***I don't own the hunger Games nor it's characters***
Legend of the Black Rose
(The Trial of Peeta Mellark)
(In the voice of President Snow)
Even in the Hunger Games there is a code for the Tributes. After all, they're making the ultimate sacrifice for Panem. The Games is a punishment for the "Dark Days", the Rebellion but even so there is a code, a sense of honor so to speak. If the code is broken, the games are stopped, declared null and void for that year where a trial using black roses are done by the Game Makers. If at the end of the trial the bud of the roses are place pointed at the accused. Black for guilty, White for innocent for nothing states perfection as white. Either way the life of the accused is forfeited unto the Capitol with the remaining tributes are to be spared to live a life of ease for their sacrifice in the now closed arena. However for the accused their sentence is carried out by either the Head Game Maker, by the victim(s) or by the sitting President.
Oh I failed to mention what the only crime to stop the games is the rape of a fellow Tribute. You are to fight your way home in the games but you will give your fellow tributes a dignified death. You will bring pride to your district, your country, not shame.
One would think that this would happen a lot but only once have the games been stopped. The 74th year and now I am going to tell you how it happened. Please look at the footage below and may the odds be ever in your favor.
***warning strong language, violence and other acts/content from here on out.****
At the interview;
I'm going to teach that little seam rat and all those careers a lesson if it's the last thing I do. She thought that black eye for her 11 from the Game Makers was bad Ha. I'll make that look like a love tap compared to what I'm going to do. I'm her partner damn it and she chooses that murderer from 2, the Capitol's lapdog, Cato over me. I saved her before he even knew him. She should be mine. How dare she humiliate me like this after all I've done for her? Well she's going to pay just wait until the interview is over. Oh yes she won't be too useful with a busted rib or, two to those careers will ya you skanky seam rat. All these years since we were five I've loved you. Ever since you sang the Valley song at school and I knew my weak half was a goner. I thought I was blessed when I got picked after you volunteered for Prim but oh no I was cursed. For now I have to see you for the manipulative bitch worthless seam rat that you are. Mom was so right about you and who you really are. Well after I get you here just wait. In the arena during the Bloodbath right in front of your boyfriend, then the hunt for your career friends begins one by one.
Oh yes her interview is over. I'll just wait right about here where she'll oh so surprised to see me. Here she comes…
Haymitch and Brutus with Cato, Clove& Effie:
Brutus "where is Katniss Mitch? She was going to meet the kids here after her interview."
Don't know Brutus hell there's a lot that's been going that I don't know. Care to clue us in there Cato?
Cato "I don't know how it happened, it just happened. I love her. She loves me Haymitch. There is no scheme on our part. You don't always choose who you love. Seriously I don't know how I fell for her but I did. She's an open book and a mystery at the same time.
Both Mentors: "Goner."
Cato: "Brutus I could tell she was itching' to use that bow soooo bad in training. She couldn't wait for everyone to go so she could use it. Split her own arrow down the middle too. I knew she was holding out. During training she was watching Clove throw knives from the fire station for about an hour then gets up adjust her stance after the first two and nails it one right after another like she was born with a damn set in her hands(both mentors give a smirk). Sorry Clove but you two could now be twins the way you and Katniss throw. By the way Haymitch you should see her now at hand to hand combat and swords. To look at her you think she's weak. Not by a long shot, nothing can be further from the truth. If I have it my way Katniss will go home."
Brutus and Haymitch look at Cato then at each other " yup goner".
Haymitch; "Hell I got even bigger problems since Peeta hit Katniss because she got an 11. He's got it in for her for some freakin reason. You think the kid would be grateful because she helped him. Brutus I don't get it! This kid was the sweetest gentleness kid on the planet. He wouldn't hurt a fly and he would have never raised a hand to hit any girl let alone Katniss. But you can't tell from what's been going on since we got here. It's like Jekyll and Hide movie from before the dark days. The only thing I see him becoming is darker and now both of these lovebirds now have targets on their backs."
Clove: "Brutus I think you, Haymitch and the other mentors need to know something"….. (All hear a loud slamming against the wall then; YOU LITTLE WHORE, HOW DARE YOU…..)
Brutus mouths one word to Cato "go". Cato takes off only to see Peeta pinning Katniss to the wall in a choke hold and throwing upper cuts into her stomach. Oh god she's turning blue… Then all he's sees is red as he charges….
Brutus looking at Clove "get her out of there before she is hurt." After he sees Peeta throw Katniss into a vase like a rag doll.
Clove tried to get Katniss away from the boys but Katniss got up and stopped Cato from delivering another punch by stating "We'll get him in the arena Cato. Let him go."
Katniss then looks at Haymitch and Brutus in embarrassment and takes off for the stairs for the roof while Effie who just arrived winded looks at Haymitch.
Effie; "Well here's another fine mess we're in. Well I think it's' best for Peeta to go to the medical clinic to be checked." Effie pulls Haymitch aside to tell him to have Peeta kept away for Katniss's safety until the games." Haymitch and Brutal know this isn't over as both look to Clove to finish the sentence that she started. Clove then tells both mentors what she witnessed when she came and got Katniss for the T.V. announcement that delayed the games. Both mentors now know that Katniss isn't safe around Peeta. Cato takes off for the stairs to find Katniss.
They decide to continue this discussion later in 2's quarters. Haymitch grabs Peeta and takes him away. Not before Brutus sees Haymitch slams Peeta into a wall to give him a "cranky Mitch lecture".
On the roof Katniss tries to comprehend what happened to the Boy with the Bread when a pair of well-toned arms comes around her and makes her feel safe. Cato is holding her as she does something that she hasn't done since she was 11, cry. Katniss sees herself a weak for crying. As Cato holds her, he doesn't see her has weak not after what he's seen her go through.
Meanwhile back in the D-12 Suite, Haymitch for his part while Peeta is sedated, strapped down and asleep in his room, makes a call to a mayor and gets an earful.
Buzzzzzz ding. As Haymitch enters into D-2's quarters, he pours himself a drink then slams it & goes for another. He then talks to Brutus which now their duty to protect the female tributes until the arena.
Haymitch explains to Brutus what is going on with Peeta. It turns out that Peeta was under medication for a split personality which meant that Peeta should've never been eligible for the reaping in the first place. When Peeta was reaped it seems his mother (for the lack of better phasing) "forgot" to give him his meds (told you that woman had a broom) so that the other personality will come out so he'll have a shot at making it home as a Victor. Now Peeta's "other ego" a darker more evil persona has emerged and taken fully over. Because of current laws Peeta should have never been reaped unfortunately if we DQ Peeta, Peeta in turn can DQ Cato send Cato home disgraced. Brutus and Haymitch discuss options on what to do when, Clove encouraged by her mentor tells Haymitch what she's witnessed from the beginning. Why she's been keeping an eye out for Katniss without anybody knowing. Katniss promised her not to tell anybody. Katniss plan is in the arena is to take down Peeta before anybody else in the bloodbath. Katniss feels that this is on her & she has to be the one to do it. Clove also states that the rest of the alliance have talked it over and as their last request, for the mentors to direct all to Cato and Katniss. Before Clove leaves the room she says in a fact finding tone; "I know this sounds like we're giving up however, Prim will need Katniss since her mother has checked out. Out of all of us, Katniss deserves to go home but Katniss will not be able to do it if Cato is not with her. Cato is the one thing that completes Katniss. Katniss does the one thing I can't do. She completes Cato." Clove then leaves to go to her room leaving two somewhat shocked Mentors to make plans for their tributes.
In this case is the only time in over 20 years of mentoring that Haymitch will tell a tribute to run into the bloodbath. The mentors know what they have to do. Yet nothing will prepare them for what is about to happen.