[7] Oh God Why (The Series): Chapter Seven - Death Grips
Written by: Uncle Sam
It rained heavily outside the town of Inaba. A young man named Yu stared out the window of the car he sat in, watching the drops fall. "I could have done more. This just doesn't feel right... This isn't what was supposed to happen, damn it". He stayed silent for several more minutes, listening to only the other cars outside and the splashing they made through the thick rain. He wanted to call his friend back to talk to her, but we wasn't able to bring himself to do it. He wanted to forget everything that happened. And he didn't want her crying dramatically over the phone.
Once he arrived at his apartment, he packed all his things away and laid down on the firm three-person couch that stood in front of him. He had left the town he was staying in with his uncle to move back in with his parents. Back in the town he stayed in with his uncle, he had discovered many things that went against everything he thought he knew.
About a year ago, Yu decided to stay with his uncle in a rural town called Inaba because his parents were to busy working abroad to tend to him. He lived with his uncle Ryotaro Dojima and his younger cousin Nanako Dojima, and attended to Yasogami High School. His uncle's main line in work was as a police detective. It seemed like a scary job at first but nothing seemed to ever happen.
Yu was able to meet a couple friends at the high school he went to. He met an energetic girl named Chie and a clumsy guy named Yosuke. At the school, Chie told Yu and Yosuke of a special rumor called the Midnight Channel. The urban legend states that if you stare into a turned off T.V at midnight on a rainy day, you will see a strange figure there. Yu tried the legend and found it to be true. He also found that you can enter the TV, but it was too small for Yu to go into. After telling this to his friends, they realize that the Midnight Channel has links to recent deaths and kidnaps. Through the new found knowledge, Yu and his friends are able to prevent some kidnaps and meet new people to help them. Yu, Chie, and Yosuke are able to fight manifested, suppressed feelings inside the T.V world that are shadow versions of themselves. When they are defeated, they become their "Personas," which they can fight with. They form an investigation team as the only people who know how to stop the murders. Yu forms it with his friends from school, new friends, and a strange bear named Teddy he found inside the T.V that presents the only exit out of the T.V world.
After the team found the killer who had also killed Yu's cousin, Nanako, they wished not to let him be taken to jury because they could not explain or convince anyone of the Midnight Channel existing. So Yu, wanting true justice for all, left the killer to die in the T.V world. After all of this, Yu just left the town, not wanting to be involved in anything else there.
Yu laid quietly on the couch, closing his eyes before he was jolted up by his phone ringing. It was from Chie. He answered the phone and tiredly spoke. "Chie? What is it..?" She replied quickly in an urging manner. "Yu! You need to come back here! Now! The whole town is in danger. I'm not kidding! You need to come down here fast before this gets any crazier!"
Yu didn't hesitate to get up and go on his way, as this finally gave him an excuse for going back.
Back in Tong Nou, the group settled calmly in a makeshift tent in a small forest. They had found a creature named Fang Shing who graciously showed the group a forest to take shelter. After confronting the creature, it seemed to vanish, repeating the word "fun" over and over again. The creature did not state its name, Rick simply told them what it was. Rick had explained he hand a friend who had been here once to get his soul back.
"How long will we be here", Jonathan asked, waiting for anyone to answer. Mr. T replied as he tried to start a fire, "No way of tellin'. Could be days, weeks, months, and if we survive it, a year. But I think we'll be able to push through if we try hard enough. We've got what it takes". Even though the team didn't express it, they appreciated T's words and were motivated in a way. He didn't give a great speech, but they could hear him speaking from the heart. The group stayed silent for several more moments before Morty spoke. Morty talked, almost intimidated by the older and stronger people surrounding him. "D-do you guys know why that one guy came here... J-just to kill himself? He seemed too confident about it. A-and where could Skadéshì and those other people be? W-what if they know their way around this place..?" No one knew the answers to the questions, and no one wished to talk about it. Rick isolated himself as he tweaked some scraps of metal whilst T and Jonathan worked on a fire and Bruce slept. Morty sighed and soon dozed off into the new world's night.
Back at SHIELD, Nick Fury Portrayed by Samuel L Jackson freaked out about the special mission team's absence. They called Jotaro in but he said that he hadn't seen Jonathan since he left.
SHIELD hired a new man to search for the group. His name was Vandal Savage and he claimed to be a former spy. SHIELD trusted his intentions and gave him the supplies he needed to search for Stark, Jonathan, and Bruce. Fury didn't trust Vandal. He seemed suspicious. But he might be their only hope.