It was that time of the year again. The Hundredth annual quarter quell. Katniss Everdeen had died in the Seventy Fourth hunger games, making it to the final two, only to get killed by the mutations. Cato was crowned victor, and the games were still on. This year, the hunger games would be more brutal than anyone had seen before.
President Snow shook his head. "No, no. This is suppose to be the quarter quell! People are expecting bloodshed and brutal murders. We can't treat this like any regular game."
The Gamemaker shrugged his shoulders. "Well, what do you suggest sir?"
President Snow stroked his beard. "Well, I was thinking, we could recreate the fiftieth hunger games, just with a bit of a twist. That will keep the crowd on the edge of their seats."
"What about that district 9 boy? The one that was abandoned as a child and went ravenous?"
President Snow smiled. "I think we can bring him in for some tests. Some DNA alteration ought to do the trick. Maybe to liven up the games a bit. Give the tributes a challenge."
The Gamemaker looked around nervously. "What kind of twists?"
President Snow chuckled. "Well, it wouldn't be a secret if I told you it now, would it?"
"N-No sir."
He crossed over to the beautiful garden and picked up a rose. The color of it was like a ripe raspberry. "The arena has to be big, in order to suit the needs of at most 48 kids. We can't let them die right from the start."
The Gamemaker tilted his head in curiosity. "At most?"
Snow nodded his head. "I have something special planned for the reaping. Not all the tributes might make it out."
The Gamemaker widened his eyes in fear. "I just got a great idea for the arena!" He said, trying to quickly change the topic.
President Snow lifted his eyebrows. "Oh? Well, don't tell it to me. I trust you to make it fitting for this year. Now, hurry along. We only have eight more days until the reaping."
The Gamemaker scurried out of the room, sighing in relief.
Snow examined the rose in his hand. 'One by one, the petals will fall.' he thought silently.
That was just the quick prologue to get things moving. This is a new fanfiction account for those of you who are unaware! I have recreated one for personal reasons, and hope to start off fresh. Be sure to PM me some characters, or the story won't start quickly. I need tributes to start the reaping! This will be a hunger games with 48 tributes, so I need plenty of submissions! You can submit more than one character to increase your chances of winning! The submission form is on my profile page, so go look at that. This story will be quite different from others, as this is an SYOT. I will try to update weekly, but no guarantees.