Monokuma is not controlled by Junko, but by an anonymous person inside Hope's Peak, so that's why he's more of a host and OOC.

Bold and Italic text will signify when Monokuma is explaining something directly to the audience.

Italic text will signify when a team is in a post-leg interview off the race course.

Bold text will signify when the focus is put onto a new team.

Leg 1.1

My name is Monokuma. I am standing in front of the most prestigious high school in the world, Hope's Peak Academy. This is where twenty-two students will depart on a race around the world for one hundred million yen. The students will be racing without the benefit of personal computers or cell phones, and are only allowed to bring clothes, toiletries, and other necessities from home. We have surveyed Hope's Peak and have found seven people from three lucky classes, class 77-B, 78, and 79.

Our students from class 77-B are approaching us now. Let me introduce our competitors!

The doors to the school opened as the seven members of class 77-B ran outside.

Chiaki Nanami, the Ultimate Gamer.

Sonia Nevermind, the Ultimate Princess

Ibuki Mioda, the Ultimate Musician

Akane Owari, the Ultimate Gymnast

Nekomaru Nidai, the Ultimate Team Manager

Kazuichi Soda, the Ultimate Mechanic

And Nagito Komaeda, the Ultimate Lucky Student.

All seven students ran out and circled around Monokuma, jumping and clapping excitedly. Monokuma walked up to the audience on the sidelines to the students of class 77-B who either didn't make the cut or refused to participate.

"You, Fuyuhiko Kuzuryu, who of your participating classmates do you think has the best chance of winning this whole thing?" Monokuma asked.

"I would say definitely Nagito. He's very sharp, though a bit twisted."

"You, Pekopeko, what do you think?"

"Uhh… the name's Peko. And I definitely see potential in Chiaki."

Monokuma nodded and walked back to the middle of the field.

Now we have the students from Class 78th. Here they are!

Sayaka Maizono, the Ultimate Pop Sensation

Aoi Asahina, the Ultimate Swimming Pro

Celestia Ludenberg, the Ultimate Gambler

Leon Kuwata, the Ultimate Baseball Star

Chihiro Fujisaki, the Ultimate Programmer

Yasuhiro Hagakure, the Ultimate Clairvoyant

And Makoto Naegi, the Ultimate Lucky Student

The class ran into the middle of the plaza, also clapping and smiling. Once again, Monokuma went to the audience to the rest of Class 78.

"Byakuya Togami, what do you think?"

"I'm not sure who will win, but I know for certain Hiro will fall flat on his face. He's a confirmed idiot and has no redeeming qualities."

"Okay, that was abrasive." Monokuma replied, moving to a certain lavender-haired girl. "You're Kyoko Kirigiri correct?"

"Yes, that's correct."

"Who do you have your money on?"

"I would say… Probably Hina. She's the most physically strong person in our class. She's not the brightest, but I'm certain she can make it as long as someone isn't weighing her down."

And now, we will introduce competitors from Class 79.

Shuichi Saihara, the Ultimate Detective

Kaito Momota, the Ultimate Astronaut

Rantaro Amami, the Ultimate Adventurer

Kaede Akamatsu, the Ultimate Pianist

Tenko Chabashira, the Ultimate Aikido Master

Miu Iruma, the Ultimate Inventor

And Himiko Yumeno, the Ultimate Mage- I mean Magician.

Once again, the students ran out.

"Maki Harukawa, who do you think is the strongest?"

"Definitely Tenko. If she's not blinded by her hatred of men, she'll do very well. But on the off chance that she's paired with a boy, I really don't know. She might just implode."

"Kokichi Oma, who do you think will win?"

"Winning? Hmm… I don't know. But I think Himiko… I don't know. How did she even get accepted?"

"Wow, we've got a lot of assholes here today!" Monokuma said. Kokichi laughed.

Also, we have selected one lucky soul from the Reserve Course. Please come in, Hajime Hinata!

Hajime ran from the school building alone and stood smack in the middle of everyone.

"Hajime, how does it feel being the only normal one here?"

"Well… they're definitely more talented than I am but that doesn't mean I can't be a frontrunner."

Everyone nodded.

"Now that we've got everybody here," Monokuma said. "I will explain the rules of the race. You will be embarking on a journey to circumnavigate the globe, but it will be split into twelve segments, or legs, of the race. Eight of these legs will be elimination legs, and you will be cut from the race if you arrive last at the end of the leg, also known as the Pit Stop."

Monokuma held up a black and yellow envelope. "This is what's known as a clue, which contains information on what to do next. If your clue says Route Info, it will tell you to either go to a new location, or to complete a task as a team. If your clue says Roadblock, it will tell you to select one team member to complete the task alone. Keep in mind that you cannot have more than 6 roadblocks completed per team member by the end of Leg 11, so make sure you're choosing strategically. If your clue says Detour, it will give you a choice between two tasks. You must complete one of them before you continue racing."

Everyone nodded, comprehending their information.

"Also, the first clue on a given leg will give you a certain amount of money. You can use it for anything you want, such as food, taxis, and maps, but you will not be given any more money until the start of the next leg, so make sure you spend it wisely. Money does roll over from leg to leg, so if you saved 100 yen on one leg, and then get 7000 yen the next, you will have 7100 yen."

Monokuma raised his hand. "Now, you will depart on the journey of a lifetime. The world is waiting for you… Travel safe…."

The teams got prepared to sprint.

"STOP!"

Kazuichi sprinted for a split second, then collapsed on his face. He groaned and stood back up.

"Did you really think we were going to be racing in twenty two teams of one? That's not how this works."

Monokuma pulled out a pack of 22 playing cards, each with a number labelled 1 to 22 on them and began shuffling them.

"Each of you will take a card. Whichever number you recieve is the order that you will begin to choose your partners."

Monokuma walked and passed a card to each person.

"Now, who has card number one?"

Nagito raised his hand and showed the card.

"Please step up and choose your partner."

Nagito looked at his competition. Who would get far?

"I'm going to pick Nekomaru." Nagito said. Nekomaru smiled and ran to stand right next to him.

Nagito and Nekomaru

"Who has number two?" Monokuma asked.

Makoto raised his hand.

"I'm going to pick Sayaka."

Makoto and Sayaka

"Who has number three?"

Hajime raised his hand. "I'm going to pick Chiaki."

Hajime and Chiaki

The process continued. (The name listed first is the person who chose their partner).

Tenko and Himiko

Kaede and Shuichi

Miu and Kazuichi

Sonia and Kaito

Leon and Ibuki

Chihiro and Hina

Celeste and Akane

"Hiro and Rantaro, you know what that means." Monokuma said. "You're a team now!"

"Yaaaayyyy…" Hiro said, eyeing Rantaro.

Hiro and Rantaro

"I got picked last?" Hiro asked. "I don't mind having Rantaro as a partner, but it shocked me that no one picked me."

"I'm pretty surprised that I got picked last too," Rantaro said, chuckling. "Though it's probably because I'm too mysterious…"

Miu and Kazuichi

"I don't hate Miu, but I would much rather be with Miss Sonia," Kazuichi said.

"The fuck did you just say, bitch?" Miu scolded, sitting right next to him.

"I just said I don't hate you!"

Kaede and Shuichi

Kaede leaned in on Shuichi's shoulder. "It was fate."

Shuichi blushed.

Tenko and Himiko

"Of course she picked me." Himiko said with a dull voice. "She always picks me."

"You should know that if you come in first either this leg, you will win this!" Monokuma said, holding up a slip of laminated paper displaying the words 'Express Pass'.

"This is an Express Pass. If you win it, you can use it to skip any Roadblock or Detour of your choice up to Leg 9. It's a powerful tool that you must use wisely. However, you don't just get one, you get two. You must give away the second Express Pass to a team of your choice by the end of Leg 5."

"Now then," Monokuma said. "We are ready to start. You will find your first clue with your first destination on top of your bags by the fountain. You will find all the information you need there.

Now, the world is waiting for you."

Everyone got into a running stance.

"Travel safe…. GO!"

Everyone charged straight for the fountain, trampling over each other. Hiro tripped after the first step, and Hina ran so fast that she overshot it and fell into the fountain. Tenko reached the clue first.

"Fly to Los Angeles, USA!" she read.

[i] Fly to: Los Angeles, USA

Teams must now fly on one of two flights to Los Angeles. However, if teams do enough research, they'll find that the first fight to depart will arrive thirty minutes after the second due to a longer layover. Once their flights are booked, they may not return them. Once they arrive in Los Angeles, teams must make their way to the Hollywood walk of fame to find their next clue.

Tenko and Himiko

"You have 34,400 yen for this leg of the race. Come on, Himiko! We're going to LA!" Tenko encouraged.

Kaede and Shuichi

"TAXI!" Shuichi shouted, waving his arms. A taxi pulled up next to them as they got in. "Narita Airport!"

"I'm so glad we got paired together," Kaede said.

"Yeah, me too. I don't know how it would be like to be one of those teams who got paired up with someone outside their class. It'd be hard to tell who you'd get along with." Shuichi said.

Hajime and Chiaki

"I'm actually pretty close with Chiaki," Hajime explained, sitting in their cab. "We play a lot with each other after class. I felt like it was my best option."

"I'm sleepy…"

"We've ran like ten feet!"

Leon and Ibuki

"Leon came up with the super dope idea of taking the metro," Ibuki explained.

"Yeah," he replied. "It's cheaper than a taxi, and I'm concerned with the money issue. From here to the airport will probably run around 10,000 yen. Not to mention the issue with traffic."

"So," Ibuki began. "Ibuki hears that you're a baseball player!"

"Yeah, I am… You know, when I got accepted, I actually felt like ditching baseball to become the Ultimate Musician. But I didn't know there already was one, haha."

"Oh, haii!" Ibuki greeted, looking at Makoto and Sayaka on the other side of the subway car. They waved back.

Hiro and Rantaro

"Taxi!" Rantaro shouted, waving his hands. A taxi went right by them and didn't stop.

"Dammit!" Hiro swore.

Nagito and Nekomaru

"How did you pull up a taxi so fast?" Nekomaru asked, crammed into the tiny taxi.

"What can I say? I'm the Ultimate Lucky Student, after all!"

Sonia and Kaito

Sonia and Kaito ran down to the subway to see their train already departing.

"We missed it," Kaito said. "We've already paid for our tickets so we can't just go out and hail a taxi…"

"We just have to wait, then." Sonia said, calm as ever. "It's only four minutes."

"Are you really a princess?"

"Huh? Oh, yes."

Chihiro and Hina

"It appears we're hitting traffic," the cab driver said. Hina put a wet hand to her forehead as Chihiro sat in the seat nervously.

Celeste and Akane

"I'm not great with... physical stuff," Celeste said.

"That's no matter! I can handle it!" Akane replied.

Miu and Kazuichi

Miu and Kazuichi arrived at the airport first and ran around the ticket counters trying to find one marked with a race flag.

"There!" Miu pointed. They ran up to it.

"We need to get to Los Angeles, fast as possible."

"There's a flight that departs at 1 AM on Japan Airlines, and a flight that departs at midnight on United Airlines."

"We would like the midnight flight, please."

The ticketwoman typed a few things on her computer and handed Miu the ticket.

Miu and Kazuichi: 1st on Later Flight.

Kazuichi hi-fived Miu.

Tenko and Himiko

"We need to get to LAX." Himiko said.

"We have a flight departing at midnight on Japan Airlines with a layover in Manila, and a flight departing at 1 in the morning on United with a layover in Seattle." the ticketman said.

"Oh, layovers?" Tenko asked. "Which one arrives first?"

"The United flight arrives first."

"Great. Book that. You're not like those other degenerates."

The ticketman sighed and printed out their tickets.

Tenko and Himiko: 1st on Earlier Flight

"Wow, Tenko," Himiko said with her usual stoic expression. "You caught that."

"Thanks, Himiko! Aren't I just great?"

Leon and Ibuki

Leon and Ibuki came running in alongside Makoto and Sayaka. They both went to adjacent ticket counters.

"We need a flight to Los Angeles," Leon said.

The ticketwoman explained their airline choices.

"We'll take the Japan Airlines flight," Ibuki said.

"Wait!" Sayaka stopped, holding out a hand. "The United flight arrives first!"

"Wha?" Ibuki asked. "Can you check that?" she asked the ticketwoman.

"Yes, there's a longer layover. It arrives thirty minutes before the other one."

"Alright, book United." Leon said.

Makoto and Sayaka: 2nd on Earlier Flight

Leon and Ibuki: 3rd on Earlier Flight

Sonia and Kaito

Sonia and Kaito were looking at their options. "So the Japan Airlines flight departs first?"

"Yes, that's correct. An hour earlier."

"Fine. Let's book it." Kaito said.

Sonia and Kaito: 2nd on Later Flight

Kaede and Shuichi

Kaede paid the cab as Shuichi grabbed their bags and ran inside.

"We need to get to LAX, as quick as possible."

"We have two flights tonight, one leaving at midnight and another leaving at 1 AM."

"What time do they arrive?" Shuichi asked.

"The 1 AM flight gets in at 2:45 while the midnight flight gets in at 3:15."

"Alright, book the 1 AM flight." Kaede said. "Nice thinking, detective."

Kaede and Shuichi: 4th on Earlier Flight

"I wonder how many others are going to get tripped up by that," Shuichi thought out loud.

Celeste and Akane

"Book the earliest flight, please." Celeste said. The ticketwoman handed them the 12 AM flight.

Celeste and Akane: 3rd on Later Flight

Nagito and Nekomaru

"Book Japan Airlines," Nekomaru started,

"No, hang on, before you book it, are there any layovers?" Nagito asked.

"Yes, The first flight has a layover in the Philippines while the second flight has a layover in Seattle."

"What time do the flights arrive? "

"The United flight arrives at 2:45 while the Japan Airlines flight should arrive around 3:15."

"Thank you. Book United please." Nagito demanded.

The attendant typed up a few things before handing Nagito two tickets.

"These are the last tickets for the flight."

Nagito and Nekomaru: Last on Earlier Flight

"Nice job, Nagito!" Nekomaru said.

Chihiro and Hina

"The United flight arrives earlier, but it's full?" Hina asked.

"It's the only option left." the ticketman said. "Sorry."

"Fine, fine, book Japan Air." Chihiro said.

Chihiro and Hina: 4th on Later Flight

Hajime and Chiaki

"You're saying the other flight's full?" Chiaki asked. The ticketman nodded. "Fine. Just take the other one."

Hajime and Chiaki: 5th on Later Flight

Hiro and Rantaro

"If it's the only flight left, so be it." Rantaro said. "But I don't understand why the later flight has more teams on it."

"That's not so important!" Hiro replied. "Just be glad we're on the earlier flight!"

Hiro and Rantaro: Last on Later Flight

Later Flight Gate

All the teams on the later flight had gathered at the gate.

"So, is this the group that'll be racing for the Express Pass?" Kazuichi asked.

"Express pass? This group?" Chihiro asked.

"Yeah, the earlier flight." Miu said. "There's no way those morons on the second flight will be able to win the Express Pass. They leave an hour later."

Hina was about to say something else until Chihiro clamped a hand over her mouth.

"What?" Hina whispered.

"I don't think anyone else knows that this is the later flight." Chihiro said.

"Oh," Hina replied.

"We shouldn't tell them. If they think they're racing for first, they'll probably slack off a bit thinking we have an hour cushion before elimination." Chihiro said.

"Oh, you're sneaky!" Hina said.

Teams are now en route to Los Angeles, USA. The first flight to arrive will carry Tenko and Himiko, Leon and Ibuki, Makoto and Sayaka, Kaede and Shuichi, and Nagito and Nekomaru. The second flight to arrive will carry Miu and Kazuichi, Sonia and Kaito, Celeste and Akane, Chihiro and Hina, Hiro and Rantaro, and Hajime and Chiaki.

1st Flight: 20 Minutes Early, 2:25 PM

"Go!" Leon shouted, with Ibuki running somewhat far from him.

"Sorry! Ibuki doesn't run often!"

Himiko was at the very back while Tenko was encouraging her to run.

Makoto and Sayaka reached a cab first.

Makoto and Sayaka

"We need to go to the Hollywood Walk of Fame." Makoto said.

"Hop in."

Kaede and Shuichi

"Do you think the others know they're on the later flight?" Kaede asked.

"I bet some of them do, but some of them probably don't. If they think they have an hour lead when they really don't, that's great for us."

Nagito and Nekomaru

"We're going to Hollywood!" Nekomaru said.

"I've been before," Nagito replied. "It's not that special. Just a bunch of stars on the ground."

Leon and Ibuki

"I wonder if we'll get to see famous people!" Ibuki gushed.

"You are so overly excited about this." Leon replied. "It's really cute."

"Huh?"

"What?"

Tenko and Himiko

"Take us to Hollywood, degenerate!" Tenko shouted at the cab driver. The driver flipped her the bird and then drove off. "This is why I hate degenerates."

Himiko talked to the next cab, who agreed to take them to Hollywood.

Makoto and Sayaka

The driver pulled up at Hollywood. "Wait here!" Makoto said. They dashed out onto the walk of fame as they encountered the clue box.

Makoto and Sayaka: Currently in 1st Place

"Make your way to Disneyland."

[i] Proceed to: Disneyland

Makoto and Sayaka got back in their taxi cab just as Kaede and Shuichi were pulling up.

Kaede and Shuichi: Currently in 2nd Place

"We're going to Disneyland!" Kaede cheered.

"Do you think we're going to ride something?"

"I hope so."

Ibuki and Leon: Currently in 3rd Place

"STARS ON THE GROUND!" Ibuki screamed. Leon grabbed the clue and ripped it.

"We're leaving!"

"Aww…"

Nagito and Nekomaru: Currently in 4th Place

"Make your way to DISNEYLAND!" Nekomaru read. "Eh. I've been to Disneyland Tokyo multiple times for team bonding."

"I'd be more excited if I was, ten." Nagito said.

Tenko and Himiko: Currently in 5th Place

"You live in LA. How do you not know where the Hollywood Walk of Fame is?" Tenko scolded.

"I dunno. I am sorry."

"DEGENERATE MAAAALE!"

"I can Google."

"Then Google it!"

The driver began searching on google while he was driving and then swerved into oncoming traffic.

"I hate this guy so much." Tenko said.

Himiko sighed. "What a pain."

Makoto and Sayaka

Makoto and Sayaka arrived first at Disneyland.

"Roadblock. Who wants to sled through the Alps?"

[R] Matterhorn

The Alps are the tallest mountains on the European peninsula. Now, teams will get the chance to sled down them. In this Roadblock, one team member must get on board the Matterhorn Bobsleds Rollercoaster in Disneyland. After boarding, they must look around for eight letters, all tagged with a shape. After the ride is over, the team member must place the eight letters based on what shape the letter was tagged with. Once they have done it correctly, they will have spelled out their next clue. However, if they spell it incorrectly, they'll have to ride the rollercoaster a second time.

"Do you want to sled down the Alps?" Makoto asked. Sayaka laughed. "Haha, fine, I'll do it."

Ibuki and Leon: Currently in 2nd Place

"It's our first challenge!" Ibuki screamed.

"You scream a lot."

"I screamed in six different libraries and now I'm banned from all of them."

"Alright, I guess I'll do it." Leon said.

Kaede and Shuichi: Currently in 3rd Place

"How did they get ahead of us?" Kaede asked. Shuichi shrugged. "Do you want to do the Roadblock?"

"Sure," Shuichi replied. "I think I can do it."

Tenko and Himiko

"Where are you going?" Tenko screamed.

"To the Hollywood Walk of Fame."

"We're out in the middle of nowhere!"

"Tenko, it's not a big deal."

"Now we're going to lose because of this degenerate."

Nagito and Nekomaru: Currently in 4th Place

"I guess I'll do it," Nagito said. "This'll be a cakewalk."

Leon, Sayaka, Shuichi, Nagito

Each of them got into their respective seats to board the Matterhorn rollercoaster.

"This is going to be fun, huh Sayaka?" Leon asked

"Yeah!" Sayaka replied. "But we can't get sidetracked."

They all put on their seatbelts as the ride began to move. It moved into a cave almost immediately as they passed by an H tagged with a triangle, barely visible with the outside light.

"H," Shuichi muttered, trying to remember it. The outside light vanished as they moved deeper into the cave, as lights turned on. The ride was still moving very slowly at this point, so they could easily see a W with a pentagon.

The lights stopped as they began to speed up, with a longer stretch of pure blackness of not seeing anything. Then, they saw the outside light with an L with a star on one side, and an I with a square on the other.

"The positions of the letters and shapes were meant to trip you up," Leon explained. "They put two letters on either side of you so you would have to turn your head to see one of them and completely miss the other."

At this point, the roller coaster began to speed up with rough and abrupt turns. Along the way there was an R with an octagon, an E with a circle, an S with a hexagon, and an I with a septagon.

"At the speed that it was going," Shuichi explained. "You could easily tell what letter it was, but it was harder to tell what shape it was. Because it was kind of blurry from the speed, the circle, octagon, hexagon, septagon, were all quite indistinguishable.

The ride came to a stop as each of the four riders stepped out of the vehicle and sprinted to the challenge area, where there were eleven pedestals with shapes laid out in a certain order.

Nagito

"Okay, Pentagon, Septagon, Star, Hexagon, Triangle, Square, Octagon, Circle." he repeated.

"I know star is L, triangle is H, circle is E, I think the Pentagon was W…"

He placed the L, H, E, and W in their respective spots, leaving W_L_H_E. He knew his remaining letters were I, I, S, and R. He decided to just try to use phonetics to his knowledge, as there was no way there wouldn't be a vowel between L and W, which spelled out WILSHIRE.

"Can I get a judge please?"

The judge walked up to Nagito's pedestal and handed him the clue. Nagito ran outside and straight to Nekomaru.

"You did it!" He congratulated. Nagito ripped it open and read it.

Nagito and Nekomaru: Currently in 1st Place

"Route Info. Make your way to the Wilshire Grand Center and search for your next clue."

[i] Proceed to: The Wilshire Grand Center

"Let's get out of here!" Nagito encouraged.

"I have to shit."

"Hold it in!"

Shuichi

"Can I get a check?" Shuichi asked, revealing WILSHIRE.

"That's correct." the judge said, handing him the clue.

Shuichi and Kaede: Currently in 2nd Place

"Nagito and Nekomaru just left," Kaede said. "We could catch up to them!"

Sayaka

"No, I can't remember!" She pouted. "I can't remember any of these."

She placed the W on the Pentagon. "I have to go again."

Leon

"Can I get a check?" Leon asked. The judge came up as his pedestal read WHISTLER

"That's not correct. Go again.

"Dammit!"

Tenko and Himiko

"Screw it," Tenko said. "Pull over."

The cab driver pulled over to the sidewalk as Tenko threw the cab fare at him. "We'll get a different cab, thank you very much."

She slammed the door as he drove off. She turned around to some woman walking on the sidewalk.

"Do you know where the Hollywood Walk of Fame is?"

"It's only around two blocks that way" she said.

"Thank you. Come on, Himiko, let's run."

A/N: And that's where I'm going to cut it short for the first entry. Please let me know if you have any questions and concerns, and I know that I do have a few odd teams here. Originally, Akane was supposed to be paired with Nagito and Celeste was to get Nekomaru, but I swapped them because it felt like too much of a contrast. Also, tell me which team you're going to be rooting for! The next half of Leg 1 will be up soon.

I'm also open to suggestions as to where the teams can go and what they can do. I already have a route planned, but I'm willing to change it up a bit. These are real locations, by the way.