Danganronpa: The Greatest Japanese Hero
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Danganronpa is owned by Spike Chunsoft and Lerche
The Greatest American Hero is owned by Stephen J. Cannell
First off, many thanks to those who reviewed this fic, I really appreciated it and this gave me inspiration to work on the next chapter and here the current story arc picks up where the last chapter left, in which Naegi is currently on the run as he is luring the kidnappers to a secluded place in order to take them down without prying eyes, and that's where ge woukd get a breakthrough in locating the kidnappers' lair and find out where Maizono is being held, so right now enjoy the action scenes as the story is under way, so read on and enjoy!
The scene shifts to another area,which is now quite far from Zagre and it shows that Naegi is still leading his pursuers away to a secluded location, and as he is running, he wondered where he is, and briefly stopped and talked to a resident and asks him where he is right now, and there he is given a brief info on where he is right now.
"Um...excuse me..."
"Yes...?"
"Can you tell me where I am...?"
"You're in Vrbovec..."
"I see..."
"Why are you dressed like that?"
"Umm..."
"..."
By then Kirigiri called Naegi via his handheld radio and asks him where he is, and Naegi told her his exact location but then he had to cut off the conversation as be saw the kidnappers are approaching so he made a run for it, and to the kidnappers' disbelief, Naegi managed to get ahead of them, unaware that Naegi running away from hem with a gap is due to the red suit's power.
Back at Zagreb's Upper Town, Kirigiri told May Naegi's location, and there May told her about the area Naegi is in, in which she explains to her about the town of Vrbovec, which lies to the north-east of Zagreb, either 32 km (20 mi) along the highway A4 (Zagreb - ), and then D10 expressway (Sv. Helena - Vrbovec) or 40 km (25 mi) by the old state road, Zagreb - Dugo Selo - Bjelovar, and by train through direction Zagreb - Vrbovec - Koprivnica - Hungary.
Vrbovec was first mentioned in written documents dated April 21, 1244. The document today lies in the Archbishop's archive in Zagreb, in serial Privilegialia. It was published by Croatian-Hungarian King Bela III (IV), where feudal field was given to the countman Junk, the son of Izak from Ravno (village), whose right are confirmed from the Koloman (brother of King Bela). The countman Junk was the higher officer at Križevci's county.
May then told Kirigiri that they are leaving Zagreb and will follow the path that Naegi took, but then paused as she realized the situation and asks Kirigiri how Naegi reached Vrbovec in just a matter of 30 minutes, and reluctant to tell May that t is due to Naegi's red suit, Kirigiri claimed that Naegi may have hitched a ride and got there, which May decided ti accept the alibi for now and told Kirigiri that they are going to use the SUV and head for Vrbovec to see if they could help Naegi in any way they could, and he two girls prepare to depart Upper Town to follow Naegi.
Believe It Or Not by Joey Scarbury
(Opening Song from The Greatest American Hero)
Look at what's happened to me,
I can't believe it myself;
Suddenly I'm up on top of the world,
Should've been somebody else.
Believe it or not,
I'm walkin' on air,
I never thought I could feel so free;
Flyin' away on a wing and a pray'r,
Who could it be?
Believe it or not, it's just me.
Just like the light of new day,
It hit me from out of the blue;
Breakin' me out of the spell I was in,
Makin' all of my wishes come true.
Believe it or not,
I'm walkin' on air,
I never thought I could feel so free;
Flyin' away on a wing and a pray'r,
Who could it be?
Believe it or not, it's just me.
Ch. 48: Doruido to Sekkusu o Suru Koto
The scene shifts to a tourist area and there scene shifts to Vrbovec where Naegi is still running and kept the kidnappers tailed onto him and managed to lead them away from Zagreb and lead them to another location to minimize casualties, but as he is focused on goading his pursuers to go after him, he is somehow seen by residents, and are rather bemused to see someone running in a pair of pajamas and a cape, and are unsure if they deem him a mental case or not. Naegi was starting to lose breath and stopped briefly to get a bit of air, but in doing so, it allowed his pursuers to catch up and the jeep is seen approaching, but the driver was taken by surprise as he failed to step on the brakes and ended up crashing Naegi, but due to the red suit, Naegi is protected and the jeep was repulsed and thrown upward before crashing, and the jeep bursts into flames, killing four of his pursuers.
"Oh boy..."
By then three more jeeps and three motorcycles arrived and Naegi panicked and began to run away and the chase continues, and the chase went north-bound, which soon sends them exiting the exit border of Vrbovec, leading to another town and Naegi realized that this would mean getting seen by prying eyes and all he had to do is lead his pursuers away to a secluded spot and here he would take on the pursuers and get some info on where Maizono is. Luckily, Naegi saw the signpost and he town's name is written in English, and there he gets another radio call from Kirigiri.
"Naegi-kun!"
"Kirigiri-san!"
"Where are you right now?"
"I'm at..."
"...and the druids?"
"Can't talk now! Got to go!"
"Wait...Naegi-kun!"
"..."
Again Naegi had to cut the conversation as he had to keep himself aware at his pursuers, and then the scene shifts to Vrbovec where Kirigiri and May arrived, and there she told May where Naegi is, and there May told Kirigiri about Koprivnica, in which Koprivnica, is a city in northern Croatia. It is the capital of the Koprivnica-Križevci county. In 2011 the city administrative area had a total population of 30,854, with 23,955 in the city itself.
Koprivnica (German: Kopreinitz, Hungarian: Kapronca) is situated at a strategic location - on the slopes of Bilogora and Kalnik from the south and river Drava from the north. Its position enabled it to develop numerous functions for the wider area such as trade, crafts and administration and in the 13th century, Koprivnica became a town settlement. Koprivnica was named after the brook with the same name, which was first mentioned at the beginning of the 13th century during the Hungarian Kingdom.
The scene then shifts to a marketplace within Koprivnica, where it is filled with people who are buying food and goods, and as they are enjoying the day when they are rather startled to see Naegi running around wearing the red suit and they wondered if he is a nutcase or not, but minutes later, Naegi's pursuers arrived, ramming people along the way, and Naegi realized the danger he put the people in and had to do something and goaded the villains to chase after him, as he jumped over a bridge and went to the other side of the road, and the two motorcyclists chased after him only to realize that their motorcycles wouldn't make it and ended up tripping and falling down, causing a huge chunk of blocks to fall down and hit their necks, killing them.
Naegi is tempted to help the injured civilians but had to back off seeing the jeeps are heading his way, and he had to run off and spend he next several minutes running north-bound, and seeing the signpost, he realized where he is and radioed Kirigiri his next location, and there he saw two more jeeps arriving, realizing that he just attracted more of the kidnappers and had to keep running. The pursuers are somewhat bewildered seeing how Naegi is able to outrun them and wondered why he is running in a pair of pajamas.
"That Japanese brat...!"
"What is he?"
"How is he able to run so far and we couldn't catch up?"
"Just go after him!"
"Why is he dressed like that?"
"Who cares? Let's get him and make him tell us where the Armour of god is!"
"Yes...for the Grand Wizard..."
"For our god!"
-x-
Much later, the scene shifts to May and Kirigiri and there she told May Naegi's location, ans there May said that Naegi is about to enter Cakovec, and there she told Kirigiri about the place, which Čakovec is a city in northern Croatia, located around 90 kilometres (56 miles) north of Zagreb, the Croatian capital. Čakovec is both the county seat and the largest city of Međimurje County, the northernmost, smallest and most densely populated Croatian county.
May then told Kirigiri about the city's history, in which In the late 1990s and throughout the 2000s several modern buildings were built and opened to the public. In 1999 a brand new bathing resort including four indoor swimming pools and a jacuzzi was opened as a part of the city's center for sports and recreation. In 2003 a renovated sports hall, originally built in the 1970s and belonging to the constructional high school, was also opened as a part of the center for sports and recreation and hosted several group matches of the 2003 World Women's Handball Championship. Beginning in the late 1990s and early 2000s several large shopping centers and automobile showrooms emerged in the city, mostly in its northwestern part. Čakovec was twice rewarded The Green Flower award for the tidiest continental city in Croatia, in 2008 and 2009. Čakovec is the first city of the former Yugoslavia to have installed completely electronic information spots, located at the Republic Square and the Franciscan Square in the Center and at the Square of Saint Anthony of Padua in the Jug district. The city opened its new university called MEV - Međimursko veleučilište u Čakovcu (University of Međimurje in Čakovec). In the last decade the city has developed into one of 10 cities with the highest GDP in Croatia. Čakovec is known as the city of traffic circles, because, during the late 1990s and early 2000s, all of its traffic lights in the inner part of the city were removed and replaced with traffic circles or rotaries, virtually eliminating traffic jams. The only remaining traffic lights in the city are located on the southern bypass. Although Čakovec is a small city by global parameters, its large working force which comes from all over the county, its location and importance in the region caused many traffic jams on the crossroads.
"...and that's that."
"...I see..."
"Hope the little lecture is helpful..."
"You sure know a lot of places..."
"Of course...I've been here for a few years..."
"Those druids..they would kill anyone just to get their hands on the armor parts..."
"Shows what idiots they really are..."
"..."
Kirigiri noted that May know the cities she mentioned and May said that she traveled a lot in most areas of Croatia, mostly at the northern areas, and said that she plans to visit the southern parts of Croatia, stating that once the five armor parts are collected, she would take her dad with her and visit all of Croatia's tourist destinations, in which Kirigiri sighed and told May to focus first on following Naegi's trail and see if they could catch up with him and see if they can offer him assistance, and May beamed with confidence as she stepped on the pedal and drives faster.
-x-
The scene shifts to a highway in Cakovec, where Naegi finally stopped, as he is starting to get tired of running after spending over an hour in leading his pursuers away from several populated towns, and he is somewhat dismayed that there were casualties and he decided that now is a good time to take down the pursuers and try to extract information from them in order to find out where their lair is and which place did the kidnappers kept Maizono prisoner. He knew time is running out and he only has one shot at making a breakthrough and by then the pursuers arrived, and they were rather pissed at what Naegi put them through, and yet they were still amused to see him wear what they believed to be a pair of pajamas with a cape.
"Finally got you..."
"You caused us a lot of trouble..."
"Now you will tell us where the armor parts are..."
"...and you will pay..."
"Wait...why is he dressed like that?"
"Are you trying to psyche us, boy?"
"Who cares...let's get him!"
"Right..."
Naegi stood still and remained defiant, demanding that they tell him where Maizono is held, and one of the kidnappers at the jeep took out a grenade, removed the pin and threw it towards Naegi, in which one of the kidnappers scolded him saying that they need him alive as he is the only one who can bring the remaining armor pieces to the cult, but then the grenade struck Naegi, but it bounced off and went straight back to the jeep, and before the kidnappers could react, the grenade exploded, killing four of them and wrecked the jeep, leaving two more jeeps and two motorcycles left, with only 10 men left, and they began to confront Naegi, in which they brought out steel pipes and chains and they began to assault him, but to their surprises, Naegi fought back, and the pipes dented and the chains broke, and one by one, Naegi threw them towards the jeep, and the men were beaten up, but one more man remained and brought out an RPG and opened fire, but Naegi dodged it and the RPG shell struck the jeep, killing all the men there and a debris flew and landed onto the remaining man, hitting him on the head and was killed instantly, and Naegi loses the only chance to get information on Maizono's whereabouts.
"Damn!"
Naegi pondered on what to do next, but then he heard sirens blaring and he decided to make a run for it before he is seen by police so he leaves he scene and went to a nearby bridge and hid under it and began to call Kirigiri on the radio, and managed to get to her, telling her his location and she is somewhat relieved that he is okay and told him that she and May are still in the middle of Kaprovnica and told Naegi to stay hidden until she and May arrive at Cakovec, and told him they will be there in an hour, much to his exasperation.
"An hour?"
"Sorry...but it can't be helped...we'll be there as soon as we can..."
"What am I supposed to do?"
"Stay hidden..."
"..."
"Bear with it...unless you want to be seen and sent to the mental institution..."
"...fine..."
"Good..."
Kirigiri told Naegi hat he has ti bear with it and wait until she arrives, and Naegi painfully waited for an hour until he got another radio call from Kirigiri and told her to follow the coordinates on where they should meet, and in less than 15 minutes, Naegi arrived and is rather relieved to see her, and May blinked her eyes in surprise and confusion seeing Naegi wearing the red suit and cape, and asks him why he went around like that, but Kirigiri gave Naegi the trench coat and told May that they are heading back to Zagreb to regroup and rethink their options now that the kidnappers are aware that Naegi has no intention of giving up the two armor pieces and May nodded, and the SUV turns around and head back to the same route they took, where several minutes later they encountered slow traffic due to several police cars and ambulances parked where the injured are being loaded, and Naegi felt bad about it but Kirigiri told him that there is nothing much they can do and it is not his fault that casualties rise.
"...I can't believe I caused those people to..."
"No...it's not your fault..."
"But..."
"The cult are to be blamed...not you...but you can atone for it by finding the cult's lair...and stop the cult itself..."
"..."
"You must be strong...overcome the adversity..."
"..."
"I believe in you..."
Naegi is still saddened by the turn of events but eventually came to accept it and as the SUV cruised past the market area, he was seen by a teenager, who is among the bystanders who are watching the horrific scene. She is Sonia Nevermind, the princess of Novoselic, a small European country, and she happened to be intrigued by the Japanese culture. Sonia happened to read and speak Japanese, and she happened to bought a manga online, which turn out to be the manga that Komaru made, and she happened to get a glimpse of Naegi running around with he red suit. Although she failed to accurately see his face, she did got an idea due to he manga she bought, and right now she became more intrigued about sightings of a guy in a red suit, which matched he description of the manga character Captain Gonzo, and she is now considering going to Japan to know more about the guy in the red suit. By then her bodyguards urged her to go to a hotel citing safety concerns.
"Oujo-sama..."
"Yes?"
"It would be better to stay at a hotel...it's quite dangerous right now..."
"But..."
"Please...for your own safety..."
"...okay..."
"Thank you..."
"..."
Sonia nodded and took her leave as the police and paramedics are continuing in getting the dead and injured loaded inside the ambulances while keeping bystanders at bay so as not to impede their jobs.
To Be Continued...
Hope you like this chapter, as the action spilled on the streets though it ended in a sad note that there were casualties, yet Naegi managed to escape and stop the pursuers, yet he is not giving up and plans to make another breakthrough, so expect more action and mayhem as Naegi deals with the druids while wearing the RED SUIT and CAPE.
A Danganronpa 2 character makes an appearance, and she is Sonia Nevermind. The Super High School-level princess managed to see Naegi, and she is both surprised, and shock to see that he resembles the manga character that Komaru made, so expect her to appear in a future chapter of this fic.
Preview:
Naegi and Kirigiri makes another plan to draw out the druids and find their lair. Expect a lot of action in he next chapter...
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