Survival In The City

Hello, and welcome to my first Danganronpa fanfic. After watching the whole 13 episodes of the anime, it gave me some inspiration as to how to make a fanfic, though the ending was a bit of a cliffhanger as Makoto Naegi and the rest escaped Hope Peak Academy without showing what happened next, while Monokuma was still alive after surviving the "execution" of Junko Enoshima. While this may possibly set a sequel anime, I don't know when would that be aired.

Right now an idea popped in to my mind and decided to set up a story wherein the six survivors are in the midst of finding sanctuary after escaping the academy before the events of Danganronpa 2. This would mean that parts of the story in this fic would form a bridge between this fic and Danganronpa 2, where Future Foundation would eventually be introduced, though that would appear towards the end of this fic.

At the same time the main characters for this fic will be Makoto Naegi and Aoi Asahina. After watching episodes 7 towards 13, I find these two…cute, and decided to pair them up, where they would slowly get close in which romance builds in. Of course other characters, such as Byakuya Togami, Kyoko Kirigiri, Yasuhiro Hagakure and Touko Fukawa, will have important roles here and how they would help out in this fic.

This fic is set after episode 13 of the anime.

Well, that's the summary I can tell you right now, but you'll soon see where this would lead to, so here is the opening chapter, so read and enjoy!

Disclaimer:

Danganronpa is owned by Spike Chunsoft and Lerche

Ch. 1 –Venturing To The Outside World

With the trial over, Junko revels herself in the ultimate despair and gives herself the ultimate execution, leaving behind an escape switch. With hope in their hearts, Naegi and the others use the switch to leave the academy and venture into the unknown world, unaware that Monokuma is still active, and with the switch activated, Naegi, Asahina, Togami, Fukuwa, Hagure and Kirigiri, finally stepped out of the academy, and are now about to face a new challenge that awaits them, knowing the risks involved yet with Naegi providing "emotional encouragement", everyone are sure that they can brave whatever adversity and/or risks that would come in their way.

"Okay...is everyone ready...?"

"Yeah...I waited for this moment...to get the heck out of here..."

"Naegi...with you by our side...we can brave any danger that awaits us..."

"I hope there are still doughnut shops around..."

"I will definitely rebuild the Togami enterprises from the scratch..."

"I will be there for you, Togami-sama..."

And so the six teens began their journey towards uncertainty knowing what challenges await them, though Kirigiri urges the rest that it'd be best if they stay hidden for now as there is a possibility that the people of the "outside world" might target them should what Eoshima said about people "wrapped in despair" may target the survivors since the events of the "mutual killings" at the academy was broadcasted live. Togami agreed and is about to make suggestions on what steps they should take.

Naegi then suggested that they should get some disguises so as to blend with society without getting caught, which Hagakure agreed to, and Kirigiri thought about it and came up with something which the others would seem to agree.

"Disguises...?"

"Yeah...if what the video Enoshima showed us is true...and if everyone who watched the footage showed that we made out...they might target us..."

"I guess that's the best option we got..."

"Do we really...?"

"I have no arguments..."

"Then all are in agreement...Naegi-kun...let's go."

As they approached the city, the teens slowly came to realize that what Junko said is true, that during their two-year stay at the academy, the outside world has been regressed to extraordinary form of social unrest, which quickly culminated into uncontrolled, meaningless chaos, violence, and death, and the sight before them proved it, so the teens hid behind an alley and discussed on what to do in order to find clothes to disguise themselves, and Naegi volunteered to head for a shop, using his jacket's hood to disguise himself, but then Kirigiri advised against this as it would cause people around him to get suspicious, so she, though unknown means, produced a wig to further disguise his face.

Naegi then went to a nearby shop which appeared to have been abandoned, and reluctantly search for clothes for his friends to disguise themselves, and there he managed to get some and placed them a bag and left, managing to bypass nearby persons thinking he is like the rest, and ignored him, and Naegi managed to sneak back towards the alley and gave the clothes to the rest. As Togami, and the others put on the clothes, Naegi suggested that they drop by his house, just to see if his family is still there, which Togami and Kirigiri felt that it might impact Naegi emotionally, though Naegi himself is prepared for this.

"Um...can we stop by our house...? Just want to...see if my family is still there...?"

"Eh? Are you serious, Naegi-chi?"

"Naegi-kun...are you sure you want to see that? What if..."

"Naegi..."

"I guess it's worth the risk...in any case...we might find more supplies there..."

"I'm with Byakuya-sama..."

"I'm ready for this..."

And so the six disguised teens decided to head off towards Naegi's house just to see if his family is still there or not, and in case that Naegi's family is not there, the group will have to make do setting in there temporarily and see if there are any items they can use for their day-to-day survival, and possibly rest there for the end of the day before making their plans on what to do next and which destination they should go to. Kirigiri managed to procure a map of Tokyo and uses it as a way to navigate their route in order to avoid certain areas where troublemakers are around.

As they are making their way, a few of the unruly citizens managed to see the group and seeing that they are using hoods to disguise their faces, they demanded to see their faces, and seeing that most of the unruly citizens are wearing "Monokuma masks", Kirigiri deduced that they intend to either rob and maim or kill their victims since Japan is already in a "state of despair."

"Hey, you!"

"What's with those hoodies?"

"Are you one of us?"

"Show us your faces!"

"Yeah, we want to see them!"

"So we can see if you're despairing like us!"

"Ha-ha-ha!"

"Despair!"

As the teens braced themselves, Togami came up with an idea and approached Fukawa, whispering to her to let "Genocider Sho" out and handle the masked assailants, which unnerved her but after a few "verbal pushes", Genocider Sho "appeared", and after being told by Togami about the situation, she obliges as she took out her "tools" and prepares to attack, which Naegi and Hagkure appeared to be reluctant to Togami's idea of getting through.

"Genocider Sho is back!"

"I want to ask you a favor..."

"Anything for you!"

"Can you rid those fools?"

"Ha-ha-ha...looks kind of fun..."

"So you agree...and make sure you spare no one..."

"Eh? Togami-san...are you...?"

"Are you THAT serious?"

"We don't have any choice...if word spreads that we escaped the academy...we're done for..."

"Ha-ha-ha...Genocider Sho going into action!"

As the masked assailants are about to lay their hands on the group, Genocider Sho went into action and uses her tools to take down the attackers, using scissors, cutter and other bladed weapons in her disposal, slicing and maiming the attackers and the ground became a pool of blood, which the others, save for Kirigiri and Togami, winced at the sight, and Asahina mentally wished that her friend, Sakura Oogami, were here, as he martial arts abilities would make short work of the attackers without killing them.

"If Sakura-chan were here...i'm sure she can take them down without killing them..."

After the attackers are dead, Kirigiri and Togami checked on the corpses, and saw them carrying some bags, and after checking them, they find out that they were carrying guns and some ammunition, which he told the others that they'll be taking them as their means to protect themselves given the situation the city is in at this time, and he points out that they can't afford to pass up the means to protect themselves while finding temporary shelter.

"Hmm...guns..and bullets...looks like we can't pass up this chance..."

"Kirigiri-san...are you serious that we...?"

"She is right...we have to arm ourselves in case we face some...resistance..."

"No need for me to have guns...I have blades! And scissors!"

"I guess...we'll have to take them..."

"Better than using my crystal ball..."

With Kirigiri and Togami agreeing to this, Naegi, Asahina and Hagakure reluctantly agreed and took the weapons with them and the group left, and with Kirigiri leading and using the map as their navigation, they went to places where there would be no one around and had to make stops to rest, at the same time look around convenience stores where they can find rations such as water and food, and fortunately, they managed to get ones after checking its expiration dates since some of the rations they find are hidden at the refrigerators and freezers.

After that, the group heads out and continued their journey, and hoped that they won't run in to trouble as they had to work their way around without being seen.

-x-

About an hour later, after carefully exploring the streets by avoiding the routes where troublemakers are around, the group finally reached the Naegi residence, and just like the DVD video that Monokuma showed to Naegi, the Naegi house was abandoned, and as the six teens entered, the inside of the house was in utter disarray, though there were no traces of blood or the bodies found, and so far there seemed to be no signs of robbery, as some of Naegi's clothes are intact inside his room's closets, and he sat on his bed after realizing that this is the first time he "arrived home" after two years of being confined at Hope Peak Academy.

"Two years...huh? Feels like it was just two weeks...so the DVD that Monokuma showed us...so they're true..is it...? Have my family really survived? Did they managed to escape? I hope they did..."

As he mentally wondered what has become of his family, Asahina came inside and sat beside him, seeing him appeared to be emotionally distressed and began talking to him in an attempt to ease his discomfort, and it helped as he slowly opened up to her.

"Naegi..."

"Ah, Asahina..."

"Are you okay...?"

"Yeah..."

"So this is your house...looks kind of...neat."

"Yeah...though after what we've been through...I doubt this would be really home..."

"I'm sure...your family managed to escape...so far there are no blood or corpses...so there's hope that you'll be reunited with them..."

"Yeah...I hope so..."

Asahina can feel Naegi's situation as she herself wondered if her family survived or not, but also felt the same pain in losing Oogami just as he lost Sayaka Maizono, and as the two discussed more of their current situation both slowly felt at ease and became comfortable, but then Hagakure came in and told the two that a discussion is set in a minute to discuss what their next move would be and the trio left Naegi's bedroom to head for the living room to convene in an emergency meeting.

To Be Continued…

Hope you liked the first chapter of this fic, and this is just the start, and though you may find it rather odd that this sounds similar to the likes of American suspense films such as "The Purge", or the Playstation 2 game "State Of Emergency", but this is what it's all about, as Naegi and the rest must use their wits to survive and stay hidden especially after realizing that they are seen through the social media due to Enoshima's machinations, and how the survivors came to be rescued by Future Foundation.

More on how Naegi and the gang's challenges and survival on the "outside world" will be detailed in the upcoming chapters.

Preview:

Naegi and the rest managed to find shelter, but they also deal on how to survive the next upcoming days and how to get rations without the risk of get seen…or caught.