Yawn.
So today was the Kaitou Kid Heist and she was actually excited for everything to unfold and to see what would happen next.
But most of all she wanted to see the look on his face when he is caught red handed or rather caught before he even gets his hands out that Pearl. She would gladly rip that monocle off his face along with the smug look that he had the last time he had seen her and gladly watch him as she watches him be defeated for the first time in his career.
A career that was going to end tonight and it would be at the hands of a child and she loved the poetry of that. Tonight, the thief would be going up against her Edowaga Christie and not Mouri Kogoro because this one just felt up close and personal for her. It was a gut instinct inside her that was festering deep down inside of her and she just had to go up and against him with burning desire that was in her.
This was just something that she had to do and she knew that she had to do and most of all she could it as herself and stop pretending with the childish act because the thief had already seen right through it. So, there was no pretend and no acting that she had to do because this was a criminal that was not dangerous or violent so she would not need protection and she had to do was out smart him and outwit him.
And how hard could that be ?
This was going to be thrilling, not that she was going to tell anyone this.
He was stuck here on a floating trap with nowhere to go but also meant that there was nowhere for anyone else to go and that was including herself. She had been on this ship before with Sonoko and Ran a couple of years ago but that was back when she was blind. So, this was the first time she was actually seeing it and she was truly amazed by what she was seeing because it no now seemed larger than ever. But that could also be because she was a lot smaller and when you are smaller things always seem to be bigger than they appear similar to magic in a strange way.
This was going to be one big show of entertainment and magic all because of the same stupid thief had to play a pointless game with people. But also, this also sounded like something out of a horror movie and everything goes wrong in the end, she was really hoping that there was not going to be another murder tonight.
There was four of them at this Party and it was the usual herself, Ran, Sonoko and the Old Man who was now handing out cards looking for business opportunities and that would sadly mean more work for her. Well hopefully these would be the kind of jobs that the Old Man could actually handle himself. But now looking at him painfully he was stuffing food it his mouth and even some into his pocket thinking that no one could see what he was doing. Well hopefully she was the only one that could see what he was doing but she looked over to see that Ran could also see what he was doing she looked embarrassed and ashamed of him. She felt sorry for her and had to do something to cheer her up and put a smile on her face.
Well with al little chat with Ran on how her Ballet class was doing and just how bad she was actually at it. And on how she would need help because she was helpless at certain things in the class.
Alright it was a white lie because she was somehow a natural at it but she always had difficulty to actually dancing along to the music and with others as well. But she was good at the jumping part and landing on her feet and going on her tip toes was easy for her but the rest of it she was a complete disaster.
Soon they were sitting at the table with boxes in front of them and they waiting to be opened when Sonoko`s mother made her announcement and told them that it was alright to open them.
She sighed as she leaned on the table looking at the box it was rather a small box but was rather heavier than she thought it was be but was still light so whatever was inside of it was something that could possibly be like a paper weight. But then it would be bigger and there was pacific detail that she was missing that she could just not put her finger on and she wanted to shake the box but she had a feeling that she could break whatever was inside of it because it was feeling fragile and the design of the box looked like it was trying to protect what was inside of it.
She wondered...
Her Detective skills had started to grow and mature she was able to notice when she was able to see again she would be able to notice the few keen details that she would have missed out without her sight or some kind of assistance. And she hated herself for thinking this way because she knew she could do all of this without her sight but also, she could not see how she was capable of it before as she sadly could not remember all of the details.
They listened to what Suzuki Tomoko had to say. She told them to open their boxes and he was right he it was an exact doubt of the Black Pearl and everyone had them, they all had an exact copy of it. And this was going to make things harder for the thief to find the real black pearl because it was now hidden among the fake ones and only Mrs Suzuki knew where and who has it. It was making to be more fun than he thought. But he looked at his and he knew that it was a fake and it was not the real one, well that narrowed it done and a lot more he had to check to find the real one it was going to be more interesting than he thought.
Her hunch was correct to the detail and she would not have needed her sight to figure any of that out. She did not need her sight to be a Detective and she would not need it again when she was Kudo Shinichi again she several years without it and she could go without it again.
She could, she just knew she could because she kept telling herself that because she wanted to go back to her old former life. She hated being a child and she did not want this kind of life of always pretending and lying to everyone she loves and the danger was just the icing on the cake of it all. She hated all of it and she wanted out so she could return and be herself again...because that is what she wanted, right ?
Mrs Suzuki walked towards them and they began to chat.
" So, can you tell us where it is ? " said Kogoro sheepishly
" You like Nakamori, other police officials are here to protect it " said Mrs Suzuki.
" But if I knew where it is I could protect it " said Kogoro.
" It is safer if no one knows where it " said Mrs Sonoko.
" But there is thousands of people here how can you even be sure that it is safe if there is a lot of copies of it just lying around for anyone to take home " said Kogoro.
" You make a valid point but if you look carefully not every copy is the exact same " said Mrs Suzuki.
They all looked around to see that was true and Christie watched the people who were taking more care of the ones that they had in their hands. As a man, he recognized used his handkerchief to carefully take it out of its box and not touch it with his hands. While other just played with it in their hands and strapped it onto themselves already admiring them.
And the old man was just tossing it around as if it was a toy. It was clear as daylight that he was not to be trusted with the real and genuine Pearl because would you really let him of all people get his hands on it ?
She should really be stopping critiquing him since he had give her a place to stay and to live for right now without even thinking about it or asking too many questions. Was she always this vindictive and angry when she thought about others because he could see that the Old Man was a decent man. And the thing he cared most about in this world was his daughter and that he would do anything for her. And she could even see sometimes that deep down way deep down that he had actually cared about her too but then again it might be similar to how he would feel if he had a pet.
" Some are dull just like mine, you see and dull, while some like yours are too shiny and cheap " said Mrs Suzuki.
She said displaying hers with a smile on her face as she showed hers carefully with great detail.
" But we would need to check every single one to see if it was the real from all the fakes " said Kogoro making it sound exhausting.
" Then I will give you a hint! " said Mrs Suzuki.
" It was sixty years ago when my grandfather was captivated my it`s beauty because of its peacock green shine the Black Star has. I have left it in the care of the person who is the most appropriate to take care of it " said Mrs Suzuki.
' Appropriate?' she thought questioning himself.
" Hey do you see my sister anywhere? " said Sonoko looking around.
" No maybe you should call her " said Ran.
They all looked so much alike but some people were just holding in their hands like it was nothing. But others were taking great care of the ones they had, he put them down as suspicious and the potential to be the real, she was able to narrow it down to some of them being fake in no time at all with her newly developed skills she acquired at just looking at them. Watching Kogoro drop it several times and nearly stand on it each time there was just no way that he had the real one.
" DAD? " yelled Sonoko.
He heard Sonoko yelling into her phone she seemed surprised and bewildered.
" What is happening ? " she said out loud as she began to think.
And then it clicked.
She saw one the workers and pulled at his arm until he was looking face to face with her.
" Have you seen Chairman Suzuki ? " she asked.
" He said he needed to go the bathroom " said the man.
She raced to the bathroom knowing what was happening but when she got there she knew that she was too late because inside the bathroom was where she found the disguise, Sonoko`s father was still at home with Sonoko`s sister and Kaitou Kid had successfully disguised as him and actually got on the ship. Tricking everyone including his wife and daughter, now this was getting interesting the thief was a lot better than he thought he was. He probably tricked them by using a disguise or voice pretending that it was cancelled.
Who uses the bathroom as an excuse for an escape and who would actually believe that ?
Well lately that was the same lame excuse that she had been using the whole time to get away when she needed to go and work on the case in secret and was the excuse that always seemed to work. Well except when the murder was in the bathroom or when she was being pulled away by someone much larger than her.
Nakamori was soon informed about Kaitou Kid and the loud mouth just had to go and shout it out, that was the last time he was going to tell Nakamori things like that. " Partner up " declared Kogoro.
And it was not a bad idea and they were all to give their partners a password to prove who they were.
" Christie, you want to be my partner ? " said Ran.
" Oh yes, where did you go ? " said Christie.
" I went looking for you stupid Detective " said Ran.
" Ok! " said Shinichi.
" What should our passwords be, it should be something that we can remember " said Ran.
" Um mine can be Holmes " she whispered.
" Then mine can be Lupin " whispered Ran.
" I" Yes " said Ran annoyed.
" Interesting fact Holmes never actually met Lupin like every fan thins they do because Lupin III actually met Herlock Sholmes " said Ran.
" I know the stole the character because they could not think of their own character that could take down Lupin III without being disloyal to the character or making him look bad and more of an idiot. But we both know that no one can beat Sherlock Holmes, right Ran " said Christie smiling innocently.
She should her smile.
" Right " said Christie.
" Because Sherlock Holmes is best and Lupin is just a stupid thief " said Christie.
" Christie, I think you are forgetting that he is a Fictional actor " said Ran sounding annoyed.
Christie nodded " But so is Lupin too correct " said Christie.
She heard Ran clicking her tongue.
" But then gain Sherlock Homes was based off two real people based off by a real Doctor called Joseph Bell. Interesting fact that is why Doctor Watson was made. "Tanky" Smith a police man is thought to be another inspiration as well as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle himself because he was himself was actually a Detective and therefore he could be thought as the real Sherlock Holmes himself. Then again he could have been inspired by..." said Christie.
" Christie, you talk too much about Sherlock Holmes just like Shinichi does...and that idiot Habuka " said Ran.
She whispered the last part to herself talking to herself because she was the only one that was meant to hear it.
" Huh ? " said Christie.
The light went out suddenly.
Everyone was starting to panic.
She could hear Nakamori`s voice even though he was on the other end of the room.
There was a lot of commotion then everyone heard the laughter.
" Ha ha ha mah ha ha ha ahh "
It echoed the room making everyone turn corner to corner not knowing where to look.
" Kaitou Kid " she said automatically shocked as did others.
The thief was standing on the banisters on the top of the roof, he was looking down and laughing at everyone laughing evilly and smiling at everyone.
Everyone stood still as they were speechless.
With the literal spotlight was on him.
" I already have the Black Star " said the thief as he chucked it in the air up and down in his hand.
" What ? " said Christie shocked.
" KID you bastard, come down here immediately " shouted Nakamori.
" KID-Sama " shouted the fan girl Sonoko admiringly.
Christie just rolled his eyes back.
" My, my what a troubling thief you are " said Mrs Suzuki.
He watched as she was taking something out of her bag, it was a gun ?
" I need to teach you a lesson, you bad boy! " said Mrs Suzuki.
NO!
BANG
BANG
BANG
BANG
Shot Mrs Suzuki at the thief as he fell to the ground.
" Mum! " screamed Sonoko in shock.
Everyone else was shocked in silence.
The lights went back on.
She blinked realizing what had happened.
Everyone was shocked at they stared at what appeared to be a dead Kaitou Kid lying on the table and watching Mrs Suzuki smile as she blew out the bomb of the gun.
" What did you do ? " said a shocked sad and rather quiet Nakamori.
" There is no need to worry Inspector because he is alive " said Mrs Suzuki.
Shocking everyone.
The magician stood up as Mrs Suzuki explained it was all just a trick and that the guy was actually a performer, here to entertain everyone tonight. It was all a trick and it was a fake gun that she had used.
Everyone was relived and happy.
" He is Sanada Kazumi Magician " said Mrs Suzuki.
And he started to take off the disguise as he got a round of applause.
" Artists "she heard the words being said as she began to think.
That is what he said and called himself thought Shinichi.
And then she felt a shiver down his spine.
She could feel him there.
He has been watching them and then she knew that the thief was among them ad he was there as one of them. And he was about to begin because this was what the thief wanted from the start for everyone to put their guard down so the show of surprises could begin.
" I will start with a simple magic trick " declared Kazumi as he shuffled a pack of cards.
" Sorry call me a sceptic or a critic but would you mind if I shuffle those cards " said Takuya Mifune.
Takuya Mifune is a business man that they knew and helped prove innocent a few cases ago. He is a President of an electronic company a family one and he comes from a rich family. He is quite sarcastic personality and he comes from money and knows a lot about rich culture, like things about Diamonds as he was raised with them just like Sonoko is.
The Magician complied and he handed him the deck of cards over and it made him think as he saw the exchange and banter between the both of them.
'Which one of them is Kaitou Kid ?' She thought nervously as he watched them.
'Everyone is now a suspect' she thought sweating nervously and enjoying himself and every moment of the rush of the mystery was giving him.
He performed the trick and everyone cheered.
Then another man wanted to shuffle the cards to make sure it was not a trick or that it was not an accomplice to the trick so the man wanted to make sure everything was fine. He was now shuffling them.
" Ah oops " he said dropping them.
Sonoko and Ran went to help him pick them up.
" I am sorry " he said nervously.
" Don't worry the moon and stars of where I get my power will not be distrusted by you messing up the cards " said Kazumi.
'Moon ?' she thought when he heard the word.
" Hey Mr Mouri have you got the guest list ? " said Shinichi to Kogoro.
" Yeah here Brat " said Kogoro handing it over.
She was handed it and she looked through the names and a smile developed on her face as she realized who had the Black Pearl and she knew exactly who was Kaitou Kid and what was about to happen next. All she would just have to stand back and watch everything unfold and then she would be able to capture the thief without him even realizing that he had already been caught even before he had stolen the Black Pearl.
Sonoko handed the cards to the Magician.
He squeezed his right hand very hard while the deck was in the left.
PUFF
Purple smoke appeared to come out of his hand and out came a Dove.
The audience cheered.
" Now please pick a card " said Kazumi.
The cards where displayed to Sonoko and Ran.
Ran picked the card.
" What ? " said Sonoko and Ran surprised.
" Just as Caser with infatuated with Cleopatra, I am already by your side - Kaitou Kid " Ran read out the card aloud.
Everyone gasped in shock.
" Everyone calm down and get to your partner " said Superintendent Chaki.
He walked towards Nakamori.
" Nakamori do he has taken it already ? " said Superintendent Chaki.
But Christie answered for him.
" He has not taken it just yet and he is still here, he has not escaped just yet " said Christie smugly.
Making them both gasp and leaving them both to listen to him.
" He is trying to chaos and anarchy with everyone so his plan can unfold and he can begin " said Christie
They both were listening to her a child and hanging on her every word this feeling was great because she did not feel invisible or as like she was just some kid that was in the way. But she was someone capable of doing the impossible and that was what she was doing right now because she was about to unmask the Phantom Thief to the world.
" Don't worry we will catch him, he has no real powers and underneath that monocle and hat he is just a regular human being with tricks up his sleeves " said Christie.
Then walked away hands in her pockets to find her partner.
" Who did he get it onto the card ? "
" It is already glued on "
" Ran picked it out "
" I don't know how he did it "
They were all scared and starting to panic.
" EVERYONE PLEASE REMAIN CALM " shouted Superintendent Chaki.
But the fear and panic in his voice was just making everyone else panic even more.
" Even if he does we are on a floating prison surrounded by police that can arrest him and capture him. He has nowhere to run and we will get it eventually " said Mrs Suzuki confidentially, calming everyone down.
" Inspector we are less than thirty minutes to harbour " said a Task Force member.
" Good then seal the room and don't let anyone out! " said Nakamori.
" Right " said the Task Force members who ran and followed the orders.
'Now Kaitou Kid I want to your bait' thought Shinichi as she scanned the room.
She smiled looking at the room and what the people were doing.
'Now that everyone is scared now is the perfect time for you to strike' thought Christie.
" Hey Ran where is your Black Pearl? " said Sonoko nervously.
" Huh! " said Ran looking at her dress clueless.
She looked to the ground to see it.
" No way! " said Ran.
Both Ran and Sonoko saw it.
" Excuse me! " said Ran walking through a sea of people as she saw her Black Pearl on the ground rolling away from her.
" Can someone please pick that up for me? " said Ran politely and hopeful.
A man followed this and went to pick it up when.
PUFF
Smoke was suddenly coming out of the ball.
Scaring the man and the people around him.
" What? "
" The Black Pearl it exploded "
" What "
" What was that noise? "
" Was this KID? "
Everyone started to panic as they saw more balls approach them as they were rolling on the ground and the same thing was happening. They all started to panic and throw off their own copy of the Black Pearl off to the ground and headed to the door trying to get out of the way and panic more and more causing chaos and breaking down the doors knocking the Task Force members down and they were able to escape the room with barely anyone in it as everyone scattered across the ship.
With everyone running around Mrs Suzuki was knocked to the ground by accident.
" Mum! " said a concerned Sonoko.
" Let me help you " said Ran crouching down to help her.
PUFF
PUFF
PUFF
PUFF
More smoke bombs started to go off.
Sonoko kneeled down to help as well but when she saw something or rather did not the panic on her face said it all.
" Mum where is your Black Pearl? " said Sonoko.
" Ah Ah " she screamed.
" KID, KID he has stolen the Black Star " screamed Mrs Suzuki.
Christie smirked everything was going down exactly how she thought it would and now she was going to take him down once and for all. And what was even better was that the thief had no idea that she had been onto him from the very beginning and she had solved him already before he had even made his move to escape.
Now everyone was leaving including Nakamori and his Task Force to look for the Black Star thinking that he had run out with everyone else.
" Ran come let's get him " said Christie taking Ran`s hand.
" Christie? " said Ran.
" I have figure out who he is " said Shinichi.
Ran was shocked and speechless as Christie pulled her along.
" Hey Christie this is the engine room I don't think he is in here no one is apart from us? " said Ran.
She just began to play with his soccer ball kicking from knee up and down not stopping as play fully played with the ball just lie she had been playing with the thief right from the start.
" Are you familiar with what Gem Language is ? " said Christie.
" No ? " said Ran.
She continued to play with his soccer ball.
" In the Gem Language, the words for Pearl are 'moon' and 'lady' "
" And as we know the only Lady who has 'moon' in her name is Mrs Suzuki herself "
Ran looked interested.
" In other words, she was the one who was actually wearing the Black Pearl "
Said Christie while continuing to play with the soccer ball.
" Oh, I see " said Ran surprised.
" But how did you out who KID was ? " said Ran.
" The cards " said Shinichi.
Ran looked confused.
" Remember? The card you picked KID`s message was glued onto it " said Shinichi.
" Yeah " said Ran.
" The trick is simple with the cards you distract the audience attention with the Dove so they look somewhere else then he is able to place a deck that he has already prepared on top of the card deck. It really is a simple trick " said Christie.
" That way it will be the same card no matter what one you pick " said Christie the stopping with the soccer ball.
" Then since the card was glued to the card then..." said Ran thinking.
" No, I know what you are thinking Kazuma is not Kaitou Kid he is one of the people that I have been watching closely all night " said Christie.
" Oh ? " said Ran.
" He did not go near Mrs Suzuki " said Christie.
" Then who is it ? " said Ran.
" There was only one other person that could have switched the cards and that is when they were knocked on the floor "
He continued to kick the soccer ball again.
" While pretending to help pick the cards up, he just picked the card up and pretended to pick the card randomly gluing the card on to it and shocking everyone while reading it aloud, it was drawn from the deck as a trick " said Christie.
He stopped kicking the ball.
" Isn't that right Ran! " said Christie smiling.
He put the ball onto the ground.
" Or should I saw Kaitou Kid " said Shinichi.
She turned around to see a speechless and shocked 'Ran with a jaw dropped.
" So, you became Ran when she went searching for me " said Christie.
Ran`s face was neutral there was no expression on her face.
" I must say I am impressed, I didn't even notice " said Christie.
" Disguised as Ran you were able to cause chaos amongst the guest with the card and the smoke bombs. You took advantage of the chaos and you stole the real Black Star while helping Mrs Suzuki to her feet you were able to take it unnoticed. To plan for this, you must have somehow already known about everything the fake ones that were prepared " said Christie.
" Stop joking around Shinichi " said Ran.
" I didn't even know which one was the real one, I didn't even hear the hint or anything " said Ran.
She just smirked.
" You of all people would have known the real from the fake " said Christie
"...? " said Ran frowning.
" The moment when Mrs Suzuki used her gloved hand to take it out of the box, you knew instantly didn't you! " said Christie.
" Pearls are coated in calcium carbonate which as we both know is vulnerable to acid. And if you touch it with your finger tips the oil from them would make the surface of it corrode and lose its shine " said Christie
She took a moment to pause for dramatic effect.
" And even some of the guest knew this but she would never have let a delicate jewel just go into the hands of another " said Shinichi.
" But that is not enough " said Ran.
" However, considering that hers was lucking its shine is the solid evidence that is needed " said Christie
" Yes, like all Pearls in museums they end up losing their shine after about ten years, there is no way that it would remain over in sixty years and because she had a dull Pearl in her hand delicately it was obvious that it was the real one " said Christie.
She had stopped playing with the soccer ball again.
" How pathetic that I overlooked this " said Shinichi.
" Ah but remember ...The Black tar in the Beika Museum was really shiny " said Ran.
" That is why you didn't take it " said Shinichi.
She looked up to see the thief frowning at her as could see him flinching and wincing underneath the mask
" Because you knew it was a fake! " said Shinichi.
Ran frowned and pouted.
" And your second note you challenged her to bring the 'real' one purposely telling her you knew it was a fake " said Shinichi.
Ran walked over to the telephone on the wall.
" Fine if you don't believe me then let's call the police..." said Ran with phone in her hand.
She kicked the soccer bal full force knocking the phone and breaking it off the wall so it would not work.
Shocking her and leaving speechless with the phone still in her hand.
The soccer ball returned to her and she just smirked triumphantly.
" I am not going to let you use the same trick you used on the roof top, you didn't gather the police to amuse or entertain me. But only to make us think that you would escape on your glider when actually you used your flash bomb as an advantage and slipped into another disguise yourself as a dumbfounded cop amongst you were able to slip in unnoticed " said Christie.
The thief looked startled and was starting to sweat.
" I am not an amateur I arranged this meeting to trap the artistic criminal that has been able to escape the police for so long " said Christie.
She could see the cracks in Kaitou Kid`s Poker Face and how it was failing him now. He was a mouse trapped in a cage looking for a way out but she was not going to release the mouse that she had just trapped.
" You call yourself an 'Artist'. And like most famous Artists they become more famous after they are dead. Kaitou Kid I will make prison your cemetery and it will be where you are buried it will be your grave " declared Christie.
Kaitou Kid smiled he was no longer pretending to be Ran.
" Fine you got me so I give you the Black Pearl in return " said Kaitou Kid.
He was still disguised as Ran and it was really too weird to hear a male voice coming out of Ran's mouth.
Kaitou Kid took out the Black Pearl as it was wrapped in a handkerchief and showed it to him.
" Tell Mrs Suzuki I am sorry for ruining her party " said Kaitou Kid.
Kaitou Kid threw the Black Pearl at him and she was able to catch it.
" You can apologize to her yourself once you are escorted out of the Party in handcuffs " said Christie.
" Oh, that right! " said Kaitou Kid waving his hand.
For someone that was about to be rested he did not seemed to have a care in the world which was leaving her confused more than ever.
" The girl I borrowed these from might be getting cold " said Kaitou Kid pulling at the dress.
" What did you do ? " said Christie mad.
" I might have borrowed her clothes and I left her sleeping in life boat " said Kaitou Kid.
He pulled out a bra and cheekily winked smiling at her while making her blush and embarrassed at the same time.
" You bastard! " said Christie.
" I am a perfectionist " said Kaitou Kid.
The thief was now winking at her as she had just been momentarily distracted.
The thief smiled.
FLASH
The thief had dropped a smoke bomb.
PUFF
Smoke
" Pervert " she shouted.
The door suddenly opened she was about to go out it when she saw the clothes fall and she quickly grabbed them hoping that she could still find her on time so that no one else could. The thief got away using such a cheap and loathsome stunt.
But as he approached the boats he saw Ran being took out and she was fully dressed.
" What ? " she said shocked.
There was a note attached to Ran.
A few days ago, you left in my care this bright red dress.
I really think it suits you.
Sometimes a dry cleaner.
Kaitou Kid
Is what the note said.
And then she remembered as she rolled her eyes back and smiled.
" Hmph " she just smiled.
Kaitou Kid`s glider was found that night.
It was going to used as his escape.
But no one knew how he managed to escape that night.
There was no trace of him left.
Later that night his photo after she had told the police everything and everything was discussed with the Suzuki's her photo was taken by the media, declaring her the protector the of Black Pearl
And was hailed a hero for defeating Kaitou Kid.
It was fun but she did not have much interest in doing persuading like some Detectives did because they would become obsessed with the thief and trying to catch him. But the thief would win driving them mad and making them very angry men was always the men that wanted to put him behind bars it was the females that just wanted to catch him.
It was not a wise choice for a career path as a Detective and the latest to join was another High School Detective she read but could not be bothered reading the rest of the articles because she was not allowing herself to go down that road of madness.