Note: underlined quotes "like this" are supposed to be in Japanese
Chapter One
The Story Begins
6 August, 2013
A House in Inaba, Japan
It was very late into the night, and two boys age 18 or 19 were trying to get some sleep with the rain pattering against the roof. Normally, a light rain like this would calm people and make it easier to sleep. However these two and their friends feel differently. Rain late at night only creates anxiety for them- you could say it's due to traumatic experiences. Most of their friends are probably also up at this time, although for different reasons. They were either spending their summer vacation studying for college, or, for the younger ones, their entrance exams. These two, couldn't go to college just now. One for academic reasons, the other because there still were no records of him ever existing.
A growling noise could be heard from the direction of a certain blonde boy, who subsequently stood up to address the problem. When he stood up, he bumped into the other resident.
"Where are you going?" The second person asked in a harsh tone of voice. To be awakened so late at night, not to mention a rainy night, could really make a man bitter.
"Oh, Yosuke! My tummy is bear-y hungry, so I need to feed it!" The blonde boy replied, in his usual, cheery voice.
"What? Ted, this is the fifth time you've gone to get a snack tonight!" The second person, Yosuke, has obviously had enough of this.
"That's not true! It's the seventh, you must've been asleep for the last two."
"Argh! Oh well, it's raining so I won't be falling asleep any time soon." Yosuke reaches for the remote, "I wonder what's on TV..."
"Probably more on that explosion yesterday."
"Explosion? What explosion? Where?" Yosuke questioned as he pressed the power button on the remote.
"I dunno, it seemed like a bear-y big deal, though."
The TV turned on before Ted could say anything else "-Now, more about the explosion that killed fifty people and wounded over two hundred more late last night in Washington DC. At 22:08 local time, an explosion rang through the southeast part of the American capital. Local authorities still have yet to find the cause of the blast, and no terrorist organizations have stepped forward to take credit for it. One person still remains unaccounted for-" Yosuke turned off the TV in disgust.
"I'm still amazed there are people who can do this sort of thing. It makes me wonder if there's something I could do." Yosuke said, clearly feeling the pain of these people he ever met.
"But, the news lady said that no one knows if there was someone behind it at all," Teddie tried to cheer him up, but he wouldn't cheer up like that.
"It's obvious that it was done on purpose. I mean, America is a developed country, they have fire codes. That means the explosion had to have destroyed at least five buildings. No ordinary gas leak can create an explosion that big." Yosuke explained, his deductive skills have dramatically increased since he moved to this town three years ago.
"Wow, you're bear-y good at this! Are you sure you failed your entrance exams?" Teddie teased, trying to lighten up the mood (he's very good at that.)
Yosuke was unimpressed, "Don't make me flatten you again," he looked at the clock, it's an instinct of his by now. "Oh, wow. It's almost midnight. Brings back memories, huh?"
"Yep! some bear-y fond memories indeed!" Just as Teddie said that, the clock struck midnight and the TV sprang to life, in a very familiar fashion.
"Balls, this again? What now?" Yosuke was prepared for anything at this point. If time stopped and a unicorn came in to take them to a magical land, he wouldn't be surprised.
A white boy wearing a suicide vest appears on the screen, very clearly. "I bet you've all heard about a certain recent event. 'A tragedy!' They say. pff- there's nothing tragic about it. those people deserved to die, and everyone else too!"
"Who is this guy? What language is he speaking?" Teddie was absolutely confused by this turn of events.
"This is the beginning of a new era for the world, a land without tormentors! What will I destroy next? If you wish to know, stay tuned!" There the image fades to static, and then to blank once again.
"English, and I think he might be our man." Yosuke, oddly enough, seemed happy about this. "I'll call the others in the area in the morning. Before then, let's get a good night's sleep, we might be getting some action tomorrow."
Author's Notes:
I know I said this chapter would be longer, and, to an extent, it is. I just thought that right here is a perfect stopping point. I have a general idea for the next three to five chapters, but after that is still uncharted territory. If you have any ideas, any at all, I would appreciate it if you told me.
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S4656guy: This story is supposed to be about a year after the events of P4 Arena, shown by the 2013 dates.
That guy is awesome, you guys should follow that example and leave reviews.