Chapter 2: Johnny Beach Goode Part 5 (Daily Life)
Citizens Remaining: 15
Most of today has been spent finishing up the party area. I was busy reading the lyrics to the song me & Marty are singing tomorrow. It's a little old fashioned, but I know not to judge it.
"He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack…" I sang softly, trying not to interrupt the others while they were working.
"Hey! Where do you want these coolers?!" I heard Trunks call to me, him and Miles both carrying the aforementioned coolers.
"By the food tables, right over there!" I responded as they walked over to that location.
Well I can't just let them do all the heavy lifting, even though they are way stronger than me. Putting down the lyrics paper, I went over to pick up some empty boxes that we don't need. I spotted a large recycling bin next to the department store and threw the cardboard boxes in.
"Gah!" I accidentally stepped on something round and fell forwards toward the ground.
"Ugh… huh? Ah!" My arms fell off! I immediately scramble to reattach them correctly, I'm so glad no one's around to see this.
"Ai?"
I spoke too soon as the person who startled me started walking in from behind. It's Aoba.
"I heard a shout while out exploring. Are you alright?"
I snapped my left arm back into its position and stood back up.
"Yeah, just took a quick fall, nothing too bad."
"I see… well you appear to be alright so I guess it's nothing. What's that over there?"
I looked over to my left to see what he was referring to, and I saw the small round object I tripped over. I picked it up slowly to see that it was one of those red and white balls from the department store.
"What's this doing out here? Huh?" It started moving a little bit.
"Why not try pressing that button, it's just a toy, right?" Aoba recommended, and I cautiously followed through.
A light suddenly popped out of the ball as it opened up and the two of us shielded our eyes.
"Pichu!"
Wh-what?
"Pi? Pi?" It looked around confused and lost.
What is that thing?
It's a small yellow creature with pink cheeks, beady little eyes, and familiar spiky hair, it's so….
"CUUUUUTE!" I hugged the little guy tight as Aoba slowly walked away.
"Pi…." I heard it let out as I walked back to the others carrying it in my arms. I do like creepy-cute things a lot more, but I can't deny how adorable it is.
As I arrived everyone managed to finish up their work and I called for everyone.
"Aww, who's this wittle guy?" Shantae clasped her hands together with joy.
"I found him in a ball while throwing away some boxes!"
"Wow, I've never seen something like that before." Bernadetta timidly approached .
"Me neither! I wonder which world it came from…" Emma observed it closely.
Alice then began petting its hair and then I heard Gold gasp across me, "PIBU!"
"Pi!" The creature just hopped out of my arms and landed on top of Gold's head.
"Ha ha ha! I missed you buddy! It's good to see you!"
I thought for a moment and then I realized what it was, "This is one of your… Pokémon? Did I get that right?"
"Yeah this is Pibu, my Pichu who I hatched from an egg myself!" He rubbed his finger under his nose and Pibu mirrored his actions.
A few of us, including myself, gave a little laugh at the sight. So this is what being an Ultimate Hatcher means, he hatches eggs containing these Pokémon! Quite the odd skill, but it's interesting. I handed Gold the ball that Pibu came out of and he placed it on his belt.
"I just need to find the others, maybe seven is what's left?" I heard him mumbling to himself as everyone else gathered around.
"Now that that's settled, let's see our progress!"
"The stage is all set for you three to perform tomorrow, the food's all set in the refrigerators, the memorial for our fallen companions is still up, and we have plenty of swimsuits and beach items to use. We're ready!" Trunks said as he checked his list.
"I just need to fix the refreshments and that's it! The punch will be much different than what some of you are used to. I need some help on it later…"
"I'll volunteer." Aoba said with a smirk as he walked up next to her.
"Me too!" Shantae raised her hand quickly.
"This event should boost the morale of everyone if this is successful enough." Espio spoke up.
"I believe it will. Alright then, let's get some rest for tom—" I was interrupted by a message appearing on our e-Handbooks.
"Time for an update citizens! Come to Enoshima Park to see your homes in a new light!"
Why do I even bother?
As we walked over to the park, Gold put Pibu back into the red & white ball. With what Monokuma told him before, he wouldn't want him to know that he got one of his Pokémon back. Another thing I noticed though, was that Aoba, Shantae, and Alice weren't with us. I'll be sure to tell them about everything that happens.
Our "amazing" mayor is already there, with the tv screen from before as well.
"Bwahahaha! Just in time! Before we start I have two questions, one why are there some of you missing?"
"They're just finishing up with making drinks for our party, no big deal." A relaxed Miles answered him.
"Wa-wah? A party? And you didn't invite me? I can't believe it, not again… boo hoo…" The bear shed some crocodile tears (how is that possible?) that we all rolled our eyes at before standing straight back up.
"Ahem, second question, have you guys seen a Pokéball, by any chance? I've misplaced one of Gold's team members while building Jabberwock Coast…"
Gold hid Pibu's ball behind him as the rest of us shook our heads deceptively.
"Oh well, it's time for the show! Grab some popcorn and witness Motive 2: The New Worlds!"
It was just as bad as I pictured it.
Clips of cities were shown in flames, monuments and residents of those cities wore Monokuma on their faces. Bodies were lying on the ground, as we finally got a glimpse of someone I recognized. Tae Yamada, the unawakened zombie of my idol group Franchouchou savagely attacked the fallen bodies as I saw that her and the rest of my friends wore dark outfits similar to Sentai uniforms. Once again, anger boiled up inside me, just waiting to explode into a fit of rage. Yet I do my best to calm myself, using deep breaths and such to ignore the pain.
The others tried their best as well, but based on what they saw they were not happy.
A group of masked individuals beating down civilians for cash or jewelry had us holding down an enraged Ryuji.
A red headed young man and a pigtailed young woman wrecking buildings and homes with mind-controlled creatures made Gold speechless.
A teal haired man tore through knights with an extraordinary whip-like sword, as Bernadetta held on to me.
It just went on and on.
It didn't seem to end, even when the screen was turned off.
It was just a reminder that the longer we stay here, the faster our homes die.
"Have a fun day tomorrow! Ahahahahahahahahah!"
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NO MONOKUMA THEATER, CLOSED FOR RENOVATION
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Two days after the Monocity Killing Game began….
"And that's what one of our members found. I've decided to ask Asahina to venture out there to investigate. I can't trust someone like Hagakure with a mission like this… scratch that, I can't trust him with any mission." A suited figure with glasses says to the person on the phone.
"Wait, you're seriously going to try asking the 77th class to check it out? Yes they have assisted us, but what makes you think they'll want to do it again?" After the person gives their answer, the young man in a suit sighs.
"Whoever they send better be skilled enough. I can't be bothered to travel all that way while I'm busy rebuilding my family's—"
"Mr. Togami! Something just appeared on the roof, it's some kind of vortex!"
"I'll call you back Naegi." He hangs up the phone and he makes his way towards the roof.
Other men in suits are already there, awaiting their orders.
"Just what in the world is going on here?"
"We don't know sir, it just showed up! Should we call for backup from HQ?"
Togami just walked over to the vortex and peered into it, then the unexpected happened. Three people emerge from it, all unconscious.
"What the hell…"
Two young ladies, one with long black twintails and a red school outfit, another with red hair and a witch hat. And a young man with short dark blue hair, featuring a small ahoge.
"Get them some medical attention. And try not to touch that vortex while I'm gone." Togami walks off, but not before taking a quick glance at the three individuals who just arrived.
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"Uggghhh."
I needed that sleep. We all did.
Checking the time, I saw that it was already noon! So I quickly got ready with my makeup and my dark blue swimsuit & sandals. I grabbed that dumb waterproof shoe spray (I can't believe that actually works on zombies) and placed it into a purse.
On the way there my mind was still on the destruction our loved ones caused while being controlled. So many lives lost, all because of the actions of one person, the mastermind behind Monokuma. Who was this person, so twisted and full of malice, that they decided to travel to different worlds to make others miserable? I kept thinking so hard about this, even though today was supposed to be about forgetting all about it.
"Ow! Hey, watch it! Oh, Ai." I bumped into Killua while I was distracted, so careless of me.
"Sorry about that. I was just on my way to the beach." Moving quickly past him, he then spoke up abruptly.
"Still thinking about last night, huh?"
"Is it really obvious? (sighs) It's all I've been thinking about, even when I went to sleep."
"Same here. That bear's really got us in the palm of his paw. It's so hard not to just destroy it, but well…" He scratched the back of his head.
We then decided to walk over there together, while we talked.
"Yep… I'll try not to bring down the mood too much. While I'm most likely not alone in feeling this way, everyone definitely needs the rest." I finished as the two of us continued on our way and saw the others in their swimsuits… most of them are not in a good mood.
"That's… really what you saw?" Shantae asked Marty who slowly nodded his head.
"God damn it!" Ryuji yelled as he banged his fist on a table, "I can't freaking take it anymore! We need to get the asshole who's controlling that bear!"
"Hold on man, we need to escape, but that's suicide!" Miles attempted to calm him down.
"We have no advantage in a fight against him, he did mention he has a lot of copies all over the city." Espio frowned at this.
"Like the odds have ever stopped me, I've fought legendaries and evil dudes controlling them! We'll find a way to take him down!"
"Pi, Pichu!" Gold raised his fist up and Pibu copied him once more.
"Regardless, we need more information, maybe some outside help would benefit us as well. Nothing we have right now can stop this killing game." Trunks pointed out.
Complete silence after that.
Only one thing managed to break it.
*splash*
"Ack! What hit me?!" Ryuji's head was soaking wet.
"Ow, it got me too!" Gold ended up spilling his drink onto his trunks.
"Eeek!" Shantae was next and her hair fell downwards.
"Nice aim."
"You too!"
I looked and saw on top of one of the beach huts, it was Killua and Emma with water balloons.
"You damn brats! I'll get you for this!"
"Count me in dude! Grab your weapon and charge!"
Ryuji and Gold ran over, picked up water guns from the nearby surf shop, and blasted away at the youngest ones here.
"Hold on! I can handle this, TRANSFORM!" Shantae began to belly dance and glow brightly.
"Whoa!" Emma exclaimed as Shantae became an elephant.
Hopping into the sea, she sucked up sea water into her trunk and shot it back at all four of them.
"Come on! That's not fair!" Killua cried out, angry.
Somehow this managed to bring laughs back into our group. I, however, needed to spray myself down so my makeup doesn't come off. I walked to the back of a hut and used that stupid shoe spray, trying to avoid it getting in my face and—
"Hello again Ai."
"Ah!"
Aoba, again? Is this going to be a thing with him.
"My apologies, putting on some… sunscreen I presume?"
"Oh, yes indeed I am." I lied as I placed it back into my purse, "I'll just go start the festivities."
"Alright then, good luck." I heard him softly say as I went over to Alice to open up the buffet area.
"Everything set?"
"Yeah! One more thing though, write your name down on these cups please?" Alice took out two plastic cups and a black permanent marker.
"Hm? What for?" I asked her.
"They're for making sure you don't mistake one person's drink for another. Two cups are enough if you'd want to try the different drinks without them mixing too much, yes?
"I guess so." Writing my name down on the cups I set the two of them down before gathering everyone.
I walked up to the front of the stage and tapped the microphone, "Alright, I know what we saw yesterday was difficult."
"Our entire experience in this place is way more than just that." Ishigami bluntly stated as Sucy nodded, didn't think they'd show up today.
"Despite that, we organized this party so we can get more motivated into finding a better escape route. Monokuma may try to force us into killing each other, as we've seen…"
I take a quick look at our memorial to Kaiba and Misato before continuing on, "Ahem, so eat all the food you can, go swimming in the ocean, and later on listen to our performance. Try your best to have fun guys, don't fall to Monokuma's despair!"
A handful of them clapped and cheered, though as expected, the two loners just walked off. Their loss.
Throughout the day I enjoyed some of the meat dishes Alice crafted, which were all incredible, went for a quick dip in the ocean (it's a good thing the makeup stayed on), and continued to memorize the lyrics before we went on stage.
I saw Emma and Shantae help Bernadetta while swimming, Gold, Killua, & Ryuji continuing the water fight from earlier, Miles, Trunks, & Espio were talking while enjoying the food Alice made, and Ishigami & Sucy are sitting in the shade. Marty was having a conversation with Alice as well. It looks like for the most part, this party is going well.
Hours pass by and at 7:30 pm, Shantae is on stage belly dancing in front of the crowd. She's really having fun out there, and it makes me anxious to go up on stage again. I'm in a red, black, & white dress with a red bow in the middle. It's going to be the first time I'm on stage since my death, without the rest of Franchouchou beside me. Before I began to think about the world update again, Marty showed up, in a dress shirt and jacket combo with a red tie.
"Are you ready?" He asked me as he tuned his black guitar.
"I can't get cold feet now, so yes I am. Let's put on a show, shall we?"
"Break a leg, guys!" Shantae cheered us on as she exited the stage.
The two of us nodded at each other and went out to a bunch of cheers from our small audience.
"All right, this is, uh, this is an oldie, but uh… well, it's an oldie from my world." Marty awkwardly told them through the microphone.
"Hit it!" I shouted out and Marty started to play, and man can he play and sing too.
Way down in Louisiana down in New Orleans
Way back up in the woods among the evergreens
There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood
Where lived a country boy name of Johnny B. Goode.
He never ever learned to read or write so well
He could play the guitar just like he's ringing a bell.
Go Go
Go Johnny Go Go
Go Johnny Go Go Go
Go Johnny Go Go
Go Johnny Go Go Go
Johnny B. Goode
The crowd was into the song, despite being such a classic. I then began my verses:
He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack
And sit beneath the trees by the railroad track.
The engineers used to see him sitting in the shade,
Strummin to the rhythm that the driver made.
People passing by, you know they stop and say
Oh my that little country boy sure can play
Go Go
Go Johnny Go Go
Go Johnny Go Go Go
Go Johnny Go Go
Go Johnny Go Go Go
Johnny B. Goode
Marty wiped the sweat off his forehead as we kept up the melody flawlessly.
Go Go
Go Johnny Go Go
Go Johnny Go Go Go
Go Johnny Go Go
Go Johnny Go Go
Johnny B. Goode
Well his mama told him one day you will be a man,
And you would be the leader of a big old band.
And people gonna come from miles around
To listen to you play till sun go down
One day maybe your name gonna be in lights
Saying Johnny B. Goode tonight.
Go Go Go
Go Johnny Go Go
Go Johnny Go Go Go
Go Johnny Go Go
Go Johnny Go Go Go
Johnny B. Goode
Go Go Go
Go Johnny Go Go
Go Johnny Go Go Go
Go Johnny Go Go
Marty continued to shred even after we finished the lyrics, to the enjoyment of a few audience members. We both bowed, ending our performance with many cheers.
"You did great out there!" Marty said as we sat down to rest.
"No, we both gave it our all out there. But did you really have to continue rocking out at the end there?" I laughed a little as he embarrassingly chuckled to himself.
"Amazing job you two!" I heard Shantae approach us, holding two cups full of punch.
"Thank you so much." I said as she handed us our cups and we both took big gulps.
"I helped add in the correct amount of sugar for everyone's preferences!" She stood proud as Aoba and Alice came up from behind.
"Don't give yourself too much credit, hee hee! I was the one who formulated how much each of us would get based on our eating habits." Alice giggled.
"And I helped add the correct amount, as well as showing you which one was the sugar, instead of something else." Aoba raised a finger to correct her as well.
Shantae pouted as I heard Marty beginning to cough.
"Are you alright?" I asked, concerned.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Just gotta get to the restroom real quick. I'll be back, call me if anyone wants an encore."
I nodded as he made his way toward the restrooms. Huh… I better go follow him.
"Help! Someone please!"
That was Bernadetta, I knew that screaming well.
I ran over and saw her struggling in the water, she looked like she was about to drown.
"How did Purple Shy Gal get stuck over there?!" Gold asked, panicked.
"She tripped over the dock area and a current pulled her away. I saw it happen." Sucy explained.
Trunks, Shantae, and Miles all jumped into the water to rescue her and they succeeded before she could sink. Bernie was gasping for air as I went over to check if she was alright.
"Thank goodness you're safe, it's good to have such caring individuals around, isn't it? Better than just staying in your room?"
"I definitely won't be swimming for a while, but I guess so… if I wasn't outside, then no one would be able to help me. Thank you all so much." She bowed her head to her saviors who just smiled in return.
"Pi?" Pibu then started to hop off Gold's shoulder.
"Hey, what's up? Come back here!" He called out to him as he gave chase.
Hold on… that's the same direction as the restrooms…
I suddenly found myself following the two of them until we reached our destination. Pibu sniffed around and we both followed the Pokémon until we reached the men's side. He pointed towards the door and we opened it…
Finding Marty McFly, the Ultimate Time-Traveler, on the restroom floor. We ran over to him and turned his body over and saw blood pouring out of his mouth.
I checked for a pulse… and felt nothing.
HOLY CRAP THAT WAS LONG. This is the longest chapter I have ever written for any story. I hope that to whoever is still reading this, that you have plenty of time to finish this chapter. We're back in Deadly Life peeps, also hope you guys like the stories happening outside of Monocity. (Q&A's still going on btw, so leave any questions you may have in the comments)