"A young man stands in his bedroom. It just so happens that today, the 13th of April, is this young man's birthday. Though it was thirteen years ago he was given life, it is only today he will be given a name."

"What will the name of this young man be?"

Me: Asswaffle Nipplemonkey

?: NOPE. Try again, smartass.

Me: …

Me: Kurono Kudo. "Chrono" can be your nickname.

Kurono: Not bad. It's a pretty catchy name. So...what kind of person am I? Got anything planned out for me?

Me: Well according to my notebook here you were initially supposed to be a "cool" and "relaxed" type of person who "people often go to for advice and guidance"...but after what i've got in store for you...your personality will end up SCREWED. UP. MWAHAHA!

Kurono: Pfft...you're bluffing. What could possibly go wrong...*nervous laughter*

Earlier on that day...

Kurono Kudo fidgeted in his chair, using his right sleeve he wiped off the sweat that trickled down his forehead and let out an exasperated sigh. It was an exceptionally warm day outside, approximately 92 degrees. Kurono was wearing a simple white T-shirt with blue jeans. His clear blue eyes and ocean-blue hair glistened in the sunlight.

The majority of the people of Unova were crowded into a fairly large area to watch the annual random drawing of the Slaughter Game's next participants.

Everyone watched as a woman walked onto the stage to begin the announcements. "Happy Slaughter Games, everyone!" She had an enthusiastic smile and everyone could tell she was excited for the Games. The announcer may or may not have noticed that the crowd was deathly silent, each person had a grim expression on their faces, no one else was looking forward to the Games except her.

"I know you guys already know the rules, but it is customary to go over them a final time. Don't you worry, it won't take long, I know just how anxious you guys are to begin already!" She took out a few index cards to read off of and noticed that they weren't in order, she took only a few seconds to straighten them out. She began, "Rule number 1..."

The announcer continued to read out the rules while Kurono concentrated on staring at a bug on the ground. His older sister, Alishie, was sitting to his right side while his parents were to his left. Alishie lightly nudged Kurono with her elbow to get his attention. She whispered to him, "Pay attention already!" but he only rolled his eyes at her.

He said, "It doesn't matter if i listen or not. I doubt that I'll get selected this year." Alishie frowned, Kurono continued saying, "There are like, what, a few million people living in the Unova region? And out of all of those people, only 52 get chosen. What are the odds that i will ever get selected?" he said as-a-matter-of-factly and shrugged.

His sister only shook her head and leaned back in her seat, by now the announcer had gone over most of the rules already. She finished up with the last one and then placed the index cards back into her pocket. "Now we can finally get on with the more fun part! I will pull up 52 random cards from a container to decide the next contestants of the Slaughter Games!" As she spoke, two big muscled men came in from the side of the stage carrying a large container filled to the brim with little white cards.

"To all whose names are called, please step up to the stage and face the audience." She stuck her hand inside the pile of cards and rummaged around a bit. Finally, she grasped a card and read the name aloud. "Our first lucky participant is Frederic! Let's give him a round of applause everybody!"

No one clapped, no one cheered. The boy named Frederic slowly rose out of his seat, he looked to be about only 14 or 15 years old. The announcer excitedly urged the boy to step forward, and thats what he did, but there was a look of terror in his eyes. He solemnly walked across the aisle of people toward the stage. No one could bear to look the boy in the eyes, it was like he was slowly marching to his death.

Just like that, one-by-one the cards were selected and the chosen ones stepped up onto the stage. Kurono saw people of all sorts of ages on that stage, young children- much too young to participate in a game of this caliber, teens, adults, and the elderly as well. Everyone could tell that the children and elderly were goners. It just wasn't fair! Kurono thought to himself, in this kind of game, only the strong will survive, and the weak will perish.

A few moments later...

The announcer had now reached the 50th person, she pulled out the card and read the name aloud, "KURONO KUDO. Please step up to the stage." Kurono's heart skipped a beat, he wasn't sure if he heard her right, his breath began to quicken and perspiration dripped down his forehead. His mouth trembled, he somehow managed to form the words, "Wh...what? Me?"

All eyes turned to him now, his mother gave an anguished cry and burst into tears while his father comforted her. Kurono turned to his sister for some sort of comfort, guidance...anything. His sister saw the look of terror in Kurono's eyes but could only stare in bewilderment, out of millions of other people, her sweet little brother was chosen to take part in a pointless, brutal fight to the death.

The announcer urged Kurono forward, "Come on up dear, don't be shy!" Kurono rose out of his seat and made his way toward the stage. His legs trembled, almost causing him to fall over at one point. Halfway up there, he heard a commotion behind him, footsteps rushed up behind him and right past. He saw the back of that person as she made a beeline right toward the announcer.

This person had light blue hair that was pulled back into a ponytail, she wore a green tank-top and blue shorts that reached to her knees. It was his older sister Alishie. "Please!" She begged the announcer, "Let me take Kurono's place! I'll fight in the Slaughter Games in his place!"

This certainly took the announcer and everyone else by surprise. The announcer wasn't sure what to say at first, this kind of thing rarely ever happened. "Unfortunately..." the announcer began to say, "The rules are the rules, and the rules say that once a person has been selected, they HAVE to fight in the Games. There is no alternative, sweetie."

Alishie did not back down, she racked her brain for an idea. Kurono ran up to his sister and yelled "Are you crazy? Get back to your seat! They could have you imprisoned for this or something..." He glanced behind his shoulder to where the 2 big muscled men stood. They had intimidating looks on their faces and Kurono could tell that they looked forward to pounding someone's face into the dirt. He gulped nervously and brought his attention back to Alishie.

Alishie then got an idea, "If I can't replace him then put me IN the Game! I'll be the 51st player!" The announcer actually stopped to consider this proposal. It wasn't a bad idea at all...this girl was willing to put her life on the line to protect her little brother, that takes a lot of courage. The announcer pulled out her cellphone to call her boss, "Ah, hello? You are watching this, correct? Do we have your permission to continue?"

Her face lit up in excitement as he gave her his approval. She tucked the cell phone away and raised her arms high into the air, "Ladies and gentlemen, this is the best thing that's happened in years! Someone has volunteered to join the Slaughter Games! Things will surely be interesting this year!"

Alishie walked over to where the other participants stood and took her place alongside Kurono. Kurono had mixed feelings, he was glad his sister was here to help, but then there was also that dreading feeling that was gnawing at him on the inside...

The announcer, now even more boisterous than ever, picked the final card and participant. All 52 Game players were now assembled upon the stage, they faced the crowd and stood, solemn faced, as if they were soldiers about to be sent into a hopeless war. The 2nd phase was over now, all that was left was to receive their equipment and they'd be sent off into the wilderness to kill or be killed.

Cast of OC Characters:

1. Player 50: Kurono Kudo - Mine

2. Player 51: Alishie Kudo - Mine

3. Player 1: Frederic - Mine