Time seemed to slow down as the three people stared at this eerie kid that was in front of them. This keeps on for about a solid twenty seconds before Komaru broke the silence.

"I've seen this kid before!"

"Don't be so shocked. It's probably just another one. Coming from these b-brats are all wearing those h-helmets then it's gotta be." Toko said to Komaru, looking at the child with disdain on her face.

"Tee hee…" The kid giggled quietly, giving a more unsettling vibe to the atmosphere of the room.

"Okay… why are they wearing those Monokuma-shaped helmets?"

"I-I don't know! These kids never talked to anyone but to each other! Even at a time like this, they're still playing around like a bunch of idiots! S-Stupid brats…" Toko answered rather hastily.

Flash, while still staring at the kid, narrowed his brows. He saw a connection between the helmet-wearing children to the black and white robot bears that has been attacking them at this hospital. "So… by the looks of it, I'm guessing these kids are in a way working with those Monokumas to kill the adults?"

Komaru was shocked. "They're what?!"

"That's pretty much the gist of it, y-yeah. Kids killing adults… it's completely insane! It's frustrating! But we can't just "attack" them or…" Toko trailed off thinking the worst scenario on how to deal with the brats.

"Oh no, Cold's not going to enjoy this at all. This will literally test his code of honor. I hope he doesn't loosened his standards on killing like when he was in the Society and after the Regime days, wherever he is right now…" Barry thought with dread in his mind.

The child was still standing there, occasionally giggling to herself. Or at them, who knows?

"W-Well anyway guys, what's that box next to the kid?" Komaru asked about the huge box next to the mentioned kid.

Flash stepped forward to the box. "I don't know, but let me open it. Can't risk you guys falling into a trap."

Before he was going to open it he gave the child a slight glare. Based on what Toko had just said, there were probably more kids like this that will stand against their way. Many questions lingered in his train of thought. Why the kids are participating in this sick, twisted game? Did all of them agreed to kill? If so, why?! But he decided to put those aside for now. Inside the box were about twenty "Break" Truth Bullets for the hacking gun and some energy bars.

"W-Wow. These things are quite useful. I think this ammo is for you Koma-huh? What's with these energy bars?" Komaru stepped forward to load the bullets to her gun then looked at the bars. There are three in total and there's a scrap paper glued to the plastic wrappings on each bar, labeled, '0.1% cal' on two and for some reason the third was written, '10,000% cal'.

"Ten thousand cal?!" Her eyes bulged out of the sockets.

"T-Ten thousand c-calories?! W-What is this?! Is this brat messing with us or something?" Toko stuttered at the writing and flicked her eyes to her stomach for a millisecond.

Flash took the bar, looked at it for a second, and began to unwrap the plastic cover. Before Toko could protest he took a bite. He cringed for a bit as he was chewing it before commenting, "Hmm… mmm… yep. It's very sweet. This is definitely live up to the label, I think."

"H-Huh? It's really that much calories? But you'll get-"

"Fat? No no. You see…" The red-costumed superhero turned his eyes at the kid before going back to the girls saying, "…I'll tell you later once we get out of this place." The two girls looked at each other before nodding.

The female child tilted her head slightly before running off. "Anyway… why was that kid helping us?" Komaru asked.

"If I have to guess is… they're carrying someone's order." Toko answered.

Barry pondered about his questions earlier before he decided to put one to the test. "I think it's these "Warriors of Hope" that these kids are following orders from."

Komaru turned her attention to him. "You really think so?"

Toko interrupted both of them. "L-Look. I may agree that they're following the higher-ups consisting of other brats but who c-cares anyway…? No point wasting our time worrying about mentally damaged kids…"

"T-That might be true but…"

"It's fine! Jeez, you're slow, get a move on already!" The bespectacled girl reassured Komaru with a hint of insult in her words.

Barry stared at Toko for a moment. He suddenly had a funny thought that she and Len would get along well, with their snarkiness and all that deadpanning. He chuckled a bit at the thought. Unfortunately she noticed this. "W-What's so funny?"

He blinked and waved his hand to side. "I-It's nothing. Let's get moving."

They exited the room and two Monokumas were standing at the end of a door that read: '1F MONITORING ROOM'. Komaru shot both of them right in their red sinister eye and they fell and exploded. One Monokuma appeared around the left corner and targeted its sights on Flash, but he anticipated this and punched it, sending it sprawling across the hallway and blew up mid skidding.

Then the three passed by another diagnosis room and entered the monitoring room. The door leading to it was larger than any of the other doors and was colored gold around the edges along with brown padding. Inside the interior was completely different. It's a large space. The floor was replaced by a checkered black and white pattern like a chessboard; the walls were covered in red velvet curtains with gold pillars on each edge of the room. A fancy looking red sofa was placed on one side. One thing that stood out was a green arcade machine in front of them. The screen was blinking on and off from black to red with "GAME OVER" sign displayed in the middle of the screen. The writing "MONOKU-MAN" was displayed on top of the machine and on each side there was a picture of Monokuma with a white and green color scheme and its shape resembled of a certain classic video game character.

Komaru and Flash was stunned at the sudden change of state of the room. "Whoa! What is this place…?" Komaru wondered.

"As this place couldn't get any weirder…" Barry muttered.

However Toko remained calm, it was quite unusual even for her. "It's probably some kind of playground for those little b-brats. I've seen them playing around with that arcade machine before…"

"Arcade machine? Hold on…" Komaru set the gun to the "Move " slot and fired at the machine.

The machine's screen turned green for a second before it changed to black. It also played a short 8-bit like tune and the words "START PLAYERS KOMARU NAEGI AND BARRY ALLEN" was displayed. Once the tune was finished playing, the screen changed again into a layout of a room after the playground. It had dark grey background all over with a few short pillars, a long wooden table, many chairs set into horizontal lines, and several Monokumas in patrol. There was a rule on the top left corner of the screen, which was to escape without getting caught, usable Truth Bullets required on the top right corner, and on the bottom right corner were the controls to view the area from the bird's eye view.

"They're really treating this like a game alright…" Flash muttered again before the three observed the arcade screen. "There's a lot of them lurking around… I think instead of fighting, it might be better to stay out of it." Toko suggested.

Flash could already saw the solution to this. "Ok I got it. You girls just follow my lead." The two girls shrugged although Komaru was a bit uncertain and nervous. They began to follow Flash as the three cautiously navigated through the area by silently walking around the left side of the long table where the in right Monokumas were present yet they were looking opposite the table. They continued to circle the room clockwise for about 180o while avoiding detection until they made their way to an orange automatic door leading to the exit.

Little did they know but back at the arcade machine the screen changed into a colorful background and they were chibi pixelated versions of Flash, Komaru, and Toko celebrating by putting their hands up and down while jumping with smiles on their faces. Additionally, a blue zeppelin with a screen displaying a pixelated Monokuma was flying on the right side of the screen. A huge "CONGRATULATIONS" was displayed in the middle of it. An 8-bit cheerful tune played for a brief moment before the machine shut off by itself.

Once they were out of the hospital, they looked around before Komaru asked, "We're finally out, but… Where are we?"

Toko looked at her with a bit of annoyance. "Wh-What?! Why a-are you asking that? Don't you live in this city?"

The girl looked down in sorrow. "I wouldn't call it "living"… I was just imprisoned in an apartment the whole time, for about a year and a half if you want to know how long."

Barry widened his eyes. "What? You were imprisoned for a year and a half? How did you survive?"

"Y-Yeah. Being imprisoned was q-quite a backstory…" Toko drawled and for some reason it made her lips twitched upwards with slight drool coming out of her mouth.

"Well, somebody from the other side of my room kept sending me food and water daily. It's decent enough to keep me in shape. I never saw who it was though." Komaru explained, her head still hung low, but she raised it when she asked a question to Toko. "By the way, Toko. How did you know I was living here? I've been thinking about this for a while now. If you know my name, how did you know it? I think I deserve to know…"

Toko flinched at that. She was not expecting to give her identity out of the blue. "W-Well don't play detective mode on me! That c-caught me off guard! I-It's not a big secret or anything. On the helicopter ride over, Master mentioned you and-"

"Wait! Helicopter? You mean Future Foundation's? You're a member of Future Foundation?" Komaru interrupted her, apparently surprised.

"Future Foundation? Another new word." Barry thought.

"More like an… intern. That's why I don't have a uniform yet… S-Such a cheap-ass organization, ugh! Why can't they just finally give me one?! I want to get out of this old ratty thing…"

"You only have that one uniform huh?" Komaru lamented, feeling sympathetic at her.

"Yeah but… I'll endure it for a little bit longer… I made a promise with Master… He said that if I can control her, I get to be an official member…" Toko giggled to herself, so she began to imagine again…

"Oh boy… there she goes again…" Flash muttered.

ATTENTION: Toko's Fantasy!

"Ah… a-aahhh… haa…"

Toko was back into her dream bed with her only Master.

"Toko… You must never leave my side. Protect me always." He said. "That is your purpose. Your destiny."

But she protested to him. "B-But I'm not an official member…ah!" Sudden something grasped her face.

"Shh. Enough with the excuses. You are my property. My livestock."

She didn't really like being called a livestock. But since it was Master…

"Y-Yes… I-I'm your livestock."

…You guessed it.

"My pig." He clarified.

"Y-Yes! I'm your pig!" She cried.

Byakuya began to stroke her hair gently. "Hey, pig… repeat the promise you made with me."

Toko didn't really get what he meant. He still thinks she was his pig, maybe answer by sounding like one?

"Um… uh… Oink oink oink?"

He gripped her hand tightly. "In English, fool!"

"I promise to never let Genocide Jack kill humans anymore! Then, become an official member!" She changed her language.

"Never… break… that… promise!" He cried.

She nodded vigorously. "Oink oink! YEESSS!"

FANTASY END

"…oink oink ooiinnk…."

The two people witnessing this were just staring at her, one felt uncomfortable and one felt exasperated. As Barry was going to snap her out of her senses again, she beat him to it.

"Ah!" She wiped the drool from her mouth. She noticed that the two still had that expression from the staring. "Wh-Why are you guys looking at me with faces like that? And you, Omaru, it looks like you're looking at a… pig… Or is it just me? Did I look that weird?"

"First of all, her name's Komaru. The second part, well…" Barry drawled off, elbowing Komaru a bit on the hip.

"Oh! No no no! N-Not at all! You don't look anything like that at all!" Komaru tried to convince her to not misunderstood.

"Gee… thanks." That was clearly sarcasm in the writer's voice. "Ugh, even this so called superhero and immature schoolgirl is treating me like an intern! Why and how were that occult moron and the swimming idiot get to become members?!" Toko scratched her head frustratingly.

"You give your friends some interesting nicknames…" Komaru commented.

"They're not! My whole life I've never had friends! Not that I want one anyway, I already have Master Byakuya." She smirked to herself. "As long as I have him, I don't need anything and anyone else…"

Komaru stared at her with awe. "To think you care someone that much… That's an amazing feeling."

"Leonard used to have a similar mindset back before the Regime…" Barry thought.

Toko scratched her head again. "Ugh… great. What am I going to do now? Because Master went missing because of these damn riots! And now I'm alone… But it's kind of my fault now that I think about it. I did sneak onto the helicopter without permission…"

"Sigh… by the way, Flush," She snickered at the nickname she made up before changing back to her usual indifferent expression. "You owe me an explanation back there. You know, about the e-energy bar…"

"Simple really. It's one of the side effects of my powers. Basically it gives me super high metabolism. I need calories as much as that bar I ate earlier. At least the bright side is that I don't ever gain weight." He explained in a 'matter of fact' tone, but he frowned at the nickname. "Also, Flush? Really? You're making bathroom jokes at a time like this?"

"Wow… That's quite a way to make us feel jealous…" Komaru chuckled ignoring the joke while Toko just looked away grumbling in apparently said jealousy.

The hacking gun-wielding girl then asked Toko again. "Toko. You said you've been alone since then. Then how did you know Byakuya was captured?"

"Huh?" She flinched for a second. "W-Well I did get some intel somewhere… More importantly, what are you guys going to do from here on?"

It was a good question. The environment surrounding them was filled with broken roads, vehicles, and buildings everywhere. But they had no clue where to go.

"We still had the deal, correct? Then how about this? We'll get out of this town and search for Byakuya along the way. What do you think?" Barry asked the bespectacled girl.

"…Fine. I already have a plan anyway. What about you?" She turned to Komaru.

Komaru thought for a moment before answering quietly. "I-I don't know. I know that if stayed in this town I'll be killed, right? But…" Tears slowly wet her face. "But… I'm s-scared. I'm sorry b-but… I can't help it but feel so afraid… I was trapped for so long that I… feel no matter what I do I'll end up killed."

Feeling sympathetic, Flash put an arm around her shoulder and patted it. "Don't cry, okay? You still have me protecting you. I promised that you'll stay safe under my watch. But you have to stay strong enough to defend yourself. Do you understand?" He smiled gently.

She sniffed and nodded stiffly. Toko moved forward towards them. "Fine. I'll tag along with you two. As a member of Future Foundation, it's my duty to protect Komaru Naegi. But you can manage yourself, right Red?"

Barry nodded. Komaru went to hug Toko while still holding to Barry, so the three had an awkward group hug.

"H-Hey! Wh-Wh-What are you doing?!" Toko definitely was not enjoying it as she had her arms in the air twitching.

"U-um…" Barry felt slightly uneasy.

"Thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyouguyssooomuch!" Komaru cried as ahe couldn't hold her emotions and bawled her eyes out. "From the bottom of my heart, just… Thank God I met you both!"

Toko pushed both of them away, needing personal space. "God? Just thank me directly!"

Komaru wiped her eyes and smiled brightly. "But… I'm glad. Ever since I was imprisoned, I was all alone and I couldn't depend on anyone else… I'm so, so happy to meet you guys."

Toko almost blushed. "You didn't need to repeat that, you know? I hear you the first time. Now, where should we get out? I don't know anything about this city, either…"

Barry held his chin in a thinking pose. "Then let's search for any clues or find any information to figure out about this town."

Then it hit Komaru and Flash. Before Komaru was captured and when Barry was on the zeppelin, some agents of Future Foundation and the Servant respectively told them a brief explanation about Towa City in general.

"I heard that this town was on an island, so that means…" Flash trailed off.

"Then there's should be a bridge somewhere!" Komaru finished his sentence. "Hey Toko, did you remember seeing a bridge anywhere?"

"A b-bridge?" Toko turned and pointed to the west side of the streets. "I-If I remember correctly, I saw a huge bridge over that way."

"Perfect, there's chance we could get out! Let's go!" Komaru exclaimed. "Ah, what a relief! And I thought I'm starting to lose hope!"

"I-I see… Good for you…" Toko muttered.

"Hope, huh? I hope this goes smoothly, also I hope Cold's alright somewhere…"

(Extra: Underline: Japanese talking)

Captain Cold groaned softly and slowly opened his eyes beneath his visor. The first thing he saw was the red and black sky on a narrow space. It appears to be that he was sitting against a wall of a building and for about 5 feet distance another building was in front of him. He groggily turned his aching head to his left to see cracked streets and deactivated cars. And to his right was a narrow alleyway, he almost missed something beside him, or rather someone.

"Oh thank goodness you woke up! I don't know how long you're going to stay fainted there."

A young sounding voice speaking in Japanese was heard. After his head slowly losing its pain and his vision cleared, he answered the voice in slight annoyance. "Ugh… Can you speak English, kid? I don't want to get another headache again…"

"Oh, sorry! Didn't know you from overseas or something!"

Leonard had a clear view of the person sitting next to him. It was a boy, presumably around his early teens. He had short brown hair, tanned skin, and blue eyes. He wore a white tank top under a teal track jacket with a white symbol on the left side of the jacket. He also wore beige shorts, red sneakers, and yellow socks. A black bracelet with a peculiar symbol was strapped on his left wrist.

"I saw you lying near the streets over there. I checked your pulse and found out that you're still alive, and then I dragged you here. I'll explain later of what's going on, but you must rest first." The boy said.

"Okay…? So, what's your name kid?" Len asked.

The boy smiled brightly and lent a hand to him for a handshake. "Oh! It's Yuta! Yuta Asahina! It's nice to meet you mister!"

OMAKE – Billy Milligan Royale

High school senior Sae Sunakosaka has 24 split personalities. After an unexpected turn of events, she obtains 23 new bodies.
"But there's no need for 24 Sae Sunakosakas..."
The killing against me commences...

T: (Looks the book in disdain) This book isn't even worth throwing into the fire.

F: The story reminds me of one movie, did any of you ever watch "Split" before?

K: Oh, I have! It was about a guy with multiple personalities, right? It was a pretty good movie. :)

F: Yes, that's basically it.

K: Well, either way, I think this book was not too bad…

T: I'm sure an idiot like you would enjoy it, but I only acknowledge pure literature. Movies were already out of its league. I mean, look at this! This author was using dissociative identity disorder as a plot point, the hack! Poking fun at his subject without even considering how they feel… This is NOT professional! :(

F: He wrote this for the public, not specifically for you. Speaking of DID… I was the one that stopped Genocide Jack from attacking back at the rooftop. Which made me question something. Is Genocide Jack will kill Komaru and me whenever she's present?

K: Yeah, I was wondering the same thing.

T: For you, girl, she won't. But for you, Red, she only targets cute men. So it's better if you always be on guard for her. As for the Monokumas, I think she sees it as "breaking" them and not really "killing" them…

F: Noted. I could always electrocute her every time she tries to kill me.

K: But, back then she charged at me, as if she was going to kill me…

T: Maybe she's going to threat you about Master, or maybe you're a cute guy.

K: (Flustered) I-I'm a girl!

F: Can't you tell she's a girl by just looking at her?! -_-

T: Oh I don't know… you could be lying. There's no proof that you're NOT a guy…

F: She's not and that's final!

K: Y-Yeah! Why would I lie for something like that?! You want me to show you?! Proof that I'm a girl? Here! (Starts to lift up shirt)

F: H-Hey! Don't lift up your shirt! 0_0

T: S-Stop! Wh-What'd you get all serious for?! I was kidding! o_0

K: (Stops and hung head low) Well sooorry, we just met and I'm not used to your brand of humor yet!

F: (Facepalm) Just… don't do that again…

Author's Note: I just noticed that I can't open my account in my house because the Wi-Fi was quite crappy, but I was able to write again since I'm back at Singapore for a new semester. As much as I want to be able to write more often, I can't since my grades are dropping and I want to study more seriously. So I don't know if I can update more frequently but I'll try as hard as I can.

Anyway, anyone who can write a story from my wishlist on my profile I'll highly appreciate that and see what you guys can do. Feel free to PM me about this.

And I will see you next time!