Arena type: Abandoned Mine/ Islands

Number of tributes: 15

Day: 2

Chapter 2

I wake up to hear rustling near by. I rub my droopy eyes and grab my spear. I look below me and there's nothing in sight. No tribute, no nothing. I look closer and hear the rustling again. I quickly untie the rope that bide me to the tree and look around. There's another rustling in the trees until a creature emerges. It slowly skitters out. It has a large, metallic green shell with a large dignified horn on its face. It walks with thumps until it's in the small clearing I'm in. This beetle… it's a mutation of a Rhino Beetle. It's the size of shacks the homeless people live in. I slowly stand up and put the rope back in my bag. I need to get away, but how? I climb down the tree and notice it's not paying any attention to me. I move away quietly until I hear a crunch. "Shit."

It looks up and eyes me down. I don't think it notices me until it lets out a large, kingly roar. "Shit!"


Caesar's notes:

This mutation is known as the 'Extended Rhino Beetle.' This mutated Rhino Beetle has had its body almost quadrupled in size or maybe larger. It has also been said that the horn of said beetle is covered in a toxin like cyanide. Be quite careful…


I rush through the trees pumping my legs as hard as possible. I look back to see the beetle knocking down trees just to get to me. I look forwards and feel my lungs sting. Somewhere… I need to find something. I turn to my right knowing that the cornucopia was to my left. This thing couldn't fit in the cave that would lead to the cornucopia. My lungs sting more now, but stopping meant fatality. I look closer now and see a stone building coming into view.

It lets out another roar as I see the building only a few feet away. I run around the building until I find the door. I kick the door open and trample inside. After falling inside the beetle rams its head and lets out another roar. Adrenalin pumps through my body as grab my spear. Its body is too big to fit through the door which only makes me smile. I continuously jab my spear into its face and watch as a green liquid oozes. It wriggled violently and its movement slowly fades to death. I take a deep breath a look around the building. There's broken chairs and torn shades. I feel the eeriness come over me as I take a look around. I see a box sitting on the table. I look around the house once more before opening it. A fabric case? For what? I open the case and see it's a holster for throwing knives. My preferred weapon…


I walk into the training room with Bianca by my side. I give her a quick smile and she rolls her eyes.

"What's wrong with your princess?" I snicker.

"You're such a little kid." She mutters.

"Thanks…So… What's your preferred weapon?" I look around the room and walk over to the spears with her.

"I don't really know exactly…" Bianca picked up a spear and looked at a dummy. She threw with all her might. The spear flew and flew fast, but was far off from the dummy. It landed in the wall two feet left from the dummy.

"Well… You killed a tree if that means anything." I chuckled.

"Seems like District 5 is having a bit of trouble with spears."

I look over and see it's the District 1 tribute. Flux Rankine.

"Yeah? I wanna see you hit that dummy." She shoved the spear at him.

He eyed her up and down, then the spear. Flux wasn't muscular, but his charm was ideal. Everyone from District 1 was supposed to have some charm. Some more than other… He grabbed the spear and looked at the dummy. He took a quick breath before throwing the spear. It flew and nicked the dummy's leg.

"That's how it's done." He smiled.

Bianca and I looked at each other before breaking out in laughter. Flux's face turned beet red.

"Wha-What's so funny?!" He asked frantically adjusting his golden hair back into the spike it previously was in.

Bianca calmed down just to explain.

"That's how its done? A little nick in the leg isn't going to kill someone!" She laughed once more.

He became instantly flustered.

"Oh yeah? Well- uhh! You!" He pressed his finger into my chest. "Show me you can do any better!"

"Okay. On what weapon?" I sneered.

He looked around with squinted eyes.

"Throwing knives."

I nodded and proceeded to the throwing knives. I picked up two knives and took a deep breath. I never threw knives before… but I can't look like a fool. Not now.

"Well? I'm waiting…" He chuckled.

I took a quick breath before throwing the first knife and then the second. Without thinking, I picked up the last three and threw them as well all at the same time. I let the anger flow out and I look at the dummy. Two in the chest, one in the left leg, one in the right forearm and one directly between the eyes.

"Good enough?" I turned back with a sly grin.

All the careers look in awe and glared at Flux. I smiled as Bianca walked over.

"How'd you do that?" She whispered.

"No idea."


I hooked the holster to my belt loop and heard walking on the upstairs. I looked around frantically and looked for a hiding spot. I saw an opening in a corner blocked by a cabinet so they couldn't see that corner. I ran into the corner and held my spear tightly. I slowed down my breathing as they entered the room.

"Hello?" They called.

It was a girl… their voice was familiar…

"A… beetle?" I heard footsteps walk over to the beetle.

I peer my head from my corner and readied my spear. This girl was tan and muscular with her hair in a high pony-tail. Wait… is that?

"Bianca?" I walk out of my corner.

She whipped her head around and jumped then greeted me with a smile.

"Skye, you scared me." She smiled scratching the back of her head.

It's Bianca!

"Thank god I found you… Do you have a weapon?" I asked just to be nice. Then I notice her pack. She went to the middle.

"I have brass knuckles, but they doesn't help me much."

"So you went for the cornucopia." I emerge from the corner and look around the stone house.

"Well.. Not exactly…" Her cheeks turned a bit rosy.

I turn my head to her and raised a brow in confusion. Not exactly?

"I had to kill the District 3 girl for this. Lana or whatever her name was…" She tapped her chin as she thought. "But that's besides the point. At least I'm living… How about you?" She pointed at my supplies.

"I went for it. I got the pack, a water bottle and a knife. The District 6 girl tried to attack me, so I killed her. Then I ran out and ran into District 10 and District 6 again."

"District 10 wasn't in the sky, what happened there and how'd you get that spear?" She sat down on the floor with her legs crossed.

I sat down next to her and smiled at her abundance of questions.

"I was in a tree so District 10 didn't see me. I killed the District 6 boy 'cause he attacked me first. That's how I got the spear and bandages." I pointed at my cheek showing he attacked.

She nodded her head and smiled. "And the beetle attack this morning. I see." She giggle.

I hand her the spear and dig through my bag. I pull out the strawberries and the water bottle.

"Keep the spear. I have throwing knives that I grabbed out of the box over there." I motioned to the table. "You hungry?" I popped a strawberry into my mouth.

"Hell yeah!" She grabbed a strawberry and chomped down on it.

I smiled at her tom-boy side and ate another. We sat and depleted our food supplies until there was only about seven left. I closed the plastic bag and sipped the water. I handed it to her and she hesitated at first. She took it and took generous amount before giving it back to me.

"So what's in this house? You were upstairs."

"Clothes and gems. No thing really valuable now that we're in the games."

I looked around and saw a sink and cabinets. The kitchen for the house I'm guessing. I stand up and look through the cabinets. First cabinet… nothing. Second cabinet… A can opener? I guess I could use this. Third cabinet… nothing. It's after I open the fourth I see two cans of beans, a can of corn and a second water bottle. I smile.

"Bianca, can you put this food in your bag. Mines getting heavy." I walk over carrying everything in my shirt with a smile.

"Well, aren't you just a little kangaroo."

I drop everything into her bag hearing annoying 'cluncks' as they moved around.

"We should keep moving." She stood gripping the spear.

I looked at her and gave her a slight nod. I looked at the beetle blocking the entrance. I shake my head and attempt to push it out of the way. I push with all my force and it doesn't budge. Bianca laughs as she takes the end of the spear and smashes the window next to the door to pieces.

"That works." I shrug climbing through the window and helping Bianca behind me.

I smile as she trips and falls out and lands on top of me. We laugh until we hear a crunch and a group of laughter. We turn our heads and see them… the Careers…

"Who do we have here? The couple that showed off in the training room perhaps?" Flux sneered with a winning smile. His smile is twisted like all the other careers.

"Maybe we should show them how everything changes in the games." a girl walked up with bow and arrow drawn.

I looked over and saw a '2' printed on her leg. Orchid Redpath. It's Orchid. Her name is Orchid.

Bianca and I jump up to our feet and ready our weapons. I feel my palms sweat as I grab a knife. Bianca points her spear at them.

"Where's your partners?" She asked fiercely.

"Who? Indigo and Charm? They're hunting other Tributes. It just so happens we found you." Flux smiled.

I smiled and nodded then began to whisper to Bianca.

"You run right, I go left?"

"Okay… 3...2...1...now!"