Chapter 1: Announcing the Quell

What if the rebellion against the Capitol never occurred? What if only Katniss won the 74th Hunger Games? What if the Hunger Games continued to be hosted?

When Katniss won the 74th Hunger Games, she was the first female victor from District 12 since Canary Winter won the 4th Hunger Games. Katniss was not feeling elated or overjoyed about her victory. She felt awful that her district partner, Peeta Mellark, had died during the Games. During the interviews before the Games, Peeta confessed that the love of his life was Katniss. Katniss was upset about this at first, but during the Games, she realized that Peeta's love for her was necessary for her survival. Though Katniss never returned those feelings for Peeta, she still wanted them both to live and return home to District 12. Katniss and Peeta continued their show for the Capitol, trying to get gifts from sponsors. However, when Katniss and Peeta reached the final three, along with Cato, Cato grabbed Peeta and put him in a headlock when all three of them were at the cornucopia with mutations surrounding them. Cato then quickly threw Peeta at the mutations. Katniss screamed for Peeta, and two seconds later Peeta's cannon fired. Peeta placed 3rd out of 24. Katniss then shot her arrow at Cato's hand, causing him to moan in agony as he fell to the mutations. Four hours later, Katniss shot a final arrow to Cato's head. Cato's cannon fired. Then Caesar Flickerman announced, "Ladies and gentlemen, the winner of the 74th Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen from District 12!"

Then a Capitol hovercraft came to pick up Cato's body and another hovercraft came to bring Katniss out of the arena. Katniss would be treated for her wounds. Katniss felt so much guilt. She and Peeta could have both won if she had just sent an arrow to Cato's forehead before he got his hands on Peeta.

Haymitch Abernathy and Cinna came over to comfort Katniss, who was sobbing uncontrollably.

"It's all right, Katniss. It's not your fault. You are not to blame", Cinna said.

"You'll be able to see your mother and sister again", said Haymitch. "Besides, Peeta wanted you to live."

When Katniss was interviewed by Caesar Flickerman, Katniss tried to be polite during the interviews and not lash out in anger.

"So, Katniss, how do you feel about losing Peeta?", Caesar asked.

Katniss took a deep breath before answering. "It's hard. He was a great friend and someone I really cared about."

The Capitol crowd gushed. Katniss tried not to show her disgust.

Later Katniss headed on the train back home to District 12. When Katniss arrived in District 12, a young girl cried out, "Katniss! Katniss!"

Katniss smiled as she saw her younger sister Primrose, sitting on Gale Hawthorne's shoulders. Katniss ran to them and hugged them both tightly. As the days passed, Gale and Primrose tried to comfort Katniss after the trauma she experienced. When the victory tour occurred, Katniss publicly thanked Rue and Thresh and offered to pay their families one month of her winnings for every year onwards. Katniss tried to ignore the grieving families in Districts 1, 2, and 4.

As years went on, Katniss would go on to mentor more tributes. The 75th Hunger Games was the 3rd Quarter Quell. President Coriolanus Snow announced that for that year's Games, as a reminder to the rebels that fathers and daughters suffered because of their rebellion, each district was required to reap a girl, and that girl's father would be her district partner. In District 12, a girl named Jasmine, aged 14, was reaped. Katniss and Haymitch tried to train their tributes to the best of their ability, but it was of no use. Jasmine and her father, Abel, were both killed in the cornucopia bloodbath in the 75th Hunger Games. The winner of the 75th Hunger Games was the 18-year-old girl in District 2, Debra. Debra won after brutally stabbing her father in the heart. Katniss and Haymitch continued to mentor tributes year after year, but it proved to be ineffective. District 12 still couldn't get a victor. Katniss and Gale fell in love with each other after the 79th Hunger Games and married. They had six children. The first child, Gage, was born after the 80th Hunger Games. The second child and only female, Rose, was born after the 81st Hunger Games. The third child, Andrew, was born after the 83rd Hunger Games. The fourth child, Brett, was born after the 85th Hunger Games. The fifth child, Peetel, was named after Peeta. Peetel was born after the 86th Hunger Games. The sixth and final child, Greg, was born after the 87th Hunger Games.

Up until the 100th Hunger Games, none of Gale's and Katniss's children were reaped. Katniss warned her boys before each reaping not to volunteer for one of their siblings if his name was called. Katniss didn't want her children following her example.

Meanwhile…

The 38-year-old President, Colton Snow, smiled as he sipped his coffee. Colton Snow was the grandson of Coriolanus Snow. Coriolanus died after the 95th Hunger Games at the age of 97. Colton then became president and received support from the Capitol because of his charming personality and good looks.

Colton had a surprising twist for the moronic people in the Districts. Colton wanted to show them that no one could oppose the Capitol, and Colton intended to continue the tradition of the Capitol.

When Colton walked in front of the camera, Colton smiled.

"People of Panem, this year is the 100th Hunger Games! That means that this is the 4th Quarter Quell."

Colton then pulled an envelope from the bowl of quells.

"For the 100th Hunger Games, as a reminder to the rebels that 12 districts suffered because of their rebellion, every district will be required to send 12 tributes each. Six males and six females."

Colton then gave the camera a wicked smile.

"May the odds be ever in your favor!"

In District 12

Katniss then met with Haymitch Abernathy to discuss the 4th Quarter Quell. Haymitch was now 66 years old. Katniss knew that with 12 tributes to be reaped, 6 of them being boys, Katniss knew there was a small chance that one of the chosen tributes could be Andrew, Brett, Peetel, or Greg.

"Haymitch, what are we going to do? There will be 144 tributes all together in the Games! My children could be chosen."

"The Capitol would love to see a child of the "girl on fire" in the arena", Haymitch said. "Onax and Garnesh Price from District 1 won the 2nd and 5th Hunger Games, respectively. After they married, their daughter, Glisten, won the 25th Hunger Games. Onax's and Garnesh's grandchildren, Gloss and Cashmere, won the 63rd and 64th Hunger Games, respectively."

Haymitch then took a deep breath. "Since District 12 hasn't had a lot of victors-you already know we're the only two victors of all three District 12 victors that are still alive-the Capitol never really had a chance to see a child of a victor from District 12 be reaped for the Games. I fear your kids may be in danger."

Katniss sobbed.

"But don't worry", Haymitch said. "Maybe your children won't be chosen. But if they are, I have a plan. We'll start training them."

Katniss nodded in gratitude. Katniss later went to tell Gale about the plan.