Train To Morioka
Disclaimer:
Danganronpa is owned by Spike Chunsoft and Lerche
Hello, and welcome to another experimental fanfic, and here an idea popped into my head which I spend two weeks thinking it over, and it all started after watching a movie last month. I admit that I wasn't into types of movies that involved zombies after watching Dawn Of The Dead, and while the last zombie movie I watched, World War Z, made me feel stale towards that genre, I make it a habit to steer clear from those kind of movies.
However, that all changed when I accidentally so the movie poster of the South Korean film titled Train To Busan, which ignored it at first, but after hearing a lot of people praising the movie, I became curious and searched it on Wikipedia, and there I saw the synopsis of the film, and this appeared to make me tempted to see a zombie movie again after watching most of the Resident Evil movies in the past, so I went to the move house and watched it.
To my surprise, the film was good in terms of storyline, even though the gore was not so extreme, and that kept me glued to the seat and finished watching it, and man, It was a blast. After two weeks, this gave me the inspiration to make a fanfic version of the film, and Danganronoa came to my mind, after watching the Danganronpa 3 Hope Arc, and there I went to work and scanned through the site to see which characters would be used here.
There the Naegi siblings, Makoto and Komaru, popped into my head, and given how close they are, that gave me the boost, and the rest, they say, is history. Can't spoil everything here, so I leave it to you readers to judge this fic by your own eyes, so buckle up, read on and enjoy!
Lastly, this is AU, so the setting here will be slightly different from the canon games and anime.
Ch. 1: Prologue
The scene shifts to Tokyo, which is located at the island of Honshu, and there it shows that the island is somewhat peaceful, happy, lively, and ful of life. About more than a million people reside there living normally and some extravagantly. You can see that many are reporting for work, such as heading for office, shops, restaurants, and ither establishments due to the nature of their works, which was part of their daily lives in order to earn a living to support themsrlves and their families.
Children and teenagers are shown walking the streets attending school; elementary, middle school, high school, and college. They are attending classes daily as they have a lot to learn, so that when minors graduate, they can move to the next higher level of learning, while those who graduate college will earn their diplomas and find jobs according to their resume and job descriptions.
The scene shifts to a very tall building, where you can see a teenager, who appeared to be 16 years old, is standing in front of investors, and he is giving them a lecture on how to increase their stocks and attracting local and foreign investors, and they appeared impressed at how the teenager was able to secure a lot of business deals, which allowed this company to flourish, and each of them commented to one another how this teenager is able to live up to his family name and how this family is able to control the financial world.
"That kid..."
"He's a high schooler...?"
"He is...yet he is able to run this company..."
"Amazing..."
"So he is the heir to the Togami family..."
"I'll do anything to stay on his GOOD SIDE..."
"Me too..."
"Yeah..."
The teenager who is lecturing the businessmen and investors is identified as Byakuya Togami, and he is heir to the Togami family, and both his family and family name were well-known to the business world of Japan, and this family is slowly making itself known to other areas, such as show business, and even the Diet, slowly instilling their influence all over certain parts of Japan. Togami himself appeared cold yet he is very level-headed yet his arrogance reached to a certain degree but tolerable enough.
Later, during a break, Togami is approached by his butler, identified as Aloysius Pennyworth, and there the two talked, in which Aloysius advises his master not to overdo himself, saying that his health is important and said that he should not exert too much effort after the Togami patriarch assigned the heir to do whatever it takes to promote the Togami family name and to ensure that their influence takes over Japan, and the heir is willing to heed Aloysius' advice as he respected his butler, who became his confidant due to the butler being kind to him.
"That is the advise I can give you, young master..."
"..."
"Sir...?"
"I will heed your advice..."
"Well said, sir..."
"Tank you...Aloysius..."
"No problem, young master..."
"..."
Meanwhile, at the streets of Tokyo, you can see a guy who is a out 20 years old, sitting on a small chair and holding a crystal ball, offering fortune readings for a price, enticing passing customers to have their fortunes read. He is identified as Yasuhiro Hagakure, and he is a rising star in the fortune reading community, and so far he is able to earn enough money to purchase a ticket, and as he is about to leave, he glanced at his crystal ball and tries to read a fortune, and after a minute, he had a look of apprehension and decided to leave Tokyo, heading for the bullet train station to get a ride.
"I got to get away...I don't wanna die...!"
-x-
At the police station, you can see a police investigator is watching TV, and he is sipping coffee as he is watching the news, and so far nothing major has happened and the streets are quite peaceful, and soon he gets a surprise visit from his son, who appeared to be 16 years old, and a model student at his high school, and there the father and son greeted each other as they appeared to be close to one another like most family members are.
"Oh, Kiyotaka..."
"Hello, dad..."
"What brings you here?"
"Just want to pay you a visit..."
"You did not have to bother..."
"It is fine..."
"Really...?"
"Yes..."
The father and son are identified as Takaki and Kiyotaka Ishimaru, and the father is a police inspector while his son is a model student and they have very high morals and discipline, and both strive to earn a degree through hard work, and Kiyotaka passed by the police station to deliver a lunch bento to his dad, which Takaki appreciated but told his son to focus more on his studies, saying that school is very important which the son nodded and assured that his studies are okay and he is on the top 10 list of top students at his school.
"I will study hard, dad!"
"That's the spirit..."
"I promise I will make you proud!
"Good."
"You'll see!"
"My son..."
"Huh?"
"What the...?"
However, their peaceful conversation is interrupted when a news flash appeared on TV, where it showed what appeared to be a riot happening somewhere in Tokyo, and soon the police station's dispatcher showed up, telling Takaki that their station is also been summoned to have their men joining in to quell off the riot, and Takaki sighed as he felt that this is another day and he nodded as he tells Kiyotaka to head home believing that the riot might come across him, which the son nodded and tells his dad to be careful and come home safely.
"You'd better go home, Kiyotaka..."
"I will..."
"Lock the doors and stay hidden..."
"I understand..."
"I'll be home as soon as the riots stopped..."
"Okay...but be careful, dad..."
"I will..."
"..."
-x-
Elsewhere within Tokyo, the scene shifts to what appeared to be an ordinary house, where the scene zoomed closer and you can see a couple who are in their early 40's, and they appeared to be ordinary parents, and they are identified as the Naegi family, and they are living ordinary, but happy lives, and right now they are living quietly as their children, a boy and a girl, are away for a week and are due to return home tomorrow. The Naegi children can be seen on a family photo, and they are identified as Makoto and Komaru, who are aged 16 and 14 respectively.
Both the Naegi parents are happy and content with their lives and are pleased that their children are leading ordinary but happy lives, and they are looking forward to meet with their children who went to Miyazaki in Kyushu Island to attend a camping trip a week ago, and both parents talked, stating how proud they are with their children growing up unspoiled and having a good outlook in life, and hoped that when they go to college they would earn something in later life and not spoiled by material wealth.
"Dear...we have such wonderful children..."
"I know, honey..."
"I really missed them..."
"They will be home tomorrow..."
"Yes...and I hope that they would finish school...and get jobs...I really want to see them grow up..."
"I know..."
"Huh...?"
"One moment, dear..."
By then, Mr. Naegi gets a phone call and after that, he is getting ready to leave saying that he has an emergency work at his office and told his wife that he will be back tonight, and bid her goodbye, and left, and as Mrs. Naegi locked the door, she went to the living room and turned on the TV, as she is looking forward to watch her favorite drama, but left as she went to the bathroom, missing the news flash which shows that the riot within Tokyo is slowly getting out of control, and you can see that something strange is going on, as the rioters became more rabid, and the numbers are steadily increasing.
-x-
The scene shifts at Kagoshima, which is located at the extreme west of Miyazaki, as the time now is 18:45, and there the scene shifts to a dormitory where the Naegi siblings, Makoto and Komaru, had just finished attending a camping conference and are packing up, ready to leave as they are heading for the train station to get a ride to Tokyo, and both were excited that they would go home after being away for a week, and they bought some souvenirs to give to their parents, and Komaru was excited and said that their week here was worth it, which Makoto agreed to.
"Onii-chan..."
"What is it, Komaru?
"I'm so excited!
"Really?"
"Yeah...I can't wait to get home!
"Me too..."
"Then let's go.."
"Okay!"
After that, the two siblings left the dorm and are catching a bus that would take them to the train station which the trip would take nine hours to travel, and the siblings waited for 30 minutes before finally boarded a bus, and the bus left as it is heading towards the destination of Yamagouchi. As the Naegi siblings are relaxing, they appeared to be the only passengers, and the driver did not mind seeing that there were no other commuters around.
About two hours after the Naegi siblings departed, the scene shifts outside the area where the dorm is, and soon a strange person went inside, and moments later the lights opened where you can hear screams, and moments later you can see blood splattered on the windows, and sounds of growling can be heard, and because it is night time, the area was relatively empty as most of the residents are asleep, and the incident at the dorm went unnoticed, which may soon become noticeable once daytime arrives.
To Be Continued...
Hope you like the opening chapter, and not much action is shown, it did show the main characters here, and some of the Danganronpa characters, and they portrayed closely to their original counterparts, except that they are not Hope's Peak students. But the end of this chapter is just the beginning, and the REAL story commences soon...
Preview:
The next chapter opens the story, as the Naegi siblings are getting on the train, and other DR characters appear...and that's where the horror commences...