SIX MONTHS LATER I FINALLY GOT UP OFF MY ASS AND DID IT EHE

I'm ignoring the prologue and ending of the game cuz fuck no am I writing all that out I tortured myself enough with the main story byeeee

this is a long one so buckle up besties oml

swimmer sprite absolute slay fr

there are like no buff women in dr that I could've used for reference only sakura and uh yeah I couldn't use her f so had to improvise whoops

anyyyywwaaayyyy these were so fun omg it was a bit of a challenge to write some of the characters but yasss ichika interactions with other characters

(This is a bonus episode (I think) in DRS that unlocks after 30 hope fragments lol and it involves the whole v3 cast so I had to write my kids all together again

Monosuke roughly tossed back Chiaki's gaming device. "Here ya go, fixed the screen." He huffed. "I'm surprised you still play with that black and white hunk o' junk."

Chiaki nodded. "Thanks. And it's definitely a little old school but... some people prefer it that way."

"You asked Monosuke to fix something, Nanami? Instead of... me?" Souda cried.

Kokichi laughed at the boy. "And he did a darn good job of it. How's it feel to have your purpose in life fly out the window!?"

"Nanami! I could've modified it with a full-colour display!" Souda barked, ignoring Kokichi.

"Nana-chan just said she preferred the old school way of gaming." Ichika rolled her eyes and smirked. "She's in your class too, I would've thought you'd known this, you stupid chicken nugget."

"Don't call me a chicken nugget!" Souda barked at the small, grinning girl.

Chiaki shook her head. "No, it's fine. Like Chika-chan said, I prefer Monochrome style. It has plenty of its own charms. I didn't ask you to fix it because you were playing with the kids and looked busy..." She tilted her head. "So I figured Monosuke might be able to fix it with the power of the wand."

Monosuke nodded. "The wand is great for makin' new stuff, but it ain't so great for delicate repairs. Besides, it's faster for me to handle a simple task like this with my own two paws."

Makoto hummed. "Huh, I didn't think you were good at that."

"Eh, it ain't a big deal. I'm a machine, so I get machines, y'know?"

"Don't let Kiiboy hear you say that! Those words could short circuit any incompetent robot!" Kokichi called out with a wide grin.

Shuichi hummed. "But with a skill like that, you could turn this into a repair shop and..."

Shuichi was cut off by a bright white light, blinding everyone in the area. When Chiaki and her friends came to, Shuichi and his friends had disappeared.

Chiaki blinked. "Huh, that light just now..."

Ibuki scratched the back of his head. "Saihara-kun and the others disappeared... I guess lightning *can* strike... uh, thrice?"

"Hey!" Monosuke barked, clenching his paw. "We were talkin' business! Which bear is responsible for this!?"

Imposter Byakuya stared at where the others just disappeared. "Going by recent events, this is an opportunity. Saihara-kun and the others are more than capable of bringing back a Fragment. Let's trust in them."

Hajime nodded in agreement with a small smile. "Right. Knowing them, it'll be a piece of cake."

***

Shuichi's eyes widened at the giant green, Japanese-style castle that stood before him and his class. "Wow... What *is* that!?"

"Wow, talk about a fancy castle and a bright blue sky! Looks like we won't have to deal with any *reign*!" Ichika giggled.

"Ooh! That's so cool!"Kokichi looked at the castle with stars in his eyes. "The castle is a robot! And unlike Kiiboy, it looks *tough*!"

"I prefer not to be compared with a building! Besides, I'm way more detailed!" Kiibo barked at the small boy.

Kaito punched his fists together. "I dunno if it fits my tastes either, but it's wild that someone could make such. massive machine."

Tsumugi stared at the castle in awe. "I curious if it has cool features, like transformation or combination, or a huge beam."

"This is no time for daydreaming." Maki sighed. "It's clearly a case of a Monokub abusing their wand, right?" She bit her thumb. "We need to find them quickly and make them stop. We'll be late for dinner if we don't hurry."

"I've got a hunch Monodam is behind this, what with that castle and all. But where could he be?" Ryoma muttered, looking around the vicinity.

"I-AM-HERE."

"'Here' isn't very specific!" Tenko barked. "Tell us *exactly* where you are!"

"I-AM-RIGHT-BEFORE-YOUR-VERY-EYES."

Rantarou hummed and crossed his arms. "Ahh, so that's where his voice is coming from. the castle."

"Is there a cockpit in the castle or something?" Kokichi put his hands behind his head and grinned widely. "Oh man, I wanna try piloting it too!"

"Because you have the height to skill to find the hidden cockpit on this machine." Ichika snorted.

"Big words coming from someone who can barely reach the top shelf!" Kokichi laughed.

Ichika rolled her eyes and played with her drawstrings. "Please, I could climb to the top of that thing in less than 20 seconds."

Himiko clenched her fists and glared at the machine. "Nyeh, like we were just saying, there's no time! I was in the middle of practicing some new spells!"

Kaede cupped her hands around her mouth and yelled out. "Hey, Monodam! Care to tell us why you're doing this?"

"SO-THAT-EVERYONE-GETS-ALONG." Monodam responded. "IF-I-CONTROL-THE-ISLAND... EVERYONE-WOULD-HAVE-TO-WORK-TOGETHER-AND-BE-FRIENDS. FOREVER-AND-EVER... EVERYONE, TOGETHER-FOREVER-AND-EVER..."

"Is this the yandere route!?" Tsumugi cried, hiding behind her arms. "And your target is everyone on the island!? That's so innovative!"

Angie glared at the machine. "God would never permit you to control everyone. This is your opportunity to repent."

"Wanting people to get along is great! But I think you're going about this all wrong!" Kaito explained.

Gonta nodded in agreement. "That's right! Forcing people to follow you is the exact opposite of getting along!"

"You have your own grievances, I'm sure. Why don't we discuss how to resolve them?" Kirumi offered.

"Ah, look!" Gonta pointed at the castle's hand. "Monodam is riding the castle's hand and he's coming this way!"

Monodam looked down at the students. "YOU... WISH-TO-TALK? WITH-ME?"

Shuichi nodded with a small smile. "Of course... We'd all like to get along and spend our time together, after all."

Miu glared at the bear. "And if *you* wanna get along, apologize for jacking my valuable time!"

Kaede sighed. "Iruma-san... Monodam is open to talking, so could you please bring it down a few notches?"

Monodam's aura went cold. "I... HAVE-NO-DESIRE-TO-TALK."

Shuichi blinked. "Huh?"

"Saihara!" Maki cried out, running at him, pushing him out of the way as the castle punched at him.

Tsumugi shivered. "The... castle punched at us... Are you okay, Saihara-kun?"

Shuichi nodded slowly. "Looks like it... thanks to you, Harukawa-san. You saved me."

Maki glared at the machine. "Don't mention it. Just be ready. It looks like he'd rather fight than talk."

"DO-NOT-WORRY. IF-YOU-DO-AS-I-SAY, WE-WILL-ALL-GET-ALONG-TOGETHER... FOREVER."

"Here he comes..." Kirumi readied herself. "Everyone, be careful."

***

Monodam's castle started to ruble violently.

"AH, AHHH... MY-CASTLE..."

"Beating up Monodam stopped the castle... W-Was that my magic?" Himiko stammered.

Rantarou chuckled. "Your magic was a big help, but... it was Hoshi-kun who stopped the castle."

Ryoma shrugged. "I figured sluggin' a few balls into those arm joints would slow it, but talk about effective."

Kaito grinned at the tennis player. "Huh, it wasn't half bad. Looks like your tennis skills haven't gotten rusty at all."

"Heh, flailing my arms was pretty uncool though."

"..." Monodam glared at the students.

"Aw man, over already?" Ichika pouted. "What a shame... And I was excited to get into a real, super-duper awesome and dangerous, life-threatening battle!" She cheered.

"God, sometimes I wonder what the fucks wrong with that midget-sized brain that you have!" Miu barked at Ichika.

"..." Monodam remained silent.

"Um... Monodam..." Kaede spoke up nervously. "I'm not sure what's going on in that head of yours, but... if you really want us to get along, can't you trust in us a little?"

Rantarou nodded in agreement. "Well said. You wouldn't have to even consider controlling us if you trusted us."

"..." Monodam still remained silent.

Kokichi sighed. "When all is said and done... I guess a robot just can't comprehend human friendships."

"Hey! I won't stand for that flagrant robophobia!" Kiibo barked "I consider all of you my friends, you know!"

"..." Monodam still refused to say anything when another bright flash of white blinded the students. Once the light dispersed, the students opened their eyes to find themselves back in the islands.

"Ah... Wait!" Kaede yelled out after Monodam, who ran at the ocean and jumped in it with a big splash.

"Oh, off he goes." Ichika shrugged.

"Nyeh!? Monodam jumped into the sea!" Himiko cried out in alarm.

Kiibo looked at the ocean with panic on his face. "Oh no! If he's not wearing a float, he'll probably never come back up!"

"We've gotta go after him!" Kaito yelled at his classmates. "Someone, bring me a rope!"

***

"..." Monodam refused to say anything, a blank look on his face.

"We... We managed, somehow..." Shuichi panted lightly.

"We're lucky the rescue operation went quickly." Kirumi sighed. "Imagine if he'd sunk to the bottom of the sea..."

Angie clasped her hands together. "God has spoken... It isn't your time to depart this world."

"WHY-DID-YOU-SAVE-ME? ALL-I-DID-WAS-CAUSE-YOU-TROUBLE..."

"We saved you..." Kaito grinned at the bear. "*Because* you caused us trouble!"

"WHAT... DO-YOU-MEAN?"

Kaito sighed, scratching the back of his head. "It's better to start from a clean slate rather than parting without a chance to apologize, yeah?"

"..." Monodam stared at the students before offering them a prism-shaped object.

Tsumugi blinked at the shiny object. "Oh... Is this Monodam's Hope Fragment?"

"I... STILL-THINK-GETTING-ALONG-WITH-EVERYONE-FOREVER-WOULD-BE-IDEAL. BUT-I-MUST-RECONSIDER-MY-METHOD, FOR-I-WOULD-FAIL-SHOULD-I-REPEAT-MY-ACTIONS."

Himiko sighed in relief. "Looks like he's calmed down for now, but somehow I'm still kinda nervous..."

Korekiyo tugged at his hat. "His concession should be more than adequate... He seems rather stubborn, after all."

"Well, that settles that matter... And that puts our Monokub Fragment counter at three, right?" Tsumugi asked.

Kaede nodded in response. "I had my doubts when I heard we needed fragments from the Monokubs too, but... Yeah, I'd say it's going well! There's a light at the end of the field trip!"

OK INDIVIDUAL EVENTS NOW EHEHEHEHE god it took forever to pick out the characters help

"Oh, there you are Tanaka-san!" Ichika waved to Gundham, leaning against the fence by the paddock. "Where were you? I thought you ditched me!" She pouted, looking up at the boy.

"I just defeated hades in a jail room of pure pearl and freezing tile, made fit for a being of my standards and war like none other." Gundham crossed his arms. "It would appear that room was much more vicious than I expected. That hades spawn of a domain kept me locked away for longer than I could stand!"

"...Pfft" Ichika snorted, covering her mouth with her hand and clutched her stomach. "You got locked in the bathroom!?" She burst out into loud laughter, slapping her hand on the fence next to her.

"Silence! I shall not take such shaming bellows from a force only rivalled by my own power!" Gundham glared at the laughing girl, who was still leaning against the fence. "Let us move on. How are one's companions faring under those watchful eyes?"

"They're doing great!" Ichika clapped her hands together. "Even though it's only been a little bit in this weird virtual world... I already miss them."

Gundham puffed out his chest and nodded slowly. "One can only reach their full potential when connected with their beast. Separation from one will merely cause calamity and destruction among the mortal realm!"

"Yeah, I wish I could've brought my beasts too." Ichika sighed, resting her cheek in her palm. "They should really make pods for pets if they're going to do stuff like this." She pouted.

"Haha, when did I ever say that I was a victim of such calamity. Behold! My four dark devas of destruction are present!" Four hamsters rushed out of Gundhams jacket and climbed up his arms to rest upon his shoulders.

Ichika's eyes widened and she pointed at the small animals. "What the muffins!? How come your beasts are here! This is so unfair!" She stamped her foot on the ground and huffed.

"It would seem one connection with their beasts are far stronger than the other." Gundham grinned widely, crossing his arms. "It appears one needs to attend to their skills."

Ichika's face fell blank. "Huh? You saying I don't have a strong bond with my pets?"

"My intention was it not!" Gundham pointed at Ichika. "I have bared witness to your skill in taming beasts so much so that I, the Supreme Overlord of Ice, recognize you as one whose power is only rivalled by my own greatness! Such a title must be worn with pride."

"Hmpf. You still doubted my bonds with my beasts, you stupid chicken nugget." The small brunette glared up at Gundham and huffed before breaking out in a wide smile. "But oh well, as long as you're still willing to watch my precious beasts when I can't, I'll forgive you!"

"Very well. I accept your request." Gundham chuckled.

Himiko sat alone at a table in the cafeteria with some papers and a pencil in hand, chewing at the end of it while staring at the papers.

"Nyeh... I'm so tired..." Himiko muttered under her breath.

"Yucchan! I brought some tea and taiyaki!" A cheerful voice broke Himiko's thoughts. She looked up and saw Ichika bounding towards her, a tray in hand. "Ah, you're still working on props?"

"Yeah... I need to make sure I'm super prepared." Himiko nodded slow;y. "Got to be certain this will be the best magic show they see..."

Ichika rolled her eyes. "You say that every time, darling." She chuckled, taking a bite out of her sweet. "You should take a break, not good to be hunched over like that. Don't want your cute little back to be curved foreverrrr."

"It's ok, I'll just use my mage powers to give me more stamina and fix my back." Himiko shrugged while giving a big yawn.

Ichika raised her eyebrow and leaned back in her chair. "Mmhm... Sure, Yucchan. Honestly, you should've asked Yonaga-san for help instead of me. I don't even know what you want me to do or say." She sighed.

"Yeah, but she's busy right now, so she can't help me." Himiko looked up at Ichika and tilted her head. "You could think of new ways I can use my magic to do amazing tricks that will wow the audience!"

"Yeah, and I *have* been thinking... But I don't know enough about the tricks behind magic shows. But it is really amazing to see how much more openly motivated and less of a lazy slob like you were back then." Ichika leaned back in her chair with a small smile. "I guess such growth really can happen in such a short amount of time." Ichika looked at Himiko, who had buried herself back in the papers. "Yucchan?"

"..." Himiko was far too focused on her work to notice Ichika waving her hand at her.

"Heyyy..." Ichika pouted, getting up from her seat. "..."

"Nyeh? Ichika where are you going- Ah!" Himiko's face flared up. "H-Hey! Don't hug me from behind so suddenly!"

"Nyufufu, I just thought I could help you better like this." Ichika giggled, gently tightening her arms that were wrapped around Himiko's shoulders.

"Y-You could've just asked me what I was working on..." Himiko mumbled her face still a little red.

"Awwww... But you see, not only can I read what you've written better..." Ichika leaned into Himiko's ear and lowered her voice to a whisper. "I can be suuuuper close to you like this, and see your adorable little shocked expressions."

"I-I could've just used my magic to duplicate my papers so you didn't have to come over here like this..." Himiko pouted, her red cheeks puffing out.

"..." A sly grin spread across Ichikas face. "Hey, look at me."

"Nyeh?" Ichika moved her hand under Himiko's chin and tilted her head up so that Himiko could look up at her, while Ichika down.

A soft smile spread across Ichika's face. "There's that cute little face I adore so much~" She cooed, leaning closer while cupping Himiko's cheeks with her hands. "I *much* prefer you having your eyes on me than some stupid paper."

"W-What are you doing!?" Himiko's face flared red, quickly leaning forward and burying her face back into the papers while Ichika just smiled like nothing ever happened. "Stop distracting me!" She huffed. "...This is why I prefer to ask Angie for help..."

Ichika pulled out a chair from beside Himiko and laughed. "Ouch, now that hurts! Now let me read whatcha got here." She giggled, resting her cheek in her palm and looking at the papers. "Ah, I see. Well if you need help setting up for your show, I can certainly help with that."

"Really?" Himiko nodded quickly. "That'd be great. More people helping move the props would help for a much more efficient and entertaining show for the kids."

"Hehe, you really love entertaining people, don't ya?" Ichika smiled at the small magician fondly.

Chiaki noticed Ichika sitting on a chair by herself near the reception, fiddling with a game device. "Hey Chika-chan. Are you that multiplayer game I suggested to you a while back?"

Ichika looked at Chiaki and her eyes lit up. "Ah, it's Nana-chan!" She exclaimed with a big grin. "Yep! I've gotten really addicted to this game! The gameplay is suuuuper cool, and it's got so many pretty people you can play as! Though its physics on certain characters is a bit... weird."

"Yeah, it is like that for some games." Chiaki took a seat next to Ichika, who paused her game.

"It's your fault I'm so addicted to this game now!" Ichika pouted. "It really was a *game-changer* for me." She grinned widely.

Chiaki giggled. "Good one. And I agree. This game is very addicting, which is surprising considering it's a grinding game..."

"Mmhm, grinding games can get reaaaally boring super fast. I've played my fair share of games."