A/N: Welcome one and all to my continuation of Danganronpa Another Episode...
Man, it has been almost a year since I've written for this story...more or less anyway. My intention was to continue it, so I could head into the School Trip of Mutual Killing. But of course I started working on The End of Hope's Peak Academy, which I abandoned for a long time. Then I had to fix The School Life of Mutual Killing in order to make it all fit together. But now, it is time to continue Yukki Maizono's story, and my take on the events of Ultra Despair Girls. Just so you know, I am making this up as I go along. That's the best kind of story. I haven't played the game, nor am I watching an Eleven hour video detailing the events of it, so I am winging it, and adding my own spin to everything. From the Demon Hunting game, to Monaca's overall plot. I don't know how long this story will be, hopefully around Ten or so Chapters, as this is intended to be a bridge between The School Life of Mutual Killing and the School Trip of Mutual Killing.
Speaking of, I wrote part of the Prologue for that story, and I gotta say...you all are going to love it. It is going to be a rather nostalgic opening, for everyone who has read my Danganronpa series up until that point. Of course you'll have to read everything up until the end of Another Episode to understand the entire beginning. You can't jump into Super Danganronpa 2 without playing Danganronpa Trigger Happy Havoc.
I finished Super Danganronpa 2 yesterday in fact, and might I say, Chapter 5 was a total fucking mind fuck. That entire Investigation and Class trial was fucking hard to do, and watch. I played that shit on Mean just for fun, and all the White Noise was bullshit. But still...I give props to Nagito for what he did and how he planned everything. He is and will forever be my favorite antagonist in any game ever, just because of how fucked up he made that trial. And for the sole fact that he opened and old wound and poured a bucket of rock salt into it.
So, I have also considered doing something involving the Cast of Danganronpa V3: A New Semester of Killing. I only know which characters are in it, and I was staying Spoiler Free, but someone ended up telling me who dies in Chapter 1. I'm not mad or anything, but I am rather pissed off at who it fucking is. Just when I was starting to fall in love all over again, I had someone shove a fucking sword in my heart, right motherfucking through it. I shall not say who dies, for the sake of keeping it Spoiler free, and if any of you Motherfuckers and or feel the need to spoil me, I will hunt you down and tickle the fuck out of you, you have been warned.
So, without further ado...here is Act 2 of Ultra Despair Girls...Pow right in the kisser!
Be warned, some fucked up shit happens at the end. Because Danganronpa isn't Danganronpa without some fucked up shit happening...enjoy yourselves, and remember...if your hungry, Snap into a Slim Jim...
Danganronpa Another Episode
Ultra Despair Sisters
Act 2
Hope vs Despair
Yukki groaned in pain, clutching her head as she regained consciousness. She took a deep breath, the only thing she could smell was rotting flesh. It was rather obvious what it was, even if she hadn't smelled it at first. She sat up, brushing her hair out of her eyes as she looked around the area she had been at. Instead of a city, she was in what looked like an abandoned cul-de-sac. The street below her was cracked, some holes filled with stagnant water. The skies above her were crimson, tinged with despair.
The area she was in had several houses, all built in a circle. The houses all looked destroyed however. It was as if someone had set the entire place on fire, only the charred remains of walls were still standing. Some metal studs had survived the flames, but looked more like warped arms reaching out from the pits of hell itself. There was a lone house still intact, though every window was broken, and the door was completely gone. She couldn't make any sense of it. She tried standing up, but felt her legs quiver as she tried to move.
She heard the sound of a chain behind her and looked over her shoulder, the boy from before was standing there, giving her a rather creepy smile. She reached behind her back, looking for the bullhorn the man she met had given her, but she didn't find it anywhere.
"Looking for this?" the boy asked, holding the bullhorn she was looking for.
"Give it back, it isn't yours!" she cried. She finally stood up, her legs still hurt a bit but she was able to stand now. He chuckled, tossing the weapon at her feet.
"I know it isn't mine. But let's just say it wouldn't be fair if you had something like that in your possession. I made some modifications to it, so I hope you like them."
"Um...alright then." Yukki replied, taking a hold of the weapon. It looked the same as before, but when she tried pressing the other buttons, nothing happened. The only thing she had access to was Knockback.
"Ah yes, if you wish to use it to its full potential, you'll have to find the special cards for it. Sadly I dropped them all on the way here, it seems I had a hold in my pocket." he said, shoving his hand in his right pocket, showing her the hole in it.
"You bastard, just who are you? What did you do to me back there, and where did you bring me?" she snapped angrily. He chuckled, spreading his arms out, looking to the sky.
"I'm no one really. I'm just a worthless piece of trash, nothing more than a stepping stone for hope. Sadly, my hope was taken from me long ago, so now I live for despair. I small price to pay to ensure bright hope for everyone on this planet." he said. Yukki looked at him, as if he lost a marble or two.
"Hope...Despair? What are you talking about? What do you mean you lost Hope? Give in to Despair? You're confusing me!" She replied.
"Hmm...it seems as if she kept you all locked away during her little scheme. So you haven't witnessed true despair first hand, unlike your sister."
"My...sister?" Yukki asked, earning a nod from the boy.
"Indeed, your sister has been part of a very special game. A rather fun one in fact, and now you are part of one yourself." he said.
"Game? What the fuck are you talking about? Where's Sayaka, where's my sister?!" she screamed, aiming the bullhorn at the boy. He broke into a laugh, his whitish pink locks falling around his eyes.
"Your sister...she isn't with us anymore. Sayaka Maizono lost her life thanks to our Lady. That bitch killed her."
"Huh?" Yukki muttered. Everything around her stopped, as she let what he had told her sink in. Her sister was dead...Sayaka was dead. She shook her head, tears brimming her eyes.
"You're lying! Sayaka wouldn't let herself die, she isn't like that! I know she's still alive, Hisashi will protect her!" she cried.
"Oh him? You mean the one who ceased to exist...If you say so...now then about the rules of this game. Let's just say you aren't alone when you are playing it. There are fifteen others just like you...if you want to live, you'll have to make it back to Towa City alive."
"Back to Towa city...where the hell am I?" Yukki asked, looking around her. He smirked, pointing behind her.
"You see there, that bridge is the only thing that connects this industrial island to Towa City. Right now, it's being taken over by my fellow Ultimate Despairs, and those foolish kids. But I felt the need to arrange a special trial just for you. After all, you are related to the Ultimate Pop Sensation, such hope needs to be tested." he said firmly.
"Tested...what is this some sort of sick game? If you think I'm going to play games, you are sadly mistaken! I will never do what you are telling me."
"Well...it's not like you have a choice in the matter." he said, reaching into his shirt. He pulled out a black and white box, pressing the button in the center. Yukki heard something beep a few times, and looked at her wrist, seeing the bracelet that was on it.
It was white on the bottom, and black on the top. It had a small screen on it, with red text on it, which was blinking. She pressed the red lightning bolt shaped button on it, the text flashing again.
"Yukki Maizono has been blessed with Ultimate Luck...what is this?" she asked.
"Hmm...a very interesting question. You see, Hope's Peak Academy had a lot of interesting things lying around. It also included the results to a very interesting project, and the data behind it. It was detailing various talents of people who had already graduated the academy, as well as that of my classmates."
"Classmates, you're a student there? What's going on then? Why are black and white bears killing everyone?" she asked firmly.
"I'm not at liberty to answer that. That bracelet around your wrist, injects you with a special formula. It has granted you Ultimate Luck, the same Ultimate Luck that I rely on during my days on this world. The fifteen others were given similar bracelets. However those who displayed talents were only given a formula to strengthen those talents. However, there are repercussions to this formula."
"Repercussions? What kind of repercussions?" Yukki asked, shivering a bit as the boy smirked.
"Well...let's just say there was a reason why this formula was shelved before the testing phase. It seems, prolonged exposure to it will in fact kill a person."
"What?!" the brunette shouted, causing the boy to frown.
"Yes, it was a rather unfortunate discovery. Each Bracelet is preloaded with 45 doses of it, don't ask me how it works, it just does. Every two hours or so, you'll be given another dose. Your goal is to get the antidote."
"Antidote? You're going to fast, didn't you tell me I had to go to Towa City?" she asked.
"Well, that is also an objective. You see, in order for you to take the bracelet off, you need the Master key, which is located on the top floor of Towa Tower. The antidote itself is located in Towa Hills, but you'll need that key in order to get to it. The bracelet is programmed so it won't respond to the key unless the Antidote is injected to the subject before hand. If you remove it before...well it will inject all of the formula at once, killing you instantly." He said.
"Jesus...this isn't possible...this can't be possible!" Yukki cried, her legs quivering as she fell to the ground.
"But it is...sad to say but this is all part of her grand scheme. However, as I said before, there is a way to postpone the doses. Here's where the game comes in, in order for you to live through these doses of talent, you'll have to find another participant and kill them."
"Kill...them?" Yukki asked, a horrified look on her face. Her pink eyes were wide with shock as the boy nodded his head.
"Yes you see, by killing another bracelet wearer, you can take the chip within and insert it into your own. The bracelet will stop the doses for nine hours. So it is possible to survive for a few days if you get more cards. Of course I have also placed various cards like those all over the city, each with varying time limits. However those kept by other players of the game have the longest time." he said.
Yukki didn't know what to say...or what to even do. This man, was talking crazy, but after everything she had experienced so far...she couldn't deny it. She looked at the bracelet on her right wrist, which showed her the talent she had been given.
"Yukki Maizono: Ultimate Lucky Student."
She grit her teeth in anger. She hated herself, if she had just kept running, this man wouldn't have caught her. He wouldn't have put her in this game, put this bracelet on her wrist. He wouldn't have...saved her life from those people in black. She took a deep breath, anger flowing through her.
"Fine, you say I have no choice but to take part in this game, and I will. But I am not killing anyone! I'll make it to Towa Tower and retrieve the key instead! That way I'll be able to get the antidote to this formula." she said.
"If you say so...just remember...if you receive all of those doses, you will die. It doesn't matter anyway, your life is more important than theirs. So go ahead, show me true hope...by pitting yourself against despair, use the other players of this game as a stepping stone for hope! Fill me up with the brightest light...Yukki Maizono, you best not disappoint me!" he said, giving her a wave. With that, he walked off, disappearing through the charred houses.
"Hey wait!" she cried, running after him.
The ground suddenly rumbled and she turned around, eyes widening as a loud explosion filled her line of sight. Plumes of smoke and bright flames burst around the bridge, the span dropping and twisting in a grand mass of concrete, metal and debris. She swallowed hard, licking her lips.
"Okay...that was the only bridge into town...that means I'm stuck...where ever this is...and I can't get to the main city...wherever that is." she said. She started sweating a bit, the situation she had been placed in, coupled with the insane heat was driving her mad.
She looked around, almost near the bridge, she could see a long spiraling tower. It reached high above the ground, a single spire sticking right out of the middle of it. Her eyes widened a bit in realization.
"Okay, that must be Towa Tower...the only bridge into town is gone...that must mean this place I'm at is just a neighborhood on the outskirts. But this was supposed to be an island city so...there has to be another way in. Christ we're in Japan, where the hell is the subway?" she cried.
She must have looked crazy, speaking to herself. But right now she needed to hear her own voice, it was her only reassurance, telling her that she was indeed alive. She pressed the button on her bracelet, there was a counter on it, which was currently on 1:56 and counting down. So she had an hour and fifty-six minutes before the next dose kicked in. she didn't have a way to tell time either, as she had forgotten her pocket watch back at her apartment. She sighed, picking her bullhorn up from the floor. She strapped it to her waist and started walking, heading toward the now flaming bridge.
She started thinking about what the boy had said. He had mentioned Fifteen others, which were part of this game with her. Did that mean that they were in the same situation as her? Thinking back on it, she remembered seeing fifteen open doors in the apartment complex she had been trapped in. Did that mean all sixteen people within this game had been captured by the same person? And if so what was the purpose behind it?
Of course she couldn't exactly believe that line of thought. She didn't know for sure if she had been trapped in there with fifteen others. After all, it could have been a coincidence. Like maybe she had been trapped there and everyone that lived in that building was just paid to keep their mouths shut. She knew someone could hear the banging she was making on the door. She swore she had heard someone doing the same next door to her, but the walls were made of cement so she couldn't punch through them.
"Goddamn it, this whole situation pisses me off!" she shouted angrily, kicking a soda can. She watched it sail over the hood of a car, slamming into something. She heard whirling noises, and in a fraction of a second, the car was literally sliced in half.
"Grr...dammit! Who threw that?!"
Yukki gulped, seeing the Monokuma unit glowering angrily. She reached for the bullhorn at her waist, taking aim at it. This Monokuma was bigger than the ones she had faced in the city. It also had stronger looking arms and sharp looking claws. If it easily sliced through a car, she didn't want to imagine what it could to to a human being. She let out a single shot, nailing it in the side of the head.
"Shit, I missed the eye." she muttered. Monokuma turned to face her, growling as he waddled toward her. She took a step back, firing another shot at it, this time nailing it in the eye. It fell back, exploding seconds later. She let out a sigh of relief.
"It would have been bad if another one came out." she muttered to herself. A loud rumbling filled the area and she quickly turned around, seeing a horde of Monokumas running right at her. She let out a scream, breaking into a sprint, running away from them.
As she ran, she didn't notice the pot hole in the ground, causing her to trip. She ended up falling to the ground, rather hard. She groaned in pain, the area she had landed in started crumbling, sending her down a grassy slope. She let out a scream as the slope turned into a cliff, which dropped her right into the ocean. However, instead of slamming into the water, she ended up dropping into an inflatable raft, all of the rocks that fell with her landing everywhere but inside the raft. She let out a laugh as she looked up at the sky.
"Ultimate Luck huh?" she muttered, glancing at her bracelet.
It took her a few seconds to recover from what had just happened to her. But Yukki was able to find various things within the raft. For one, she found a bag filled with food, water and medical supplies. She also found herself a Dosage Interrupter Card, which was what kept the bracelet from administering its formula. Though this one only added an extra twenty minutes to her timer. She would save it for later. The next thing she found was an eHandbook, the device was registered to a student from Hope's Peak Academy, one named Martinique Dubois, but she figured the girl wouldn't need it. It had cellphone functions as well as a GPS, so she knew it would come in handy.
The final thing she discovered was the gasoline powered propeller. With it, the raft would be able to move faster than rowing it. She would be able to make it to the other side of the now destroyed bridge with ease. She actually felt rather lucky at her findings. She had also found herself next to a cottage, with a dock next to it. Doing a quick sweep of the house told her that it had been abandoned for awhile. She didn't find anything within, other than a life jacket. She didn't need it, but it was better to have it than not. With a sigh she tossed it into the raft, pulling the mooring line off.
"Whelp, I don't know what I'll be stepping into...but I would rather be over there than over here." she said, pulling the cord. The engine roared to life, and with a twist of the clutch, she was off.
The waters around Towa city were dyed a dark crimson. She had learned in school that the ocean water was blue due to the sky being blue. Since the sky was crimson, the water mirrored it. She needed to know the reason behind it, she needed to know why the world had fallen so deep into despair. She needed to find out what happened to her sister, if she was truly dead or not. Finally, she needed to know, the true reason why she had been put in this game.
She let out a scream as the raft jumped a bit. She glanced into the water, and saw a black and white dorsal fin sticking out of it. She noticed three other dorsal fins trailing behind it. That sickening laugh filled her mind, as a Monokuma unit in the likeness of a shark jumped out of the water, aiming to take a bite out of her. She swerved to the right, the robot failing to nail its target. She grabbed her bullhorn and took aim, firing into the water, missing entirely.
"What the fuck!" she shouted in anger, as she tried to avoid the pieces of debris from the bridge.
She ducked underneath one of the broken spans of it, one of the sharks slamming into it. She giggled, turning to face forward, she let out a scream as her raft struck a sharp jagged rock. The raft shot out of the water, as if it were large balloon loosing its air. She struggled to hang onto it as she sailed over to the remaining part of the bridge. She held onto the raft tightly, using it as a makeshift parachute as she started descending. As she was about to land on one of the large shipping crates, one of the MonoSharks jumped out of the water, trying to eat her. She let out a scream, kicking her legs away. The shark missed her entirely, but the dorsal fin was able to slice the remains of the raft right in half. She let out a gulp as she fell the remaining fifty feet to the ground.
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"He...y..ok..?"
"Ugh...huh?"
"Hey, are you okay? Does your head hurt?"
Yukki groaned as the light filled her eyes. Her eyes focused a second later, and she was face to face with another girl. She let out a scream, backing away from her, looking around for her bullhorn. She felt a sudden sharp pain in her head, and she clutched it, feeling the bandage wrapped tightly around her.
"Hey, what are you doing? Don't you know you're injured?" the girl asked again.
Looking closer at her, Yukki noticed that she was much younger than her, around the age of thirteen in fact. She was wearing a rather unique outfit. It consisted of a light pink collared blouse, with a ruffled hem. Over it, she was wearing a dark pink coat, the color being so dark it looked almost like a dark brown. She was wearing a matching skirt, the top being dark pink, while the hem and the underside were a bright hot pink.
She was wearing a criss crossing tie around her neck, which was pinned to the middle of her shirt. She was wearing a pair of white and pink stockings, the left one had pink stripes on it, while the right one had crossing pink stripes on it. She wore black boots, with hot pink colored heels. Her long bubblegum pink hair was tied up into twin tails, she wore a devil horn diadem, a bright pink and white bow tied to the left side of her head. She had a look of worry on her face.
"I'm not gonna hurt you, you are like super adorbs! Especially because you are uber famous...or was before all of this shit happened!" she said happily.
"Huh? You know who I am?" she asked.
"Of course! Who doesn't know Yukki Maizono, part of the famous Idol Group BK4597! My big brother is dating your sister!" she said.
"Big brother...you mean Hisashi? Wait...you're Kotoko, I remember Sayaka babysitting you all the time...what the hell are you doing here?" she asked. Kotoko sighed, a frown on her face. She rolled up her sleeve, showing off her bracelet. Yukki's eyes widened in shock.
"I'm in the same situation as you it seems. I've been trapped in an apartment for the last year and six months. I remember locking myself up inside Hope's Peak Academy, next thing I know, I'm in some apartment. I thought I was gonna get killed off, but someone opened my door and let me go." she said firmly.
"Someone...let you go...we're you in an apartment building that was on fire?" she asked.
"Fire...you were there too?" she asked, earning a nod from Yukki.
"I was...I was banging on the door every day of my life...I wanted to get out so bad...but now that I am...this place is just hell on earth." She said.
"Sorry sweetheart, but this place as you said, isn't the only part of the world that's like this. You can blame Junko Enoshima for that." the girl spat, glaring at the horizon.
"Junko Enoshima? That really cute Fashion model? She's like my idol, always wearing cute outfits and stuff. I would die if I met her in person!" she said cheerfully. Kotoko scoffed, her pink eyes turning back to Yukki.
"Don't be a dumbass. That bitch...that fucking bitch did all of this...she brainwashed my friends, she had the Reserve Course kill my mother! Fuck she was the one who kidnapped us in the first place!" Kotoko said.
"Huh...what do you mean she kidnapped us?"
Kotoko sighed, shaking her head. She knew Yukki didn't know anything, it was rather obvious. She had seen the world fall apart with her own eyes, while the pop idol must have been getting kidnapped at the time. She had lived inside Hope's Peak Academy for an entire year, watching as Ultimate Despair tore the world asunder. She grabbed a strand of her hair, facing the girl again.
"The world that you knew, that perfectly normal world that cradled you since birth, that nurtured you into an adult...that world is dead. Junko Enoshima ended it, almost two years ago." she said.
"What...Junko Enoshima...ended the world? That's impossible...get your facts straight kid...this is just some Coup d'etat by some terrorist group."
"Well, you are right about that. But that terrorist group...is the entire world."
"Stop lying kid, you're starting to piss me off." Yukki said. She spotted her bag not far from where she was. She noticed she was actually in an area surrounded by large freight containers, with only a single small place to leave. Kotoko chuckled, staring at the horizon through the small gap.
"I may be a kid, but I know what I am talking about. My innocence was taken from me a long time ago. It's time for you to fucking realize that this world isn't what it used to be. So grow the fuck up and face reality, it's the only way you'll survive." she said firmly.
"Sure, whatever...thanks for helping me I guess...good luck with the game." she said.
"Nagito Komaeda."
"Huh?" the brunette stopped at the sound of that name. She remembered it vaguely from the Future Foundation members that mentioned it. She remembered, that was the name for that boy that had caught her. She turned to face the pink haired girl, who had a firm look on her face.
"How do you know that name?"
"Who do you think is responsible for putting these bracelets on us? That boy, he's part of a group called Ultimate Despair. He, and the rest of his Class, Class 77B of Hope's Peak Academy, were brainwashed by Junko Enoshima, the true Ultimate Despair. She set them all loose on this world, while she sealed herself away within Hope's Peak Academy. That boy, I only met him a few times, but he was a really nice person. I remember playing Monopoly with him at Daisuke's house...all of those years ago." she said firmly.
"Brainwashing? But that's not possible...I mean...the level of neuro stimulation for someone to be brainwashed must be really high." Yukki said, surprising the girl a bit. She shook her head, crossing her arms.
"Sure, if you are using conventional methods. Now, try placing those methods to practice, alongside a video created by an Ultimate student, using illegal animation software."
Yukki narrowed her eyes in thought. The more she thought about it, the more possible it became. Her eyes widened and she let out a gasp, earning another dry laugh from Kotoko.
"So, it seems you finally understand. That boy, was brainwashed by the True Ultimate Despair...she used her talents as an Analyst and put everything into play. She played the Academy for fools, pit its students against it, and caused mass suicide on a global scale. This event was known as The Biggest Most Despair Inducing Incident in Human History."
"The Biggest Most Despair Inducing Incident in Human History? That sounds...that can't be a real thing."
"But it is. The strong killed the weak, the weak killed the weakest among them, and the weak banded together to kill the strong. Normal people without talent loathed those with talent. They started killing those privileged and born into luxury. Eventually, killing became so common place that people would sit down and eat to the body count of the day. Eventually war broke out." she said.
"War...who waged war on who?" Yukki asked.
"No one...no country waged war on anyone. Every country in the world waged war against itself, against each other, against everyone. There was no cause for it. It wasn't because of religion, it wasn't because some Oil well was discovered, war broke out for the sake of war. People took part in it, just to do it. Groups started popping up, spreading despair throughout the news, the media, the internet. Soon enough, social order was destroyed...there was no stopping it. In a month, the world that we all knew, was gone...replaced with this...a world filled with nothing but Despair."
Yukki decided to sit down. Her legs had just stopped working after hearing what the pink haired girl had said. It was just so hard to believe. She couldn't believe that a single person would be capable of plunging the entire world into a meaningless war. Despair...she remembered the words the boy had said. He wanted her to become a stepping stone toward Hope. If the world was truly devoid of it...then there was no reason to fight. She shook her head, turning to face the girl.
"What about Hope's Peak Academy? The Ultimate Students should be able to put a stop to this. I mean, they are the hope of the world."
"Weren't you listening? All of this happened because Hope's Peak Academy was destroyed. You wanna know what happened to the students? They all died! Class 76B was forced into a massacre killing game. Class 77A was killed off by Reserve Course students, Class 77B was brainwashed into destroying the world. 78A, all of them are dead, every single one of them. 78B, they...they were put in Junko's sick killing game. They had their memories erased, and were given motives, the whole world watched as they all killed and executed each other." She said.
"No...it can't be...what about my sister? Sayaka is alive...she has to be alive." she cried.
"I don't know if your sister made it out alive or not. All of this stuff that I'm telling you is what I heard from my friends...the ones she pit against me. You see, there's a reason why I was brought to Towa city...the same reason you were brought here. We were part of one of her motives...Junko Enoshima was going to put us through a killing game, and broadcast it to the people still within Hope's Peak Academy. The motive was simple...if you want your family members to live another day, you have to kill someone and get away with it. Thankfully, Junko never used that motive...but I have reason to believe it was going to be the first motive used against them."
Yukki swallowed hard. She couldn't believe someone like Junko Enoshima could be that evil. She was really...going to pit her against the family and loved ones of other people? She wanted them all to kill each other, so that her sister and everyone else could kill someone? That was just sick. She clutched her stomach, the urge to vomit filling her mind. Thankfully, she was able to hold it back, swallowing it down as hard as she could.
"Did it finally settle in? Because right now isn't the time to sit around...you were lucky enough to survive a fall from that height. Normally landing on your head would kill you, but all you have is a mild bump and some bleeding. Now, if you want to survive, I suggest you start making your way to Towa Tower." Kotoko said, grabbing a fanny pack from the ground. She wrapped it around her waist, snapping it into place.
"Huh...but what about you? You need to find that key too, so you can take this bracelet off!"
"Yes I know...but I have some personal matters to deal with. My Classmates are in cahoots with Junko...or were since she's no longer in this world. I need to ask them some questions. Besides, do you actually think getting to Towa Tower is that easy?" Kotoko asked. She reached inside her fanny pack, pulling a gun from inside. Yukki gasped, eyes widening.
"What are you doing with a gun? You aren't old enough to use one!"
"What the fuck do you want me to use? If you haven't noticed, those Monokuma units have claws that can cut through a building. There is no way in hell I am walking around unarmed. You got that bullhorn thing, but you need more cards in order for it to even work properly. It's better to use real bullets anyway." she said. Yukki was rather surprised with the girl. She watched as the pink haired girl looked over her gun, going as far as loading another magazine into it with ease.
"Hisashi taught you all of that didn't he? He's the only one who had a gun, at least that's what my sister said." Yukki said, standing up from the ground.
"Yeah, while we were inside Hope's Peak Academy. All we had was my sister Kyoko's revolver...but he taught me how to use pistols. Anyway, the sun is going to set soon, so I would get a move on if I were you." she said.
"Wait...I'll go with you. I wouldn't feel safe knowing you were wondering around alone."
"Pfft, it isn't like I'm going to die that easily. Besides, all of the adults in this city are dead, dying or about to be killed. My friends are making sure of that...I need to find out who's controlling them, seeing as Enoshima is dead." she said firmly.
"What about your bracelet? We should have around an hour left before the next dose." she said, pressing the button. Her eyes widened when it displayed 18 minutes and 29 seconds.
"What...what the hell happened to my hour?"
"Did you think you passed out for only a few minutes? Come on, your lucky to even be awake with minimal injuries. Besides, I have two nine hour Dosage Interrupter cards. I used one shortly before I found you, so I'll be fine for the next nine hours or so." she said.
"Man...that's no fair...I only have a twenty minute one...guess it can't be helped." she said. She followed behind Kotoko slipping through the small gap.
The two of them shimmied behind the containers, being careful not to fall off into the water. Yukki couldn't help but look down, seeing the crashing waves below. Was that bridge always that high up? It seemed a bit lower when she was in the water.
They finally made it around the large containers, and she was able to see Towa City for the first time.
It was...unlike the last time she had seen it. The entire span of the bridge had been destroyed, as if a large bomb had been dropped there. Cars lay on their sides, some even overturned. The buildings in the are were singed, some had been completely demolished, while others were on fire. She gagged a bit, seeing several bodies on the ground in front of her, vibrant pink blood pooling around them. Kotoko didn't even look phased by it, as she walked around a pool of blood, her hands wrapped tightly around the handle of her gun.
"Hey um...keep your eyes peeled for those cards. I only have about ten shots left with this." Yukki said. Kotoko glanced back at her, a frown on her face.
"Where would I even begin looking for those? Do you know how hard it was finding those DIC's?"
"Dicks?" the girl asked, earning a growl from her.
"You are so totally gross...like really icky. DIC stands for Dosage Interrupter Cards, of course someone who is small minded like you would start thinking about dick right now. Bet you haven't even had one inside you yet." she said, a smirk on her face. Yukki blushed a bright pink.
"Of course, I'm not a whore...I'm waiting for the right guy!" she said. Kotoko turned away from her, her shoulders sagging a bit.
"Aren't you the lucky one? The right guy...heh, I lost my chance a long time ago." she said. Yukki wondered what she meant by that, but decided not to ask anything.
As they walked however, the heard the familiar grating voice of Monokuma. Kotoko pressed herself against the side of the building they were at, peeking around the corner. She hissed, turning to face Yukki.
"There are a bunch of them over there...too many for us to take. We're gonna have to take a detour." she said, looking around.
"Where?"
"Well...my friends are located inside an airship. It's supposed to dock in Towa Hills, but that's all the way across town. With all of the destruction they're causing, I won't be able to make it there easily."
"Why don't we just take the monorail then?" Yukki asked, pointing to the large train spanning above the entire city. Kotoko scoffed, shaking her head.
"Seriously, I know you literally fell onto your head, but who takes a train when a city is getting destroyed?"
"Hey, no need to insult me! It was just an idea!" the brunette cried.
"Idiot, the trains were shutdown the second Towa City fell. Half of the city lost power, so even if we could take the train, it wouldn't move. Jeez, why did I get stuck with such a big breasted idiot?"
"I'm not an idiot!" Yukki snapped angrily. Kotoko walked off, heading across the street.
"Could have fooled me." She replied. Yukki grit her teeth angrily, but decided to bite back all of the insults threatening to spill out of her mouth.
Kotoko lead them toward a nearby Hospital. The road leading out of it had been blocked with several Coach buses. Even if there was a way to move through them, it would have been impossible, especially with all of the large crates blocking the area behind said buses. The two of them stopped when they heard a quiet giggle. They looked up, both pointing their weapons in all directions. Yukki spotted a small child not far from them.
"Hey look, it's a little girl...maybe she needs help." she said, about to run toward her. Kotoko took her hand, pulling her to a stop.
"Don't...that kid isn't going to be of help to us. In fact we should avoid children all together."
"Huh, but she might be hurt! Her parents could be dead!"
"There's a 99% chance of her parents being dead, because of her! Listen...there's another enemy here, besides Ultimate Despair and my friends. They're called, the Monokuma Children. They're kids who are wearing these brainwashing helmets. They'll kill anyone without remorse, and will stop at nothing until they either die themselves, or the person they're killing is dead." she said.
"What...that's horrible! Who could have done something so cruel to those children?"
"No one, they put the helmets on themselves. My friends, they sent out a city wide broadcast, calling all children to the local park. They asked them to help build a utopia for children, by children and for children only. They're first, main and only mission...kill every adult in Towa City."
Yukki couldn't believe it. It's as if her world kept shattering and shattering every time she learned something new. She clenched her fist in anger, gritting her teeth. She heard a loud jingle, and looked at her wrist, seeing the screen flashing brightly. The countdown had regressed to mere seconds. She sighed, a frown on her face.
"I'm about to have my first dosage. If only I could find one of those DIC's with an extended time period." she muttered. The Monokuma Kid chuckled, grabbing her attention. She was holding a black and white card in her hand. It looked almost like a keycard.
"Looks like that kid has one. That must mean she wants us to do something for her...this is a hospital...if we cut across it, we may find a way around this blockade." Kotoko said.
"But you said to avoid the children?"
"Yeah, but she has that card which is something we need. Unless you wanna die." Kotoko said, a sneer on her face. Yukki smirked, pulling out the twenty minute card she had found. She swiped it over her bracelet, the counter stopped at 01, only for twenty minutes to appear on the screen.
"Alright then, let's go after her." she said, tossing the useless card away. Kotoko smiled, taking the lead toward the hospital. The Monokuma Kid raced off, giggling as she entered the darkness of the hospital.
xxx
Hiyoko sighed angrily as she watched the live feed from Towa City. She had been left alone at Hope's Peak Academy, but she had set a perimeter around it. It seemed as if the Future Foundation had backed off for the time being. She turned her tablet off and turned to face the academy. She had so many memories of this place, but now it was nothing more than an empty husk of what it used to be. She could have been a senior, if the world hadn't fallen to despair.
Despair, her eyes were trained on the entrance of the academy. The Remnants of Hope she had stationed were a bit away from the academy proper. They were going to be setting up on the campus, to use the facilities the academy provided. The Future Foundation had been angry when she had said that, but they didn't have a say in the matter. As long as they had the numbers, they couldn't do anything, and they had been forced to retreat. For how long, she didn't know.
She didn't know why, but she now had a sudden urge to see what was inside. Of course she knew what was inside...she had been there for two years before all of this. She started walking toward the school, a sense of nostalgia clouding her mind.
The Entrance Hall was just as she remembered it. She remembered, this had been the place where she, Mahiru, Ibuki and Mikan had been waiting, when Daisuke and Natsumi had been attacked by Sato. The black haired Reserve Course student had been confirmed dead due to the Tragedy, so there was no chance of rescuing her. Even if she wanted too, she wouldn't forgive the woman who almost killed her now fiancee.
She wondered through the empty halls of the academy, imagining what it must have been like for her underclassmen. To be trapped in a place like that, the windows boarded up, no chance of escape. She remembered some Physicists were working on restoring the Air Purifier on the Third Floor. It would allow them to use the academy fully, without worrying about the outside.
She stopped by her old classroom, the door was wide open, most likely from the final investigation her friends had conducted. Classroom 2-B held so many memories for her. It was just as they had last left it. The desks were still neatly in place, all of the books stacked in the back. She walked over to her old desk, seeing her name was still etched onto the corner of it. She traced it with a finger, a smile on her face.
She heard a loud slam, causing her hand to fly to her sword. She ran off, heading back toward the first floor of the academy. She looked around the entire area, but it didn't look like anyone had gotten there. She walked over toward the Dorms, turning her head toward the crimson doors at the end of the hallway.
She remembered, that was the door that Daisuke hadn't been able to enter during his investigation. Before Hope's Peak Academy had been destroyed by Ultimate Despair. It lead to the chamber that Izuru Kamukura had been kept in. But the Elevator had been connected to the Class Trial Courtroom...the place where they all witnessed Chiaki's death. She pushed those thoughts behind her as she walked toward the doors.
The lift was gone, something that made no sense to her. When her friends left the court room, they had used that lift to get back to the first floor. She walked over to it, pressing the button. She watched the needle moving ever so slowly, until the lift rose and stopped before her, dinging loudly. The screen like doors opened up, revealing the inside of the small room.
"This...this is where Yuno and the others...came...this is where they headed down, to face each other in a Class Trial. What am I doing here?"
"That is a good question...what are you doing here?"
Hiyoko swiftly turned around, meeting the crimson eyes of Nagito Komaeda. The Ultimate Lucky Student, turned Ultimate Despair. He had been completely off the clock, hiding in various places. It seemed as if his luck only brought misery and misfortune to those who were unlucky enough to run into him. She gagged a bit, the smell of rotting flesh hitting her nose.
"Jesus Christ, when was the last time you took a shower?" she snapped, causing him to laugh.
"I see you are still very much the same. Has despair regressed into your mind? Does it lie dormant within your body? Or do you not acknowledge yourself as part of Class 77B anymore?" he asked curiously.
"The fuck...are you shitting me? Of course I'm part of Class 77B, you're all my fucking friends. My family...Nagito you have to let me help you...I can save you!"
"I think I'll pass...what I want more than anything in this world, is for a bright shining hope to be pit against all of this despair. Come on Hiyoko, you have to help us find that shining hope! Tell me, where are the Ultimate Hopes that left Hope's Peak Academy...I must make sure they're worthy." he said, his eyes swirling with despair.
"I ain't telling you shit!" she said, trying to draw her sword. She grit her teeth, trying to pull it out, only to notice it was stuck.
She felt a cold hand touch her face. The smell of rotting flesh hit her again, and she felt almost like throwing up. She noticed his sleeve was shredded, the threads hanging down around his arm. That's when she saw it, the bandages wrapped around it. The arm, it looked different than his own. That's when she saw the long crimson nails on it. Her eyes widened.
"Oh my god...Nagito...what the fuck!" she shouted. The boy only laughed, as he pushed the girl into the elevator, sliding the gates shut.
"In order for a shining hope to be born, you must give yourself into despair. Do you see this arm? It belonged to her...somehow I was able to attach it to myself...I still have trouble moving it, as the nerves haven't been attached fully...but it hasn't rotted away. You see that...I've become one with Ultimate Despair. Now its your turn, to witness a new age of Ultimate Despair!" he said, pressing the button. Hiyoko stood up, slamming her hands to the closed gate, watching as the grinning Nagito disappeared.
"Fuck...of course I had to fall into his trap. Goddamn Ultimate Luck." she hissed angrily.
She stood away from the door, watching as she slowly descended, back into the room where it all began. She was going back to the room where everything had ended, and where everything would most likely begin. The rattling of the lift was starting to get on her mind, but she knew the silence would bother her even more. The elevator finally stopped, and the doors opened, the blinding light filling her eyes.
She got a good look at the Class Trial Courtroom. It was in the same style as the first time she had seen it, the original design that Daisuke had written in his book. She walked down the red runner, heading toward the Eighteen stands. Monokuma lay lifeless on the ground, in the middle of the stands. There was a destroyed lever behind him, the Guilty Box was still blinking, the image of Junko Enoshima on the screen. The red Execution Button was still present, the discarded gavel broken on the ground.
The screens were still displaying the images of the outside, each one was tuned to a different country. There was one showing images of New York city and Washington D.C. There was another one showing images of London and Paris, the Eiffel Tower and Big Ben being topped with Monokuma's head. It was the same for Moscow, Egypt, Beijing, Seoul, Sydney...all of the biggest capitals in the world, their monuments had that disgusting Monochrome bear on them. She looked away from them, focusing on the pictures of the deceased. All of them had pink crosses on them. She walked over to the picture of Bryce, knocking it to the ground. She started stomping it, grinding her heel into it.
"Bastard, I hope you rot in hell for what you did to Nick and Sakura, you fuck!"
She heard someone screaming loudly, and backed away from the picture. She half thought it had been Bryce screaming from beyond the grave, but she knew that was impossible. She started walking toward the farthest part of the Trial room. This was where the executions would take place. She kept walking, passing through some gates. She was standing in the lot where Leon's Execution had been placed. Even though the Ultimate Baseball Star hadn't been executed, Junko had used his execution. None of them knew why, but figured it was to make up for Touko's death, since she had committed suicide, there had been no execution for her.
Another scream filled her mind, this time it had been much louder, as she kept walking, avoiding all of the blood on the ground. She drew her sword, holding it tightly in her hands. She passed through another gate, finding herself in Kyoko's Execution chamber, named Detention. The trash compactor, which was dripping with bright pink blood, had been lifted. Her eyes widened when she saw a familiar group of people standing around the remains of Junko Enoshima.
Her classmates, had actually come down here, to see the deceased Ultimate Despair. It made her sick, but she knew they couldn't help it. As she walked, she heard someone move, and in a flash turned to clash with Peko's sword. The woman pushed her back, almost slamming her into the wall. Her eyes glowed a bright crimson, and tears fell down the sides of her face.
"Look at what you did...your hope took her from us." she said, her voice filled with anguish.
"My hope? Look at yourselves...all of you...you're all surrounding her body, as if she was going to do something. Don't you understand? She didn't care about you, about any of us. She just used us to destroy the world!" Hiyoko snapped angrily.
"Yes, but now that she's gone...we'll have to take the lead. In order to do that, we need to feel true despair!" Takane said, a grin on her face. Hiyoko gasped in shock.
The white haired girl, who had been rather beautiful was now completely different. While her face still looked the same, there was something completely different. Her left eye was bleeding profusely, as if she was crying blood. The girl blinked, licking the blood that had gathered around the corner of her mouth. Instead of a crimson eye, as she had been expecting, her eye was a deep cornflower blue.
"Takane...did you...gouge your eye out?" she asked, shock written on her face.
"I wanted to see the despair Lady Junko saw...I wasn't the only one, Fuyuhiko joined me in his vision. It was his idea." She said, pointing to the Ultimate Gangster, who's scarred eye was now replaced with one of Junko's.
"I've tried having babies with her, but she's dead...we can't make babies...but if I dig out her ovaries and salvage some eggs, we can implant them into the girls." Teruteru said, stabbing a knife repeatedly into Junko's corpse.
He had already dug out her uterus, his white apron dyed pink with her blood. Hiyoko clutched her stomach, emptying its contents into the ground. She couldn't hold it back anymore. She wiped her mouth, looking at the group, seeing Daisuke among them. He had a frown on his face, his eyes being the only ones not crimson.
"Daisuke...what the hell...what the hell are you doing here?" she asked.
"I'm sorry Hiyoko...it seems while I was freeing the captives in Towa City, I blacked out. I was brought here by Nagito...he took my auto-injectors." he said. He walked around the corpse of Junko, standing in front of his fiancee. She looked at his right arm, eyes widening as she saw it dripping with blood.
"D-Daisuke...baby...don't tell me you...did something foolish." she said. He rolled his sleeve up, showing his fiancee his new limb. It looked almost like someone had done surgery on him. The entire limb had been stitched perfectly onto his own. The bandages around it were dyed pink with fresh blood.
"Kazuichi injected me with some single use nanobots. They connected all of the blood vessels and nerves...this arm works as my own now...I don't know why...but when I relapsed, I need to come here...it's just like...I wanted something like this. I snapped out of it when I heard Chiaki's voice, that and I started screaming when the saw cut my flesh." he said.
"And you kept going?" Hiyoko screamed at him.
"I'm sorry...I wanted to stop, but I couldn't...even if I wanted my own arm back, Kazuichi tossed into the trash room." he said.
"Let's get the fuck out of here...you're all sick...if Junko hadn't burned that book...we would be able to save you...but now trapping you in the academy will do." She said, pulling Daisuke along. He grabbed his bag along the way, both of them racing toward the lift. Hiyoko slammed it shut, pressing the button to head up.
"I'm so sorry Hiyoko, please forgive me! I didn't want to do this...she made me do it!" he cried, grabbing a handful of his hair. He let go of it, looking at Junko's arm.
"It's alright...it isn't your fault. I shouldn't have left you alone, but I couldn't risk Sonia coming here either. It'll be alright...once Akira returns to headquarters, we'll have her give you a new arm. For now, you'll have to deal with that one, as punishment."
"Heh...so this is my barbed cillice then?" he asked.
"Yeah, you'll bare with that arm until Akira returns...now let's hurry up and get outta here." she said firmly, opening the door as soon it reached the first floor. Daisuke wrapped his bag around his shoulder, stabbing an injector into his thigh, the rush of medicine entering his system.
"Can we stop by the Nurses office for some Gauze?"
"No, we need to go now, before our friends leave the Trial Room."
"You know, its impossible for them to stay in there."
"Grr...Nagito." Hiyoko hissed, turning around to face the Ultimate Lucky Student.
"Ah, it seems the procedure was done. Lucky you, you had Kazuichi's nanobots to help you." He said, showing off his own arm, which was actually Junko's left arm.
"You bastard...I didn't think you were this fucked up!" Daisuke angrily.
"You never met the real me. You and I are the same now, we are one with Despair. No matter what, you will always be our Class Representative, Daisuke Del Rio. We'll meet again, don't keep me waiting."
"Hey, what do you mean when you said they couldn't stay down there? We're gonna seal them in the school!" Hiyoko said.
"You should know every well that there's another exit in that room. The same one we used when our dear Chiaki was executed. Even if you trap them inside the Class Trial Courtroom, there's still that door. See you later, I have to go see how my little friends are doing. They got me playing the Servant, you see." he said, not finishing his statement.
"Damn, I forgot about that door...they must have left by now." Daisuke said. Hiyoko sighed, pulling him toward the Nurses office.
She walked over to the supply cabinet, pulling out some gauze. Daisuke rolled his coat sleeve up, taking off the soiled bandages. He looked at the stitches again, disgust written on his face.
"Even in death, Junko still manages to cause me despair." he muttered. Hiyoko brought over a bottle of antiseptic, and started wiping the blood off the area. Once she had disinfected it, she started applying ointment, before wrapping a bandage around it. The last thing she did, was wrap it with a good amount of gauze.
"There, now we have to give you a Tetanus shot...it's only been a few hours since Junko died, but limbs have to be iced in order for them to be transplanted." she said, pulling out the already prepared shot.
"Fuck, I hate Tetanus shots."
"Well buck up fuckface, this his your fault after all!" she said firmly. She pulled the cap off the syringe, wiping a spot on his left arm. She grabbed his arm, plunging the needle into it. Let out a small cry as the needle sunk into his flesh. Once she had given him the shot, she tossed the syringe in the bio-hazard container, placing a bandaid over it.
"Let's go...we can't waste anymore time. What's the situation in Towa City?" he asked, earning a frown from his fiancee.
"It seems some kids have taken over the city. Kanade and Ricardo are nowhere to be seen, meaning they're completely alone. If Nagito was there, that means he's directly involved. Worse thing, those kids said that if anyone from Future Foundation or the Remnants of Hope go to the city, they'll kill the captives from Junko's game."
"Kill? But how would they even do that?"
"Well, those kids put them into a game. Apparently, they were able to get their hands on some Talent formula created by the staff of Hope's Peak Academy. They've placed bracelets on each captive, with 45 doses of the formula. If they tramper with them, the dose will be given to them at once, killing them instantly. In order for them to slow down the number of doses, they have to find Dosage Interrupter Cards. For them to win the game, they either have to kill other captives, or find the antidote."
"Christ...I can't believe this...this has Junko written all over it!"
"That's the thing. The kids that are doing it...are our friends from Hope's Peak Elementary. Masaru Daimon, Jotaro Kemuri, Monaca Towa, Nagisa Shingetsu and Hoshiko Azayaka." she said.
"Driving adults into despair is one thing, but warping the minds of children so they do it for her? That's low even for Junko. If there's nothing we can do about it, then we'll have to focus on other matters. Like securing Jabberwock Island."
"I've already started working on plans for it. Akira and Erika are there right now, but it seems the Future Foundation intend on making it their new HQ." Hiyoko said firmly. They passed through the main entrance of the academy, once again greeted by the crimson skies of the outside world.
"Madam Hiyoko, Sir Daisuke...we've received reports from Towa City...it seems the Future Foundation agents on the ground are trying to destroy the city." one of the ex-Reserve Course students cried, handing the woman a black tablet. She read the information, gritting her teeth.
"Fuck, they want to Napalm the place. If they do, Kotoko, Yukki and the others will get killed!" Hiyoko said.
"It's too far for us to head there, and besides we can't really do anything, not when those kids are threatening us outright."
"Fuck...that means we'll have to do something about the Foundation itself. We'll have to attack their HQ, keep them distracted while everything in Towa City is taken care of. Damn it, without Yuno and Kyoko...we can't really do anything." she said.
"It'll take them a week for their memories to be restored...by that time, I don't think anyone in Towa City will be left." he said, a frown on his face.
"Not necessarily...we still have Mukuro and Mikan...they were previously Ultimate Despair...so if we send them into the city, the kids won't do anything. Besides how would they know those two are with us?"
"That's right...Mikan would be pretty useless though. She wouldn't go up against kids...Mukuro is the better choice. If we dress her up like Junko...they may be able to stop."
"That's it...then lets talk to her. You, set up a perimeter with 24 hour surveillance. I want half of you stationed outside and half of you stationed inside. Feel free to use the mounted weaponry on the academy, you're gonna need it."
"Yes ma'am!" the boy cried, running off with his orders. She and Daisuke walked toward their personal Apache Helicopter. Both of them knew the real war was just beginning. Junko Enoshima may have just fallen, but that didn't mean Despair went with her. Sometimes, Despair is harder to destroy then the hardest of diamonds.