AN - I own nothing, please support the official release. I just wanted to remind everyone that I am without a Beta Reader at the moment so please forgive grammar errors. I have a program with spellcheck but sometimes things get through. Please review and let me know what you think. We're winding down but not done just yet.

"You know it's hard to get away, especially to meet a mentor with a tribute who is still alive," Plutarch reminded Haymitch. Haymitch understood that, which is why Chaff tagged along. "Also it would be impossible to do what you want. Thanks to Phila's last kill there are no other boy girl tributes from the same district. Snow would know what we were trying to do and remember he too knows Azura's secret." Haymitch nodded, it was a long shot to announce two victors as it had been done last year, the single braid might be their only shot.

"It's going fast, is Snow upset with that?"

"Hm? No he's actually quite pleased at the brutality of it all. Phila using the camera itself to kill Gauss was a stroke of genius. She's now in the top three with Azura and Brutus. Topping Topaz even though she killed those two with the sand." Waving him off as an alert came up on a watch he wore Plutarch hurried off. Haymitch sighed deeply and took a swig from a flash he managed to get a hold of. Chaff touched his arm before heading back as well. Finally he made his way back to the Mentor Pit only to have an angry Katniss come at him.

"Where were you?" she shrieked then seeing his flask she smacked it from his hand so fast it barely registered. There was no anger though, as he took her reaction in along with the stillness in the room. Cashmere was crying into her brother's arms as he held her tight. "Off getting drunk?" her question brought him into the now.

"I was seeing if Plutarch could announce two victors from the same district to win." He could see the words effect her, but instead of shouting at him she just pursed her lips.

"It's too late for that, it's almost over now." Haymitch's eyebrows furrowed in confusion. They had been resting when he left, the interviews were happening so there was no need to exert themselves any more just yet.

"What?"

"Adonis struck first, he killed Topaz in her sleep. Azura woke up and killed him in a rage. Phila was getting the drop on Two, Scaeva and Brutus got separated. Phila managed to kill Scaeva with a knife while Azura took out Brutus. There's only two left now." Moving pass her Haymitch looked at the screens to see a street with two bodies laying in it. They were still there which meant the fighting was still going on and the hovercrafts couldn't get the bodies. It was Finnick who came up now, touching the screen to move the camera around. On one side of the street was Phila, breathing heavily with blood on her shoulder. It wasn't from a gun shot though, she must have cut her forehead when attacking Scaeva. Then there was Peeta who looked just as tired and out of breath but bleeding from his leg.

"Must have opened it during the fight. If a hovercraft tries to get the body they both shoot at it. This is the final showdown and they are not letting anyone stop them now." Haymitch looked to Katniss, he was going to reveal to her that Azura was Peeta and try to get him and Topaz out of the main fight. Bunker down until the others killed themselves. It was too late, he'd tell her if he survived. Looking at the still image he pressed rewind and began to watch the few hours he missed trying to get Plutarch away from the others.


Adonis wasn't stupid, he knew that as the top ranking students Topaz and Azura were going to get out as a victor, one of them. They had been friends, classmates and Topaz had been a crush of his. It had been her strength that made him take notice, her beauty to keep it. This was why he found himself kneeling behind her sleeping form. Looking up at Azura he frowned, yes he knew the older brother but did he ever mention a sibling? There had been rumors that Azura's story was a lie made by the Capitol but that didn't makes sense. It had to be propaganda from the last whispers of a long dead rebellion. It was one thing to be a career, another to be a killing machine created by the Capitol. If Azura wasn't really from One but from the Capitol it was like cheating on a grand scale. A Capitolite Victor, a mutation if he wanted to be frank. In his mind's eye he was using his knife to saw through Azura's throat however the gasp was more feminine and he looked down to see that Topaz was in his hands, dead. The cannon blast woke Azura and once it registered in his eyes Adonis knew there was nothing he could do. Topaz's blood made it hard to hold his knife, it had been slippery and slid from his hands as Azura pounced on him. He felt the iron vice grip his throat and he thought he'd be strangled to death. Azura wasn't going to let him have that luxury as he demanded to know why over and over, slamming Adonis' head into the concrete floor as he did. It was the second cannon blast that made him finally stop and start to cry.

Brutus and Scaeva had been sleeping back to back when the first cannon woke them. Jumping up and grabbing their weapons they scanned the area but there was nothing. Then the second cannon came.

"Who was that?"

"Either Phila killed one of the kids from One and they got revenge or the Ones turned on each other. That leaves three of us?" Brutus hadn't really been counting just watching the skies to see who died. It was actually just about that time so they gathered their weapons and ammo to head outside. When the images were projected in the sky Brutus nodded having forgotten about that other boy from One, when the image of Topaz came up causing him to start.

"What does that mean?" Scaeva asked.

"They've broken their alliance, so it's the Victor from District One, Phila and us." Scaeva looked nervous thinking Brutus was going to turn on him.

"I told you since the beginning once the Victor is dead we will split the supplies and walk in opposite directions. Give Panem one last battle between real men who know how to fight and kill. Whoever is victorious," Brutus finished with a shrug. His name might make him seem brutish however that wasn't why his parents picked that name, it more had to do with a book that he had been read as a child. He had a sense of honor and knew that if he killed Scaeva any way but honorably a part of his own soul would have been darkened. Motioning for them to get out of the street they passed a deserted car and into an alley way with windows that were either barred or covered in too much dirt to look into though Scaeva tried. Pulling back he started to ask Brutus a question when the window he was looking through exploded. Not with an explosion but with the force of a body jumping out it as Phila tackled Scaeva slamming him into the opposite wall before they fell to the ground. Backing up and raising his gun Brutus couldn't fire as Phila and Scaeva were wrestling to get control. Pressing up against the shop at the end he saw that Phila had gotten on top and lifted a knife into the air. Taking aim her was about to fire when a hand came out from behind him and covered his mouth. At the same time a knife went through his throat. Blood leaked from under Azura's hand as he had reached out through a broken window with vertical bars covering it to catch and kill Brutus. Struggling to pull away or scream the life was draining out of him too quickly especially after Azura twisted the knife. Down the alley Scaeva managed to lift his arm up to block the first stabbing blow but not the second or third. The cannons fired one after another but Azura didn't drop Brutus right away, instead he used the young man as a shield as Phila opened fire. Hearing the click as she fired her last round he let Brutus fall but by the time he got his own gun up she was gone, back to the street.

Kicking open the door to the shop he was in Azura saw a flash of brown hair as Phila got behind a low wall. Giving himself cover by shooting at the wall he dove behind the wall on this side before reloading. There was that eerie silence before a hovercraft appeared but Phila shot at it. It backed away as she made it clear, this was ending now. Catching sight of where she had been Azura fired off his entire clip raining down concrete on her. When the ammo was gone he cursed and threw the gun aside, waiting for return fire, however Phila didn't shoot and he understood she was out too.

Slowly standing up he could see her doing the same, holding a dangerous looking knife in each hand. Removing his own they stood there in silence for a moment before Phila roared and charged. Slashing and dodging they scored cuts on each other when Phila thrust forward and Azura caught her arm, pulling her forward. Her momentum threw her pass as Azura wrapped his arms around her throat and started to squeeze. Phila managed to sink her teeth into Azura's arm but he didn't let go. Nails raked across his skin as she started to turn blue, Azura didn't want to suffocate her though as he got the correct position and twisted. There was a loud crack as Phila crumpled to the floor. The trumpets sounded as Caesar Flickerman's voice could be heard introducing to all of Panem Azura Monet, the Victor from District One.

Slowly returning the hovercraft lowered a ladder which Azura grabbed on to. As it lifted him he could see two more appear. One was picking up Phila's body while the other released Peacekeepers. Brutus, Scaeva, Adonis and Topaz's bodies were in positions where the hovercrafts couldn't reach so they would bring them out. This was the shortest Hunger Games ever at only four days however that was expected with how violent the weapons were this year. As medical teams worked on Azura recaps of his kills were shown. Azura killing Sidion, Adonis, Brutus and finally Phila, each more brutal than the last. Then of the other more violent deaths. This would continue on until the final interview in a few days, pending on Azura's time healing.

"How bad?" Haymitch asked one of the doctors who came out to see him.

"Minimal, should be ready to go in a day, two at the most. The cuts against Phila weren't deep and the shot in the leg went through. Aside from a bit of dehydration which we'll be keeping him on an IV for he should be able to walk around later." Haymitch nodded and walked to the bay window to look at the passed out Azura. In the last games it was thought that Peeta was going to lose his left leg and Haymitch felt a bit bad hoping that Azura lost it too. After it was over all the victors applauded as it was assumed to do. Not only was Haymitch congratulated but so were Gloss and Cashmere as even though their personal tributes died District One was still the winner.

"District Twelve will be getting tri-monthly allowances of parcels for being the winning mentor while District One will get the parcels every month," Plutarch explained as he arrived in the Mentoring Pit. Katniss almost blanched at Azura being her neighbor when she was reminded that he was living in One's Victor Village. She flushed saying she knew that and misspoke before heading back to floor twelve. Haymitch made his way here to the hospital and afterward returned to the Penthouse as well. It was during dinner that the elevator opened and Azura walked out pushing an IV stand with him.

"They said I will be fine to sleep here. More comfortable than the hospital beds."

"I'm sorry about Topaz," Effie got out suddenly and Azura just nodded.

"She deserved to go down fighting, not killed in her sleep." Azura said agreeing before sitting down to join them at dinner. Katniss was watching him again and he sighed, "What?"

"Nothing, I'm just amazed at Haymitch. For the second year in a row he brought a tribute home," she said earning a glare from Haymitch.

"It was because of me. Not like he sent me anything. All we got was that bread from two."

"If you didn't end the games so quickly I might have sent something out to you," snarled Haymitch as Azura shrugged.

"Just saying, I wouldn't have been cut by Phila if someone sent me an extra clip or two of ammo."

"It's over," Katniss snapped so the pair wouldn't keep arguing about the past. "You won, you get to go home. Just wait another few days and you wont have to see each other again."

"You forget, as my mentor and escort," he looked at Effie, "he'll be expected on my Victory Tour. Don't know about you considering all you did was watch as Lace died." Katniss' face closed off hearing that she refused to show Azura that he got to her. Before she could reply he rose from the table, "Surviving has made me tired. I think I'll be heading to bed." With that he was gone. After dinner Haymitch brought Katniss to the rooftop garden.

"I need to tell you something I found out after there were six left. Portia and Plutarch confirmed that Azura is Peeta. I didn't want to tell you before in case he was killed, it wouldn't have matter then." Katniss fumed and started to shout only to pause remembering where they were.

"Plutarch? Why would he pass that information on? As a gamemakers I'm sure he'd want to keep Snow's secret a secret."

"Doesn't matter, all that does matter is that it's from a good source. The Lone Victor is Peeta." Katniss closed her eyes trying to calm the emotion that was tearing through her right now. Relief that her boy with bread was still alive, confusion at the drastic change, anger at Haymitch for keeping it a secret.

"So what are you proposing we do about it?"

"Somehow we need to make him remember. Unless we want to wait until the Victory Tour we need to figure something out fast." Katniss nodded and crossed her arms over her chest, trying to figure out how to get Peeta's memories back.