Frenzy (Pokémon Danganronpa)

Chapter 20: Ugly Truth

     THIRD PERSON

     "Leon! What on earth happened?" Sammy exclaimed, both of her paws directly cupped against the dazed Lucario's cheeks.

     "I...saw everything--everyone," Leon panted softly, his eyes closing once more to rest from the mental trauma he was undergoing.

     "What do you mean by that? You mean you saw your...memories or something?" The Braixen tilted her head, taking her paws away from the Lucario's face, "what did you see?" She echoed.

     "My family...I remember now. That card that Sam gave me--the one that said my parents abandoned me. It was so terribly false, they sacrificed their life for me," Leon shook his head, opening his eyes to reveal a slightly more determined expression, "and I can't let it get to me..."

     As much as the Lucario was determined to keep going, it would be impossible to move on from such a sight, impossible to push it to the back of his head.

     "I'm...so sorry," the Braixen placed the palm of her paw against her forehead, "I'm so dumb...I should have known..."

     "I don't hate you--if anything--I thank you for showing me that," the Lucario rose to his feet, turning around shuffling against the lock of the door before pushing it open, "because that means there's still more to figure out," he spoke those words before pacing away, leaving the Braixen inside of the room to her thoughts.

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     Galant's POV

     It's the second day without Sam. I didn't expect myself to ever think those words in this torturous mansion, but nonetheless I thought of them.

     "I'm bored for once in my life," Grace whined loudly, her muzzle planted against a pillow. We were all in the living room, completely exhausted from the fun we had outside.

     "Yeah...it feels like there's nothing else to do," I added, rubbing softly against my chin.

     "I don't want to have too much fun, you know? Sam is coming back in a few days and...getting our hopes up for too long can actually cause despair," Loki heaved a worried sigh.

     "Maybe we can...find a way out?" Grace's head pointed quizzically to the Zoroark.

     "The Gengars will definitely stop that," I heard Sammy's voice call from the other side of the room, and upon looking, Leon followed suit, "there's no way Sam will just let us escape."

     "You worked with her, didn't you? Don't you just know the exit or some shit?" Kanom groaned in annoyance, placing his webbed hand on his face to cover his eyes.

     "Of course I do, but again, this place is littered with invisible Gengars to stop us," the Braixen frowned at the Toxicroak's statement.

     "It isn't like we got nothin' to do," Sherwood waved a talon, "we've been waitin' for the time we're free and the second we get it you all don't like it?" He scoffed.

     "It's not that," Rayne paced into the room before taking her seat against a nearby chair, "we want to leave this mansion overall, not stay to fool around and have sex."