Morning came and it was not a pleasant one, the nightmares I had made me sleep deprived but I couldn't let that stop me, if we want to discover the mastermind they need to know the truth. I was the last one to enter the cafeteria the three other survivors had been waiting for me.
"Damn Mike you look like hell" Craig said.
"It was rough night" I said. "Listen guys I need to talk to you about something."
"What's up" Token asked. I sat down and took a deep breath.
"My memories have been returning, as I'm sure they have for all you. Well there are some things about UA that you need to know." They looked me dead in the eye as I spoke to them, "the night you guys were grabbed by the UA people, I was on one of the grabbers." The three of them were understandably shocked.
Craig got up from his seat and put his hands on the table, "What?! You were one of the UA goons?!"
"Yes" I said, "and I know it's no excuse, but Craig you said you wanted to hear about my tragic past, now you'll get the chance."
Craig sat down and crossed his arms, I knew that whether or not he has pity for my story would determine whether or not we stay allies. Craig knew that I was recruited by UA and that didn't bother him because he assumed I was kidnapped to, all things considered he's probably lost any sympathy for me. I told him, Token, and Henrietta all about it. As expected their level of pity for me was very low.
"I don't care how bad your past was, the simple fact of the matter is you kidnapped us" Craig said, "do you realize what this means? If it weren't for you and your goons, we wouldn't be stuck on this ship! Twelve of our friends wouldn't be dead!"
"I didn't put us on this ship" I shouted back, "The remnants of despair put us on this ship not me! The mastermind is responsible for this killing game Craig!"
"If we weren't at that facility, the facility of the organization that you brought us into against our will, we would be at home right living our normal lives" Craig shouted.
"Mike, you realize now we can't trust you right" Token asked. "For all we know you could be the mastermind."
"I swear to you, I am not the mastermind" I said, "you think I enjoy watching my friends die?!"
"Well you certainly sent them to their deaths" Craig shouted back, "you've cracked every case, Kenny, Heidi, Wendy, Clyde, even Butters and Tweek, you solved all of the cases and put them all together and as a result that fucking bear killed them all!"
"You can't solely put that on me" I shouted, "you caught and chased the same contradictions I did during Heidi's trial, you voted all of the blackened guilty same as I did, and the killing game might not have even started if Kenny didn't stab Bebe in the back! I know that my actions inadvertently lead to our current situation, you think I don't feel terrible already?! All of their deaths, blackened ,victim, it doesn't matter, their blood is on my hands!"
"Enough" Henrietta shouted, "this pointless shouting is getting us nowhere, look Craig I get why your angry I really do but like Mike said he didn't want any of this to happen."
"You believe him" Craig asked.
"I do" Henrietta answered, "because the mastermind wouldn't fall in love with one of his captives. Mike loved Butters we all saw that both throughout the game and the last trial, you can't fake emotion like that, no one can. Am I mad about all of this, yes, but if we don't work together and stand united the killing game will just keep going and two of us will die. I don't want that and I know you don't want that either Craig."
Craig looked at me for a moment, at this point I had been crying for a better part of half of the argument. Craig looked at the floor and then back at me. He walked over to me and punched me in the gut. I had fallen to my knees holding my stomach.
"Swear to me right now" Craig began, "swear to me you're not the mastermind right now, and I'll believe you."
I looked up to him, my body still shaking from his punch, "I swear on my life, I'm not the mastermind. That bastard will die and we will escape together, for all those who are gone." Craig reached out his hand and helped me to my feet.
"No more secrets alright, anything else you need to say you say it right now" he said.
"There's one more thing, a memory I regained last night, we may have more than one enemy" I said.
They all looked at me, "what do you mean" Token asked.
"There were two spies that got into the project, three enemies in total if you include Eric and the Remnant" I said.
"I'm tired of waiting" Craig said, "let's go, we're tearing this ship apart, we're gonna find the mastermind and we're gonna make him pay and if he's got another spy that faked his death, we'll find them too."
"Is that right your gonna tear my ship apart are ya" Monokuma said appearing behind us. We put up our guards preparing for whatever shit he has ready for us. "My oh my you know property damage is against the rules, but I may have an alternative solution for you."
"What're you thinking bear" Henrietta asked.
"I'm thinking we make this interesting. I give you forty eight hours of full access to every part of the ship, no tricks, no locked doors. You investigate every part of the ship to your hearts content. Then after the forty eight hours are up, we'll have a class trial with the highest stakes yet. You four have to determine the identity of the mastermind. Succeed in this and I'll give you guys the key to the speedboat in the basement dock, you'll be free to leave."
"What's the catch" I asked.
"If you fail to find the mastermind then it'll be curtains for all of you, a quadruple punishment time" he answered.
"Should've figured" Token commented.
"Well what do you say kids, you wanna play my game" Monokuma asked.
We all looked at each other, the offer was a dangerous one undeniably, but if we can discover the truth then will be free, and if not will waste away here anyway. I saw a look of determination and seriousness in all three of them we were all thinking the same thing, it's do or die and we're gonna do.
"Alright Monokuma" I said, "you're on, will play your little game just be sure you have that key ready when we kick your ass."
"I'll be ready, just prepare yourself for execution when you inevitably fail" Monokuma said. "Your forty eight hours start at midnight, don't waste any time these forty eight hours might be your last." Monokuma left the four of us there, midnight, fourteen hours before the biggest investigation yet begins. The final fight, an all-out war between Hope and Despair is about to begin.