Michael awoke several hours later, but this he he wasn't sitting in his
plane seat, but rather in a classroom. He looked around and saw his
classmates sprawled across the room, some still sleeping while some were
just waking up.
"Damn, there already?" Michael heard someone say.
Suddenly the lights flickered on and in came a woman in a business suite,
along with two soldiers.
"Welcome class 9-F of St. Monteago's!" the woman said with a wide grin on
her face.
After this, most of the class was up by now, except for Boy #13 Malcomn,
who had to be the laziest kid in class.
"My name is Mrs. Katsura and I will be your instructor for the remainder of
your field trip".
This lady, Katsura as she introduced herself, looked Japanese and had a
very pretty face. She was wearing a brown business jacket, but with a gray
skirt.
"Now, I'm sure your all wondering why you're here, no? Well to answer your
question, we have prepared this very nice video for you all!"
The two soldiers left the room and came in with a black television standing
on a cart with wheels. They turned on the television and saw a man doing
some kind of military drill. When the man was done he walked up to the
screen and said "Hello Class 9-F of St. Monteago's! You have been selected
for this years Battle Royale Program!" some of the students around the
class opened they're eyes in shock.
What the hell's this guy talking about? Michael thought.
"I'm sure you would all like to give yourselves a pat on the back. If you
don't already know, Battle Royale is a military program in which students
must kill each other off until one of survives. Each student will be issued
a bag much like the one around my shoulder. Each bag will have three days
supply of food and water, a compass and watch, and a random weapon which
you will probably end up using to defend yourself with"
This is a joke right? Right?! Michael looked at Boy #10 Joji Kuramoto who
looked like he was having a panic attack. So did all the other Japanese
students.
"The island your on is approximately 10 kilometers from one end to the
other, and will be made up of areas called "Danger Zones", after a certain
amount of time, one of these areas will become a "Danger Zone" I think the
name speaks for itself. If you enter one of these Danger Zones the collar
around your neck will begin to beep. You have immediately 10 seconds to
leave the area or the collar will explode, ending in your death. If there
is no killing in a 24 hour period, than you all lose and there is no
winner. I used to be just like you, but I fought and look at me now, a
strong military officer, ready to fight for my country. I hope you all
enjoy your stay here and I hope to see one of you soon."
The television went blank and the two soldiers rolled it out of the room.
They came back with two large racks, filled with large bags.
"Now, before I call out your names I would like to tell you one more thing,
the collars are permanent so don't try and pry them off or they blow up
too."
Michael looked around some more and noticed almost all of the girls were
crying. Having to kill your classmates? Woah, talk about a reality shock.
Michael still sat in his place while other began to pace the room as one by
one, the names were called.
"Now, in this envelope is a name that I will start off with, then we'll go
from their"
She said as she tore it open.
"Boy #18... Laxar?"
Laxar stood up and looked around the class. He looked even uglier than
normal with snot draining from his nose. He walked over to the two men and
fell back onto the floor as one of them threw a bag at him. Laxar picked
the bag up and went through the door.
In the hall Laxar looked to his left and saw the television screen that the
video played on. He looked at his reflection and said "Don't think I won't
be merciless."
The Game had officially begun.
44 students remain.
