Kid grinned like a cheshire cat; the distraction had worked like a charm, drawing the police - and the two detectives - out of the room just long enough. Two detectives because Hakuba followed wherever he went anyway, and it was Heiji's home ground so he had to be there. The target this time was a polished emerald held in a golden setting styled to look like a centipede, with three silver bands clamped about the golden centipide. His white-gloved hand closed about the dark emerald just as Hakuba and Heiji skidded back in through the yawning open doors. It should have been a simple matter to pull off a disappearance and widen the gap between thief and detectives. But something was different, something was wrong.
Kaito Kid stood entranced, frozen in agony as dark energy screamed slowly up his arm. He felt as if his arm was imploding, and it was slowly moving higher and higher, until it flooded out into his entire body, making his heart stutter and clench as something icy cold bit his ear.
He didn't have any attention to spare for the two detectives, but that didn't matter anyway - Heiji was almost down on his knees, hands clenched in his hair as if to tear something out of his brain, and Hakuba was frozen solid, trembling ever so slightly as glazed eyes stared into nothingness.
Kaito came back to himself with a gasp, just in time to see the rest of the police force storm through the door, almost knocking down a dazed looking Hakuba. Head swimming, Kaito caught Heiji's blood-red eyes and everything fell into place.
The shot that rang out brought everyone to a shocked halt, not least Kaito, who gaped at the chi barrier he'd instinctively errected to deflect the bullet. Hakuba, red dot smack dab in the middle of his forehead and still holding the gun he'd appropriated from some hapless policeman, scowled fiercely at Kid. "You moron," the golden haired detective grated.
"Sorry, can't stay right now," Kaito replied amiably and disappeared in a puff of smoke. Hakuba snarled and ran outside, calling for Heiji to follow.
Somewhere on a mountaintop, Son Goku whooped and punched the air in jubilation as Sanzo's pull focused and strengthened. Next stop, Osaka!
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Date: 2006-08-28 04:58 pm (UTC)Kid grinned like a cheshire cat; the distraction had worked like a charm, drawing the police - and the two detectives - out of the room just long enough. Two detectives because Hakuba followed wherever he went anyway, and it was Heiji's home ground so he had to be there. The target this time was a polished emerald held in a golden setting styled to look like a centipede, with three silver bands clamped about the golden centipide. His white-gloved hand closed about the dark emerald just as Hakuba and Heiji skidded back in through the yawning open doors. It should have been a simple matter to pull off a disappearance and widen the gap between thief and detectives. But something was different, something was wrong.
Kaito Kid stood entranced, frozen in agony as dark energy screamed slowly up his arm. He felt as if his arm was imploding, and it was slowly moving higher and higher, until it flooded out into his entire body, making his heart stutter and clench as something icy cold bit his ear.
He didn't have any attention to spare for the two detectives, but that didn't matter anyway - Heiji was almost down on his knees, hands clenched in his hair as if to tear something out of his brain, and Hakuba was frozen solid, trembling ever so slightly as glazed eyes stared into nothingness.
Kaito came back to himself with a gasp, just in time to see the rest of the police force storm through the door, almost knocking down a dazed looking Hakuba. Head swimming, Kaito caught Heiji's blood-red eyes and everything fell into place.
The shot that rang out brought everyone to a shocked halt, not least Kaito, who gaped at the chi barrier he'd instinctively errected to deflect the bullet. Hakuba, red dot smack dab in the middle of his forehead and still holding the gun he'd appropriated from some hapless policeman, scowled fiercely at Kid. "You moron," the golden haired detective grated.
"Sorry, can't stay right now," Kaito replied amiably and disappeared in a puff of smoke. Hakuba snarled and ran outside, calling for Heiji to follow.
Somewhere on a mountaintop, Son Goku whooped and punched the air in jubilation as Sanzo's pull focused and strengthened. Next stop, Osaka!