(If anyone's wondering why this story vanished; it's for a good reason. I realized too late than in fact having them all on teams wasn't a valid plot purpose as it'd take away the whole major risk with the fight, and perhaps even leave little to no avail for things to go fun. So thus I'm rewriting Battle for the Islands with a free-for-all premise to things; every man for himself. Alliances can be forged and friendships can be tested, but only one winner could emerge from the fight, and take rule over the island. So, enjoy this, and if you all want even throw some review votes of who you all think should win; it'd be interesting.)


The Island trip of Hope's Peak. It was a summer getaway for the 77th class of the academy, and only a week into it things had gone very well. The students were cooperating to find materials for building, spending time with another and having the fun the trip was all about.

And then came an idea, an idea that their teacher, Usami, had to bring them all together for to the main island…something that made everyone both confused, and at the same time terrified.

"We'll have a paintball war!" The rabbit declared, as many of the students voiced vexed concerns, and in the case of Mikan and Souda panicked heavily. Noticing this, the teacher did her best to explain why…and how something like this was to happen. "N-No one panic! It's a good way for you all to build good focus and hand eye coordination, and while sure you'll be against one another it's a healthy way to improve in m-many places!"

Do those places include severe brusing? Hajime shook his head, rubbing his forehead and making sure Chiaki was awake…she had been dozing off for a good while. Fuyuhiko wore a calm confident grin, obviously loving the idea, hence with him speaking up first.

"So, lemme have the rules; you got my interest."

"Great, well everyone will start with one of these," As if magic guided her Usami suddenly created a Paintball gun, but with the cartridge being mounted on the bottom of the gun; like a magazine for a machine gun. "These, with each having different colored balls to represent each of you. They hold up to forty shots so…try to be careful. B-But don't worry; around each playing field I laid out additional cartridges for you guys…they'll adjust to the color of your gun once you fire." Hajime didn't wanna know how or why that happened, but he just felt it'd be wiser to let her continue.

"To make things more heart throbbing, I placed other Paint related weapons around the map for you guys to use, but it's first come first serve; be sure to grab it before someone else does!" This was sounding more and more interesting by the moment. "There will be about three battles every day, for five days. Each island is the main fighting spot, and you guys will all be fighting in one of the many places; from the Airport to the amusement park as well!"

"Like a…uwaah…video game." Chiaki concluded at last, finally waking up. "With multiple maps and multiple weapons scattered about." Many nodded and voiced their agreement to this, finally comprehending.

"Y-Yes, thank you Chiaki. Each winner will have a major victory under them; whoever has the most at the end of the week, wins the super-secret ultra-rare prize that'll blow your mind!" She announced with even some confetti. Before any could even ask what the prize was she was already gone, with the last thing she said being to meet her on the First Island, at the Airport.

"Anyone know what that prize is?" Akane was first to ask, obviously curious. "Is it an ultra-rare meal…I wanna ultra-rare meal."

"It could be every man's dreams…all the girl's panties~" Teruteru already sported a nose bleed, shivering with delight…though many refused the urge to deck him. Gundham crossed his arms and nodded, rubbing his chin.

"Perhaps it could be the sacred blade of the tempered hell…the relic I had searched for all my life…finally it shall be in the hands of its rightful owner."

"Good heavens, we should be careful if it's a sword then." Sonia clasped her hands together, delighted over the entire event.

Fuyuhiko had an idea, one he voiced to everyone.

"I gotta better prize in mind," He smirked, watching everyone's eyes shift to him. "What if whoever wins…gets full control over the island, and everyone on it. Like…a king."

"Huh? Whaddya mean by that one man?" Souda was first to ask, obviously confused though his asking did irk the yakuza.

"If you'd shut up for a goddamn second I'd explain. Basically, whoever wins gets complete control over the islands, with their word being law. For example if I won; I could make Akane over there rip Teruteru's arm off and eat it."

"B-But I need my arm!" The cook protested, only for Fuyuhiko to wave his hand dismissively. "But to keep shit from gettin' too extreme…no fucked up shit like that. You can keep it lewd…but don't ask someone to flat out suck you off; Teruteru. And even better, first one out gets punished by everyone."

"Aw."

As the others conversed and even agreed to this new idea; Hajime considered all of this, and felt a growing sense of dread fill him…this made the stakes much higher than they should have been, and a friendly game turned into a penalty game.

"Seems despair is still working its way into our heads and our hearts…" Nagito spoke up, almost from behind Hajime; making the latter jump. "This game was to bring out everyone's hope…my how fast despair works."

"Nagito, we talked about this. Besides…can't be that bad right? Just someone being able to boss everyone around."

"I dunno there…I overheard Mikan's plan and they involve you, some ropes, a series of needles and a ball gag…for once I am actually concerned about her mental health."

…Hajime paled in seconds.

"Nagito we need to win this crap no matter what. Who knows what sort of hell everyone'll go through…"

And that day the war for the islands began. Everyone had a stake to claim, and everyone had something to gain…and lose from this fight.

Some more than others.


(So another DR2 story, following the burst of creativity the ending for DR3 gave me. I'll be working on this when I get the mood and time, between Dangan Hunters and this. So expect some fun and some chaos. The original idea was for it to be a free for all, but I might have the whole teams situation dissolve later in this story, when the playing field's smaller. Could lead to some more interesting ideas and even some explosive ideas. So take care, and be ready for something great.

I have a birthday to go celebrate; I'm one year closer to the end apparently.)