"Alert. Your event planned for 12:00 is only 3 hours away," My bracelet said as I walked further down the street, "Please make sure you make your way to the town plaza by 12:00. Another alert will remind you 1 hour from now." I tried to switch it off once more, this time refusing to take off my gloves just to do so. Of course, it didn't work, so I groaned slightly and just gave up, pausing just as I reached the end of the street.

Sure enough, before me spread another courtyard with what looked like 4 other different gates leading to different areas of the town. In the very center sat a grand marble statue, decorated with a statue of three girls all holding jugs. The water simply flowed from the open jugs, pouring into a clear pool at the bottom. The rest of the walls were covered in posters, overgrown ivy, and colorful graffiti, although I couldn't read at all what it said. Benches were placed in between the various gates as well, sitting just underneath the posters and graffiti.

"Hol' on tighter, will ya?!" I heard Bonnie shouting close by, making me jump a small bit. I walked around the corner, somehow not surprised to see she had managed to indeed lasso onto something high above, and that someone had actually agreed to holding the rope as she climbed up.

That someone happened to be a boy, and was probably the strangest student out of all of them. He had to have been the tallest out of everyone here, and the most muscular as well. His legs bent back just above his ankle, looking like some sort of wild animal given how it also looked like he had claws on his feet. I also could already see patches of orange fur that had sprouted up all over, whether it be on his neck, his arms, or even his legs. He was wearing a light and pale green yukata tied together with a brown obi, just barely reaching across his shoulders with the amount of fur patches I could imagine he had underneath. There was even a small hole in the back for a long, thin tail that looked far to similar to one of a tiger.

"I'm trying my hardest, I swear!" The boy said, pulling back slightly on the rope. His nails were already digging into it, which also looked more like claws as well. "How much farther until you get to the top, miss?" Bonnie didn't reply, instead huffing and grunting as she tried to pull herself up higher.

"I'm sorry to interrupt but…." I finally said, stepping up and making the boy yelp a bit. "Is this really a good idea, Bonnie? This looks far too dangerous. You could possibly fall and hurt yourself. As far as I know, we don't exactly have a doctor among us."

"Oh! Howdy there, Denjii!" Bonnie said, ignoring literally everything else I said. "Found this fella who was more than happy to lend a hand! Been trying for a good while now, but I ain't hangin' up the fiddle just yet!" The strange boy only shrugged, giving me a small glance. "Might be a bit of an odd one, but he got a true heart of gold, he does!"

"A-Ah...you don't need to say that about me, miss." The boy said, laughing nervously. "But I think she is right. This is way too dangerous, miss. Maybe we should try something...less dangerous?" Bonnie just waved it aside, blowing a raspberry with her tongue.

"No need to get your back up, I'll be done in a blink of an eye, if my name ain't Bonnie-" She started, until her hand suddenly slipped. She yelped and instantly began sliding down way too fast, letting go of the rope quickly only to begin falling faster. The boy moved way too fast, almost inhumanly so, and managed to catch her before she hit the ground and possibly injured herself. I rushed over as well, as the boy carefully set her down.

"Bonnie, are you alright?!" I asked immediately, as she took a seat on the nearby bench, shaking slightly. "Did you hurt anything? Do you want me to go find someone to get help?" "No, no...I'm fit as a fiddle." She said, taking a deep breath. "Had a few close calls out on the ranch, but never like that. Thanks for catchin' me by the way, chap." The boy rubbed the back of his neck, laughing slightly.

"It really was nothing. You don't need to thank me like this…" He said, grinning. "Maybe you should take a break from trying to escape for now? I'm sure there's some sort of way out of here, we just need to be patient!"

"Bah...you're right, kid. Guess that means I'll be gettin' my clothesline later…" She huffed, crossing her arms and pouting slightly. "Looks like we'll be cooling ourn heels a bit longer…"

"In the meantime, perhaps I could get your name, sir?" I asked, looking to the boy. "I am Denjii Tokunaga, the Ultimate A.I. Developer. And I'm sure you already know this, but that is Bonnie Matsushita, the Ultimate Cowgirl." The boy tilted his head slightly, his tail beginning to sway from side from side to side lazily.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Miss Tokunaga. I hope we can be friends!" He eventually said cheerfully. "My name's Kotetsu Nyanta! You have a very nice talent by the way!"

Student registered, Kotetsu Nyanta.

"Er...Thank you, Kotetsu." I said, nodding. I hesitated for a minute, before finally continuing by saying; "If it isn't a problem, might I ask why you look….so strange? I must say you look very...unusual."

"Oh! It's actually related to my talent!" Kotetsu said, before he puffed out his chest proudly. "I'm the Ultimate Test Subject! I was part of this really big experiment where they tried injecting me with tiger DNA to make me super strong and fast. It worked but," He held his hands out, smiling brightly, "it kind of left me like this."

"And...you're just okay with this?" I asked, raising an eyebrow. "I don't mean to be rude here, but this experiment looks like it disfigured you somewhat. Aren't you upset about it?"

"I was part of one of the greatest scientific experiments of our generation!" He argued. "Why should I be upset about it? It was for the greater good, and I think I look cool too!" I was going to ask more, but decided against it. At this rate, I saw no more point in trying to argue with him, really. Instead, Kotetsu turned back to Bonnie, bending down slightly to start up a conversation.

I only backed away and glanced around the area once more, spotting someone sitting on the edge of the fountain. It was another boy, this one with teal-colored and rather messy hair. His clothes didn't seem to match up with his hair either, since he wore a simple, pale yellow shirt and a red bandana tied around his neck that was decorated with little white polka dots. A red pair of jean shorts matched his shirt, and one of his legs was crossed over the other. He seemed to be completely engrossed in some kind of game on some kind of gaming system, tapping on one specific button at a rapid speed. This had to be the final student I needed to meet.

I didn't make a sound as I walked closer, putting my hands behind my back as I just quietly sat down near him. His brown eyes flicked away from the game's screen for a second, but he otherwise made no acknowledgement about my presence. We sat in silence for a long time, as I'm sure both of us were unsure of how or where to even start.

"Um….Hello, I'm sorry if I'm interrupting you." I finally said, after taking a deep breath. "I just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Denjii Tokunaga, and I am the Ultimate A.I. Developer. It's a pleasure to meet you." The boy didn't reply at first, instead tapping more furiously at his game. As a result, we sat in silence for a few more moments before I heard a small jingle from his device.

"...I-It's….fine." He eventually said, letting out a breath. "It's….a-a pleasure to meet you as well, I-I guess….My name is H-Hachiro Yamamato….the Ultimate Rhythm Gamer…."

Student registered, Hachiro Yamamato.

I noticed he didn't look up at me while talking, instead keeping his eyes on his game. I wasn't sure if I should've interpreted it as a sign of him just being shy and unused to social situations or that he wanted me to go away as quickly as possible so he could return to his game. I internally told myself that what I was about to do was probably a very bad idea and I should just leave him alone, but I instead kept pushing anyways.

"What...game are you playing? I would assume it's a rhythm game, correct?" I asked, tilting my head and even trying to get a look. "I can't remember playing one myself, but it sounds like a fun sort of thing. And a fun talent to be know for as well."

"Mh...Y-Yeah…." Hachiro nodded, traveling through the menus on my game. "I-It's my favorite….and I make sure I never l-leave without it. I-I'm really glad whoever did this didn't take it away…." He bit his lip slightly, just as he selected one of the various songs. I could see what looked like his high scores, which were ridiculously high. I even think the top score had reached the highest it could possibly go, being a literal line of 9's all the way to the last digit. "...I-I play this game a l-lot….I know a-all the tricks and...a-and how each of the songs go….I-I even won the latest rhythm game tournament for t-this game…."

"And that must be how you earned your title, right?" I asked, receiving another nod in reply. "I see...Perhaps I'll be able to see your talent at some point?"

"I-If you really want to….I-I don't mind…" He said, lowering his game slightly so I could watch as well. "I-I just might not talk much….considering I-I need to concentrate...y-y'know?" I simply nodded, moving a bit closer so I could watch alongside him. He started up the song and began playing, matching the rhythms absolutely perfectly. I just watched in amazement as he rapidly pressed the buttons along to the music and how calm he seemed to be about it all.

This must be the actual amount of talent an Ultimate can have… I thought, just watching this. I had gotten the sense that being an Ultimate truly is something to be proud of. Akari had talked about Kasane winning the national Kendo championship multiple years, quite possibly right in a row. Though I didn't flinch either, I could already sense the power behind Rurumi's kick. There was also the fact Taizo always had notes on him for his research. But seeing Hachiro absolutely, and this is putting it very bluntly, rock at this song and max out his score truly showed me just how talented Ultimate students truly were. It also got me thinking about my own talent.

The Ultimate A.I. Developer...What kind of talent even is that? I asked myself, frowning slightly underneath my mask. I...would suppose that means I create A.I. programs, so that would mean I'm good with computers, I guess? I suppose I won't really know for sure unless we can find a computer around here… I sighed quietly, trying to push it from my mind.

Everything is gonna be fine. I kept trying to tell myself. That event is going to explain everything.

I spent the remaining time until noon in the plaza. I watched Hachiro play his game for a while longer before wandering back over to Kotetsu and Bonnie to join in their conversation. I kept an eye on the time, while also checking the files as well. All 16 files had been filled out, with not just my own information now as well. It had the names of every student, along with their physical height, weight, talent, and even their likes and dislikes. I took a few minutes to skim the files, but otherwise found nothing else useful. All of it seemed to be either useless information or stuff I already knew.

Luckily, before I knew it, it became 12:00 and all of the bracelets in the surrounding area began beeping. There was even a small message, which basically just told us to gather in the town plaza and await further instructions. The four of us all watched as the rest of the students began filing into the area.

Nobody exactly said anything for a while. There was small talk, yes, but nobody spoke up and questioned what we were doing here. It felt like hours of tense waiting until something finally happened. The water in the fountain began bubbling and rippling, as there was a crackle of static that erupted from our bracelets, making a few people even yelp and cover their ears as a response.

"Hey, hey. We got everyone here?" It was a female, possibly a little girl younger than us, speaking. She muttered something under her breath for a minute, sounding like she was counting. "Hm...I think we have everyone. So!" She clapped her hands together, just as water exploded up from the fountain.

"No more fancy introductions! Time to get this fuckin' show on the road!" Another voice, this one sounding far too similar to the first one, shouted. Feet landed on the statue as the water finally cleared, revealing what looked to be a miniature girl in a pale green dress covered in little sparkles. Her collar and sleeves were both covered in a white fluff, also decorated in tiny little sparkles and even stars. Her hair was a dark black, styled so as to cover left eye, and a pink bow clipped right onto her bangs. She stood on top of the statue, hands on her hips and a wide smirk on her face.

"Is that….?" Clara said, the first one to speak after that big introduction. "A….little girl…?"

"...No, that looks more like…" Akari replied, squinting and even taking a step closer to look at the girl closer. "Is...that an actual doll? I didn't know they made ones that look at life-like."

"They don't." Nizu shot back bluntly, much to the doll's disappointment.

"Hey! I ain't no doll. Don't compare me to one of those stuck up bitches!" She shouted, pouting. "I'm your Trip Supervisor! So you might wanna treat me with a bit more respect, ya hear?"

"If you are supposed to be our supervisor, then I would suggest you act more like it." Edmund snapped back. "Explain what is going on here at once, doll. And that's an order!" The doll's pout grew even larger, and she even crossed her arms and stuck her nose up at that.

"Hmph! Don't get why they called you the Ultimate General. Ultimate Dick is more like it." She said.

"Excuse me!?" Edmund shouted, starting to stomp closer until Kotetsu managed to pull him back.

"Whatever. Ignoring the assholes in the crowd, I'm here to welcome you fuckers to your new school trip!" The doll continued, her grin instantly returning. "Congrats! Your class got chosen to take a very special trip to this dump, the one and only Kara Town!" She mimed playing a triumphant trumpet solo, only to frown as we all exchanged a confused glance.

"Um….pardon me for asking…." Kasane spoke up, raising a hand slowly. "But...where exactly is this town located…? And when can we expect to leave?"

"That's the great thing 'bout this place, missy!" The doll said, winking. "Kara Town is this nice little closed off place, no chance of anyone interrupting your fun little trip here. And this trip ain't ending any time soon, that's for fuckin' sure!" A ripple of confused and worried murmurs ran through the group. A trip that wasn't ending any time soon...Something about that seemed insanely ominous.

"Mimi, what are you doing." The same voice from our bracelets suddenly said. "Why. On earth. Would you even pull something like this?!" The doll, Mimi as she had been called, just huffed, pouting once again.

"If you're gonna bitch and moan about it, then get your ass out here, Gigi!" She shouted back. The voice on our bracelets sighed, just as there was another explosion of water from the fountain.

Another doll landed on the other end of the statue, glaring at Mimi through its left eye. She wore the same kind of dress as Mimi, although hers was in pink rather than green, and had pure white hair rather than black. She had a green bow clipped onto her bangs, which covered her right eye instead. Other than that, she looked almost exactly like Mimi concerning both the shape of her face and other physical features.

"Do you really need to be that vulgar, sis? We have a job to do, this isn't some sort of game." She scolded what seemed to be her sister. "Antagonizing our students isn't part of the proper code of conduct either." Mimi rolled her eyes, spinning on her heel and turning up her nose.

"Blah blah blah. Stop whining already, lighten up, Gigi!" Mimi shot back. Gigi only frowned, before looking back over the rest of us.

"Are all 16 of them here?" She asked calmly. "We can't continue unless all of them are here. It'd be a pain to explain everything twice."

"Yeah, yeah. They're all here." Mimi said. "Few of them don't show proper respect. Also already told 'em 'bout the trip and town and shit." Gigi's frowned even more, before taking a deep breath.

"Alright….Hello there, class! I see most of you have already acquainted yourselves with each other." She said, clapping her hands together. "I am one of your two Cidea Academy School Field Trip Supervisors, and you can simply refer to me as Gigi. This is my partner and twin sister, Mimi. We will be watching over you during your field trip, to make sure none of you get in trouble or in danger. If you have any questions, I suggest you ask them now."

"Yeah, I got a few questions," Jean shouted, raising his hand high, "but it's mostly stuff like what the hell are you guys talking about?! Oh! And when the hell are we going home?!"

"Are we going to be able to contact our family any time soon?" Katsumi added, raising his own hand as well. "My mom and dad might get worried about me, especially since they never heard of this field trip or anything."

"Yeah! I need to get back to my dad too!" Clara agreed. "Why can't you just let us out already?!"

"'Cuz we haven't gotten to the fun part yet!" Mimi shouted back. "We've got tons of fun activities lined up for you punks, and y'all ain't leaving any time soon! Thought I already told you guys 'bout that part."

"As for contact, any and all contact with the world beyond Kara Town has been limited." Gigi continued, shooting a glare at her sister. "As I'm sure you can tell, all of your phones and other communications devices have been confiscated. This is to ensure you have an enriching field trip that isn't interrupted by phones or other such technology. We hope that you understand this decision."

"Well that's a load of bullshit!" Rurumi yelled. "How long are you expecting us to stay in this stupid town, forever?!" Mimi giggled, twirling a lock of black hair.

"Yep! That's the whole point of putting you guys here!" She replied. The entire group of students all fell silence and I could feel a sort of tension flare up from within us. Did they really intend on keeping us here forever? For the rest of our lives even? I don't think it affected me as badly as it did with the others, since unlike them I had no clue whether or not I truly had anyone outside this town, but I still couldn't even fathom having to spend the rest of my life here. And with no chance to discover who I was before all of this either.

"...That's n-not all there is to it….is there?" Taizo speaking suddenly broke me out of my thoughts. "Y-You….You've got something else planned, don't you?"

"Man, they don't call you the Ultimate Psychologist for nothin', eh? Able to read the atmosphere ten times better than any one of these fuckers!" Mimi said, folding her arms. "Yeah, you got that right! We've got all these cool events and activities planned out for you punks! But we've got this one uber awesome thing planned for y'all! And it'll take up the entirety of your school trip! So listen up, motherfuckers! Here comes the big reveal!" She immediately pointed to Gigi, catching the other off-guard. "Take it away sis!"

"Mimi…" Gigi sighed, shaking her head. "Alright fine. Allow me to explain the rules of this trip and this event we have planned:

Rule 1 - Until further notice, all students are given rooms in the apartment buildings and are split into two sides.

Rule 2 - Students are not allowed to leave the boundaries of Kara Town without permission from the trip supervisors.

Rule 3 - Each apartment is equipped with a lock that prevents the other gender from entering. The bracelet all students have been equipped with cannot unlock the opposite building.

Rule 4 - Curfew is at 10:00 PM. Until 8:00 AM the next morning, no student is allowed to go past the cafe.

Rule 5 - Any violent action taken against the trip supervisors will be punished accordingly.

Rule 6 - As long as students stay inside the town's boundaries, exploration is encouraged!

Rule 7 - The Graduation Clause

Rule 8 - Needless violence against any other student is prohibited.

Rule 9 - Rules may be added at the trip supervisors' discretion.

"A copy of the rules will be uploaded to your smart watches. Alerts will also tell you whenever we have updated our rules." Gigi continued, holding her hands behind her back. "As for our activity, it is a special sort of...game, you could say. A game of life and death, deduction, courage, and other such adjectives."

"Hell yeah! Y'all know exactly what's coming!" Mimi shouted. "This ain't no normal field trip! This is what we call a Field Trip of Mutual Killing!"

"A-A….A Field Trip of Mutual Killing?!" Hachiro cried out, backing away. "W-W-Wait, w-what does that mean?! A-Are we in danger here?!"

"Man, such a boring reaction to something like that." Mimi sighed, shaking her head. "Yeah yeah, whatever. Freak out all you want, but that's what this whole dealio is called. We're playing a killing game for the rest of this trip!"

"And what does this killing game entail?" Raiko asked, stuffing his hands into his pants' pockets. "Does it have something to do with that Graduation Clause you mentioned in the rules?" Gigi made a ding-ding-ding sort of noise, nodding curtly.

"Correct, Mr. Kami." She said. "The Graduation Clause states that 'There is only one way for a student to end the Field Trip of Mutual Killing and be freed from the town. If that student can kill one of their classmates and get away with it, they shall be allowed to leave.'. In short, the only way any of you can escape is if you murder someone else in this class." It felt like this doll had dropped a bombshell among us, causing literally all of us to fall silent in response.

T-To get out….one needs to...murder someone else? I thought to myself, scanning the faces of those closest to me. But...t-that can't happen….right? Nobody would actually be willing to kill….just to get out of here….would they? Many of the others must've been thinking the same as well, shooting a few others a suspicious glance. I even found myself doing the same, quickly stopping and rubbing at my arm in discomfort. No...this can't actually be happening….it just can't! This has to be some sort of...of joke!

"Heeheeheehee! Man, you can already taste the despair coming off these guys!" Mimi giggled, directing my attention to her once more. "I can't wait to see which one of these bastards ends up dead first!"

"You two, may I ask one question?" Nizu spoke up, rather sharply, as she held up a hand. "You mention that needless violence is prohibited. Are there any forms of murder we are barred from commiting? Or are we free to kill in whichever way we want?"

"Girl, are you even listening to yourself?!" Jean blurted out, looking at her in complete disbelief. "You seriously can't be considering killing someone else!" Nizu gave a huff, but didn't reply, instead looking expectantly at Gigi and Mimi.

"At least one of you is a go-getter." Gigi muttered, shaking her head. "But to answer your question, you can kill in any which way you want. If you are inflicting violence upon someone without the intent of murder, however, you are breaking one of the rules and will be punished accordingly."

"Yep! You can drown 'em, stab 'em, shoot 'em if you got the gun," Mimi said, counting off the ways on her fingers, "uh...let's see, strangle 'em, beat 'em senseless, push 'em off a building, you name it girlfriend! Nothing's off-limits at all! The important part is you don't get caught doing it! Pull off the perfect crime and you'll be allowed to go free, super simple, am I right?" She began laughing, especially as the rest of us all exchanged worried glances.

It was truly then when it dawned on me. We weren't all invited to the Cidea Academy for Future World Leaders to inspire hope for the future and better ourselves. No…

We had been invited to experience pure, utter fear and despair.

Students Introduced

Student 15 - Kotetsu Nyanta, Ultimate Test Subject (Colton989)

Student 16 - Hachiro Yamamato, Ultimate Rhythm Gamer (tsunanami17)

Students Alive - 16

Students Dead - 0

End of Prologue

Boom, last part of the prologue out just a few days after the third. I was feeling really into the writing mood and, since I only had to introduce two characters this time around, this chapter is shorter than the others. Plus, I also really wanted to introduce Gigi and Mimi, since I'm so far having a bunch of fun just writing for Mimi and her little foul mouth.

Anyways, those two are basically the Monokuma of this story. As much as I do love Monokuma's dialogue and can see how much of a joy he is to write, I wanted to try something different, instead using twin dolls in his place. Besides, I did try to keep some monochrome design elements with Gigi and Mimi, and I'm sure everyone knows what I'm talking about with that. Hope you guys are okay with this decision anyways and that y'all enjoy them anyways!

Final note, I also will be taking a small break, only to figure what FTEs I'll be doing first, how to introduce the first motive and stuff, and other such things for the first chapter. The first part of the first chapter should be up sometime in November, that is if I don't suddenly want to write like no tomorrow and manage to finish it up in the last few days of October we have left. Lol. So, let me know again if I've gotten anything else wrong and I'll fix it right away, thank you all for the wonderful reviews and I'm super glad you all are enjoying it so far! Ah! And I can't wait to see you all in the next post! Bye!

UPDATE: I currently have a strawpoll up to decide which FTEs I should be doing first! Here is the link, right here! www|strawpoll|me/16746348 (Replace the | with . and you'll be good). I'll be doing 4 FTEs the begin with and keep in mind that not every character will be available for free time, mostly for reasons concerning uh...death or other such plot reasons. For now though, every character is available, so vote for whoever you want! See you all once I finish Chapter 1!