Fire and wind

Chapter 1; the Capsule

Katniss POV;

It is just another day in the woods, my best friend Gale sits at my side, silent as the earth beneath our feet. We had come up with a decent haul, five fish, three rabbits from Gale's snares, and all of the wild berries and herbs we had gathered on the way to our usual meeting place. On the way, however we stumbled upon something that we had never seen before: a metal capsule shaped like a dome, on top was a large yellow structure that looked like it would keep out rain.

"What do you suppose it is?" Gale asks, his smooth voice breaking the thick silence.

"I'm a bit more concerned as to where it came from." I reply, readying my bow. Suddenly a shadow falls over us, I look up, expecting a capital hovercraft, what I see confounds me even more than the capsule. It appears to be a much smaller version of the Capital hovercraft, the underside is a glossy black, and as the strange vehicle approaches the capsule, a claw drops from the bottom and latches onto the yellow structure at the top.

"Let's see that blue pest stop me now!" a voice exclaimed from what I assumed to be the cockpit of the strange egg-like machine. Three small objects popped out of the bottom of the vehicle and propelled it away from us much faster than it had arrived. Then, a sudden gust of wind whipped through the clearing as a creature resembling a hedgehog skidded to a stop where the pod had been a moment before. Suddenly it turned toward our hiding place and sighed.

"Look, it's obvious we're all aware of one another here, so why don't you to come out of the bushes and talk to me face to face?" Gale slowly walked into the clearing with his bow loaded, I followed.

"We aren't here to harm you." I tried to keep my voice steady.

"Right, because aiming a loaded weapon at my head sure seems like a gesture of peace." the hedgehog's voice was sarcastic.

"We don't want to fight with you, mister. . ." my voice trailed off.

"Sonic, sonic the hedgehog!" he said with a grin.

"That's an interesting name, where did you get it?" suddenly a shadow passed over us, and this time it wasn't the vehicle we had seen before. It was a Capitol hovercraft.

"I guess you two are about to find out!" he said, grabbing our hands and getting into a running stance.

"Do you really think you can outrun- woah!" Gale was cut off by the sheer force of Sonic's takeoff. Wind whistled in my ears as we flew through the forest, the only other sound being Sonics absurdly fast footsteps. Within seconds we were near the edge of the forest, right next to the log where I always stored my bow.

"How are you that fast?" I asked between deep breaths.

"Why are you such a good shot with a bow?" Sonic countered, he didn't look like he had broken a sweat.

"That's not the same; you must be some new breed of mutt that the Capitol plans on using in the next games." Gale said, cringing at the thought.

"Do I look like a dog to you?"

"That's not what I meant." Gale sighed.

"Looks like you have some explaining to do."

"We'll meet you here tomorrow, but right now we need to get home." I said, stowing my bow and heading towards the fence.

"See you then, I guess." Sonic said as he dashed off, followed by a gust of wind.