The Battle
Farrell
I stand on the metal plate as it pushes me through a tube into a huge arena. Everything is softly coated with snow. It amazes me what with the realness of it all. This snow is not the usual fluff you'll find in the supply closet at school. This is actual ice. The announcer tells us to wait for the bell, or we'll be sliced up as the perimeter of this plate has 50 sharp blades within it. I look around for Trista to see where she's stand, if she'll be able to reach the cornucopia with ease. She's about 5 players away to my left and I see her eye the sword sheath in the cornucopia. She was amazing with the swords during practise. It got her a score of 8 during the ratings.
I'm more of a slingshot person; I guess I got that from mom. I'm looking for one but all I can find are bows and arrows. That will have to do. The bell dings as everyone sprints to the Cornucopia. A couple players fall flat on the face as the snow reaches up to your waist as you get further in. Blades are already being thrown around as I grab a backpack of necessities, a water jug, and a bow and arrow set. I look around for Trista. Unable to find her, I run into the snow covered pine trees to settle down and think of a plan.
Trista
As I reached the cornucopia, I grab my sword only to find another hand grasped onto it next to mine. I look over to find the glare of Clora, one of the Career kids. Her other hand, the one with long manicured nails, aims to rake my face. I take both hands to grab the sword, and use the sheath to whack her away. With her on the ground, I had time to get a belt of knife blades and sharp boomerangs, and basket of blankets with a thicker jacket. I knew I'd need it to withstand all this snow and cold winds.
I dash towards a plastic Santa with glowing eyes into the leaf stripped trees behind it. I hear shouting people running behind me, but then a loud light saber kind of electric noise popped up and the footsteps stopped. I'm glad I was out of Santa's watchful eyes in time. Water wasn't going to be such a big deal with all the snow around so I wasn't worried, but what about the food? What kind of plant grows in winter? I realize I hadn't even bothered to look for Farrell during that whole run but I'm sure he'll be fine. As I'm thinking of ways to get food, I come across a large green clearing. There were tons of trees with teaming fruit within its branches. There were bushes heavy with berries. There were stalks, revealing valuable vegetables underground. There was only one thing that kept me from running in and gathering what I can. The Career pack was already picking the berries off and stuffing them into their pockets, including Clora.