Thanks to zerowing21 for beta reading as always.


"Ever since we were young, we've known one certain truth. We weren't taught this, but we did, indeed, learn it by existing in this world we live in. The hopeful messages we get from the T.V., Internet, newspaper, billboards... They're all the same! Anyone who isn't successful, anyone who doesn't put in hard-work, anyone who isn't successful even though they work hard; they all have one thing in common. They're worthless pieces of human garbage."

Goo grinned as she paused in her speech. Her hair was not up in three braids, but laying down over her shoulders. She rubbed her arms with a quiver and bit her lips before she opened her mouth again.

"People who are worthy and those who are worthless are set apart from the moment they're born. I mean, worthless people can try all they want, but they'll never succeed. Worthless people weren't made to succeed, they were made to fail. Thinking that hard work leads to worth is such a misunderstanding. The world isn't that simple! A house-cat can't become a lion just by working. A penguin will never learn how to fly, no matter how hard they flap their worthless wings."

"In layman's terms; everything people do is worthless, duh! You can't get talent. You're born with it. Just like you guys were. That's why I admire you all so very much. Wait, let me clarify. I'm not looking up to you guys. That would mean I want to be like you someday. I don't want that. My feelings are purer than that. They're more like... unconditional love."

"Just believe me. I don't care if I die, I mean it. I don't even care whether the culprit survives, or if others do. I just want to see the Hope on the other side. I'm very lucky! I get to witness the war between Hope and Despair! So please, let me help you! If you want to kill me, then I want you to let me in on the plan! Make a stepping stone out of me so that everyone else can have their fifteen minutes of fame!"


A night had passed since the school trial. Tensions were high as the fourteen remaining students began to make their way to the hotel for breakfast. The atmosphere was heavy as the students filed in. It hadn't even been a day since Coop was murdered, and Zak was executed for being Coop's killer. No one could really remain cheerful after an experience like that. Both Ben and Goo were missing from the scene.

"What with the long faces, everyone?" Finn asked, holding a tray of breakfast, "You look like you've been at a funeral all morning."

"I mean, with both Coop and Zak dying, how could any of us look happy?" Betty shrugged.

"Coop's death was really sad, but who cares about Zak?" Finn shrugged in response.

"Wha-What?" Suzy muttered.

"Zak murdered Coop." Finn said, "It was totally jank, what he did. We shouldn't feel remorse for a turd like him."

"I see your point, but maybe that's taking it a little far." Dexter remarked.

"You should hate him." Finn continued, "He did the worst thing another human being could possibly do! That execution was refreshing."

"Do you smell something?" Brick asked, derailing from the touchy subject.

"Another body!?" Juniper cried out.

"Nah, something just stinks." the red Rowdyruff answered.

"Smells like garbage." Mandy added to Brick's answer, "Are you sure you're not smelling yourself?"

"I'm not the one who stinks here, bitch!" the boy roared, "It's that freak who smells!" He pointed to Finn, who was stuffing with face full of hash browns.

"I-I don't stink." Finn muttered. Suzy walked over and took a whiff before gagging.

"Dear glob, are you even showering, Finn?" Suzy questioned, pinching her nose. Finn looked at her before slowly nodding his head negatively.

"They always die naked in the shower in those spooky movies you guys have back home." Finn muttered. "I don't want to die naked."

"Um, we have locks on our doors for reasons." Edd said, "You really should start bathing yourself."

"With that smell, no killer would even want to get close to you." Betty pronounced, having covered her nose with her hand.

"Speaking of killers," Yumi started, "Where is Goo at?"

"Goo didn't kill anyone." Rex sighed, "Ben isn't here either."

"I saw Ben outside the hotel earlier." Dexter said with a nod, "I invited him to join us for breakfast but he declined my offer."

"Who cares about Goo?" Suzy cried, "I'm glad that nutcase isn't here. She's a walking omen."

"I have no idea where she's at!" Brick yelled out abruptly.

"Yeah, we should move on, nobody likes her!" Betty quickly followed. Numbuh Five gave the two a look while Sonya rubbed her head.

"That's suspicious." the Super High-School Level Cosplayer said.

"Er, um, nothing suspicious here!" Brick blurted out.

"What's wrong, students?" Monobear's voice cackled from the group, The bear had appeared on one of the tables of food. "Did somebody get kidnapped? Upupu!"

"Perfect timing!" Brick cheered.

"Perfect timing?" the bear questioned, "What exactly is going on here? Your bodies just instinctively react to Monobear... How Despair-inducing. Desbear... Bear."

"Why are you here?" Suzy asked, cutting off the robot's rambling.

"Well, in all honesty I'm just bored." Monobear shrugged, "I need to find something to do since one of my faithful servants disappeared."

"Servants?" Edd asked.

"Yeah, you know them." Monobear sighed, "My Monobeasts. One of them is gone. I shouldn't have cut the pet food budget. Do you think it went on strike?"

"A giant robotic beast just vanished out of the blue?" Mandy grunted with rolling eyes, "Unlikely."

"So you bastards don't know where it went?" Monobear let out a heavy sigh and scratched his head, "How unfortunate. But, worrying won't help! I'll just get more bald spots."

With that, the bear mysteriously disappeared, as he always did.

"What if he was lying?" Yumi asked her classmates, "It's a trap so the Monobeast will kill us!"

"Kwill you!?" Monomi's voice cried out, She was sitting in the same exact spot Monobear had sat moments ago. "Are you guys busy? I can come back later?"

"Great. Go away." Mandy snapped.

"A-At least send me away nicely!" Monomi whined, The bunny began to walk off, tears streaming down her face.

"Wait, Monomi, before you go," Sonya quickly said as she tried to catch the toy's attention. "We heard one of the Monobeasts went missing. Is that true?"

"Thaat's wight!" the toy said, now free of tears. "I oblitewated that stupid monster all by myself! Aren't you proud?"

"You?" Edd asked flabbergasted.

"You obliterated one of those things... by yourself?" Rex chuckled a bit after speaking, "How did you do that?"

"Oh, thwat story would probably need it's own chapter, maybe even it's own fanfic!" the rabbit giggled, "But the bridge gate is open now! Ywou're welcome!"

"That means we can go to another island, right?" Juniper piped in.

"Yep!" the rabbit confirmed, "Now you have a much wider space to move around in. This means you can all finally live a fwiendly, fun life together!"

"We're not exactly looking for a friendly life." Numbuh Five sighed, "We needa find a way off this island."

"That kind of goes without saying." Suzy agreed.

"But... But..." Monomi began to sniffle and cry, "This grwoup activity isn't going as planned..."

"The twelve of us should divide and conquer." Dexter suggested, fixing his glasses as he spoke, "We'll split up and search the new island for an escape. Finn, on the other hand, is going to go to his room and take a shower."

"Hey!" Finn yelled, "I want to help find a way off this island too!"

"Leaving this island is no longer possible..." Monomi sobbed before dashing out of the room, whaling like a child.

"What...?" Edd muttered in shocked, "Did you hear her? No longer!?"

"It's probably best to just ignore her, Edd." Rex said, "In the end, she's just like Monobear. It's best to not bother messing with her." Sonya immediately looked displeased with Rex's comparison between the two robotic animals.

"Let's move out and search the new island." Mandy ordered, exiting the room and doing as she said. The others silently agreed and followed Mandy, Edd bringing up the end and avoiding the smell of Finn's body oder.


The new island definitely had a different vibe to it than the island the students lived on. For starters, there were more tropical trees on this island than the other, some even had vines hanging down from them and connecting them to other trees. A majority of the trees had grown up around a giant ruin-like building, making the rest of this little island look bare in comparison. While the building appeared to be an ancient ruin, the building looked extremely modern. Edd and Sonya stood at the foot of the ruin, looking up in awe.

"What do you think it is?" Edd asked the girl, who was walking towards the ruin.

"Whatever it is, it has to be something special." Sonya replied, "I'm going to explore it more."

"Good idea." the boy said, "Where should we start?"

"You should go check out something else." Sonya insisted, turning to look at her peer.

"Um, what?" Edd rubbed his head under his sockcap, "But what if it's dangerous?"

"I can handle myself." Sonya assured, "We need more people searching this island since Rex and Yumi went to look for Ben and Finn is busy washing away that smelly layer of his."

"O-Ok..." the boy muttered, "I mean, if you insist. Just be careful, Sonya."

"Careful is my middle name. Check my birth certificate." the girl told Edd before turning back to the ruins. Edd forced a giggle before turning and walking the other way.

Pushed away from the ruins, Edd entered a building with books lining the walls. A library. Suzy and Numbuh Five were already inside, exploring the contents of the place. Suzy was distracted by a few of the books on the shelves while Numbuh Five was looking for anything helpful. In the middle of the library was a statue of Monobear looking quite proud. Next to it was a second statue, however, it was knocked over and shattered. Putting the pieces together would show that the statue was a bust of Monomi as Usami.

"Numbuh Five doesn't understand why there'd be a library here when nobody lives on the island." the kid agent thought out loud as Edd walked in.

"Why does a place like this need such a large library?" Suzy questioned while pulling a sketchbook off a shelf. She flipped through it to reveal crude crayon drawings of Monobear dressed up in a blue skirt with blond pigtails. Out of nowhere, Monomi appeared, walking past Suzy while reading a picture book.

"Thwis is such a grweat story!" the rabbit giggled.

"Ack!" Suzy yelled, dropping the sketchbook and pressing herself up against the bookshelf she was next to, "Monomi, don't scare me like that!"

"Oh, I'm sowwy," Monomi apologized, "I was distracted by my story. It's about a bunch of carrot aliens helping a space man repair his rocketship!"

"Monomi, can you tell us anything about this library?" Edd asked as he walked up to the robot and the girl. Numbuh Five followed suit.

"Well, you're all students!" the toy cheered, "I thought you might appweciate having a nice place where you can concentwate on your studies! So I prepared this place for you all. Here you guys can study in peace."

"Would you stop talking to us like you're our teacher?" Numbuh Five nagged. Monomi turned to her, plastic claws in the air.

"I am your tweacher!" she yelled.

"I think I understand you less than Monobear." Suzy sighed in annoyance.

"What the heck are you anyways?" Edd asked Monomi, "What's your true identity? What do you want with us?"

"Twue identity?" Monomi muttered, now crying yet again, "I would never lie to you guys... Goodbye."

And just like her brother, Monomi disappeared in the blink of an eye. Numbuh Five kicked a bookshelf in rage.

"That stupid toy just keeps growing more suspicious by the minute!" she cried out.

"I can't imagine a tiny thing like her building a huge place like this on her on." Suzy thought, "I think she really was lying. According to the tourist brochures, many wealthy folks take long vacations on these islands. This library was probably built for them."

"Tourist brochures?" both Edd and Numbuh Five said in unison.

"Yeah, I found them on that table over there." Suzy would point in the general direction of the table before holding up the various brochures.

"Suzy, these are all in Japanese." Edd sighed, "I can't read these."

"Oh! Sorry, Double-D!" the girl laughed, "I took Japanese in middle school. I can read it to you guys."

"Numbuh Five would appreciate that."

"Jabberwock Island is a small archipelago in the Pacific Ocean, a paradise of everlasting summer filled with natural beauty." Suzy read. "Jabberwock comprises one small central island and a group of five islands surrounding it. The resort was developed around the outer islands, and a magnificent administration building was built on the central island. Wait..."

"What is it?" Edd asked when Suzy stopped reading.

"This doesn't add up." the girl sighed, "The central island doesn't have an administration building on it. The only things there are that park and Monobear Rock. And this brochure says the administration building houses a statue that represents the islands."

"Do you think its the statue the Monobeasts were on?" Numbuh Five asked, "The one that became that giant bomb-thing?"

"That statue wasn't in any building though." Suzy continued, "It was out in the open in that park. It also says that guests move from island to island by ferry boats. There's no bridges because of concern for the environment..."

"We crossed a bridge to get here." Edd pointed out, "This doesn't make any sense... We must be on different islands that were just made to look like Jabberwock."

"That would explain why there's no one else on this island except for us." Numbuh Five agreed.

"A fake string of islands?" Monobear's shrill voice rang throughout the library, "You bastards are finally starting to use your brains! But, how could little ol' me make a fake set of islands? A feat on that scale could only be accomplished by those guys!"

"Those guys?" Suzy asked, seeming unphased by the random appearance of the murderous teddy.

"Do you bastards need a hint?" the bear giggled, "They're a huge organization that you bastards would probably love to get to know."

"What are you blabberin' about?" Numbuh Five barked.

"Oh, dear!" Monobear cried, "I've said too much already! I gotta make like a banana and split!"

Yet again, the bear disappeared.

"...He must be lying too." Suzy muttered after a few seconds of silence, "This can't be a fake island. These are probably just old brochures."

"I wish we knew what was going on here." Edd whined. Suzy nodded in response.

Meanwhile, next to the library, Brick and Betty were checking out a second large building, which was a pharmacy. Each wall was lined with shelves of medicine, but there wasn't anything else special to the place. They both moved on to the building next to it, which had a large parking lot in front of it. It was home to a moderately sized diner. The two walked inside to see Ben Tennyson, who was shoving his face full of fries.

"Ben!" Betty cried out in shock, "Where have you been?"

"... How did you know this place existed?" Brick asked, confused instead of shocked, "This island just opened up."

"I was walking around, found this place, and grabbed a bite to eat." Ben explained, "Can I get some space, please?"

"We've all been worried sick, Ben." Betty said, "We're alone on this island, we have to work together. You can't just isolate yourself like that; especially with that bear's death game in constant effect."

"I just need some time to process things." the boy in green retorted before shoving more chili fries into his mouth.

"Come on, man, let's team up and check this place out." Brick suggested.

"I'm not teaming up with anyone in this situation." Ben quickly said, "I don't want to risk ending up like Coop and Zak."

"Hey guys!" Yumi's voice called. She and Juniper Lee had walked into the diner to meet the trio that was already there. "There's a beach called Chandler Beach and it has this cute little beach house on it."

"The shower in the changing room is busted, though." Juniper added, "Oh, hey Ben."

"Oh, a beach house!?" Brick laughed, "We should get everyone together for a beach party there! I'd like to see you three ladies getting into your biki-"

"You can't!" Monomi's voice rang out. She was sitting on the table Ben was sitting at. "It's forbidden to change in the beach house. It would be tewibble if someone peaked!"

"Whatever." Brick barked, "We'll just change in our rooms and then go to the beach."

"As long as you don't bweak the rules." Monomi nodded.

"Who's breaking the rules!?" Monobear's voice followed. The bear was standing on the bar counter of the diner, and in his hands was a large automatic machine gun. "I'll blow 'em away, no questions asked!"

"AGH!" Monomi whaled. "HE'S HERE! HIDE!" The rabbit tucked for cover while Ben pressed himself up against the wall in the booth he was sitting at. The other four students all stepped back in horror.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH THAT THING!?" Juniper screamed, clutching onto Yumi's arm.

"I'm just gonna shoot down whoever is breaking the rules." Monobear simply said, "Common sense, right?"

"FOR SOMEONE IN THE MILITARY MAYBE!" Betty yelled back.

"Awe, but I really wanted to shoot it." the bear sobbed.

"Have some swelf-contwol!" Monomi cried from under a table.

"Oh, if I must..." Monobear sighed, "I will hold an iron will until somebody breaks a rule, and you know they will! Upupupu!" The bear would disappear as he always did, taking the machine gun with him. Monomi removed herself from under the table and wiped away her tears.

"U…Um… As you can see, it is very dangewous, so please wefrain from changing at the beach house." she told the students before disappearing like her brother.

"... They're both so annoying." Brick spat.

"Well, my meal is ruined." Ben muttered, "If you'll excuse me, I need to go change my pants." He finished before running out of the diner.

"At least we found him." Betty shrugged.

"I wonder where Goo went." Juniper pondered. Yumi rose a suspicious brow at Brick and Betty, remembering breakfast.

"You two know where she's at, don't you?" the punk-rocker asked. Both immediate looked nervous.

"Of course not!" Betty forced out.

"Yeah, um, it's better without her anyways!" Brick followed. Yumi opened her mouth to chew the two out, but was interrupted by Sonya sticking her head into the door.

"Can everyone come to the ruins?" she asked the four, "It's very important."

The girl removed her head from the doorway, closing it behind her. Brick and Betty immediately followed, leaving Yumi and Juniper to trail behind them.


All of the students; excluding Goo still but now including Ben, gathered around the large ruin like building as Sonya had asked. She was standing near the foot of the place, looking intently at the building as the other students shared confused and amazed looks. They all stayed silent until Finn, who had finally cleaned himself up, spoke.

"What's a place like this doing here anyways?" he asked the group.

"It looks ancient." Juniper said, "How long do you think this has been here?"

"Um," Suzy spoke up at a higher volume than her classmates, "Does anybody think this place looks like a school?"

"... Well now that you've said something about it, it kind of does." Dexter answered, "In fact... It resembles the appearance of Hope's Peak Academy."

"The school we're supposed to be at?" Ben asked, "That's in the middle of Townsville, not on an island in the Pacific."

"It's probably just a coincidence." Numbuh Five said, "There's bound to be a couple buildings throughout the world that look like that school. Besides, with all those roots and green grown up around it, this thing has probably been here for a long time."

"Let's not get distracted." Mandy barked, "What did you have to show us, Sonya?"

"It's a way off the island, right!?" Finn eagerly begged.

"No, that's not it." Sonya replied, "But there is something that's off-balanced about this building. It's unnatural."

"Like what?" Edd asked.

"It's like... Putting a bunch of cartoons together and making a video game out of them." Sonya continued, "That level of unnatural."

"I don't follow." Mandy growled, slightly agitated.

"Look at the door to the place." Sonya instructed, pointing to a large metal, vault-like door covered in dust. It looked as if it could be locked tightly.

"What's so special about it?" Suzy asked in wonder, "Can we go inside?"

"Hold on." Sonya instructed again, "Let's wipe the dust off first so you can see why this place is so unnatural."

Ben and Rex walked up to the vault-like door and wiped away the dust and vegetation to confirm an extremely shiny metal door. The door appeared to look like something out of a science fiction movie. The word "FUTURE" was engraved into the door in large capital letters.

"This doesn't look like it belongs in a ruin at all." Rex muttered, wiping the dust from his sleeves.

"It does seem unnatural." Ben added, also cleaning his sleeves.

"Why does it say Future on the door...?" Betty asked the group. Brick stepped in her way, hands in fists.

"No time for questions!" Brick yelled, "Let's break this fucker open!"

"There's a keypad next to the door, idiot." Mandy spat as she walked up to the aforementioned keypad, "As much as it would please me, there's no need for your useless violence."

"Yeah, because you'll actually guess the right password for that thing." Brick barked back.

"I suggest we wait." Sonya said, "It looks dangerous, see." The girl pointed to the corner of the door above the keypad. In the corner was a large machine gun mounted to the wall. "What if that goes off if we enter the wrong password?" Mandy stepped away from the keypad.

"Seems we're out of options then, unless Brick wants to take a wack at the password." the demented blond girl said.

"You wish." the Ruff teased.

"I wish too." Betty sighed.

"But a ruin like this with a futuristic door like that seems like something right out of a movie." Sonya nodded, "I'm sure this place holds some sort of importance to this island and our situation."

"The question is, what's so special about it?" Rex asked in response to Sonya. Just then, both Monomi and Monobear appeared among the group at the same time, however, they both stayed silent.

"What?" Yumi nagged, "No comment this time?"

"You two know something about this building and I know it!" Juniper yelled, "Spill the beans!"

"N-No!" Monomi cried, "I know absolutely nothing about it!"

"For once, I don't know anything about it either." Monobear followed, looking quite depressed.

"And what makes you think we're going to buy that?" Numbuh Five growled.

"The door was hidden, although poorly, by dust and vegetation." Dexter spoke, "Perhaps this door could explain the lack of locals on these islands. This building could be a shelter for the residents."

"If something happened to make them have to take shelter, then we're in danger too, right?" Finn worried, "Where's our shelter?"

"Upupu..." Monobear buzzed, "So many possibilities are crossing my mind. This door is very sturdy. Physically and in essence as well. You see, Monomi and I may have the power to appear and disappear at will, but we can't go inside that door."

"Oh!" Monomi cried, "You can't go inside either?"

"Shut your piehoe, sis!" Monobear yelled before punching the toy rabbit between the eyes, knocking her over and leaving her with a bruise, "Now, where was I before stupid little Monomi interrupted me?"

"I'm sowwy." the rabbit sobbed as she sat up, rubbing her face.

"This is the mystery of Jabberwock." Monobear continued, "One even the great Monobear and the shitty Monomi can't solve. So I have high expectations for you worthless bastards! This is a hurdle you'll have to overcome all by yourself!"

"What about the other mystery you claim to not know about?" Finn asked, standing taller than usual, "You told us back at the park that there's a traitor among us that even you don't know about."

"This is true." Monobear laughed, "Only fifteen students were supposed to be on this island, but sixteen were here before my wonderful game began."

"Well, the traitor must know how to open the door!" Finn continued, "There's got to be someway to connect to the outside world in there."

"What if whoever is controlling Monobear and Monomi is in there!" Suzy suggested.

"There's is no twaitor!" Monomi cried, "No, no, no, no!"

"Why did you even bring that up in the first place if you don't even know about them yourself, Monobear?" Finn asked.

"Upupupu." the bear chuckled.

"Is something funny?" Yumi growled.

"Anyways," Monobear spoke, "Do you bastards know about a group known as the World Destroyers?"

"Hey!" Betty yelled, "We're asking the questions here!"

"Well, I understand why you'd want to avoid this topic." Monobear continued, pacing through the group, "What a stupid title. World Destroyers. You'd have to be in elementary school or mentally disabled to come up with a name like that! But they really do exist, so there's nothing we can do about it."

"What's the purpose of bringing up this organization?" Dexter inquired.

"It's just like their name says." Monobear nodded, "They destroyed the world."

"What?" Suzy muttered in shock.

"Yep, and this isn't some exaggeration." Monobear laughed, "These guys really did destroy the world. Very brutal. Very gory. My type of people. Their name is fitting, no?"

"Are they some kind of terrorist organization?" Mandy asked.

"Terrorists?" Monobear rubbed his head, "I guess you could call them that. But, terrorist is a name given to a loser. When they win, they become heroes. So these guys are the heroes now!"

"What's the point of telling us this?" Suzy cried out, "Did they put us here? Are you working for them!?"

"I can only tell you a few things." Monobear giggled, "If I spoiled the story in chapter five, that would be no fun! The identity of the traitor and the one who brought you here is all apart of the World Destroyer's plan."

"What the hell did we do to get targeted by an organization like that!?" Rex yelled.

"Don't listen to him." Numbuh Five ordered, "He's trying to back us up into a corner and distract us from the real matter at stake here. Our lives."

"You bastards demanded answers, and now you're calling me a liar?" Monobear sighed, "... When I'm treated like that, my body tingles all over! I'm telling you ungrateful bastards the truth! The World Destroyers are the Big Bad Villain of this island and one of their members has weaseled their way into your group! That's why you must find out who they are and kill them!"

"W-Wait!" Monomi cried, running towards Monobear with her paws in the air, "If you don't stop now-"

"You're being too loud, Monomi." the bear interrupted, "Punishment awaits little sisters who don't obey their big brothers!"

As Monomi reached Monobear the two disappeared in the blink of an eye, as they always did.

"... Did anybody get any of that?" Edd muttered. Sonya yawned loudly.

"Wellp." she muttered, "It's getting dark. Bedtime? Probably best to sleep after that mess."

"I guess..." Juniper shrugged, "I guess I'll see you all tomorrow..."


"Ding, bing, bong! This is an announcement from the Hope's Peak Academy's Field Trip Executive Committee. Goooood morning, you bastards! It's another perfect tropical day! Get out there and enjoy it for all it's worth!"

After Monobear's morning announcement, the students, minus Goo, gathered in the hotel as usual for breakfast. They all ate in mostly silence, with small talk here and there. After they had all finished eating, Mandy spoke.

"So, should we talk about the World Destroyers?" she asked her group.

"And the potential traitor?" Dexter added.

"You don't have to worry about the traitor." Brick said with a grin.

"What do you mean?" Suzy asked Brick, "A traitor is a big deal. What if worst comes to worst...?"

"IMPOSSIBLE!" Brick yelled back, "Nothing will happen, just stop worrying about the traitor!"

"Why are you so sure about that?" Finn piped in.

"Why wouldn't I be sure?" Brick laughed, "The traitor is tied up and won't go anywhere!"

"... What?" Edd muttered.

"Are you talking about Goo?" Juniper asked him, "We haven't seen her for a whole day."

"Who else could it be!?" Brick cried out, "The traitor is none other than Goo!"

"What do you mean she's tied up!?" Numbuh Five yelled.

"..." Brick looked blankly at the group, "OH SHIT! BETTY, WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO!?"

"Hey!" Betty yelled at the boy, "Don't pass your blame on me! I don't want to get busted ei- WAIT! I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING!"

"Well, well, well." Mandy groaned with a slow clap, "Idiots getting caught in the act. My favorite."

"What did you two do!?" Suzy yelled.

"I didn't..." Betty began before cutting herself off, "What else were we supposed to do!? She's dangerous! She tried to get us all killed!"

"Coop and Zak are dead because of her!" Brick added, "She's just as much a murderer as Zak was. She had to be handled."

"And so you tied her up." Mandy continued, but she stopped clapping, "It was bound to happen anyways."

"She is extremely creepy." Finn muttered, "And annoying."

"Where did you two tie her up at?" Yumi asked.

"Um... The big room in the lodge." Betty sighed.

"Where Coop was killed!?" Edd screamed.

"She needs to think about what she did." Brick nodded.

"... She's still alive, right?" Rex asked; however he hesitated to speak at first.

"What!?" Betty reacted, "Of course! We're not murderers!"

"Yeah, we just hit her with an ironing board and knocked her out." Brick explained.

"Well, what should we do with her?" Mandy asked as she paced around a bit, "It would be concerning having her walking freely. We don't know what mess she'd make."

"She's number one on the list for being the traitor." Numbuh Five said.

"Maybe we should wait for awhile." Juniper suggested, "See which way the wind blows."

"We should at least bring her food and water so she doesn't starve." Edd added, "We can't handle afford to have another... death..."

"We know, we know." Betty sighed.

"What a mess you two made..." Suzy spat at the kidnappers.

"Hey, but none of us are dead!" Brick cheered.

Just then; the television screen in the room flipped on, with Monobear on the screen, drinking alcohol as usual. The speakers buzzed at a much higher volume than they had during the morning announcements.

"DING, BING, BONG, BASTARDS!" Monobear's voice buzzed into the room, "This is an announcement from the Hope's Peak Academy Field Trip Executive Committee! EMERGENCY! EMERGENCY! You bastards' presence is urgently requested at Jabberwock Park! Hurry! The student to arrive here the quickest will get my special Turducken dinner tomorrow evening! HURRY!"

The kids all paused and looked at each other before running off to the park as the monitors shut off.


"Yes!" Finn yelled as he reached the park first, the rest of the students; still excluding Goo, following behind him, "That Turducken is mine!"

"Wonderful!" Monobear laughed while walking from the statue to the students, "You will get your Monobear Turducken tomorrow evening as promised."

"Monobear Turducken?" Edd asked.

"Yep!" the bear confirmed. "It's a special Turducken made with an unidentified meat substitutes and served with cottage cheese, fresh from the milk carton! I call it a TurFucken!"

"He's distracting us again!" Rex called out, "Why did you gather us here?"

"Oh, you didn't notice?" Monobear asked, sounding genuinely surprised, "You should have noticed if you looked around." The bear gestured to the side of the park, revealing a brand new arcade machine. "It's time to start today's recreational activities!"

"You're gonna make us play video games?" Ben chuckled, "You're on!"

"What games are on it?" Sonya asked excitedly.

"Just one." Monobear laughed as the creature rubbed it's paws, "I made it all by myself!"

"I suddenly don't want to play it..." Ben muttered. Rex patted the boy's back to comfort him.

"Me neither." Rex agreed.

"You bastards are gonna love my game!" the bear cheered, "It's called Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc!"

"Sounds lame." Numbuh Five yawned.

"Who would play a game with a name like that?" Yumi laughed.

"What's the meaning behind this game?" Mandy asked, "You wouldn't just give us something fun to do. What's going on?"

"I'm glad you asked!" Monobear cheered, "This game is your next motive! A motive to make one of you bastards kill someone! I mean, if something doesn't happen soon, I'm going to get so bored."

"A video game is your idea of a motive?" Betty laughed.

"This game is a missing link." Monobear laughed, "Like the trope. Hidden connections. You bastards want answers? Just play the game!"

"It's a trap, isn't it?" Suzy asked, "If the game is a motive, all we have to do is not play it."

"Your logic is flawed." Monobear laughed again, "Now there's a motive in play stirs up everyone's emotions. For example, suppose one of you bastards sneaks away and plays the game. They'd find out the secrets it holds, and this information would lead them to kill someone. Knowing all the information can help you get ahead of the pack, and save your life in this case. You bastards are enemies, and would you like the enemy to have the upper hand? I suggest you give this proper consideration, and if you still decide to ignore this game… Well, do as you please."

The bear would disappear, leaving his arcade machine behind. The students all exchanged looks with themselves and the arcade machine.

"Playing the game thoughtlessly could be dangerous." Dexter spoke, "It is possible that Monobear's game doesn't contain any secrets, and it's just a ploy to make us play it."

"But what if someone plays the game like Monobear said?" Juniper asked rather worried, "What if there really is answers on there?"

"How is this even a motive?" Brick groaned. "A motive is, like, money or a hostage situation. This is just a damn video game and it looks like a shitty one."

"Who cares?" Mandy spat at Brick, "We're going to leave the machine alone. Or else."

"Agreed." Rex nodded, "Let's not give in to that bear's wants."

With no other words, the students dispersed to carry out their daily activities. Most students left to look for clues and such; while others just enjoyed what was available to them. A majority of the girls decided to spend their free time at the beach while also avoiding the perverted eyes of Brick. Suzy had another plan. She and Edd were heading to the old lodge with a tray of food. Edd opened the door for the girl, allowing her inside only to be stopped by Monomi.

"Sowwy, kids!" the rabbit cooed at the two, "The old lodge is under constwuction!Entwy is fowbidden."

"But isn't Goo in here...?" Edd asked.

"Howa!?" Monomi cried out, "How do you know that!? Brick and Betty said Monomi could twust them. Plus, Goo does need a break..."

"We just came to bring her some lunch." Suzy explained, showcasing the tray, "We don't her to starve to death and have another body on our hands. We don't want anyone else to die."

"Agweed..." Monomi nodded to the girl, "Make sure she chews her food!"

The rabbit disappeared, allowing Edd and Suzy to continue onward. The two looked at each other before walking forward, coming to the door that was the party room. Edd opened the door for Suzy yet again, allowing the two to discover Goo, who was tied up with both ropes and chains at the ankles and wrists behind her back. The girl was lying down, talking to herself in run-on sentences as per usual. Noticing the duo, Goo's eyes widened.

"Double-D!" she cried out, "Suzy! Hello, friends! Did you come to say hi? Well, that's so kind of you but it's perfectly ok, I'm doing just fine, in fact, I've never been better because, you know, this experience has given me a lot of time to think and sometimes you just gotta sit down and think about things so in all honestly, I'm glad I'm tied up in here, it's actually kind of satisfying, I'd suggest it to anyone, ten out of ten!"

"We brought you food..." Suzy hesitated to say.

"You came all this way to bring little ol' me food?" Goo giggled, "HOW KIND OF YOU! Oh, I'm so happy but it doesn't look like it because I'm a little tied up at the moment, haha!"

"She hasn't changed one bit..." Edd muttered, Suzy walked over and sat next to Goo, who was now sitting up.

"Monomi wanted us to tell you to chew your food." Suzy told the girl, "I think she's worried that you'll choke. I have something important to do so I'll be back later to check on you."

"Thank you so so so so so so so so so SO much, Suzy!" Goo thanked, "I'm so hashtaged blessed to be surrounded by such nice caring people who can take care of me in my time of need and look out for me because I don't look out for myself often because I don't pay attention to my surroundings even though I really should because- Oh, take this island for example, it's so beautiful and has so much to offer us which is extremely important to our young and growing minds!"

"Watch her eat, please." Suzy said to Edd as she left the tray next to the girl and slipped out. Edd looked forward. He was more than terrified of Goo after that disastrous class trial.

"Oh, Double-Deeeeeeeeee!" Goo sang, "Can you help your favorite Super High-School Level Good Luck student eat?"

"Y-You want me to feed you!?" Edd cried.

"Well, duh!" the girl giggled, "I can't do much right now because as you can clearly see, I'm in a bit of a sticky situation."

"... I guess." Edd muttered before walking over and picking up a roll and holding it up to Goo's mouth. The girl almost took the boy's hand off while chomping down.

"I wonder what Suzy had to do, don't you, Double-D?" Goo asked the boy after swallowing, "I mean, she said it was important, so I was probably just in the way of everything but I also probably wasn't because maybe I was just a ploy to get you out of the way."

"Your rhetoric is interesting, Goo..."

"I don't know what that word means but let's just hope that she's not sneaking away from us to play that weird Dangnaronpa game."

"ACK!" Edd cried out, dropping the remainder of the roll in his hand, "How do you know about that!?"

"I think you should play it, Double D!" Goo smiled, "Do you really think Monobear is gonna leave us alone if we don't play the game because let me tell you, I think he will just bug us some more and more so you should take a stand and face the danger straight on… You are the Hope that can face any Despair, after all!" Edd dropped everything and ran, leaving Goo leaving with the tray of food. "Wait! Double-D, you were supposed to feed me!"


That night, all the students of the island were asleep in their rooms. Well, almost all of them. Edd was laying in bed wide awake, still thinking about what Goo had said to him earlier. What did she mean he was the Hope that could face any Despair? How did she even know about the game? Her words ate away at the boy, and eventually, he got up and let his curiosity get the best of him. He left his cottage around 2 AM and headed towards Jabberwock Park. But, on his way there, he bumped into Suzy, who was leaving the Park.

"Oh, um, Double-D!?" the girl would say in surprise, "What are you doing out so late?"

"I could ask you the same..." Edd nodded.

"Oh, um." the girl paused for a moment and looked to the ocean, "I was just taking a stroll on the beach on the other island. It's oddly peaceful here at night."

"That's dangerous, Suzy." the boy said. The girl smiled.

"I know. See ya."

The girl quickly walked off towards her room, not giving time for Edd to say his goodbyes. He sighed before continuing on, reaching the park and eyeing the arcade machine. He walked up to it and stared at it for a good few minutes before taking a deep breath and pressing the start button. The screen lit up with a message reading; "Attention. The events, characters and organizations depicted in this video game are non-fictitious. Any similarity to actual persons, living or dead, or actual entities, is entirely deliberate." The screen then showed an image of Hope's Peak Academy under the words; "Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc!"

The game opened up to show a sprite of a redhead girl in a pink dress in a school hallway. In the upper right corner, it said; "Day 2." The girl on the screen looked distressed. Her name appeared as A when she spoke.

"I'm gonna be late to the meeting. We're meeting in classroom 1-B." Edd moved the girl to the classroom she had said, revealing a room containing a few more sprites of a blond girl in a pink dress (B), a girl with black skin and a red cap(C), a redhead in a green skirt(D), and another redhead with long hair and a blue sweater (E).

"Nice of you to show up." B said to the girl as she entered.

"We're not angry, calm down." D spoke.

"What is so important that you gathered us here?" A asked.

"It's about what happened yesterday." E answered.

"You've seen the newspaper, right?" B asked.

"I have..." E muttered. Her sprite would turn away from the group.

"Today's paper?" A asked.

"I see A is just as behind as usual." B said.

"I'll read it to you." C said. Her sprite pulled out a pixelated newspaper, "On July 8, around 6 o'clock in the morning, a custodian who arrived at work at XX Academy discovered a collapsed girl in the second floor music room. The girl had been hit violently on the head with a blunt object, and was already dead when discovered. After investigating the scene, police concluded that the culprit broke a window in order to escape. Currently, police believe the culprit to be an outsider who sneaked into the school."

"Can you believe it made the paper?" D exclaimed.

"It must have been a pervert who broke in." E said in response to the last part of the paper, "Swimsuits were stolen as well."

"What a sicko!" C cried, "Breaking into a school to steal swimsuits, killing a girl in his way, and escaping through a window. Any one of us could have been killed."

"But are we really doing the right thing?" A muttered, "We found the body first, but we're keeping it secret."

"Who cares who found it first?" B scoffed, "It's not like we're guilty."

"All we did was neglect to report a dead body we found." E continued, "What they don't know won't hurt them."

"B-But-!" A yelled.

"Listen, we all know how much of a masochist you are," E barked at A angrily, "But I have no intentions of getting caught up in a murder investigation. I didn't come to this amazing school to get expelled for a murder I didn't commit."

"Y-Yeah..." D muttered.

"You don't sound so sure." C spat at D.

"I'd, um, like to tell you guys something, actually." D sighed, "I took some pictures of the girl yesterday."

"You what!?" E cried.

"I thought the police might question us." D replied, "I took some pictures... Just to be safe."

"Where are the pictures now?" E demanded to know.

"Here." D said while pulling out a small pixel camera.

"Keep those away from me!" C yelled, "We're cursed!"

"Give those to me!" E demanded, grabbing at the camera, "These pictures shouldn't exist!" E would smash the camera and step on it, destroying the evidence.

"Jeez, now we're really are gonna get cursed." C cried.

"Curses don't exist, idiot!" E yelled.

"You sound a little desperate, E." B laughed.

"We didn't have anything to do with this murder, even if we did find the body!" E yelled, "Let's go home. It's late."

The scene disappeared before switching to another level in the game. This level began with E in the school hallway instead of A, and the top right hand corner read; "Day 4." Edd rubbed his head. What happened to the first and third days? Did Monobear give them an incomplete game?

"It takes way too long to change after fencing club." E said to herself, "Looks like I'm going home alone today."

"I won't let you forget." a text box appeared, The character who spoke these words was named; "?."

"Eh!?" E cried, "Who's there?"

"I won't let you forget." ? repeated, The mystery person kept repeating that phrase until E ran off screaming. "NEVER FORGIVE" flashed on the screen in blood red text. The screen switched to a level with A, B, and C talking. It was still the fourth day. D ran up to the group in a huff.

"Something terrible has happened!" D yelled to the girls.

"It's the curse!" C cried. D ushered the girls to follow her to classroom 1-B. The girls entered to find the dead body of E. She was laying up against a wall with her head bashed in and bloody. A bloody baseball bat laid next to her. The screen quickly faded to black and the same blood red text flashed on the screen reading; "GAME OVER! DULL START!"

"T-That's it?" Edd said aloud to himself. "What does any of this mean...? How is this a motive...?"


The next day was just like any other day on this island. The students went to breakfast, however, Suzy took her food and ate outside before taking Goo her breakfast. After breakfast Juniper went around to all the ladies, giving each of them a small envelop. Brick, being the noisy pervert he is, snooped around before calling Finn to a private meeting.

"You'll never believe it!" Brick exclaimed. Finn looked at him in confusion.

"Just tell me already!" the boy complained.

"You see, June's got this plan to cheer everyone up." Brick began as he grinned deviously, "She organized a girls-only swim in the ocean soon, so naturally we're gonna tag along."

"... But it's girls-only." Finn muttered, "Why would you bring me along?"

"If I showed up by myself, it'd be too suspicious. But two guys showing up? It'd be a coincidence. I won't take no for an answer!"

"Why couldn't you ask Ben or Dexter?"

"Oh, Finn, I picked you because I'm gonna teach you how to man up!"

"What!?" Finn barked in heated anger, "I'm totally a man! I go on adventures! I have sword!"

"Well, men like to spy on girls in bikinis." Brick told him, "Besides, I want to know what type of bikini Betty is gonna wear!"

"Well then I'll prove to you I'm a man!" Finn smirked, "Where are they going?"

"Chandler Beach on the second island." Brick continued, "We're gonna go to the diner in front of the beach and just happen to run into them. It's the perfect plan. I'm more of a genius than that nerd freak!"

The two boys ran off, racing each other to the diner. Brick won the race, but collapsed in a booth when they entered the diner. Finn sat at the bar and turned to Brick. The boys waited nearly an hour before any activity popped up. Ben was walking away from the beach, but Brick and Finn ignored him since he wasn't a girl. However, Numbuh Five and Yumi were walking towards the beach, and stopped to talk with Ben. Brick and Finn walked outside to the group.

"Whoa, lookie here!" Brick smiled, "What a coincidence that we're all here!"

"You're bad at this..." Finn muttered.

"Finn and I were just getting ready to go swimming." Brick continued with a fake smile, "Wouldn't it be crazy if you two ladies were also gonna swim?"

"Good luck, girls." Ben laughed before walking off.

"We might be." Yumi replied to Brick, "What's it to ya?"

"It's only 4:30!" Brick laughed, "Your meeting time isn't until 5, isn't it?"

"Wait..." Numbuh Five growled, "How did you know we were meeting here?"

"He even knew the time!" Yumi added.

"What a crazy coincidence!" Brick forced out a laugh.

"He's only here to see Betty in a bikini, ain't he?" Numbuh Five asked. Finn confirmed Abigail's suspicion with a nod, triggering a sigh from both the girls.

"Well, I don't have the will to stop you..." Yumi muttered in a disgused voice. "Let's go inside and grab something to eat so I can get the energy to rip you a new one."

The four entered the diner, Brick returning to his booth and Yumi heading behind the counter to make herself some grub. Finn gave up his seat for Numbuh Five and instead opted to sit in the stool next to the previous one. Brick was eyeing the girls intently.

"Where's your swimsuits?" he asked, "You aren't allowed to change in the beach house."

"That's why Numbuh Five's already wearing her's." Numbuh Five said.

"We're wearing them under our clothes." Yumi followed. "It's much easier."

"Duh!" Brick cheered, "I should have known. I did the same thing! Speaking of swimsuits, I got one for you, Finn!" The Ruff would toss a fire-red colored speedo at the boy, who caught it.

"What is this even supposed to cover!?" Finn cried.

"This isn't a smut fic, Brick." Yumi laughed.

"It's got character!" Brick smiled, "We'll match!" Both of the girls in the room broke down in laughter after Brick spoke.

"You're wearing the same one!?" Yumi struggled to get out through her laughter. Just then, Mandy could be seen outside. She was running away from the beach house at full speed. The four forgot about Brick's choice of swimwear, distracted by the girl.

"Where's she going!?" Brick cried, "She's supposed to run to the beach house, not away!"

"Mandy declined the offer." Numbuh Five told the boys, "Not surprising. She keeps to herself."

"Maybe her and Suzy already had something planned." Yumi suggested.

"Suzy isn't coming either?" Finn asked, The girls both nodded to confirm.

"She declined the offer as well." Numbuh Five added.

"I thought I'd be the first one here..." Juniper's voice rang into the diner. The party host walked in carrying a box of food and she sporting a small, black bikini. She had a green towel over her shoulder. "What are you two doing here?" she asked the boys. Brick whistled in response.

"Te Xuan Damn!" he chuckled.

"He's waiting to see Betty in a bikini." Finn blurted out, not caring about showcasing his manliness anymore.

"Scandalous swimsuit, June!" Yumi giggled. Just then, Betty entered the diner, cheery as ever.

"BETTY!" Brick screamed, excited to see her at first, however his face dropped after seeing that Betty dressed up in a full wetsuit. "A WETSUIT!?"

"Helps protects against sunburns, and I save sunscreen!" Betty explained, "Why are you here?"

"I supposed you should protect that beautiful skin of yours..." the ginger boy sighed, "At least this wetsuit showcasing all of your curves... The things I would do..."

"Well, boys, it's time for you to go." Juniper interrupted.

"No, June!" Brick cried, "Please let us join your beach party! I'll do anything!"

"This was supposed to help us deepen our friendships without too much worry." Juniper said to Brick. "But I guess since you guys are already here, it'd be rude to turn you away."

"No, it wouldn't be." Betty growled.

"YES!" Brick cheered, "I'm gonna go set up drinks in the beach house and rips these clothes that confine me off!" The boy quickly ran out of the diner and to the beach house, leaving Finn surrounded by girls in swimsuits.

"I'm sorry on his behalf." Finn laughed as he rubbed the back of his head, The girls all laughed with the boy, assuming he had been dragged along. Suddenly, the monitor in the diner switched on, Monobear buzzing on the screen.

"Ding, dong! Ding, dong!" the bear laughed, "A body has been discovered! After a short period of investigation, we will begin our School Trial!"

"What?" Betty asked wide-eyed.

"HELP!" Brick's voice cried out from the beach house, The girls and Finn all exchanged horrified glances before zooming off to the beach house. There was two doors on the beach house, one facing the diner and one facing the ocean. The door facing the diner was locked, so the group had to run around to the beach and enter from there. Inside, the group would find Brick frozen in horror while staring at the dead body of Little Suzy Whitman, the Super High-School Level Counselor. She was propped up against a wall with her head bashed in, blood everywhere. Next to her laid a bloody baseball bat.

In unison, the girls all screamed.


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