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???: Hey dude, wake up, I’m freaking out here.
Steven opened his eyes, finding himself sitting on a chair next to a big dining table, he found himself being shaken by a man in a green shirt, who seemed freaked out.
???: Like, man, where are we?
The man’s voice was shaking.
Steven: Huh?
Steven looked around, around the dining room table there were 15 other people other than him, looking outside the table, Steven noticed they were inside a large room, with two metal doors blocking any possible exits.
The room was very well decorated, with paintings on the walls depicting a child with his parents, and candles on the wall lighting up the room well.
Steven: I don’t know… Who are you?
???: Oh right, I didn’t introduce myself, sorry if I like, freaked you out dude.
Shaggy: I’m Shaggy, the Ultimate Jack of all Trades.
Steven: Ultimate Jack of all Trades?
Shaggy: That’s what was written in my note.
Shaggy unfolds a piece of paper he had in his hand, revealing text on it that says “Norville “Shaggy” Rogers, The Ultimate Jack of all Trades”.
Shaggy: I found it in my pocket when I woke up here.
Steven reached into his jacket pocket, finding a piece of paper, unfolding it and putting it in front of his face, he read what was on the paper out loud.
Steven: It says “Steven Quartz Universe, Ultimate Crystal Gem”.
Steven: (In order to find out where we are, I should get to know who is here with me)
Shaggy: Like, I can tell you’re thinking what I’m thinking Steve!
Steven: Yes, we should get to know the other people we’re stuck with here.
Shaggy: Oh, like, I thought about eating some of the snacks at the centre of the table.
Steven looked at the table again, finding that the table had a bowl of fruits in the middle of it, filled to the brim with various fruits, including some that Steven didn’t recognize.
Steven: Probably not a good idea for now, we still don’t know why we’re here.
???: Jake, You heard what bubble head said, we shouldn’t eat anything here yet.
Steven: (Bubble Head?)
Jake?: Oh cmon! Just a little nibble wouldn’t hurt.
???: It’s probably not a good idea Jake, it might be poisoned.
Steven looked at the voice, who was sitting next to him, he found it belonged to a kid wearing a white hat and a light blue shirt.
Then he looked at who he assumed was Jake, finding that he was some sort of yellow dog. It confused Steven for a moment, but now wasn’t the time to be confused.
Lastly, he looked at the first voice, finding a pale woman with sharp teeth, she was-
???: HEY BUBBLE HEAD, Stop staring at me!
The lady yelled at Steven, startling him, as he didn’t notice he was staring.
Steven: Sorry! I just wanted to know your names!
???: Here, stick it in your stupid brain, my name’s Marceline, and according to this paper I have in front of me, I’m the Ultimate Guitarist! Got it?!
Steven: Got it! Sorry again…
???: Don’t worry about that, she’s nicer than she seems.
The kid in the white hat told Steven.
???: My name is Finn, and I’m the Ultimate Swordsman!
Finn: Gotta say, not a fan of their approach, but this kidnapper got me right!
Steven: (Kidnapper, right, we were all transported here because of someone, gotta say, that is not promising for our survival rate)
Finn: Hey Jake! Come introduce yourself to Steven!
The yellow dog’s head stretched all the way across the table.
Steven: (Huh?!)
Steven went back a bit in reflex.
Jake?: Hi there Steven, name’s Jake the Dog, and I’m the Ultimate Shape-Shifter!
Steven: Oh! Hello there Jake.
Jake: Hell yeah!
Jake stretched his hand to give Steven a high five, with Steven hesitantly returning it.
Finn: Mathematical!
Steven: (What?)
Jake returned back to his seat, which calmed Steven down.
At least until he heard another yell coming from the end of the table.
???: Not you! I’ve had enough of you stupid bunny!
???: What you mean by that, Doc?
Steven looked towards the voices, seeing an angry… person? He couldn’t tell what he was, being angry at a really tall rabbit?
Steven: (am i hallucinating???)
???: Oh hey there kid, would you pass me that carrot?
The rabbit pointed at the fruit bowl, which Steven just noticed, contained a carrot.
Being in shock, Steven didn’t even realize he was being addressed, then snapped back into reality and passed him the carrot.
Finn: Yo Steve! What happened to not eating until we know it’s safe?
Jake: Does that mean I can eat now?
Marceline: No!
Jake: Awe…
???: It’s for the better that this stupid rabbit be poisoned anyway!
The weird figure said.
Steven: Hey you can’t say that!
???: Who’s stopping me?
While they were arguing about this, the rabbit chomped on the carrot.
Steven: NO!
Steven watched in horror as the rabbit continued eating the carrot, but nothing happened to him.
Jake: Can I eat it now?
Marceline: Ugh fine.
Jake took some grapes from the bowl, while Marceline took an apple and began drinking it.
Shaggy: Sweet!
Shaggy brought the bowl over to him, and took multiple fruits out of it.
Finn: Dude, leave some for others!
Steven was still fixated at the rabbit and the weird figure, and so decided to get up from the table and just approach them normally.
Marceline: We could’ve done that this whole time?!
Jake: I don't mind, these seats are really comfy.
Steven approached the rabbit.
???: Suppose you want an introduction.
???: Name’s Bugs Bunny, and according to this handy dandy note, I’m the Ultimate Comedian, ain’t that fun?
Bugs: This over here is my buddy Marvin.
Marvin: We are not friends, rabbit!
Bugs: I know, just wanted to mess with ya.
Marvin: Ugh, I can’t stand you Rabbit!
Steven: Hello there Marvin.
Marvin: What do you want from me, Earthling?!
Steven: Just thought you might want to introduce yourself, seeing as we all found ourselves here.
Marvin: Ugh, fine.
Marvin: I’m Marvin the Martian, Mars’ NUMBER ONE Soldier!
Bugs: Aren’t you forgetting something Doc?
Marvin: I guess I’m also the Ultimate Space Warrior, but I think you could’ve guessed that.
Steven: (Could’ve fooled me, the way he lets Bugs get under his skin doesn’t seem very… Warrior-like)
Leaving these two characters alone, Steven noticed someone sitting next to them who was covering his ears.
???: Aw jeez, these guys just don’t stop talking.
This kid looked pretty normal in comparison to all the other characters, he was wearing a yellow shirt and a pair of jeans.
???: Do you know where we are?
The kid asked Steven.
Steven: No, sorry. I was thinking we can maybe figure it out if we work together though!
???: Oh okay… I’m used to helping others.
Steven: Oh nice! Are you the Ultimate Helper or something?
???: test dummy.
Steven: What?
???: My name is Morty Smith, and I’m the Ultimate Test Dummy.
Steven: I see that whoever kidnapped us didn’t like you much.
Morty: My guess is that Rick made another death trap in his sleep.
Steven: (Death Trap?! No, it can’t be!!)
Steven: Rick?
Morty: That’s my grandfather, he does this a lot.
Steven: (He must be a supergenius to make this kind of thing in his sleep!!)
Morty: Anyway, you should probably go and talk to the others, if it is Rick, I got it, I always have to neutralize the bombs he makes.
Steven: (Bombs?!)
Steven walked away from Morty, and right into a giant man with a huge jacket and a hockey mask.
Steven: Ahh!
Steven was terrified of this man.
???: Don’t worry, he’s completely harmless! Right Jason?
Jason?: …
Steven got back on his feet, still kinda scared of Jason.
???: Oh yeah! Introductions! Well I already introduced Jason, but I’m Banana Guard, the Ultimate Guardian!
Steven: N-nice… well I’ll just go say hello to the others.
Banana Guard: Okay! Talk to you later Steven!
Jason: ...
Steven hurriedly continued down the chairs, passing Marceline taunted him as he passed, he did his best to ignore her, but she seemed satisfied with the reaction he didn’t notice he gave.
He arrived at the next group who huddled together, containing what seemed like… a clown, a gross man and two elementary schoolers.
???: -and this is how you make a bomb.
???: Interesting, please tell me more.
???: Buttercup, the professor won’t be happy about you blowing things up.
Buttercup?: The professor isn’t happy with a lot of stuff I do, but jokes on him, I am the Ultimate Hero according to this shady note.
???: Normally I’ll just make a bomb out of chalk, but mayhem has so many ways to happen, it’s amazing!
The gross man said.
Steven: Hey, maybe we don’t tell kids how to make bombs?
???: Buzzkill over here.
Steven: Okay, sir, I’m just trying to find out what's happening here, and to do that, I should probably know who everyone I’m stuck here with is.
???: Pfh. Okay buzzkill, but if you want to know my name, then we do have a problem here.
Steven: What now?
???: I kinda… can’t say my own name.
Steven: Can you maybe describe it?
The Gross Man and Steven proceeded to play charades, with the man somehow changing into various animals and objects to demonstrate it.
Steven: So your name is Beetlejuice?
Beetlejuice: That’s my name! Don’t wear it out, unless you want someone dead, but I'm afraid you’re too much of a goody two shoes for that. (No teaching children how to make bombs, eh, you’re stupid).
Steven: What about your Ultimate? I feel like they’re important to figuring out what’s happening.
Beetlejuice: I’m the Ghost with the Most, or according to this boring paper, the “Ultimate Ghost”.
Steven: (I don't think he should be talking to kids)
Steven: What about you?
Steven looked at the clown teaching the children how to make bombs.
???: Name’s Harley Quinn, and let me tell ya, every person who needs to defend themselves needs to know how to make bombs, I’m just protecting these girls!
???: We don’t need bombs! We’re super powerful!
The two girls floated upwards, surprising the group.
Harley: That just means it’s easier for you to bomb your enemies!
Buttercup?: Yeah Bubbles! Bombs are cool.
Bubbles?: (Ignoring the other girl) Anyway, you’re looking for introductions, right?
Bubbles?: My name is Bubbles Utonium! I’m the Ultimate Empathy!
Bubbles: And this is my sister, Buttercup, the Ultimate Hero!
Buttercup: Hell yeah I am!
Bubbles: Buttercup! The professor wouldn’t like you saying foul things like that!
Buttercup: What, hell?
Bubbles: AHHH!
Bubbles flew behind Steven.
Bubbles: You said a bad word.
Beetlejuice: That ain’t a bad word, that’s basic vocabulary.
Beetlejuice pulled out a Dictionary from nowhere.
Beetlejuice: See?
The Dictionary contained the word Hell, alongside many other, way worse words, that should not be written here.
Bubbles: AHH!
Buttercup: Okay, now that’s a bit much for me.
Harley: Loser.
Buttercup: What’d you call me?!
Harley: A loser who can’t say #$@!
Beetlejuice: Yeah! You’re too young and squishy to say mature words like #$@!
Buttercup: Why you-!
Buttercup lunged at them to attack them, but was grabbed from behind by Steven and Bubbles.
Bubbles: Let’s wait a bit okay.
Buttercup: Fine.
Steven noticed the two last people he didn’t meet yet were talking in the corner of the room, but he didn’t want to leave Buttercup and Bubbles with Harley and Beetlejuice.
Bubbles: Can we go with you Steven?
Steven: Yeah sure! (Probably for the best to leave Beetlejuice and Harley alone for now)
Steven, Bubbles and Buttercup went to talk to the two women in the corner, one was wearing a purple hood, while the other donned an orange sweater.
???: Oh! I did wonder when you’ll get to us!
The lady in the orange sweater remarked.
???: Let’s make this quick so we can solve this mystery, okay? I’m Velma, the Ultimate Detective!
Bubbles: You’re a detective? That’s so cool!
Bubbles said with open wide eyes.
???: And I’m Raven, the Ultimate Occultist, though I won’t say that describes what I do very well.
Raven: If I had to choose, I would say that I’m more of an Ultimate Magic User, though I guess it is more occult in nature.
Buttercup: You’re a wizard?
Raven: Occult Magic User, but I guess that means the same to you.
Bubbles: Can you help us with something then?
Raven: Uh, with what?
Bubbles: You see, me and Buttercup have a third sister, we’re almost always together, but she isn’t here… I wanted to know if you may be able to find her…
Raven: I regret to inform you that this may be impossible, something in this place is blocking some of my magic, however, it may be for the best that she isn’t here.
Steven: She’s right Bubbles, we don’t know where we are, if we’re in trouble, she’ll probably search for you right?
Bubbles: Yeah, she probably will, I’m just worried…
Raven: You should be.
Steven: (Huh?!)
Raven: Not about your sister, but about us, this group is full of powerful individuals, if someone managed to capture us all…
Velma: It might be that we’re dealing with an incredibly powerful person.
While she says that, a tv at the end of the dining room suddenly sounds up, telling the group to sit down at their spots.
While everyone goes to sit at their spot, Steven wonders how he didn’t see the giant tv until now.
Velma: It’s because it wasn’t there.
Steven: Huh?
Velma: This tv appeared while we were talking, previously that wall had a painting on it, I assume that it was a fake painting, and actually a tv that showcased a painting.
Steven: That makes sense.
Everyone sat down at their spots as the tv started to glitch out, suddenly a voice echoed throughout the room, though it didn't seem to come from the tv.
???: Testing, testing! Can you hear me over there?
The voice said, Steven couldn’t help but be disturbed at its sound, it was squeaky, and childish, but at the same time, it felt out of place.
???: Great! I’ll be right over!
Without even a second passing, a weird Black and White bear suddenly jumped up at the end of the dining table.
Bubbles: Sorry, who are you mister?
???: I was getting to that!
Bubbles: Oh… Sorry…
???: Anyways, my name is Monokuma, and I’m-
Finn: HOLD IT!
Monokuma: Eh?!
Harley: We’re not gonna listen to a #$@!#$ teddybear.
Monokuma: That's… so rude…
The bear pretended to cry.
Bubbles: I’m sorry Mr. Monokuma!
Buttercup: Bubbles don’t apologize to him! He kidnapped us.
Monokuma: I guess you probably want a reason then right?
Monokuma: It’s pretty simple… You’re all here… For your brand new permanent home.
The bear showed a wicked smile, as differing reactions came from the group.
Steven: (What?!)
Bubbles: It can’t be…
Harley: Good chance with that loser.
Harley got a bomb out of her pocket.
Beetlejuice: Nice.
Banana Guard: Whoa?! Let down the bomb!!
Harley: Who’d make me?
Steven: Me. Now put down the bomb.
Steven stood up onto the table.
Harley: I’m not afraid of a little kid.
Steven: I’m 16.
Harley: Close enough.
Harley threw the bomb towards Monokuma.
Steven: No!
As the bomb hurled towards Monokuma, everyone looked mortified, however, Monokuma simply opened his mouth and chomped down on the bomb.
Harley: Heh?!
Monokuma swallowed the bomb, which exploded in his belly in a cartoony manner.
Monokuma: Can I continue now?
Harley: I’m not do-
Harley was grabbed by a giant energy hand, coming from Raven.
Raven: Let him continue. We need to know what’s happening.
Beetlejuice: Buzzkill.
Monokuma: Anyways, you should probably get comfy here, because you’re never getting out.
The group remained quiet.
Shaggy: Like, there has to be a way to get out?
Monokuma: Well, there is one way…
Steven: (I have a bad feeling about this)
Monokuma: The only way to get out… Is to disturb the peace.
Finn: You can’t mean?!
Monokuma: That’s right! In order to get out you have to kill someone else!
The group looked at each other, not believing that most of them would do something like that.
Harley was about to get out another bomb.
Monokuma: Whoa hold your horses Quinzel!
Harley was stunned, her hand still in her pocket.
Monokuma: As I was saying, to get out is to kill someone, but you can’t just pull out a bomb, you need to kill someone and get away with it!
Monokuma: If the group can find out you did it in the trial that follows, you’ll be punished, that being said, if the innocents aren’t smarty-pants, they’ll be punished instead, leaving the killer to be free as a bird!
Monokuma: And for you at home wondering, oh, how can someone as weak as Shaggy-
Shaggy: Hey!
Monokuma: -kill someone as strong as Jason?
Jason: …
Monokuma: Well lets just say I’ve done some balance changes, to make it fair ya know.
Beetlejuice: Sorry to ruin your fun Bearboy, but as you might’ve figured out, I am a ghost, these #$@! can’t kill me.
Monokuma: Look at your hand Juicey!
Beetlejuice looked at his hand, revealing… A wedding ring.
Monokuma: We had such a beautiful wedding, all of your family were there, too bad you weren’t awake to see it!
Beetlejuice: I can’t believe this! 36 years trying to convince that goth girl to marry me, and that #$@!#$@ bear marries me when I’m asleep.
Steven: Can we get an explanation?
Monokuma: no
With that said, Monokuma jumps into a hole that appeared behind him, the tv now showing a tropical view in it, as the doors that locked them in the dining room suddenly lifted, revealing a way out of the room.
Steven: Seems we are supposed to get out of this room now.
Beetlejuice: I’ll catch up.
He was staring at the wedding ring on his finger, still in shock.
Steven: O-ok.
Steven stuttered as he and the others exited the room, he could’ve sworn that Harley looked back, but she came with them all the same.
They exited into a gigantic hall, ending with a giant metal door.
Buttercup: Break!
Buttercup rammed into the metal door, not leaving even a small dent.
Harley: Let me.
Harley set down a bomb at the base of the door, the group went away from it as they waited for it to explode.
*BOOM*
The bomb exploded, leaving a cloud of smoke, Steven could feel a smile come across his face, thinking they may have beaten this sick game, however, it was quickly replaced with disappointment, as the door didn’t even seem marked by the explosion, with the same being seen for the floor that the explosive was placed on.
Harley: #$@!
Velma: So we can’t force our way out of here…
Harley: Don’t say that! We just need to combine our forces!
Velma: Harley listen to me! Neither Buttercup or the bomb did any damage to the door, we’ll just exhaust ourselves if we do that.
Steven: She’s right, we won’t get anywhere by throwing ourselves at that door.
Velma: We should search around this place instead, maybe there’s a hidden way out…
Velma: Steven!
Steven: Huh?!
Velma: You seem capable, you should go to the right, while the rest of us search the rest of this… Mansion? If I had to guess.
Looking to the right, there was a hallway with a ton of rooms in it. As he was looking inside, Bubbles and Buttercup joined up with him, as they found that there were 16 rooms in total, each one had a pixel looking sprite of one of the group members printed on it.
Steven searched for his room, finding he was placed between Harley Quinn and Buttercup.
Steven: (No quiet nights for me I guess)
Monokuma: I wouldn’t worry about that!
Monokuma springed up from nowhere, startling Steven.
Steven: Eh?!
Monokuma: These rooms are completely soundproof, to help you murder till your heart’s content!
Steven: (That wasn’t what I was worried about… But best to keep this in mind)
Steven entered his room as Monokuma slinked away, inside was a pretty basic room, with a bed, a bathroom and a table with drawers. He opened the drawers looking for anything he could find, and within one of them he found… A phone?
The back of the phone was decorated with a Monokuma theme. Steven opened the phone, finding that it had a few apps installed on it.
The first app was a map of the location, which called it the “Monokuma Mansion”, the second app was just a sudoku app, when he opened it, a message appeared on his phone: “So you won’t get bored ;)”.
The final app was the most interesting, with it being simply titled “Game Rules”, he opened it to find a list of rules.
Steven: Hey, check this out.
Steven told Bubbles and Buttercup, and the three of them began reading the rules one by one.
Steven: 1. Players may reside only within the mansion.
Buttercup: 2. "Nighttime" is from 10 pm to 7 am. Some areas are off-limits at night, so please exercise caution.
Steven: 3. Sleeping anywhere other than the dormitory will be punished.
Bubbles: 4. With minimal restrictions, you are free to explore Monokuma Mansion at your discretion.
Buttercup: 5. Violence against Monokuma is strictly prohibited, doing so will get you punished.
Steven: (This is the one I was worried about) 5. Anyone who kills a fellow player and becomes "blackened" can go free, unless they are discovered.
Bubbles: 6. Additional school regulations may be added if necessary.
Buttercup: So he can just add rules whenever he wants to?! That’s unfair…
Steven: 7. Once a murder takes place, a trial will begin shortly thereafter. Participation is mandatory for all surviving players.
Buttercup: 8. If the guilty party is exposed during the trial, they alone will be punished.
Steven: 9. If the guilty party is not exposed, they alone will graduate, and all remaining players will be punished.
Steven: And lastly, 10. The Body Discovery Announcement will play as soon as three or more people discover a body for the first time.
Bubbles: Body Discovery Announcement?!
Buttercup: I’m beginning to think the murder part is more important to… HIM, then being stuck here forever.
Bubbles: We should go tell the others what we found.
Steven: Yeah, you’re right.
Steven closed his monophone, and went out with Bubbles and Buttercup, stopping on their way for them to take their own monophones, which included the same three apps, they went to the grand hall, seeing that all of the doors there were completely locked, with one glaring obvious one, though they couldn’t open it, and so went to the only place left: The dining room.
In the dining room, they heard commotion from a room nearby, finding that attached to the dining room was a kitchen, where all the others were.
Shaggy: Like, there’s enough ingredients here to last a thousand meals!
Velma: Believe me, when it comes to him, it means a LOT.
Shaggy ignored this comment, making a large sandwich with about 10 layers to it.
Steven: Whoa.
Velma: I saw bigger.
Shaggy then took the entire sandwich and gulped it down in one bite, impressing Steven.
Velma: So what did you find?
Steven: Oh yeah, we probably should tell the entire group about it right? Where are they?
Velma: There’s a small lounge connected to this kitchen, they’re chilling there with some snacks.
Jake: Yeah! Luckily I found them in the cupboard!
The yellow dog arrived from where Steven assumed was the lounge.
Jake: I can make so much stuff with the stuff there! Hey Shaggy, would you like to try out my patented Bacon Pancakes?
Shaggy: Like, is there a vegan option?
Jake: I’m pretty sure I can make one!
The two continued chatting about the food, when Velma suddenly cut them off.
Velma: HEY! You two can talk about food later, let's let Steven and the Powerpuffs explain what they found to everybody.
The group walked into the lounge, where the rest of them were waiting.
Finn: Hey Steve’! You have any good news for us?
Steven: (I guess that’s my nickname now)
Steven: Not really, but we do have news.
Steven, Bubbles and Buttercup explained to the group about the rooming situation, about the monophones and about the rules of this game.
Morty: Aw jeez...
Marceline: That’s not a good sign for their plans.
Suddenly, an alarm blared throughout the mansion, the TV revealed Monokuma sitting at a desk.
Monokuma: Checking, Checking! It is now 10 p.m. As such, it is officially nighttime. Sweet dreams, everyone! Good night, sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite…
Velma: Is he serious?
Monokuma: Of course I am!
The bear popped up from nowhere.
Monokuma: Now go to your room and get a healthy 8 hours of sleep!
Finn: Dude, we’ve been awake for like an hour!
Monokuma: Your sleep schedule doesn’t exclude you from my schedule.
Beetlejuice: You’re the one who took us.
Monokuma: “You’re the one who took us” Blah blah blah, go to sleep already.
After some more arguing, the entire group left each to go to their room.
Bubbles: I don’t want to sleep alone…
Buttercup: You can be in my room, sis!
Steven: Is it allowed?
Buttercup: The rules never said it was your room you had to sleep in, did they?
Steven: (I guess not)
The sisters went into Buttercup’s room, and Steven entered his own room.
Weirdly enough, it wasn’t hard at all for him to sleep, he assumed it was just the amount of stuff happening in the hour he was awake as he fell asleep.
As he slept, Steven saw fellow Crystal Gems members Pearl and Peridot talking to him, though he couldn’t quite figure out what they were saying, it seemed important.
He felt like he was submerged in water, and tried to swim towards them, to hear their voices.
Pearl and Peridot: …- good luck Steven.
Then he woke up.