The second island was just as large as the first, making Izuru more curious about how there couldn't be anyone else despite all this space. He decided not to think about it for the time being and investigate.

The first place was a large building, it seemed somewhat familiar. Chiaki was there, looking around the building.

"What… is this place?" Hajime asked.

"I'm not sure… but doesn't it look like some kind of ancient ruin?" The gamer suggested. Izuru agreed but something felt… off.

"That's true… but something feels off don't you think?" Hajime questioned.

"That's true… it feels very mysterious. There's something special about this." Chiaki looked up at the building, as if staring at it would make it reveal the answers. "I'm going to explore it a little longer. You can go somewhere else." The brothers were a bit surprised, and didn't move for a moment.

"Well? Get going!" With a puffy face the girl ordered them, in a rather out of character fashion.

"We'll go, just don't go back to sleep OK? We're counting on you." Hajime seemed confident in his words, and Chiaki smiled back at him.

"I'll do my best." Chiaki made them leave then, forcing the brothers to find another place to investigate.

The next place was a library, with so many books Izuru could almost jump for joy at the thought of being able to read all of them. Tearing his eyes away from the books Izuru spotted some statues of Usami laying on the floor, completely broken, and had seemed to have been replaced on their pedestals with Monokuma statues.

"To have such a large library, but no one around… this island is just as deserted as the rest." Peko mumbles as they approach her.

"It's expected… I doubt that Monomi and Monokuma would allow us to have any other interaction besides each other, even on a new island…" Izuru replies. Peko sighs in agreement. The brothers walk over to Byakuya who was pouring over the books there.

"Interesting… I was not expecting this place to have such a large library…" The heir muttered.

"Why would this place even need a library? I mean, you mentioned this was a resort before right? So why would people want to study on vacation?" Hajime asked.

"You're all still students so I prepared this library so you can all study in harmony!" Monomi cheered as she suddenly appeared in front of them.

"You prepared the library?" Izuru asked, disbelievingly.

"Of course! I want my students to learn and be happy! Just because this is a field trip doesn't mean you can't study."

"Why are you acting like you're our teacher? I swear, I understand you less than I understand Monokuma, at least he's obvious about his motives. I don't even know what you want from us!" Hajime yelled at the rabbit.

"That is… well… um… you see… Bye-bye!" The rabbit vanished from sight.

"Aaaand she left once things got awkward for her." Izuru commented dryly.

"Forget the rabbit, look at this. It's a tourist brochure for the island." Byakuya suddenly shoved a piece of paper into Hajime's hands. Hajime looked at the paper curiously, then frowned.

"I… can't read anything other than Japanese." Hajime muttered, sounding embarrassed. Izuru sighed and took the paper from him.

"I'll read it." Izuru looked at the pamphlet and scanned it for a moment, his brows furrowing before he began to read.

"Jabberwock Island is a small archipelago in the Pacific Ocean, a paradise of everlasting summer filled with natural beauty. Jabberwock comprises one small central island and a group of five islands surrounding it. The resort was developed around the outer islands, and a magnificent administration building was built on the central island. The lobby of the administration building houses a statue representing the island… The only way to move from island to island is by ferry." His words hung heavy in the air, chilling Hajime down to the bone.

"OK, first off, on the central island there's not administration building, the only thing there is the statues that turned into the Monobeasts. Second, if the only way to move from island to island is by ferry, then why the hell are there bridges?" Hajime's tone was angry, and disbelieving.

"I highly doubt they did some… redecorating on the main island so that there's only a statue, and that they'd do something as risky as build giant bridges between the islands." Byakuya said sternly. "If that's the case then perhaps…"

"We're not on Jabberwock island at all." Izuru finished. "Someone fabricated this whole thing to make us think this was Jabberwock island. The question is, where is there a series of five islands surrounding a smaller one that could be used as a substitute. There are obviously five bridges, guarded by the Monobeasts, so it's unlikely they lead to nowhere."

"Um… maybe they made artificial islands? Or… this is a piece of regular land and they flooded it?" Hajime suggested, knowing his idea sounded stupid.

"I… highly doubt that. But to my knowledge there are no islands that match this description." Izuru muttered, mostly to himself. Hajime could almost see the cogs working in his brother's brain, and he knew that Izuru was in, what he liked to call, 'Thinking Mode'. Thinking Mode could last from anywhere to a few minutes to a few hours.

"Artificial islands? My, what clever thinking!" A certain bear popped up in front of them at that moment, breaking Izuru out of his thoughts.

"And now you're here." Hajime groaned.

"But really, such a huge feat could only be done by 'those guys'." The bear said, chuckling.

"'Those guys'?" Hajime asked.

"You know, that big organization that you guys were worrying about earlier. What a fearsome group those guys are…"

"Hold on, what are you talking about?!" Hajime yelled at the bear.

"Oops, said too much, gotta go!" Going under the floorboards Monokuma's words hung in the air.

"That stupid bear… He's just messing with us…" Izuru wasn't sure if he should believe if Monokuma was lying or if the bear was telling the truth…

Rubbing his temples, feeling a headache building, Hajime grabbed his brother's hand and left the library, walking quickly over to the next building, which was a pharmacy.

There was only one person inside, Mikan, and she was pouring over the medicines on the shelves.

"Eeee!" The nurse squealed out, making the brother's jump a bit.

"Mikan? Are you OK?" The shorter twin asked, looking very concerned.

"I'm just so excited! I couldn't help yelling. I get so happy whenever someone talks to me. Until now... everyone always either thought I was gross or simply hated me…" Those words made Izuru feel pity for Mikan. Hajime could kind of relate to what Mikan felt, but wasn't about to say it aloud.

"This pharmacy is pretty well stocked though… I don't know what most of these are for but it's a good thing we have them I guess." Hajime commented curiously.

"Um... now that I have access to this much medicine, I think I can take care of most wounds and illnesses... Hee hee... when you are not feeling well, come to me, okay? I'll give you lots of shots... Lots and lots and loooooots of shots!" The last sentence Mikan spoke was said with an almost sinister tone.

"No thank you." Izuru said quickly, grabbing Hajime's wrist and dragging him away. If there was one thing Izuru hated with all of his being, it was needles, and just the thought of getting shots was enough to make him shudder.

The diner was the next place, and it made Izuru curious. Was there actual food there, or was it just for show? Entering, the two saw Fuyuhiko sitting in a booth.

"Oh great, you're here. Can't you see I'm eating? Get out of here shitheads." The yakuza cursed.

"Fuyuhiko, you're here? How did you find out about the island being open?" Hajime questioned. Fuyuhiko, who already looked like he was in a bad mood, got even angrier.

"I just happened to hear it from someone as I was walking around! Let me eat dammit!" Izuru looked to see what the yakuza was eating, and saw a hamburger and fries. He supposed it was a common thing for diners, especially since this one seemed to be modeled after an American diner.

"Who did you run into?" Izuru pressed.

"Who the fuck cares?! It doesn't involve you!" Fuyuhiko stood as he said this, putting the burger down.

"... It does involve us though. I don't know what's on your mind, but... The fact remains that we're all in the same situation. Stuck here on this island together. And that's not all. There's no one else on this island but us. We have no choice but to work together. I'm sure you know that as well as the rest of us... So, why... Why are you avoiding us?!"

"Heh, it's not like I'm avoiding you guys 'cause you're special or anything… I decided a long time ago to not rely on anyone." The blond replied.

"Huh?" Hajime was confused at what Fuyuhiko meant.

"Not even on the Kuzuryuu family... I'm going to go on living without depending on their power...Oh, don't get me wrong. I'm yakuza through and through. It's not like I hate the idea of inheriting leadership of the family or anything. It's just that... I got a point to make. I'm gonna prove that I can do things alone, without relying on anyone."

"And if you run into something you can't do on your own?" Izuru asked.

"I'll cross that bridge when I get to it."

"That's going to get you in trouble. Only relying on people, and interacting with people when you need something from them is a good way to get yourself killed." Fuyuhiko looked like he was about to say something but before he could, Hajime ran out of the diner, dragging Izuru behind him.

"What the hell is wrong with you?! Why do you keep messing with him?" The shorter of the two asked.

"It's fun. By this point, if he gives in and tries to fight me again, I win, and he knows that." Izuru stated, looking smug. Hajime let out a loud groan of despair and buried his face in his hands.

"Let's just go, before you try and piss off Monokuma or something…" Izuru snorted at that and followed his brother towards the beach. Suddenly, the two of them heard a loud scream. They ran to the source, which was Ibuki.

"This is bad this is bad this is bad this is bad" Ibuki stuttered.

"Ibuki, what's wrong?!" Hajime yelled, concern lacing his voice.

"this is so bad so bad that ibuki forgot to capitalize her lines" Izuru had no idea what she was talking about but he had a feeling she was breaking some kind of wall.

"Ibuki, calm down and tell us what's going on."

"The killings! The killings started again!" The musician screamed and pointed. The brother's followed her finger to see Akane and Nekomaru fighting.

Akane was trying to hit Nekomaru with a flurry of punches and kicks, all of which were blocked.

"You rely too much on speed! Your punches are too soft!" Nekomaru yelled as he dodged another one of Akane's attacks. "The way you apply your raw strength is no good! You were given an incredibly flexible body, and you're throwing it away!"

"Shut up! None of this stuff matters if I win! All I have to do is win!" The gymnast screamed back.

"Oh? You think you can take me? DON'T... BE... ABSUUUUUUUUUUUUUURD!" With a loud yell Nekomaru punched Akane in the stomach, making her fly backwards and hit the sand with a 'thud'.

"How about it, do you understand now?" Nekomaru asked Akane, and Hajime had to wonder if she even heard him.

"It's over! The battle's been won with Nekomaru Nidai's killer technique, the Super Body Blow! That means instant death! At the very most, she has 5 more minutes to live!" Ibuki squealed out in horror. Izuru was about to deny that by saying that the body discovery announcement hadn't aired but Nekomaru spoke before he could.

"Akane, this is as far as your strength will take you. You cannot even win against a mere coach." The coach said nonchalantly.

"Nekomaru, what the hell? Me and Izuru have trained with you before but you never got that rough with us!" Hajime was amazed at just how… brutal, Nekomaru was.

"Hmph, if I wasn't that rough she would have never backed down. You both know your own limits and know when to quit, she doesn't." It made sense, Akane was the kind of person to never give up, even when she was far out of her league.

"Why were you guys training in the first place?" Izuru asked.

"H...He seemed like a strong dude... and I couldn't hold myself anymore... I thought if I didn't have a good fight soon I'd lose my mind... Feh. And I lost." Akane got up slowly, mumbling under her breath.

"Oh she's alive!" Ibuki noted.

"Heh, of course she is. She's too strong to die after a love tap like that." Nekomaru commented, as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.

"Hmm… if training doesn't count as violence on the island…" Izuru wondered out loud. "Do you think Peko is still at the library?"

"Izuru no. You've only had a year of kendo training, that is not nearly enough to hold your own against Peko!" Hajime wasn't about to let his brother get his ass kicked by Peko, especially because he knew that Izuru would sulk about it later if/when he lost.

The two decided to enter the beach house, finding Kazuichi in there. Hajime felt like it was like a celebrity's beach house, or something that belonged in some kind of movie. There was a refrigerator with various drinks in it, water, canned coffee, and other kinds of sports drinks, most having an unhealthy color to them. Izuru was happy to note there was his favorite drink in there, and he made a mental note to hoard as many as he could.

There was a closet, as well as a shower room that seemed to be out of order.

"This place is pretty fancy huh? Our own private beach house on a private beach! Nothing like this 'beaches' in the city, with all that trash and rubble." Kazuichi commented.

"True, but we're the only ones here." Hajime said dryly. "Isn't every beach here private?"

"Aw, come on man, did you have to say that? I'm already depressed enough as it is." The mechanic moaned out. "But, to lighten the mood, how about we have a swim later? That'd be great! Swimming in such a gorgeous ocean is the best!"

Hajime was about to protest, saying that he didn't like swimming that much, mainly because somehow his swimming binder had vanished when he'd checked their luggage, but Kazuichi continued to talk without him.

"Hey, you'd think the girls'd come too? Ooh, I wonder what kind of swimsuits they'd wear?" The mechanic had wide eyes, and had a dreamy look on his face. Then he seemed to get depressed. "It'd… be nice if Miss Sonia was still here… I'd invite her but…"

"It's no use thinking about the 'what-ifs'. It's happened, and all you can do is try to enjoy yourself, maybe even twice as much now, for her sake. Have fun for yourself and her." Izuru, truthfully, was just repeating something he read in a manga once.

Kazuichi had a shocked look on his face, and even started tearing up at Izuru's words. Hajime, however recognized the quote but knew that Izuru meant what he was saying.

"Hey man… thanks…" Kazuichi mumbled, wiping his eyes. "Let's go swimming after this yeah? Just the three of us!"

"You can't!" Monomi yelled out as she appeared right next to Hajime, making him let out a yell.

"What-what do you mean?"

"It's forbidden to change in the beach house!" The rabbit explained.

"So it's not about swimming… just about changing." Izuru said with a sigh. "You could've been more clear."

"Well, you ain't stopping me! We'll just change at the hotel, then come here! When life gives you lemons, you make Limoncello!" Kazuichi seemed determined, but Izuru couldn't help but feel like there was something wrong with what he said.

"Lemonade. You make lemonade." Hajime said with an annoyed expression.

"In any case, you can't break the rules. Besides, it's fine if you want to have fun but don't forget your studies…" As Monomi said this, Monokuma slid up from wherever he was hiding, holding a machine gun and lots of ammo… and he was panting.

"W...Where is it?! Who's breaking the rules?! I'll blow them away right now, no questions asked!" The bear yelled excitedly.

"W...What the hell are you carrying...?" Hajime asked, not wanting to believe what he was seeing.

"…A machine gun, of course…" The bear was panting heavily, like he was getting off on this. "Shooting down whoever's breaking the rules... that's just common sense, isn't it!"

"Common sense where?! This isn't a dictatorship!" Kazuichi yelled out, looking like he wanted to run away.

"Aww... I wanted to shoot it so much... I know that I can't... but I really want to!" The bear's finger(paw pad?) was on the trigger of the gun, twitching.

"H...Have some self-control!" Monomi retorted, seeing Monokuma's eagerness.

"I... shall endure. I have an iron will, so I can endure until someone breaks some rules!" The bear finally disappeared, leaving them all to breathe a sigh of relief.

"As you can see, i-i-it's a very bad idea to break the rules." The rabbit repeated the bear's vanishing act.

"…The hell was that all about...? Anyway... They're both really annoying…" Kazuichi mumbled.

"…Yeah. I've gotten really tired all of a sudden." Hajime rubbed his temples. Between Monokuma, Monomi, and having to keep Izuru from getting into trouble he… wait… He looked around…

"Where's my brother?"

(A/N:AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA I'm so sorry this is late. (＞д＜) Also, I often use the 'Something Awful' forums for reference about what happens in the game... and I wrote a few lines before realizing that I killed Sonia, and that I'd been writing her dialogue for two paragraphs. Ooops.)