The cornucopia is seriously packed out. I see weapons al all sorts, some I haven't even seen or heard of before. The cornucopia is 40 yards ahead of everyone. The further the supplies spread out, the less convenient they seem. I look around and see that we are in crater. We are in a giant grater in which we have to climb out of.

The sun is shining but I am still getting Goosebumps. I turn to my left and see the girl from 5 is there. To my right is the male from 10. I see Alex further across the crater and she nods at me. Chip is 3 spaces to my left but I can't see Oak or Thorn. Maybe they are on the other side of the cornucopia.

The ground is just mud, which seems easy enough to run on. I don't see any stones that you can trip up over so that is good. "Welcome tributes" booms Claudius Templesmith's voice. It startles me and I almost fall backwards. That wouldn't be good, I would have been blown sky high, "Welcome to the one-hundredth annual hunger games and may the odds be ever in your favour. Let the games BEGIN!" he shouts and the countdown starts.

I have 60 seconds to look for an axe. 60 seconds to figure out what to do. I look over to Alex and she looks as if she is ready to go into the bloodbath. I just hope Oak doesn't and he takes me advice to run away. I scan the supplies and I see the shiny silver blade of an axe, right in the mouth of the cornucopia. I line up my sight and see that there is a small red bag a couple of meters in front of me. If I am going for the axe, that would be good too.

Only a couple of seconds left and I take a look at all of the other tributes. Some are shaking but the careers are looking as smug as ever. I can't wait until we kill them. If they do kill us I at least want to take out some of them.

5

This is it…

4

3

Time to get ready…

2

I am ready…

1

0

I leap forward and pick up the red bag and sling it over my right shoulder and carry on running. All chaos breaks loose all around me, but I have one goal. Get the axe. But then I see the metal axe get picked up by Glitz from 1. No! That was my only chance of survival!

I don't have time to think because the killing has already started. I turn to my right and I spot a hunters knife a little ways across the dirt. I run and dive for it, but then I am tackled to the side. I look up and see the boy from 10. He has his hands wrapped around my throat and I feel the air leaving my lungs.

It feels as though my throat is on fire and so I try to scratch at his face, but his head is too far away. Then I see the glint of the hunter's knife and so I stretch out my hand. I start to feel light headed as my life is slowly strangled away. I was right, I am going to die here. Right in this spot by this boy. I never even got to take out any of the careers.

I close my eyes but then I hear an 'oof' from the boy and his hands slip of my throat. I open my eyes and gasp for air. I see Thorn standing over me. He helps me up and then it turn, grab the knife and make my way over to the District 10 boy.

I feel my body fill with rage for nearly being killed. The boy is just getting up and is holding his stomach. Thorn must have kicked him. I grab him by his hair from behind and he lets out a shout. "No, please don't" he shouts but I grip the handle of my new knife and run the cold metal across his throat, opening a deep gash.

"You should have used the knife, it could have saved you" I whisper into his ear and then push his body forward. He is gasping for air but it is useless. He is as good as dead. I turn to Thorn who has a blank expression, "Let's go" I shout.

I turn around and I see the careers picking of the tributes, one by one. I see Alex running towards us with Chip and Oak. Alex has a small sword, Chip has a black bag and Oak has a small dagger. It looks like Oak ran into the bloodbath.

I turn with Thorn and all 5 of us run towards the walls of the crater. We scale them without saying anything. I use the blade to help me up and out before looking around. Up ahead is a forest so I start to run towards it. I hear their footsteps behind me so I know they are following.

We enter the trees and just keep running for an hour until we are all worn out. We stop at a little clearing that has a fallen log. We all sit behind the log, out of view in case the careers come hunting. I am out of breath and panting hard. I look around my group and they are all looking at each other.

Alex is first to speak, "Did any of you kill?" she asks. I see the face of the boy I killed. He was 2 years younger than me and looked just as scared. I see blood on Alex's sword and know she has killed or at least injured. She looks at my dagger and nods, "Who?" she asks me.

"District ten male" I reply as I stare at the dirt in front of me. "What about you?" I ask her.

"I haven't killed. I stabbed the girl from 12 in the stomach then ran, but she was still fighting afterwards" Alex replied.

"Oh…" I reply. So I am the only one of us who has killed. This makes me feel sick and before I can move I vomit to the side of me. I can't get the boy's face out of my head.

"Are you alright?" Thorn asks. I nod before pushing my hair back. I sit up and wipe my mouth. I look to Oak who has tears in his eyes. I move over to him, putting the knife in my belt. I pull him close to me and he wraps his arms around me.

"Shh, shh, shh, shh" I say as I rock Oak in my arms. I look to the other 3, "How are we going to take down the careers?" I ask.

"We should wait until tonight to see who appears in the sky. Right now I think we should check out bags" Chip says as he takes his off. I do the same, my bag being small than his. He opens his and smiles, "We have a full bottle of water. A small bottle of iodine and a thin sleeping bag. What about you?" he asks me.

I open my bag and empty its contents on the forest floor. A bag of dried meat falls out. A bag of crackers and a pack of fruit follow and then an empty flask, "So we need to look for water" I say.

"Well then, let's go" Alex says as she stands. We all nod, but I turn to Oak.

"Are you alright now?" I ask. He nods before I put the items back in the bag and sling it over my shoulder. We then begin to head down hill in search of water.

A/N: YAY! The games have started and Maple has already killed. What do you think this will do to her? Will it make her stronger? Or will it make her weaker? To find out, keep on reading~