Saviour of Willamette
Disclaimer: I don't own anything. Persona 3 & Dead Rising belong to their rightful owners
A/N: This story is basically a reimaging of the first Dead Rising game with Minato replacing Frank as the main protagonist. Most of the dialogue is from the game itself while some has been tweaked to fit the setting of this story.
This chapter will cover the introduction of Dead Rising just before Case 1.
Prologue: Entrance Plaza Breach
11:27 AM - February 28th, 2010 (3 days before Minato's graduation)
A helicopter flies by an open town area. Minato Arisato, leader of SEES, stared out the window with a frown on his face. He was annoyed by the fact that Mitsuru Kirijo, the current heir of the Kirijo group, informed him about the outbreak in Willamette, Colorado. To makes things worse, she sent him just three days before graduation. The only good news is that she gave him a camera to take pictures about the outbreak and who caused it.
Pilot: Say, buddy... You mentioned somethin' about research for a story.
Minato looks at the pilot with a bored look on his face but smiles.
Minato: Yes. The Kirijo group sent me here. I think that we haven't met. What's your name?
Pilot: Ed. Ed DeLuca
Minato: Minato. Minato Arisato
Ed: Wait… You're that guy who saved humanity.
Minato: Yeah.
Minato walks over to Ed
Minato: Judging by what's going on, I think that town is in danger.
Ed: In a nowhere little town like that? They sure didn't mention anything
about it on TV...
Minato: (Scoff) I'm actually a leader in a group so that's completely obvious. To you.
Ed: Hahaha!
Ed: Here she is. Hahaha! Willamette, Colorado. Population: 53,594. Distinguishing characteristics: Jack shit! Hahahahahaha! About the only thing to do in this town is kill time at the shopping mall.
Minato: The shopping mall? That may have been the place that I was looking for.
Minato holds his camera and zooms in on some military personnel in front of a barricade sealing off a bridge to Willamette
Ed: What was that? The army?
Minato: Yes. At least the helicopter was a good choice.
Minato walks over to Ed.
Minato: Listen… I want to take at least four to six photos of the entire town before you can drop me off at the Mall rooftop. Fly to the main street. I can take pictures there.
Ed: Right.
Minato calmly aims the camera at the street, ready to take some pictures.
Picture Time with Minato
The helicopter files over a person that is fighting off a group of zombies from the top of a car.
Ed: Woah! What is that… Some kind of riot?
Minato: I guess so. Let's keep going
The zombies dragged the man off the car and attacks him
Ed: Is this what you came to take pictures of?
Minato: Don't blame me. This is for evidence.
As Minato takes his second photo on his camera, Ed notices a group of zombies surrounding a bus.
Ed: No way! Check that out… look at all those people. What the hell's
happening here?
Minato: No clue… but… this may lead to something sinister in the works. Keep going.
As they pass the gas station, it blows up.
Ed: Woah!
Minato: Ed, keep steady!
Ed: Ughhhh! Holy shit! You see that?
Minato: Yes. That gas station blew up due to its current situation.
Ed: I'm gonna take her up for a second. Hold on, Minato.
Minato: Wait… Take us down! We have to check out that building. I can take more pictures there.
Ed: Huh… Where?
Minato: Right below us. Where that lady is fighting against the enemies.
The helicopter flies down next to a building where a woman is cornered on a rooftop by several zombies. She fires at the zombies until she runs out of bullets then she throws the gun at one of them. A zombie eventually runs toward her and they both fall to the concrete below with a blood-splattering landing.
Ed: Ohhhh. Sick.
Minato: That's just nothing. It's obvious that she wasn't properly trained in this situation.
Ed: Wait… How come you are not affected by that?
Minato: Because… dying is not even scary at all… is that a problem to you?
Ed: No. No problem.
Minato: Good. Take me to the centre of town.
Ed: Roger.
Minato kneels in the helicopter and takes pictures of a mall below. He looks toward the rooftop and notices a heliport.
Minato: I can see the rooftop. Drop me off from there.
Ed: What? Are you insane? Awww… man. You are crazy.
Minato: I know. Listen to me. In three days, don't forget to come back for me. I may have two of three other people with me before then.
Ed: As long as you're not dead, Mike
Minato: My name is not Mike. It's Minato… Minato Arisato. Remember that name because the whole world will know this story in three days.
As soon as Minato finished talking, some helicopters surrounded Ed's helicopter
Ed: Huh? Woah!
Minato tries to hold on but his size wasn't strong enough to hold on, making him hanging on from the helicopter.
Minato: Dammit! Ed, get us back down to the rooftop!
Ed: I'm going to get my butt chewed out for this one. Hold on, Minato! We're goin' down!
The helicopter descends toward the rooftop and Minato jumps from the helicopter door.
Minato: Here goes nothing!
He hits the ground on his back and groans in pain.
Minato: Ow… That was a bad landing…
A man walks up to Minato with a smile on his face.
Carlito: Hello there! You're the guy that saved our world, aren't you?
Minato: Yes… I'm the guy that saved the entire world from Nyx.
Carlito: I've heard of Nyx. Such a strange being.
Minato: Yeah… she was one tough bastard to defeat...
Carlito: Ok… changing the subject… You came to this place… alone?
Minato: Yes. I'm the leader of SEES. What's going on around here anyway?
Carlito: You came by helicopter didn't you? What did you see from the sky?
Minato: I saw two people dying, a gas station blowing up out of nowhere, the military sealing off the entrances to this town and I almost got myself killed by several military helicopters that appeared out of the sky. However, in its current situation, this doesn't sound like civil disobedience… it's more like a terrorist attack… either that… or it's too quiet in a place like this.
Carlito: Hmm, he, he, he. Almost as if... everyone's already dead.
Minato: That's an unlikely case… So… tell me… what's going on in this place?
Carlito: I think you'd better see for yourself. This, my friend... is hell!
Minato: Ok… That's a reasonable answer…
As Minato looked at the door, he noticed Carlito's smile on his face.
Carlito: Take care of yourself… I hope that we don't meet again.
Confused, Minato ignores Carlito's words and walks to the security room.
12:00 – February 28th, 2010
Inside the security room.
Minato walks around the security room, searching for people that can explain the current situation. He arrived at the monitor room and noticed the monitors. One of the monitors reveals a girl getting dragged out of her car and gets killed by the new enemies.
Minato: Oh… That was something…
Minato stared at the screen in astonishment as he was distracted by the sound of the girl's screams.
Minato: Alright. Time to go outside or in my case… the entrance.
Minato opens the exit door and leaves the security room.
Entrance Plaza
Minato notices a group of people downstairs barricading the entrance and walks
down the stairs toward them. He also noticed a drop of blood on his shirt. It turns out… it was coming from his nose. He must have suffered a nosebleed during the helicopter confrontation. Minato sighed in irritation.
Chris: Hey! Bring that over here!
Lindsay: Madonna.
Minato (Thoughts): What is going on? I thought that Mitsuru said that this was easy. She really owes me big time! I can remember the smile on her face when she asked me about the outbreak… wait… now's not the time… I have to ask people what is going on here.
Ryan: Quit screwin' around!
Lindsay: Oh, oh!
His thoughts were interrupted by an old woman bumping into him.
Lindsay: Oh! Young man, have you seen my baby? I can't leave without my precious little sweetie doggy. Oh, where is my Madonna? Where is she? Oh, oh!
Minato: Um… that was confusing…
Entrance PT2
Minato noticed a mysterious young woman who is looking outside the doors.
The woman is buried in deep thoughts until she notices Minato staring at her.
Minato: Um… Miss-
Ryan noticed Minato looking at the young woman and steps in
Ryan: Hey! This is no time to ogle pretty girls, son! You lookin' to get yourself eaten alive by zombies!?
Minato: Wait… Did you say zombies? I don't think that they exist.
Ryan: Oh yeah? Take a look out there! If you say that they are not real, what would you call 'em? There's been more and more of 'em since last night. Now they're all that's out there.
Minato: I see…
Minato readies his camera to take a picture of the zombies outside
Ryan: Eh… (Nudges Minato) look on the bright side, zombies are stupid and slow. We should be safe in here.
Minato: I highly doubt that.
Ryan: What do you mean?
Minato: Judging by the barricade's defences, this place is most likely to have been overrun by the enemies or 'zombies' in your own case. The best option is to upgrade its defences.
Ryan: We can but there is one problem.
Minato: What is it?
Ryan: We're out of supplies. That's the big problem but we fix that easily so... find something that you can use for the barricade.
Minato: Ok… Before I go, what's your name?
Ryan: Ryan. Ryan LaRosa.
Minato: Minato Arisato. Leader of SEES and the man who saved humanity.
Ryan: Well… Introductions are over so… you want to be useful? Take a look around the mall and bring anything we can use for the barricade back here. Andale! C'mon! Pronto!
Minato: Ok… Ryan, I can hear you.
Minato turns away from Ryan and slowly walked to the back of the mall.
Verlene Willis and Dana Simms
Minato noticed two women right next to a pillar. One was crying and the other was comforting the latter. He decided to walk to them.
Verlene: I'll be with you the whole time so… don't worry. I'm here for you.
Dana: (Sobbing)
Minato: Ladies, what's going on.
Verlene: Huh? Who are you?
Minato: Minato. Minato Arisato
Verlene: Pleasure to meet you, Minato. My name is Verlene Willis and the crying girl is Dana Simms.
Minato: Oh. Why is she crying?
Verlene: Because… she lost her half-brother nearly four months ago… it was heartbreaking for her… I was there when she told her parents about her half-brother's death.
Minato: What was his name?
Verlene: Have you heard of the word Aragaki?
Minato: Yeah. One of my friends has that word as his last name.
Verlene: I shouldn't tell you this but Dana's half-brother was a member of the same group that you were on. In fact, you are the leader of the group that I mentioned.
Minato: Wait… How did you know that I was the leader of SEES?
Verlene: Her half-brother was in the same group as you.
Minato: Oh…
Verlene: What's wrong?
Minato: Nothing… it's just that… never mind… it slipped out of my mind.
Verlene: Oh… Ok… I understand.
Minato: Is Dana ok?
Verlene: No. She's not ok. She's been getting nightmares ever since his death. I don't know what to do. I tried to comfort her but she's starting to act more insane. Can you help?
Minato: I'll give it a try.
Minato knees down to Dana and looks at her with worry in his eyes
Minato: Dana, what's wrong?
Dana: (Silent)
Minato: Dana… tell me… what's wrong?
Dana: I…
Minato: Come on… don't be shy… tell me… it's ok…
Dana: I- (Sobbing)
Minato: Right…
Verlene: What's wrong, Minato?
Minato: She's too distraught and devastated to talk. I think that she needs some time to recover. Trust me… I know.
Verlene: I understand. Thank you, Minato. Your help is really appreciated.
Minato: Your welcome.
Minato walks away from Verlene and Dana with a smile on his face.
Mark Quemada
After Minato finished with Verlene and Dana, Minato noticed a man with a yellow shirt practicing swings with his baseball bat. He also noticed that the man's skills using a baseball bat are very sloppy so he decided to help him.
Mark: I'm not scared; zombies are too slow for me.
Minato: Um… what are you doing?
Mark: I'm practicing my skills. What does it look like?
Minato: No offence… but… your skills are a bit sloppy.
Mark: Huh? What do you mean by that?
Minato: You're swinging that weapon the wrong way. Here. Let me show you.
Minato grabbed his baseball bat and swung the weapon the correct way.
Minato: See? That's how you use that weapon.
Mark: Oh… No wonder why I kept messing up.
Minato: Here. Now. Give it a try.
Mark grabbed his weapon from Minato, held the bat and swung in the same way as Minato.
Minato: You are learning so quickly. I'm impressed
Mark: Thanks! I'm really grateful
Minato: That's all I can do for today. You can practice on your own time.
With a smile on his face, Minato walked away from the man with a baseball bat.
Mark: Wait… who are you?
Minato: Minato Arisato. Yours?
Mark: Mark Quemada. Thanks for your help, Minato.
Minato: No worries. That's all I do. I help people.
Encounter with the Old Man
Minato leans down to get some objects for the barricade and notices a mysterious old man passing by on the other side of the gate in the middle of the plaza
Minato: Huh? Who is he?
Minato holds up his camera and takes a picture of the old man.
Mysterious Man: You! Young Man! Stop right there. Do you have any idea what you've done? Why did you summon me to this place!? What are you planning!?
Minato: Wait… What? What the hell are you saying, old man? I don't even know what you're talking about!
The old man says nothing and walks away, confusing Minato
Minato: What was that all about?
Minato turns around as he hears the zombies growing restless at the entrance
Minato: Oh… You have got to be kidding me…
Feasting time
Lindsay: Madonna! My Madonna is out there! Ohhhhhh!
Lindsay starts to move the barricade. The earned the attention of two men that were barricading the entrance.
Freddie: What are you thinking?
Chris: Knock it off!
Freddie attempts to grab Lindsay but she pushes him off.
Chris tries to stop Lindsay but she pushes him back
Lindsay: Wait, baby! I'm saving you baby. Wait for me sweetie! Madonna! Madonna!
Lindsay moves the barricade and opens one of the doors
Lindsay: Madonna!
Zombies break through the doors and pull Lindsay between the doors. They begin to enter the plaza. The zombies start to crowd around Lindsay.
Freddie gets attacked by a zombie as they continue to enter the plaza through the open door
Freddie: (yells) Chris, go and get Ryan!
Chris: Wait… what about you?
Freddie: Just go!
Inner Warning
Minato: Well… that was unexpected.
A man rushes out from the Security Room door on the second floor
Brad: What in the hell are you people doing!? Run! Quick! Move! Get over here! Everyone! Move this way! Quick! To the stairs! Mooooove!
Minato turns around and looks at the horde of zombies entering through the entrance
Minato: Alright… time to get out of here.
Breach
Minato: I need to get a weapon.
Minato looked around for a weapon. To his own luck, he found a 2x4 and a katana right next to him. He only managed to get the katana due to having some skills with it during his time as leader of SEES.
Minato: This katana will do... now then… time to get out of here.
Minato started running. Due to his state, he wasn't even fast nor strong enough to escape from the zombies.
Mark: Minato, help!
Minato turned around and noticed that Mark Quemada was struggling against the zombies. Despite his skills, he only managed to kill at least five zombies before more showed up.
Minato: Mark, hold on. I'm coming.
Minato grabbed his katana and swiftly sliced the zombies around Mark in one quick swipe. Mark was astonished and surprised by his skills.
Mark: Woah… How did you do that?
Minato: Practice. It only takes practice.
Mark: Ok…
Minato: I'm not leaving you to die out here. Follow me. I can get you safe.
Mark: Alright.
Dana: (Scream)
Minato: Shit! That's Dana! She's in trouble!
Mark: What are we going to do?
Minato: We are going to rescue her! That's what we're doing! Come on!
Mark: Ok.
Minato and Mark ran as fast as they can to Dana's location. However, Minato didn't realise that Verlene was in trouble as well.
Minato: Shit… Verlene…
Verlene: Minato, help!
Minato: I'm coming!
Mark: Wait… where are you going?
Minato: I'm rescuing Verlene! Go to Dana and help her!
Mark: Ok!
Minato turned around and ran as fast as he can to Verlene's location but he was a little too late. Verlene was bitten by the zombies.
Verlene: Ow!
Minato: Verlene… hold on! I'm going to save you!
Verlene: No… don't… worry… about… me.
Minato: What? Don't say that… I can get you out of here…
Verlene: Sorry, Minato. I can't
Minato: Wait… Why?
Verlene: Because…. I want you to take care of Dana for me.
Minato: Oh… I understand… but… Dana may not like it.
Verlene: It's ok… It's ok… Goodbye, Minato
Minato: Goodbye, Verlene.
With a sigh of happiness, Verlene closed her eyes and charged straight towards the horde. The zombies surrounded Verlene and killed her in ten seconds. Verlene only manage to scream in pain before she died. Minato looked at what was left of Verlene.
Minato: Verlene… you are a good woman…
Mark and Dana
Dana: Help! Verlene! Help!
Mark: Dana, calm down! Minato will get her!
Dana: (Sobbing)
Mark: Poor Dana…
Minato: Hey! Mark, what are you doing?
Mark: Minato? You're back!
Minato: Yeah… I'm back…
Mark: Wait… Minato… What's wrong?
Minato: It's Verlene…
Mark: What do you mean about that…. Wait… She's dead?
Minato: I'm afraid so. She sacrificed herself.
Dana: Verlene's dead?
Minato: I'm sorry… I tried but she only did that for you.
Dana: (Silent)
Minato: Mark, let's just keep going.
Mark: Of course.
As Minato turned around, Dana suddenly grabbed his arm and pulled him back.
Minato: What the-
Dana: Please! Don't leave Me!
Mark: Dana, let go!
Dana refused and continued pulling Minato by the arm. Minato sighed and noticed a small opening.
Minato (Thoughts): This opening may be risky but it's the only way out
Minato grabbed Dana by the waist and lifted her up on his shoulders.
Mark: Minato, what are you-
Minato: No time, Mark! Let's go!
Mark: Alright.
Both men ran as fast as they can to the stairs. They only managed to reach halfway before Minato lowered his knees to put Dana down, who was screaming in fear.
Mark: We made it! Now what?
Minato: We escape. That's what we are going to do.
Mark: Ok. Dana, we are safe.
Dana: (Sobbing)
Minato: Ah… Poor Dana. Let's just get to the security room.
Mark: Follow me. I know a way.
Minato: Show me.
12:15PM February 28th, 2010
Meeting with Brad, Jessie and Otis
Mark: Minato, right here.
Minato: Is that the door back to the security room?
Mark: Yes.
Minato: Ok.
Minato opens the door and walks into the Security Room and notices the people inside.
Minato: Huh? What's going on?
Mark: No idea.
Otis closes the door to the Security Room, scaring both men.
Brad: Where are the others?
Minato: No idea… but… I managed to rescue at least two of them.
Brad: Well… at least there was two people out of eleven that you rescued. That's something.
Minato: Yeah. That is… but-
Brad: No time. Otis.
Brad looks toward Otis then nods his head to him. Otis nods back then turns around, grabs a blowtorch, and starts to seal off the entrance to the Security Room.
Minato: What are you-
Brad: As long as those things are in the mall, we better not use this door.
Minato: Noted. This is the last time that I'm going through that way.
Brad puts his head against the air duct
Minato: Uh, what are you doing?
Brad: The air ducts. They'll get us back into the mall. And apparently, those things aren't smart enough to use the ducts. So they won't be a factor.
Minato: What? You want to get back in there? What for?
Brad says nothing, opens the air duct door and looks around inside of it. Brad crawls inside the air duct.
Minato: Hey! Wait a minute! You haven't answered my question!
Minato: I give up… He's probably not the reasonable kind of guy.
Minato throws his arms into the air and looks toward Jessie as she leans against the air duct and stares back at Minato
Jessie: Nice camera... Are you a photographer?
Minato: Not exactly. Minato Arisato. Leader of SEES.
Minato puts out his hand to shake. Jessie extends out her hand as she speaks
Jessie: Could you show me some pictures, Minato?
Minato: Why? Are you interested in them?
Jessie: As a matter of fact, yes. I'm interested.
Minato drops his hand and gives her his camera. Jessie immediately takes the camera and looks through the pictures on the camera viewer.
Minato: You look like that you know this kind of stuff. I'm just an amateur photographer
Minato: Who are you guys, anyway?
Jessie is suddenly surprised by the picture of the old man that Frank took in the Entrance Plaza
Minato: What are you…
She holds up the camera then lowers it. Minato looks at the picture.
Minato: Ah. That picture… I took that near the entrance. He started getting mad at me for no reason. You know this guy?
Jessie pauses for two seconds before she looked at Minato.
Jessie: Nope. Thanks for showing me though.
Minato: You're welcome.
Jessie gives Minato back his camera and starts to walk away
Minato: Hey, we're not done talking yet. Just who are you guys?
Jessie: I'm Jessie. The man you saw earlier is Brad. That's all I'm authorized to tell you.
Minato: Wait… Really?
Jessie: Yep.
Jessie walks away from Minato into the security room.
Minato: Dammit… what's going on?
Mark: Minato, you should relax. We made it. That's the good thing.
Minato: Ok. You're right.
Mark walked away from Minato. Minato notices Dana silently crying on the ground.
Minato: Poor Dana… She lost her friend to the zombies.
Suddenly, his phone vibrated and rang. He picked it up from his pocket and answered it.
Minato: Hello. This is Minato.
Voice: Minato-kun, are you alright?
Minato: Mitsuru-senpai, I'm fine. Just a bad morning.
Mitsuru: A bad morning? What do you mean by that?
Minato: I saw at least eleven people die this morning. I only managed to rescue two of them.
Mitsuru: Wait… Really?
Minato: Yes… Really. To make things worse, I met some people that knows about this. They are not telling me everything.
Mitsuru: (Sighs) Ok. Minato-kun, just… stay alive for everyone
Minato: I know… Wait… Mitsuru-senpai, have you heard of Dana Simms?
Mitsuru: No. I don't
Minato: Apparently, her friend said that she has a half-brother that used to be in the SEES group.
Mitsuru: Wait… Are you referring to Shinjiro?
Minato: Yeah… I am.
Mitsuru: Is she the half-sister of Shinji-
Minato: Yes. I think she is…
Mitsuru: Shit… Does she know about what happened to-?
Minato: Yeah. She knows… She knows everything
12:20 February 28th, 2010
TO BE CONTINUED IN CASE 1: Minato's Assistance (27th September, 2016)
Character Status
Minato Arisato: Alive
Dana Simms: Alive
Mark Quemada: Alive
Brad: Alive
Jessie: Alive
Otis Washington: Alive
Ed Da Luca: Alive
Carlito: Alive
Ryan De Rosa: Unknown
Dr. Barnaby: Located
Verlene Willis: Dead
Brian Reynolds: Dead
Todd Mendell: Dead
Freddie May: Dead
Lindsay Harris: Dead
Chris Hines: Unknown
Alan Peterson: Dead
Kathy Peterson: Dead
Mitsuru Kirijo: Located
Yukari Takeba: Unknown
Aigis: Unknown
Upcoming survivors
Jeff Meyer
Natalie Meyer
Kent Swanson
Bill Brenton
Leah Stein
Burt Thomson
Aaron Swoop
Sophie Richards
Sam
Miguel
Franklin
A/N: This is the first chapter of Saviour of Willamette. In celebration of Dead Rising Remastered, I've decided that I should make a story based on the game but with a few twists. Minato has replaced Frank and some survivors have received a major role in the story. Dana Simms and Mark Quemada have officially survived the Entrance Plaza Breach so I'm going to give them major roles in the story. The Psychopath Boss Battles will be on a separate story due to time constraints except the Carlito, Isabella, Kent, Larry and Brock boss battles. Paul's Boss battle will be altered and Sean's Boss battle will important to Minato's story. The next chapter will cover the events of the first case and some survivors will be rescued. However, it will be slightly different than the original and what happened to Minato's evoker? Well… Aigis currently has his evoker after Minato's victory in Persona 3. As for Frank West, he will not show up until the very end of the story. Next chapter is on the 27th September