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Hey guys! Here as always. Also, am I the only one eagerly awaiting the release of Pokemon Sun and Moon...? Probably. Anywho, on to reviews!

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Hiro and Lani walked peacably back, laughing at their jokes as they walked calmly through the wooded area, that is, until Hiro saw something that made his eyes widen in shock, surprise, and fear.

Tracks. Human tracks. And lots of them. Shocked into silence, Hiro and Lani strained their ears, listening, and could just barely pick up voices. The Careers. He was sure of it.

Exchanging a panicked look, they dropped their all but forgotten firewood to the ground with a thunk and started running back to the cave. Time to warn Tadashi, and get out of there. Fast.

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Lani and Hiro arrived, panting, at the cave, where Tadashi was calmly packing up their things. He looked up in surprise as they entered.

"What's going on?" He questioned.

"Careers. Close. Got to go." Hiro panted out choppily.

Tadashi seemed to instantly understand, grabbing the backpack and stuffing Lani's supplies into it before grabbing hold of Hiro and practically pushing him outside along with Lani.

Looking back and forth, they chose a path at random and ran, hoping to escape before they could be found.

However, the sound of excited shouts could soon be heard from behind them. They had found the cave, if Hiro had to guess. After all, they hadn't had the time to clear up everything in there.

They grittted their teeth and picked up the pace, Careers hot on their trail.

Hiro blinked as they came out of the wooded area they had been running through, ending up on a rocky plateau, a cliff overlooking the snowy landscape nearby.

They were trapped between a rock and a hard place.

Tadashi immediately whirled around, looking for an exit, but the Careers had already caught up.

Backing up slightly, Lani looked fearfully about, and Hiro couldn't blame her. Wolves were one thing, humans? Another entirely.

Now that they were cornered, the Careers weren't in any hurry to approach.

The remaining District one boy looked surly, his hair was a scraggly, patchy black mess, almost equally black eyes manic.

The District two girl had long, sleek, red hair and green eyes with an evil glint in them, while the District two boy had short, blond, curly, hair with bright blue eyes, equally malevolent.

Finally, the District four girl had short, shiny, brown hair and goldenish eyes. Her face was twisted in a snarl of rage.

Hiro fumbled at his belt, grabbing his knife, and held it out. Tadashi and Lani did the same, and they prepared for the inevitable.

The District one boy, Kai, had it been..? Snickered, and advanced at a run, soon joined by the others.

They were outnumbered, and, likely, outclassed.

Lani was quickly driven off to the side by the district four girl, Ambrosia, and desperatly trying to hold her own. Distracted, Hiro soon found himself with the District two boy advancing toward him.

Hiro gulped. Sure, he had faced people before, but he was always in armor, with a marshamallow robot flying him around. It wasn't the same.

Hiro backed up, keeping his eyes on the boy, Soleil, he remembered, mind trying to grasp on to anything but the situation he was in. Suddenly, there was no more room to back up, nothing but empty sky behind him.

He had backed up to the very end of the cliff, and was now pinned where he was.

How did he always get himself in these situations? The wolves, now this?

Hiro cast around in desperation, looking for an out.

Lani was still busy, ducking behind trees and dodging Ambrosia, focused on her own survival, while Tadashi... He seemed to have noticed Hiro's prediciment and was running toward him, but he wouldn't make it in time.

Hiro looked up, brown eyes wide as Soleil's silver sword streaked down.. Closer... And closer..

Then all of a sudden it fell slack. Soleil's eyes widened, blood dribbling out of his mouth. He collapsed, the familiar cannon sounding as he breathed his last breath.

Hiro was shocked, gaze unable to leave the prone form of the boy in front of him. He may have been trying to kill him, but that was a life. Just moments ago, he had been living, heart pounding... Now, he was still. It was so different to see it himself. How quick...

Hiro barely noticed Tadashi a short distance away, arm still outstretched from throwing the knife, eyes wide as his, maybe even wider. It still hadn't sunk in.

He had just killed someone. Ended a life when once all he had wanted to do was save one. He sank to his knees, feeling lost, numb, as Lani approached, having found an opening to get out of Ambrosia's sight for a moment.

"We need to get out of here while we still can!"

But Hiro and Tadashi could hardly hear her, ears buzzing, the image of Soleil collapsing llaying in their minds. They were heroes, not killers.

... Right?

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Kinda dark chapter, but it was time they met some not so nice tributes. Hope this story doesn't feel too repetetive, and review, as always.