"Usually, the Aquarium is packed with people, but thankfully it is empty today.", Kazumi noted from where she sat across Daisuke in one of the small cafes present.
"Why else did I ask you to meet me here? Because I knew today won't have lots of people.", Daisuke chuckled.
"Are you a Seer now?", Kazumi laughed.
"Now?", Daisuke asked, confused from her choice of words.
"Well, first you were Robocop, and now you are a seer.", Kazumi joked making Daisuke deadpan.
"Robocop? Really? I don't even like that movie…".
Kazumi then pretended to be thinking for a few seconds before she suggested, "Iron Man? Machine?".
"Okay okay, no need to go further and pick a nickname for me.", Daisuke chuckled drlyl.
"But I'm curious though… How did you end up like this? Were you a lab experiment?", Kazumi asked curiously.
"I really don't know. Kaasan said my powers appeared when I was four years old, and she helped me train them as I grew up, but she does not from they came from, especially since they did not come from her or my father.", Daisuke explained.
He then changed the subject with a wide smile, "Enough talking about me, tell me about you. You said you're entering a big tournament soon.".
"It might be a boring story.", Kazumi warned but she was smiling widely, since he was interested to know more about her and her life.
"I love boring stuff.", He joked making her laugh, before she started telling him about her tournament.
"Conan-kun isn't here yet! He said he will meet us here!", Mitsuhiko complained as he and the detective boys with another elementary school girl, and two teens were standing near a bench.
"Patience, he might have had something come up.", Agasa tried to calm the kids down.
"I'm curious about this Conan-kun.", Hiyori said. She was the same height as Ayumi and had light skin, long braided brown hair with bangs over her forehead, and wore round glasses over her black pupils.
"Me too, I have not heard about anyone from you guys but Conan-kun.", Seiki said. He was a tall thin teen with light skin, messy black hair, and round glasses over his pupils.
"How about we talk about something else? Sometimes when you do that, time passes faster and you won't feel bored while waiting for Conan-kun.", Haibara suggested.
"Oh okay… Oi! Seiki-niichan, is it true you and Asami-neechan are a couple now?!", Genta asked the two teens present, making Mitsuhiko wince.
"Really?!", Ayumi and Hiyori chorused in happiness.
"Mitsu-chan! I thought I told you not to tell anyone yet!", Asami scolded her younger brother.
"Gomen, neechan, but I was very happy about this since Seiki-niichan is a nice person.", Mitsuhiko apologized.
"Take it easy, Asami, they were bound to know sooner rather than later.", Seiki said calmly with a smile.
"Your son seems wiser than you, Agasa-hakase.", Haibara joked.
"I beg to differ, or else from whom did he inherit his wisdom?", Agasa said proudly as he adjusted his glasses.
Ayumi then noticed a familiar person standing near another bench and cried happily, "Conan-kun!".
The three kids ran towards Conan, Ran, Ryu, and Kaito, who were busy talking to Kuroda, Cerine, Akemi (disguised), Araide, and Kaiden, while Irene sat next to Dracule on the bench, her face buried in her hands.
"Iren-".
"I killed them… I killed their friends… That explains why when I tried to talk to Alaina, Hansel, and Gretel, they couldn't even look at me… I just wanted to know if they knew who I was.", Irene mumbled, her voice tight from crying, interrupting Dracule.
"You couldn't have none.", Akemi tried to comfort her.
"It's not your fault.", Araide insisted.
"I should not have told you when you asked me.", Dracule sighed heavily before he noticed the three kids approaching them, with the rest of the group walking behind them.
"You guys!", Conan pretended to be surprised.
"You were late!", Mitsuhiko cried angrily.
"Sorry man, I held them back while I was getting ready.", Kaito replied before he waved at the children, "Kuroba Kaito, a magician.".
"Magician? Neat!", Genta cried happily.
"So, this is the Conan-kun you've been talking about so much.", Seiki said as he adjusted his glasses, "Why does he look familiar?".
"He is Shinichi's relative, that's why.", Ran answered with a smile.
"Ah! That makes sense! Nice to meet you, I'm Agasa Seiki, but I think you already know that, and this is my girlfriend Asami, and my sister; Hiyori.", Seiki introduced himself, "I'm a student at Hado like Asami, but Hiyori had recently enrolled into your school and joined your class.".
"Nice to meet you too, Seiki-niichan, Hiyori, and it's nice to see you again, Asami-neechan.", Conan said with a childish voice.
Ayumi then noticed the others, "Who are those people with you and Kuroda-san?", and then she looked at Irene, "And who is the pretty lady?".
"Hi there, my name is Kaiden, I'm Ran's new instructor.", Kaiden said with a friendly smile, "These are my friends; Cerine, Kuroda's wife, and their daughter; Irene, and her boyfriend; Dracule. And her friends; Araide Tomoaki and Misaki Emi, But Irene is suffering from memory loss so we're trying to help her regain her memories.".
"Really? Then you don't have to worry.", Genta said confidently.
"Yeah! We are the detective boys, and we are gonna help you!", Mitsuhiko announced as he, Genta, and Mitsuhiko posed.
Haibara, Conan, Kaito, and Ryu deadpanned at the children's act, Ran, Cerine, Akemi, and Irene giggled, Kaiden simply smiled like Seiki, Araide, and Asami, Hiyori looked at them impressed, while Agasa sighed, and Dracule and Kuroda looked unimpressed.
"Well, I'm so glad I met you, detectives.", Irene giggled, enjoying the kids company already.
Ryu and Emi walked up to Haibara, who had already slowly walked away from the group. Once they knelt down, she asked them, "What's going on, really?".
"Do you the Codename Curaçao?", Ryu whispered, and Haibara's eyes widened in fear. She started to shiver, and her heartbeat picked up pace, making Ryu frown at her reaction.
"Rum's right hand…", She mumbled as she glanced back at Irene, and she was worried at Ayumi who was now playing with Irene, clapping their hands together and laughing.
"She was abducted and brainwashed. She was caught yesterday just before she exposed Hondou and Furuya, but Stout, Aquavit, and Riesling were exposed and killed.", Ryu assured her before he sighed heavily, "The other Van Helsings have distanced themselves because of that… Alaina was friends with Hayden or Aquavit, and from what I just found out from Dracule… Hansel and Gretel were close to Buccholz, Riesling… and Bennet, Stout was an old friend of Sera-san.".
Haibara relaxed a bit before she let out a heavy sigh before she looked pitifully at Irene, "Her life has been ruined too… She won't take it easily when she regains her memory.".
"That's why we've brought her here. She lost it because of some lights here, and her last memory she saw as a dream was here in the Aquarium.", Akemi explained.
"Yeah, that's what Kaachan said too.", Ryu mumbled.
"You talked to Vermouth?", Haibara asked curiously.
Ryu blinked a few times, realizing from Haibara's words and looks that she already knew he was Vermouth's son, and when he glanced at Akemi, she was not that surprised either, and all he could say was, "How did you…".
"I took a good guess… you didn't see how her face was or her reaction when she saw you while Oneehcan and I were trying to save you.", Haibara said as she crossed her arms.
She then shrugged, "She even threatened me if I ended up hurting you.".
"You never mentioned anything about knowing who my mother was…", Ryu mumbled.
"I figured you should tell me, and I did not put in my mind any expectations, considering the guy I fell for is the son of one of the most dangerous woman in the Organization.", Haibara relied dryly before she said to herself, "Explains why she didn't end my life easily both times.".
"What?", Ryu asked, oblivious to the details of what happened at the docks and in the train.
"I'll tell you later.", Haibara waved him off before she and him walked back to the group.
"How about we enjoy the time here in the aquarium? I heard that stress and sadness doesn't help in recovering memories, so maybe cheering her up will.", Hiyori suggested.
"Excellent suggestion Hiyori! I'm starting to think you should join our team!", Mitsuhiko said with a wide smile.
"I'd actually like that. The places looked like fun.", Irene nodded
"You're taking that detective team thing very seriously…", Asami rubbed her temples.
"I think they're very cute.", Cerine chuckled, "They'll make good detectives when they grow up.".
"Don't encourage them.", Kuroda scoffed.
"Sir, won't that be dangerous?", Dracule asked Kuroda.
"We'll evacuate the place when Vineyard tells us the Organization is on the move, so there is no need to worry.", Kuroda answered.
"This is my first time in this place, you guys wouldn't mind showing me too, would you?", Kaiden asked the kids, same friendly smile present on his face.
"The Detective Boys are at your service!", Genta gave him a thumbs up.
"Oi, Kaito-kun, what's going on? Does it have to do with the meeting I couldn't attend today?", Agasa whispered to Kaito.
"They recorded everything, so you don't need to worry.
"Lost her memory?!", Rum repeated in disbelief and aggravation from where he sat in the back seat of his black limousine.
"Yes, I tried to talk to her and tell her to come with me, and even called her with her code name, she did not recognize me.", Vermouth replied on the phone.
Rum grumbled before he asked suspiciously, "Was there anyone with her?".
"When I approached her, she was alone, but then I saw her walking away with a black-haired man that I've never seen before.", Vermouth lied smoothly, but Rum did not even doubt her for a second.
"Alright… I'll see what I'll do and inform you of your role.", Rum said before he ended the call.
He then called another number and once the person on the other end answered, he said, "Madeira, Curaçao has lost her memory-".
"She'll regain all her memories, even before brainwashing when she remembers, if that's what you're asking.", Madeira interrupted.
Rum cursed before he said, "Call Gin, Vodka, Korn, Chianti, Kir, Bourbon, Rosé, Snake, and the new Cognac. Tell them to head to the Aquarium, and I'll call them to tell them their next move.".
"And?".
"Get the new foot soldiers ready with Genesis. I'll contact Akuma to plan our next move.", Rum said before he ended the call.
He crossed his arms as he thought, 'I can't appear or else I'll expose myself… But I still need to make sure he doesn't know about us after Saké's stupid plan with Mifune…'.
Rum smirked, 'Then again… Mifune being in prison is another step in our next move, especially since Scorpion is there. Everything is going according to plan until now.'.
Somewhere Unknown,
"And then, I shot him right in the head!", Chianti said with a wide smirk, relaying to her Organization colleagues how she killed Hayden. She, Korn, Vodka, Gin, Bourbon, Kir, Snake, Rosé, and the new Cognac were present in a dark empty warehouse.
The new Cognac had a narcissistic cold smile on his face, light skin, large brown eyes, short pink hair, black body markings and tattoos on his tall muscular body, but only the one his face were seen because of his black clothes.
"I was about to kill Buchholz like the old days, but Aniki shot her first.", Vodka grumbled.
"We can't afford any mistakes, isn't it enough that Rum's stupidity and orders are the reason we've got the CIA and MI6 on our backs, and the Akai family too.", Gin growled.
"I get the CIA since Amanda Hughes was a presidential candidate back in the day, but MI6?", Kir asked curiously.
"Madeira had informed him that the old Sherry, Miyano Elena, was contacting her elder sister Mary Sera, and he ordered to murder her. And he also killed Akai Tsutomu.", Korn explained.
"So the biggest pains in the asses for us are because of Rum? Why the hell is he still the second man then?", Cognac snorted in disbelief and mockery.
"That's what I've been saying for awhile now.", Gin grumbled.
"He's been around for years, and he was the son of the first Rum who was there when the Organization was created, that's why.", Rosé explained calmly.
"Still, the consequences of his mistakes are huge.", Snake pointed out.
Bourbon chuckled, "That's coming from the guy who failed to kill Kaitou Kid?".
Snake turned to Bourbon and growled, "I DID KILL KAITOU KID BACK THEN!".
"Then who is that doing the heists now, his ghost?", Chianti scoffed in mockery.
"Maybe a Shaman summoned his soul to hunt you down!", Cognac snorted before he and Chianti shared a laughter, making Snake look at them aggravated.
"I don't how he's back, but I'll bring his head and show you all!", Snake swore.
"We're going to have check it's not a dummy then, since you're so desperate to prove yourself now.", Vodka snorted before he joined Cognac and Chianti in the laughter.
Kir and Bourbon remained silent before they shared a look, both thinking the same thing.
The joy those people were feeling from killing, the anger from failing to do so, and how they boast about how they killed.
Those were not Humans. They were monsters.
"I did not kill Bennet.", Korn admitted making the laughter die out and everyone look at him curiously.
"Rum said you did.", Kir said suspiciously.
"I tried to kill Bennet face-to-face, since I received the order when we were together, discussing the list of our upcoming missions in England. He almost had me, had Whiskey not shot him, and it seems that Whiskey knew that Bennet was onto him.", Korn explained.
"Whiskey… Another spy for us we don't know about… I hate being kept in the dark.", Gin spat angrily.
"He did not even give me a chance to see his face too.", Korn pointed out.
"We don't even know what that guy spies on.", Cognac shrugged, "Neither do we know the same about Saké.".
"If you think about the incident Saké was involved in through Mifune at the tournament, and how he killed Kisaki Hikaru two years ago, it's possible he is in the Japanese Police.", Bourbon deduced.
"Whiskey could be in the MI6, from Bennet's incident.", Kir deduced.
"Makes me wonder if we have our men in the CIA, FBI, and NPA SB.", Chianti mumbled. Bourbon and Kir perked up, knowing this was the sort of information they wanted to know.
"I haven't heard of someone related to CIA and NPA SB, but I heard that nearly 25 years ago, there was a guy from the Interpol named Spike Spiegel who even received the codename Kirsch. And 20 years ago, there was an FBI Agent who got in too and received the codename Beer, before he was killed and then one of Rum's men took that codename later on.", Vodka said.
"Who was that FBI agent?", Rosé asked curiously.
"David Starling.", Vodka replied.
The name made Kir and Bourbon again share a look because they could easily tell who that was; Jodie's father.
"He and Kirsch were killed by Vermouth, but I heard that one of the boss's son died in that day with many agents, both Interpol and Organization, Vermouth even barely survived.", Vodka continued explaining.
Kid's eyes relaxed a bit as she deduced from the events relayed that Kirsch was still alive and his identity of Spike Spiegel was fake. He was actually Kazama Dante.
She looked at Bourbon and he guessed from the look in her eyes what she was thinking, so he lightly nodded, confirming her thoughts.
"Heads up everyone.", Vermouth spoke in their ear communicators, "Rum will contact us all to tell us our next move.".
"Does it concern Curaçao?", Cognac guessed.
"She has lost her memory, and there is a chance when she regains them, she'll regain those before she was brainwashed too, so Run has decided that she was a danger to us, that must be eliminated.", Vermouth explained.
"That's why he asked us to gather here, huh.", Rosé mumbled.
"Correct you are, Rosé.", Rum entered the line in everyone's ear communicators.
"You better do this mission right.", Gin spat.
"I'll teach you manners when we are done.", Rum said in hate but Vermouth detected something else in his tone…
Jealousy.
"I'll send you all the coordinates of where you should stand in the Tohto Aquarium on your Darkphones. And I'd like to warn you from something.", Rum said.
"The Power Rangers? FAUSD?", Chianti guessed, and Kir and Bourbon managed to hide the looks of surprise on their faces that the Organization knew that FAUSD existed.
"We might get some different level of reinforcements if things get ugly, and Madeira has readied some foot soldiers to help.", Rum added.
"Better than the stupid non-codenamed agents.", Gin scoffed.
Kir and Bourbon, on the other hand, were busy wondering what sort of reinforcements Rum was talking about.
If it wasn't something Madeira had made or an experiment of hers, then what was it?
Irene stood focused and ready before she threw the dart, hitting the red dot in the middle. The screen above displayed fireworks, congratulating her on winning the game, with the children cheering around for her.
"So, what would you guys like as a gift?", Irene asked, motioning to the several plushies and key chains hanged in the game booth.
"It's very hard to pick actually…", Genta mumbled once he noticed how many plushies were there.
"And only one of us can take it.", Mitsuhiko mumbled, slightly disappointed and sad.
"Who said so?", Irene smiled as she picked up five more darts, "I can still win this, and there are several games yet to be played and win the reward from them.".
"Alright!", The Detective boys with Hiyori cheered.
Agasa smiled as the kids had fun, and prayed that the Organization would never attack, if possible, but he hoped at least they would attack when none of the kids or the civilians were here.
Conan counted the dart she used with the ones in her hand and noticed that she was willing to win six rewards in every game, for the Detective Boys, him, Haibara, and Hiyori.
He wanted to thank her and tell her not to do anything for him, but that would've been very suspicious in the eyes of the other kids.
Ran smiled at seeing Irene having fun winning the game with the kids cheering her on, but pitying her deep down.
"Are you okay?", Haibara asked as she stood next to her.
Ran glanced at Haibara before she looked back at Irene, "I just keep remembering how I was when I lost my memory back then… I had so many people around me and my life was good, and yet… I felt dead… and empty… emotionless…".
"Humans are nothing without their memories and emotions, even if they have all the treasures in the world.", Ran voiced her thoughts.
Akemi nodded with solemn smile, "You leave this world with nothing but your memories, and the impact you've left on the people and the world.".
"You two are very much alike.", Haibara said to herself with a chuckle before she let out a heavy sigh, "I wonder what sort of impact I will leave when my die… Everything now points that I've left an awful impact as Sherry…".
Kaiden, on the other hand, was staring at the different rides present in the Aquarium, reminiscing a little bit.
"You okay, Sensei? You seem zoned out.", Kaito asked in concern.
Kaiden smiled a bit, "We had those kinds of rides back on Eden Prime. I was just remembering when I used to take Elise, Shane, and Alexis there… I even had Akira and Static go often there, since they had none like these back home.".
Kaito stared at Kaiden with pity before he gave him a hopeful smile, "We all aren't so different despite coming from different planets, are we?".
"Not really.", Kaiden shrugged with his smile increasing, "It's something one realizes after traveling in the galaxy and meeting different species. Even when some species are not similar by any means, they still share some mindsets and thoughts, and of course; emotions.".
Dracule said nothing nor even started a conversation, busy keeping an eye on Irene while also looking around, making sure no one was watching them or doing anything.
Irene stood ready as she stared at the five targets across her, and placed three darts between her right hand's fingers and the other two in her left hand's fingers, but she paused once she had a flash back.
12-year-old Irene stood ready in one of the training rooms with three darts in her hands, and she threw them at the target, but the darts did not even touch the target.
"Oh, come on!", She cried in disappointment.
Cerine chuckled at her daughter before she said, "Your anger is clouding your focus.".
"What should I do?", Irene asked confused.
"You stand ready, and eye the target as if it's your prey, while keeping your senses sharp, in case someone wants to attack you from behind, and then, you throw the darts.", Cerine explained before she took six darts from the table behind them.
She placed three in each hand between her fingers and Irene watched her with focus.
Cerine stood ready, took a deep breath with her eyes closed. She let out a breath before she opened her eyes, now cat-like, before she swiftly threw the six darts, all six hitting the red dot in the target across her.
Irene's jaw dropped at Cerine's perfect aim before she mumbled, "Why did you become a psychiatrist when you could've easily become a sniper?".
Cerine laughed a bit before she shrugged, "I like helping people and talking to them, but I also keep my other skills sharp to protect myself and loved ones.".
Cerine picked up three darts and handed them to Irene as she said, "Now, you try.".
Irene took the darts and placed them between her right hand's fingers before she took a deep breath with her eyes closed. She let out a breath just as she opened her eyes, now cat-like, and threw the darts.
The darts hit the red dot in the middle, making Irene jump in happiness as she exclaimed, "YEAH! I DID IT!".
Irene then jumped at her mother, hugging her tightly as she laughed in happiness.
Cerine laughed at her daughter's antics as she said, "That's my kitten!".
Irene snapped back to reality as she threw the five darts, hitting the red spot in all the five targets, making the kids cheer loudly.
"Oneesan, you're truly incredible!", Ayumi cheered.
"Amazing! I have never seen anyone with a skill like yours!", Hiyori said in awe.
"That's my kitten.", Cerine mumbled with a proud sad smile, but Irene heard her with her sharp senses.
She glanced at her mother with wonder, she still had not regained her memory yet, but she was getting those random flashbacks every now and then, especially when the activity she was doing was related to something she had done in the past.
"Oneesan, what's wrong?", Conan noticed her daydreaming state.
Irene smiled as the other kids picked their plushies with Akemi picking for Haibara a Hugo Ryuusuke one, making the latter blush.
"I know he is your favorite player.", Akemi said with a smile.
"I don't like him.", Ryu said, slightly jealous, making Haibara snort.
"You're jealous of a plushie?", She mocked, making him frown.
"You should choose your words wisely around smart women, because you'll find yourself at fault in the end, if that wasn't the truth.", Araide advised Ryu as he patted him on the shoulder.
Ran noticed a Holmes plushie so she took it and gave it to Conan, who blushed at her action as she said, "Here's your hero, you Mystery Otaku…".
"T-Thanks…", Conan mumbled, as he hid his blushing face, especially when he heard Ryu and Kaito snickering a bit.
"I had a flashback… I think it was one of my old memories.", Irene said, making everyone look at her in interest and hope, "I think… it's working.".
"And that's all because of you, Thank you little detectives.", Cerine told the kids with a wide smile.
"Yeah! The Detective boys did it!", Ayumi cheered.
"And in honor of this celebration, I'd like to announce Agasa Hiyori as a new member of the Detective Boys!", Mitsuhiko said as he motioned at Hiyori with his hand.
"We can't call it Detective Boys with three girls on our team now…", Genta noticed as he scratched his head.
"How about… Junior Detective League?", Kaiden suggested making the kids smile widely before they nodded in agreement.
Kuroda kept his eyes on Irene though, thankful that this was working and not a waste of time.
But he also did not want casualties from the innocent people just so he can get his daughter's memories back, so he placed an ear communicator in his right ear and touched it.
"Black Dog here, is everyone in position?", He asked.
Everyone was indeed in position, but they had to confirm through their communicators that they were, and Kuroda insisted that everyone must use their Codename as FAUSD Agents, even the Power Rangers, just in case someone hacked into their communicators.
Better be safe, than sorry, he had said.
The Rangers codenames were the following: Silver Bullet (Shinichi), Angel (Ran), Samurai (Heiji), Rebel (Masumi), Iron Fist (Makoto), Knight (Saguru), and Phantom (Kaito).
Only Shinichi, Ran, and Kaito did not pick their codenames though, as Chris's constant referring to them with those nicknames had Kuroda assigned them as their codenames, but the three did not mind.
For the Van Helsings; Hurricane (Alaina), Excalibur (Dracule), Wolf (Hansel), and Arrow (Gretel).
For the others; Lynx (Cerine) Scarlet Bullet (Shuichi), Checkmate (Shukichi), Komei (Takaaki), Skyress (a blend of sky and mistress for Chihaya), Mercy (Akemi), Healer (Araide), Steel (Jugo), Speed (Sango), Scar (Kansuke), Canary (Yui), and Grandmaster (Masaki).
For the newer agents; Queen (Sonoko), Justice (Aoko), Magi (Akako), Morgana (Akako), Artemis (Kazuha), Riot (Hina), and Overwatch (Eisuke).
For the aliens; Sage (Kaiden), Prince (Akira), and Robocop (Static).
And Sonoko argued that Lupin too deserves his own Codename and training, so the latter was trained to be both a save and rescue dog and also a K9 one, so he was codenamed K9 and assigned as her partner.
And since Saguru backed her up in this for the sake of Watson, his partner too got his own Codename; Talon.
Masumi and Shuichi were boarding her Runner in hover mode with Static flying with his jets and using an invisible shield to cover them both as they scoured everything from the sky. Masumi was wearing her civilian uniform while Shuichi wore his FAUSD uniform, but both did not have their helmets on.
"Rebel, Scarlet Bullet, and Robocop are here, in position.", Static answered.
Shuichi narrowed his eyes once he spotted some of his FbI colleagues, including Black, Camel and Jodie, pretending to be relaxing in a small café in the Aquarium.
"Aren't those-".
"Yeah, I never told them anything about this place, but I did tell them about Curaçao.", Shuichi interrupted Masumi.
"Someone is definitely from the BO among the agents.", Masumi frowned, "Think you can tell them to go back and change the agents?".
"Unless we lose a huge number of us, then no.", Shuichi frowned.
Masumi sighed heavily before she said, "Let's hope it doesn't end up messy…".
"Hey! Ain't that your friend?", Static said, pointing down.
Masumi then looked down at where he was pointing and raised an eyebrow. In another nearby small café was Daisuke, and he was sitting across Kazumi.
"Huh… Who would've thought.", was all Masumi could say before she blinked once she spotted some NPA SB agents, including Kazami, and some TMPD Police Officers.
"And how did the NPA SB and Police officers know that we should be here?", She asked out loud, making Shuichi and Static look at where she was looking.
"This making things worse…", Static mumbled.
"I doubt they will leave when we order an evacuation.", Shuichi deduced.
On another side of the Aquarium, Heiji, Takaaki, and Shukichi were standing around and close, pretending to be a friend group especially with their casual clothes, with Takaaki and Shukichi wearing English hats and Heiji wore his baseball one.
"Samurai, Checkmate, and Komei in position.", Takaaki answered in his ear communicator.
In another area, Makoto, Akira, and Saguru walked side by side, looking around without being suspicious.
"Knight, Iron Fist and Prince in position. All clear.", Akira answered in his ear communicator.
FAUSD Hall Room,
Chihaya, Sonoko, Aoko, Akako, Kazuha, Hina, Masaki, and Lupin were standing behind Eisuke, watching him as he used his laptop to hack into the Tohto Aquarium's systems.
"Skyress here. I, Queen, Justice, Morgana, Riot, Grandmaster, and K9 are ready in position for anything. Overwatch is still trying to hack into the systems, it's very complicated and advanced which none of us expected.", Chihaya said in her ear communicator, "Scar, Canary, Steel and Speed have left to start investigating about the possible traitors in their own prefectures.".
Before Chihaya can receive a response, Eisuke sent his fist upwards as he cried in victory, "Yes! I'm in!".
"Update, Overwatch is in.", Chihaya said with a smile as she ruffled Eisuke's hair, while the other girls with Masaki complimented him and congratulated him.
"You guys are making me blush right now…", Eisuke said as he rubbed the back of his head, his face blushing.
3 years ago,
"So, you're the newbies here.", Leona greeted Hansel and Gretel.
"Hansel and Gretel Schneider, at your service.", Both chorused.
"You're taking the twins thing, very seriously.", Leona mumbled as she started giving them a tour in the BND building, since they were the new agents.
"Except the fact that Gretel is pint-sized.", Hansel snickered.
"HEY!", Gretel cried in annoyance.
"First impression I've got: You two are children.", Leona sighed heavily.
2 years ago,
Leona's eyes widened as she stared at Hansel, who was slowly returning from his Werewolf form to his Human form, after he had killed the terrorists who were about to kill her, as he mumbled weakly, "Hi… Name's Hansel Van Helsing… Sorry about lying.".
"So that's the true story then…", Leona mumbled as she listened to Gretel tell her everything about the Van Helsings and FAUSD and why they kept their identity hidden, why Hansel snored lightly as he slept on the ground from tiredness.
"Please tell me you don't hate us, or you're afraid of us… You're literally the first friend we've ever had outside our line of work.", Gretel said as she played with her fingers.
"I'm still trying to understand what the hell actually happened with Hansel turning into a Werewolf and you showed your Vampire face… This is all so strange.", Leona rubbed her temples, feeling a headache forming, before she lightly shrugged, "But I get why you didn't tell me, and don't worry, I won't call animal control.".
"Hansel won't be happy when he hears you say that.", Gretel laughed at her joke.
"He better deal with it then.", Leona chuckled.
Two weeks ago,
"Yo! Leo!", Hansel called as he ran towards Leona and caught up to her.
"I told you not to call me that at work.", She complained before she yelped when Hansel carried her bridal style, and teleported out of their place.
They appeared on top of one of the highest buildings in Berlin, and Leona forgot her anger at Hansel's recklessness once she caught sight of the city under the moonlight.
"Berlin ist schöne (Berlin is beautiful)..", She mumbled.
"Du bist sehr schöne. (You are beautiful).", Hansel said with a warm smile as he placed Leona back on her feet.
"I've known you for only three years now, and yet, you've captivated with your beauty and personality. I think I know why people always say first love is a special kind of love.", Hansel mumbled lovingly.
Leona gasped at his last words, "Hansel.. you-".
She was interrupted by Hansel kneeling on one knee and pulling out a box. He opened it to show her a gold ring with a small diamond in it.
"Ich liebe dich so sehr, mein Liebling (I love you so much, my dear)… Leona Buccholz, Willst du mich heiraten? (Will you marry me?)".
Leona remained silent for a few seconds before a wide loving smile spread on her face as she nodded, "Ja.. Ja! (Yes!)".
Hansel took Leona's hand and placed the ring on her finger before he got up and hugged her tightly.
Five days ago,
"How about a wedding in Paris? No, too cliché… Maybe you could have the wedding in Berlin, and then the honeymoon in Ansi!", Gretel suggested.
"You're taking the role of the maid of honor very seriously.", Leona laughed.
"Come on, the wedding is a month from now, we have to plan everything so it will be perfect!", Gretel pointed out in excitement, "Besides, it's the best thing for a girl to be her best friend's maid of honor.".
"Well, if you say so, I'd like to actually have my wedding and honeymoon in Vienna.", Leona said as she entered her car in the driver's seat, after leaving the shopping mall, and Gretel got into the passenger's seat.
"Oh! I actually think Vienna is better than Paris and Ansi… Hey, how about your honeymoon traveling in Europe's most beautiful cities?", Gretel suggested.
"Think you can actually plan that?", Leona asked with a challenging smirk, already knowing the answer.
"You bet!".
Hansel and Gretel snapped out of their memories into the present, with Gretel playing with the necklace around her neck that Leona had got her before, while Hansel kept on touching his engagement ring.
They were sitting on one of the benches present, not even focused on the people going by, as their eyes were staring ahead, but they were counting on their senses to alert them.
Gretel sniffed, tears had already fallen down her face and her eyes red from crying silently. She glanced at Hansel to see him lower his head, but she caught the sight of silent streams of tears going down his eyes.
"We are going to get married next month… It wasn't that far…", Hansel mumbled, his voice hoarse.
Gretel said nothing, as she listened to her brother let his heart out.
"My childhood and first friend… killed my fiancée…", His voice started to break before he gripped his hair, "I wanted to kill Curaçao… kill her painfully and slowly… but now that I know she is my friend… I don't know what to do…".
Hansel remained silent a few moments before he asked Gretel, "Did you contact the BND?".
"A funeral will be held for her tonight. And I called her parents and siblings, the word devastated is not enough to describe how they feel.", She replied.
Hansel said nothing so Gretel turned to look at the person sitting on the other side of her; Alaina.
She was holding an opened book in her hands, Bering her face, but Gretel still managed to see the silent tears falling down her face.
8 years ago,"I can't believe they placed me on a mission with the rookie newbie.", George complained as he readied his gun, making Alaina raise an eyebrow at him.
"You could've told them rather than whining here.", Alaina pointed out dryly.
George then let out a laugh, "I was just messing with you, newbie.".
Alaina simply scoffed at his response, "You're supposed to be my older cousin, so my guide, not the one who mocks me!".
"Get used to it, baby cousin!", George just laughed.
George stood in awe at the end of the mission, as Alaina placed her fan back on her back before she turned to him with a smirk, "Still think I'm a rookie?".
George blinked a few times before saying, "Any chance you can teach me that?".
"You know very well I can't do that Georgie, you're a Human not a Magi.", Alaina chuckled.
"I'm talking about the fan… I can seriously use one in the hot weathers here.", George said seriously making Alaina blink at him in disbelief.
"Seriously? That's all what you care about?", She mumbled.
"Summer is very hot here, you know!".
"You're weird…".
"Says the girl with a huge fan and Harry Potter-like powers!".
"What are we going to do now? We can't make a move against Irene.", Gretel broke the silence, snapping Alaina out of her memories.
"And we all know Kuroda will do anything to protect his kid now.", Hansel spat.
"Hansel-".
"He could not save her then- No, he failed to save her then, and because of that, your best friend and my fiancée were killed!", Hansel interrupted Alaina angrily as he shot you from his place.
"Hans, take it easy… We need to think properly and rationally-".
"Easy for you to say since you're not affected here!", Hansel spat, interrupting Gretel.
Gretel glared at him angrily, "The Hayden family may have been acquaintances to us and Dracule, and Leona was an acquaintance to Alaina and Dracule, but Leona was my best friend! And Irene is our best friend too, and have you forgotten how devastated we were when she disappeared?!".
"So, I'm supposed to accept what happened just for Irene?! She can peacefully return to her life without knowing the effects of what she had done?! So Dracule can live his happily ever after with her?!", Hansel could not hold his anger before he smirked grimly.
"You know what, since this is about protecting the woman that killed my fiancée… I'm not participating in this.", Hansel said as he started walking away, "I'll go stay with the Buccholz family, they need us more than Irene. And tell Kuroda that Wolf tells him to go to hell.".
Gretel remained silent before she looked back and forth between Alaina and Hansel, wondering which choice she should make.
"Stick to Hansel, he can be very reckless when angry.", Alaina said. Gretel nodded at her before she got up and ran to catch up to her brother just as Alaina pulled out her phone and called Dracule.
"Storm here, Tell the Chief that Wolf and Arrow left to stay with the Buccholz family. And inform him that Leona was his financée, and George was my maternal cousin. They don't spend much time in FAUSD Japan, so no one knows that there.", Alaina said before she let out a heavy sigh.
"And tell him that Hansel is not taking things easily, and there is no telling what he could do.".
"I'll protect Irene from anyone and anything. The RIS of Romania isn't as strong as their intelligence services, but I'm not the Van Helsings' best swordsman for nothing.", Dracule replied coldly yet determinedly, "I'll protect her from anything and anyone, by any means necessary.".
Alaina stared at the screen of her phone before she sighed, "Things won't get any better now, will they?".
Bourbon drove his car while Vermouth rode her bike next to him on the road, with Hidemi behind her, both wearing helmets.
Bourbon glanced at the women before he used his FAUSD communicator, "Zero, Daredevil and Mirror, are on the way. We three with Korn and Chianti have been assigned to watch for stake-out. The others still haven't moved, but we don't know their next move yet.".
"You three be careful… You're the most people in danger here.", Kuroda responded.
"Copy that.", Bourbon responded.
Nina and Dan sat in one of the cafes across each other, disguised as foreigners.
"Shadow Assassin and Space Cowboy here, all clear.", Dan answered before he noticed Nina daydreaming, lost in her own memories.
"Youngest Cadets to ever graduate!", Matsuda Jinpei laughed as he walked out of the Police Academy's gates.
"Why don't you use a megaphone so everyone gets to know?", Nina snorted at his antics.
"Sure, give me one.", Matsuda shot back with a smirk.
"See this is why there was no way you'd be part of Section 12 even if you were interested, Jinpei-chan.", Hagiwara Kenji pointed out.
"And Kazama and Furuya do? Come on, they look suspicious.", Matsuda added.
"I think you know they don't pick their agents by the looks, it's not a fashion show.", Kurama Natalie deadpanned.
"Hey now, there is no need to start an argument now.", Date Wataru said.
"He'd better not, unless he wants me to rearrange his face.", Furuya smirked.
"Here we go again, another boxing match between those two.", Morofushi Hiromitsu sighed but with a sneaky smile.
Matsuda heard the words boxing match and immediately smirked before he turned and pointed at Furuya, "Then let's get it on then, Furuya! I'll show you what the son of a former boxing champion can do!".
"Then don't go home crying then when I break all the bones in your face, and have you lose all of your teeth!", Furuya smirked back.
"Can we at least do this in another place rather than in public?", Nina rubbed the back of her head in frustration.
"Kazama! You're not seriously supporting this!", Natalie said in disbelief.
"You know that nothing will stop them, Talia.", Nina pointed out.
"Maybe they'll end up knocking each other out and we'll have some peace and quiet.", Hiromitsu shrugged.
"If that happens, you carry them since you predicted it.", Date shrugged making Hiromitsu glare at him.
"Hey, no fair!".
"Should've kept your mouth shut, Hiro.", Hagiwara said with a chuckle before he started laughing.
And the others then joined them in the laughter.
Nina returned back to present day as she wiped her the tears threatening to fall from her eyes while looking away, not wanting Dan to see her like that, but her father did, nevertheless.
"You and Rei should talk.", He said.
Nina scoffed stubbornly, "He should apologize first about what he had said to me.".
"So do you, you're both wrong.", Dan pointed out before he looked at her seriously, "Or would you like to apologize to his grave?".
Nina looked at Dan with wide eyes at his choice of words before she looked at him challengingly, "And why not have him apologize to mine?".
Dan narrowed his eyes, "You know exactly what I mean, Katrina. We don't know when we are going to die, and you know that, not just from your job, but from what happened to your team.".
"So does Furuya.", Nina argued, still stubborn.
"You're stubborn as your mother, for real…", Dan sighed as he rubbed his temples before he looked at her, "You two just keep playing that game of you apologize first, until either of you ends up apologizing to the other's gravestone.".
Nina looked away, giving her father the impression that she was not affected by his words, but in reality, she was thinking about it deeply.
"I can't believe it, you actually won all the games here…", Asami said impressed as she stared at the kids, who were now holding plastic bags with all the rewards they'd got from the games Irene had won.
"Yeah, the night had arrived, but I barely even noticed the time passing.", Irene noticed before she glanced at the kids, who were happily wearing a dolphin keychain around their wrists, just like her, as a symbol of their new friendship.
"Did you guys have fun?", She asked genuinely.
"Yeah!", Ayumi exclaimed with a wide smile before she became slightly sad, "But you had not recovered your memory yet…".
"It does not happen magically you know…", Seiki pointed out.
"It's time to go home too, we've been here from hours before you guys joined.", Agasa said.
"No! I don't want to leave until Irene-Oneesan has gotten her memory back!", Genta argued.
"Even if I will make you guys dinner at my house today?", Agasa asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Dinner can wait!", Genta insisted.
Haibara raised an eyebrow, 'Since when does Genta put anything above food?'.
"How about this? You guys go and stay at Agasa's and when I regain my memory, I'll visit you.", Irene suggested.
The kids shared a look before they nodded, satisfied with Irene's answer.
"I'll stay here with my cousin.", Haibara motioned at the disguised Akemi, "She will take me home later.".
"So, will I.", Conan nodded.
Seiki then took Haibara and Conan's plastic bags in his hands as he said, "Then we will wait for you at Jii-chan's home. Come on now everyone!".
Conan let out a sigh of relief as he watched Agasa walk away with his group, grateful that they left before any of the mess began to happen.
"Hansel and Gretel are not responding.", Kuroda told Dracule sternly, "I get it that they are affected because their friends died-".
"They were not just friends…", Dracule interrupted him with a sigh before he lowered his voice, "Hayden was Alaina's cousin… Leona was Gretel's friend… and… and his fiancé.".
The group's eyes widened once they managed to hear the last sentence, despite Dracule lowering his voice.
But it wasn't just them who had heard him.
"Irene…", Cerine started, bringing the attention now to Irene.
She was violently shivering with her eyes wide, tears falling down her face unconsciously as she slowly turned to Dracule, "You said they were just friends… colleagues even… not family…".
"Irene-san, you did not know and had no control whatsoever.", Araide tried to calm her.
"I killed them… I killed others… didn't I?", Irene asked, her voice broken.
No one was able to answer her, for they truthfully did not know the answer for that question, but Akemi and Haibara knew, from what they used to hear in the Organization.
So, they both unconsciously looked away, and Irene's eyes widening, knowing that she was correct.
"Irene-". Kuroda did not get the chance to finish his sentence because Irene dashed away, deep into the aquarium, away from her group.
"Shit!", Kuroda cried as he and Cerine and Dracule ran after Irene, Cerine being faster than them because of her Feline blood.
Haibara suddenly started gasping, entering a panicked state, making the rest of the group look at her.
"Shiho, what's wrong?", Akemi knelt down and shook her sister in worry.
"Where?! Where are they, Haibara?!", Conan immediately recognized what happened to her.
She was sensing Black Organization agents.
"Everywhere…", Haibara mumbled in fear.
Shuichi cursed at the scene below him as he pressed his ear communicator, "Overwatch, start the evacuation alarm, now! And send an alert to any nearby hospitals to send in ambulances!".
"What's going on?!", Kaito cried.
"The Organization members… are teleporting into the Aquarium…", Masumi said in disbelief and horror.
"Didn't Mirror say-".
"Looks like Rum decided to teleport some extra agents, and teleport the others rather than have them use their vehicles.", Shuichi interrupted Conan, voicing his deduction.
"I see Korn and Chianti on top of the Ferris Wheel reading their snipers!", Static cried before their eyes glowed white as he looked around and they widened, "A Helicopter is on its way here! 30 minutes and it will be here!".
"Dear visitors, we've just received orders to evacuate from the Police, please leave calmly.", A robotic voice echoed in the speakers of the Aquarium.
Thankfully, the Aquarium today and at this time was not packed with people, so even when the people started running out of worry or walk quickly, there was no risk of people falling each other.
The Rangers and Agents in the Aquarium cursed, before they each left their positions to find a place to hide, away from the sights of anyone and everyone.
"Savage Change!".
"Mask On!".
"Kuroda did not hear what Akai-san had said, I'll go help him.", Kaiden said before he dashed at where Kuroda, Cerine, and Dracule had ran behind Irene.
"We'll stay here until medical help is required, and Shiho will be with me.", Akemi said, Araide nodding in agreement.
"Good, let's go then guys!", Shinichi ordered before he, Kaito, Ryu, and Ran sprinted ahead.
Kazumi pretended to be surprised at what was happening as she said, "That never happened before…".
She and Daisuke hid behind one of the booths present, with Daisuke taking a look every once in a while, narrowing his eyes at the men wearing black suspiciously.
He then turned to Kazumi, "You need to get out of here.".
"What about you?!", She asked genuine worry and disbelief.
Daisuke smirked before all of his body was engulfed in navy metal, becoming much bulkier, with blue lines running all over his body, and a light blue core in the middle of his chest. A mask covered his head, with two white slits for eyes.
"D-Daisuke?", Kazumi mumbled in surprise at his new form.
"Go now…", He said, his voice now completely robotic.
Kazumi slowly nodded, before she started running away, thankful that Rum had only sent her as a scout but not as an active member.
Once Daisuke saw that Kazumi was far from the Black Organization members, he stood up and walked towards the agents, his metallic boots making a sound, so they turned to him.
"What the hell are you, a new Power Ranger?", one of them mocked.
"Does it really matter? What matters is that I'll kick your asses.", Daisuke said confidently as he stood ready in a boxing stance.
Megure, Sato, Takagi, Shiratori, Chiba, Jodie, Camel, Black, and Kazami readied their guns at the sight of men wearing black appearing out of nowhere around them and the other police officers and agents.
"And now the criminals can teleport… great…", Shiratori grumbled.
"I find it weird how the FBI and NPA SB are here too.", Megure said as he eyed the agents suspiciously.
"Orders. Talk to my boss if you don't like it.", Kazami snorted.
"We were on vacation.", Black lied smoothly.
"A very long vacation, I have to say.", Sato said suspiciously before she eyed the criminals across her, "We can talk about this later, when we are done.".
"Agreed.", Jodie nodded.
Heiji, Takaaki, and Shukichi stood ready across Snake, Rose, and Cognac who had just arrived.
Nina and Dan stood ready across Vermouth and Bourbon.
Makoto, Saguru, and Akira (now wearing his own FAUSD suit) stood ready across Kir and Vodka.
Araide and Akemi, who was carrying Shiho on her back, were moving stealthly as Akemi asked, "Can't we teleport out of here?".
"I tried… but it's not working.", Araide said.
"Well let me help you.". Akemi and Haibara's blood froze at the sound of the man that had just spoken up.
Akemi swiftly turned around just as Araide stood in front of her, covering her with his body, while Haibara lowered herself, staring above Akemi's shoulder in disbelief and fear.
Gin smirked viciously at the three, "I can send you to the afterlife faster than teleportation.".
Masumi made her Runner disappear as she and Shuichi landed on the Ferris wheel, with Static gliding down towards them. The three stood across Chianti and Korn as Masumi said, "Mind if we interrupt?".
"Finally, I get to see you clowns.", Chianti said as she and Korn dropped their snipers and turned to face the Rangers.
"You'll regret ever facing us.", Korn threatened stoically.
"First time I see someone threatening-", Masumi could not finish her sarcastic remark as a white tentacle wrapped around her neck, choking her, before it pulled her away, before Static and Shuichi can react.
Ryu paused in his running and turned once he heard his friends grunt, and his eyes widened once he saw tentacles wrapped around the necks of Shinichi, Ran, and Kaito before they were pulled high and away in the air.
The same action had happened with Heiji, Saguru, and Makoto, with their partners unable to react in time at the move, but none of them noticed how the Organization members were surprised, but not worried.
The Rangers groaned in pain as they felt their faces turn blue under the helmets, unable to breathe because of the tentacles, as they were held high in the air, out of anyone's reach.
Suddenly, they were pulled down before they were slammed on the ground, then they were pulled up again, then slammed down. This was repeated numerous times before the Rangers were held up high one last time, the tentacles no longer choking them, but they were dizzy and in pain.
The Rangers let out a cry of pain that echoed in the skies as electricity ran through the tentacles and electrocuted them all, even Ran, before the tentacles dropped them several meters above the land.
The Rangers' bodies slammed hard into the ground like ragged dolls, cracking the ground beneath them.
They groaned in pain as they tried to sit and stared at the tentacles, before they noticed it lowering down to its source; a white portal.
And their hearts stopped beating.
Genesis walked out of the portal with the tentacles moving around him, since they were coming out of his back. Kisame and Kaguya appeared next with their swords held, bloodthirsty grins on their faces. Reaper appeared then with a dagger made from a creature's bones and growled. An explosion happened making the Rangers look at their side, and their eyes widened once they saw Blaze shooting flames from his hands as he came out of the portal, setting multiple booths and rides on fire with a sadistic smile.
And finally, with his hands behind his back, Akuma walked out.
The Rangers stared in disbelief and horror, and they felt themselves slightly shivering, especially when they felt the deadly aura emitting from the villains.
"Hello, Rangers…", Akuma said slowly, "It's about time we met.".
"Where are my manners?", He said in sarcasm before he motioned at his generals, "My generals; Blaze, Genesis, Kaguya, Kisame, and Reaper.".
And then he motioned towards himself, his eyes narrowing as he said with a voice full of pride and power, "And I… Lord Akuma.".
"And we are… your darkest nightmare…".
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