//------------------------------// // Chapter 1: (Ab)Normal Days // Story: Super Dangan RonPonya: Set Sail for Despair Isles // by Serenade-Stereo //------------------------------// Chapter 1: A Murderous Memory Techno sat at the pool, it was dark out even with the evil clouds the stuffed bear, Monokuma, had created. There were no clocks around either so there was no way to tell how late it was. Techno fiddled with his thumbs, thinking about what he and the others had been told earlier. The fact that they had to murder another to leave the island not to mention the school trial as well. execution for loser... "DAMMIT!!!" Techno yelled, kicking the pool water, not that it was going to do anything special. It didn't matter how any of them looked at it, this bear seemed serious about them offing each other. it must just be a joke though, right? That was the most logical explanation for it. "Techno?" The high pitched but still slightly masculine voice of Smile Gigs came from his side. "Are you alright?" Smile sat beside him. "I heard you yell, I thought something had happened..." "Sorry to have disturbed you..." Techno said rather quietly. "It's fine." Smile gives a wave as if to say 'just shrug it off'. "I mean, they can't be serious about this, right? I mean, killing each other? That's insane. Not to mention that there's no way the police aren't looking for us if we're stuck on this island." "But that's just the thing...we're stuck here, with no communication...I want to go home, Smile, I want to see my dad and my brother again..." "...you have a brother?" Smile asked. "Yeah...do you have any siblings?" "I have an older sister, she was a total nutcase but...I loved her..." "...'was'?" Techno looked at him, noticing his mood seemed to have dropped at the mention of his sister. "Yeah she's uh...dead now..." Techno's eyes widened, the fact that Smile could just openly say that was amazing to him. "What about your brother?" "Well...he's a little dorky but...I do miss him, he was always getting himself into trouble." Techno gave a small laugh. "No matter where he went, he'd always get stuck in something. Baltimare, Manehatten, Canterlot, Appleoosa. The list goes on and on..." "Well, his life doesn't seem boring at least. Got any other siblings?" Smile seemed almost to interested. "Um...another older brother and a step-sister..." "Step-sister? You have a second Mom or Dad?" "Oh, no. She was adopted before I was born...never really a chance to meet my oldest brother or my step-sister until I was nine though..." "How come?" Techno kept quiet for a few seconds. "What is it?" "Sorry, Smile...I'd just rather not talk about it..." "Oh...alright then, I won't try to press for the details, I guess." Smile said. He seemed like a good guy when he wasn't just looking for a chance to make his dumb puns. *Ding dong, bing bong!* Techno and Smile looked around when they heard the jingle. "Ahem! This is an announcement from the Glimmering Hope...wait, who the hell named it that? Let's try this again: Ahem! This is an announcement from the Hope's Peak Field Trip Supervisor. That means me, obviously...it's 10pm you bastards so the hotel is gonna be locked soon and entry is prohibited. Also, I suggest you go to bed around this time, won't want to look suspicious by creeping around at night, would ya?" The announcement ended. "I guess that means we should head back to our cabins..." Smile states the obvious. "I suppose..." Techno agrees. The two head back to the two rows of cabins. and head inside their respective cabin. Techno's cabin was rather plain, it had a well sized bed, a set of drawers that contained his other clothes and a mirror. Nothing was to interesting about it. Techno changed into a set of pyjamas that were in the top drawer and crawled into bed, sitting his blue tinted lens glasses on top of the drawers. "I just gotta have a little faith in the others..." He murmured to himself. "They kill one another...no way..." As he kept repeating that thought in his mind, he slowly drifted off into his slumber. *Ding dong, bing bong!* Techno shot up when he heard the loud jingle. "Ahem! This is an announcement from the Hope's Peak Field Trip Supervisor. It's 7am you bastards! Wake up and enjoy the sun, sex and sand...actually forget that second one." The monitor turned off. There is something wrong with that bear... Techno got out of bed, grabbing his glasses and got changed quickly. Everyone will probably be at the restaurant. That's most likely gonna act as our base... "TECHNO!!!" A voice bellowed from behind him, half way through getting changed causing Techno to jump around, coming face-to-face with Laser Light. "Good to see you're up quickly!" "ACK?! L-Laser?!" Techno's face flushed as he tried his best to cover himself up from the female unicorn. "Ugh, you boys are so self-conscious on this stuff, seriously." The girl groaned. "How and why are you here?!" Techno threw her the question. "Okay, well first: You forgot to lock the door, not that it would matter since I can pick locks and second: I don't think you should be late for the meeting at the restaurant!" "Couldn't you just slide a note under the door?!" Laser paused for a few seconds. "Oh yeah...I guess I could have..." She smiled. "GET OUT!!!" Techno shoved her out of the door. "Fine, fine. But like I said, don't be late!" Laser called from the other side of the door along with the sound of her fading footsteps. That was just creepy... Techno shook his head before finishing getting dressed and heading to the restaurant. From the lobby he could hear two voices arguing. I swear, if this is Pure and Swift again, I will throw myself off the building... He climbed the stairs into the room to see the other fifteen students sitting around various tables, like friendship groups in a high school and just like Techno had predicted, Pure and Swift were at it again but it wasn't arguing, they were laughing. What the hell? "You're kidding, right? A toupee?" Pure asked him. "Yep, the dude just threw onto the ground! It was hilarious!" Swift replied. "What the heck did I miss?" Techno asked confused by their sudden friendliness towards each other. "A lot of annoying laughter..." Aqua told him, she was sat a table with nobody else, she didn't seem like the one that would rather be on her own. "Serious, they've been at it since they got here..." "Hey, Techno!" Memory called the Pegasus over, he was sat at a table with Clover, Rip and Smile. "C'mon, we saved you a seat." Techno gave a small smile and sat between Rip and Memory. "How are you feeling?" "Um...better than I thought I would, thanks to Smile." Techno answered. "Smile? What did he do?" Clover asked. "He sat at the pool with me last night and helped me calm down a little." "G-geez, you make it sound like we're dating or something, seriously" Smile had a small pink tint on his face. "Aw, no need to be so modest, Smile, that was a great thing you did." Rip told the colt. There was a yell from the centre of the room. "Alright everyone, listen up!" It was Bright's commanding voice. "My theory states that already one of you is thinking of murdering another, but don't bother. With my ability, there is no possible way you'll get away with it!" "Uh huh!" Aqua says. "And what about you? If you murder someone here? Then what happens? We just believe you and we all die? Fuck that!" "Hmph!" Bright fixed her glasses, eyes fixed on the designer. "And just what sort of basis do you have for you claim, split ends?" "Split ends?!" Aqua stood up. "That's it!" Aqua almost hurled herself at Bright but was quickly stopped by the unicorns in the room. "She's not worth it, dude!" Boom told her. "Yeah, just ignore her!" Memory said. They all dropped Aqua who turned back and sat in her seat. "So, basis for my claim? Well, to be honest, we all have a motive right? Freedom. We all want to get off this island and some will be more willing than others to play the game." "Game?" Toxic repeated. "What do you mean by 'game'?" "Obviously I'm talking about the not-so-mutual killings that Mono whatever has set up for us. Some of us are more willing to sacrifice the rest of us to escape than others." "Oh! Please don't think like that, Aqua!" Bud said coming from the kitchen with a small plate of food. "We're all friends here, we can't think like that!" "Oh shut up!" This surprised everyone. "This little nice girl act isn't fooling me!" "N-nice girl act?!" Bud trembled slightly. "Let's make one thing clear...I am not anybody's friend. Got it?" "But, Bud is the 'Super Middle School Level Social' she's friends with everyone!" Quick said. "So? There's always exceptions to rules. Trusting her so easily will come back to bite you in the ass!" "Grass?" Quick tilted his head. "Get a goddamn hearing aid!" Aqua yelled at him. "Silence!" Bright yelled out, causing everyone to look at her. "Now. Like I said, none of you can deny the fact of a murder possibly occurring! Am I wrong?" Nobody responded. "Good, now, I am not going to repeat myself. One! Those who are weak, you may as well just drop dead now." "Those who are weak?" Clip repeated. "Honey, I swear if you're talking about me..." His grip tightened around his scissors. "Oh? Someone already with a murderous passion? That didn't take long" Bright smirked. "Wha-?! I would never hurt paying customers!" Clip retorted. "But...nobody here has any money...or want a haircut..." Rip pointed out. "Maybe, Techno wants one? Free of charge?" Clip gave a sly smile. "No." Techno told him forcefully. Clip scoffed. "Honey, you do not just turn a free offer from the Super Middle Level Hairdresser, that is just wrong!" "This is an irrelevant matter!" Bright intervened. "Those I am referring to are those that can't handle the pressure of this or are to trusting of others...if my prediction is right...you're first. If the murders occur..." She pointed at Techno. "M-me?!" Techno yelled, standing up. "You can't be serious!" "Yeah!" Rip joined. "You can't just say that Techno's gonna die! That's just low!" "And my prediction" Smile pretended to have glasses on and a book by his side. "Is that your prediction is total BS." There were a few snickers from Smile's imitation. "Feh, this is what I mean." Bright shrugged. "The ones that rely on others, just like...Techno, was it? I guess I should learn your name before your demise..." Bright then fixed her glasses once more. "But, that isn't what we're here to talk about. We're here to talk about the situation." "Right, Laser mentioned that to me when she broke the lock to my cabin..." Smile said. "...Speaking of which, where is Laser?" "She's went on an errand for me. She'll be back soon though." Bright explained "Anyway, first I'd like to pose a question: Monokuma does want us all to kill each other and despite my previous words...I'd like to prevent that. If we want to all live through this, then what do you think is the most important thing right now?" "How should we know?" Aqua scoffs. "Just get to the point." "Answer my question then." Bright replies. "The utmost importance?" Smile said. "This is probably just because of my rude awakening but I'd say food and sleep." "How about a serious answer?" Bright said. "Maybe you're referring to our relationships with one another?" Memory suggested. "Oh, I like where this is going." Clip said. "Let's face it..." Memory said, ignoring the pink Pegasus. "If we can't work together...we'll never get out of here...but with our relationships with each other being a certain level...we could easily make it through this! And that's what we need the most to escape the island." "I can't believe you managed to do that with a straight face." Clover said. "I'd probably crack up halfway through..." "What? Too much?" Memory asked. "Doesn't matter, he does have a point..." Paint says, back to her sketch. "Yo, B-Mind, why ain't the question: How is Paintsy still workin' on that drawin' of her's, eh?" Boom says. "Anyway..." Paint gives an irritated grunt. "Monokuma designed the rules to turn us against each other so we wouldn't work together." "That is the perfect answer..." Bright gave a small smile. "Since none of us can simply stand alone in this, we need to fight as a group. But even so, to strengthen the group, we mustn't just simply create a strong bond with each other." "Huh?" Memory raised an eyebrow. "What is it then?" "We need a leader!" Bright says. "Whelp, every team needs a captain." Quick says. "And I plan on taking this responsibility." "What?" Techno says. "And now that, that is covered, we can proceed to the main issue." "Whoa! Hold on!" Toxic stopped her. "What do you want, chemist?" "What's wrong?! You can't just say you're our leader just like that! Why should it be you anyway?!" "Is there another here that could be better for the job?" Bright asks. "As the Super Middle School Level Theorist, I can practically predict who will murder who and when. I can easily prevent the murders from happening." "But even so, your attitude stinks!" Toxic argues. "Hold on, Toxic." Memory says. "While it may be true that none of us really have gotten along with Bright since we got here...at all. She is someone that has some good leadership qualities." "But what about you? You're a therapist, you can help people with emotional problems they have or any conflicts with your abilities." "N-not really...I'm really not that good of a therapist..." Memory admits sadly. "And besides, since Bright actually volunteered to lead, that has to count for something, right?" "Ugh, fine...if everyone else is going along with it..." Toxic gives in. "Good, we're all in agreement then." Bright smiles. "And do not fret, as long as I am in charge, there will be no murders among us. That is a promise from my Super Middle School title!" "Yeah! You're so reassuring!" "L-Laser?!" Techno said, stunned. "When did you get back?!" "Just now. So Bright is our leader? Seems legit, I guess." But she is right...having Bright as our leader does give me some peace of mind... "Now, the main issue." Bright says sinisterly. "Which would be...?" Techno asks rather nervously. "Laser! Your report!" Bright commanded. "Oh, right, right!" The unicorn jumped to the centre of the room. "I was asked to check the central island and you will not believe what I saw!" "Cut to the chase, would ya?" Boom asks. "Oh, right! Well, you know those gates that take us to the other four islands? They're totally blocked off by those Monobeasts!" "They're blocked off?" Bud repeats. "Is there something on the other islands that Monokuma doesn't want us to find?" "I'm not sure, there very well might be but we have no real way of telling." Laser says. "Hmm...that is rather troubling..." Bright says. "Unfortunately, we have no way of knowing what is on the other side of those bridges..." "A shame, a vewy big shame..." Monomi said. "Yes, it is...wait..." Everyone paused for a while before turning to the pink rabbit standing by the kitchen door. "Kyah?!" Rip yelped. "Kyaaaaa!" Monomi yelped back. "M...Monomi?!" Techno said. "H...how are you here?" Toxic asked. "Well I was just in the kitchen with Bud and heard evewyone discussing something so I came out to hear what it was." "Oh, yeah...Monomi is apparently alive." Bud smiles sheepishly. "But...didn't Monokuma, like, kill you?" Laser asked. "Oh that's why you're all surprised." She gave a giggle. "You should have wowwied about me! I can't die, you see!" "So...you're invincible or something?" Boom folded his arms behind his head. "Well, your a stuffed doll like Monokuma, right? I guess you can't exactly kill something that isn't living." Paint points out. "Wait, what are we talking about?" Quick asked. "Is it that this Monomi must be a spare or something?" He guessed. "A spare...? I don't like the sound of that word!" Monomi complained. "Your timing is perfect though, there is a way for you to help us." Bright says. "Do you know of a way to take care of the Monobeasts?" "Hoeh? The Monobeasts? Well, I do know a way to take care of them...I'll fight them for you!" "You'll...fight them?" Smile repeated. "Yes! Since I have so many other Monomi's, I can just battle the Monobeasts until I win!" "Seriously? You want to fight those things?" Aqua asked. "Yes! It's a challenge but I will do it for my students!" Monomi cheered. "Monokuma could probably do it better, he's the older brother after all..." Toxic says. "I am not Monokuma's wittle sister!" Oh geez, now she's been set off... "Anyway! You can weave it to me! Let's dwive Monokuma off of the island!" "Well unless you're battle the beasts, you're useless so get to work." Bright commanded. "Um...but, together we..." "Go!" Bright yelled. "Kya!" Monomi yelled. "I'm sowwy!" She disappeared from the room. "I think that was a little harsh..." Swift says. "Yeah, I agree with Swift. That was a tad mean..." Pure says. "Don't sympathise the bunny, she's probably working with Monokuma..." Toxic warns them. "Let's forget about the stupid dolls for two seconds, already?" Aqua says. "Yeah. We need to figure out ways to get off the island...anyone actually have an idea?" Bud asked. Everyone was silent for a few seconds once again. "Oh dear..." "Well to be fair, I did give you all an option!" Monokuma said, jumping out from behind one of the tables causing all the students to jump back. "You could just kill someone." "We're looking for options to NOT kill anyone." Paint says. "Yeah...you could grow old and live on this island for all eternity with no connection to your old friends or family. A shame but at least you'd be living..." Monokuma scratched the back of his head. "Well, a 'School Trip of No Mutual Killings' would be boring...soooooo...I've made some 'incentives' for you guys! Head on over to Jabberwock Park on Central Island!" He disappeared. "Are you freakin' kidding me?!" Aqua yelled. "As if we're going there just so he can convince us to kill each other!" "I don't we have a choice, AB." Boom said. "Them ElectroIDs say we can't go against Monokuma's orders, right?" "He's right..." Clip says, checking the rules. "We can't defy what Monokuma says...a shame really, I like you all, don't want any of ya to get offed like that...especially not you Te-" "So, anyway. Jabberwock, right? We should head over right away." Techno interrupts. "...it's always the hard to get that are more fun to tease..." Clip whispered to Paint who was sitting to his right and giggled slightly in response. I swear, this guy is not gonna stop bothering me... --------------- The sixteen students gathered at the statue in the park to find a rather large stage that was set up with bright flashy curtains that were coloured red with a gold background and a small microphone stand in the centre. "What the...hell is going on?" Toxic said rather confused by the scene. "Oh! Maybe it's like a talent show! I love talent shows!" Bud suggested. "That's highly doubtful considering the situation..." Bright retorted. "Well...I can always hope for the better options, right?" "Yes, but it won't do you much good..." "O-oh..." Bud looked at the ground. "So what's this all about then?" Quick folded his arms, thinking to himself. "Maybe Monokuma has something prepared for us?" Clover suggested. M-Monokuma...has something prepared for us...? Techno trembled slightly. "Aqua, what do you think?" Quick asked. "Don't talk to me." She simply said. "What's your problem?" Smile looked at her with an annoyed expression. "You all still intend on pretending to be friends with each other? That's just freaking stupid. One of us will stab someone in the back...maybe even literally..." She smirked. "Listen here." Bright glared at her. "I don't care what you think, I don't care what you do, just as long as you don't kill anyone or do anything to cause a death among us because if you do...well, I think you understand..." "Are you fucking threatening me?!" "G-guys, c'mon, calm down!" Memory tried but his plead fell on deaf ears. "No I am not threatening you, so just need to calm down. Might I suggest seeing a therapist?" She gestures to Memory. "Oh, that's it!" Aqua once again tried to go in for an attack but what help back by Quick and Pure. "Don't do it, one of Monomi's rules is that violence is prohibited and with Monokuma in charge and that rule in place, we have no idea what could happen!" Pure tells the enraged fashion designer. "Yeah, yeah, I don't really care what you all do to each other in all honesty!" Monokuma's voice came as he dropped in unannounced in a small blue tuxedo with a red tie. Techno stumbled back in surprise when he appeared. "Geez, kid, you seriously are scared that easily? God, the characters like you are always killed first or the main character." "Um...what are you wearing...?" Bud asked. "Uh, 'Scuse me?" Aqua asked. "I'll have you know that is one of my most famous designs you little bitch! Try to be friends with once you learn a thing or two about me!" "Gah! I'm sorry, Ms Black!" Bud apologised. "Sorry about the sudden intrusion but I needed to get this show on the road!" Monokuma explained. "Is that what the outfit is for?" Paint asked. "Yep! It's time for recreation time!" "Y-yo! Do you mean-?" "Indeed I do, the Mono-Double act! Perfect for tropical islands!" Monokuma cut Boom off. "Wait, what does a double act have to do with a tropical island?" Clip asked suspiciously. "Plus, I think you've only got half of a double act..." Pure pointed out. "My partner is late..." Monokuma's claws sharpened as he said that. "And I don't like to be kept waiting!" "Howawa..." Monomi whimpered, appearing in front of everyone in a frilly pink dress. "Why am I doing this?" "I figured that this would be the case..." Toxic folded his arms. "Enough stalling! It's time for the 'Monokuma Big Laugh Manzai Live Show'!" "No! I'm gonna get hurt again aren't I?" Monomi asked as she was dragged onto the stage. "Good day! I am Monokuma!" "...oh...um...and I'm Monomi..." "And together, we're the Monokumas!" They said in unison. "Well, let's get things moving! I will now exhibit my amazing mind reading abilities!" "Really? You can wead minds?" "You wanna know what Monomi's favourite food is...? Well then..." "Here's a hint: I'm a wabbit!" "It's...children!" "W-what?! No, no! It's ca-" "Alright, Monomi, let's hear your killer joke!" "W-what? What does that mean? I'm not a killer!" "Just say a freaking joke already!" "No! I don't wanna say a joke!" "Oh...see, guys? Monomi gets angry very easily and she becomes extremely savage when she does! Like tutorial bosses in video games! "That not bad at all!" "She's still a bad little rabbit...between you and me...Monomi stole all of your memories!" "What the heck?!" "None of you remember how you all got to this island, y'know? That's because Monomi stole your memories!" "A-are we going through this again?!" "And the memories she took...are the years you all spent at Hope's Peak Academy..." "No, no, no!" "Welp, it's always nice to learn the cold harsh truth, am I right, folks? You aren't actually middle school freshmen! Yet, of course you all thought you were...to bad, so sad! And for some reason...I feel like this has happened before..." "This has you big meanie! This has happened before!" Monomi was cut off but a sudden swift uppercut from Monokuma. "Gyaaaaaa! This isn't that type of punch-line!" All the students stood in shock and confusion as the silence was broken only after around two minutes of it surrounding the area. "...what...?" Techno simply said. "What did that mean...?" Memory asked. "Well, how was our comedy routine, eh? I thought it was hilarious!" Monokuma said, suddenly changing out of his tuxedo. "You just gave comedy a bad name!" Smile said angrily. "Well it's not like it was all just a joke...the memory part wasn't..." Our memories...? Our school life memories...? "Ha ha ha....you're actually kidding about that...right?" Laser asked. "Oh, that's what Monomi wants you to think but in actuality...you've spent a full year at Hope's Peak Academy already!" "N-no way, man!" Boom said. "That ain't true! We'd never...naw way!" "Try to think of a better argument before you open that stink bomb of a mouth next time." Aqua says to him. "St-stink bomb...?" "The point is..." Monokuma interrupted. "If any of you want your memories back...you only need to do one simple thing..." "And I'm guessing that you're referring to...?" Paint started cautiously. "Yep...to get your memories back, all you gotta do is kill one of your friends!" Monokuma's red eye glowed as he said that. No... "...W-why...?" Techno half-whimpered. "Hmm?" Monokuma tilted his head. "Wh-why...are you making us do this to each other...? What did we ever do to you?!" "You specifically didn't do anything...but I still have someway on having my coup de grace!" "Coup de grace? What do you mean...?" Toxic asked. "None of your business!" Monokuma yelled before disappearing to prevent any more questions being thrown at him. They all went silent, Monomi had disappeared too, so there was no way to question her about the memories. Their faces all either had gone pale or had a blue tint to it, aside from Bright and Aqua. "Everyone..." Bright said. "There is no reason for any of us to believe that what Monokuma is saying is the truth..." "But...even so, we aren't completely sure, right?" Clover asked. "Yeah, we don't really have a way of knowing if our memories have been stolen or not..." Rip agrees. "Like I said...a murder is inevitable..." Aqua smirks. "Why don't you just shut up! We don't need to hear what you think is going to happen!" Toxic yelled at her. "Quiet." She looked at the chemist with a powerful demeanour. "It's like I said before in the restaurant, freedom is something worth fighting for...adding the memory thing to the pile...that will simply strengthen it." "We can't doubt anyone though! We're a team, right?" Bud said. "Look, honey. I know you wanna believe in everyone and all...but I do have to go with Aqua on this one...ain't no way that someone isn't dying soon..." Clip said. "But...please don't let it be-" "Stop." Techno told him causing Clip to flash a mischievous smile his way. "So, what exactly do we do now...?" Memory asked. "With this motive being established...are we all in danger...?" "Most likely..." Smile says. "I hate to say it...but some people here might crack under pressure..." "What?!" Quick glared at the comedian. "You don't trust the rest of us?!" "I think his hearing is improving!" Bud smiled. "Huh?" Quick looked at her. "Yo' don't even bother with it, Bud-sy. This guy is a total lost cause..." Boom half-laughed. "But, dudes...would anyone her actually try ta' kill someone...? We're just middle school students, catch ma' drift? How could any of us...y'know...kill someone...?" "Boom's right..." Paint says, still not looking up. "We have to have faith in one another if we ever want to escape this place...maybe the Hope Shards still mean something..." "Like what?" Toxic asked. "Since Monomi lost control over what happens on this island, the Hope Shards probably mean jack-shit..." "Let them do what they want." Bright told him. "If you guys wanna collect the Hope Shards, go nuts...but my theory says that since Monomi is no longer in charge, the Hope Shards will not be able to help us in any way..." She's right...they're right...what hope do we really have? What if we never get off of this island? What if we're stuck her forever?! "We should probably head back to the hotel for now...I think we just need some relaxation time..." Memory suggested. "Agreed..." Clover says. Techno laid on his side on top of his bed, his eyes closed thinking about the prior events. Our memories were stolen...? That can't be true, can it? I don't wanna have to think like that...it's not I have to believe it but...it would explain the sudden dizziness I felt when I first entered the school. That could be the cut off point...ah...why am I thinking about this?! I think...I think I just need some air... Techno sat up and left his cottage. The beach was always nice... Techno left the hotel grounds, walking slowly by himself over to where everyone had begun this field trip. Upon arrival, the only audible sound was the crashing of the waves in front of him. He walked along the beach, his hands in his pockets, humming a small tune. This'll probably be a good place to go if I need to relax...it's quiet at least... Techno stopped and looked out over the ocean. I wish we could just swim back but...that's impossible...flying back would be bad as well since all the unicorns and earth ponies would be stranded here...plus we don't really know how far it is from the mainland... There were some footsteps behind him as a voice called his name. "Techno!" It was Memory, he ran to Techno's side. "Everybody's gathering at the restaurant, so I came to get you..." There was no response. "Is...something wrong...?" The unicorn gave a concerned look. "Do...do you think we'll ever make it off this island?" Techno asked, turning to Memory for his opinion. Memory put a hand on his chin and thought for a few seconds. "It's possible...but I don't know for sure..." He answered honestly. "We shouldn't focus on that right now though...right now...I think we should try to get used to this island, just in case of the bad possibility..." "You're right, sorry for asking that out of the blue." "It's fine. You're just scared right? After what Bright said this morning...you're scared that this motive will y'know..." "Someone might kill me...?" Techno guessed. Memory nodded. "Thought so...Memory, I don't wanna die. I really don't wanna die..." "Nobody does, Techno, you're not alone in thinking that...but promise me that you won't kill someone unless you find yourself in a situation that you'd have no choice but to do so..." "I promise...now, everyone's at the restaurant?" "Oh! Right! Bright called everyone over there. We should get there quickly before she blows a fuse..." The two walked into the restaurant to be instantly confronted with Laser. "Since you two were oh so late, I was instructed to punish you both by stealing all of the clothes from your cottages and giving them to Clip! Next time, try to show up as fast as you can!" "My cabin smells like Techno!" Clip beamed. "All three of you sit down." Bright commanded, then turned to Clip. "And you, shut up." "Well! Somebody has the 'Super Middle School Level Bad Attitude'!" Clip remarked as a glare was shot his way. Memory, Laser and Techno sat at the tables with the small groups they had made. It seemed that Laser had managed to squeeze in with Toxic and Quick. Bright cleared her throat before speaking. "Alright everyone!" She yelled. "I know what some of you are thinking with these memories, but without any given evidence, none of us have a reason to believe it." "But at the same time. None of us have any reason to doubt it." Paint says with her monotone voice. "Honestly, it doesn't matter what you think, without any basis for either claim, we should all just believe what we want to believe." "Okay, you are seriously depressing me." Swift told the Pegasus. "Not my problem." She simply shrugged. "Okay, nobody listen to that one." Bright continued. "Now, as I was saying, there is only one way to prevent a murder because despite what I say, I know there will be those that believe Monokuma's words. So, I have a plan...we will all have a small party of sorts, what is it they call it again? A sleep...over...?" "Huh?" Clover raised an eyebrow at the notion. "Why a sleepover?" "Because, it will strengthen us as a team, trying to kill someone closer to you would be harder, it's preventing a murder basically. All the boys will gather in one boys cabin and all the girls will gather in one girls cabin. Since this is my plan, naturally I have already decided who's cabins they will be...Rip, you will have the girls and Techno will have the boys." There was a silent cheer from Clip when she said that. "But...the cabins are quite small, aren't they?" Bud asked her. "To you they seem like that...but I asked Monomi if she could make them a little more spacious...she said she will be done by night-time." "So wait, both Techno and Rip get bigger cottages...but the rest of us get fuck all?" Aqua gave an annoyed look. "Monomi will space out the others in due time, so be patient." Bright smirked as she fixed her glasses. "It will a rather nice thing for her to do, giving us the extra living space." "It'll be great!" Pure gleamed. "The cottages are way to small, I hate being in small places..." "I wonder if Monomi can fix my lock though..." Smile frowned. "Sorry Smile!" Laser said cheerily. "I couldn't pick your lock so I kind of just...broke it..." "You could have knocked, y'know?" Toxic tells her. "But where's the fun in that?" Laser looked at the chemist. "So, wait..." Quick spoke up. "...What are we doing again...?" Some groaned in annoyance. "What...? Didn't I tell you that I have bad hearing?" "We should get you a hearing aid..." Bud suggested. "I think there might be one down at the supermarket, I'll help you look for one if you want." "Huh? Look for what?" Quick gave a confused look.] "Just go with her..." Toxic shooed the two off. Quick and Bud stood up and headed off to the supermarket. There was a short silence after they left. "So what exactly is supposed to happen at these?" Memory asked. "Well, simply put, everyone will get to know each other...that's the whole point of this after all." Bright answered. "Like I said before, bonds are important when we're faced with these motives." "B-but..." Boom started. "N-nobody is gonna really believe what Mono said, right?" "We already went over this...we don't know..." Aqua sat straight up. "And this is a dumb idea, seriously, why would people want to participate in this?" "We aren't forcing you to, Aqua, it's just something that would be for the greater good of the group." Rip told her. "Whatever, you can all have your little sleepovers and pretend that you're all friends but in the end...somebody's dying in the next twenty-four hours...I place my life on it..." She smirked before standing up. "I'm going to my cottage, unless someone died, don't come to talk to me." She walked off. "Bitch!" Toxic yelled. "Toxic!" Pure scolded. "Lay off! That's just how she is, alright?!" "Yeah, you don't know much about her...she might have a reason for acting like she does..." Swift agreed. "It's not like she's gonna be friends with anyone anytime soon so there isn't any point in petty name calling..." Why did Pure get so angry all of a sudden? She must know that Aqua's a bitch too...or is it something about Toxic? "Anyway...we should try to relax before tonight, oh and Rip, Techno? You can't go to your cottages until the renovations are finished." Bright informs them. "You're all dismissed." The night came faster than expected, before anyone knew it all they heard was the bell sound and Monokuma's Night-Time Announcement. Monomi should be done working on the renovations now... At that time, Techno had been laying by the beach to pass the time, it was relaxing to just hear the sounds of the ocean. He left the beach and headed over to his cottage, Monomi was stood in front of the door with a proud expression. "Hewwo, Techno!" She greeted. "Can I get in my cottage?" Techno ignored the greeting. "Oh, yes! I finished the changes in the cabin! It's much more roomy now!" "Thanks, I guess..." "Wha-?! After all the work I did, all I get is 'Thanks, I guess...'?!" "Er, sorry...?" Techno scratched the back of his head. "I even got all of your clothes back from Clip...and kept your Usami Charm safe.." "Okay, that I am really grateful for." Techno flashed a small smile. Monomi's mood suddenly brightened. "Hehehehe...I will always help out my students in any way possible...that's in my ability of couwse...anyway I'll leave you and your friends to get along! Remember, Techno! Wuv, wuv!" She disappeared. Techno walked into his cottage, his cottage was at least twice as big, his bed and bathroom were bigger as well. He quickly got changed into his pyjamas, knowing that Clip would probably be first over. He got changed and laid down on his bed. It was a few minutes before the knock at the door sounded. He opened the door to reveal Memory and Toxic. "Hey there!" Memory smiled. "Sorry I was a little late, I was on central island." "I was just slow." Toxic stated blandly. The two entered and it wasn't long until most of the others joined them, the only one that had yet to show up was the Super Middle School Level Comedian. Smile Gigs. "I wonder where he is..." Swift says. "Maybe he's he type of guy that likes to be late..." Clip suggested. "Or he just doesn't have anything to change into...?" Toxic said. "Yo', let's not focus on that, a'right? What we exactly supposed to be doin'?" Boom asked. "I dunno...I guess we just hang out or something? Guys don't do this, right?" Toxic asked. "Not really..." Techno said. "Oh!" Clip jumped up. "Obviously, the only thing we can do is...play Truth or Dare..." He smirked. "That's a child's game..." Toxic grunted. "Aw, why you gotta be like that?" Boom chuckled. "It might be fun." Toxic paused and sighed. "Fine...whatever..." Well he changed his mind fast... "Alright!" Boom folded his arms. "T-Star...?" "Uh..." He picked cautiously, not knowing what the DJ was capable of doing. "D...dare...?" "Hehe...alright...you gotta take one other guy in this room...and see what the girls are up to..." "W-what?!" Techno's face flushed. "I c-can't do that!" "You picked dare, dude, gotta do it!" "Those are the basic rules, honey..." Clip smiled. "If you want, I'll go with you...so this way, if you're caught, you can pin the blame on me..." Memory volunteers. Techno paused. "You sure...?" "Yeah, no big deal..." Memory stood up alongside Techno. "Let's just get it over with..." The two left the cottage and headed to Rip's. "Alright...open the door slowly..." "I know that already..." Techno crept over to the door, placing a hand on the handle. Just do it...just open the door... he took a deep breath and opened the door a crack, giving a small hole to peek through. The girls were all in a circle, aside from Aqua and Paint, they were all present. "You really think of him like that?" Clover asked Rip. "I dunno...he seems a little shy, I don't like it when guys are shy..." "I think it's kind of cute..." Rip blushed. "Just something about it...he just makes it work..." "Well I think that's really nice of you..." Pure smiled. "I mean...I personally wouldn't go out with him but...I guess if that's what you're in to..." "D-don't say it like that! You make it sound like it's weird!" "It's not weird, just unexpected..." Bud says. Techno edged closer to get a better look. "Hang on." Bright said, all the girls looked at her. There were footsteps coming closer to Techno as the others faced the door. "Mission abort, mission abort!" Memory grabbed Techno's arm as Bright opened the door, glaring at the two. "Hey...Bright..." Memory gave a sheepish smile. "Perverts!" Laser pointed at them. "Get them!" "Go, go, go!" Memory sprinted off, Techno slightly behind him as Laser chased them the small distance, they two got inside Techno's cottage and locked the door. "What....happened...?" Quick asked slightly surprised by the burst in. "Bright saw us...Laser chased us...here we are..." Memory explained briefly. "I knew that would happen!" Boom laughed. "That's why I gotcha to do it!" "That was kind of a douche move..." Toxic commented. "But seriously...where is Smile?" Swift asked. "I think we should go and check on him." He stood up and headed for the door. "Techno, Memory come with me..." "Why us?" Techno asked. "Because, I'm not gonna get assaulted by Laser when it was you two that went to the cottage..." Memory and Techno exchanged nervous glances at that statement. Swift unlocked the door and headed to Smile's cottage. Memory walked forward and knocked on the door. "Smile! You in there?" He called out but got no response. "Maybe he's just sleeping..." Swift suggested. "Let's check, just in case..." Memory placed his hand on the doorknob. He opened the door slowly. "Smile...?" Techno walked in and flipped on the light switch. Why did he turn on the lights...? In the corner of the room, a huge blood splatter had been made on the wall, the TV on the shelf had fallen down and underneath in, his body folded over...was the Super Middle School Level Comedian, blood coming from his head. The three stumbled back, Techno now paled by the sight. "N-n-n-n-no...that's...that's not possible is it...? This just has to be some cruel joke he's playing..." "S-Smile...?" Memory stuttered. "What...the...hell...?" Swift's eyes widened. "It's not real...he must be alive..." Techno attempted to reassure himself. *Ding dong, bing bong!* The monitors switched on, displaying a rather pleased Monokuma. "A body has been discovered! After a certain amount of time which you may spend however you wish, a class trial shall begin!" "Class...trial...?" Swift repeated. "So Smile is really...?" Smile is dead...this is Smile's corpse...w-why is he...? No...it doesn't matter why, what matters is that he is dead...that means that sick trial is gonna start soon... The killing game has begun...