Danganronpa W Trigger

by Seanzilla1988

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

24. Case 24

SZ: *sits back while reclining in a beach chair*greetings…you all ready for some time in the sun…and mystery~?

Z0: We have been looking forward to this one. Though after last chapter your probably wondering…what the fuck is going on…well…hahaha…Too bad no answers for you!

SZ: It's not a mystery otherwise!

Monokuma: I might spoilt it~

SZ: How about no~?

Monokuma:...*hoists up a rope holding a panicking Monomi*Do it…I dare you, bitch!

SZ:...Z0!

Z0: Hahahahahaha…HAHAHAHAHA! *rips off mask to reveal DonMomotaro*

Monokuma: Oh who the actual hell is this guy?!

DonMomotaro: *pulls out sword* Sa…Matsui da matsuri! *aims sword at Monokuma* ENTERTAIN ME! *shoots him till he explodes* More! *Stabs the hiding spot of the back up* Hahahahaha! I was told you are a villain worth destroying, you will serve as a warm up for me!

Monomi:...uh…save me?

Z0: Hey guys I…ah man how'd he get in?! You realize this is a guy who beat up his own team to train them… *unhooks Monomi* Ugh…this will be a pain to get him out of here…*leaves as DonMomotaro leaves a mountain of destroyed Monokuma's before chasing a giant monstrous one while laughing* Let's start the story…

SZ: We don't own anything aside from original content.

Monomi: Danganronpa and Kamen Rider W are owned by Spike Chunsoft, Funimation, and Toei respectively.

SZ: Now let us begin!

Monokuma: WHY ME! WHY ALWAYS ME!? *gets sliced in half*

---

White sandy beach, crystal blue ocean, the sun rays beaming down, the soft tropical wind blowing through. These are things you'd expect when visiting a beach on an island when you want to relax. However…three people who are not relaxing at the moment are a still confused and weary Hajime, a concerned Komaeda…and a panicking Shotaro as he continued to look through the beach as the former two followed him.

"Damn it…not here either," Shotaro muttered as he stopped, closing his eyes as he began to process his thoughts, "Ok…Philip is probably somewhere else right now…so that just leaves the question…"

"...and…that is…?" Komaeda began to ask.

"Where the fuck am I?!" he snapped, startling the two for a moment, "I was in Fuuto dealing with my own shit…and now I'm here…not dealing with important shit! How does a man just get kidnapped and dragged all the way to this island!?"

"...honestly, we don't know either," Hajime spoke up, earning Shotaro's attention, "All I remember was being in a classroom…and all of a sudden this white rabbit transported us and the teacher to this island for a 'Hearth-throbbing school trip'."

"...white….rabbit?" Shotaro slowly repeated.

"That's what he said…" Komaeda whispered.

"...it didn't want to start proclaiming things about despair and killing games did it?"

"Iie…" the two shook their heads.

"It seemed to tear up at the mere mention of violence," Hajime recalled.

"Oh what sweet hell is this…what…are we on Onigashima now?!" Shotaro groaned before he patted himself over, "..." he opened his vest to see his Gaia Memories, "I have these…but my phone, watch and camera are gone…no way to call my friends.." he pulled out the Double Driver, "...this is the only other tool I have…but no good unless I know Philip is okay."

"Really?" the two asked.

"It's…complicated," Shotaro stated.

"Ah…fair I guess," Komaeda muttered, "...oh. I apologize..but I don't think we introduced ourselves, right? I'm…"

"Nagito Komaeda, Ultimate Lucky Student of Class 77," Shotaro replied, making him blink, "...what? I'm a detective. I…" he began before blinking, 'Wait…why and how do I know that again? I recall reading their files…but for what?'

"...eto…"

"Oh. Sorry…" Shotaro muttered as he lost his train of thought, "Name's Shotaro," he responded before looking at Hajime, "And you are…Hajime Hinata, correct?"

"?! Th-that's right," Hajime nodded in surprise, "Do…you know what my Ultimate talent is?"

"Hmm?"

"From what he told me while we were following you, he doesn't remember what his Ultimate Talent is," Komaeda explained, "So since you know of us, maybe there's a hopeful chance that you know what it is."

"Ahh…soka," Shotaro noted, "Well sorry, but even I don't know. There was barely any info I could find…"

"Oh…"

"...but eh. I'm sure while I'm on the job, I can figure out what it is," Shotaro added with a shrug.

"Well that's not fun and relaxing!"

"GH?!" Shotaro tensed as he quickly turned, his leg already reeled back before blinking in confusion.

Standing there was what appeared to be…a white stuffed rabbit wearing what almost looked like a magical-girl attire, a pink ribbon near one of her ears while a wand with twin golden hearts, angel wings, and a red crystal at the top was in her hands. She also..seemed to be shivering a bit as she looked up at him.

"S-sorry…didn't mean to startle you," the rabbit whispered, "J-just…please don't hurt me…violence is a big no no here…"

"Not another one!" Shotaro roared, "Listen here you evil plush toy from hell, I am in no mood for another Battle Royal plotline forced into a school…and now you have gone full rip off…by jamming teenagers onto an island!?"

"AHH!" the rabbit panicked as she ran behind a palm tree, "B-battle royal?! IIE IIE! There's no violence for this Heart-throbbing School trip!"

"What's your game here, you weird Monokuma clone?" Shotaro demanded, "I wake up on an island with potential brain damage…surrounded by what I last recall as missing students…"

"Wait, what?!" the two gawked.

"And now I'm on a tropical island with them? So I ask what's the game and more importantly…what did you do with my team?! I have a goofy sidekick, an intellectual equal and a weird Aibou who causes chaos!" Shotaro snapped, grabbing her from behind the palm tree as he began to shake her, "So tell me! What's going on?!"

"I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE SAYING~!" the rabbit sobbed hysterically, "I'm just trying to be a good teacher's assistant~!"

"LIES!"

"Hey, I think it's telling the truth," Hajime spoke.

"Hmm…" Shotaro growled before taking a deep breath, "Alright fine…let's say I believe you, rabbit…can you really blame me for not trusting you? Given the last time I saw a thing like you…I lost a lot of good friends…"

"I…I truly mean it…" the rabbit sniffled, "And please…d-don't mention him…he's the last person I want ruining this special trip…"

"...hmm…" Shotaro frowned, making the rabbit shake nervously as someone began to approach him from behind, "Ok….if…IF I do believe you…what's your name? Monosagi…Shiro something?"

"I-Iie…M-Magical Girl Usami."

"Mahou Shoujo?" he blinked, "Ah…well…you're too weirdly innocent to be related to that bear or his bitch of an inventor…" he groaned as he gently put her down, "Alright look…whoever you are…" he pointed at Usami as if to point at whoever might be on the other side as was the case with Monokuma, "If you're able to help me find my friends on this place…I'll help these guys however I can. Sound like a deal?" he held his hand out.

"OH! Of course!" Usami beamed as she took his hand, "As the Teacher's assistant, it's my duty to help Yukizome-sensei in keeping track of the students here, so of course I can help!"

"Hah…yeah…you're way too nice to be related to that woman's lines of freaky bears…" Shotaro sighed, "Look I'm sorry…but I lost too many friends to risk another…" he paused as he heard something, "...Who's there?" He got up.

"Oh! Yukizome-sensei!" Usami beamed once she saw who was behind him.

"...eh?" Shotaro blinked as he slowly turned… looking straight at the face of a woman with flowing orange-red hair and wore an apron over a light blue suit.

"I didn't want to say anything, but I am so glad you're able to open yourself up to my assistant for aid!" she beamed.

"...o-of course…," Shotaro slowly nodded, '...ok. A picture is one thing…but the genuine article? God…damn…'

"However if you do get tired or anything, Usami-chan can guide you to one of the island's many locations here!" she beamed.

"Hai, Yukizome-sensei~!" Usami beamed as she hopped in front of her, "The resting quarters, the shopping center, an airport-Kazuichi-kun really wanted to investigate that place-, and the farm! If any of your friends are there, then perhaps they were found by the other students and are currently being tended to and build bonds!"

"Because when it comes to surviving on an unknown island, the best thing to do is keep an alliance of close friends close!" Yukizome beamed.

"I'm just looking for my friends," Shotaro sighed, "Shouldn't be that hard, how far can a green haired megalomaniac go on his…SHIT! Philip, don't do it!"

"Eh?" the two students, teacher and rabbit blinked at that before Shotaro quickly ran off.

"He's alone! Philip alone means he's gonna build a doomsday weapon and blow us all up!" he shouted.

"He's joking right…?" Hajime asked.

"...He's not joking!" Usami realized as she followed after him, "IIE! DOOMSDAY WEAPONS ARE A BIG NO NO!"

"...I don't wanna die!" Hajime shouted running to help.

"Eh heh heh…what a weird day," Komaeda chuckled a bit as he decided to follow..before stopping to look at Yukizome, "Are you…"

"You can go ahead. I need to look into something," Yukizome replied, "But don't worry. I'll see you and the rest of the class very soon!"

"Ahh…ok, sensei."

---

"...it's quiet….too quiet…" Philip muttered, the sack still over his head as he sat in a lone chair, "...oddly quiet coming from…" he began as he reached an arm up and removed the sack, "...I….I am in a hanger…and I see no sight of that fellow…nor Zoo….heh. Clever boy…"

"Hey…hey I think I heard something in here!" a voice called out from outside, "Hey! Anyone in there!?"

"...No…just us sentient transforming vehicles from deep space…" Philip replied flatly.

"...yeesh…talk about an attitude," the voice muttered as the shutters to the hanger opened up…and let Phillip see that it was a young man in a yellow-green-ish colored jumpsuit…and in the corner nearby was a pale youngman with a long purple scarf who seemed to be examining him with an intense stare.

"?!"

"But seriously phew…kinda glad there's somebody else here other than…" the first one began.

"Kazuichi Soda and Gundahm Tanaka…" Philip cut him off, "How…unexpected to think you would come greet me so soon…"

"You know our names?" Kazuichi asked, blinking a few times.

"Of course I do…you kidnapped me." Philip stated bluntly.

"...wait, what?" Kazuichi blinked at that.

"Yes…you kidnapped me."

"Uh…dude? How could we have kidnapped you?" Kazuichi asked, "Furthermore...we don't even know who you are!"

"How dare you!" Philip gasped, "I let you kidnap me…and you don't even know me? Well first of all; I'm Philip, no last name, and yes I am Japanese looking but I may not be fully human." he listed off, "I am the child of the Earth itself." he leaned forward, "That's a fancy way of saying someone did weird science to my body and now I'm a weirdo with no memory of when he was a normal boy." he whispered before leaning back and then walking past them, "Last time I could see your class had me surrounded and kidnapped me at ransom. I was able to keep things going my way…but now something has happened…and until I know the truth…I am alone without my Aibou or methods of self defense!"

"PHILIP!"

"...oh nevermind. There he is now," Philip beamed, seeing the form of Shotaro running straight at him from a distance.

"Uh…can you…say most of that again?" Kazuichi asked.

"...No one sees the wizard." Philip replied, slamming the shutter down on the two and locking them inside.

"Wh-?! Hey!"

"Sorry! But until I know you're not evil I need to seperate all of you and examine you all deeply, and pick your minds apart. But once I know you're not evil, we can be buddies!" Philip smiled.

"HAH?!"

"Yup! A-" Philip began before Shotaro quickly grabbed him, "?!"

"GOTCHA!"

"Ah hey…was wondering when you'd arrive," Philip smiled, "..you're a few seconds late on my estimate o…"

"YOU CAN'T JUST LOCK PEOPLE UP LIKE THAT!" Shotaro snapped as he shook him

"Course…I…can…" he said slowly while being shaken, "It's…rather…easy…"

"You know what I meant!"

"But I don't know if they are evil or not…"

"We're not evil!" Kazuichi snapped.

"That's exactly what an evil person would say." Philip spoke.

"...Gah he's right!"

"Philip…that's not evil…it's idiocy…" Shotaro sighed.

"Wh-hey!"

"You…!" Shotaro began before the shutters suddenly opened back up, "?"

"Hmph…" Gundahm scoffed a bit, a quartet of hamsters climbing up his scarf as they stared at the two with him,, "Truly you didn't think such a flimsy seal would hold back the Supreme Overlord of Ice now, did you child of Earth?"

"...w-wait…what just…" Shotaro began, trying to register what just happened.

"Hmm…yes clearly I underestimated the mastermind of this duo…" Philip mused, "So you were the master all along Gundahm Tanaka!" he pointed at him, "Clearly I misjudged your loud partner in crime!"

"There is no crime!" Kazuichi shouted.

"So you admit your crimes!" Philip countered.

"Thy only crimes are your assumptions towards the heir of the Tanaka Empire!" Gundahm declared.

"Ano sa…" Shotaro sighed.

"Ahh…oh..oh so fast…" Usami panted a bit as she and Hajime staggered over a bit…with Komaeda casually walking in from behind them.

"Hold this thought…" Philip held a finger up before he rushed and slid along the ground before picking up Usami, "Mofu-mofu~" he held her up with sparkling eyes, "What is this fluffy life form…I must know."

"...I feel certain flags are being raised," Hajime whispered in-between his pants.

"Oh! I am…" Usami began, regaining her energy suddenly as she did a dramatic…yet cute pose in his arms, "Magical Girl Usami, teacher's assistant for this Heart-throbbing school trip!"

"...Shotaro, did you…"

"I assumed so yes…only to realize how innocent she is…" Shotaro admitted.

"HOW DARE YOU, SIR!" Philip snapped as he smacked him with a glove.

"ITE!"

"Now hold on, I'm sure…" Hajime began before he was slapped as well, "Ite! What did I do?!"

"I don't know…I feel like you insulted me in your mind…" Philip admitted.

"Philip, will you focus?!" Shotaro snapped.

"Hmm? Oh yeah….kidnapped and all that…" Philip recalled.

"What a weird yet interesting individual…" Komaeda noted.

"You don't know the half of it," Shotaro deadpanned in response.

"He's even weirder than this?!" Kazuichi gawked.

"He can always get weirder." Shotaro sighed.

"Dress like a woman one time…"

"Multiple…"

"Not my fault…my legs are awesome." Philip replied, holding Usami to his chest.

"..I don't think I wanna know…" Hajime whispered while Gundahm carefully examined Phillip with his hamsters.

"...hmm…yes…" Gundahm whispered, "You may indeed be a worthy challenger yet, oh child of Earth…"

"I knew one day you would amass a cult of Chunibyo students…" Shotaro sighed.

"I love being worshiped."

"...ugh….come on you…" Shotaro groaned, grabbing Philip by the back of his shirt as he began to drag him off.

"Where are we going now?"

"To look for the others."

"Oh…gotcha."

"So nonchalant…" Hajime muttered as he and Komaeda began to follow after them.

"And yet it shows the bond they share," Komaeda pointed out, "A hopefully bond strong enough to withstand anything."

'...oh please lord don't let him be super weird,' Shotaro thought upon hearing that.

---

"Mmm…ah….seriously, Philip? Did you get another cow?" Akiko groaned as she laid in a patch of grass within a farm…with a cow currently licking her face, "Eh?" she blinked as she woke up, "You're not the cow Philip normally kidnaps! What did you do to Ms. Cowmoomill?!"

"Moo~"

"...wait…am…am I…" Akiko began as she sat up to see where she was, "...am I in a farm?"

"Oh hey you're up…thought you were a statue or somethin'."

"...oh now wh-" Akiko began as she looked to the side..and saw a tall tan skinned girl with a very athletic and curvaceous body, dressed in a rather simple attire of a white uniform shirt with the first few buttons undone a red pleated miniskirt and uniform loafer shoes. She was staring straight at her as the wind blew some of her wild chestnut hair around, "?!" Akiko remembered this girl as Akane Owari from those files.

"...what? I got something on my face?" Akane blinked, pausing from casually clearing her ear out with her pinky finger.

"...AHH!" Akiko gasped in realization, "You're one of the missing students!"

"Eh?" the girl blinked at that, "Missing?"

"Yeah! Your…your…" Akiko began before blinking, "...wait…why were we looking for you?"

"...oh great. Another airhead like tiger girl," another voice scoffed, making Akiko turn to see a little girl in a yellow yukata crouching over something…while shooting her an innocent smile, "Hi~!"

"Hmm…Well at least I'm not the smallest girl anymore." Akiko bluntly muttered.

"Squish! Squish!"

"...what's she doing anyway?" Akiko pondered, getting up as she began to approach, "Uh…hey. What are you doing…Hiyoko?"

"Hmm? You know me?" she blinked.

"Let's say I read up on you," Akiko responded, "So anyway….whatcha doing?"

"Oh easy! I'm squishing!" Hiyoko beamed.

"Squishing? Squishing what exactly?"

"Mr. Ants duh!"

"...eh?"

"Yeah…she's been doing nothing but using her fingers to squish ants," Akane spoke up.

"Because if you squish their tummies just right, it makes this awesome sound," Hiyoko snickered before looking at Akiko, "You wanna do it together?!"

"...n…no thank you…" Akiko whispered…as she slowly began to step away from her.

"Oh…okay," Hikoyo shrugged…before scoffing out loud, "Pfft…wuss."

"..." Akiko said nothing as she pulled out her slipper, the Kanji reading: Bad mouthed child. She then tossed it as it flew in a long arc like a boomerang before smacking Hiyoko and knocking her flat onto her face before somehow flying back to Akiko's waiting hand, "Hey your Akane right?" she asked the stunned girl who'd never seen anything like that.

"...y-yeah!" Akane responded after shaking her head, "Yo how did you do that though…?"

"My slipper does max damage to the stupid and annoying." Akiko simply said, "It's how I control chaos, for no matter how much stronger the person…I never miss…and it always stings with the pain of punishment for your misdeeds." she explained, "...I know how to handle stupid people." she summed up slowly noting the confused face Akane gave her.

"Ohh~ Ok gotcha," Akane nodded before she tensed, "...hey…you smell that?"

"Hmm?" Akiko blinekd as Akane began to sniff around.

"Seriously...I smell something…strong…" Akane explained as Akiko began sniffing herself before sighing in relief that her clothes still smelled clean.

"Oh what fresh hell have we walked in on…?" Shotaro muttered as he, Hajime and Komaeda stepped into the area with Shotaro still dragging Philip along.

"AH! Cow!" Philip shouted as he spotted the animal before running past Akiko, pushing Usami into her arms before he jumped and began scratching the large farm animal all over, "It's so cute! Your name shall be…Otis!"

"Philip y….wait, why Otis?" Akiko asked.

"Mmm mm. Feels right." he replied as he was now riding on its back, "With this mighty and majestic animal of regality I shall master the age old art of equestrianism."

"Don't you need a horse for that?" Hajime asked.

"Nonsense. Otis has hooves doesn't he?"

"Philip, this cow has udders…"

"Doesn't she?" he corrected.

"...well yeah but…"

"I rest my case!"

"You're not keeping the cow…" Shotaro sighed.

"My cow now!" Philip declared as they walked off in a random direction, "Oh I'm going this way…cow goes where they want!"

"...oh br-" shotaro began with a groan..only to blink when he noticed Akane sniffing him, "...uh…can I help you random lady with a shirt one size too small?"

"You smell strong…really strong…" Akane noted, an almost feral grin growing on her face, "...how good are you in a fight?"

"...eh. I'm…somewhat decent," Shotaro responded.

"Oh dear…" Komaeda whispered, making Akiko and Hajime look at him, "You…might want to stop her."

"...why?"

"Akane may be the Ultimate Gymnast, but…"

"FIGHT ME!"

"Wh-?!" Shotaro began before narrowly avoiding a kick from her, "?!"

"Ahh! N-no fighting!" Usami panicked, hopping out of Akiko's arms as she got between the two, "This is supposed to be a relaxing trip, not a violent one!"

"Oh for the love of…STOP!" Akiko shouted, slapping both Shotaro and Akane and slamming their heads into the ground, "What's the matter with you two?! Now is no time to fight! Weird stuff is happening!"

"I was…innocent…" Shotaro groaned.

"Why did that hurt…she's so tiny…" Akane groaned.

"I don't need to be strong to stop stupid!" Akiko declared.

"But…I was just looking for a sp-"

*BAM!*

"NO FIGHTS!"

"Ahh~" Usami silently whimpered as she hid behind Hajime and Komaeda.

"...I think she may have been scarred by this whole experience so far today," Hajime muttered.

"Well..at least we're helping Tantei-san find his comrades…" Komaeda pointed out.

"Alright, off to find our friends…" Akiko sighed, "Shotaro go get Philip. Akane get up, you're fine."

"My…head…hurts…"

"Walk it off." Akiko ordered.

"...k…"

---

"...Ok…I have several questions…" Ryu muttered as he and Kyoko were walking through what looked like a large grocery store, "For one…why did we wake up in a grocery store of all things?"

"An oddly…well packed one at that," Kyoko noted as she looked around, "And yet barely any signs of people here…"

"What even is going on here…" Ryu groaned, "Last thing I recall was…going over to help with a case about a kid…then…nothing."

"...Odd…" Kyoko spoke with a frown, "I feel as if…I'm also missing certain memories as well…someone has to be…" she began before she noticed someone peeking out from a nearby clothes rack, "...Is that…?"

"Hmm?" Ryu raised a brow as Kyoko walked over to the rack…before reaching in and dragging out a rather pale looking girl in a nurse's outfit, "?!"

"Ah….." she whimpered out…before she began to sniffle a bit, "I…I'm sorry…"

"Nanda…it's just a girl." Ryu walked off.

"Ryu…"

"Call me when it's something important." he walked off, "I gotta find my sword…"

"Ah…n-not important enough to be noticed…." the girl whimpered a bit, "I..I'm so sorry I'm boring…"

"No…no no…" Kyoko sighed, letting go of her, "Look…ah…I wish Shotaro was here. He's better at this…" she groaned, "I…am not good at…making people feel better." she slowly explained, earning at least a nod of understanding from the girl, who was following along, "But…to me…and my friend, you are deeply important and we have been searching for you. Out of concern for your well being and health sense. You are not in trouble, Mikan Tsumiki…"

"W-Why would I be in trouble?"

"I'm a detective who investigates crimes…" Kyoko explained simply, "I'm used to people knowing that." she realized.

"...I…I'm really that important that a detective is looking for me?" Mikan blinked…before she smiled to herself, "Ahh…I…I am that important…"

"Of course you are…" Kyoko blinked, "I'm sorry, I'm…not the best with people…so…" she began patting her head gently, "There…there? …ugh. This is so much easier with Shotaro, who knows how to talk to people…"

"I heard that," she turned to see Shotaro walking up to her, "Just as I was coming in too with Akiko and Philip…"

"Why is there a fully packed store on a seemingly desolate island?!" Akiko called out from an aisle.

"Ahh! D-desolate?!" Mikan panicked a bit.

"Okay, I'll bite. Who did you find?" Shotaro asked Kyoko.

"Tsumiki Mikan, the Ultimate Nurse," Kyoko replied.

"...Tried your best to keep her calm?"

"...hai," Kyoko sighed.

"Well, you're improving. She's not terrified and trying to hide from you," Shotaro noted.

"But can the same be said for Phillip?"

"Onward Otis!" Philip shouted as the cow moo'd while walking past the store.

"...U-Um…w-was that…?" Mikan began to ask.

"That is Philip, my partner in cases," Shotaro replied before looking at Akiko and Kyoko, "I blame all of you for enabling him."

"..." Akiko handed Kyoko a green slipper and both dope-slapped him.

"No, Otis! Don't put that in your mouth, you don't know where it has been!" Philip complained, "Oh you're such a good cow…yes you are!"

"Woah…Ibuki almost got ate by a cow…"

"..." the two detectives and land lady slowly looked up, seeing the cow was in the store now while yet another of the missing students was rubbing her slobber-coated head a bit. She had long black hair with white streaks, some of it done into two oni like horns, while dressed in a short sleeved seifuku, with a punk-rock look to her jewelry and accessories/modifications to her attire.

"Hmm?" the girl blinked as she soon noticed the trio...and Philip, "...oh haiiiiiiiiii~! Who're you guys?!"

"I'm Shotaro."

"Kyoko."

"I'm Philip and this is my trusty steed, Otis. …She's a cow."

"Moo~"

"Ohh~" the girl awed a bit before she shot up, "Alright! Introduction time!"

"Wh-?" Hajime began just as he and Komaeda walked in.

"I! Buki! Mio! Da!" she recited as she did various poses, almost akin to a cheerleaders' stances, "Put it together and what do you get?" she asked before she did a dramatic pose, "Ibuki Mioda~!"

'...oh lord..this is what her file meant by her being…'quirky'," Shotaro and Kyoko mentally realized.

"All right, introductions are finished! More importantly, check out this bombastic supermarket!" Ibuki beamed, "They got hamburgers, ramen noodles, chili beans, bratwurst, pasta…oooh, melons!"

"I feel the presence of another being of chaos." Philip nodded, "Otis follow the Bard!" he pulled his book out, "Ooh…I can make Chili Dogs with all this stuff…Ibuki-chan…find the jalapenos!"

"Ooh~! I'm hella stoked now!" Ibuki grinned widely before she began zipping around the store, "I'm so excited, I'm hungry-mungry!"

"..uh…" Hajime began in confusion.

"Oh…that's Ibuki," Komaeda explained, "She used to play guitar in an all-girl band that was super popular with other high school girls. Due to creative differences however, she left the band to pursue a solo career."

"Duh! Ibuki's a musician after all!" Ibuki shouted from another aisle, "Oh! I found the jalapenos! ...oh! What if we used Bork for the chili!?"

"Bork?" Hajime repeated.

"It's a combination of beef and pork!" Usami called out…now riding on top of Otis with Philip.

"Make it happen!" Philip cheered, "Let us begin."

"Yosh!" Ibuki beamed as she zipped off once more.

"Ahh! N-not so fast please!" Mikan called out, "You might end up…!"

*CRASH!*

"...crashing…oh dear…."

"...Ibuki's okay! She's under a mountain of melons…She's under a mountain of melons!"

"I think she just suffered short term memory loss…" Hajime and Akiko muttered.

"Maybe I should've followed Ryu when I did…" Kyoko facepalmed just as Mikan ran off to go check on Ibuki.

"I haven't seen a case of short term memory loss I haven't caused directly," Philip noted, rubbing his chin in thought before flinching when Kyoko sprayed him with a spray bottle filled with water.

"No. Bad, Philip. No going near the injured," Kyoko scolded, spritzing him again.

"You are aware that I am not a cat…and that you need to add lemon juice to this to be more effective on them, correct?"

"..." Kyoko sprayed him a few more times as he hissed and fell off his trusty steed Otis.

"Nya…" Philip complained.

"There there…" Usami said as she gently patted him on the head.

"Mmm…"

"Anyway…" Shotaro began as he looked at the others in his team, "All that leaves to find is Naegi and Mukuro."

"Wonder where they could be?" Akiko pondered.

---

*SPLASH!*

"Gah!" Naegi gasped out as he quickly shot out of the water, "I'm up! I'm up!"

"Did you really have to throw him into the pool?" a female voice sighed.

"Well duh! How else is he gonna wake up and get a good workout in?!" a second voice boomed.

"And yet you wonder why I stay the fuck away from you," a third voice scoffed.

"...eh?" Naegi blinked before he noticed he was in a rather large pool near a fairly large hotel with the words 'Hotel Mirai' on the front. As he got out, he took notice of three people looking on at him…three of the other missing students to be precise. A girl with short red hair and freckles, a really muscular youngman in a tracksuit, and a rather short youngman in a black suit.

"What? You want a thanks or something?" the short asked with a scoff.

"Oh for…Fuyuhiko…" the red-haired girl facepalmed before walking over to help him out, "Are you alright?"

"Y…yeah…: Naegi muttered, moving a bit of his hair out of his face.

"Ok good," she sighed in relief, "And for the record…I suggested smelling salts before someone decided to toss you into a pool." she stated while shooting a slight stink eye at the biggest of the trio.

"What? It's how I usually help wake up athletes if they're practicing for swimming, Mahiru," the muscular one defended.

"Well…at the very least I'm now certain they might have done worse…" Naegi sighed, "Ugh…anyway…where am I?" he looked around, "I want to blame Philip but even he could not have set this all up…"

"The hell's a Philip?" the short one asked, "Also...hell if we know what this stupid fucking island is…"

"Well I guess you're as totally lost and panicked as I am," Naegi bluntly stated, making him blink.

"Panicked?!"

"It's alright, I often get stuck in crazy situations. If you stay calm you'll get through it." Naegi replied nonchalantly, "Now to find the others who I know for sure have a plan to fix this mess."

"...the fuck you on about?!" the short one snapped.

"Well I'm not all that freaked out. Compared to the many times I almost died, waking up around people I don't know ranks pretty low. The worst was when I woke up and found out Philip hid a tiger and her cub in my bed."

"A what now?" the red haired girl blinked in surprise.

"...I think you tossed him too hard into the water, Nekomaru," Fuyuhiko deadpanned at the largest of them.

"No, it's real," Naegi sighed as he pulled out a water-sealed wallet and pulled a picture out, showing a sleeping Naegi with a mustache drawn on his face between a sleeping tiger and cub, Philip in the foreground in a corner with the marker, "He gave me a picture he took, too. …He was looking up pranking."

"...and you slept through all that?" Nekomaru blinked, "Well damn…guess you're tougher than I thought!"

"Probably it's the fact that the day before this happened, I chased Philip across town as he -like a cartoon-walked through town while reading and somehow walked through a construction site…and across moving steel beams before somehow ending up atop a skyscraper…" Naegi sighed.

"...welp. I'm out," Fuyuhiko bluntly stated as he began to walk off, "Less I'm around weirdos the better."

"...ugh. That is why men are untrustworthy most of the time," Mahiru facepalmed.

"Bite me, camera girl," Fuyuhiko bluntly stated before he ended up bumping into someone, making him slowly look up to see he had bumped into Shotaro, "...can I fucking help you? If not…I suggest you f-AHH!"

*SPLASH!*

"GAH!" Fuyuhiko gasped as he surfaced from the water, "THE FUCK?!"

"Sorry, I smelled Yakuza…and…instincts took control." Shotaro sighed, "You okay there buddy?"

"Can you swim? Do you need a floatie ducky?" Philip asked, holding a green flotation with a duck head, "His name is Quack Jones and he has a cup holder."

"The fu-?! Get away from me!" Fuyuhiko snapped, forcing himself out of the water, "Gah…my good suit too…"

"...Oh well this is a simple fix." Philip mused, "I can dry it so it doesn't wrinkle…but…I need you to take it off." he paused, "In fact, I never get the chance to…Shotaro's suits are all waterproof with a thick defensive kevlar mesh…I designed it myself…so…give me the suit…" he leaned toward Fuyuhiko, "Down to the skivvies." he began, pulling on his clothing.

"What the?! L-let go!"

"Not until…" Philip began before he suddenly felt a bokken near his neck, "?"

"I advise you leave Fuyuhiko-sama alone…" a young woman with her silver-hair done into twin pigtails warned in a very serious tone, the sun glaring off her glasses as she kept her bokken aimed.

"If I were to say no…is that when you'd hit me?" Philip asked, "Right…no second warning…" he nodded.

"Why is he smiling?!" Fuyuhiko panicked.

"Philip don't…" Shotaro sighed.

"I have been challenged!" He declared dragging Fuyuhiko down into the pool again.

"Uh…" Hajime began.

"It's okay…he can hold his breath for a long time." Shotaro sighed, "This is what happens when Philip is threatened…he escalates things to uncomfortable levels as he takes it as a challenge and he hates to lose. It's why people don't mess with him…it just makes things worse…"

"...what have I got myself mixed up in…?" Hajime whispered to himself.

"HELP!" Fuyuhiko cried, able to surface for a bit before Philip's hand palmed his face and pushed him down.

"...so you've chosen death," Peko whispered, a serious look in her eyes as she dove into the water.

"D-death?! Oh~" Usami groaned as she fainted on the spot.

"Aren't you gonna help!?" Naegi looked to Shotaro.

"Now hold on a second…let's see how bad this gets first…" Shotaro spoke, "Maybe Philip will learn a lesson…"

"I don't think that's…"

"No no…let's let this play out." Kyoko added.

"Guys…"

"Marco!" Philip cheered, peeking his head out as Peko followed, he then dived back down, before popping up behind her, "Marco!"

"What is even happening?" Mahiru facepalmed before she noticed Nekomaru looking on, "...no…don't."

"..."

"...don't. Don't even…"

*SPLASH!*

"Oh you are a big fella!" Philip yelped.

"That's right, and I'm gonna help work up those muscles of yours!" Nekomaru declared

"Oh I don't need muscles, I am a brain, I have muscle. Its name is Shotaro, and he does all the punching and the kicking…and the fighting…and the shooting…and the driving into explosions…"

"..." many looked to him.

"What…being a detective is hard in Fuuto." Shotaro argued.

"...even still, you never neglect your daily workout routine!" Nekomaru declared as he lifted Philip out, "In fact, I say 20 laps around the pool is a good start!"

"...what?" Philip paled a bit, "T…twenty?!"

"Isn't that a bit much?" Hajime muttered.

"That's Nekomaru for ya," Komaeda sheepishly chuckled…all while Akiko was currently fanning an unconscious Usami, "He always makes sure the person he's coaching is giving 110%...sometimes even more."

"Oh…joy…" Shotaro and Kyoko sighed.

"I feel like I forgot something…" Philip spoke as Fuyuhiko and Peko surfaced, "Ah new friends! You survived!"

"You tried to kill me!" Fuyuhiko snapped.

"What? Don't be silly!" Philip laughed, "If I wanted to do that…there are dozens of ways I could have done that, no this is a game to set the status quo. I'm Philip…I do as I please…that's my thing. I don't care what you are, who you are, unless you're my friend I do not obey. Even then I still ignore them…"

"You're talking to a lunatic who once spent an entire day reading about how rain works…just to try and make a weather machine the next day." Shotaro sighed, "You kinda have to just accept he will annoy you…and you can't force him to stop."

"See? Shotaro gets it. No one has ever forced me to do anything…except him…and Kyoko…and Hina-chan…and Akiko but she has those slippers…so…" Philip mused.

"We get it…" Shotaro, Akiko and Kyoko deadpanned.

"And I am out of here before this psycho gets worse…" Fuyuhiko muttered, Peko handing him a towel to dry himself as they walked off.

"Ahh…is the violence over?" Usami asked as she regained consciousness.

"W-" Akiko began before she tensed, "..."

"...is..is something…" Naegi began before Akiko whipped out a pair of slippers, "!?"

"I smell pervert," Akiko growled, a glint appearing in her eye as she shot up.

"What?" Shotaro asked.

"...there!" Akiko shouted, pointing dramatically at the second floor of the hotel.

"I don't even know anymore." Kyoko sighed as they waited.

After a moment someone fell into the pool making many jump in panic.

"...what…" Hajime began before he did a quick double take, not noticing any sign of Akiko, "...where did she…?"

"HIYA!" Akiko shouted as she jumped into the pool from the second floor.

"Ahh!" a voice yelped as a rather small young man in a chef's outfit and a pompadour surfaced from the water as he tried to escape from the pool, "H-hold on now! I was just asking her to help with the poison!"

"Liar!"

"...Shotaro, you…you and the others deal with this…and check to see who else is in the hotel," Kyoko sighed as she began to walk off, "This is even more chaotic than usual…"

"We've lost control…" Shotaro groaned, scratching his head, "My head has been hurting this entire time…what even happened…"

"...that's…a good question," Naegi muttered just as Kyoko stopped.

"...certain key memories missing?" Kyoko questioned.

"Yup," Shotaro responded.

"How did we even get here?" Naegi asked.

"Last thing I recall…we were looking into a case…then…blank…" Shotaro added.

"...and yet we know who the missing students are still…" Kyoko muttered as she frowned a bit, "...something's not right here…and furthermore…where's Mukuro…?"

"Yeah…" Naegi spoke in concern, "I'm getting worried."

"We'll find her." Shotaro spoke, patting his shoulder, "Even if her psycho sister is somehow involved…I doubt she could even hold her down for long."

"True…so far you guys have found me…and I bet you found the other missing students too, right?"

"That's right," Kyoko responded.

"I even met the teacher," Shotaro added.

"...so that probably means the last few students are in the hotel, or somewhere else in this place," Naegi noted.

"...right. You two go with Usami to check the park," Shotaro sighed, "I'm gonna check the hotel…and try to reign in Philip and Akiko…"

"Yes! Aki, get em!" Philip instigated more nonsense.

"I don't think that's a good idea," Mahiru muttered.

"Why?" Nekomaru asked.

*SMACK!*

"Ahh~!...harder."

"Eh?"

"Harder…!"

"..."

"That's why…" Mahiru sighed.

"Oh..right…" Nekomaru muttered.

"..is that…" Hajime began to ask Komaeda.

"Yup…usually is with Teruteru…but it just makes him more unique in his talent," Komaeda answered.

"...right. I'm not sticking around any longer," Kyoko deadpanned, grabbing Naegi by the scruff of his shirt as she began to drag him off, "Good luck with this chaos, Shotaro…"

"Ahh! W-wait! You still need a guide!" Usami called out as she followed after them...before stopping, "Wait…but I promised Yukizome-sensei I'd help Shotaro-san…but they're also looking…mmm…"

"They'll be fine, and be back in no time." Shotaro spoke, "Kyoko does well when she's left to her own rhythm."

"Really?"

"Yep." he nodded.

"Though to be fair she wouldn't want you along, Naegi is her sidekick and the only person she opens up to is Shotaro." Philip spoke to Usami.

"Oh…I get it~!" Usami nodded

"Bingo. Plus she's smarter than most of us, she'll be fine." Philip gave a thumbs up, "Sides…you should probably worry about me…I'm a handful~"

"He honestly is…" Akiko admitted with a sigh.

"I'm starting to see that." Hajime sighed.

"...yeah," Komaeda whispered, his gaze not leaving the fading form of Naegi and Kyoko.

---

"That…was honestly getting awkward…" Akiko muttered, Shotaro having separated her from Teruteru earlier due to how much he seemed to be…enjoying being hit by her slippers.

"You found a super freak…that's gonna be a problem." Shotaro sighed.

"I know…" Akiko whined.

"It's easy to deal with. Just do this!" Philip called out as he poked Teruteru in the neck and pulled the pressure point up as his body locked up and fell over, "He should still be breathing…"

"...I'm still not going near him," Akiko muttered.

"Okay what the heck is he?" Hajime asked Shotaro.

"Philip is…Philip…that's all we can say." he sighed, "He can pick up any random interest and then suddenly do what he wants. He wants to learn about street dancing…boom now he's an expert at street dancing. He wants to learn boxing…he goes full Rocky and trains himself till he passes out. Then when he wanted to learn about donuts he ate till he was as fat as a mini-car…"

"That…that can't be…"

"You can do anything!?" Ibuki cheered, running up to Philip, "Ibuki want to see!"

"...Hmm…Sit." Philip ordered as she stopped and sat down, "Shake." he held his hand out.

"..."

"...Philip says Shake," he repeated before Ibuki shook his hand, "Now stand…ahh!" he exclaimed just as she was about to stand, "I didn't say 'Philip says~'"

"Ahh! Ibuki almost fell for it!"

"Wait what…?" Hajime blinked.

"When it comes to crazy…Philip is able to control it." Shotaro sighed, "The sad thing is we don't have the one person who can control Philip. Without Hina-Chan, Philip is without a leash."

"Ah! Hina-chan!" Philip panicked, "She's alone! I need to solve this and get back home!...also I have probably missed a Wakana-hime broadcast…"

"...wait. You left her alone?!" Akiko gawked, "You didn't even think of a backup plan for her just in case we end up being caught?!"

"Alone, yes, back up plan…maybe…I just hope she remembers to tap the text to read for more…" Philip mused.

"That doesn't…!" Akiko began before the sounds of a video game filled the room, making her and the others blink as they slowly looked over at a arcade table being played by a young girl with short pale mauve hai, a Galaga hairpin being seen within it as she wore a dark-teal hooded cardigan on top of a white button-up shirt and a pale beige skirt, "?! Shotaro…isn't that…"

"I think so," Shotaro whispered.

"Hmm?" Hajime blinked as he looked on at the girl, "You know her?"

"Another of your fellow classmates we read about," Shotaro explained, "Chiaki Nanami, the Ultimate Gamer."

"You really did a lot of research on just us, huh?" Komaeda asked.

"Not so much as…" Shotaro began.

"He went to go chat with her," Ibuki blurted out, making them look at her as she pointed at the table…with Philip sitting right across from Chiaki.

"Hmm…so we finally meet at last, Chiaki-san…" Philip declared.

"...if you say so…" she blinked before going back to playing.

"Oh you are good…" Philip nodded, "But you are the most clever and powerful one here. This I know."

"Hm…"

"Do you know each other?" Usami asked.

"Not at all." The two shook their heads, making the rabbit fall over.

"...that was freaky," Akiko whispered.

"...ahh..right. Introductions," Chiaki mmuttered, standing up for a moment to look at the group, "I'm Chiaki Nanami, the Ultimate Gamer. Video games are my hobby, and I'm a fan of all genres. …nice to meet you."

"...uh…I'm Hajime Hinata," Hajime responded awkwardly, "Nice to meet you."

"...yeah, totally," Chiaki nodded before sitting back down and going back to her game.

"Is…is that all?" Hajime blinked, "Don't you know anything about what's going on? Hopefully…"

"Class, raise grades, do better, don't freak out." she explained.

"What about wild zany antics?" Philip asked.

"...Maybe." Chiaki shrugged.

"Hmm…yes yes…I must tell Otis about this." Philip mused.

"Why is Teruteru getting eaten by a cow?!" Mahiru's voice exclaimed.

"Ahh! Brittny Spears!" Teruteru panicked.

"I gotcha buddy!" Nekomaru shouted

"...huh…cow…neat," Chiaki muttered.

"...ok is it just me, or did we end up encountering Phillip's long lost sister?" Akiko whispered to Shotaro.

"I didn't want to say it…but it's like a fraternal twin situation…" Shotaro whispered back.

"...oh no…" Akiko whispered in dread.

"Should we help…it's like…eating all his hair…" Mahiru asked.

"...Meh…" several muttered.

"No Otis you don't know where he's been you'll get sick!" Philip panicked.

"That's just harsh!" Teruteru complained.

"Get away from my cow…" Philip spoke as kicking could be heard.

"Wasn't he…" Hajime began, looking back and forth between where Philip was sitting..and outside, "...know what? I'm…probably gonna not question it…"

"It's best you don't…how Philip does half his stuff…can't be explained." Shotaro shook his head.

"Come on, big guy pull! It's okay! If you hear ripping its just hair, it'll grow back!"

"Yosh! Pull!" Nekomaru shouted.

"CAN YOU NOT?!" Mahiru snapped.

"Nonononnonono!"

"...ugh. I may as well…" Shotaro began with a groan.

"Is everything alright down there?" a female voice asked, making them look towards the stairs to see a young woman with long, light-blonde hair-a black ribbon being seen within it- walking down them, "I was curious as to why…" she began before she noticed Shotaro and Akiko, "Oh…greetings there. You two must be new here…" she noted before doing a light curtsy, "I am Sonia Nevermind. I am an exchange student from the kingdom of Novoselic. I may cause trouble here and there, but I do hope we can get along well.."

"A foreigner?" Shotaro blinked, "I didn't think that place actually invited overseas people…"

"I guess she must have a talent not found in Japan…" Akiko guessed.

"She does actually," Komaeda spoke up, "She's known as the Ultimate Princess, which means she's actual royalty."

"Eh…" the two blinked.

"Princess?" Philip blinked, already back inside once more, "Do you have a castle, and do the guards speak in french and always argue with people?"

"That's Monty Python!" Shotaro snapped.

"Don't ruin this for me…I've already accepted I can't have a pet attack bunny." Philip argued.

"An attack what?!" Usami panicked as she shot up.

"Oh have none of you seen that movie…oh yes…this will be glorious! Movie night!" Philip declared, "Mandatory! No exceptions!" He picked up Usami and spun her around, "You will see the comical scene of the killer bunny!"

"K-killer bunny?!"

"Oh! That reminds me of the ones back in the forest at home," Sonia recalled, "We often use them to help train new recruits to the royal guard."

"Eh?!"

"Oh! Ibuki suggests we get a giant bucket of popcorn…with multiple flavors for movie night!" Ibuki suggested.

"You liar!" Philip pointed to Shotaro, "You said no such bunny existed! But yet…" he motioned to Sonia, "Liar!"

"I didn't lie, you lunatic!" Shotaro snapped, slapping his hand down before taking his hat and smacking him upside the head.

"I will have that bunny!"

"Oh no you won't…" Shotaro argued.

"I will!" Philip declared before him and Shotaro ran around, "Soon as we save everyone's bacon, we're getting that bunny Shotaro!"

"No!" Shotaro snapped, tackling Philip as they rolled along the ground.

"What I wouldn't give to be with Naegi and Kyoko right now…" Akiko facepalmed as Shotaro lifted Philip up and slammed him down with a piledriver as many of the new faces cheered this on.

---

"What fresh hell is this place…no bike…no sword…no phone…but my Driver is still here along with my Memories." Ryu sighed, "Where the hell even am I?"

"Terui-san?" Ryu turned to see Naegi and Kyoko approach him, "What are you doing here?"

"Searching on where the hell…wait. You're speaking as if you already ran into me," Ryu quickly noted.

"Because we did back at…the…statue…" Kyoko trailed off, '...this better not be a prank.'

"...where did you see 'me' at?"

"The large statue not too far from here," Naegi replied as he pointed in the direction he and Kyoko were coming from, "It's the big one showing a tiger, a snake, a hawk, and a warrior riding a horse."

"We're investigating this." Ryu spoke as he walked off before he reached down to his side, "Ah…of course…they took my gun, too…"

"...Be on your guard," Kyoko whispered to Naegi, who nodded in response as the three began to walk in the direction the former two were coming from.

Soon after a few moments, they arrived in the center of the park, showing a statue depicting a tiger, a snake, a hawk, and a warrior riding on top of a horse..much like Naegi had described. However…one thing did catch their-mainly Ryu's-attention. Standing near the statue was….Ryu…only really…really fat with permanent blush on his cheeks.

"Hm…Nothing of interest here either…" 'Ryu' muttered, "So far…nothing out of the ordinary…"

"...Really?" Ryu deadpanned at Naegi and Kyoko, "You mistook him…for me?"

"He seemed really…convincing at first," Naegi sheepishly responded as Kyoko stared at 'Ryu' with a stoic expression while mentally screaming at herself for not seeing through it.

"Hmm?" 'Ryu' raised a brow as he turned his head, raising a brow once he took notice of the trio, "...can I help you? This is official police business and I don't need civilians getting in the way."

"..." Ryu said nothing as he took a deep breath, "It's fine…I'm not upset…this is just more of the stupidity of that old school of mine…" he walked away before walking over to the statue of the warrior on horse…as he crouched down and began…pulling on it from the bottom…and to everyone's shock was actually moving it, "GRRRR…MMMM!" he growled as he fully tipped it over.

"...That's destruction of private property," 'Ryu' frowned a bit, "I suggest you come along quietly before…" he began before Ryu snapped his neck towards him, "?!"

"N-Now that I'm seeing it, the guy missed one important thing about Ryu…" Naegi gulped, sweating a little.

"...I have one word for you…." Ryu stated to his fat impersonator, "...Run."

"..." 'Ryu' said nothing before he suddenly ran off…at high speed despite how fat he was.

"He should probably try another person…preferably one not on this island at the moment so this doesn't have a repeat," Naegi noted, a drop of sweat going down the back of his head.

"Agreed…" Kyoko muttered as Ryu gave chase.

"GET BACK HERE!" Ryu roared as he ripped out a small tree to use as a club.

"...I worry if he tries to copy Philip," Naegi admitted.

"He wouldn't last even a minute trying to impersonate him," Kyoko agreed.

"Mmm h-" Naegi began with a nod before a dinging sound was heard, "? ...was that…a school bell?"

"...look," Kyoko said, pointing over to a small yellow monitor hanging off a tree.

=Congratulations minna!= Usami beamed as she appeared on the monitor, sitting in a comfy red chair =It appears everyone is starting to get along well! I'm…*sniff*...I'm so happy! So…with Yukizome-sensei's help, I've prepared a special present for everyone that'll make you all very happy! I apologize for the trouble, but please gather at the beach! Tee hee hee! May shining hope be with you all!=

"The beach?" Naegi repeated as the monitor shut off.

"I know where you'll be! Run! Run as far as you think you can…but I will find you! That is what you could never copy, the fire burning in my soul!" Ryu shouted.

"...We'll meet up with him later," Kyoko sighed as she began to walk off, "For now…let's go meet up with the others at the beach."

"Um…which beach? I-I mean we're on an island, so isn't everywhere a beach?" Naegi asked.

"..."

"I…I'll just follow you," Naegi slumped.

"Smart boy." she nodded as she walked ahead.

---

"Ok…this should be everyone," Shotaro muttered as the rest of the 77th class had gathered near the beach.

"Almost…we just need Naegi and Kyoko," Akiko pointed out.

"Speaking of whom…" Philip began as they noticed the two walking up to the crowd, "Greetings. H-"

"You're late." A rather…rotund version of Byakuya frowned a bit at the two, "What are you dilly-dallying for?"

'Eh? When did Byakuya get here?' Naegi mentally pondered.

'H….he's joking right?' Kyoko thought with a near visible eye twitch, "...no. We were just coming to meet you all."

"...well it's alright," 'Byakuya' frowned a bit, "More importantly, this is our only chance to talk between ourselves before that rabbit returns with sensei…"

"Hmm…you seem like you're in a rather good mood." Naegi blinked.

"Ugh…" Shotaro groaned, massaging his eyes, "I need a stiff one…I…I just can't with this island…"

"Wait for me…" Kyoko sighed, walking off with him.

"Hey Wait! Don't leave me with all the weirdness…at least send me the one hot guy on the island!" Akiko complained.

"Ryu will find his way here sooner or later." they groaned.

"Mou~!"

"...speaking of said island…" 'Byakuya' began as he looked at the others, "What are your initial thoughts on it?"

"I happened to notice numerous blocked-off bridges on the central island," Peko spoke, making both Shotaro and Kyoko pause in their walk.

'...Central island?' the two thought.

"Oh! Those are there so everybody doesn't get lost!" Ibuki replied, "I tried to cross one of them and that rabbit showed up and told me, so I'm telling the truth!"

"So we don't get lost?" Peko repeated with a raised brow, "Is this island really so big?"

"But if you look at it in depth, it's just a normal island right? It's got a resort and everything!" Kazuichi pointed out, "Well, not that I've ever been to a resort before, but…"

"Also, there's a biiiig ranch!" Hiyoko added with a laugh.

"Ano…th-there's also a large supermarket, too…" Mikan nervously added, "It looks like it stocks everything from food to living amenities."

"Okay…so…we won't have to worry about much while here." Hajime spoke up, "But…these guys say their phones are gone. And I don't think we have anything computer or game linked to a network…so no phones and no internet. No way to contact the…well outside world."

"It's true. If I had my phone I could call a ride for…well…well for two…but then we could get a boat!" Philip spoke up suddenly, "That means…we…are trapped here. Like lab rats…well this labrat is a Brain! Now I need…a Pinky…"

"No you don't!" Shotaro, Akiko and Kyoko complained.

"I say I need a Pinky!" Philip argued.

"NARF!" Ibuki laughed.

"Hello, Pinky!"

"Damn it!" Shotaro, Akiko and Kyoko slapped the air in annoyance.

"Okay…you have a plan then?" Hajime asked.

"That is a loaded question…I always have plans." he nodded, "Well I could build us a boat…it would just take a lot of effort and a lot of wood…Big man…start ripping down trees!" he pointed to Nekomaru.

"YOU GOT IT!"

"Can you not?!" Mahiru snapped at Nekomaru.

"I doubt it will be that easy," 'Byakuya' sighed, "You haven't even realized the most serious truth yet…"

"Eh? Most serious truth?" Chiaki blinked with a head tilt.

"...you found out something about this island, didn't you?" Hajime asked.

"..." 'Byakuya' said nothing as he looked around for a moment, "...Have you all gone to the park that's across the bridge? The park with that weird bronze statue of all those creepy animals, right?"

"I think so," Mahiru responded, "What of it?"

"When I saw it, I remembered a story I'd heard about," 'Byakuya' explained as he adjusted his glasses a bit, "There's a small island in the Pacific Ocean, a beautiful island paradise where summer never ends. It consists of a central island surrounded by five different islands. It's also said that five holy animals symbolize each of those surrounding islands."

"Eh?" Hajime blinked at that.

"And that island's name…is Jabberwock Island," he finished.

"...then..could this island be…?" Komaeda began in realization.

"Jabberwock Island?" Naegi repeated.

"Is that…the name of this island?" Hajime asked.

"Still, there is something on my mind," 'Byakuya' muttered, "In fact, according to what I've heard, Jabberwock Island is already…"

"...already…?" Naegi began.

"...nevermind," Byakuya stated as he looked away.

"Hold it right there!" Nekomaru declared, "That seems like a rather incomplete story right there!"

"Yeah! How are ya gonna keep us in suspense like that, fatass!" Fuyuhiko snapped.

"First of all; no need to shout. I'll let you know once I obtain more information,``Byakuya' responded before looking down at Fuyuhiko, "Second off…small dogs shouldn't bark so loud."

"Gh…!"

"Ah yes I see you all are starting to understand that we are in a bad situation." Philip nodded, "Which is why I want to make a boat…I studied it extensively for weeks once but apparently tearing down a house for parts is frowned upon…"

"Philip…." Shotaro sighed.

"Oh fine…I won't tear down buildings…keeping all that good wood you won't even use…" he grumbled.

"Why aren't you guys freaked out?" Fuyuhiko complained.

"Death traps, lost memories, impossible situations," Philip listed.

"Fighting to the death, monsters, psychos, murderers, evil ex's…" Shotaro added.

"The IRS of the USA," both sighed in exasperation.

"We've faced it all and worse. We are still alive and all of them are locked in jail." Philip smiled, "You think this is weird for us? Hah! We fought a Kaiju!"

"Not a lie." Kyoko confirmed for many.

"I fought a Kaiju…you did nothing of physical contribution…" Shotaro sighed.

"I argue against that!" Philip smiled, "For we are one warrior of two minds, together we become something greater than the two of us alone! That is what it means to have an Aibou!"

"That's the spirit!"

"GH!" the crowd tensed as they quickly turned, seeing both Yukizome and Usami standing there with various boxes near them.

"So far he's shown what it means to find an unbeatable bond with someone, minna!" Yukizome beamed, "And while making a boat sounds like a great group activity….sadly it is against the rules."

"...rules?" Naegi repeated.

"Yup! It's in the guidelines in your E-Handbooks!" Usami beamed, "'Littering is not allowed. Let us coexist with this island's bountiful nature in mutual prosperity.' Got it? We want everyone to get along and live peacefully on this beautiful tropical island!"

"So I can't build a boat then?" Phillip asked.

"Nope! That is a big no no!"

"Rats…"

"...hmm…" 'Byakuya' frowned at that, "This rabbit seems to be rather finicky about these so-called rules…based on that, what if your actions place everyone here in danger?"

"Eek! Th-the word 'danger' is a bit much!" Usami yelped, "I wouldn't do something like that!"

"Exactly!" Yukizome added, "As long as you kids learn how to bond like a true class, we can get off this island soon enough!"

"Is…is that really true?" Hajime cautiously asked.

"Well we have no reason to doubt it." Philip spoke, reading his book, "The Teacher known as Yukizome is a very earnest and honest person with abundant energy and a desire to help people. For the most part we have no reason to doubt her words, but that doesn't mean you should stop being worried."

"Phew…wait…why?" Hajime asked.

"Oh…'cause about dozens of monsters and an entire underground crime organization that makes Monsters and supervillains is after me and Shotaro's lives." Philip mused, "We're enemies number 1 of the Monster Mafia!"

"Ok, I know you're making this shit up!" Fuyuhiko snapped.

"No." Kyoko, Naegi and Akiko said bluntly.

"Nah it's all true." Shotaro spoke, "They want Philip back cause he's essentially a living piece of a supercomputer that can help them create a biotech super weapons that gives people powers called Gaia Memories."

"What?!" Yukizome gasped before she instantly grabbed Philip into a hug, slightly surprising him, "Oh you poor baby…being forced to create such dangerous things with no one to give you comfort in such a dark time…"

"Mmm…mmm…mmm!" Philip mumbled as he was planted in her chest.

"...he says thanks, but can you lessen the hug by 40 percent? He can't breathe." Shotaro sighed.

"Hmm? Oh! Apologies," Yukizome whispered as she released the hug.

"Thank you." Philip smiled, "But you don't have to worry about me, I have Shotaro, and Hina-chan, and Aki-chan, and Kyo-chan, Naegi-kun, Muku-Muku, and I guess maybe Ryu…but he's more like a really grumpy person you put up with cause your friend wants to date them and you wish to be a good buddy."

"Thank you Philip-kun!" Akiko cheered.

"Ahh…well we'll just have to try and get him to open up to you more then!" Yukizome smiled, "In fact…" she paused as she looked over at Usami, "The presents, Usami-chan?"

"Presents?" the students and Shotaro's group repeated.

"Hai~!" Usami beamed as she opened up a box and pulled out what looked like a small keychain plushie of…well herself, "Love love! This is it! Don't be upset, minna! I've prepared one for all of you, so don't worry!"

"...wh-what is this?" Komaeda slowly asked.

"Pfft! Teehee!" Usami giggled as she began to pass more out to everyone, "It's an Usami Strap! If you squeeze the tummy, it talks!"

"Really?" Naegi blinked, taking one she was offering to him as he squeezed it.

=I'm Usami…Magical Miracle Girl Usami. I'm an itty bitty girl who's sweet like milk!=

"What in the fresh hell…" Fuyuhiko muttered to himself.

"So? Do you all love it?!" Usami beamed once she finished passing the chains to everyone.

"...what a waste of time," 'Byakuya' muttered as he tossed him over his shoulder and into the ocean.

"Man…and I got my hopes up, too…" Ibuki pouted.

"I'm ashamed I even had my hopes up!" Teruteru shouted as he shook.

"Really? I think it's pretty cute," Chiaki noted, "Especially how the ears look like a rabbit's…"

"..." Philip took one with a smile, "Perfect." he smiled at Usami, "I shall treasure it."

"Eee~! Thank you!" Usami beamed, sniffling a bit with tears in her eyes, "I worked so hard on them, too~"

"There's even one more gift for you all," Yukizome spoke as she moved over to another box, "It's also part of the Motive she has for everyone."

"?!" Shotaro, Philip, Kyoko, Akiko and Naegi tensed up at that.

"Yup! A motive for everyone to get along!" Usami declared, "We've come all this way to a tropical island, so I thought it'd be great to do something island-themed."

"Like what? Are you thinkin' of throwin' a big party or somethin'?" Akane asked.

"CORRECT!" Usami beamed as she pointed her wand at her.

"Oh! Is it a festival? Or maybe a miniature shrine?!" Sonia gasped with stars in her eyes, "How wonderful!"

"Excuse me, Lady Sonia…" Teruteru began…as a bit of blood dripped from his nose, "My loins are still full of poison, and I'd appreciate it if you could s-!"

"SEIYA!" Akiko shouted as she conked him hard on the head with a slipper.

"...I wanted to warn him, but she had it already handled…" Komaeda sheepishly chuckled with a sweatdrop.

"...oh right! Your tenderloins!" Sonia gasped, "Well…I suppose…"

"J-just ignore him, Sonia!" Komaeda exclaimed.

"For many reasons, please ignore him," Shotaro added.

"Please…pretend he doesn't exist for the sake of your fragile innocent mind," Akiko added.

"Please, please ignore him," Kazuichi begged.

"Ahh…very well then. I suppose he will be okay for now," Sonia muttered.

"Phew…" the three that had warned her sighed in relief.

"Oh! If we're talking about fun parties on a tropical island, sensei, maybe it should be a barbeque or something?" Ibuki suggested excitedly.

"Ah. A campfire sounds fun too," Mahiru added.

"Both excellent ideas!" Yukizome beamed.

"Or let's find a Hoop Snake and kill it!" Hiyoko suggested.

"Eh?!" Naegi gawked at that.

"No killing of animals, please and thank you," Philip and Gundham spoke in perfect unison.

"...I have a bad feeling…" Shotaro muttered.

"Anyway I'll begin digging," Philip sighed, producing a collapsible survival shovel.

"Oi! Teruteru ain't dead!" Kazuichi gawked.

"Huh…oh…no, not for him." Philip shook his head, "If you make a beach fire pit, you need to dig it out." he explained, "It's the best method to control it, and to get it hot enough to cook over. Obviously none of you know how to make these things happen. So just let me do it." he huffed as he extended the shovel and slung it over his shoulder while spinning around and smacking Teruteru in the face, knocking him over again, "Come along then. Don't dilly-dally! I must teach you all how things are done properly."

"But you just said…" Hajime began.

"Good! A volunteer assistant!" Philip grabbed him by the collar of his shirt and…with surprising power dragged him along, "Pinky! Come! We must begin to set things right!"

"Is that me or Mioda-san!?" Hajime complained.

"...yes."

"Actually, I had something different in mind since we're near the ocean," Usami spoke up as Yukizome reached into the boxes and pulled out a set of bags, "Tada!"

"Swimming bags?" Komaeda blinked.

"...so we're going swimming?" Naegi asked.

"Correct! Love love!" Usami giggled.

"Woah…then that means…" Kazuichi began.

"That's right. There's enough swimsuits for everyone!" Yukizome replied, "Well…school swimsuits…sadly neither I nor Usami-chan couldn't find any regular ones."

"My body is ready," Philip declared, putting on goggles as he was already dressed in a old timey mens one piece swimsuit with sleeves, colored in white and green stripes.

"Y-you're joking, right?" Hajime asked incredulously, "In a situation like this?"

"I don't see why you're complaining. I already changed you into a matching swimsuit," Philip blinked.

"Eh?" Hajime blinked before he quickly noticed that he already was in one, "...how?!"

"You don't wanna know…" Naegi sighed.

"That…"

"YAHOO!" Ibuki whooped as she grabbed a swimming bag tossed at her.

"Aw yeah! That's what I'm talking about!" Kazuichi beamed as he caught one, "With weather this nice, there's no way I'm gonna pass on swimming!"

"I agree!" Teruteru declared…with yet another bloody nose, "Even my loins agree! See?"

"..." Philip blinked before he swung the shovel around and slapped Teruteru in the face, "...I don't know why…but that felt right…" he blinked in confusion.

"You did nothing wrong," Kazuichi and Mahiru deadpanned.

"...Hmm…How long has it been since I last swam in the sea?" Mahiru pondered to herself.

"ALLLLLLL RIIIIIIGHT! LET'S GO CHANGE!" Nekomaru declared loudly as he held his bag high in the air.

"The hotel is close by for you all to change," Yukizome informed.

"Are we seriously going through with this?" Kyoko whispered to Shotaro.

"...If I had a better idea…I'd suggest it. But as it stands, all we have is going along with this nonsense. We won't be able to go far from these weirdos…I can't trust them alone," Shotaro sighed, "Least of all with Philip, at the very least we'll keep an eye on them." he groaned as Philip began measuring his friends, "At the very least…we can relax and try and get our bearings back. For the moment…nothing and no one is in danger, so we can try and deal with these splitting headaches."

"...true…"

"Plus we haven't had time to relax and hit up the beach, so we can just enjoy ourselves for the time being."

"...again true…" Kyoko muttered.

"For once, the Half-boiled has a point…" Akiko muttered.

"Than-Hey wait a minute!" Shotaro snapped.

"Tada~" Philip smiled, producing actual swimsuits for his friends.

"...Don't question it," the two detectives muttered as they just took teh swimsuits.

---

"YAHOOOO!" Kazuichi laughed, wearing the swimsuit provided to him as he jumped into the water with Ibuki.

"Ahh~ The water is so cool~" Sonia awed as she dipped a foot into the water, "It feels great!"

"Uah!" Ibuki gagged as she surfaced, "Too salty! This water's too salty! It's not going easy on me!"

"Heeeey, I got some suntan lotion from the supermarket," Teruteru spoke up as he held up a bottle of said lotion…unaware of Akiko slowly rising up out of the water behind him as she slowly held up a slipper, "Would anyone like a rub down?"

"Oh! You're quite considerate!" Nekomaru noted as he sat down, his back facing towards the chef, "Now then, will you apply it right away?"

"Eh? Rubbing lotion on a muscular man…?" Teruteru pondered…before shrugging, "Allright, no problem! My tastes are pretty open, you know! So l-what sounds like someone getting a gun ready?"

*KLANG!*

"Trish Stratus…" he groaned as he fell into the water, a steaming bump visible on his head.

"He really should've seen that coming," Mahiru sighed with a shake of her head.

"..." Philip said nothing as he pushed Teruteru out to sea and saluted him as he floated away.

"Well aside from the energy…" Shotaro sighed, wearing a pair of black and purple shorts with a matching hoodie, "I guess this school just has nothing but weirdos…"

"...I…really can't argue that," Naegi muttered, wearing a pair of faded-green swim trunks.

"These guys should have been at the school with you. Still no luck with those memories?" Shotaro asked.

"Nope. I would've remembered people like them," Naegi responded.

"I suppose we never considered how bad the damage caused to our memories was," Kyoko sighed, wearing a purple two piece swimsuit, "We have lost so much…"

"Junko said she used the Despair Memory to give us our memories back, but I feel that was a bluff," Naegi added, "But that leaves the question…just how was she able to mess with our memories? In fact….why don't we remember anything else about the 77th class before coming here?"

"...That part still bothers me," Kyoko frowned, "But more importantly…how exactly did we end up here?"

"Something happened we don't remember…someone set us up to be here. I think Philip remembers everything…but he's not telling us for a reason," Shotaro explained.

"Why wouldn't he tell us?" Naegi asked.

"To protect us," Shotaro frowned, "...and them." he looked at the 77th class.

"...You might be onto something," Kyoko whispered.

"Hai….maybe later we…" Naegi began before he took notice of something. While everyone else was having fun in their own ways-IE most of them took a swim in the water while a few were out on the beach building sandcastles and whatnot-...Hajime seemed to be the only one out. Almost like…he was alienated somewhat, "..." he slowly began to get up and walked towards him, "Hey…"

"Hmm?" Hajime blinked as he turned to look at him, "What's up?"

"Nothing. Just…notice you're out here by yourself," Naegi noted, "Don't you want to join the others?"

"...I do, but…" Hajime paused as he looked back out at the other students, "For some reason…I feel as if…I don't belong here."

"...well, why don't you try interacting with them?" Naegi offered, "You won't know unless you try. Isn't that what this trip is about?"

"...true, I guess…but still…"

"...you're suspicious about this situation we're in, huh?"

"...yeah."

"...To be honest, so are we," Naegi admitted, making him look at him, "Even we don't remember why we woke up here…much less on how….but for now we're just relaxing to hopefully take our minds off it."

"...true…"

"So why don't you go ahead and join them?"

"..." Hajime said nothing as he pondered that over, "...know what? I'll do it…!" he nodded with a determined look, "I'm gonna go for it!" he declared as he ran off, "Hey, you guys! Don't forget about me!"

"Welcome to the party!" Yukizome beamed, finishing in helping Chiaki and Usami build a large sand bunny, "You're just in time, too…we were contemplating on a sand sculpting contest!"

"I win," Philip spoke, standing next to a sand sculpture of Shotaro.

"So fast!" Kazuichi gawked.

"Wait…" Komaeda began, standing next to a large sand sculpture of a bagel, "We already started?"

"Why a bagel!?"

"Duh…because bagels are good."

"I wholehear…!" Philip began before the skies began to darken, "?"

"Wait…the fuck's going on?" Fuyuhiko asked as Peko walked onto the beach from the water, moving a bit of her wet hair out of her face, "Is it going to rain?"

"...no…this feels ominous," Gundahm noted with a frown.

"Wh-what's happening?" Hajime asked as he took a few steps back, looking up as more dark clouds began to cover the sky, "These strange clouds…this doesn't look natural at all…"

"Eh? H…huh?" Usami whispered as she looked up.

"Hey! What's going on?" Hajime was the first to ask her, "What did you do?! This is obviously not right! It was…"

"Wait," Naegi said, holding an arm before him, "Look at her…"

"?" Hajime blinked before he took notice at how…scared Usami looked.

"Wh-wh-wh-wh…what is this?!" Usami exclaimed in pure fright, "I didn't do anything…what is all this…? There's no way…something like this shouldn't be happening!"

"The hell…?" Shotaro asked.

"I have a bad feeling about this." Philip frowned, "Everyone get inside now." he ordered.

"Ahh…wh-" Akiko began before a monitor suddenly burst out of the sand, the screen flickering as it turned on, showing the silhouette…of an all too familiar ursine shape, "?!"

=Ahh, ahh…! Mike check! Mike Check!= Ah, ah! Ah, ah! Can you hear me, can you hear me?!=

"...no…" Shotaro began with wide eyes.

"Don't tell me…" Kyoko whispered.

"No no no no…!" Akiko began to panic.

=Puhuhu…surprised? You were totally surprised! Right~?= the figure laughed in an all too familiar tone =It's time for the main attraction! You guys better hustle over to Jabberwock Park!=

"Th…This voice…!" Usami whispered in utter fear as the screen shut off, "C….could it be…? If this is…oh, this is very bad…I gotta do something…!"

"Wh-" Yukizome began before Usami ran off, "Ahh! Usami-chan!"

"It's all up to me!" Usami declared.

"...It seems that….was an unusual occurrence…" 'Byakuya' noted with a frown, having been the only one who didn't change into a swimsuit.

"I guess we have no choice," Shotaro spoke.

"I wished we could have relaxed…" Kyoko sighed, grabbing a jacket as she and Shotaro left.

"...Stay behind us," Philip spoke, already back in his usual colorful attire.

"Wh-" Hajime began.

"Do as they say," Yukizome stated in a serious tone.

"?! H…hai, sensei…"

---

"Tch…where'd that fat bastard go?" Ryu frowned as he was already back in the park…only to take notice that the statue was already back in its original position, "...Ok, how the fuck…"

"Wh-where are you?!"

"Hmm?" he raised a brow as he turned, seeing Usami looking around with a determined look.

"Wh-where are you hiding?!" She shouted just as Shotaro and the others arrived, "C-come out and face me!"

"Hiding?" Hajime repeated.

"...ok. What the hell is going…" Ryu began to ask Shotaro.

"Puhuhuhuhu~!" a laugh filled the air.

"Hey-hey! Where are you? Show yourself!" Usami demanded.

"Ahahahahahahaha! Since you asked nicely…" the voice began as everyone focused on the statue…and an all too familiar white and black bear sprung forth from the bushes and landed right in front of the statues, "Why, hello there! Thank you all for waiting! Long time no see guys!"

"..." Ryu said nothing as he grabbed an entire bench and ripped it out before swinging it and sending Monokumka flying.

"...HEY!" Monokuma snapped as he popped out another set of bushes, "What's your problem, buddy?! I made a grand entrance and you yeet me with a bench?!"

"I knew it was you!" Usami snapped as she pointed her staff at him, "...but how…why are you here, Monokuma?!"

'Monokuma?' Hajime mentally repeated.

"Ah shaddup, you dumb bitch!" Monokuma snapped at her, his red eye glowing, "I'm livid, you know…and I'm about ready to bark thanks to your lukewarm attitude! What's with this 'heart-throbbing school trip' bullshit?! I'm bored! So hopelessly bored! It's no fun at all! You better knock this lovey-dovey crap off right now! Nobody wants to see high school students living calm and peaceful lives….What they really wanna see is another's misery and despair!"

"Wh-what the hell is with this stuffed animal…?!" Fuyuhiko demanded as he sweated a little, "Nothing he's saying makes any damn sense!"

"What is going on?" 'Byakuya' asked in a nervous tone, "What is that thing?"

"My name is…"

"It's a stupid avatar android made by a stupid little girl named Enoshima Junko," Ryu blurted, making Monokuma faceplant, "She's talking through it from another location. Her Modus-operandi is setting up dangerous games where people are psychologically stressed and compelled to kill one another for her sick amusement due to a twisted and perverted interest in the very concept of despair."

"What?" Yukizome frowned at that.

"...wow. Just…fucking wow!" Monokuma complained as he shot up, "Just…fucking spoil it all, why don't ya?!"

"I'm not here to play your damn games," Ryu sighed, "In the grand scheme of things, nothing you do is special. Hell…I spread despair better than you and I'm the good guy." he bluntly pointed out in reference to his own catchphrase when he wins a fight.

"Wh-?! That's my schtick!" Monokuma snapped, "Get your own thing, you…you…!"

"Be careful, minna! Stay back and leave this to me!" Usami declared as she prepared her wand, "I don't know how Monokuma's here, but as long as I have this magic st-KYA!" she screamed when Monokuma tackled her into a fight cloud.

"Hai-yaa! Hai-yaa!"

"St-stop!"

"Chi-yah! Chi-yah!"

"KYAAAA!"

*SNAP!*

"Victory!" Monokuma laughed, now standing on top of the now broken wand.

"No~! My Magic Stick!" Usami cried.

"Oh and btw…you're too plain. White rabbits are faaaar too plain," Monokuma stated as he began to approach her menacingly, "Let's fix that…shall we?"

"...oh n-" she began before he pulled her into another fight cloud, "EEK!"

"This is what happens when you defy me…I'll crunch ya! I'll bite ya! I'll rip you apart!"

"KYAAA! STOP IT!"

"Hey, hold still! This wooden stick…isn't gonna shove itself in, ya know!"

"NOOOOOO! That's a no no! THAT'S A BIG NO-NO!"

"What's he doing to her?!" Akiko gawked as the fight cloud ended.

"Taaa-daa! All done!" Monokuma declared as he motioned to Usami…who was now one half white and one half pink with the eye on the pink side red…and was also sporting a diaper.

"Wh…what is this…?!" Usami gasped as she looked herself over, "I'm not supposed to look weird like this! Change me back to normal!"

"My my…defying your big brother's fashion sense?" Monokuma noted with a headshake, "Is Monomi a little troublemaker?"

"B…big brother? Monomi?"

"..." Ryu snorted as he kicked Monokuma so hard, the body began breaking apart as it flew through the air, "That's enough with the damn robot, Junko, just come out already!"

"I don't like agreeing with him…but he has a point. What are you even trying now? We beat you once before, and now we know your tricks." Shotaro added.

"I'll fix you later," Philip smiled, picking up…Usami/Monomi.

"Oh no you don't!" Monokuma shouted as he jumped out another set of bushes, "She's my little sister and I won't let yo-ACK!"

"What are you scheming now, sister?" Mukuro demanded, holding him in a headlock while keeping a combat knife against his neck.

"Oh for…why do I keep getting interrupted today?!" Monokuma complained.

"Just stop with the damn bear…" Shotaro sighed.

"We are in no mood for this bit all over again," Kyoko added.

"We will find you, and we will beat you. It's best to just give up and face us like a normal arch-nemesis." Philip smiled, "The faster we beat you up and arrest you, the faster I can make a machine to reprogram your brain."

"...upupupu…" Monokuma gave a low chuckle…before whipping out five sets of Gaia Memories, "You think I'm gonna let you beat me like last time…not a chance…"

=TIGER/SNAKE/EAGLE/HORSE/GORILLA!=

"Come forth, my Mono-Beast!" Monokuma declared as he tossed the Gaia Memories at the statues just as Mukuro slit his neck.

"What did he just…?" Mahiru began as the Memories connected to the back of the statues' necks, making their eyes light up, "?!"

The statues began to crumble away as the area shook, revealing parts of them to be robotic before the stone covering them completely shattered. Within a matter of seconds…a large group of machines appeared out of the smoke cloud as they towered over the group, each one based on a tiger, snake, eagle, and horse with the 'warrior' now a gorilla wearing armor with part of the statue covering part of its face.

"Wh-what?" Sonia gasped in pure shock.

"Those statues…moved?" Mahiru gasped.

=That's no statue! They're Mono-Beasts!= Monokuma declared from the nearby monitor

"M-m-m-m-monsters!" Kazuichi panicked.

=I said Mono-Beasts god damn it!= Monokuma snapped.

"N-no…this can't be…" Mikan whimpered as she hid behind Mahiru, "This is just…too weird…!"

"Am I…having a nightmare or something?" Fuyuhiko whispered in disbelief.

"Kyahahah! A nightmare, he says!" Hiyoko laughed, "He just admitted his brain is a total flower patch!"

=...wow. You kids really know how to suck the fun out of this= Monokuma deadpanned =But anyway…I'm taking over this…eck. School trip…which I now dub the School Trip Killing Game!=

"...What makes you think I'll let you do any sort of thing to my students?" Yukizome frowned as she stepped forward, "It's one thing to assault my assistant…but to try and force them into a killing game they want no part in?"

=Uh…duh. It's my thing=

"..." Shotaro looked to Ryu with a sigh.

"..." Ryu shrugged nonchalantly before the two began playing Rock-Paper-Scissors.

=...but you know what? You're just as sickeningly sweet as Monomi, so…= Monokuma began as the Eagle Mono-Beast flew up, a pair of large gatling guns coming out of it as it aimed them right at Yukizome =I may as well set an example…and fire the teacher for being so naughty~=

"?!" the students' eyes widened in horror upon hearing that.

"He's going to…" Hajime began, "S-sensei! R-"

"Don't worry…" Yukizome began, slowly looking over at them with a reassuring smile, "I'll be alright…"

=...pfft! You really think that, huh?= Monokuma scoffed.

"Of course," she responded as she looked back at him, "Because no matter what you do to me…my students…these young men and women won't cave in into the despair you want to cause to them…because I believe they will do the right thing."

=...eck. That was so sweet it's gross…know what? Forget the countdown…Eagle…raze her with gunfire=

"Ha!" Shotaro and Ryu shouted as they jumped into the air at the same time and kicked the Eagle's head in from both sides…crushing it in and sending it falling down, "Ah! Teme! I won! It was my turn to kill it! No way! Screw you!" they complained as they butted heads and glared one another down.

"Did they just…" Nekomaru began.

"Give it a minute…" Naegi spoke as the Eagle Mono-Beast came crashing down.

=Wh-?! Hey! You can't do that! I was in the middle of an execution!= Monokuma snapped at Shotaro and Ryu.

"SHUT UP!" they roared while punching the Gorilla next, sending it flying, "Bastard! That was mine!" they growled.

"Shh…Let them do this; they need to vent," Philip hushed Hajime before he could speak.

"It's best to let them do it this way." Naegi explained.

"Honestly, we think this is the only way they'll work together." Kyoko nodded.

"They say competition is healthy for men." Akiko shrugged.

"Th-They punched robots…" Akane gawked.

"What are these freaks?!" Fuyuhiko gawked.

"Like hell that was yours, you newbie! I've been punching people since before I earned my hat! I worked my way up from Yakuza Menaces to society to evil monsters made of literal concepts of the mind!" Shotaro complained.

"Hmph…clearly I am doing just as good. I have been training and achieving the right skill level to deal with Fuuto's nonsense." Ryu scoffed as he butted heads with Shotaro again, "Clearly, I am doing just as good of a job as you, if not better, Tantei!"

"Huh? You want to say that again, donut muncher? The police would never get anything done without me!" Shotaro growled.

"That was before me!" Ryu growled.

=A…Are you seriously ignoring me?!= Monokuma gawked =...ok just for that…Mono-Beasts, tear 'em to shreds before they can transform!=

"Don't underestimate me, you bitch!" the two shouted, punching out the Tiger before spinning around and swinging their legs as Shotaro kicked the Snake and Ryu the Horse, sending them into one another. The two moved around before they both jumped and slammed their knees into the Gorilla's face as it got up, shattering its stone mask in the process, "Damn it, you bastard, that was mine!" they growled at one another as they clasped hands and began pushing the other.

"A-Are they even human?" Kazuichi gawked.

"They are," Mukuro assured as she walked over to the group...before looking over at her friends, "Don't worry…I'll explain where I've been in due time…"

"I'm just glad you're okay." Naegi sighed.

"...Now hug…" Philip said slowly as he and Akiko stared at them.

"Philip!" Naegi complained.

"Hina gave me one task if she was never around, keep the ship afloat!"

"Mou…" Naegi groaned as Mukuro stood there with a heavy blush.

=DAMN IT! THIS IS BULLLSHIT!= Monokuma snapped as the Mono-Beasts were sent flying back =I had a whole thing planned out for my return and you guys fucked it up!=

"Oh yeah…changing the weather! Like that's intimidating!" Shotaro countered.

=Changing the….that wasn't me!=

"What?" the two asked as they ripped the snake robot in half.

"Honestly, you guys are human!?" Fuyuhiko and Kazuichi gawked.

"Shut up!" both snapped, making them yelp and jump back.

"What did you learn?" Hajime asked simply.

"Probably nothing…" Philip sighed.

"...He's nervous," Chiaki spoke, suddenly noticing Monokuma beginning to shake.

=Oh shit…oh shit….don't tell me he's here?!= Monokuma panicked =Why's he here?!=

"Eh?"

=...J-Just so we're clear, you guys can't defy me! Follow my rules, get through each Class Trial, figure out who murdered who, yada yda yada! I'm out before he shows up!= Monokuma shouted.

"No you don't!" Shotaro and Ryu shouted as they finished ripping apart the other robots before jumping at the screen Monokuma was on…before grunting as a gust of wind pushed them away and into the others.

Monokuma froze as a figure floated down behind the screen. They reached a hand out before it began sparking and exploding. Lights all around them flickered as a veil of wind hid a figure.

"Well…that was entertaining~" a voice laughed as the wind began dying down to reveal a Dopant.

His body was a mix of black white and gold. His torso was covered in a white armored robe like attire, with multiple gold studs along his chest armor, with a stomach armor with a black sun like pattern in the center, he had a golden belt of two dragon heads meeting in the middle with a blue gem as the buckle. He had large white shoulder pads with golden dragon heads hidden underneath, and the front of each shoulder pad decorated with a golden crescent moon. His forearms were covered in black gauntlets with a white zig-zagging ring overlapping gold pattern on his left arm, and gold over white on his right, each hand was gold and armored with whitw wrist cuffs and black fabric pieces dangling over his hands. His waist was covered in a white robe like coat tail with a gold interior, hios legs black up to his knees where they were covered in white boots from the knee down. What looked like clouds formed around his neck like a giant collar as his face looked at them. His face was a solid helmet, with a black jaw strap, with white all along the top and dropping down around the back of his neck, a black V like visor allowed him to see as a white horn formed atop his head with black hair dangling behind from the horn.

"You must be the fabled 77th class of Kibougamine…" the Dopant chuckled. He then held his hand out as if waiting for something, "Well now…don't keep me waiting…Give them to me…" he ordered, making them all shiver at the sheer menace in his demand.

"S…such bloodlust…" Nekomaru whispered.

"I…I can't move my body…" Akane whispered with wide eyes.

"Wh….what is that thing?" Hiyoko asked...now actually very nervous as she hid behind Nekomaru with Ibuki and Mikan.

"G-give what?" Hajime asked.

"Oh…don't play coy," the Dopant laughed as he walked closer, swinging his hand as a sudden localized gust of gale winds pushed, Kyoko, Naegi, Mukuro and Akiko away from them all, "I am not one for games…when I want something and I ask for it…" he suddenly grabbed Hajime by his face and lifted him up, "You will give me what I ask and be thankful you are alive to miss it!" he growled in annoyance, "Don't play games with me, boy…It doesn't matter if I need to take it off your burning corpse…I will have your Gaia Memory!"

'Gh…wh…what is this guy? I…I can't…' Hajime thought, trying to free himself from his grip…yet he felt as if…his body began to slowly freeze over.

"Is anyone else going to be difficult?" The Dopant looked to the others, "Really it's rather simple," he shoved Hajime away and into them, "Either you give me what I want…or I kill you and take it." he calmly explained, "We don't have to be difficult here, I can be a simple gentlemen about it…now…give me…the Memories." he held his hand out once more patiently, "For if you don't, for every minute I don't get them…I kill one of you…slowly…and for fun…I'll make each one different in its own gruesome way~"

"Such a ghastly beast…" Gundahm whispered as his hamsters buried themselves deep into his scarf.

"Th...The stories mother told me were true…" Sonia gasped in horror, "Monsters…truly do exist…"

Philip said nothing as he got in front of everyone. He glared at the Dopant, who chuckled in response, "They don't have what you seek." Philip finally spoke.

"Hmm? Is that so…well, if they aren't on them they should still know where they hid them. I can wait…"

"They don't know," Philip defended.

"Then what good are they?" the Dopant sighed, "A bunch of useless kids who-face it-will never do anything good for the world. Honestly…killing them would be a service. You know what they can become, don't you Shounen~?" he pointed to Philip with a chuckle.

"You're wrong…they aren't those people you refer to," he frowned, "These are innocent people, they just want to live."

"Well the price of life in this world is steep, they should have remained boring normal nobodies in this world. Then they might have had a chance to live…instead they choose to stand out…and for what? What is the point of keeping kids like this nobody even wants?"

"I want them." Philip declared, "I want them to be my friends, I want to protect them, to let them have a chance at the life I will never get."

"Well…I can't say I understand it…but I can't deny you are an interesting one. Alone in front of me…and no fear in your eyes at all…amazing!" the Dopant cackled, "But what good can you be in this scenario? All you've done is sealed your fate with them…they will die…and I will get what I'm after." he raised his hand as sparks of lightning formed in it, "I hope you kids at least said goodbye to Mommy and Daddy before coming here…cause they'll never see you again~"

"?!" the 77th class began to tense up at that, about to take a step back before Yukizome ran right in front of them.

"S-sensei!"

"Just go!" Yukizome called out, "Get to the hotel and stay hidden in your rooms!"

"Heh…" the mystery Dopant scoffed, "This is cute that so many people think you're worth something…but if you knew the reason why you're all here…you would all be begging me to end it." he laughed, "I can't say I care for this despair or hope nonsense…but…I do know this will entertain me and progress my desires forward. But I almost want to see the pointless struggle…it amuses me to see people try and be heroic in the face of death. What faces will you make as you die?"

"...Daijobu." Philip turned to the 77th class with a smile, "You'll all be okay." he assured with a nod.

"Hmm?"

"I said you'll all be okay." Philip smiled at them.

"H-how do you even know that?!" Fuyuhiko snapped.

"That thing is a literal monster…it's not playing around…it wants to kill us…" Kazuichi added.

"How can we know that…we can't even trust our own memories…" Hajime spoke.

"Because I am going to protect you." Philip smiled simply, "I might not be much, but I can protect something now and again. Because…I'm the devil~" he smirked as the Driver formed around him, "If you agree to join me, I can promise I will try my hardest to protect you from any evil. This planet has many monsters, and many evils. But I am part of a being who no matter what…if you call…shall come to your aid. It doesn't matter if you believe me, you need not even believe in Kami-sama or Daibutsu-sama, for I am the one thing more dependable than them." he held up his Gaia Memory as he clicked it.

=CYCLONE!=

"Ikuze…Shotaro…" he smiled as he slotted it in as it vanished, "Henshin…"

They all panicked as Philip suddenly fell over. The Dopant blinked as a strong wind picked up behind him as Shotaro's body stood up, the wind forming around and hiding his body. His eyes glowing through the veil of the wind as markings formed under his eyes.

=CYCLONE JOKER!=

The wind suddenly dispersed from around him as everyone flinched. Everyone blinked as Kamen Rider Double walked forward, his eyes glowing bright red as he swung his arm to flick his scarf back.

"Hahaha…Kamen Rider…" the Dopant laughed, turning to face Double.

"K-Kamen…Rider…" Hajime spoke as they all stared at Double.

With that the two clashed as Double and the Dopant began trading blows while moving faster than the 77th class could keep track of. The two crossed one another as a powerful gust of wind almost knocked everyone over. The Dopant laughed as he slid across the ground while Double ran after him. The two clashed as they traded blows back and forth, each strike stirring up the wind even stronger and stronger around them.

"Why do you defend these children for, legendary Kamen Rider of Fuuto? You know what they are…what is the point of it!"

"I don't need a reason, right here…right now…I'm here to fight the monster." Double spoke as he blocked a punch from the Dopant before swinging his own back which it grabbed.

"An amusing effort…but I won't fail. I shall have those Memories!"

"And I'm going to take you down." Double responded.

With that the two pushed the other away. The Dopant held his hand up as wind began forming a small tornado in the palm of his hand. He thrust his hand forward and blasted it at Double, the Rider quickly messing with his belt as he closed and opened it again.

=CYCLONE METAL!=

"Ahh! He changed forms!" Kazuichi gawked.

"KICK HIS ASS!" Akane and Ibuki cheered on.

Double spun the Metal Shaft around as he defused the controlled twister launched at him before spinning around and swinging his staff weapon to fire a giant gust of air that pushed the Dopant back. Double grunted as he swung his staff up and deflected a bolt of lightning. He swung around again and deflected another. Well deflecting might have been an exaggeration, the truth was Double was letting the Metal Memory and his staff act as a lightning rod to keep them from hitting anyone else. He spun his staff around and swung to absorb another bolt as he grunted in pain as he grit his teeth from behind the mask and let it pass through him into the ground harmlessly.

"Hahaha…not bad…" the Dopant laughed, shooting more lightning at Double as he swung his staff to absorb it again, "But you'd be more effective if you ignored them and save yourself!"

=HEAT METAL!=

"Another change…" Chiaki noted, "A mix of fire and metal…like a flame swordsman."

"Oh~! I had no idea Japan had masked warriors protecting it!" Sonia awed as Gundahm blinked in awe.

Double thrust his staff forward as the lightning was channeled into the now burning tip of the Metal Shaft making it disperse away into sparks. Double spun the now burning Metal Shaft around before he tossed it and let it slam into the Dopant knocking him off his feet. Double growled as he channeled the remaining electricity into his right arm as it began burning with heat and fire. The Dopant grunted as Double rushd and punched him across the face releasing all the energy with the punch as it set off as an explosion. The Dopant stumbled back before another flaming punch hit him in the stomach and then the face with an uppercut.

=HEAT TRIGGER!=

The Dopant grunted as Double grabbed him by the shoulder before pressing the Trigger Magnum right into his chest. The Dopant grunted charging himself with electricity and discharging it just as Double pulled the trigger causing an explosion of fire around them. The Dopant groaned, skidding back along the ground as Double stood his ground while the smoke danced off his armor.

"If you think zapping me is enough to make me back off…then you have no idea the amount of pain I can take." Double spoke as he marched forward, "This might not be my city…but even still…I am the Kamen Rider…if anyone cries for help…I will be there."

"...badass…" Akane, Ibuki and Kazuichi awed.

"Such a powerful loyalty to justice," Nekomaru added.

"Y…yeah…" Hajime couldn't help but agree while Komaeda…he just stared on a bit…almost like he was focusing on Double alone.

"Hmph…I suppose you throw a wrench into things Kamen Rider…hahaha…but…I will be claiming those Memories." the Dopant promised, "But my time is best spent getting what I want instead of fighting." he dusted himself off, "Another day…Kamen Rider." He swung his hand forming a dust devil around himself as he vanished into thin air the moment it faded away.

"...oh god…" Fuyuhiko whispered as Terteru fainted on the spot, "I…it's gone right? That fucking thing's gone…"

"For now…" 'Byakuya' stated

"Oh f-"

"No…he's right," Komaeda spoke up, "It's clear if we don't participate in that bear's killing game…we'll die by him or that monster…it's an almost hopeless situation."

"...Do me a favor." Double sighed to Komaeda, "Shut up about that…or I'm gonna teach you a game called…Ball Tag."

"...Ball…Tag?"

Double turned to the Gorilla robot's body before slamming his fist into its crotch and denting it deep inward as it crumbled apart and fell over. He then held his hand as it smoked.

"...n…noted…." Komaeda whispered with a light gulp.

"Good." Double sighed as he closed the driver. His armor fell away to reveal Shotaro as he sighed. Everyone then cried as Philip suddenly shot up with a sigh of relief.

"Okay everyone! We're safe! No one was hurt?" Philip asked as he looked them all over, "If you're hurt you have to tell me, or I promise I won't go easy when I strip search later."

"N-no…w…" Mikan began before blinking, "...eh? St….strip…search?"

"Well so long as no one is hurt there is no need for Doctor Philip…" he explained, "...No…not PHD…but I should technically have one."

"So that was not normal." Shotaro sighed as Ryu grunted and limped back.

"...it has elemental abilities…like a living storm." Ryu grunted.

"That's a pain." Shotaro groaned.

"...a monster capable of controlling the elements themselves…" Gundahm whispered, "To think such a devil exists…"

"We fought a monster made of magma…" Philip mused.

"Ice Age…" Ryu sighed.

"Bird…Dinosaur…books…cars…" Shotaro listed.

"Lies…" Philip added, "...we fight a lot of weird things…most of them want to kill us. But we haven't stopped trying!" He palmed Komaeda's face before he could speak, "Don't start with that hopeless bit again…please…we've been through this before and literally destroyed a monster made of despair, so no…shut up. You're wrong." he then pushed him away, "Now…monster aside…who wants to get back to that beach party? I know I do~"

"..."

"...anyone? Anyone at all?" Philip asked once more.

"It…really in poor taste to just get back to the beach after all that," Mahiru sighed.

"Being forced into a killing game and dealing with a literal monster, and you're forcing us to party like nothing happened?" Fuyuhiko asked, "...Yeah, fuck that…"

"...Well the funny thing is you thought you had a choice," Philip smiled.

"Eh?"

"See here's how things work, children: I am Philip, I am part of the Kamen Rider. I save the day…we return to happy fun times…and we do as Philip wants." he explained, "If we don't do the last part…it's like I haven't saved the day…? But that's not right…stopped Junko, fought monster, monster ran away…day saved…I get what I want…?"

"You didn't stop jack!" a Monokuma gasped as he ran through a bush, "Gah…hah…whew! I'm out of shape."

"Eh Junko-san, you got fat while in prison!?" Philip gasped.

"Wh…oh you nerdy bastard…" Monokuma growled out.

"But…I did…I won last time. Ergo…I win again." Philip pointed out, "That's how it works."

"...oh no…not this time," Monokuma stated, his red eye glowing as he glared at him, "This time you're gonna regret annoying me, book boy…I'm gonna make these kids plunge into despair..and finish what I started so that the world can relish in despair."

"We won't let that happen," Naegi argued as he stepped forward, "We beat Despair before…we can do it again…"

"And this time…we'll make sure you won't force anyone to kill," Kyoko added.

"Oh I know…but will he?" Monokuam asked as he pointed at Ryu, "..in fact…say one of these students ended up being the Blackened…what would you do?"

"Beat them and arrest them." Ryu responded simply, "I'm not playing youur god damn game you stupid little brat."

"You don't have a choice," Monokuma countered, "You…the half-boiled detective and his crew…." he paused as he glared at Naegi, Kyoko and Mukuro, "My former students…that housemaid bitch and her students….your all a part of my Island Killing Game now…so you'll have to learn who to trust…or else you'll end up good as dead…"

"Nope." Philip replied.

"Not gonna happen," Shotaro shook his head.

"Nope!" Akiko added.

"...then I guess you don't want off this island then," Monokuma grinned, making everyone tense up a bit, "That's right…I have the only way to get you home…but if you want out…you gotta kill someone…"

"Nope." Philip replied simply, "...you…did take the chip out of my neck right?" he asked.

"The wha…?" Monokuma blinked.

"The Chip…the Philip Tech chip that can find me by using government satellites to triangulate my location…" he explained.

"...what?"

"...Oh wow…you…just…totally underestimated me again…" Philip blinked, "Are…are you actually stupid, Junko-chan? I mean you bragged about being smart…but you forget I do weird stuff…I also chipped Shotaro, Akiko, Naegi, Kyoko, Hina, Mukuro…bah…I think I put a prototype one in Hagakure's butt…cause his hair got in the way of his neck…" he rambled.

"Wha…why!?" Monokuma asked.

"Because…I'm Philip…did you really think I didn't plan on you doing this all over again?" he blinked, "You're our Nemesis…this is what the Nemesis does…"

"When did you chip us!?" Shotaro shouted.

"...Not that time I got you all drunk and passed out…" Philip said slowly.

"...wait…was that when Hagakure accidentally ordered that drink that one night?!" Naegi realized.

"..."

"What…but…how could you possibly know I'd do this!?" Monokuma shouted.

"Oh…Junko-chan…you're so predictable…you're our Nemesis…I just planned for you to do something silly. Your mistake was not bringing Hina, who has the codes to my tracking system." he laughed, "Hahahaha! Well Byakuya has it too…but I don't think he's gonna try to save us unless he needs me for something…he is a bit of a jerk…So rescue is just a matter of time…we will foil evil plans, and oh we won before so…this is just…hmm…Chi-chan term?"

"New Game Plus!"

"Thank you!"

"...sure…you can laugh it up, but…" Monokuma began, noticing how most of the students seemed..nervous still, "Can they survive for that long?"

"Hmm?"

"In fact..you sure it's a good idea for them to leave?" Monokuma questioned, "Who knows how they'll react once they're back out in the world…can you risk that?"

"I don't know." Philip smiled, "And isn't that fun?"

"...heh…yeah..it is…when the risk is for your life," Monokuma chuckled as he walked off, "Have fun~"

"We will, thanks!" Philip waved.

"Stop that!"

"No~" he smirked.

"D'oh~!"

"...s…sensei?" Hiyoko asked, a slight nervous tone in her voice as Yukizome stood there, her hair shadowing over her eyes, "E-everything's gonna be okay…right?"

"...of course!" Yukizome replied as her smile returned, "We just gotta make sure no one harms one another..not give into the temptations of that nasty bear to further unify us!"

"...yea…unify…" Fuyuhiko muttered as he and the other students cautiously looked at one another.

"Not the wisest words to say, sensei," 'Byakuya' stated with a frown, "How this Junko woman is doing all this and that monster are the least of our worries…we should be worried…" he paused as he glared at the rest of the class, "Ourselves…"

"Hey…that's…" Hajime began before he trailed off…realizing he was right. If what Philip said was a bluff…would they have to sacrifice someone if that opportunity came to pass? COuld they…no…he had a feeling deep down everyone here had the potential…the potential to kill someone.

"Oh…how could everything go so wrong?" Usami whispered as tears formed in her eyes.

"...I'll be alright," Mukuro spoke up, making the two look at her, "AS they said…they've beaten her before…they can do it again."

"But…how…" Hajime began.

"Because I trust them…" Mukuro stated, looking at Naegi for a quick second before looking back at him, "They brought me back from that pit of despair…they can do the same should you or your classmates happen to fall into it."

"We won before, we can win again." Philip mused, "You just need to not be stupid and trust that we can fight the supervillains."

"They aren't super villains…" Shotaro sighed.

"Evil…superpowers…crazy…" Philip listed.

"You beat her once…how?" Hajime asked.

"Well we had to solve the mystery that time. But now…there is none, we know who it is. We just need to explore around and find her secret base where she is watching everyone like a perv…." Philip paused as he looked at Teruteru, "Don't say it…you'll get brain damage." he warned, "If we find her, we can stop her. Besides I have an idea on how to prevent these…potential scenarios." he looked at them, "I'm gonna have to mentally fix all of your problems. And I do mean all your problems…" he lingered on several, "Some…will take longer than others…" he nodded, "You are all just walking hot messes of people…"

"Hey!" several complained.

"Okay…everyone look at your own classmates and deny they…have a lot of issues." Shotaro sighed as many of them looked left and right.

"No yeah…he…he's got a point…" Kazuichi muttered sheepishly.

"Some of you are crazy…" Fuyuhiko muttered.

"Hey bite me, midget!" Akane complained.

"Can we not?" Mahiru sighed.

"Pfft…speak for yourselves," Hiyoko huffed, "I'm a perfect delicate little flower."

"No, you are not," Philip bluntly stated as he held up his book, "Meeting each of you gave me a key each…with each of your issues." He then whined, "But still so many locks~"

"..." everyone blinked and noticed Naegi, Kyoko, and Akiko hiding behind either Shotaro or Ryu, looking around with frightened expressions.

"Wh-what does that mean!?" Fuyuhiko demanded.

"Normally if Philip is upset…a mechanical dinosaur begins to rampage." Shotaro mused.

"Okay that has to be…" Fuyuhiko pointed at Philip before flinching as he looked to see Fang…biting his finger.

"Oh there's Fang!" Shotaro smiled as he saw the remains of the Monokuma strewn across the ground where it came from, "It must have killed the Monokuma spares."

"AH!" Fuyuhiko cried as he tried to shake Fang off…only for the little Memory to somehow flip him into the ground…before dragging him away, "HOLY FUCK!"

"?!" Peko tensed a bit before she began to follow, pulling her bokken out while reaching for the clothed object hanging off her back.

"Fang, put that down. You don't know where he's been," Philip ordered without looking up from his book as Fang stopped…before spinning around and tossing Fuyuhiko into a bush.

"You're insane, you crazy fuck!"

"...hmm…gotta work on that potty mouth of yours…." Philip whispered, "...Sensei, Tsumiki-san, did you happen to see any soap at the supermarket?"

"Wh-?!" Fuyuhiko sputtered incredulously at that.

"Well I need to help and fix all of you so you don't fall for the traps she has planned!" Philip argued, "So I need to do deep psychological dives into your minds…find the parts that need help, fix 'em, and save your lives!" He declared dramatically as he pointed at her then back to Fuyuhiko, "You will be first…Peko…to save the Botchan…we must heal his mental hang ups. Lend me your assistance to save his life!"

"..."

"...Peko, no. I…" Fuyuhiko began before she helped him up, "Oh come on…!"

"It is for your safety, Fuyuhiko-sama…"

"I told you before we got here, we got nothing between…" Fuyuhiko quietly began to her.

"Whatcha talkin' about~?" Philip questioned as he stood between the two.

"BUTT OUT!" Fuyuhiko snapped as he turned to Philip.

"Peko, grab him so we can save him from himself!" Philip ordered.

"Peko, no! I…oh come the fuck on!" Fuyuhiko snapped as he was carried off.

"Should we be concerned?" Hajime asked.

"Nope, he's just helping in his Philip way," Shotaro sighed.

"AH! The robot dinosaur is taking Teruteru away!" Kazuichi panicked.

"Aaaaahhh~" he cried out as Fang carried him into the dense bushes.

"Shouldn't we go help him?" Sonia asked.

"...Nah…" many responded in unison.

"Let's just head to the hotel and rest…" Kyoko sighed, "Hopefully there's enough space for all of us…"

"There should be enough space for us in the main hotel lobby," Yukizome suggested, "I could see if there are any inflatable beds at the supermarket."

"...Honestly kinda beats sleeping on the couch," Naegi admitted.

"Wait, what happened to your bed?" Shotaro asked, "...Philip…"

"I'll explain later! I need to fix my new friends!"

"SAVE ME!" Fuyuhiko complained.

"Ah! Hold on, buddy!" Nekomaru shouted as he ran off.

"Oh brother…" Ryu groaned as Shotaro and the others began to walk off

"I instantly failed you!" Nekomaru shouted as Fang dragged him away.

"That mini-dino took out coach Nekomaru!" Akane gawked.

"Trust me, that thing scared someone I know for sure was much stronger than the big guy," Shotaro sighed.

"It really is," Akiko added, "...yet it also likes Hina-chan…"

"That's because she is my friend and if anything were to happen to her, many…unpleasant things will be done by Fang," Philip simply stated.

"...r…right…" Hajime sweatdropped.

'...Speaking of Hina-chan…I hope she's doing ok…' Philip couldn't help but think.

---

"Mmm…" Hina groaned a bit as her eyes began to slowly open up, "My head…wh…where…am…" she began before her eyes widened, "Ahh! Phillip!"

"Easy now…"

"Wha…who…?" she asked in confusion as she looked to the side, "?! M…Mondo?"

"Heh…long time no see," Mondo smirked to her, leaning against the wall as he wore a pure white sleeveless tee with a white band around one of his arms, "Was wondering when you'd wake up…"

"How...Where…" Hina began.

"Old man Motor's garage," he explained, "He's out right now, so we figured he'd let us keep you hidden here for now."

"We?" Hina repeated, "..wait. Is Taka here, too?"

"Yes, but he is currently out at the office, trying to obtain Alter Ego," a voice spoke up, making her turn to see a woman with short, styled black hair in a sort of elegant black dress with white frills.

"...Who are you?"

"Hmm…Well, of course you wouldn't recognize me, Asahina…" the woman noted while hiding the smirk on her face, "Especially since I don't have my hair extensions on…"

"...Wait…" Hina began as she squinted her eyes a bit…and imagined two familiar twin ponytails on the side of the woman's head, "...Celeste-chan?!"

"Ahh ahh…Taeko," she corrected, "We are friends, so you may refer to me by my real name."

"Oh gosh I'm so happy to see you guys. Philip he…"

"Got kidnapped. Yeah, he texted us," Mondo smirked, "In a group text too…it was long…like an entire super detailed idea long. Apparently, he planned for his kidnapping and chipped mostly everyone."

"Oh right…yeah, I wasn't allowed to tell anyone about those…" Hina muttered.

"What do you mean the signal is coming from down there?!" a voice asked from another room, "How…when…Philip! Dude, not cool!"

"...Was that Hagakure?" Hina blinked.

"Yeah….we found him hiding in a dumpster from some shady looking guys," Mondo explained, "Personally I think he's just hiding from debt collectors."

"So he found out where Philip put the prototype chip…" Hina muttered.

"It's a what?!"

"If it's any consolation…yours lights up…" Hina chuckled.

"Anyway, he told us that Santa-chan would keep ya safe 'till we could come pick you up. Then he says you'd know how to find them with a computer," Mondo muttered.

"He made me remember the code with donuts…" Hina explained.

"That seems about right…" most of them muttered.

"But…that raises the question of who would kidnap Philip and the others?" Taeko sighed.

"It was the 77th class!" Hina gasped, "They are all corrupted and evil and after Philip and the gang. Philip didn't have time to make too many crazy ideas, so I got no Philip theories to share. But I do know he was planning something…but then things got fuzzy for me." she sighed, "But if we find the others, we can help fix things!"

"Ya know Byakuya's gonna be a pain in the ass when we go get a boat from him," Mondo noted.

"Considering that Philip is most likely with our senpai…we'll need a yacht," Taeko corrected, "You all know that he's more than likely going to wrap his fingers around them all and more than likely get a few to stay at the office in an official capacity."

"Hey, he doesn't do that…all the time…sorta…maybe…" Hina defended.

"I counter with your wallet," Taeko replied, holding up said wallet and flipped it open, showing a paper card in the ID card part with a picture of her and the words 'Assistant to Philip' on it with the Narumi Detective Agency logo and signature under that…before a picture of Philip dressed as a maid with cat ears and tail with Hina as an otter maid girl hugging Philip fell out, "..."

"...Don't you judge me…" she muttered sheepishly.

"...He's still doing that?" Mondo gawked.

"It was for a case involving a Dopant that kidnapped those animal-eared maids at those cosplay cafes!" Hina defended before shuddering, "Octopus Memory…Not fun…"

"...ahem. Perhaps we should drop it before things get weirder," Taeko muttered as Hina took back her wallet and photo, "For now….I suppose one of us should try and contact Byakuya…"

"Will he even answer?" Mondo asked.

"I'm sure he'll answer if it's someone he doesn't think wouldn't call him for a good reason," Taeko offered.

"...So you mean…"

"I mean me, yes," she nodded.

"Oh thank the Kami…" Hina sighed.

"In the meantime, we should find out where we even need to go first. Will we need plane tickets or boat supplies first?" Taeko offered.

"Yeah, I'm not keen on a boat ride halfway across the world…" Mondo muttered, "It'd be faster to fly to the nearest country then get a big boat."

"Bingo," Taeko nodded simply.

"Well, I just need a good computer for the code Philip made," Hina explained, "It will find all of them with the chips…and me and Hagakure."

"Oh, this explains the itching so much!" Hagakure shouted from the other room, "I just thought it was a bad juju sense…"

"...Uh…anyway…" Mondo began as they chose to ignore that for now, "Taka should be back with Hifumi any time now with Alter Ego…"

"...You do know…" Hina began.

"He's honestly been doing his best to hold back his more…questionable urges," Taeko admitted.

"Apparently he worked it out after some trip with Philip," Mondo muttered, "They went to Akihabara."

"..." Hina nodded, crossing her arms under her impressive chest, "That honestly makes sense. And explains where Philip-kun got all those model kits." she sighed, "I really wanted to keep the horse one, too, but after Philip-kun researched how to make tiny robots, Kyoko, Akiko, and Shotaro all made him throw them into the fire pit."

"Seems like its been the same old same old around here huh?" Mondo chuckled.

"Though I am interested to hear…there is a new Kamen Rider," Taeko noted.

"Yeah…Kamen Rider Accel," Hina nodded, "He's in the police force….and Shotaro really doesn't like him."

"Too much like himself, I take it," Taeko guessed.

"Kinda, but more buff because of lifting that heavy sword of his outside of his henshin," Hina replied, "And a little more boiled than him, too." she paused, "But…he's not as nice as Shotaro; he's much meaner and sometimes goes too far in a fight. Also…I don't like his catchphrase, Double's is better."

"Really?" Mondo asked.

"Yeah. It's all…" Hina spoke before trying to mimic Ryu's voice, "'Despair is your goal' or something like that." she quickly pointed at the two, "He is not Despair-happy like Enoshima and only inflicts it on Dopants that deserve it, and then be arrested once he breaks the Memory!" both sighed in relief at that.

"Well I guess we are just exceptionally sensitive to the term after all we went through together," Taeko sighed.

"Still, from the sounds of it, it sounds like he's a crazy guy…" Mondo sighed.

"His power…is to Transform into a Motorcycle!" Hina added.

"Hah!?" they gawked at that.

"Yeah. He can turn into a motorcycle!"

"...Pictures. I need pictures!" Mondo replied, stars in his eyes, "How's his horsepower? Any stunts you've gotten to see him pull off in that mode? Details, Hina, details!"

"Your biker gang days are showing," Taeko cleared her throat.

"Hang on…" she muttered, "I have a lot of pictures here…give me a sec…here it is!" she smiled, handing her phone with a pic she took of Accel in the fights she witnessed and some of his bike mode.

"...That is badass," Mondo stated, "Looks like he could easily clock 920km/h."

"I wasn't able to take pictures, but one time Double was able to jump on his back in bike mode and hitch a ride as they drove up a building," Hina explained.

"Good traction," Mondo nodded.

'And just like that, they've been sidetracked,' Taeko thought in exasperation as she hid the urge to facepalm with a calm-looking exterior, 'Do forgive us, Akiko. We shall be delayed due to shenanigans.'

"We're back!"

"S-Sorry we're late…Philip-kun…boobytraps the office if no one is around…"

"Oh! Guess he didn't tell you about the switch painted to hide in the wall that disables them, huh?" Hina asked.

"Hah…but of course…" the duo of Taka and Hifumi sighed as they walked in, the former wearing a white headband over his forehead while the latter…well…he hadn't changed as much aside from a fedora over his head.

"We managed to retrieve the laptop Alter Ego is in," Hifumi informed as he held it up, "However…it seems someone changed the password on it…most likely the sneaky people who kidnapped them."

"Oh hang on…" Hina looked around in her pockets before pulling out a flash drive with a fingerprint scanner, "Philip didn't trust anyone to remember the complicated password he uses for all his computers, so he gave me this fingerprint scanner to open up the computers in an emergency."

"He really thinks of everything," Taka noted as Hina opened up the laptop and inserted the USB, the scanner lighting up as it examined her thumbprint.

=Access granted. Welcome back, DonutlovingOtter3=

"He let me pick my username," Hina smiled.

'Because of course he would…' the four thought as the screen began to flicker on.

=Ahh! H-Hina-san!= Alter Ego gasped once they spotted the swimmer =You're okay…Does this mean what I think it means?=

"Hai. Philip-kun has a plan."

=Thanks goodness…oh right! The chips!=

"Yup…it's time for Rescue Mission 7262012!" Hina declared.

=Hai! Launching program now, accessing…and beginning satellite triangulation. First a test to ensure the program is up to date=

"I hear beeping!" Hagakure panicked.

=It's working!=

"Oh come on, Philip!" he groaned.

"...That is odd," Taeko blinked as they looked at a window showing a map, "It says they're somewhat in the middle of the Pacific Ocean."

"Yep. Gonna need a boat," Mondo nodded.

"I'll make the call," Taeko sighed, walking off.

"Pack the boat stuff?" Hifumi asked.

"...What kind of boat stuff?" Taka asked.

"...Not sure…" Mondo muttered.

"Wait…you guys have never been boating before?!" Hagakure gawked as he pushed the door open, revealing him to have a bit of a stubble while wearing a white business suit with the coat draped over his shoulders.

"Looks like it," Hina noted with a frown, putting her hands on her hips.

"...I am ashamed to know you guys," Hagakure bluntly stated.

"Wait…you know how?" Mondo blinked.

"Well of course I do! I had to if I was gonna investigate for Nessie over in Scotland," Hagakure stated.

"I swear if Philip-kun were here, I'd sic him on you boys for an emergency session on boating," Hina stated, "But looks like you're stuck with us showing you the odds and ends on boating and wayfinding in case we lose our navigational gear."

"Oh! Brilliant idea!" Taka beamed, "This could also help Mondo for his classes in case he needs to make a boathouse…and show up that know-it-all from the workshop!"

"Jizo's so lucky I'm retired; otherwise, I'd beat his face in with a wrench just to get that smug look off," Mondo muttered.

"Anyway we need to find the guys. And be prepared for other nonsense…" Hina muttered.

"Indeed," Hifumi muttered.

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SZ: Hoo boy…things have gone a crazy route…

Z0: Things won't go as you think! Prepare yourselves for differences!

GT: You've already witnessed several. Case in point…*points at the robots Shotaro and Ryu tore apart*...none of them got close to the adorable little bunbun that is Usami.

SZ: And the inclusion of a certain excitable teacher…who got the raw end of the stick in DR3…the anime. Not V3

GT: *looks at the door, seeing Kamen Rider V3 poking his head in* Not you, Kazami-san. He means the videogame Danganronpa V3. *V3 nods before pulling his head out* And agreed. Yukizome-sensei did not deserve all that happened to her. Lucky for folks here, Junko got the Despair Memory before she had Mukuro help her with the way they put the poor former Ultimate Housekeeper into Despair.

SZ: Eeyup…anyways…preview time folks!

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Jikai, Danganronpa W Trigger!

Naegi: We need to get everyone's minds off of yesterday…

Komaeda: AS long as all of us Ultimates can work together, there's nothing we can't accomplish, creating a hope that can overcome any despair

'Byakuya': As long as I am leader, I won't let anyone become a victim.

Shotaro: Who put you in charge?

Ryu: We are in charge now, back off.

Chiaki: Why not a party to help us bond?

Yukizome: Excellent idea!

Hiyoko: Heh heh heh…I'm gonna scare them so good~

Case 25: S for Shock! A real Ballroom blitz!

Monokuma: A body has been discovered!

Usami: No~!

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GT: Oh, that ain't good. Poor Usami the adorable bunbun.

SZ: It's Danganronpa…nothing innocent comes out of these games without being scarred.

Z0: Enjoy next time folks!