Hey guys! So Conan was saved! Not Conan saves the day! Yayy!

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By the way, here's the 16th part! Phew, this story has been fun to make! My brain's already a bit tired of racketing some info for the story to happen. But this is for you readers, so... thank you.

On with the show!

Ran, Heiji, Sonoko and Kazuha waited for news to arrive.

It's been mere hours of boredom waiting for them to tell them something about the case. The girls got really bored making a chatter with themselves, that's why they stayed quiet.

As they looked through the distance, they saw that the rescuers and the police have gotten out of the ruins. They brought with them one, small person with them, possibly a kid, who was unconscious in their arms.

But the kid seemed familiar, though...

Ran wanted to take a closer look at the victim. She knew that that face was recognizable. Is that kid the one I've been thinking of? she thought. Is that him?

She decided to run off and leave her surprised friends behind, who decided to follow her. Heiji, Kazuha and Sonoko had questioning looks displayed on their faces, wondering why she ran off like that, strangely.

They were too late when they arrived. The victim was already inside the ambulance, safely laying down on their bed. But as Ran glanced at the tiny speck of sight for her to see the victim, her hunch was right.

The inspector suddenly poked her on the shoulder. "I know what you four are thinking." he said, a hint of seriousness in his voice.

The four of them only went silent. They knew who the young victim was, strangely. And they knew exactly who the inspector will be talking about.

"The victim that was inside that ambulance...

...

Is Conan."

The recovery of Conan has brought relief to all the people who tried to find him, especially his friends, who began to question him worriedly about where he had gone to. Conan had no time answering it all though, he was too weak on his bed to answer all the questions given.

Ran still couldn't get the worried thought off her mind, though. She reminded the young boy of about how worried the whole crew was. Conan only said 'sorry' to each of the reminders he would be given, but Ran still wouldn't buy it.

Conan has fully recovered from his wounds, lately. The ruined building sent everyone with the shivers, and he's one of those people. Thanks to the police, he wouldn't have gotten out alive if it weren't for them and the rescuers.

Ai and Agasa are sitting beside Conan's bed right now, watching the news bring in about the event that happened a few weeks ago. Ai glanced towards Conan worriedly, who had an ashamed look on his face as he watched the TV with the two people beside him.

Conan then noticed Ai's worried stare, making him sigh sadly. "I know what you're thinking, Haibara-san. You're still worried about me. I truly ashamed of what I did. Following the BO like that and trying to make them go away and leave us alone. What a shame on me," he said.

Ai noticed a tear go down Conan's eyes. She went to kneel down beside Conan. "Conan. We're worrying about you. But I know you're worrying about our safety, too. You just wanted the Black Organization to stay away and bring them to justice. That long journey sure took a long time, didn't it?" she said. Conan faced Ai, cracking a smile on his face.

Conan wiped the tear away from his face. "Haha. Thanks, Ai." he said, still trying to wipe the tears off. "Looks like I need a rest for now. Let's not think about the BO just yet."

Ai smiled. She then took out a container and showed the insides of it to Conan. "Looks like you need to stop being Conan, too." she said.

Conan, after seeing an antidote inside the container, cracked a big smile on his face. He hugged Ai tightly like a mouse trap, trying not to let go. "Thank you, Haibara-san!" Conan cried. Ai couldn't help but giggle slightly.

After the two of them broke away from the hug, Haibara pretended to give a fit of coughs before continuing. "Agasa and I worked on it. It still needs to be tested, though. When you get out of this hospital, let's see if you turn back into Shinichi. Or worse..." she said.

Conan gulped. "O-Okay, so if that plan works, well... who knows..." Conan shot out. He was actually getting a bit nervous; whether or not he will survive the experiment, who knows.

Ai looked at him with a serious expression. "Well, now that the antidote is here, maybe you could return to your original form after you recover."

Conan sighed. "I know, Ai. You've told me that already."

A FEW DAYS LATER

After a few days of recovering from the incident, Conan is finally free from the hospital. The others were still worried if he has fully recovered or not, but he says he's just fine with himself. The bandages are still there to wrap his wounds up, though.

"Conan, you should really be careful next time!" he remembered Ayumi's words when he was at the hospital doors, Heiji and Ran nodding at the young girl's statement.

You don't know what I've been through just to protect you from those ass birds... Conan thought as he entered the taxi, with Ran at his side. Heiji was seated on the front seat, telling the driver where to go. Ayumi is at the left side of him, while Ran is at the right.

Conan knew that he's going to be in for scolding when he gets home... Well, he could already see in Ran's eyes. He knew he was going to be told for.

Well, I guess I deserve it for running away...

Conan's not the crying type, I know. But people have feelings other than "being serious". And you're in for a good scolding by Ran-neechan when you get home, Conan-kun!

4 parts to go!

R&R!

- Jail Rose