A/N: This idea has been playing around in my head lately so I wanted to turn it into a fanfic. I hope you enjoy it. There is a lot of AU but there wouldn't be this story without it.

Disclaimer: I do not own the hunger games or the characters.

Summary: 'This year, for the 50th hunger games, to show that even the richest of you are not safe a tribute will also be reaped from the Capitol who will be able to win along with another tribute if alive among the final 2.' When 15 year old Effie Trinket is chosen as the single Capitol tribute for the quarter quell, she believes her life is over but what happens when she meets the two tributes from District 12, Maysilee Donner and Haymitch Abernathy?

0. Prologue (The announcement)

Loud, energetic music could be heard on the top floor of the house, getting louder as the woman's feet brought her closer and closer to the door at the end of the hallway which had a light pink name plaque on it. She stuck a finger in one of her ears to try and block out some of the noise from the music as she called out at the top of her voice so that the occupant of the room behind the door could hear her. "Euphemia Trinket! Turn that racket off and come downstairs now please." The music was suddenly halted and the door opened rather loudly. "Mother. You know I hate that name," the 15 year old moaned. Her mother only rolled her eyes in response to her daughter and then her eyes moved lower and saw that the young blonde's hands were not empty. "For goodness sake. You don't need to take those downstairs with you. Leave them in your room. "It was very easily seen that the girl was not fond of the idea at all. She opened her mouth to argue. "But, i'm supposed to practice for half an hour a day. "The woman sighed at the 15 year old, raising her eyebrows slightly. "You won't want to miss this though Euphemia dear. You won't see the card reading for a quarter quell for another 25 year you know." A smile came across the face of the young girl. Was it that time of the day already? It really flew when you were practicing. Without another word she followed her mother downstairs into the living room of the house.

There was the sound of cheering on the television screen as the programming started that would tell the whole of Panem the twist for the next hunger games, the 50th games and 2nd quarter quell. The two adults watching the screen had been only young children when the first quell had taken place. That was when the districts had been forced to choose the tributes who would be sent to the arena. The applause increased as President Snow was shown on the camera ready to address everyone under his ruling. He started by talking about how every 25 years would be a quarter quell to keep fresh in everyone's minds the memory of those killed by the district's rebellion. Then he explained about the first quarter quell before coming to what everyone was watching and waiting for. A little girl in a white suit holds out a box from which a yellow envelope marked '50' is drawn. The president opens the envelope and begins to read. "This year, for the 50th hunger games, to show that even the richest of you are not safe a tribute will also be reaped from the Capitol who will be able to win along with another tribute if alive among the final 2." There was silence in the house while everyone took in the news. It didn't take long for the parents but the young blonde needed a few minutes to do the math. She was 15 which meant this games her name was going to be in the reaping bowl and she could be picked to go into the hunger games. At least if she went in she would have better chances than the district tributes. Somehow she knew that if her name was picked out that her parents would be proud of their daughter being the one and only Capitol tribute. She didn't even know why she was thinking about it. She was one name out of thousands in the Capitol, right?