The Mystery of Pandora
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Danganronpa is owned by Spike Chunsoft and Lerche
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Many thanks to those who read and reviewed this fic. I am really happy and this inspired me to bring in the next chapter, and here the story moves forward as you are going to see the main characters of the two series spend their childhood and how this would affect the future chapters and what lies ahead once the threat commences and this would change their lives from that point on.
Well, read on and enjoy!
Ch. 2: Tsugi no toshi
The scene shifts at Tokyo, where several months have passed since Professor Idabashi adopted Kibo, and the professor is never been this happy as he has a child to raise despite not being able to find a wife and get married. Nevertheless he is glad that he is able to adopt the baby who was found abandoned at the doorstep of his house and now Kibo is about 30 months or 2 1/2 years old, and is very cheerful and active.
One day Idabashi took Kibo to a zoo where the toddler is awed at seeing a lot of animals, and at one point sneaked inside a cage where he found a rabbit, and gently carry it, and there Idabashi tells Kibo to put down the rabbit, but then Kibo, who is holding a toy tank, began comparing the two, and tells Idabashi and the rabbit and the tank are a BEST MATCH, much to the professor's amusement and surprise.
"Daddy…look…"
"Huh?"
"RABBIT…TANK…they are best match…"
"Ho-ho-ho…"
"They are best match…right…?"
"Come on, Kibo…they are not…"
"But…they are…"
"Let's go…"
Idabashi just laughed at how amusing Kibo's antics are and gently took him elsewhere where they came across another cage where a zookeeper is feeding a gorilla, and a visitor dropped her diamond-shaped ring, which went to the gorilla's possession, and a very active Kibo ran through and approached the gorilla, and the animal instinctively gives the diamond to the toddler.
As Idabashi and the zookeeper approached the two, Kibo then made comparisons , and tells Idabashi and the gorilla and the diamond are also a BEST MATCH, which the professor laughed and tells him that he should not be at the cage and tells Kibo that living and non-living objects cannot be a BEST MATCH, much to Kibo's chagrin, insisting that the pairings he mentioned are the BEST MATCHES he can come up with.
"No, Kibo…they are not…"
"But…they are…!"
"Living and non-living things cannot be…"
"I say they are! GORRILA...DIAMOND...they are best matches..."
"Let's go, Kibo…"
"But…but…"
"There are other places, Kibo…"
"Aw…"
The zookeeper chuckled seeing how amusing Kibo is and tells Idabashi that he is lucky to have a son so active and full of WILD IMAGINATIONS, which the professor smiled, taking the compliment well and said that Kibo is always active but he is also the reason why his life changed and thus felt his life is now COMPLETE and could not ask for anything more.
"Ha-ha-ha…that kid sure has a wild imagination…"
"Yeah…I suppose…"
"You sure are lucky to have a kid like that…"
"Yes…and I am thankful…my life has changed and improved since I found him…"
"Better take good care of him."
"I will. He is my treasure."
"You sure are one proud dad."
"Ha-ha."
-x-
Elsewhere, the scene shifts at London, where Hershel Layton is seen inside his house, reading a newspaper, where he reads an article about the joint-exploration between London and Japan having a breakthrough regarding the exploration of planet Mars, and Hershel read another section of the article, he saw a news about another murder incident which he felt that he might get himself involve believing that the particular crime may be too complex and fool investigators.
By then a little girl, aged 7, snuggled next to Hershel and read the said article, in which she said that she dreams of becoming a detective and an investigator, which surprises Hershel and tries to dissuade her fearing it might be too much for her, but the little girl insisted that this is the path she intend to take, saying that Hershel was her inspiration and want to solve things such as crime cases.
"Hey."
"Yes?"
"When I grow up…I want to be like you."
"Seriously? It might be too much for you…"
"You can do it…until now…so can I."
"Really?"
"You bet!"
"Very well…"
The girl in question is identified as Katrielle, and she is revealed to be Hershel's daughter, and like Hershel, Katrielle inherited her father's traits, but instead of having a knack for solving puzzles, she developed a knack for detective stuff and her insistence made Hershel impressed seeing that his daughter has quite a future for herself, and hoped that she does not go astray once she gets older the moment she becomes a middle school and high school student.
Hershel mentally sighed as he looked back at the years that went on, and since settling down, Katrielle being born, he felt that his lifestyle has changed slightly yet he is not complaining, and wondered how Luke Triton and Flora Reinhold are doing, for he has not heard from them for quite a while, yet he do know that Luke is dating Flora and are now working independently.
However, his cellphone rang and Hershel answered it, and is quite glad when the caller turn out to be Luke himself, and greeted Hershel and the gentleman smiled as he greeted Luke in return, and felt that his memories of yesteryears returned.
"Professor!"
"Luke…it's been quite a while!"
"Yeah…time flies, right?"
"How are you doing?"
"I'm doing fine. What about you, professor?"
"Well…doing fine…though not like the usual like before…"
"Really?"
"Yes…sort of."
As the two talked, they were just like years ago...mentor and apprentice, and as they verbally reminisce the years they spend solving cases and puzzles, Katrielle interjected and asks Luke if he is calling her dad to help solve a case, and tells him she wants to be involve claiming that she can solve a case if given the chance, which Luke snickered as Hershel tries to restrain his daughter from saying more unnecessary comments.
"Katrielle!"
"What?"
"It's too early for you to…"
"Hey, If Luke became your apprentice…so can I!"
"You're too young…"
"So is Luke when you told me back then…"
"He was twelve years old back then when I took him in…right now you're only seven years old…you need a few more years…maybe 10 years before you…"
"What? I can't wait that long!"
Luke smiled seeing that Hershel's life has gotten quite bright after Katrielle was born, and seeing that she has inherited some of her father's traits, Luke feels that she has quite a good future ahead of her and continued to listen to the father-and-daughter bickering which he finds amusing to listen, which was getting a bit louder on the speaker.
"I want to grow up right away! So I can be your apprentice!"
"That's impossible!"
"Then I'll make a formula! Doctor Jekyll was able to…"
"That's a children's story…you can't apply that in real life…"
"Then I'm going to find a lab and…"
"Katrielle…calm yourself…"
"Make me!"
"Do not rush yourself…!"
-x-
In the years have passed, the scene shifts at Tokyo, where Kibo is now five years old, and while his innocent attitude is still there, he is quite aware about how things work here, and by then Idabashi gets a call from a colleague in London where he is informed that his help is needed as the caller informs him that they find a breakthrough on the exploration at planet Mars, and said that Idabashi is needed here at London, yet the professor is a bit hesitant as he does not want to leave Kibo alone Japan.
"Eh…? You want me to move in to London?"
"Yes."
"But…"
"We need you, Idabashi…"
"I can't leave Kibo alone here…I do not have much close relatives…it might be too much for him…"
"Hmm…I know!"
"What?"
"Here is my suggestion…"
The English colleague then suggested to Idabashi to take Kibo with him and have him study school in London which said that he has contacts where he can be given a home study program, and Idabashi thought about it as he felt that Kibo might have difficulty in studying overseas, and may not cope with it, but his colleague assured to him that Kibo will be fine and will be able to cope with living in a foreign country for just a few years.
Idabashi is still hesitant and said he will call him back as he wants to ask Kibo if he is willing to live in London for a few years. After that Idabashi turns off his cellphone and began to ask Kibo if he wants to live with him in London for a few years saying that he cannot leave him alone with relatives, and Kibo innocently replied that he is okay with it, much to the professor's surprise, seeing that Kibo is fine with living at London for a few years, and he felt okay now that he won't have any problems in convincing the five-year old boy on whether he would like to live with him abroad temporary or stay with his adoptive relatives.
"Are you sure about this, Kibo?"
"Yes. I'm okay with it."
"Don't worry…once my work at London is over, we will return to Japan…and you can live quietly again…and make friends…"
"Okay."
"Thank you, Kibo…for understanding…"
"It's nothing."
"Okay…please wait."
"…"
Idabashi then contacted his colleague from London again and tells him that everything is okay and that he will work on the papers so that he can bring Kibo with him once he moves in at London so that he won't encounter any more hurdles at the immigration about a six-year old boy moving with his adoptive father to London due to work and other science-related projects.
-x-
At London, the scene shows that Hershel Layton had just solved a puzzle-ridden case which exposes a corrupt politician who intends to assassinate the Queen of England via a plan to make it look like a heart-attack as Layton discovered that the culprit intend to secretly pour a chemical onto the Queen's drink in which the effects would induce a heart attack, and as the culprit is taken away, he cursed Layton proclaiming that one day he will DISAPPEAR and there will be no one left to solve a very diabolical plot, which Layton just stare in dismay.
"Damn you, Layton!"
"…"
"Don't think this is over!"
"…"
"One day you will disappear!"
"…"
"When that happens…there will be no one who can stop more crimes! That I swear!"
"…"
As Layton watches the culprit taken away, Katrielle, now aged 10 years old, stood behind her dad as she saw another of her dad's exploits as an investigator. She is amazed at how he managed to expose the culprit and saved the Queen's life and this made Katrielle admire her dad even more, and she now has a goal in mind, which is to become an investigator and detective, in which she tells her dad that she will try to surpass him, which Hershel smiled at her goals for the future.
"Dad…"
"It's alright…he won't bother anyone anymore…"
"I found my goal."
"Huh?"
"I will grow up to become like you…solving mysteries…"
"Really?"
"Yes. And I will surpass you."
"That's nice, dear. Now then…let's go home."
To Be Continued...
Hope you liked this chapter, and while there is no action showed here, it did show what Kibo and Katrielle are doing during their younger days. And the story made a bit fast-forward and this led to the current plot of this chapter
Although only Kibo and Idabashi are the only characters to appear here…more will soon show up once the next chapters come in to play, and this will make the plot more interesting…
On the Professor Layton side…Katrielle is introduced here, while Luke Triton makes a brief appearance in a voice-only capacity. Given Katrielle's appearance, it is hinted that Luke is now a late-teen to an early adult, while Flora Reinhold is not shown, in which she is also an adult, but she will show up in the next chapters.
Preview:
The next chapter shows the events that took place in London, where Kibo tries to fit in at his new environment, and the so-called artifact will make its debut…which Professor Layton will pay a visit…and this is where things take an unexpected turn…so expect a lot of twists and turns…while our main characters' lives will change from that point on…
See you in 3 to 4 weeks…
Reviews are welcomed…
