We then return to where we left off with Junko laughing. "Together, we were able to get into this school and weave a thread of despair. We are the Despair Sisters aka the Ultimate Despair! You see, for this plan to work, someone had to work behind the scenes and control the killing game and be Monokuma's president and keeper. I fulfilled that role since Mukurp would be unable to." she said now wearing glasses, holding a clipboard and pen with the top of her breasts exposed and her hair tied in a pony tail. "For you see, she was a pathetic older sister. She was the type of horribly pathetic sister who ran off to join a mercenary group. As such, I took command while she remained here at the school. However, there was a problem with this. Her title as the Ultimate Soldier. She had the three D's: Despairingly rank, Despairingly filthy and Despairingly repulsive. It was despairingy clear how out of touch she was with society. However, my title as the Ultimate Fashionista was very attractive. A title I did not want to go to waste." she continued.

"So you swapped places with your own sister." Kyoko said. "Are you going to continue on and on about your sister or are you going to get to the mystery." Byakuya said. "The mystery of this school, it has something to do with our lost memories, right?" Hina asked. "Yes...The answers lie within your memories..." she said looking depressed. She then held up the lifeless Monokuma over her face. "Pupupu! Maybe this will help jog your memory. Behold, the outside world!" she said as the video screen above turned on revealing horror to the whole group. Monokuma's face on landmarks. The sphinx, the Statue of Liberty, the Eiffel Tower and the Virgin Mary. "You all kept saying you want out of here. Well, this is the world you were trying to escape too." she said. The video then changed to a large Monokuma destroying a building and changing to several people wearing Monokuma heads and wrecking property and killing people.

"I have no clue what to believe right now!" Hiro said. "Its hopeless. No one knows or remembers this!" Toko said. "Actually, there may be one person. The other Toko: Genocide Jack." Naruto said. "Wait, so you want me to switch places with her?" she asked. "Yes. They only share knowledge, not memories. There's a chance she remembers this stuff." Eren said. "No no no no no no!" she said. "Toko, you are the only I can count on." Byakuya said. Toko then sneezed switching places with Genocide Jill. "Don-da-la-don! Its me, everyone's favorite serial killer!" she said. "She just switched like it was no problem." Hina said. "Now, could you look at the video and tell me if it is true?" Byakuya said. "What video?" she asked. "The one playing on the screen." Junko said acting depressed. "Who the hell are you?!" Genocide Jill asked in surprise and anger. "Oh, I'm the mastermind." Junko said. "Oh, nice to meet you." Genocide Gill said with a happy face. "Likewise." Junko replied. "WIll you shut up and look at the screen?!" Naruto shouted.

"Roger! You got it captain!" she said looking at the screen. "Well, do you remember this stuff?" Byakuya asked her. "Do I remember? Of course I do! But, master, have you forgotten this? Have you forgotten The Tragedy?" she asked. "The Tragedy?" he questioned. "The Biggest and most Baddest thing in Human History. An incident that resembled a natural calamity rather than a man-made disaster. In other words, the whole world ended." she said plainly. "What do you mean!?" Hiro shouted. "I have never heard such a ridiculous story!" Byakuya said.

"Oh, then let me tell you another ridiculous story. About the Togami Family. What do you all think happened to them?" Junko asked as the same question appeared on the screen with all the same answer 'They all died'. "Bingo! I can confirm without a doubt that Byakuya's entire lineage has totally been annihilated! He is no longer the Ultimate Affluent Prodgeny." she said as Byakuya stood there in shock. "And its all thanks to this Tragedy that happened over a year ago!" Junko said. "A year ago? But we all came to this school only a few weeks ago." Makoto protested. "Pupupu! Perhaps you have the wrong idea." Junko said with Monokuma over her face. "Wrong idea?" Ichigo questioned. "Yeah, he's right. We only got here a few weeks ago." Hina agreed. "So you guys think two years is actually a few weeks?" Junko asked.

"Two years?" Hina questioned. "That's it! I figured out what the stolen memories are. You stole the memories of everyone's two years here at this school." Aelita said. "Bingo! That means you were killing your friends." Junko said. "However, that peace only lasted for that first year. It was so boring, then the Tragedy happened and shattered it. The students went crazy and began killing each other and driving others into despair. Nearly every student of Hope's Peak Academy was killed except for Class 78, our class. Then the principal had the idea of turning the school into a shelter. And here's where it gets funny. The principal had no clue that two Ultimate Despairs had already gotten into the school. The shelter then became a cage that kept you from escaping despair! And the person who sealed off all the exits and windows...were all of you." she said.

"Who are you?" Kyoko asked. "The Ultimate Despair can't just be you and Mukuro. I have to assume that Ultimate Despair is some kind of organization." "Hmm. No to that. Its something more abstract. After all, despair is contagious." Junko replied. "Hold it! I don't beliece a single word you have been saying! Even if it is true, I refuse to give into you!" Makoto shouted. "I see. Must be that hope of yours. But enough of the small talk. Its time to vote. And since this will be the final one, I've decided to change up the rules this time. You'll see two levers in front of you, each marked hope or despair. If even one of you chooses to execute Hope, then you will all be punished and I will chalk it up as a win. And don't worry. I won't be voting." Junko said. "And the punishment for this time...you will all grow old and die right here in this school."

"So we'd have to live here forever?" Hina asked. "At least it would be living." Genocide Jill said. "There is no way we will fall into your trap!" Makoto shouted. "Hold it! I just got a great idea." Junko said doing the same finger pose as she did in the beginning. "Growing old and dying is as boring as crap. So instead, one of you will experience a very brutal punishment. And I have my eyes set on Makoto since he and the guests have been thorns in my side since this all began. I hate you losers!" she shouted. "So if you sacrifice Makoto, you all get to live." she said. The other soon began to look depressed as soon as this was said. "It is so beautiful how despair is eating away at you." she said acting depressed again. "Also, you should know the outside world is contaminated with dirty air. The reason the air is so clean in here is because of the air purifier." Junko said. "If you choose despair over hope, it will shut down. You will be forced to leave into a world where only death and despair await." she said. Makoto then looked up. "Then if despair is eating away at everyone, then I'll infect them with hope!" Makoto declared.

"But, Makoto...I'm scared man." Hiro said. "Keep it together, Hiro!" Tsuna shouted. "From what I've seen, you wanted to escape from this place the most!" Makoto said. "You're right. I still want to live. I want to open those doors and see something new right before me! I want to leave!" he shouted.

Makoto then turned to Hina along with Luffy. "Hina, it is not okay just to survive. As survivors, we will carry the hopes of everyone who has died here!" Makoto shouted. "Besides, Sakura gave up her life so you could keep living!" Luffy shouted. "You're right. Sakura wouldn't ponder this, she would fight against the Mastermind till the very end!" she shouted.

"You don't even need to encourage me." Byakuya said. "The Togami family isn't all gone. I am still here. I can rebuild it and make us great again. Besides, I vowed to take down the Mastermind no matter what!" Byakuya shouted. "Master, I, the most beautiful serial killer, will follow you to the ends of the Earth." Genocide Jill said.

"Kyoko, your father was the most important person in the world to you, but think about it. Is this what he would want?" Makoto asked Kyoko. "No, he would not want this. I's sure he would never sacrifice you just to have us live." Kyoko said. "And you know, I don't think you were enrolled here as the Ultimate Luckiest or Unluckiest. You were enrolled here to probably be the Ultimate Hope." Kyoko finished.

"How don't care how the world is right now. We all carry a beacon of hope inside of us and we will proceed into tomorrow!" Makoto shotued. "Annoying! Annoying! Annoying!" Junko said. "Despair over Tomorrow?!" "I will not give in to death, I will not give in to fear, I will not give in to Despair!" he shouted as everyone stood behind him. A large slot machine then popped up with the three slots spinning and all of them landing on Junko's face.

"Give it up, Junko Enoshima. You just lost." Maka said. "I lost? This feeling of despair feels so...good!" she said. "Wait, are you enjoying this?" Soul asked. "Yes! I snuck into this school with the most detailed plan, I even killed my own sister. But at the very last moment, I failed. It feels so good! Now, let's go to punishment!" she said. "You're seriously going to execute yourself?" Natsu asked. "Of course. An don't you dare deny me this." she said putting her hand over the button. "Pupupupupupu! I've saved the most deadliest punishment for last. Let's give it everything we've got! ITS PUNISHMENT TIME!" she said laughing as she pressed the button.

Congratulations!

Junko has been found guilty. Punishment will now begin!

Junko was soon seen standing on a chair waving back and forth to the group as the sets from all the previous punishments set up around her.

The Ultimate Punishment

1,000 Blows!

As the machine pitcher began shooting baseballs at Junko, she tried to bat back with a baseball bat.

Cage of Death

Junko's eyes were then spinning as she rode the motorcycle in the cage.

Burning of the Versailles Witch

Junko meditated around the fire as the fire trunk came down on her.

Dozer Master

The dozer continously whacked her in the head one after another.

Blast Off!

Junko waved from inside the rocket and it blasted off into the sky and came crashing down.

Detention!

Junko sat in the chair with the crown on her head and holding Monokuma as she waved back and forth with a smile as she finally made a peace sign as she was finally under the crusher. She looked up for a moment and then was crushed by the machine with a squish.

After the execution was finished, two items were found. The remote for the front doors and a key with Monokua's head as the handle. The heroes took the key as Makoto took the remote. "We did it. We finally beat her." Usagi said.

The students and the heroes stood at the door. "Well, we can't stand here forever." Kyoko said. Then, Genocide Jill sneezed going back to Toko. "What happened? What about the Class Trial and the mastermind?" "We won, Toko." Happy replied. "Really? We can finally leave?" she asked. "Yep. The future is now ours." Makoto said as he pressed the button opening the doors in front. As the six students walked towards the entrance, the twelve soon saw a portal open up as they walked right through it.

The twelve soon found themselves back in the same place they were in the beginning. "Welcome back, heroes. I congratulate you on your success against despair. Now, have you retrieved the key?" the light asked. They held up the key as it began to float into the air. Suddenly, a large mechanism appeared in the air with 10 locks in it. The key then launched itself into a lock and locked it shut. "There. We are one step closer to sealing it up. Only nine keys left to get. Thank you." it said.

"So what happens now?" Soul asked.

"I will return you all to your own worlds until I locate the next key. I wish you good fortune." it said as they vanished and returned to their own worlds. "I have my faith on them. They can stop the disaster." it said.

The End. Next installment...Hero's Quest: Uprising