Hunger Games: Flames of Rebellion

Chapter 14 of my Hunger Games fanfic, enjoy.

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Disclaimer: Hunger Games belongs to Suzanne Collins.

Chapter 14

KATNISS POV

I felt my nerves mounting as we approached the Capitol; I could see it ahead in all its glory. The driver of the hovercraft looked up at me and spoke.

"Katniss, the force-field will be down at any moment, you best get ready."

I nodded, "Thanks," I replied before hurrying back to where the others were also getting ready. We were all dressed in simple clothes that hid plates of armour underneath; there was no point in dark clothes to sneak since the exterior and interior of the Capitol buildings were too brightly lit, at least this way we would be protected. The others were also armed with several knives and short swords, Gale and I would be using bows instead of swords however. There was a delay and I began to get worried but then I heard it.

"The force-field is down, let's hurry and move in."

Enobaria had succeeded, the hovercraft moved closer to the Capitol and a balcony from which we could enter. We came up close and the door opened.

"Let's go, we're going to jump!" Haymitch called out over the winds. We both ran over to the door and leapt out onto the balcony, the hovercraft pulled back, it would return when we were ready to leave. We immediately drew our weapons and prepared to begin our infiltration.

We began approaching the door that would lead us inside when suddenly it opened, we jumped back but relaxed, it was Enobaria.

"About time you guys got here, c'mon," She snapped, "Hope you guys brought a weapon, or I'm gonna have to use my teeth."

I smirked at her comment as Haymitch handed her a knife, she took it gratefully and we slipped in through the door, closing it, finally inside. We looked around, everything was quiet.

"Where is everyone, I thought this place would be crawling with Peacekeepers?" I asked, worried by the lack of opposition.

"Relax," Enobaria replied, noticing my tension, "They're convinced there is some fault with the force-field, most have gone to see what's happening."

I nodded, I knew then we had a limited amount of time before suspicion was raised and we would have Peacekeepers swarming us. We followed Enobaria who knew where our friends were being held. As we walked we reached a corner, Haymitch gestured for us to take cover against the wall, he took the lead and peered around the corner.

"There's two of them, far end of the corridor, Enobaria, take a look, are they blocking us?"

Enobaria looked around the corner and nodded.

"Yeah," She replied cautiously, "They're guarding the door that leads to where they are holding the others."

"Right," Haymitch gave a grim smiled and looked back, "Katniss, Gale, would you do the honours."

We both nodded and readied our bows.

When we were ready we stepped out of our hiding places and fired, before either Peacekeeper could react the arrows struck, killing them instantly. We quickly, quietly, moved down the corridor and arrived at the door, following Haymitch's instructions Finnick and I quickly hid the bodies and we returned to the door and slipped through, trying hard not to draw any attention from anyone who may be nearby. We were in another corridor, this one however was quieter and dimly lit, up ahead I could make out a single Peacekeeper patrolling the corridor and another standing out side a door. We immediately ducked behind the nearest alcove and observed them.

"That's the cell they're keeping Annie," Enobaria whispered to us as we watched, trying to find a moment to act.

Just then I heard something, it sounded like hysterical laughter. The Peacekeepers didn't react however.

"That's Annie," Finnick whispered, sounding panicked, "She's having one of her fits."

Haymitch suddenly signalled to us and we knew it was time to move. He made the first strike, breaking cover and launching a surprise attack on the guard outside the door, grabbing him and stabbing him in the back, Finnick threw a knife at the patrolling guard, killing him too. We had our chance now, luckily Enobaria had the keys and we soon had the door unlocked. We found Annie lying in the middle of the cell, in a fetal position, eyes tightly shut, hands over her ears and laughing hysterically.

Finnick hurried over to her and sat her up; she struggled against him as he spoke.

"Annie, Annie it's me!" He cried out desperately.

She froze and her eyes shot open.

"F-Finnick," She gasped out, surprised and then suddenly embraced him, Finnick kissed her and helped her up to her feet. He smiled, "Don't worry, we're getting outta here."

She nodded and, with Finnick supporting her, Annie joined us and we headed further down the corridor towards the end, we rounded the corner and found two Peacekeepers, we could hear the screams and knew it was Johanna, she was being tortured, we had to act fast. Gale and I both fired at the two outside, killing them instantly, we hurried to the door and forced it open. The two torturers inside were shocked, giving Haymitch and Enobaria the chance to kill them off. Johanna looked worse for wear but alive and pleased to see us.

"Thank God, I almost thought you guys were gonna forget about us." She admitted, smiling.

She struggled to her feet and we left the cell.

I could see the effects of the torture in Johanna's eyes, she was haunted by it, she was still drenched and had several electrical burns. Just then an alarm sounded and I knew they were on to us now.

"This is bad, they're coming now, we can't move fast enough to save Peeta with a group this large!" Haymitch yelled.

I made up my mind quickly.

"You guys go, Enobaria, give me the keys and tell me where Peeta's cell is." Everyone looked surprised but Enobaria obeyed and once I was ready I watched as they ran, heading back to the balcony. I turned and made sure I was armed and ready.

'I'm coming Peeta, just hold on a little longer, I'll save you, I promise.'

I readied myself and began heading to Peeta's cell.

End of chapter, hope you enjoyed it, next up will be the last chapter of this story, but don't worry they'll be ne more. Please read and review, thanks :)