AN: Hi! Sorry for the lack of updates this past weekend, I was super busy, but alas, that is no excuse. So here we are with the chariots. I have decided to forgo the prepping because I am too lazy to make up that many names. Although, I got one amazing prep team so I might feature them before the arena. Anyway, one thing was mentioned about moving districts – the only reason she was able to move was because her mom was a victor. We will just pretend it works. I forgot to open the poll when I posted the last chapter but it is open now, so please go vote in it! Finally, I apologize for my poor sentence structure since it will be very similar. And I apologize for the length of this author's note.

Parade of Chariots

Sequin stepped into the chariot, waiting impatiently for her partner. She was very much in love with her dress. She was wearing a white sundress that was coated in gemstones. Every one of her favorite stones was featured on the dress, especially amethyst. She knew the dress must have cost a fortune and she loved it even more for that. She couldn't wait to get out in the lights and dazzle the crowd. Sam walked up the aisle of chariots, not looking at anyone. A few of the girls' heads turned as he walked by but he paid no attention. He joined Sequin in the chariot and straightened his tie. He was in a more understated form of Sequin's costume that was mostly red and black stones, that he was sure would dazzle capitol audiences, despite his distaste for the gaudiness of the costume. Their chariot began to move and both of them plastered smiles on their faces. Sequin instantly began to work the crowd, flipping the part of her hair that wasn't piled on her head, blowing kisses, and twirling her dress. Sam smiled, but was more reserved in general and waved politely to the audience.

Royal looked down at his costume sullenly. He hated that they were paraded out to Panem like meat, or in his case, a rock. He was wearing a bulky suit that was in shades of gray. His partner, Sage looked beyond angry at the choice in costuming. Sage in reality, was trying to figure out how to alter it quickly before she was ruined in front of the audience. Her dress was baggy and she was in the ugliest shade of gray imaginable. She finally began to tear parts of the dress strategically. She had a long slit on the side of the dress and she used the extra material to cinch the dress in tighter around her waist. Then she tore more parts of the dress to give it holes and show off her newly polished skin. Royal looked on in amazement at her rashness in her situation. She smiled at him and said "oh sorry, do you want me to fix your costume too?" Royal grinned and replied "no thanks." Their stylists walked up and looked scandalized at her adjustments before stomping off, irritated at this brash girl. The tributes felt their carriage begin rolling and they both smiled and waved appreciatively to the audience, right between overdoing it and being completely closed off.

Sky looked down at the dress that the stylists had put her in, despite her severe protests. She was wearing basically wires. It was a dress completely woven from wires and there was a battery pack attached to the dress that allowed various wires to glow with electricity. The electricity is supposedly non-lethal but she was more than concerned. Also, there were various holes in the dress which showed off more skin than she was used to. She didn't mind the boys in district three looking at her but she didn't want an entire country audience staring at the open skin. Leo stepped into the chariot and looked at Sky curiously. She gave him a death glare and Leo grinned at her. "You know, it could be worse." Sky muttered angrily back, "oh yeah, how?" Leo replied "Well, you could be barely wearing any wires…at least you are mostly covered." Sky turned her back to him and he could hear her muttering behind him. He tried to adjust the wires on his jacket but the chariot jolted them forward. They ignited the battery packs and looked at each other as they approached the first screen, sparking with fake electricity. Sky and Leo smiled politely at the cameras, but didn't wave. Leo looked at the audience curiously and poked his jacket, trying to figure out how the costume worked. Sky attempted to cover the holes in the costume.

Jaz stood uneasily in her chariot and tried to stay away from the large presence of Quintley, no easy task when he took up a large part of the chariot. Jaz was wearing a fishnet dress where her breasts and lower regions were covered by small pieces of fabric. The dress was a dark blue color and stood out prominently on her body. She was used to wearing bikinis at home so this wasn't a big deal. Quintley was much more inhibited as he was basically covered in fishnets. The chariot was rigged with bubbles that would start once the chariot started. Quintley looked like he wanted to curl up in the bottom of the chariot. He regularly hid from people in the district so he was not looking forward to being paraded out. Jaz wasn't overly happy either, but she knew that if she played it right, she would get some sponsors from this. Jaz placed a huge smile on her face and swayed her hips sexily on the chariot, acting like she'd seen the girls do at school when they wanted to get noticed. Quintley shot her a look but she ignored him. He stood completely still and glared off at the audience, his muscles glistening in the capitol lights.

Cynthia was wearing a lot, a lot of lace. She felt like the mummies that she had learned about in school. She was wrapped in DNA patterned lace. It was an attempt to make a nod to the splicing of DNA that occurred in district 5, but she felt very exposed. The lace wrapped around her body, in an extremely tight dress. The lace was pure white. Logan was wearing a black shirt and black pants that were wrapped in the same lace. He felt like a girl and was not happy about what he was wearing. He thought the lace was a little much. The two of them smiled to each other, knowing they each were uncomfortable and as their chariot pulled away, they smiled and waved politely to the audience, trying to look confident, although their outfits made them feel anything but.

Cliff and Klarissa were wearing the quintessential district 6 costume of syringes, but with a twist. They had managed to get glowing liquid inside the syringe and that was what was keeping their skin from showing. It glowed blue, highlighting both of their eyes. They looked at each other nicely and held hands, trying to look united so that they might get more sponsors. They knew that they needed to work the crowd because they wouldn't stand out well otherwise. They smiled and waved graciously and the audience chanted their names, enthralled by the glowing syringes.

Aidan and Anna were dressed as lumberjacks. Aidan was wearing a yellow shirt and blue jeans and Anna was wearing a yellow shirt and tight blue jeans too but the shirt was cut lower. She held his hand as well as those from the group before them, although she ended up putting her arm around him, holding him like a mom would. They looked sullenly at the crowd, knowing that no smiles would save their lives in the arena, only hoping that they would still make a good impression.

Kendal looked at the mess that was on her body and sighed. It didn't look that bad honestly, but it just looked like the sewing machine kind of exploded. Every type of fabric that was available was a part of it. There was satin, cotton, and everything. Nick wore a patchwork jacket and pants with a plain white shirt underneath. Kendal secretly thought that her outfit was mildly more impressive than his. Hers had an uneven hem line and she did like it, even if it was a mishmash. At least her outfit was still flattering. Nick's seemed odd to her. Nick wasn't all that fond of the jacket himself, there were some itchy parts and he didn't like it. He knew that playing up the audience could save him though so as his chariot pulled out, he smiled and charmed the audience as best he could. Kendal worked off of him and smiled greatly, waving and blowing kisses at the crowd.

Andy and Miranda were unhappy to say the least. They were covered in food. Miranda was sneezing up a storm, her asthma triggered by wheat and fruit that covered her body. Andy looked at her with pity and tried to offer her a tissue, but realized he didn't have one. Miranda sneezed up a storm and the chariot began moving. Andy smiled happily at everyone as Miranda continued to sneeze. The capitol audiences were trying to back away from the chariot and looking at the other chariots, trying to avoid the buffet people.

Lynnie and Fenton were also the victims of overly creative stylists. They had gone with the product of livestock, meat. Lynnie was wearing a dress made of meat and Fenton's suit was made of bacon. The meat was cooked with the nicest spices the capitol had so it was giving off serious scents. Lynnie wanted to eat the steak off her body due to her pregnancy cravings, but she also didn't want to show off the wonders of pregnancy to the entire country. She held off on eating her dress and looked at Fenton. Fenton was nibbling on the bacon at the bottom of the suit and he gave some to Lynnie who smiled happily. Their chariot left and the capitol audience looked repulsed. They couldn't believe that the stylists had this up their sleeves. Lynnie and Fenton tried to smile but the audience's reaction was enough for them to lose their smiles.

Katie and Tris looked at each other. Their outfits were interesting to be sure, they were dressed in wheat. It seemed as though the stylists were going for raw materials for the later districts. It was only lucky that district 2 wasn't wearing rocks. Katie had a skirt made of wheat and her shirt was woven from wheat. Tris was wearing a suit woven in the same way that her shirt was. They actually were rather creative and attractive outfits. The chariot had more wheat sticking up so it looked like they were in a field. They smiled and waved to the audience, who looked at them curiously before seemingly accepting them. They screamed their names like so many of the others and it was clear that their outfits were very popular with the audience.

Cane and Vic were surprised with their costumes. Vic was wearing a dress with thin slivers of coal all over it. She was actually shining in the light and it looked rather inspiring. Cane had a jumpsuit and it was covered in slivers of coal as well. He looked comfortable, his main thought was that he was glad he wasn't naked. Vic wasn't actually paying much attention to her costume, she was focused on the chariots that had already left, unable to take her eyes off of the shining Sam from District 1. Talk about star crossed lovers she thought bitterly to herself. Their chariot began to move and she smiled. Cane took the serious approach like a few of the others and stared over the audience. They were pleasantly surprised by the district 12 audience. Vic waved amiably at the audience, hoping to get a sponsor or two.

AN: There you go, here's the chariots. I am going to give you training scores tomorrow and the alliances. Those will be quite a surprise. I don't think doing training would go to well and I am looking forward to the story. So, after training scores will be the interviews and then PLEASE vote on the poll. Low votes equals death! :) May the odds be ever in your favor!