The Impossible Murder, Epilogue
Title:The Impossible Murder, part 17
Author:Phantom_Kaito
Rating:PG-13/K+
Disclaimer:See part 1 for disclaimer
Notes: crossposted to dannyphantom
>>Text<< = esperato
Pairings: DxV, SxR, TxS
Previous Chapters: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10 Part 11 Part 12 Part 13 Part 14 Part 15 Part 16
Less than a decade into the new millennia and it was already the trial of a century. Newspapers and TV show across the world couldn’t get enough of the story of the self-made billionaire whose unrequited love drove him to mass homicide.
It actually took a long time just to get him to trial, the American authorities trying to extradite him to the US for charges and the Japanese authorities wanting to keep him since they did all the hard work anyway.
Actually they hadn’t. Once word got out that Vlad Masters was behind bars and, yes, he was staying there; a number of large companies hired all sorts of P.I.’s to dig up stuff on Vlad and turn it into the authorities.
That’s not to say the police did nothing. On the contrary, a humongous amount of raids were done on all Dalv Inc. buildings. Thanks to the information (unknowingly) gleaned from Kid, the room full of corpses was found as well as the underground labs and a certain file involving the destruction of a certain police station.
Now while some of the evidence never made it into court (thanks to Vlad’s hot-shot lawyer), what was there was overwhelming enough to guarantee Masters would probably never see Wisconsin again.
Any hope Vlad would have had of acquittal pretty much went down the toilet when Conan took the stand. Not a single member of the jury was untouched when the small child told of how he had been kidnapped and trapped in a freezer. After that Vlad took his lawyer aside and explained what would happen to him in graphic detail unless he got Vlad off.
The next day his lawyer turned witness for the prosecution. Unable to get any other lawyer to cover for him no matter how much he offered, Vlad Masters was forced to act as his own.
In one of the quickest deliberation times on record, a verdict of guilty was brought forth. Vlad Masters was given several back-to-back life sentences. Not the Death Penalty. No one could quite explain it, the closest one juror could get was saying that they felt if he died, something horrible would happen.
Case Closed.
~ A few months later
“Couldn’t Kisaki-san just fax us the papers.” Takagi inquired.
Sato shook her head. “We need to get them tested for authenticity, which means we need the originals. We’re supposed to pick them up from her new intern. By the way, I got a letter from our white clad friend,” Sato omitted the name. They had come up with a code for referring to certain people they shouldn’t have been in contact with (such as Shinichi, Kid, and the ghosts). “He’s apparently been keeping and eye on Fruitloop-san in prison. The effects of the PM are holding, he can’t escape.”
Takagi nodded. “Plasmius held his control base through fear. Phantom sent word out that he had lost his power and couldn’t do anything to his underlings. They won’t come to his rescue.”
“It’s amazing how much has changed since the day we found Hiro Segawa on that flagpole,” said Sato sadly. “It’s like being a little kid again, afraid of what might go bump in the night.”
“I think we’ve got a pretty good defense up, and an ever better network. If anything happens again, we’ll be prepared.” Takagi reassured. “Not to mention it’s nice being able to work with Kudo, even if he does have to keep the little kid act up.”
Sato sighed. “It’s hard to believe, but at the same time, it’s not. I don’t know how Ran manages.”
Takagi smiled. “That’s simple, she loves him.”
As they pulled up in front of Eri’s office, Sato found herself blushing, though she didn’t know why.
They walked in together only to find-
“Neechan?”
Jazz Fenton was startled, by both the voice and the title. Especially coming from a man not a few years older than her. She laughed when she saw who it was. “Still got a little bit of my brother kicking around your head huh?”
Takagi looked quite embarrassed.
Jazz laughed, “Don’t worry. Danny may be a little better at hiding it, but he slips sometimes too.”
~ Flashback
“Never thought I’d be happy to be back here” said Danny, closing his locker, “Japan was just crazy.”
“But look at the bright side, you’ve actually got Plasmius powerless and behind bars.” Sam pointed out.
Danny grinned. “I know, though I couldn’t have done it without-”
“Hey Fenton, long time no see,” sneered Dash, as he pushed Danny against the locker.
Or at least tried to.
Danny twisted effortlessly out of his grasp. Before Dash even realized something was wrong, he found himself on the floor, one armed pinned to his back while Danny was subconsciously reaching for handcuffs that weren’t there.
There was a definite moment of awkwardness as Dash realized he’d just been subdued by Fenton and Danny realizing he actually didn’t have a pair of handcuffs. Then Dash shook Danny off and turned towards him glaring. “That never happened Fenton,” warned the bully, stalking off.
“Not bad Danny,” said Sam appreciatively.
“Did you study kung fu in Japan or something?” asked Tucker, the geek attempting to do a karate pose.
Danny laughed nervously. “No just…hung out with a lot of cops that’s all.”
“No kidding, you looked a bit like an officer yourself. Not that I’m siding with the corrupt social structure of our country, but maybe you could look for a career in law enforcement. Bust the baddies without going vigilante."
Danny got a reflective look in his eye. “You know that may not be such a bad idea.”
~
“It’s really not. Your brother’s got a protective streak towards the general public a mile wide,” laughed Sato.
“True, but he never would have even considered being a cop before. He always had his heart set on being an astronaut.”
“What are you doing in Japan anyway?” asked Takagi
Jazz smile was a little strained, “Working. I love my family and my brother dearly. But dealing with ghosts is NOT something I want to do with the rest of my life. And I got along pretty well with Kisaki-san. Besides, with The Impssible Murder over and done with, Beika should be ghost free.”
Sato and Takagi looked at each other. “Almost…”
~
Oh for the love of…Why NOW? wondered Conan, as he placed himself defensively in front of the Shonen Tantei, doing his best to keep his shivering to a minimal. Oh of all days for him not to bring his ofuda. “Come on! Your employer is behind bars for crying out loud.”
“I already told you whelp. Once I accept a hunt, I complete it.” Said Skulker raising his gun towards the small children.
>>Excuse me? Why are you trying to hurt my friend?<<
“Huh?” Skulker barely had time to turn his head before a large claw swiped his helmet off, the small ghost going flying with it.
“You can’t do this to me!” he squeaked. “I am Skulk-”
Wulf growled.
Once again deciding discretion was the better part of valor, Skulker took off.
Conan almost collapsed in relief as the shivering stopped. He discovered that his ‘cold’ reaction to the presence of ghosts only seemed to work around malevolent ones, which is why he never reacted to Wulf, Cujo, or Phantom. >>Thank you Wulf.<<
>>Anytime, Conan.<< said the werewolf ghost, ruffling Conan’s hair.
“St-Stay away from him!” said Ayumi, trying to protect Conan.
“It’s okay.” Conan reassured. “He’s a friendly ghost. Like Casper.”
“Who?”
The shrunken detective sighed. “Just take my word on it. His name’s Wulf.” >>Wulf these are the Detective Boys, Ayumi, Genta, and Mitsuhiko<<
>>Why are they called the Detective Boys when one member is a girl?<<
>>I didn’t come up with the stupid name.<<
~
Security cameras kept a close eye on the prisoner as Vlad Master was led by a couple heavily armed guards to visiting area. He was a long ways from the suave billionaire he had once been. All his assets had been frozen and he’d fallen into a decidedly unkept state. He had been a god, and now he was nothing.
The guards lead him to a booth, an unfamiliar man wearing all black on the other side.
“Mister Masters? I’m here on behalf of my…organization. We’d like to make a deal.”
THE END
That's it folks. The big letters said it all. I still have a side story or two to pound out, (What happened to Shiratori, and maybe the attack on Eri and Jazz) but this story is escenitally done. Phantom Detective on the other hand will run indefinetly as long as ideas hit me. (or other people ^.^)
However I had let it slip that there IS a sequel in the works (note: in the works not nessescerily = any time soon and is most defiently >< next week.) There are a few other projects I'd like to concentrate on, including my FF.N story "What's a Little Fur Among Friends?" that i will start posting here.
However I give a synopsis of the sequel, entitled: "The Impossible Acquittal"
Valerie Grey has been kidnapped, and most of Amity is ready to blame it's favorite scapegoat, Danny Phantom. More logical people want to blame the ex-boyfriend she dumped, Danny Fenton. Unable to make a move with a lookout for both his identities, Danny calls an old friend for help. Can Conan & CO. clear both Fenton and Phantom in time to save Valerie. Perhaps, if they can manage to stay alive...
~
Thats the basic synopsis, but the plot is still in a very malliable stage. One thing I'd like to put to vote (again) is just who Conan & Co entails. The choices are:
Ran
Eri
Kogoro
Megure
Shiratori
Agasa
Takagi
Sato
Kid
Akako
Shonen Tantei
Vote for whomever (yes that means more than one person/group) you'd like to see in the sequel. Don't worry about why'd they go or how they'd get there, thats my job. This is just who you'd like to see .
That's it folks. Thanks for coming along on the ride. And a special thanks to Yutaya for all her fanart (and fics) and everyone who helped with my grammer. ^.^
Author:Phantom_Kaito
Rating:PG-13/K+
Disclaimer:See part 1 for disclaimer
Notes: crossposted to dannyphantom
>>Text<< = esperato
Pairings: DxV, SxR, TxS
Previous Chapters: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10 Part 11 Part 12 Part 13 Part 14 Part 15 Part 16
Less than a decade into the new millennia and it was already the trial of a century. Newspapers and TV show across the world couldn’t get enough of the story of the self-made billionaire whose unrequited love drove him to mass homicide.
It actually took a long time just to get him to trial, the American authorities trying to extradite him to the US for charges and the Japanese authorities wanting to keep him since they did all the hard work anyway.
Actually they hadn’t. Once word got out that Vlad Masters was behind bars and, yes, he was staying there; a number of large companies hired all sorts of P.I.’s to dig up stuff on Vlad and turn it into the authorities.
That’s not to say the police did nothing. On the contrary, a humongous amount of raids were done on all Dalv Inc. buildings. Thanks to the information (unknowingly) gleaned from Kid, the room full of corpses was found as well as the underground labs and a certain file involving the destruction of a certain police station.
Now while some of the evidence never made it into court (thanks to Vlad’s hot-shot lawyer), what was there was overwhelming enough to guarantee Masters would probably never see Wisconsin again.
Any hope Vlad would have had of acquittal pretty much went down the toilet when Conan took the stand. Not a single member of the jury was untouched when the small child told of how he had been kidnapped and trapped in a freezer. After that Vlad took his lawyer aside and explained what would happen to him in graphic detail unless he got Vlad off.
The next day his lawyer turned witness for the prosecution. Unable to get any other lawyer to cover for him no matter how much he offered, Vlad Masters was forced to act as his own.
In one of the quickest deliberation times on record, a verdict of guilty was brought forth. Vlad Masters was given several back-to-back life sentences. Not the Death Penalty. No one could quite explain it, the closest one juror could get was saying that they felt if he died, something horrible would happen.
Case Closed.
~ A few months later
“Couldn’t Kisaki-san just fax us the papers.” Takagi inquired.
Sato shook her head. “We need to get them tested for authenticity, which means we need the originals. We’re supposed to pick them up from her new intern. By the way, I got a letter from our white clad friend,” Sato omitted the name. They had come up with a code for referring to certain people they shouldn’t have been in contact with (such as Shinichi, Kid, and the ghosts). “He’s apparently been keeping and eye on Fruitloop-san in prison. The effects of the PM are holding, he can’t escape.”
Takagi nodded. “Plasmius held his control base through fear. Phantom sent word out that he had lost his power and couldn’t do anything to his underlings. They won’t come to his rescue.”
“It’s amazing how much has changed since the day we found Hiro Segawa on that flagpole,” said Sato sadly. “It’s like being a little kid again, afraid of what might go bump in the night.”
“I think we’ve got a pretty good defense up, and an ever better network. If anything happens again, we’ll be prepared.” Takagi reassured. “Not to mention it’s nice being able to work with Kudo, even if he does have to keep the little kid act up.”
Sato sighed. “It’s hard to believe, but at the same time, it’s not. I don’t know how Ran manages.”
Takagi smiled. “That’s simple, she loves him.”
As they pulled up in front of Eri’s office, Sato found herself blushing, though she didn’t know why.
They walked in together only to find-
“Neechan?”
Jazz Fenton was startled, by both the voice and the title. Especially coming from a man not a few years older than her. She laughed when she saw who it was. “Still got a little bit of my brother kicking around your head huh?”
Takagi looked quite embarrassed.
Jazz laughed, “Don’t worry. Danny may be a little better at hiding it, but he slips sometimes too.”
~ Flashback
“Never thought I’d be happy to be back here” said Danny, closing his locker, “Japan was just crazy.”
“But look at the bright side, you’ve actually got Plasmius powerless and behind bars.” Sam pointed out.
Danny grinned. “I know, though I couldn’t have done it without-”
“Hey Fenton, long time no see,” sneered Dash, as he pushed Danny against the locker.
Or at least tried to.
Danny twisted effortlessly out of his grasp. Before Dash even realized something was wrong, he found himself on the floor, one armed pinned to his back while Danny was subconsciously reaching for handcuffs that weren’t there.
There was a definite moment of awkwardness as Dash realized he’d just been subdued by Fenton and Danny realizing he actually didn’t have a pair of handcuffs. Then Dash shook Danny off and turned towards him glaring. “That never happened Fenton,” warned the bully, stalking off.
“Not bad Danny,” said Sam appreciatively.
“Did you study kung fu in Japan or something?” asked Tucker, the geek attempting to do a karate pose.
Danny laughed nervously. “No just…hung out with a lot of cops that’s all.”
“No kidding, you looked a bit like an officer yourself. Not that I’m siding with the corrupt social structure of our country, but maybe you could look for a career in law enforcement. Bust the baddies without going vigilante."
Danny got a reflective look in his eye. “You know that may not be such a bad idea.”
~
“It’s really not. Your brother’s got a protective streak towards the general public a mile wide,” laughed Sato.
“True, but he never would have even considered being a cop before. He always had his heart set on being an astronaut.”
“What are you doing in Japan anyway?” asked Takagi
Jazz smile was a little strained, “Working. I love my family and my brother dearly. But dealing with ghosts is NOT something I want to do with the rest of my life. And I got along pretty well with Kisaki-san. Besides, with The Impssible Murder over and done with, Beika should be ghost free.”
Sato and Takagi looked at each other. “Almost…”
~
Oh for the love of…Why NOW? wondered Conan, as he placed himself defensively in front of the Shonen Tantei, doing his best to keep his shivering to a minimal. Oh of all days for him not to bring his ofuda. “Come on! Your employer is behind bars for crying out loud.”
“I already told you whelp. Once I accept a hunt, I complete it.” Said Skulker raising his gun towards the small children.
>>Excuse me? Why are you trying to hurt my friend?<<
“Huh?” Skulker barely had time to turn his head before a large claw swiped his helmet off, the small ghost going flying with it.
“You can’t do this to me!” he squeaked. “I am Skulk-”
Wulf growled.
Once again deciding discretion was the better part of valor, Skulker took off.
Conan almost collapsed in relief as the shivering stopped. He discovered that his ‘cold’ reaction to the presence of ghosts only seemed to work around malevolent ones, which is why he never reacted to Wulf, Cujo, or Phantom. >>Thank you Wulf.<<
>>Anytime, Conan.<< said the werewolf ghost, ruffling Conan’s hair.
“St-Stay away from him!” said Ayumi, trying to protect Conan.
“It’s okay.” Conan reassured. “He’s a friendly ghost. Like Casper.”
“Who?”
The shrunken detective sighed. “Just take my word on it. His name’s Wulf.” >>Wulf these are the Detective Boys, Ayumi, Genta, and Mitsuhiko<<
>>Why are they called the Detective Boys when one member is a girl?<<
>>I didn’t come up with the stupid name.<<
~
Security cameras kept a close eye on the prisoner as Vlad Master was led by a couple heavily armed guards to visiting area. He was a long ways from the suave billionaire he had once been. All his assets had been frozen and he’d fallen into a decidedly unkept state. He had been a god, and now he was nothing.
The guards lead him to a booth, an unfamiliar man wearing all black on the other side.
“Mister Masters? I’m here on behalf of my…organization. We’d like to make a deal.”
THE END
That's it folks. The big letters said it all. I still have a side story or two to pound out, (What happened to Shiratori, and maybe the attack on Eri and Jazz) but this story is escenitally done. Phantom Detective on the other hand will run indefinetly as long as ideas hit me. (or other people ^.^)
However I had let it slip that there IS a sequel in the works (note: in the works not nessescerily = any time soon and is most defiently >< next week.) There are a few other projects I'd like to concentrate on, including my FF.N story "What's a Little Fur Among Friends?" that i will start posting here.
However I give a synopsis of the sequel, entitled: "The Impossible Acquittal"
Valerie Grey has been kidnapped, and most of Amity is ready to blame it's favorite scapegoat, Danny Phantom. More logical people want to blame the ex-boyfriend she dumped, Danny Fenton. Unable to make a move with a lookout for both his identities, Danny calls an old friend for help. Can Conan & CO. clear both Fenton and Phantom in time to save Valerie. Perhaps, if they can manage to stay alive...
~
Thats the basic synopsis, but the plot is still in a very malliable stage. One thing I'd like to put to vote (again) is just who Conan & Co entails. The choices are:
Ran
Eri
Kogoro
Megure
Shiratori
Agasa
Takagi
Sato
Kid
Akako
Shonen Tantei
Vote for whomever (yes that means more than one person/group) you'd like to see in the sequel. Don't worry about why'd they go or how they'd get there, thats my job. This is just who you'd like to see .
That's it folks. Thanks for coming along on the ride. And a special thanks to Yutaya for all her fanart (and fics) and everyone who helped with my grammer. ^.^