Here's chapter 2 of the story! Suzanne Collins owns the Hunger Games. :)
The 2nd Hunger Games
Penelope
District 2
The Academy for Volunteers was built almost immediately after both of our tributes last year were killed off on the first day. They were pathetic. They made District 2 the laughingstock of Panem! But we won't be for much longer, because of our Volunteer Academy. Sure, it's technically illegal to train before the Games. But the Capitol won't mind. They'll do anything for a good show. Highly trained tributes make for good TV. There have been rumors, though, that the last Hunger Games horrified some of the Capitol residents. They'll probably be canceled in a matter of years. But we don't care. As long as we have the Games, District 2 will strive for nothing less than victory!
I applied as soon as I could. I didn't have high hopes I'd be ready to volunteer by my 18th birthday, which happens to fall on reaping day, lucky me. But maybe, if I were picked, I could be ready to defend myself. I certainly wouldn't have minded if someone volunteered for me, though. But as I trained throughout the year, getting better and better at skills like archery and swordplay, I realized that I would mind. Somebody needs to teach Panem a lesson. District 2 won't go down without a fight. And so I decided that "somebody" should be me.
I'll be rich and famous once I win the Games, and I'll have brought honor and glory back to my district. It's true, I've only had one year of training, but I'm ready. And I'll be 19 next year. This is my last chance.
As I stand in the crowd, waiting for the ceremony to begin, I wonder who I'll be up against, what arena I'll fight in. There's been just one Games before this year, so I have no idea what I'll go through in the next couple of weeks.
I'm jolted back into reality by the sound of the Capitol escort tapping on the microphone. She gives an incredibly dull speech, which includes many long, boring quotes from the Treaty of Treason. Maybe she's reading the whole thing. I don't know, since I'm not exactly hanging onto her every word. I'm too distracted by her silly Capitol accent.
Finally, it's time to pick the tributes. This ceremony has gone on for far too long. Just as her hand is reaching into the big glass bowl to pick the girl tribute's name, I start walking towards the stage.
"My name is Penelope March!" I shout, "And I volunteer as tribute!"
FATE: Penelope was the first volunteer, but she wasn't the only one. The male tribute from her district also went into the Games willingly. They weren't allies. He died on day 5. Penelope, the only remaining volunteer, of course won her battle with the boy from 1. She was crowned victor. She set plenty of records, the kind that can never be broken: first volunteer, first District 2 victor, first female victor, first volunteer victor, just to name a few. She was also the first tribute to bring honor to District 2, and she was never forgotten.
The next chapter, which takes place during the 3rd Hunger Games, will be the story of Sparta, the girl from 5. I have a few questions for anyone who's reading: Should she become the victor? What is her arena like? Does she have allies? Please review!