on episode 129. :P And sorry Vi came around a little early, seeing as she came long after that case (episode 4). But hey, its fanfiction.

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Episode 17: The Woman With The Black Organization

The Junior Detective League was surprised. There was going to be a new kid in school today, and rumors had it she was a girl. Everyone talked about what she might be like, but Conan was the only one who really didn't seem to care.

He couldn't believe he'd done it - formed a detective group with a bunch of kids. He'd found them slightly annoying at first, until they helped him solve a case dealing with italian gold robbers. That had been their first case, and he had a feeling there'd be another. Sigh.

"Hello, everyone. Please take your seats."

As everyone who wasn't sitting sat, they noticed a small girl next to the teacher. She had pale skin, curly brown hair, and blue eyes, with such a serious look it could beat Conan's anyday. She wore a dark red shirt along with some grey shorts.

"Everyone, this is Vi Greythorn. She'll be with us in class from now on."

The teacher tried to give her a seat near the front, but she walked over to Conan's desk no matter how many boys made room for her. She took one look at him and he blinked twice.

Something was strange about this girl.

Rachel had joined them for lunch again. She always did, so she could spend time with him before her next class. He could feel Vi's eyes on them as he sat on her knee, eating and talking when he didn't have a mouth full of food.

"Hey, Vi, why don't you walk home with us?" Amy asked getting her things out of her locker and into her bag. "Where do you live?"

Vi was quiet for a moment. "Beika, Niteime, 22nd Banchi. That's where I live now."

Conan blinked. That's around where he was staying. His parents never mentioned a Greythorn family before, though. At least not lately.

"That means you get to walk home with Conan!" Amy smiled. "He lives around there too."

Vi glanced at said boy, who scratched the back of his head. "Rachel usually picks him up from school and we go our seperate ways, right Conan?" she asked.

"Hu? Y-Yeah, that's right..."

"Conan?" a familiar female voice called. Vi noticed the boy's face lighting up immediately as he walked over to Rachel. Watching the two of them, she saw him kiss the boys cheek, and he hers.

Don't tell me... she knows...

This was bad.

Rachel was told about Vi, and so the three walked home together. Vi and Conan were in front of her as they walked. Vi found it strange. If she didn't know, why would she walk this little boy home from school when her home was in the opposite direction? Why would she spend time with him at luch? It only made sense to her that she knew.

"Well...this is where you live, right Vi?" Rachel asked, looking down at the girl. Her brown bangs covered her eyes and she spoke quietly.

"Apotoxin 4869."

Conan and Rachel both stood still, watching her.

"Do you know what that is?" Vi asked, turning around to look at him. "It's the drug you were forced to take."

Rachel paled and looked down at Conan who was scratching the back of his head. "What are you talking about? I never took any weird drug."

"I'm sure the name is correct," Vi said, turning back around. "Ordered by the organization...it was the drug I created."

Rachel tensed. What was going on? Just who was this girl? Conan was thinking the same thing as he watched her.

"But how would a child like you know about things like that?"

"I'm the same as you. I took it too. With its unique side effect from the autodestruction program of cells, excluding the nervous system, the skeletal, muscular tissue, organs and body hair...all those returned to a child's state."

Rachel was about to step in front of Conan, but he shook his head. She frowned. Jimmy...

"Vi... what are-"

"Not Vi... Sherry." She said, turning to look at him with a creepy look that would make anyone shiver. And it did. "That's my code name. Well, are you surprised... Jimmy Kudo?"

Conan's eyes widened. Rachel immediately went down to grab his hand. He blinked, looking up at her. He could tell she was scared. Did that mean the men in black knew who he was too?

"Y-You're with Them! The men in black!" Rachel said, pointing a finger at her.

She smirked, and was about to say something more when a familiar voice caused all three of them to jump.

"Ah, hello Jimmy, Rachel. I see you've met Vi."

It was Dr. Agasa.

Rachel and Conan were in a room upstairs alone together. Conan was pacing back and forth in front of the window. Rachel sighed.

"Relax, Jimmy. She said they don't-"

"Why should I trust her?! She's with Them! The men who did this to me!" He was mad, she could tell immediately by his voice. His hands were clenched into small fists and she frowned. Reaching over, against his protests she picked him up and kissed his cheek gently.

"You need to relax. Calm down, Jimmy." She spoke softly.

"How can I when I-" He was cut off in what was probably going to be an angry rant by her gentle kiss. It was enough to immediately make his heart melt and anger totally go away, his small arms and legs wrapping around her as she held him to her.

Rachel...

Oh, how he wanted to remember. Oh, how he wanted to be Jimmy again.

Vi learned that Rachel was the one who first discovered Jimmy at the hospital. Of course, Vi was surprised to learn that he had amnesia. That certainly wasn't an effect of her poison, but his father said it was probably from whatever caused the bump on his head.

She snuck passed the adults and up the stairs. Noticing a door was slightly open, she peeked inside. Surprised by the site that met her eyes, she quickly walked away and over to a window in the hall, giving them their privacy.

There had to be a permanent antidote to the APTX-4869. If not for her, then for him. Jimmy couldn't stay like this forever.

He had someone waiting for him.

A/N: Enjoy? Hate? XD See, Vi did come in differently. I -really- want those two episodes to be dubbed! . 128 and 129. They should go back to episodes instead of the movies for now. FUNimation likes to keep the dub fans waiting I think. Oh well. Later. :P