Sorry I took so long to update. School's been so stressful this past week. 6 more months until graduation! Woohoo!

CATO POV

After a day or so, the bombings stopped. But no one wanted a surprise attack, so we stayed in the bunkers for two more days—just in case.

My time was spent mostly with Glimmer and occasionally Rory. I liked him. He was like the little brother that I'd never had. He even asked me if I'd help him, in his words, "get stronger." I figured it was to impress Prim. He told me about her and how they kissed, several weeks back. I encouraged him to tell her how he felt but I had no idea if he'd actually do it or not.

Glimmer was great. She was so sweet and beautiful. I loved looking at the ring on her finger. It looked perfect. I was so happy that she was now mine. I couldn't wait for our baby to be born, but I was still scared. How am I supposed to be a good father? I am a murderer after all, I thought, after thinking about all of the lives I'd taken back in the Games.

I suddenly thought of Clove and a wave of anxiety hit me. I thought about the nightmares. I hadn't had them in a long time, but they were still fresh in my memory as if it had happened yesterday.

I wondered what happened after a person died. Was there a Heaven? A Hell? A blackened abyss? Or was there nothing at all? I wondered what would've happened if I had been killed in the Games? I never would have met my son or daughter. Glimmer would've been left to take care of the baby alone, with the engagement ring on her finger. Would she have taken it off? Fallen in love again? The thoughts made me sad, so I pushed them out of my mind.

A few of us had volunteered to go up and assess the damage. I, along with Miles, Finnick, and Peeta, went. The damage had hit the top levels the hardest. The school had been destroyed, desks in shambles and books in ashes. Some of the dorms had been destroyed, as well as the cafeteria and some of the meeting rooms. Most of the dorms, however, were in decent condition. "Do you think we'll be able to finish up the Phase?" Peeta asked.

I gave him a look that said of-course-we-will. "If Coin says no, then I'll go slit his throat myself!"

Miles slapped my shoulder. "Whoa there, pretty boy. You're just asking to get yourself killed."

I smirked. "I'm glad you think I'm pretty," I said arrogantly.

He glared at me, but then his expression softened and he shook his head with a smile. "I'm glad you have such a wonderful sense of humor."

Suddenly, we heard footsteps. No one was supposed to be up here but us. I stepped forward. "Who's there?" I called.

"It's me," the voice said. "Gloss." He appeared from around the corner. "I heard what happened and I came here as soon as possible. Is everyone all right? I—"

"Everyone's fine," said Miles, cutting him off. "As you can see, the whole District wasn't destroyed."

Gloss didn't acknowledge Miles' rudeness. "I need to talk to Coin. There's been a lot going on in the districts the past few days."

"This way," I said, leading the way. Miles stayed in the back. He wasn't so rude to me anymore, but I could tell that he wasn't very good at warming up to new people. We went back down to the bunkers, where Coin was anxiously awaiting our report. "The top levels closest to the ground were hit pretty badly. We lost the cafeteria, the school, a few dorms, and meeting rooms. But the hovercrafts and weapons room is fine, as well as everything else. We found Gloss. He says that a lot's been going on since we've been down here."

Gloss stepped forward, shaking Coin's hand. "President Coin," he said, greeting her. "May I speak with you in private?" She nodded and Gloss followed her into a room, shutting the door.

"What do you think is going to happen now?" I asked no one in particular.

"It's going to take a few days to recover from the attack," said Finnick.

"My guess," said Miles, "is that the next couple of days will be spent rebuilding and getting the supplies necessary for the next Phase."

"This is taking too long," I grumbled. I ran my fingers through my short blonde hair.

"Maybe it'll be more effective this way… the Phase, I mean," said Peeta. "Snow will probably start thinking that we've given up if don't attack immediately. He'd expect that."

I smirked. "That way, we'll catch him off guard."

Miles ran his finger across his chin, with a smirk nearly identical to my own. "Exactly."

GLIMMER POV

Everyone was a little shaken after the bombings on our District. The children were terrified. None of them seemed to have recovered fully from the attack. I'll admit that I was afraid they'd come back. But after Cato told me the theory that Peeta had come up with, I felt a little better.

The next week or so was spent repairing the damages. Everyone's work was suspended, except for those working with the food, of course. Luckily, the gardens were untouched during the attack.

The children didn't have to go to school either, though technically the school had been destroyed. Rory told me that he didn't mind at all. He said that history was getting tedious. I didn't blame him. Back at the Academy—when we weren't learning to kill—my teachers bored me to death about Panem's history and how it came to be what it is today and blah blah blah.

I was about two and a half months pregnant now. I had about six more months to go until I could hold my baby in my arms. I could wait to name it. Cato and I were bickering over names now. "If it's a girl, her name will be Lace," I said.

"Lace?" Cato asked. "That's so… District One. Our daughter will not be named after fabric!"

"Whatever," I said. "If it's a boy, you can name him. But I want to name her if it's a girl!"

"Fine," he said, pursing his lips together. I smiled in victory. "It better be a boy," he mumbled under his breath.

"Aren't you supposed to be rebuilding some walls or something?" I asked him suddenly. He scratched his head and rose from our bed.

"Yes," he said. "I was just taking a bathroom break."

"You came out of the bathroom ten minutes ago."

"It's your fault! You wanted to argue over names!"

"Is not!"

"Fine," he said. "It's not. I'll see you at dinner." He kissed my cheek before taking off to do the work he was supposed to be doing. When Cato left, Annie appeared in the doorway. She must've noticed the open door. Annie and I had had a few conversations here and there, but we weren't the closest.

"Hi, Glimmer," she said shyly, smiling.

"Hi, Annie," I said, waving her over. Annie came inside and sat next to me. "Are you going to the meeting tonight?"

"I want to, but Finnick said that he doesn't want me to go. He said that I wouldn't be able to handle it," she said, frowning. Everyone seemed to think she was a mad woman, but she wasn't. She was just… different. She was quiet most of the time, but Finnick had described her as being emotionally unstable ever since he'd mentored her in the Games. It amazed me that Annie had won. I supposed that being a good swimmer helped her.

Even though I wasn't the best swimmer in the world, I wouldn't drown so easily. If it hadn't been for Cato, I probably wouldn't have lasted for as long as I did.

"He just wants you safe," I reassured her, squeezing her hand. "Even if I wasn't pregnant, Cato probably wouldn't want me in the action either. He just wants the best for me. I'm sure Finnick does too."

CATO POV

After dinner, Peeta, Katniss and I went to one of the meeting rooms that hadn't been destroyed. Glimmer could've went to, but she decided not to. She said that she was going to keep Finnick's girlfriend, Annie, company.

This is it, I thought as we walked into the room. We took our seats at the large table and waited for the others to come in. Miles and Johanna stumbled in last, giggling. Everyone seemed to find it humorous. He giggled like a girl, or at least I thought so.

"Now that we are all entertained," said Coin with a straight face, "I'd like to explain Phase Three." She cleared her throat and continued, "As Peeta has predicted, word has gotten out that we have lost our will to fight. So, in Snow's eyes, he has won and crushed the Rebellion. We have the support of several Capitol citizens, as well as Districts One, Two, and Four. Though it may not seem like much, this is exactly the help that we will need in order to take down Snow and take control of the Capitol as well."

I liked what I was hearing. I wondered if Gleam was going to get involved, or Thalia, Leo, and Katri. We needed all of the help that we could get, so I wasn't complaining.

"Phase Three will consist of a few parts. During Part One, everyone will be stationed in their proper places. Those in the Capitol will be disguised as normal Capitol citizens. The Four Victors and past tributes will stay hidden until the time is right and commands are given. Each of you will be assigned a partner and earpieces. The earpieces have a few functions… One can call for backup, medics, and you will receive and respond to commands with this device," she said. "As for Part Two, we will send helicopters to surround the President's mansion. I want Katniss, Peeta, Miles, Johanna, Finnick, and Cato to be in the helicopters and—"

I jumped out of my seat, causing all heads to turn. "I'm part of it?" I exclaimed, pumping my fist in the air. She rolled her eyes at me, obviously not very happy about being interrupted. I took the hint and sat back down in my chair. I saw Katniss laughing to herself and I shot her a million dollar smile.

"As I was saying," Coin said, "After the helicopters surround the mansion, a message will be sent to Snow asking for his surrender. If he refuses, the first bomb will be dropped. Then we will ask for his cooperation once more. If he refuses for a second time, he will be arrested and taken as prisoner. The third part to Phase Three… Caesar Flickerman, who is on our side, will host a new show… A show in which Snow will confess all of the wrongs he has done. And for each lie, Katniss, Peeta, Cato, Miles, or Johanna will send an arrow flying into an arm or a leg, et cetera. Just make sure that you don't kill him. Cato will be delivering the final blow, since he requested the job first." She paused, looking at me. She gave me a small smile before going to speak again. "The final, and most exciting part of Phase Three, is the 76th Hunger Games featuring children of the Capitol. Our prisoner will watch the Games until they are finished, and then he will be eliminated."

Everyone began applauding, including me—especially since I'd be the one to get to kill him. I wondered how I'd do it. It would surely be satisfying. I really like this plan and we couldn't falter. We couldn't afford to. We'd come too far to lose now.

So... What do you think of the plan? Is it good? Will it be executed perfectly? Or will everything be ruined, throwing the whole plan off? We shall see in the next chapters! Thanks for reading! And don't forget to review and follow so that you can be notified when I update!