So here's the final chapter of the this arc. There's only going to be an epilogue after this, which will just be a wrap up. I think you all will enjoy this chapter, if only for the cameo appearances at the end. :)

As some of you pointed out, I already spoiled in earlier chapters what I said last chapter I didn't want to spoil. I don't normally lie, so that means I just forgot about that. Oh well. :P

Don't forget to PM me if you find any embarrassing typos! -CK94

Chapter Twelve

"What do you mean the kidnapper called?"

"We're running out of time. He must've realized we'd called the police."

"This is Megure," said Megure, taking the phone from Ran, who still looked stunned. "Did the kidnapper say anything about where Sonoko-kun is being held?"

"The docks. He said he'd be there at 15:00 and to not call the police. Here's the scary thing: he wants me to come alone."

"You? I thought he wanted Conan-kun?"

Sakura looked at the phone in horror before saying, "Right, right. It's just hard for me to concentrate after being shot. Don't worry about that, though; I'm on my way to the hospital now."

"You do that. We'll set up a stakeout," said Megure. "Let's catch these guys before they do any more damage to this city."

The line clicked as Megure hung up. "Doesn't the robber's phone have a bug in it?" asked Agasa worriedly.

"No," said Sakura. "If it did, he would've heard our entire conversation and known I was a fake and he would've known our plan. Instead, he told the time of the trade-off and said Conan should come alone. That proves he wasn't listening to us."

"Got it," said Haibara at last, putting away the battery powered blowtorch she'd been forced to use.

"Finally!" Minami exclaimed, hopping out of the suit. She and Haibara then moved it to the back seat after Minami stripped off her mask and wig. Taking the stretchy band out of the Sakura wig, Minami put it in her hair to make her look like Conan. Then she put on the spare pair of tracking glasses from the glove compartment. How do I look?" she asked.

"Change clothes and brush your hair," Haibara advised.

Agasa took the hint and changed course to his home.

XXX

Kogoro and Amuro were busy driving towards the exchange point, where Kogoro hoped he would meet up with Ran, who had just explained the entire situation to him over the phone.

"So, what now?" asked Amuro.

"Supposedly that detective girl has a plan," muttered Kogoro.

"So she got shot and yet can still come up with a plan?" asked Amuro. "I'm still curious how we're going to get Conan-kun back from L.A. in less than two hours."

"That's the thing," said Kogoro. "Something like that can't be done. That's why I came up with a plan of my own."

"You have a plan, sensei?" asked Amuro in surprise. "Well, let's hear it."

*camera zooms out, preventing the audience from hearing Kogoro's explanation*

"So, what do you think?" asked Kogoro.

'It's actually pretty good,' thought Amuro. To Kogoro he said, "Your plan seems just like the type of plan that will strike them in their hearts and send them all to that wasteland known as prison."

XXX

2:50 PM

"Is everyone in position?" Megure asked into his radio.

"Yes, sir!" twenty voices came back.

Megure was in a police control van, which from the outside looked like a civilian vehicle. Other police officers were disguised as normal dockhands or hobos; their real-life counterparts had been moved to safety. A black van suddenly drove from between several rows of containers and stopped on an open stretch of pier. Four armed gunmen emerged, one dragging a gagged Sonoko. The three not dragging Sonoko were all armed with AK-47s.

"The kidnappers have arrived!" a cop said into his radio.

"Don't panic," said Megure. "Wait until Sakura-kun's plan is pulled off before you make a move."

"By the way, Inspector, what is the plan?" asked Takagi, who was in the van with Megure.

"We trust that Sakura-kun knows what she's doing," said Megure.

A ways off, two other people were watching the proceedings. One held a portable radio, which was tuned to the same frequency as the police radio. "Wait for it," said Kogoro, using binoculars from atop a container to keep an eye on deal.

At 3 exactly, a lone figure appeared from between two containers and began to slowly make their way towards the kidnappers. When Ran saw who it was, it took the combined strength of Takagi and Chiba to keep her from running out and hugging him.

"That's impossible!" Kogoro spluttered as he watched Conan approach.

"Maybe it's a trick," Amuro suggested, peering over as well.

Conan stopped in front of the kidnappers, who appeared to be grinning through his ski mask. Kogoro and Amuro slowly descended from the container to ground level.

"Look who it is," the kidnapper leered at Conan. "I hope the States have been treating you well. Too bad I won't."

"Hand over Sonoko-neechan and you won't get a fight," said Conan firmly.

"As if I didn't know this place was swarming with cops," said the kidnapper, laughing. "I did lie about the bug on the phone, but you guys are pretty predictable, especially when you're so close to the police. It wasn't hard to guess. Right, Megure-keibu?"

"Let the girl go," said Megure, appearing from the alcove where his van was parked. He knew better than to point his gun at the criminal for fear he'd start shooting the two kids.

"Mouri-sensei, how good a shot are you with a handgun?" asked Amuro.

"Pretty good, I guess," said Kogoro.

"Then take this," said Amuro, reaching into his jacket and pulling out a gun, equipped with silencer, which he gave to Kogoro. "I have a license to carry a gun," he said in response to Kogoro's questioning glance. Kogoro shrugged and went back to watching the exchange, not noticing Amuro pulling out a second gun for himself.

"How about the leg," Kogoro muttered to himself, taking aim and then firing. The bullet whizzed through the air and struck one of the kidnappers a glancing blow across the outside of the thigh. He crumpled to the ground. Amuro silently took out the other guy as well in the same fashion.

The pandemonium was instantaneous. The two guys on the ground instantly began firing towards Kogoro and Amuro, who ducked out of the way to avoid the projectiles. Kogoro hadn't been able to follow his original plan, but he was pleased that he'd been able to leave his mark all the same.

Conan prepped a soccer ball and knocked out the third guy with a powerful kick, leaving behind only the primary kidnapper. As the police closed in on the two guys stuck on the ground, the kidnapper cursed, then cursed again when he saw the lid of Conan's watch was open. As Conan released the dart, the kidnapper pushed Sonoko away, taking the dart in the process, then jumped in the van and drove away.

"After him!" Megure shouted, as he ran up, panting. Conan was already on it, though. To hide the bun at the base of his/her skull, Conan/Minami had put on a backpack containing her solar powered skateboard, which s/he now was using to chase after the culprit.

"Conan-kun, wait!" Ran shouted as s/he sped away. Then she saw that the two shooters were still firing, so she got right in between them and used a double karate kick to knock them both out at once. As Conan sped off, the wind undid his/her hair, although nobody noticed.

The kidnapper was pretty desperate to get away, and wasted no time getting back on the main road. When he noticed Minami following him, he aimed his pistol out the window and began firing blindly, causing Minami to have to swerve all over the road to avoid getting shot again. The kidnapper drove into the heart of the city, running through red lights and sending pedestrians running out of the way. Minami got some surprising assistance when the kidnapper nearly ran over Gin and Vodka, who disregarded the little girl on the skateboard as a threat and began shooting at the kidnapper, thinking he was an enemy of the Organization. One bullet popped him in the arm, shattering it and sending the van out of control, where it rolled over and over before smashing into a building. In all the confusion, the two gangsters disappeared into the crowd, forced to leave behind the black Porsche 356A for the time being due to the blocked street.

XXX

"The kidnapper is Moroboshi Takeshi," said Megure, as the severely injured kidnapper was put into an ambulance. "His motive was revenge for the arrest of his brother by Mouri-kun."

"What a punk!" said Kogoro angrily, preparing to strike the culprit. Ran quickly held him back.

"By the way, where's Conan-kun?" asked Ran. "He never came to talk to me!"

"Hi, Ran-neechan!" a young voice piped up from her elbow. She looked around and started. "Minami-chan? Why are you dressed like that? Don't tell me…"

"This was Sakura-kun's big plan?" asked Megure in surprise, taking in Minami's clothes, which consisted of Conan's blue blazer, his glasses, and the skateboard tucked under her arm.

"Well, it was kind of impossible for Conan-nii to get here in time," said Minami defensively.

Turning his attention back to the situation at hand, Megure said, "What I don't understand is how this guy got shot. You didn't have a gun, and the pistol he had was a Smith and Wesson. He got shot with a Beretta."

'Right, where did Gin go?' Minami thought to herself. His Porsche had disappeared now, which was probably why Haibara was comfortable even being around. She and Agasa sat in his Beetle a ways away, waiting to be able to leave. Leaving the adults to talking, Minami left and went home with Agasa, trusting the others would stand around talking for a while. She knew she'd have to go in for questioning at some point, but that could wait for the time being. "It's too bad Gin got away, though," Minami grumbled as soon as they left.

"Gin was here?" asked Haibara at once, her voice becoming slightly panicky.

"Don't worry; he got away," said Minami. "The kidnapper nearly ran him and Vodka over, and since the kidnapper was shooting, they both returned fire. Ironically, it's thanks to a couple of gangsters that the chase was as short as it was. Gin got a lucky shot on the kidnapper and made him wreck."

It was then that Minami's Conan phone vibrated. All the text read was 'You're welcome. XXX'

"Who is it?" asked Haibara, still spooked.

"Vermouth," said Conan, showing her. "Nothing to worry about though; she probably just watched the news and saw me. She sent it to my Conan phone, so she probably didn't realize I'm a girl."

"Let's hope so," said Haibara, still looking freaked out.

So you got the conclusion to the kidnapping, a name for the kidnapper (who isn't from the anime or manga BTW) and you got some Org. cameos. I'll just say this now before anyone gets their hopes up: the Organization will NOT be the primary focus of the epilogue or Part Four. They WILL be the primary focus in Part Five. To lead up to Part Five, Org members WILL make occasional cameos in Part Four, but will not feature prominently. Just getting that out of the way. Sorry to dash your hopes. :)

Part Four is about Kid, so it's still worth reading, though. To everyone who enjoyed this chapter, review and TELL me what you thought. I appreciate the people that review, but you guys are a significant minority of all my readers. (I can see who looks at my stuff, you know!) So if you liked the story, disliked the story, etc., I won't know unless you take about two minutes out of your lives and tell me what you think. And if I get enough support for Part Four, I might start it early. (That a good enough reason for you? lol)

...In other news, I almost completely rewrote the final chapter of A Kid's Evil since I got so many negative responses to it. I think you'll like it better now. Read it, 'K?