And now with the Extras out of the way, we get to go to Chapter 2. More of the theater gets unlocked and more Ultimate Labs are revealed, with new types of killing methods unlocked as well. Now without further ado, let's get this show started!
Chapter 2-1: Beat to the Sound of Friendship- Daily Life
The day after the Trial, the remaining students were sitting in the cafeteria, a quiet air about them since none of them could think of anything to talk about. The memories of the trial and execution still fresh in their minds.
"I can't believe all that happened just yesterday." Koyumi said, breaking the silence.
"Well, a situation like that occurs when one allows themselves to be weak against the motivation." Angelo said.
"So, we just have to work past this, that's easy! We just have to make sure this never happens again." Xeno said.
"We know the consequences if we do fall for Monokuma's trap." Daisuke said.
"I'm sorry, but are you all serious?" Torahiko suddenly asked. "Not everyone is strong, and we don't all react the same to the same situation. That last motive was proof of that."
They all stared at him after he said that fact.
"Well, maybe when the next motive comes, we can all just talk to each other about it?" Harumi suggested.
"I very much doubt that." Torahiko said. "You may not have anything you want to keep hidden, but you can't say the same for anyone else in this room."
"Um, is this a bad time?" Monokuma asked as he suddenly appeared.
"What do you want?" Daisuke asked.
"I wanted to tell you something when I noticed the atmosphere and didn't want to ruin it. I might get another murder!" Monokuma said excitedly.
"Just tell us and leave." Fujin bit out.
"Fine! Good news, I've renovated more of the theater! Now you can explore new areas, find new Ultimate Labs, and new weapons to kill people with!" Monokuma said.
"And why didn't you just renovate the entire theater?" Katsumi asked.
"I got bored! And I don't have to do everything for you bastards. You should be happy I gave you what I did! Now if you'll excuse me, I have a martini mix to get to." Monokuma said before he disappeared.
"Should we go see?" Soleil asked.
"Well, I don't suppose it would hurt to look. I believe the worse we have to face are the new hidden weapons." Koyumi said.
"Whatever, let's just get going." Jackson said as he got up and left.
The others looked at each other before following Jackson's lead and headed towards the newly open area. They reached the main area of the theater and found that one of the hallways that were previously blocked off was now open.
"Looks like that pesky monotone mongrel wasn't exchanging falsehoods with us." Angelo said.
"Let's go see what now available to us." Harumi said before they all went their separate ways to explore the newfound area.
Daisuke walked down the hallway, seeing all the altered posters with Monokuma on them.
"He really is narcissistic, isn't he?" Daisuke commented to himself before he came across a door. The door itself was sky blue, with clouds on it and pictures of birds all over. "Looks like Micheal's Lab."
He opened the door and went inside. He saw what looked like a bit of a safari themed room, with bird cages handing from all over, nets hanging on the walls, and binoculars on tables.
"Yep, this is definitely Micheal's Lab." Daisuke said before he noticed Micheal and Koyumi were standing nearby, looking at all the cages.
"These would be good for observing birds." Micheal said.
"Oh, that would be adorable. Birds are so cute." Koyumi said, smiling.
"Yeah, some of them are." Micheal said.
"What are you two talking about?" Daisuke asked as he walked up to them.
"Hm? Oh, we were just talking about my Talent." Micheal said.
"Oh yeah, since you're the Ultimate Birdwatcher." Daisuke said.
"Yes, it would be nice to see all the birds Michael has seen and researched." Koyumi said.
"Well, maybe researched isn't the best word." Micheal said.
Daisuke noticed Micheal reluctance to talk about it and decided to steer the conversation elsewhere.
"Have you guys seen where the hidden weapons are?" Daisuke asked.
"Unfortunately, yes." Koyumi said, pointing to where some of the nets were. Daisuke noticed some of the nets weren't put together, at least not all the way, ropes, wires, and other such items to tie up and strangle people with were strung along on the wall there.
"Eugh..." Daisuke said when he noticed them.
"Yes, I had a similar reaction when I discovered them myself." Koyumi said, shaking her head.
Daisuke nodded in understanding. He looked around and noticed nothing else of interest inside the Lab and left as Koyumi and Michael talked with each other.
The young Ultimate walked further down the hall before seeing Kazuko and Kuroko talking while standing infront of a door.
Daisuke went up to them. "Hey, what're you two talking about?"
"Oh, hello Dai-kun. We believe we have found the infirmary, or something similar to it." Kuroko said.
"Dai-kun?" Daisuke asked but was ignored.
"See for yourself." Kazuko said as she opened the door for him. Daisuke looked inside and learned for himself to what looked like an infirmary, well, something like it anyways. There were a few beds and a few cabinets filled with some medicine and bandages.
"Oh, yeah. It does." Daisuke nodded.
"Which is odd, you would think that bear would leave this stuff away from us so we would die easier." Kuroko said before Monokuma suddenly appeared.
"Oh, there's a simple explanation in that. I don't want boring deaths! If you died of an illness or personal injury, I wouldn't be able to hold a Class Trial for it." Monokuma said.
"Of course that would be your only reason to have a medical center." Kuroko said, glaring down at the bear, making him sweat nervously.
"Geez, no need for the look." Monokuma said before he disappeared. The three let out a sigh.
"You should go see what the others are doing." Kazuko said.
Daisuke nodded. "Alright, see you later." He said before he walked off.
He soon came across another Ultimate Lab door, though this one looked odd, to say the least. The door itself looked traditional, but seemed like it fit somewhere he couldn't quite place. He tried to enter the Lab but found the door was locked.
"I didn't know these doors could be locked." Daisuke said before the door he was trying to open did open, revealing Torahiko as he stepped out. "Torahiko?"
"Oh, I didn't notice you there. What're you doing?" Torahiko asked.
"I'm just exploring the new area like the others are. Is that your Ultimate Lab?" Daisuke asked.
"Yes, it is." Torahiko answered.
"Can I see it?" Daisuke asked again.
"No, I don't think so. I think I'll just keep this room locked until further notice." Torahiko said as he shut the door behind him.
"But why?" Daisuke asked, tilting his head.
"That's my reason alone to know." Torahiko said before he walked off.
Daisuke looked between the strange Ultimate's retreating figure and the door with a confused expression. 'What's in there that he doesn't want anyone to see?' Daisuke thought to himself before he decided to drop it for now and continued walking.
After some time, he came across a door that looked like it was really made out of chocolate, but a touch confirmed it was just a really well detailed door to look like chocolate.
Daisuke opened the door and looked inside, feeling like he just stepped into Willy Wonka's chocolate factory, well, maybe not all that wacky. It looked like what you'd expect from a chocolate factory, but obviously Monokuma gave it some touches.
"I honestly prefer making chocolate by hand but the machines available do help." Soleil said, causing Daisuke to focus to where he heard him and saw him standing by a conveyor belt.
"I guess it should be obvious that this is your Lab." Daisuke said as he walked up to him.
"Yes, now I can really focus on my craft." Soleil said before they heard the door open again.
"Oh, look at all the chocolate!" Harumi said excitedly as she came into the Lab, Kokomo coming in after her, who was also dragging Fujin along.
"I don't need to be dragged along!" Fujin protested.
"If you would cooperate, we wouldn't do this." Kokomo said.
Daisuke and Soleil sweatdropped at the sight. Fujin just didn't want to get along with anyone, does she?
"I really want to try some!" Harumi said as she reached out to a box, but Kokomo noticed something and smacked it out of her hand. "Why'd you do that?"
Daisuke went over and looked over the box, noticing an almost unnoticable symbol on it. He looked at the other boxes that were by it and saw the same symbol. "Poisons."
"Exactly." Kokomo said.
"You were actually stupid enough to almost eat poisoned chocolates?" Fujin said.
"Well, I didn't notice it at the time." Harumi said sheepishly.
"At least we don't have to deal with another Class Trial so soon by accident." Soleil said.
"Yeah." Daisuke nodded in agreement. He looked around and saw nothing else of interest, deciding to leave and explore what's left of the hall.
He reached the end of the hall, where he saw a door that looked like it belonged better in a school gymnasium then a theater.
He opened the door and went inside. The Lab itself looked like a track field with different tracks and running conditions available.
"Definitely Xeno's Lab." Daisuke said to himself before he noticed the last three of his still living classmates standing by one of the tracks. He walked up to three, overhearing their conversation.
"Oh, I can't wait to train and better myself more!" Xeno said.
"That is a good mindset to have, a few of the people that I've worked with could use that." Katsumi.
"Hey guys." Daisuke said.
"Sup? They've been talking about bettering themselves for a while now." Jackson said.
"What's so wrong about that? Everyone needs to train and constantly push forward to reach new heights." Xeno said.
"Well, I can agree with that statement." Daisuke nodded.
"Have you discovered the new hidden weapons yet?" Katsumi asked.
Daisuke thought for a bit before nodded. "Yeah, most of them, I guess. Where are the ones in here?"
"They're over there." Jackson pointed his thumb to where the training equipment was.
Daisuke went to get a closer look and saw what looked like the weapons he saw in Micheal's Lab, but different, they looked more like tripwires and other such things that would cut off and slice if someone ran into them. "A runner's worse nightmare."
"Yeah, but it's not like I'd ever use them. I like running, so I wouldn't want them in my way." Xeno said.
"I still think we should gather them amd place them somewhere safe, but that pompous prince won't let that happen." Katsumi said.
"Maybe it's best if that's dropped." Daisuke reasoned.
"I suppose, I'm not used to not having the final word." Katsumi said. Daisuke nodded at the reasoning, she was the Ultimate Director, so she's used to people listening to her orders.
After all the investigating was done, everyone gathered to discuss what they had found before leaving to their own devices, with only Daisuke still in his seat, thinking about what he should do.
Whew, finally got this out. Sorry the ending seems rushed, my family's going through a lot of stuff and drama, with my sister's divorce and my uncle going to jail like he deserves, but that's besides the point. Anyways, this officially starts the poll for next chapter's free time events. The top three voted will have their free time events shown before my three will be shown the chapter next. Hope you enjoyed this chapter, and I'll see ya'll next time! Chaos, out!
Update: Ignore the complete status on it. I don't know why it's doing that but this story isn't over, don't worry.