Chapter One: The First Hamburger
A long time in the future, in a galaxy not so far away, there was a country called Hungry. The citizens of Hungry were oppressed by their morbidly obese dictator, President Yum. The country was split into 13 separate districts that were designed to efficiently produce certain culinary delicacies. 75% of the food produced was transported to the Capitol to feed the richer, plumper citizens that resided there. However, over half of the overall production barely fed President Yum alone.
One bright, sunny day in the middle of July, the president decided to throw a barbeque in order to quench his craving for the juicy delicacy from District 13, hamburgers. District 13 was tired of making and eating only hamburgers. They decided it was time to demand a healthier diet, so they revolted against the Capitol and refused to serve President Yum his hamburgers. In response, President Yum demanded that the whole of District 13 be demolished through Mad Cow disease. It was a complete genocide.
Exactly one year later, President Yum began craving a hamburger once again. Since District 13 no longer existed, and was therefore unable to make hamburgers, he had to send one boy and one girl from each district to the top of Mount Vesuvius to retrieve a hamburger. The person to bring President Yum the hamburger would be rewarded with enormous amounts of gold and a varied diet. But there was a catch: only one tribute was allowed to survive, it was a fight to the burger.
Every year, all the teenagers in the districts would gather in their town square to have their young lives gambled in the reaping. One boy and one girl would be chosen as tribute. Their names would be called from the platform in the square, and their lives would more than likely be cut short.