Makoto Naegi lifted his head from the desk, rubbing at his head.

He didn't know what was going on or where he was. They'd been going on their class trip, and then… and then…

He glanced around. He was sitting at the front left corner of the room, Kyouko Kirigiri to his right and Taeko Yasuhiro – or, Celestia Ludenberg, as she called herself – behind him. The entire class was there, everyone in different stages of waking up. They sat boy-girl in accordance to their class numbers, it seemed. He craned his neck to see the back of the room. Yes, that was Nidai and Owari at the back.

The lights flickered and a man strode into the room. Next to him, Kirigiri tensed up. He glanced over to see what was wrong, but she didn't make any other movements, so Naegi let his gaze wander back to the man. He looked around his mid-thirties or early forties, with a remotely handsome face.

"Are you all awake?" he asked. There were a few murmurs around him, though most everyone was too shocked to make too much of a fuss just yet. "Good."

He glanced at the door, and half a dozen soldiers came in, dragging a cart of bags behind them. Naegi's eyes widened as he began to grasp what was going on.

The Program.

Now was when people began to figure out what was going on – a few more dissenting mutters from the crowd, and then the sound of a chair scraping across the floor.

"I will not accept this."

Byakuya Togami. Naegi glanced back to watch him as his normally cool features twisted into an absolutely livid expression. His hands were drawn tightly into fists at his side. The man at the front raised an eyebrow. "Oh? And you're…"

"Byakuya Togami," he said, raising his chin the way he always seemed to whenever he spoke his name. "Heir to the Togami Conglomerate."

"You best hope you win then, don't you?" the man said, voice low. "Sit down."

"I-"

"Sit down!" one of the soldiers barked, and Togami sat down with a sneer. Naegi swallowed.

"Now," the man said. "I'm sure you all know about the Program, or, as it is called some places, Battle Royale."

"Sir!"

It was Kiyotaka Ishimaru, top student and Hall Monitor. The man raised an eyebrow. "Yes…"

"Kiyotaka Ishimaru, sir!" he said. He stood up. Naegi couldn't see him, but he could imagine his back straight and shoulders back as he spoke his piece. "I- I need to-"

"If ya need to take a shit, wait a second," Mondo Oowada muttered.

"Oowada-kun, that is dis-"

"Speak your piece," the man said, and Ishimaru's attention snapped back to the front.

"I apologize, sir! I just, I need to restore honor to my family name!"

"Then win," the man said. Ishimaru swallowed, and this time Naegi did look at him. He was pale, and shaking a bit. "Sit down."

Ishimaru sat down right away, hands in his lap, throat rippling as he swallowed again.

"You all need to understand that the only way to do what you want is to win," he said. He surveyed the room. "There are thirty-two of you, from Naegi in the front to Owari in the back. All you need to do is be the last one to survive, and then you can go on to being heir or restoring honor to your family name.

"Now, to the object of the game. I'm sure you all know what is expected of you, but I will run over the rules anyway. Your objective is to kill each other until there is one left. We are on an island. When I call your name, come up and get a bag. In the bag is rations for two days, a weapon, a map and compass, and a flashlight. Four times a day, at six A.M. and P.M. and twelve A.M. and P.M., I will call out new danger zones. You would do well to mark them off on your map. Once the last student leaves this school, it becomes a danger zone. Questions?"

Nobody spoke. Naegi swallowed, and the man turned to one of the soldiers, who provided a hat filled with paper slips.

"I've written each of your names on one of these slips," he said. "The one that we draw, we'll start from. That way Naegi doesn't get the obvious advantage of going first."

Everyone glanced at him and he flushed. The man put his hand in the hat and stirred it around a little. The entire room sat in a tense silence. Naegi leaned forward, feeling cold sweat slide down his forehead.

"Girl Number Four, Aoi Asahina," he said. Asahina, the bubbly swimmer type, jumped to her feet, eyes wide. She grasped her back by the strap and walked in quick, jerky steps to the front of the room.

A soldier tossed her a bag, and she turned back.

"Sakura-chan! I'll wait for you!"

"Get out!"

Asahina left, sending all of them a scared look.

After Asahina it was Ishimaru, and then Sakura Oogami, Hifumi Yamada, and Mukuro Ikusaba, who didn't speak a word but stared straight at Junko Enoshima for a few seconds. Enoshima gave her a mock salute, and then Ikusaba left.

The longer it went on, the more nervous Naegi got. Not only did this not give him an advantage, but it gave him a distinct disadvantage – at least he wasn't like Oowada, who would be the absolute last one out of the room. Kazuichi Souda seemed to be taking this the worst out of everyone he'd seen. When his name was called, he didn't move until a soldier had to drag him to the front. He'd pulled his beanie down over his eyes, tears leaking from his eyes and snot leaking from his nose, shoulders shaking in half-silent sobs.

Eventually, it was his turn.

"Boy Number One, Makoto Naegi."

Naegi stood up, ignoring the shaking in his legs, and walked the few steps to the front of the room. A soldier tossed him his bag and he stumbled back a few paces, not expecting the force behind it.

He glanced back, scanning everyone left. Kyouko Kirigiri was essentially emotionless. He glanced at Maizono, wondering if he should say that he'd wait for her or-

"Get going!"

Naegi hurried out of the room, holding both his bag and the bag the soldier had given him to his chest.

He didn't want to participate in this Program. He'd have to try and rally everyone together, or… or…

Or he'd die trying.

So, this is basically Dangan Ronpa/SDR2 kids in a Battle Royale like situation. I chose the island because it has the most potential – the prison mentioned in the book would be cool, but I'd already had some stuff in mind for the island, so the island it is.

There won't be a set main character, more like moving between characters until there's only one left, but I decided to start off with Naegi because… well. It's Naegi.