[October 7, 2008] [Detective Conan/Case Closed] The Ultimate Poker Game

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Title: The Ultimate Poker Game

Day/Theme: Oct. 7: Double or Nothing

Series: Detective Conan/Case Closed

Character/Pairing: Shinichi/Ran

Rating: G/K

 

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Far in the depths of the cosmos, where there was no beginning and no end; where souls gathered to be born, and where other souls gathered after their death, there was what appeared to be a gathering.

In this particular gathering of people, it was important to note, most, if not all of the souls had some connection or other with Shinichi Kudo.

In one corner of the crowd, there were anonymous victims of crimes which Shinichi had solved. Present also, was Toichi Kuroba who, in life, had been the original Kaito Kid.

They seemed to be spectators of what appeared to be a poker game.

“They’ve been playing an awfully long time,” one soul whispered to another.

“Consider the stakes! I don’t think it’s right to gamble with the lives of those still on Earth,” replied the soul to his friend.

But right or wrong, the game was entertaining, and the last two left in it were none other than Death and Fate.

Fate seemed quite aggravated. With each round of the game that was lost to Death, stranger and stranger things seemed to happen to the soul in question – Shinichi Kudo.

Contrariwise, each round that went to Fate caused another soul to pop into existence in the watching crowd – another case for Shinichi to solve.

“Double or nothing,” Fate growled, laying the cards down, glaring at Death.

Death chuckled. “If you insist.” Death’s cards went down as well.

Fate cursed.

Death laughed.

The spectators groaned.

Toichi Kuroba made a rose appear out of thin air.

Shinichi Kudo looked at his reflection in shock, wondering why in the world he looked like a seven-year-old.

 

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A U T H O R S   N O T E

 

O.O

This story was going a completely different direction…And then this popped out of my fingers.

I didn’t think I was capable of this…weirdness.

Though it would explain a lot about Shinichi’s dead body problem…

:D