Dangan Ronpa: Time of Hope
Summary: "This is impossible! I… can't believe it. " It wasn't until he got to the front gate that he realized that it was happening again, and that only he had remembered everything. Could Makoto Naegi manage to change the future? Or are some things are set in motion? Rated for violence, drama, and language. Maybe romance.
A/N:. I do not own Danganronpa nor its characters. Plus it's a first story! Most characters are OOC(I think that what's it called) and I decided to add a few OC characters; add a certain turn of events. I "hope" you enjoy.
Monokuma: That was a beary bad pun!
Me: …. Just read the story.
Prologue/Chapter 1: The Return of Darkness
Here we are…. the remnants of Class 78… standing at same place, the place where we and our deceased friends begin to endure the Despair Academy.
Weeks may have passed, but to me, it felt like years of being in this school. Kinda ironic, now that I think of it. We all actually lived are school lives for two years, only to believe we entered for one day. Wait a moment, how old am I exactly? And now that I mentioned it, how did we not noticed any changes of our bodies? Damn it Makoto! Don't let your mind wonder at a time like this! I sighed as I took a deep breathe. The suspense was agonizing. These last two weeks were agonizing. I don't know which is more worse:
The unrelenting feelings of melancholy created from seeing our friends die. The very same friends who, in our short period of time, were "strangers" to everyone. The ones who were all victims of this killing game, executed in the most ridiculous yet brutal way.(I shudder to think about my execution….. Thank God. I have Alter Ego to personally give thanks too)
The horrible realization that two... two years of our lives together had been erased from our minds. All the precious memories we build as friends. The moments where we all cooperated;hell even Byakuya Togami was social, and that was near damn impossible! Now the only memories we have for them are their corpses.
The terrible truth of what is known as "The Tragedy". An incident that been described as an extraordinary form of social unrest, which quickly culminated into uncontrolled anarchy, meaningless chaos, violence, and death. Honestly, I may have been given another title as Ultimate Hope, but even I'm not sure what lies ahead or whether or not I'm capable of changing the world back into order.
All of which Junko Enoshima(a.k.a the Ultimate Despair), who we once consider a friend, did just for the sake of despair. Despair… that damn word! Everything we went through (for me it was hell and back) was just the finishing move to hit those who represented hope and crush them in all consuming despair; and then give them the coffin. Forget about the coffin, she didn't even have the decency to give our friends a burial. In fact, if she wanted, she could have made me sleep in my torn room where Sayaka Maizono's corpse was sprawled in the bathroom, just to make me fall for despair! Her life's goal, no... ambition to come into fruition.
But we, the remaining six students, manage to overthrow her last attempt to make the world anguish.(Miraculously. Seriously, only one vote was needed to send me to a no-turning back trip to death! I promised to haunt this school if that came down to it ) Luckily, or perhaps fate smiled on us, our hopes dashed through the despair she had tried so _insert rant here_ hard to make us embrace it. We understood, somewhat, from the clips that staying here would protect us from what the outside world became. However, we strongly believe that we must venture out into depths of despair again and retain the people's hope; I'm no saint, but I'm prepared to face the difficulty.
And so here we stand, currently looking at the large metal door with turrets on each side. In my hand is the device Junko dropped before her death;It amazes me still that she endured all of that, including this little machine.
"Well, there's no point in just standing here," stated Kyoko Kirigiri. Glad that someone broke the tension.
"ACHOO! Huh? Huh? What happened to the Classroom Trial and the mastermind?" Well, we are happy to have you back Toko Fukawa. I might sound sarcastic, but I'm really grateful for her, and Genocide Syo. With her(I'm gonna keep using this since she's still one person) help, we are able to witness our escape. With that in mind I smiled and decided to speak up.
"We won… We ushered through and won. It's all over."
She appears to be excited and asked,"S-So we could can finally leave?"
Before I could have make another comment, Aoi Asahina decides to converse. "Yeah!" Her facial expression then turns into a little frown. "I'm kinda worried about what's gonna happen to us outside, though."
What she said brought me back to what I thinking about earlier. I tried to give some input. "Hmm. How should I put it? The world is vast, unlike this academy. And because it's so vast… Well, we know that despair is out there, or course. But there should also be plenty of hope to around." I am being optimistic. Don't judge. This is the best that I could do at the moment.
"Looking for hope. Finding hope. That is what hope really is." Damn it Kyoko… You made my fumbling of sentences feel wasted.
"Yep!" Asahina supported. "First thing I'm gonna do is hit up a donut shop. I'll think about my life after that." Is there even a donut shop opened, or better yet, unscathed?
"What if there aren't any donut shops?" That is a very good question Yasuhiro Hagakure.
"We'll make the donuts then! Using some flour, I mean. And if there's no flour, then we'll grow some wheat instead." Wow…. she rivals my optimism.
"Let's go Naegi-kun." I like that I'm such on good terms with Kirigiri. "With someone like you by our side, I look forward to what we can accomplish from here on." I could only stare with utter shock with what she stated. The only words that came out was, "Kirigiri-san?"
Instantly, I remembered that throughout the ordeal, she placed her trust on me. ME, the ordinary student who only lucked out on a lottery. And I wasn't even a betting man! She risked her life to save me a couple of times, and stood by me even through my darkest hour. Honestly, I shouldn't be surprised. So with a small grin, I raised the device towards the metal door. It would be a dick move if Junko gave us a prank device that will electrocute me. But she does keep her final words right? Right? Suddenly I wished that I didn't think of that outcome. We came this far, so my heart just screamed Yolo as my inner self came to this conclusion: If it works, we're free! But if it doesn't… well fuck. So throwing caution out into the wind I started to collect myself.
"All right. I'm opening it." I sound cliche but I feel like a certain keyblade wielder.
"I don't exactly feel any regret, but it does feel a bit strange." Kirigiri stated.
"I don't know if I should say this, but I guess we're graduating, huh?" I can't tell whether their smiling because we are leaving or the fact that I'm joking in this precarious situation.
"Hn. I didn't think you could make a decent joke." Oh the almighty Byakuya Togami has finally spoken.
Nonetheless, I continued. "Hope will spread so long as we don't give up." We all turned to see what waits between the lock. "Hope is what helps us push forward." I am about the push the big red button. "Hope is what gives us courage." The button has been pressed and sirens have alerted that the doors were opening. Lights were flashing as we see a thin line of light increasing in width. "Hope is what makes us move. It makes the world go 'round. By my hands, no, by our hands, we open the door to the future where hope and despair coexist." As if I had been laughed at, a familiar feeling came back to me. It was the same feeling that I dreaded on the first day of entering this forsaken school. I, Makoto Naegi, have blacked out. Again.
Undiscovered location
Underground level
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In the midst of all what was happening, a machine has been activated with a particular mindset.
Bzzt. We have finally found our person, the Ultimate Hope. May he bring prosperity in another timeline.
Bzzt. Preparing timetravel immediately. Warning previous owner for arrival of honoured guest.
Bzzt. Bringing mindset into play. No anomalies during extraction.
Bzzt. Only he should remember. Make the most of changing history!
As the machine started up, a note managed to fall off it. It is stated:
Dear Junko Enoshima and despair representatives,
You thought that I will die so easily and not leave a backup plan? Hah! That is hilarious… But don't think for a second I will leave the world in shambles. You may have your despair, I really "hope" you do. You won't remember much about it afterwards anyway. Whether or not you even managed to find this room is no concern to me. Time has been set into motion, and you can't stop it. Well you could, but I put a suicidal order into it: destroy the fabric of space. So good luck with that. Pay back's a bitch, and I can't wait to see what lies ahead. I won't be able to change anything, but this trump card should.(Ultimate Leader did say that he would be the one to save this world) Even though I just saw you in hell, at least I get the satisfaction of harming you before the alterfication. Ah, but only I will remember that won't I? :D
Truly wants to kill you, your previously deceased but about to be brought back to life enemy
Ultimate Time/Space Traveler
Name: ?
P.S. Once, if possible, when I'm not bound by rules, I WILL ERASE YOUR EXISTENCE, IZURU KAMAKURA!(Son of a bitch murdered me)
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And that is it. I'm glad that actually typed a story. Feel free to review. I will try to understand your opinions.
