In a dark classroom full of smoke, a single light flickered on, revealing a curious sight - a small bear; half-black, half-white, with a crimson glow coming from its jagged left eye, sat at the front of the desks.
A large red button sat in front of it while it stared at a dark-haired man whom was bound to a chair, blindfolded. The man tried to struggle against the ropes, but to no avail. The bear watched this for a moment, almost amused by the pathetic sight.
Suddenly, it pulled out a gavel, lifting it high into the air, before slamming it down onto the red button, full force.
A loud crash could then be heard, and a huge metal contraption came through the ground, surrounding the man, who was now screaming, his voice filled with pure and utter despair. Eventually, when the contraption completely closed in on him, you could see that it was a rocketship - with the strange face of the bear at the top.
Execution - Blast Off!
The rocketship lights came on and it began to whir into function, before launching itself through the roof, crashing through floors upon floors, eventually breaking the surface and beyond. Any screams or last words from the man were drowned out by all of the destruction the ship made.
It kept going up, up, and away towards the stratosphere and even beyond that. Eventually, time seemed to stop for a moment as the ship reached its highest point and stopped for a moment, before flipping over and falling right back down, gaining more and more speed, until it landed with a crash in the center of the classroom.
The bear, miraculously, survived. On the other hand, the door to the ship slowly swung open with an ominous creak, revealing an empty chair - that is, until a pile of bones fell into view.
Somber silence took over for a moment.
Then, the smallest chuckle could be heard, breaking through the deafening silence - it was coming from the bear. It grew louder and louder, eventually turning into the crazed laughter of a true maniac.
Hope's Peak Academy.
The giant high school towered over all the other buildings in this bustling urban area. It was the place of desire for many, as it was the home for the world-renowned "Ultimates," which were top students from every field imaginable. No ordinary student could enroll here, and that was made even more true when the only way in was if you were scouted by the school itself.
So you could probably imagine Mikan Tsumiki's surprise when she opened that perfectly crisp envelope sealed with a wax seal of the crest of the school on it.
"Ms. Mikan Tsumiki,
We have been recently scouting exceptional students for the new school year. As a result, you have been selected, and we invite you to join us as the Ultimate Nurse."
Now, here she was, actually standing in front of the government-funded high school for the elite.
Still, she couldn't believe that she would actually be attending the Hope's Peak Academy. After all, why would a simple aspiring nurse be recruited to attend a high-worthy school such as this?
"Wow, I'm a-actually here..." Mikan breathed in awe as she stared at the looming building before her. It intimidated her, in all honesty. So, in an attempt to calm her nerves, she took a deep breath through her nose, exhaling through her mouth.
Hope's Peak Academy, here I come!
Feeling a sudden boost of determination, Mikan took her first step inside the school. However, fate seemed to have other plans for her, as her vision began to twist. It was as if the world got thrown in a blender, she was unable to make out anything discernible as everything blurred before her very eyes. A pounding pressure filled her head, and then...
It all went black.
PROLOGUE - WELCOME TO DESPAIR
Mikan woke up on a desk inside a classroom.
"Wh-What?"
Where am I...? she wondered. How did I end up here? This is weird...
Slowly, Mikan rose from her seat, her head still spinning a little, and glanced at her surroundings. All she saw was a TV monitor, a surveillance camera, and...some sort of metal sheet that had been bolted over the windows (Mikan tried not to think about that too hard).
Looking back at the desk, Mikan noticed some sort of paper that she had somehow missed when she woke up. Picking it up, it looked like some of pamphlet with text on it that made it look like it was created by a child.
"The next semester is about to start. Starting today, this school will be your entire world."
Mikan blinked. My entire world...? What could that possibly mean?
She didn't have a chance to ponder over that any further as her eyes darted towards the clock on the wall. It's 8:05! Mikan's heart practically leaped out of her chest. I'm late for the school meeting!
And so, not wanting to disappoint her classmates even more than she most likely had, she practically ran out into the hallway. Dozens of people could comfortably passed each other here, though, no one else was around, oddly enough. Combined with the eerie lighting and still bolted windows...
What's going on here?
Mikan shook her head. No! She couldn't think about that right now. She had to get to the main hall ASAP.
So, she kept trekking until she finally reached...
A large pair of double doors.
One of the doors was slightly ajar, so taking a deep breath, Mikan opened it to see what awaited her.
Author's Note: Hello, all! Welcome to Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Shuffled!
Basically, the premise of this fanfic, as you've probably guessed from the title, is where I've jumbled up all of the killing game participants from the three main games and randomly assigned them to one of the three games (while keeping gender count even). Our protagonist/mastermind/traitor/etc. will also be different, obviously.
I'm really excited yet really nervous to begin this! I have some interesting character development/character relationships/plotlines/mysteries that I hope I can write well in an interesting and satisfying way!
Anyway, let me know in the comments: what do you think of the cast? Any killer/victim/survivor predictions? And, please, leave feedback or let me know if any characters are OOC!
Thank you for reading!