Makoto Naegi: DIE HARD Luckster
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Danganronpa is owned by Spike Chunsoft and Lerche
Die Hard is owned by 20th Century Fox
My heart-felt apologies for the late update! I was struck down with pharyngitis during the first 2 weeks of last month, and after recovering, I was besieged with office work that kept me off the computer and thus my progress was slowed down and got delayed, but nevertheless, I managed to complete it and here it is…the latest chapter.
Many thanks to those who read and reviewed this fic. I really appreciated it and this gave me inspiration to work on the next chapter and here the situation is about to escalate as Naegi is about to get in to trouble as the hostage takers are about to do something that would put the Luckster in danger, as Naegi attempts to get help…only to encounter a rude dispatcher…
Well then…read on and…well, enjoy!
Ch. 8: Yaneura
At the police department, the dispatcher is taken aback at someone contacting her through the emergency line, with two fellow officers keeping her company and they are taken aback at the fact that a male teenager is using the emergency line, and they listened as the dispatcher began to argue with Naegi over using the emergency line.
"Kid…this is not a good time to use a Christmas prank…"
"This is not a prank! There's a hostage situation here at Nekotami Tower!"
"This is an emergency line…if you want to do something, call 119…now get off the…"
"Look here! This is an emergency! There are about over a dozen armed terrorists here! One hostage was murdered!"
"Look kid…just because you're a minor doesn't mean you can get away with a prank like this, so stop using this line and…"
"LOOK HERE YOU BITCH!"
"What was that?"
"I mean business here! I managed to get away and am at the rooftop just to call for help!"
Naegi is dismayed that the dispatcher is not taking him seriously and is forced to use cuss words just to make her listen to him, and reiterated that the Nekotami Building is in the hands of terrorists, and the dispatcher insisted that Naegi should tell this to 119 and make a report there, and this caused Naegi to berate her for her ineptness, saying that one hostage was murdered and he is not sure if he could survive should the hostage takers find him.
"Listen, you brat…you can be charged for oral defamation and…"
"You listen! I may not be able to call you again if those terrorists managed to catch me! Call for SWAT and the police!"
"Then call 119 and…"
"STOP SPOUTING BULLSHIT HERE, YOU BITCH! EVERYONE INSIDE THE NEKOTAMI BUILDING IS IN DANGER OF GETTING KILLED!"
"And you listen here, you brat…"
"I mean it and you better call for help! If any of the hostages gets shot to death…I'll sue you!"
"Don't piss me off, you brat…!"
"Damn io!"
At the 30th floor, Munakata listens to the radio and Sakakura is baffled as to how Naegi managed to call for help, until Munakata deduces where Naegi is located, and told Sakakura that he is on the rooftop and tells him to shoot on sight if the situation warrants it. Sakakura said he would not mind it as he wants to kill him on sight for killing his fellow gunmen.
"Sakakura…head of the rooftop!"
"I'm on it."
"Kill him if the situation warrant it."
"Sure."
"Good."
"I intend to kill him. He killed our men…and I want to be the one to catch him…dead."
"Good luck."
"…"
Sakakura then leaves the scene flanked by two other gunmen, and Maizono watches on with worry seeing that Naegi is about to be attacked and prayed that he would be okay and not get hurt.
-x-
At the police station, the other employees were listening to the conversation between Naegi and the dispatcher, and hearing Naegi's tone, they felt that he may be telling the truth and told the dispatcher to consider Naegi's words, but the dispatcher insisted that Naegi is just looking for someone to pull a prank and she will not stoop to his level and she can handle it just fine.
However, the employee said that if Naegi is not pulling a prank, then it would be better to send someone to check just in case, but the dispatcher insisted that she will get rid of Naegi in a flash and told her fellow employee to just ignore Naegi and dismiss him as a stupid delinquent.
"The kid is just playing with us. Plain and simple."
"I doubt that he is."
"Come on…are you taken in by a damn delinquent who wants to do a Christmas prank on…"
"Why don't we give him a chance…"
"No way."
"But…"
"The kid may be able to charm anyone but not me. He's a stupid kid. No questions asked."
"…"
At the rooftop of Nekotami Tower, Naegi is seen to be pissed off at how stupid the dispatcher is, and he is literally screaming at her for her stupidity and told her to send help here at once, and there the two argued some more with the dispatcher threatening to arrest him for oral defamation and disturbance, which only worsen the situation.
LOOK HERE, YOU BITCH!""
"Please mind your tongue, you brat!"
"I AM NOT PULLING A PRANK! I AM AT THE ROOFTOP OF NEKOTAMI TOWER!"
"Look…instead of using this number you should dial…"
"THERE'S NO TIME FOR THAT! ONE HOSTAGE WAS MURDERED IN COLD BLOOD AND I WITNESSED IT ALL! I BARELY MANAGED TO ESCAPE THEM AND RIGHT NOW I'M TELLING YOU THAT THE HOSTAGE SITUATION IS GETTING WORSE!"
"may I remind you that using prank calls is against the law…"
"EITHER YOU SEND HELP OR I…WHOA!"
"!"
All of the sudden, bullets rain and struck the guard rail which narrowly missed Naegi, and the younger boy turn around and saw what caused it, and stared wide-eyed as Sakakura and some goons are aiming their weapons and shooting down Naegi, and Naegi ran off and seek cover as he realized that he is in danger and had to find a way to escape his murderers.
Sakakura is pissed off and is now intending to ensure that Naegi dies, and told his fellow henchmen to keep on firing until Naegi is forced to come out in the open so that he can kill him with his bare hands, which the henchmen obliges.
"Shoot him! Force him to come out in the open!"
"Okay!"
"You got it!"
"Leave it to us!"
"When the brat comes out I'll kill him with my bare hands! And make sure he doesn't escape! Got it?"
"Sure!"
"Will do!"
"…"
-x-
At the police station, the employees were startled but the dispatcher brushes it off and said that Naegi must have used some fireworks just go get their attention and told her fellow employees to ignore him as he is someone who has nothing else to do, and reiterated that there would be no disruption on Christmas Day and they will have a peaceful night.
However, one employee stepped in and urged the dispatcher to send a police officer to check just in case, as he was listening a while ago and recognized the sound as gunfire, and said that maybe Naegi is telling the truth, and while the dispatcher insisted that there is nothing going on, the employee urged her to send a cop to see if there is a disturbance at Nekotami Tower.
"Look…the brat is just doing a Christmas prank. It's nothing to…"
"For me it is."
"But…"
"Send in an officer and have it take a look."
"Come on…the brat is just…"
"We send a cop there. Period. If it turns out to be a hoax, then we'll bring the kid in…if it turns out to be the truth…then you have something to worry about. The sounds of what appeared to be gunfire is similar, and that is something we cannot ignore."
"Geez."
"Do it."
Irritated, the dispatcher gives in and began radioing any officer available, so as to get this over with so she can go home and enjoy the holidays, unaware that Naegi is really in trouble as he is on the brink between life and death.
The employees likewise felt that maybe there is something going on, and judging from what Naegi just said, there may be a possibility that a criminal activity is going on, unaware that the incident at Nekotami Tower has indeed already happened.
-x-
At Nekotami Tower, Naegi is ducking behind a huge cover as swarms of bullets are raining over him and he looked around to find a way to escape, and found a secret entrance which he entered and locked it as he proceeded inside, leading back inside the building, and when Sakakura checked the area, he is pissed that Naegi is gone, and when he found a door, he tried opening it with no success, and he told the goons to head back inside, stating that Naegi has found his way back in.
Moreover, he told them to shoot him down dead no matter what, which the goons nodded as they raced back inside.
"The moment you see the brat, shoot him down! If he is hiding behind a cover, use anything, even grenades…whatever it takes just to force him to come out in the open!"
"Okay!"
"You got it!"
"Leave it to us!"
"When the brat comes out disable him if given the chance, and once I see him, I'll kill him with my bare hands! And make sure he doesn't escape! Got it?"
"Sure!"
"Will do!"
"…"
The goons went inside and searched the floors in order to find Naegi, and Sakakura is getting really pissed off, as his target slipped from his grasp and vowed to kill him on the spot, as he kicked a trash can along the way as he went back inside the building, and resumed his search for the boy, ticked off more than ever before.
Minutes later, Naegi is seen crawling around the air vent, and he is now in a bind as he almost got killed by Sakakura and his men, and with a stupid dispatcher the lives of the hostages are facing a grimmer outlook and he had to think of a way to get help and how to get out of the building, since he is sure that the entrance is already guarded by the gunmen.
He sighed as he is sure that Komaru will be upset once he gets home empty-handed since he promised her to bring home sweets.
"Komaru's really going to nag me all night till morning…"
His musing is interrupted when the armed goons came and are looking around, where Naegi realized that he is just above a room and can hear the goons talking to each other about how their supposedly easy heist ended up getting complicated because of one hostage managing to escape and killed Kuwata, stealing a gun and even able to radio for help.
"That kid…he sure is a handful…"
"Yeah…he managed to kill Kuwata…and Sakakura is pissed off…"
"Still…Munakata is cool and calm…think we can pull this off…?"
"Don't worry. We got all the hostages. We also got Soda who can make anything mechanical…then we got Izayoi, who's the weapons master…"
"Don't forget about Chihiro…"
"Yeah…he is one heck of a computer whiz…though I feel bad he had to act as a cross-dresser…"
"Sacrifices are made…as long as we succeed…"
"Right…"
Naegi listened intently as the goons continued to talk, and soon the goons began mentioning the names of their fellow conspirators having a role here, which Naegi managed to took out a ballpen and wrote down the names on his palm.
-x-
Meanwhile, Inspector Takaki is seen at a convenience store buying some food, and the cashier greeted him warmly and said that he should be taking a break since Christmas is just hours away, which Takaki said that if things are peaceful here then he will head home, mentioning that his son, Kiyotaka, is waiting at the car as he wanted to celebrate the event with him.
"You should be spending time at your house, inspector…"
"Don't worry…my son is with me and we'll be celebrating at home."
"Sounds good. You deserve a break…after all, it's Christmas."
"Right."
"Well, here you go…the items you ordered."
"Thanks."
"Have a good night, inspector."
"Thanks."
After that, Takaki left the convenience store and head for the police car, where his son, Kiyotaka, aged 15, is waiting, and there the father and son are preparing to go home seeing that the streets are generally peaceful and Kiyotaka said that he is sure that the night will be peaceful since everyone is at home and that no one would even think about doing something so foolish.
Takaki nodded and said that he hoped that there is no disturbance as he wanted to spend a quiet time with Kiyotaka and believed that even the crooks seemed to behave themselves at an event like this.
"Have a little patience, son…we'll be home in just 20 minutes."
"Sure, dad."
"Lighten up a little…I know you're a stickler for rules…but you need to relax once in a while…"
"But…after the scandal that grandfather made…"
"I know…but you don't have to take it seriously. You're you…and you can change the way around without dragging yourself in the mess he made."
"I…see…"
"Well, then…let's head home…the pizza is waiting and…huh?"
"Look…"
However, their conversation was interrupted when the police radio blared, where the dispatcher, the same one whom argued with Naegi earlier, called any available officer, and Takaki answered it, and there he was told to do a check out on Nekotami Tower, asking him to see if there is any disturbance, and if there is none, then he can go home.
As Takaki accepted, Kiyotaka asks his father why as he felt that other cops can do that, but his dad assured to him that it is just an inspection, and if the building is generally fine, then they can go home and celebrate the holiday festivities.
"Don't worry, son…"
"…"
"It's just an inspection. Probably some prank callers are putting dispatchers at edge."
"Those pranksters…"
"Once I see that the building's okay, then we can head home."
"Fine. A little safety precaution wouldn't hurt."
"Thanks, son."
"No problem, dad."
After that, the car drove away and is heading for Nekotami Tower, and the father and son are unaware that a hostage situation there is ongoing, and they have no idea that they might get into trouble should they discover that armed men are occupying the building.
At the office, the dispatcher appeared reluctant after being persuaded by her fellow employee to tell Takaki to inspect the building, and the dispatcher vowed that if the call from Naegi turns out to be a lie, she will GRILL him down, though her fellow employee urged her not to jump to conclusions, telling her that the gunfire shots were real, but the dispatcher dismisses it and believed that Naegi used firecrackers to make it appear that there were gunshots.
"Really…if that kid is lying…"
"Don't jump to conclusions…"
"I'm sure he used firecrackers or something…"
"Firecrackers don't sound like gunfire…"
"I bet the kid is using a large one…"
"Give it a rest, will you? Let the inspector judge it…if it turns out to be a hoax, then you can complain."
"Whatever…"
"…"
To Be Continued...
Hope you liked this chapter as a semi-action took place, as Naegi is forced to go on the run as one of the gunmen narrowly missed his target…and now Naegi is about to get in to bigger trouble…
Moreover, LUCK is on his side for the moment as a police inspector decided to check out the building, unaware of the situation he about to encounter…
Preview:
The next chapter shows that Naegi attempts to call for help, while Takaki Ishimaru inspects the building, and whether he manage to find irregularities or not…
See you in 5 to 7 weeks…
Reviews are welcomed…