Warning: Gruesome Violence and Self-Harm lies ahead, read at your own risk ;p
In the year of the 77th Hunger Games
Last year's games were a success. President Snow was impressed enough with the games to keep Dawn as head Gamemaker, he still wanted more though, and Dawn was not afraid to rise to the challenge. Arenas weren't really her forte yet, she was more interested in exciting twists and turns then wondrous arenas. She had a great twist in store for this year's games, one no one would be expecting and would sure to inspire the people of the Capitol and impress our glorious president. Dawn's plan was to have no cornucopia in the arena. Now, when she announced this at a meeting, questions arose. It wouldn't be entertaining! The games would last too long! There wouldn't be enough blood! So she decided to make the arena smaller, more compact. The tributes wouldn't be able to stray far and there would be more interactions that would make the games, altogether more exciting. Snow was more than impressed, this would be an interesting game. The reapings were average this year, the careers were vicious as expected and the outer-district tributes looked like weaklings, people wondered how they'd deal with the twist. The mayor's son was reaped from District 12, which always made the games that one bit more exciting.
Tribute List:
D1F: Carlotta Clearview, 17, (8) D1M: Magnificence Proudman, 18, (9)
D2F: Cleaver Rinat, 18, (8) D2M: Dustin Granite, 18, (10)
D3F: Harriet Cable, 16, (3) D3M: Tony Walkman, 18, (4)
D4F: Albatros Austerbek, 18, (8) D4M: Finn O'neil, 18, (9)
D5F: Lucy-Anne Hydro, 14, (3) D5M: Dorian Shock, 17, (5)
D6F: Axelle Rails, 13, (6) D6M: Augustus Gears, 12, (6)
D7F: Ashlyn Parks, 14, (7). D7M: Gary Oldseed, 15, (3)
D8F: Mouldy Garments, 13, (1). D8M: Corduroy Jamieson, 18, (8)
D9F: Gretta Fawkes, 18, (7). D9M: Pita Guiles, 17, (4)
D10F: Isabel Calf, 17, (6). D10M: Tom Fathers, 16, (8)
D11F: Reini Annika, 17, (9). D11M: Flo Young, 18, (6)
D12F: Delly Cartwright, 18, (5) D12M: Allen Undersee, 12, (2)
According to the gamemaker's report, the private sessions were especially tedious this year. Only one tribute scored a ten, Dustin Granite from District 2 and the outer-district tributes all scored fairly low apart from a skinny girl from eleven who scored a nine. All the career females scored 8's, fairly low for their Districts. Before the games had even started, the career pack had marked Reini, Corduroy, Tom, Ashlyn and Gretta all as targets. We were in for an exciting bloodbath.
As all the tributes rose up into the arena, standing atop their podiums, they realised this was not going to be an average game. The first thing they would have noticed was that there was no cornucopia, the centre was marked by a pile of sticks, arranged in the shape of a bonfire, suiting the theme. The second would have been the landscape, they were on an island, a small one, only about a kilometre and a half in diameter and designed specifically for a short games. The island was surrounded by vicious currents that even practised swimmers from four wouldn't be able to fight against.
5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
"Let the Games Begin!" Boomed Dawn Angelica's voice out across the arena.
Most of the outer-district tributes made an escape as soon as they could, with no supplies in the centre, there wasn't a need to run forward. There were still plenty of kills despite this. The careers split up, chasing down their target tributes. Dustin was on the willowy girl from eleven before she even knew what hit her. Her neck was snapped and the first cannon sounded around the arena. BOOM!
Reini Annika, District 11 Female; 24th, killed by Dustin, Not-So Bloodbath
The girl from 1 who had been chasing Tom from 10 was tackled to the side by Tom's District partner, Isabel, who had declared her undying love for him at the interviews. Carlotta, peeved that she didn't get to her tribute in time, pushed the girl from ten up against a coconut tree and bashed her head in with a coconut. Gruesome, yeah.
Isabel Calf, District 10 Female; 23rd, killed by Carlotta, Not-So Bloodbath
The female career from 2, whose job it was to kill Corduroy, from District 8, chased him down. She jumped onto his back, looping her arms around his head and pulled him to the ground. Cleaver's skills lay in weaponry and she was not a very skilled hand-to-hand combatant. The boy from 8, who was fairly well muscled, easily flipped her off. He knew the quickest and least painful way to kill someone was to snap their neck. BOOM!
Cleaver Rinat, District 2 Female; 22nd, killed by Corduroy, Not-So Bloodbath
The boy from 10 ran at the boy from 9, pushing him to the ground. He proceeded to bash him to death, his fists bloody, later on Tom would regret killing this tribute.
Pita Guiles, District 9 Male; 21st, killed by Tom, Not-So Bloodbath
The boy from District 1, brandishing a stick, ran at 9's female tribute. He pinned her to the ground and tortured her, stretching out her death. He gouged her eyes out and jammed the stick down her throat, before leaving her to bleed out.
Both careers from four chased Ashlyn down. It wasn't long before they cornered her at the edge of the ocean. They shoved her in and left her to drown.
Ashlyn Parks, District 7 Female; 20th, drowned by Albatross and Finn, Not-So Bloodbath
Boom! The girl from 9 finally bled out.
Gretta Fawkes, District 9 Female; 19th, mauled by Magnificence, Not-So Bloodbath
Most of the careers targets were now dead, Corduroy had escaped with both tributes from twelve and Tom had ran away after killing the boy from 9. The rest of their targets were dead. Now they turned to the tributes that were still in the vicinity of the (not-so) Cornucopia; Mouldy from 8 and Augustus from 6, who were both attempting to climb the few Palm and coconut trees nearby. Magnificence went for Mouldy and Carlotta and Dustin charged at Augustus. The duo got to their victim first, who was flailing around, attempting to climb the tree. Dustin grabbed the skinny 12-year-old from 6 and snapped him like a twig, across his knee, breaking his back and killing him instantly.
Augustus Gears, District 6 Male; 18th, killed by Dustin, Not-So Bloodbath
Magnificence ran at Mouldy, the malnourished girl from eight. He shoved her against the tree and bashed her to death… And he relished it. The people in the Capitol were impressed but slightly disturbed by this tributes behaviour. At least he didn't eat the tributes like a tribute from six, a few games back.
Mouldy Garments, District 8 Female; 17th, killed by Magnificence, Not-So Bloodbath
The girl from 8's death signified the end of the bloodbath… But not the end of the day. Both tributes from 5 were hiding out by the edge of the island, behind a sandbank, when they saw the boy from 11 sneaking around. They decided to just stay quiet, neither of them were strong and the boy had scored higher than both of them. Unfortunately, 5's female tribute slipped a little and caused a small avalanche of sand to fall down on her, which caught the 11's attention. The boy ran at them and slid down the hill. Finding the boy from 5's throat he squeezed until his eyes had rolled back in his head. BOOM!
Dorian Shock, District 5 Male; 16th, killed by Flo, Day 1
The girl from 5 jumped out of the sand that had buried her and shoved Flo towards the ocean. He slid down the bank but managed to grab 5's foot and pulled her in with him. BOOM! BOOM! Double kill!
Flo Young, District 11 Male; 15th, drowned, Day 1
Lucy-Anne Hydro, District 5 Female; 14th, drowned by Flo, Day 1
During the first night, there were 3 more deaths. The boy from 3 was caught in a trap set by the duo from twelve and their muscled District 8 companion. 8 jumped inside and choked him to death.
Tony Walkman, District 3 Male; 13th, killed by Corduroy, Night 1
The careers had gathered rocks and sharpened them against the hard trees, cracking off shards that could be used as crude blades. Then they went out to hunt. Their first victim was the small boy from 7, who they found hiding in a tree, carving his own weapons out of sticks. Dustin climbed the tree and through the child to the ground, where the girl from 4 swiftly cut his throat.
Gary Oldseed, District 7 Male; 12th, killed by Albatross, Night 1
The boy from 4 was now the only career that hadn't scored a death, officially, so the careers decided to initiate. After finding footprints in the sand, they hunted down the tiny girl from 6. The pressure became too much so, 4 slit her throat with his crude dagger.
Axelle Rails, District 6 Female; 11th, killed by Finn, Night 1
That was the end of the excitement for the day and the Capitol was sufficiently impressed, 14 deaths in one day, that had to be a record!
Since there was no cornucopia, the careers set up camp by the beach. For the first night in the arena, the duo from 12 and the boy from 8 sat up carving weapons. The girl from 12 was surprisingly skilled with wood carving and managed to create a few daggers using a sharp rock. She also created two limbs of bows and the boy from 8 created strings out of palm fronds, being from eight, he knew how to do these things. By morning they each had a dagger and both older tributes had a bow, equipped with 5 arrows each.
The first death of Day 2 came when the young mayor's son from District 12 slit his wrist with the dagger he had been given, he couldn't handle the games for any longer. He bled out on the ground while his District partner tried to save him, screaming for help as she attempted staunch the cut and tried to prevent his imminent death. BOOM!
Allen Undersee, District 12 Male; 10th, suicide, Day 2
The boy from 8 realised his dilemma immediately, 12 was drawing attention, it was down to the final nine anyway, now was his chance to leave. The careers soon arrived and they chased the girl from 12. She fought back, firing an arrow into the heart of the boy from 4.
Finn O'neil, District 4 Male; 9th, killed by Delly, Day 2
The tributes were now down to the final 8! Reporters went around and interviewed the tributes families and friends. Jokes were told about the careers and stories about the other tributes. Dawn made sure to let them all know their tributes had a chance in the remainder of the games. District one was very pleased with their performance this year, having two tributes in the final eight. Though this was not disclosed, the Capitol favourite at this point was Corduroy from District 8.
Despite just losing a tribute, the career pack continued on and managed to chase 12 to the edge of the arena, cornering her. She grabbed an arrow and aimed it at the girl from 1, but she knew her time was up. District two's remaining tribute declared that he would kill Delly if she even did so much as lay a finger on 1. 12 had no clue what to do and the careers started encroaching on her. An arrow flew from the treetops, piercing the girl from 1 in the back.
Carlotta Clearview, District 1 Female; 8th, killed by Corduroy, Day 2
What remained of the career pack, only three tributes, ran for the woods. Delly dived into the sand and fired an arrow into the other District 4 tribute's back. She had killed both tributes from that District, which made the victory tour especially awkward this time around.
Albatross Austerbek, District 4 Female; 7th, killed by Delly, Day 2
The mysterious shooter from the tree-line turned out to be the boy from 8, Corduroy Jaimeson, who had recently left Delly to die. The boys from 1 & 2, who formed the remainder of the career pack, ran after 8 and 12 had a chance to escape. She sprinted along the shore until she found a clear entrance into the forest.
The boy from 8 ran his heart out trying to escape the incoming careers and ran straight into the girl from 3. She had only managed to survive by total chance, no one had tried to kill her. 8 picked her up and shoved her in the general direction of the careers. He then made a swift escape.
The girl from 3 stood up confused and when she saw the careers she was terrified. She directed them towards the beach where maybe she could've tricked them into doing something stupid. If only she knew the location of Delly's traps. Magnificence trapped her at the end of a small peninsula that ended with steep sandy banks, leading into the ocean. 3 had seen what this boy did to Gretta from 9 and knew her death wouldn't be much better, she was brave and threw herself into the waves before the boy could reach her.
Harriet Cable, District 3 Female; 6th, drowned by herself/suicide, Day 2
Enraged that he didn't get to torture the girl, Magnificence ran at the boy from 2. This was a huge mistake, the other tribute was a lot stronger and prepared than him and knew this was the final 5, he had to be wary. When 1 got close enough, two pulled him in and dashed his sharpened rock across 1's face, opening his skull from ear to ear. BOOM!
Magnificence Proudman, District 1 Male; 5th, killed by Dustin, Day 2
In less than an hour, District 1's career tributes were decimated.
10's male tribute, Tom, had been hiding out in the forest whole game. After killing a tribute in the bloodbath, he went into a state of depression induced madness. When the sun had set on Day 2, he noticed a figure sneak past his location. Tom was on him in a matter of seconds. The boy had arrows and fought against him, but Tom managed to throttle him to death quickly.
Corduroy Jamieson, District 8 Male; 4th, killed by Tom, Night 2
When the cannon's sound resounded all around the arena, there were only three tributes left. The trained career Dustin from District 2, slightly crazed Tom from 10 and the ever creative Delly from District 12. In the next few hours, who would arise champion?
Dustin took the opportunity, when the final 3 was announced, to do some solo hunting. He knew the Capitol wanted a brutal ending after last year and the aim of the game is to please the Capitol. Delly was smart, she had her traps and was armed with a bow and a handful of arrows, Tom, however, was a bigger threat and Dustin had just the plan to lure him out.
Dustin ran to the original location of the games, where the podiums were. He declared that he was the bravest tribute and no one could question his power. Tom Fathers was a volatile boy and was easy to manipulate, he felt he had to prove himself. He ran into the clearing and charged at Dustin. Overall Tom was stronger and he managed to overpower Dustin, much to his distress. Tom bent Dustin's neck at impossible angles until he heard a pop. BOOM!
Dustin Granite, District 2 Male; 3rd, killed by Tom, Night 2
Delly, who had also heard Dustin's comments had approached the clearing. She witnessed the boy's death, hiding in the shadows behind a tree. She knew her opportunity was now or never, it was time for the finale.
'Come at me, big boy!" The willowy 18-year-old had called out across the clearing. It didn't take long for Tom to locate where she was. He charged at her, his arms flailing at his sides as he sprinted. Delly only had two arrows left, she had to use them carefully.
The first one flew just to the left of him and he swatted it out of the sky, enraged, he ran even faster. Delly notched and aimed again, she had to hit. Whoosh! Again the arrow flew just to the left of the oncoming boy.
Tom lunged at her and pushed her to the ground. He straddled her willowy body and squeezed his hands around her neck. Soon he would be a victor. The girl from 12 was about to give up when she remembered the crude wooden daggers. Pulling one from her pocket she lifted it up and plunged it into Tom's back. BOOM!
Tom Fathers, District 10 Male; 2nd, killed by Delly, Finale
As Dawn announced this year's victor, Tom's corpse collapsed on top of Delly, covering her in the blood he had coughed up.
Delly was the first victor from District 12 in 27 year's, she was also unmentored as the only other remaining victor, Haymitch Abernathy of the 50th Hunger Games, had passed away a year earlier R.I.P.
An Interview with Delly Cartwright, age 45 – Victor of the 77th Annual Hunger Games
Reporter: "Hello Capitol! And welcome to the Victor reviews! I'm here with Delly Cartwright, District 12's oldest living victor and we're here to discuss her games!"
Reporter: "So, Delly. You had an interesting twist in the games you competed in. No weapons! How do you think this effected the outcome of the Games?'
Delly: "Hugely. I think, if there were weapons available, there'd be a totally different victor with you right now. Maybe Dustin?"
Reporter: "Ah, yes Dustin. I remember your games well, he placed third, didn't he? So your victory was mostly because of an ingenious tactic. Weapon-making and your intelligence with setting up traps. Care to elaborate?"
Delly: "Haha, sure. Originally I was expecting there to be weapons in the arena but because of the twist, there wasn't. I had seen the small boy from seven carving some weapons and that gave me an idea. The daggers and the bows came naturally I guess. Oh and the boy from eight made some complicated cord out of palm fronds that I needed to string the boy."
Reporter: "So you had no prior training with trapping or archery? You were an awfully good shot!"
Delly: "Was I? Funny, I missed both shots on the boy from 10!
The situation became tense, the reporter had suggested that Delly took place in illicit activities.
Delly: "Well, my victory was partially because of the assistance from Corduroy of District 8. I still thank him every night in my prayers. He is forever in my heart."
Reporter: "Yes, it was. Corduroy touched all of our heart strings I think, he was definitely a brave and powerful tribute."
Delly: "Yes, he was, I've got to go now. I've got a sweet little girl to mentor."
Reporter: "Thank you for your time. There you have it guys, Delly from 12!"
List of Victors:
76th: Emanuel Selwood, District 5 Male
77th: Delly Cartwright, District 12 Female
How was that?
I don't think I'm much of a fan of this whole 'interview' thing. Should I replace it with something else?
So, thanks to Misty and z-fun2001 for your advice on arenas. You'll be seeing some of your ideas soon :p
The 78th won't be up for a fair bit. I'm halfway through the next reaping for Campaign and then I'm going on holidays. But I will be back, eventually :D