Climb Every Mountain - Katniss and Company Escape into the Wild

by StarPotterTwilightHunger

I have only found one really good fan fiction depicting Katniss fleeing with her family into the woods, as she considers in Catching Fire - Let Me Fly on Archive of Our Own. It's pretty good. This is my take on a possible escape, partially inspired by that story - not nearly as intricate, but it gives you good feels and even some humor. Enjoy!

1. Chapter 1: Loss of Loved Ones

Chapter 1: Loss of Loved Ones

It is the middle of the winter, not long after the Victory Tour. After returning from hunting with Gale, I stop in to check on my mother and Prim before then swinging by Peeta and Haymitch's places to see if they would want to take a walk into town. Both of my fellow Hunger Games victors agree.

As we leave the Victor's Village and head for the Seam, Gale points to something on the horizon. "What's that?"

I look. Smoke is billowing in the distance. Right where the Hob would be…..

"Oh no," I whisper. Just then, we see Gale's younger brother, 13-year-old Rory, sprinting up the path.

"Rory! What's happening?" Gale asks. Rory looks stricken.

"They're burning the Hob! The Peacekeepers! Mom and the others are inside…"

We sprint for the black market center. Indeed, the entire place has been torched. It is quickly burning to the ground, with people still trapped inside, screaming…. and there is nothing we can do. We can only watch until it is ash.

Then, Gale sees Peacekeepers hauling charred bodies out of the rubble. But they are not charred enough for him to recognize his mother, Hazelle, and his younger siblings, Vick and Posy. But that's not all. Amidst the dead, Peeta makes out his parents as well as his brothers, Rye and Leven.

I hug Rory as I sob, Haymitch patting my shoulder, as I watch the two boys I care for more than anything weep over the death of their families.