AN: Still going to hold off Danganronpa Plus for a while. Without a doubt I'm going to finish Alpha's second chapter first before DR Plus, so just hold on a little. (That's of course if I decide to continue it.)
Demigod39cluesfan: IKR? It's amazing..! Nothing I've ever seen before :O
Reven228: Wow, nice! I tried putting in some cliché horror slasher flicks but it's cool that you got them all!
Wmsm5ever: Yes, so many questions… hopefully Rhyssa will live though… who knows, who knows..? Don't worry, I'm not scared, it's just that I personally don't like the story as much as I want.
Ode30: I know… I still like Fairy Tail though, never said I hated it, lol. Aww man? Was the motive THAT obvious? Jk, jk… or am I? DR+ is still currently technically ongoing… I'm leaning to the side of dropping it though. There would have to be a pretty clear distinction of people wanting me to continue it.
Kougari: Green is NOT a creative color! Thanks for the review..!
MizunashiFuyuko: Woo! We'll find out soon! I like how you were able to mention who was involved. But the people that were excluded don't have a direct relationship with the motive. I felt it would have been WAY too forced if I tried to include everyone.
King Okami: Thanks for the review! O Micky you so fine…
FateOblivion: That's fine, that's fine! Glad you're reviewing today though! Of course I spoiled the killings… jk I didn't. Or did I?
TheRoseShadow21: Thanks! Confusion is common, but things will hopefully make sense soon…
Mr. Monobear and Ibuki Mioda: OMG I haven't seen you in forever, how are things? Thanks for the review!
Celes Ludenberg: Not a problem at all! I'm really happy to hear that people outside of FanFiciton are enjoying this, so thank you for that! (P.S. Mucky is a perfect nickname!)
Location: Keiko's Bedroom | Time: 7:00 AM | Chapter Two | 46 DAYS LEFT
Soundtrack: Re Beautiful Morning
"Good morning, you bastards!" boomed the intercoms. I woke up with a slight jolt, and was displeasured again to be woken up by Monokuma. "It is now morning! Rise and shiiine! Let's make today the best day it can be!"
Sighing, I got out of bed, dressing up and everything, and left my bedroom in a hurry. The others and I had to meet up in the cafeteria to discuss a plan. So far though, the only things that Rhyssa and I discovered were that we had no contact to the outside world, as far as we knew. This meant that we definitely wouldn't be able to get more information on Makoto Naegi.
I sighed, and opened the door, and headed immediately to the cafeteria.
Location: Cafeteria | Time: 7:11 AM | Chapter Two | 46 DAYS LEFT
I opened the doors, and to my surprise, Furo was already there waiting. He was early – usually he would be late for a meeting like this. Being the only one there, I walked over and sat across from him. He nodded to greet me, and I nodded back, but that's the only greeting we exchanged as we waited with an awkward mood filling the air. He seemed to be normal, though.
Soon after I walked in, Noah came in as well, punctual as always. He definitely recovered from his slump – I just hoped there wouldn't be any hostility between him and the rest of us.
"Good morning," Noah said, tipping his hat.
"Good morning, Noah," I said. "Did you sleep well?"
"I did," Noah said, satisfied. "It's been a while since I have been able to get a good night's rest… however, I believe that we can escape somehow."
I nodded, and agreed with him. We all thought the same thing. Waiting a little while longer, I made small talk with Noah before Shougo also walked into the room. He nervously wandered into the room, extremely nervous and fidgety. Was he okay..?
"Morning," Noah said to him. "Are you… alright?"
"Y-yeah of course I'm alright," Shougo said. "W-why do you ask..?"
"…Well, it seems like you are… a bit hyperactive today," Noah said. "Are you sure you aren't ill?"
Shougo nodded and gave a psychotic smile. "I-I'm fine! Woo!"
"Is this about the picture?" I asked.
"Oh yeah, the picture… Micky burned it, huh?" Shougo laughed.
He was definitely out of it today.
"W-well, either way, perhaps we should let you go back to bed," Noah said. "We don't want you to…faint in the middle of our investigation."
"I'll be fine," Shougo asserted. "I'm a lawyer, right..?"
Still worried, we decided to let Shougo be. As we talked, Mirai and Rhyssa walked into the cafeteria together. Mirai looked a little discouraged, but he seemed to be okay.
"Good morning!" Rhyssa said happily. "Ready to investigate..!"
"…Hmm," Mirai said.
"G-good morning, you two!" Shougo said. His hand began to twitch a little bit as he grabbed it with his other one. "How are you two doing today? I'm fine, as you can see…"
We shook our heads at Rhyssa and Mirai to warn them about Shougo's erratic behavior. They seemed to have gotten the message, as they left Shougo alone as he continued to shiver in his seat. Soon, Kaito and Unmei walked in together. Kaito was holding Unmei by the waist… for some reason, it seemed like she was a bit jittery herself… Kaito looked nervously at us as he sat Unmei down, facing her away from everyone. Kaito than walked over to us, and sat down, sighing and visibly tired.
"Something's gone wrong with her," Kaito said. "I don't know what but it's getting to be a little annoying."
"…She's hopping in her chair," Mirai noticed. "Do people do that for fun..?"
"N-no, I think they're mentally troubled or something," Rhyssa said. "Shougo has been acting like that this morning too though… I wonder if something happened between him and Unmei?"
"Maybe," I said. "Either way, if something like that did happen, we should probably keep them away from each other…"
"Yeah," Mirai agreed. "…Anyways, I never did get that soda…"
"That was from a movie," Furo sighed, jumping in. "Don't be so strange like usual… please."
Mirai sighed and leaned his chin against the table, and shut his eyes. Soon, he looked to be fast asleep. We looked at him rather strangely, but we decided not to stare at him much anymore. I took a look at Unmei and Shougo… they were both jumping up and down in their seats… it seemed a little too strange for it to be coincidence.
"Are you guys okay?" I asked, calling out to the both of them.
They both gave me a thumbs up, and I reluctantly dropped the subject.
"So, about Makoto Naegi," I said. "I don't think we'll be able to find out any information about him at this point…"
"Why?" Mirai asked, his eyes still closed.
"Well, Monokuma apparently cut off all of our ties with the outside world," I sighed.
"So I don't think there's a way to find out more information about him."
"Is he really of importance?" Noah asked once more. "I know we keep thinking if we find out who Makoto Naegi is, we will be able to solve one mystery of the school. But is it really necessary for us to pinpoint everything?"
"Monokuma said we just needed to escape," Kaito started, "but I don't know how we're going to do that... he's not giving us any hints, or anything."
"Hmm..." Rhyssa sighed. "So then what do we do..?"
"...I can't figure it out," I sighed back.
Soundtrack: Monokuma Sensei's Lesson
"Then why don't you ask your old pal, Monokuma?"
We all stared at Monokuma who appeared from nowhere as he stood up at the lunch table, stepping on Rhyssa's food. Rhyssa gave a distasteful stare as Monokuma continued to walk on it.
"Y-you can tell us?" I asked.
"Sure," Monokuma said. "If murder happens, that is..!"
"W-we already told y-you... no more m-murders are going to happen," Shougo stammered.
"Yeah, yeah," Monokuma said. "They all say that, and then slice! Someone is killed."
Mirai puffed his right cheek and stared at Shougo and Unmei. They were both extremely jumpy, which clearly confused Mirai.
"...Hmm..." Mirai said, thinking to himself.
"What is it?" Noah asked.
"Nothing," Mirai said.
"Oh, don't be shy!" Monokuma said. "Come on, tell us what you're thinking! Or should we wait for the show to begin?"
"What show?" I asked. "What's going on..?"
"Upupupupu!" Monokuma laughed.
Soundtrack: Monokuma's Extracurricular Lesson
As he laughed, the doors to the cafeteria slammed open. Micky was carrying a knife, and he was dressed in all black. I stared at Unmei and Shougo, and noticed two things. One, they stared immediately at Micky with a hostile intent in their eyes, and two, they were also wearing all black, something I didn't notice before. Shougo began to spaz out, and he got up, carrying a kitchen knife, and lunged towards Mirai.
"W-what the?! Shougo?!" I screamed.
"What the hell are you doing?!" Noah yelled.
"I-I don't know..!" Shougo stuttered. "I... I don't know! I have to kill someone though!"
"What?!" Furo snapped. "That's crazy talk..! You've gone psycho!"
Mirai dodged the attack, and beckoned for all of us to go to the kitchen. Monokuma decided to follow, claiming that if he were stabbed, he'd have to kill whoever did it. All we could do was watch for a while. Unmei, Shougo, and Micky were all staring at each other, knives in their hand. They were analyzing each other, making sure the time was right to lunge.
"W-we can't just watch them," I said. "We have to tie them up, or something!"
"Okay," Mirai said. "Is that what you would like, master?"
"H-huh? I-I mean yeah, but -"
"I will follow suit then," Mirai said. He noticed rope in the kitchen, and picked it up. He jumped out of the cafeteria window, and ran towards Unmei. He knocked the knife out of her hand and pushed her into a chair, tying her up. He cut the rope and made a knot, trapping her in the seat. Micky laughed devilishly as he lunged towards Shougo. The knife plunged into Shougo's shoulder, and he let out a scream. Mirai kicked the knife out of Micky's hand and did the same thing he did with Unmei, which was impressive considering their height differences. Finally, he tied Shougo up, who couldn't fight back because of his injured shoulder.
Finishing everyone off, he nonchalantly walked back to us, and sat down on the floor, tired.
"W-what was that?" Noah asked, flabbergasted. "You knew how to do that, huh..?"
"Sure I do," Mirai said. "Though, I don't know why of course..."
"You mean your memories?" Rhyssa asked.
Mirai nodded, and stared up at Monokuma.
"Why are they all so itchy to kill people?" Mirai asked.
"I don't know..." Monokuma said sheepishly, clearly lying.
"Tell us," Furo demanded. "I don't want to die here, you know!"
"...Upupupupu, don't you want to find out on your own?" Monokuma asked. "This big juicy secret is really only fun when you see it in person!"
With that, Monokuma disappeared, and we were forced to act upon his words. We left Mirai and Noah to watch over the others, and we split up in the halls.
I headed towards the library, and as I nervously crept the halls, I saw Yoshinori and Hikaru fighting each other.
"You guys too?! What the hell?"
Yoshinori was surprisingly nimble as she dodged Hikaru's attacks. Considering Hikaru was well-built and a convicted felon, I didn't expect Yoshinori to last long.
"Yoshinori! Stop it!" I screamed.
I didn't know what I was going to do... I couldn't stop them, since I wasn't exactly athletic... I ran into the library and pounded on the glass floors. Mirai and Noah looked up, and I wrote help on four pieces of paper in large letters and spread them out on the floor. The two of them immediately ran out of the library, as I was forced to hurt Yoshinori and Hikaru for the time being.
I threw desks, chairs, and books at the two of them to slow them down. It only worked when it got in there way. Yoshinori would just push it towards Hikaru, and Hikaru would just break things like those in half. Yoshinori used a wooden plank that had come from the desk and attacked Hikaru, though Hikaru easily dodged and pushed her down.
"Hikaru! Quit it!" I yelled.
As I tried to stop them, Noah tackled Hikaru and handcuffed him to the library door.
"I always keep spares," Noah said as he locked Hikaru. Mirai tied Yoshinori up with the last of the rope, keeping her in the hallway.
"T-thanks," I said.
Exhausted at everything, I leaned up against the wall. I was getting tired...
"No problem," Noah said. "I suppose we should find the others then. We shouldn't just leave the others to fend for themselves."
"I think it's safe to say that everyone except for us are trying to kill each other," Mirai said. "We should hurry."
Noah nodded, and he ran out. Mirai looked at me – I was visibly exhausted, and I was leaning on the wall, my eyes closing.
"Are you okay?" Mirai asked, concerned.
"I'm fine," I sighed. "I'm just a bit tired, is all. I didn't sleep well, and I had to do all of this, you know?"
Mirai looked at me with heavy concern in his eyes, but reluctantly turned away.
"O-okay," he said. "I understand... just be careful, okay? Master?"
I nodded, and Mirai ran towards Noah. I stared at Yoshinori and Hikaru who were both struggling. Yoshinori was wriggling, trapped in the rope, and Hikaru was scrambling to get out of the handcuffs.
I sighed, and closed my eyes, falling asleep... I couldn't help it... I was just so tired...
Soundtrack: Persona – Aria of the Soul
"Welcome," said a familiar voice.
I looked up and saw Nanako. She was sitting on the other side of the table, writing something rapidly on her clipboard.
"...What is it?" I asked.
"I apologize in advance," Nanako said. "Normally it is not safe to force you like this when you aren't asleep. However, I did not forget my promise."
"Your promise to help me?"
"...There's a reason I'd like to help you," Nanako said, going off in her own world. "It is not just me being a random samaritan to you... I really do, genuinely wish to help."
"Why is that?" I asked.
"...Well, if I tell you now," Nanako said nervously.
"Anyways, so what? You called me here so you can help me?"
"Yes. You see... you have encountered your second predicament. Your first, would be your friend being locked up in that aquarium."
"Are you talking about motives?" I asked.
"Correct. Monokuma has supplied a motive, and in return, someone is killed. For example, Yayoi wished to save her brother's life. So she murdered. And now comes the second turn."
"Are you saying... someone's going to die when I wake up?"
Nanako nodded, and my eyes widened. My memory of that place shined bright into my mind. I didn't want anyone from that place to die...
"Who?! Who is it?" I demanded.
"That is something you will need to find out yourself," Nanako said. "Forgive me, as I can not tell who is going to die."
"Then how can you –-"
"I can sense death in your world," Nanako said sadly. "It's a depressing power... but it's true."
"...World?" I asked. "What world?"
Nanako shook her head. "Perhaps I have said too much. Besides, don't you wish to find your dead friend?"
My eyes widened again. Nanako didn't leave me any time to process this information, and she snapped her fingers. As my world turned to white, Nanako mouthed two words to me. "The Library."
And I whited out.
Music halts
...The library...
...The library?
What's in the library..?
I got up, my mind fuzzy. Yoshinori and Hikaru was still trapped, luckily.
"K-Keiko," Hikaru said. "Thank God..."
"What?" I asked.
"H-help us, Keiko!" Yoshinori stammered.
I stared at the two of them... they weren't trying to kill anymore? I sat down, and thought to myself... what was going on?
Worried, I ran straight into the library. It was like that time with Hideki... I felt like I needed to go in Shougo's room. Except this time, it was the library..!
I searched through the whole library, checking through the shelves. Running through the library, however, my foot got caught in something, and I fell on my face.
Taking my foot out, I looked down.
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Micky was sitting there dead.
Continued in Chapter 2: Section 5.
AN: I sort of purposely rushed this one. I wanted to get straight to the investigation and the trial, and this chapter was REALLY just showing what the motive did, so in terms of importance, it's not heavy. So while I know that this chapter sucked utter suck, the actual murder has come, and the actual investigation and trial is also coming soon. Like I said this was just an exposition chapter so I hope you didn't come out feeling disappointed. Micky's dead though. Hope you enjoyed the fact that Micky died, lol..