Today is Kat the Cat's birthday, and she has invited Silver the Hedgehog, Pico, Ruvyzvat, Shade the Gecko, Miu Iruma, Mondo Owada, Kiyotaka Ishimaru, and Kyoko Kirigiri onto the Mirage Express to have a Murder Mystery themed party! However, after Pi...
Pico and Kaede woke up in the dining car, which now had a red tint to it.
Kaede: Ugh... A bunch of stuff fell outta my pocket... Ah! My head! Silver...? Kat...? Ah... Is anyone here...? HELLO?!!!!! Umm... HELLO!!!!
Pico: No need to yell, okay...?
Kaede: Ah! Pico! I'm so sorry! Uh... Are you okay...?
Pico: Hanging in there! It seems like the train threw us back into the dining car!
Kaede: But where's everyone else...?
Pico: A great question! But for now, are you alright?
Kaede: The Pico...? Asking if I'm alright...?! Uh... Act natural... I'M DOING AMAZING!!!!! Wait, what?! That wasn't natural at all...
Pico: Wow! Amazing, huh? You might have to share a bit of that enthusiasm with me!
Kaede: Ugh... So embarrassing... Let's take a look around!
Pico: Good idea! Lead the way! [They went over to a robotic arm sweeping up a broken plate]
Kaede: Ah! Hey! One of the robotic arms are here, too! [The robotic arm swiped at her] YOW!!!! It swiped at me!
Pico: Best to leave it alone! The train's definitely mad at us!
Kaede: Good call! We gotta get outta here before the arm swipes at us again! [They looked up at the screens] That yellow glow is chilling... I miss when it was just showing us the weather...
Pico: [Pictures of Junko showed up on screen] Ah!
Kaede: Well... That's better than a yellow glow, I guess...
Junko: Hello! Hello! Anyone there?! Why is nobody responding to me?!
Pico: I miss the yellow glow already... You've got some nerves showing up here, Junkmail!
Junko: Puhuhuhuhu! You fool! It looks like you and your dumb little friends finally became passengers on my train!
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Kaede: You created this train?!
Junko: Who the hell are you?! Don't talk to me!
Kaede: I'm just gonna ignore that! Rantaro certainly didn't talk about you in my interview!
Junko: My involvement isn't well known, civilian! The infostructure of the city wasn't cutting it! If I ever wanted to create Despair City, I had to get those problems sorted out! So, I courageously got involved! I converted some cargo trains into passenger trains for the sake of the public! It's also gonna be useful for future schemes!
Pico: let me guess... Another Despair Star, Enopredictable?!
Junko: The people fear Despair Stars! It's science!
Pico: Let's cut to the chase! Where are our friends?!
Junko: Judging by my security cameras, your friends are all locked in the cars they were stationed in! Seems like you managed to make the train quite upset!
Pico: Huh...? Did you not know this was happening...?
Junko: Of course not! I'm far too busy to check on what the train was up to! You see, the capability of a Monokuma is very basic! Kill Pico! But for the Monotrain, I wanted it to run things without my supervision! And it will also let me know if anything happened on board! The train's capability is extraordinary, and it's all thanks to me!
Kaede: So, this confirms that the train really is sentient!
Junko: Suffice to say, your capture was inevitable! You were always gonna be on a train that'll deliver you all to me!
Kaede: Ah!
Junko: Then I got to thinking! I needed to manufacture motivations beyond programming! I like to make my Monokumas fight each other sometimes! It's good for productivity! So, I instituted my army of Monokumas! First one to capture you guys gets a generous reward!
Pico: Ah!
Kaede: The train wants to deliver us to Junko... For a reward...?
Junko: Many robots just ask for something simple like my autograph, but this highly intelligent train asked for something more!
Pico: As much as I love reward programs, are you done blabbing yet, Junkmail? You can just win silently, you know!
Junko: When you're dragged to my base, you'll regret the day you ever crossed me, Ginger!
Pico: I already do! Get lost!
Junko: Puhuhuhu! Bye! [The screen turned off]
Pico: She always knows how to get under my skin... This is tough... The train has a motivation, and it was created by Junko! It's indeed powerful! Not to mention, we're all separated... Hmm...
Kaede: Hmm... What am I supposed to think...? The train purposely had Pico knocked out so it could deliver us to Junko! This whole time, we were all in danger, and I did nothing about it... Hmm... Pico was really hurt, and Rantaro was captured... I should've been more assertive earlier... Hmm... I should've done more... Hmm... Am I at fault here...? I should've known Pico was hurt...
Pico: Hey...
Kaede: Hmm?
Pico: I know the situation's kinda getting to you...
Pico: Oh yeah... Sorry... I...
Pico: I get that the road's getting tough! You're questioning the decisions that got you here! But when negative thoughts get to you, you just have to keep going! I need your help to help me think through this before I end up doing something rash! I'm the guy who would always leap before I think!
Kaede: Ha! Okay! You're right! Let's keep moving forward and make things right!
Pico: We've gotta get to the conductor's car before the train arrives at Junko's base! The doors have been heavily fortified! How do we get through?
Kaede: Believe in yourself! No matter the obstacle, I know you have what it takes to figure it out! The entire day, Silver and I have been asking ourselves these questions! So, what would you do!
Pico: What would I do...? Well, I'd speed through right on and rescue our friends, no matter what! Stand back! [He ran towards the door and smashed it open]
Kaede: Wow! I can't believe you were fast enough to actually open the door!
Pico: Heh! Now that the roads clear, nothing can stop us! Better hold onto your pants! I don't think we're getting another break after this! Ready to go?
Kaede: Let's do this!
Pico: That's the spirit! Let's go find our friends!
Kaede: To the conductor's car to end this mystery!
