Hunger Games: Fog of War
Chapter 3 of my Hunger Games story, enjoy.
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Disclaimer: Hunger Games belongs to Suzanne Collins.
Chapter 3
Lillian let out a soft sigh as she exited the room her family occupied now.
'How many days have I been here, is it morning...night...urgh, I don't know...' She thought to herself.
It irritated her, she understood why, but being stuck in the Resistance's underground headquarters complicated things so much; messed with her body clock and caused her to lose track of things like time and even what day it was. It did little good for her fragile mental state too; she had experienced another break down and had to be soothed by her parents.
She shuddered at that. 'They're all getting tired of me, I know, mom, dad...Cathy still makes it no secret, even if she isn't as, spiteful as before.'
She wished Kai was here, but she knew that wouldn't be possible, not unless he was rescued, him and Mana. She also wondered what had become of Julius, the District 2 victor who had also survived the Games.
There had been no word on his fate, except he ended up in the Capitol's hands. But he was a Career Tribute, and a legend, the Wolf of the Games and the most feared warrior ever to enter the Hunger Games.
'I doubt he's a prisoner, at least, not like Kai and Mana would be...I wonder, could we...' She thought before dismissing the idea. 'No, that's impossible, he would never join us.'
Resuming her journey she took a moment to observe some of the people around, namely three who had come from the Capitol. Leila the Head Gamemaker was now a firm member of the Resistance, apparently she always had been.
Also two older people, the biggest surprise, Elvira Lucrum, the widow of President Sol Lucrum and Ramirez's mother and the former Presidential bodyguard and Elvira's true love, Dante.
She was relieved to finally see a familiar face that she trusted, a young man of eighteen with dark hair and eyes, it was Ash, the District 7 victor and winner of the Seventy-third Hunger Games, who had survived the Quarter Quell and escaped with her.
"Hey Ash." She greeted as she approached him.
He looked up at her and smiled. "Hi Lillian, how are you?"
She shrugged and sighed. "I've been better, I can't believe all this."
Ash nodded sadly. "I know; I thought rescuing the captured Victors would be our first priority, yet still nothing is being done."
"I...I wish Kai was here, with him we could..." Lillian began.
Ash grinned. "Lillian; Kai isn't invincible. With him here, we just have another skilled warrior. He'd be the first to say he couldn't make that much of a difference."
"I..." She hesitated but then sighed and nodded. "I suppose you're right, that does sound like him."
Relaxing slightly she agreed to join Ash as they went to visit the third and final rescued Victor from the Quarter Quell. Sixty year old Shine from District 3, the old woman was in the medical bay, still recovering from injuries sustained during the escape.
They found the old woman sitting upright in bed, looking a lot better.
"Shine, you…?" Ash remarked, amazed.
She grinned. "Yes, I know, you'd be surprised at what they can do here, despite their limited resources, almost rivals the Capitol."
Lillian smiled. "I'm glad you're okay, so, um, what are you…?"
"I'll be helping the resistance, I'll be dealing with communications and attempting to break the Capitol's iron grip on the media so to speak." Shine explained calmly. "What about the two of you?"
That left Lillian suddenly awkward; she literally had no idea what she was doing here, or how she could possibly help. Seeing this, Ash and Shine shared a sympathetic look and Ash turned to Lillian.
"Lillian, I'm, I'm going to join the Resistance in their training, want to come?"
She looked up, surprised but then smiled, realizing he was offering her a way to improve her skills and to finally be of some use. She agreed and, after saying goodbye to Shine, they left and made their way to the training grounds.
Lillian wondered if this was going to be a regular thing; she had been called before the council again and she knew exactly why. Sure enough, once she entered they wasted no time.
"Our last meeting ended on an...unfortunate note, Ms. Whelan." The District 9 Representative stated.
District 10s nodded and added. "But, now that you've had time to calm down and consider things properly...We ask again..."
'Stay calm, stay calm, don't let it win.' She told herself, feeling her madness creeping back. "And again I say, no."
Several of the council bristled and Ariel just shook her head.
"Lillian, please." She began. "We need that information to win..."
Lillian remained calm however. "You also need Kai to win, he and Mana must be rescued, only then will I hand over this information. I am just doing what Kai said after all...So, until you agree to rescue them and actually rescue them. The information stays with me."
With that she turned and stalked out; one of the council members leapt to his feet, about to call out. Ariel silenced him with a glare and then, sighing, dismissed the council, ending the meeting.
A short while later, Ariel sighed as Aviva entered the room.
"Get a good earful?" She asked at once.
Aviva smiled. "What can I say, the council makes for an entertaining side show. Did you honestly think that she would change her mind."
"I didn't...They did; this won't end well, Aviva." Ariel replied. "Can't you convince her."
Aviva shook her head. "Even if I could, I wouldn't...she is right and I stand by her decision.
With that she left, leaving Ariel alone again, trying to think what to do, things were so much more complicated now than they had ever been.
End of chapter, hope you enjoyed it, read and review please.
