"Get away with murder, and I'll return them to you" the bear said, his voice sinister.

Then he jumped back to his abnormal, happy self.

"Have fun! Toodles~!" He cried. Then he disappeared.

Missing memories? I wondered, how could a stuffed animal steal our memories? And on a more important note, why did we have to get away with murder, of all things. I wanted to trust these people, but I didn't know if any of them were willing to kill out of curiosity, or if anyone wanted freedom that badly. I hoped not. The others reacted like me, unbelieving. The rest of the day was filled with furtive or timid looks at another person, wondering if they would commit murder. That night (well we assumed it was night, it was hard to tell with the doors and windows covered) we all headed for our rooms. I noticed Mitch heading towards the dining hall.

"Where you going Mitch?" I asked.

"I dunno, I think I'm going to grab some snacks... Maybe a little protection..." he said.

"Oh, alright." I said," stay safe!"

"Will do" he replied, then he walked off.
I explored my new room, the first time since I'd woken up in it. It had a queen sized bed that I woke up on, a desk with one of those fun little wheelie chairs, a cabinet with nothing in it, and a bathroom with a toilet, shower and sink.

I honestly couldn't sleep that night. My memories had been taken, and now the empty hole was there, but I wasn't going to give so easily. I still was worried.

That morning, I exited my room, and started towards the dining hall for breakfast. I saw Lizzie on her way out too.

"Morning." She said cheerily.

"Morning" I replied, almost thankful that she was trying to keep positive.

As we walked, I tried to make small talk.

"So, what are you going to have for breakfast?" I asked.

She actually laughed.

"What kind of question is that?" She asked.

"Well I can't just ask how you're doing, can I? I already know the answer to that one..." I said.

"Yeah. I think I'll have toast or something." She said.

That's when a scream tore through the air. It had come from the dining hall. Me and Lizzie looked at each other for a split second, then we both bolted to the dining hall.

"Oh jeez!" Tyler cried.

The person who had screamed was Ashlee. She was throwing up into a trash can when we got there.

"Tyler, what-?" I started, then I saw the body.

It was Mitch. He had almost dried blood from a wound in his arm, and a knife embedded in the side of his neck. I felt like puking myself.

"Ding Dong!" Monokuma cried,"A body has been discovered in the Estate! You have an hour to investigate, then meet by the elevator at the end of the hall! Have fun~!"

The others all entered the dining hall, and saw Mitch's body. They reacted the way I had, or like Ashlee had, in Stacey and Jens case. When Jordan came in, he reacted like me, and he had a reasonably sized bruise on his forehead.

"Woah, what happened man?" Jerome asked.

"I fell out of my bed this morning," Jordan replied,"broke my glasses too."

"Tough man" Tyler said," those were some cool shades."

I went to examine the body, my appetite long gone. I noticed there was something next to him written in...pink blood? I didn't know why it was pink, but the letters....
J
C
J C...I thought. I didn't know what those meant, so I made a mental note to come back to it later. Little shards glinted in the lights of Dining Hall. I picked one of the larger shards up, and looked at it. It was definitely tinted blue glass. Blue glass shards... There were also footprints, leading out of the dining hall, which I hadn't noticed before. When I followed them, they led me to the beginning of the hallway where the A-J rooms were. The footprints didn't go to a room, so the culprits must have realized that they were leaving a trail.

I walked back to the dining room, where I was surprised to see people eating breakfast. Moon was gnawing on a piece of bread with butter, while Lizzie and Jay were having toast.

"Alright! Times up pinheads! Meet me by the elevator!" Monokuma cried.

We went the elevator, where Monokuma was waiting.

"So what's this all about?" Morgan asked, looking down at the bear was sitting.

"Well? I told you to investigate, yeah? Well, now it's time for an Estate Trial!" Monokuma explained,"You'll go in, and try to determine who the killer is! If you guess correctly, I'll execute the perp! Guess wrong, however, and I'll kill everyone but the guilty party!"

I could feel my face pale.

"Seriously?!" Tiff cried.

"So you'll execute us if we guess wrong?" Jen asked.

"Yup! Way to hint that you're one of the innocents, by the way." Monokuma said.

"No way!" Tyler yelled,

"'Scuse me?" Monokuma inquired, turning to him.

"I said, I'm not going to participate in the trial, especially if I'm putting my life on the line!" Tyler yelled.

"Well, the only way out is through me, so-" Monokuma was cut off as Tyler kicked him against the wall.

The monochrome bear hit it hard, and Tyler was already storming away.

"Hmm, maybe I should have warned him..." Monokuma pondered,"Its participation or Death..."

We realized too late what he meant. Monokuma didn't seem to do anything
, but we heard Tyler scream. When we ran to see what Monokuma had done, what looked like a bear made of shadows was...ripping Tyler apart. Pink blood stained the bears maw and claws.

"Oh, H*** no!" Jay yelled, then he said,"Screw it! If I can't cuss, I won't cuss...!"

"Oh my gosh..." Moon groaned, clutching her stomach.

"Tyler...?!" Sly squeaked.

"Oopsie Doopsie! That's it for him! The Creature doesn't like it when people break the Estate's rules..." Monokuma explained,"So you're in luck! As long as you participate and don't attack me, you'll be fine!" Now, come on! ONTO THE TRIAL!!" And with that, we went back into the hallway and entered the elevator.