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, that sat at the very first row 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 massive high school towered over all of the other buildings in this bustling urban area. It was like the school stood at the center of the entire world.
It brought in top students from every field imaginable. A government-funded school of privilege.
With hundreds of years of tradition, it sent the cream of the crop into the work force every year. It was built to raise hope in the nation's future, which made "Hope's Peak" a pretty fitting name.
There were two things you needed in order to attend this school. One, you had to already be attending high school. Two, you had to be the very best at what you did.
No ordinary student could enroll here, as the only way in is 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."
Honestly, Mikan probably would have been better off just declining their offer, but, after hearing how graduating was a "guarantee for success" later in life, she just couldn't say no.
Now, here she was, actually standing in front of the high school for the elite.
She still couldn't believe she was standing here. She wondered if someone like her could even survive in a place like this...
After all, it had this overwhelming presence, like it was trying to swallow her whole.
Plus, Hope's Peak only invited students who were the truly elite in their field. In fact, it was such a popular topic, there were threads online dedicated to talking about the school's attendees. So to prepare, Mikan looked up some of the those threads.
Scrolling through the threads, she managed to find some information on them.
For example, one incoming was the "Ultimate Tennis Pro." Mikan guessed he was a teenage boy who managed to become well-known for his tennis skills.
Then there was the "Ultimate Fashionista." She had been on the cover of tons of fashion magazines. She's pretty much what every high school girl wants to be.
Oh, and they mentioned the "Ultimate Biker Gang Leader." The scary thing is, he was the de facto leader of every biker gang in Japan.
There was also the Ultimate Chef, the Ultimate Swordswoman, the Ultimate Magician, and then some.
It was the country's finest, top to bottom. Mikan felt like a tame little house cat who had wandered into a pride of lions.
Mikan breathed in awe as she stared at the building before her. It kind of intimidated her, if she was being honest.
So, in an attempt to calm her nerves, she took a deep breath through her nose, exhaling through her mouth, and...
She took her first step towards 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. It was like some kind of delusion, melting away and mixing together into something else. Spinning, mixing, melting away, then spinning again... And the next moment...
Everything went black.
That was how it all began. And how life as Mikan knew it came to an end. At that point she should have realized... She didn't have the privilege of attending Hope's Peak Academy so she could experience the joy of a hopeful school life...
It was so she could experience ultimate despair.
Prologue - Welcome to Despair
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!