Summary.
"Now my fear of falling,
Is nowhere in me calling,
telling me to run while I still can."
A Summary: What Would Have Happened
The Capitol.
With District Two separating itself from District One this year. District One was on a mission to create a "showy" alliance. Through watching them in training, they chose Jax and Shadow to become part of their alliance, and then, once the training scores were release, they also chose Kristian, who had surprised them with receiving an 8 in training.
Having been refused from the District One alliance and from the District Two alliance after receiving a pretty average 7 and failing to impress , Coraline joined Severa, and the two of them joined Ella and Gunner who had allied during the first day of training.
Merrick and Rosemary decided to stick together as a District, as did the couple from District Eight. The four of them joined an alliance. Merrick regretted it slightly once the results came out, he had received an 8, whereas the other three did not receive higher than a 5. He had been approached by the District One pair, but refused. He had made a promise to his younger district partner, a promise he would keep. For now.
Jaela, Immanuel and Jem formed a gang of "younger tributes", which had been a common trend for the past couple of games. They knew they couldn't win alone, but maybe with a bit of help, they could stand a chance. Havara also joined later.
Auberine and Amelia were the last alliance formed- just the night before the games. Both had wanted an ally, neither had one, and so their mentors sorted this out for them.
Allies.
"Career" 1- Ramsey, Cedric, Jax, Shadow, Kristian
Career 2- Tamaryn and Blake
Coraline, Severa, Ella, Gunner
Merrick, Rosemary, Sherwood, Evelynne,
Jaela, Immanuel, Jem, Havara
Auberine and Amelia,
Loners- Selicia, Winslow, Rigger,
The Games.
Existing high above the clouds and with little room for movement, the arena was not a place for the unbalanced or the clumsy. The tributes were welcomed by a chilly breeze as they found themselves surrounded by blue sky and flocking birds. The sun shone bright down into their eyes, blinding them and they almost could not see their path to the cornucopia. It was something they wished they had never seen. Before them was a single metal path, shaped like a pipe. They had to cross that to reach the cornucopia which existed on an open metal ground. The other option was clear to the other tributes, just beside them was a ladder, leading down to what appeared like a slightly safer route. The rest of the arena was made out of slightly wider planks of metal, easy to run on, but all it needed was a slight shove, and the tribute would fall over the edge. There were three levels; the cornucopia, the middle level and the bottom level. The paths stretched through miles of sky, but that was all there was.
Those who were afraid of heights began to shake as they prepared themselves and the final step of the countdown began.
Rosemary search for Merrick. Blake searched for Tamaryn, Jaela searched for Jem. As far as they were concerned, they all had to get out of their alive, but they knew they wouldn't.
This arena was a death trap. One fall on they were gone.
They had never been so afraid of falling.
Bloodbath.
Jaela Roper, 13 years old, District Ten
Killed by Arena- Placed 24th
Jaela had always been a clumsy girl, falling out of trees, falling over logs; she even fell over her feet half the time. When she tried to run to her friends, she slipped on her way to the cornucopia and fell to her immediate death. Her screams sent chills down the tribute's spines.
Rigger Kendrick, 14 years old, District Three
Killed by Ramsey Belanger- Placed 23rd
Rigger was the typical boy from District three in many ways. Like many other District Three tributes of the past, he had been predicted to come last. But he was also so much more than that, or at least, that was what his parents would say. He was still making his way to the cornucopia, when he was decapitated by Ramsey's sword.
Selicia Nookza, 16 years old, District Six
Killed by Blake Warren- Placed 22nd
Slelicia was a quiet one, and thus set out on this death trap alone. She went unnoticed most of the time, especially in the Capitol. Blake would not have killed her if she had not been in the wrong place at the wrong time. With one simple shove to get her out of the way, and to get rid of her completely, Blake sent her flying over the edge.
Sherwood Decker, 16 years old, District Eight
Killed by Cedric Licott- Placed 21st
Having a rather large alliance and a seemingly fool-proof plan, both himself and Merrick were confident as they made it to the cornucopia and were collecting their supplies. The two boys were just leaving as Cedric aimed an arrow right at Sherwood's head. Cedric rarely missed a shot and the boy died instantly.
Coraline Leighton, 16 years old, District Four
Killed by Cedric Licott- Placed 20th
Cedric was on a role. Once he killed Sherwood, he swiftly turned his bow and aimed it at the next tribute that caught his eye. This time, it was the girl who had wanted to join him, the girl who wasn't good enough for them. Cedric aimed and fired, he did not kill the girl with the bow, but it did knock her off balance and send her over the edge.
Jem Hoover, 15 years old, District Eleven
Killed by Tamaryn, Placed 19th
If watching his ally die first wasn't bad enough, what came next was scarring for Immanuel. They had left the bloodbath without collecting supplies, watching Jaela fall to her death was enough to scare them away. They climbed down the nearest exit and ran as fast as they could, but it was not fast enough. You see, Tamaryn did not go to cornucopia; she let Blake do the dirty work up with the brave tributes and the other careers. She decided to play dirty and find the runaways. Immanuel turned around and ran away, but Jem was not as lucky. Jem tried to fight back, but finally, Tamaryn was able to push the boy over the side, killing him.
Havara Bhatnagar, 16 years old, District 12
Killed by Jax- Placed 18th
Havara was a sweet soul; she was compassionate, loving, and, strong in her own ways. She was cynical of those she met and overly suspicious. She was not going to have an alliance, but then she met the younger kids and could not say no. She was going to run away from the bloodbath with them after Jaela died, but then she thought about it. In an arena like this one, there wouldn't be many opportunities to find supplies. They needed them now, and so she ran for them. She almost escaped when she bumped into Jax. She tried her best, but he was so much bigger than her. He picked her up and knocked her head hard against the cornucopia's walls.
Merrick Levaun, 18 years old, District 7
Killed by Shadow- Placed 17th
Merrick had just made it back to his two younger allies, his face red with worry and shock after watching Sherwood die before him.
"He's dead," Merrick said. Looking down at his younger tributes, he couldn't help but think how screwed he was. He knew they were stronger than they seemed, but he was still fearful they'd get him killed. He shook his head. "Let's go."
He grabbed onto the ladder and began to climb down. As he got half way, he noticed shadow at the bottom. "Go back up!" he quickly called to his allies. But it was too late for him, for Shadow had sent a spear into his side. The two girls would always remember how his face went as pale as snow as he fell from the ladder, shouting out as he fell to his death.
Day 2.
Severa Prichina, 16 years old, District Three
Killed by Tamaryn- Placed 16th
Having lost their fourth ally the day before, Severa, Gunner and Ella were trying to stay quiet. They walked through the night and were just setting up camp in the early morning when they realised they had been followed. Gunner noticed Blake and Tamaryn in the distance, their weapons at hand.
"F*ck."
Ella and Gunner quickly collected their supplies and ran. Severa followed, but soon slipped on the ground which had become wet due to a leaking water bottle. She grabbed a hold of the edge just in time and hoisted herself up, but the two careers had already approached the camp. Blake looked down at her and she could have sworn she saw compassion in his eyes. Tamaryn was the one to finish her off, stabbing her right in the chest.
Day 3.
No Deaths
Day 4.
Shadow Mars, 18 years old, District Four
Killed by Cedric- Placed 15th
Tensions had been rising in the Career camp which had found comfort in the cornucopia. Cedric did not like their outer-district peers, but Ramsey wanted to stick with her mentor's instructions which told her to pick a large alliance of strong tributes to boost their Capitol reputation, plus, Ramsey got on well with them, especially to Kristian. She trusted them. Maybe she was oblivious to the whole thing, but it was too early to tell and, as far as she was concerned, she did not see a problem with keeping them around a bit longer.
When he couldn't persuade his District partner to kill and split, he turned to Jax who agreed that neither Kristian nor Shadow really benefited them. They attacked during the night, killing Shadow in his sleep. The chaos awoke Ramsey who woke her other ally. She took out her sword and held it threateningly.
"I told you..." Ramsey said viciously. She looked down at Shadow and was taken a-back by the look on his face. It was like something from a horror movie.
The two District partners stared at each other; Ramsey holding out her sword, and Cedric holding his bow at the ready. Cedric was the first to lower his weapon and slowly backed away. "Let's just split then," he said.
Ramsey agreed and retreated with her fellow ally. The alliance had broken earlier than ever before. Now, it was Jax and Cedric, and Kristian and Ramsey. For the first time ever, the career pack was split into three.
Amelia Lockhart, 16 years old, District Nine
Killed by Ella Bratton, District Five- Placed 14th
The two girls were loaded. They had escaped the cornucopia with one weapon and one knife. The two girls also attracted a sponsor early on in the games due to their good looks, and therefore, they were enjoying a meal when Ella and Gunner came across them. Wanting to keep the peace, Auberine offered them food, to which they agreed, much to the distaste of Amelia, but with a simple look between the two allies, they knew this wasn't going to be a peaceful meal. They sat and ate. Gunner spoke quite a lot with the two girls, joking and laughing, but there was also that blunt and callous side to him which was what made Ella want him as an ally from the beginning. The other two came along the way, but she was not necessarily found of either of them. Ella, however, remained silent.
That was until Gunner stood. "We best be on our way. Thanks for the meal."
Ella looked up at him, and he gave a small nod. Then, Ella suddenly jumped at Amelia and with one shove, pushed her over the edge. Auberine shouted out, but there was nothing she could do, she reached for her knife, but her arm was met with Gunner's sword which cut into her skin, forcing her to retreat.
Ella picked up the girl's supplies, courteously leaving the knife. "Thanks again," Ella said, taking a bite out of the apple, they then walked away, Gunner keeping a watchful eye on the other girl.
Winslow had witnessed the death of his District partner, Amelia. He was on the level above and had planned on stealing their food that night. After a few hours had passed and Auberine had not moved, Winslow jumped down, being careful of where he placed his feet.
"Erm..." He began.
Auberine looked up with fear and distrust in her eyes. She reached for the knife. "No. Um, Amelia, she was from my district."
Her distrust quickly turned to sadness. "What does it matter?" she said and for the first time in her life, her voice was bitter. In the hours after her ally's death, she had had time to think. She decided she needed a big attitude change if she stood any chance of winning. She swore under her breath and just went for it.
Winslow tried to push her off him, keeping both her and the knife at bay. He managed to punch her in the face, making her fall to the ground with a bust lip, blood pooling down her chin. He took a step away. Then another step, making sure she did not move. He then turned and ran.
Day 5.
No deaths
Day 6.
Cedric Licott, 18 years old, District One
Killed by Ramsey Belanger, District One- Placed 13th
It only took two days for the two broken career couples to meet again. After all, careers never strolled too far from the cornucopia. Ramsey and Kristian weren't even aware of their presence until an arrow flew in their direction, narrowly missing Ramsey's face. They looked up from the cornucopia and dropped their newly restocked packs, taking out their weapons.
Cedric fired again, but Kristian was able to dodge.
He leant over to his ally and whispered. "You go around and take shooty, I'll take big guy."
Ramsey nodded. "Deal."
And that was what happened. Their plan worked. Ramsey was able to kill her district partner, leaving the fight with only a bruised eye and Kristian was able to fight of Jax and push him over the edge without injury.
Ramsey looked down at her district partner's body and sighed heavily. She felt a pang of guilt in her heart. She had wanted to remain loyal to her district, but that could not have happened. Circumstances lead to betrayal and inner-district killing, which had always been frowned upon, especially in the upper districts.
Jax Castell, 18 years old, District Five
Killed by Kristian Ferals, District Twelve- Placed 12th
Killing was a difficult one for Kristian. He had not been trained. He had never had the desire to kill. But fate (and a score of 8 in training) had landed him in the big alliance, friendships formed, survival instincts kicked in, and here he was having killed for the first time.
As Ramsey walked back over to him, he lamely held up his hand for a high five, which she half-heartedly gave.
He sighed and sat on the ground. This was the hunger games. It was not supposed to be easy.
Day 7.
Evelynne Russo, Fifteen years old, District Eight
Killed by Auberine Simmons, District Eleven- Placed 11th
Auberine was on a mission, she needed her food back and she would do whatever it took to take back what was hers and to get revenge. She had suddenly become an angry soul, a soul that knew she had to kill. And instead of trying to just live it out and going with the flow, killing as little as possible- which had been her original plan- she planned on doing it the way the Capitol had intended- by killing.
That was, until she came across Evelynne and Rosemary; two younger girls she had seen in the Capitol. Her heart broke at the sight of them. She was about to turn away and go a different route when she heard one of the girls address her.
"Who are you?" a shaky voice said.
Auberine turned on her heal. The two girls looked angry, and one girl was holding out a small pocket knife in defence.
Auberine shook her head. "I'm not looking to fight."
The girls looked at each other; both seemed hesitant and unsure of what to do. "I'll leave you too it."
Then, a knife flew past her and Auberine narrowed her eyes. Everytime she tried to be nice!
She turned around and ran forward with her knife in hand. She heard the girls gasp, but ignored it. She shoved the smaller girl, Evelynne, and angry tears formed in her eyes. "Why? Huh? Why? Every time I try to be nice, someone tries to kill me!" she was crying now.
"Stop," the other girl cried.
But, it was too late. Auberine hadn't meant to kill her. She hadn't realised how close they were to edge, but the girl lost her footing and fell. Auberine's eyes widened and tried to reach out to her, but she couldn't do anything.
She looked back at the other girl. "I'm sorry, I didn't..." But the younger girl just shook in fear before she took off in a sprint.
The sound of that girls screams would haunt her dreams for then on.
Day 8.
Gunner Fourier, 18 years old, District Ten
Killed by Blake Warren, District Two- Placed 10th
Ella was playing with a knife as Gunner wittered on about something, she wasn't really paying attention. She just wanted to get out of there. She sighed as looked around. They were on the bottom level, the cornucopia was on the top, and the majority of the tributes were on the second.
She stood up. "We should move."
Gunner raised his brow. "And why would we want to do that?"
Ella rolled her eyes. "We've been here for over a week. I just want to go home."
Gunner sighed and stood up. "Ok then, let's go kill some innocent kids. Yay." He said sarcastically.
Ella shot him a deadly look. "Don't say that."
"Now that sounds like fun." Tamaryn and Blake jumped down the ladder, landing beside them. Both of their faces were blank and tired. Ella thought that maybe, they had the same mind set as her. That they just wanted to get this over with.
Blake attacked, swinging his weapon towards Gunner. Gunner blocked the first two swings, but it was the third swing that got him, right in the side of the head. He died instantly.
Tamaryn Alfrod, 17 years old, District Two
Killed by Ella Bratton, District Five- Placed 9th
Meanwhile, Tamaryn had attacked Ella, managing to slice the top of her arm. However, Ella saw an opportunity, an open window, and she ducked under Tamaryn's blade, stabbing her in the side as she ran. Blake turned in an attempt to get Ella, but he was too far away. Instead, he caught Tamaryn as she collapsed in pain, stopping her from falling over the edge. He stayed with her until she died.
Ella was deeply saddened by the death of her ally, but she chose to not let it show. She did her best to hide all emotion from her face and she left her tears for the pillow. She was determined to win, she wanted to go home. That had been her plan from the beginning and that would be the plan till the end.
Day 9.
Immanuel Guilermo, 13 years old, District Six
Killed by Rosemary Valencia, District Seven- Placed 8th
Rosemary was running. She had seen Ramsey and the boy from twelve in the distance, and it had frightened her. They were long gone by now, but that did not stop her from running. She ran until she almost slammed right into Immanuel, the boy from district six. She swore.
Rosemary smiled softly. "Um...hi."
"Hey," Immanuel said, his voice full of confusion.
Then, on seeing the knife in the girl's hand, he attacked, pushing her to the ground. She screamed in fear, but then thought back to what Merrick showed her in training. She kicked him in the stomach and pushed out. Once free, she elbowed him as hard as she could in the back. He fell to the ground. She was about to leave him there when she had a sudden realisation; they were in the final eight, she could not afford to just let people go. She turned around and quickly stabbed him in the back, letting out a cry as she did.
Winslow Earnest, 17 years old, District Nine
Killed by Kristain Ferals, District Twelve- Placed 7th
Winslow had been watching the careers. He waited until they left the cornucopia to sneak up and grab some food. He was starving. His plan was to wait till he heard a cannon sound and then leave before they returned. The careers never returned without a kill. Then again, only one of these tributes was a career. However, today was not like other days, the two tributes returned within minutes of leaving and caught Winslow unaware.
Kristian walked up to the boy from behind and decapitated him. He looked away as the blood splattered across his face.
Ramsey looked at him with concerned eyes. She knew he wasn't the killing type, he wasn't a career. He didn't even hold the sword right. "You ok?"
Kristian nodded with pursed lips. "Never better." His voice quivered as he spoke.
Day 10.
Auberine Simmons, 17 years old, District Eleven
Killed by Ella Bratton, District Five- Placed 6th
Auberine had come into these games a gentle soul who only wished for peace. She then learnt what she had to do to win. She had changed a lot in the games. She wasn't the girl who was reaped form District Eleven. That girl was long gone.
It was only a matter of times before herself and Ella met again. At this point, the game makers had begun to make the arena smaller in size to bring tributes closer together. The fight was quite even. Although Ella had been seen as the stronger tribute before, Auberine had a new attitude and was determined. The fought tooth and nail, until Ella was able to stab Auberine in the chest and shove her off the edge.
In the end, Ella was covered in blood and was out of breath.
Day 11.
Blake Warren, 18 years old, District Two
Killed by Ramsey Belanger and Kristian Ferals, District One- Placed 5th
Blake made it up to the cornucopia. He was out numbered, which he did not like, but he had to face the other remaining career and her little side kick at some point.
Blake had long forgotten the honour of victorship and now, all he wanted was to survive. He did not care for the money or the fame; honestly he barely cared for his father's wishes. He just wanted to see his father again- if he was still alive.
He regretted volunteering, he regretted it with every inch of his soul, but he could not change the past; he could only make the future. He went with the surprise technique for the two tributes, but it was not surprising enough. Although he managed to injure Kristian, Ramsey was quick to defend, she stabbed him in the side, forcing him to back away. Then, he was fighting two tributes at once. He was stronger than both individually, but together, they over powered him.
In the end, he was just another dead tribute, lying on the battlefields of the cornucopia like those who died there the first day. Maybe they had the right idea. Why fight for eleven days when you would only end in the same place with the same fate?
The other two tributes were soon led to the cornucopia as game makers continued to change the paths and continued to take away plates. As Rosemary stared at her three components, she gulped audibly. Stood at the mouth of the cornucopia, were Kristian and Ramsey. Kristian hadn't scared her much before, but stood next to a career, it was quite unnerving. Then, there was Ella, and the sight of her was enough to frighten anyone. She was covered in blood and her eyes were wide and ready as she clutched onto her weapon
It seemed that Ella had decided to take her chances with the smaller girl because, before she knew it, the blood stained girl was charging towards her.
Finale (Day 11).
Rosemary Valencia, 15 years old, District Seven
Killed by Ella Bratton, Five- Placed 4th
She didn't stand a chance really. She didn't even know how she had made it so far into the games. The young girl was easily over powered and was killed when Ella stabbed her right in the stomach.
Kristian Ferals, 17 years old, District Twelve
Killed by Ramsey Belanger, District One- Placed 3rd
Nobody really saw what was coming next, not even Ramsey herself, but she knew she had to kill him when he least expected it. She could have taken him in a fair fight, but she really did not want it to be left down to the two of them at the end. It was better this way.
Kristian did not even have a chance to fight back. In one quick motion, she turned and stabbed him through the chest.
As she did, she let out a sob. "I'm sorry." He looked up at her in shock and tried to reach out to her, but she just let him fall. She let out one more sob before she pulled herself together and turned to look at Ella.
"I thought you b*tches were supposed to be emotionless," she said.
Ramsey brushed away her tears. "Not emotionless, just prepared."
And thus, the real fighting commenced. Despite the fact that Ella had a significantly lower training score, she put up an excellent fight which challenged Ramsey. Metal clanged on metal. Each tribute was able to make significant damage to other, and soon, Ramsey was disarmed.
She threw herself at Ella, knowing she'd have a better fighting technique than her. And, although Ella had the knife, Ramsey found herself on top, she was bleeding from her side, from her shoulder, from her thigh and from a gaping hole in her cheek, and Ella wasn't much better. The two girls were a mess of red sticky blood.
Ella pushed up in an attempt to stab Ramsey, but Ramsey blocked her and pushed with all her strength, bringing the knife towards Ella's neck until finally, she was able to draw one long line across her throat, killing the girl.
Ella Bratton, 17 years old, District Five
Killed by Ramsey Belanger, District One- Placed 2nd
Ramsey Belanger,18 years old District One
Victor
Ramsey stood but immediately fell to her knees again in pain, and then, she cried, she cried out all of the emotion she had been harbouring for the last eleven days. She cried until she was taken back to the capitol, back to safety, and then finally back to her family.
Ramsey joined the mentoring team alongside Leonard and found peace in her home in the victor village. She was one of the most –loved victors of the games until her death sixty years later.
She spent the rest of her years terrified of heights and with a great fear of falling.
Luckily, she never fell again.
Fear of Falling- Katherine Jenkins
A/N:
So, why did I bother writing this like one and half years later? Who knows. But I enjoyed it. Admittedly, this is different to what I had originally planned, but that's because I hadn't had it planned very well and I don't remember my reasonings behind half of the ideas I had. So for example, I think my original victor was Kristian, but I don't know how or why. Ramsey was always a candidate for it as well though and I am quite happy with my lil victor.
There were certain things that had always been planned out though. For example, having the first death be through falling, having Merrick die on the first day, Having Ella and Gunner in an alliance. Like, I'm pretty sure the only tribute who placed more than 3 spaces away from where they originally would have is Havara. I had plans for her originally, but I don't remember, so alas.
If you are still around please feel free to leave a review I'd appreciate it :*.
As for the future, I am back. My mental health which was a problem is much better now, and writing has become something that helps again rather than something that overwhelms me. And so I will have a new SYOT out shortly, keep your eyes peeled for that, because I will definitely finish that one this time xD
Thank you, and adios.
