Batman/Detective Conan crossover 7-8

The Detective Prince

Chapter 7

Crusaders Of The Night

He swayed back and forth in bed, dreaming of the events that lead to his transformation. He swung up as sweat flowed down from the side of his face. He looked over to see it was 6: 35 A.M. Conan slowly laid back down, staring toward the ceiling.

"I haven't dreamed about that in quite some time..I wonder if it's a message."

He rolled over onto his side while closing his eyes. His phone began to vibrate a couple seconds later.

"What now?" Conan thought to himself reaching over.

He answered it while rolling onto his back.

"Hello."

"Hey Conan you find anything out about Red Robin?"

"Tsburaya, what are you doing up so early?" Conan asked.

"Just woke up not to long ago, couldn't get back to sleep." Mitsuhiko replied.

"Oh...haven't really got any new information but I'm working on it." Conan informed.

"Good, not sure if any of the other's told you but we're going to have a team meeting at the park at about eleven."

"I'll be there."

"See you then." Mitsuhiko said as he hung up.

The phone went off in the room as he slowly lifted his face from the pillow.

"Who could that be?"

He reached over for the phone on the desk to the left of him.

"This is Tim."

"Mr. Wayne we have a delivery for you down stairs."

"Thank you, I'll be right down."

He pushed out of bed as he quickly got dressed. He turned the TV on to catch some of the latest news.

"A man was hospitalized just this morning. The cause of his sickness is not quite clear yet."

Tim looked on as they showed a picture of the man on the screen.

"That's the guy who locked lips with Silvia at the party."

He switched the TV off then made his way down he arrived in the lobby he looked over to see a large box to the side of the front door. He walked over to see the Wayne enterprise insignia stamped on the side.

"Wow, didn't expect Bruce to have this stuff to me by this morning." Tim thought to himself.

He walked over as he lifted the box up.

"Will you be needing any help with that sir?" The clerk asked walking up.

"Na, I've got it." Tim replied as he headed for the elevator.

Once back in his room he placed the box to the ground as he walked over and pulled out a phone book as he flipped through it. This lasted for about a minute.

"Great there's an art museum down town, I'll give them a call. I could have this set up by this afternoon." He thought to himself as he dialed the number.

The conversation lasted nearly ten minutes. A smile came to his face after they hung up.

"Good, the show will be at four thirty today. But before then, I have something important to do."

He had managed to fall back asleep. A couple hours had gone by. The sound of the birds chirping could be heard in the near distance. His eyes slowly fluttered open as he looked over as the clock read ten thirty two. Conan rolled out of bed. He got dressed then walked out to the main room. He looked over to see Kogoro with a wet rag over his head.

"What's wrong?" Conan asked.

"A headache and a slight fever." Ran answered as she walked over handing Kogoro a cup of tea.

"Maybe he had to much to drink last night." Conan thought to himself.

"Where do you plan on going this early?" Ran asked.

"Just up to the park, I'm supposed to meet up with the others."

"Do you want something to eat before you go?"

"I'll eat when I get back."

"Here, take this with you." Ran said handing him some money.

"Thank you." Conan said as he walked to the door.

On his way to the park he stopped at a donut shop and had a little something. He then made his way to the park where his friends awaited.

"Conan you're late." Genta exclaimed.

"I stopped to grab something to eat." Conan said.

"Good idea, it's never good to investigate on an empty stomach." Mitsuhiko said.

"Where's Yoshida?" Conan asked.

"She hasn't arrived yet." Ai said.

"Strange, she's usually one of the first to arrive."

"I guess we'll start with out her, anyone come up with any new info on the masked man?" Genta asked.

"I got nothing." Mitsuhiko said.

Ai shook her head from side to side.

"What about you Conan?" Genta asked.

"Nothing yet, I think it would be best if we went through what we already know." Conan said.

"Yea, I agree." Mitsuhiko said.

"We know he has wings and can blast open walls with his hands." Genta began.

"He's called Red Robin." Mitsuhiko added.

"He saved Yoshida so that must mean he has some good in him, other than that we really don't have much to fall on." Conan finished.

The four of them stood in silence as they began to process all that they knew. Ai walked over as she took a seat at one of the swings. Conan began to pace back and forth as he continued to think. Minutes went by as they waited.

"Wow it's been over fifteen minutes, she's never this late." Mitsuhiko Said.

"I'll give her a call." Ai said as she pulled out her phone while swinging back and forth.

The phone ringed as the other's looked on.

"Hey Ai."

"Where are you?"

"Turn around." Ayumi replied.

Ai shifted around as Ayumi walked up to the four of them.

"There you are, what took you so long?" Conan asked.

"We had a guest over, he was there when I woke up." She informed.

"Anybody we know?" Ai asked.

"It was that guy we met the other day, Tim." Ayumi said.

"Tim...what was he doing at your house?" Genta asked.

"My mom invited him in, he found and brought back my necklace!" Ayumi jumped up.

"How did he find it?" Mitsuhiko asked.

"He visited the site of the explosion and found it under some of the ruble. He said when he saw it he knew it was mine."

"Wow, how nice of him." Mitsuhiko said.

"Yea, he's so sweet." Ayumi added.

"He must have a good eye for detail, and how did he know Yoshida's necklace was missing...? Conan thought to himself.

Conan began to walk back and forth as everyone stared over at him. As he walked he reached down and pulled out his phone.

"There might not be much on Tim Wayne, but let's see if there is anything on any of his family that could help my investigation."

He walked a couple yards away as he dialed a number.

"Why do you think he walked all the way over there to make a call?" Mitsuhiko asked.

"He's probably got a girlfriend." Ai jokingly stated.

"It must be important, Conan dosen't do that often." Genta said.

The phone rang for a couple seconds as a familiar voice answered.

"Hey Conan, what is it I can help you with this time?" Dr. Agasa asked.

"Can you find anything on Tim's relatives?" Conan asked.

"Sure thing, I'll see what I can find."

"Thank you."

Hours went by. The streets were busy as always. He looked on as they set up the podium. People gathered outside the museum as they waited. Tim leaned up against the side wall as he looked over.

"I'll be sure to look out for any suspicious spectators." Tim thought to himself.

He made his way over a few seconds later, clearing his throat as he did. He stepped up as he spoke out.

"I thank you all for coming." He began as he observed all those who came to the show.

His speech lasted for nearly thirty minutes, as he showed off paintings, carvings, and the diamond. They all then followed him into the museum as everything was set in place.

"I've always wanted to do a show like this, just to share the arts of Gotham and bring them to a place like this." He talked as they all walked on.

As he talked Tim looked the crowd over, observing to see if anyone was checking the layout of the building out, or where the security camera's were located. Everyone had their full attention on him and the arts.

"Dosen't look like the Kaitou Kid is here, but I'm sure he'll show tonight. I posted a blog about the diamond, it will also hit the papers tommarrow."

After about another ten minutes the event came to an end as everyone scattered about, just observing the many different things which filled the art museum. He looked down at his phone which read five forty five. Tim walked around as he observed some of the himself.

"I must say, there's some pretty good stuff in here."

He continued to walk down the hall as he came upon a sculpted dinosaur. He stood there as he gazed upon it's every detail, from the curves to the texture.

"I wonder how long it took to make this."

Tim stood there awhile longer as he felt a hand come to his shoulder.

"I must say I really enjoyed your speech, you have a way with words Mr. Wayne."

Tim turned around to come face to face with a gentle around his age.

"Thank you." Tim said as the two shook hands.

"I see you didn't use any note cards, impressive."

"I've had a lot of speeches, so it comes pretty natural." Tim said.

"True, practice makes perfect."

"Aren't you going to Teitan high?" He asked.

"You did your research."

"Heard it's a good school, you enjoying it?"

"I would say so, just a couple girl problems from time to time." Tim said.

"I hear you." He said as they both gave off a small laugh.

"So what type of talent do you have, anything you specialize in?" Tim asked.

The young man reached to the side of Tim's ear and when he pulled back a bird appeared out of nowhere as it flew out a window nearby.

"Wow impressive, I take it you're a magician of some kind." Tim said.

"You are correct Mr. Wayne."

"Tim, call me Tim."

"Alright then, that works for me."

"What about you, does the young magician have a name?" Tim asked.

"Kuroba Kaito, since you have given me the honor of calling you by your first name, you're welcome to do the same."

"Sure thing Kaito, I hope to see some more of your tricks." Tim said.

"On a tight schedule, but I'm sure we can arrange that. Until next time then...Tim." Kaito said as he walked off.

"I'll admit, that was a neat trick he pulled. Magic is all about placement and timing, you got to respect those who can pull it off."

He sat at the table looking down at his phone, waiting for it to ring. Conan directed his attention up as he looked over to see Ran making dinner. Kogoro was laying on the couch watching one of his programs. His phone began to vibrate the next second as he picked it up.

"Dr. Agasa did you find anything?" Conan asked as he headed to his room.

"Not a whole lot, but I did find something on Mr. Wayne that might interest you."

"Good, so what did you find on our friend Tim?" Conan asked.

"Not Tim, but a Bruce Wayne."

"What's his relation to Tim?" Conan asked.

"He's his father."

"So what did you find on him."

"He watched his mother and father die right infront of him when he was just a young boy."

"How, how did they die?" Conan asked as he closed his door.

"They were shot, both of them died before the police or medical could arrive." Dr. Agasa said.

"What a way to lose your family." Conan thought to himself.

A moment of silence goes by, neither one of them said a word.

"Conan, Ai told me about Red Robin. Using her description I checked to see if I could find anything."

"Did you find anything on him?" Conan asked.

"Not exactly, but I did find something on a Robin and Batman. Known as the Dynamic Duo."

"Tell me more." Conan said as he became more interested.

"They are a team which operates in Gotham City, vigilantes." Dr. Agasa said.

"For how long?"

"Years, but the thing is some aren't even sure if they are real, a myth if you will."

"That dosen't help much, still no real connection to Tim and Red Robin."

Another moment of silence goes by.

"Dinner is ready." Ran yelled from the kitchen.

"Is there anything else I can do?" Dr. Agasa asked.

"Do you think you can make a tracer of some kind?" Conan asked.

"I don't see why not, I'll have it ready in the morning."

"Thank you doc." Conan said as they both hung up.

The city kept busy, like it had most every other night. He stood watching the museum for hours and hours from a neighboring building. The clock struck twelve mid night and still there was no sign of Kaitou Kid. He continued to wait as minutes turned into hours. Before he knew it 4 A.M. rolled around.

"Dosen't look like he's coming, I'll try again later." Red Robin thought to himself as a loud bell can be heard in the distance.

He turned his head to see a large building, which happened to be the biggest in the area. Using his grappler he made his way over. He made it to the top as he looked around.

"What is this, some kind of bell tower?"

He looked to see no one was there.

"If there is no one here, then who made the bell go off?"

A cool wind blew by as the bell went off yet again.

"Hmm, so it was the wind."

He then turned back to see the city below. Red Robin took a seat at the edge of the building as he looked down at the city.

"I can see everything from up here."

He sat there for awhile, just long enough to see the sun rise the next morning.

The morning brought a bright sky and the flow of the wind cruising through the trees. Conan had been up for the past hour, sitting infront of the TV. He flipped through the channels, a way to help pass time. His phone rang the next second as he answered it.

"Conan I made the tracker like you asked, it's fully functional." Dr. Agasa informed.

"Good, I'll be right over." Conan said

Conan switched the TV off as he kicked on his shoes and exited out the front door. He pushed past the front gate which was unlocked as he made it to the front door. Before he could knock the door slid open as Dr. Agasa invited him in. He took him into the kitchen as he handed him something that sat on the counter.

"There it is, just press the side button and you can shoot a tracer on anything you want."

"What's the range?" Conan asked

"I would say about five to fifteen yards, if you plan on using it you might want to be at close range." Dr. Agasa said.

"So once I use this, how will we be able to track something?" Conan asked.

"Through my computer."

Conan nodded as he looked out the window.

"Where's Haibara?" Conan asked.

"Still asleep."

Conan looked down at his watch raising a brow.

"When does she ever sleep past eleven, think we should check on her."

"What's wrong, you worried about me?" Ai asked as she walked up from behind.

Conan turned to face her as he rubbed the top of his head.

"Yes...in the since of your health of...of sleeping to long." Conan said with a laugh.

"Riiight." Ai said sarcasticly.

The clock had struck well beyond noon as he lifted his head up to see the sun peaking through the curtain. Tim pushed out of bed as he headed into the bathroom, taking a shower. Once out he dressed into something casual as he took to the streets. He walked, going from shop to shop.

"Cruising my way around the city will only help me become more comfortable with my surroundings." He thought to himself as he crossed the street.

He went into a small sports shop as he looked around.

"I could use a pair cleats for gym class."

He walked over looking at the different types. It didn't take him long to decide on a pair. As he walked toward the register he noticed a set of shades. Tim took a good look over at them, grabbing one as he walked over. After he paid he made his way up the block as he heard someone call out his name. He turned around as someone approached him.

"Airi, I'm surprised to see you up here."

"What did you buy?" She asked walking up to him.

"Just some shoes and glasses."

"You wear glasses?" Airi questioned.

"Sun glasses."

"Oh, I see." She said.

"What about you, anything bring you to town?" Tim asked.

"Just shopping, for anything that is."

They continued to walk down the block as they came upon a park. They took a seat at a bench as the children played in the near distance.

"I saw you talking with Ran the other day, you two friends?" Airi asked.

"I...we're not talking right now, had a little problem." Tim replied.

"That's to bad. You ever meet Kudo Shinichi?"

"Who's that?" Tim asked.

"He's an ace detective, used to be a friend of Ran."

"Used to be?"

"No one really see's him around anymore, I use to have a crush on him awhile back."

"Any idea on where he might be?" Tim asked.

"Probably some big case. I think he had a thing for Ran, they hanged a lot back in the day."

"Well atleast she has Conan." Tim stated.

"Conan, who's Conan?" Airi asked.

Tim pulled out his phone as he went into his photo section.

"I took a picture of him a few nights ago when we were out in the city." Tim said showing a picture of Conan to her.

Airi took a long glance at the picture, then looked toward Tim.

"Oh my..he...he looks just like Shinichi." Airi said.

"Really?"

"Well, when he was younger anyway. Hold on a second." Airi said as she dug around in her purse.

Tim stuck his phone back into his pocket as Airi pulled out a small photo.

"Here take a look, this was Shinichi back in third grade." Airi said handing him the photo.

Tim's eyes glued to the photo as he looked it over.

"My gosh she's right, this guy looks just like Conan. I wonder if they are related?"

"You can keep the photo, I have more at the house." Airi said.

"Thanks." Tim said placing the photo into his pocket.

"I'll see you in school ok."

"Yea."

She patted him on his left shoulder as she sat up and walked off.

He sat at the computer as he surfed through many files, going from page to page.

"You've been at this for hours now, what are you looking for?" Ai asked.

"I'm checking for all flight records, looking for any visitor's who flew in the past month or so." Conan said.

"What for?" Ai asked.

"The shape was first reported two weeks ago, so there is a chance it was someone who came from out of state."

"Good thinking, have you found a person of interest?" Ai asked.

"I've got three, a Chad Bradshaw, Alvin Draper, and a gentleman by the name of Carol Johnson." Conan said.

"So who are you leaning toward?"

"I'd have to say Mr. Draper, his background seems pretty shady. He also does a lot of traveling." Conan said.

He looked each of the three profiles over once more, then jumped down from the chair.

"Where are you going?" Ai asked.

"I'm heading back to the house, don't want Ran to start worrying." Conan stated.

He made his way out the front door as Ai closed it on his way out. When he returned home he saw Ran sitting at the couch watching something as he walked up to her. Ran looked over at him as a smile came to her face.

"What have you been doing all day?" She asked.

"Just hanging out with the guys."

"Would you like to head down to the theater with me and Sonoko tonight?" Ran asked.

"Sure, I don't see why not."

"Good."

Night had struck. The sweet smell of the bakery blew through the night skies. He knelt on a building near the museum like he had the previous night, waiting to see if the Phantom Kid would arrive.

"News of the diamond hit today, I'll be very surprised if he dosen't show this time." Red Robin thought to himself.

A couple minutes went by as something came into view flying in the air. Red Robin focused his attention into that direction to see someone flying on what appeared to be an air glider. They landed on top of the museum as Red Robin stood to his feet. Using his cowl he zoomed in on the person, it was none other than Kaitou Kid.

"Show time." Red Robin said.

Kaitou Kid reached into his pocket as he pulled out a small device.

"Now to jam the security signals, better make this quick it will only last two minutes." He thought to himself as he pressed down on the button.

He walked over as he cut the glass open using a special knife. He then pulled out a rope lowering himself in. He made his way through the dark, knowing exactly where every wall and every corner was. Kaitou Kid peaked around the corner to see a security guard a few feet away. He whistled out to grab his attention. The guard turned around to see nothing.

"Guess I must be hearing things again."

As he turned back around he is knocked over the head as he falls to the ground.

"Sorry about that, all business." Kaitou Kid said as he continued down the hall.

He made his way into a large room where the diamond awaited in the center. He slowly made his way over as a grin came to his face.

"Yes...what a magnificent piece." He said as he reached forward.

Something struck the end of his hand as he jumped back in pain. Kaitou Kid turned as someone glided down at him.

"Game over Kaitou Kid, I'm ending your little shopping spree." Red Robin said.

"Easier said than done." Kaitou Kid said as he reached over stashing the diamond into his jacket.

Red Robin lunged over at him as Kaitou Kid flipped over him running down the hall. He made it back to his rope as he quickly climbed up. When he got to the top Red Robin was waiting for him.

"Going somewhere?"

Kaitou Kid ran forward throwing a couple punches which he dodged. He tossed another punch as Red Robin grabbed his arm twisting it, while dropping him to his back.

"If there is one thing you should know Kaitou Kid, you don't want to throw hands with me."

"So you have moves." Kaitou Kid said as he pushed back to his feet while pulling out a gun.

He took aim as he fired. Red Robin jumped back as the bullets darted from side to side. Kaitou Kid took this opportunity as he grabbed his air glider and took to the skies.

"He wasn't trying to hit me, just a distraction."

Red Robin leaped into the air as he shot his grappler out following after him.

"This guy is persistent." Kaitou Kid thought to himself as he looked to see he was still being pursued.

With his free hand he reached into his utility belt as he tossed a couple ice bombs toward the air glider freezing it. Kaitou Kid crashed landed onto a roof nearby as he rolled a couple times. Red Robin landed a few seconds later.

"Are you done entertaining me?" Red Robin asked.

"I'll admit you've got some tricks." Kaitou Kid said standing to his feet.

"That mean you're ready for me to take you in?"

"Not a chance." Kaitou Kid replied as he turned to run.

He followed after him as they jumped from building to building.

"He's gaining on me, this guy's got some speed."

Kaitou Kid jumped down as he grabbed hold of a clothes line swinging down to the streets. Red Robin glided down after him. They ran down many blocks as people watched from the side. After a couple minutes of running he walked into a dead end. He slowly turned around to see Red Robin looking over at him.

"This ends now." Red Robin said as an empty milk jug hit him over the head.

He turned to his side to see a group of woman charging toward him. They held brooms, pans, and even pipe bars.

"Get away from Kaitou Kid!" One of them yelled.

"You have got to be joking me." Tim mumbled.

They surrounded him as they all began hitting him with their weapon of choice. He took a hit to the leg followed up by one to the side.

"Thank you ladies." Kaitou Kid said with the tip of the hat as he took off.

They continued their assault as he quickly began disarming them all, tossing their weapons to the side.

"Enough!" He yelled as they all ran off screaming.

"Guess I pulled a semi Batman."

Red Robin ran around the corner as he caught sight of Kaitou Kid running down the block. He reached down as he tossed a birdrang at him. When it hit his whole body exploded with a pop.

"A decoy, where's the real Kaitou Kid." He said turning to the other direction.

He looked from side to side, there was no sign of him.

"There is no way he could have got far...wait."

Red Robin then looked all the people over in the general area. None of them directly looked at him, except for a pregnant woman signaling for a taxi.

"There!"

He shot his grappler out wrapping it around the woman's wrists as he pulled her toward him. He then slammed her up against the wall as many watched on.

"How's it hanging Kaitou Kid, your glimpse over at me confirmed my theory."

"I have no idea what you're talking about!" She cried out.

"Pregnant women usually have chest and a little thickness around the waist, your disguise lacks both." Red Robin said.

Kaitou Kid smiled at this as he slipped from his grip kicking him in the chest. He then tossed his disguise off as a few clapped.

"Now this is entertainment!" One yelled.

"Impressive... but I must ask, who the hell are you?" Kaitou Kid asked with a grin coming to his face.

"Red Robin." He replied tossing a smoke bomb at him.

Kaitou Kid easily dodged this as he took off once more.

"Here we go again." Red Robin said as he raced after him.

As he chased him down the block screams can be heard in the near distance as Red Robin came to a stop.

"Damn!"

Kaitou Kid continued to run as Red Robin headed into the direction of havoc. He used his grappler as he swung over a couple of buildings. He came to a stop as he saw a building on fire. The firemen struggled to contain it. He then noticed Conan, Sonoko and Ran looking on as well. Red Robin glided down toward the firemen as everyone turned to see him coming down.

"Did he just fly?" Sonoko asked.

"I think so, but who is he?" Ran questioned.

"That's him, that must be Red Robin." Conan thought to himself.

He raced over to the firemen as they looked toward him.

"Is there anyone still in there?"

"There's a young boy on the fifth floor." One of them replied.

He quickly yanked out his grappler as he shot up colliding with the blazing flames above.

"Is he crazy?" Ran yelled out.

Everyone waited a couple seconds as he came flying out with the young boy. When he landed everyone began to clap and cheer. Conan reached into his pocket as he pulled out his tracking device.

"Now's my chance."

With that he took aim and fired connecting on the side of his boot. Another explosion went off as the side of a building fell toward Conan.

"Watch out!" Red Robin yelled as Conan turned.

Conan froze as the ruble fell toward him. Just before it could hit someone flew by swinging on a rope and took him to safety.

"You alright kid?" A calm voice said from behind.

Conan turned around and was surprised at who he saw.

"Kaitou Kid?" Conan said.

"That's my name." Kaitou Kid said as he heard someone running at him from behind.

He turned to see Red Robin as he used his rope and took to the roof tops. Red Robin followed after him. Conan looked on as Sonoko and Ran came over.

"Conan what did he say?" Sonoko asked in an excited voice.

"Are you ok?" Ran asked looking him over.

"I'm...I'm fine." He replied still looking up.

The chase continued as they jumped from building to building. This continued for another five minutes or so.

"He came to the fire scene, there's defiantly a good spark in him somewhere." Red Robin thought to himself.

Kaitou Kid turned to see Red Robin was gaining on him.

"I'm starting to think you have an unhealthy obsession with me Redbird." Kaitou Kid yelled back.

"The only thing I'm obsessed with is justice." Red Robin replied as he lunged up at him as they both jumped for the next building.

He grabbed a hold of his wrist as he fell downward. He landed in a garbage bin with the top slamming shut. Red Robin kicked it open the next second as he tossed a banana peel from his chest piece.

"What the hell, I grabbed him." Tim said realizing he had grabbed on to a fake hand which he still had in his possession.

He looked up toward the building where Kaitou Kid stood with a large grin on his face. Kaitou Kid saluted him as he took off running. Red Robin slowly pushed out of the trash and noticed he was in a alley.

"What a night... I get owned by Kaitou Kid, a fire house incident, and I got a slight beat down by a bunch of fan girls. Perfect, couldn't have been written any better."

He made his way back to the apartment, after a very dissapointing evening of events. The weather was clear through most of the night. The next morning he awoke to the sound of an alarm. Conan jumped up as he quickly got dressed. He looked over to see the clock read six fifty.

"Looks like I'll have plenty of time to head to Dr. Agasa's before school starts."

Conan silently made his way through the hall, closing the front door ever so slightly as he exited. He looked to the sky as he made his way over. It was a very cloudy morning. A few cars drove by from time to time, but other than that it was a pretty calm morning. Conan made it to Dr. Agasa's front door as he slightly knocked. No one answered.

"Guess I'll have to knock a little harder."

He knocked once more as he took a step back. A few seconds later the door cracked open as he looked up to see Dr. Agasa.

"Conan...what are you doing here so early?"

"Didn't want to wait until after school to check out the tracking information." Conan replied.

"Come on in." Dr. Agasa said as he invited him in.

They made their way over to the computer as Dr. Agasa took a seat.

"Wow doc it's chilly in here, you leave a window open or something?" Conan asked.

"Nonsense, I never leave windows open at night." Dr. Agasa stated.

As the computer turned on Conan walked over as he caught sight of a window opened near the back door. He walked over as he jumped up pushing it shut. He then headed back over to Dr. Agasa.

"So do you have a location on where the tracer is?"

"One second."

He opened a document as he looked on. At that second Dr. Agasa's eyes sprung wide open. Conan noticed this.

"What's wrong, where's the tracer?" Conan asked.

Dr. Agasa reached over grabbing a small object next to the mouse, as he handed it to Conan.

"What is this?" Conan asked.

"That's...that's the tracer you used last night."

Conan became wide eyed as he looked down at the small item. He then looked back toward Dr. Agasa.

"He must of found the tracer, then tracked it back to us." Conan said.

"Conan...who are we dealing with?"

He didn't reply. Conan stuck the tracker into his pocket as he headed for the front door.

"I underestimated Red Robin, I'll be sure it dosen't happen again." Conan declared as he exited.

To Be Continued

The Detective Prince

Chapter 8

The Alter Egos

He made his way down the street, deep in thought. Traffic began picking up as he crossed the street. He looked up to see the clouds continuing to build up.

"I think it would be best if I stayed away from Agasa's place, atleast until I catch this guy." Conan thought to himself.

Within the next minute he arrived back at the house as he made his way up the stairs. He opened the front door as he walked in taking a seat at the couch. Conan kicked his shoes off as he sat back.

"If he knows we're tracking him, does that mean he'll come after us. Then again if he wanted to, he'd of done that last night."

Without his awareness he found himself drifting off back to sleep.

Soreness soared across his body, eyes with a burning sensation. His fingers slightly moved as he forced them open. He slowly rolled to his back as he let out a small groan.

"Got school in about an hour, better get up." Tim thought to himself.

He pushed up with his elbows as he sat up leaning his back up against the wall. His phone began to ring as he reached over, grabbing it. Tim looked down to see an incoming call from Damian. He ignored this as he put his phone to the side. A minute later his phone began to vibrate. He grabbed it once more as he found he received a text message from Damian.

"What could he possibly want?" Tim thought to himself as he opened the message.

He looked down,as it read "Having diamond troubles, nice going Drake."

Tim shook his head from side to side as he deleted the message.

"The robbery at the museum must of hit the news, how informative of Damian."

Tim made his way out of bed as he grabbed his laptop walking over toward the table. He flipped it open as he stretched his arms.

"Looks like the file on that kid is fully downloaded."

Tim looked it over, his eyes narrowing as he did.

"There is nothing on him, no father, no mother...Conan Edogawa, who are you?" Tim thought to himself as he sat back in his seat.

He felt his body being tugged at. His eyes opened to be met by Ran's.

"You have school in about forty minutes, thought I'd wake you up."

"Thanks."

"What were you doing sleeping on the couch, and in your school clothes for that matter?" Ran asked.

"I got up a little earlier, just thought I'd be prepared." Conan pulled out.

"Hmm, you sure that's your answer?" Ran questioned.

Conan shook his head up and down with a smile on his face.

"You hungry?"

"Yea, I guess I'm a little hungry." He replied.

"How does pancakes sound?" Ran asked while making her way to the kitchen.

"Sounds good to me." Conan replied.

"Good." Ran replied.

After they finished eating they both headed for school. Conan made his way down the street with his head slouched over, thinking about what his next move would be. The school came into view not much longer after. As he walked he turned to see Genta approaching.

"Conan how was your week end?"

"Relatively busy." Conan replied.

"Any new information?"

"I think I better keep this one close to the chest, not sure if Red Robin is a danger to civilians."

"I haven't gained any new information as of yet, how about you?" Conan asked.

"Not yet.. nor have the others, I gave them all a call yesterday." Genta said.

"Don't worry, I'm sure we'll figure out who this guy is soon." Conan said.

Genta nodded his head as they headed into the school. They made their way down the hall as they headed to class. Conan took a seat as he pulled out his books. He looked up to see Ms. Kobayashi heading his way.

"How was your week end Conan?" She asked.

"It was pretty good, did a lot of studying." Conan replied.

"Good, because you have a test coming up at the end of the week." Sumiko said with a smile.

Ran made her way through the halls as Sonoko walked up next to her.

"First day back from that incident, you going to be ok?" Sonoko asked.

"I'll be fine."

"If you need anything you know I'm always there."

"Ofcourse."

"See you in a bit." Sonoko said as she took off to class.

They both headed in separate directions from there. Sonoko made her way to class as she headed to the back taking a seat. She pulled out her things looking up at the lessons on the board. Mrs. V walked in shortly after as the bell rung.

"Alright class turn to page forty eight, we'll pick up from where we left off on Friday."

Sonoko looked over, surprised to see an empty seat next to hers.

"That's strange, where's Tim?"

Class continued on as Mrs. V handed out an assignment to go with their reading. Ten minutes went by as the door slowly opened. Everyone looked over as Tim walked into the class with a pair of shades on. His shirt wasn't completely tucked in, and his hair was all over the place. He slowly made his way past Mrs. V toward his seat as a few snickered.

"Mr. Wayne is there a reason for why you are tardy?" Mrs. V asked with a tilt of her glasses

Tim took his jacket off as he wrapped it to the back of his chair taking a seat. He then pulled out his supplies as he looked toward Mrs. V who glared over at him.

"I'm going to ask you again Mr. Wayne, is there a reason why you are late to my class?"

"I...I was walking this morning and...a very strange thing happened." Tim began.

Mrs. V's hands sprung to her waist as she cut him off.

"This is warning one, don't let it happen again." Mrs. V stated.

Tim nodded. She then walked over as she turned on a projector.

"This video will most likely take up the rest of the class period so make sure you take good notes, as a test is scheduled for tommarrow." Mrs. V said as she played the video.

Mrs. V switched the lights off as the video began to play. Tim slouched forward in his desk resting his chin over his right wrist.

"I checked this morning to see who that house was registered to, an Agasa Hiroshi. I also looked into where he was last night, across town...he wasn't the one who planted the tracer on me."

The video continued on as his head buried between his arms. More than an hour passed by as Tim felt a slight pinch at his side as he looked up to see Airi walk toward the pencil sharpener. She came back as she took a seat.

"What was that about?" Tim whispered.

"It's one thing to be late but to fall asleep in Mrs. V's class, yea.. not good." Airi whispered back.

Tim then shifted his head toward the clock to see they only had five minutes before class was out. He took a slight huff as he reached back placing his top back on. The bell rang shortly after as Tim stood to his feet strapping his bag to his shoulders. He walked down the hall as he caught sight of Ran by her locker. He slowly made his way over, coming to a stop a few feet away.

"Ran can we talk...please?"

Ran closed her locker as she held her books tightly to her chest.

"I don't think I can." Ran replied.

"Look..I'm sorry for my comment about your father, I didn't know it would hurt you." Tim said.

"You've been talking with him, haven't you?"

Tim didn't reply.

"I see what your little game is, use my father to get close to me."

"That's not true, I would never do that." Tim said.

"Is that so, then why is it he talks so highly of you all of a sudden." Ran asked taking a step forward.

"It's not like that." Tim stated.

Sonoko walked over a second later standing next to Ran.

"Is something wrong?" Sonoko asked.

"No, we're about done here." Ran said.

"Wait, just let me explain."

"I don't care anymore, really Tim.. I'm starting to even wonder if those condoms weren't your idea." Ran said.

"Wouldn't put it past him, and why do you have those ugly glasses on?" Sonoko asked.

Tim yanked them from his eyes as Sonoko jumped back to see the redness around his bloodshot eyes.

"What happened to you?" Sonoko asked.

"Like you would even care." Tim said as he placed them back on pushing past the two of them.

"How rude, but atleast he finally got the message." Sonoko said.

"Let's hope so." Ran agreed.

The rest of the school day glided by. Conan made his way through the hall as Ayumi jumped infront of him.

"You ready for that test at the end of the week?" She asked.

"I think I'll do ok."

"You want to help me study?" Ayumi asked.

"As much as I would love to, I've got a lot of things I need to take care of." Conan replied.

"Ok then, maybe tommarrow." Ayumi said.

"We'll see." Conan said with a smile.

They walked in separate directions as Conan made his way out the front entrance. As he walked Conan looked up to see the clouds had become darker than they had been that morning.

"I'm betting we'll get a little rain by this evening." Conan thought to himself.

He continued walking down the side walk as he approached the Mouri residents. Conan made his way up as he opened the front door to see Sonoko and Ran at the table. Kogoro was at the couch watching TV.

"How was your day at school?" Ran asked.

"Not bad." Conan replied

He had made his way back to his apartment as he placed his bag to the side of the bed while undoing his tie, tossing it to the ground. Tim then laid back as he closed his eyes, still exhausted from the past twenty four hours.

"Still need to catch Kaitou Kid, but I think it would be best if I tracked down who has their sights set on me first."

He opened his eyes once more as he reached into his pocket pulling out his phone. He looked to see he had no new messages. Tim opened his laptop as a file popped up.

"Looks like I have Conan's text messages, let's see if their is anything in them that would leave him as a suspect."

He sat down, filtering in the phrase 'Robin' to see if he found anything that spoke of him. This lasted for only a few minutes.

"I have an idea who might be after me but I'll have to gather a little more information, this call could help with that." He thought to himself as he dialed a number.

Conan paced back and forth as he rubbed the bottom of his chin, trying to piece the mystery of the Red Robin together. Kogoro turned from the TV looking over at him.

"What's wrong with you today kid, why don't you go read a book or something." Kogoro exclaimed.

"Leave him alone dad, he probably just had a long day at school." Ran said defending him.

At that second Kogoro's phone began to ring as he looked down to see who was calling. He stood up as he walked over sliding his shoes on. Kogoro answered his phone as soon as he exited the room. Ran and Sonoko glimpsed over at eachother.

"What was that all about?" Sonoko asked.

"It must have been really important, he never usually leaves the house to take a call." Ran said.

Conan continued to walk back and forth as Ran looked over at him.

"You seem to have a lot of energy, would you like to go to the mall with us in a bit?" Ran asked.

"I think I'll stay here, I have some homework I need to do." Conan replied.

"I'll be right back Sonoko, let me just take a quick shower and then we can head out."

"I'll be waiting." Sonoko said.

Conan finally came to a stop as he stared out the window. His phone began to vibrate in his pocket, which he ignored. He turned to see Sonoko working on her laptop. Conan walked over as he took a seat at the table, sitting across from her.

"Do you think I could use your computer for like a second?" Conan asked as nice as he could.

"What for?" Sonoko asked with a weird look on her face.

"A school project, I'll only be a minute." Conan replied.

Sonoko stared over at Conan for the next few seconds. She then slid the computer over to him as a smile came upon his face.

"Make it quick."

"Thanks Sonoko."

He typed away as Sonoko tapped one of her fingers on the table. Nearly three minutes went by as she looked up at him.

"What exactly are you pulling up over there?" Sonoko questioned as she stood up and walked around the table.

She glimpsed down at the screen as she lifted a brow.

"Tim Wayne, that's who your school project is on?" Sonoko asked.

"Yea." Conan lied.

"The guy's a total creep."

"I'm not getting much information on him, you have class with him right?" Conan asked.

"Two classes to be exact."

"Is there anything that you could tell me about him that is special or unique?"

"Besides him being a creep, he's also a nerd and very egotistic." Sonoko replied.

"I'm being serious, think hard...there must be something you can give me." Conan plead.

Sonoko stood there as she thought about it, taking her memory back to the day she first met him. Then in that second she snapped her finger.

"Drake, his former last name was Drake."

"Are you sure?" Conan asked.

"Yes, Mrs. V told us on his first day of school." Sonoko said.

"Well let's see what I can find on a Tim Drake." Conan said.

Sonoko walked toward the sink as she rinsed off her hands. She then dried them on a cloth nearby.

"You know Conan all that boy needs is a woman to get him in line, his mother perhaps." Sonoko said.

"That's not possible." Conan replied.

"Why not?" Sonoko asked.

Conan didn't reply. Sonoko then turned from the sink as she glared over at him.

"What's wrong, cat got your tounge?"

"His...his mother's dead Sonoko." Conan replied.

She froze for a couple moments as she slowly spoke out.

"How, how did she die?" Sonoko asked.

"Janet Drake was poisoned when Tim was about fourteen, by some weirdo who called himself Obeah Man." Conan replied.

Sonoko listened on as she slowly made her way back over to the table, sitting across from Conan once more.

"Wow, no wonder he's so screwed up." She said with sorrow in her voice.

"It gets worse." Conan stated.

"What..what else?" Sonoko asked.

"His father was killed by a boomerang to the chest, Tim arrived just a few seconds to late to save him. That is, according to this police report ofcourse." Conan said.

"Just like Bruce, he lost both of his parents...Bruce then adopted him."

Conan looked up from the computer when Sonoko didn't add on another comment. He looked over to see her eyes water up.

"Are you ok?" Conan asked.

"I...I need to call him." Sonoko said as she pulled out her phone.

Conan reached over as he snatched the phone.

"What are you doing, give me my phone back!"

"I'm really, I mean really against the idea of you calling Tim." Conan exclaimed.

"You don't understand, it's important that...that I talk to him." Sonoko said.

"How do you think he would feel if he finds you dug personal things up from his past?" Conan asked.

Sonoko didn't reply. The room became completely silent. Conan then slid her phone back over. She placed it into her bag while brushing her hair to the side.

"Sonoko do you think you can keep this from Ran, it's the last thing she needs to hear." Conan said.

Sonoko nodded. The room fell silent once more as Conan looked through a few more things.

"Looks like Bruce took in some others, Dick Grayson...Jason Todd."

Conan went at this for another minute or so. He then closed the screen as he handed it back to Sonoko. She put it back into her bag then leaned forward. Conan looked up at her, noticing the sadness in her eyes.

"Don't worry, everything is going to be ok." Conan assured.

"You think so?" Sonoko asked looking down at him.

"I'm positive." Conan said as he headed for his room.

"I have everything in place, now to just piece all the puzzle bits together."

He had caught a taxi which took him to a coffee cafe not to far from the house. He paid the driver as he stepped out brushing himself off as he made his way down the side walk. A few people walked out as he made his way in. He looked from side to side as he located the person he came to see. He walked over as he took a seat across from him.

"Glad you could make it Mr. Mouri." Tim said looking up from the paper.

"How long have you been waiting?" Kogoro asked.

"Not long, the paper has kept me more than entertained." Tim said with a smile.

"You said you had something you wanted to talk to me about."

Tim rolled the paper up as he placed it to the side.

"Yes, I was wondering if you could tell me a little about Shinichi Kudo."

"Shinichi...what do you want to know about him?" Kogoro asked.

"I here the guy takes off for large amounts of time, solving cases."

"That's true, but what do you need from me?"

"When did Shinichi start leaving on these trips?" Tim asked.

Kogoro sat back as he looked up, thinking back. Tim took a sip of his drink as he continued to wait.

"Hmm, I believe it was shortly after he took my daughter to some amusement park." Kogoro answered.

"About how long ago was that?"

"To be totally honest I'm not exactly sure, is he in some kind of trouble?"

"No, I just have a few questions for him." Tim replied.

They both sat there as a woman approached them. Tim quickly noticed this.

"You know her?" Tim asked.

Kogoro spun in his chair as he stood up greeting her. Tim stood up as well.

"What are you doing here?" Kogoro asked.

"I was on my way out and caught you at the side of my eye." She replied.

A hand came to Kogoro's shoulder as he turned to see Tim.

"Care to introduce me to this beautiful woman?" Tim asked.

"Oh...this is Kisaki Eri." Kogoro said.

"Thanks for the complement Mr. Wayne."

"You heard about me?" Tim asked shaking her hand.

"I heard about your program as well, love what you're doing."

"I try to do my best."

"Care to join us?" Kogoro asked.

"I can't, I'm running late for a meeting as it is." She stated.

"Darn, bad timing." Kogoro said.

"I better get going, it was nice meeting you Mr. Wayne." Eri said as she took off.

Tim took a seat, Kogoro continued to look on until she was out of sight. Tim took notice of this. Kogoro then took a seat as he adjusted his collar.

"She special to you?" Tim asked.

"Yah, you could say that." Kogoro replied.

"You two together?" Tim asked.

"What makes you think that?" Kogoro asked.

"The posture, eye coordination, and speech tone between the two of you speaked an emotional bond soul mates tend to have." Tim replied.

"Have you ever considered becoming a detective?" Kogoro asked.

Tim laughed at this statement.

"Was I right?" Tim asked.

"It's a very complex situation." Kogoro replied.

"Hmm."

"I don't know if this will help you much, if any at all." Kogoro began.

"What?"

"Around the time Shinichi started his little tour of his, was around the time Conan showed up." Kogoro

"Oh really...tell me, where does Conan like to hang?" Tim asked.

"My daughter would know better than I, but he does hang over Mr. Agasa's home from time to time."

"Dr. Agasa."

"Sorry I couldn't be more of a help." Kogoro said.

"Actually you've helped greatly." Tim said standing to his feet.

"I have?"

"Here get yourself a drink or something, I look forward to our next meeting." Tim said as he placed a hundred dollars onto the table walking off.

"The puzzle is nearly complete."

Hours went by. The fluffy dark clouds fluttered out rain as Conan went to work. He placed a poster board onto his bed as he pulled out a marker. He slowly put together a time-line.

"So Bruce's parents are killed triggering him to become Batman, Dick Grayson was the first to be brought in after his parents death...he must be Robin."

He continued to fill in the gaps from all the news reports he printed out.

"Then you have Jason Todd who was also brought in by Bruce, he must have died in action. This is where it get's tricky, how did Tim get involved?"

Conan flipped the pen in between his fingers as he paced back and forth. He then sat at the side of the bed as it began to thunder. The rain picked up as lighting striked. He continued to watch the storm as the door to his room cracked open. He turned to see Ran with a towel in her hand.

"Can I come in?" Ran asked.

"Sure." Conan replied.

Ran walked over as she took a seat next to him. They both watched as the rain swayed past.

"Your hair is wet."

"I guess we got caught in the rain." Ran said.

"So how did it go?" Conan asked.

"Fun as usual, Sonoko just seemed a little down."

"Think she's coming down with something?" Conan asked.

"Maybe..."

She then looked down at his poster board as she pulled it up.

"Conan, who are Dick Grayson and Jason Todd." Ran asked as Conan quickly grabbed the poster board.

"They were sculptors during the renaissance era." Conan pulled out.

"Really...I don't think I've ever heard of them."

"They died before their work could prosper." Conan said.

"Oh."

"I think they really had it going for them."

She began to dry her hair with the towel she held in her left hand. Conan stuck the pin to the side of his ear as he leaned back.

"Conan do you mind if I stay in here with you for a bit?" Ran asked.

"Of course not." Conan replied

Ran laid back as she looked up at him.

"Thanks, I don't want to be alone tonight."

Conan gave off a slight laugh. He looked back to his poster board as he tried to piece in the missing parts. Minutes went by as his thoughts took over. The rain began to slow up as his phone vibrated. He looked down to see he had received a text from Ayumi. He opened the message.

"Trouble at home, have info on Red Robin, meet me on the south east roof on main."

Conan slowly slipped his phone into his pants as he looked over at Ran who was fast asleep. Conan placed his poster board to the side of the door as he quietly made his way out of the room and down the hall. The lights were off.

"Looks like Kogoro is asleep as well, I wonder what kind of problem Ayumi is having." Conan thought to himself as he cracked the front door open.

He walked down the wet streets as cars and bikes passed by. It was a light rain at this point, so it really didn't bug him. It tickled him at the side of his face from time to time, which he found comforting. Conan made it to main within the next few minutes. He headed to the east building as he climbed up a ladder which took him to the roof. When he got there he saw no sign of Ayumi.

"Yoshida I'm here." Conan informed.

He got no reply.

"Yoshida, Yoshida!" Conan yelled.

He still got no reply. Conan pulled out his phone as he made his way to the middle of the roof. Conan began to dial her number as he heard something drop down from behind.

"Wouldn't bother, she's asleep." A voice said from behind as Conan lowered his phone.

Conan slowly turned around as he jumped back at who stood before him.

"Red Robin." Conan said.

"I used her phone signal to bring you here."

Conan just stares over at him, not sure what to say.

"Must have checked my messages between me and the others." Conan thought to himself.

"So you know my name, why have you been tracking me?" Red Robin asked

"What you're doing is illegal, and you're linked to a couple recent murders." Conan said.

"I assure you I haven't killed anyone."

"Is that so...Tim."

"...What did you call me?" Red Robin asked.

"What's wrong Tim Wayne, surprised I found out your little game." Conan said.

"I have no idea what you're talking about." Red Robin stated.

"Is that so Mr. Wayne, or do you prefer Drake?"

He stood silently as the rain sprung past the two of them. Conan smiled at this.

"I must say you covered your tracks quite well, flying in a week prior as Alvin Draper. Tsk, with Red Robin being here a week before Tim, no one would have ever expected you."

Red Robin still stood in silence.

"I also know Bruce Wayne is Batman and your good friend Grayson is Robin. So I'm guessing as a young boy you made some bad decisions, decisions which lead to your parents deaths."

He still stood in silence.

"So after you got them killed, you seeked out Bruce to make things right. You became an avenger, the Red Robin. The whole necklace thing with Yoshida all but sealed my claims." Conan said.

The smile dropped from Conan's face as he continued.

"I checked the records, you were the one who payed for Kogoro's police protection, bet you were also the tip caller."

Red Robin looked to the sky as the rain hit the sides of his mouth.

"That also explains why when the gun was pulled on us that night you were so calm, you're used to situations like that."

He looked back over at Conan, studying him.

"The only thing I have left to say to you is, stay away from Ran, you've had your perky eyes on her since you arrived."

They both stood, staring eachother down. A slight wind came by as it scattered the rain about.

"Well done Detective Conan you've figured out who I am...say, you ever watch the way Ran walks?"

"Pardon me?" Conan asked.

"You know...the way her body shifts from side to side, she has the perfect figure."

"Stop, that's enough." Conan said.

"Met her mother today, phew..boy is she a hot piece, I'd love to catch a glimpse of her naked ." Red Robin said.

"Stop." Conan said once more.

"Really Conan, don't tell me you haven't wondered what it would be like to feel Ran at night...to awake to her beauty every morning." Red Robin added.

"Enough!" Conan yelled as he darted forward.

Red Robin easily jumped over him as Conan knelt over catching his breath. Conan felt up to feel his glasses were gone. He then turned to see Red Robin holding them in his hand.

"Wow, he's quick." Conan thought to himself.

"Tell me Conan, do you even need glasses?"

Conan didn't reply.

"You may have figured out my identity, but it's clear you know nothing about me." Tim said as he took off his cowl, letting it hang from his neck.

"Please enlighten me." Conan said.

"You said my parents death caused me to become what I am, you were wrong."

Conan's anger began to boil down as he listened.

"My father died because of the decision I made, the choice to save others...I was the third person to be called Robin." Tim informed.

Conan looked on, surprised at what he heard. Neither of them said a word for the next few moments.

"You're a great detective, but you let your love for Ran cloud your judgment about me."

"What do you mean?" Conan asked.

"Everything I said about Ran and her mother just now, I didn't mean it, just testing you." Tim said.

"Testing me?"

"There was another young detective who shared a strong affection for Ran, just like you. Your love for her, deducing my identity, this all but confirms it."

"What, confirms what?" Conan asked.

"You're none other than Shinichi Kudo." Tim replied.

"You've got to be kidding right?"

"I kid you not."

"He's my cousin, I'll just let Ran know you want to talk to him... I think she has his number. That will disprove your little theory." Conan said.

"Is this going to be before or after I confirm you're Kudo?" Tim asked.

"What do you mean?" Conan asked.

"My computer is running a cross examination with a picture I took of you, along with one you took back in third grade. The computer will prove the eyes match, I have no doubt."

Conan took a step back as he looked to the ground, the rain still drizzling around them.

"Only one truth prevails...right?" Tim said.

Conan slowly looked up, their eyes centered at one another. The rain, dripping from their faces.

"How did you find out?" Conan softly spoke.

"There is no database on an Edogawa Conan, Not to mention you like to hang over with Mr. Agasa, Kudo used to do the same." Tim said as he tossed Conan his glasses back.

Conan caught them as he placed them back on. He then looked back to Tim.

"You've loved Ran ever since you were a boy, my conversation with Mr. Mouri today was very insightful, if I must say."

"So he told you Conan showed up around the time Shinichi vanished?"

"Yes."

"Gotta to hand it to you Tim, not bad."

"I have one question, how did you become a kid again?" Tim asked.

Conan didn't reply.

"Come on Shinichi, you can tell me." Tim assured.

Conan was very hesitant.

"Ai is going to kill me if she finds out about this."

"I was given a poison by a group known as the Black Organization, they caught me listening in on one of their conversations. They are very dangerous ." Conan said finally speaking out.

"Get a glimpse of any of them?" Tim asked.

"I've seen them on numerous occasions after that incident. One of them was at the party the other night." Conan stated.

"He wouldn't have happened to be that guy with the long hair I saw you staring down?"

"Good catch, he goes by the name Gin." Conan said.

"Since you know these guy's better than I, maybe you could give me a little more information to help me track them."

"No.. they could kill us, we also risk the safety of those we love."

"I can't just let them run around doing whatever they want, not with my knowledge of them now." Tim said.

The rain finally came to a stop. The whistling of the wind could still be heard in the near distance. Tim slid the top of his cowl back on as he turned to walk toward the edge of the building.

"Tim please don't go after them, they're to dangerous." Conan plead once more.

"I live for danger." He said continuing to walk.

"But you don't know what they are capable of." Conan said.

"They also have no idea what I'm capable of, nor apparently do you." Tim stated as he neared the edge.

"Tim please."

Tim stopped in his tracks as he looked back at him.

"I'm giving you two options Shinichi, 'A' you can help me take them down, or 'B' stay out of my way."

Conan looked over at him, not sure what to say.

"You know where to find me when you make up your mind, and for the record Conan, Tim won't be going after the Black Organization...Red Robin will be." He said as he glided down into the night.

Conan watched on, not moving a muscle.

"He was right...about everything. I knew nothing about him, and now.......and now I have a choice to make."

To Be Continued