Disclaimer: I don't own Battle Royale or any of the concepts related to it. This is just something I've written for fun.

Rating: I'm giving this the M rating for violence and language. Probably some sort of sexual content but definately rape/attempted rape. Heck, even the premise of high schoolers being forced to murder each other warrants that, don't you think?

Author's Note: I wrote this about three years ago from character submissions on the IMDB forums. So if you were hanging around the Batoru Rowaiaru forum on IMDB back then this might seem familiar to you. I've changed character histories and names. Some of the deaths will even be rearranged. I've even added two characters. I appreciate any comments, criticism, or suggestions. Enjoy!

Chapter 1

Tyler Styles (Male 18 Senior Class A, W.H. Taft Memorial High School, Washington DC) sat on the bus as his class rode along the interstate. The May weather outside was dreadful and the air conditioning on the school bus was fighting valiantly to fend off the heat. Most of the students had resorted to letting down their windows. Tyler's class was taking a trip to "historic Jamestown." He was not overly thrilled with where they were going, but he was glad that the trip was going to last over the weekend. Tyler put his headphones on and leaned his head back against the seat. He sat beside his good friend Mick Swab (Male 19). Mick was almost asleep with his face pressing against the window. Tyler understood that Mick was tired. Mick was on the baseball team. Their team, the Eagles, had played a double-header the night before and Mick was exhausted. Tyler didn't play on the baseball team, but he was there to cheer on his friends.

Tyler was on the football team, however. Tyler was the starting quarterback. He didn't make MVP but he did make All District Quarterback, which in some ways is even better. Tyler was glad. At the end of the month, they would graduate and he would lead his class across the stage as the valedictorian. He needed to get his speech together but that was a while off, so he didn't need to worry about it too soon. Right now, he just couldn't wait to get their field trip underway. He and his friends already had plans to hit the town after they got to their hotel.

Tyler casually looked around the bus. Some of the more sporty girls sat just behind him. Kate Matsura (Female 13) was directly behind him and beside her, next to the window was Sonia Kasporov (Female 10). They were on the softball team together. Kate was really involved with school programs and the student council as much, if not more, than she was involved with the softball team. Sonia won volleyball MVP last year but was focusing more on softball this year. She was lined up for a full scholarship just for softball. Sonia was probably the most athletic girl in the class. Across the aisle from Kate was Melanie Carson (Female 4). Melanie played softball and ran track. Melanie was a small girl, but could make some great plays. She was fiercely independent and had a feisty attitude. Tyler remembered when she broke one guy's nose because he was getting too fresh with her. Tyler had never seen someone bleed that much.

At the very back of the bus were the cheerleaders. They were just as attractive as the sportier girls but they just tended to fit the cheerleader image more than the sporty girl image. Natasha Green (Female 7) sat with Hayley Vanderbilt (Female 19). Hayley was pretty smart but she enjoyed the attention she got from acting like a typical blonde. Natasha, to put it simply, was a sheep. She followed the other cheerleaders around and did what they did. In primary school, Natasha had been shy but her older sister suggested she try out for the cheer squad. Natasha made the squad and was never the same. Zora Morgan (Female 15) was a liar. She wasn't even a cheerleader. Most people thought she was because she associated with them. She had large, fake breasts and was very superficial. She claimed that she was a big time actress. In fact, she had only had a walk-on part on a couple episodes of a crappy television show that got canceled after half a season. The leader of the cheerleaders was Allie Bledsoe (Female 1). She was the most superficial of all the cheerleaders. Allie may have been the prettiest girl in the class but she didn't back it up with anything. She dated boys for their money and went clubbing with the other girls. Allie's life seemed to revolve around shopping, boy-hunting and ridiculing others. She would harshly make fun of all the people not in her clique. Life at W.H. Taft Memorial High was much easier for you if Allie was your friend.

At the front of the bus sat Peter Lucianus (Male 10) and his group. Some kids joked and called them the God Squad or the Holy Rollers. Peter sat reading his Bible while his friends talked to each other. He was one of those religious extremists. Not that there is anything wrong with belonging to a religion, Peter just carried things a little too far, Tyler thought. Peter had been known for "persecuting" other kids at school. Especially, the kids who he claimed were sinners. Come to think of it, that included almost everyone. Some of the kids in the class that had problems sometimes gravitated toward Peter. They were looking for guidance or a meaning. Some people just needed something to believe in. Peter's closest friend was Kim Magdalene (Female 12). For as harsh as Peter could be, Kim was equally caring. Kim was held in high regard by all the teachers and most of the students.

Somewhere near the middle of the bus, Mary Heath (Female 8) was laughing with her friends. Tyler couldn't hear them because of his headphones but he could tell she was laughing and appeared to be having a good time. She was turned around in the seat talking to the boys behind her. Mary was the average girl next door. She was friendly to everyone in the class and pretty much everyone was friendly toward her. Her gaze fell toward the back of the bus and she saw that Tyler was looking at her. She waved slightly and smiled. They had dated a few years ago, but they were still friends. Rumor was that she had a crush on one of the jocks right now, but Tyler didn't know who.

The boys Mary was talking to were Jordan Cooper (Male 3) and Kevin Soledad (Male 17). Kevin and Jordan had been with Tyler at the baseball game last night. Kevin was a great guy and was pretty athletic; he was almost as good as Tyler. He had dated a couple of the girls in his class as well as the other homerooms. Kevin had only gotten to know Jordan about a year ago. Jordan used to be standoffish but that wasn't the case anymore. He must have started to mature and grow out of that obligatory awkward phase of puberty.

The homeroom teacher for Class A, Mr. Jones, sat at the very front seat that was smaller than the rest. His dark hair had started to develop patches of gray at his temples. He was reviewing some paperwork. The bus bumped as it crossed a bridge and Mr. Jones' glasses slid down his nose. Using his prosthetic left hand he pushed them back up to their correct position. He looked quickly over a sheet in his pile.

Senior Class A, W.H. Taft Memorial High School

Class Roster

Boys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Girls

1. Andrews, William . . . . . . . . . . .1. Bledsoe, Allie

2. Bell, Bobby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. Boone, Julie

3. Cooper, Jordan . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. Caffrey, Faye

4. Corey, Alex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. Carson, Melanie

5. Dawson, Brandon . . . . . . . . . . 5. Freeman, Michelle

6. Diaz, Paul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6. Gibson, Caroline

7. Dryden, Allan . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7. Green, Natasha

8. Franks, Tyson . . . . . . . . . . . . .8. Heath, Mary

9. Lacroix, Francois . . . . . . . . . . 9. Johnston, Kelly

10. Leigh, Adam . . . . . . . . . . . . .10. Kasporov, Sonia

11. Lucianus, Peter . . . . . . . . . . . 11. Kerpatrick, Maria

12. McNeil, Brock . . . . . . . . . . . 12. Magdalene, Kim

13. Parker, David . . . . . . . . . . . . 13. Matsura, Kate

14. Pierre, Lucas . . . . . . . . . . . . .14. McHouston, Delta

15. Preston, Joshua . . . . . . . . . . .15. Morgan, Zora

16. Roberts, Aaron . . . . . . . . . . .16. Potts, Genevieve

17. Soledad, Kevin . . . . . . . . . . .17. Shimizu, Natalie

18. Styles, Tyler . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18. Stallard, Emily

19. Swab, Mick . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19. Vanderbilt, Hayley

20. Tolbert, Kyle . . . . . . . . . . . . .20. Vincent, Whitney

21. Wilson, Carter . . . . . . . . . . . .21. Westing, Lenore

22. Yates, Freddy . . . . . . . . . . . . 22. Wilmont, Jane

He had made sure all the students were present before they left the school grounds early that morning. He couldn't help but look over the list yet again. He was surprised that none of the students noticed that the bus was westbound rather eastbound.

Mr. Jones stood at the front of the bus and called for attention. Tyler pulled his headphones off. "Due to some construction, we have to take a detour. Unfortunately, we can't stop to eat for lunch. We'll just have to eat the sack lunches from the school," he explained.

There were groans throughout the bus. The school was notorious for atrocious sack lunches. "Don't worry guys. Everything's gonna be alright," Mr. Jones comforted them.

Just a few minutes later, Tyler sat with his peanut butter sandwich and bottle of water. The lunches had been bad before, but this time the food tasted different. It wasn't unpleasant but definitely different. Tyler's stomach felt a little upset and his head felt light. He quickly fell asleep and dropped his sandwich to the floor of the bus.

44 students remaining.