A/N: Special thanks to Segir, who is a committed reviewer. I think these chapters are getting better because I actually take my time, and not rush them (Like Chapter 1, which I revised.) I'm blessed in the fact that I don't have any homework, so I can work on this.

ALSO I DO NOT OWN THE PURGE! OR THE HUNGER GAMES FOR THAT MATTER.

Chapter 10: Everyone is a Certified Killer

….. "Well finally. There you two are. Took you long enough. I was about to send Bread Boy to do a Search and Rescue."

Katniss and Gale had just returned to the Victor's Village with their families.

Their families were worried about the length of time they had been gone, but they didn't question them when they said they had to leave immediately.

Katniss's mother wasn't too thrilled that she had to hide in Haymitch's house, but she wanted to stay with Prim, so she agreed to go.

Gale's mother, Hazelle, agreed because she knew that there was no way the kids would be safe at the Seam.

Now they are all inside the house.

Katniss looks at Haymitch, "Well, seeing as we have to do as you say, we had to make sure nobody saw us or was following us."

Both Gale and Katniss were fairly positive that nobody had seen them. The kids listened when they were told to be quiet.

Haymitch laughs, "Well did it have to take you two hours, or did you take a detour on the way here?"

"We had to run … somewhere to grab our hunting gear." Gale says.

Haymitch goes toward the kitchen, "Did this "somewhere" happen to be the woods?"

Katniss mouth falls open, "How did you-

"Listen sweetheart, I know things. Even things that you preferably wouldn't want to know."

Haymitch goes in the kitchen, where the kids are sitting eating some bread Peeta made.

Katniss notices this, "Peeta where did you find bread ingredients?"
Peeta smiles, "Well, even though it may not look like it, there is eatable food in this house. I found some ingredients in the cupboards."

"So we have food then? For tomorrow?"

"Yep. My little bunker downstairs is stocked with some. That way, we can stay put."

Haymitch pours himself a drink, "Well, it's late. You three should take them downstairs. They could sleep in there, just so they get used to it for tomorrow."

Haymitch takes a sip, "I'm going to go to my room. Remember don't nag me. I'll tell you the game plan early in the morning."

They nod at him. "Alright guys it's time for bed. Let's go downstairs."Gale says.

The families and Peeta follow Gale downstairs. Posy and Prim look exhausted, but they do as they are told.

Prim stops. She goes over to Katniss.

Prim smiles , "Thank you Katniss. For bringing us here. For trying to help protect us."

Katniss gives her a smile and a hug, "Of course little duck. I'm always looking out for you and for Posy, Vick and Rory."

Prim nods. She looks down.

She frowns, "Katniss….. Are we going to be okay? Are we going to have to….. hurt somebody? Because I don't want to. I don't want anybody to get hurt."

Katniss sighs, oh Prim you are too sweet. Too innocent. Too gentle.

You shouldn't have to witness any of this.

Katniss takes Prim's hand, " Listen, let's play a game okay? Every time you feel sad or scared, you close your eyes, and start singing okay? Sing whatever will make you happy. Or you can come to me and I'll sing to you."

She runs a hand through Prim's long blond hair, "You are going to be okay. We all are. That's why I brought us here. Don't worry it will be over before you know it."

She gives Prim a small smile, "Now, go to sleep. I saw you yawning earlier. I know you are tired."

Prim frowns. She says, "I'm not tired," Before yawing again.

Katniss smiles, "Oh what was that then? Don't worry I'll be down there in a moment."

Prim gives her one last hug, "I love you Katniss."

"I love you too, Prim. Don't worry, I'll protect you."

Prim nods, before heading downstairs.

"She is a good kid. Isn't she?"

Katniss didn't notice that Haymitch was still standing in the kitchen.

Katniss nods, "Yes, the sweetest. That's why I need to protect her."

She lowers her voice, and lowers her eyes to the floor, "I love her more than anything."

She looks up at Haymitch again, "Hey that weapon room is closed right? I don't want the kids to be frightened."

Haymitch nods, "Yes I made sure it was closed. The other door is open though, otherwise you guys won't be able to get in."

His looks toward the window, "I'm the only one who knows the code that will open it, after all."

He looks back at her, "You should get down there. I'll be awake bright and early. I suggest you tell your bodyguard, and your biggest fan that they need to be awake at eight. Got that?"
Katniss blushes, "Gale is not my bodyguard, and Peeta is not my biggest fan."

Haymitch chuckles, "Really? Because that's what it looks like to me, Sweetheart. "

Katniss glares at him, "I'm going now. Go… take a bath Haymitch."

Haymitch laughs, "Whatever you say, Sweetheart."

He leaves the kitchen after that.

….

"Well today's the big day! Wouldn't want to miss out on anything important now, do I?"

Johanna had woken up early, earlier than she usually does. She wanted to make sure her last minute arrangements were ready to go.

She puts on some clothes and heads downstairs. She walks outside and across the street, to where Blight lives.

Crap. I forgot the stupid thing. Well, guess I better go back and get it.

She turns back around and heads back toward her house.

"Johanna?" a voice calls for her.

She turns around, "What Blight? Can't you see I'm busy?"
"Well I saw you walking over here, and I wanted to see what had you up so early."

Johanna scoffs, "Can't I just walk around my own neighborhood without people nagging me? Seesh, maybe I just wanted to get one last walk in before someone comes and slaughters me. Ever think of that?"

Blight shifts uncomfortably, "Johanna, 1: you never get up early. Not even when you are mentoring. And 2: you never walk the neighborhood. Enough with the excuses. Now, why were you coming over here?"

Johanna huffs, "I said it was nothing! Now drop it!"

He walks toward her, "I'm not going to stop bugging you until you tell me the truth. Obviously you wanted to tell me something, now spit it out."

Johanna shakes her head and points her nose in the air, "Nope. Not important anymore. I'm going."

Blight walks angrily toward her, "Johanna-

"Fine! I wanted to show you something, but then I realized I forgot it and I was going back to get it. Happy now?"

Blight grins, "See that wasn't so hard was it? Now, what was it you wanted to show me?"

"If you follow me, I'll get it and show you."

They walk inside her house and upstairs to her room. She goes over to her dresser where she pulls out a piece of paper. She hands it to Blight.

Blight reads the paper. When he is done he looks at Johanna "Johanna…. Are you sure? I mean it could be a-

"Yes I am sure. I got proof."

He doesn't believe her, "Who told you this?"

She doesn't respond. She walks over to the window.

"Johanna who told you this? How can you trust that they are right?"
She huffs, "I just know okay? A little fish told me. The fish knows everything so I believe it."

Blight looks at her confused, "A little fish? What the hell does that mean?"

She shakes her head, "Never mind. I knew I shouldn't have showed you it. Just forget it. I believe it, and it doesn't matter if you do. Just, go. I need to get some work down."

Blight puts the paper down, "Johanna I-"

She turns around rapidly, "JUST GO! I need to do something! Now GET OUT, before I throw you out!"

Blight sighs, "Alright. I'll go. But just remember, Rules can always change. Don't believe anything anyone says."

Promises can be broken. Yes I know.

"Whatever Blight. Goodbye."

He walks out the room.

Johanna stares at the street below her.

I knew I should have kept it to myself. Why WAS I thinking he would agree? Why am I so naïve?
 She turns back. She looks at the paper on the ground.

Well I believe it, so we will see today if it is true.

She picks up another coin from her coin jar and heads downstairs.

….

"Well everything is all set. I think everything is going to go well, Mags. We should be okay."

It was an hour before seven, the time the Purge starts.

The time that everyone officially becomes a certified killer.

Finnick had brought Mags over to his and Annie's house. She suffered a stroke some years ago, so she had difficulty walking.

Finnick had helped her over.

They now sat in the kitchen with Annie, who was still acting calm.

"Yeah, we have food, the "necessities" and the backups we are all-"

"Finnick?" Annie says.

He looks over to her, "Yes Annie?"

She stalls a little playing with the hem of her shirt; she finally looks up, into Finnick eyes.

"What's going on?"

He scrunches his eyebrows together, "What do you mean?"

She looks down at her hands, "How do you know that everything is going to be okay? Why are you acting weird all of a sudden?"

He looks at her, "Why are you acting weird all of a sudden?"

Annie gives him a confused look, "What do you mean?"

He looks at Mags who gives him a smug grin. He had already told her about Annie's calm behavior. Mags told him not to worry about it. She said that Annie would tell him if anything was wrong.

Finnick shakes his head, "Never mind. It's nothing. I'm not acting weird. I am just sure that you are going to be okay alright? Like I said before I am going to protect you. You and Mags."

Annie smiles, "Yes I know. Can we go watch the show now?"

Right after Johanna had told Finnick about the program, he went to turn on the TV. Annie had gone with him. She saw that people were preparing. She saw that people were actually playing along.

She even saw an interview with a guy from District Two who was planning on getting revenge on one of his coworkers.

And yet she still stayed calm.

Finnick had no idea what was going on with her, but he trusted Mags, so he didn't push it.

He walked over to the TV and turned it on. Caesar Flickerman was doing a countdown on what used to be the interview stage for the Hunger Games.

"Well now, we have an hour to go! All the Districts seem like they are all prepared! Everyone looks excited, don't they?"
The crowd cheers in response.

Caesar chuckles, "Yes, Yes indeed. Now let's move onto the cameras in the Districts."

Finnick turns it off.

Cameras huh? So they are filming everything. I hope what I have works.

"We have an hour, Finnick. Are you ready?"

He nods at Annie, "As ready as I'll ever be."

The phone rings, "I'll get it," Finnick says.

He walks over to it and picks it up, "Hello?"

He listens to the voice on the other line. His face starts to pale.

"What! Are you sure? Crap. Now, I have too…. What? Okay, okay, I'll try. Yea I know Bye."

He hangs up the phone. He looks incredibly frightened.

"Finnick! What's wrong? Why do you look so scared?" Annie says,

He stares at the floor, "Nothing, Annie. I'll….. I'll tell you later. It's not safe now. Just …come with me."

Annie looks at him, skeptical, "Okay Finnick. I trust you."

They get Mags and head down to the basement.

….

"Well, Sweetheart, looks like everything is going to run smoothly. Anything else you have to do before this starts, we have about…. 5 minutes."

Haymitch had told them the "game plan" when they woke up this morning. The plan was as follows: The kids and the mothers would stay locked inside the bunker. Katniss, Gale, Peeta and Haymitch would stand guard.

Haymitch had showed Peeta and Gale the right way to shoot a gun. He also gave Katniss a bow and arrow to practice with.

He made them all dress in some protective gear he had in the weapon room.

He told them that if anything sounded wrong, if they heard anything out of the ordinary, that they need to run to the bunker immediately. He told them that the TV showed cameras that showed the outside of the house.

It was a simple game plan But sometimes plans don't work out accordingly.

Katniss and Gale were hoping that their plan worked out accordingly.

Katniss held her bow and arrow in her hand, "Nope I think we are all good. Prim and the others are already downstairs."

Haymitch nods, "Okay. What about you two? Anything?"
Peeta and Gale both shook their heads, "Nope I think everything is –

The doorbell rings.

They all turn.
"What the hell? Who can that be?" Katniss says frightened.

Haymitch's face stays blank, "I don't know…. "

He walks over to the door.

"Haymitch! Don't open that!" Katniss says.

He ignores her.

"Haymitch!" Peeta whispers.

He still heads toward the door.

He looks inside the peephole.

"Oh, great."

He opens the door.

A blonde hair girl that looks about Katniss's age is at the door.

She looks oddly familiar…..

"Madge!" Katniss says.

What the HELL is rich girl doing here! Gale thinks.

Madge stands at the door frightened.

She walks inside, "Haymitch. You have to know. My dad said…. My dad said that it's four. Four now, and that you have too. Hanging, and blood, and…"

Madge was going crazy.

"Slow down. What are you saying?" Gale asks.

She ignores him.

"Haymitch you understand right? You have to understand!"
Haymitch face looks paler than it has ever had.

He also looks….. Scared?

No. that can't be.

"What the HELL is going on?!" Gale screams.

Madge doesn't even look at him.

"Haymitch-

Just then the TV turned on.

A blue screen popped up.

They all looked at the clock.

It was Seven.

"Crap, its starting!" Gale says.

The TV rings out a weird noise.

A woman's voice speaks.

"This is not a test. This is you emergency broadcast system announcing the commencement of the first annual Purge sanctioned by the Capitol. Weapons of class 4 and lower have been authorized for use during the Purge. All other weapons are restricted. Peacekeepers have been granted immunity from the Purge and shall not be harmed. Commencing at the siren, all murders will be legal for twelve continuous hours. Emergency medical services will be unavailable until tomorrow morning at seven a.m., when the Purge concludes. Blessed be our President, and Panem, a nation reborn. May god be with you al!"

Four loud sirens ring out throughout Panem.

"BRING!

BRING!

BRING!

BRING!"

Claudius Templesmith's voice rings out, "Attention, Ladies and Gentlemen. Let the First Annual Purge Begin."

The TV goes back to Caesar.

"Well, it looks like this is it, everybody! Let's see how this goes!"

The audience cheers.

The group all look at each other.

Crap.

It was time.

"Katniss?" a voice says.

She turns around.

"Prim?"

That took FOREVER! I might not update tomorrow, so I made this long just in case. I wanted to get the announcement STARTED finally so I did. I am watching the Purge right now, just so I can get more ideas.

Also, should I have the Districts A: Move from District to District? (For example, District Two can travel to District 12) OR should I B: Keep everyone in their own District (Ex. District seven must stay in District Seven; they can't travel out.)

I want to go with Abecause I want Finnick and Johanna to meet up with some "People" (hint, hint) and I want to bring some "killers" (hint hint again) to District Twelve.

What do you guys think?

Tell me your thoughts!