A/N: WARNING! THIS CHAPTER IS A BIT BLOODY! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!

Cat: Neptune is kinda intimidating. I be really nervous if I was in the games with him. Still: No fear! (I just remembered that song from The Swan Princess XD) But admit it: Neptune is hot. If only he wasn't a creep...

The games begin... Now! Sound the horn! *blows horn*

Johanna: The horn! *grabs mace off floor and charges*

Me: Ahhhh! Johanna! Stop!

Johanna: Sorry, Phoenix! But this girl is on fire! *smiles sweetly*

Me: o_0 was that a Alicia Keys reference?

Johanna: :3 Maybe...

Okay, let's just start the chapter...

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Chapter 10: The Bloodbath

The pod rose higher and higher, and soon I could see daylight. Finally the pod reached it's highest and I was standing in the middle of a frozen wasteland. I couldn't see anything besides snow all over the ground. I assumed the ground was ice. Looking to my 7 (XD I just got that! 7! XD) I saw a frozen forest in the distance. Looking to my 10, I could see huge, snowy mountains. They too, were far in the distance. Farther, it seemed. The cold wasn't that bad. It kinda felt nice. The only part of my body that wasn't covered up, was my face and the very top of my neck, where my necklace hung.

I looked around the Cornucopia. Jonah was on my left, Neptune, I noticed with glee, was on the other side of the pods.

He caught me looking, and smirked. I hope that was a 'I'm gonna kill you' smirk, and not a 'I'm gonna fuck you' one.

"Ladies and gentleman, welcome to the 71st annual Hunger Games. Tributes, may the odds be ever in your favor! Good luck..."

The countdown start.

10. 9. 8.

I looked around for the nearest pack.

7. 6. 5.

There was one, right there in front of me, not ten feet.

4. 3. 2.

I prepared to jump off.

Someone got nervous and tried to start running to soon. There was a loud bang! And they were blown to pieces.

I could see Neptune mouthing the words: 'What an idiot!' To me.

1.

The horn sounded, and all of the remaining tributes leaped off their pods, and rushed for the Cornucopia.

Jonah, I relived to see, ran for a pack and rushed for the forest.

That was something I was planing on doing. Clever boy...

The guy from 2, I saw; had stabbed the boy from 3 with a sword.

The girl from 5's throat was slit by the girl from 4. Blood poured from the wound and she fell to the icy floor, staining the snow red.

It was chaos! Everyone around me was being murdered in gruesome ways. I couldn't even begin to describe the horror of being there. The blood and murders were bad enough on screen, but being in the games was a hole other thing!

I ran for my backpack, but Neptune got there first. I was expecting him to take it, but instead he picked it up, and threw it to me. Shocked, I just stood there, until he yelled for me to run.

I shook my head, and ran for the frozen forest, after Jonah.

I turned back after running twenty feet, and saw Neptune killing a twelve year old girl, with a satisfying grin.

I shivered and ran the rest of the way.

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I had finally reached the forest. It was colder here, then at the Cornucopia, but not much. I was glad for mu scarf. The trees were high, maybe I could climb one and see whats going on at the Cornucopia. I took off my gloves, not wanting to ruin them, and grabbed the neared branch. It snapped and I dropped a few feet, but I just reached for the next one. After a few minutes of hard climb (And it was hard, I'm telling you), I finally reached the top. The leaves were covered in frost and most of them were barley hanging on to the tree. I looked out at the wasteland, and saw the girl from 1, stab another girl, who looked to be about fourteen. After that, they took what the wanted from the Cornucopia, and headed for my forest. I climbed back down most of the feet, and jumped from my tree, to the forest floor. I had to move, now! I ran deeper in.

"Jonah?!" I called. "Jonah, where are you?!"

Nothing. Never a good sign.

I walked further, and decided I need to take care of myself. Only one victor remember. I tried to find a good place to sleep, and was going to settle for sleeping in the trees tonight, when I heard a sound of breaking twigs. I froze, and glanced around. I couldn't see anyone, yet I felt like I was being watched. The feeling mounted when I heard another twig snap, this time closer. I whirled around and came face to face with Neptune. I was about to turn and run, but decided that was a bad idea: He was carrying a spear, all he would have to do is throw. I stood my ground and waited for him to make the first move.

To my surprise, he didn't attack. he slowly put his spear on the ground and backed away from it.

"I come in peace..."

Perplexed, I stared at him. He reached behind him, and I took a stance to dodge. He brought out a single red climbing axe, with a slightly curved handle. "I just wanted to bring this to you." I frowned. "Where's the rest of your team?" "Further behind me. I came first, to scout. Just take this and run."

I was taken aback by his kindness. Maybe he wasn't an asshole after all... 'Listen to what your saying Jo! This guy tried to 'rape' you at the interview! He can't be trusted!'

'He wasn't trying to 'rape' me! He was just... Just...' I tried to argue with the voice inside my head. I reached for the axe slowly and was relived he didn't move. After I had taken it, he picked up his spear, and back up further. I walked away, not ever turning my back until he was out of my sight...

I didn't know what had happened, but I was thankful for it...

Now, only one thought was in my head...

Where was Jonah?

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A/N: And that was the beginning of the games...

What are Neptune's real planes? Why did he give Johanna the axe? Will she ever find Jonah? All of these questions, or at least the last one, will be revealed... In the next chapter...

Also Cat: Since you've written 126 stories: If I don't update the chapters of Lost in Nightmares, will it delete the story, or just the documents? I'm really worried that If I don't keep going to them and hitting 'save', the entire story will be deleted from Fanfiction!

Johanna: Just get on with it!

Me: Why are you even still in the Author's notes?!

Johanna: Because I want to be!

Me: Fine... But you better not-"

Johanna: *Swings climbing axe around, nearly take off my head*

Me: Johanna!

Johanna: Sorry Phoenix! ;3

Johanna: See you all in the next chapter! Thanks for reviewing Cat! Love you!

Me: -_- Bye guys...

Johanna: Oh, Cat! Do you think you could-"