Chapter 2: To Survive. (Part 2 - A bit more Despair)

(Coyler's note: Sorry I've been on a hiatus again of sorts. Got some stuff I've defo gotta do,man's just got a shit load of stuff on my metaphorical plate,y'know? Trust me,I'll get around to working on Total Drama Take 2 and Danganronpa Wawanakwa Island,there's no way I'm just gonna leave projects sitting around unfinished in case people are left hanging. Anyway,with me getting back to school soon I'd say my schedule of sorts will be a bit whack,maybe I'll try crank out 1 or 2 uploads a week if possible,I'm sure I can do something. Anyway,enough rambling from me,hopefully you all are cool with this mini update and Chapter update. Coyler,out!)

(Meanwhile during the middle of the night in the pool area)

A figure looked up as another entered the room. It smirked,looking at the other person, "Hmph,you came?" it asked. The other person was confused, "Um,of course man,your note sounded urgent. What's up?" it asked. "Nothing much,just gotta do something" said the figure, "Mind if I look at that?". The other person was confused but handed what they brought with them. The figure laughed to itself, "perfect".

"Morning Tophman,your looking refreshed this morning" said Bridgette,greeting Topher as he exited his room. The presenter smiled and waved, "Good morning Madame,a fine day in captivity it appears to be" he laughed. "Yeah,seems like it" she sighed. "You alright?" Topher asked,as they walked towards the cafeteria for their breakfast. Bridgette sighed, "Eh,I've been better. Was spending a lot of time last night thinking about my Mom". "Miss her?" Topher asked. Bridgette nodded, "Mhm,been thinking about her for sure" she then shrugged, "But I suppose she's probably doin alright". Topher quirked an eyebrow, "I take it that means she wasn't in your motive video that we got during the first week then?" he asked. Bridgette shook her head, "Nah,she was. But my gut told me that it was fake. Sure I was upset at first,but when I thought about it more I could only piece together than Mom wouldn't crumble easily" she laughed. "Whatever you say man" Toper chuckled. "Heh,she's an odd one but I can tell she means well" Topher thought. Eventually the two entered the cafeteria but were curious with what they were greeted with. Heather,Scarlett,Shawn and Jasmine were standing up,mugs of tea and coffee in hand with serious expressions on their faces. "Sup with them?" Bridgette asked. "No idea,but I'm about to find out" said Topher,walking overm "Morning all,how's it going?" he asked,giving a friendly yet somewhat serious wave. "Nothing that should concern you at the current time" snapped Scarlett,glancing at Topher over her shoulder. "Yeah yeah,it's all good,totally fine,it ain't like there two more murders or anything" Shawn nervously stammered. Jasmine quickly frowned and booted Shawn in the shin. "I mean only one murder" Shawn said quickly. He received an elbow to gut, "scratch that there's no murders at all,it's all peachy". Bridgette and Topher's eyes widened a slight bit. "Did you say two murders?" Bridgette whispered, "As in two people,like one and two". "Nope,don't recall such events happening" said Scarlett,rolling her eyes. "Neither do I" added Heather, "Besides,would it really be so bad if it's true? Because oh my gag 99% of you people are annoying"". Topher was now looking a lot more stern than he was before, "You four better start coughing up some truths right now" he said,looking down at Shawn and Scarlett. "And why exactly should we?" asked Jasmine,walking over and looking down. "I'll tell everyone your acting 'sussy-bakka' or something" said Bridgette, "At least,I think that's how the phrase is said". "Right,because a dead meme is gonna shake us up" Heather snarked. "Maybe that won't,but perhaps Brick will" said Topher,grinning. "You ain't gonna get Brick up are you?" Shawn asked. "Oh I will" laughed Topher. "Your bluffing!" spat Scarlett,lowering slightly by legs moving apart. "I'm gonna do it! And he's getting woken up waaaaay earlier than he's meant to so he'll be off schedule" Topher chortled. "NO DON'T DO IT DON'T WAKE THE MAN UP!" Shawn yelled. There was silence for a moment,the previous four now quiet as Topher and Bridgette stood by the door. Eventually someone spoke, "Eh,I'm waking him up" Bridgette shrugged,turning around and slumping out of the cafeteria. Heather,Jasmine,Shawn and Scarlett now looked more nervous than they did before. "What's the matter outback aussie? Your not afraid of Corporal Brickhouse are you?" Heather asked,nervously. "Take my word for it,I could beat the guy in a fight...probably,but for a guy his height he's real scary up close" Jasmine explained. Soon stomping could be heard outside down the hallway, "OH CADETS! I'VE BEEN GIVEN INFO ON A SOURCE AND WANT TO CONFIRM!" a voice yelled. "Fuck the jig is up" Shawn whispered, "scatter!" he shouted.

"I'm telling you Brick,these guys are acting real weird AND Shawn said something about two murders,which the others were quick to shoot down as stupidness" Topher explained. Brick's unibrow furrowed, "Don't worry at all,whatevers going on I promise that I'll set it right". The two entered the room and were automatically both confused and amused. Shawn was hiding by clinging to the top of the ceiling and Jasmine was behind the swung out cafeteria doors,which were obviously smart hiding places. However Heather was behind a curtain with her feet poking out and Scarlett was crouched under a table. Brick sighed, "Man,these are the jokers tryna cover up a double homicide?" he grumbled, "Alright,I got this". Topher and Bridgette both took a step back and plugged their ears as Brick took a giant breath. "TEN-HUT!" he bellowed,as Shawn,Scarlett,Heather and Jasmine quickly scrambled from their hiding spots and stood in a line. "Man,calm it down a bit" said Topher to Brick, "You might make other people come in". Bridgette laughed, "Apart from us,who else is gonna be up at this time?". "Yo,you guys alright?" asked Duncan,sticking his head through the door,shirtless and soaking wet. "Nah it's all good dude,go back to bed" said Topher. Duncan shrugged, "Okay then".

Brick took a big step forward,turned on his heels and paced back and forth in front of the four students. "So" he began, "I'm under the impression there's a situation going on that you folks don't want to speak of" he said. "Once again,there's nothing going on upstairs in the pool area" Heather scoffed. This caught Brick's attention. He took one big stride towards the Drama Queen until both were parallel to each other,eye to eye. "What was that about upstairs?" he grumbled. Heather,realising what she had said,quickly shut up. "I said WHAT WAS THAT ABOUT UPSTAIRS?" Brick demanded. "You don't scare me khaki barn boots" Heather muttered. Brick put a hand to his forehead and walked around in circles,breathing heavily. "Right now I've had a bad fucking day!" he shouted, "I was woken up early. I stubbed my toe on the bed. I slipped in the shower. And there was ejaculate in my sheets" he explained,listing off his bad day. Brick turned back to Heather, "Now I am in no mood for lies" he laughed with a hint of insanity, "Your gonna either tell me what happened or continue to stay shut up. No matter what you pick,you will take me up to where this accident has taken place so I can investigate personally. Am I clear?" he asked. Some silence followed before eventually Heather,Jasmine,Shawn and Scarlett together could be heard muttering, "Yeah". Brick furrowed his unibrow, "No,not 'yeah' , YES SIR!" he bellowed. "YES SIR" the four nervously stammered. "ALRIGHT! WHOLE PLATOON ON YOUR FEET! MOVE IT MOVE IT MOVE IT!" he screamed,marching everyone (including a nervous Topher and Bridgette out of the room and up to the 2nd floor)

Topher monologue: After an intimidating interrogation from Brick,the seven of us were marched upstairs. With directions from Heather,we entered the pool area. What we saw made everyone's blood run cold.

-Staining the blue and white tiles were pools of blood and broken wood. Lying dead in the pool face down was Trent,the Ultimate Musician. Across the room was another face down corpse of Dawn,the Ultimate Psychic,blood leaking from underneath her neck-

"Aw no,not again!" Topher yelled,his fists scrunching his hair. "Dear God,it's worse than I thought" Brick muttered under his breath. He turned around to look at the others. Jasmine,Shawn and Scarlett looked uncomfortable,while Heather was leaned up against the wall filing her nails. Topher looked devastated that more students had been brutally murdered,while Bridgette was puking into a near by rubbish bin. "See,told you it was bad" said Heather,sarcastically. Brick was now in an even worse mood than before. "Topher,get down to the bunks and wake everyone up. I want this area closed off and thoroughly investigated. Bridgette,your gonna help me lock these four up somewhere where they can't cause trouble" he barked. "What? Cause trouble?" Shawn stammered, "What trouble? we haven't done no trouble we're just peachy right guys?" he said,quickly. "Yeah,hate to be rude considering the situation but what gives you the right to order us about mate?" asked Jasmine,looking down at the Cadet. Brick responded with a quick kick to the shin. Jasmine began hopping on one foot clutching her shin as Bridgette recovered. "Lock 'em up in the locker room soldier" said Brick,turning to the Surfer. "Sure thing" said Bridgette,giving a thumbs up with one hand and wiping some puke away from her mouth with the other.

Running down the hallway Topher was banging on doors and getting everyone up. "Hey,what's all the commotion?" Harold rasped,opening his door and peeking out into the hallway. "Two murders,get everyone up,no time to explain" Topher called back. Harold's pupils shrank, "Uh oh,that certainly ain't good" he said,dashing out of his room while adjusting his belt and pulling down his shirt. Soon everyone was up,out and standing shocked around the crime scene. One murder was bad enough but two was on a completely different level. "Dang,Trent and Dawn got taken out? What a bummer" said Izzy. "Hey,where's Shawn,Jasmine,Scarlett and Heather?" asked Amy, "Did they get themselves killed too?". "Nusope,we threw all of them into a makeshift solitary confinement for suspicous behaviour" Brick explained. "Where'd you put them?" asked Duncan. "Locker room" shrugged Bridgette. "So,what do we do now?" said Scott asked,scratching the back of his neck. "NOW YOU INVESTIGATE!" came a voice from behind everyone. Everyone was annoyed to see Monokuma once again,grinning from the right of his mouth to his right ear. "So,those two are 100% dead?" Duncan asked. "Correctamundo!" Monokuma cheered, "I'm just here to present the ever wonderful MONOKUMA FILE!" he announced,producing two tablets containing all the info they could reveal on the case.

Topher and Brick each took a pad each and opened them up. Topher revealed the info on his first;

The victim is Trent Cooper,the Ultimate Musician.

Time of death was 11:50pm in the pool area.

From what is known,there is severe damage to the arms,chest,back of the head and neck.

Brick opened up his file next;

The victim is Dawn Dwire,the Ultimate Psychic.

Time of death was exactly 12:00pm here in the pool area.

From what is known,there is slight damage to the chest and torso,as well as the neck.

"How do you guys wanna go about this?" asked Harold. "Well,since we've got those four locked up,I'd say it would probably be best you,me,Brick and Bridgette to investigate for clues and stuff" said Topher. "And what about us?" Alejandro inquired. Topher thought, "Hmm,perhaps you,Duncan,Lightning and Scott could go grill our 'prisoners' for questions about what they know?". Scott shrugged, "Sounds cool,back on the farm I'm great at haggling and intimidating people at the market". "Um,HELL0? What about US?" Amy asked,rudely. Topher looked at Amy,Lindsay,Izzy and Ella. He tapped his chin, "I guess you four can just go back to your rooms and relax. We'll call you when it's time for the trial". "Ugh,with pleasure" Amy sulked,strutting out of the room. "Oh oh oh! Izzy can make the world's greatest 5 star breakfast!" Izzy exclaimed, "I once met Gordan Ramsay and beat him in a cook off once. Oh yeah,I'm now banned from his place in Vegas,as well as most casinos in Vegas in general". "I'd love to try your breakfast" Ella smiled,as the two girls left for the cafeteria. "Hey Tommy,what about me?" asked Lindsay, "I don't wanna sit around,I really wanna help" she said,batting her eye lashes. "I dunno Lindsay,there ain't really much you can do" rasped Harold,walking over. "I can look around the school for clues and stuff! I'm great at that game Cluedo" Lindsay smiled,straightening up and puffing out her chest. Topher and Harold glanced at each other,still uncertain. "I've got a job for you solider" said Bric,marching over and looking down at the model. "OOH YAY!" said Lindsay,clapping her hands. Brick placed his feet firmly on the ground, "Okay Private Topp,your mission is to scour every nook and cranny of this building to find anything that could be considered out of place or suspicious" said Brick, "If you DO happen to find anything,write it down on this here notepad and report back to me once you finish investigating. Now,is that clear soldier" he asked,finishing his explanation. Lindsay nodded excitedly and attempted a salute, "Yes sir Brian,I can totally do it!". She turned on her heels and quickly exited the room,though not before stopping to examine the door first. "You sure you can trust Lindsay with that important of a task?" asked Harold, "She seems a bit...uh...ditzy?". Brick nodded, "Ditzy? Yes she is. She may be confused however she's got the spirit. In a situation as dire as this,positivity is nice to have if it means balancing out order and discipline" he explained, "But enough of that. Let's get to work!".

INVESTIGATION: BEGIN

Topher monologue: We began by,of course,searching the pool area. To start off,we checked out Dawn's corpse. Her corpse wasn't too heavily damaged. Some light bruising on her chest and face,as well as clean slash across her neck. According to Harold,it was caused by a knife with a width of only 5 inches. Apart from that,there was nothing else to look at,that slash was apparently the killing blow. Next we moved onto Trent. After pulling his corpse out of the water and placing it on the pool side,we could see the damage that was done. Severe damage to his arms,chest and back of the head. The most frightening was a thin wire wrapped twice around his throat. With all the broken wood lying around the place,I think I've got a fair idea about what happened here. I just wonder what the others have learned or found?

Alejandro monologue: It took a whole lot of charm to break through to those...lesser knowledgeable individuals. Since it was a four vs four situation,we each took a crack at our own suspect. I took the honour of speaking with Heather,however my inquiry was somewhat fruitless. According to her,she and the others kept the murders a secret to avoid a mass panic. Shawn was the first to find the corpses,telling Jasmine,who told Scarlett,who then lastly told Heather. That was all we could learn,despite our tactics. Duncan even brandished his pocket knife to tempt any extra information. As we left,we decided to leave the four alone in confinement to avoid them messing with the investigation.

Lindsay monologue: I started off my mission for Brady really easily. First,I looked around all the rooms,but I didn't really find anything. I did get pancakes thrown in my face from Ivy in the kitchen though. I looked in some of the bedrooms,and did notice that Tim's guitar was missing. I wonder where it went? Maybe he sold it online or something? Anyway,I wrote it down in my notepad to tell Ben later. Fingers crossed he's happy with my work!

INVESTIGATION: END

Two hours later,Monokuma switched on the intercom for all to hear. "Soooooooo uhhhhh I'm gettin kinda bored. All students please make your way to the large red door near the gym so you can board the elevator and head straight for the trial ground! Remember Mr or Mrs Murderer,you could have your lights switched out for good today,so start so saying your final prayers! Puhuhuhuhuhuhu!". The intercom shut off,and all was silent once more. Topher sighed, "Guess we better get a move on". Bridgette nodded, "looks like it man". Soon the 16,soon to be 15 students were inside the elevator. Topher's mind swam with thoughts, "Descending into darkness,one of us is about to leave this world. Trent Cooper,the Ultimate Musician and Dawn Dwire,the Ultimate Psychic,both innocent people who tried to keep everyone calm and relaxed. They wouldn't have hurt anyone,but someone has hurt them. Whoever they are,whatever their motive was,we'll find them. We have to find,to avenge Trent and Dawn's honour! It's time for the second class trial!"

(Coyler's note: And that's it for this part. The class trial will certainly be a good one,I'm defo gonna make it better than the first trial since I have a fair idea on how to write it this time. Hope you enjoyed this update,were any of you shocked to see Trent and Dawn die? Along with that,who do you think the murderer or murderers of this double homicide is? To find out,you'll just have to stick around,follow and favourite Total Despair Academy. Until next time guys. Coyler,out!)