Taku was seated on the steps of the shrine indicated on the map on the chalkboard. He was the guitarist in the underground rock band "Fight the System" and he was considered by his band mates to be the leader. The other five band members were Rumiko, Taku's girlfriend and fellow guitarist, Shun the lead singer, Hibiki the drummer, Mamoru the manager and synthesizer, and Kamome, the other female band member who was the quiet keyboarder. Everyone knew Kamome's true ambition was to become an elegant classical pianist, but instead she was stuck hanging around with a scrappy gang of punks who broke the law on an hourly basis. Taku felt a little sorry for her. They had forced her to join Fight the System after their previous keyboardist was arrested and Hibiki had heard Kamome play at the school's annual classical concert.
Taku's thoughts on Kamome were cut short when her saw Rumiko running down the path to the shrine. Taku was able to recognize Rumiko easily, she was the only person he knew who had her wild and frizzy hair dyed bubblegum pink. After Rumiko recognized Taku, she ran up to him as fast as she could and wrapped her arms around him in a circulation-stopping hug.
"Taku! Oh Taku I was so worried! The way those government pigs were looking at me like they would kill me because of my hair.. Oh! Sorry Kamome!" At that moment Kamome had stepped out from behind a tree which blocked part of Taku's view of the path. Kamome's parents worked for the government so the rest of the band tried to tone down their political comments when she was present. There appeared to be no need as Kamome rarely talked or showed any emotion around her band mates. She cried every time during their concerts, when she was playing the keyboard for a bunch of thugs while dressed up in her frilly midnight Lolita outfit. The black of her clothes and hair contrasted well with her pale white skin, and she always drew in the crowds. Now her hair was tied up in a conservative bun, the way it was at school and the way she liked it. She was clutching a rolled up newspaper in her right hand.
"Your weapon?" Kamome nodded as Taku pointed to the newspaper. He sighed and held up a megaphone.
"This is all I have, what about you Rumiko?" The pink-haired girl zipped open her day pack and rummaged inside, drawing out a crusader-style sword.
"Nice! You've got me beat, but I think I'd win over the other two." Shun was showing off his weapon, a pair of gloves with the knuckle area coated with steel. A punch from the scrawny boy could now break a bone.
"Hey there Shun, see any of the others?" Rumiko's cheery voice piped up. Shun had to let out a laugh. Even though they were in a Battle Royale Rumiko was able to keep her upbeat attitude in the way she spoke.
"I'm over here! And you guys won't believe this! Take a look!" Hibiki jumped out of the bushed cradling a machine gun. The other four stared at it in awe.
"That's great Hibiki! With this we'll be able to take down anyone that comes in our way. I wonder if there are any other guns besides the one that killed Hana and Miko.." Taku sat back in his makeshift chair, smiling slightly. The Program's biggest mistake would be handing such a dangerous weapon to one of his band members.
"The answer you're looking for was yes. There are other guns. So what's your big plan oh fearless leader?" The rest of the band turned around to look at their final member. Mamoru was holding an old-fashioned musket in his hands. The band then turned to Taku, awaiting what he would say.
"Well guys, today we're going to do what our name says. We're gonna fight the system! What we need to do is go in a group to the rest of the class, take in anyone who wants to join us, and kill the rest. Then we're going to use whatever we can to make really loud music, something everyone will recognize. The people by the mainland will have to come and see what's up, and they'll find us."
"I have another idea." The band members turned around and stared at Kamome as she spoke. Hibiki had a hard time turning since Kamome was standing right behind him, so he just looked up. Those were her first words since the Program had started. Before any of them could react further, Kamome swung her newspaper on top of Hibiki's bald head. There was a sharp metallic clank as he fell and Kamome grabbed his gun. Taku looked at her newspaper, it had ripped and a shiny silvery object was partly showing through. That explained why Hibiki was lying unconscious on the floor, Kamome's weapon wasn't so useless.
Mamoru shouldered his musket and shot at Kamome, but he was unused to the gun and the shot went wild. This gave Kamome the chance to load the bullets in the gun and strafe fire. Mamoru and Taku both fell down in the rain of bullets, but their bodies protected Rumiko and Shun. Shun just stood by stupefied as Rumiko let out a primitive yell and ran towards Kamome with her sword in the air. Kamome aimed the gun and fired straight at Rumiko, who didn't even stand a chance. Now Shun was the only other band member still standing, and he was frozen in terror. With a quick pull of the trigger, Kamome shot him full of bullets like the rest. She picked up Rumiko's sword and ran it through Hibiki's neck. It wouldn't do to have him waking up later, he was filth just like the rest of them. Stupid filth like the entire class. And this filth was going to be eradicated now, by the Program and by her, the Programs agent. The youth of Japan was going to pay, she would make sure of that.