This was a little extra chapter I'd written for a friend's syot called My Little Minion by iloverueforever but was unfortunately never published as the story was discontinued. It shows the dead tributes and minions in the afterlife, including a few of my own submitted characters (namely July, Jacinda and Ashley)
The tributes had never quite expected this after the blood and pain of the so called 'games'. After the sharp, blinding harshness of the blood red and the darkness of life fading, they were not quite met with the expected black. Instead, there was light at the end of the tunnel. Yes, regardless of who they had killed, not killed or whatever they had done, each tribute had been spared the agony of death and each one had been granted the gift of the afterlife.
Each one had reached heaven.
It had taken some time for each tribute to adjust to their newfound lives. Some were a little scared at first, mainly the youngest little girls who clung close to the only safe people they knew; their tributes. Even then they were a little dumbfounded. Nonetheless, each one was now settled.
Tynan and Leonardo seemed happy enough. Both were playing tag at this current point in time, trying to pay no attention the games that were playing out.
"Ha! Can't catch me! Can't-" Tynan began arrogantly but tripped on his own clumsy feet
"ACK!"
Leonardo had obviously not been paying attention as he tripped up himself over the body of his tag partner. The two felt no pain however and fell into fits of laughter. From the side-lines, their minions Naria and Madison simply watched and giggled at the 'silly boys' as they put it.
There was even more laughter erupting not too far from the boys. Belinda and her minion Emma were stood there, dripping in luminous green dripping slime, faces blazing with fury at the two teens chuckling away at the irritated career. July, still laughing, leant onto Ember's shoulder to balance himself.
"Ha! Who even knew you could get slime in heaven!" He chuckled, turning his face towards Ember's. He happened to notice the girl staring him straight in the eyes, her gaze soft. July's laughter died down and he stared back, smiling softly. Ever so slowly, the two leaned closer and closer until finally their lips locked softly in a sweet embrace.
"Eww, they're kissing!" Alexis and Mirium squealed from next to them.
However, not all the tributes were in the same positive mood as the others. The most recent arrival, Jacinda, was curled much further away from the others along with her minion Sunny. Both of them were curled up, arms wrapped tightly around their knees. Sunny was rocking back and forth whilst Jacinda, in shock, was muttering incoherently along the lines of 'why?' and 'how could he?'. Her district partner, Jacobsan, was beside her. His arms were draped across her shoulders. He said nothing but just sat there, his eyes soft and his heart full of sympathy. His own minion Annie had her arms tightly wrapped around Sunny, never giving any sign that she was going to let go.
Not quite in the same sense, but the careers Sparkle and Skylark were also particularly unhappy. Their reason?
"Hell, they haven't killed anyone yet!" Skylark growled, glaring at the career pack below the clouds who were resting up from travelling.
"Cool it Sky" Sparkle hushed him, glancing at the career pack herself. The two watched as a parachute fell into the arena and Isabel-Skye rushed to get it. As she pulled out the shining gun, her mouth turned into a smirk. Skylark furrowed his brow and Sparkle frowned.
"What's up with her?"
Emlyn, the only calm one, rolled her eyes at their question. Inside, she could tell what the suspicious district 12 career had planned but she held her tongue and watched the other tributes with sadness. She paused to check on her minion Samantha, who was staring at the minions of Skylark and Sparkle-Emma and Mackensie.
"Ignore them" she ushered her minion, cuddling her up underneath her arm. Samantha giggled whilst Emma and Mackensie huffed.
Like Sparkle, Skylark and Emlyn there was yet another tribute watching Isabel-Skye's movements. This was none other than her fearful brother Ashley-Oak. Alone he lay, shaking violently, some tears and sniffles and he watched her anger and regret.
"Sis…I'm so sorry…why? I should've run…please, please live…"
More tears streamed down his cheeks but as he began to scream out his cried, a tiny hand squeezed his fingers. Through blurred tears he saw Lillia's sweet little eyes and he calmed down.
"Don't cry Ashwey" she whispered. Ashley-Oak sniffed one more time but tried to smile.
"Okay, thank you Lily"
Leonardo scoffed at the sappy scene. He too was paying full attention to the games, maybe more than most because his mind was clouded with fear as he was missing something every other tribute in the afterlife had arrived with.
"Madison…please don't die"