A/N: With Christmas in less then five days: Merry Christmas! And what better for Christmas, then a M.U.T.T attack! :3

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Chapter 14: M.U.T.T attack

Me and Jonah were woken up by the sound of the national anthem. I crawled out of the cave opening, and looked up to the night sky. I could see the faces of the tributes who died yesterday: There were two tributes: The boy from 9 and Ruby from 1... After the national anthem ended, I crawled back into the cave, and walked to the farthest back part of it, where me and Jonah were sleeping. "Who died?"

"The boy from 9, and Ruby..."

He nodded and turned over to get back to sleep. Following his lead, I snuggled next to him (For warmth!), and fell back into a deep sleep.

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I was walking on a frozen lake, it was pitch black under the ice. I felt something move under me. I glanced down and saw something big swim under me. Just then, the ice in front of me burst open! And a huge snake slithered up and lunged at me. It was dark green in color and had bright lime green slitted eyes, with which, it stared at me as it bared it's fangs. "Ahhhhhhh!"

I turned and ran, but the snake caught up with me instantly. I slipped as it wrapped it's tail around my leg and dragged me back to the crack in the ice. "JONAH! JONAH HELP ME!" I screamed, but he couldn't hear me. I was alone, and was about to be dragged into the freezing cold waters, when the snake impaled me with it's fangs, and I felt poison fill me from the bite. I started to go limp and was slowly dragged down into the murky depths...

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"Ahhh!" I screamed with a start. Jonah leaped up and checked around wildly.

"Jo, what it is?!" I was shaking and was crouched in the corner. "Did you have a nightmare?" I nodded and continued to rock myself. "Oh, Jo..." He laid next to me, and held me in his arms. I leaned my head against his shoulder, and cried.

That was the worst nightmare I had ever had. I had never liked snakes, but I guess with the frozen terrain, snakes were the first thing on my mind; snakes couldn't survive the cold, so why did I dream of one? It was daytime now, and it was time to move. I got up, passed the now extinguished twigs, and crawled out of the cave. It must have been about mid-day, because the sun was high in the sky. Me and Jonah got our gear together and started back on our journey to the snowy mountains.

We were hiking for several more hours when I suddenly felt like we were being watched. And not just watched... Stalked...

I looked around, but couldn't see anything. "What is it?" I shook my head and motioned for him to be quite. I could hear twigs crackling and branches snapping. I felt like whatever it was, it was using the trees. I glanced up and saw something jump from on of the tallest trees and land smoothly on the snowy ground. It was hideous; black in color, with red markings covering it's scaled body. It had razor sharp claws, and very pointed teeth. It had the face of a lizard, but stood tall like a man, besides the hunch to it's back. It made a blood curdling screech and charged at me and Jonah, who jumped out of the way. The games had been going on for only two days, and already the gamemakers were making M.U.T.T's!

There must not be many tributes left. The creature charged us again, but I slung a throwing knife at it's head. It hit it with a bulls eye, but bounced right off.

It screeched again, and swiped it's claws at us. I felt it graze my cheek as I ducked, and kicked it with as much force as I could. "Jonah run!" He nodded and ran for the north, in the direction of the mountains. After a few seconds of giving him a head start, I turned and ran after him. I could see a clearing up ahead to the left, and lead the lizard Mutt to it. I could see a frozen pond, and ran for it. I hoped it was thin ice. The Mutt followed me without second thought. It was created only to kill, not think. I walked slowly on the ice. I could feel it crack a bit from my weight. I smiled half heartedly, before moving future to the middle. The creature leaped on the ice, and I heard a loud crack! and then the creature fell into the freezing cold waters. I smiled triumphantly, but a cracking sound below me made it fade. The ice split and I fell into the pitch-black water. Every muscle and bone I had, protested to the cold. I desperately clawed the water, trying to reach the surface but a clawed had grabbed onto my leg. The creature was dragging me down with it. I kicked and clawed, but the weight of the Mutt was pulling me down. I could see a silhouette of someone above the ice, and tried to scream for help, but my lungs filled with water the second my mouth opened. My vision was going blurry, and dark, and my body was becoming numb from the cold. I couldn't hear anything besides the sounds of the creature screeching. And soon, I was gone...

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(The End... XD Nah, I'm just kidding!)

"Johanna! Johanna wake up!"

I heard someone calling me. I felt a pushing sensation on my chest, and felt someone press their lips to mine. I coughed up water and rolled over on my side. "Johanna!" I felt someone hug me, and went stiff. "Joh-Jonah?"

"Yeah! You scared me! Don't ever do that again!" I was laying next to the frozen pond. Jonah must have dived in to save me... "You... rescued me?"

"You can thank me later, but you have to get up, There might me more of them!" Jonah using the word 'them' caught me attention. I leaped up and glanced around. I couldn't see anything. Just trees, trees and more trees.

I didn't think that much time passed, since I fell into the pond. The sounds of three canons going off, reminded me that we needed to move. "Alright... Let go..." Jonah nodded and I gathered my things. I made sure the axes were still connected to my pants patch, and started to move northward...

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A/N: And that's a wrap... The next chapter, their going to finally reach the mountains. But what will happen then? Who knows? Oh, wait: I know!

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Anyway: The next chapter will be inappropriate for anyone under 18, so...

This story is rated M for a reason!

Also: If anyone is wondering why I used snakes and lizards in a frozen Arena: Because; they are the last thing you would expect!

Johanna: Will anyone let me out of this cage? Please? *pouts*

Me: Don't let her out! *eats the key*

Johanna: That's no fair! *whines*

Me: Tough titty!

Johanna: *Growls*

Me: *Goes pale* Okay, let's just end the chapter... Uh, now?

Bye!