this is a cry for help

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Drafts/Wips

Danganronpa

Danny Phantom/DCXDP

Jazz goes home and checks if the Boomerang is still in the same place she has hidden it in her room since the last time they used it. She crosses the living room hoping not to come across her parents who sometimes work in the kitchen instead of the lab – of course, she has no such luck, her mom, who was sitting at the table, raises her head just as she reaches the stairs. 

— Jazz, dear, have you seen your brother? — Maddie asks with slight concern, pulling on the skin of her lower lip.

— Last I heard he and Tucker were at Sam’s.

— If you say so… I’m… concerned about your brother, have you noticed anything off about him lately?

— Not really..? Why? — That might be reason for concern, Jazz thinks as she tries to figure out how to fish for what her mom has or hasn’t figured out.

— He’s been putting up his walls again, I worry he’ll- oh, nevermind sweetie, Jack and I will figure it out, just try to be there for him, okay?

They’re at the Nasty Burger when Jazz approaches them:

— Have you guys seen Danny? — Jazz asks, she picks at her nails, scraping up the dirt underneath them, — I haven’t seen him since yesterday and he isn’t picking up his phone.

Sam and Tucker exchange a look, one that immediately tells Jazz she’s not going to like the answer to her question. 

— We… we talked to him yesterday, — Sam starts — but we haven't heard from him since he went home.

— …He wasn't home yesterday.

Sam and Tucker look at each other again, and a feeling of dread fills the air.

— Yesterday Danny asked us a question, — Tucker starts, while seeming to fight a lump in his throat — he asked us where we would look for him if he ran away.

— We thought he was joking or thinking of the distant future… so we didn't really pay it any mind, — there’s a moment of silence before Sam continues — Maybe we should have pushed for a sleepover…

— It's… it's not your fault, — Jazz's eyes are moist, blinking rapidly — we just have to find him. Did he say where he thought he might go? Or anything that might clue us to where he is going?

— Not really… but we should start searching the city, maybe he just hid in some of his usual haunts..?

— Yeah, maybe. Let’s split up and see if we can find him…

...

Danny wasn’t anywhere they could think of, they searched the clearing in the park, the observatory, they checked the empty apartments around town, Casper High, and even the city sign, but there was no trace of the ghost boy in Amity Park.

— What do we do? He isn’t anywhere! — Tucker says, exasperated after hours of searching.

— Do you think any of the ghosts know anything? — Sam asks — He’s been on good terms with most of them recently, even if they keep bothering him.

— I don’t know, Sam… Do you really think it’s a good idea? — Jazz inquiries.

— It’s better than not trying everything we can! We need to exhaust our options before freaking out, or Ancients forbid, giving up!

— I mean, she has a point — Tucker complements — Johnny and Kitty mostly just hang around and don’t cause too much trouble unprompted, we could at least talk to them, right?

— Right… yeah, okay. ...

It wasn’t too hard to find Johnny and Kitty, with them mostly sticking to the spots most people use for dates in the small city – this time it seemed they were having a relaxing evening in the park. Both seemed a bit on edge as the group approached, but as soon as they noticed their worried expressions the tense posture fell slightly.

— The kid? Haven't seen ‘im. Have you, Kitten?

— Not really, — Kitty turns towards the group — Danny’s been leaving us alone, mostly. Stopped crashing our dates a while ago.

— Somethin’ happen to the punk?

— We don't know! Yesterday he was fine, then he started talking about running away and now we can't find him! — Sam exclaims, miffed, but underlined with concern.

— Have you checked that weird basement of yours? Not to be a pessimist, but you know I know aaaall about bad luck.

— Oh shut up, Johnny! Stop terrorizing the kids!

— What! You know it’s a possibility, baby!

An uncomfortable and awkward silence is all that is left after that, seconds that seem to go on longer than minutes, the atmosphere heavy with concern. Kitty pinches the bridge of her nose and mimics a deep sigh before speaking.

— Look, before you go all crazy freaking out over Danny you should talk to Ember, if she hasn’t seen him she can at least ask her dumb obnoxious boyfriend about it. Like it or not he is a good hunter and is more likely to be able to find him than we are.

— Do you have any idea where we can find her? — Sam asks

— Prolly near the mall, she has been talking about a mini concert there all week. We were supposed to go there as a date, but Shadow got barred, and Johnny is a big baby and can’t go anywhere without it.

— Hey babe, you know that I’m powerless without Shadow!

— We were going to Ember’s concert! Worst threat there would be her! Or the punk, but apparently he’s m.i.a.! 

— Oooookay. Thanks… We uhh- we should get going. Good luck with that!

— Yeah, yeah, tell us if ya find ‘im!

The group starts heading towards Jazz’s car, escaping the arguing couple.

— “Near the mall” is a bit vague, isn’t it? So! Ember does her shows at parking lots a lot, right?

— How would I know? 

— Thought you were Ember’s #1 fan, my bad.

— That was one week! You enjoy a creator for one week, suddenly it’s years later and you can’t escape the poor choices you made under mind control!

— Oh please, Tucker, you weren’t even under mind control when you sang at her concert.

— Guys, focus, we’re looking for Danny, bicker all you want but please help me find my brother and your best friend.

— Right, sorry. Yeah, Ember does a lot of shows in parking lots, since she’s not in it for the money – most of her shows are free, minus the large scale ones because of the renting of the spaces.

— So, to the mall we go! ...

Arriving there, they find Ember and her band setting up their van and checking their equipment.

— Hey, uh, Ember? Have you seen Danny? Johnny and Kitty said you might know where he is.

— Babypop? Haven’t seen ‘im, he okay? — Ember stops messing with her guitar and makes a hand gesture at the band that she’ll be away for a second, leading the group away from her set up.

— We don’t know, he just up and vanished after yesterday.

— What happened yesterday?

— Only the Box Ghost as far as we know, but he was acting a bit weird.

— Kept asking where we’d look for him if he disappeared.

— Then he went home after a bit, but apparently he never made it there, ‘cause Jazz says she hasn’t seen him at all.

— Don’t- don’t ask about the basement. My parents were out and about this morning, so it’s safe to say they haven’t made any “discoveries”.

— Damn, ya punks look really rough, — Ember stops and seems to consider her option for a second, — Tell you what: go to the GZ and ask Skulker if he had any plans of hunting the punk today, if not, then he doesn’t have ‘im and has no idea where he is, if he agrees then you either start worrying or you just got lucky and you have a way of tracking him.

— Thank you… so much, Ember.

— It’s nothing, when you find him do tell him he owes me a nice venue tho!

— Will do!

They’re at the Nasty Burger when Jazz approaches them:

— Have you guys seen Danny? — Jazz asks, she picks at her nails, scraping up the dirt underneath them, — I haven’t seen him since yesterday and he isn’t picking up his phone.

Danganronpa

Danny Phantom/DCxDP

Out Of Choice, But Not Out Of Reach (DCxDP)

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— Have you guys seen Danny? — Jazz asks, she picks at her nails, scraping up the dirt underneath them, — I haven’t seen him since yesterday and he isn’t picking up his phone.

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