I am sprinting through the tunnels some where a few meters ahead is Katniss and the other's I can feel my breathing becoming laboured. Yet I keep pushing forward the mutts are gaining and the smell of Snow's roses intensifying. I round the last corner and see Pollux climbing the latter closely on his heels is Cressida. I reach them just in time to turn around and slam my trident in one of the lizard like mutts before it takes a chunk out of my leg. I watch as Katniss begins to argue with Gale about who should go first, anger rushes through me clouding my vision. I could die and never see Annie again and they are acting like we have all the time in the world! Annie she floods my brain diving and jumping through the water with a smile on her face. I snap back to the present and my body kicking into survival mode and I start tearing through every mutt I can get with my trident.
"Gale go! Get out of here she won't leave without you." I shout at him seeing the gapping neck wound he has from one of the mutts. He curses under his breath booking it up the ladder, Katniss watches him go and then turn to shoot the mutt that had just bit down on my arm. My face contorted in pain I fell my muscles flex and relax as it crumples to the floor of the tunnels making a horrible squishing noise. I see fear, disgust, and concern flash across her face. I turn to her keeping my trident locked in my grip to block any further attacks I being to open my mouth to tell her it's her turn when she blurts out
"Annie needs you; go I can take care of myself." I stand there in shock chewing her words over before I manage to get out.
"No..." Between killing 2 mutts with one swing of my trident, my voice sounds weak and unsure but I know it's the right thing to say. She looks at me doubtfully knowing I am fighting to keep sane as I kill.
"Your sister Katniss, and Plutarch would kill me the Mockingjay's life is ten times more valuable than mine." She stares daggers at the back of my head as she shoots an arrow right past my head.
"We are both going to die if we don't move" I shout back exhaustion taking over.
I hear a small clang and her boot hits the first rung. "You better be right behind me." I hear her scramble up to the last level of tunnels just under the streets. I turn and run the last few steps to the ladder and start making my way up when my leg gets a sharp tug on it and I drop a rung before I regain my grip. Twisting slightly to the right I fling my trident at it missing it millimetres, cursing I being to climb again. I see Katniss looking hopelessly down at me holding Cressida's gun shining light on me. Then I feel hot, wet, sticking breath on my neck sending a shiver through my body. I fight back a scream I won't let them have the satisfaction! Before I can take my next breath my life starts flashing before my eyes. The mast of a boat, a sliver parachute, Mags laughing, a pink sky, Beetee's trident, Annie in her wedding dress, wave's breaking over rocks. Then it's over.