Welcome, Welcome...Thank you for checking into this SYOT. Yes, there was a 3rd Quarter Quell involving the well known Characters from the Hunger Games trilogy, but as you may learn in chapter 5, there was a different ending to the 75th games. For 25 years, little has changed in Panem, or so it seems...Happy Hunger Games, and may the odds be ever in your favor!
The roar was deafening. Thousands crowded the Capitol center, screeching, cheering, and pressing forward in anticipation. Throughout Panem, others huddled staring at their screens, wishing they could be anywhere else. The announcement might be mandatory, but only a select few would enjoy it.
President Theopholis Snow stepped into the limelight, reveling in the immense power he held. This was his first quarter quell, and he was determined to make it memorable. He glanced back to make sure that his 7 year old daughter was following. As he did, all of Panem looked in dread, staring at the wooden box she cradled in her small hands.
"Welcome, welcome" Snow intoned, smoothly beginning his well prepared speech, "this year we celebrate 100 years of peace, culminating in our 4th Quarter Quell."
The little girl shifted nervously, her palms sweating. Mama had said to hold the box carefully, and not to drop it. But her mind wondered as the speech droned on. She looked at the Capitolites crowding the city center, admiring their outfits and wild hair. "I wonder if Mama will let me dye my hair like a rainbow, or wear a zebra dress." She began to pick thru various outfits, when suddenly she realized her Dad was quiet.
She looked up, and saw he was staring right at her. Quickly she thrust the box forward, hoping he hadn't seen that she wasn't listening to his speech. He reached down opening the lid, and pulling out an envelope, marked with the year 100.
Snow broke the seal slowly, gaging the crowd's breathless reaction. Pulling out the single sheet of paper he read, "As a reminder to the rebels, that all, no matter their ages were affected, each districts tributes must be chosen from the same age pool."
He smiled, letting everyone throughout the districts take in his words, "Happy Hunger games, and May the odds be ever in your favor."