Danganronpa W Trigger

by seanzilla115

Futo's winds blow, the tears call for a hero who shall fight against those who bring suffering. The two in one Tantei, shall uncover the truth behind the darkness of Kibogamine. Let Hope prevail over Despair with the Bullet of Refute.

1. Case 1

SZ: Greetings guys. It's us of Team X-Over again...Seanzilla115 and Kamen Rider Z0, here to bring ya another toku story, this one being a mystery and a battle between Hope...and Despair!...in case it wasn't obvious, it's Danganronpa, and for Toku...Kamen Rider W. And you're probably asking...what is that and why that for a crossover with W? well...Z0? Care to explain?

Z0:W or Double however you want to say it, is the Detective Rider. He is famous for two things, being a detective who solves cases be they big or small. But also for being the two in one Kamen Rider. His name represents the fact two people share the title. So why W for this story now? Well simple W has by far one of the most colorful casts and story, that hides a Lot of dark stuff. And I mean a LOT! Hell a guy gets his head eaten off in episode 2!

SZ: And as for Danganronpa...well it has a mystery part to it with its own cast of colorful characters each game...but has a LOT of dark stuff in it, especially when it comes to the deaths and executions.

Z0: Yeah a lot of fitting parallels are there.

SZ: Mmm hmm. However We'll be focusing on the cast of the first game for now, so you'll have to wait for the other characters from 2 and V3.

Z0: Hahaha...V3...its funny cause it's a Kamen Rider reference to thanks to this story.

SZ: Mm hmm. Anyway...before we begin, we do not own anyone nor anything in this story. Kamen Rider is owned by Toei while Danganronpa is owned by Spike Chunsoft.

Z0: Its Hard boiled time….*somehow now in monochrome while wearing a trenchcoat and fedora*

SZ: *puts hair up a bit to make an ahoge*let us begin.

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Futo, otherwise known as the Windy City, home of the famous Futo Tower and the latest school built for the country's brightest and most talented students, Kibogamine (Hope's Peak Academy). Futo was a rather famous spot, for several reasons, the claim to fame of this city was its use of windmills all over the city to harness its natural wind to power the city. But this city was like all large cities, hiding its own darkness. No town could exist in the light without casting many shadows. Futo had some very dark...shadows.

One such shadow stretched across the sea to an island just off the cost. A tower was built upon this island. A tall tower of mystery and danger, and within this very tower...is where our story begins.

Two young men gasped for air as they ran across a large open room. One had messy brunette hair dressed in a high school uniform colored in black with shorts to offset the uniform. The other young man had smooth long light green hair, and was dressed in an all white uniform like someone in a hospital. Behind them was a much older man dressed in a white suit and matching fedora with a notsible tear in the rim in an S shape.

The two young men ran for a staircase exit as the elder man followed with a bit of lag. Clearly tired, he was so tired...he didn't hear the cocking of guns behind him. The young man with messy black hair turned around in time to see several armed men aim...and shoot.

"Boss!" he shouted too late as the bullets hit the elder man in the back, causing him to gasp out as he fell over, causing his fedora to fall right off, "Boss!" the youth shouted as he ran to his side, kneeling down to check on him...only for his eyes to widen as with the last bit of his strength, his weakly picked his fedora off the ground and placed it on the youth's head...before finally falling into death's embrace, "...Boss…..BOSS!"

Soon without warning, the ground before the three exploded, the elder man falling into the newly formed hole as something flew out. Some...kind of female monster. It was somewhat tall with a mostly red body. It's legs where fused together almost like an insects abdomen, red on the right half and black on the other half, skulls marked one shoulder. The Monster's face was a disturbing mask with a purple mouth with a stitched 'smile' and even lipstick, while wild cables formed curly hair like visages. The Monster smirked, forming a sphere of blood red energy above her needle like nails.

The green haired young man grabbed the other before pulling him behind the stairs. They both cringed as explosions rocked around them. The Green haired young man grabbed a briefcase before flicking it open to show a strange device that looked like a belt buckle with two slots, and a row of six multi colored flash drives.

"There's only one way out…" the green haired youth spoke up, earning the first youth's attention, "Are you willing to ride with the Devil?" he asked presenting the case to the other.

He looked at the items before his hand reached out...and was drawn to the black Drive with a purple J emblem on it. He held it up and felt something drawing him to this one, the pull was strong...but felt right, "Let's go…" he spoke, grabbing the buckle and putting it around his waist. The same one somehow forming around the green haired youngman.

The two walked out from their cover just as a helicopter flew up to the massive window and shone a spotlight on them. Guns and spheres of energy aimed at them as the two crossed one of their arms across their chests. They both gave a loud shout as they inserted the drives into their belt just as the attacks were fired at them.

Suddenly...a powerful gust of wind shattered all the glass before knocking the Helicopter around and sending it crashing into the tower. A powerful wall of wind send all bullets and spheres of energy bouncing away as all those where blown into the air by the wind. Whatever light was left illuminated a single figure within the barrier of wind, the tall armored figure stood their as light faintly shown on his body, half Black and half Green. Bright Red eyes shown as the figure looked up at the destruction of the tower around him.

While it's true that light can give birth to dark shadows that linger over cities. The opposite is also true...from within the dark shadows can also come a bright light. A light to shine on all the sins of the shadows. A Shining Hope...to fight back the blackening Despair.

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"...and yet another invite to Kibogamine...Don't they already have an Ultimate Detective or something?" the youth from before muttered, adjusting his fedora a bit as he looked through the mail, he was now dressed in a black suit with silver pinstripes and a purple tie "...oh wait...it's for Philip…Oi, Philip! You got another invite for Kibogamine!"

"Hmm?" the green haired youth blinked as he changed into a pair of shorts, a very long sleeved pink shirt, with a green hoodie over it, the hood drawn over his head. He pulled it off to reveal he kept his hair out of his face with hair clips, "I thought I made it clear I don't need this school thing..." he muttered, "I have all the information I need right here." he smiled looking at a book with blank pages.

"Hey. You were the one who answered all those questions in that scouting exam," the fedora wearing youth countered, "What did you think was gonna happen?"

"I just thought it was fun, Shotaro."

"...knowing them...and you, you probably got the Title of Ultimate Encyclopedia," Shotaro stated with a slight mutter.

"Hm...Ultimate Encyclopedia...I kinda like it." he smirked, flipping the page, "Who knew pancakes had such an interesting variety of methods with which to consume them…"

"Really, Philip?"

"Shotaro...can we get pancakes? No...waffles...no, crepes….no…." he rambled as Shotaro tipped his hat down to tune him out.

"Oh brother…" Shotaro sighed as he walked out of the room and into the next one over.

"No...chicken and waffles!" Philip shouted, following him into a large darkened garage.

An old couch decorated one section as work tables, and glass boards for writing filled spaces. In the center of the double level garage was a large wheel shaped item housing three distinctly engine shaped items. And resting in the center was a black front half of a Ducati bike. It had a silver W shaped headlight ornament as well. Shotaro walked down and touched a panel as a green back half of a bike was extended and connected to the black half finishing one amazing looking machine.

"Will you make up your mind already?!"

"Can't help it...so many different types of items to try...oh I got it! Chicken and Waffles with Sausage wrapped in pancakes!"

"...Damn, that sounds good...and probably a heart attack waiting to happen…" Shotaro muttered.

"You know you want to…" Philip smiled in a cat like manner, hiding half his face behind his book.

"...okay fine. I'll get us some for breakfast if a case doesn't pop up," Shotaro caved in as he walked back out, "But I get choice on the type of syrup!"

"Honey works better for chicken, especially fried."

"Yeah yeah. You can complain later." Shotaro waved his hand, "But first things first...money for bills…" he complained, looking at a stack of papers, "Boss...why do these damn people ask for so much…" he sighed, looking at a white fedora with an 'S'-shaped cut hanging on the wall.

"Um...is this the Narumi Detective Agency?"

"Hmm?" Shotaro blinked, looking over his shoulder to see a girl sitting in one of the chairs there.

"Ara...we actually have a client….aw….that means no breakfast…" Philip complained from the garage.

"We can do lunch later!" Shotaro hissed before he turned to the girl and smiled, "Welcome to Narumi Detective Agency. I'm Hidari Shotaro the current lead investigator here!" he said leaning back in his chair and taking up a cool pose, "How can we help you?"

"7 out of 10….work on the deep growl to sound more convincing…the book on acting says it helps you seem more cool and...sexy? Whatever that means..." Philip spoke.

"I don't care about your acting book!" Shotaro hissed.

"...ano...is Sokichi Narumi in?"

"?!" Shotaro tensed at that as he slowly looked over at her, "...who's asking?"

"His daughter, Akiko Narumi."

"Eh?" Shotaro blinked, "One more time, please...the boss….The Boss had a kid?"

"Yeah...is there something wrong with that?" Akiko frowned a bit, "...nevermind. Is he in?"

"?!" Shotaro tensed at that once more, "...Boss is….for now…" he paused, looking over at the white fedora, "...is not returning."

"Eh?" Akiko blinked, "I didn't hear anything about that."

"It's pretty recent…" Shotaro sighed looking at the hat, "Look, I'm sorry...but if it helps, he was always a good man. Everyone in this town respected and loved him."

"Am I allowed to be blunt?" Philip asked, poking his head out, "I love that part. I get to learn so much of the client that way."

"...who's that?"

"My partner…" Shotaro answered, "And look...if you have a case for us, maybe we could…"

"I'm mostly here for my father. And even if I needed a detective, I'd probably go for someone...like a Kirigiri."

"Saw that coming." Philip spoke as Shotaro let his head hang down, "Well if she's not gonna hire us and not out for anything else...why are we not going for breakfast? There's a place six blocks over."

"Philip…."

"Okay okay…"

"He's not gonna drop the chicken and waffles bit…" Shotaro mumbled.

"My research requires physical confirmation."

"...You guys are weird," Akiko bluntly admitted.

"W-" Shotaro began before he heard the door opening, '...please tell me it's an actual client…'

"Weird…." Philip mumbled, pulling his book out, "Waffles, I'll get back to you later. I have a new topic." he slipped back into his room, "Oh so that's what 'Weird' means….hey…."

"...uh…" Akiko began before Shotaro ran out the room, "Hey!"

"Can't talk! Need to speak with potential client!" he spoke, putting his fedora on.

"Mmm~!"

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Shotaro rushed out the door to the waiting room before kicking the door shut behind him and ignored the audible groan of pain from the other side. He fixed the collar of his blazer as he chuckled.

"Made it…" Shotaro chuckled before moving over to a desk and sat down, looking at a pair of high-school students, the male having desaturated brown hair with a prominent ahoge while the female of the two had long dark blue hair. Shotaro just stood there, staring at them as they blinked in surprise, recognising him instantly, "Do...I know you two…?" he mumbled before it came to him, "Ah! Naegi! Maizono! I haven't seen you guys since middle school...heh...how many years ago was that?"

"Shotaro!?" the boy/Naegi blinked in surprise, seeing the taller male dressed in a full suit, "You've changed a lot."

"Didn't we use to be the same height?" Shotaro asked, noting how much taller he became.

"H-hey...I'm at an average height…" Naegi muttered in complaint.

"...Actually, you technically are one of the shortest in our class along with Fujisaki," Maizono pointed out, making him slump a bit.

"...Where are you two attending school now? Far side of town?"Shotaro asked.

"No. We're attending Kibogamine." the two answered.

"Really…?" Shotaro chuckled, "How'd you two get into that place?"

"Mayhaps they have talents?" Philip asked from behind a curtain.

"Shut it, Philip." Shotaro complained.

"Just suggesting, aibou."

"...well I'm in one of the top pop idol groups in Japan," Maizono was the first to answer, "Made the top list everywhere, so I ended up as the Ultimate Pop Idol at Kibogamine."

"Idol…" Philip hummed.

"Philip no!"

"Philip yes~"

"Ugh...sorry. My partner is a real headcase…" Shotaro chuckled, "What about you, Naegi?"

"...Eh heh…." Naegi began with a sheepish chuckle, "I...got really lucky and won a raffle the school was holding, and got the title of Ultimate Lucky Student."

"Okay see, now that makes sense." Shotaro chuckled.

"Eh?"

"...wait. What's that supposed to mean?" Maizono asked with a pout, puffing her cheeks up a bit.

"Sorry, Mai-chan. This office already has a favorite singer." he chuckled, "But I won't deny you got talent."

"I like Wakana better…" Philip bluntly said.

"Philip, I swear to god…" Shotaro growled before sighing, "Anyway...what can I help you two with? Missing pet? Rival pop idol group trying to find dirt on your group, Maizono? ...Bullying threat, Naegi?"

"No no. It….this may sound strange,but me and my classmates were tasked to find something called a...Gaia Memory?" Naegi answered.

"Where did you hear about that?" Shotaro demanded, his face becoming serious.

"Gh!" Naegi tensed.

"It was...this may sound odd, but we were tasked by this...black and white teddy bear named Monokuma," Maizono answered.

"Gaia Memory…" Philip spoke, coming out of his little room, "A dangerous and illegal item sold in the back streets of Futo be a criminal organization." he began while fully stepping out as the two turned to him, "They contain a deadly and addictive power that threaten lives." he finished with a loud snap of his book, spooking them, "Be careful how your search goes from here...you might be putting yourself in danger. My advice...pretend you never heard of it." he smiled at them, "That is...unless you also want to ride with the devil?"

"No no," Naegi quickly shook his head.

"...But...we have no choice but to find it," Maizono added.

"...Explain." Shotaro demanded.

"Well the rules we were given...either we find it, or we all get punished," Naegi explained, "And if someone does find it and use it...he was vague but…"

"He said he'd only punish the Blackened," Maizono finished.

"And by punish…" Shotaro began.

"So...your lives are already in danger?" Philip asked, leaning over Naegi's shoulder, "Well then...we can help."

"Philip...I hate it when you steal my line." Shotaro chuckled.

"Help us?" Maizono asked before backing away as Philip walked past her.

"If you can fit our requirements, then we will take you on as our client." Shotaro explained.

"And Narumi Detective Agency has one big rule." Philip added, "The lives of our clients come first."

"We will protect you no matter what." Shotaro smirked.

"But…." Naegi began as Philip leaned in close again, "Gh…"

"Look at it this way...if your lives are in danger...what other option is there...then to ride with the devil to save yourself?" Philip smiled.

"...well…." Naegi began in a slight nervous tone, "...How...much do we need to pay?"

"The pay comes after the case." Shotaro explained, grabbing a black fedora with a purple trim, "We charge after the case...and depending on what tools we need to use to solve it." he went on.

"Tools...what tools do you mean?" Naegi asked interested.

"Let's just say this…" Philip flipped a few pages, "If you take us with you...your requirements will be filled."

"..." both Naegi and Maizono looked at each other for a few moments before looking back at the two, "We accept."

"Perfect. Now we just need one thing…"

"What's that?"

"A list of your fellow classmates for potential suspects if any one of them found the Memory," Shotaro explained.

"Well detailed if you could...and well written. I don't accept chicken scratch." Philip added.

"...Understood."

"Perfect. Then we will meet you at the front gates."

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Shotaro and Philip moved around the inner room of their home as they began getting things they need. Philip looked around grabbing a coupled random pallet swaps of the hoodie he had on. He sniffed one before bring it along deciding it was okay. Shotaro worked on their bike as he adjusted the tires and then loaded a clip of some kind into the front wheel. He smirked, wiping his brow before the door swung open.

"Hora! You two have ignored me all day!" Akiko snapped.

"Oh...Middleschool girl." Shotaro blinked.

"I'm not in middle school!" Akiko barked.

"Akiko, was it?" Philip blinked, "Hm...as boss' daughter, that means we need to address you in a warm tone to welcome you…." he muttered, "Aki-chan...no...that doesn't sound right…"

"...you're going somewhere, aren't you?" Akiko asked, seeing Shotaro near the bike.

"Got a case at Kibogamine."

"..wait. Isn't that the really exclusive high school?"

"Yep." Shotaro answered, "Someone there is making students hunt down real dangerous things called Gaia Memories."

"Gaia Memories?"

"Don't make me give the same explanation again…" Philip complained as he pulled out another hoodie and sniffed it before gagging, "How long has that been down there?"

"I told you to do your own laundry." Shotaro complained.

"But I don't like how it comes out when I wash it…" Philip complained.

"It's called being cleaned and fresh. You can't just wear the same thing all the time," Shotaro argued.

"Hey. Y-" Akiko began.

"Well you know how I tend to be when I go into an all-week reading session when there isn't a case."

"I…" Akiko began once more.

"I don't care...we have a washing machine, use it!" Shotaro complained.

"OI!" Akiko snapped as she slapped them both with a green wooden sandel, the kanji for 'idiots' on it, "If you two are gonna keep complaining about this, I'll have to kick you out."

"Kick us out?" they both blinked, "Eh?!"

"I'm not just your boss…" Akiko began as she pulled out a slip of paper, "I also happen to be your landlord."

"But...the Boss's will said he left the place to his wife…" Shotaro argued.

"But she has the right to hand it over to her daughter…" Philip realized as he read his book, "Uh-oh…" he blinked in realization.

"You're kidding me...we have to work for someone younger than us?!" Shotaro complained.

"I've heard of stranger plots in Jump…." Philip argued.

"Not helping, Philip!" Shotaro hissed.

"I'm not in middle school!" Akiko complained.

"So highschool?" Shotaro guessed, "Well I mean that's not worse…"

"I suppose it feels better to work for an equal...but how can we be taken seriously then? People already find it odd given both of us should be in highschool ourselves."

"Boss said you learn more on the streets then from a school." Shotaro argued.

"For some reason, I think I understand why Dad rarely came home…" Akiko blinked, hearing that.

"...look. We need to go meet our client...well, clientS," Shotaro stated as he finished with the bike.

"Well...I want to come to!" Akiko complained.

"Can't." Shotaro argued.

"What?! But I'm…"

"You might be the landlord, but all the bills are addressed to me." Shotaro argued, "I need this to pay for this place. Also...this bike only sits two."

"...then build a sidecar."

"...For later." Shotaro sighed, "Alright if you're not in middle school how old are you, cause we're going to a highschool for a case?" he pointed out.

"Aki-chan looks like she'd pass for 14…" Philip bluntly said.

"How did you suddenly settle on a nickname for me?!" Akiko demanded.

"Makes things easier to remember."

"Oh and btw, Kibogamine is best known for its students, who all have a talent they're really well known for," Shotaro continued, "So unless you have an Ultimate Talent, I doubt you could pass as a student there."

"Oh yeah?" Akiko asked, leaning in.

"Yeah!" Shotaro argued, raising the volume of his voice.

"Does Ultimate Landlady count?"

"You've yet t-" Shotaro began before he was clocked upside the head by the wooden sandal once more, "Itai!"

"Allow me to check." Philip offered, holding up his book as he looked through it, "...Actually yes."

"Eh?!"

"See, I looked up Kibogamine and all its titles up for grabs." he explained, "Then I filtered through all the pages, and with the info given, I have discovered the holder of Every Ultimate Title there." he went on, "Yes there are many left open and haven't been claimed. Ultimate Explorer, Ultimate Dentist, Ultimate Golfer...and Ultimate Landlord/Landlady just to name a few."

"Ha! Now you have no choice but to take me!" Akiko declared as she shot a victorious grin at Shotaro.

"Okay…" Shotaro smiled as an idea came to him, "You want to come...find a way there." he smiled, mounting the bike as Philip-while wearing a backpack- jumped down and landed on the seat behind him.

"See you there, Aki-chan." Philip smiled as they put on helmets. At that, a door opened revealing a long underground tunnel.

"Hey wait!"

"We already locked up the top!" Shotaro shouted, closing the visor to his helmet as he clipped his hat on his belt before driving off.

"Hey! Hey~! Get back here!" Akiko snapped as she tried running after them, but failed as they were out of sight, "...mmm! I am so raising their rent!"

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Shotaro and Philip drove out of a closed down underground tunnel and down the streets of Futo. They drove through the large city's maze of streets. Each time they passed certain streets, their bike kicked up enough wind to make the many pinwheels lining the streets to spin like crazy. After a few more sharp turns, they made it to their destination..an extremely large gated school with various trees surrounding the path to the courtyard and fountain in front of the main entrance, leading right from the iron gates of the school.

"Iron gates...so welcoming…" Shotaro muttered.

"It sure adds a new depth to the 'get to school before the gate closes' cliche." Philip added, "Oh. I think I see your friend Makoto Naegi."

"How…"

"I looked up his info on the ride up here...talk about real good luck..or bad luck. Whichever you can take," Philip shrugged as Naegi ran up to the gates and opened them, holding a folder of papers in one arm.

"Ah…" Shotaro smirked pulling to a sudden stop in front of him, "Yo Naegi."

"Hey...sorry. I was almost late in meeting you…" Naegi said, panting a bit as he held the folder out to him, "Took a while to get some of the info down...even managed to get a picture of our classmates…"

"Perfect," Shotaro grinned as he took the folder, "Now let's take a look see…" he muttered, hopping off the bike with Philip as they walked inside the school, looking at a picture of a rather rotund student with glasses, "Hifumi Yamada; Ultimate Fanfic Writer. Best known for writing and selling thousands of fanfics and doujins at his school's festivals...even if the school didn't approve of them…what the hell?!"

"Doujin?" Philip took his book out.

"Philip No!" Shotaro shouted, stopping him, "Anything but that! Please I beg you!"

"...okay," Philip shrugged.

"Phew…" Shotaro sighed in relief before looking back at the folder, "Okay who's next…" he muttered, looking at a picture of a thin pale looking girl with her hair done into two long braided pigtails, "Toko Fukawa: Ultimate Writing Prodigy. Wrote a novel when she was ten that got everyone talking and launched her literary career. Two years ago, she released her masterpiece, a love story titled 'So Lingers the Ocean', which was such a hit with women, fishermen quickly shot to the top of every hottest men poll. Despite her age, she won countless prizes and all her books are instant best-sellers…"

"Ooh…" Philip awed, "I want to read those."

"Eh. Seems harmless enough." Shotaro shrugged, flipping the page to look at a student with spike orange hair, a goatee, and several piercings, "Leon Kuwata: Ultimate Baseball Star. Played the national high school championship as his team's cleanup hitter."

"Actually from what he told me...he wants to quit baseball since he hates it, even if he never trained a day in his life," Naegi commented.

"Wait. He never trained a day in his life?" Shotaro raised a brow at that, "So he's just a natural talent…"

"How interesting…" Philip nodded flipping through his book. Naegi noted once Shotaro read a name, Philip would flip back to the start of his book and read forward all over again, "Next Shotaro."

"Right aibou." He smirked, flipping the page to see a picture of a male student with red eyes and wore an outfit that just screamed 'hallway monitor', "Kiyotaka Ishimaru: Ul-woah! Talk about some eyebrows…"

"I didn't know eyebrows got like that in real life…." Philip muttered just reading from his book, "Continue."

"...right. Kiyotaka Ishimaru: Ultimate Moral Compass. Went to a famous private school and won top honors every year...so he's more or less a flawless honor student….he also respects rules above all else...sounds more like a teacher's pet."

"Says the person who skipped so much he more or less dropped out." Philip smiled.

"We are different types of men." Shotaro countered, "Ahem..anyway next...Aoi Asahina; Ultimate Swimming Pro…..wait, what?" he blinked as he looked at the picture of a tanned-skin girl with a rather...well-developed body, "...Well...dang…"

"Interesting...I assumed all swimmers needed thin and lean builds to resist the drag of water...fascinating." Philip commented.

"Same, but apparently she's proven otherwise," Shotaro stated, "Says here since elementary school, she's been breaking records in every competition. She was even chosen as an upcoming olympic cadet."

"A strong body indeed. Could be problematic if what we fear comes to pass." Philip spoke cryptically.

"Let us hope it doesn't." Shotaro replied, moving onto a file with a picture of a small female student in a green long-sleeved shirt and brown skirt, "Okay next...Chihiro Fujisaki: Ultimate Programmer. Known for all the cutting-edge programs she's created...her personality also….not even gonna finish that last part."

"Yeah...that's what was said online about her…" Naegi deadpanned at that.

"...next! Kyoko Kirigiri: Ultimate…" Shotaro began before blinking, looking directly at the picture of a girl with long lavender hair, a strand of it braided on her left side, '...wait...Kirigiri?!'

"Something up?" Naegi asked, seeing Shotaro tense up.

"You're sure her last name is Kirigiri?" Shotaro asked.

"Hai. Demo...I wasn't able to get much info form her," Naegi admitted, "In fact...no one knows what her Ultimate talent is."

"...I see…" Shotaro noted with an annoyed look, 'Boss, it looks like I might end up inheriting another problem of yours…'

"Shotaro, I already have all I need about this one." Philip revealed, "Let us move on to the next one."

"...hai…" Shotaro slowly nodded as he looked at the next file, showing a picture of a female student with her bleached-blonde hair tied into twin pigtails, "Junko Enoshima; Ultimate Fashionista." he paused on the picture, "Dayum!" he exclaimed, "Talk about a hottie…"

"Your taste in women is as predictable as ever…" Philip deadpanned before blinking at his book, 'That's odd...this info doesn't add up...interesting.'

"Shut up, Aibou. Let me have this one." Shotaro hissed before flipping to the next page, depicting a male student with a muscular build, his dark-brown hair done into a 1960's style pompadour, "Mondo Owada: Ultimate Biker Gang Leader. He's the current leader of Japan's largest biker gang, the Crazy Diamonds. He's earned respect and awe from every gang in the country. Talk about the one to look out for the most…" he sighed.

"Banchou...Japanese Bikers...the pompadour has never been so diverse…" Philip noted as he messed with his hair to somewhat make it look like one.

"How bad could he be?" Shotaro asked.

"He's prone to violence as a response to most things, so we must be prepared. Chances are he has you bested in strength...but you still have the edge in skill." Philip listed, "But even then be wary Shotaro. I'm not one for violence, nor is Makoto-kun. You'll be on your own if you make him an enemy."

"...Noted," Shotaro whispered as he looked at the next file of a female student in a gothic lolita-esque attire, and had black hair that was done into two large twin-drill pigtails, "Celestia Ludenberg: Ultimate Gambler. She's known for never losing a bet, and fully cleaning house in every gambling game, known as the Queen of Liars. ...uh, Naegi? Is she Japanese, because this makes me think she's a foreign exchange student from Europe or something."

"That's what I said, but she says she is," Naegi replied.

"It's not her true name." Philip realized, "But I was still able to find her." he stopped Shotaro, "Quite the interesting one she is."

"...Moving on…" Shotaro muttered, "Yasahiro Hagakure: Ultimate Clairvoyant, known as 'Supernova' in the psychic community…" he took a close look at the picture showing a tall lanky student with hair dark-brown hair done into dreadlocks that stuck out at large points, making it look as if he had a pointy afro, "...wait...isn't this one of my informants? He looks like Watcherman!"

"No...but he looks like he'd be one of them…" Philip muttered, "Continue please."

"...Okay. Byakuya Togami: Ultimate Affluent Progeny...this guy just screams douchebag just from the picture alone," Shotaro noted, looking at a picture of a male student with short, dirty blond hair, blue eyes, and wore white framed glasses.

"Don't hit him…" Philip spoke up.

"I can still think it…" Shotaro mumbled, "...holding him off for now then. Now...Sakura Ogami: Ultimate Martial Artist...wait…" he took a closer look at the last picture, depicting a large musclar woman with long white hair, reddened-dark skin, very pale blue eyes, and a scar on her face and right shoulder, "...that's a woman?!"

"..." Philip looked at the picture himself, "I have many questions…."

"I'd be careful. She's won over 400 matches and never lost a single one," Naegi advised, "She's even known as Ogre amongst martial arts groups."

"Philip...I'm afraid…" Shotaro admitted.

"Same...definitely someone we don't want to make an enemy of," Philip agreed.

"Right. Moving on with the list." Shotaro quickly spoke up, "Okay so aside from Naegi and Maizono, we have an otaku, a story writer, a teacher's pet, a baseball star who hates baseball, a swimming pro with a...ahem, well-developed body, a fashionista, a programmer, a biker gang leader, a gambler, a clairvoyant that reminds me of one of my informants, a rich douchebag…"

"Affluent Progeny." Philip corrected.

"Rich douchebag, a mystery girl, and a martial artist," Shotaro finished, "Well...I'll hand it to this place...feels like a game of goddamn Clue already."

"Oh I love that game!" Philip beamed.

"Maybe because you keep winning each time…" Shotaro muttered as he closed the file and fixed his fedora.

"It's not my fault I know the game inside and out...oh wait, it actually is…" Philip chuckled, "Besides, it's how we sharpen our detective skills."

"You play Clue to sharpen your skills?" Naegi blinked at that.

"Hey. It helps kill the boredom," Shotaro shrugged, "...anyway, where's Maizono?"

"She left to see if anyone possibly found the Gaia Memory," Naegi answered.

"Better hope they didn't...or things are about to get…" Philip leaned in uncomfortably close to his face, "Scary…"

"Philip, stop creeping him out." Shotaro spoke without even looking back.

"Aw~"

"I swear ever since you read how to scare people for fun, you've been obsessed with freaking people out." Shotaro muttered.

"It helps graviate the situation or clients are in," Philip countered, "Think of it like...oh say, good cop bad cop."

"Philip, you are neither a good cop or bad cop...you're creepy cop." Shotaro sighed.

"I'll take it."

"Philip no!"

"Philip yes~"

"What have we done…?" Naegi whispered, watching them as they entered the building.

"Ahem! Moving on...any ideas where your classmates might be?" Shotaro asked.

"...well, either in the gymnasium if an announcement was called, or the dining hall," Naegi guessed.

"Well that works for me." Philip spoke, "I could use some food...we never did get our waffles…."

"Once we handle this, we'll have breakfast for dinner." Shotaro offered.

"You can do that?" Philip asked as his eyes widened in wonder and amazement.

"...I take it you've never heard of brunch or lupper either then," Shotaro deadpanned.

"..." Philip said nothing as he was already facedeep in his book.

"Alright. I bought us a few hours." Shotaro explained to his old friend, "Lead the way."

"R-right," Naegi nodded.

---

"Hmm…" Maizono muttered a bit in thought, sitting within a fairly large dining hall with her classmates, "...did anyone ask what a Gaia Memory is supposed to look like?"

"Hmm?" a majority of her classmates looked at her.

"...actually, I don't think that bear even showed us what it looked like," Mondo noted.

"Maybe he was before you ended up picking him up, dude," Hagakure pointed out.

"How was I supposed to know he was gonna explode!?" Mondo snapped, making him flinch back and hide behind his chair.

"Well maybe if some of us hadn't wasted the time looking for help from someone who hasn't even shown up, we'd have found some hint," Byakuya sighed.

"Shotaro's right. You are a douchebag." Philip spoke, earning everyone's attention as they saw him sitting crouched in a chair as he read from his book, "It took me a bit to realize it's a term for an insufferable annoyance and not the hygiene product."

"...ano, who are you?" Asahina was the first to ask.

"Hmm…" Philip blinked, "I'm sorry, I have no time to acknowledge questions. I have reading to do. Did you know people have been combining different meal times into portmanteaus and making interesting foods as a result? Brunch; breakfast and lunch has given us many amazing inventions of culinary delight. Like Chicken and Waffles...I'm not letting that one go. And by god I shall have some by days end."

"...oh dude, I can totally go for some chicken and waffles," Hagakure admitted.

"Impossible!" Ishimaru declared as he shot up, pointing an accusing finger at Philip, "Those two foods are not meant to go together! Chicken is meant for dinner meals while waffles are meant for breakfast! Having both at the same time just ruins the flow of meals for the day!"

"Objection!" Philip pointed back, "The truth of the matter is many foods are able to be eaten as either Breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Take the humble potato, depending on how its prepared, it can be eaten at all three meals. By that logic, the limits of human's culinary experimentation is limitless, nay...infinite!" he declared, "And with you as my witness...I shall have an epic Brunch."

"Seriously, who is this guy?" Leon asked with a sweatdrop.

"I'm Philip, the devil." he smiled, "Oh wait. Shotaro said to stop saying that...it makes people develop those scared and worried face like most of you have. I'm just Philip. No last name, no family. I'm an amnesiac who is also a detective."

"Hmm?" Kyoko looked up for a moment, shooting Philip a slightly raised brow.

"...I take it he's the help you and Naegi went to go search for?" Sakura asked as she looked at Maizono.

"Half correct." Philip replied, "I'm just half of the answer, the other half is my partner and only friend, Shotaro." he explained, "Frankly speaking...we're your only chance out of this alive." he smiled, "I mean...none of you even know how dangerous the thing you have to find is. Frankly...it's lucky any of you came back at all...and none of you are...how they say...sleeping with the sharks."

"I do believe you meant 'sleeping with the fishes'," Celestia pointed out.

"Do you know the shark population in Futo's beaches?" Philip asked with a smile, "It's more than you think actually, and they are quite big too!"

"I...I already don't like this guy…" Toko muttered a bit, "Maybe he's really here to try and get some perverted dirt on us."

"Oh I already have all of that." Philip smiled, "I already know each of you as intimately as I desire. It's all in the books."

"?!" Toko tensed at that while Celestia, Junko, and Kyoko gave off a small, unnoticed twitch.

"Oi! What's that supposed to mean?!" Mondo demanded.

"Just as it sounds, my talent is Look Up." he explained, "I know how to find out anything, everything...and about anybody. I guess you can call me the Ultimate Encyclopedia." He began as he snapped his book closed and he stood up in his chair before taking his hood off, "I mean, if I'm going to go here and help save you...I will need a title to fit in."

"S-save us?" Fujisaki repeated.

"That is...of course if you want our help...you need to be willing to do something…" he smiled as they all looked at him, "It's the same thing I ask everyone who needs my help...are you willing to ride…" at that, Shotaro's hat was tossed like a boomerang and hit the back of his head, knocking him down.

"Philip! What did I tell you about that deal with the devil crap!? It's bad for business!" Shotaro snapped, standing in the doorway with Naegi ,"And don't give me that 'good cop bad cop' thing again! With you, it's more creepy cop!"

"Ah, just in time Shotaro!" Philip smiled, getting up like nothing happened, spooking most of them, "I was gathering more data on our clients."

"In a creepy unsettling way…" Byakuya stated with a huff.

"I'm sorry about Philip...he's not use to being out of his closet for so long." Shotaro sighed, picking up and dusting off his hat.

"Closet…?" Mondo blinked.

"Oh it's quite nice. Satin sheets, memory foam pillow, silk curtains." Philip listed, "And plenty of books."

"...you have any of the new manga that's out by chance?" Hifumi asked, "I m-"

"What's a manga?"

"?!" Hifumi tensed at that before blurring up to him, his glasses glaring into Philip's eyes, "Inconceivable! How have you not heard of the amazing world of 2d art?!"

"Oh not again…" Leon facepalmed.

"You move rather fast for a rotund gentlemen." Philip noted, "Interesting. So this Manga...is a form of two dimensional art...fascinating…"

"It's Jump!" Shotaro shouted.

"Oh...then yes I do have Manga." he explained, "I just assumed all magazines had picture stories."

"Picture st-THEY ARE MORE THAN THAT!" Hifumi exclaimed.

"He's going into one of his tangents again," Celestia sighed, closing her eyes as she tuned out Hifumi's rant about manga and the stories they told.

"Interesting…" Philip nodded, listening to him, "I must research this myself...so your information is no longer required." he said, pinching Hifumi's neck, causing him to fall over to the ground.

"Gh?! Wh-what did he do?!" Hagakure freaked.

"Vulcan squeezy thing." Shotaro explained.

"Yes...interesting…" Philip spoke, flipping through his book, "Amazing...so this...is Manga."

"That should buy some time…" Shotaro sighed in slight relief, "Naegi?"

"Hmm? Oh right!" Naegi quickly nodded, "Anyone find anything?"

"Well...no," Asahina answered, "A few of us split into groups to try and search for the Gaia Memory thing Monokuma was talking about."

"It doesn't help we were limited to the first floor," Sakura added.

"Also doesn't help that freakin' lame bear didn't even give us an idea what a Gaia Memory looks like," Junko added.

"It's good you didn't find one." Shotaro spoke, earning their attention, "Gaia Memories are illegal items handed out by a criminal organization in the dark corners of Futo." he explained, "Owning one is illegal and punishable by instant incarceration in full blown prison...no. You'd be sent to Juvie. Furthermore they are dangerous and debilitating to health and mental stability."

"Gh?! S-so they're drugs?!" Toko tensed at that.

"Oh my…" Fujisaki whimpered.

"In a very real sense yes...but also far worse." Shotaro began, "The best way to explain their effects is...you become a monster." he sighed, "There are benefits in some capacity...but like steroids...the backdraws make themselves quickly known."

"Ech...never liked steroids. They…" Asahina began.

"INCONCEIVABLE!" Ishimaru snapped, earning everyone's attention, "Classmates, we must find this Gaia Memory again, post haste! Such dangerous drugs are not welcome in a school environment, and must be destroyed at all cost!"

"I-Ishimaru, calm down," Makoto advised, quickly grabbed him before he could rush out, "I know how bad it is right now, but...Junko is right. We don't even know what it looks like."

"They look like Flash drives." Shotaro explained, getting their attention once more, "Oh, right. I should explain...this stuff is insanely experimental and...not the normal drug you can get off the street. For starters, its effects are less chemical based and more energy stimulant." he went on, "Philip explained this stuff to me so many times I can recite it by heart…"

"Him?" Mondo asked as he pointed to Philp, who was still face deep in his book..

"Well the guys who made it kidnapped and used his brain to develop the stuff." Shotaro explained, "It's why we help get rid of the stuff. Philip has a….cure if you will."

"Wait...there's a cure?" Maizono blinked.

"Of course. I…"

"Upupupu! I see you guys are having fun relaxing!"

"Gah! He's back!" Hagakure freaked as he ducked under the table.

"He?" Shotaro and Philip asked.

"Monoku-" Naegi began before all of a sudden, a medium-sized teddy bear shot down from the ventilation and onto the table, one side of him a pure white with a single dot eye while the other was a pitch black with a jagged red eye, the right side of his mouth opened a bit to show his fangs.

"...a teddy bear?" Shotaro raised a brow.

"I ain't no teddy bear. I am Monokuma!" the bear declared, "And I am this school's headmaster!"

"Don't screw with me!" Shotaro snapped, kicking him away.

"...why you…!" Monokuma growled as he shot up, his red eye glowing, "Penalty for attacking the headmaster!"

"Oh please. Wh-" Shotaro began before Monokuma hit a tile on the floor, causing a chain gun to pop out as it aimed right at him, "?!"

"Excuse me." Philip spoke, pulling out a Camera and slotting a yellow flash drive into it.

"Huh? What you-AH!" Monokuma cried as a blinding flash...well blinded him as he pulled the trigger. Everyone ducked away. Monokuma shook his head and looked to see...he wasted all his ammo hitting a wall. Everyone else blinked before looking to see Shotaro suspended from the ceiling via cable shot out of his watch.

"...Are we sure he's a detective, Makoto?" Maizono whispered to Naegi.

"I...think so?" Naegi answered in a confused manner.

"That was close…" Shotaro sighed happily.

"How the hell did you do that?!" Monokuma demanded.

"Oh please! You're not the first jackass to shoot at me!" Shotaro snapped, "Probably won't be the last either...given my line of work."

"What are you, some super spy?!"

"Nope. I…" Shotaro began as he flipped down from the ceiling, landing in a cool pose as he flicked his fedora, "Am the Ultimate Hard-boiled Detective."

"Bullshit!" Monokuma snapped.

"Urusei, Winnie the pooh!" Shotaro snapped back, punting him through a window, "Talk abo-"

"RAWR!"

"Gah!" Shotaro yelped as he jumped back, seeing Monokuma stand right behind him, "How?!"

"I have many ways, mr. Half-boiled," Monokuma mocked with a snicker.

"It's Hard-boiled, you furry freak!"

"An immortal killer bear…" Philip noted, "No wonder you guys need help."

"Anyway…" Monokuma began as he pushed Shotaro aside, "I have something juicy to tell you guys. I put in a star prize for anyone who finds it...as for what it'll be, just head to the AV Room A.S.A.P."

"...why?" Byakuya demanded with a slight frown.

"Just do it before I sic Marmoset on you!" Monokuma snapped, "Oh and fyi, it's not a cute little monkey. It's the name of my anaconda."

"My turn!" Philip declared, kicking Monokuma out the window. "But no really, we should go."

"...He really does have a anaconda, doesn't he?" Hagakure gulped a bit before shaking it off, "I-I mean, It's probably nothing. Probably just a prank."

"Of course. An anaconda can't eat a fully grown male...however some of you are just...small enough." Philip looked at the skinnier and shorter students present, "And even then they are constrictors, not even the strongest of humans can fight off their crushing grip, with every breath you take as your lungs and muscles contract it tightens and tightens...until...something gives." he went on, "So even the strongest of you...can't do much to survive one."

"Stop helping the bear!" Shotaro snapped, slapping Philip upside the head with his hat.

=No let him help! He's just creepy enough to get across what I can't!= Monokuma shouted over the intercom.

"You shut it, Teddy suckspin!"

"Shotaro, please stop antagonizing him…"

"I'll antagonize who I want!"

"I'm starting to like this guy." Mondo grinned.

---

A bit later in the AV room, the class of fifteen students were sitting down in front of small tv monitors, a DVD in their hands as Shotaro and Philip stood against the wall.

"...what do you suppose are in those DVDs?" Philip pondered as Naegi and his classmates put the DVDS into the players before putting some headphones on.

"Knowing that psycho bear, most likely not good," Shotaro answered before seeing a majority of the class tense up, "...See? What did I tell ya?"

"Hm…" Philip pulled out his book as he flipped between one page back and forth several times, "Soka...he's threatening them with their loved ones...and etcetera for some…"

"...this...this can't be…" Naegi began before Maizono shot out of her seat, a look of pure fear on her face as she backed against the wall.

"Th...that can't be real...no...no no…" she whispered, trying to deny what she just saw.

"Sayaka!" Shotaro snapped getting her attention, "Calm yourself...you can't trust what that freak tells or shows you. I promise nothing bad will happen." he spoke, put his hand on her shoulder to calm her down, "I promise you." he assured once more.

=Oh I can assure that those are real= Shotaro turned to see Monokuma's face on the large monitor =So unless you kids find the Gaia Memory, you will receive your reward~=

"So...you just want them to bring a Gaia Memory?" Shotaro sighed out, "It doesn't matter what kind?"

=Actually, it has to be one of two specific ones I hid within the first floor= Monokuma answered =T-Rex and Magma=

"Magma….T-Rex…." Philip mumbled, his eyes dilating as he tuned out everything that happened.

'Dumb bear gave Philip the Key Words…' Shotaro mentally noted, 'He doesn't know about his Library...good.'

"...then...I just…" Maizono whispered, shaking her hands a bit before she shot out of the room.

"S-Sayaka!" Naegi shouted, quickly taking the headphones off as he chased after her.

"Gah…" Shotaro groaned, "Philip! Watch the others!"

"Hmm..." Philip blinked back to reality, "Who wants to play Clue?"

"...actually…" Shotaro began, looking through the other students before stopping at Asahina, "You."

"Eh? Me?"

"If he suddenly falls asleep, look after him."

"Wait, wh-" Asahina began before Shotaro ran out.

"...wh-what did he mean by 'fall asleep'?" Fujisaki pondered.

"I call dibs on Colonel Mustard." Philip smiled, producing the board game somehow, "Oh I know we'll play the version Shotaro does whenever his lady friends come over, losers each give up an article of clothing to the winner!"

"...I'm out," Mondo spoke.

"Nope," Hifumi immediately shook his head.

"I accept!" Ishimaru declared.

"Sounds interesting...I accept your challenge," Celestia went next.

"On second thought, I am out," Ishimaru retracted.

"Ah…" Philip whined, "Well it's still fun even with just two."

"Why did we get stuck with the weird one?!"

"Actually my name is Philip." he countered with a cocky grin.

"...normally I don't play with plebians, but…" Togami began, adjusting his glasses a bit, "I do enjoy a good mystery at times…"

"Oh good. Mr. Douchebag is playing too."

"Please do not call me/T-Togami-sama that," Togami and Toko frowned.

"Oh goodie…" Philip smiled.

---

"Sayaka! Sayaka!" Naegi called out, looking around her Maizono as he ran down the hallways, "Where is she…?"

"Naegi!"

"Huh?" Makoto blinked, stopping for a moment as he turned, seeing Shotaro seeing running towards him, "Shotaro…"

"You two make this hard for me." Shotaro sighed, "We should find her and go back to the AV room. Then you can all tell us what he threatened you with."

"Huh?"

"If we know what he used, he has no more control. You can't just let that thing control you with fear and intimidation." Shotaro explained, "Look, just trust me. All us being united is the best way out of this problem."

"...h-hai. We just need t-" Naegi began before he tensed up, "...what if...no...no she wouldn't."

"Hmm?"

"What if...no she wouldn't have…"

"Naegi!" Shotaro snapped, causing NAegi to jump a bit as he looked at him, "Stop mumbling already and tell me if you have something that can help!"

"...what if...Sayaka left to go find the Gaia Memory?" Naegi answered before his eyes widened further in realization, "...or maybe...Shotaro, you...did say they look like flash drives right?"

"Freaky ones but yes." he nodded before tensing, "...why?"

"Before we split, she...told me she found a weird looking flash drive. We didn't know what it was at the time, but now…"

"Crap baskets…" Shotaro groaned, "Move it!" he snapped running off.

"Sayaka, please don't use it…" Naegi quietly begged as he ran after Shotaro.

---

"...this...with this...I…" Maizono whispered as she stood outside, looking down at a rigged Gaia Memory with a T emblem on it, "I...just need to give this to him then hopefully…"

"Sayaka!"

"?!" Maizono tensed as she quickly turned to see Naegi and Shotaro running towards here, "...Makoto-kun...Shotaro…"

"Sayaka...please give me the memory…" Shotaro held his hand out, "Trust me...that thing is dangerous."

"..but...if I don't..he…"

"Sayaka, please. Listen to Shotaro. He…" Naegi began as he stepped forward.

"Don't come near me!" Maizono snapped as she backed away from them, "I...I won't give this up...it...it's the only way…only way I can get everything back..."

"...what do you mean?"

"...my band mates...my band...its…" Sayaka began as she shook, "It's all gone...we were 'disbanded'...and all traces of us are erased…"

"Sayaka!" Shotaro snapped, "That won't help you."

"...But...with this…" Maizono began as she looked at the Memory, a look of despair on her face, "...I can get it back...I...I can free them...and my friends...I...I can give this to him….by killing him…"

"...Sayaka, you're not gonna…" Naegi began in realization as Maizono moved the collar of her school uniform a bit.

"Makoto-kun...I'm sorry...but this...is the only way," Maizono whispered as a tattoo formed around her neck resembling the jack for a flashdrive.

=T-REX!=

"Sayaka, this is your last chance...throw that thing away!" Shotaro snapped, "That thing has taken lives, ruined families, and hurt friends. So if you use it...then you'll stop being you; you'll be another thing that brings sadness to my city! And I can't stand to see you become that..."

"Sayaka, please...don't do this…" Naegi begged.

"...Monokuma already ruined my life...so I'll take his...and free everyone…" Maizono whispered, an empty look on her face.

"?! Sayaka, no!" Naegi and Shotaro exclaimed, about to run up to her before she stabbed the Memory into the tattoo on her neck, making her wince in pain as she hunched over.

Shotaro quickly pulled Naegi's collar and tossed him away as a burst of light flashed. A pair of large eyes glared at Shotaro before a scaly hand punched him away. Naegi blinked as he looked up at…

"Monster...this is what he meant…" he realized with wide eyes.

Standing before him was a large odd monster. It looked like a life sized T-Red Head resting on a pair of legs with arms extending from the sides of its head. It roared loudly as the inside of its jaw revealed a source of light in the very back with Maizono's face forming in it for a moment.

"Gh…" Shotaro hissed in pain as the monster closed its jaw, "So you actually turned it on…" Shotaro groaned, flipping around to his feet.

"...my...band...kuma...must…" the monster growled out in a distorted version of Maizono's voice, "Kill...Monokuma…"

"...I'm gonna kill that god damn bear…" Shotaro whispered as he reached for something, "Naegi, get to someplace safe."

"Eh….but…"

"Just do as I say god dammit!" Shotaro snapped as Naegi ran behind a tree, "Sayaka...I understand how you feel."

"How...you left the moment you got...you just always did what you wanted…"

"Ah...that's true." Shotaro explained, "I hated school...but I found people whom I enjoyed being around. People who accepted all of me...and I lost plenty of things too. A father...a mentor...a boss." he spoke picking his hat up, "So when I tell you I get it...thats all you need to know. But by using that Memory...you've made an enemy of me. As those memories bring nothing but sadness to the town I am entrusted with." he put his hat back on as he pulled out a black and purple flash drive with a purple flame like J symbol, "So...I'll break you free." he spoke, clicking it as he held up a red device in his other hand.

=JOKER!=

"Shotaro...you have a Gaia Memory?" Naegi blinked as Shotaro put the red device to his waist as it formed a silver belt around him.

"Philip." Shotaro whispered.

---

"And…" Philip paused mid speech as an exact copy of the belt Shotaro had magically formed around his waist earning the attention of the others.

"...how'd you do that, dude?" Leon asked.

"...Mmm...I was enjoying the game too…" Philip sighed as he pulled out a green Memory with a C on it.

=CYCLONE!=

"Is...is that a Gaia Memory?" Mondo asked.

"Yes and no." Philip smiled, "This...is my soul." he swung his arm across his chest, "Hen…."

---

"...shin." Shotaro finished as he held his arm across his chest as wind suddenly began picking up around him until forming a windstorm.

---

Philip slotted the memory into his belt as it turned transparent green. Everyone blinked as it vanished. Philip's eyes closed before he began falling backwards.

"H-he fainted!" Toko freaked a bit as Asahina quickly caught Philip before he could fall onto the ground.

"Is...this what he meant by fall asleep?" Asahina whispered.

"Hey...anybody hear that?" Hagakure spoke, earning the others' attention before they all heard the loud winds from outside.

"...the air...it feels tense," Sakura noted, her eyes closed as she crossed her arms, "...a fight is about to happen."

"Fight?!" Ishimaru shouted, "Fighting is not allowed on school grounds!" he declared before running off.

"Oi...I want to see this!" Mondo shouted running out.

"And here I thought this one passing out after shouting Henshin was weird." Byakuya sighed as Asahina lifted Philip onto her back as everyone ran outside.

---

Naegi blinked as a green Memory formed in the other half of Shotaro's belt. He pushed it down before inserting his black Memory in. Suddenly, markings formed below his eyes and down to his jaw. The Markings were straight black lines with three spikes along each pointing towards his ears. His eyes began glowing as he pushed the two sides apart forming a W shape with the belt buckle.

=CYCLONE! JOKER!=

Suddenly a green tornado formed around Shotaro and lifted him slightly into the air as black specks formed all around him and began connecting all over his body forming body armor. It was at the time a helmet covered his head that everyone finally made it outside to see what was happening. The new figures feet touched the ground as his armor took color. A silver line bisected hm down the middle, while a W shaped head ornament formed antennas and his eyes shone red. The entire left side of his armor was pitch black with purple markings along his wrists, ankles, shoulder and chest. The Right side was deep green with yellow markings in all the same spots, and a transparent muffler billowing behind his neck.

"Eh…" Naegi blinked looking at the new figure.

"What...is...that?" Byakuya asked.

"Whatever it is, it does not belong on school grounds!" Ishimaru snapped, not sure what to say as to them it looked like two monsters where about to duke it out in the front of the school.

"K...k….k-k-k-k-k…." Hifumi began sputtering, his glasses nearly falling off his face.

"Is...is something, wr-" Fujisaki began.

"KAMEN RIDER!" Hifumi exclaimed in disbelief and excitement.

"Kamen…" Kyoko began.

"Rider?" Mondo finished.

"Yes…" the Kamen Rider spoke in Shotaro's voice, primarily from the black half of the body, "Kamen Rider W(Double)!"

"The Two in one Rider and Tantei." Philip's voice came as the right sides eye flashed with each word.

"...did...did the other guy's voice come out of him?" Hagakure blinked.

"...OH! I think I get the name!" Asahina gasped, "He's two guys in a single body!"

"That's not how bodies work!" Byakuya shouted.

"Hmph." Double scoffed in both voices before turning to the Monster, "Sa Dopant...omae-wa tsumi-wo kazaero!" he pointed with his green hand.

"He's got his own catchphrase too…" Hifumi shuddered in glee, "...must...make a-"

"Yamada, no," most of the class frowned at that.

"So you can use Memories too?" the T-Rex Dopant asked, noting Double's means of transformation.

"Yes...however ours are refined," Shotaro explained.

"You are using a raw deadly source. We are using a refined perfected version with no ill side effects. Yes...this is a harmless variety...but with more power and potential. This is the cure. We will break you free of this curse you put upon yourself, Sayaka Maizano-san." Philip added.

"I won't hold it against you Sayaka...these things promise a lot but the cost is not worth it!" Shotaro added. Double began walking forward at that.

"...I...I had no choice...Monokuma...he...he...he…" the T-Rex Dopant began before growling out, rearing its head back before giving out a large roar, sending out a massive shockwave towards Double.

"Whoa!" Double grunted, pushed back by the shockwave. "Gh...what a pain...HardBoilder!" he shouted as his bike roared to life automatically and drove over as he jumped on and escaped the shockwaves area of effect.

"He' got a bike too? Huh...looks pretty badass," Monda noted.

"Of course! All Kamen R-" Hifumi began.

"MOVE!" Sakura snapped.

"Huh?" the two blinked before noticing the shockwave crashing into the school wall, causing a part of it to break off as pieces of debris began to fall towards them, "Gh?!"

"Hoo boy!" Hagakure freaked as they scattered from the falling debres, Fujisaki yelping as she fell over.

"Fujisaki!" Asahina gasped.

Fujisaki whimpered as she saw a piece of debris falling towards her, the smallest of the group quickly bracing for it to fall on top of her...only it never came as Sakura shot in front of her and destroyed it with a single punch.

"Dang…." Most of them muttered in shock at seeing that.

"I suggest we get to someplace safe," Sakura advised as she helped Fujisaki up, "This is a battle we should not get caught up in."

"No need to tell us twice!" Leon and Junko exclaimed as they were the first to run back inside.

"Wh-wait for me, dudes!" Hagakure freaked as he followed after them, repeating 'this isn't real' to himself over and over.

Double jumped his bike as he used the rear tire to strike the Dopant making it stumble back in pain. He began driving around as he messed with the buttons on the handle before the bike actually began driving backwards. As it drove past the T-Rex Dopant, the front tire flashed and revealed two gun barrels that began shooting rapidly. Shot after shot began pelting the monster's tough hide causing sparks to rain from each bullet. As the bullets stopped the Dopan gasped in pain before looking up as the HardBoilder drove straight into its well nose and sent it flying away and tumbling across the ground.

"Don't underestimate my HardBoilder." Double smirked in Shotaro's voice mostly.

"What kind of bike is that…?" Naegi awed, seeing the impossible things it could do.

Double jumped off as a gust of green wind lifted him up as he landed an axe kick with his black left leg. The impact caused the Dopant to stumble back in pain. Double spun around as his green leg was covered in wind as he landed a roundhouse to its face making it stumble back. Double reared back his green arm as it began forming a cyclone of green air around itself. He punched and unleashed a burst of wind that knocked the Dopant back and pushed it away with a localized tornado fired from his arm. The Dopant cried in pain, skidding across the ground as Double flicked his wrist around.

"Ikuze, Tyranno girl." Double taunted as the Dopant got back to its feet.

"Grr...don't…" the T-Rex Dopant began before roaring out, "CALL ME THAT!"

"Hmph." Double scoffed as he rushed forward and jumped over the Dopant as he flew over the monster he pulled out another Memory. A grey memory with a styalized M symbol.

=METAL!=

Double landed as he slotted into the left side of his belt before pushing it back open.

=CYCLONE! METAL!=

The entire left side began glowing as light slid across it and formed new armor. The new Left Half was a metallic grey with silver markings. His back formed a tube shaped device which he quickly grabbed and swung around as two staff ends extended forming a Bo weapon. Double began spinning the Bo staff around as each swing kicked upmore gusts of green wind. Double turned around as soon as the Dopant charged at him. The Kamen Rider swung his staff as he whipped out a green gust that seemed to slash the T-Rex Dopant making it stumble back.

"Sugoi…" Naegi spoke seeing that, "It's as if the wind is his to command…"

"Philip, I need some answers. How should we Memory Break her?" Shotaro demanded.

"I'm searching, I'm searching. But it seems she has not unlocked her memory's true power yet so we have time." Philip answered, "Oh. I just did the thing, didn't I?"

Before Shotaro could answer, the Dopant let out another shockwave roar, prompting Double to dodge.

"Philip!"

"Right right. Focus."

"Stop moving!"

"Like I'm actually gonna make it easy to hit me." Double replied in both voices as he swung his staff down and struck the top of the T-Rex Dopant's head making it stumble back.

The T-Rex Dopant lunged trying to bite him as the Rider sidestepped and smacked his Bo staff into the back of the monsters giant head. Double began spinning his staff forming a green circular wall of wind as he blocked another roar blast fired directly at him.

"Let's see you try and bite into something hot." Double spoke as his right arm held up a light red Memory with an H symbol.

=HEAT! METAL!=

With that, the Right side turned bright red with orange markings in place of the former Yellow. Double lifted his right hand as it was now covered in fire. Double punched the Dopant before swinging his Bo staff and striking the side of its jaw making it stumble back. Double began spinning his staff around before he thrusted it forward and with an explosions of flames sent the T-Rex Dopant flying away and into the fountain in front of the school, which began steaming from the heated Dopant splashing around in the water.

"Ahh...that hurt…" the T-Rex Dopant groaned, its sides a bit burnt as it began to crawl out of the fountain

"Philip, let's finish this." Double spoke as he pulled the Metal Memory out of his Driver.

"Okashi na...I figured it would have unlocked its hidden power by now…"

"Da hell you talking about?"

"Well obviously T-Rex was never meant to fight like this; I mean this form is clearly not fit for combat. It's true power is as a life sized T-Rex."

"Stop talking...stop talking right now!"

"No, no, listen. This is her first time using the Memory, meaning…"

"...meaning she wouldn't even know how to use that power…" Shotaro realized as he slotted the Memory into his staff.

=METAL MAXIMUM DRIVE!=

Double grabbed the staff by one end as the other was ignited with fire. He planted his feet as the fire began pushing him forward across the ground.

"Gomen Sayaka, but this is gonna sting for a while!" Shotaro shouted.

The T-Rex Dopant looked up to see Double charging right towards it, causing it to tense as it tried to bring its arms up to defend. Double swung his staff in a wide arc and struck the Dopant and sent it flying back while lifting on fire. Double kept moving forward as he spun his staff around as both ends lit up.

"METAL BRANDING!" Double shouted, swinging again as he struck the Dopant again, causing a large explosion upon impact.

"Woah!" Naegi yelped as he and the others shielded themselves from the resulting explosion.

"Kya!" Maizono's voice screamed as she flew out of the dust cloud and into the fountain, the Gaia Memory falling into the ground as it shattered.

"Memory Break complete." Double spoke, swinging his bo staff around before stabbing it into the ground. He then lifted both sides up and removed the memories. His armor fell away and faded into the wind.

"Phwah!" Philip cried out, shooting up as his mind returned to his body, "Hm...was someone giving me CPR?"

"...uh...no…" Asahina replied, sheepishly looking away.

"I got you…" Shotaro sighed, taking his blazer off and wrapping it around Maizono as he lifted her up, "You really should have listened to me when I told you not to use that damn thing...all they do is bring sadness."

"...I...I know..but...what Monokuma did…" Maizono whispered.

"I'm sorry…" Shotaro replied, hugging her, 'I'm gonna enjoy kicking the ass of whoever controls that damn bear…'

"...is…" Shotaro looked to see Naegi slowly approach him, "Is she gonna be okay?"

"As okay as anyone would be after all the nonsense going on here." Shotaro explained as he fixed his hat, "Makoto…" he addressed him by his first name, "I'll leave watching her to you. I have someone else to worry about...and I'm going to kick his double toned ass."

"Huh?" Naegi blinked at that before shotaro carefully handed Maizono over to him, "...r...right."

"Philip, l-" Shotaro began as he walked over towards his partner.

"YOU!" Ishimaru snapped spooking Shotaro enough to stumble and drop his hat, pushing past the group as he stomped over to Shotaro, "You are in violation of the school rules! You brought destruction to school grounds, and you prompted a fight that nearly endangered the lives here!"

"Actually by my calculations, I knew that most of you here have good intentions and hearts and therefore would step in to save the others. So from the get go I knew the chances of actual danger to be...0." Philip spoke getting his attention, "I knew Sakura-san here would step in at that moment, and had she not I would have. My reaction time is enough to have saved anyone in danger. I just didn't need to waste the brain power."

"...w-well regardless, he…" Ishimaru began.

"Plus, you were the first to run out in an attempt to stop the fight, so ergo, you put yourself and your classmates in danger." Philip went on with a smile.

"...?!" Ishamru tensed up at that revelation, "M...masaka...you are right! How..." he fell to his knees, "How could I do something so foolish!?"

"Oh please...I'm always right." Philip chuckled.

"Mataku…pick yourself up man!" Shotaro grunted, pulling Ishimaru back to his feet, "You did it to protect people didn't you, so don't forget that reason! A man stands by his desire to help others."

"...help...others…"

"Yes. To make sure they follow their example...to do the right thing." Shotaro went on, "My Boss always said 'know when a Tantei's job is done and when it's the police's job'. By that logic my job is done, so I hand it over to the law of this place, you." he muttered, "So if you want to stand for your rules help us solve this case and get everyone home safe."

"...you...you are...you are correct!" Ishimaru declared, tears dripping from his eyes as he held a shaken fist up in determination, "To think I let such wise words pass me by...I will do all I can to make sure no one here uses those Memories for as long as I live!"

"Yosh!" Shotaro cheered, slapping his shoulder, "Now stop crying man…"

"So once again Shotaro shows us how half-boiled he is." Philip smiled, "But that's the part of him I like after all."

"...soka…" Kyoko noted, looking on at Shotaro, 'Kamen Rider...Gaia Memories...what sort of mysteries will those hold…'

---

While all the youths were reconvineind and talking amongst themselves of what course of action to take next. Others were in the middle of their own machinations. Among those was none other then Monokuma as he sat before a large dining table in an extravagant Mansion. Sitting at the opposite end of the table was an elder man with greying hair wearing glasses.

"So...the Kamen Rider has intruded on your little experiment, Monokuma...how tragic." the Old man gave a wheezy laugh as he heard the story from the bear, "Oh I can only imagine the face the real you is making at this moment!"

"Hey, screw you old man! How was I supposed to know that black and green bug was gonna come?!" Monokuma snapped before a depressing aura appeared around him, "And just when I got one of those kids to fall into despair...was really hoping she'd kill someone in the process too…"

"Hahaha...well what did you expect of leaving such plain Memories lying around?" he spoke picking up a wine glass as a servant poured him a drink, "But you know maybe this could work for you as well?" he mused, "See this makes your plots...and my plots...align."

"...explain," Monokuma said, looking up in interest as the depressing aura disappeared.

"Well it seems now some of my plans can be made easier by watching your game go on. So how's this? I will supply you with more Memories...enough to roll around in." he explained, "And in return you keep pushing the Rider...pushing and pushing him to his very limits. Of course this would mean you need to put your game on bigger pauses, but...maybe that too also works. Since...if these kids all have to work together like some kinda Hanna Barbera mystery solving team...imagine how much it'll hurt when one of them...snaps."

"...upu...upupupu…" Monokuma began to laugh at that, his red eye glowing, "Oh I like that...and what I did was just the tip of the iceberg…"

"Oh?"

"Trust me...you'd be surprised how big of an affect despair can have on a person's psyche, whether by trying to hide your own plans…" Monokuma paused, holding a pic of Naegi and Maizono, "Or by backstabbing someone you trust oh so dearly…"

"Hm...you have no idea my dear Monokuma." he smirked taking a sip, "I look forward to this game." he smiled as he turned over to see a cat being pampered by servants, it was a male, blue british shorthair. Its yellow eyes trained on Monokuma the entire time, the bear noticed and swore its eyes where showing desire...as in desire to maul and mangle, "Oh Mick. I haven't seen you so focused since we still had mice…"

"...oh no," Monokuma tensed before ducking under the table and shot back out,decked out in bear themed armor, "Oh you are not using me as a chew toy again, rabid Tom!"

Mick said nothing as his tail wagged around. Monokuma began to sweat at the cats eyes seemed to pierce his soul...if he had one that is. Monokuma eventually gave into the intimidation of the cat and made a run for it. Before he could reach the door, it swung open and flung him across the mansion and into a wall.

"Father, we need to speak!" a woman declared as she walked in, followed by a second much younger girl.

"Saved by...the brats…" Monokuma sighed before looking up at Mick, who walked over to his downed body, "No...no….NO!"

Mick growled as he held a paw up with his claws extending notably. The girls and their father ignored the sounds of rending metal and cries of pain. Not long after, Mick rolled Monokuma's head back and under the table.

"Oh good...the business partner was here." the elder woman sighed.

"Why do we let him in here again?" the younger girl asked.

"Because he acts as Mick's chew toy." their father explained, moving the table cloth to show Mick chewing on one of Monokuma's ears before getting tired and swatting the head away...and on to a pile of older Monokuma heads, "Ah but he sure gets tired of his kills easily."

"Right…" the elder woman sighed, "Anyway Father this is important."

"When is it not Saeko...oh don't tell me...you had to eliminate another of my dealers because he was a poor boyfriend?" he sighed, "What's that, ten this year...and I thought you were on a roll with this one...six months no death."

"On the contrary...we're getting married." she bluntly spoke, making her father do a spit take as Mick growled in shock along with him.

"I tried to tell her now was not the time." The younger girl sighed.

"Oh ho~! So she finally found someone as insane as her!" Monokuma declared as he shot down from the curtains, not a single scratch on him, "Who is it? Oh is it th-"

"I forget you have so many of these things." Saeko spoke, grabbing it and pulling on Monokuma's cheeks, "Is this another explosion model…?" she bothered. "I bet we could sell actual plushies of this for some extra income."

"It seems too creepy." the younger girl spoke, "Maybe a cute bunny."

"Screw that!" Monokuma flailed his arms and legs, "And don't just ignore me lady!"

"Maybe if you came in person...but for now Mick." she tossed Monokuma to the ground as Mick climbed up to the table and crouched down ready to pounce,.Monokuma panicked, seeing him lick his tongue out as he glared down.

"...oh not again!" Monokuma freaked as he bolted out of there.

"Here Mick," the younger girl put a golden buckle device on the cats back before pulling out a Gaia Memory.

Monokuma looked back as the shadow of Mick changed as it stood up at human height and figure but roared like a tiger. The shadow blurred away, making the robotic bear panic before turning around to the taller imposing figure behind him, growling down at him. Two large fangs extended from their mouth as they lunged down with a bite.

"WAIT!" Monokuma exclaimed, making the shadowed figure stop for a moment as he pulled a pair of glasses out, "You wouldn't hit a bear with glasses, would ya?"

His response was take the glasses off and smack them upside Monokuma's head.

"Oh….you hit a bear with glasses...that...ok I will admit that's well pl-OH GOD!" at that, the sounds of biting and tearing wars heard before the torn and shredded head of Monokuma rolled down the hall and stopped before everyone. A large fur covered hand with giant claws reached out and pulled the head back. A few moments later, a totally normal Mick walked back out before jumping into his master's lap with a purr of satisfaction.

"Ah...he's all tuckered out." the man cooed, scratching the cats ears earning another purr.

"Okay...this is my last body for the day...is the cat done?!" Monokuma demanded, hanging from a chandelier.

"Yes…" the family nodded.

"God damn you need to tame that wild beast...I mean god damn! I'm more or less a terminator, but he rips through me like god damn butter! Or more aptly Saeko through her ex's," Monokuma complained.

"Well he likes the real you." the younger girl smiled, "But he really likes tearing apart Monokumas."

"Well these things aren't cheap ya know!" Monokuma snapped, "..but in better news, how goes being numero uno on the charts after I put miss Ultimate Pop Idol's band into despair?"

"Hmph...well I still would have done it even if not for you. Unlike you I know how put on a convincing poker face in public." she smirked, "You're too giddy about your own plans you need to hide behind Monokumas."

"Well that would just ruin the surprise," Monokuma countered, "Besides, my little assistant is...oop. Almost spoiled something important there...forget you heard that."

"No." Saeko bluntly stated.

"You are just made of bitch, you know that?" Monokuma replied.

"At least I can get laid."

"Oh-ho!" Monokuma gasped in shock, "That is a low blow lady! Besides...a guy you lay gets laid out a few weeks later!" he clapped to himself, "Well except this guy...who must either be as insane as you….or a freaking god in the sack if you haven't killed him yet."

"Wouldn't you like to know?" Saeko smirked.

"Yes...yes I would actually. Do you know how blue balling it is to watch teenagers all day? I'll tell you...high school is not as interesting as you think it be, even with Murder!" Monokuma spoke.

"And like that my appetite has died…" the younger girl shook her head.

"This is why Daddy eats before Monokuma arrives!" their father smiled.

"Anyway father…"

"Ugh...Marriage...the one thing any father hates. Having to accept some loser he never wanted now calling him Father and either sucking up or making me sick with how annoying they are." he rambled as Mick perked up and rolled his eyes in time with his master, "So what loser are you getting hitched to Saeko….and how long do I need to wait before I can-"

"Kirihiko Sudo." She explained.

"My best dealer and enforcer?" he blinked interested, "You want to marry the Museum's sword itself..."

"AKA Mr. Former Ultimate Black Market Dealer?" Monokuma added in interest.

"He's smart, handsome, understands my ambitions….and…"

"No...don't...I don't want to…" the younger girl began.

"Amazing in bed."

"Ah! Now the image is in my head!" she cried in disgust, "Gross gross gross!"

"Well...now I either have to accept a son in law...or kill him…" their father groaned, "Also Daddy needs brain bleach!" he cried along with his youngest daughter. Mick rolled his eyes at his masters polarising shift in moods.

"Gyahahahaha! Oh I so love these evenings with you guys!" Monokuma laughed.

"Meow?" Mick blinked looking over the table at Monokuma.

"...try it furball. I have cat repellent on me, so you can't do jack squat!" Monokuma laughed in victory. Monokuma then blinked as Mick was gone, he looked around before finding him on the second floor with his paw on the chain for the chandelier directly above him, "Well that's just not fair…"

Mick growled out slightly as he pawed the chain a few times, making the giant decoration of metal and glass shake. He then purred as he undid the clasp keeping it suspended. Monokuma slowly looked up then back at Mick whom he swore smirked a cat like smirk of evil.

"..oh you vindictive little…!"

The servants all cringed as the chandelier dropped. The family looked at Mick who sat up proudly, acting like a lion watching out over his territory. At points the family knew Mick was much smarter than any regular cat so they just allowed him to do as he pleased. This was one of those times.

"Damn...you….cat…." Monokuma groaned within the debris before passing out, "Dead."

---

"'Day two of the case at Kibogamine…'" Shotaro whispered to himself as he typed down on a typewriter, "'As of yesterday, I encountered two old classmates of mine. Makoto Naegi and Sayaka Maizono, who came to me about a case...involving a Gaia Memory. Philip and I accepted the case, and learned about Naegi and Maizono's classmates...who are a rather colorful bunch. We also encountered the thing behind the sick game they were all pulled into…'" a frown soon grew on Shotaro's face, "'Monokuma…'"

"'A Cybernetic bear who seems to have bodies hidden all over the school. Along with weapons for the intent of murder...and one very cuddly anaconda.'" Philip added on as he seemed to have tamed the dangerous wild serpent.

"I'm not calling the anaconda cuddly!" Shotaro complained.

"Your loss."

"...Moving on…" Shotaro muttered as he resumed typing, "'He even gave them all a motive...find the Gaia Memory at the risk of losing your loved ones. For Maizono's case...it was her band mates. It affected her so much….she used one of the Gaia Memories that manipulative bear hide in the school, T-Rex with the intent of killing Monokuma. Luckily, Philip and I were able to prevent her from losing herself to the darkness of the Memory. Now she just needs to recover from the shock. Naegi should be able to handle that, I mean it's clear he's got a thing for her.'"

"Oh yes. Well given his age, any boy would want to have a pop idol as their girlfriend. A-"

"Philip I swear…" Shotaro began before he was smacked upside the head by a wooden sandal, "Ite!"

"Hmm?" Philip blinked as he was smacked next, "Oh Aki-chan you made it!" he smiled moving the sandal away, "Want to meet my new friend...he's an anaconda!"

"...no thanks," Akiko shuddered as she stepped away from him...before glaring at Shotaro, "And you! Do you have any idea how hard it was to find this place?!"

"I mean...everyone knows where it is. You could just ask directions." Shotaro argued, "It has been pretty quiet though…I mean...WHY are you actually here?!"

"I slipped in amongst the crowd!" Akiko snapped, "Seriously this place is big...you know how long it took me to find you?!"

"Ugh...why…" Shotaro groaned, "So first this place goes back to normal, now your back and trying to make yourself a part of our work…"

"I'm your boss and landlady, so I need to keep an eye on you two to make sure you don't goof off," Akiko frowned.

"First off: I have only one boss!" Shotaro declared, "However, I'll accept your my landlady and therefore have to be intimidated by you…but you will never...ever. Be my boss..."

"You…" Akiko fumed before a scream went off, "?!"

"A girl is in trouble!" Philip declared.

"What's going on?!" Akiko demanded as Shotaro and Philip ran off, "Oi! Get back here!"

"It sounded like it came from the dorms," Shotaro noted as they bolted down the hallway.

"Aki-chan hurry up!" Philip called back, "Our clients need us!"

"Wait...I didn't hear of any of this…"

"No clients no pay!" both of them snapped.

"HURRY!" she exclaimed as she blurred past them.

"...wow...talk ab-"

"HURRY!"

"Yes ma'am!" the two yelped a bit as they ran after her.

---

"Come on...open damn it!" Mondo growled as he tried to force a door open.

"Pull harder!" Asahina cheered on.

"Don't you think I'm trying damn it?!"

"I thought you were strong!" Asahina argued, "Are you gonna let a door beat you?!"

"What?! HELL NO!" Mondo snapped as he pulled the door roughly, tearing it right off the handles, "Ha! Proved you wrong!"

"Hora!" Akiko's voice shouted as Mondo was smacked by a green sandal with the Kanji for criminal on it. To everyone's shock, he was knocked over and sent sliding down the hall, "Attacker!" she declared pointing at him.

"VIOLENCE!" Ishimaru exclaimed, pointing right at her, "You…!"

"He did it…" Akiko pointed at the dazed Mondo.

"Hey bro...when did you get here…?" Mondo groaned in a dizzy manner.

"...what a scary little girl," Leon whispered.

"What was that, carrot top!?" she pointed her sandal at him as the lettering somehow changed to read 'Rude'.

"Gh?!"

"Ahem. I hate to interrupt this...interesting argument, but…" Celestia began as she pointed to the opened doorway, "The source of the scream?"

"Damn woman you are fast...what, did you take track in middle school?" Shotaro gasped, catching up to them. Philip riding on his back due to getting tired a few meters back.

"Hello everyone. This is our Landlady who owns our detective agency, Aki-chan." Philip introduced.

"...your landlord is a little girl?" Byakuya raised a brow, "...how pathetic."

"...I'm older than you, Megane!" Akiko snapped, "So how about you drop the tude, and dye your hair back to normal, cause ain't no way I'm believing that's normal! What kind of loser boy does that?!" she snapped at him, "So call me little one more time boy! I dare you! Say it!" she snapped intimidating him into falling over to the ground.

"H-hey! Don't talk to Togami-sama like that, y-" Toko began.

"Grr!" Akiko aimed the sandal at her making her back away.

"Again, source of scream?" Celestia reminded.

"Oh...right…"

"Ahh...it's probably nothing, guys. Maybe it was just a scary movie…" Hagakure stated as he walked in….before walking back out with a pale face, "It wasn't a scary movie…"

"Someone's dead!" Philip bluntly shouted from inside.

"Gh?! D...dead?!" Hifumi exclaimed.

"And Naegi's fainted in here!" Philip added.

"Wait what?" Shotaro blinked in surprise as he rushed in, seeing a passed out Naegi on the ground, "?! Naegi! Oi wh-"

"You may want to look in here," Philip's voice came from the bathroom.

"Wha…" Shotaro ran over before his eyes widened in horror.

Sitting there within the opened shower stall...was the cold, lifeless body of Sayaka Maizono, blood splattered around her as a knife was buried deep in her stomach.

"What's…." Akiko walked in before noticing the dead body, "Watashi Kiitanai!" she panicked.

"Wh-" Asahina began as she and the others followed suit, "?! S...Sayaka…"

"...oh~" Toko whispered as she fainted.

"Oh my g-" Mondo paused as he came to and entered the room. Everyone then flinched as Shotaro slammed his curled up hand on the wall.

"Ghh…" Shotaro groaned as tears formed in his eyes, "Yurusanai...zetai ni...Yurusanai!" he growled, "I'm going to find them, and they will pay for every single one of their sins…"

"Like, calm down. Y-" Junko began.

"No shut up!" Shotaro snapped, making her flinch, "That's my friend's lifeless body in there...your classmate's lifeless body!" he went on, "I promised her it would be fine...and now I'm a liar...so whoever did it...their days are numbered."

"...hmpm. It should be obvious who did it…" Byakuya huffed, making everyone look at him, "The culprit behind her murder of course."

"...what are you implying?" Shotaro frowned.

"He's saying as of right now…" Kyoko spoke up, carefully examining the area, "Everyone in this room is a suspect."

"I plead the fifth!" Akiko snapped.

"...h-h-hold on. Maybe it was Monokuma. He…" Hagakure began.

"I...I don't think so," Fujisaki interrupted, "H-he stated that he's not allowed to participate in the game himself unless someone breaks the rules…"

"..." Shotaro took a deep breath of air as he unclipped his fedora from his belt and put it back on, "Everyone but Philip leave."

"What? B…" Asahina began.

"We best do what he says…" Kyoko spoke as she walked past them, "They need to examine the crime scene...for now, we should attend to Naegi."

"...r-right," Asahina nodded.

"I got him…" Mondo whispered as he picked up the unconscious Naegi as everyone left.

"How could I let this happen on school ground…" Ishimaru whispered as one by one, all but shotaro and Philip left the room.

"Philip…" Shotaro began turning to his partner, "Begin the investigation." he ordered with a scowl on his face.

"..." Philip took out his book with a faint smile, "Let's begin Shotaro." he said as the pages began flipping by themselves.

---

"Watashi kiitenai….watashi kiitenai…." Akiko muttered as she rocked back and forth in a fetal position after what she just saw.

"Poor girl...it must've been her first time seeing a dead body…" Celestia noted as the group stood within the school gym.

"Well I would like to…" Byakuya began before Akiko's sandal smacked into his face with 'Shut Up!' written in english on it.

"Dude...I think it's best you stay quiet," Mondo muttered, "Seriously stay quiet. Those things actually hurt like hell…"

"It's just a sandal…" Asahina spoke, "Besides, maybe being mad at him will help her get over the shock." she offered.

"...fair point."

"Don't j-" Byakuya began before they heard Naegi groaning.

"Ahh...wh-what happened?" Naegi whispered as he regained consciousness...before his eyes widened as he looked around, "S-Sayaka! Is she…"

"Apologies, but...she no longer walks amongst us," Sakura answered.

"?!...no...she...she can't be dead!" Naegi argued, shooting up before Mondo stopped him, "L-let go!"

"What good is it gonna do?! We all saw it!"

"Demo…" he began before Akiko slapped him upside the head with another Sandal.

"Stop arguing!" she cried, "You're better off staying here!"

"Yes...whoever you are…" he whimpered, holding the bump on the back of his head.

"You're back to normal?" Byakuya blinked.

"Well as bad as that was, he and Shotaro saw their friend die...they are worse off than me, so I can't let him go back and suffer." Akiko explained, "As the owner of Narumi detective agency, this makes him my client. So I need to make sure he's okay." she argued, "And I told you to stop talking fake blond!"

"I…"

"She's right. It won't do us any good if we argue," Kyoko spoke up, "In any case, we should let the professionals handle the situation for now."

"...b-but...who really did kill Sayaka?" Fujisaki asked.

"That's for the detectives to figure out." Akiko bluntly said.

"...it had to be Monokuma. He…" Naegi began with a frown.

"I would never do that!" Monokuma exclaimed as he popped up from a hatch in the middle of the room.

"AHH! DEMON BEAR!" Akiko freaked as she grabbed and tossed Byakuya at him.

"D-don't toss me!" Byakuya snapped.

"Who tosses people?!" Monokuma snapped as he pushed Byakuya off him, "Anyway, I didn't kill her. Unless she broke a rule, I am not permitted to kill her."

"What you talking about Teddy?!" Akiko demanded before anyone could speak up.

"Who the hell is this?!" Monokuma demanded.

"Akiko Narumi, I am the Ultimate Landlady!" she declared.

"Alright, I'll buy that…" Monokuma nodded.

"Good. Th-"

"So welcome to the Killing Game!"

"NANI?!" she shouted, "Watashi kiitenai!"

"Yup! And as for who possibly killed Sayaka Maizono…" Monokuma paused as he pointed to everyone within the gym, "It was one of you~! Which means..."

"...which means what exactly?" Celestia asked.

"Which means we can hold a Class Trial!" Monokuma beamed.

"You know who did it," Akiko accused.

"I do, but that's for you all to decide," Monokuma countered, "Anyway, here's how it works. You all go over evidence you found at the crime scene and any possible areas related to it, and you discuss who the killer is. If you do, you all go free and the Blackened-the supposed killer- gets punished. If you can't...I'll ice you all except the killer!"

"I...ice?! Y...you mean...kill?" Hagakure and Hifumi gulped.

"You got it chubs and string bean!" Monokuma laughed, making them all tense.

"...y-you're freakin' insane, you know that?!" Junko snapped at him, earning the bear's attention, "A Class Trial? What the hell is that?! I don't want anything to do with it!"

"Wait. He said break the rules…" Akiko mumbled, getting mostly everyone's attention, "So...doesn't that mean not doing this is breaking the rules so then he can hurt you?" she went on as everyone, even Monokuma blinked, "He's more or less enticing you to break the rules to make an example of you, and you're kinda falling for it."

"...not unless we beat him first!" Junko argued.

"Beat me? Upupu...like y-" Monokuma began before Junko stomped on him.

"Like hell we're following your damn rules!"

"Attacking the headmaster...penalty! Assist me, oh sacred spear Gungir!" Monokuma declared.

"Sacred wh-" Junko began before one by one, spears began to impale her, "?!" she slowly looked down, a look in shock and disbelief on her paling face, "Wh….what? Th...this...this wasn't supposed to…Wh...why…?"

"Ah!" Akiko cried out, seeing that happen as Junko fell to the floor.

"...oh not again…" Toko whispered as she fainted once more.

"Th...this can't be real…" Leon whispered.

"H...how cruel…" Asahina said as she and Fujisaki shook.

"And this…" Monokuma began as he stood up, "Is what happens when you defy me."

"...you...you…!" Naegi began.

"Hey. She violated the rules, so I had to punish her for it. Oh and I don't get a Class Trial since I'm the headmaster," Monokuma argued, "Anyway, I got something for ya. The Monokuma File!"

"Monokuma wh-" Ishimaru began before Monokuma tossed out some touchpads to the group.

"It doesn't have much now, but it does contain everything you need to know about Sayaka. How she died, when she died, where she died, all that good stuff!"

"Why am I being dragged into this?!" Akiko exclaimed.

"Hey. You called yourself an Ultimate, so you pretty much sealed your own fate, sandal girl," Monokuma shrugged before hopping out, "Bearwell~!"

"I really hate that damn bear…" Mondo growled.

"Watashi Kiitenai!" Akiko shouted.

"Buddha, God, Mother Earth, Zeus, Neptune, help me!" Hagakure prayed to the heavens, "I don't care who did it, just get me out of here~!"

"H...hold on. Maybe if we read the file, we can find out who possibly…" Naegi began.

"I'm already looking at it…" Byakuya spoke up, giving Naegi a cold glare, "It said she died in the middle of the night...in your room."

"...wait...a-are you assuming…"

"As of right now, the evidence shows you possibly did it...of course..." Byakuya paused as he glared at Akiko next, "There's also her, whom none of us met until today."

"...Really?" Akiko asked, a frwn grwing on her face as she grabbed him by his collar, "I don't know that girl, and I don't know anyone else! But you better shut up…are you a detective?!" she asked him, "Well are you?!"

"N-No…"

"So then shut up and let real detectives do their job, so go work your shaft in the corner rich boy!" she shouted, pushing him away, "Anybody else got some stupid accusations to throw?!"she snapped at them as they all shook their heads, "Okay! So...let's wait for Shotaro and Philip...or do you want me to smack you like I did Banchou over here?!" she pointed at Mondo.

"?!" everyone-minus Kyoko and Sakura- tensed as they quickly shook their heads, holding their hands up in defense.

"I thought so…" she crossed her arms, "Also if I hear one of you accuse this poor little boy…"

"Actually I'm the same age as Shotaro…" Naegi pointed out.

"I'll hit you even worse than I did Senior Pompadour." she glared, taking out two sandals.

"Sh-she's got two!" Hagakura freaked.

"I am the Ultimate Landlady! I am the master of keeping knuckleheads in line! So now you're my knuckleheads...and rich boy is my bitch!" she snapped, seeming to lose herself in her current state of power and leadership.

"Ouch...that has to hurt the pride…" Mondo muttered.

'H...how humiliating…' Byakuya thought as he glared a bit at Akiko.

---

"Anything, Philip?" Shotaro asked, carefully examining Maizno's lifeless body.

"Several things to note." Philip answered, "The carpet has burn marks, the doorknob to the bathroom has been melted, furthermore upon closer inspection via camera, the wounds were cauterized shortly after…" he explained, "However that only happened after she entered the bathroom. Seems she was going to have Makoto-kun take the fall and try to get out…"

"...damn it…" Shotaro groaned before noticing something behind her, "Numbers?" he pondered, taking a picture, "Philip, try looking up 'u037'."

"...hmm...nothing."

"...then why are there…" Shotaro began before noticing the bit of blood on Sayaka's thumb, "...wait…Philip, try flipping 'u037' upside down and reverse it."

"Hmm?" Philip turned his book upside down, "Oh!" he realized, "Well that makes much more sense."

"Soka...in the end, Sayaka was able to leave an important clue…" Shotaro whispered.

"Perhaps she felt guilty about trying to frame Makoto-kun and wanted to make sure he came out innocent," Philip offered.

"I suppose so…" Shotaro smiled sadly, "Philip, lookup Keyword...Magma."

"The other Memory?" Philip blinked, "It should be sufficient time for the info to update." he smiled in realization.

"Good."

---

"...Man this is bogus," Leon muttered as he leaned against the wall, "It should be obvious Naegi killed her."

"And what proof do you have of that?" Kyoko asked in her counter.

"Well...she was found dead in his room, and you all saw how messed up it was."

"But...what about those burn marks we saw?" Asahina asked, earning everyone's attention, "...wait. No one saw those?"

"I did...and it could only mean one thing," Sakura noted as she frowned, "Someone found the other Gaia Memory….the one labeled 'Magma'."

"?!" the others tensed as they all looked at one another in worry...and suspicion.

"Gaia Memory?" Akiko blinked confused.

"Also proof she did nothing...she doesn't even know what a memory is." Kyoko pointed out, "Meaning two things here, that she's more or less innocent in every sense."

"I am." Akiko nodded.

"And the real culprit has the second memory." Kyoko finished, "I'm sure by now Shotaro and Philip have also discovered this to be true."

---

"Philip, this is the incinerator…" Shotaro pointed out.

"Yes but the evidence is here." Philip spoke, picking up a portion of sleeve covered in blood before he poked at a broken crystal ball.

"I don't get it. If he has Magma, why come down here?"

"To…" he took out a pair of metal salad tongs before digging around in the ashes of the incinerator and pulled out a Gaia Memory with a fiery M on it, "Stupidly dispose of this,"

"They thought it melt like a real flash drive, didn't they?" Shotaro sighed.

"Yep."

"...but how would have tossed it in here if the gate was closed?" Shotaro pondered.

"True. It would seem impossible...unless you're good at a certain sport…"

"And like that, the clues point out who we need." Shotaro spoke, pushing his fedora up, "Come on, Philip. Let's go find the others."

"Hai."

---

"...s...so what? Who'd be stupid enough to use one of those things anyway?!" Leon snapped at the group, "You saw what happened to Maizono when she used one!"

"Yeah it twisted and warped her mind." Naegi recalled, "She was really shaken up…"

"But Shotaro made it clear that some people can overcome the Memory and use them freely." Kyoko added, "So it stands to reason anyone with a strong enough will could use it and then discard or hide it."

"Hide it? So someone else could use it?!" Leon argued, "Who'd be stupid to hide something like that?!"

"Y-you're acting really d-defensive, Kuwata-san," Fujisaki noted.

"...yeah. What's up with that?" Monda asked with a frown, "What are you hiding, man?"

"?! H...hiding what?" Leon argued

"Your response…'So someone else could use it.' That seems oddly specific for this situation." Kyoko pointed out, "You make it seem like whoever had it wouldn't want someone else to take it from them…"

"?!"

"Leon...what is wrong?...Do not tell us you used it...did you?" Ishimaru asked with his own frown.

"What?! I...I didn't!"

"Then why are you acting so freaked out man?" Mondo asked, "You've been blaming Naegi all day since the bear told us about the trial."

"Say one word…" Akiko growled at Byakuya, aiming her sandal at him.

"...I was going to agree with them," Byakuya frowned at her, "Because they are correct. He has been acting defensive, and been been stating Makoto Naegi is the culprit…"

"You can agree but don't act like you never thought it." Akiko muttered.

"Grr…"

"S...seriously! Why's everyone ganging up on me?!" Leon snapped as everyone looked at him, "Like hell I'd use some stupid drug to kill someone! We were all asleep when Sayaka was killed!"

"How can we be sure? If everyone was asleep, how would we all know if you didn't or not?" Akiko pointed out, "Your argument defeats itself."

"Seriously you better shut up…!" Leon growled as he glared at her, "Look..I want to get out of here as much as you guys. I still need to make my band and get as far away from baseball as possible."

"But...aren't you the Ultimate Baseball Star?" Asahina pointed out.

"Yeah but I HATE Baseball!" Leon argued, "I only did it to get in here and pick up chicks!"

"...seriously dude?" Mondo deadpanned with a sweatdrop, "That…"

"Th-that's sad…" Toko muttered.

"You don't sound honest about that." Akiko spoke, getting their attention.

"What do you mean not honest about it?!" Leon snapped.

"I mean if that was true, why do you keep trying to change who you are?" she asked, "You want to change for someone."

"?!" Leon tensed at that, "...I….have no idea what you mean."

"Everyone keeps saying you're some pro at Baseball who puts adults to shame." Akiko continued, "You should be proud of a talent like that, but instead you want to distance yourself from it. Men only do that for one reason, one of the stupidest reasons ever." she went on, "But it's also the sweetest reason...you love someone."

"?! L...love…?" Leon whispered, "...okay, you're starting to pry way too much, little girl."

"Shotaro told me it seems all of you seem to have gaps in your memory." she went on, "I think the reason you want to become some rockstar, is because you found one girl worth changing for. Why else would you get so angry over being labeled the Ultimate Baseball Star all the time?"

"Are we sure you're not a detective?" Kyoko asked.

"No, but my father was." Akiko replied, "I guess he gave me something besides control over those two knuckleheads. He's the one I know for sure does stupid stuff for the women he loves."

"..."

"So am I hitting the right marks, or no?"

"...Th-there was this girl I met in a salon one time," Leon admitted.

"Hmm?"

"She...I didn't know what to say or do around her. She..she was freakin' gorgeous, someone who'd be out of my league...like the type who HATES sports players. She even told me she'd only date Musicians...so I was determined to become a musician just for her," Leon admitted.

"Wow…" was all most of them could say looking at Akiko.

"So this is the strength of Narumi investigations…" Kyoko spoke just staring at her.

"...so wait. The person who Monokuma threatened you with..was it that girl you liked?" Naegi asked.

"What?! No! It was my manager, Kanon. We're childhood friends, and she's been supporting me ever since!" Leon snapped.

"He's a knucklehead…" Akiko sighed to herself.

"So the tone changed this much…" Kyoko noted.

"Seems we missed a lot." Shotaro spoke as he and Philip walked over. Shotaro wearing a new white fedora.

"It seems everyone has united while we were gone," Philip smiled as he played with a lock of his green hair, "Aki-chan, did we miss the feel good moment?" he smiled.

"..."

"Right right serious time." he mused, "Sorry...but we'll have to destroy the mood." he stated as his tone became more serious as his voice notably deepened.

"Eh?"

"We found out who killed Sayaka Maizono," Shotaro stated tilting his hat down to hide his eyes.

"Sadly...it was simple even for us." Philip added, "Normally we need more time to gather evidence, look up information. And typically we don't have the culprit so easily in front of us."

"That's fine," Kyoko spoke, earning the two's attention, "We more or less found out who did it already."

"You did? ...who?" Shotaro asked, blinking a bit in surprise.

"Tell him, Naegi."

"...Well given how he was acting and his behavioral pattern..and figuring some things out...it was Leon," Naegi answered.

"Gh?!" Leon tensed, "Seriously, I…"

"The door to my bathroom stuck and couldn't open from the outside," Naegi argued, "So either you used the toolkit from your room...or…"

"You used the Magma Memory," Kyoko finished.

"But I said…"

"You mean this Memory?" Philip held a pair of tongs up with the memory clutched between it, "We found it in the incinerator room, along with this blood stained sleeve, and this broken crystal ball." he listed holding up two bags of evidence, "Yasuhiro-san, I believe this is one of yours."

"My crystal ball?! That's what…" Hagakure began before slumping, "Oh man...I paid three hundred million yen for that thing…"

"This sleeve slipped out of the incinerator with fabric matching it found all around the Magma Memory in the hopes the incinerator melted it." Philip went on.

"Me and Philip got in because we picked the lock, but it was perfectly locked before we entered. The only way to get this in there was to both throw the shirt and memory in first, and then turn it on with...the crystal ball." Shotaro explained, "However that distance is too far for anyone to make, unless...they have an inhuman talent for one thing."

"B...as in Baseball." Philip smiled, "To have fractured this crystal, it would have to be thrown at the metal wall and then dropped to the concrete ground after being tossed at exactly 98.9 miles per hour. A pitch that only a person with a natural talent for baseball can hit, most professional pitchers can toss a ball at 90 miles easy." he added, "Leon's better then normal muscular and natural talent means he could hit that speed easily. In fact, look at his wrist and how he's been flexing it, obviously to make up for the weight of this ball he needed to throw just a little harder."

"How…?"

"I studied all of Baseball and the medical injuries." Philip smiled, "I can tell how your arm is a little tense, and slight abrasions on your hands from holding the Memory tightly in hopes of crushing it yourself."

"?!"

"So in short…" Shotaro began, placing a finger on his fedora as he pointed at Leon, "You are the guilty one, Leon Kuwata, the Ultimate Baseball Star."

"Aw come on! Seriously?!" Monokuma's voice complained as a monitor slid down from the ceiling, his annoyed face on it, "Right before the Class Trial too?! Freaking buzzkills!"

"Shut it Teddy!" Akiko snapped, slapping the minitor with her sandal...causing it to turn to static, "Eh...that worked…"

"...moving on. now Leon…" Shotaro began as he glared at Leon, "It's best to come along quietly…"

"...ahh...ah…" Leon panted, shaking a bit as he looked at everyone.

"Come on man...it's best to admit it…" Mondo sighed.

"...n...no...no way!" Leon snapped as he rushed up to Philip, grabbing the Memory from him as he turned towards everyone, "No way...I ain't getting tossed in jail...I worked too hard to get here...I ain't letting my dream die...I'm not gonna lose my chance with her!"

=MAGMA!=

"..." Shotaro pushed his hat up, "Leon Kuwata...let's count up your sins." he spoke putting his belt on.

"Screw that!" Leon snapped as he pulled his sleeve up, revealing a familiar tattoo.

"?! Leon d-" Naegi began before Leon stabbed the Memory into the tattoo on his arm.

In a burst of heat he was replaced by a Monster. The New Dopant was taller and made of black volcanic stone. A skull like face glared at everyone as solid arching plumes of magma decorated his back. The Dopant roared, releasing a large surge of heat that knocked most everybody back.

"..." Shotaro stood his ground as he kept a grip on his fedora. He popped open his vest and pulled out his Gaia Memory, "Ikuze Philip."

"Hai Shotaro." Philip smiled, holding his memory as the two stood side by side. Philip swung his left arm across his chest as it pointed to the right.

"Let's show him no one makes this city cry." Shotaro swung his right arm across his chest so it pointed to the left.

=CYCLONE!=

=JOKER!=

"Henshin!" they both shouted in perfect unison as Philip slotted his memory first. Once the Cyclone memory appeared in Shotaro's belt he pushed it down and then flipped and inserted his. Shotaro pushed the belt into its W shape as Philip fell back, Akiko and Asahina scrambled to catch him before he hit the ground.

Shotaro's eyes flashed as the same markings as before formed down his eyes. A wall of wind pushed the Magma Dopant back and dispersed his flames leaving him a burning red stone monster. The armor formed and locked into place as Shotaro was replaced by Double.

"Sa...Omae Tsumi Wo ne kazero!"

"Count them yourselves...and you want me to show my skills as the Ultimate Baseball Star?! Fine…" the Magma Dopant growled as he formed a flaming ball of magma the size of a baseball in his hand, "Let's play ball, punk!"

Double turned his head so his right eye could look at the others. His right hand then pulled out and inserted a Yellow Memory into its slot in the belt.

=LUNA! JOKER!=

Double's right side became yellow with golden markings. He then swung his right arm as it became long and stretchy and like a whip was used to strike the Magma Dopant several times. The Magma Dopant tried to throw his ball of magma only for Double to slap his wrist making him smash it into his face. Double then grabbed him by his face before bringing him over. Double spun around and landed a reverse roundhouse with his left leg that send him flying off and through a window.

"Philip, what have I said about changing memories without telling me?!" Shotaro complained.

"If I let him throw his magma in here he'd set the entire building on fire and risk all of our classmates lives." Philip argued, "I told them I'd protect them from potential dangers."

"...still, y-"

"Don't ignore me assholes!" the Magma Dopant snapped, creating a bat made of solidified magma as he crashed through the wall and tackled Double.

"You need to chill, Hot head." Double replied, kicking him back before his right leg stretched up and slammed down in an ax kick to his head. The leg returned as Double punched his right fist as it extended and struck Magma's torso. Double then pulled out Cyclone and a new Blue Memory.

=CYCLONE! TRIGGER!=

The Right side returned to green with yellow while the left turned cobalt blue. Double put his right hand across his chest as a blue gun formed on his chest which he took off and aimed. The weapon had two barrels a thin one which was currently pointed forward as a longer blocky barrel pointed down like a handle. Double began shooting as he fired green blasts of wind that hit Magma multiple times making him stumble back.

"..okay. I'm really starting to like this guy," Mondo grinned as they watched the fight from afar.

"What's wrong? What happened to all your heat?" Double asked, shooting more shots that knocked Magma back as his body began cooling, "If you can't take a gentle breeze like this you can't survive in my city." he added as he unleashed a barrage of shots that knocked the Dopant on its rear.

"No way...I ain't gonna let a scrawny asshat like you beat me!" the Magma Dopant snapped as he shot up, making another magma ball as he wound up for a pitch, his eyes burning brightly before he threw it with all his might.

=CYCLONE! METAL!=

"Hey batter batter swing!" Double called out, swinging his staff as a gust of wind covered one end and let him bat the magma ball right back at the Dopant, "And it's good!" he declared in both voices. The Dopant blinked as his own attack struck him and pushed him back.

"You're out!" Asahina called out, making everyone look at her, "...what? Leon caught it, so it's an out."

"Philip strategy." Shotaro demanded.

"It seems Cyclone is the best fit against him here. I suggest we keep swapping up Cyclone combos to overwhelm him."

"You got it, Aibou!" Shotaro chuckled.

Double ran over and swung his staff striking the Dopant multiple times as wind was whipped up with every swing. He spun around and struck his face making him stumble back. Double thrust the bo staff forward and struck his chest making him slide back again. Double spun around the staff before swinging upward making him stumble and fall back. As the Magma Dopant pushed himself back up Double returned to Cyclone Trigger as he began shooting him with blast after blast of green wind.

"How...how are you so damn strong?" Magma demanded, "I have the power of magma itself...why...why can't I overcome you?"

"It's simple." Double spoke, slotting his next Memory.

=CYCLONE! JOKER!=

"We are the two in one Kamen Rider and Tantei." He spoke in both voices as his eyes both lit up, "We are the force of Futo, those who make our city cry will be taken down. Those who bring sadness to its people are our enemies. We are the protector from within the shadows, we don't care for fame or power." he went on as the wind began picking up again as the windmills and pinwheels of the city began going at full speed, "The winds of Futo guide us to protect. That is...the Kamen Rider." he spoke, pulling Joker out of the belt, "So...have you finished counting your sins?" he asked inserting the Memory into a slot on his right hip.

"Grr…"

"...then reap what you sow…" he spoke as a green tornado formed around him and lifted him up into the air. He then slapped the device on his hip.

=JOKER MAXIMUM DRIVE!=

"Joker Extreme!" Double shouted, aiming his legs forward as he shot forward. His body then split along the silver line of his body. The two halves shot forward as the Joker half struck first while its foot was covered in purple energy, the Cyclone half hit last while covered in a veil of green wind. Both legs hitting caused a huge explosion which was blown away as Double landed on the ground. The Magma memory flew into the air before breaking.

As the smoke cleared, Leon groaned as he struggled to get up, bits of his clothes burnt.

"..." Double walked over to Leon, who looked up at him, the Riders eyes still glowing bright red as he glared down at him. "..." he shook his head as the glow faded and he began walking away.

"Ahh...damn it…" Leon groaned as he punched the ground, "Why...why couldn't I…"

"Because you chose the coward's way out…"

"What?!" he asked looking up.

"You could've stopped when Sayaka tried to attack you...and yet you killed her anyways…" Double stated, "You chose to continue. You chose to attack her. Your heart has blackened and already lost who you use to be. When you take a life...you can never go back to the person you once were."

"But...I...I…" Leon began before a collar wrapped around his neck, "?!"

"Welp, you got caught, Mr. Blackened," Monokuma's voice spoke as he hopped up in front of him, "And you know what that means~"

"?!"

"Was gonna show it off during the Trial, but someone had to ruin the suspense!" Monokuma snapped at Double, "So I might as well show it here...a very special punishment befitting the Ultimate Baseball Star, Leon Kuwata!"

"...y...you can't be serious…" Leon whispered, a look of fear in his eyes as he tried to get the collar off, "No...no!"

"Let's give it everything we got! It's...Punishment Time~!" Monokuma declared.

"No...NO!" Leon screamed as he was dragged off before being pinned against the wall, metal bindings popping out as they held him in place. As he struggled to get out, he paled when something popped out of the ground...a machine used to throw baseballs inside a batting cage, "...oh you gotta be shitting me."

"I got news for you, buddy…" Monokuma began as he pulled out a metal baseball bat, "Batter up! It's time for the 1000 Blows!"

Leon tensed before grunting when a baseball hit him...followed by another..and another..and soon enough, he was rapidly pelted by an endless stream of baseballs, the machine moving about as it fired at him while Monokuma rapidly smacked the baseballs back at him.

"Wh...what is this?" Naegi whispered with wide eyes of horror.

"Why are we standing here and watching this…?" Asahina added.

"Because it's entertaining!" Monokuma laughed as Leon gave out one last scream as he was pelted by the few hundred remaining baseballs.

Soon the machine stopped, endless amounts of baseballs covering the floor, caked in Leon's blood as his cold, lifeless body hung on the wall, his eyes closed as blood dropped from every part of his body.

---

"Well I can't watch baseball anymore…" the youngest daughter deadpanned.

"I need to go find my fiance…" Saeko smiled leaving.

"Oh gross! You freakin' sadist!"

"Mick still wants to hurt Monokuma. Look at him cutely pawing at the TV screen!" the father of the family laughed as their cat kept swiping at Monokuma on the screen.

---

"Ohh~! That was such an exturemuly invigorating punishment!" Monokuma shivered in delight as Naegi and his classmates looked on in horror, "Upupupupupu! What do ya have to say to that, Double bug boy?!"

"..." Double said nothing as he slowly turned around before letting his armor fade away.

Shotaro fixed his fedora as he walked over. He took his hat off and put it to his chest out of respect. "Leon...rest." was all he said before walking away with Philip.

"Oi...is...is that all you have to say?!" Monokuma demanded, "Where's the disgusts, the anger!? Why aren't you reacting like your suppose to?!"

"People die, dwelling on it...does me no good." Shotaro spoke, "A real man only sheds tears when he loses someone considered family. Other then that...he uses it to fuel him forward."

"Seriously?!"

"I told you...Ultimate Hard-Boiled."

"At least when it matters most." Philip smiled, "Better luck next time, Kon."

"That's not even a bear!" Monokuma snapped.

"Deal with it…" Shotaro countered as he walked past the others, "Come on...Let's pay respects for the dead elsewhere…"

"Agreed." Kyoko nodded, the first to follow them.

Soon one by one, the others began to follow them, Naegi giving Monokuma one last glare.

"...we won't give up...no matter how much despair you throw at us...we'll push on with hope…" was all Naegi said as he walked away.

"..I'd like to see you try…" Monokuma growled out, his red eye glowing fiercely.

---

"'Ending of the case at Kibogamine. Today...my friend Sayaka Maizono was murdered...and it was because of one Leon Kuwata. The darkness in his heart won out over the light. Boss use to say that all men have two wolves that represent the good and the bad of our soul. Both constantly battle for dominance, but the only way one can win...is if you feed it. I guess we know which one Leon fed.'" he paused, "'Along with them, fellow student Junko Enoshima died due to that damn robotic bear. Whoever is behind that toy...I'm going to take them down, soon. I am certain they are hiding somewhere in this school and I will sniff them out. Cause I'm counting their sins, and so far three lives are on them.'"

"Hey…" Shotaro looked up to see Akiko looking at him.

"What? Going to berate me again?" Shotaro muttered as he looked back down at his typewriter.

"...that bear...you see him next time...End him."

"Hmm?" he blinked, looking back up at her, "I'll try, but he has so many damn bodies." he smiled, "I'm going after the person behind the bear. They're gonna pay."

"Then I'll wait till you take em down." Akiko smiled.

"You bet...Chief." Shotaro smirked.

"Okashi…" Philip mumbled as Akiko opened the closed door to reveal he turned it into a miniature room, "No matter how many times I read about Junko-san...something adds up wrong. This has never happened before." he explained falling out and onto the ground, "It's as if...she doesn't match her book."

"Eh?" the two blinked at that.

"But...that was Junko...wasn't it?" Akiko asked.

"No. In fact...I got an entirely different name...that I managed to get oddly…"

"...what was the name?"

"...Murkuro Ikusaba."

"Murkuro Ikusaba?" Shotaro blinked.

---

A figured hummed, moving around the currently empty morgue of the Futo Police Department. They found the right table before groaning.

"Oh come on...they were fake…" the figure sighed, looking down on the table reading Junko, "Are you mad...ugh...I couldn't let you hang around there with that ultimate look up nerd...he'd find you out in no time."

"...I still did not appreciate you used me as a scapegoat," Junko whispered as her eyes opened, sitting up as she took her...hair off?

"Well if they hadn't found the absolute worst people, then none of this would have to be a thing. Besides...I can't defend myself if that double toned freak broke his way up to my playroom." the figure groaned, "I mean...he's been fighting Dopants for months, even if I used a Memory-which lets face it not without a Driver-, I'd stand little chance of stopping them. Come on. I need you to adapt here, Sis. I mean...you are the Ultimate Soldier..." a devilish smile soon grew on their face, "And one half of the Ultimate Despair sisters."

"...noted," 'Junko' answered as she let the wig fall, revealing that she had short raven-colored hair.

"And get out of my clothes already...we're twins, but I'm not a fan of the identical gimmick."

"I would, but you destroyed my spare set of clothes for emergencies," 'Junko' countered.

"Alright alright fine. I'll accept this is my fault for suddenly having an ingenious idea." the other sighed, "But for now let's book it. The Museum Limo is parked outside and the Masquerade driver isn't exactly subtle. Now let's book it, Mukuro."

"...of course…" she nodded as she got off the table, looking right at Junko...the real Junko, "Sister."

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SZ: And with that...case one is done with.

Z0: Woohoo! Oh the work we put into this one.

SZ: Oh yeah...seriously, why didn't we think of this idea before?!

Z0: Cause it hasn't been that long since I binged Danganronpa and learned everything about it. Also life...life sucks.

SZ: Agreed...and I'll be getting a job soon...but other than that, I thank one NicoB for getting me into Danganronpa. It's a really good mystery series! Plus NicoB's playthroughs of the games just makes them all the more entertaining.

Z0: Yeah it's one of those shows that is really good to watch as its own. But also lends itself to a lot of comedy and parody in between intense moments. Heck the english dub of the anime plays and sounds like an online Abridged show.

SZ: Oh yeah...which funny enough there is an Abridged version of the first game's anime adaptation...which stopped after the Third Trial.

Z0: I like that one...but regardless let us continue with the wrap up. As you notice we rushed through the first case here, but...to be fair Shotaro and Philip deal with crazy cases and have gadgets, and skills for days. So they came fully prepared unlike the other students.

SZ: Oh so true...they are the ultimate detective team afterall. Anyway...preview time before we end things off.

Z0: And we kept someone alive and revealed someone else sooner, but in the same vain, we need to do our own story after all.

SZ: Oh so true...ahem. Anyway again, before we end things off..preview time!

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Jikai Danganronpa W Trigger!

Shotaro: Another case while I'm on a case...I suppose the pay is worth it. Besides a bodyguard seems easy enough.

Philip: A mysterious Dopant gunmen.

Naegi: Why are we involved in this?!

Philip: Well taking you on as assistants makes this easier to watch out for you.

Shotaro: It's not easy being a Kamen Rider in this city.

Little girl: Papa!

Double: Eh...me...no wait! It's not like that!

Second Case: Shoujo...A/The Lie of a Father?

Double: This really is not my kinda case…