"Yeah, that's right. I killed him."

"Kyoudai... What are you saying?"

"Go ahead and start, Monokuma. Begin that voting thing."

Monokuma perked up at that. "Roger!" He yelled, throwing his jar of honey. "Don't! Please wait!" Ishimaru yelled, reaching out towards Monokuma just as the pot broke. "Nope. I don't like waiting! Use the switches provided to vote."

"Hold it!"

The slot machine appeared. It scrolled through the faces of their classmates until it landed on one. Mondo Oowada. "Yahoo! Chihiro Fujisaki was killed by Mondo Oowada! By the way, the vote wasn't ananimous. Ishimaru, why would you vote for yourself? You were saved by the majority vote, though." Monokuma said, somewhat disappointed.

"Unbelievable. I won't believe it. I..." "I'm sorry." Mondo interrupted. Ishimaru turned to him. "Why would you apologize?!" Ishimaru grabbed the front of his jacket, their faces inches away. "Why?! Why? Why? Why? Why? Why?! Why is it?! Why did you do that?!" Ishimaru yelled, tears forming in his eyes as he stared into Mondo's lilac ones.

"Upupupupu! Sorry to interrupt this party while it's in full swing, but it's time for the punishment!" Monokuma said evilly. Ishimaru choked on his words, unable to speak. "You can't go hoggin' the despair. This is a punishment to all of mankind and a way to make them despair. All right, it's almost time!" Monokuma said excitedly.

"W-wait!" Ishimaru yelled. "I've prepared a very special punishment for Mondo Oowada, the Ultimate Biker Gang Leader!" Monokuma said. "Wait! Please wait!" Ishimaru cried. "All right, let's do the best we can. It's punishment time!" Monokuma said excitedly.

Ishimaru ran over to Monokuma's throne and grabbed the arm. "I'm telling you to wait, goddamn it!" Ishimaru yelled at Monokuma. "I'm sorry brother. I couldn't keep our promise between men." Mondo said. Ishimaru screamed, tears streaming down his face.

The game over screen appeared. Monokuma dragged Mondo's sprite away to the execution field. Mondo and Monokuma appeared on a bike. A circus tent appeared and a motorcycle cage appeared in front of it. Monokuma revved the engine and drove towards the cage. He was ejected before they reached the cage, and Mondo went inside.

He spun around and around fast. The cage started to glow, then was surrounded by electricity. The cage became really bright, then the electricity vanished and the motorcycle slowed to a stop, falling to its side. Mondo had vanished.

The machine connected to the cage beeped, then opened. Out popped a butter container. On it was a picture of Mondo. 'Oowada butter' was written on it.

Ishimaru fell to the ground, sobbing. His cries echoed throughout the room and his tears fell to the ground, creating a small puddle.

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Suddenly, Ishimaru sat up, panic rising. His face was stained with tears as he stared into the darkness of his room. Just a dream. It was all just a dream. Ishimaru thought over and over again.

He tried to calm down, taking deep, slow breaths. Suddenly, there was a knock on his door. Curious as to who would be knocking on his door so late, he got up and opened it. "Are you ok kyoudai?! I heard you screamin' and thought you were bein' attacked or somethin'." Mondo said.

Ishimaru nodded, looking up at the Biker Gang Leader. His hair was down and messy with bedhead. He wore black pj bottoms and nothing else. Ishimaru was suddenly aware that he was wearing white pajama pants and no shirt.

This is not appropriate attire for a school environment! Ishimaru thought, suddenly blushing. He was thankful for the dark, so Mondo couldn't see. "Kyoudai, it is late. Breaking curfew is against the rules." Ishimaru said, fighting to keep his voice level.

"Listen, gettin' up after curfew ain't against no rules, so I'm perfectly fine. Now I came here thinkin' you were in trouble and I was gonna save you, so be grateful I actually care." Mondo growled, poking his chest hard.

Ishimaru backed up slightly, gently rubbing his chest. Why do I keep having that dream? It was all just a simulation that Junko created. We may be stuck in the school, but we certainly have our memories and we won't be killing each other either. Ishimaru thought.

Once everyone woke up from the comatose state, Junko played the video showing the deaths, executions, and just the days of exploring. Ishimaru had watched Mondo's reaction after his execution was played. A look of sympathy was on his face as Ishimaru's cries echoed throughout the room. His expression changed to one of amusement as he watched Ishimaru change, his crimson eyes on fire and his hair as white as his shirt, and the name he had given himself. Ishida. Then, anger filled his features as he watched Yamada sneak up on Ishimaru, then hit him over the head with the hammer, killing him. He glanced over at Yamada then at Celestia, whom had shown up after Ishimaru was killed. Ishimaru couldn't help but feel enlightened by the concern written on his kyoudai's face.

Suddenly, Ishimaru was being shook and he snapped out of his thoughts. He noticed Mondo's hands gripping his shoulders as concern took over his expression. "Hey, get yer head out of the clouds! Don't zone out on me like that, ya hear?" Mondo asked, letting go of him. Ishimaru looked down at the ground, unsure of how to react to this.

"My apologies kyoudai. It shall not happen again." Ishimaru said. Mondo patted his shoulder and pulled him into a tight embrace. "Don't go apologizin' for nothing." Mondo muttered. Ishimaru loosened his muscles as he slowly put his arms around Mondo. They had never gone farther than putting an arm around each other's shoulders, so he had no idea what to do.

"What exactly was the dream you had that made you scream like that?" Mondo asked softly. Ishimaru let go and stepped inside his room. Mondo followed, closing and locking the door behind him. Mondo and Ishimaru sat down on the bed, quiet. "W-well, it was..." Ishimaru started.

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Dg22: Cliffhanger! Sorry about that. I don't like cliffhangers, but this chapter would've been too long if I didn't do one. Well, I decided I didn't want anyone to die, so I took the comatose state idea from the second game. Well, I hope you stick around for the next chapter! Bye mon amies!