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 reaches its conclusion, wherein Naegi is in for a fight of his life as he is facing a superantural entity that has possessed Kirigiri and he would have to face it even though he knows that the red suit offers little protection due to the difference between science and supernatural aspects, thus this will put Naegi to the test and try to overcone this bizarre and supernatural challenge, so read on and enjoy!
At outer space, the three aliens are monitoring the events below, and they are somewhat wary at what Naegi is planning to do knowing that he is facing an unknown enemy even though Naegi knows that the red suit appeared ineffective against something that is beyond the bounds of science, and both Ophani and Cherubi are apprehensive on what event would take place should Naegi went to that abandoned house again.
"What is that boy thinking?"
"Calm yourself, Cherubi..."
"But..."
"It appears that Makoto Naegi is hatching a plan..."
"Against an unknown force that is beyond the bounds of science...a force capable of taking on someone when the suit is powerless against this threat?"
"If Makoto Naegi is doing this, then he knows what he is up against."
"Are you sure about that, Ophani?"
"Yes, Cherubi."
But Seraphi assured to his fellow aliens that Naegi know what he is doing and, know the risks involved, and Seraphi said he is placing his faith on the boy, and both Ophani and Cherubi glanced at each other and decided to see and watch the events on the monitor as they brace themselves for what is about to take place before them.
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. 75: Kiken'na Ganbitto
Back on Earth, the two teens entered Kirigiri's house where Fuhito is there and Maizono began explaining to him why she and Naegi are here, and Naegi went to Kirigiri's room and Fuhito seemed to object to the fact that Naegi is invading her room and went after him, and inside Kirigiri's room, Naegi opened her closet and took out a bra, and Maizono asks him what is he intending to do, and Naegi said that he would try to get some VIBES through the bra, and a blushing Maizono wondered if Naegi is serious or not, and Fuhito asks Naegi what is he trying to do and Naegi told him about the events that happened the other day and yesterday, and their meeting with the psychic earlier and how to find and save Kirigiri, though Fuhito is doubtful given that Naegi is holding a bra that belonged to his granddaughter.
"Are you serious about what you just said?"
"Yes, Fuhito-san."
"But holding my granddaugter's bra says it otherwise."
"Just trust me on this, sir."
"I am not sure if I should believe you."
"Please trust me...your granddaughter may have on,y less than 24 hours to live as a person."
"What?"
"That's the truth...huh?"
By then Naegi's cellphone rang and he answered it, accidentally activating the loudspeaker and there Kirigiri's voice is heard, though in a stuttered tone and told her that something is wrong with her and begged him to help her, and Fuhito is concerned at hearing her pleading voice as Naegi said that he will help her if she tells him where she is right now, and Kirigiri is making vomitting sounds as she struggled to talk to him about her present situation.
"Kirigiri-san..."
"Naegi...something...is...wrong with...me..."
"I know."
"Please...help...me..."
"I will! Just tell me where you are!"
"I...can't...recall..."
"Try to recall...which place are you in right now?"
"..."
Naegi tried to reach out to her and asks her to tell him where is she right now, but then a different voice spoke and both Naegi and Maizono realized who they are speaking to and there the voice tells Naegi in a rather assuring tone that everything is okay.
"Don't worry...Kirigiri-chan is...having trouble...adjusting to me...bye-bye."
As the line was cut off, Naegi removes the trench coat to reveal that he is wearing the red suit and placed the bra on top of his head and stared at the wall, and a few moments later, he gets a VIBE where a holographic image shows that Kirigiri is at a condominium where she sometimes stay over, and the possessed Kirigiri is opening a cabinet where she took out various clothes, and then he SAW an envelope where the condominium's address is stated, and then he loses the image, and there he told Maizono and Fuhito where Kirigiri is right now, surprising the elderly detective, seeing that Naegi wasn't fooling around at all.
"How...how did you know about the place?"
"The red suit, sir."
"So you actually saw it...?"
"Yes...she is inside a condominium."
"Naegi-kun...do you know which place is?"
"Sorry, Maizono-san...I don't know the exact location..."
"Can you try using the suit to recall the place?"
"Well..."
"Calm down, you kids...I know the place.'
Fuhito said he knows the condominium's location and there Naegi told Maizono to go with Fuhito as he will go ahead and try to stall Kirigiri, and he ran off the house before jumping and flew upward, and Fuhito took he car keys and motions Maizono to hop inside the car, and the car moves out as they head to the condominium to try and help Naegi restrain Kirigiri, and at the same time he is surprised to hear that his granddaughter is said to be possessed which Maizono confirms, but Fuhito said he wants to see it with his own eyes first before making any further comment.
-x-
About 15 minutes later, Naegi was near the place but in his haste he lost control of his flight and landed badly on the rooftop of the opposite building that is facing the condominium, and Naegi gets up and tapped onto the suit's holographic image and there he saw Kirigiri drinking champagne, and he took a deep breath as he know that time is of the essence and he began running before jumping off the edge of the rooftop and flew towards the condominium's 10th floor, and the possessed Kirigiri glanced at the window, surprised to see Naegi coming through and she ran off towards the front door, but Naegi crashed through and landed on top of her, pinning her down and she is immobilized, and the woman's spirit screamed as she begged Naegi to get off her but Naegi said that he is bringing her back to the abandoned house which she frightfully begged not to do that.
"No! You can't!"
"Sorry...but I am doing this to save my friend."
"Don't ! Let go of me!"
"Come on."
"Please...I beg you! Don't take me back there! Anything but that!"
"You're going to where you are supposed to go...and I won't let you do as you please...especially when you're stealing a living person's body."
"NNNNNOOOOO!"
"...'
Naegi then took out a handcuff and cuffed her wrists behind her back, then took a duct tape and taped her ankles together and he carried her on his shoulders and leaves the condominium unit and went straight to the emergency staircase, and he willed himself to ignore Kirgiri's pleading as he walked down the stairs until reaching the first floor, and went towards the exit, ignoring the curious eyes of several residents and unit owners, and by then the car arrived and both Fuhito and Maizono got out and greeted Naegi, and Fuhito stared wide-eyed as he saw his granddaughter pleading through the voice of the woman's spirit, and he is forced to acknowledge the fact that his granddaughter was indeed possessed, and there Naegi told Fuhito that they need to head back to the abandoned house in order to free Kirigiri, and Fuhito nodded hesitantly at the scene he just saw.
"So...what you said is true then..."
"Yes, Fuhito-san..."
"Is there a way to save my granddaugter...?"
"Yes."
"Okay, tell me what should we do?"
"We need to head back to the abandoned house...and I will do the rest."
"Okay, hop on."
"Thanks."
As Maizono stay on the front passenger seat, Naegi placed Kirigiri on the back passenger seat and he sat beside her as Fuhito drives the car and moves out, and there he forced himself to ignore the pleadings knowing that the voice isn't his granddaughter but of a woman's voice, and although this is the first time he encountered a case of possession, he managed to stay calm as Maizono had a worried look while Naegi sighed as the woman possessing Kirigiri tried to coax him to set her free by offering him her house and its inheritance which he ignored knowing what is at stake here and he trip took 30 minutes which Kirigiri went asleep, and everyone was relieved for now, and later on they arrived at the abandoned house where the wrecking crew hasn't arrived yet, and the time now is 12:01, and Naegi carried her on his shoulders as he knows that the wrecking crew would arrive in 14 minutes, but then Kirigiri spoke and this caught the attention of the others, in which Kirigiri is speaking through her own voice and said that she has overcome the woman's spirit, though Fuhito is sharp enough not to fall onto the ruse.
"Kyoko...is that really you?"
"Yes, its me."
"What happened to you?"
"I subconsciously used my will power to drive the woman out of me."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes...the bitch is gone...and I won...so please remove the cuffs."
"You are not Kyoko. She would never use that word no matter what situation she is in."
"Um..."
Fuhito knows it is just a ruse as his granddaughter never used the term BITCH, and Naegj carried her onto his shoulders and the woman's voice screamed, begging not to be returned there and the trio entered the house and soon came in front of the sliding door, and Naegi told Fuhito to slide it open, which he did, and the elderly man blinked his eyes seeing a brick wall, and as Naegi took a deep breath, the woman's voice spoke, warning him that once Naegi goes inside, he is in deep trouble as she reminded him that the red suit will not function while inside the dimension, and Fuhito stared wide-eyed at hearing this and Naegi confirmed it.
The woman then taunted Naegi as she reminded him that the red suit is useless once he enters the wall, and though he became nervous, he regained his composure and tries to ignore the woman's voice.
"Are you scared?"
"..."
"Well you should be. That suit is no good when you go in...so be a good boy and let me go."
"..."
"Don't be foolish. You already know what will happen to you if you go in..."
"..."
"Are you really that desperate to die?"
"..."
Despite the taunting, Naegi went ahead and phased through the brick wall carrying Kirigiri with him, and both Fuhito and Maizono gasped at seeing this, and she staggered to the floor as she never encountered something like this, and Fuhito is at loss of words as this is the first time he has ever seen such a scene, and he doubts that his fellow detectives would believe him if he were to tell them what he saw just now, and helps Maizono up and both await what would happen next.
-x-
Inside the dimension, Naegi is running his way through, and there the clawed entity began attacking the Luckster, and as the woman said, the red suit offered little protection and he was clawed and scratched, but he ignored the pain and tried not to drop Kirigiri, and after a few minutes he reached the living room-like area, and there he dropped Kirigiri as Naegi tripped, and there the woman's spirit came out and sat on the rocking chair, and Kirigiri is freed, but she remained unconscious and there the woman berated Naegi for trying to force her back here.
"You fool!"
"..."
"You shouldn't have brought me back here!"
"..."
"I even begged you...damn you...I degraded myself into begging you...For I nrver brgged to someone in my life!"
"You don't have a life, Shiira...you're already dead! And you should not take possession of other people just to suit your leisure! You should have gone to the spirit world so that you eould know where you should go!"
"I rather die than go there! And since I'm dead...I'll take you with me!"
"!"
But Naegi is undaunted and told the woman that she has to move on to the spirit world so she would be judged, but the woman wouldn't allow it and sent various items flying towards Naegi but he dodged it and there the woman took the chance to repossess Kirigiri's body but Naegi held her off and punched her back, sending her crashing against the rocking chair, and Naegi placed Kirigiri on a wheelchair and ran off, and there the clawed entity attacked him again, and Naegi is in pain as he is being clawed and scratched but he persevered and kept going, and soon he threw Kirigiri through the DOOR before he jumped off, and there both made it back to the real world, and both Maizono and Fuhito went to their side, and as Maizono checked on Naegi, Fuhito checked on his granddaughter, where she slowly woke up and is groggy, and there he assured to her that she is okay.
"Uuuhhhnnn..."
"Easy, Kyoko..."
"Grandfather...?"
"Its okay now..."
"What...happened...?"
"Its a long story..."
"But..."
"I'll tell you later..."
Likewise, Maizono checked on Naegi and she is worried and concerned seeing that he is in pain and saw his left temple scratched and bleeding, and yet he assured to her that he is okay and everything is over, which she reluctantly acknowledged and helps him to his feet though he is moaning in pain and she is careful not to hurt him further.
"Ow, ow, ow..."
"Naegi-kun..."
"Its okay...ow...the nightmare is...ow...over..."
"Are you okay...?"
"Yeah...just banged up a bit."
"Easy..."
"Thanks, Maizono-san...we should get going."
"Okay."
After that the four of them leaves the house where the wrcking crew are there, and are ready to use construction vehicles to level the house, but they were surprised to see them and the lead worker asks what is going on and Fuhito answered on the teenagers' behalf, and said that the kids overslept here and he woke them up, and as the worker asks if there is anyone else inside the house, he said that there isn't and told him to level the house now.
"Its okay...there is no one else inside."
"That's a relief...had you not come out there you could have been caved in."
"Sorry about that..."
"Better get going...we're about to bring the house down."
"Go ahead...we won't stop you."
"Are the kids okay? They looked like..."
"A bit drunk...but I will escort them home."
"Okay. Be careful on your way home."
-x-
Later at Naegi's house, Fuhito spoke to Naegi's parents and used an alibi to explain why Naegi did not attend classes today, and claimed that he helped in busting a dognapping ring in which Fuhito claimed to explain why Naegi got the scratches and claw marks on his body (Naegi had already took off the red suit and passed by a clinic to clean off the wounds and covered it with gauzes before going home, where Fuhito volunteered to give him a ride home and talk to his parents), and Naegi's parents took the alibi and opted not to question their son further, and Naegi thanked Fuhito for his help which the elderly man said it is a gesture of gratitude for helping his granddaughter.
"Thanks, Fuhito-san."
"Sure, no problem."
"I really owe you one."
"Its fine. Its my way of repaying you for saving my granddaughter."
"Ah...I did what I have to do...she is my friend after all."
"I'm glad Kyoko has a friend like you."
"Yeah..."
"Well...we're going...Kyoko needs a lot of rest. Good night."
After that, Fuhito drives off with a sleeping Kirigiri on board, and Maizono is given a lift to drive her home, and Naegi went to his room and took off his shirt, showing most of his upper body covered in gauze and bandages due to the scratches and claw marks he got, and he is thankful that with the abandoned house leveled down, he won't be going to that dimension again.
-x-
The next day, Kirigiri is met by her classmates when she, Naegi and Maizono arrived at their classroom, and there the class said that they were worried about her and she apologized to them for making them worry, and there Togami told her and Naegi that after Kirigiri was sent to the hospital the rest of Class 78 continued to take the items at the abandoned house, which Naegi was surprised and asks Togami why they went back there despite telling them to stay away from the house.
"You what?"
"We went back there and continued to take whatever items are deemed profitable."
"Are you serious?"
"You got a problem?"
"Why did you go back there?"
"What is the matter with you?"
"Didn't I tell you that the place is unsafe?"
"Um...Naegi-kun...about that..."
Asahina spoke to Naegi and told him that she and others were very careful and spend only 30 minutes before leaving and sold the items to a nearby pawnshop and made enough money and gave it to the Special Education teacher the next day, and things went well and they all got high marks, though Hagakure would take a quiz as a way to make up for not participating in the said activity, and the day went on without problems and Naegi sighed as he is glad that the situation ended well though he wondered if he would get to encounter another event like that.
To Be Continued... .
Hope you like this chapter, and Naegi managed to persevere and saved his classmate, while the spirit has been defeated...something unexpected since the red suit was not useful in a supernatural situation...
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