How's this: A young person has been called upon by their father to go to an elite academy, but he never arrives. Instead, disaster strikes leaving the protagonist and a small handful of other survivors. And you must lead them back to safety.
And then the story progresses from there, with the protagonist unwillingly getting dragged deeper and deeper into the plot.
And then the story progresses from there, with the protagonist unwillingly getting dragged deeper and deeper into the plot.