Disclaimer I do not own the InFAMOUS series which is Sucker Punch or the Hunger Games.
author note: Warning there is swearing and will contain disturbing content later on. But you all can handle that right? Enjoy the story.
*Vanishes in a flash of red and black smoke.*
Chapter 1
Death and Life
After the RFI went off in New Marias the plague vanished and the beast was destroyed. But it wasn't a victory that was rejoiced by everyone. People mourned the loss of beloved family members that they didn't know were conduits.
New Marias was all in mourning. Celebrating the new patron Saint Cole McGrath. The Demon of Empire City. He had fought off the Beast and ended the plague. His sacrifice saved so many people.
Except the matter wasn't over.
Zeke Dunbar Cole McGrath's best friend and wingman was among some of the first to see something happen which struck them hard.
Zeke had been hurt harder than anyone else in New Marias. He had been there sent the beginning in Empire City. He had watched Cole grow stronger and now he stared at a casket with his friend inside of it inside of a bar. He sighed then raised a glass slightly.
"Half as long and twice as bright."
It had been the saying they had learned. The Ray Sphere plague had caused so much pain and no one had known if they would have survived. But thanks to Cole they would survive for a longer time.
Zeke was barely holding back tears but luckily his sunglasses hid them well enough.
The Leader of the Rebels came up "Sorry about your lost Zeke. McGrath was a good man."
"Yeah always helpin people. I doubt that he could ever say no to them once he began helping them."
"Did a lot of good for this city. I hope that his lessons will live on."
Zeke smiled "Yeah thanks."
The man nodded then left. Zeke helped the Pallbearers carry the casket with Cole's body. Nix and Kuo were also on the same ship being buried at a special place that the people wanted to have them buried to honor the service they had to the city.
Zeke set the casket down with five others.
He looked inside at his buddy and sighed "Hope your happy wherever you are Cole."
He motioned to the Captain and they immediately pulled off the shore. Zeke went up to casket and looked inside.
"Good bye buddy."
The roll of thunder came from the sky. Zeke scowled immediately.
"Thunder wasn't in the forecast." He thought "Heck I don't even remember the weather man mentioning a storm except for those people in New York."
Lightning began striking the deck but didn't spread out from the place. Everyone covered their eyes from the brightness that was coming. Zeke reached into his coat and pulled out his Smith and Western.
When he looked up Kessler stood before them.
"Kessler!" Zeke shouted "Shit how are you alive! Cole destroyed you in Empire City!"
"Cole is needed once more to save the world." Kessler merely said "There is a time where the whole human race is in peril. A time when the race is being slaughtered needlessly."
Zeke was unconvinced and still held his gun at Kessler "And why should I believe this shit your telling me right now? After all you killed Trish."
"A necessary evil so Cole would have been strong enough to complete the tasks before him. These two companions will accompany him to this time and help him to defeat the evil."
"You're not taking those bodies anywhere! You've done enough shit already in this world! Nearly killed the human race with the Ray Sphere and took out a good part of Empire City before the Beast tore the rest apart!"
He looked at him lazily "What need I do to convince you Dunbar that I am telling the truth?"
Zeke walked up to him "There ain't nothing you can do to convince me that there is some evil in the future!"
Kessler scowled then reached into Cole's casket and made lightning strike it over and over again. Zeke fired off a few bullets but they didn't do anything to Kessler.
"Really Dunbar? You should thank me for what is about to happen to your friends instead of firing off that weapon."
Zeke looked at the casket as Kessler removed his hand. Lightning kept striking it over and over again but the lightning seemed to glow a strange color.
"ARRGH!"
Cole shot up as did Nix and Kuo. They fell back down into the caskets before getting up. Cole rubbed his head scowling.
"What hit me?"
Zeke looked at Cole like he was seeing zombies "Cole is that you?"
Cole looked at him "Yeah Zeke it's me. Now care to tell me what happened and why I'm wearing a monkey suit in a dead man's box?"
"Um, well dude you were dead."
Cole scowled "What?"
Zeke came up closer "You used the RFI and saved everyone from the beast man. You're the Patron Saint of New Marias and they were holding a big festival in your honor man during your funeral and still are I believe."
Cole rubbed his head.
Nix sat up a hand on her head "Demon why is it that I've got a monster headache?"
"No time to explain what has happened in the past." Kessler said "You three conduits are needed to help save the future."
Kuo scowled immediately "Kessler!"
The three immediately looked at him. Cole raised his hand blue lightning arcing along his arm.
"What are you doing here?"
Kessler sighed "Because of this."
He held out a small device and hit play. The three conduits and Zeke looked at it carefully. A strange and eerie music played.
It went through various images but there was no words being spoken.
"Shouldn't they be saying something?" Zeke said "I mean there's only that music to the footage you have there."
"All I could get of the footage was the video and music that came with it." Kessler said "This was hard for me even with all my powers."
Cole felt his anger rise as he watched kids fighting each other in various places usually ending in one appearing victorious and returning to cheering crowds.
He looked up at Kessler "What do they call this bloodbath?"
Kessler put the device away "They call it the Hunger Games and it has been going on for nearly a hundred years from where I got this video. You all are going to need to end this before it goes on any further."