"Hello, hello," Monokuma greeted, his computer screen casting a harsh unnatural light on the room, "I see we have two victims this time, love the change, really spices things up."

I shrug and take my stand, it's getting easier to ignore that stupid AI. I observe the three new pictures, Alan from the last trial with little devil wings drawn on him to complement his hair, a joke in poor taste. James's picture had a thick line through the neck, once again, poor taste, and Yoshiki had two X's on either eye. I rolled my eyes at the pictures, and look around the room. Akira had Danny under a exhausted glare, while he was unsuccessfully trying to help the girl in the podium next to him. Veliah was unsteady on her feet, clutching the podium and putting on a strong face while adamantly refusing Danny's help, I wonder what's wrong with her? Probably scared of being found out and voted as the blackened.

Evan's eyes were diverted firmly on the ground, but every now and then he would twitch to look at James podium next to him, only to flinch away. M must have saw Evans actions too, by the way he looked sadder- if only slightly.

"Should we start with James or Yoshikis murder?" I ask unsure, the question hung in the air until Kojiro spoke.

"Let's start with James because he was first," Kojiro suggested, "then that could lead us to Yoshiki."

"Ok," Evan said resigned, his usual talent at trials seemed diminished, "someone read the Monokuma file."

Kojiro had both clipboards, one was James's file so the other must be Yoshikis but I didn't get to read it before.

"The victim was James Guzman, The time of death was around 5:40, it was Instant death due to beheading, Other then the cut off hand their are no other injuries, Murder took place at the 3 floor stairwell."

OBTAINED TRUTH BULLET: Monokuma File

The first question that popped into my mind was the murder weapon, I can't just figure out what did that, "I want to address the cause of death," I said, "I just can't figure out what did it?"

M nodded, "What ever killed James had enough power to cut through a body."

Haruna hummed, "So, do you think someone super strong did it?"

Veliah gasped, then looks at Kenta nervously, "Kenta crushed my knife with his bare hands..."

Kenta rolled his eyes, "I'm not the killer, if you'd look at the body you'd realize that," Kenta narrowed his eyes and pointed accusatory, "but you were suspiciously absent from everything..."

"That doesn't matter right now," Haruna interrupts, "we are focusing on James murder right now, and so far I've got no clue how he got his damn head cut off."

"We also couldn't even find a murder weapon," Kojiro mentioned, "so what killed him must have been hidden or destroyed?"

"Do we even know what the weapon looks like?" Akira asks, "was there anything at the body that suggests what it looked like?"

I thought back to the investigation, was there anything strange with James's body?

OBTAINED TRUTH BULLET: Line of Blood/ Blood Drop

"Well their was something strange with the wounds that might connect with the weapon," I say unsure, "the wounds were really clean and straight, and their was a thick line of dried blood."

Kojiro aided me, "I remember that, it was almost a perfect line through him, even his cut off hand followed the strip."

Evan looked like he was deep in thought before speaking up, "You said there was a line of dried blood, maybe the blood dried around the weapon if it laid their long enough?"

"Then the murder weapon must have been long enough to span from wall to wall on the stair well," Kenta mused, "and heavy if it went through someone."

"Like a rod?" Haruna guessed, "Or maybe a floor board?"

"You guys are so close," Kenta chimes, "every stairwell has one!"

Something at the bottom of the stairs? That has enough power and is large enough to span the stairwell... maybe even block it... Suddenly it hit me.

"I've got it!" I shout.

Veliah groaned holding her head, "Do you have to yell?"

I apologize and speak quieter, "I know what the murder weapon is!-"

"Seriously?"

"it's the gate that blocks the stairs!" I finish.

"Huh?"

"Sanyu is right, somehow or another the gate that blocks the 3rd floor fell down and landed on James," Kenta revealed, he makes a chopping motion, "kind of like a guillotine."

Kojiro hits his fist into his hand, "Thats how blood got on the ceiling and how we couldn't find the weapon, the gate must have raised up out of sight above us."

Monokuma let out a laugh, "A good old vintage execution, can't diss a classic!"

"But how?" Evan asked, sounding a little lost, "The gate couldn't have just fallen randomly? And something like that falling must have made a sound?"

"It did," M replied, "don't you remember in the black out, there was the loud crash."

I remember back to the scene, I could feel the shudder through the school from the impact. The murder must have happened then and if I think about it the time frame makes sense.

"The black out?" Veliah asked confused, "There was another black out?

Haruna let out a exasperated sigh, "How could you miss it, the PA even threatened us until they decided not to."

"That's right, why didn't they continue out their threat, the power outage would have counted as a rule break for the seventh rule," Danny wondered.

"They said it was permitted remember," Akira said, "and we know permitted rule breaks are only allowed when they aid a murder."

Kojiro thought about it, "So the power outage and the gate falling must be connected? I mean they both happened at the same time so that by itself is suspicious."

I thought about what he said, the gate falling during the power outage is possible because... it's happened before, when the first big power outage happened and we were called to the gym for the announcement of the seventh rule. We were blocked on the stairs until 55 raised the gate.

"Yesterday I was on the second floor when the first blackout happened and when we were going to the gym the gate was down, could the power outage have triggered the gate to fall?" I ask the others.

Evan nodded in agreement, "I remember that, so the power outage must cut electricity to the gate making it power down and close."

"Isn't that, like, a huge fire hazard?" Haruna threw out.

Monokuma's Sprite was lying down, "It sure is, but I figured if you guys cause a fire big enough to kill you all then you deserve it."

"You guys don't think, that James died by accident?" Danny asked, fidgeting, "I mean, what if the power outage happened and that caused the gate to fall and he was in the wrong place at the wrong time?"

I thought about what Danny said, it's entirely likely that could have happened but something contradicts that, "James died facing up with his legs pointed at the stairs, like he felled backwards from the stairs," I inform, "so I doubt he just walked into it."

"James wasn't the kind of guy to just lose his balance either," Evan added sadly, M nodded in agreement.

"And if that happened then the power outage wouldn't have counted as aiding a murder, it would have been just a accident," M continued.

"So you're suggesting the murderer caused the power outage and killed James with it?" Kojiro summarized.

"But how? How could the murderer cause a blackout?" Kenta asked. The room was silent as they thought on the question.

I've got no clue on how the killer could have done it, it would have been impossible for them to turn on the lights and use power the normal way or else we would have noticed it.

"What about that strange wire?" M says gaining our attention, "there was a wire connected to the gate, it looked almost electrical to me."

OBTAINED TRUTH BULLET: Spider String

"It was there before the murder even happened," I remember, "I walked into it thinking it was a spider web."

"Maybe it was some sort of trap or trip wire?" Kenta deducts, "but the wire wasn't connected to anything so it would have been hard to trip it,"

"You could pull it," M counters, "just stand on the stairs and pull it and the trap would be triggered."

"Just push someone down the stairs and trigger the trap when they're under it, and boom, you've got a death machine," Haruna slammed her hand on the podium adding to her rendition.

"But we don't even know if that's what the wire does," Akira says, "no one ever tested it."

"Can we?" Kojiro asked Monokuma, "can we go back and test the wire, it would be more interesting then just explaining it?"

Monokuma was silent, and for a second I thought the damn AI crashed, but eventually he snapped back to life.

"I'll allow it," Monokuma determined, "but you can't do anything else, investigation time is over."

So the the trial was stalled, everyone got onto the elevator and then continued to the murder sight. It was a surreal experience when we did get their though, James body was gone and the blood had all been cleaned away, it looked like it never happened. Evan walked up to the area where the gate would be, he found the string and gripping gently, slowly ascended the stairs. Evan was three or four steps up and leaning forward a little to keep himself from pulling the wire, he observed his position and gave a slight pushing motion from where he was, which seemed to affirm something to him.

"This as far back as the killer could have gone and still have been able to pull the string," Evan informed, "now everyone stand back, I'm going to pull it now."

Everyone gave the stairs a wide berth, M seemed to tense up next to me, he must be worried about the darkness that will come with the power outage. I expected him to get out the flashlight he got before but he must have not brought it with him.

Evan gave a slight tug and the lights went out immediately, and a few seconds later my body shook with the crash that followed. I could feel the vibration in my stomach and my ears rang. Haruna also screamed but I'm used to that now.

Eventually the lights came back, quicker then the other times. With the lights we were able to see our suspicions confirmation, the gate was down and right where James body would have been. Evan was standing on the other side, he looked mad, his eyes scanned us all from the other side of the bars. Eventually the gate rose and he rejoined us, he went to stand with M, and the two started talking.

"So that confirms it, someone set a trap and James fell into it," Akira states.

"That's a problem though," Kenta said, almost worried, "because a trap could be set off at anytime, with no indications on who made it."

"So the killer wouldn't have to be present at the scene to kill."

"Alright, if your going to start talking do it in the trial room" A Mono-teacher complained, they then ushered us back into the elevator. Soon the trial resumed.

"So the killer was never at the scene of the crime?" Danny asked putting us back where we left off.

"That's not true, don't you remember the killer had to pull the string to activate it," Akira said, "so the killer had to be present."

"Then why make a trap in the first place?" Kojiro asked confused.

That is strange, why make a trap if just killing someone hands on would have had the same effect?

"I don't know if anyone else felt the same but the trap looked incomplete to me, I mean why not actually make a trip wire instead of having to awkwardly pull it?" Veliah imputed.

"...What if the killer and the trap maker, were different?" M suggested.

"That's very likely, the killer could have capitalized on the unfinished trap and killed James," Akira said, "But we have no way to prove this."

"The trap maker and the killer are different, because the creator would have known about the drawback to the incomplete trap," Evan said darkly.

A drawback? I thought back to when we tested it, could there have been something wrong with the mechanics? For it to work the killer would have to stand on the third floor stairs then drop the gate that separates the second and third floor... that's it!

"The killer would have trapped themselves," I reveal.

M nodded, "For the killer to work the trap they would have to be on the stairs, and when the trap is triggered the gate falls, trapping the killer on the third floor until the gate is raised."

"So tell me, who was upstairs?" Evan asked, a fearsome aura around him. The trial room was silent as everyone wracked their memories of the investigation, trying to put a name to the killer.

I ran through a mental check list of who was there at the investigation until there was four things I knew. One person who never showed up for the investigation, and one person who was late to join us. Two people who were found up stairs, but only one came down with M to help us before their demise.

"Yoshiki was upstairs..." I answer, I wait as realization sinks into the others.

Danny was shocked, "Yoshiki killed James?!"

"Do have any proof it was him, like- what even was his motive?" Haruna asked.

"But I do have proof," I reply pulling out a creased and crumpled paper, "Yoshiki had a motive right here."

OBTAINED TRUTH BULLET: Yoshikis motive letter

"There's writing on it too, 'gate', and 'tomorrow it will be finished go before then'. Maybe Yoshiki found out about the trap and started to plan something and this is him writing stuff about it?" I add.

Kenta sighed before posing his question, "This is pretty daring evidence but how can we be sure it wasn't planted and that Yoshiki was even at the murder- we've never heard his alibi or anyone else's for that matter."

Akira looked reluctant before agreeing, "I think it is best we cover everything, if Yoshiki really is James killer then we need to know for sure, we won't be able to get a confession from a dead man."

Kenta laughed, "Well if we vote wrong we can ask him."

"You've got a a really weird sense of humor," Haruna points out, "meet me after this, I can teach you how to make some really good jokes!"

A mental image of Kenta and Haruna cackling in unison as they reigned terror on us, popped into my mind.

"Alibis," I interject, "say them now."

"Well, Me, Kenta, Sanyu, Veliah, M, and Kojiro were all together at 5 to around 5:30," Haruna listed.

"Me and Danny were together," Akira inputs, and at the sight of Haruna's cat like expression quickly adds, "we simply talked nothing else!"

Danny nodded vigorously in agreement.

"Yoshiki doesn't have a alibi," Evan reinstated, "he did it, no doubt."

"Well you don't have one either," Kenta points out.

M spoke up at that, "Evan didn't do it, if he did he wouldn't have shown us how the trap worked or its fatal flaw."

"Thank you M, if we're bringing up suspicions, what exactly were all of you doing together for 30 minutes?" Evan asked Kenta and the rest of us in the alibi.

Sweat beaded down my temple, I glance around to see all of the despair standing stiffly. What do we do? We can't just tell them we're despair? Unfortunately Haruna decided to take matters into her own hands.

Haruna cut in, her voice leaving no room for questions, "We had a long conversation about whether or not robots have dicks, and if Monokuma counted as a robot."

The court room went dead silent, I heard Akira give a sputtering cough. Kojiro slapped his hand over his face, which was a fiery red.

Veliah thumped her head on the podium before speaking up, "That is-"

"Stop!" Danny shouts, frantically waving his out stretched hands, "I don't want that mental image of Monokuma, stop!"

Haruna smirks and winks at me, she probably thinks she did something great. I looked up at the Monokuma AI on the screen, it looked like it was in despair. Good.

"I just thought of something," Veliah says, dissipating the awkward atmosphere, "if Yoshiki killed James, and Yoshiki himself was killed-then we must have two different killers."

Haruna narrowed her eyes, "You would know that wouldn't you."

Veliah rolled her eyes before wincing, Veliah rested her head in her arms on the podium, "Monokuma, how will the trial proceed with two different killers?"

The Monokuma AI seemed to think deeply on that if his obnoxious 'hums' were any indication, "Let's see, Let's see... We will have two separate trials to determine the killers!"

My mind raced with the implications of that, "Will we vote twice too?" I ask almost afraid of the answer.

"YOU SURE WILL," Monokuma shouted, "but not right now, got to keep the flow of the chapter in mind."

"But wouldn't it make more sense for only the first murder to count?" Evan then asked, "or a bunch of people could murder and we'd end up with- for example 5 trials in a row?"

"To bad, so sad," Monokuma chimed.

"Then let's keep going," Evan sighed, "on to Yoshikis murder." The way Evan said it almost sounded like he way reluctant to do this.

"I'll read Yoshikis Monokuma file," Kojiro volunteers, "The victim was Yoshiki Kaiza, the time of death was around 6:00, the cause of death was a cut artery in the throat, the murder took place on the first floor."

"A cut throat?" I grimaced at my memory of Yoshiki on the floor clutching his throat, I guess the action makes more sense now.

"You weren't able to see Yoshikis Monokuma file because of the chase," Akira explained.

"What chase?" Evan asked, demanding explanation.

"Me, Sanyu, and Kenta chased the killer aaaallllll around the school," Haruna informed, "until we finally caught them on the third floor, where we finally exposed them."

Danny looked shocked, "You already know the killer?"

Haruna puffed out her chest, proud as can be, "It's Veliah."

Veliah looked baffled at the accusation, "Me, the killer?" Veliah was very calm for having just been accused of murder, one where all the evidence pointed to her.

"I found you in the physics lab which is where the killer ran into, and you were also wearing the hood the killer used," I accuse, I've got this trial in the bag! "Not to mention that cloak is definitely yours, I remember you wearing it since the beginning."

Veliah gripped her cloak slowly and seemed to go into a daze before taking it off, "I can't be the killer because look at me, it doesn't make... sense... because."

Veliah sentence became slurred and tapered off, her face went paler and sweat beaded on her forehead. I looked around the room to see if I was the only one seeing this. Could she be nervous at being discovered?

Akira then became angry at Veliah, "I said you needed rest, you've lost a lot of blood."

Veliah slurred a remark and sat on the floor wincing. I then felt very confused, what's going on?

Akira turned to the Monokuma AI, "Can we please get her some medical attention?"

Medical attention? Was Veliah hurt?

"Are you sure? If we take her out of the trial she won't be allowed back in, can you really risk losing such important information," Monokuma laughed.

"Anything she knows I will cover for," Akira promises, "You can blame me if we really do lose information, but Veliah needs professional medical attention."

"Come on, let Veliah go," Kojiro adds, "I mean, wouldn't this be so much more interesting if we didn't have all the answers?"

"I know what your trying to do," Monokuma replies impatient, but his Sprite changes into a laughing one, "and it's working, get her out of here!"

At the command two Monokuma teachers stepped out and escorted Veliah to the elevator where she then left. The court room was silent trying to figure out what just happened.

"I have a feeling you can explain what just happened best," Evan says to Akira who looks entirely ready to do just that.

"Simple, Veliah isn't Yoshiki's killer," Akira states, "she was far to injured to kill someone, let alone run away!"

OBTAINED TRUTH BULLET: Veliah Bloody Cloak and Clothes

"That's impossible, you saw her she was covered in blood and we found her in the physics lab with a knife!" I rebuked, "a knife that was used to kill Yoshiki!"

"Did you even look at her?" Akira asked angrily, "the blood splatters didn't match up, she had blood patches on her front and back of her dress and on her cape."

Haruna looks confused and agitated, "So?"

"I get it- the cape would have blocked the blood splatter so her dress should be spotless!" Kojiro points out, "are you suggesting Veliah was framed?"

"But Veliah wasn't present for the entire investigation until we found her," Kenta interjects.

"Because she was unconscious, I did a check up on her just before we started the trail and she had a bad concussion," Akira reveals, "she was injured and could have easily been knocked or even killed!"

"Do you have any proof she was hurt?" Danny asks, unsure, "I want to believe Veliah isn't the killer but she's sounding suspicious."

Akira settled me with a look, "Sanyu, you found Veliah and you helped chase Yoshikis killer, I need you to recount everything that happened."

"Ok, first me and Haruna heard a scream and we discovered Yoshiki dead and a frightened Danny," I start.

"Danny?" Kojiro asked.

"Yeah, I saw the murder happen- it was like the killer came from no where and the next think I knew Yoshiki was dead," Danny said, he looked down at the ground, "I'm sorry, if I had only payed more attention."

"It's fine Danny," I say, before continuing my recount, "Haruna and I started chasing the killer all around the school, the killer managed to expertly dodge us every time until we chased them up to the third floor where we think they slipped on James blood and shattered some glass, then Kenta and I cornered the killer in the physics lab and I went first with my mallet where we discovered Veliah who attacked us," I finish.

"You said you found glass?" Kojiro asks, "are you sure."

OBTAINED TRUTH BULLET: Broken Glass with Moved Body

"I'm positive, it wasn't there before the killer slipped so I believe the killer had it," I reply.

"That would make a lot of sense, you probably didn't get to check Yoshikis body but the slash on his throat was very rugged," Kojiro reveals, "it was far to messy for a knife to do, but broken glass would."

"I agree," M adds.

"But why glass and where would the killer have gotten it?" Kojiro asks.

"Well, now that you mention it, we did see some sort of writing on the glass," Haruna admits.

"Like a logo?" Danny asks, "I remember seeing a bottle out side the cafeteria on the floor, but I don't remember it being there afterwards."

"I was in the cafeteria with Haruna before Yoshikis murder, maybe the killer took the bottle because they saw us in there?" I guess.

"So Yoshiki was killed with a broken bottle, not a knife," Evan summarizes.

"The glass bottle doesn't prove Veliahs innocence, she could have more then one weapon," M rebukes almost immediately.

Kenta states, "and with Veliah gone we have no way of verifying her injury."

Kenta was right, I must have seen something that could help prove Veliahs injury, because if she was injured then she wouldn't have even been able to kill.

OBTAINED TRUTH BULLET: Bloody wooden mallet

"The wooden mallet!" I recall, "we found the bloody wooden mallet, the blood was dry on it but it wasn't old either."

"A mallet could have easily given Veliah her head wound," Akira agrees.

"So your saying Veliah was attacked?" Haruna asks.

"Ah," I say in realization, "that explains her reaction, when I first found her I was armed with the mallet, she must have thought I was the one who attacked her!"

Kenta sighs, "That does make sense... she was very unsteady when she tried to stab me."

"If only Veliah was here, she could tell us who attacked her," Danny sighed.

"But there's still one thing I don't understand, how did you lose the real killer?" Haruna brings up.

"The physics room has a sky walk, did you guys look up or did you go straight to Veliah?" Akira asks.

"I guess we didn't look around at all," I shrug sheepishly.

"So if Veliah isn't the killer, then who is?" Kenta says annoyed.

"I don't know but Yoshikis killer knew exactly what they were doing," Kojiro states, "the way they killed proves that."

"Can you elaborate?"

"His killer not only managed to precisely cut his neck but did it while running and avoiding a witness from seeing them," Kojiro explained, "they then preceded to out run and avoid everyone until disappearing in the physics room."

"That is a lot," Akira mumbles, "they must be very skilled."

Very skilled? Someone skilled in killing... It may be a bit close minded of me to think this, but it's still a possibility we can't ignore.

"What about M?" I throw out, I almost immediately feel bad for generalizing M like that.

"The Super High School Level Assassin killing someone, who would have thought," Kenta snickers.

"You're blaming M on his talent alone?" Evan said displeased, "how close minded."

"I'm surprised we haven't blamed him sooner," Kenta laughs.

"That's true, after the Tragedy killing became so normal- the idea of a assassin wasn't as shocking as it should have been," Danny admits.

"But it's still a possibility," I stress, "was anybody with M at the time of the murder?"

"I was alone," M admitted, the court room went quite.

Everyone was confused at such a admission, Evan seem to just get angry.

"Why would you admit that, that only makes you more suspicious?" Evan asks in disbelief.

"Hey, you don't mean he seriously did it?" Haruna says shocked.

"You have no reason to suspect M, where's your evidence?" Evan shouts, "everyone is innocent until proven guilty and you need evidence to do that!"

There was something I found, at the time it didn't make sense but now it just made all the pieces fit.

"M's flashlight," I fire breaking through his attack, "Kenta and I found a flashlight when chasing the killer, so if M doesn't have his then that must mean he was the killer."

M narrows his eyes while gritting his teeth, but he never produces the flashlight.

Evan looked dejected, "I knew it, but I really wish I didn't."

"Let me show you what I think happened," I start, "First Yoshiki discovers the unfinished trap and begins his plan to kill someone with it. Then after our meeting Veliah is attacked which is why she wasn't present for the investigation, next Yoshiki enacts his plan and Kills James using the gate causing the power outage. Due to the trap Yoshiki becomes trapped upstairs where M finds him and figures out Yoshiki is James killer. M then comes down stairs and takes the glass bottle outside the cafeteria because he was unable to get a knife from the cafeteria with me and Haruna inside. Not realizing Danny was with Yoshiki, M then kills Yoshiki and then the chase begins. After we corner the hooded killer we discover the injured Veliah and mistake her to be the culprit just as the culprit planned, though I'm unsure which killer attacked her."

"I didn't hurt Veliah," M answers, "I just saw a opportunity to frame her, she was already in the physics lab."

"So then why did you kill Yoshiki?" Kojiro asked M.

M didn't say anything but pulled out a piece of paper, he handed it off to me because I was right next to him. I take the paper and unfold it to find it was M's motive letter. Seeing no better option I read it aloud.

"Masayuki Hisakawa-" M jolts at his full name being said, "your beloved father who saved you has a request, he wants you to escape this game and return to base. It's not to late to correct your mistake of joining future foundation, or maybe it is to late? You simply have to kill to find out."

"So what? Your father ordered you to escape?" Haruna asks rolling her eyes, "how is that a motive."

M was unfazed by the comment, and almost robotically he said, "Fathers orders are absolute, if he wanted me to kill everyone to escape, I will with no question."

"No hesitation, huh, were you the one who made the trap?" Kenta asks casually, "you were the one who answered a lot of the questions about it during the trial."

"Indeed," M admits, "I was going to finish it tomorrow and let fate decide who would fall to it, I never expected that someone else would use it to kill." That's one mystery down.

"Wait there's something I don't understand," Kojiro says, "Yoshiki was going to be executed anyway, why kill him? If you made the trap why not wait for Monokuma to execute him and just finish it later?"

M didn't blink, his static expression giving nothing away, "I.. I don't know," he deflected.

"You were mad," Evan stated sadly, "James was your friend and you got mad Yoshiki killed him, I was too, but I didn't find out he was the culprit until he was already dead or I would have done something too."

M looked at the ground, "isn't it stupid, I would have just killed you and James if I escaped as the blackened anyways." I don't think M meant to say that out loud.

I stare at M, what he said doesn't sound right, "Why didn't you just escape as the blackened now? Why confess?"

"I defied fathers orders once before when I joined future foundation," M replies, "I had wanted to fix that mistake after reading the motive letter...funny how in the end I still didn't follow through with the orders."

"Enough chitchat, It's voting time!" Monokuma interjected, "be sure to vote for James killer first then Yoshikis, wouldn't want to get the order mixed up!" We the cast our votes and the slots spin twice they land on Yoshiki then onto M.

"That's correct, James Guzmans killer was Yoshiki Kaiza, and Yoshiki Kaiza killer was Masayuki Hisakawa! Man what a mouthful!" The bear cackled, "Since one of our blackened has already received their execution we will move along to the next one!" Monokuma then swings his gavel onto the big red button. Silently we followed M to his execution.

History speed run

The streets were lined with screaming fans, cheering as a open top limo roared past. M was strapped down and unable to escape, but that didn't stop him from trying to struggle, especially when a small red laser dot focused on him. The limo drifted then squealed to a stop in front of a wall, the wall spun like a revolving door and took M to a new location, he was now sitting in a chair overlooking a play from a balcony, a red dot settled on the back of his head. The wall revolved again causing M's eyes to spin in dizziness. The secret wall spun and spun, each rotation led to a new room and a new historical assassination that added laser sights until he was spotlighted in red. Sweat beaded down M's forehead and his face flushed green making his orange hair stand out. The revolving wall went faster until M was a blur, then with a final violent jerk it stopped. M settled limp in the chair with blood dripping from his nose and ears, his head hanging a bit oddly.

We all felt a bit sick after the brutal execution, death by whiplash didn't suit a strong guy like M. I got on to the elevator with everyone else but I went to stand by Evan because I wanted to ask him something. After enough people had spilled out I asked my question.

"Why didn't you just out M at the beginning, you knew he was the killer?"

"I don't know," Evan shuffled unconsciously, his dark shoulder length hair easily hiding his face, "I guess I just hoped I was wrong?"

Evan then quickly excused himself, and I was left standing in the elevator alone. I know it's good to hold out hope, but why do it for something you know won't happen? What's the use of a false hope?

The brand new, extra special, revamped and renewed, ghosts only, Monokuma theatre!

"I can't believe three more people are already dead," Grant sighed, the others nodded in agreement. The whole dead group was pretty bummed at the kill count.

"I can't believe I got beheaded," James said off handedly. James then proceeds to bite the head off his sour patch kid and then curses when Yuzuru manages to steal the bag of candy from him.

"That was a pretty hardcore death," Yuzuru laughs.

"Oh, we shouldn't use such words as hardcore when talking about James-sama's death," Yukihiro comments dismayed, she hands James a new box of sour candy.

"Honestly I don't care," James admits, "I'm dead now and all that's in the past."

"You're not mad at me?" M asked hesitating, the assassin hadn't expected to meet his friend so quickly.

"Oh I am mad that you wanted to kill me," James shrugs, "but in the end you didn't, so I can forgive you."

Yoshiki sits far away from his victim and tries to ignore the conversation, next to him Alan eats some popcorn.

"You'd get used to it," Alan says.

8/15

Masayuki Hisakawa (M)- deceased- IcarusDash

Yukihiro Yamika- deceased - Schlaf

Akira Nishihara- alive

Haruna takahashi- alive

Veliah Kazeto- alive

Yoshiki Kaiza- deceased- DeadLyokoBrony

Alan Wikly- deceased- Dha3000

Sanyu Mochida- alive

Yuzuru Taoka- deceased- Beta reader!

Kenta Yuuta- alive

James Guzman- deceased- XSTRIKERS

Evan Halen- alive

Danny Walker- alive

Kojiro Ryuhisa- alive

Grant Kingsmen- deceased- Me!

Out of everything from V3 I don't know why I decided to reference that... I'm not completely happy with how this went but I do like it better then my initial draft, so for now I'm content.

Question for you: this is purely for entertainment, but who do you think will die or kill in chapter 4?