KS: I am so excited to present this chapter to you fine people. Why? Because I finally found a song to open it with. It's exciting because I have never added a song as in intro in a fanfic before, so this will be a whole new experience for me. I hope you enjoy it.

"Alright, you've been around the school for a while, so you must have a good idea of the layout, right?" Leon asked.

"Well, not really," Makoto admitted sheepishly. "I only got around to most of it. I would've explored a bit more, but..." He snuck a sideways glance towards Slash, who was exchanging a heated glare towards Toyohisa. "A lot happened today."

Leon patted him on the back. "Better late than never as they say. Why don't we check outside and see if our fellow classmates are there?"

"Sure, I guess."

As the two walked on ahead, Slash and Toyohisa continued their staring contest. If one looked closer, they could see the sparks forming between them.

"I swear, if you do anything unsavory towards my comrade, you will not live to regret it," the samurai growled.

"Spare me your threats, old man," Slash scoffed. "I could kill you with both of my arms tied behind my back. But I'm in a good mood today, so I'll let you live."

Toyohisa scoffed. "You don't like you could kill an insect."

Slash smirked. "I've killed an insect... and others alongside it."

Makoto and Leon sweatdropped at the sound of their buddies bickering at each other.

"They're not gonna be at this all day, are they?" Makoto asked.

Leon chuckled awkwardly. "I hope not."

(Theme: "Mighty Long Fall" by ONE OK ROCK)

(Intsrumental) The screen opens to Makoto standing in a empty landscape, then zooms in on his face, then switches to Slash, who is in a similar landscape, but in all black.

(When we met, the pain stood still, it was us) Cuts to Sayaka standing with her arms behind her back, then to Leon, sitting on the ground, and finally to Mondo, is standing in with his hands in his pockets while Chihiro stands behind him, looking up.

(Then suddenly it's where you go) Cuts to Taka standing while looking down on the ground, then cuts to Celeste standing with her hands pressed together, eyes closed.

(The system blew, I knew) Cuts to Hina laying on the ground and circling it with her finger, then to Sakura, who stands with her arms crossed.

(This side of me, I want a little more) Cuts to Byakuya and Toko standing back to back, the former with his arms crossed and the latter looking down, then to Hiro, who looks at his crystal ball and ends with Hifumi sitting down, holding his sketchboard.

(But inside it seems, I'm just a little boy) Cuts to Kyoko standing with her arms crossed, then the screen glitches out to reveal Junko and Mukuro standing over a button. Junko presses it with a deranged look.

(Nothing else!) The ground beneath Makoto crumbles, causing him to fall into the abyss.

(Don't go! It's a mighty long fall when you thought love was the top (Whoa)) The scene shifts to Makoto running in the empty landscape, with Slash doing the same in the alternate plane.

(Oh no, it's a wake up call when your life went into shock (Whoa, whoa)) The scene moves to the the others with their respective buddy monsters staring at the crumbling walls.

(It seems like gravity keeps pulling us back down) Rewinds to when Makoto is about to fall, when Slash grabs his hand, saving him.

(Don't go! It's a mighty long fall when you know time is up) Slash pulls Makoto to the edge, where his classmates stand before him. He gives them a smile of determination.

(Don't go) Makoto takes a card from his pocket and raises it in the air.

(D-D-D-D-Don't go) Scene shifts to members of Ultimate Despair, then to Makoto, who lowers the card to his chest.

(D-D-D-D-Don't go) Makoto closes his eyes, then the scene shifts to Monokuma, standing behind a purple crystal.

(Don't go) The card glows and covers Makoto, turning him into Excalibur as the screen fades to white.

(Closing intstrumental) The screen stops glowing to reveal the various world flags on the ground.

Chapter 3: Meeting the Classmates

"Come on... come on, work, damn you."

Within the autoshop area of Hope's Peak was Mondo, who was fixing the starter motor of a chopper with great difficulty. Specifically, he was re-adusting the wiring in the motor which had come undone.

"Why the hell are these things so hard to fix?" he growled.

Beside him was his buddy, Armorknight Dullahan, whom he calls Lala for short.

"Master, I fear this wretched machine has driven you to the point of madness." She materialized her scythe and pointed it towards the chopper. "I shall do away with it, lest it chip away at what little sanity you have remaining."

"For fuck's sake, Lala," Mondo groaned, standing up and pushing her scythe away. "There's nothing wrong with my sanity, I'm just fixing some wires on the motor. And please, for the love of God, quit calling me master."

"As you wish, Master."

Mondo groaned once again and got back to work.

"And this is the school's autobody shop, where the gearheads work on cars and stuff."

"Wow, I had no idea this school had an autoshop."

Mondo stopped working on the motor when he heard voice coming from outside.

"I wonder who's out there," he said.

He stopped working on the motor again and walked out of the garage with Lala trailing close behind him. He saw the small group of people walking towards the garage and immediately recognized one of them.

"Hey, it's you."

Makoto looked around, then pointed to himself. "Are you talking to me?"

"Well, it's kinda hard to miss someone as plain as you."

Makoto sweatdropped. "I... can't deny that."

He glanced at Leon and Toyohisa. "And who are you two supposed to be?"

"I'm Leon Kuwata," the punk replied. "This guy right here is Toyo."

"My full name is Shimazu Toyohisa," the man explained.

Mondo didn't look interested. "Uh-huh, yeah, whatever." He turned to Makoto. "Have I seen you before?"

Makoto grinned sheepishly. "Yeah, we did. A few hours ago, exactly."

"I... I don't follow."

"Master," Lala said. "I believe this is the boy you fought against. You said it was a waste of your time after you vanquished him."

"Vanqished?" Slash thought. "What decade has that chick been living in where people use that word?"

Mondo growled in irritation. "Lala, I didn't 'vanquish' the poor bastard. I curbstomped him in our fight. Actually, I don't know if I could call it a fight. All the poor bastard had in his deck was goddamn generic cards."

"What's wrong with having a deck full of generics?" Makoto asked, slightly defensive.

"It's just boring. Those cards have no personality whatsoever. Whoever thought it would be a good idea add those to the game must have a lack of creativity or something."

Everyone sweatdropped at his answer.

"So, what brings you lot here?"

"Oh, we're just walking around the school to see some of our classmates," Leon answered. "You two are free to join us if you want."

Mondo looked back at the chopper he was working on, then shrugged. "Sure, why not. It's not like I have anything better to do."

He turned to the group again, then looked at Slash.

"By the way, who the hell are you?"

That comment made a tick mark appear on Slash's head. "Seriously? Now you notice me?"

"Don't get mad at him, Slash," Makoto pleaded. "We just started this chapter."

In another part of the school, specifically the cafeteria, a young girl sat at a table by herself, sipping tea. She has black hair done in twin drill pigtails, pale skin and red eyes. She wears a gothic lolita-style outfit, consisting of a white blouse a black jacket that includes white ribbon lacing down the sleeves, fastened by a simple ribbon across her chest to show her red tie with a butterfly pattern on it and the waist of her skirt, which is many-tiered and features white lace. She also has knee-high stockings trimmed in ladder lace, red mary janes with a thick heel, a white lace headpiece and a silver ring that resembles a claw of sorts on her index finger.

She puts her cup down and sighs. "Honestly, it's such a bore when there is nobody to play a game of poker with." She gives out a small grin. "Good thing I have you around, Valkor."

Sitting across from her was a figure adorned in dark, ominous armor. It was black with red lines and had thorns sticking out of both the pauldrons and greaves. Also, the helmet resembled something akin to a demon's head, complete with horns, ominous eyes and a grin.

"I am most pleased by your praise, Lady Celestia," the armored figure spoke in a deep voice. "Since the day you formed a contract with me, I have dedicated my life to ensuring your comfort in any way possible. I am yours to command."

"That is good to hear. Now, how about a game of blackjack?"

"It would be my honor."

The girl pulled a deck of cards from her sleeve and slid them over to the knight, who immediately shuffled them.

"How long has it been since we've played blackjack, madam?"

"Not for a while now. If I recall, we've played 500 times."

"And you've won every game we've had. Your skills as a gambler are unparalled."

"Blackjack, huh? I've never cared much for gambling to be honest."

Both parties turned to Slash, who was standing near them.

"And who are you supposed to be?" the girl asked.

Slash grinned smugly. "I believe it is proper etiquette for one to introduce themselves first. Unless your fine clothing is just a disguise for your ugly personality. Everybody has has one."

The knight rose from his chair and pulled out a large, curved sword from nowhere. "Watch your tongue when around the mistress before I remove it for you."

Slash looked up to the knight and scoffed. "Well, what do you know? Another large, imtimidating character. Whoop-de-fuckin'-do."

The girl stood up and walked over to the knight, tapping him on his shoulder.

"Please, Valkor," she said softly. "This miscreant is not worth the trouble."

Reluctantly, the knight complied and put away his sword.

"My name is Celestia Ludenburg," the girl introduced herself. "And to right is my servant, Dark Flame Knight, Valkor."

Slash grinned at the knight. "Dark Flame, huh? With the name like that, you must be powerful."

Valkor scoffed. "Like you needed to tell me that. Out of all the Black Knights in Darkness Dragon World, I am the most feared. I crush those who oppose me, slaughter all who defy me and I drink out the skulls of those I vanquished."

Amazed by his boast, Slash blushed heavily and began sweating at a rapid rate, fanning himself with his hand. "Whoa, slow down, dude. You're getting me excited with all that talk. I just hope you're not all talk when I mop the floor with you."

Valkor prepared to bring out his sword once more, but a sharp look from Celestia was enough to stop him.

Slash turned to her. "So, Ms. Ludenburg-"

"Please, no need for formalities. Call me Celeste."

He raised an eyebrow, then shrugged. "Okay Celeste, if you don't mind me asking, what are you so good at that this school decided to sniff you out?"

Celeste closed her eyes and smiled. "I am a gambler. A very skilled gambler if I do say so myself. There is nothing I love more than the thrill of putting your life on the line with cards."

"Putting your life on the line?" Slash chuckled. "What, were you playing blackjack while having a gun pointed at your dome or something? 'Cause if you were, that's pretty hardcore."

"Nothing too drastic, I assure you," Celeste replied. "Just a friendly wager, is all."

"Friendly wager? I can imagine."

Soon afterward, Makoto ran into the cafeteria, breathing heavily.

"There... you are... You took off... so fast... I could barely keep up," he said in between pants.

Slash looked at him and frowned. "Jesus, you have no goddamn stamina."

Makoto, in spite of his tiredness, shot him a dirty look. "Give me a break, I had go run across the school just to find you."

"Whatever," the hunter replied with a shrug. "We still gotta find the rest of our classmates, so let's go on."

Before he could say anything, Slash lifted Makoto and carried him over his shoulder. Due to him being tired from dashing around, he was unable to protest or resist. As they walked out of the cafeteria, Celeste grinned in amusement.

"I would like to see what kind of surprises he has in store," she said.

Outside of the building, two people sat under a large tree. One was a man with dark brown spiky dreadlocks and brown eyes. He wore a small yellow short sleeve shirt, which was over a white rough shirt, which was over a green uniform jacket. He also has a brown haramaki held up with a yellow rope and sandals on his feet. The other was a girl... and that's pretty much it.

...What, were you expecting more details? The girl he's speaking to is nothing more than a background character.

"Alright... In the next eight hours, you're gonna fall down a stairway, but then you'll meet a random stranger that you will fall in love with. Once your eyes meet, you'll never want to leave his side."

The girl stared at him with widened eyes. "Wow... is that true?"

The man grinned widely. "Of course! After all... my predictions are 30% right!"

As soon as she heard that, the girl's face fell. "You know what? I think I'm gonna keep away from stairs from this point forward." She stood up and glared him. "Thanks for nothing, you creep."

She stormed off, leaving him all alone.

"Aw man, I almost had her."

"To be fair, the hook wasn't all the way in. That fish would've escaped no matter how hard you tried to keep it in her."

The man turned around. "Vlad, you are not making me feel any better."

Behind him was a taller, more slender man with pale skin, long white hair and blank eyes with a slight red glow around them. He wore a red long coat with gold outlines, red and pink striped pants and red boots. He had claws on every thumb and finger.

"Well, someone needs to keep you from floating out of the atmosphere," he sighed, placing a claw on his forehead. "Of course, I don't need to remind you about the absurd amount of debt you have accumulated-"

"Damn it, Vladimir!" the man shouted, suddenly standing up. "Why must you always bring that up?!"

"Because I made a promise to your mother that I would do everything I can to keep you out of trouble. And I'm failing at it already."

"You make it sound like I'm a lost cause."

"Well..."

As the two bickered, they didn't notice Makoto and Slash walking up to them.

"Those two seem to be getting along quite well," Slash deadpanned. "Maybe we should leave them for the time being."

Makoto shook his head. "I want to meet with our classmates, Slash. No matter how... eccentric they are, I would like to know them better."

"Can't we just save them for later?" Slash sighed. "I mean, sure you want to see what your classmates are like, but I think you should... just..." he trailed off as he saw Makoto walk ahead of him towards the bickering duo. "And he ignores me and leaves me behind. Fuckin' awesome."

He catches up with Makoto, who had finished introducing himself to the duo.

"I'm Yasuhiro Hagakure," the man introduced himself. "And this freak-"

"I am the Crimson Reaper, Vladimir," the other man interrupted. "I have come on this earth for one thing and one thing only: the pure, scarlet gold that runs through every living thing-"

"Hey, Vlad! Don't interrupt me while I'm talking!"

"You were taking too long! I need to introduce myself as well, you know!"

"Yours was taking way longer!"

The two continued to bicker, even with Makoto standing next to them.

"I get the feeling they're going to be like that for a while," he sighed.

"I've had that feeling since I laid eyes on them," Slash said, walking past Makoto. "Come on, we're losing daylight here."

Sayaka continued walk through the hallway... okay, to be accurate, she's pacing around while holding her deck case to her chest. She's still nervous about how she's going to express her feeling towards Makoto.

"I... I don't know if I can do it," she muttered.

"Oh, come on, Saya," the voice in her case said. "You've been bottling up those feelings ever since middle school. You gotta let them out at some point."

"But I'm worried that I'll screw it up somehow."

"You only say that because you're on edge. You've been through plenty of concerts and managed to swallow whatever hesitation you had before. So why are you choking when it comes to announcing your love for the herbivore?"

Sayaka's face turned bright red. "W-Why do you have to be so blunt about it?! Can't you be more subtle whenever you talk about me and my feelings toward-"

"Hey, Sayaka! I was looking for you!"

She jumped in surprise when she heard the voice of her longtime friend from behind. She quickly turned around and hid her case behind her back.

"Oh, Makoto... nice to meet you," she said, quickly regaining her composure.

Makoto was about to reply, but then out of nowhere, Slash appeared and started inspecting Sayaka from head to toe, making her a little uncomfortable.

"So... who's this lovely lady?" he asked.

"I'm... I'm Sayaka Maizono."

Slash's eyes widened in surprise, then smirked. "Sayaka? Wow, a pretty name for a pretty girl. Now I see why Makoto likes you."

Sayaka tilted her head. "Huh?"

In an instant, Slash was at Makoto's side and put his arm around him as the latter started to blush.

"Yeah, he has told me a lot of great things about you. In fact-"

"Slash, no!" Makoto interrupted, putting his hand over his mouth. Slash was able to take it off.

"But I haven't even told her about that dream you had-"

"DON'T!"

To their surprise, laughter was heard.

"Oh, poor innocent Makoto. Just like how I remember."

Without any indication of a warning, a ball of light appeared from Sayaka's case and floated towards the duo. Soon, the ball exploded, causing a flash to flood the hall. Everyone covered their eyes for protection.

"Sometimes I wonder if you're a man or a mouse."

When the flash subsided, Makoto opened his eyes to see a tall, beautiful woman with short, purple hair and light purple eyes. She wore a very revealing outfit, showing off a fair amount of skin around the torso, four belts around her waist, black thighhighs and gold boots.

"LeBlanc... it's a been a while."

The woman leaned down and patted Makoto on the head. "Still haven't changed a bit, have you? Makes me wonder what Sayaka sees in you."

Sayaka pulled her by her hair, moving her away from Makoto.

"Ow! What the hell, Sayaka?!"

"You're always doing this to me!" she hissed. "Why can't you just mind your own business for once?"

LeBlanc struggled as her buddy pulled her hair. "Your business is my business, and it's definitely my business when you find yourself attracted to a boy who acts like he was born without a pair!"

Slash turned to Makoto in confusion. "Wait... you were born without a pair?"

Makoto was flustered beyond belief. "T-That's not what you think it means, Slash!"

The hunter let out a huff. "I hope not, 'cause I would hate to be paired up with a eunuch."

He walked off with his hands behind his head. Makoto let out a heavy sigh as he followed him.

"I get the feeling this is going to be a hard road to walk on."

As the two walked off, Sayaka watched in dismay as her crush moved further away from her. She was so discouraged that she let go of LeBlanc's hair.

"Makoto..."

LeBlanc turned away in shame, wondering if she had gone a little too far.

Surprisingly, the school also had a dojo. A wide open space with cherry blossom pedals falling slowly towards the ground. Sitting in the center was Sakura, who was in a deep meditative trance. She sat in a lotus position with her arms crossed and her eyes closed. Being a fighter, she had to be in the right state of mind. Nothing good can come from fighing when one's mind is distrought.

"Hey, isn't that the chick you walked into?"

And there was very little good that came from hearing that same disrespectful voice she heard an hour earlier.

"Slash, I don't think we should disturb her. She looks very focused."

"I'm aware, damn it. No way am I gonna distrurb a sleeping giant. I mean, look at her. She looks like she could throw some poor bastard over a long distance with only a finger."

Sakura did not like the generalization he made, but she paid it no mind.

"I really doubt she's able to do that. Let's just go."

A groan was heard. "Fine, then. Lead the way."

She heard the two leave the dojo. Once they did, she let out a sigh of frustration.

"I pray that he does not do anything unsavory during his time here," she mused.

Of course, there were some more... obscure parts of Hope's Peak that no one goes to often. Like the computer lab. There was no one present there aside from a small girl typing away on a laptop. She had short light brown hair and eyes matching the same color. She wore long-sleeved dark green jacket, a white shirt with a large collar secured with a thin dark ribbon, suspenders, a box-pleated brown mid-thigh length brown skirt, knee-high black socks, and white, ribboned mary janes.

"I hope I can complete this soon," she said as she continued typing. "I just need to work out the bugs and everything will be perfect."

She stopped typing and stretched out her arms.

"Mmm... I'm getting cramped just sitting here. I should take a short walk to loosen up."

She moved from the desk she was sitting at and head towards the door. But when she did...

"So this place has a computer lab, huh? That is something I have got to check out."

She heard talking from the other side. Curious, reached for the handle, only for the door to swiftly open, nearly knocking her away. She backed up to avoid the swinging door, but fell down in the process.

"Aw damn, sorry about that. You alright, kid?"

Recovering from her fall, she looked up to see Slash kneeling in front of her, extending his hand toward her.

"I'm Slash. What's your name?"

Slightly dazed, she grasped his hand, allowing him to help her up.

"I'm Chihiro Fujisaki," she said.

Slash grinned. "Chihiro. What a cute name for a cute little thing like you." He ruffled her hair, causing her to blush a little. "So, what skill do you have?"

Chihiro looked away and pressed her fingers together. "Well, I develop advanced software for computers... nothing special, to be honest."

Slash stared at her a for a few seconds, then scoffed. "Nothing special? Are you kidding me? That has got to be the most awesome thing I heard."

Chihiro looked at him in surprise. "Really?"

Slash grinned. "Hell yeah, really. I might not look it, but I'm actually a program myself."

"Y-You're a program?" Chihiro asked in shock. "But... you look so human."

"Well, I'm not exactly of this world, so to speak. I'm a monster from Virtual World."

"Virtual World?" Chihiro looked away and thought for a minute. "I've never heard of that world before."

"Then you better to know it. Seriously, where I'm from, we have technology that goes beyond anything you humans have, no joke." He looked over to the laptop on the desk. "Is that yours?"

"Hmm?" Chihiro turned to where he was was looking, which was her laptop. "Oh, yeah, that's mine. What about it?"

Slash moved passed her and went up the laptop. There, he saw many windows with codes on them.

"Wow, this is a fine piece of work," he complimented. "I can see that you've been working hard at it."

"You really think so?" Chihiro asked, walking to where he sat.

Slash chuckled. "Trust me, I know good programming when I see it. Now, how about you show me what you're capable of."

Suddenly, Chihiro got stars in her eyes. "Okay then!"

Elsewhere, Makoto panted heavily as he dragged himself along the wall.

"Either he's too fast or I'm just to slow," he groaned. "Maybe I made a mistake in making him my buddy."

As he trudged along the wall, a girl stared at him from a fair distance from where he was.

"Hmm... he has absolutely no stamina," she said bluntly.

KS: Alright, then. I'm going to introduce the rest of Makoto's classmates in the next chapter. When? Maybe after I update all of my other stuff. If you have any thoughts about the song I used for the intro, let me know. Also, this goes without saying, but I had to pull some characters from other series to make this crossover. Toyohisa, Lala, Vladimir and LeBlanc are from their own franchises, but Valkor is completely original. Let me know what you think about that. Good night, all.

Preview of Next Chapter

Slash: So Makoto, you met with all of your classmates and seen all of their buddy monsters... well, some of them.

Makoto: What are you getting at?

Slash: What I'm getting at is this: do you think that you can match up to them in a fight?

Makoto: Why are you asking me this?

Slash: Just felt like it.

To be continued in Chapter 4: We All Have That One Character