I do not own the Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins does. I only own Tim Lansing and Dahlia Snow.

Author's Note: Somebody wants me to explain how other countries all over the world could've survived whatever destroyed the world and was the reason that Panem was made in the first place. I'm going to explain it in more detail in this chapter.

Chapter 3

Before I had to leave on the hovercraft tonight for the Games, I first has to see Dr. Monroe, a genetics doctor for the Hunger Games. He helps create the Muttations for the Games every year, and usually gets the order in a year advance. However this year he won't be creating any Mutts till the tributes leave tomorrow morning for the Games. You see each tribute is given a tracker in their arm, to ensure that they will be shown on TV. However not only will they be given their trackers, but also will have blood secretly drawn for the Mutts. I can only imagine what surprises await the tributes and I in the arena. It's going to be a nightmare.

I walk inside and ask for Dr. Monroe, though it's a bit early for a Gamemaker to see any Mutts, as with the current order. I was given directions to his office. I had to wear a new purple robe to continue with my disguise for the time being. I finally get to wear my gi or armor tomorrow. Which is good news as these robes are very inchy. I walk to his office and knock on the door. Inside I find a man in his mid fifties, he is startled when he sees me with the hood on, but I lower it to show my face.

"Tim Lansing!" he says excitedly. He walks over and shakes my hand then gestures to a chair in front of his desk. Which I sit down in immediately.

"Why the sudden urgency to see me Doc?" I ask. "It must be very important."

"It is..." Monroe then hands me a syringe hooked up to a wrist worn computer. "That is the lost memories that you need to remember the full details of how you can to be in stasis. There is even a message from me that you will view upon the injection of the manamachines that hold your l;ost memories. I put those memories into nanomachines for you, because since you returned and all... I wanted to explain what happened to you and a full apology for all that I did to you."

An apology? For what he did to me? Maybe I can view the message and learn more about my powers.

"Plus I've heard you've been given nanomachines that enhanced your powers in the Empire two years ago. Well I haven't seen how powerful you are now currently, but watch yourself. Your powers are stronger and more dangerous than ever. Use them wisely and don't miss use them. I also mention these powers of yours in the video message. I would explain more but I have to give you a check up and send you on your way. I've got a busy schedule to keep now that I'm given the order for the Mutts."

"Tell me one thing Doc." I stand up to leave for the evalution room. "Why is the Gamemakers wanting Mutts to kill the tributes, if they're with the rebellion?"

"Because it would blow our operation wide open." he says. "I'm a part of the rebellion as well and knew you returned when the encrypted e-mails were sent that you have returned. Now follow me..."

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I'm given a full body exam, which includes a demostration of my powers and how they've enhanced over the last two years. To which I almost melted everything in the room by generating as much heat as I can without passing out from the stress. I managed to reach only four fifty degrees, which is as good as I'm going to get I suppose. Then I'm brought back to Doc's office for my results.

"Amazing..." he said. "You have surpassed other of the same experiment, and they died in the heat generation test. I guess they couldn't handle it."

"What experiment?" I ask. "What did you do to me Doc?"

"It's all explained in the video message in the communicuff, and only can activate when you've injected the nanomachines. Don't worry, the communicuff will know when you've injected them. As the nanomachines can send a signal from inside your body to the communicuff. Now you better get out of here before Thread arrives. He's investigating and trying uncover our plans for the invasion."

XXX

I pack for the arena, and then eat my civilized dinner for a while. Then it's time to put the robes back on one more time to go to the interviews, and that is when I notice that Dahlia is now my height. She smiles, giggles and pulls up her robe to reveal elevated shoes to make her my height. I'm impressed now. Plutarch has out did himself this time.

"Are you ready?" she asks.

"I was bornr eady Dahlia."

"Hey Dahlia!" It was Plutarch. "Dahlia we need to leave now!"

"Good luck samurai." she says as she leaves. I grab my stuff that I packed and walked out the back door. A car was waiting for me, and it was unmarked. It was something screams "I'm not a Gamemaker trying to drive AWAY from City Circle!" It was something to help me drive away from the center of the Capitol. I put all of my luggage into the trunk and go to the driver's side seat. When I climb in, I put on my seatbelt and then I turn the ignition. The car purrs like a mechanical kitten, I put it into drive and then I drive out of the back driveway. I go to the location that Plutarch told me to go to, the central hovercraft pad. However it was a few blocks away from City Circle. Luckily the hovercraft that Plutarch secured for me has stealth camouflage, as it is a registered Hunger Games hovercraft.

So it's the one that goes throughout the arena to drop gifts to the tributes, and even picks up the dead body of the tributes once they're declared dead by cannon fire. The trackers also monitor the vitals for the tributes, and when they're declared dead, the trackers send a signal to the respective cannon to fire, then declares the tribute dead. That's when the hovercraft shows up and picks the deceased up for preparations of burial.

Once I arrive I grab what stuff I can carry and two double agents come and carry the rest. I sit in my seat, sipping a glass of ginger ale, something to calm my stomach during flight. I look out the window to watch the forest below go by, and then I see the arena, which is easy to tell. As the barrier is inactive right now. But it will be activated before the tributes arrive into the arena. So I get up and go grab mys stuff. I double check everything, from full body armor to my Gunblade. Everything is there and in working order. I'm ready to begin Phase One of the plan for invasion. I just hope the Federation hasn't been spotted off the shores of Panem...

Shogunate Suzaku's POV

I stand on the bridge of the clan's flagship. A larger version of the Suzaku class transport ships. I look out and see Panem's District 3 in the horizon. Which I can tell was built in and around the once famed Silicon Valley. We're nearly there and we shouldn't unveil ourselves yet, we need to keep the cloaking devices on for now. Until we find Tim's location and in turn find the arena. It's been nearly one hundred years since Panem attacked all surviving countries of the Cataclysm. Though I wasn't born yet, my grandfather was a survivor of the tusnami that flooded all of Japan.

It was Japanese technology that helped my homeland, my nation survive that tsunami. Japan has always been know of building advanced technology, always staying ten steps ahead of the rest of the world. Our technology was given to the majority of the world, because scientists the world over knew we were going to experience natural disasters the world has never seen.

Europe managed to stay almost intact. However some countries never survived, but Italy was one of those surviving countries. After the Cataclysm, Rome formed the Holy Roman Empire of Europa. This empire even included the Middle Eastern area called the Holy Land. Which included Israel, Jordon and the Gaza Strip. Fighting still runs rampant through the Holy Land region, but the Empire there can handle it. Russia is also part of the Empire.

Saudi Arabia and Egypt were destroyed by the Cataclysm, separating the Middle East from northern Africa. With the Kingdom of Babylon-Persia being formed from the non Imperial Holy Land region, and spreading all the way to Pakistan.

China and all southern Asian countries as everybody is well aware formed the Oriental Jade Empire, which includes countries as Korea, Mongolia, Vietnam. Yet Taiwan was flooded and still remains underwater from the tsunami.

Africa being seperated from Europe and the Middle East, is a Republic. The remaining countries formed their republic at the Cape of Good Hope, Where the Drakenberg Mountains have risen in relation to the rising sea level. With the rest of southern Africa flooded.

Finally South America, which was seperated when Mexico and other countries above Panama were flooded and remain underwater. South America is also a republic, with it's capitol in Rio De Janeiro as it's capitol. Rio was flooded as well but survived with only a bunch of sea weed all over the place. Venezuela, and Colombia were flooded with Panama. They still remain underwater and will never be free of their watery fate.

Everybody knows about Panem, the dictatorship that was once North America. Panem has always been lead by the Snow family, and if we don't stop them. Then they will continue to oppress and punish their people for their rebellion for years to come. We must win this war and gain vengeance for what Augustus Snow did to our nations.

"Suzaku-Sama!" came the voice of the XO. "Tim is on the move..."

"Where is he headed?" I ask

"He's landing in a forest region in what was known as Quebec, Canada." XO replies. "We believe that the arena is located there."

"Good, keep an eye on his nanonmachines. Tell me any new updates as they happen."

"Yes Suzaku-Sama."

XXX

Tim Lansing

I climb a tree, a tree near the Cornucopia, which is a giant gold horn of plenty in every sense of the word. I've taken a good look at the backpacks un and around the Cornucopia. I found supplies I knew I would need and took the pack off the shelf. The Careers won't miss it. They'll have everything else since they'll kill most of the tributes and take everything for themselves. That is what they do every year, dominant the Hunger Games by making sure no one else but them starves and is too weak to mount a good offense against them. The Career tributes are always the likely favorites to win the Games. Hell they've won more Games than any of the other Districts. In fact if I recall only the non Career Districts won only two Hunger Games.

I climb and settle down into my tree. I know I'll be moving tomorrow morning, further into the forest area, as I don't want to draw attention yet. I sit in a meditative sit, and meditate on the mission ahead. I must've been doing it all night. As I open my eyes, it's dawn... I'm about ready to climb down and make a run for it, but I see the tributes are being raised into the arena on metal metal plates. I decide to stay in my tree and the foliage acting as camouflage until the opening gong. Once the bloodbath starts, I'm out of the area. I look at the device Dr. Monroe gave me and decide it would be best to inject myself tonight, after the national anthem plays and those dead will be shown.

XXX

Third Person...

Tim looks on as the minute slowly passes. He begins climbing down the tree, he continues to watch as Claudius Templesmith announces the Hunger Games and bids the tributes welcome.

Winning means fame and fortune...

Losing means certain death...

Tim climbs down and runs into the forest, hoping to find a safe place to set up camp for the day. He turns back when he hears the opening gong, but doesn't stand for too long, before he runs deeper into the woods.

The 74th Hunger Games have begun...