Okay, this is a collaborative set (at least mostly) in a battle arena. It is some time in the future. You can tell the backstories of the characters and/or daily lives if you want to so... Go for it! If you just start the collaborative you can add your person's background story in chapter 2 or wherever the story is now.

Chapter One: The First Battle

     Xavier strode out to the sunlit arena his eyes adjusting to the new lighting. Out of a speaker came a blaring voice

"Here's our first combatant! Xavier! He will be fighting the deadly, dangerous, mutated bunnies of the planet Onarsis." the portcullis on the other side of the arena opened and out hopped three mutated bunnies.        "Great just what I need in the morning: mutated bunnies" muttered Xavier while he examined the bunnies fangs, claws, and glowing red eyes.

The announcer's voice came on again  "Let's get ready to rumble!" and the fight was on. The bunnies jumped high into the air and landed on either side of Xavier trapping him against the wall with nothing but his laser spear and shield. One of the bunnies lashed out and slashed Xavier across the leg while the others jumped high into the air yet again. The bunnies were coming back down when at the last second Xavier rolled under the bunnies legs and out of harms way striking with his spear on his way back up. The first bunny tumbled down its severed leg spurting blood, standing up Xavier stabbed the first bunny in the neck and activated the laser the bunnies neck disintergrated. "One down two to go" muttered Xavier waiting for the other bunnies to come get him. Xavier didn't have to wait long, ten feet away the bunnies stopped and stood there waiting. Xavier closed in but when he was five feet from the bunnies they jumped and landed behind him biting into his shoulder. Thinking fast Xavier rammed his shield backwards into the bunnies head, he heard bones give way then a heavy weight fall on him the second bunny was dead. If it wasn't for the dead bunny on top of him Xavier would've been dead right there himself. The final bunny jumped and slashed only to mutilate its fallen comrades corpse. Xavier pushed the bunny off and prepared to fight the final bunny. Xavier had a plan, when the bunny was ten feet away he threw his shield straight at it snapping its leg in half, now it couldn't jump. The bunny realizing its peril tried to run away only to fall on its face unable to support his weight.                                                                                                                                                       "Too easy" murmurred Xavier as he walked over and gutted the bunny ending the match.

Chapter Two: The Other Gladiators

     Meanwhile down below the arena other gladiators such as Temunjai wait feverishly for their turn to fight. He could here the commotion above the ceiling. There was a flash of light created only by a laser spear. The laser spear was a issued weapon to third year gladiators and Temunjai was sixth year so he was armed with two poison tipped brilliant energy axes and a automatic crossbow with dragon scale bolts. He heard the crowd roar and the rush of feet as the guards hurried down the stairs to get another gladiator so the crowd would not have to wait. The two royal guards came down to the gladiator's chambers and chosen some pathetic newbie and decided that he wouldn't be enough. "What's your name sixth year?"

"My name is Temunjai."

"How would you feel about fighting with this first year."

"It would be a set back to my rap but I can deal with it."

"Okay then you and, what's your name boy?"

"My names is Kalashnikog."

"That's a big name for a small boy."

"Deal with it fatty."

The royal guard deals him a swift hit to his stomach with the butt of his spear.

"Don't talk back to your superiors. I hope you learn from this scum. Try not to save his butt Temunjai."

"I'll do my best."

The two guards take the two gladiators up to the Colosseum above. Temunjai instantly saw a dozen peasants trying to drag out some colossal cage.

"I wonder what's," clears his throat in nervousness," in there Temunjai? I don't want to die in my first year."

The peasants and the royal guards instantly ditch the arena and watch from safety where they won't be harmed. Temunjai heard a roar from the cage ahead and the announcer begin.

"Today these two young gladiators will be fighting a creature full of claws, poison breath, and teeth the size of spears. The dragorian from the planet Grafittis. Only one man has ever conquered one of these beasts by himself. Now...  GET READY TO RUMBLE!"

     Kuatsu was in a gladiator pit only a few hundred feet away from the main arena. He could hear the cheering and the roaring of large, dangerous creatures even from here. His first battle was starting in only a couple of minutes and he was so nervous he almost pissed himself. His first opponent was to be an actual person instead of a nightmarish creature, which he supposed was better since a person would make more stupid mistakes. At the same time though the person he was fighting had already won ten battles with brutal efficiency. Suddenly the arena doors were thrust open and he was momentarily blinded. Then his vision returned and a bell rang signaling the begining of the fight. He unsheathed his Laser Sword from his back and charged into the middle of the field. His opponent had two Laser Shortswords which he twirled around in a distracting way as he charged at him. Suddenly they met in a flurry of blows and he knocked one of the swords flying to the side of the field. Kuatsu thrust with his sword and suddenly his opponent wrenched it from his grasp and threw him to the far side of the field. He noticed the sword he had knocked from his enemy hand and quickly grabbed it and got up to see his enemy charging at him. He threw the sword and cleaved his skull in two. at first there was silence then loud cheering from the crowd. Kuatsu took his sword from the grasp of the dead man and raised in the air as a sign of victory then left the feild exhausted and cut all over. He had won!!! He would live to fight again!!! He laid down on his rough cot and promptly fell asleep.

Chapter 3: The Dealer

Patroclus nodded at the guard as he entered the gladiators' quarters. The guard didn't look at him. Well, Patroclus sighed. At least I don't have to wipe the retinal implant this time round.  His fingers loosened from around the directed EMP in his pocket as he stepped into the common room. 

Several gladiators were lounging around in the common room, but none of his customers. His customers weren't stupid enough to give away what type of enhancer they were using next battle. That was for them to know and their competition to fear. As he went through his customers rooms, letting them each take a selection before he moved on, he made a mental note of which they picked. After all, how else could he tell who would win the competitions tomorrow? A man had to eat, and betting on fight's was Patroclus' way to get the cash he needed to survive. He just hoped the gladiators didn't figure out that he was unsolicited. It would be very bad for him if they knew he dealed bad enhancers. Very bad indeed...