(Light POV)
"Hello, everybody. My name is Retsuko, and welcome to your killing game!"
What?
Everybody was stunned by the bear's words, looking at her in sheer disbelief. "What, you guys don't believe me?" Retsuko started to cry a comical amount of tears. "Aw, why does nobody ever believe me?"
"What the hell are you even talking about?" A girl yelled, stepping up to Retsuko. She was also very young, being around Phineas and Ferb's age. She was wearing a short, strapless red-orange dress with a zigzag hem, matching red-orange Mary-Jane shoes, and a white pearl necklace. She had spiky yellow hair with black eyes and a mean look on her face.
"I mean, come on, a talking bear suddenly just comes in and tells us we're in a killing game? Does nobody see how damn stupid this is?" She said, coming closer to the bear, arms gesturing in response to her frustration. "What the hell do you mean, killing game? Why the hell are we here? Where even is here?" The girl yelled, coming even closer to Retsuko and picking her up and hold her to her face. "Where are we!?" Retsuko went silent for a moment, a beat of unease settled throughout the room before the bear started to giggle, a slow chuckle at first before evolving into a full-blown manical chuckle.
"Uh-oh Lisa, it seemes you've broken rule 1. You must be punished!" The bear stated after it was done laughing, the aforementioned lisa only getting angrier and shaking the bear "What the hell are you talking about!?" The bear merely started to chuckle again before it's skeleton started glowing a bright orange.
It was a bomb!
"Throw it away, hurry!" I yelled to Lisa. She quickly headed my warning and threw the bear to the wall.
B O O M
Everybody including me flinched back, and in a brilliant showing of fire and light, the bear exploded against the wall. The whole room was stunned into silence, nobody even moving a muscle, too afraid that we might be next or we realized we couldn't even hear anything on account of the loud ringing in my (and I presume veryone else's) ears..
"Wowee that sure was a big explosion." Everybody turned around to see Retsuko standing behind us again, not even a scratch on her. "Anyway, before I was rudely interrupted." She crosses her arms and glares at Lisa. "If you will go over to the tables on your left, you will see various hope-pads lying on them. Please go pick the ones with your names on it as I explain everything."
Nobody moved, still too in shock about what just happened. "Or don't; see if I care." Retsuko pouted a bit before continuing. "This school is now your new home; it's a place where all of you can live in peace and harmony. There's a greenhouse in the basement and enough dry ingredients to have enough food to last 3 generations. There are dorms based after your talents that are perfectly accommodated to you and will have everything you need to improve upon them."
The bear then started to whistle while looking away. "The only thing is, well, you can't really leave." This one got a reaction out of somebody, that somebody being Denji as he stepped up and yelled. "Like hell, we can't leave; let us fuckin' go!" Retsuko covers her mouth with her hands, muffling a little giggle.
"Oh, relax, Denji. There is a way to leave, no doubt…" The bear stopped in the middle of her sentence, adding dramatic effect. "I call it the graduation clause. Basically, there is a way to leave the school for good, get outta here and see the real world with your pretty eyes. All you gotta do is kill somebody."
Everybody froze as she spoke her last word, the room's temperature seeming to be dropping like ice. "But, let me tall you, I don't recommend it at all, it's super yucky and bloody and–"
"Hold on, what the hell do you mean we have to kill somebody? Just let us go!" Another boy yelled. He had pink hair and was wearing a black long-sleeve shirt resembling a gakuran over a red hoodie, black pants, and red shoes. He had a long scar in between his eyes and a smaller scar right next to his mouth.
"Oh, shut the hell up!" Retsuko's personality flipped like a coin, her eyes narrowing at the boy in rage. "Shut the fuck up about me letting you all go, cuz' there's not a chance in hell that any of you are getting out without killing somebody else, got it?" She rasied a claw up to her face as her eyes started to glow.
"Now, all of you kids, introduce yourselves, say your ultimate talent, your favorite food, hell, tell em' your favorite sex position for crying out loud! Just make sure that everybody here knows you. " Retsuko put her claw down and under her manifested a large golden throne with a red seat. "Go on, go on. How about you first, Fana-pleaze?" Retsuko said mockingly
"My name is Anias (An-I-eaze), you damn special-needs bear!" The same asian woman with the orange dress yelled. Retsuko simply giggled at her words, now sipping on a glass of red wine. "Fine, my name's is Anias Watterson, and my ultimate talent would be–"
[The Ultimate Prodigy]
"I'm 11 and a half, my favorite hobby is hanging out with my two brothers and I like reading books and learning." Anais finishes off. "What the hell does being the 'ultimate prodigy' even mean anyway?" Denji stupidly asks like the damn idiot he is. "It means tht I excell at multiple feild, including but not limited to: Biology, sociology, psychology and astronomy." A girl in the back perked up at those words.
"W-well, i-if we're going in alphabetical order, t-then I'm next." Asa says, getting up to the podium. "My anime is Asa Mikata. I like, erm… Eating good food, and umm… blonde guys. I won the lottery to get into Hope's Peak Academy as the–
[Ultimate Lucky Student]
She says, fiddling with her fingers and not making eye contact with anybody in the room. Denji, the crass fool that he is, walks up next to Asa with a wide smiler on his face and immediately starts talking.
"Well, now that she's done I think I'm next in this apha-beta-circle order here. My name id Denji Jihayaki. I'm about 16, I love good grub, hot girls and my dog, Pochita. I'm also the–
[Ultimate Naturalist]
Denji pauses for a moment, his smile fading into a frown. "I don't like one of you." He simply says, before walking back down. Who the hell is he talking about? From what little I've seen of the fool, he seems easygoing because of his nature as an idiot, but he seemed genuinely hateful towards somebody. I looked over and saw a short boy with brown hair flinch as Denji walked by. Maybe it's him? Who knows.
"Guess it's my turn, huh?" David said, walking up to the podium with his hands in the pockets of his paramedic coat. "My name's David Martinez. I came here after I got a gold medal for managing to run 40 miles per hour. Hope's Peak came a-knocking and here I am. I grew up in Night City, right on the border of North and South California. I don't like fizzy shit, but I really love the tamala's ma makes me." As he goes to step off the podium, he stops in his tracks. "Oh, yeah, by the way, I'm the–"
[Ultimate Trackstar]
Soon, Edward came to the stage. "Look, I'll make this snappy, capiche? Name's Edward Elric, I got an invite here after I made glue that could hold together five planes without any difficulty, I like doing my alchemy in silence, and I hate anybody who mentions my height." He points to himself, his coat fluttering off his arm to reveal the metallic surface. "I like to call myself the Full-metal Alchemist but the school officially recognizes me as the–"
[Ultimate Scientist]
Edward quickly tries to walk down the podium, but Denji and the pink-haired boy stop him with admiration in their eyes. "You got a metal arm? That's so damn cool!" Denji said. "Yeah, dude. Uber cool! How'd you get it?" The other boy said as Edward's face lost it's edge. "I had to get this after an accident."
The two boys quickly back off, their small minds recognizing how offensive their questino was as I got up next on the podium. "My name's Light Yagami." I say in a calm tone. "I am 15 years old, I like apples and potato chips. My main hobby is writing, but after managing to call out multiple world champion's moves six turns before they made them, Hope's Peak has named me the–"
[Ultimate Strategist]
I step down off the podium quickly, trying to make myself as little as possible. I don't believe this bear actually has us trapped in a killing game, but like hell, I'll let some random people read me like a book. Next up, an andorgynus person with grey and blue heterochromia and stitches over their face, jumped in the air, screaming "Yippe!" and clapping their hands. "I'm next. I'm next. I'm next!" they had a black shawl that is separated into three pieces on the left sleeve while wearing matching pants.
"You're grown man jumping up and down yelling yippe at the top of your lungs?" Denji asked, a disappointed look on his face. "Hey, you! I'm not just some man." He skips to the front and strikes a pose. "You're talking to the–"
[Ultimate Surgeon]
"I just love the rush I get when I get a body on the table and start cutting them up. Hell, that's the reaso why I got here in the first place, did ten surgeries perfectly in a row!" Everybody was silent looking at Mahito except for Denji and the pink-haired boy who were whispering loudly "I got a real bad feeling about him, man." "Yeah, same here dude. He give me the creeps."
"Well… I guess I'm up then." Mark had came to the front of the class. "I'm Mark Grayson. I'm about fifteen and I'm-" Unfortunately, Mark was cut off by Anias asking a question. "Mark Grayson? Like the son of Omni-man, the ultimate hero who once attended here, Mark Grayson?" Anias' face gained a wide smile as she looked at Mark with almost reverence.
Mark sighed and rubbed the back of his head. "Yeah, that would be me. I've been trying to get out of his shadow though, but it's hard to do that when half of the world worships you and the other half hates your guts. But I've been building my stamina to some crazy levels and became a runner. Hell, in terms of endurance, I think I'm practically–"
[INVINCIBLE]
"But, also I'm the–"
[Ultimate Endurance Runner]
"I think it's about time to introduce myself." A voice, although soft, pierces throughout the entire room and calls attention to a specific person. It was a woman with red hair and yellow eyes, spiral patterns. "I am Makima Malphus. I like my dogs and hate noisy people; I am also known as the–"
[Ultimate Dog-Breeder]
Nobody seemed to want to have a conversation with her, yet she seemed fine with it, that same smile she's had since she started talking still perfectly sat on her face. She's definitely dangerous. I can tell from a glance she's wearing a mask of false happiness just to start lashing out like a snake, I'll have watch out for her. Also, in the corner of my eye, I see Denji start to frown. Ah, I guess Makima was the person whom he disliked. I wonder what for though.
"Okay, okay this is getting boring as hell." Retsuko says, looking up to see her in the chair clearly waking up from sleep considering the spilled wine on her shirt and the glass on her head. "Speed-round, everybody! Say your name, ultimate talent and something you like."
A girl who was wearing something similar to the traditional outfits worn by Japanese spirit mediums, consisting of a kimono, dark-colored wooden sandals, and a necklace with a magatama and several orbs stepped up. "I'm Maya fey." She said excitedly. "I like my friend, Phoenix, but I just call him Nick. I'm the–"
[Ultimate Spirit Medium]
Another woman stepped up, her outfit consisted of a black beanie hat with a pale yellow tiara design on her head, both a pink choker and a pink long-sleeved dress with a pattern of pale yellow stars printed all over it, which is worn under a black feathery cardigan on her shoulders, alongside a set of black leggings and high-heeled boots. "Hi, my name's Octavia Goetia. My dad takes me to see the stars sometimes, I guess that's kinda why i'm called the–"
[Ultimate Astrloger]
Phineas stood forward, Ferb walking closely behind. "Hi guys, I'm Phineas," He said enthusiastically, pointing at Ferb. "And this is my brother, Ferb. We're both 13, and we both love building stuff. We're the–
[Ultimate Inventor's]
All of a sudden, a delinquent walked up, a matching black jacket with elbow pads and what appears to be a metal vertebral column attached to his back, pants with knee pads and a double-sided holster belt with ammo on each side, a red ascot, combat boots, a pair of yellow gloves with metal knuckle protectors, and a skull mask on his hip. "S'up? Im Ryuji Sakamoto." He scratches the back of his head in confusion. "I honestly don't really know how I got my title, considering I just like running, but apparently I'm the–"
[Ultimate Punk]
The same brown haired boy was up next, wearing a white dress shirt, blue t-shirt, dark pants and white sneakers. "H-hey everybody. My name's Shinji Ikari, I like cleaning and cooking, and I am the–"
[Ultimate Pilot]
Finally, the last person comes up, the same pink-haired boy who was talking to Denji taking stage. "Yo, I'm Yuji Itadori. I really like oyakodon" Denji let out a little giggle. "And my talent is the–"
[Ultimate Strongman]
"Alright, now that everybody is acquainted with one another I can now introduce the school." Retsuko said, suddenly being in a teacher's outfit and coming down from her throne. "Hope's Peak Academy is a prestigious school, one that has many floors made by our own mechanics and architects. Right now all of you are on the first floor and are free to explore up to the third floor. This floor contains the Dining area, your ultimate study rooms and your dorms."
I raised my hand. "Excuse me." I asked. "Will there be any safety implementations on the dormitory?" Retsuko scoffs at my question. "I was getting there brainiac. There will be a 'nighttime' which is from 10PM to 7 AM, a few areas on the floors will be off-limits, though your movements throughout the school won't be."
Retsuko started to put on comically oversized glasses. "Also, when night is approaching, students have a curfew of strictly 11:30, though you can go out past that time by scanning your hope-pads if you ever bother to get them. There are also seven rules that will be implemented, that even I, the headmaster of this school must obey."
Rule #1: Students may reside only within the school. Leaving campus is an unacceptable use of time.
Rule #2: Since "nighttime" is from 10 pm to 7 am. Some areas are off-limits at night, so please exercise caution
Rule #3: Sleeping anywhere other than the dormitory will be seen as sleeping in class and punished accordingly.
Rule #4: With minimal restrictions, you are free to explore Hope's Peak Academy at your discretion.
Rule #5: Violence against headmaster Retsuko is strictly prohibited, as is destruction of surveillance cameras.
Rule #6: Anyone who kills a fellow student and becomes "blackened" will graduate, unless they are discovered.
Rule #7: Additional school regulations may be added if necessary.
"Are there any other questions? No? Good." She didn't let anybody say a word to her before she cut them off. "Now, Mama needs a nice relaxing break, and when I get back I better see some blood on this floor, or so help me, I will turn this school around!" She yelled before just spinning around and disappearing from our sight.
"..." A beat of silence passed through the room, nobody knew what to do.
"Oh well, I'm going to bed." Denji said, yawning and stretching his arms. "I'm on my way to find my dorm if anybody wants to come with." And with that, he just walked off to a hallway to the right.