Hello readers and welcome to my new chapter. Before we begin, I would like to discuss the possibilities of writing in the opening. Now, many suggested either the game or the anime opening. The game, because it's more serious and gives the characters a better understanding about what's happening. The anime, because it has less spoilers (Plus Monokuma dancing).

But there are some who said not to do the openings, with some good reasons. The main one being that watch Class 78th watching isn't an anime or game to them, it's their reality. Not only that, but it would be difficult to write in the opening. I have a feeling openings aren't easy to describe. So I'm not sure if I should do the opening.

That aside for now, let's get to the chapter. I hope you like this one. Have to rewrite a couple of times before it felt right to me.

Disclaimer: I do not own Danganronpa.

Chapter 05: Watching the Prologue: Welcome to Despair Pt 5

With that, all the introductions are done. 'Hmm,' Makoto thought to himself. 'Even though they're all ultimate, they each have their own individual sorts of….something.'

"Who doesn't at Hope's Peak?" Leon asked as he turned to Makoto. "The only one who doesn't seem to have that different sort of something is you."

Makoto chuckled and rubbed the back of his head. "Yeah. I guess that's the abnormal for Hope's Peak."

"But it's not a bad different." Sayaka chimed in. "Our class needed somebody normal." Several nodded in agreement to her words.

Byakuya then spoke up. "Okay, time to get to business." He declared. "This is no time to stand around making friends like a bunch of dull eyed baboons."

Hina huffed. "Couldn't you say thing nicer for a change?"

"This is Byakuya we're talking about, remember?" Leon asked rhetorically. "Nice is a foreign concept to him."

Hina giggled. "Okay, that's true."

Byakuya chose not to respond. As if he should be nice to his simpletons of classmates.

"Oh, that's right." Makoto then directed his next question to everyone. "I think someone said something about a bigger problem or something? What was that about?"

"Well, you see," Sayaka began the explanation. "Makoto, you said a bunch of stuff happened and then you were 'just asleep, right? Well….the same is true for all of us."

Makoto's eyes widened in shock. "What? Seriously?!"

"Just after each of us got to the main hall, we lost consciousness. And when came to, we were somewhere here in the school! That's what happened to you, right?" Leon continued.

"So here's concrete proof of my theory of entering Hope's Peak being the stopping point." Kyoko stated.

Byakuya nodded. "While we didn't need it, it's nice to confirm that your hypothesis is correct."

"Which also means that your hypothesis about there being a kidnapper around is most likely correct as well." Makoto said. "But if this a kidnapping, is this really Hope's Peak?"

That got eyes on him again. "What do you mean? Why wouldn't this be Hope's Peak?" Hiro asked in confusion.

Before he could answer, Kyoko spoke up. "I think it would be better to see for ourselves what he meant." Kyoko said. "If we keep talking right now, we won't be able to finish."

"B-But that's just….weird! That every one of us would get knocked out like that." Makoto cried, feeling of mixture of shock and confusion.

"Exactly!" Mondo yelled out. "That's why we're all freakin' out!"

"And that's not the only thing." Taka spoke up. "You saw where all the windows in the classes and hallways were, right? But instead of normal glass windows, it was a bunch of big metal plates! What's that about?!"

Junko then spoke. "Plus, all my stuff is missing! Even my cellphone."

"Yeah, you're right." Chihiro said. "I haven't seen my PDA anywhere, either."

"So we don't have our stuff either?" Leon questioned.

"Of course, it would be bad for the one doing this if one of us called for help with our phones." Celestia stated. "It makes sense to take our phones and other electronics."

"And then there's the main hall here." Taka stated nervously. "The front exit is completely blocked by some giant metal hatch. But there wasn't anything like that when I first got here! What the heck?! What's it doing here?!"

"Metal plates on the windows, a metal hatch in the front exit," Byakuya listed off. "Plus, there's the change of wallpaper in the hallway. I don't remember these things in the original old school building, do any of you do?"

Everyone shook their head. "Is that what you meant Makoto, when you asked if that is actually Hope's Peak?" Chihiro asked the luckster. Said luckster nodded.

"Yeah. Plus, if this is actually Hope's Peak, what happened to the school?" Makoto asked. "And why isn't there any policemen to break us out?"

"There are so many questions, and we don't have enough details to give a concrete answer." Kyoko mused. "We could say that the kidnapper, or kidnappers, took us to a different place, but there are a lot of similarities to the old school building that we can't ignore." Plus, if they were taken to a different area, it doesn't explain why they….they killed her father.

She mentally growled to herself. Why is that difficult to even think about?

"So for now, we should continue watching." Celestia stated. Everyone silently agreed and turned back to the screen.

"Maybe we got caught up in some kinda, like, you know….some kind of crime or something?" Junko suggested nervously.

"What, like….a kidnapping?" Leon questioned, just as nervous. "You think maybe someone grabbed us and hauled us off and we're not actually in school?"

"Okay, can you stop pointing out kidnapping as a possibility? I'm getting kinda nervous." Leon stated, as nervous as his future self.

"How do you think we're feelin'?" Mondo grumbled.

"Come on, don't think like that. Cheer up!" Hiro stated. "I bet this is all just part of the school's orientation procedure." Hiro then started to sound more confident. "Yeah, I'm sure that's it! So I'm just gonna take it easy for a little bit."

"Yeah, now that you mention it," Hiro mused. "Maybe this is a prank from the school!"

That received many incredulous from the group. "How the hell is this a prank?" Byakuya questioned in disbelief. "Why would the school staff agree to do this for fun?"

"Well, the headmaster does have a sense of humor." Hiro explained optimistically. "It just went out of hand a bit."

"I doubt my father would do something like this." Kyoko stated firmly. "Nor would the school staff."

"Oh," Chihiro said with a bit of relief. "So you think they wanted to do something to surprise us?"

"Huh. Well if that's all it is, it's nap time for me." Leon said, relaxing. "I was up way too late last night, so I could use a little shuteye."

Mukuro shook her head. "That's just wishful thinking there." Mukuro said. "Sooner or later, that's going to come back and bite you."

"To be fair Mukuro, not many would want to go to the worst possible conclusion." Makoto defended their future selves. "It's better to think positive rather than negative."

"I could feel the tension evaporating at that time," The narrator Makoto spoke up as several of the students started relaxing. "But then….it began."

The monitor in the room suddenly turned on, revealing static. But soon, something through that static formed. A silhouette. "Ahem! Ahem, testing! Mike check, one two! This is a test of the school broadcast system!" The image spoke up. "Am I on? Can everyone hear me? Okay, well then….!"

"Ahh, to all incoming students!" The image continued. "I would like to begin the entrance ceremony at…..right now! Please make your way to the gymnasium at your earliest convenience. That's all. I'll be waiting!" With that, the broadcast ended.

Makoto felt a bit pale when he heard the broadcast. That voice, so carefree and cheerful….that it made him feel both nervous and scared. Hina, Sayaka, Toko, Hifumi, and Chihiro felt the same way as well.

"What. The. Hell?" Junko stated, sounding creeped out and fearful. Though really, she's just acting for the others. "What was that?"

"I-It definitely wasn't o-one of the t-teachers." Toko stated, more nervous than usual. "N-Nor wasn't t-the usual p-person doing broadcasts."

"This situation keeps getting stranger!" Hifumi stated in fear.

"Maybe they hired someone else to do this." Hiro stated optimistically. "Just to keep the prank up."

"I don't think that's it." Celestia stated calmly. Though while she's calm on the outside, she's a bit nervous in the inside. "This is the work of the mastermind behind this."

Meanwhile, Kyoko is thinking about what they've seen so far. Several questions are in her head right now. Are they at Hope's Peak? Who's pulling the strings? Are they the only ones in the building? If so, why only them out of everyone in Hope's Peak?

So many questions, and not enough information to make a good conclusion.

First, there was silence after that broadcast. Then Junko spoke up, sounding scared and creeped out. "What. The Hell was that just now?"

No one answered her question. Instead, Byakuya went to the direction of the gym. "Well then, if you excuse me…."

"H-Hey!" Junko called out in shock. "What, you're gonna take off just like that?"

"I agree with Mukuro, you really just going to follow that thing's orders?" Hina questioned in shock.

The Togami heir shrugged. "It's not like we really have any other choice." He stated. "Besides, wouldn't it be better to know our situation?"

"I….guess that's true." Hina admitted.

"Ohh yeah, now I get it!" Hiro stated to himself. "This whole thing was just to get us all pumped for the entrance ceremony!" He then laughed happily. "Man, thank god it was all a joke. I'd be totally freaked if this was real!"

That was met with several facepalms or sighs of exasperation. "S-Stupid u-urchin." Toko stuttered out.

"Hey, leave my hairdo out of this!" Hiro exclaimed, holding his hair. "It's stylish!"

"I-It makes you look like a sea urchin with all that over your head." The writer shot back.

"Alright, I guess I'll head, too. Wonder what they got planned for us next…." With that, Hiro started leaving.

"Damn, I was totally looking forward to that nap, too." Leon groaned. "Why'd they go and kill the mood?" Leon then went to the direction of the gym.

"W-Wait for me!" Chihiro cried out, running to them. "I wanna go with you!" With that, the programmer left.

"That is it, then." Celeste stated, smiling. "I'll see you all there." The gambler then walked off with the others.

"N-Not that anyone cares, but I-I'm gonna go, too…." Toko stated, going to the gym as well.

Hina also took off to the gym as well, leaving the rest at the main hall. Makoto stood in place, the uneasiness swelling up inside him and not willing to go away.

"This….this doesn't seem right." Sayaka said nervously.

"Yeah, that announcement was totally weird." Junko agreed.

Sayaka subconsciously clutched Makoto's arm. "I'm also having a bad feeling about this." Sayaka said.

"Yeah, the creepy vibe is really getting bad." Hina stated in nervousness. Sakura, in response, put a hand on the swimmer's arm, silently reassuring her.

"While the video was creepy, we must continue to watch and find out more." Taka stated. "Besides, our others will eventually have to go anyway."

"He's right. Staying at the main hall won't mean we're safe." Kyoko declared, getting out of her thoughts for a bit. "The only thing our future selves can do is go and find out more about the situation."

No one could argue with that, so they all tried to get themselves to calm down. After pushing down her nervousness, Celeste noticed Sayaka clutching onto Makoto's. "And how long are the two of you gonna stay at that position?" Celeste remarked.

The two of them blinked before noticing that Sayaka is clutching onto Makoto's arm. Immediately, the two separated, blushing madly. Some in the group laughed, with Leon giving his friend a teasing grin, while Mukuro and Kyoko gave Sayaka hidden glares. Celeste smiled at them, though that smile held a certain amount of darkness towards Sayaka.

Hina merely pouted. She wished she was sitting near Makoto right now.

"Maybe, but just staying put doesn't mean we'll be safe." Kyoko stated matter-of-factly. "Besides, aren't you guys a little curious to find out what's going on around here?"

"If we don't move forward, we learn nothing. The only choice is to push ahead." Sakura said.

Hina smiled. "You and Kyoko always have wise words for when we need them Sakura."

The martial artist merely shrugged. "I just say what I think is needed to be said. That's all."

"Same here." Kyoko agreed.

'She's right, I guess.' Makoto thought. 'But still….I'm kinda - no. Really nervous. We don't have a choice though. We have to go.' Makoto then spoke up. "They said to go to the gym, right?"

Kyoko nodded. With that, the remaining eight went to the direction of the gym. It didn't take them long to get there, and they all entered the trophy room, which was before the gym.

Kyoko quickly analyzed the room in the screen. "The trophy room is exactly the same." Kyoko stated, after getting a good look. "There are even trophies that you couldn't replicate."

"So we really are in Hope's Peak?" Leon asked in shock. The others are just as shocked. "But that doesn't make any sense! How are they able to seal the old school building and get us in here? I doubt anyone would be ignoring something like that!"

"The ones pulling the string must be some type of group or organization to do this." Byakuya said. "A powerful one at that."

'Nope! Just two sisters with a lot of despair to give out!' Junko mentally cheered.

"God, I had no idea this Hope's Peak Academy place was gonna be such a pain in my balls." Mondo groaned. "It really ain't that different from the time I spent in juvie. Hell, this place is even worse!"

"Isn't your future self a bit overreacting bro?" Taka asked him.

Mondo grunted. "Only a couple of people in the building, windows and doors sealed shut, a dark aura around the place, and fucking guns at the front of the door." The gang leader listed off. "No, I don't think my future self is overreacting about feeling like juvie, maybe even worse."

"At least we aren't in prison uniforms or in chains." Makoto said optimistically.

"And why isn't there anyone here?" Sayaka questioned. "Walking through the halls, I don't see a single person…."

"Not a single person?" Sayaka repeated her future self. "But why isn't any of the other Hope's Peak students or classes chosen?"

"Does someone have a grudge on us that we didn't know about?" Mondo asked.

Hiro, however, thought differently. "Maybe the rest of the student body are in on the prank, and watching us!" He received more than a few face palms for that suggestion.

"Ignoring the idiot," Byakuya said in slight annoyance. "The situation is definitely strange."

"Isn't that like, seriously not good?" Junko questioned in nervousness.

"Th-They're just trying to spook us! They'll take those metal plates down later, I'm sure of it…." Taka said, trying to sound reassuring. But in reality, he wasn't so sure of himself either.

"All we can do now is hope for the best and prepare for the worst." Sakura stated. "Nothing ventured, nothing gained."

"Well hell, it ain't like I'm scared or nothin. Let's just get this over with!" Mondo said.

Celestia rolled her eyes. "Sure, keep telling yourself that you aren't the least bit scared." Celestia commented. "It might just work if you do it enough."

"Shut up." Mondo grumbled.

Then he started yelling angrily. "Hey! Where's whoever called us here?!" He started running into the gym.

"Must you run in there Mondo?" Taka griped. He could've just walked!

"Mondo stop, no running!" Taka exclaimed, running towards the biker.

"L-Like you're o-one t-to talk." Toko said to Taka. The moral compass looked sheepish at this.

"Well, I was trying to stop him." Taka weakly defended himself.

Sakura then followed them. "I too, shall go." She walked calmly into the gym.

"H-Hey wait! Don't leave me here all alone!" Hifumi cried out, quickly going with them.

Makoto, Kyoko, Sayaka, and Junko looked at each before they all entered into the gym, despite the uneasy dread they're feeling. When they entered, Makoto was surprised to see that it looked like a completely regular looking entrance ceremony.

"Oh. It really does look like an entrance ceremony…." Makoto said in surprise.

"This is making it even more creepy." Junko said 'nervously'. "This looks exactly like the entrance ceremony we had."

"Our future selves don't know that, however." Sakura pointed out. "Still, this is a bit bizarre, no matter how we look at it."

"A bit bizarre is an understatement." Leon groaned.

"See? Told ya!" Hiro boasted. "It's a totally normal entrance ceremony."

'He's right.' Makoto thought. 'But in a way, that just emphasized how completely NOT normal this situation is.'

Then a cheerful voice broke through. "Hey there, howdy, hello! Is everyone here? Good! Then let's get things rolling!" As soon as that statement was finished, the scene changed.

Everyone tensed up. Are they going to see who's the mastermind behind all of this?

The camera lowered down from the ceiling to behind the group of Ultimates. When the camera was right behind the students, it zoomed in to the podium on the stage and suddenly, a bear hopped onto it.

Several eyes widened at the sight of the bear. "What the hell?!" Leon exclaimed in shock. "That's the same damn bear from the beginning! The one that killed the headmaster!"

"But why is it here?" Chihiro asked. "Is it involved with what's happening?"

Byakuya sighed. "The one who killed the headmaster and the one who kidnapped us are one of the same." Byakuya said. "Of course, that should've been obvious to us. The mastermind is most likely using that bear to talk to the students, so we won't know who did this."

"But why do they need to conceal their identity?" Junko asked, playing the part of ignorance.

"Most likely to make sure we don't know who's behind it, in case their plan goes wrong." Kyoko suggested. "Or it's to keep themselves protected. After all, we have several people in there that are capable of fighting."

Chihiro was the first to speak. "Huh? A….teddy bear?"

To the group's surprise, the bear spoke back. "I'm not a teddy bear!" It told them. "I….am….Monokuma! And I'm this school's headmaster! Nice to meet you all!"

That proclamation shocked everyone. "Wait, is that bear proclaiming that it's the headmaster?" Hina questioned in shock. "What the heck?"

"And it can talk?!" Hifumi cried out in shock and terror.

Byakuya sighed. "Yes, it can't talk, but more importantly, we can see the reason why the headmaster was killed." Byakuya said to everyone. "It's to take control of the school."

Everyone recoiled at his statement. "The fuck? Why does it want to take control?" Mondo asked in confusion. "And does this mean they killed the entire school staff as well?"

"We don't have any proof of that, but it seems likely." Kyoko said in musing.

"Are you sure that the principal is actually dead?" Hiro asked. "Maybe that's just part of the prank."

Everyone ignored Hiro. None of them felt like explaining to him how that would be impossible. "So, instead of just getting answers, we end up getting more questions as well." Celestia sighed. "This is very troubling."

"T-This is just the beginning." Toko said, keeping in her stuttering a little. "A m-mystery at that, from the l-looks of it. A good mystery never reveals all it's cards in the beginning."

"Could you not treat this as some type of show please?" Leon groaned. "We're watching our reality here!"

Makoto, ever the optimist, spoke up. "Well, there is one thing we'll find out soon." Makoto stated to everyone. "If the mastermind set up something so they can communicate to us, then they must want to tell us at least part of our situation."

Several of the students thought on Makoto's words. While some were not sure that they'll get all the answers from that bear, they'll at least get a few parts. Knowing that, their spirits had temporarily recovered, earning a few smiles. They'll be able to learn of their future situation better, about why they were trapped in the old school building of Hope's Peak.

Although, their smiles will soon be wiped off their faces once they find out the reason.

And that's the end. Sorry if the chapter isn't as long as the last two, and if you're disappointed at not being to see their reaction to Monokuma telling them to kill each other, but I felt like this would be a good stopping point. Next one will definitely have Monokuma explaining their situation, and what he wants them to do.

Also, if you want argue for or against having an opening, you can. Just make sure to give a good enough reason, other than you want it to happen. I'll make my decision based on arguments that's carried out. But make sure to review how the chapter is as well. Review, favorite, and follow and I will see you later.