I wish I owned the Hunger Games but sadly I do not. Story Time kiddos.
Falling Chapter III
"Remind me why I have to this again," I say as I get strapped into my heavy Angel Gear by Cinna.
"Because you had the right height and weight distribution for the Angel Gear," Rinem said from atop her obelisk.
"Someone explain to me what the Angel Gear is again" Soot said from his obelisk.
"You will understand when the show starts Soot" Cinna said as he finished strapping me in. "Now Peeta the practice you did earlier was flawless think you can do it one more time?" He asked coming around to my front wrapping me in a fire proof toga.
"I think so, the coal holograms are almost the same as real coal right?" I ask as I begin walking to the back of the stage to my obelisk. I press a button at the base of it and a ladder popped out of the marble.
"Yes Peeta." He said as he hands me the staff. "Remember the staff will be the detonator for the final set of explosives, even when the other bombs go off the last set will not. All you have to do is prime and throw the staff it does not matter how just make sure it hits the coal" he tells me as I strap the staff on to the Angel Gear harness. "Now Peeta remember do not be afraid you have more than enough fuel to last the show and then some; so feel free to add a little flair for the camera." Cinna said as I reached the top. I gave him a thumbs up and looked upon my fellow tributes. "Show time in thirty seconds once those doors open, remember the flames around you aren't real. Peeta you will put out all six fires when you start the gear." He said backing up as the stage started to move. "Flames in three, two, one." He said then pushed the button that would surround the tips of the obelisks in flame.
I looked down at them. We surrounded a mountain of coal. It was mostly coal dust packed together so it would burn slowly and fully kind of like incense. Primrose was in the front on her single tower, and then I had the guys on my right and the ladies on my left. Soot and Rinem up front, Gale and Katniss to the back, with me of course at the end.
The flames covered us completely we could see out but Cinna had said that looking in all people would see is the flames. As he said I could see out my flames but I couldn't see through the others. The colossal doors opened for the stage as it moved through slowly. Cinna told me to wait until we were all out visible to start the show. I waited about ten seconds after I was visible to start.
Reaching through my toga I hit the button on my chest. The Angel Gear came to life and I felt every small little gear and cog move. From my back I felt the wings of the gear ignite with fire. I unclipped the staff and held it tight in my hand. The wings moved with my arms as they came to the resting position curled behind my back. Then I held my arms out so the wings would expand. And that they did tip to tip I had about a twenty five foot wingspan. I brought my hands back then forward once in a slow and gentle clapping motion, and the wings gave a strong flap. I was lifted off the obelisk about three inches then fell back down. The wings had easily cleared the flame and then the flap had put out all six. Not with wind of course but the sensors faked it putting mine out first then reaching slowly through the others to Primrose. I brought my wings back to resting position, taking the time to show them off.
Primrose began the show. She was wearing a red and black dancing dress that had sequins to sparkle in the embers. She reached down to her waist and from the air, using her specially made gloves, made small darts of flame laced in her fingers. She then began assaulting the mountain of coal with her fire darts. They would fly from her hand leaving a trail of embers and making a small explosion of coal dust leaving smoldering piles of dust behind.
Soot began his work next, his gloves rather than making darts made small discs of flame in his palm. His outfit was also quite formal like. A black suit with red sequins that would also glow like he was covered in flames. He would target the dust in the air and ignite the clouds into embers. As the discs flew from his hands they left no trail behind and would fly off and slowly burn off as well.
Rinem began with Soot. Her gloves worked in tandem with a special lipstick she wore. She would bring her hands to her mouth and in motion of blowing a kiss would send off flames in the shapes of a set of lips or a heart depending on which hand she used. Her flames were all for show to captivate the audience but once in a while she would get them in time with one of the kids' fires and her lips and hearts would blow up in the respective shape. She was dressed like Primrose only more revealing for a young woman like her, Primrose looked pretty but Rinem was beautiful.
About halfway through was when Gale and Katniss started. They were dressed liked me in togas. Gale was topless however in the light of the fire he wore black body paint that looked like it was made of ashes. It covered him like a tattoo outlining his muscles. His gloves where really special, from his fingertips whips of red flame. He used these whips to attack the now smaller mountain of coal. Every once and a while he would hit a buried bomb that would let off a lot of dust. This would in turn be collected by the three in the front to collect with their fires.
Katniss also had special gloves, she would bring her hands together in front of her then like pulling a bow, would make an arrow of fire that would arc through the air then explode on contact with mountain. When she would hit a bomb the whole stage would shake and dust would fly up to be ignited. She was just as revealed as Rinem in her toga but with the look of confidence on her she was to be feared rather than simply observed.
I saw we were nearing the president. So I began my bit as the rest finished up. I extended my arms and wings and gave a tremendous flap and rose into the sky. I flew straight up then smiled for a camera that I could tell was watching me. Then I flew downwards and adjusted my path so I would glide over our now small mountain. As I past I dropped my legs and ran across the rock, not needing to only add some flair as Cinna had said. As I flew/ran across the mountain with my wings extended, the remaining clouds of dust ignited by my wings as I passed. As I reached the end of the stage I gave another strong flap of the wings was back in the air. I then flew up as high as I could without having to flap like a chicken. I gave another flap and added a spin creating a small tornado of embers under and around me. Now I was high enough I primed the staff for detonation by holding down a small button on it. I then extended my arms, and thusly my wings, and allowed myself to fall. I gripped the staff tight as I fell. For a split second I imaged not saving myself just letting myself plummet to death, but then I realized if I died this early I could still be replaced. And someone else would suffer in my place. So I played my part. As I neared the ground I gave a flap with all my force, in the effort I threw the staff. As it made contact with the remaining rock it exploded. The last flap I made gave me enough energy to break into a glide as I drifted as gently as I could to my obelisk. I landed harshly dropping to my knees as the last of the coal burned away. I then rose back to my feet and gave a bow. The others followed suit as I rose and the last of the coal remained in a bright slowly burning 12. Made of actual coal not just the easily broken dust.
A/N: so yeah let me know if y'all want to know what the other districts did, I brain stormed ideas but didn't find any of it relevant to plot so I decided for the time being not to mention them as it would just be filler. Leave a review telling me what you think.
