A/N: Sorry for taking forever on this, I have been getting hit with so many ideas. but I hope you like this.

The Clock

We all looked a mess, because the ointment made our skin scab and peel. Thank god for the ointment too because it saved us from the sun. It just seems like my skin is on fire all the time with the sun blazing hot. And I wasn't sure if it was the baby, or just because we were cooking under a magnifying glass. We were cooking like ants. Who sometimes turned on each other as the intensity slowly drove them crazy. That was happening to us. We had been there a little less than twenty-four hours, and eleven of us were already dead. There were ten other people in that jungle that can probably see us, plotting their revenge.

Well I don't envy their jungle protection. It was a horrible place that trapped you not only in your body but also your mind. I knew I would have to go back in there but at that moment I knew there was nothing good to be had in the Jungle. I was not going anywhere and staying at that beach. I mean it's nothing visibly active in the jungle, but then in the distance, there was a scream.

Across the way a wedge of jungle began to vibrate, then an enormous wave crested high on the hill topping the trees and roared down the slope. It hit the existing seawater in full force so much so that the bubbles of surf went up around our knees. Some of our things wanted to go out to sea. We were just able to catch our things before they washed off.

A cannon Fired, Nine more of us remain. There was a hovercraft in the distance over the trees to take the body away. Finally the water calms taking in the water from the wave. I saw them as I rearranged my things on the san. Three figures two spokes away. They stumbled on to the beach. I pointed them out to the others with my head and we faded back into the jungle.

They were in bad shape. One of them was being dragged by a second, and the third one was wandering along in circles as if deranged. They were red, as if they had been dipped in paint. I drew back my arrow ready for anything. But then I recognize Beetee collapsing on the beach. Johanna stomped the ground frustrated and shoved Wiress toward us.

Finnick's face lit up. "Johanna!" he called, and ran for them.

"Finnick!" I heard Johanna's voice reply.

I exchanged a look with Peeta. "What now?" I asked.

"We can't really leave Finnick," he said.

"Guess not. Come on, then," I said grouchily, I didn't like the woman but if Finnick, Wiress and Beetee thought her an ally, then I should too. "Tick tock, tick tock." Said Wiress over and over. I knew she was trying to tell us something. But what? Johanna and I took first watch. Johanna didn't want to close her eyes.

We talked; she said she had gotten Wiress and Beetee for me. Because Haymitch said I needed them. That was weird but I took it at her word. Then Wiress woke up and Johanna went to sleep unable to take the Tick Tocking of the older woman.

I listen to Wiress and watched my surroundings. Tick tock… The arena was a clock. That meant that we were on the Monkey beach, we had two hours to get off of it. I woke Peeta, Finnick and Johanna up. "We have to move," I said.

At least there was enough time to explain why. Because I knew the likes of Johanna was not likely to follow me out. I explained it, and finally our minds finally understood that the arena was a clock. If we couldn't prevent the atrocities that happened, we could at least avoid immeasurable pain if we just stayed out of the line of fire.

I grabbed all of my equipment and we tried to help Beetee. He wouldn't go without his wire. My temper must be short. Because Johanna was really irritating me with her snide comments and things. My fingers tightened around my knife handle at my belt. Johanna saw me and sneered. "Go ahead. Try it. I don't care if you are knocked up, I'll rip your throat out."

I could have just killed her right there, but it was just a matter of time before one of us offed the other.

"Lets just go." Finnick said trying to diffuse the situation placing the coil of wire on Beetee's chest.

I assented and plotted in my head how each and every one of my "allies" except for Peeta. It was repellent to think about, but the only thing that kept me going was Peeta and this baby. I had to admit I had started to think about this baby more and more as it makes its presence known in my body. Just the thought of killing someone makes me feel wrong.

We walked toward the Cornucopia watching out for the Careers. Though I don't think they are anywhere close by we've been on the beach for hours. When Peeta lay Beetee in the shade, he called out to Wiress and asked her to clean the coil for him. She does so and is instantly happy singing a song. Which set Johanna off again. Then Wiress stopped and pointed toward the jungle. "Two," she said.

I followed her finger to the fog. Two o clock.

"Like clockwork," Peeta said. "You were very smart to figure that out, Wiress."

Wiress smiled and went back to washing the coil. By this time Beetee had come back to life and he sung her praises. Quantifying her to the canary that miners use on coalmines. I re stock my sheath, and listen to Wiress. Johanna is happy she has found a pair of axes. We all just picked the Cornucopia clean. And Peeta had been drawing a map. Soon we were all participating in creating the map. Then I noticed the silence. Our canary had stopped singing.

I stood up and loaded my weapon. Then I see Gloss dripping wet with Wiress' blood. She slit her throat. I let go of my arrow and it disappeared into his right temple and Johanna got Cashmere;s chest. Enobaria stabbed Finnic as he protected Peeta from Brutus. We took off around the Cornucopia, as there were three canon blasts in the arena. We were after Brutus and Enobaria. But they were long gone into the Jungle.

Then the ground jerked beneath my feet and I was thown as the jungle went by in a blur. My insides roiled as I was overcome with nausea. I squeezed my eyes shut and prayed that I wouldn't heave until this nightmare was over. We slammed to a stop and I let go of everything I had eaten that morning. Peeta was at my side in an instant. "Katniss, are you okay?" he asked.

I nodded. It all happened so fast. I felt him kiss my forehead, and then I opened my eyes and looked around for Finnick and Johanna and Beetee. "Where's Voltz?" Johanna vocalized my thought. We all looked around for him and he was out in the water trying to stay afloat. Finnick swam out to get him, while I looked around for his wire. I saw it still clutched in Wiress' hands far out in the water

"Cover me." I said to Peeta and dove into the water to go get that coil. I saw the hovercraft out of the corner of my eye. I couldn't stop swimming and I kept going as hard as I could. When I reached her body I wrenched the coil of wire from her fingers, and closed her eyelids and whispered goodbye before swimming away. By the time I reached the cornucopia, her body was gone, but I could still smell her blood on me. So I wretched again.

Finally I reach Beetee who is very much alive. I dropped the coil on his lap then watched him run it through his fingers. I just couldn't stop thinking of Wiress. I looked at the others; everyone has lost their district partner, everyone but me. I crossed over to Peeta and held him tightly.

Peeta held me and stroked my back as I heard Johanna suggest we leave the island. We agreed and gathered our supplies and Beetee and decided to head back to the beach at twelve o'clock. Only problem was, we didn't know which way that was.

"Twelve o'clock, right?" said Peeta. "The tail points at twelve."

"Before they spun us," said Finnick. "I was judging by the sun."

"The sun only tells you it's going on four, Finnick," I said.

"I think Katniss's point is, knowing the time doesn't mean you necessarily know where four is on the clock. You might have a general idea of the direction. Unless you consider that they may have shifted the outer ring of jungle as well," said Beetee.

"Right, so twelve o clock could be anywhere." I said we looked around and every section had a tall tree, tracks were washed away. "I should have never mentioned the clock." I said finally

"Only temporarily, we will see the wave again at ten, then we would be back on track." Beetee said. I sighed right, okay but how much longer till ten?

"It doesn't matter," said Johanna impatiently. "You had to tell us or we never would have moved our camp in the first place, brainless." Ironically, her logical, if demeaning, reply was the only one that made sense to me. So we picked a path at random and hoped for the best.

Once at the beach, we separated. I left with Finnick to get some water, while Peeta stayed back with Johanna and Beetee made another map. Though I was a bit skeptical, I knew we could handle Finnick and Johanna. And then I remembered, everyone has been going out of their way to keep Peeta alive. That was my hob, it didn't make sense, and I wondered what it was that Haymitch said to them so that they would keep him alive. I know why I am doing it… it's just my mind can't wrap around why they would.

"Katniss, got that spile?" Finnick asked, snapping me back to reality. I cut the vine that tied the spile to my belt and held it out to him. Then I heard the scream. I had to find the source, it was her, I had to save her. It was Prim.