It's the moment of truth. The sixty seconds before the weak are separated from the strong.
The arena is very pretty. It features a huge snowcapped mountain with a bunch of unstable-looking cliffs. A huge waterfall crashes down from about halfway up.
Around the mountain is endless forest and a bit of clear green land. Sticking out of the forest, almost on the horizon, is a skyscraper. Behind it, you can kind of see the skyline of a city.
The Cornucopia is in the clear bit.
The gong rings loudly.
Levi is the first to the Cornucopia, reaching it within five seconds. She grabs herself a backpack and an axe, as well as a large water bottle.
Sparkle reaches a bow and some arrows about halfway to the horn. She aims at Levi, who dodges swiftly and starts to run to the mountain.
Sparkle scowls and shoots another arrow towards her, missing because of the wind.
From the back she is tackled by Bridget, while Luke tries to steal her bow.
Beau runs towards them with a dagger and stabs Bridget. Luke is dead after Sparkle whacks him on the head with the metal bow.
Cinnamon has gone on a rampage with some ninja stars. Her main targets seem to be the twelve year olds, who have all teamed up.
Velon is the first to spot her, and runs off without warning the others.
Andromeda has a machete, and it seems that Azure is her target.
Azure is unaware, following Red into the forest.
It's lucky that he looks backwards, because he notices and runs back behind his District partner, acting as a human shield between the two girls. He yells something to Azure, and she keeps running.
Red is killed after a blow to his heart.
Half an hour passes before the first cannon blows.
'One. Two. Three. Four. Five. Six. Seven. Eight. Nine. Ten. Eleven.' Cherry counts.
She and Marko are safe, halfway up the mountain and right near the waterfall.
Marko clutches a pickaxe, and Cherry is tying a rope to it.
They use it as a grappling hook, Marko climbing up it and then pulling up his sister.
They reach the top of the waterfall.
'Marko, look!' Cherry whispers, pointing to another tribute climbing the mountain.
After quick examination, they decide that it must be Velon.
Cherry bites her lip.
'Marko, I'm starting to slip.' she says. They move closer to the waterfall, where the ledge is wider.
Marko throws the pickaxe again, lodging it up a bit higher. He starts to climb, holding onto the rope with his bare hands and walking up horizontally with his feet.
One foot slips off the wet cliff. The other quickly follows.
Cherry lets out a short, sharp scream. Marko scrambles to get his footing back before continuing.
After a few more seconds, his left foot slips again.
'Marko! Lodge your foot in that hole in the cliff!' Cherry yells.
Marko follows the advice, kicking his right foot into the hole. He gets his left foot back onto the wall. He tries to keep climbing, but can't get his right foot out of the hole.
He swears. 'I'm gonna die.'
Cherry stays silent. Marko's left foot slips for the third time. He lets go with his right hand to find a rock to grab onto.
The pickaxe moves onto an angle.
He swears again and pulls himself back up so he is standing on one leg. He grabs the rope with his right hand again, and that's when the pickaxe falls.
Marko is left on the cliff face for a second, scrambling to find a handhold, before gravity gets the best of him and he is pulled back so he is hanging upside down. His foot is on a sickening angle, the bone connecting it to his shin broken in half.
His head hits the rock and he is flipped over, falling down the side of the mountain.
'Marko!' Cherry screams. She dives down the waterfall, landing in the pool at the bottom. She quickly swims up to the surface to meet Marko's twisted, broken body on the grass.
The cannon fires.
'Oh, Marko…' she says quietly. A single tear runs down her cheek before the camera is moved to focus on Velon.
She's still climbing the mountain, her sights set on a cave about three quarters of the way up. She looks so tired and vulnerable, but she doesn't stop. It was shown in her interview that Velon is not one to give up on anything.
She rests for a second before continuing.
Finally she reaches the cave. She pulls herself up, collapsing onto the ground, panting.
Once she sits up she sees that there is a tiny chest in front of her.
She opens it to reveal a little coil of metal wire, like Beetee from District Three was renowned for using.
'Yes!' she whisper-yells.
After checking that no other tributes were coming up, she curled up and went to sleep.
The Fallen
Red (D8)
Lark (D7)
Martin (D9)
Artemisia (D11)
Calf (D10)
Luke (D7)
Blight (D11)
Grey (D5)
Copper (D3)
Marko (D12)
Anera (D9)
