Danganronpa U.S.A.

Chapter 9: The Principal's Room

     We took our places at the trial room. There was going to be 8 of us. The killer was in the room, but some people still believe Marvin is the killer.
     "It's obviously Marvin," Destiny said, "he was the one cooking the food."
     "You're wrong," I shouted, "Marvin didn't do it!"
     "How do you know?" Angelly asked.
     "Marvin isn't a killer. Plus, he doesn't need the money, he is a famous YouTuber, he makes enough money every time he posts a video."
     "That's true," Abbate said. "But what explains him cooking the food. He was the only one near the food, he was near it the whole time!"
     "You're wrong! He said he exited to use the bathroom and get his fidget spinner for entertainment!"
     "Prove it that he did!" Destiny said.
     "Well," Ryan said, "he was leaving the kitchen. I saw it myself."
     "Then let's move to the evidence we found at the pharmacy." Abbate said.
     "Wait," Ethan said, "you believe K5? There both friends, they might be fooling us."
     "No," Coco said, "I believe Marvin, and I'm not his friend."
     "Whatever." Ethan rolled his eyes.
     "We found shoe prints at the pharmacy near the poison," Abbate said. "they seemed to be from sneakers, and..." Abbate looked down at his shoes, which were sneakers.
     "Who else is wearing sneakers?" I asked.
     It turned out that Ethan, Abbate, and Ryan wore sneakers. That meant one of them was the killer, but who?
     "This doesn't mean anything," Ryan said, "we need to get through more evidence, and it wasn't me."
     "You're wrong," I shouted, "there is a 50/50 chance it was you."
     "50/50? Who else could be it?" Ryan asked.
     "Based on the black smudge marks on the bottom of the counter. The person was wearing black sneakers. The only ones wearing black sneakers are you, and Ethan."
     "True," Ethan said, "so who did it?"
     Ryan was in a state of shock. He did it, but wait. Ethan seemed so calm, too calm... or was it just a coincidence?
     "Punish him," Ethan said, "look at him! He's scared! He knows he's going to die!"
     "No," Ryan said, "I would never kill anybody! I swear!"
     "Stop talking you killer!" Ethan shouted.
     "You're wrong," I shouted, "Ryan is a man of perfection, so is Abbate! They draw and sketch their designs and never leave a mistake! One mistake can cause an accident! That's what makes them so talented!"
     "What does that have to do with anything?" Ethan asked.
     "The poison was put on sloppily on the food! If you look closely, you can see the poison! If Ryan had done it, you wouldn't have seen it!"
     "What? That's ridiculous!"
     "And only a brute would knock down something! Someone like you! I fighter! You rely on strength!"
     "Ohh," Monokuma said, "the tables have turned!"
     "Shut up you stupid bear!" Ethan screamed.
     "You shut up," Coco shouted, "you murderer!"
     "That is enough information for me!" Abbate said.
     "Once again, you hit it out of the park, K5!" Brian commented.
     "Ethan," I shouted, "in an attempt to kill all of us, you only managed to kill Gaby!"
     "Is that your final answer?" Monokuma asked.
     Everyone including me, except Ethan, raised our hands.
     "Ethan," Monokuma shouted, "Game Over!"
     Monokuma hit the button with his hammer, then he jumped up and grabbed Ethan and dragged him away. It was time for his punishment.
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     Ethan was thrown and locked in a cage. It was really dark, only one spotlight shown on Ethan.
     "Any last words?" Monokuma called.
     Ethan got up, and held the middle finger at Monokuma. "Fuck you."
     "Well, well, well," Monokuma said, "you naughty, naughty boy! Let the punishment, begin!"
     Monokuma pressed a button. I heard machines working, then all the light went on around the cage, what surrounded Ethan was a bunch of boxing gloves attached to machines.
     "What the fuck..." Ethan was punched in the face by one of the gloves.
     "No more cursing," Monokuma called, "you naughty, naughty boy!"
     "I don't give a shit!" Ethan called back. Then he got punched in the gut, then the face again.
     Then it was chaos. All the machines started working, they were beating Ethan to death, a painful way to die. They were getting him everywhere, and all you could here were the whizzing of the machines and Ethan's screaming.
     "Stop," he screamed, "Please stop!"
     Then the machines worked harder, I heard a crack of Ethan's bone.
     "My arm," He screamed in agony, "my arm! It hurts, please!" Another bone break. "My ribs, they hurt! Please!"
     Then all I heard were bones breaking and Ethan screaming. Then, the machines stopped and move away. Ethan was panting, still alive. His whole body was crooked. He tried getting up, but only on one knee.
    "You couldn't kill me," Ethan said weakly, "you fucker."
    "Oh really," Monokuma pushed the button again.
    A boxing glove came at a surprising speed and hit Ethan on the head. I heard the breaking of his neck. His head went all the way to the side, he was dead. He was all bloody and broken.
     "Time to get this piece of shit off my school!" Monokuma said.
     Monokuma pushed the button again, and all the fists came down crushing Ethan, his blood, broken bones, and guts went everywhere. It was disgusting.
     "Oops," Monokuma said, "wrong button!"
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     I sat in my room playing Mortal Kombat X when someone knocked on my door. I paused my Game and walked to the door. It was Ryan.
     "Hey dude," Ryan said, "a new floor opened, you wanna check it out?"
     "No thanks." I was about to shut the door when he stopped me.
     "Come check it out," he urged with an edge, "let's go."
     Ryan grabbed my arm and dragged me were everyone else was, in a shower room.
     "Why are we here?" I asked.
     "Apparently this is the only room without cameras," Abbate said, "so this is the only place where we can all talk in private."
     "There is also a dojo, information room, garden, and a wrestling room." Anjelly said.
     "So..." I started, "why are we here?"
     "Because we have a plan," Ryan said, "to get into the principal's room."
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     "Monokuma," I shouted, "I need to speak to you!"
     The principal's door didn't open, but the lights went out and he appeared out of nowhere.
     "What do you want?" Monokuma asked.
     "Can I use the computers to play some of my video games?"
I asked.
     "Like what?"
     "Like... now!"
     Brian and Abbate ran at Monokuma and slammed him into the door.
     "What is this," he screamed, "no hurting the principle!"
     Monokuma started to detonate and we ran as fast as we could. He exploded and the principal's room opened.
     "See, told you," Abbate said, "all machines have a self destruct in them!"
     "Umm," I started, "didn't Ryan tell you that?"
     "Yeah, whatever."
     When everyone got together and the dust cleared, we entered the door. The room was empty, except for a small television. We were all on it, looking at it.
     "What the hell is this?" Coco said.
     "I have no idea." Brian said.
     "Wait," I said, "Monokuma said something about the ratings... " Then, it hit me. "We are on T.V."
     "What?" Angelly screeched.
     "OMG," Destiny said, "are you sure."
     "Indeed," Monokuma said from the load speaker, "everyone all over the U.S. is watching! The people who have screens on them still. It is also shown on the huge screens in big cities, and in theaters! This is live! Sadly you found out, you tricked me! You naughty, naughty children!"
     We were all in shock. We were on T.V.? Why the hell were we on the A.I.R.? Why? Not only was this a sick game, this was a sick show.
     "Wait," Ryan said, "people with screens? What happened to America? What happened to everyone out there?"
     Silence.