The three walked in
"Nimbus...?" Serenade called his name.
There was a cry "Hyah!" A shuriken flew past Serenade's face and dug itself into the practice dummy's head. "Drat...missed" Nimbus grunted
"But you hit the dummy in the brain!" Serenade said to him
"I don't think that, that was his target" Orion looked at Nimbus
"Hai! I was going for that ones fringe" he looks at Serenade with a cocky grin
"I do not recommend barber Nimbus..."
"Where have you been Mr Darkness? We have all gathered in the cafeteria to report back" Orion told him
"I did not realise we had returned, my apologies" he stands up
"Oh it is quite alright"
"You seen quick to accept my apology..."
"Oh as long as you are okay, that is all that matters"
"Oh would you two just get a room already?" Serenade interrupted
"Pardon?" Orion asks him
"Seriously you two are so nice to each other and I can see that glint in Nimbus' eyes...seriously, when's the wedding?" The four went silent
"I ship it" Lock says
"L-Lock! Can you not!?" Nimbus says annoyed. Orion gives a giggle.
"How...adorable" She gives a smile. Nimbus' face goes red and he covers his face with his scarf.
"T...thanks" Serenade smirks. Was this karma? Didn't matter to Serenade.
But then the mood changed drastically
*Ding dong, ding dong*
N-no...this can't be happening...
"A body has been discovered, after a certain amount of time for investigation. We will hold a class trial!"
The tension increased between the four. It hadn't even been a full day since the first class trial and already someone else was dead.
"Hammer...or Moonlight" Orion said the list of possible victim.
"GUYS HELP!!!" There was a yell and Wild ran into the room.
"Wild, what happened!?" Nimbus quickly asked.
"The...the aquarium...hurry!" Without anymore details he ran off. They looked at each other and sprinted after Wild. They turned up to the doors of the aquarium and they paused
"What...what awaits us on the other side of these doors?" Nimbus asked
"I believe the better question to ask is....who?" Orion corrects. They all closed their eyes are barged into the room.
I wasn't expecting to see what I did...but there it was, right in front of our eyes...
The wall of the vent was a waterfall of blood and inside the vent itself was Moonlight Exclusive. One arm out the vent. The ground below had a globe and several of her feathers were on the ground and the centre tank had something written on it.
"O...oh my..." Was all Orion managed to say.
"M...Moonlight...she's dead...." Nimbus barely got out
"We found the blood on the wall, looked up and saw Moonlight..." Wild explains
"Z-zoom went back t-to tell Beau a-and Punch..." B told them
"R-right! This must have hit Zoom hard...those two were best friends" Lock said with concern
"Upupupu! That means more despair for me!" Monokuma cackled from the centre tank.
"Monokuma, get your two-toned shit head outta here!" Wild yelled at him
"Hey, I don't turn up around you without a reason, I have the Monokuma file for ya!" He said to them all as the ElectoIDs flashed
New Ammo: Monokuma File 2 was loaded into Serenade's ElectroID
Cause of death was a blunt object to her skull her time of death was around 1:20pm and there are no external injuries...
It was around 2:10 so she had been dead for a while.
"Well good luck, bastards!" And Monkuma vanished
"Well...let's investigate...." Lock says. Serenade was first to move over to the bloody wall. He began to mutter to himself.
"The culprit must have had one heck of a swing to create this much blood..."
New Ammo: Blood wall was loaded into Serenade's ElectoID
He flew up to the body inside the vent "Hmm...Moonlight can hardly fit in here, that means a unicorn and earth pony would have serious trouble fitting inside due to different bone size and structure..."
New Ammo: Vent loaded into Serenade's ElectroID
"Her arm is hanging out, probably means that she tried to leave the vent and that is when she got nailed in the head"
New Ammo: Moonlight's Arm loaded into Serenade's ElectroID
"Hey! Don't keep the info to yourself!" Wild said to him.
"I can't take any chances, what if one of you guys are the culprit? You'll know information I could use to catch you out" Serenade replies
"Well that makes sense" Orion adds
"Are you serious!? He doesn't trust us!" Wild retorts
"Well I don't that, that is what Mr Stereo meant by that, isn't that right?"
"Right, if I'm positive that you aren't the killer then I can share info with you, simple as that"
"Well....fine" Wild gave in as Serenade came to the ground and walked over the globe
This globe could be the murder weapon. It has blood on and it is a blunt object
New Ammo: Globe was loaded into Serenade's ElectoID
Orion walked up to him. "Not sure if you noticed it, but there seems to be some graffiti on that center tank..." She guides him over to the tank, B standing by it. "The writing is smudged so I cannot make out what it says. Right now it looks I can see...an 'M' and there are four letters...."
"It might be the killer's name" Serenade suggests
"It is not out of the question..."
New Ammo: Smudged writing was loaded into Serenade's ElectroID
"It's a shame, the tank was so beautiful..." Orion says
"I suppose..."
"It is quite unique in the aspect of it being a square tank as well, which makes the worse...there aren't many centre tanks in an aquarium like this...."
New Ammo: Centre Tank was loaded into Serenade's ElectroID
"I'm g-going to stay. I n-need to examine t-the body" B tells the two
"Alright, well...I think I'll try to find out where that vent leads to..."
"I will try to find a Geography classroom, if the weapon is that globe then it is worth checking" Orion goes off
"G-good luck in the investigation" B said as Serenade left. There was only one person in the hall. Olive. Orion had already left the area.
"Oh, hiya Serenade!" She greeted "Sorry, was that to cheery? A body was just discovered and all...whose was it?"
"Moonlight's...she was in the vent"
"M-moonlight!? Well in the vent...I can't really do much if she's at that height, I'll never reach...oh well!" Her mood was all over the place.
"Er....yeah...anyway, did you find Hammer?" Serenade asked her
"Hm? Oh, yeah! We did, he's in the storage closet"
"The storage closet? Why?"
"Probably because of the tools...I dunno..."
"By the way, how did you not know who the victim was? We got the Monokuma Files sent to our ElectoIDs"
"Oh is that what that was? I heard a beep, guess that was my ID" she smiled.
"Well, try to get as much information as you can before the class trial"
"Yes sir!" She gave a salute and walked off in some random direction
"Strange girl..." Serenade said to himself.
"HEY 'NADE!!!" There was a yell next to Serenade's ear.
"Ack!" He turned and saw "Tickery...what are you doing?"
"I am looking for ze crime scene! Doth thou know where it is!?" She pointed to Serenade
"Aquarium..."
"Ah ha! Tickery understands now! The killer's identity that is!"
"Huh?"
"Ah so young 'Nade is interested, is he? Very I shall disclose the identity...it was the fish in the tank!" Serenade gave her a blank look. "Tickery promises to prove the guilt of the fish!" She nods and speeds off in the other direction.
"Stranger girl..." Serenade muttered. Well...I should talk to Hammer, his alibi will be important... He headed off to the storage closet. As he entered his attention was drawn to the squirming earth pony in the storage closet vent.
"...Hammer?"
"Huh? 'N-Nade!" Okay how many people are calling me that? "Can you help me out? I'm in a...er...tight spot"
"I noticed" Serenade chuckled. He walked up to his flailing legs "Hold on, I'll pull you out!"
"Alright!" Serenade grabbed Hammer's ankles and started to pull hard. He strained but made to difference "Sorry Hammer, I can't get you loose!"
"Aw...Oh! I know, go get Punch!"
"Why?" Serenade asks him
"She's the 'Super High School Level Fighter' which means she's the strongest out of us all" Hammer pointed out
"Well I suppose...but where is she?"
"Dunno, just look!" After a brief silence, Serenade sighed.
"Alright, be back whenever!" He left the room and paused. Did that just happen...? Where was Serenade supposed to find Punch, and even if he did find her. He was still terrified to talk to her due to the risk of one wrong move and you could get a black eye and a broken nose...still, Hammer did consider him a friend unlike Nimbus, probably Samurai...maybe Lock? There was no real way of telling with him...Beau almost defiantly...she was the killer in his Despair Nightmare...
"Ah...hello Serenade..." A voice came from behind, he turned to be greeted by the brown earth pony. Samurai. "How goes your investigation? I'm not doing so well...." he sighed "I want to help more in the class trial unlike last time where I just stood and watched as you solved everything without breaking a sweat!" His face was beaming in awe.
"R-right..." He wasn't a friend...more like a fan-boy...
"So, those Despair Nightmare's are pretty graphic, eh?"
"Graphic?"
"Yes, you see in mine-"
"WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!!!!" Monokuma screamed, appearing out of nowhere "You can't talk about what happened in your Despair Nightmare, it is forbidden!"
"Forbidden? But there's no rule against it..." Serenade points out
"Huh? Oh, hold on!" The ElectroIDs beep
8. Talking about the details of a students Despair Nightmare is forbidden and will be punished if they speak of it
"P-punished?!" Samurai stutters out "Just like that?"
"Yep! Just like that! If you guys talk about the Despair Nightmare, the secret behind them will become clear and that is no fun for me!" Monokuma cackled
"Right...you mentioned something about that if I remember" Serenade said
New Ammo: Secret of the Despair Nightmares. Loaded into Serenade's ElectroID
"Whelp! I'm off, and remember...I'm always watching..." and then...gone.
"I...I think I need to sit to sit down..." Samurai says shakily as he walks away.
"Poor guy...now...I need to- oof!" Serenade bumped into something. Hard. It was a towering figure, but not just any towering figure. It was Punch...and with the height difference meant Serenade had bumped into her..."P-P-P-Punch?!" He stumbled back. "I'm s-s-so sorry! Please don't hit me!" He pleaded, arms up to shield him.
"...ugh..." She grunted and sighed. "Seriously? Geez, you are the wimpiest guy I have ever met" She said annoyed.
"S-sorry...actually, it's a good thing I bumped into you, you see I...Hammer needs your help. He's stuck in one of the vents and needs you to pull him out" She grinned almost instantly
"You should have spoke up earlier...show me the vent!" She commanded as Serenade simply opened the door beside him. "...Oh..." They walked in to see Hammer, still squirming around in the vent. Punch was thrown into a fit of laughter
"AHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! How the hell did you get in this mess?! Actually, doesn't matter! This is priceless!" She laughs
"Is that Punch? Thank Celestia! Do you think you could pull me out?!" Hammer calls out. Punch composers herself. Barely.
"Sure..." She grabs his ankles and within one pull. Hammer is freed. However, he's thrown back into the wall, knocking some of the tools and other various items that were kept here. He looked up to the two standing over him.
"Thanks..." He stood up brushing the dust off his clothes. "I think some paint spilled though..." he points to the red paint leaking out of the tin
"Great work genius..." Punch says
New Ammo: Paint tins were added into Serenade's ElectroID
"Now if you'll excuse me..." She takes her leave
"How did you manage to get in there?" Serenade asks
"I thought I saw something inside so I climbed in to get a better look and well...you know the rest..."
"How long were you in there?"
"Before you arrived...five minutes?"
So he doesn't have an alibi... "So...did you go to the aquarium at any point?"
"Nope...saw a few go in there...like Zoom and Wild, Nimbus, you, Beau, Samurai and Lock...."
"You saw a lot of the others enter"
"Yep, I passed by the room a lot"
Actually...with what he saw, it might prove useful
New Ammo: Hammer's Testimony was loaded into Serenade's ElectroID
"Alright well...we should get to the investigation, later man!" Hammer left and Serenade decided to head back to the aquarium. This time, there were a few more students in the room. Zoom, Beau and Punch. Wild, Nimbus and B were still there also.
"Ah! Welcome back!" Wild greeted "Gather some useful evidence?"
"Not sure yet..." Serenade simply stated
"...ugh, there is no way I'm getting information out of you, is there?"
"Nope, sorry"
"Nah, I understand...well, I'd better get back to the investigation...I also need to find my hamster, he's been missing the whole day" Wild walked off. Serenade walked up to Zoom.
"How are you...?" He asked her
"...hurting..." she said with the thing Monokuma craved in her tone. Despair. Her best friend had just been murdered by one of the others, it would hurt anyone. "We were so close as well..."
"Close?"
"We almost finished our article for our first newspaper...you know...I should carry on, finish it in her memory. You think that would be a good idea?" She didn't seem sure.
"...I think that it is a brilliant idea" Serenade smiled, even if he had the chance of being killed, he didn't want to see Zoom sad.
"Then I'll do it!" she smiled. She was back to her normal self
New Ammo: Zoom and Moonlight's Newspaper was loaded into Serenade's ElectroID
"O-oh, S-Serenade, could I t-talk to you?" B called him over.
"Um...what's up?"
"I...I e-examined the uh...the body and I determined the weapon was a flat object...but it seems that her skirt was nibbled at..."
"Nibbled?"
"Like something had chewed on it...and she was hit twice...but not by the same weapon"
"Huh?"
"One of more curved than the other...h-her injuries anyway..."
"Thanks B, I really think that helped"
"R-really?! Ehehehe! I-it feels good to know I helped" She smiled
New Ammo: B's Examination Results was loaded into Serenade's ElectroID
*Ding dong, ding dong...*
"Alright guys you know the drill! Investigation time is over, meet at the red door near the cafeteria! The class trial will commence soon!" Monokuma's announcement sounded out through the room.
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They all stood outside the red door like last time. In silence. The elevator came up and opened. Monokuma inside.
"Upupupupu! That motive worked better than I thought! You couldn't even go a single day without killing each other! Anyway, I'll be waiting down there for ya bastards! Get ready..." and he disappeared.
"Shall we?" Nimbus spoke, being the first one in the elevator. Followed by everyone else. The doors slides shut and the elevator moves down, just like before...
Get ready for round two...