Total Drama: The Hunger Games
Chapter 1: Let The Games Begin
A/N: This is not the same universe that the book Catching Fire follows, as you will see the changes that occurred during the 74th Hunger Games and how it affected the country of Panem.
Strange looking people scurried around the center of a large city. There were skyscrapers all around the square, making the area seem enclosed; On each skyscraper, sat extremely large screens that looked as if they were floating on the massive buildings. Freakishly colorful people gathered around the square, pointing towards the mammoth screens. On each screen was a symbol, with the words Capitol underneath it. Talk filled the entire square, even the side streets. Everyone seemed to be entranced by the symbol on their televisions, waiting for something to happen.
Suddenly, every screen in the area lit up and a song played, much like those of old times, welcoming athletes to compete. The scene before the crowds played out the same as it did every year. First, there was a video played of the origin of what the capitol liked to call the "Hunger Games".
"Hello, Panem! Welcome to the one hundredth edition of the Hunger Games! It has been one hundred years since the uprising. Those times are over though, and our games are back! Last year we saw the district six winner, Dawn take the title of ninety-ninth hunger games victor! It was an exciting battle, as she took on both district one tributes in an epic battle that will be hard to beat this year! Now, as tradition says, two tributes will be picked from each district, giving us a total of twenty-four exciting contestants! Due to this being our fourth quarter quell, the twist is huge as well! Our twist this year is that all of our contestants are eighteen years old! That will give us super charged battles! Also, since this is the hundredth games, we have an additional twist! There will be two victors this year! One boy and one girl will survive this time; hopefully this twist can provide us with some juicy romance, thanks to the capitol!" A blond woman said. She had on a strapped red dress and red high heels. She looked much less extreme than most inhabitants of the strange city. Her skin was pale and her makeup was flattering, not vibrant like some from the city. It was obvious to all that she didn't come from the Capitol, because of the way she dressed.
"For those of you who are just tuning in, this is your host, Blaineley, and this is my third annual Hunger Games since the departure of Caesar Flickerman. Rest in peace dad! This year we have our new head game maker, Chef! He seems to be out for the tributes this year and is not going to make this easy on them at all!" The blonde announced, smiling widely.
"To not bore you to death, I think we should get to the fun parts! Let us take a look at the reaping ceremonies for the districts! Let's start out with some of the most exciting first! For instance, district seven, which had a very interesting turn out.
A woman with puffy green hair held a slip from a large glass bowl. She slowly unfolded the paper and looked around at the eighteen year old girls who were standing in the front of the stage. There were only twenty of them an all of them looked terrified, except one.
"Is there an Eva here?" The woman, with her thick capitol accent asked, looking around the group of girls. A girl with a short black pony tail and bulging muscles came forward, growling at her luck.
"Step up now miss! Don't be shy!" The green haired woman declared warmly, holding her arms open towards Eva. The girl however found this threatening and charged on the stage, tackling the woman to the ground. She sat on the older woman's chest and growled ferally, her teeth clenching. Three peacemakers ran over and grabbed the girl. They dragged her to the other end of the stage and held her there until the older woman could get off the floor.
Eventually, the woman stood up and walked over to the bowl of male names. There were many more eligible boys to compete than there were girls and all stood nervously waiting for the names to be called. One boy however walked forward before the slip was picked. He waited for the paper to be drawn out of the bowl and looked at the escort of his district. She looked at him and instantly knew what was going on.
"Duncan, I presume? Knew you would be picked, did you?" The woman said curtly, nodding to the boy who shrugged and stepped onto the stage.
"Well...this will certainly be an interesting year for all of the viewers in district seven! Happy Hunger Games everyone! Now tributes, if you will please go to the government building, your loved ones will be with you shortly!" The woman instructed, watching as Eva was carried towards the building, still growling.
"Well isn't that an interesting pair! Good luck to new tributes Duncan and Eva! Now let's take a look at one of the more subtle reapings, and take a look at a blast from the past! Twenty-five years in the past to be exact." Blaineley chuckled, her face disappeared as the screen shifted to district twelve.
"Welcome district twelve! Now as you all know, the last winner from this district and will be the mentor of the tributes, is miss Primrose Everdeen, sister of the previous winner the year before, Katniss Everdeen! Now Prim...since you are the last winner of the Quarter Quell...would you like to say anything?" A woman with orange hair spoke softly. Her voice was tired and her skin was wrinkled. She looked around and a middle aged woman walked calmly up to the main podium. She cleared her throat and looked around the nervous teenagers.
"Twenty-five years ago, my sister had to make a huge choice. For the third quarter quell, she had to choose a boy and a girl to go into the arena. I didn't want to see anybody suffer in my district, the home that I have come to love. I forced her to select me as female tribute and her then friend Gale, did the same. He and I were a team and we agreed to stay together until the end. I had my sister at home, who I love dearly... I was only thirteen at the time, but I knew I had to come back, at any means necessary. Gale and I fought as hard as we could. It came down to just us... Gale killed himself. Sometime before the games, I guess he had promised my sister that I would be the one to win and come back and I guess he would even take his own life to fulfill that promise. That image still haunts me to this day. My sister and I both lost somebody who we grew up with in our hunger games. Peeta Mellark and Gale Hawthorne, you're memories are forever in this districts hearts...and you will be in the tributes hearts. They will fight in your honor and do their best to bring honor back into district twelve. That...is all I have to say...thank you." The woman trembled, weeping solemnly as she was haunted with the memories of her past. It had seemed she had given this speech before, as the teens were unmoved by the grim 'if you die you will be just like those two men' tone to her speech.
"Well...thank you Primrose, that was lovely. Now...let's select our tributes for this exciting honor. First up we have...Gwen Quinnly!" The woman announced. A girl with teal highlights stepped up, taking her place as the first female tribute. She looked rather unemotional.
"Next...we have our male tribute...Geoff Hennley!" The older woman announced, watching as a boy with long blond bangs stepped up. He looked nervous and fidgeted in his spot. The two tributes were cheered for and the orange haired woman began to speak again.
"Thank you district twelve...once again...thank you." The woman murmured darkly, guiding the two new tributes to the government building.
"Effie! Wait for me!" Prim shouted, grabbing her jacket from the chair she was in and hurrying after the woman, the long braid in her hair flipping around behind her.
From the crowd, a woman who looked to be in her late thirties stepped forward. She looked battered and beaten by the world. She glanced towards the government building with sadness in her eyes.
"Peeta...sometimes I wonder if you are going to come out of there at any moment...then I realize...you aren't with me anymore." she whispered, a lone tear falling into the dirt beneath her. She turned away from the building and headed towards the victors square, wanting to get to her house as fast as possible.
"Now wasn't that touching? I think it was. Now, if anybody here remembers, because I know I sure do! The star-crossed lovers, Katniss and Peeta! She found him when the rules changed saying that two tributes could win if they were from the same district and she lugged him to safety! Unfortunately for her however, it was too late and poor Peeta died from infection. Katniss went crazy at that moment and ran for it. She teamed up with the district eleven male tribute after he killed one of the careers. Then before they could do any damage he got offed. Then...I think there was a district five girl who starved to death. Katniss was the fan favorite though and got to the cornucopia while there were some muttations right on her tail! Her and the other boy...Cato, I believe his name was, climbed the cornucopia and she knocked him off, where he was eaten! There are still rumors that say the girl has gone crazy, but nobody really knows...she's somewhat of a recluse I hear. Anyways, enough about the past! Let's look forward to one of the most exciting districts! This is the final highlight reaping, as all of the others went fairly normally. Boy and girl get picked, they walk off into the sunset and begin their journey to the capitol. This reaping however was very interesting...district one, I'm talking about you!" Blaineley finished, smiling from her spot on the main stage of the capitol.
In district two, many eighteen year olds scurried about, frantically trying to get signed in and get to the front of the area. A man with blue hair was in the front, looking at the possible tributes with a smile in his eyes.
"Welcome! Before we start, I would just like to say happy Hunger Games everyone. Now, before everyone starts volunteering as usual. We will have our regular drawings. I will select the girl tribute as is custom." The man gestured towards the glass bowl and walked over. He picked a slip out and unfolded it quickly, looking at the name.
"Heather Lagrosse?" He asked. All eyes went to an Asian girl with long black hair. She cheered and ran onto the stage. She crossed her legs where she stood and smiled. The escort looked at her with a smile and opened his mouth. "Will you accept? Because we know there are a lot of other girls who want to volunteer."
"Of course I accept! This is a great honor and the only thing that could make this better is if a certain male tribute gets picked." Heather spoke, her eyes narrowing towards a Spanish boy who was standing with the other men.
"Ah! Some training rivalry?" The man asked Heather, who just nodded in response.
"Well...let's pick the boy! We have... Andrew Rosenthall." The man announced. A trembling boy stepped forward. Before he could even get to the stage, ten boys ran in front of him, all of them volunteering. Andrew's color returned and he ran back to the crowd of boys, feeling lucky.
"Well...when we have more than one volunteer tribute, it is decided by a draw. So each of your names will go into the bowl and the one that is drawn will be the official volunteer." the escort informed, looking on as the bowl miraculously emptied of hundreds of slips.
"Alright...the boy to be selected will be... Alejandro Burromuerto. From the look on your face Heather, I feel as if this was the male you wanted to compete against. Looks like these tributes have some bad blood. Sure will be interesting...congratulations to the tributes and happy Hunger Games once again. Good day district 1, follow me please tributes." The man announced, as the two followed right behind him, glaring at each other.
"In another exciting moment, a boy from district nine by the name of Owen volunteered for his baby brother. He is going to be one to look out for with that kind of bravery." Blaineley announced. A clip of Owen stepping up was shown. The boy was one of the largest tributes to date and nobody really had understood what had convinced a boy like him to volunteer.
"Those are the most exciting reapings! The full list of tributes however, I will begin from district one, are as follows: Tyler, Courtney, Alejandro, Heather, Harold, Sadie, Justin, Bridgette, Noah, Lindsay, Cody, Izzy, Duncan, Eva, Trent, Sierra, Owen, Katie, Zeke, Beth, DJ, Leshawna, Geoff, and Gwen!" Blaineley listed. She drew in a breath and continued talking.
"The tributes arrived in the capitol train station about an hour ago and they have been picked out by their prep teams. They are currently being prepared for the parade, where they will represent their district and dress in something reminiscent of their trademark. The coverage of the parade will be in about an hour, so stay tuned! Happy Hunger games viewers!" Blaineley finished. The screen went blank and the citizens of the capitol returned to their normal tasks. The city, which was previously completely silent once again filled with life as the people spoke. Their voices felt haunted however. After one hundred years of seeing children die, they had become less fond of the once exciting games and watched them simply because they were the only thing they were provided with on television. For years the games were a source of entertainment, then, the year that Gale Hawthorne killed himself for Prim Everdeen to be the victor, made some realize that maybe the games weren't a suitable punishment. Maybe there was something wrong with the way they treated their countries children like they were nothing but animals? However nothing could be done about this and the citizens continued to watch.
About an hour later, most citizens were either in the square again to watch the big screens, or at the actual parade towards the training center. They all lined up, waiting for the event to begin.
"Hello citizens of Panem! It is I, President Chris Snow-McLean." the president said, with his evil smile and dashing good lucks. He resembled his father, who was the former president. "We are here to honor the tributes selected for the fourth quarter quell. This honor is great for them and it has been one hundred years since the rebellion. The dark days are over though and we are here now. Let us watch as our tributes come out in chariots to the training center, where they will train before the games. Now, Welcoming our new tributes! Here they come!"
Chariots came from the nearby tunnel and the districts came in order. First came district one. The boy and girl were dressed in gem encrusted suits and they smiled and held their hands into the air bravely. Courtney and Tyler were their names and they were both proud to be representing their country. Courtney was slightly scared, but she was proud none-the-less.
Out next came district two, who's tributes were wearing military uniforms and they were smiling proudly, waving to the audience. Alejandro and Heather paid no attention to each other, absorbing the crowds energy instead.
The next two tributes came out together. The district three tributes were wearing togas with wreath like crowns, while the tributes from district four had scaly outfits. The female tribute, Bridgette, had a mermaid dress that was a shimmery blue from all of the scales and the boy, Justin had a purple scaled suit which shone in the lights. The two district three tributes, Harold and Sadie, looked less impressed by the scenery than the other two, but still were in awe from the sheer size of the capitol.
The next chariots came out in a group of two and the audience noticed that the chariots came out in patterns of two of the same number, then increased by one for another two chariots. The district five tributes both were preoccupied, not waving. The boy, Noah, seemed uninterested in the whole spectacle and frowned grimly towards the training center. The girl tribute, Lindsay, pushed up her orange and green dress to support her rather large chest and smiled dumbly towards the crowd. The two district six tributes seemed the same. They were dressed as trains, literally. Izzy, the female, was enjoying her time and climbing up on the side of the chariot. She cheered and hollered and waved to the crowd. They seemed to like Izzy, while Cody stood there, smiling sweetly and waving. The audience loved both of them however and they smiled at eachother as they pulled into the training center.
Three chariots popped out of the tunnel and rolled towards the training center. Duncan and Eva, the district seven tributes were dressed as lumber jacks and Eva's uni-brow had been noticeably plucked away. She had her arms folded angrily the entire time. District eight's tributes were trying hard to make the audience like them. They both waved to their respective sides and smiled, warming the masses up to their appearance. Sierra seemed to be better at this however and Trent couldn't understand why. In district nine's chariot, the horses were working hard and were slowed down considerably. Katie, who was extremely skinny sat on the side, not really understanding why the horses couldn't move. Owen however sat at the end of the chariot. They had on costumes maid out of strands of straw and they both looked absolutely miserable in them.
The final three chariots came out of the tunnel and the audience clapped for them. District 10 was slightly ahead, with Ezekiel and Beth dressed like farmers from the ancient painting titled American Gothic. Beth smiled at the crowd and waved and Ezekiel stood in the middle of the chariot, not exactly sure of what to do. District eleven came in right behind however and Leshawna stood, loud and proud as she was at her home, waving and trying to work the crowd into a cheer. She put her hand by her ear and the crowd went wild. She smiled at her results and looked at DJ, who was looking at a picture of his mother that he had physically pinned to the front of his outfit. District twelve was next and Gwen and Geoff were dressed elegantly. Gwen had on a flowy black dress that fit tightly around her chest and waist, then drastically spread out and flowed with the wind, causing a silhouette like effect on the back of the chariot. Geoff had on a black suit, which was less flowing, but still captured the silhouette like image. Ever since Cinna had become the designer for district twelve years ago, he had never let the district down with their outfitting at least.
Once all the districts pulled into the training complex, President Snow-McLean stood up and looked at the citizens around him.
"Well here we have it Panem. Here the tributes will train and work on their survival and weapon skills. They will then all be taken to our top secret arena, which is extra special for this occasion. Keep watching and scores will be revealed sometime next week...Happy Hunger games!" Chris shouted, gaining an applause from the citizens of the capitol.
After quite a few days of silence, the screens of the Capitol were once again lit up across the gigantic city.
"Hello everyone, I'm Blaineley!" the dazzling blonde host said from behind her table.
"And I'm her co-host, Josh!" the young man interjected. He sitting next to her. Josh was slightly flamboyant and had brunette hair. He had joined the announcement team around the same time Blaineley did, as Caesars old partner had decided to retire from announcing when his dear friend passed away.
"With the Hunger Games starting in just one day, we have all the exclusive drama and gossip from the training room!" Blaineley announced.
"At the end of this broadcast we will be able to announce the game makers scores live as the tributes watch!" Josh said. "But first, here are the key events that happened during training."
"Now, we aren't allowed to record any of the training, as we want all the contestants to be even in the arena. However, we can show you things that happened outside the training center!" Blaineley announced. "Roll the first clip!"
"Oh my god, I didn't even notice our names rhymed!" Sadie said to the skinnier Katie.
"Yeah, it's like, we're exactly alike too. We even have the same fashion sense!" Katie told Sadie as they both sat down in the dining hall to have lunch.
"That boy, Justin I think, from district 4 totally has been looking at you." Sadie remarked to Katie, smiling.
"No way! Oh my gosh, shut up!" Katie said. "I was totally about to say he was looking at you!"
"EEE!" the girls yelled, somewhat hugging each other. The two then looked at each other, and awkwardly stopped.
"Too bad we'll have to kill him!" They both spoke in unison, laughing.
"That's the spirit girls, get in the game!" Josh exclaimed excitedly. "We haven't had a strong female winner since the 93rd Games."
"What about last years winner, Dawn?" Blaineley questioned, raising her eyebrow.
"Oh right, forgot about her." Josh responded, scratching the back of his head.
"Anyway..." Blaineley mumbled, trying to get the broadcast back on track. "Will these two become besties, or frenemies? Anything and everything can happen in the arena! What's our next story Josh?"
"Can the Tributes from District 2 work together at all, or will they just off each other?" Josh commentated, as the clip began to roll.
"I saw you spying on me while I was training at the (bleep) course!" Heather shouted at Alejandro, as they walked down a hall to their rooms.
"Relax chica, I was just trying to get a look at your beautiful face." Alejandro remarked smoothly, trying to cup her face with his hand romantically.
"Listen Ale-jerkdro" Heather gasped, swatting his hand away. "I know you get all the girls back home, but I'm here to kill you, not to be your girlfriend. So stop hitting on me and watch your back!"
"So... are you going to let go of my hand?" Alejandro asked, looking at his hand which Heather was still holding onto.
Heather blushed deeply. "Shut up!" she screamed, before walking away.
Alejandro grinned, and proceeded to walk in the opposite direction.
"Talk about spicy!" Josh exclaimed excitedly.
"Is there a possible love interest between these two, or is Alejandro stringing her along for the ride?"
Blaineley asked. "Remember, a boy AND a girl will be crowned the winners this year, and they don't have to be from the same district!"
"I personally think that there is no way that they can work together. In the meantime, check out this final clip before we reveal the training room scores!" Josh announced, the screen slowly faded to black while the clip was played.
"AND IF ANYONE EVER TOUCHES MY THINGS AGAIN, I WILL DESTROY YOU!" Eva shouted. The Peacekeepers tried to calm her down outside of the training center.
"What's with her?" Lindsay asked.
"Apparently someone stole her lucky hair tie or something." Trent responded, as Courtney and Tyler watched the spectacle.
"I do not want to mess with that girl." Tyler shuddered as Eva threw a weight across the hall, creating a huge dent in the door.
Courtney and Tyler slowly walked away.
"Just remember, stick to the plan and we will get through this." Tyler whispered, trying to encourage Courtney.
"So what if we're a career district, I'm not a killer and I don't feel comfortable with this." Courtney replied, looking edgy.
"Look, just trust me, okay?" Tyler asked, looking at her.
"Fine..." Courtney agreed, trying to smile.
Courtney walked away, and Tyler was joined by Justin and Heather.
"So, is she in on it?" Heather asked Tyler.
"Of course, like how it always is." Tyler replied, high-fiving Justin.
"Well then our alliance is pretty much set in stone." Justin announced, smiling brightly.
"Awesome, see you around!" Tyler called as he ran to catch up with Courtney.
"As soon as the others are gone, those two are going down." Justin told Heather.
Heather nodded in agreement, and the two walked into the training center.
"Oh god, the drama!" Blaineley shouted, looking shocked.
"Looks like it's another career alliance! But, will any of them be able to win the game?
Or, will they destroy themselves from within?" Josh asked dramatically.
"We will have to see and find out..." Blaineley murmured, pausing. "Now, with not a moment to spare, we have word that the tributes of the 100th Hunger Games are watching this feed live!"
"We wish you the best of luck!" Josh added in enthusiastically.
"Now, here are your training scores from the game makers as follows!"
The screen went blank, and the names and scores of the tributes started to appear on the screen.
District 1: Tyler-8, Courtney-8
District 2: Alejandro-11, Heather-9
District 3: Harold-6, Sadie-3
District 4: Justin-8, Bridgette-7
District 5: Noah-6, Lindsay-5
District 6: Cody-7, Izzy-8
District 7: Duncan-8, Eva-10
District 8: Trent-7, Sierra-6
District 9: Owen-7, Katie-5
District 10: Ezekiel-7, Beth-2
District 11: DJ-9, Leshawna-8
District 12: Geoff-8, Gwen-6
The screen went back to the two hosts after the scores flashed across the screen.
"And there you have it, all the training room scores. Thank you viewers for watching!" Josh exclaimed.
"Don't forget to tune in tonight for the exclusive tribute interviews at City Circle, just a night before they go into the arena! Hosted by me!" Blaineley announced, putting herself fully into the camera's view.
"Welcome everyone, to the 100th edition of the annual Hunger Games!" Blaineley shouted, in a stunning blue sparkly dress. "Now, the games start tomorrow at 9 a.m. sharp, so don't forget to set your alarm clocks!"
The crowd reacted with a strong laugh, as well as a few cheers.
"Let's get this show started folks, shall we?"
The crowd clapped and applauded in excitement
"Now remember, we go by district. This year, to make it interesting, we decided to have the boys go first! So first up this year from District 1, give it up for... Tyler!" Blaineley shouted as Tyler walked on stage, before tripping.
Tyler talked about coming from a family of winners, from his ancestors in some pre-Panem sport called football. Next, Courtney talked about working with little children while helping out her mom as a teacher, and calls herself a TIT; Teacher In Training. The crowd laughed, realizing what the three letters spell out while Courtney giggled. Alejandro talked the same way Tyler did, about having great ancestory. He also showed off his flirtatious skills by getting a kiss from Blaineley on the cheek.
"Don't die, your too cute!" Blaineley told Alejandro as his interview time ran out.
Heather talked about doing whatever she can do to win, even sexual deeds if it came down to it. This gets a few, really creepy whistles from the crowd (mostly older men, and a few girls here and there). Harold tried to beat-box, while Sadie talked about how she hoped the arena would be "prettyful".
"Is that even a real word?" Blaineley asked the girl.
"Who knows!" Sadie replied, gaining applause form the audience.
Justin talked about how hot he was, and how he was better then Alejandro. Blaineley called Alejandro to come back on stage, but was told that he wasn't allowed to have any more air time. Bridgette came on and dazzled everyone with her pure beauty, and nice qualities. Noah talked about how much better the capital was than his "shit hole" of a District (this was completely censored on the broadcast), while Lindsay talked about all of the male tributes who have asked her for a hook up.
"So, are you going to have one with any of those hotties? I mean, between Trent, Justin, Alejandro, Duncan, Geoff, and DJ, you'll have your hands full! Or should I say, mouth full?" Blaineley asked, getting a huge reaction from the crowd.
"What, work with someone together in the game?" Lindsay asked innocently. "Of course I will, silly!"
"Lindsay, hooking up isn't about being in an alliance with someone during the games, it's-"
"That's not what a hook up is? Then Duncan lied to me after I said no at first! Cause, you know, I didn't know what it meant!" Lindsay replied in annoyance.
Blaineley face palmed and tried to move on. Cody talked about his family, while Izzy ran on stage, and just laughing like a maniac. Duncan talked about how he liked to burn things, and how much he liked the hair colors of the capital.
"I'm surprised you don't have your hair dyed pretty lady." Duncan remarked, winking at her.
"Sorry, I don't like piercings." Blaineley replied smiling. Duncan rolled his eyes at the older women.
Eva talked about slaughtering every last tribute, in very morbid descriptions (so morbid, most of her interview was bleeped out). Trent talked about a girl back home he misses, which gets a sad sigh from the crowd. Sierra talked about how much she adores the fashion in the capitol (kind of along the lines of what Duncan had said) and got a standing ovation.
"So Owen, what was it like volunteering for your brother?" Blaineley asked the large boy.
"It sucks, I might die now!" Owen replied seriously, gaining laughter from the crowd.
"Then... why did you do it?"
"My brother promised me he'd give me all his food for this rest of his life if I survived, and that sounds like a deal to me!" Owen shouted, causing the crowd to laugh hysterically.
Katie talked about missing her family back home, which received a positive crowd reaction. Ezekiel talked about not having to get his own food for once, while Beth talked about being at the center of attention constantly. For some reason, Beth got a pretty negative reaction from the crowd.
"DJ, is that a picture of your mother that you've been carrying around these last few days?" Blaineley asked the large black boy.
"Ye-yes mam." DJ said, tears welling in his eyes.
Blaineley hugged DJ, which caused a huge "aww" moment for the crowd.
Leshawna talked about "kicking ass, and taking names" which got a standing ovation from the crowd. Geoff talked about Gale being one of his ancestors, and hoping to make him proud. Gwen talked about having Prim as a mentor, and whether or not she wished Katniss was there to help her as well.
"I think it's better Katniss isn't here." Gwen told Blaineley.
"And why do you think that?" Blaineley asked. "I'm really curious to hear your answer."
"The poor woman has suffered enough." Gwen explains.
"Well, thank you Gwen, your time is up." Blaineley announces, Gwen got up and went to the back. "Tomorrow, watch live as the opening moments of the Hunger Games take place live, right in front of your eyes! It'll be a Hunger Games to remember. So join us for the 100th anniversary, and remember, may the odds be ever in your favor!"
"Welcome ladies and gentleman, the current time is 8:57 CST (Capitol Standard Time), and we're just minutes away from the 100th annual Hunger Games to start. I'm your host, Josh!" the same man from the previous day said, sitting back at his announcer desk.
"And I'm Blaineley, your other host!" the blonde from the night priors interviews said proudly.
"We have just gotten word that all the tributes have left their Launch Rooms and are headed towards this years arena!" Josh informed the viewers.
"Remember Josh, the tributes have to stay on their platforms before the bell rings after 60 seconds, or they'll be blown sky high!" Blaineley reminded.
"That's right Blaineley, and boy do we have an incredible treat for you this year!" Josh excliamed as the Tributes started rising from the ground and were put on their platforms. "This year, the arena is based off the ancient legend of New York City, with a surrounding plain and mountain area, to create a Tundra themed biome! This is going to be one 'cool' arena!"
"Good one Josh!" Blaineley laughed. "Let's watch, the 60 second countdown has just begun!'
All I could hear was my heart thumping. -Should I run to the Cornucopia, should I run into one of the buildings surrounding me for cover? What will I even find in the Cornucopia... will there be anything? Shit, focus. Only 30 more seconds left acording to the clock... 27... I've got to think of a plan fast!- But that was the thing, I couldn't think. And before I knew it, the bell rang.
"And the Fourth Quarter Quell; the 100th Hunger Games, has begun!" Blaineley announced, her voice booming over the arena. The Tributes came to meet their fate.
Instantly, someone was already dead.
A/N: Well that only took about 6 hours of writing. But hey, totally worth it! Please review, even criticism is great, just anything that you liked about the story or could help us improve it. Thanks for reading, and I can't wait to right the bloodbath next!- Coco
P.S. Dak was here as well, he helped write this chapter and may help with future chapters.
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Update- This was a joint venture but I have decided to continue it alone, so if you saw this already published on FanFiction, it's because I was one half of that venture, thanks.