Author's note
Hi! This story is obviously based on the Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. But I decided to do something different. I will base this new story on my last one (Hunger Games: A different scenario) and you may read that one before reading this story. This will be a sequel to the last story on my page, but also a reimagine of what could have happened if things turned out differently in that storyline. I will of cause write "Hunger Games: A different scenario" to its end, but I wanted to start up a new project as well.
To all of you who have read my last story: This new story is still in Katniss perspective, and the beginning of this chapter takes off in the chapter "The lightening tree"
Chapter 1 – The winner
"Remember who the real enemy is, Katniss" I hear Finnick say. My arrow points at him. And I let the arrow fly. I hear the sound of the canon who tells me Finnick Odair is now sleeping the sleep he will never wake up from. He said he loved that sound. The sound of the canon. I did run from Johanna, who almost killed me with her axe. I never liked her, and I never will. I didn't let her hurt me and now I am going for them. I want to go home. I hear the canon go off once again, and I do not know who just died. When I go to the lightening tree I see Beetee, who is sleeping the same sleep as Finnick. He won't wake up again. I go away from the tree and go to try to find Gale. I feel like this is the finals. And I have to make it to the capital. It is not too many left. I can do it. I find Gale, and not in the way I would have wanted to find him. He is dead. I can't cry now. I have to keep on going. I must make it. I do not care about anyone in here anymore. The only one I loved and really cared about is gone. He is dead. And now I have to do the last, horrible work to make it back to Peeta and the twins. Gale would have wanted this. I see district 2 before they see me, and I shoot them both before they notice me. I hear the sound of the canons and I know they are dead. Then it is just two more people left. Chaff and Johanna. And I will hunt them down.
The night turns into a new day. Gale is gone. Forever. I will never see him alive again. And I am all alone. I see miss axe run in the woods behind me, and I have no mercy or empathy left. I hide and aim my arrow in her direction. And the arrow flies. And it hit her in the right arm. She cries a little when she realizes she is hurt. Then she makes the biggest mistake in her life. She goes to attack. By the time she goes to attack, my second arrow hits her right in her heart. The canon goes off and I am one of two tributes left. A second time. Last time I was in this position, I was with Peeta. And we both made it back home. This time I will be the single vicktor. I wait for an hour until I see a dark shadow on the other side of the beach. Chaff. Everything goes in slow motion when I see him on the other side. He runs towards me and I aim for him with my bow. And Peeta was right. I hit where I point, and I do a last time. He dies at the spot. Falling to the damp sand. The blood paints the sand red. And then I realize I am going home. "Ladies and gentlemen, let me announce the winner of the third quarter quell: Katniss Everdeen Mellark!" I hear Claudius Templesmith cheer in the speakers. I did it. I finally did it. When the hovercraft picks me up, I realize what I just did. I killed people. Just like they wanted me to do. I killed for them once again. And Gale. Gale was killed. And I did not say good bye. I did not get to say good bye. To touch him one last time. Feel his warm body embrace mine in a hug. Listen to his steady heartbeat. I cry and I think I might have gone crazy. I am crazy. I killed humans and all I can do is cry. I hate the person they made me into. I hate the monster they did create.