All right, here is my first real story. So please just bear with me. If you see something that looks wrong just tell me. Not sure how many chapters there will be but I will somewhat make it up as I go along. Please ENJOY!

~Z

Disclaimer: I do not own Hunger Games or Leviathan. I wish I did like so many other people…

We barely made it out of the War Games arena. The terrible, bloodthirsty and cruel games that we were forced to compete in. Everyone from the ages of 12 to 18 were to be assessed. They picked the two strongest opponents from each district. One boy and one girl and forced them to fight to the death.

I was picked this year. I didn't want to but no one ever does. I managed to survive but my teammate wasn't as fortunate. She was beheaded in front of me. Many of the others were killed by the arena or by each other. There are only 5 survivors out of the 24 total.

It was when we were training that I met Deryn. She was at the knife throwing station. We became good friends. And soon I fell for her. I made a deal with Volger to make sure she would stay alive. What I didn't know at the time was that Deryn made a deal with her mentor to get me out alive.

They only managed to save me, Newkirk and Lilit. Deryn and Fitzroy were left behind in the clutches of the Capitol. I remember her face as the Capitol guards surrounded her. I tried reaching out to her but it was too late. She was gone.

Here in the hovercraft three soldiers are holding me down as I try to escape.

"Deryn!" I yell out. I kick and thrash for the soldiers to let me go. I need to save her. I promised her that I would protect her no matter what. This isn't part of my plan.

"We cannot go back for her I'm afraid." I look to see who is talking. I narrow my eyes at him. We made a deal to get her out safely. I clench my jaw and lunge for him.

"Volger! We need to save her! She's in danger!" I shout at him. Four more guards pull me away from him. I keep my eyes trained on him as he stands up.

"Please calm down Alek. We did our best." he says irritably calm.

I try to get as close to him as possible. It starts in a whisper and grows louder. "Your best? Your best? It if was your best then we would all have gotten out alive!" I yell. He punches me squarely in the jaw.

I go hysterical. I feel a needle enter my arm and inject a liquid into my bloodstream.

I black out.

I see her face. I held her in my arms and I promised her that we would make it out alive.

"Promise me Alek. Promise me that this will all end." Deryn said. We stared at each other. She was a few inches taller than me but I didn't mind.

"I promise." I told her. I remember her short golden hair and her mesmerizing blue eyes.

I kissed her one last time.

I wake up and see an annoyingly bright white ceiling. I sit up. My head still hurts from where Fitzroy tried to bash my head in with a club.

I look around the room. Newkirk is asleep on the hospital bed next to me. Half of his face is bandaged from the slash Fitzroy gave him.

I search for Lilit. She is across the room asleep as well. Her arm and neck are bandaged and I see her trembling.

I look at the bracelet on my wrist. It says that I'm Mentally Disoriented. I guess that's true. I feel like I'm slowly losing my mind knowing that Deryn is in danger. I should have saved her. I know she can take care of herself but I can't even begin to imagine what they are doing to her.

Someone opens the door. I freeze in place. I see Mr. Rigby walk towards me. I relax myself. He was Deryn's and Newkirk's mentor for the games.

"I see you've woken up Alek." he says as he sits in the chair next to my bed.

I don't say anything. I just stare at him.

"I know you're upset but-"

"I'm more than upset," I say. Mr. Rigby clears his throat. "How can you live with yourself knowing that the Capitol has her?" I hiss at him.

Mr. Rigby remains calm. "We understand the severity of the situation. We are working on locating Deryn and Fitzroy. They will be out as soon as possible. Just stay calm."

I take a deep breath. "Fine," I mutter.

I see Newkirk stirring. He opens his one good eye. He looks around nervously until he sees me and Mr. Rigby. Lilit is sitting up looking around the room.

"Now that you are all awake President Hobbes wishes to speak to you three." Mr. Rigby says. We throw each other worried looks.

Mr. Rigby leads us to the Command center. I see people walk past us, all wearing identical gray outfits. Not a smile on their faces. Everyone who walks past us looks like the life has been sucked out of them. I take in my surroundings. The walls, ceiling and floor are all white. Almost like we're in a long box.

"Where are we?" I whisper to myself.

We arrive to a big room where computers cover the walls. They all have different images. Some show the different districts. I see District 1, where I'm from. People have begun to rebel against the Capitol because of the stunt I pulled in the arena.

In the middle of the room is a long silver table with seats along the sides. Mr. Rigby tells us to sit down. I sit between Newkirk and Lilit. Both of which seem uneasy about this strange place we are in.

President Hobbes appears and stands at the head of the table.

"Hello Victors. You may be wondering why I have summoned you all here." he says.

As if in unison, all three of us blink at him.

"You are in District 13. We are the rebels. We will not hurt you. We want to eliminate President Telsa. We rescued you from the arena to help us." he says trying to get our trust.

"Help you?" Lilit asks. I know she is nervous but she is trying to act confident. She always was.

"Yes we need to show the Capitol that they no longer control us and that we can end the War Games together."

"What do we need to do?" I ask.

President Hobbes just smiles. "We need you three to be the face of the Rebellion."

Newkirk and Lilit look at me to see my reaction.

I only sit motionless in my chair.

A/N: So? What did you think? I will have the next chapter up by Thursday so don't worry. Tell me if I should change something, suggestions if I am getting the characters somewhat right.

Inspiration for this story you ask? Well I was just sitting alone thinking. What would happen if the Capitol took Deryn made her want to kill Alek? Well I wanted it be Alek who would try to kill Deryn but I like this way better.

Please review or comment. And maybe just maybe I won't have kill a certain someone… :) *maniacal laughter*

See you all on Thursday!

~Z