Gakkou no Kaidan

Note to the readers: Once again, this fic I'm writing is a follow-up to my previous one,

The Ghost Hunt Continues. Here it still retains the elements found on the anime series,

but I decided to add some different elements, such as detective stuff and a little action for

some added feel to this fic. And once this fic is completed, I'll resume writing the sequels

of The Ghost Hunt Continues, since the two other ghosts have yet to be materialized. Oh

yeah, the ghost(s) that will be appearing in this fic is/are not connected to my previous

fic. Also, aside from the guest characters from DC Comics, there will be other characters

from the anime world that will be popping out, kind of like a one-shot appearance. Again,

this fic is T-Rated, as more blood and violence (in a minimal degree) will be displayed

here. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: Gakkou no Kaidan is owned by Aniplex and Fuji Television. Batman is

owned by Bob Kane and DC Comics and Warner Bros. The rest of the Batman's allies,

such as Alfred Pennyworth the Justice League, are owned by both Bob Kane and DC

Comics. Detective School Q characters are owned by Studio Pierrot.

Chapter 2: Tragedy at the Circus

It's been roughly 4 months and a half since the incident that struck a circus insde the

Tokyo Amusement Park. About 60 people perished inside the circus due to what

happened. Most of the victims died ranges from stampede, trampled by elephants,

mutilated by lions, tigers and bears, while the acrobats and fallen from trapeze. The

ringmaster, who was believed to be held liable and/or responsible for the accident was

not charged, since many of its employees told investigators that perhaps someone else

caused the accident, since the ringmaster was the one who brought the circus to life, and

was there at the scene the whole time. They even proved to the investigators that before

and after the animal scenes, the cages were locked tight, after double-checking the cages,

as well as the animals were very calm. It was concluded that someone might have pick

the cage doors, although there was no proof (and no witnesses) to prove that there was a

saboteur. And sadly, the circus employees have no idea on who would want to disrupt

and tarnish the circus' image, as well as who was responsible, since they pointed out that

they have no grudges against someone. And during the investigation the circus, as well as

the theme park, was closed until further notice, until the investigation is completed. In the

end, it was ruled out that it was an accident. But as a result of the incident, the park's

owner and the circus ringmaster feared that the customers patronizing the park will be

reduced. But, thanks to the efforts of Bruce Wayne, and other sponsors, who assured to

the public that what happened before may never happen again, the theme park's

customers were slowly returning their faith towards the park. By mid-December, the

theme park was scheduled to re-opened to the public. The circus was also given

permission to resume its operation after getting the go-signal from the theme park's

owner and it's foreign investor who helped assure to the public that the circus was safe

again, Bruce Wayne. The park's officials were anticipating a drop of patronage from

customers, as some of the people were a bit afraid of going near the circus fearing that

what happen before may happen again. But with the advent of Christmas, which was the

peak month for which people went to malls and where carnivals were opened. During

nightfall, Wayne, as Batman, sneaked his way inside the empty park, then headed

towards the circus, investigating. And despite using advanced technologies, he couldn't

find traces of evidences that would prove that it was a work of a saboteur. He realized

that this might require more help. Turning to his "Wrist Watch", Batman turned on the

speaker. "Alfred, I'm afraid that you'll have to go ahead and head home. I'm going to the

Watch Tower and get help." "Did you have any problems in your investigation, sir?" asks

the butler. "Yes, the investigation I'm conducting is quite hard than I thought.". And so

Alfred Pennyworth went back to Gotham City in the U. S. A., using one of the Batman's

gadget, the gadget made a holographic image of Bruce Wayne, so that the media would

think that Bruce Wayne went back to Gotham City, while Batman called someone from

the Watch Tower and have him beamed there (A/N: In Justice League Unlimited, the

Batman's costume was colored gray, while the cowl, cape, gloves, the chest symbol,

spandex and boots are in black, which I'm not very fond of. Instead, in this fic, I'll be

changing them to gray and blue, and his chest symbol in black with yellow background,

just like in his current animated series, The Batman (The Bbbaaatttmmmaaannn...)). Once

inside the Watch Tower, Batman then asks some of his allies to help him in his

investigation.

On the third Sunday of the December, which was after the mid-term exams, The G. A. S.

gang was having a meeting at Hajime's house right inside his room. It was actually their

20th meeting. Since after the circus incident, the gang held their meeting at the Aoyama

house every Sunday. Before going home, they always reached to a no-conclusion when

conducting their investigation. What's even more difficult was that, at one time, Hajime

and Leo went to the park to gather evidence from the circus, but couldn't do so as the

park and the circus were heavily guarded by policemen. The gang also had to halt their

meeting one-time because of the preliminary and the recent mid-term exams. Going back

to the meeting, Hajime was still trying to come up with something when Fuko arrived

late. She told the gang that both the park and the circus are going to be re-opened to

public again in two weeks. The gang sighed in relief, while Hajime and Leo looked very

suspicious. Leo then suggested that they all go to the circus to observe the area just to be

sure if the incident last time was coincidental or not. Leo also told Keiichirou that he

couldn't come because their going to the circus would be a part of their investigation.

Keiichirou looked a little down, but understood. Satsuki also ask her brother not to tell

dad about his, and he agreed. Hajime then got an idea. He suggested to the gang that

Amanojako would be brought in. He reasoned that since Amanojako is a ghost, maybe he

could sense other ghosts himself. If he doesn't sense a ghost, it would mean that there

was indeed a saboteur inside the circus. The gang seemed skeptical of Hajime's idea, but

a voice spoke and agreed with his plan. "Sound fine with me. It's better than lying around

doing nothing." It was Amanojako, and he was sitting on the window all this time. The

rest of the gang thought carefully before agreeing to Hajime's plan.

Saturday, 3rd week of December, the Tokyo Theme Park was re-opened to the public.

Much to the theme park owner's surprise, more and more customers were falling in line.

The owner was happy and relieved that the incident four months ago didn't hinder the

people from attending the park. Also, he knew from the start that the ringmaster wasn't

responsible for the incident, since he knew the ringmaster from his previous records as

well, as from his friends who recommended him in having a circus in his theme park.

And he mentally thanked his business sponsor, Bruce Wayne for giving him his full

confidence about the circus, as well as suggesting on re-opening the park and the circus

on Christmas season. He then realized on why Wayne suggested on choosing on that

particular month. The G. A. S. gang were also there, but had to keep Amanojako hidden

so that both the usher and guard won't notice him. Once inside, Satsuki asks Amanojako

if he can sense anything. His reply was "Nothing yet.". As the gang was about to enter the

circus, Hajime suggested that the gang should split up, so that they could come across

either a ghost or human saboteur. The gang agreed and they split up. Hajime and

Momoko went to the east section of the park. Momoko's three friends went to the west,

while Leo and Satsuki, along with the hidden Amanojako, went inside the circus.

In the span of 70 minutes, Momoko's three friends went around the western part of the

park, seeing nothing suspicious. The three girls decided to rest for a few moments. Seeing

a table and a bench, they went there, only to be occupied by a 14-year old girl with pink

hair and twin pig-tails. Aya ask the girl if she and her friends can occupy some spaces for

the seat. The girl obliges, and Momoko's three friends took a seat and rest. 30 seconds

later, a young, 14-year old boy sat beside the pink-haired girl. As the the two teens talked

about their own affairs, Momoko's three friends were discussing about Hajime being

with Momoko. Aya then giggled, saying that Hajime was trying to date Momoko again.

But Fuko told Aya that Hajime was looking serious in suggesting that they should split

up. She also reminded that this is part of their investigation to see if the incident four

months ago was caused by either a human saboteur or ghosts. The two teens who were

beside the three girls, overheard the "investigation" part, as well as the saboteur word,

approached the girls, then introduced themselves as Class Q of Dan Detective School.

The three girls were surprised and a bit shocked, as they scrambled in to a circle as to

how to tell them that they were conducting their own investigation. The two Class Q

students then politely insisted on asking them about what kind of investigation they are

conducting. Reluctantly, they told them what they were doing. Meanwhile, in the eastern

part, Hajime and Momoko had no luck in finding anything suspicious as well. Momoko

was wondering if Hajime was up to something, as to why she was paired with him, but

quickly brushed it off, seeing the look of his face, looking serious. Hajime then called

Leo on his cell phone, asking him if there is something going on inside the circus. Leo

said no, stating that the performance inside the circus was going smoothly for 50 minutes,

but still kept his eyes open for anything strange. It was then that he noticed that Satsuki's

bag was moving, and he was startled as Amanojako was sticking his head out of Satsuki's

bag. "I sense some ghosts! 20 of them, inside the circus!" He exclaimed, but not loud

enough for the rest of the audience to hear or notice. Leo and Satsuki were startled by

Amanojako's revelation, and looked around the circus. Leaning over the cell phone,

Amanojako told Hajime that he sensed 20 more ghosts, somewhere around the park. Leo

and Satsuki's eyes widened at what they just heard, and braced themselves for the

unexpected. They decided to leave the circus just in case if anything happens. Then it

happened. Like before, the cages were sprung wide-opened and the circus animals went

wild, attacking the spectators. The lions, the tigers, and even the bears feasted themselves

on what they could find. The ringmaster, the clowns, the audience, some who scampered

through the center of the stage, all were assaulted by the raging animals. The elephants

broke through the audience barrier, enabling the lions and the tigers to enter the seats

were the terrified audience are seated, biting and killing some of the audience. Some

evaded them, only to caught by some of the elephants, stabbing some of them with their

tusks. The bears and polar bears also did the same, killing more terrified spectators. The

trapeze snapped and four of the acrobats that were in mid-air fell to their deaths. Even the

acrobats who where standing on the high wires fall to their deaths as the wires snapped

for no reasons. Pandemonium struck the circus as panic reigned. Bodies and blood were

splattered everywhere inside the circus. Leo and Satsuki, as well as a number of people,

managed to get out of the circus tent, but kept running as the circus animals made their

way out of the tent and towards the crowd of people who were enjoying at the sight of the

bright nightfall in theme park. "Hajime! Call the others and get out of there! The other

ghosts are somewhere within your vicinity, they might do some heavy damage!"

Amanojako shouted through Leo's cell phone. Leo, Satsuki and Amanojako made their

way through the exit, and waited for the others to come out. "I can't believe this is

happening again!" Leo said. "It's the work of ghosts all right, and they possess the

animals." Amanojako replied, gritting his teeth. Leo and Satsuki looked at the cat upon

hearing his reply. Meanwhile, some of the survivors who managed to get out of the park

called 911 (I' don't know the Japanese emergency number, so gomenasai, readers. ).

Back at the park, Hajime got the message, and called Natsumi and the others. He relayed

to them the situation and told them to meet him and Momoko at the Merry-Go-Round

ride. In two minutes, the five friends, plus the two D.D.S. students meet eastern part of

the park, and the five teens were baffled as to what Hajime just told them about what Leo

told him. Hajime then was surprised as two teens were listening. Natsumi told Hajime

that they were D.D.S. students. Reluctantly, Hajime told them that he'll explain later after

they got out of the park. As the seven teens are about to depart, they heard screams

coming from the south. People were running for their lives as the circus lions, tigers,

elephants, bears and other circus animals were attacking every human in sight. Men,

women, and even children were assaulted. The gang was horrified at the sight they are

seeing . Bodies and blood were splattering everywhere, and staggered back, looking for a

way out. People screaming. Children crying. Some were dying. The teens shockingly

realized that what could have been a memorable Christmas season turned into a

horrifying experience they would never forget.

To Be Continued…

Whoa, am I too cruel or what? Terror in the middle of Christmas season? Don't be too

hard on me. This is just a story. I'm sure it won't happen in real life. Right?

Anyway, With Leo, Satsuki and Amanojako outside of the park, can the rest make their

way out? What can they do to get out alive without risking themselves? And what about

the rest of the ghosts? What business do they have inside the park? And what damage can

they do inside the park? Are they connected to the ghosts that Amanojako sensed inside

the circus? And more importantly, what are they doing inside the park and inside the

circus? Are they responsible for what happened inside the circus? And about the two

D.D.S. students? What can they do to help? And what implication will arise if they

forwarded this situation to D.D.S. ?

Stay Tuned for Chapter 3: Pandemonium in the Park