A cart had arrived at room 301.
Knock Knock
The door was opened by the woman.
" Room Service " said the waiter.
She was confused.
" We did not order any room service " said the woman.
Now the waiter was confused.
" But the order came in ten minutes ago " said the waiter.
" Take it back " said the woman defiantly.
Then a man in a top hat and cape began to talk with his back turned to the other two so his face could not have been seen.
"Just leave it I was getting hungry anyway " said the man.
" But? " said the woman.
" Are you questioning me? " said the man.
Both the woman and the waiter were terrified as they shook their heads saying " NO " as they were too scared to say it out aloud.
The waiter was terrified as he was looking at a man with a terrifying face and smile not even realizing that he was looking a mask, he just looked to the floor staring at his feet not wanting to look anymore.
" Alright then, you heard him bring it in " said the woman.
With visible sweat on his brow the waiter pushed the tray in unsure what was happening right now just knowing that he was terrified as if he was in a horror film and not getting out anytime soon. He could be a dead man and he could possibly be the next victim.
" Yes Madam " said the waiter.
He was only talking to the woman and not wanting to look at the man.
" Do you have a tip for this young man ? " said the woman angrily.
He heard the door close behind him and he was shaken as the man approached and started to man handle as he saw that sinister grin on the man's face.
" Don't bother me again, that is your tip " said the man as he threw the waiter out of the room.
The waiter was not going near that room and possibly that floor any time soon, not until at least that man had left the premises.
The masked man went to close the door again but then he noticed something that was on the door lock.
" Gum on the door lock " he said as he inspected it taking it out of the lock and putting it in his hand.
He looked in the room to see the large man and the woman busy looking at the tray of food going through looking for something to eat unaware of what was happening right as they were distracting so easily.
He closed and door locking it and put the snip on it so no one could get in and so no one could get out.
And he then joined the others.
" This is quite the feast, should we have a toast ? " said the woman.
The man looked around the room.
" Shouldn't we first introduce our other guest ? It is only proper " said the man.
The woman was in shock.
" What that kid is here ? " said the woman.
She immediately grabbed the cover off the cart knocking off all the food and knocking it all to the floor as she searched underneath it but finding nothing.
" I guess you are wrong, she is not here " said the woman now on her hands and knees searching the cart fully.
The man stood there as he sinisterly laughed at the situation.
She was shivering her plan had seemed so perfect when she had thought it all up, but was it about to end here and now ?
She could feel it in her gut, it would soon all be over and this charade was about to come to an end and she was terrified of what was going to happen to herself and the ones that she loved. But she was not scared that she might die an instinct she could feel getting stronger inside herself but she had no idea where it was coming from and why.
" I never said he was " said the man as he gripped on the handles on the cabinet as he spoke to the woman.
He opened it.
" I never said he was the cart was a decoy, she is right in here " said the man.
She was caught out with the three of them staring at her and a gun was now being pointed at her as she was caught and could see no way out.
'I am dead' she though sadly.
" Get out here " said the man pointing the gun again.
She miserably followed his instructions getting out of the cabinet and started at all three of them. If he was going to shoot her he was going to have to do it right between the eyes because there was no way she was going to look away. And she was sure as hell going to make it sure if her body was found then the police and forensic team would know that she was looking at her killer when she was murdered.
" How ? " said the woman.
This man seemed smart and seemed like a Detective.
" The kid order room service and when the waiter came while you were talking to him the kid put chewing gum in the lock so that it would not close. And while we were distracted by the food cart that gave her a chance to sneak in and hide in the closet " said the man finishing his conclusion.
'This man was good, too good' she thought as the gun was pointed at her again.
The game was over.
" Did you really think that I would fall for that old trick ? " said the man laughing as he said it.
The tranquilizer it was her only hope.
She pressed it hoping that it would work as she fired it at him but she pressed it again and again getting more stressed out as she pressed the button but it was not working.
The man laughed at her again like he was enjoying what was going on right now.
" Oh, I forgot to tell you I made a few adjustments to your watch while you were asleep it won't fire " said the man moving in closer for the kill.
It was coming she could just feel as there was no way out but death.
" You are a remarkable Detective Kudo Shinichi, but you underestimated your advisory for that you must die " said the man.
He was going for a bullet to the head.
He was going for an execution shot.
BANG
The bullet was shot from the gun and the bullet hit her on the head.
And she fell to the floor falling back.
But she opened her eyes again as she confused as she pulled it off.
" Huh? It is just a toy " she said.
She pulled a art bullet off her forehead and looked at it confused.
The three of them stood together trying to hold back the laughter but no longer could as they all began to laugh at the same time.
They no longer seemed like the villains there were which left her more than confused to what was happening right now.
" You still don't see it do you " said the man.
She was confused as she looked up she could swear that she recognizes that voice he was now using.
" Who else could match wits with the famous High School Teen Detective expect for the world-famous mystery writer Kudo Yusako " said the man.
And at that moment he took of his mask and her face went deadpanned.
" Dad ? " she said confused.
She was slowly taking it all in as it was all happening very slowly for her.
One minute she was the victim and the next she was a joke.
It was all a prank and she was the victim indeed.
She was sweating relieved.
" This lady can't be Mum " she said rhetorically as she looked at the woman.
She ripped off the wig and a mask.
" What you don't recognize me, after I did say that I was your mother " said Yukiko.
She then took off her coat with hundreds of wrapped towels falling to the floor that had been the weight now she had definitely lost a lot of weight making her a different weight and shape indeed.
" I actually fooled my own daughter, I guess I have not lost my skills as an actress after all " said Yukiko.
It had finally all sank in.
She was now mad as she realized who the other person was.
" You better not be who I think you are " said Shinichi mad.
He peered out of the custom of the mountain man standing on stilts of the metal frame.
" Who do think I am ? " said Agasa cheerfully.
" And I thought you were my friend " said Shinichi sounding disappointed.
She was picked up off from the ground and squashed tightly as she was being hugged by her mother so tight that it was unbelievable.
" Hmph " she said as she could barely breathe.
She was placed on the couch where she lied down in a mood a she was unhappy with everyone with the cruel trick that they just played on her for the past day and a half.
" Sorry Shinichi " said Agasa guiltily.
She was not going to look at them she was too mad to do that right now.
" Don't take it so hard Shinichi, we didn't come back from aboard to trick you " said Yusako.
She was so not sulking right now.
" You haven't heard from you in a while and we were worried so we went to Doctor Agasa's because we were worried sick when you were not home, when no one was home " said Yukiko.
She was going to speak her mind right now.
" So, when you heard that I had been shrunk you decided to me feel even lower by conducting this devious charade of yours " said Shinichi.
" Of course, not we were testing your Detective skills and I must say I was impressed " said Yusako.
But he started to wink as he went on with his explanation.
" But everything went as I planned it right up to the part where you got shot " said Yusako.
Now she was mad and standing on the couch confronting him as she looked him in the eye.
" Wait you know that I was hiding in the storage space " said Shinichi.
He just nodded. "Sure, I did and you are going to need to sharpen and hone those Detective skills of yours. You even failed to notice that I was dressed exactly like Night Barron my second novel " said Yusako.
She had never seen that novel in her life, or did she ?
But the anger came again blocking her thought of that, whatever that was.
" I thought I was going to die " she said mad.
She crossed her arms and looked away.
" You have no idea how difficult this has been for me " said Shinichi.
She stood on the ground angrily making it clear this was no easy task and what they had done was no joke to her.
" Well the, leave this dangerous situation and come live aboard with us just like we discussed a few weeks ago " said Yusako.
She was confused when did they have this discussion.
" Huh ? " she said confused.
Her mother nodded in agreement as she leaned down on the ground beside her as she put her hands-on shoulders trying to reassure her.
" We did this all to make you understand just how dangerous the situation you got yourself into is. It is too dangerous so come back with me and your father " said Yukiko.
She was being hugged again.
" You don't need to find those men in black Shinichi, you have your health and your family " said Agasa.
She looked over and listened to what he had to say.
Her father had opened the curtains so she instantly could see the sunlight as the sun shown in. He was standing with his back turned as he looked out the window as his shadow drew out from this as he began to speak.
" I have a friend in Interpol. I can ask them to investigate this syndicate of yours. And in time we can get that drug and you can decide if you want to return to your normal self " said Yusako.
He then titled his head across his shoulder.
" So, you can stop playing these Detective games..." said Yusako.
But he was interrupted and turned around immediately paying attention to what was happening.
" No, this my life and this is my case, I don't need any help and I can solve it myself " said Shinichi.
" Shin-Chan ? " said Yukiko.
She was thinking of Ran has she said it.
" I can't just leave the country it would be wrong of me to leave a case opened just like that " said Shinichi.
She wanted to stay.
" Shinichi " said Yukiko using her motherly tone.
Her father stood straight, straighter than he had ever stood before.
" It alright " said Yusako.
He patted her on the head.
" Shinichi has the right to do what she wants now she is a Young Lady now and no longer needs the kind of help she needed before " said Yusako.
He then winked at her.
" And you have other reasons as well for wanting to stay and things you need to figure out for yourself, right ? " said Yusako.
Now back at The Detective Agency
They had actually let her go back and she now had a full cover so she would no longer have to think of any excuses or get caught in another lie, again.
" You want to leave her here, again! " said a mortified Kogoro.
Ran had already had her in her grips and was hugging the life out of already saying that she missed her and that she was gone too long.
She was gone for a day and a half she was now scared to think of how Ran would react when and if she got her body back what her reaction would be when Ran would meet her again. A punch or a hug, possibly of being both she knew that would be the latter and she had to think of something that she was going to say and exactly what to do as well or she will regret it.
" If you do not mind keeping an eye on her for a little longer, it seems she has taken a shine to the both of you and she is insisting on it " said Her mother.
Kogoro kept tapping his foot and it was just getting more annoying by the minute, plus there was the fact that he was for some person hiding the cigarette he had just lit in his pocket.
" Well I can be quite the good influence " said Kogoro boasting.
Her mother rummaged through her pocket and handed a cheque over.
" Yes, and if you decide to keep her of course I will gladly pay you for her expenses and for anything else that she will need. This will be the first cheque and you will get the next one at the end of every month " said her mother.
Kogoro looked like he was he was about to have stroke or that he was in shock as he was looking at the cheque.
" £10000?! " said Kogoro in shock a happily.
She could practically see the dollar signs in his eyes and she had never seen him this happy in his entire life so far.
And the mother took the baby duck while the father cashed in the large cheque in his hands that he had already managed to get beer stains on and almost set it on fire when they went to the bank
They were lucky the baker even took it but she was a nice lady and seemed like a trusting one as well but the freaky part was just how much she looked like Ran.
Masami Hirota was her name and she seemed like the nicest person in the world, she is the kind of person that you instantly trust and get that nice warming glowing feeling from her. And had a feeling that they would be seeing a lot more of each other every single time a cheque would come in and the look that Kogoro was giving her there was no don't about it.
She was a nice girl that they had the unfortunate to meet on a case that had ended her job because of that case but it was good to see that she had landed on her feet and gotten a job.
She wondered if anyone had gotten a restraining order from this guy already and how many times had he been slapped for being inappropriate. And how many times had Ran given him a beating down because she had already given up counting how many times it was.
On an Airplane
They were sitting on their plane in first class waiting for it to take off and go back to wherever they decided to go next.
" That was fun. It was worth it to stop writing and take a break from my next manuscript for a while " said Yusako.
" Yeah but I wonder if Shin-Chan is ok " said Yukiko.
" Don't worry she will come back to us when she needs help like she always does. But until then how about another trip around the world ? " said Yusako.
" What a wonderful idea " said Yukiko.
They both turned around hearing something and they were wondering what all the noise was about, until they were both horrified to what they were seeing.
Publishers and a lot of them.
He had been ducking them for weeks now and they never managed to catch up with him or at most of the times they could never find him.
Until now that is.
" KUDO "
" KUDO "
" KUDO "
" KUDO "
They screamed at him as they came at him in a stampede.
The plane was already taking off.
" Your daughter called saying you would be here "
He could already feel his hand cramping.
" You us a novel three weeks ago "
Now they were arguing with each other.
He was already on his laptop cramming and typing as fast as he could be sweating as he was getting demands from his publishers.
" Look like Shin-Chan got us back " said Yukiko sadly as she looked out the window.
He was now stressed out and just get a little taste of his own medicine.
" Yes, she did " he said angrily.
He was going to be stuck here on this plane for at least another twenty fours until it landed and he had nowhere to go or hide because he was stuck on an airplane.
It may have taken a while with the phone calls and getting to right people because getting in contact with certain publishers on the phone is just about is hard as getting the Pope on the phone.