Chapter 1:
Katerina (District 11):
I gasp as I see the first bomb fall. Then another. And another. And another. There is seemingly no end to it. Until it ends. One minute the sky was filled with bombs, the next the only thing I can see is smoke.
And District Thirteen is no more.
-3 months later in the capital-
There is silence as the four men, the four most powerful in all of Panem sit around the table.
"The rebellion is over" starts President Snow.
"There cannot be another" says the man on his right.
"The districts must remember our power" says another.
"And you, Jeran?" Snow says, looking at the one who has said nothing.
Jeran is silent for a moment, contemplating his idea. "They must be punished so they will remember."
"Quite obviously" says the president. "13 is already destroyed. Most rebel leaders have been publicly executed. Those that haven't yet are about to be. So what are you proposing?"
"Give them a reminder every year. Generations from now, they won't remember us killing the leaders of the rebellion." Then Jaren pauses.
"And what should we do to not let them forget?" asks Kimma, the man on Snow's left.
"We punish them every year as a reminder. Publicly torture and execute people from each district." replies Jaren.
"Public torture? Public execution? That's not memorable enough. Sure, people will remember it for a few weeks before and after, but I want something that people will remember all year, and just as their fear starts to lessen, it happens again the next year." says Snow.
"But what could inspire that kind of fear in people?" asks the man on the president's left, Gera.
"We could make them fight against each other, like gladiators" suggests Jaren.
"How could we maximize fear for everyone?" asks the president.
Jaren thinks for a moment, then answers. "The ones that fight would be… the children."
A/N: This is my first story here. I hope you like it. The first chapter is kinda short but oh well. I'm ahead right now as I got to chapter 4 in my writing while waiting for the 2 day no stories thing to be over. Anyways please review if you like it! (and if you don't like it tell me how I can improve)