Sixteen individuals are trapped in the confines of the four walls that keep them in this rather large building that has: A wash room, for clothing; a large hall; sixteen dorm rooms, that can only be accessed by the individual with the specific key card; a kitchen; a dining room; a living room; a gym; a wash room, for people; a garbage facility, where trash is exposed of nightly and – a personal favourite for many – an area where 'judgement' takes place. To an extent, it could be referred to as a courtroom.
Cameras. They are everywhere. There is no privacy in the slightest, not even in the showers, and somebody is always watching.
You may be thinking: 'Why are they there then?' or 'They should just leave!', but of course, they cannot leave. When I said trapped, I meant trapped.
The windows are barred; the doors are locked and even if you manage to get past… Let's just say that the security is something to admire.
Well, I think it's about time they were introduced to you and they were also introduced to this scenario – don't you think?
Day 1:
It's morning, 7:00am, and the promise of an Academy fit for such 'gifted students' is still drilled into the sixteen's minds; each one as excited as the next. They were all forced awake by the sound of a booming alarm, that caused their ears to ring and their heads to pound. They presumed it must be to keep them on their toes; to test their resilience and to see how committed they are, no matter the hour!
"Good morning students of the Academy!" A voice speaks gently over the speakerphone. "It's an early start today for we have much to get through. Get dressed; tidy those bedheads and direct yourselves to the hall by 8:00am: sharpish."
The students that recognised the alterations in the way certain words were spoken decided to think nothing of it, though also felt somewhat compelled to listen… Of course, those who didn't notice just took their time and were excited to start this new day.
One of these 'gifted students' being Captain Falcon: Ultimate Hype! He could barely stay standing on two feet as he jumped from one to the other, a wide grin plastered onto his face! He threw on his clothes, along with his helmet; which he had just cleaned the night before, so it looked spectacular for today. He stood for a moment, posing in the mirror, occasionally finger gunning to himself, saying: "Hyes, you are looking fine."
However, the posing wasn't just for a moment, because the 'Ultimate Hype Man' left himself two minutes to sprint through the corridors to the room where he would meet the headmaster and the rest of his fellow 'gifted students'. Thankfully, he made it, sharpish. He stumbled through the door, where everybody gathered in the room turns to look at him: some with disgust; others with amusement…and of course another student who just could not care less.
"Which cat dragged in the eye candy?" A voice purrs, clearly attempting to make the man uncomfortable or flattered. Of course, it just made him more arrogant.
The Captain turns his head to spot the male who had just said that to him; his whole body reading as a flirtatious gesture as opposed to a man offering a compliment. Their hair is grey; over one of his eyes is a patch, which just makes them all that more mysterious and their clothes are somewhat scruffy looking… Though, admittedly, even to a straight man it just makes them that much more appealing.
That is Niles, the Ultimate Tease, and he intends to use that ultimate ability much to his advantage.
"Er, sorry dude, I don't swing that way." He looks around. "Any hot chicks around?" His eyes stop on an individual with relatively long, blue hair; that's long enough to drape a tiny bit over their shoulders. The Captain straightens himself up, before walking over to the individual.
"Hey good looking…" He trails off, where the individual looks at them: spectacle. "I know, I know, I'm handsome, don't be so surprised that I chose you..."
"I'm going to stop you right there." Their voice is deep; very unlike most women, but Douglas Falcon reckoned he could let it slide.
That is, until their next sentence:
"You literally just said to the teasing man that you don't swing that way and come over to – you guessed incorrectly – another man! Oh, and while I'm at it!" The man leans into Captain Falcon, only causing them to edge away slightly. "I'm gay and even I don't think you're that handsome."
Captain Falcon decides that the crazy man must have damaged vision.
That man is none other than Virion: Ultimate Gay! If Captain Falcon bothered to look lower, he would have seen the ruffled cravat; prim and proper clothing and the missing feminine breasts!
"Clearly you must be blind to not have noticed the fact that they are male." Captain Falcon spins around to see a taller man standing behind him. They have short, scruffy, brown hair; muscles that rival his own and (if he looked lower) a bulge worthy of an award. "Have you not seen the lacking cleavage; the hairstyle is evidently a more masculine one if you look at them head on and a bottom like that would never feature on a woman."
Captain Falcon considers himself told as Virion cannot help but blush in response to such words; even if it was just pointing out the obvious features.
That individual is none other than Frederick, the Ultimate Knight. He is very analytic; if you did not already notice.
"Wh-Why are they speaking about bottoms?" A small cat questions, mewing slightly, eyes wide as they look up at the large people, before spotting a considerably smaller female that they decide to walk over to. They paw at their dress slightly, aiming to get their attention.
This would by Jibby: Ultimate 'Smol' Bean; better worded as a precious, small cat.
Who they paw at is none other than Ashley: Ultimate Witch. The girl looks down and spots the cat, which – unlike every other creature – she instantly falls in love with. She kneels down and pets his ginger fur ever so gently…
However, she would never normally be this nice, for she is the: Ultimate Witch! The wickedest of them, too. Her hair is in pigtails, where she has red bobbles holding them in place to match her red dress.
Watching one of the youngest students closely is the other youngest student, Claus, who has a robotic arm and ginger hair that makes some people think of grated carrot. He isn't one for smiling, but the corner of his mouth seems to twitch slightly as he watches the young girl smile at the tiny kitten.
What's his ultimate you ask? Claus is the Ultimate Army Commander!
His gaze is torn away, when somebody stumbles into him and nearly knocks him off of his feet! The Ultimate Army Commander shoots a glare at the person who stumbles into them, to find that it was no human, but rather a strange creature with various different spirals covering their body. As he analyses the creature, he identifies the frown on their face and their incapability of standing still; all the same, they seemed apologetic to him, as they frantically said: "Spin! Spin!"
This would be a Spinda named Epictale: Ultimate Klutz!
On the other side of the hall is a scruffy looking male with: short, white hair; a long coat with various different belts – perhaps an unnecessary amount – and a book, which they have held in their hand and they are rapidly reading. Antisocial? Maybe, but each page read is another tactical advantage stored in their mind.
This is Robin: Ultimate Tactician!
"Move out of my way!" A female suddenly shoves past the male, knocking them to the floor and; more importantly; making them lose their page! This female is notorious for many things; however, they are famed mostly for their hatred of tea, despite being British.
Their name, and ultimate ability? They are Hunts: Ultimate Tea Hater!
What do you mean you were expecting something different? Don't be ridiculous!
Robin closes his eyes and when he reopens them, he suddenly identifies a male with dark blue hair looking over them. He notes that their eyes are an unusual shade of blue, but are wonderful regardless; he also notes that their hair is wonderful, in a scruffy sort of way.
"There are better places to take a nap than on the ground, you know?" They say, holding their hand out to the ultimate tactician, who takes it before climbing to their feet once again, a gentle and thankful smile spread across their face.
This kind soul is none other than Chrom: Ultimate Dorky Leader!
Standing alone in a darkened corner is an individual so edgy, that they blend into the surrounding darkness. Their hair is as black as coal and their scarf is crimson, just like the blood they have spilt many times before… Their facial expression is as blank as a canvas and it will remain that way… Presumably forever.
That is Vincent: Ultimate Edgelord!
Having a conversation on the other side of the room is another pair of males, who are currently discussing who is the best in combat! One of them is a male who wields a legendary sword, that has slayed dragons and made people – even those who lack faith – "pick a God and pray" (as Frederick would say). Their hair is blue and they wear a red bandana to keep some of the longer locks from falling into his eyes.
Who is the first male? That is Ike: Ultimate Warrior!
The second individual is one who is regarded as 'punny' across the lands! Their puns are either loved or hated, but either way, they are certainly memorable. However, something else they are known for is their skilled combat. Divine weapon? Please, they wield something called hands that can change into…
Fists. They change into fists.
This is Pastry: Hand to Hand Combat Ultimate!
Squatting underneath the table is another ginger, however this one is a grown man… A grown man who is arguably one of the most immature of all the students. You may be questioning what he is doing under the table, but he is just quietly munching on various different pieces of candy: lollypops; chocolate bars; marshmallows; gummy bears and goodness knows what else! Honestly, he loves candy so much he has stolen from a baby before.
Of course, this is Gaius: Ultimate Sweet Tooth!
Finally, the sixteenth member is another female, who has travelled all over the world showing off her magical abilities! She can pull anything and everything from her hat, and honestly? She would be now if it hadn't gone mysteriously missing… She's had to resort to sitting in a chair, clenching onto the scarf that she has wrapped around her neck.
The final individual is Trucy Wright: Ultimate Magician!
Ultimate Magician lacking the magic right now, of course…
Sixteen students trapped in one building, what could possibly go wrong?
"Hey, when did that bear get there?" Claus asks, causing everybody to look to him with confusion, that is until they identify exactly what he is referring to.
Sitting before them on a podium is a strange looking bear, with colours of black, white and a single red eye. It's half and half, the black half of the bear seeming mischievous and somewhat scary to little Jibby, who hooked his claws into Ashley as he stared at the one red eye, that seemed like it was piercing through him.
The white half seemed very sweet and innocent, however, and had the gentlest looking smile. Admittedly, the bear was something quite remarkable, but all the same it was also spooky… There was something none of the sixteen could put their finger on, and-
"Geez guys, quit staring at me!" The bear spoke, almost seeming sarcastically bashful as they caused a fair few of the students to startle. "I know I'm your headmaster, but this is just unbearable!"
A loud groan sounded through the hall, even Pastry – pun master – could not believe the mild puns he was hearing. His sense of humour was not tickled.
"Is that how you respond to your headmaster?" The bear questions, tilting their head slightly in the process. If most of these people hadn't already been through strange experiences of their own, maybe they would have freaked out, but of course they had and so they didn't. "The name's Monokuma; headmaster of Hope's Peak Academy!"
"Headmaster? You seem more like a jester. The striped appearance; the terrible jokes and the entrance?" Vincent speaks up, walking out of his shadowed spot. "Besides, why would anybody respect a bear?"
"Listen to the headmaster." Frederick speaks sharply, his face whiter than Chrom's cape as Monokuma speaks.
"Now, where was I? Ah, yes… Some of you may have found some of your belongings missing. That's because, I cannot allow such things to be present in our nice school environment! And, before you interrupt me, your permanent environment."
Epictale uses Uproar and it is super effective!
Everybody shouts out "Why?" or "Permanent!" Expressions change from neutral or happy to complete and utter worry in a matter of seconds; all but Vincent's and Claus's who both have a blank expression. Somehow, there's no surprise there.
"Now listen here, bear, I like sweet things: sugar; jelly beans; jam doughnuts; icing… This. This is not even mildly sweet!" Gaius yells out, enraged! How will he get his candy if he is trapped in one place?
"Don't worry! Show me respect and I'll show you the sugar!" Monokuma watches the Ultimate Sweet Tooth back down before speaking once again. "So, that is not exactly the reaction I was expecting; especially with such a peaceful environment." He pauses, though not for long, because he knows the students will not shut up once they get going. "You guys, are the hope, y'know? The Ultimate Hope – as I like to put it. But, even you will have rules to obey; strict ones; very strict ones."
"Do you really expect us to give you respect, when you give us no freedom; no respect in return?" Ashley speaks up, as she tests the bear.
"Oh, you can earn freedom, girly! All ya gotta do is disrupt the peace!"
"Disrupt the peace?" Hunts questions, eyebrow raised.
"Y'know, disrupt the harmony that we've got here by – oh, I don't know – killing somebody?" Faces pale, others turn red with rage.
Captain Falcon, is just one of those angry faces.
In fact, he becomes so angry that he suddenly launches his hand out and grabs onto their headmaster: tight. He clenches onto the bear, each of his fingers digging into the material that makes this...
Psychopath.
"You expect us to kill somebody?! Are you out of your mind!" The Captain yells, watching as the bear squirms.
"Th-This breaks one of the rules; attacking your headmaster is a very important rule to obey!"
"I'll show you obedi—Huh?" He becomes confused when the bear begins sounding out a loud siren sound, that bounces off of the walls and makes their ears ring.
"Throw him!" Pastry yells as he clamps his hands over his ears. "Now!"
Much to everybody's surprise; even to Douglas Falcon's; he actually listens and launches the bear towards the ceiling. Just in time too, as just moments later-
Boom!
"Well, I'm glad he's go- No way!" Virion's joy is short lived as another bear takes his place; disbelief being his primary feeling.
"Hey, Cap! Do that again and you will face a severe punishment! Believe me, I go all out with 'em; don't test me!" The bear states, as the Captain backs off.
Who the Hell is this guy?
"I'm a high-tech bear, me. Aint gonna get rid of me anytime soon, so ya better get used to me being around. Oh! And before ya go yammering again; y'all better get your 'eHandbook' off of me now. Each one will have your name once you pick it up, so don't be shy – just pick one up!" Monokuma grins that wicked grin as he watches each of them reluctantly pick a book up.
"What will we need these for?" Trucy questions, sceptical of whether they can even trust these books.
"Only time will tell, which is something I am out of! See ya around!" With that said, the bear disappears, leaving the students all dumbfounded.
Chrom and Robin look to each other; one with horror and the other with sorrow; both of them with so many questions, one question in particular that everybody shares: Why?
Above the podium is a large banner, that Niles points out, and it reads:
'Welcome to Hope's Peak Academy'.