Prologue
In the second rebellion of Panem all seemed lost for the Districts, until one of the military leaders had a brilliant idea. They sought outside help from a neighboring country, Nitsa. It was this alliance that proved crucial to the Districts' victory.
With this victory, a new treaty was formed. The Capitol lost all control over the Districts and their citizens, but was allowed to keep the areas of Districts One and Two. There was also the establishment of Malina, an outpost town, where anyone from outside countries could visit without interference.
The Capitol agreed to the treaties' terms, but only because they knew they could otherwise be destroyed. Still under tyrannous rule, they gave up on the Districts – for now – but they await the day they can retake "their land".
In the years following, Malina has become a place for refugees of the Capitol and Districts One and Two to escape, and find a new life.
AN: So this is an AU story I guess :) I might need to reveal more specifically what this will mean for the story latter, but for now I want to keep a few things a surprise.
For the purpose of this story, district twelve is a larger place, and now a city. All the districts are official cities.
The reason for doing this? I wanted district twelve to at least be big enough that Katniss and Peeta could both grow up there without ever meeting. In the books, 12 is so small that kids from the town and Seam attend the same school. I live in a small suburban town where you can drive from one end to the other in ten minutes, but we still have two high schools. So this district twelve is about that size, maybe larger.
I'd like to thank MissingMommy for automatically, and enthusiastically agreeing to be my Beta. I'm already enjoying the collaboration, and I look forward to more! :D
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So without further ado, I present to you "Once in a While"...