//------------------------------// // Class Trial 1: Chapter 1 // Story: Dangan RomPonya // by Serenade-Stereo //------------------------------// The elevator grinded to a halt and the doors opened. In the room were sixteen stands arranged in a circle. Gold's portrait at one of them with a cross on it, it was crossed out in blood. Must be his blood. Monokuma was sitting at the far end in a throne. "Upupupupu! What do you think of the décor? I did it myself" It wasn't anything special. Just grey walls and wooden stands. Not exactly something you could boast about. "Anyway the stands all have a name on it, find yours so we can get this trial started!" They all formed in the circle of the stands. Serenade stood closest to the elevator. Clockwise from there was Nimbus, Olive, Lock, Tickery, Beau, Gold...well his picture, Digital, B, Punch, Zoom, Hammer, Moonlight, Orion, Wild and Samurai. Come to think of it, Serenade had never noticed Samurai since the first day, but it didn't really matter, Hammer was the same. "Alright! Now I shall briefly explain how this Class Trial works. You all pick a subject to discuss and then you try and find a killer through it. By then choosing a 'culprit' that 'culprit' will be seen as the 'villain'. At this point, you may start to vote for who you believe the true 'villain' is. If you are correct the 'villain' will be punished...but get it wrong. Everyone ASIDE from the villain shall be punished!" "So you are saying if we are wrong...all but the killer are executed?" Samurai confirmed with Monokuma's nod "And before I forget, for those that didn't get around to the crime scene!" He pushed a button and all the ElectroIDs flashed "I give you the Monokuma File! This will give the basic information on the murder!" New Ammo: Monokuma File 1. Loaded into Serenade's ElectroID Let's see...cause of death was a stab wound in his back.Time of death...was 12:30pm and I discovered the body around 12:40 "Alright now start!" Monokuma commanded. "Very well...as a first statement, I already believe I know the identity of the culprit" Nimbus said. Here it comes... "Serenade Stereo!" He pointed to his side "Isn't it a little early to draw that conclusion though? Dude, we just started" Hammer interrupted "Well let me ask you this! Which one of us was it that asked about the punishment and risks of killing another!?" "Er...y-yeah I guess" Oh please don't just give up like that... "Either way" Digital spoke up "voting a this point would be...premature...we should at least discuss what happened at the scene of the crime...and why you believe Serenade was the culprit" "...Have it your way..." Alright so we're about to go into debate. Even if I don't like it when all the attention is on me, I have to point out a contradiction if I see one. Man...what would Gold Coin say in a situation like this? 'If this was a video game, Yellow text would represent a weak point. Blue text is a statement you could agree with and green text is a statement that you can use to find a contradiction...I'm even thinking like him... Non-Stop Debate Evidence bullets -Monokuma File 1. -Security System -Announcements Nimbus: I believe I should start with why Serenade is the culprit Digital: You seem very sure of yourself... Nimbus: Well I found him at the crime scene after the announcements Samurai: Well, what does that have to do with anything? Nimbus: Isn't it obvious? If he was the only one that knew that Gold was dead You got that wrong! Nimbus looked at him "...Huh?" "I couldn't have been the only one that knew about Gold's demise!" "And why is that?" Digital asked "Because. The announcement was made after three students discovered the body." Nimbus seemed stunned "T-three? Which means..." "That's right, I couldn't have killed him if I was third to discover the body!" "I...what!?" Nimbus began to panic "M-Monokuma! What if the killer discovers the body? Does that count?" "Upupupupu! Why yes it does!" W-what!? "So technically Serenade isn't out of danger yet" "But..." Orion interjects "We should try to figure out who else was it that discovered the body. After all, they did conceal the fact, didn't they?" I suppose she is right "Well, Mr Stereo? Who do you think were the other two?" Why is she asking me? "I'm not sure about two...but maybe...Zoom, Moonlight?" "Yes?" Zoom responds "Did anyone else turn up whilst Beau and I were gone?" "This reporter remembers nothing of the sort!" "Yeah, after you left. Moonlight and I stayed at the scene and investigated...we couldn't find anything worth while though" So that would mean...that pony shouldn't have known about the crime scene! It can only be you! "Tickery, I remember what you said to me when we met up" "What I said?" "Yes you asked me if I investigated the crime scene and you then went on to say 'The spears, the blood, all of it!?'" "Ah yes, Tickery did say that!" "So...you saw the murder before the announcement?" "Hehe! Tickery is impressed by your mad deduction skills!" "Why the hell didn't you say anything!?" Punch yelled out "Actually...Tickery forgot all about after she left the room!" Everyone went silent "What?" "H-how could you just forget about it?" Hammer asked "Dunno...I don't really understand it either..." "Eh...moving on...we should probably discuss more on what took place at the scene" Wild proposes "Yes, that seems like a good next step..." Digital seconds. How the crime went down...what did happen at the scene? Non-Stop Debate Evidence Bullets -Lack of blood trail -Monkuma File 1 -Spears Olive- So after Gold ran off from the media room...He went straight to his room Beau- Then later, the killer came in with the spears Wild- He approached Gold and stabbed him with the spears Olive- I dunno...would it really be that easy to stab him then pin him on the wall? Agreed! "I think Olive's right, it wouldn't be easy to stab him and pin him on the wall...without leaving a blood trail at least..." "Wait...without a blood trail?" Hammer asked "Yes, when I arrived...there was no sign of blood on the floor." Beau said. "Right! There's no possible way to kill Gold and pin him on the wall" I can't let you get away with that! Nimbus interrupted "Actually, there is a way for there not to be a blood trail...a very simple one..." "You just don't quit do you?" Nimbus chuckles. "'Quit' isn't in my vocabulary!" Maybe if I throw a dictionary at your face... "Shall...we discuss?" Non-Stop Debate Evidence Bullets -Shower head -Puddles of water -Original crime scene Serenade-You know I'm tired of you trying to pin this on me! Our lives are on the line! Nimbus-Your guilt will be dealt later. As for the blood trial...That can be shown easily Punch-Why do you say that? Nimbus-It should be obvious! Digital-You aren't making it obvious... Nimbus-The shower was used to was away the blood! You got that wrong! "The shower couldn't have been used that way!" "And why is that? If you try to say that the room has no shower...I'll have to strike you down for your idiotic statement!" He twirls a shuriken. "N-no...I was going to say that the shower head doesn't move" "Eh?" "It's fitted tightly, right, Beau?" "Yes, as Serenade and I investigated, I checked the shower and the head was stuck in place..." "So...the blood couldn't have simply been washed away?" Olive asks "Exactly..." "I-if that's the case...h-how did he get placed on the wall w-without leaving traces of blood?" B stutters How...how...is there a way to? Of course! "There is a way to pin him up without leaving much of a trace" "...what do mean?" Wild asks curiously "Well...simply, the spears that he was pierced with on the wall, weren't the original murder weapon!" "Oh...I see where you're going with this..." Beau smirked "The original murder weapon..." "Wait!" Zoom interjected. "This all seems to farfetched! Another murder weapon!? I doubt one even exists!" Non-Stop Debate Evidence Bullets -Knife and other hidden weapons -Gaming Handheld Zoom-Another murder weapon at the scene? I didn't find anything of the sort! Moonlight-This reporter also had no results! Beau-But you can't just discard it like that... Zoom-There wasn't another weapon! You got that wrong! "Well it seems you didn't do a very good investigation...I have a...er...sneaky suspicion why, but it isn't important! Look! There was a knife in his room!" He displayed the knife from a projector in the ElectroID I didn't even know it could do that "But wait..." Punch says "that knife is clean!" And there's a reason for that as well... Of course! "The shower, even if the head wasn't mobile, had signs of being turned on! It must have been used to wash the blade!" "How do you know that the victim didn't take a shower before the murder?" Digital inquires "The floor was dry and there were no damp towels, besides, his hair could have still been slightly wet" "I see..." Wait a second... "Isn't there something strange about washing the blade?" "What do you mean, 'Nade?" Wild asks ...'Nade? "Well...if it had Gold's blood on it, there shouldn't have been a reason to wash it...unless" Of course! "That blade was from another pony's room!" Digital fixes his glasses "...Who would that be? Do you have any idea?" Well...from what I learned only one pony doesn't have a weapon It could only have been you! "Tickery...you said you didn't have a weapon in your room...correct?" "...uh...yeah! I did!" "Strange...I had one in my room..." Samurai spoke "Same here! I would hardly need one though..." Punch sadistically chuckled "M-me to!" B added "See? The only one that didn't...is Tickery!" Now hold one a second! Everyone turned to who had spoken up. It was Lock. "Alright...listen here! If you're trying to pin this on Tickery, you'd better have some evidence to back it up!" H-huh? "I wasn't accusing Tickery! I was just pointing it out! If anything...she's one of the least likely to!" "So Mr Smart-Guy, you saying you have an idea of the killer? The culprit? Come on! If you're so smart!" He gritted his teeth. Lock was taking everything Serenade had said the wrong way. Accuse...now? Actually...if I think about what was said during the investigation...and the evidence I collected...the killer could be... It could only be you!