Hey everyone, Paeon Kanetsu here. And after some time and planning, I'm working on a brand new Danganronpa Fanfiction. This is but the first part of Chapter 0 aka the prologue. Personally, I'm a little worried no one will like an OC killing game. But for now, enjoy…

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Danganronpa Funfair Despair

Chapter 0: Despair Filled Return

Part 1 - 25 Years of Hope

February 08/2039

Now, tell me if you heard the story. An Ultimate Lucky Student becomes the Ultimate Hope and defeats the Ultimate Despair. Familiar right? Well, for children nowadays, it wasn't. You see, that was around twenty-five years ago and nowadays, life is peaceful. Ultimate students are still a thing, but now there wasn't any problems like back then. No despair… nothing.

However, our story is not one of hope nor is it about future. This is a tale of a new battle that grew in the shadows of hope. Within the clutches of despair.

Our story begins with young Daiki Takahashi, the Ultimate Sword Swallower. His strange talent started when he was but a young lad within an area dealing with an infection outbreak. However, doctors were shocked to see that the boys throat, esophagus and neck were more durable then any they've seen before. It was so strong that a normal knife couldn't do harm to him. And that is were his talent started. As he trained and raised money for his poor near poverty family to survive, he captured the sight of Hope's Peak Academy. Truthfully, in his eyes, he was given a blessing to help his family.

Now, it was February before the new school year when it happened. Daiki, feeling a need to clear his head, left for a simple stroll in the city. His shortish maroon spiked hair flowed along with it's ahoge in the breeze while his golden eyes were filled with a strange piece in the cool day. To passersby's, his hair seemed like Makoto Naegi's, but it was still slightly shorter. Standing at 177cms or around 5'8 feet, for those who don't understand centimeters, he was wearing his usual puffy green jacket, blue jeans, black & gray sneakers, and his personal pair of black fingerless gloves. Fun fact, his gloves were made to have an enhanced grip for when he would show off his talent or train it.

As Daiki continued to walk with no destination, he found himself in an strange part of the city. It was oddly quiet as the streets were barren of people. This concerned Daiki as he soon heard a voice scream out nearby. Sneaking around the corner, he noticed a group of people surrounded around a strange van. They all were wearing thick black clothing that showed no skin and strange white & black bear masks. However, what caught Daiki's attention was the unconscious girl with bright orange hair that was being tied up. The girl looked around his age and Daiki's mind filled with fear. Were they slave traders? Mafia? Organ sellers? Not expecting to witness a kidnapping, Daiki called 119 as quick as he could. However, his mind filled with fear when the operator said, "Perfect. Now we don't have to got far to find you." Suddenly, one of the kidnappers answered his phone and turned straight to Daiki. As they walked towards him, Daiki was frozen with fear. He wanted to run… but the girl was in danger. His mind was in a rapid-fire dilemma if he should risk trying to save her or to run and hide. After some time, he made his choice. The normally logical boy decided to act irrationally and rushed past the kidnappers as he scooped the girl up in his arms.

Running down alleyways and sidewalks, Daiki began to realize the true horror in this scenario. All the streets were empty while the only thing he heard was the van trailing behind them in the distance. As he turned a corner into another alley, he noticed the girl stirred away. It was then he noticed that she was silenced by duct tape on her mouth. Instantly, he responded to her confusion. "Listen, I don't know you and you don't know me… but it seems we're both targets from those guys. I need you to cooperate as best as you can until we can find safety, alright?" With no other choice, the girl nodded. "Now… considering the short time we have, we can try to untie you, but the sound of the tape pealing off may give us away." Again, feeling scared, the girl nodded as Daiki quickly removed her binds. It was then when Daiki noticed the girl's strange appearance. The girl had bright orange hair that was wavy and swept to the left side of her face that stuck out like a sore thumb along with her pink eyes. Standing slightly shorter than Daiki at around 167cm or 5'5, she was wearing a red beanie, a white blouse, a pair of faded jean shorts, a pair of sandal high heels, and confusingly enough a puffy tracksuit jacket that was orange, dark blue and turquoise.

As the girl attempted to stand, she fell and held her ankle that seemed swollen. Daiki realized at that moment how she seemed to be covered in small bruises while her hair and clothes were slightly messy and dirtied. Daiki went to pick her up again when the girls eyes filled with fear. Confused, the girl quickly ripped of the duct tape from her mouth and shouted in a hoarse and tired voice, "Behind you!" However, Daiki had no time to react as he turned towards the kidnappers behind him and was hit on the head with a pipe. He began to black out as the kidnappers grabbed the girl and him. At that moment, all he could do was ask questions in his head that he wasn't sure if he wanted the answers.

Why was this girl a target? Why was he a target? Why were the streets barren? Who were these people?

…and what was going to happen to them now?

Hey guys! Paeon Kanetsu here! And I hope you enjoyed the first part of this new story. Anyways, it feels good to be back slightly.

Now before you ask… this is not a SYOC. I have made every character that will appear in this story minus those owned by Team Danganronpa.

With that out of the way, I have some things I need to discuss.

Number 1: I want to do free-time events… but they will be later. As in most likely after I finish the main story. This is for my sanity as trying to write a murder plan is hard enough, I don't want to get roadblocked like I am with Talent Swap Mayhem.

Number 2: I will make sure that when we meet the characters, there will be stuff similar to the games. …Minus chest sizes. I can't for the life of me understand that stuff nor do I really care.

Number 3: This is sort-of for all my stories. I'm doing things on my own terms now. I'm only gonna write if I feel like it. And right now, I want to make this.

Number 4: As for the girl Daiki met in this chapter, you'll meet them soon. Don't worry. I have the basic ideas set up. I just need to finish designing the characters and finish the trials/murder plans.

Number 5: College is starting back up soon, so updates are pretty much going to halt soon. I can't help it, I've been working most of the summer instead of writing because raising money comes first.

Finally… Number 6: I'm hoping to do some Q/A during this story. If you have questions at any point about characters, writing choices, why I did one thing, or anything… let me know. I truly want to answer questions and have people interested in learning more about this story.

Well, that's all for now. See you all next time.

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