Author's Note: Hello again! I'm presenting you the seventh chapter of my work, hope you like it. I am still encouraging you to correct my grammar because the beta reader I hired isn't replying yet to my messages so I give you the liberty to do it. Sorry I haven't updated in a while it's because of classes but now since our school is confirmed with h1n1 cases our classes have been suspended. I'm not happy about it but at least I can now update.
Disclaimer: I don't own Detective Conan! I just adapted the characters and their stories to make a version of my own so don't complain.
The Moment Where Everything Was Lost
Part I: The Eclipse
"Flowers are fragile, even if you try to protect it from the raining storm but without sunlight, they will eventually die."
-Ai Haibara
Chapter VII: West Invasion
Author's Note: Don't complain if you think my story is going way too fast because you're just wasting your time. Remember my reminder about views and point of views.
Conan's point of view
"West Imperial Stronghold?" I said wiping the tears off my eyes. "Do you mean in Osaka?" Hattori suddenly said entering the room. "Hattori-kun, did you hear everything?" Megure asked. "Of course" Hattori said. "Hattori just shut up! Haibara what and where is the West Imperial Stronghold?!" I shouted. "Before I explain Kudo-kun why don't you introduce the man behind you?" Haibara said. "Yeah I've been wondering who he is?" Takagi said. "Me too at first I thought he was Shinichi-kun." Sato said. "Same here" Megure said.
"Okay continuing to what I said when I told you West Imperial Stronghold I didn't mean Osaka but I meant west of the whole world. The Black Organization has four major headquarters. First is the North Main Headquarters. Second is the South Intelligence Headquarters. Third is the East Underground Headquarters which is now closed because of us and lastly is the West Imperial Stronghold." Haibara enumerated. "Where are these found?" Kaito asked.
"The North Main Headquarters is in the middle of the freezing fields in the Arctic. The South Intelligence Headquarters can be found in the deserted islands in Africa. The West Imperial Stronghold is found in France." Haibara said. "How can you be sure she's in the West?" Kaito asked. "There's no other place that she could be. The North Main Headquarters is only for execute members like Gin and there resides the boss. She can't be in the South Intelligence Headquarters because the only people there are the keepers. The keepers sort out the missions distributed by the boss." Haibara said.
"All sorts of information are gathered there. There they also test different drugs scientists make for the organization. That's also the place where they make it. The only place left is the West Imperial Stronghold. There lies arsenal of different weapons. There also are the prison cells where they keep traitors, witnesses and test subjects." Haibara continued. "Haibara...how long before they kill the person?" I sadly asked. "Some kills them the moment they enter the cell. Some are driven to insanity to kill themselves. Some are tortured to death and some just let them rot in their cells." Haibara said.
"Ai-kun you don't mean she's dead." Megure asked. "She can't be dead. Not yet until they use her to lure me straight to them." I said. "So they can't touch her until you get there." Hattori said. "Yes, Haibara is the West Imperial Stronghold heavily guarded?" I asked. "At first sight no but when you enter I doubt you'll get to the next room if you're an intruder." Haibara said. "Why?" I asked. "When you enter ten untouchables will be waiting and start shooting if they caught you." Haibara pointed out.
"Untouchables?" I said. "They're people whose specialty are assassinations using snipers. Ai-chan told us about that when we were trying to rescue you." Agasa said. "Ah...so Haibara they're like Chianti and Korn." I said. "Yes, after that room you'll enter the main lobby where organization members are everywhere." Haibara said. "Don't worry Conan-kun the FBI are here and Kaito-kun is here too." Jodie said. "Kudo-kun the Police Department is also here too helping." Megure said.
"Sorry inspector but I've dragged you too much already." I said. "Then just let me and Takagi help." Sato suggested. "Sato-san I'd better not. You don't know this organization. Once they figure who you are they won't just kill you but everyone who knows you." I explained. "We'll take the risk." Sato promised. "Yes, well take it." Takagi said. "Thank you very much." I said sincere fully. "Kudo-kun won't be coming because I'm the head of the police but if you need any help we're right here." Megure said.
Shuuichi Akai entered the room with a smile in his face and clapping. "With us like this I've already a plan that will rescue the girl and leave the organization breathless." Shuuichi said with a grin in his face. "Then its set we'll meet at the meeting hall at the third floor tomorrow for us to plan everybody must be there." Jodie said. "Yes!" everybody replied.
Jodie gave everyone a room for them to rest and sleep. She even gave a room to Inspector Megure, Officer Sato and Officer Takagi because they were needed in the strategy planning tomorrow. I was in the same room with Professor Agasa and Haibara. While preparing to sleep I secretly called Haibara to go outside of the room. "What is it Kudo-kun?" Haibara said. "Haibara since we're going to France to rescue Ran I want you to do me a favour." I said.
"What?" Haibara asked. "Before we get to France Haibara I want you to prepare me a pack of antidote for Apotoxin 4869." I said. Hearing what I said Haibara gave me a disturbing look. "Are you stupid! I told you before that it could still kill you!" Haibara shouted right in my face. "Haibara, Conan Edogawa didn't start this war! Shinichi Kudo did and by the way I want to save Ran with my own body so she'll know that I will always care for her. I want to end this not as Conan but as Shinichi." I explained.
"*sigh* understood and I'll join you too." Haibara said in defeat. "Join me?" I confusingly said. "We're both going to take the antidote. I haven't told you this but the antidote has improved. It can be repeatedly consumed and you'll retain a 24 hours limit not like before when you consume another one the limit cuts in half." Haibara explained. "What?! Why haven't you told me this?" I said. "Because it's not an antidote if it doesn't completely cure you." Haibara said. "Okay, thank you Haibara." I said.
"No, I should be the one to thank you. If you weren't there I would have died already. You gave me hope. Thank you again Kudo-kun." Haibara said with a smile in his face. Haibara and I went back to the room and went to our separate beds. I closed my eyes and wanted to find peace and silence for the first time. I was drifting to sleep but before that I was hoping to dream about Ran and that I was our past memories. The seconds gone by and I started to lose consciousness I was asleep.
The light was blinding when I woke up. When I opened my eyes and saw the sun shining directly above me. I saw Haibara and Professor already dressed. "Better hurry up the meeting is at eleven and it's already 10:45." Agasa said. "What?! Why didn't you wake me up?" I asked. "Jodie-san came by and said you haven't slept in days so she suggested to not wake you up." Agasa explained. I didn't answer back because they were right I needed some sleep. "Professor, Haibara you go on without me I'll just catch up." I said. Agasa went out and went to the meeting room but Haibara stayed. "Kudo-kun, what we talked about yesterday. I haven't told you but when we return to our bodies for a short time I'll give my gratitude for being by my side." Haibara said smiling.
"Okay?" I replied and she left. I took a shower and put on my clothes quickly and immediately went to the meeting room. I did what Jodie-san said and went to the meeting hall at the third floor. On my way I saw many other agents whom I still don't know. I entered the meeting hall and saw the others already there. "Oh good morning Cona-...I mean Kudo-kun. We haven't started yet." Megure said. "Kudo sit beside Jodie and by the way James just arrived and we told him about you and what happened." Shuuichi explained.
I sat between Jodie and James. "So everybody in this room will be the main key for us to rescue the girl. The following will be the ones entering with me and infiltrating from the inside. Officer Sato, Officer Takagi, Kaito Kuroba, Heiji Hattori, Ai Haibara, me and our trump card Shinichi Kudo." Shuuichi enumerated. "How about Inspector Megure?" Kaito asked. "He'll be our head strategist. He'll be the one controlling the forces from the outside to make a distraction and make an exit for us. He'll also be the one who will inform us where to go in other words he'll be our eyes." Shuuichi said.
"To get the interior of the stronghold we'll somehow hack into their system. Our lives depend on him." Shuuichi said. "Thank you for giving me this position. It's a pleasure to work with the FBI!" Megure said. "Hahaha you don't need to do that Inspector." Jodie said. "Now about the plan I made. I thought of it yesterday when I saw all of you getting pumped to go against the organization." Shuuichi said. "The plan is to get in and out of the organization noticing us." Shuuichi said.
"Noticing us?" Are you crazy Shuu!" Jodie shouted. "Ahh I get it. Akai-kun was pointing out that we should make a commotion outside of the stronghold. That would make it look like that 'that' is our attack but in reality the real attack would be us infiltrating from the inside." Kaito explained. "Ahh! So we can get them so worked up then we can rescue Mouri-san." Jodie said. "Wait how about the civilians? They might suddenly get involved by just walking near us." Takagi said.
"That's impossible because the stronghold is in an island which is deserted." Haibara explained. "Now as I was saying once we enter the stronghold we'll be blind as a mouse because we won't know the blueprint of the inside." Shuuichi said. "By the way I haven't told you this but the stronghold has five levels that goes down." Haibara said. "Goes down?" Haibara why didn't you tell us earlier?" I shouted.
"You didn't ask me." Haibara flatly said. "With the information you just told us I think it will be much easier to plan." Shuuichi said. "I think it will be much easier to plan." Shuuichi said. "Wait, I suggest that we should plan ahead." Hattori said. "I think we should use a trick that'll leave them stupefied." Kaito suggested. "What do you have in mind, Mr. Magician?" Jodie said. "A trick that will make them blow away, telekinesis." Kaito said. "You sound like that elusive thief, Kaito Kid." Takagi said. "Let's talk about that later and start planning." Kaito said.
The meeting went on for another hour then everybody went to their room and prepared for the trip to France tomorrow. "Hey Kudo! It's a miracle that you didn't interfere with that Kaito guy's plan." Hattori said. "Don't worry tomorrow the organization will face the four silver bullets." I said. "Four? Why not three?" Hattori said. "You, me, Shuuichi Akai and Kaito Kuroba." I said. "Kaito Kuroba?! Don't you mean he's like us?" Hattori asked. "Yeah, didn't you notice? With the way he made that plan you should have notice." I said. "Yeah I did notice but I thought you just gave him the plan yourself." Hattori said.
I returned to my room and saw Haibara staring directly at the moon. "Haibara?" I said. "Kudo-kun when you were kidnapped Vermouth left us a clue of what will happen next." Haibara said. "What did it say?" I asked. "It said that everything will end at the day of the black eclipse." Haibara said. "Black Eclipse?" I said. "I had the same expression as you." Haibara said. "The day you saved me wasn't a solar eclipse it was a lunar eclipse." I said.
"So you know what it really means now." Haibara said. "Yeah, on the day of the solar eclipse something will happen." I sadly said. "With that aside Kudo-kun I already prepared the eight pills for both of us meaning I'll be preparing sixteen pills all in all. With this improved antidote we can take it repeatedly without lessening the 24 hour limit." Haibara explained. "Thanks Haibara." I said. After that everyone just prepared for the trip and the day went on normally for the last time.
Everyone was awake even before the sun came out. Maybe it was because of the fact that today will be the day we'll battle the organization head on. The tension of each and everyone was building up especially me because every second counts in saving Ran's life. Everybody went down to the main lobby of the FBI headquarters. Kaito, Heiji, Takagi, Sato, Shuuichi, Jodie, James and Megure were ready. Jodie instructed them that we'll be transported to the airport with the use of the FBI vans.
"Wait, where's Kudo-kun and Haibara-san?" Takagi said. "Yeah I've been wondering that too." Jodie said. Before everone started to search for me Professor Agasa came down. "Wait, they've coming down." Agasa said gasping for breath. "What hold them up?" Kaito asked. "We were waiting for it to take effect." I said hiding myself in the shadows above the stairs. "Who's that?" Takagi asked. When I heard Officer Takagi I started to come down and started to reveal myself. "Can't you recognize me anymore Officer Takagi?" I asked coming down. "What?! Y-y-youu back!" Takagi said in shock. Everybody was now staring at me with shock and left for words.
Yes, I came down those stairs not as Conan Edogawa but as Shinichi Kudo. "Hey, he's not the only one who came back." Haibara said coming down the stairs. She came down not as Ai Haibara but as Shiho Miyano. "You too Haibara-san?" Takagi said. "Kudo-kun, I can't believe it. How?" Megure asked. "Paikaru." I simply said. "Paikaru?" Megure said. "Paikaru the Chinese alcohol, am I right?" Kaito said. "Yes." I said. "But what does that have to do with this?" Megure said.
"Paikaru has components in it that reverses the drug." Haibara explained. "Why didn't you tell us?" Jodie asked. "Because it used to be unstable and might kill you." I said. "Why did it work today?" Jodie asked. "Because I found a way to make it somewhat stable and effective." Haibara said. "Hattori-kun, why aren't you surprised about this at all?" Megure asked. "I'm not because he did that before. Remember the locked room murder case?" Hattori said. "I remember that but why did he do that if it might cause it his life?" Takagi asked.
"He tried to for the first time because he was desperate on the second time he only did that to stop Ran from kissing some other guy." Hattori explained. "Idiot! It wasn't because of that!" I lied. "Yes, it was." Haibara said. "Let's just go!" I suggested. While we were talking Jodie whispered to Shuuichi and suddenly I heard them. "Shuu why are shaking?" Jodie whispered. "Nothing." Shuuichi said. The van came and got us to the airport. As we were going ride the airplane I thought that I'll be almost there Ran just wait more. I promise you Ran that I will get you out of there alive and after that we'll be together. I haven't told you this Ran but I love you. Without you I'm empty and I'm nothing. I'm sorry Ran for keeping you waiting. Now I'm here but not as Conan but as Shinichi. Here I come to the West Imperial Stronghold.
Author's Note: Well hope you like that. Starting the next chapter Shinichi will now be the protagonist not Conan. I think I'll update soon enough.
Coming Soon: Chapter 8: The West Imperial Stronghold