A/N- Hi guys! I know I normally don't put the a/n in the front, but this chapter is going to be a little different. There's going to be another POV in this one. Let me know what you think of it. Thanks ~Lizzie <3

   My stomach felt like it was trying to force its way up my throat. Em, or what had been Em, was being cleaned up by what looked like Monokumas wearing custodian outfits. When we got upstairs, Tommy actually did throw up. I started crying a little, because even though Ashlie and Em had been killers, they were still two of us. People who wanted to get out. As per usual, another floor was unlocked. It had a huge chem lab. The lab had everything from supplements to deadly poisons. That wasn't very reassuring. I didn't like the idea of poison at everyone's disposal.

   Despite the circumstances, some weird relationships had formed. Me and Dan were best friends, even though we'd only met each other a couple of weeks ago. Nick and Tommy were also pretty close. So were Max and Jess, and Ross and Barney. Thinking of these, I smiled, thinking, Maybe there's hope for us yet. I should have known that that would make things worse.
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We found The Vacktor family. Em had hid them in one of the Bathhouse lockers. Olivia said that Monokuma didn't put cameras in there because the lenses got steamed up and you couldn't see anything anyway. When we found them, they told us something interesting.

    "It's so great to see all of you!" Pink said.

    "We finally managed to crack some of these files!" Yellow said, cheerfully as always.

   "The biggest, Most awful, Most hopeless Event in human history happened a year ago" Blue told us sadly.

    "Yeah, after that, Hopes Peak undertook a certain project." Green said, shrugging nonexistent shoulders again.

   "Hopes Peak?" Asked Max.

   "That's what this school was called" Red explained, "Hopes Peak Academy"

   "The idea was to make Youtubers carry out communal lives while isolated in Hopes Peak Academy" Pink said.

   "Depending on the circumstances, there was a possibility that the Youtubers kept in isolation would never get to leave." Blue said.

    "From the evidence, this plan originated solely from within the Academy itself" Yellow said.

    "So The academy locked itself up?" Jess asked.

   The heads nodded in unison.

   "The headmaster led the project himself." Green said.

   "It's highly probable that he's still inside the school somewhere." Red said.

   "So the headmaster is controlling Monokuma..." Dan guessed.

   "Most likely" Nick said.

That's when Monokuma came over the announcements

    "All students please make their way to the gym for a special announcement" Monokuma's less-than-angelic voice crackled over the PA system.

   I sighed. This couldn't be good. I made my way to the gym, and found almost everyone there already. I stood next to Dan near the back. When Barney and Ross arrived, Monokuma spoke.

   "I hate to break it to ya kids, but there's a traitor in your midst! A mole, and I don't mean the furry animal, who's been telling me all your little secrets." Monokuma said.

   Why did Dan suddenly tense up? I was concerned, then Max asked,

   "well, who is it?"

   Like he's actually... I started, then Monokuma chuckled.

   "Upupupu~! Ask and you shall receive!" He crowed, "the mole helping me is..."

   He pointed to the back, and for one terrible moment I thought he was pointing to me. Then, with a sick feeling, I realized he was pointing to Dan.

   "Dan The Diamond Minecart!" Monokuma cried.

   The others backed away from Dan, but I stayed where I was.

   "You guys aren't seriously buying this, are you?" I asked, "The bear is just messing with us!"

I looked up at Dan.

   "Tell them Monokuma's wrong!" I said to him.

   He looked down at me with sad eyes.

   "I'm sorry Lizzie. I really wish I could, but..."

   "No..." I murmured.

   "So what were you supposed to do, Mole?" Barney asked.

   I glared at him, but Dan answered.

   "If none one killed after a few days, I was..to kill" he said.

   The others seemed to back either farther away. No no no... this couldn't be happening.

   "I'm going to go to my room..." Dan said softly.

   He turned to me and said,

   "Thank you Lizzie"

   After he was gone, Ross muttered,

   "Good riddance"

   I whirled on him.

   "SHUT UP!" I yelled.

   Without thinking, my hand moved through the air. SLAP! Ross raised a hand to feel his cheek, which had a red hand mark on it. The others seemed taken aback by my outburst, it I didn't care.

   "HEARTLESS JERK!" I yelled, "YOU'RE THE ONE WHO SHOULD DIE!"

   Ross actually smiled.

   "Try to kill me then, if you want. It's within school rules" he said matter-of-factly.

   I tried to calm myself.

   "I'm going to my room" I  growled, walking off.

   Later however, I heard talking.

   "I probably should have known Dan would be a mole." It was Barney's voice, "He kinda seemed like a pushover to me."

   I entered the room.

   "Take it back." I said.

   "Why? It's true" Barney said.

   "No it's not!" I yelled.

   I saw red. Why were people badmouthing my friend. I was going to punch him, but he pushed me back hard, and I cut my arm on the edge of a table falling down. Jess was there, and ran to me.

   "Barney!" She scolded.

   "What was I supposed to do, let her hit me?" He asked.

   Jess looked annoyed, then helped me to the nurses office. She knew a little first aid, and bandaged me up. Then Dan came rushing into the nurses office.

   "Lizzie! Are you alright?" He asked.

   He saw my bandaged arm,

   "Who hurt you?" He asked.

   "Barney pushed her and a table scratched her" Jess told him.

   "He hurt you rather than me..." Dan said softly, "Unforgivable"

   "Dan, it's ok, I..." I started, but he interrupted me.

   "Don't worry, I won't do anything drastic. I'm just going to draw the line" Dan said.

  He walked out of the room, and I followed.

   "Lizzie, you don't have to worry. I'm going to ask Ross, Barney, and Max to come to the Game room, and ask for their forgiveness." Dan said.

   I smiled.

   "Sounds like a plan." I said.

   I went to my room. After an hour, I decided to go to the game room to see if Dans apology worked. I walked and saw the door was open. However, when I went in, Dan was crouching on the floor, clutching his head. There was blood between his fingers.

   "Dan!" I cried.

   I ran and stood next to him.

   "Lizzie, could you go get me some of that supplement stuff?" He asked.

   "Of course!" I said.

   And with that, I raced to the chem lab.

   Olivia's POV

   I turned the corner as I heard a yell. Lizzie was banging on the door of the Game room. I knew something was wrong from the look in Lizzie's eyes. I looked around the corner, and saw Nick coming up the stairs.

    "Nick!" I called to him.

He came over.

    "Dan's in there!" Lizzie cried.

    "The door won't open...!" Nick cried.

"Dan! Let us in!" Lizzie cried.

Dan didn't move.

    "Something's blocking the door." I said, trying the handle.

    " I'll get it!" Nick cried.

He used his elbow to smash the glass of the door, and put his hand through. After we got inside, I saw the chair that was used to block the door.

"Dan!" Nick cried, running over to the blue haired guy on the seat.

He had blood on his head, and coming from his mouth. He was silent. He didn't move. He was dead.

"Well, I do declare ladies and gents! A body has been discovered! Investigate, then Trial! You all know the drill by now!"

"Dan...is dead?" Lizzie asked, turned to look behind at her.

Poor girl looked depressed.

    "Lizzie..." Nick started, probably trying to cheer her up.

"I-I'm fine...I can take it..." she said, shakily.

   She started to the door.

   "I-I need to get the others" and with that she's gone.

   "We have to solve this case, for Dan" Nick said.

   I nodded in agreement. Soon, Max, Jess, Tommy, and Barney appeared.

   "Jeez! Dan's dead?" Max cried.

   "Hmm, yup. The mole is no more." Ross agreed.

"so Dan was Eliminated..." Barney said thoughtfully.

   "Oh don't play dumb, I know what happened," Lizzie said, " Dan told me he wanted to talk with the the three of you in this very room! Max, Barney, Ross... One of you is the culprit!"

   "Hey, don't look at me! I didn't do it!" Max cried, edging to the door.

   "Then why are you trying to run away?" Lizzie cried.

   Max stopped.

"Hmph. I'll admit there was a note under my door that said 'come to the game room' But who would be foolish enough to go? That goggle-wearing goon could have been lying in wait for me." Ross said.

"Anyways, isn't it a good thing Dan was the next victim? He was a mole after all." Barney pointed out.

   "Why you..." Lizzie started.

   It looked like she was going to start a fight with someone.

"We don't have time to argue, we have a mystery to solve." Tommy said.

   So it began. I could see many pulling out their handbooks, but I would do that later. I had to gather any evidence I could. Several things popped out to me. Dan had two welts on his head. Nearby, on a CD shelf were six bottles, or rather, there were six. There were only four now, with a good amount of blood and broken glass.

"He definitely was struck twice" I said, "but I don't think that would have finished him off. He has blood on his mouth. He must have coughed it up. Dan was poisoned."

   But how... was the question. Dan had yellow powder on the instep of his shoe. He must have spilled it on him somewhere. Then Nick found another piece of evidence.

"There's a protein drink by the door." He said.

I looked at the cup, and it clicked something in my head. I exited to continue the search. After a while Monokuma told us to come to the elevator. It was time for a trial.

Surviving Students- 8

A/N- can I just quickly say how sorry I am for turning Ross and Barney into complete jerks? WHAT HAS THIS SCHOOL DONE TO YOU TWO?? Hope you guys enjoyed it! -Lizzie <3