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Location: Hope's Peak Academy, Trophy Room Time: 8:15 am

I pushed through the doors entering into what appeared to be a trophy room. Jade, Naegi, and the girl in the black dress and glasses from earlier were here as well, doing their own thing.

I should talk to them; see what their procrastination is for... I thought. I made my way to Naegi, who was looking at the trophies in the trophy case. "Hey Naegi,"

As I said that he exclaimed and slipped backwards. I caught him in the nick of time, just before he fell on his back. "Ace?! Geez, give me a heart attack, why don't you..."

"Sorry...anyway, what you doing?" I asked.

"Oh, I'm looking at the trophy case...to think they have so many different trophies in all different fields, it's...unbelievable..." Naegi then pointed to the case, it shows many trophies and a practice sword in gold leaf.

"Yeah, it's pretty neat. Anyway, Naegi...what do you think is going on?" I asked curious.

"Well...what is there TO think? I mean...what can you think about a situation like this?" Naegi's right...what can we think about this? Only the headmaster, this Monokuma, can explain everything for us...

"You're right...our best bet is to head in the Gym, and see what Monokuma has to say..." I said determined.

"Your right...also, I never got the chance to thank you for saving my skin back there, when Oowa-" Naegi started to say.

"It's ok, Naegi. No need to thank me. I mean we have to stick together, right?" I stated.

"Yeah, guess your right!" We bumped fists, laughing. I then looked over to the girl with the black dress.

She saw me looking at her, and her reaction was weird...she screamed, grabbing her two hair braids. "Why do all boys stare at me?! Is it because I'm UGLY!? IS THAT IT?!"

"What? No, that's-" I stuttered. Too late. She ran into the Gym, freaking out and rambling on. "Whaa...what did I do?"

"Oh, that wasn't your fault, Ace. That was Toko Fukawa, the SDHS Bookworm. She's...very timid." Naegi said encouragingly.

Timid or not, I still say that's a little overboard...I mean, was it really necessary to run out screaming like some homicidal maniac? "O-ok..." was all I could say.

Minutes past, Naegi and I stood there in awkward silence, till Naegi broke the ice. "Hey, I'm going to head into the Gym, ok? I think Maizuno might be waiting for me, and I promised her I would catch up to her..." Naegi then went bright pink, scratching his head.

"Oh, I see...do I sense a little crush in the air?" I said, teasingly.

Naegi blushed more; turning into a shade of crimson-red. "N-no way! C-come on!"

I looked at Naegi with an eyebrow raised. He started to sweat beads and he was blushing redder and redder.

"Are you suuuuure?" I teased eyeing him down.

I admit I was enjoying myself a lot, until Naegi came up with a comeback. "I-I'm sure. Actually, I'm 100%! Also, what about Jade? I'm sure you have a crush on Jade!"

Now it was my turn to blush. All of a sudden, images of Jade flushed into my mind and I couldn't stop.

"W-what are you talking about?!" I must have been redder than my jacket because I felt my face getting really hot.

Naegi then gave a rather evil smile, but started to laugh. "Hahaha! Alright Ace, we've had enough fun, lets head on in!"

I glared at him, but my face still revealed that I was flustered. I turned to look around the room, and it appeared that Jade had already gone inside the Gym. That made me kind of upset, but I realized that wasn't going to be the last time I saw her. After adjusting my straps of my swords, Naegi and I pushed through the doors, walking into the Gym.

Everyone appeared to have been waiting on us. They all called us over to the front of the Gym, where it showed banners of Hope's Peak Academy. There were no chairs, and there was a teacher's stand in front of the room. Scanning the room, I saw Asahina, Sakura, and the little girl all conversing with one another. Togami was standing alone, but it appeared that Fukawa was...admiring him?

"Ugh..." I shivered at the thought. I mean, what was there to like about Togami?! Trying to shake that feeling out of my head, I continued to scan the area. I saw that Oowada was standing off to the side, glaring at me. I guess he hadn't gotten over the fight we had in the entrance hall. Not too far away from them, Yamada and Leon where talking, while Celes was next to them, fiddling with her hair. Maizuno, Jade, and Naegi were all spread out around the Gym, waiting anxiously for the appearance for Monokuma. I then felt a presence behind me. Gripping my right sword's handle, I turned to face the person behind me. It was Kirigiri. "K-Kirigiri?! What are you doing? You scared the heck out of me..."

"I wanted to talk to you..." Kirigiri said tense.

It seemed urgent. She seemed to be in severe stress, and was breathing very heavily. Just as I was about to ask her what the problem was, the announcement system came on. We all directed our attention to the stand, but it was still empty.

"What is the Meaning of this!?" Togami demanded.

"W-what's going on?!" asked the little girl scared.

Asahina called out, "Come on already! Show yourself!"

"Making my W-White Knight wait like this?! Unexceptionable!" Fukawa complained.

Shivering to what Fukawa was implying, I turned to Kirigiri. "Kirigiri, can it wait till after this settles down?"

"Y-yes, it appears that there is no choice. Please see me whenever you can, ok?" she said sadly.

I nodded my head and we looked at the announcement stand. We then heard a childish and slightly annoying voice.

"Ahem...Hello? Is this on?!" Then we saw the most unimaginable thing ever. A black and white bear, similar to the one on my brochure, jumped up, and landed on top of the stand. "What's up, guys?! Your friendly, neighborhood bear is here! Monokuma, your headmaster!"

We were all in disbelief. This bear...this TOY bear just talked. Naegi said in disbelief, "W-what the?!"

Yamada screams, "YAAAAAA! THE BEAR SPEAKS!"

"That's creepy..." Jade said feeling disturbed.

Togami criticized the situation, "It's just a plush toy with a speaker in it..."

Monokuma upset, "WHAT?! I am NOT a toy! I am MONOKUMA! Your headmaster!" He then got up, and raised his tiny arms up into the air, as if he were roaring. This is the weirdest day of my life...

Yamada screams again, "YAAAAAAAA! It moves!"

"Did I just see it...move?" Leon doubting what is being seen.

Maizuno concerned, "What's going on?!"

"I-is it a robot?" the little girl wondered.

Celes said amazed, "Oh My...this is indeed odd..."

Monokuma: "Listen to me already! Geez, I'm Monokuma, the headmaster! Not a plush! Not a Robot! Anyway...I would like to welcome you all to Hope's Peak Academy! I would like to explain to you all the reason why you are here. First off, you guys are going to being living the rest of your lives in this academy!"

Those words hit me like a ton of bricks. What did he mean by that?! I turned to the others around me, and they all had the same expression as I had. Fear and despair all over our faces.

Monokuma continued, "That's right! You all will stay here for the rest of your miserable lives! So get buddy buddy with each-other!"

Leon yelled outraged, "W-what are you talking about?! You can't do this!"

The little girl asked terrified, "Is he serious?! Are we trapped here?!"

Naegi said putting two and two together, "Wait...so that means...the iron plates on the windows were-"

Monokuma confirmed, "Yep! Sure does! Those are to keep you in!"

I can't believe this! He's just acting so nonchalant about this, playing around on the stand, while we were all freaking out! Monokuma then pulled out a pile of...what appeared to be mini-tablets?

Monokuma continued talking, "Since I love you guys so much, I'm going to give you these! They are Electro ID's! No need to thank me; your smiles are the only thing I need! These babies are so neat! They open up with your Real name, they are nearly unbreakable, and they give you maps of the school! You can also teleport to places you have already been to in the school with them, look at the rules of the school, and do more things that will become relevant later on. Here you go!"

Throwing them to the crowd, we each caught our Electro ID's. I pressed the power button, investigating what they did. Like Monokuma said, they opened with a screen saying: "Welcome, Ace Hogana". I looked up and everyone had disbelief written on their faces. Even Kirigiri was shaken up by them.

Asahina protested, "Hey! I can't stay here forever! You can't do this! Let us out, now!"

Monokuma laughed, "Upupupupu...you wanna know how to get out?!" Nearly all of us shouted yes. Monokuma simply laughed his annoying, creepy, and eerie laugh. That laugh is going to haunt my dreams and nightmares. "Upupupu! You have to kill someone!"

These words left us all silent. Monokuma wanted us...to KILL each-other?! No way...this can't be happening...This is some dream...this just can't be it! Murder someone?! Just to leave a building?!

Monokuma gladly rephrased, "You heard me! Slice 'em, drown 'em, beat 'em, shoot 'em, choke 'em, snap their neck, I don't care! Just murder someone if you wanna leave!"

Everyone seemed to go into panic. The little girl started to cry and Sakura trying to calm her.

Leon yelled in frustration, "Dude! What the Flip! The joke's been taken too far!"

Monokuma answered in a calm manner, "Joke? Oh, nonono, I am dead serious! A bear never goes back on his word!"

Togami astounded, "Interesting...this is indeed, very interesting."

Other than Togami, everyone was gripped by the claws of despair. I turned to Kirigiri, but she had nothing to say. Though she didn't show it, she was indeed in shock. I next turned to Naegi, but he was shaken up badly. I had to do something! This Bear had no control over us! I drew my dual-blades, and dashed at Monokuma, yelling a battle cry. Everyone stood frozen, but Kirigiri and Jade cried out.

Jade cried out, "Ace! Are you mad!?"

Kirigiri yelled, "Don't do it!"

Monokuma shrieked, "Wait! You can't! It's against the rules to hurt the hea-"

I didn't let him finish. He has no right to scare us all like this! I lashed out, swinging my blades in a cross slash. Monokuma, the desk, and nearly everything in my way were slashed into pieces. As soon as I finished the slash, I saw a gun appear from where the stand was. Everyone behind me jumped for cover and I used my momentum to push off the stage. It shot barbs at me at lightning speeds. I slashed rapidly deflecting 2 out of the 3, but one got me, though it merely grazed me. Pain shot up my arm, and blood flowed like a river from my wound. When I landed, I sheathed my swords, and covered my wound with my hand.

Jade rushed to my side, first smacking my head, but then hugging me. "You Idiot! Why would you do that?!"

"Sorry...but it should be done now...it should be o-" I started to say.

Monokuma asked appearing out of nowhere, "What are you talking about?"

We all screamed. Monokuma was alive, and MOVING!? But I slashed him to bits, he shouldn't be standing!

Leon asked confused, "What?! Did he miss?!"

Yamada answered stunned, "Ace never misses! This is witchcraft!"

Celes amazed, "Oh, Yamada..."

Sakura asked bewildered, "How can this be?!"

Naegi started to say, "What is going oooon..."

Monokuma stated, "Oh, there are thousands of Monokuma's like me placed all over the school, so I can pop up everywhere!"

Fukawa asked horrified, "E-Everywhere?!"

Monokuma reconsidered, "Well, maybe not in the baths, I mean, that would be stalker status! Anyway, you're lucky, Ace, that I'm in a good mood, so I won't kill you. I'll let you off on a warning! Adios, comtaminos!"

And just like that...he was gone. This started the Academic coliseum. This started the blood bath, all stage by Monokuma. We all looked at each-other, and I was willing to bet my swords that everyone was thinking the same thing: Who in here would kill for freedom?

To Be Continued...