So, I felt the necessity to post a prologue because of the amount of confusion that could be involved in this story. Since I've changed the storyline to still have the Mockingjay characters in it, I feel like you guys are a bit confused by the exact happenings of what's going on. All things considered, I'm going to structure where each of the Hunger Games characters ended up in order to sync with what tributes submitted for this story I hope you enjoy!
The 30th Quarter Quell
By silver-nightstorm
Summary: 625 years after the failed rebellion, the districts are still in darkness. Now, the new president brings you the 30th Quarter Quell! Who will survive? Is there hope for Panem's future?
Prologue: All Those Years Ago
If one bothered to look through the ruins of District 13, they would find a book.
The book was very worn and, if one looked more closely, actually from District 12. In fact, it wasn't so much as a book, but a diary.
It was the diary of the Mockingjay, Katniss Everdeen-Mellark, the girl on fire. Most people would be shocked. Katniss didn't really seem like the type to keep a diary. She was too strong, too stubborn, too brave to spill her feelings into a book.
But the fact of the matter was that from a few months before the reaping for the 74th Hunger Games, Katniss had been keeping a diary. Her diary continued until the point where she left Thirteen for the final attack on the Capitol—the attack that had failed.
The events recollected in Katniss's diary were well known—the events that followed were a bit fuzzy. No one really knew what had happened after the attack on the Capitol. A few days after the attack, President Snow emerged unscathed and Katniss was a prisoner.
Although the members of District 13 were officially required to leave their home and relocate to another district, not many did. In the beginning, at least. That all changed after the Fifth Quarter Quell. The Quarter Quell that would haunt Panem forever.
The Quarter Quell that reaped entire families into the arena.
Katniss had thought that she would be free from the Hunger Games forever. The worst punishment that the Capitol could enforce on her was to force her to continue living. And it didn't end there; the Capitol forced her to have children.
Katniss's plan for life had been very simple. Don't cause trouble and grow old alone without children. After the first games, the first part of Katniss's plan fell apart. Eating those berries could qualify to most as "causing trouble". But when Katniss got reaped into the arena again and Peeta made up the story about her being pregnant and they were forced to "marry"… well, the whole thing burst into flames then… literally. On top of it all, when the rebellion failed, the Capitol took control again. And this time, they knew what Katniss was afraid of.
Katniss had her first child, a boy named Gale Mellark, when she was twenty years old.
She had her second child, a girl named Primrose, when she was twenty-two years old. It was around that time that she found out that Gale had had a daughter in his new home in District 2.
Every year, Katniss endured the terrifying feeling of watching her children go through the reaping. She didn't put it past the Capitol to rig the reapings to that her children would be reaped on purpose. She knew the Capitol would do it.
But she made it through with all her children in one piece. Katniss breathed a sigh of relief. But it was too soon to be happy… way too soon.
Peeta Mellark passed away at the age of 60 during the year of the 118th Hunger Games. His death didn't come as much of a shock. His mechanical leg was getting rusty, and he would get random relapses of blood poisoning. He frequently relapsed into thinking that he was younger and back in the games. When he finally died, Katniss was heartbroken. She had become very attached to the boy who gave her bread.
Sadly, Katniss had forgotten to notice the fact that her grandchildren were growing up. In the end, it was Primrose's 2nd daughter, Juniper, who got reaped. Sadly for her family, she got reaped into the 5th Quarter Quell. The Quarter Quell that stated that the siblings, parents, and grandparents of the child reaped would enter into the arena.
The Quarter Quell that saw the return of Katniss Everdeen, the girl on fire, the Mockingjay.
Up until this point, quite a large number of the former rebellion members were still living in Thirteen. After these games, they were all forcibly removed and moved back into separate districts. Families were torn apart. Annie Odair was pulled away from her grandchildren and thrown into District 3. Annie's son, Finn Odair, was sent back to Four with his son, but his triplet daughters were sent to District 5.
After these games, the light that was Katniss Everdeen-Mellark was forever extinguished, as was all hope for Panem.
And the Hunger Games have gone on uninterrupted for centuries.
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For clarification, Katniss's diary is basically the events of "Hunger Games" "Catching Fire" and "Mockingjay" until the point of the final Capitol invasion in diary form. I'm still accepting submissions for mentors, stylists, and scenarios! Check the previous chapter for an ongoing list. Additionally, the tribute list will be updated there, but I will start the reapings for the first five districts! Stay tuned! May the odds be ever in your favor!