Prologue

Makoto Naegi stared out the window of a speeding train, watching the buildings go by rapidly. His thoughts were fixed on the school he was going to spend the next few years of his life attending. It had always been a dream for him to go to a school away from home. He would miss his family of course, his sister especially, but the rush of being alone somewhere new was more that enough for him to make the decision to accept the scholarship. It was one of the most prestigious schools in the country, well known for its intellectuals and athletes alike. Makato sighed while thinking it all over. It was someplace for the the gifted, the exceptional, their would be only one way to find out. The train slowed, and then rumbled to a stop, as the loudspeaker cracked with the voice of the conductor.

"Please carefully make your way to the exit doors please. This stop is by Hope's Peak Academy. Have a wonderful day everyone!" Makato moved over a bit so the kid next to him could stand up. He was a tall guy with curly black hair and dark rimmed glasses. He was sitting beside him silently the whole train ride. He grabbed his bag, and moved outside the train just as the doors were about to close. The train started up again, and Makato watched him as he made his way out of the station. Hope's Peak Academy was an amazing school with a great reputation, but it wasn't for someone like him. He was lucky enough to get accepted to Shujin Academy. He smiled as he relaxed in his seat. That was comforting, after all. He felt like the luckiest guy in the world.

Chapter 1- A Dream come

A nightmare beginning

Joker stood outside the walls of Hope's Peak Academy, his mouth opened slightly. It was amazing, and a little updating. His heart threatened to burst from his chest, it was almost a dream come true. A few weeks ago, he was forced to leave late from school. It had already been night out, and the streets were fairly quiet. As he walked, he could begin to hear sobbing in the distance, and a woman talking to someone in a low voice. As he approached the noise to investigate, he could see a woman fighting back against a man trying to force her into his car. The man was clearly drunk, and he was mumbling about how powerful he was while nervously looking around the street. Joker tooks some steps toward the man and then…

"Well you can't just stand there all day!" Joker snapped out of his memory and truned around to see who was talking to him. Joker stood outside the walls of Hope's Peak Academy, his mouth opened slightly. It was amazing, and a little intimidating. His heart threatened to burst from his chest, it was almost a dream come true. A few weeks ago, his life had changed completely. He was forced to leave late from school. It had already been night out, and the streets were fairly quiet. As he walked, he could begin to hear sobbing in the distance, and a woman talking to someone in a low voice. As he approached the noise to investigate, he could see a woman fighting back against a man trying to force her into his car. The man was clearly drunk, and he was mumbling about how powerful he was while nervously looking around the street. Joker tooks some steps toward the man who had noticed him watching and then…

"Well you can't just stand there all day!" Joker snapped out of his memory and turned around to see who was talking to him. A little while up the path was a girl in a bright red tracksuit, with her hair pointed up at a weird angle. In her hand was box that looked like it was filled with donuts of all shapes and sizes. Joker smiled a bit and rubbed the back of his head. He moved to catch up with her, and she smiled brightly as he approached. "I know what your feeling, this place is a lot to take in at first," They continued to walk up the path, approaching the doors to the school. "By the way, what year are you? We might be in the same class," He reached for the door as he began to answer, "I'm a-" Suddenly, the world began to shake. Joker fell to the ground, but felt nothing. The entire world was numb to him. He could feel his consiconous slipping away, as he struggled to speak. His eyes felt heavy, and finally he stopped fighting back.

When Joker awoke, his body felt like it had weighed a million pounds. There was an eerie silence to the room. When he stood up, he noticed something strange. His clothes had changed, he was in a striped jumpsuit as if he were a prisoner. His arms had been wrapped in chains, with a large chain ball wrapped around his ankle. He looked around, and noticed that he was in fact in a prison but like none he had ever seen. Thick barbed wire covered the walls, and the bars that separates him from freedom were also spiked. He moved toward the edge of the cage, and peered outside. An odd looking man sat behind a desk, with a long nose and extremely sharp features.

"I'm glad to see you have awoken, Prisoner. I'll be honest, I'm a bit surprised, I didn't expect you to arrive so soon. In fact, your wardens haven't even arrived yet," The man's voice was unnervingly deep, and he spoke about things that didn't make any sense.

"What is this place?" Joker spoke quietly

"My, my where are my manners," He rose his hand and placed it upon his chest. "My name is Igor, and I will be overseeing your rehabilitation. This is the velvet room, a place that is in between your world and that of others,"

"My rehabilitation?"

"Correct, your rehabilitation. There is a great ruin coming, something far worse than anything else than you could imagine. It will place the very fate of this world within your hands." Suddenly a loud ringing began to fill the room, and Joker looked around nervously. Igor continued to stare at him, and moved his hands together. "All will be told to you in due time Prisoner. For now our time is up. Until we meet again." Joker fell back into the bed he had awoke in, holding his head tightly as the ringing continued. His eyes began to feel heavy again, and he fell back asleep.

When he woke up, his face was pressed up against something cold and hard, but not too unfamiliar. He moved his head upward, still groggy from his sleep.

"What a weird dream," He had barely been able to process it when he realized he was in an empty classroom. On the windows stood huge steel plates, blocking any light from coming in. The walls were an extremely odd color, and strange words covered the chalkboard. Joker stood up, shaking his head trying to remember what had happened. "I was walking into Hope's Peak with that girl when I felt my head get all fuzzy. Then I fell to the ground and...that's it." He looked around the room again, trying to notice anything that would tell him what had happened. "Nothing. Is this Hope's Peak? Why would someone just take me in here and leave?" Outside Joker could hear footsteps of what seemed like a crowd approaching. He ran to the door, and shook on the handle. He heard some of the footsteps stop and some people talk.

"Yo, what was that?" The voice just sounded tough, like someone Joker wouldn't want to mess with.

"Should we check it out? It could be a trap…" The next voice was high and wheezy, and they sounded like they were out of breath. Joker started hitting the door instead,

"Is there anyone out there?" The footsteps came closer to the door, and Joker could see shadows from beneath the door. Suddenly, the door opened and Joker stepped back. In front of him were two guys, one wearing a leather jacket with his hair shaped like the head of a snake. The other one was large, wearing glasses and looked extremely nervous. Before Joker could say anything, the one in the leather jacket moved toward him and grabbed him by his collar lifting him into the air. "

"Alright start talking. Who the fuck are you?"

Joker put his hands on his arm and struggled to speak, while the other kid grabbed him and tried to pull him off, "Mondo I don't think he can talk. He seems like a student let him go!" The guy loosened his grip and finally dropped Joker who fell onto floor gasping the air. His eyes never left Joker, who finally rose up and began to explain himself.

"I'm a student of Hope's Peak Academy. People call me Joker," The snake guy moved toward him again, backing Joker against the wall.

"Oh your a funny guy then huh? Do I look like I'm joking buddy? What's your real name?"

Before Joker could explain, the bigger guy started talking again,

"Maybe we should join the rest of the group, he can explain everything when we're all there," Again, the man backed off, and Joker relaxed a little bit.

"Yeah, so that when he lies again I could knock his lights out and show why you can't fuck with me," He walked out quickly,and the other boy sat there rubbing the back of his head.

"Heh, sorry about him, he's kinda aggressive. Anyway, cmon the group is waiting,"

"The group?" But before Joker could say it the boy was out the door. He followed him as closely as he could, through the hallways of the building that must have been Hope's Peak. It wasn't like any school he has seen, as all the windows were blocked off, and metal gates seemed to restrict access to certain areas. Finally, they reached a small room filled with trophies, and the boy walked through it into a larger room that appeared to by a gym. As Joker followed him, he could a small crowd of people, staring silently at him and the other boy. Joker stared back at the crowd dumbfounded by what he was looking at. The people there were ridiculously diverse, like they had been pulled from a comic book. A man with large hair and a shirt hanging onto his shoulders broke the silence,

"Ah sweet another student! That makes sixteen right?" A blonde kid with thin glasses interupped him to speak

"Silence idiot. We have no idea who he is yet. This could be a trick by whomever trapped us here," Before Joker could speak giggling filled the room.

"My my it took you all long enough! Don't you know it's rude to keep your headmaster waiting?"

"Who the hell said that? Get out here so I can shove those creepy giggles down your throat," It was that snake haired guy, and he was spinning around wildly with a murderous intent in his eye. The giggling resumed again, and the voice continued

"Well when you ask so nicely, how can I refuse?" There was movement on the stage, and all eyes locked onto it as they waited to see what awaited. Without warning, a black and white stuffed bear leaped up seemingly from nowhere. Everyone stood still, locked in both confusion and panic. "Welcome students, to Hope's Peak Academy