Danganronpa: Cannonball Run
Disclaimer:
Danganronpa is owned by Spike Chunsoft and Lerche
The Cannonball Run are owned by Brock Yates and Golden Harvest
First of all, I want to thank you for the reviews you sent. It really meant a lot to me and this inspired me to work on the next chapter, and I promise you're going to enjoy them as I'll make sure you won't be disappointed at what you're about to see, and the story is now underway as the wealthy Sheikh is making preparations on creating a racing themed reality show as he scour all over Japan and then makes preparations to recruit and entire most of the casts of Danganronpa series.
And after three chapters, the ACTUAL PLOT commences as the Arabian multibillionaire, a.k.a. the sheik, finally makes his moves and begins the invitation and recruitment of the Danganronpa casts and there you will see how the casts would be divided into groups and the competition is about to get underway, and there will be lots of comical moments before the casts agree to the offer and the race is about to commence.
So buckle up and enjoy.
Day 7...
Three days ago (Day 4), several of the Hope's Peak Academy students received e-mail invitations from the sheik (who has not identified himself to the prospects yet), inviting them to a meeting at a certain location within Tokyo and the invitation is enticing enough as the sender stated in the e-mail that he wishes to invite them to star in a reality show with a huge prize going to the winner, and some of the students were enticed to attend the meeting while others declined, but a select few decided to attend this meeting out of curiosity.
The students who decided to attend this meeting are:
- Makoto Naegi
- Kyoko Kirigiri
- Byakuya Togami
- Toko Fukawa
- Aoi Asahina
- Yasuhiro Hgakura
- Sayaka Maizono
- Leon Kuwata
- Chihiro Fujisaki
- Mondo Ohwada
- Hifumin Yamada
- Celestia Ludenberg
- Sakura Ohgami
- Mukuro Ikusaba
- Junko Enoshima
- Yuto Kamishiro
- Hajime Hinata
- Nagito Komaeda
- Chiaki Nanami
- Nekomaru Midai
- Sonia Nevermind
- Kazuichi Souda
- Gundam Tanaka
- Byakuya Togami II
- Fuyuhiko Kuzuryuu
- Peko Pekoyama
- Mikan Tsumiki
- Ibuki Mioda
- Teruteru Hanamura
While some are baffled as to who would invite them to a secret meeting, they decided to go along as they are curious as to how the sender know about their name, their high school title and even their address, and some are enticed when the invite stated that a prize is up for grabs if they accepted the invitation, a few are skeptical over this episode, such as Kirigiri, when she showed the invitation to Yui and the two detectives are debating on whether to attend this secret meeting or not, anticipating that this could be a trap, and Yui pondered if Kirigiri's classmates would receive the same invite since the invitation stated that the sender knows about Kirigiri being a student of Hope's Peak Academy.
"Are you serious about this, Kyoko?"
"Yes, onee-sama.."
"But what if this meeting turn out to be a dud?"
"Then nothing happens...if that's the case then we leave."
"Okay..."
"But this would at least allow us to find out who invited us..."
"You sure are curious..."
"Indeed..."
As the two girls debated over this, both came to the decision to attend to this secret meeting to disclose the sender's identity and find out the motive behind the invitation as well as to see if any other Hope's students would attend to this meeting or not, so that if things went on as the girls would suspect, the academy students might find some common ground and see what the sender wanted from them who went through the trouble just to send them an invitation and why a secret meeting.
-x-
Aside from Kirigiri, other academy students also received an invitation from the sheik, and some of them included Sakura Ohgami and Aoi Asahina, and there the two girls read the invitation and are tempted to go as the invite also stated that a "prize" is to be given away if the recipient attended the meeting and Ohgami is unsure of this though Asahina said that it would be worth it if they attend the meeting and see what comes out of it, and Ohgami decided to go along with it to see what it would show to them, seeing that the sender knows of their status as Hope's Peak Academy students.
"Are you sure about this, Asahina?"
"Uh-huh...I'm sure!"
"But still..."
"The invitation says thee's a prize..who knows..if we ask...we could figure it out...there's no harm in finding out, right?"
"You do have a point..."
"So, are we set?"
"Very well..."
"Okay!"
-x-
Naegi, Hintata and Nagito also got invitations and the three boys meet up to discuss this possible meeting with the mysterious benefactor and while Hinata and Naegi are unsure, Nagito urged them to attend the meeting seeing that this can be adventurous and there might be "lucky things" that are bound to appear, and the two other boys glanced at each other and then glanced at Nagito, who said that if the meeting would turn out to be unfavorable they can leave if they wish, and after some thought, the two boys eventually agree with Nagito.
"So...what do you say? We should try and see what comes out of the meeting..."
"Are you sure about this, Komaeda?"
"Hinata-kun's right, Nagito-kun..what if...?"
"There's no harm in finding out..if the meeting turns out bad...we leave...but if not...we should at least listen and see what comes out of it..."
"Hmm...he's right, Naegi...let's attend this meeting and see it for ourselves..."
"Okay...you win, Nagito-kun..."
"Okay! "
"..."
"..."
-x-
The Togami twin siblings also received invites, and the two brothers are divided over attending the supposed meeting, with Togami reasoning that it was just a waste of time, but Togami II said that this might be worth a shot, as it would show the chance to showcase the "superiority" of the Togami family as well as to see what the purpose of the meeting is, while the invite also shows that if interested, a prize would be discussed, and though uninterested at first, Togami decided to agree as he too wanted to prove to the world about how powerful his family is and he too is slightly curious as to how the sender know of their statuses as Super High School students.
"Are you sure about this?"
"Yes, aniki..."
"Hmm..."
"Imagine...we can promote our family and..."
"Alright...I'll go along and see this for myself..."
"Alright...for the Togami family..."
"Hmph."
"Come on...try to cheer on..."
-x-
At the hangout of the Crazy Diamond Gang, Mondo Ohwada received his invitation and he felt that it is not on his agenda right now but Takemichi Yukimaru saw the invitation mentioning about a "prize", and tries to persuade his boss to attend, and said that he too will be coming, wanting to know more, and promises that they will leave if the meeting turns out to be a bust, and seeing how eager his "kouhai" is, Ohwada decided to attend the meeting.
"Huh? You want me to attend the meeting?"
"That's right, boss!"
"You sure are eager..."
"I'm curious to see what prize the sender is offering...and i'm coming too!"
"Oi..."
"If the meeting is just a bust...then we leave.."
"Oh...fine!"
"Thanks, boss!"
-x-
At her manor, Celestia Ludenberg is sipping her milk tea while reading the invitation, and is intrigued by what the letter stated, and wanting to know what this prize is, she decided to attend the meeting and see for herself, and decided to call some of her classmates to see if they too received the invite seeing that the invitation stated that he knows their status as Hope's Peak Academy students, and called Hifumin Yamada, and there she got her confirmation about the invites.
"So you got an invitation too?"
"Uh-huh...and it says there is a prize..."
"Hmm..."
"Ludenberg-san...?"
"I'm attending the meeting...want to come along? You have the invitation too..."
"Sure!"
"come to my place, then..."
"Okay!"
Celes was rather surprised that Yamada also got an invite and she wondered if her classmates got the same invitation and there she arranges to meet with Yamada and plan on attending the meeting together, as she is curious to see what kind of PRIZE the sender is giving away to those who attend the secret meeting, and is rather looking forward to see if the prize is monetary or not, as she wanted to increase her income and see if she could swindle the person who sent her the invitation.
-x-
Yasuhiro Hagakure also got the invitation and seeing that a PRIZE is to be given away, he immediately seized the chance as he believe that it could help him solve his financial debts ad decided to attend this secret meeting so that he can meet the person and see if he has funds that he could get to help him settle his bills, and prepared himself to attend the place where it was state on the invitation.
"I hope I could get some Yen out of that guy..."
-x-
At the Kuzuryuu manor, Fuyuhiko is reading the invitation and is rather curious as to how the sender know of his name, his SUPER HIGH SCHOOL-LEVEL title and his address, and to his surprise his bodyguard, Peko Pekoyama also got the same invitation and there she asks him if they should attend this meeting or not, and though he is tempted to turn it down, he decided to attend this meeting to see where this would lead, and with Peko at his side, he felt that he has nothing to lose.
"So you got one, too?"
"Yes..."
"What a coincidence..."
"What now, boss?"
"Huh?"
"Should we attend?"
"Yeah..and see it for ourselves..."
"..."
In the end, Fuyuhiko decided to attend this meeting and told Peko to get ready as they are about to leave to seek out the person who invited them.
Likewise, Junko Enoshima and Mukuro Ikusaba also got the same invitation and there the twin sisters decided to attend this meeting to see what the sender want form them and intend to ask how the sender know about their backgrounds. Even other students also got the same invitations and among them are Ibuki Mioda and Sayaka Maizono, and the two singers decided to go there to see what the sender has to offer them even though Maizono is a bit apprehensive about this matter.
"Are you sure about this,Mioda-chan?"
"Why not, Sayaka-chan?"
"But..."
"Don't be a scaredy cat!"
".."
"I bet Naegi-kun's going to attend that meeting..."
"I'm coming!"
"Ohh.."
-x-
Several hours later...
The scene shows that some of the academy students who received the invitation arrived at the secret meeting venue, which is a posh restaurant, and it was big enough to accommodate a lot of people, and the academy students went inside, where each of them are surprised to see each other, discovering that they all received an invitation from an anonymous sender and they all felt like arriving at the first day of classes at Hope's Peak Academy. The students who came here are identified as:
- Makoto Naegi
- Kyoko Kirigiri
- Byakuya Togami
- Toko Fukawa
- Aoi Asahina
- Yasuhiro Hgakura
- Sayaka Maizono
- Leon Kuwata
- Chihiro Fujisaki
- Mondo Ohwada
- Hifumin Yamada
- Celestia Ludenberg
- Sakura Ohgami
- Mukuro Ikusaba
- Junko Enoshima
- Yuto Kamishiro
- Hajime Hinata
- Nagito Komaeda
- Chiaki Nanami
- Nekomaru Midai
- Sonia Nevermind
- Kazuichi Souda
- Gundam Tanaka
- Byakuya Togami II
- Fuyuhiko Kuzuryuu
- Peko Pekoyama
- Mikan Tsumiki
- Ibuki Mioda
- Teruteru Hanamura
The bartender of the restaurant is surprised to see the number of teenagers coming here and Kirigiri approached the bartender and asks him who is responsible for the meeting as she showed to him her invitation and told him that her schoolmates also have similar invitations, and the bartender said that the person who made this arrangement will appear soon, and said that he will shoulder the bills of the restaurant and said that she and the other teenagers can order anything they want.
"So HE is the one who summoned us here?"
"Yeah..."
"So where is HE?"
"He'll be coming here soon..."
"So what are we to do now?"
"You can wait...oh, HE is the one who'll shoulder the bill, so you and your classmates can order anything you want..."
"I see..."
"Okay."
Curious about this, she decided to let things slide for now and asks for a menu, and the bartender told the other students to order anything they want, and the waiters went around the clock asking for the customers' orders and soon the restaurant became busy as the academy students began giving out their orders and began chatting with one another, while waiting for the organizer of this meeting to show up, though tension brewed as Yuto began "courting" Kirigiri, in which the Detective nearly responded in a rather physical way as Yui tries to calm her friend down, while Hagakure hid behind Naegi as Fuyuhiko saw the Fortune Teller and gives Peko the order to ELIMINATE him.
"You!"
"Ack!"
"The afro hair with the crystal ball!"
"Uh...hi...?"
"Peko! Sic him!"
"WWWAAHH! Spare me!"
"Slice him! Dice him! Do it now!"
"Someone save me!"
By then the sheik showed up and told Fuyuhiko to calm down as he wanted everyone to behave and tell them the reason for this meeting, and nearly everyone was astonished to see that the one who invited them was an Arabian sheik and now they are wondering why he sent them the invitation, and Nagito claims that this is a lucky day as he would get to see the purpose of the meeting, given that it was the sheik who is willing to shoulder the restaurant bill. By then the sheikh spoke to them and introduced himself as Boom Shaka-Laka and began explaining his reason for this meeting.
"Welcome, students of Hope's Peak Academy...I thank you for coming here and accepting my invitation...and I assure you that your coming here will not be in vain...and now allow me to explain the reason for inviting you here..."
Boom Shaka-Laka stated that the reason he chose the academy students as his participants is due to how popular Japanese students are in his native land and wanted them to star in his reality show, but then Nagito pulled a prank as he fitted Boom Shaka-Laka with pincer gloves and a headband with a pair of antennas, and the students snickered as they get the punchline, and the sheik told Nagito to knock it out while correcting him.
"Perfect...an Arabian..."
"I said sheik...not "shrimp"! Know your manners and behave!"
"But that's what you said..."
"I said sheik! S-H-E-I-K! Sheik!"
"Okay, okay..."
"Now take your seat so I can explain..."
"Okay..."
"Now, then..."
After that, the sheik resumed his explanation, and told the students that he wishes them to participate in his planned reality show which will be themed after the Amazing Race, though Kirigiri questioned why he would recruit the academy students instead of common adults, but then Nagito brought out a strait jacket and the students began to giggle seeing another punchline coming and Boom Shaka-Laka corrected him that he is a sheik, not a "shrink", and then he came up with an alibi so that he can convince Kirigiri and not have her ask more questions and said that everything is on board, claiming that it would be a simple race with fifty billion Yen will go to the winner.
Most of the academy students gasped at hearing this, and this seemed to have enticed them to agree, especially Ohgami, who sees this as an opportunity to get money to help pay the hospital bills for Kenishiro's heart surgery, while Hagakure feels the same, as he felt that by winning this planned race would help him settle his financial bills and told Fuyuhiko that if he wins, he will pay him, and Fuyuhiko grudgingly accepted.
Kirigiri was getting a bit suspicious and worried seeing that the prize that Boom Shaka-Laka offered has enticed most of her classmates, and wanted to question him more, but then Yuto made another "verbal pass" at her, stating that if he wins the race, Kirigiri would have to go on a date with him and spend the night at a romantic hotel, and she lashed back, only to get a rebuttal and a pissed off Kirigiri called his bluff and accepted, but with an added wager, in which if she wins the race, Yuto will spend the whole week as her manservant and punching bag, and though a bit repulsed, he accepted as he is confident that he would win.
By then Boom Shaka-Laka stated that the participants can bring their vehicles of their own choice while telling them that they have one week to prepare, and that before the race starts, a GPS camera will be installed on their car as part of the planned reality show in which it would include recorded conversations with the participants, and that the participants can either form a team or go solo, and soon the meeting is dismissed and the food arrived and the students began eating while they scrambled to find someone who they can team up with.
Within minutes, Boom Shaka-Laka's servant showed up, holding a box and told the teenagers to place a paper here which their team name and members are signed, and the teens began talking with each other and soon began writing their team and its members involved, and it shows the teams in a group and who the members are:
The Hopeful Lucksters
- Makoto Naegi
- Hajime Hintata
- Nagito Komaeda
Hope's Angels
- Kyoko Kirigiri
- Yui Sumidare
- Chihiro Fujisaki
The Togami Team
- Byakuya Togami
- Byakuya Togami II
- Teruteru Hanamura
Sports Team
- Aoi Asahina
- Sakura Ohgami
- Nekomaru Midai
Gambler's Club
- Celestia Ludenberg
- Hifumin Yamada
- Mikan Tsumiki
Crazy Diamonds
- Mondo Ohwada
- Takemichi Yukimaru
Mighty Musicians
- Ibuki Mioda
- Sayaka Maizono
- Leon Kuwata
Royal Racers
- Sonia Nevermind
- Gundam Tanaka
- Yasuhiro Hagakure
Despair GALS
- Junko Enoshima
- Mukuro Ikusaba
- Toko Fukawa
Gangsta Republic
- Fuyuhiko Kuzuryuu
- Peko Pekoyama
Video Gamers
- Kazuichi Souda
- Chiaki Nanami
Spies R' Us
- Yuto Kamishiro
After that, the team's representatives dropped their names on the ballot box and are told that they have one weeks to prepare their preferred vehicles that are to be used for the race and are given the map of Japan where several red lines are shown where they are being told about the possible routes to be used in the racing themed-reality show, and Boom Shaka-Laka is seen rubbing his hands as his plans are in motion and couldn't wait to get the show started.
To Be Continued…
Hope you like this chapter, as some of the other Danganronpa casts have been shown, including others from spin-off series, such as Danganronpa Another Episode.
The Saudi Arabian businessman, a.k.a the sheik, who intends to bring the cast together, is now ready to commence his plans, as he succeeded in persuading the Hope's Peak Academy students to participate in his planned reality show-themed racing, and he has given them a week to prepare themselves and all of his plans are rolling in motion.
And lastly, the Danganronpa casts have split themselves into racing teams and now all they needed is their own vehicles to use in the upcoming race, as they are given a map in advance so that they would know which routes they are to take and are raring to go as some of them intend to win just to take the prize money of a hundred million Yen…
Preview:
The next chapter jump-starts the story as the academy students are split into teams, and are given their own vehicles to use as they commence the race that stretch from the south end of Japan towards the north end, and the race will feature a lot of wanton mayhem and comedy which puts our DR characters in awkward situations…