Hopeful Memories

Prologue

A week had passed since graduation. The students wanted to mourn class 77-B, but there was no time for it...The world was horrified when seemingly out of nowhere, all of the reserve course students suddenly committed suicide. All 2,357 of them. it was The Biggest, Most Awful, Most Tragic Event in Human History... But the nightmare didn't end there...The academy became a target, as did the students. The headmaster, Jin Kirigiri, sheltered class 78 within it's walls. One by one, he met with each of them, asking them if they could live in the academy for the rest of their lives. Each student had answered yes, they could. Soon, the world fell into chaos, destruction, and despair. Upon the headmasters request, class 78 willingly began to block off all the windows, shielding them with thick sheets of metal. Other students removed the main entrance, installing a massive vault door instead. Soon, Hope's Peak Academy was an impenetrable stronghold, designed to protect the ultimate students, in hopes that with them, hope could live on. Then one day, the headmaster vanished. The students were left alone, terrified and confused. Leon Kuwata sat on the floor by Chihiro, watching as he went through his laptop. They had learned that all the despair in the world was all thanks to an organization called Ultimate Despair. A massive group of people dedicated to spreading despair and destruction. Chihiro was currently researching the group, when some images caught his eye. He let out a frightened gasp andstared in disbelief.

"Leon...you may want to look at this..." Leon raised a brow and leaned over to look at the screen. his breath caught in his throat as he stared in horror. There were photos of the group spreading chaos. One photo was undoubtedly Fuyuhiko Kuzuryu. Anyone would recognize the ultimate yakuza anywhere. There was almost the unmistakable Sonia Nevermind, standing regally before some army. Other photos included Peko Pekoyama, Teruteru Hanamura, Nagito Komaeda, Hyoko Saionji, Ibuki Mioda, Gundham Tanaka, Miharu Koizumi, Akane Owari, Nekomaru Nidai, who had also trained him long ago in baseball, Mikan Tsumiki, The ultimate imposter... Leon couldn't believe his eyes. Class 77-B was alive! But...from the look of the photos...It was as if they had become evil. That was obvious. Several of the photos depicted murder. He scanned through the photos, until one last photo caught his eye. He hurriedly clicked it and felt as if his heart had stopped. There, standing in a factory, overlooking the conctruction of a massive robot that looked far too familiar to Leon, with hair wild and free, sporting a yellow jumpsuit...
Was Kazuichi Souda.

"Kazu...No...No, why?!" Tears burst forth again and the sound of a giggle broke through his sobbing. He looked up to see Junko Enoshima, standing there with Mukuro Ikusaba. A fire suddenly ignited in his heart and he shot to his feet, grabbing junko by the shoulders. His face reddened and he squeezed her soulders, baring his teeth angrily. Junko just tilted her head innocently. She shook her head at Mukuro, and the ultimate soldier stepped back.

"What's the matter, Leon?"

"You...This is all your fault, isn't it?! YOU BITCH! YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERYTHING! YOU...You destroyed class 77-B...! You brainwashed them! You...You ruined Kazu's life...!" Junko only laughed.

"There now, Leon...Don't worry, I've taken great care of that mechanic boyfriend of yours...In fact he's my favorite tool out of everyone in Ultimate Despair! Oh the things he's built for me... They'll bring such despair...! I can barely contain myself! But i don't love them nearly as much as I love you all..After all you're my classmates...! I want you to feel the joys of despair!" Leon swung back his fist, but it was quickly grabbed by Mondo, who had heard the commotion.

"Dude, have you lost your fucking mind?! You can't hit a chick!"

"Let go, Mondo! This BITCH is the one who's responsible for all the fucked up shit in the world...! Class 77-B is ALIVE! She fucking brainwashed them into murderous psychopaths! She took Kazu!" He screamed. Mondo had to fight to hold him back. Soon, all the other students had come as well. Makoto and Kyoko watched in shock. Hifumi was shaking, Toko was tremblng nervously, hiding behind a stoic Byakuya. Hina stood back with Sakura, who was watching the scene intently. Celeste just stood back and watched with curiousity. Taka looked like he was ready to intervene and break up the fight. Sayaka watched Leon fearfully. She had never seen him so angry. None of them had. Hiro was in the back, watching with fear in his eyes. all the while, Junko showed no fear.

"Don't worry...Soon, none of you will even remember your time here! You'll forget anything that ever happened...Your classes, your friendships, lessons...your romances...It's gonna be soooo despairful!" Leon lost his anger when he heard Junko.

"What do you mean...we're gonna forget? There's no way I could ever forget any of this! Especially not Kazu!"

"Poor Leon Kuwata...You won't have a choice! Mukuro!" Mukuro had vanished in the commotion. As the students turned around to look for her, the scenery before them suddenly swirled, blurring. Then, everything went black...