A/N: Hello and welcome to the epilogue of Chapter 1. I say this entire chapter came out well...I took the time to flesh everyone out and came up with a kick ass trial. I myself am rather proud of it, and I am glad that everyone is enjoying it. This chapter will be short, but it will be used to close off Chapter 1 and give us an insight of what is going on outside of the Neo World Program. Everyone will get to see just how everyone else is reacting to what is happening there. There will also be a few surprises within the game itself.
I also took notice that I haven't focused on Erika or Emma a lot since The End of Hope's Peak Academy Zetsubou Hen. I don't consider this a spoiler, but Erika and Emma will both be in the final killing game. I am not going to reveal just who else is going to be on it, but there will be a lot of familiar faces. As for their NG Codes and the location of said final killing game, that will be told during the final chapter of this, the School Trip of Mutual Killing. There may be an interlude between this and The End of Hope's Peak Academy Mirai-Hen. I haven't decided yet, and not it isn't going to be Killer Killer. I haven't read that, so I am not going to include any of it in my story.
As for the Second Chapter of this story, all I can say is that it will be a lot better than the first. I already have the motive which will be revealed during the story itself, as well as the murder. No one is safe, I wrote the outlines for every chapter, but I can plug anyone in at any time. So no one will have plot armor...well a few might but still no one is safe.
This chapter is a little short, but to make up for it, I will post a long chapter tomorrow, introducing us to the second island and the new locations. So look forward to it.
I hope you enjoy this chapter, shoutout to all my readers and reviewers...as always, Embrace Despair...tightly..
The School Trip of Mutual Killing
Chapter 1
Epilogue
"Fuyuhiko Kuzuryuu and Byakuya Togami...two of the students found by Hope's Peak Academy, are now dead. Fuyuhiko was killed by the Ultimate Impostor who was masquerading as the Ultimate Affluent Progeny. Even though I saw it go down, I still can't believe it." Daisuke thought, looking at the waves. He was sitting at the beach again, in the same spot as he had during the first night.
After the class trial had ended, they had all been brought back to Jabberwock Island. The remaining eighteen students all seemingly split up, not exactly knowing what to do. Out of instinct, Daisuke walked back to where Fuyuhiko had been killed. The entire area was spotless, no trace of blood was left anywhere, and the Ultimate Gangster's body had been taken as well. Even the hole dug into the ground by the Impostor had been filled in, and the tree replaced. It was as if nothing had happened.
Truthfully, that was that saddest part. It was as if the mastermind wanted them to forget what had happened, but knew full well that no one truly would. The most destroyed person was Peko, who hadn't said anything after the trial had been over. She just left silently, holding the boy's watch closer to herself. He could only pray that she was doing alright, but knew that was far from true.
With a heavy sigh, he looked up at the sky, the twinkling stars greeting him. It was as if nothing had changed, it was all the same. A peaceful tropical island, balmy weather, a cool breeze...and the lingering scent of death. No longer was this just a peaceful paradise. It was now a place filled with Murder. He shook his head, trying to dislodge those thoughts from his mind.
"In the eye of a hurricane there is quiet...for just a moment...the yellow sky. I was twelve when my mother died, she was holding me, we were sick and she was holding me. I couldn't seem to die." he sung softly, feeling a few tears pricking his vision.
"I thought I would find you here."
He glanced over his shoulder, surprised to see Hiyoko standing behind him. She took a few steps forward, sitting down on the sand beside him. She wordlessly handed the boy a pack of gummies, filled with nothing but the yellow ones. He looked at the girl, giving her a small smile.
"Thanks, you didn't have to do this for me." he said, sticking his hand in the bag.
"You mean I didn't have to take the time from my night to dig out the yellow gummies in every pack I have, just to make this for you? You should have told me that earlier." she snapped, sticking her tongue out at him.
"You look happy...I guess you put everything behind you?" he asked.
"Not exactly. I may look happy, but that's because I am forcing myself to be. I may act like a bitch, but I have feelings too...I didn't want anyone to die, but it seemed the motive proved too much for some people." She replied, glancing at the waves. She took her sandals off, hugging her legs close to herself, resting her head on her knees.
"Why do people have to be so evil? Why do they have to kill?" She asked. He frowned, chewing his candy rather slowly, taking notice that they were the juice filled kind.
"I'm not sure sweetie. But I guess something drove the Impostor to attack...he wanted to have friends, yet figured he could kill me off because I had supposedly stolen everyone's memories." He said.
"I know you didn't do something like that...how we all are...we can't deny that our memories haven't been taken. But it's clearly not anyone on the island, save for Monokuma maybe." She said.
"Hiyoko...do you...get a sense of longing when you look at the others? Like we all met before, but just don't remember?" he asked. She looked at him oddly, lips pursed in thought. She blinked her eyes a few time, glancing back at the ocean. The moon was obscured by the clouds a bit, but the rest of the night sky was shining brightly.
"It's odd...but I do. I feel like I have met all of you at some point, and I don't know how to say this...but when I look at Sonia, I get the urge to hug her...to kiss her too. It's as if something is telling me to do it, in the back of my mind."
"Really? I didn't think you were into girls...not that there's anything wrong with that!" he said, waving his arms before himself.
"I'm pretty sure I'm into guys...except she's an exception. I don't look at Takane, or Mahiru the same way I do with Sonia. There are times where I want to hug you too...I want to wrap my arms around you, hold your hand." she said, a blush on her cheeks. She jumped a bit when she felt him slip his fingers through her own.
"There are times I want to hold your hand too. Don't make this weird though, I'm not looking to date anyone right now." he said.
"Who the fuck said anything about dating you dork?" she snapped, causing the boy to chuckle. He shook his head, glancing at the ocean.
"You need to take a bath soon, you smell a bit ripe." he said, causing the dancer to go wide eyed.
"Oh you mother fucker!"
Meanwhile at Jabberwock Park, a lone figure made its way toward the large statue the rested in the center of it. The large black bomb on it was still counting down the days, four days had passed, leaving thirty one days, nine hours, four minutes and a handful of seconds. They swallowed had, licking their lips as they watched the counter count down.
"What are you doing here Sylvia? You should be asleep right now." Usami said, causing the pinkette to jolt. She let out a sigh, glaring at the rabbit.
"You gave me a heart attack. Can't you see I'm trying to work here?" the girl snapped angrily.
"I'm sorry, Usami has been a bad girl!" she said, shaking a bit.
"You haven't...you've actually been trying to help us here, even if the others don't see it. I still can't believe a virus has infected the system. I'm here to see if I can do something about it." Sylvia said. She closed her eyes, focusing on the strange powers she had been given when her consciousness was turned into an AI.
It was still a weird feeling for her. She remembered her final moments in the human world, even the kiss she had shared with Daisuke. But after that it had been dark. She knew her physical body was dead, yet her consciousness still lived on inside the internet. Akira had explained to her that it would be weird, but as long as she had a device to upload herself to, she would never die. The only thing that would kill her would be the fall of the internet as a whole, which even now was impossible. It truly was an odd form of immortality, one she was still getting used too.
"Something wrong? You aren't glowing or anything." Usami said, looking at the girl oddly. Sylvia opened her eyes, a frown on her face.
"The virus might have cut me off from the outside. Which means it is enforcing my role as a student here. If I have been given Observer privileges, I could have been able to do something...but I guess there is one last resort."
"You don't mean that do you? You can't...if you activate that, you'll attract his attention." Usami said.
"I've already disabled the cameras at the park, he can't see me even if he wanted too. This is the only thing I can do to save the 77th class. System Login ID Tetsujima: Identification code 0094323." the girl said, almost in a monotone. A menu screen appeared in front of her, making her grin.
"Yes, I still have access to the Master Control Interface. That means I can shut the system down from the inside." she said, her finger hovering over the menu.
"I wouldn't do that if I we're you."
Sylvia paused, her enter body freezing at the sound of that voice. She glanced over her shoulder, eyes widening in shock. Standing behind her was the True Ultimate Despair herself, Junko Enoshima. She had a smirk on her beautiful face, her eyes glowing with mischievousness.
"Enoshima...how are you still alive?" Sylvia cried.
"Same way you survived me dear. I just used my dear Yasuke's machine and copied my consciousness onto the internet. Normally, something like that would fry a persons brain, but I was able to turn that pesky Microwave scanner off. Bet that Terminator reject did the same for you." she said, walking up to the pinkette.
"What are you doing here? What's your purpose here? It obviously isn't like the other programs here." Sylvia asked.
"My dear, I'm here to cause despair...I have my own little agenda within this little program. It's so cute...erasing the memories of my dear proxies and replacing them with hope. It's so entertaining to see them interact as if they never met. Oh if only they knew the truth!" Junko said firmly.
"Don't you dare, we're trying to save the 77th class. You already got two of them killed, if you don't stop this I will derez you!" the girl said, holding her arm out. It morphed into a glowing pink blade, sparking with electricity.
"Yawn...you actually think you have more authority than a teacher. Please, System Login: ID Kamukura."
Sylvia watched in shock as a similar menu screen appeared before Junko. She typed a few things into the system, causing the pinkette to glow brightly. The menu in front of her flashed out of existance, along with her glowing blade.
"What...what did you do to me?"
"Oh, I just demoted you to a student with no power. You are an avatar just like the others, except you don't have a cute body to return to when this shindig is over. That should keep you in line, oh and if you are worried about that behind you, don't...it has nothing to do with my plans, and it isn't a bomb either. I honestly don't know what it does." the woman said, earning a growl from the Pink haired girl. She ran forward, drawing a knife from behind her back.
"Ah ah ah, if you kill me, then there will be a class trial...is that what you want? You know if I die there's no way for them to leave right?"
Sylvia stopped mid sprint, her knife blade stopping right in front of Junko's eye.
"That's right...since I have sole authority and demoted that rabbit there to a powerless observer, no one has the authority to grant the Graduation Clause. Meaning you can't activate it either...you can't collect the Hope Fragments cuz two of you are swimming with the fishies...in the end, all of you will be stuck here for all eternity...or until everyone in the real world withers away. Make your choice, do you kill me and the rest of your class? Or do you stand by and watch them kill each other? Either choice is one full of despair...for you at least." the girl said, giggling a bit. Sylvia grit her teeth, dropping the knife in her hand.
"I swear, I will find a way to kill you." she hissed.
"Aw...aren't you just the cutest thing? You can try...but remember what is at stake. Oh, and if you tell everyone about this little meeting, I'll be telling them all about you being a World Ending traitor. So be a good little Pinkie and do nothing."
With that, the Ultimate Despair known as Junko faded away, turning into lines of code until she was gone. Sylvia grit her teeth, glaring at the spot the strawberry blonde had just been standing at. Everything had gotten bad, and she knew it was about to get a whole lot worse.
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"Is there anything you can do?" Yuno asked, glancing at the center screen. He looked at the pods containing Fuyuhiko and the Impostor, seeing the green light dim significantly. They had entered a coma shortly after their avatars had been killed inside the game.
"No, I can't do anything from the outside. The virus has invaded the core deep, it isn't even giving me access to the master control program. Alter Ego is trying from the inside, but he said that he's been blocked from everything." Akira said, rapidly typing on her laptop. She was still plugged into the system, trying her hardest to find a solution.
"What about a back door program? Can't you create something like that?" Sayaka asked. She took Yuno's hand, giving it a light squeeze. Junko shook her head, jumping down from her seat, her lab coat dragging on the ground a bit.
"It's sad to say momma, but we don't have the required tools to create a back door program. All of our resources went into making the Neo World Program stable. If the Foundation hadn't pushed us, we could have been able to test this fully before running the program. But now, they're all stuck in there with that bear as their only guardian!" she said.
"It seems Monokuma only has the Observer privileges he stole from Usami. Sylvia has been trying to gain access from within the program, but she was cut off from outside communications before the class trial." Akira said.
"Is there anything we can do? Have you considered the alternatives?" Byakuya asked, entering the large room, followed by Makoto and Kyoko.
"The alternatives?" Yuno asked curiously.
"He means pulling the power...perhaps if we do a total system reboot and activate the Anti-Virus program, we can eradicate Monokuma before they end up realizing what's going on." Kyoko explained, earning a nod from her brother.
"I've already considered that, but we don't know what effects pulling the plug will do to them. They could be fine, or they could fall into an irreversible coma. The final stage program won't kick in until the counter reaches zero...we have to hope that they can defeat Monokuma by that point." the Cybernetic Technician said.
"Yeah, except that isn't possible now. Two of them are dead, meaning no one can get the Hope Fragments now. The first person to get all of the Hope Fragments would have had access to the password leading them into the trial ground. Only then could they leave the program. Fuyuhiko and the Impostor's avatars have been deleted, making that route impossible now." Makoto said.
"Damn it, if only we could figure out how the virus got into the system in the first place? We could potentially find a way to kill it off before anyone else ends up dying." Akira snapped.
"It's quite simple really. The one who placed the virus inside the system was the Remnants of Despair themselves. Izuru Kamukura talked to them before they entered the system, he must have convinced them of something...so the cause lies with him." Junko said, looking at her tablet.
"But he isn't Izuru right now Junko. He's Hajime Hinata, I wasn't even aware that he had been turned into Izuru Kamukura. It hurts, especially because I knew him before all of this." Yuno said firmly.
"So in the end, we have to wait until they defeat Monokuma...I just didn't want them all to face something like this...what we had to go through." Makoto said. He placed his hand on Mikan's pod, the nurse was resting within. Her body was there but her mind was elsewhere.
"Hey, they're gonna be fine...Daisuke seems to be doing his best in there...he's still their class representative you know. The leader of Class 77, in the wake of Chiaki's death at least. As long as he finds the truth to everything, we should be fine." Yuno said, placing a hand on Makoto's shoulder.
"Aside from that, there's the Shutdown Sequence that they can activate from within. Even if they get to the trial ground, and Monokuma doesn't approve their graduation, Sylvia will guide them through it. As long as they have enough people they should be able to activate it." Junko said, earning nods from everyone.
"So all we have to do is have hope. We faced worse when we were at the academy. Our friends are dead and gone, they can't be brought back, but they have the chance to wake their friends up from their coma. I'm not certain who will be the next one Monokuma tempts...but we have to be strong for them when they eventually come out of there." Yuno said firmly.
"I want to see Mikan again, even if she doesn't remember me...I have to pray that she makes it out of this fine. She survived Hope's Peak Academy, she can survive this too."
"Don't forget about Ryouko, she was there with us too Makoto. It seems the implanted memories are working well with her. Should she wake, she will have no recollection of who she was or who Junko Enoshima is to her." Byakuya said, crossing his arms slightly.
"I haven't forgotten. I'm surprised to see you here though, what happened to Hina? Weren't you all up in her muff now?" he asked, causing the Affluent Progeny's eyes to widen.
"I'll have you know I do not court someone as donut obsessed as Asahina. Furthermore, she is in Towa City checking on her little brother. It seems she finally got the approval from Foundation Headquarters...though they are not happy about it."
"But you didn't deny you weren't all up in her muff though." Sayaka said. The rich heir pulled on his suit and spun on his heel.
"I have no time for such uncouth dribble, especially from the two of you. I will make sure my men are keeping this island well fortified and aiding Musashi in her endeavor to strengthen the Togami name." he said, walking out of the main room.
"But you didn't deny that you weren't all up in her muff!" Yuno and Sayaka cried in unison, earning a shout from the blond man.
"Do you believe they'll be fine?" Kyoko asked, standing next to Makoto. The brown haired boy nodded, looking at Mikan's pod. She had a smile in her face, looking at peace.
"I have hope that they'll be fine. They've been through a lot together, Mikan is with her friends now...together they can change the world."
End of Chapter 1 Fresh Ocean Breeze and Sweet Coconuts
Surviving Students: 18
Restoration at 11%
