Prologue
At the dawn of the millennium, the Japanese nation collapsed. The adults lost confidence, and fearing the youth, eventually passed the Millennium Reform Act. The act allowed the Japanese government to pick a ninth grade class of students and put them on an island to fight each other until only one remained. This went on for almost 100 years before the U.S. government decided to get involved.
The U.S. launched on attack on the Japanese, which resulted the Japanese counter attack, destroying Washington D.C., and putting the U.S. in a panic. After the attack, the Japanese warned to U.S. not to get involved with the Japanese again. In order to show the U.S. that they had no power over the Japanese, they decided to hold a new version of their program. Battle Royale Survival Program: American Class 1.
1
Nathan Dobson (Boy #6) opened his eyes and looked around. His head hurt and couldn't remember anything of what had happened. His vision was blurred due to the absence of his glasses. When he realized he was missing them he panicked and slid his hands around on the floor trying to find them. Nathan began sweating. He didn't know where he was and he couldn't find his glasses. He checked his pants and sure enough, in the front-left pocket of his jeans was his glasses. He let out a sigh of relief as he placed them on his face. His eyes widened as he now saw the bodies in the large unfamiliar classroom.
Nathan was 14 and in the 9th grade. He was plump, had glasses and semi-long brownish-red hair. He wasn't very popular at school and kept to himself most of the time. He didn't interact with his classmates much but he knew them well enough to know it was them all around him. "Holy crap" he said out loud as he realized all the bodies around him. "Are they dead?" he thought." He heard a groan and turned to see what it was.
Pauline Frost (Girl #6) tried to raise her body, and sat upright on the floor, rubbing her eyes.
"Well I guess they're not dead", Nathan thought. Pauline had long blonde hair, a thin body and had a beautiful face and voice. He stared at her with a dazed look. He wanted to call out to her, but he was embarrassed. He had never talked to her in his life. "What the hell is she doing here? Where the hell are we?" He looked around and realized not all the bodies belonged to his classmates. He saw a girl with many piercings and long red hair that he didn't know, and another girl, which he thought was cute, who had dirty-blonde hair and was wearing an incredibly short skirt. He also saw a girl who had a resemblance to another student in the class, but he couldn't think of whom.
Suddenly a door swung open and hit the wall very loudly causing Nathan to jump and the others to awaken. His classmates began to move and some let out groans.
"Good morning children!" said a man as he entered the room along with three other men. Nathan turned and looked at the grinning man. "C'mon, get up sleepy heads; you have a big few days ahead of you."
"Who is this guy?" Nathan thought. The man was tall, and heavily built. He had black hair and a very creepy smile. Eventually everyone in the room was sitting up with looks of confusion and some even said things like, "What the hell" or "Where are we".
"Now that you're awake, I'll introduce myself. My name is Kinpatsu Sakamochi." As he said this Nathan saw some heads turn out of the corner of his eye. Yamigo Hitoishi (Boy #11), Daigoro Mamoto (Boy #12) and Attushi Nakamura (Boy #14) were all staring with looks of disbelief. Shine Lung (Girl #11) gasped.
"Ha, it sounds like some of you know me; well anyway, let's get on with things. You've all been bad little boys and girls and so has your country. So, you guys need a little discipline, don't you think? Well that's why your country was just dying to participate in our little game we have. So, congratulations! Your class is the first to participate in our Battle Royale: American Class!!!"
Battle Royale. Nathan felt like his insides just exploded. He had heard of Battle Royale before. It was something in Japan, a competition where all the kids in a class had to kill each other until only one was left alive. He pinched himself hoping he wouldn't feel pain and he would realize he was dreaming. Unfortunately he felt the pain. "Damn I'm awake," he thought. "Maybe it's a joke. Of course, this must be some kind of prank. But then why were these people he didn't know here?"
Sakamochi spoke again. "Yes, now some of you may be confused because you don't go to school, but all of you are enrolled in, lets see." He glanced at some papers he was holding. "Yes, that's right. This says all of you should have been in Mr. Haynes' period five science class as of September, so whether you actually attend the class or not, you are signed up. Is there anyone who has not heard of the Battle Royale program?"
Nathan knew the question was pointless. Everyone knew about it. It was the reason why so many hated the Japanese at his school. They were treated like killers themselves even if they had never thought of harming anyone.
"Good, you all know about it. I'll go over the rules to refresh your memories. Now the point of the game is to kill. Doesn't that sound easy? Kill everyone except yourself, obviously. You have three days to get the job done or your collars will explode."
"Oh shit, the collars," Nathan thought. He reached up at his neck and realized it for the first time.
"Ya, they will also explode if you try to pull them off. And don't try to escape, that'll make them go boom too. Ok, your battleground is as usual, an island. The island we're on right now. If you remember you were all on your way to the aquarium, or at least those of you who go to school, those little delinquents here we had to drug and drag out of their homes. The rest of you we just got from the bus once our sleeping gas did its job. Well let's not get off-topic, about the island, it's divided into sections, you can see what I'm talking about once you get your map. Every 6 hours I will inform all of you about who has died and what sections of the island are danger zones. Danger zones are sections of the island that you cannot enter of your collar will explode. This keeps you from hiding in one spot throughout the game. Ok, you will all leave this room, go down the hall, down the stairs into the lobby, and out the front door, one by one. I will call you by your alphabetical number we have given you. Ok, now once you get to the lobby you will be given a daypack, which includes food, water, a flashlight, a map of the island, a marker and a random weapon. Weapons vary from knives to guns to anything you can cause some sort of damage. Oh ya, the land around the office building we're in will become a danger zone 20 minutes after the last person leaves, so get out fast. Any questions?"
Everyone was dumbstruck and frightened beyond belief. He himself was in shock. No one spoke a word they just stared at Sakamochi.
"Wow, I'm surprised. Ok then, you all better go out there and make everyone proud, fight hard! Let's start." Sakamochi glanced at the paper he was holding, "Boy #1, Richard Adams."
Richard Adams stood up and looked around at the others.
"Get your things and hurry! The door's right here if your lost."
Richard didn't have anything to grab, he just ran out the door.
Sakamochi grinned. "So the game begins…"
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