A/N: D: Reviewers have the permission to come at me with pitch forks for what I'm going to do to little Conan in this chapter. *innocent smile*

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Episode 21: Take Down the Black Organization Part 2

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Conan struggled as he was lifted up off the ground. Gin's hand wrapped around his throat, squeezing.

"I... I..don't-"

"Partner, what do we do?" Vodka asked.

"Take him with us. We'll let the others...come to us." Gin smirked, tossing his cigarette to the ground before stomping on it.

Conan struggled as he was thrown into the back seat of the black car. A hand with a cloth clamped over his mouth, and before he knew it he was losing consciousness.

They drove away from the abandoned area, having gotten what they came for.

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Rachel woke up about an hour later, feeling a bit off. Something wasn't right. She looked around for a moment before it suddenly hit her.

Jimmy. He wasn't here.

"Jimmy?!" she exclaimed as she got up, ran around in search of him. That was when she noticed the door slightly open.

Instantly running outside, she bit down on her bottom lip as she saw something she'd rather not lying on the ground.

Conan's bowtie.

Kneeling down, she gently picked it up, feeling tears forming in her eyes.

"That...stupid...."

"...He's gone, isn't he?"

She jumped and turned around to see Vi, crossing her arms over her chest. A frown was on her face.

"They took him."

Rachel looked back down at the ground, feeling tears welling up in her eyes, her shoulders shaking. Vi placed a hand on the girl's shoulder.

"He must be so scared. I mean, he d-doesn't even r-remember the guys that a-are trying to kill him," she sniffed, looking over her shoulder at Vi, who smiled sadly.

"But he knows we'll be out looking for him," Vi said. "He knows that we'll-"

"But that's what they want us to do," Rachel glanced down at the ground again. "That's why they only took him and didn't bother coming in to get any of us. Not even you. They want us to come to them."

Vi frowned as she looked at Rachel. The only way to tell the girl was crying were her shaking shoulders. In her hands she clutched Conan's bowtie.

'Stupid Kudo.. you don't always have to be the hero.'

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"What?!"

Everyone looked up tiredly as Booker suddenly shot upright in his chair, talking on his cell phone. "What do you mean he's gone?"

Vivian bit her lip. She had a very bad feeling.

"Alright, alright. Just calm down. We'll be right there. Don't move."

Booker hung up his cell with a shaking hand. "Dear, what is it?"

He looked towards the other three that had come with him, then at his wife.

"He's gone. They have him."

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"Kudo's gone?!"

Harley was barely awake when he received a call from Rachel right after she called Booker. He instantly sat up in his bed, heart pounding.

"T-They took him...left us... b-bowtie..."

"Sh, calm down Rachel. Where are ya? I'll be right there."

Rachel gave him their current location, before hanging up the phone, sitting there in shock.

Jimmy was gone. He was kidnapped.

He didn't even remember the people trying to kill him.

"Oh, Jimmy..." she frowned and held the bowtie close to her chest. She looked over at Vi, who was resting on the couch, staring blankly out the window.

"Vi?"

She looked up, a small frown on her face at the sight of Rachel's tears. The girl had been crying for a while now. "Do you know of anywhere they might take him?"

She looked up towards the ceiling for a moment. "I might, but I-"

"Rachel!" a familiar voice exclaimed as the door burst open, revealing a disguised Richard, Eva, Vivian Booker, and of course Doctor Agasa.

"Dad?" She blinked, only recognizing his voice. "No way... is mom here too?"

A woman disguised, dressed in a green dress, with long black hair and blue eyes waved at her. "Right here."

Rachel was amazed. She guessed they'd gotten help from Vivian though, how else could they put these disguises off?

Vivian noticed Conan's bowtie being gripped tightly in her hands. "He's gone.. they really took him. My baby." She felt tears forming in her eyes, and Rachel walked over, hugging the crying mother as she cried too.

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"It's time to wake up, little detective."

Light instantly shone all around the room and hit his eyes, and he flinched, slowly opening them.

Looking around. he appeared to be in some sort of dungeon. The walls were brown brick and he was locked in a cell, Gin standing on the other side. Trying to move, he realized he was lying on the floor, arms tied behind his back with rope. It was tight, too.

"You are...."

"You may refer to me as Gin, as everyone else does," he said, unlocking the cell and walking inside. Taking out a pill case, he smirked.

"While you were smart to hide, we always get what we want," he smirked, kneeling down in front of the shrunken teen. Conan glanced at the pill case.

"What's that?"

"You'll see."

Gin held his head up by his hair, forcing him to swallow a pill.

He was swallowed into blackness once more.

TBC

A/N Am I just one for leaving cliffies lately or what? *prepares herself for pitch forks and possibly other weapons* Review? ^^ This will either be three or four parts, not more than.