Hi guys, I'm back with another story. This one is a collab I'm doing with Cct0331. We're making it a SYOT (form at bottom of chapter) and all the free places will be up on my profile. Only two tributes per person. If you are a guest and want to create a character, it's fine to leave it in the reviews, but please leave a guest name. Non-guests please PM me (The Lonely Geek) the completed form and please put as much detail as possible as it gives us more to work with and will ultimately make your character better.

We're also doing a sponsor system. For every review that you leave, you earn 5 sponsor points and if you follow or favourite that also earns 5 sponsor points each. When it gets to the games, the prices of sponsor items and how many points everyone has will go up on my profile.

We're not sure when the next update will be up, it depends on how many tributes are submitted and we're in different time zones which makes things harder, but hopefully it shouldn't be too long.

Disclaimer: This is a FANfic, clearly we're fans not Suzanne Collins the hunger games universe belongs to her not us (however much we wish otherwise).

~The Lonely Geek and Cct0331

Quarter Quell (125th)- Announcement
President Hail POV:

I take a deep breath, going over the words of my speech that I have already memorised. Once I have got through the first half, I will be brought the envelope, marked with the number 125 to represent the fact that it is the 125th hunger games, and I will open it and read the contents of it. Of course I already have read the contents of it and have it memorised, but I have to pretend that I haven't.

"20 seconds 'till cameras start rolling live!" a cameraman shouts over the clamor of the crew setting up. Someone grabs my arm and directs me to the podium. I shake their hand off my arm and step up onto the podium slowly. I look towards the curtains behind which a huge audience of Capitol citizens sits, anxiously awaiting the announcement of the Quell. Far away in the districts, families are probably huddled around the radio listening for the live account of the horrors 24 of their children will be subject to in a week.

"10 seconds!"

I stand still as a crewmember rushes over and hurriedly attaches a microphone to my neck and around the side of my face.

"5 seconds!"

I smooth my electric purple three-piece suit and turn back towards the curtains. "3, 2, 1, rolling!"

I put on my most winning smile and gaze out over the audience as the curtains rise. Feeling my heart quicken with nerves, I take a deep, calming breath. This is my country and these are my people. Nothing to be afraid of. With this mental encouragement, I begin my speech.

"Good evening Panem! I am very pleased to announce the beginning of the 125th annual Hunger Games!" I pause to let the echo in the room die out.
"As this is the first Quarter Quell since I became your president 7 years ago, I have been given the honor of announcing the Quell for these games. On the 25th hunger games as a reminder to the rebels that their children were dying because of their choice to initiate violence, every district held an election and voted on the tributes that entered the arena. For the 50th hunger games, as a reminder to the rebels that two rebels died for every Capitol citizen killed, each district had to provide twice the number of tributes. On the 75th hunger games, as a reminder to the rebels that they could not overcome their fates, no volunteers were allowed. (we changed it because Katniss and Peeta pacified the districts on the victory tour so there was no need for the victor's to go into the arena) For the 100th hunger games, as a reminder to the rebels of the unity of the twelve districts and the Capitol, all twenty-four reaping balls are to be combined into one huge reaping ball, from which twenty-four names will be reaped."

I take a pause here to let the audience reflect on the previous four quarter quells before glancing down at the young girl in front of me who is holding the box containing the yellowing envelopes that contain the details of all the future quarter quells. I carefully select the one marked with 125 and open it. I take a moment to read it so it doesn't look like I have already read it and carefully resealed it again. Then I look up again.

"As you know, usually the Hunger Games are usually a fight-to-the-death with one victor. In these games; however, more than one victor will be possible. This has not been the case since the 74th Hunger Games with Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark, so it is a very rare opportunity." Once again, I pause to let the audience absorb the information. I decided to begin with the positive aspects of these games to get into a 'Happy Hunger Games' mindset, though the Capitol citizens may not be as pleased with it as the districts. We'll have to make sure that there are plenty of twists throughout the games to make up for the potentially lessened bloodshed.

"In these games, the 24 tributes will be given three weeks, or 21 days, to cross the landscape set before them. Anyone who successfully crosses this terrain in the given time period will be crowned victor. For these games, there could be many victors, no victors, or only one victor. The victor(s) will be given a wonderful life here in the Capitol. The number of family members who can accompany them to the Capitol depends on the number of deaths they accumulate in the arena. For example, if a tribute is personally responsible for three deaths, three family members of their choice will be allowed to join them in the Capitol. The rest of the family must remain in the tribute's district of origin. However, unlike in the games normally, when the victor dies, the family won't have to move back to their old home, the family of the victor(s) will be allowed to stay as permanent citizens of the Capitol."

The Capitol citizens are leaning forward in their seats, trying to grasp every detail of the Quell and commit it to memory. They love the games, and this rule change will completely change the dynamics of the games for them. I try to imagine the reactions in the districts; maybe they are happy about the new victors rule, or maybe they still think it's a horrible tradition. This quell could not have come at a better time though, some of the districts are getting restless. Crime rates have been higher and particularly in District 3, we've had to execute more people for crimes against the Capitol than ever recorded. By allowing them the hope of more than one victor, it may settle them.

I'm not too worried about all this though, there have always been times of unrest in Panem. The most recent being about 50 years ago when Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark won the games. The stunt they pulled with the berries put the districts on verge of rebellion, but President Snow managed to manipulate Katniss into making sure that on their victory tour, they convinced the districts that they hadn't pulled an act of rebellion, it was merely an act of love.

I realize everyone is still waiting for me to conclude my speech. Hastily, I finish, saying, "I look forward to watching the reaping for this Quarter Quell. As always, happy Hunger Games and May the odds be ever in your favor!"

I continue smiling at the audience and camera as the curtains close. Finally someone yells "Cut!" and I step down from the podium. I close my eyes and take a deep breath as a crewman unfastens the microphone. Now I need to see what the game makers have planned for the landscape the tributes will be getting across.

Rey Andric POV (random Capitol citizen):

I stand up and turn off the TV. The Quell for this year should be interesting. I was hoping for something with more bloodshed, but I suppose it will be okay. The game makers know how much at the people here in the Capitol love the games and they are sure to make it interesting. I think the family incentive will give them a reason to kill if they can. I hope it does. This is the first Hunger Games my son will actually be able to see and understand, and I want him to experience the best entertainment. He's lucky that the first games he is watching is a quarter quell. I've never been able to watch a quell live, I was only young when it was the time of the fourth quarter quell, so I didn't get to see it. Of course I've watched all four previous quells on TV when they've replayed them, but it's much more fun watching the games in real time.

I can't wait for the games to start. Usually I can scrape up enough money to sponsor, and this time I have some money saved. I think I might sponsor the tributes from district 4 because if the terrain is water, they have a better chance of living. Of course, I will need to make sure that the tributes from 4 are up to scratch this year, I don't want to sponsor some wimpy little kid that has no chance of making it, but District 4 normally has volunteers that end up being pretty strong tributes.

I wonder if the Gamemakers will change the terrain from time to time. If not, these games could get very boring. There's no fun in watching 24 teenagers trying to get across one type of terrain for 3 weeks. I'm sure the game makers will come up with something though. The genetically modified creatures that they create normally cause a lot of drama, so I expect there'll be plenty of those this year.

"Rey! Come to dinner!" my youngest daughter, Reyney, shouts from the kitchen. Standing up, I gather my thoughts as I prepare to explain the Quell to my curious family. Excitement bubbles through me as I walk through, I have a feeling these games are going to be the best games so far.

SYOT form (please no Mary Sues):

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