After the rebellion failed the Games continued and continued and soon even the capitol got tired, their favourites lost, tributes became weaker and less interesting and they had no control over the outcome of the games. So a new idea emerged, make the games interactive, let the capitol play as the tributes. It's a whole new game. *OPEN*
A/N: The idea for these games game from the movie Gamer, I really like the concept of people controlling people in games and thought it would work perfectly in the Hunger Games universe. So enjoy the prologue and instructions on how to get involved are at the bottom.
DAY SIXTEEN OF THE 1098th GAMES:
"What now boss" the boy mutters as he perches behind a large pile of rubble peering out into the urban arena before him, it had been slowly collapsing over the last week and a half of the games causing many a good player to lose. Not me however I'm not just good I'm great, the best even.
"Boss?" Kano asks again the district five boy sure was being impatient with me. He was an impulsive type, kept trying to get me to send him to his certain death by rushing into situations. Without me he wouldn't have had a chance to win these games. With me however, the boy was in for a sure victory.
A few clicks on my key pad and I'd sent Kano out of his shelter and back into the rainy arena, we are one of only two players left and I don't intend on breaking my winning streak. This will be my fourth consecutive victory; the most Hunger Games any gamer has ever won. I'm somewhat of a legend of Panem at least that's what the magazines call me, me I just like to game and there's only one game worth besting. The Hunger Games.
"We're going to kill Roxanna's little girl and get you home Kano" I tell him by way of explanation as I move him through the arena, I know Rox's game play style we've practiced enough times late into the night, with artificial tributes, these are the real things though and Rox just doesn't have the people skills I do. I duck Kano around a collapsing wall, and with a few more clicks send him into a run. "She'll be somewhere close to the high ground" I say as Kano runs "Not obviously of course but somewhere hidden and small. Wherever she can fit that small girl of hers."
"Does she usually go for smaller tributes then?" Kano asks
"Yeah I suppose she does in practice sessions, she didn't get to pick the girl though you know that"
"Of course" he replies stiffly. Does Kano worry that I didn't pick him, that I along with most of the gamers was hoping for the muscular tribute from two. That boy was a beast though and Livia couldn't control him properly, she was out of the games early on when she failed to move him out of the way of a collapsing building, a rookie mistake.
"You're doing a great job" I tell Kano eventually, wanting to psyche him up for the final fight, a happy tribute is more loose and easier to control, too many gamers just insult there pieces and that's why they lose. Kano must be in a bit of a grump or something as he doesn't reply, he just does as he's told and continues to run through the landscape, his muscles never tiring his body not once fighting against my controls, he is in many respects a perfect tribute.
"Right we're here" I tell him as I pull him slowly to a stop, "All you have to do now is wait she'll come to you"
"You sure boss" he says "shouldn't we go to her" he's twitching to fight I can tell, but his time will come.
"Course I am, it's Roxanna she's so impatient its funny"
As I'd expected Roxana's tribute emerges quickly she's about fourteen years old with pale skin that's flushed pink from the exercise of the last few weeks.
"Say hello to Roxanna" I tell Kano
"Hi Roxanna, we're here to win the games" Kano says to the girl, she's rigidly still but her eyes glow with fear.
"Roxanna says you're stupid Max" she stutters, her face is covered in blood and she holds a long thin sword in her hand.
"Tell Roxanna I can't wait to gloat at the party tonight" I laugh into the head set.
"Max says we'll see you at the party tonight to celebrate our victory" Kano grins, I decide I really do like this lad, can't wait to have a drink with him, but first the girl.
Rox makes the first move like I expected her to, the girl lunges towards Kano with Rox's signature slash and stab moves; I can picture her mashing buttons back home that look of utter concentration on her face. But I know how to respond, a simple sidestep from Kano and the girl continues to fly through the air landing on her face.
I click and type as fast as I can on my pad and Kano follows the orders precisely, he swings the sweet large sword we'd scored from the sponsors above his head and brings it crashing down on the girls head splitting it in two. A canon echoes around the arena and through my head set, I can hear the cheers of my friends and family waiting outside my gaming room. I can just picture the look of anger on Rox's face as she realises I've beaten her yet again.
"I'll see you on the other side bro" I say to Kano before disconnecting from him. I'd say I had about five hours as they flew him home, cleaned him up and disconnected him from the game circuit. Then I could finally meet him again and we could get that drink. Until then I really needed a shower.
So for this SYOT I'll need something a bit different. I don't want the tributes I want the gamers. A boy or a girl aged 14 – 20. In total as I think I probably won't get many submissions I'm going to just have a total of 10 gamers. Just PM me the form on my profile and I'll let you know in the next day or two if you have a part (Don't post it as a review or you won't get a place!). For a timescale, it will depend on how long it takes for me to get ten gamers, but I will probably have the first chapters up in the next week or two. Have fun making some wild capitol teens!