Danganronpa X: Despair Incarnate

by ZapdosKing145

Monokuma, through unknown methods, has brought people from many different worlds to Hope's Peak Academy for an interdimensional killing game. Rex wakes up to a world of despair, with fifteen other students. Will they be able to to defeat the mastermind and return to their own worlds? Or will they succumb to their despair?

A young-looking boy wakes up in a place resembling a classroom he has never seen in his life. He groggily gets up while yawning, before looking around at his surroundings in shock

?: "Where...is this? What's...going on? The last thing I remember is..."

?: "My name is Rex, and I'm a salvager from Leftheria. Well...at least I was before I took on that job from the chairman. One of the men who hired me for that job, Jin, stabbed me through the heart. I would have been dead if not for Pyra...but that was a long time ago. The very last thing I remember is our fight with Malos and then...nothing. But...that doesn't make any sense! And why am I in this room!?"

Rex, after gathering his thoughts, took a better look around the classroom. He was confused about the bolted windows or why he was even in a classroom in the first place but ignored that as he found a note on the desk. It read, "Hey! Can you hear me? Hahaha, of course not, this is a note. More importantly, come to the lobby whenever you wake up, okay? We'll be waiting~."

Rex: "Huh? What's up with this writing?" Rex's face scrunched up after reading the note. "It's kinda...childish?" Scanning over the letter again, he noticed the word lobby, and took the next logical course of action.

"I guess I should look around...and the best place to start would be the lobby this paper on the desk is talking about. I would like to know what this note meant by "we". Maybe Pyra and the others are there waiting for me!" With that thought in his mind granting him hope, he ran towards the lobby. He observed the oddly colored hallways, but couldn't exactly tell what kind of building he was in. Every window he saw was bolted up, same as the classroom. Eventually, he made his way to the lobby where he saw...

?: "So, another mortal arrives hm?" "That makes sixteen, right?" "Heh, none of them are as handsome as my Sonic though!"

Rex looked ahead and saw fifteen other people; one who he knew quite well. "Nia!"

The girl in question was a strange cross between person and cat, though to Rex she was just a normal girl who just happened to be Gormotti, and a little something else.

Nia: "Oi, Rex!? You're here too then?" While Rex was certainly happy to see a friend, Nia being here without everyone else was strange, to say the least. A boy suddenly broke the two of them up. He was a fairly normal looking boy, save for his red eyes.

?: "Now now, it's nice that you two have reunited, but we should probably begin discussing our current situation."

Suddenly, a girl wearing a giant white bow began shouting.

?: "Okay everyone! Let's begin by introducing ourselves. My name is Monika, and I'm the Ultimate Poet."

Monika struck a strange pose that Rex could've sworn he had seen Poppi perform while she was in her "Blushy-Crushy" mode. In fact, most of Monika's attire looked like something Tora would like, with the giant white bow and the sailor uniform. But Rex's focus was on what she said, not what she wore.

Rex: "Wait, Ultimate Poet? What does that mean exactly?"

Monika: "Oh, that's my Ultimate talent! The thing I am the best at in the world! All of us have something like that, right?"

Rex didn't exactly know why but...he kind of understood what she was saying. It felt like common sense, like something everybody knew. He even knew what his Ultimate talent was.

Rex: "I guess that makes me the...Ultimate Driver then?"

Nia: "Pretty overconfident of ya eh Rex?"

Rex: "N-no! The thought just sorta came to me, y'know? Like a strange feeling or something."

Nia: "Calm down Rex, I was just messin' with ya. But I get what ya mean by "feeling". I'm the Ultimate Healer, apparently."

Rex thought that made a lot of sense. After all, he can't even count on both hands how much Nia's healing had saved him and his friends, especially with her ability to restore matter even after Malos' destruction.

?: "Ultimate Healer huh? That sounds useful. Would have been NICE to have you before we lost TWELVE people to FRIGGIN' SHEEPTAR!"

Rex...was confused. The girl was clearly very upset about this sheep...thing. Her attire was definitely strange, but nothing Rex hasn't seen before.

Rex: "Sheeptar? Is that some kinda monster or something?"

?: "More like a damn demon...and a really stupid boss...oh! Where are my manners? I'm Asuna Yukki, Ultimate Virtual Swordswoman."

Rex: "Boss? Virtual? You're talking like you're from some sorta game. Like the "Tiger! Tiger!" game that my friend Tora had me play."

Asuna: "I'm not a video game character! I was trapped in a game called Sword Art Online, and told that if we died in the game, we died in real life...it was a weird situation. But it's weird that I have my clothes from that game right now..."

Trapped in a video game? Rex couldn't quite wrap his head around that concept. He thought about being trapped within "Tiger! Tiger!" ...and started shivering. He decided to get his mind off it by going to speak to the red eyed boy from earlier.

Rex: "Hey! My name is Rex, what's yours?"

?: "Oh, it's Goro Akechi. Ultimate Detective. I don't suppose you've heard of me?"

If he were being honest, Rex would say he hadn't heard of anyone with that name, but he wasn't going to say that to Akechi's face.

Akechi: "Relax, I won't be upset if you've never heard of me. Looking around, I only personally recognize one person here. I wouldn't go so far as to say we're from different realities, but I certainly don't think there were any anthropomorphic animals where I'm from."

Rex thought about that for a bit. Looking over at what looked to be a blue hedgehog being smothered by a pink hedgehog, the different realities theory didn't seem too crazy.

Rex: "Yeah, even if there are Nopon in Alrest, there's definitely nothing like the two of them."

Akechi: "Alrest? Is that where you're from? Then we may very well be from different realities after all. There is nowhere called that anywhere on Earth."

Rex didn't know how to respond. Different realities? Was that even possible? Rex certainly didn't know anything about this "Earth" place Akechi was talking about. Deciding that two existential crises were enough for one day, He decided to head over two the two hedgehogs.

?: "Amy, could you give me some personal space? This school lookin' place feels cramped enough without you huggin' me all the time!"

The pink hedgehog, apparently named Amy, looked offended that he even asked.

Amy: "Of course not! When I woke up and didn't see you, I thought Eggman captured you again! I can't possibly let you go for even a moment!"

Rex: "Uh...excuse me? I was going to introduce myself. I'm Rex!"

Rex introduced himself, but Amy seemed to completely ignore him. The other hedgehog, seemingly desperate to talk to literally anyone else, jumped at the opportunity.

?: Nice to meet ya Rex! I'm Sonic, Sonic the Hedgehog! The fastest thing alive and the Ultimate Speedster!"

Sonic seemed to be a generally friendly guy, or that's the impression Rex got from him. Amy not so much...

Amy: "Hmph, taking attention away from my Sonic! Guess I'll just introduce myself too. I'm Amy Rose, the Ultimate Love!"

Rex: "Ultimate...Love? Is that really a talent?"

Amy: "You clearly underestimate the love Sonic and I share! Speaking of which, I gotta go catch him now! See ya later!"

Catch him? Rex hadn't even realized he was gone! Maybe this was what he meant by Ultimate Speedster? Rex didn't know, but he had other introductions to get to, so he decided to forget about the two for now. He decided to approach a normal-looking girl. A bit too normal...with all the bizarre looking people around, she somehow stood out to Rex the most.

?: "Oh, are you doing the introduction thing Monika suggested?"

Rex: "Yeah! My name is Rex, what about you?"

?: "Mukuro Ikusaba. Ultimate Soldier. Is that what you needed to hear?"

Soldier? Rex was surprised at that. She didn't look like a soldier to Rex, but looks can be deceiving, he thought. Still, Mukuro looked rather...nervous to Rex. He decided to ask about it.

Rex: "Are you okay? You look kinda nervous Mokoro."

Mukuro: "It's nothing. At least, I hope it's nothing. To be honest, I don't even know how I'm here. But if this is what I think this is, then..."

Mukuro's voice trailed off there. Rex was concerned about some of the things she said. She didn't know how she was here? What did she mean by that? And she had an idea of what this was? Rex's brain was beginning to be overwhelmed with the information he gathered from both Mukuro and Akechi. Alas, there were people he hadn't introduced himself to yet, so he had moved on. He went over to a man with unnaturally spiky hair next.

?: "Are you approaching me mortal? Pah! Such arrogance!"

Rex: "Uh, I was trying to do the introductions. The sooner we get them done the sooner we can discuss our situation, yeah?"

?: "Very well. We will be unable to progress if I do not cooperate, I suppose. For now, you may refer to me as Goku Black, the Ultimate Imposter."

Rex: "Imposter? Are you impersonating someone?"

Black: "I have done the introduction and have no interest in speaking with a mortal any more than necessary. I shall take my leave now."

Rex: "...rude."

And with that, Rex moved on, having not learned much about Goku Black other than his name and title. He decided to move on...and was instantly crashed into.

Rex: "Ow! What the-"

?: "S-sorry about that. Bad luck again huh..."

Rex: "Bad luck?"

?: "I'm Bennett! Leader of Benny's Adventure Team! And uh, only member of Benny's Adventure Team. I'm also the Ultimate Unlucky Student..."

Rex: "Sounds like you've got it pretty rough."

Bennett: "Oh, don't worry, It's not all bad! Going on adventures is my favorite thing to do, so even if I have a little misfortune, I'll still be having fun!"

Rex: "I like your attitude! I hope everything goes well for you in the future then."

Bennett: "Thanks! I guess we gotta get to the rest of the introductions now huh? I'll see you later then!"

Rex was surprised by Bennett's positivity, but it was welcome in this uncertain situation. He could see himself becoming friends with Bennett quickly. He then noticed a rather strange girl and decided to approach her. He noticed that her skin was a light purple, and that her mouth was seemingly sown shut? Rex had many questions, but decided to refrain from asking for now.

Rex: "Hey, I was doing the introductions and you happened to be the next person I saw."

?: "Ok then, I am Sienna Contiello, the Ultimate Opera Singer. But my friends call me Squigly."

Squigly's voice had a strange echo to it, but Rex thought it made sense with the way her mouth was.

Rex: "Well, it's nice to meet you Squigly!"

?: "Believing you are milady's friend already? How presumptuous of you!"

Rex: "Who said that? It sounded like it came from you!"

Squigly: "Oh, I'm sure he means well Leviathan! Why don't you come out and introduce yourself?"

Suddenly, a worm-like creature came out of her head! Rex assumed this was the "Leviathan" Squigly had mentioned.

Leviathan: "Greetings, my name is Leviathan. Eternal servant to the Contiello family, including my current host."

Squigly: "Yes, the two of us have been together since I was born."

Rex: "Oh, so you were born with him inside you then?"

Squigly: "No, that happened after I died."

Rex: "Died?! So, you're some kinda undead?"

Squigly: "Pretty much...I'll explain the rest later, we should get these introductions done."

Rex found himself with a lot more questions than answers. He realized he had more questions than answers a lot that day, but felt it was justified given the situation. Still, Squigly's situation made him thoroughly confused. Could people really come back from the dead like that? While pondering this, a blond boy walks up to him.

?: "Yo, did ya talk to the creepy zombie chick too?"

Rex: "Creepy zombie chick? You mean Squigly right?"

?: "If that's what you wanna call her, then sure. I mean, she was really effin' creepy bein' a zombie n' all, but she was also kinda cute!"

Rex: "Uhh, I guess? That really isn't that important right now, is it?"

?: "Oh yeah, we gotta do that introduction shit right? I'm Ryuji Sakamoto, the Ultimate, uh, Delinquent."

Rex: "Okay, there is no way that is a real talent."

Ryuji: "Well, that's what I got. It's a shitty title, but it wouldn't be the first I've dealt with. Anyway, I think I'm gonna hit the hay until everyone else is done."

Rex was beginning to believe the talent was very fitting. Ryuji was vulgar, absurdly so. Still, Rex couldn't shake the feeling that he was being lied to, particularly involving Ryuji's talent. Then again, Ryuji didn't seem like a particularly good liar. While pondering this, someone came up to Rex. He was rather short, and seemed to be wearing some sort of blue armor?

?: "Heya! Getting introductions out of the way, I'm Rock, the Ultimate Robot Master! Some people call me Megaman or Rockman, but my father and friends just call me Rock. Please call me that too!"

Rex: "Uh, okay...that was a very quick introduction."

Rock: "Well, we need to finish these introductions before we can get started, but I still want people to know what I'm all about, you know?"

Rex: "On that note, what does your title mean? It's the Ultimate Robot Master, right?"

Rock: "Huh? You've never heard of the Robot Masters? They're Dr. Light's greatest invention, humanoid robots with lifelike intelligence! Though I don't feel like I deserve the title of Ultimate. I mean, Blues definitely deserves the title more than me, he was the first Robot Master after all..."

Rex felt that he was not part of the conversation anymore. Rock reminded him of Poppi quite a bit, with them both being intelligent artificial lifeforms, Rex thought a meeting between the two of them would be interesting to see. Rex decided to move on, leaving Rock with his thoughts. With only a few more people to introduce himself to, he decided to start with a girl in maid attire.

Rex: "Hey, I'm doing the introductions. My name is Rex, who are you?"

?: "My name is Noelle, the Ultimate Maid. Whatever problems you have, leave it to me!"

Rex: "I don't know if I could leave all of my problems to other people in general, much less just one person."

Noelle: "You don't need to worry about that! I am experienced in doing maid work for the entire city of Mondstadt. After all, if I am to become a knight, I must be able to handle any situation at any time, just like the Acting Grandmaster."

Rex: "A knight? Seems like a very drastic change in career."

Noelle: "There is actually a surprising amount of overlap. The work of a maid and the work of a knight are just about serving people, right?"

Rex: "I guess that makes sense if you look at it that way. Do you really just want to serve other people though?"

Noelle: "Does that seem strange? I can't really think of anything else I'd be doing."

Rex related to that a bit. The main reason he even got into salvaging was so he could support everybody back at his hometown, Fonsett Village. As a result, he was quite used to devoting himself fully to others.

Rex: "I understand where you're coming from. I'd still be a salvager if it weren't for everything that happened. I'll go do the rest of the introductions now. It was nice meeting you Noelle!"

Noelle: "It was my pleasure, Rex."

Rex couldn't help but think of Noelle as someone he could rely on. Still, Rex wasn't the type to leave his responsibilities to another person, so he decided to work extra hard so others like Noelle wouldn't have to. While thinking this, Rex approached a man with long green hair. He seemed to be thinking out loud.

?: "This school...why did we wake up here? Is this Ghetsis' doing?"

Rex: "Ghetsis?"

?: "Oh! I hadn't realized anyone was listening."

Rex: "That's probably my bad. I was trying to do the introductions that were suggested earlier, I'm actually almost done with them to be honest."

?: "Ah, I see. Then I'll introduce myself to you as well. My name is N, the Ultimate King."

Rex: "N? Your name is just one letter? That's kinda weird, isn't it?"

N: "Well, it's not my actual name, it's just what people call me. Probably because it's easier to say than Natural Harmonia Gropius."

Rex: "That's...a name?"

N: "Like I said, it's just easier to call me N. I'm the former king Team Plasma, a group that wished to liberate Pokémon from their trainers."

Rex: "Pokémon? I don't even know what those are, which I guess is more proof of Akechi's different worlds theory."

N: "Thats the only explanation that makes sense. Where I'm from, the only people you could find who wouldn't know about Pokémon are newborn babies, and they would quickly see a Pokémon that works alongside nurses, such as Audino or Chansey."

Rex: "Yeah, I don't know what either of those things are. Come to think of it, no one here seems to know what a blade is, or they might've asked about my core crystal."

With that, Rex moved on. He was already confident that they were all from separate worlds, but he was now certain. That brought more questions than answers though. Such as why they were brought to this world. Or even how. Rex decided to bring this up during the discussion and finish the introductions now. He approached a woman with blonde hair.

?: "Hello Rex. I presume you are here to do your introduction, so I will start. My name is Rosalina, the Ultimate Observer."

Rex: "How did you know who I was?"

Rosalina: "My job is to watch over the universe and protect it. While there are many in this group my vision does not reach, you and your friend Nia appeared to me before."

Rex: "Does that mean you're from our world?"

Rosalina: "No, I do not believe so. It is possible, however, that your world and mine are connected in some way. Though even I don't know how."

Rex: "Well, whatever the case, we're here now. There's not much else we can do but accept that, and from there figure out what we can do from there."

Rosalina: "Well said. And with that, I believe we should begin the discussions, yes?"

Everyone in the room seemed to agree with that, as they all gathered in the center of the room. Rex had gone over what he had discussed with everyone in his mind as they began discussing.

Monika: "So, now that we all know each other, what have we learned about our situation?"

Akechi: "To begin, there is overwhelming evidence that we have come from different worlds."

Sonic: "Whoa, other worlds? Way past cool!"

Asuna: "Not the words I'd use to describe this situation. Maybe if we weren't brought without consent, or there was a clear way out then it would be pretty cool."

Ryuji: "Wait, there's no way out?! FOR REAL?!"

Nia: "Oi, quit yelling ya blockhead! She said no 'clear' way out, so there could be a way we just haven't seen yet."

Mukuro: "On the subject of the "other worlds" theory, the world we are in is probably mine. I recognize the school we're in, it's called Hope's Peak Academy."

Akechi: "That covers where we are, but not how we got here."

Black: "It could be done using the Super Dragon Balls, but no mortal should have access to them."

Bennett: "What if it wasn't someone mortal, like Barbatos?"

Noelle: "Do you really think Lord Barbatos would do something like this?"

Black: "To insinuate that someone of the divine would pull such a trick...pah! Does your hubris really reach so far? Such is to be expected of a mortal!"

Bennett: "It was only a thought..."

Rex: "That's one possibility, but those Dragon Ball things probably only exist in one world. I don't know if the Architect would have the power to send people to other worlds, but he could create one."

Rock: "But this world already existed, it's Mukuro's world, right?"

Rex: "Right...plus, the Architect wouldn't have any reason to do all of this."

Squigly: "I...might know a way it could have been done. If someone were to use the Skullheart, they could make any wish, provided they were a woman. Such a power would make this easy to do."

Leviathan: "Additionally, it would explain how Lady Contiello and I are present in this situation, as the one who wields the Skullheart, the Skullgirl, is granted the power to raise the dead."

Amy: "So the person behind this is a woman then? Guess that rules out Eggman right Sonic?"

Sonic: "Yeah, unless that Skullheart thing wasn't used at all, and the Phantom Ruby or the Chaos Emeralds were used instead."

Amy: "There's no way the Chaos Emeralds were used! Knuckles was watching some of them, Shadow was watching one and you were watching the rest! No way Eggman got through all that!"

N: "There are Pokémon capable of manipulating time and space, such as the Legendary Palkia. Could someone have captured it and used it for such a purpose?

Rosalina: "Seems there are many ways this could have been accomplished. How can we ever reach a conclusion this way?"

Rex couldn't answer that. He never got a chance. Everybody's discussions were interrupted by something nobody was expecting. A school announcement.

*DING DONG BING BONG*

Suddenly, the monitors flashed to life, and on it, the silhouette of what looked to be a...teddy bear?

?: "Hello? Mic test, is this thing on? Great! Please head to the gymnasium at your earliest convenience! I'll be waiting..."

Everyone seemed shocked by the announcement. If that truly was a teddy bear on the screen, why was it talking?

Rex: "Was that some kind of bear?"

Monika: "That can't be right. The ears looked right, but bears don't talk right?"

Rock: "Maybe it was a robot bear! That seems very likely, especially if Dr. Willy is behind this mess."

Akechi: "I suppose the best course of action would be to go investigate, correct? Mukuro seems to agree with me, seeing as she isn't here."

Rex: "Wait, she's not? Where did she go?"

Akechi: "Probably the gym. Shall we follow her then?

With that, everybody headed to the gym to find out who or what was on that screen, and why it wanted them in the gym. One thing was clear to all of them. Whoever it was, they were behind their current situation. When they got there, sure enough, Mukuro was there.

Mukuro: "You guys are all here..."

Ryuji: "Of course we are, dude. We don't know what the eff is going on, so we don't really have a choice, yeah?"

Suddenly, the voice from earlier came from the podium.

?: "You're all here! Great, then let's get this thing rolling!"

Everybody turned to the podium, when suddenly a bear jumped up onto it. Its appearance was notably strange, being half black and half white.

?: "Greetings everybody! How are you all doing on this illustrious day?"

Ryuji: "THE BEAR'S TALKING?!"

Sonic: "It's probably a robot or something. I know Egghead has some talking robots, but I don't remember him making any talking teddy bears."

?: "Grrrr...I'm NOT a teddy bear! My name is Monokuma! The lovable, adorable headmaster and mascot of your communal school life!"

Rex: "School life? What do you mean by that?"

Mukuro: "He means that we will be living in this school."

Monokuma: "Ding ding ding! That's right, but I guess I should've expected that from you huh Mukuro? In any case, please hold off on the spoiler from now on, 'kay?"

N: "Ah, I got it! You must be an undiscovered Pokémon capable of using telepathy! That's how you're speaking to us, right?"

Monokuma: "I'M NOT A POKÉMON! I'm Monokuma! Why don't you guys understand that? Anyway, I'm sure you are all curious about the duration of this school life, right? Well have no fear! I know you all want to spend as much time with your suuuper attractive headmaster as possible, so the school life will last forever!"

Nia: "Forever? What the bloody hell do you mean forever?!"

Black: "Do you honestly intend to imprison us here? I have a plan to enact, one that doesn't involve mingling around with mortals for the foreseeable future!"

Monokuma: "Try to escape if you want! I am a respected bear in the truth telling department, so when I tell you that there's no way out, there's no way out! Not even if you try to break down the walls, that will only be met with punishment!"

Sonic: "So you're telling us we gotta stay here forever? No way! There ain't enough space to run around in here! Way past uncool."

Monokuma: "Seems like you guys really wanna get out...that makes me beary sad..."

Monika: "Beary? Was that a bear pun?"

Monokuma: "Well, there is one way to get out. As you all know, schools have rules and structure that help maintain the harmony of school life. However, if one were to, say, disrupt that harmony...they alone would be allowed, nay, FORCED to leave!

Bennett: "Disrupt the harmony? So, we can leave if we break a rule?"

Mukuro: "If only it was that easy...it's something far mor drastic."

Monokuma: "Right again Ms. Ikusaba! Do you want a gold star?"

Amy: "Well, spit it out already! You're wasting my precious Sonic chasing time!"

Monokuma: "It's simple really. Say, if one were to murder another..."

Rock: "Wait, murder?!"

Rosalina: "That can't be..."

Squigly: "There's no way. Murder is..."

Monokuma: "You guys...do I have to spell it out for you? Murder is murder! I figured some of you would be used to this."

Asuna: "Regardless of what we're used to, we can't just kill each other!"

Monokuma: "Why not? Most of you guys just met, so it's not like you'd be killing your friend or significant other!"

Ryuji: "We ain't killing anybody! What part of that do you not get, you damn bear?!"

Monokuma: "Ahh, there's so much despair in this room! I wonder who will be overcome by it first!"

Ryuji: "Did you not effin' hear me?!"

Rex: "I don't think he's listening..."

Monokuma: "Oh, I just can't wait for the first killing! Now, I have some preparations to make, so I'll take my leave. Make sure to check your handbooks for all the rules for our school life. You all have fun wallowing in despair, okay?"

And with that, Monokuma left, leaving all the students in complete and utter shock.

Noelle: "There's no way anyone's going to kill, right?"

Black: "Please! Just look around. The fear and doubt on everyone's faces should tell you everything you need to know."

Everyone looked at each other. The suspicion in the room was hanging over everyone like a storm cloud. All of this left Rex with one conclusion.

Rex: 'I think I finally understand why we were brought here. It wasn't for any reason like revenge or any type of experiment. If it were anything like that, we probably would have understood all of this sooner. We were brought here purely to experience despair...'