NEXT ONE! kinda sad :(

Dark Blue

Luna Night – District 9

Yesterday was incredibly uneventful except for the two cannons that went off in the middle of the afternoon. Looking up at night I saw Sapphire and Rosalina. I'm glad Rosalina is dead I hope Blaze never found her and now he's crying in the jungle all alone wishing he never betrayed us. It sounds harsh but my wounds still aren't healed.

Aric and I spent the day hunting and trying to set up something of a camp. Really we just laid our blanket in the shade and put our backpacks next to it, but we discussed the best place to place the fire, that took a while. In the shade, out of the shade, hard decision or maybe we were just really bored and needed SOMETHING to talk about.

I like talking to Aric but it's hard to find a topic that doesn't lead back to family, friends or our old alliance that didn't end too well. I wonder where Eplis and Fallon are but they headed in the opposite direction. It must be hard for Eplis too, loosing Marzipan right in front of her. Another reason to hate Zeke and Blaze. If Blaze didn't kill Zia then we probably wouldn't have lost anyone because the numbers would have been on our side.

Aric is cleaning one of the small pig creatures we caught and I'm sitting in the shade sulking. I stand up and decide I need to be a little more useful. "Hey." I say and my voice sounds weaker than I hoped it would. Aric looks up and the sun streams across his dark hair making it glow into more of a brown. I really should stop staring at him so much. "Need help?"

Aric smiles and I glow a little. "No I'm ok but thanks." He turns back to the pig and I turn back to our blanket. I sit on my knees and rummage through our bags. "What are you doing?" Aric says with a light laugh.

"I REALLY want something sweet. Do you think any of the career food was sugary?" I look at Aric and he shrugs.

"I don't know, maybe the trail mix had some sort of seasoning." I'm about to say something back when a sharp clap of thunder roars overhead. I jump and Aric looks up toward the sky. I hadn't noticed before the sky was getting darker. No I'm sure it was lighter earlier, this is something the gamemakers are planning.

"Luna, we might want to get moving, those clouds don't look normal." Aric is starting to stand and I fold the blanket quickly shoving it in one of the bags. Soon Aric and I are trudging through the humid jungle when we hear a familiar noise.

BOOM!

Aria Skye – District 8

With food finally in our stomachs these past few days haven't been that terrible. We've heard some cannons but I'm glad none of them are ours. With Tawlen gone though the camp has an awkward atmosphere and Kaylee has hardly spoken. We've found some strange little pig creatures and they're ok. I don't know how healthy they are but hey, they haven't killed us yet.

"Hey Aria." I see Harley come closer to me with his red hair flopping as he walks. "How's your arm?" I look down at my shoulder; it's been fine for a day or two even though I've been kind of weak. This isn't about my shoulder. I look past Harley and see Kaylee still lying on her side facing away from us.

"It's good… so why do you really want to talk to me." Harley smirks and looks over his shoulder.

"I think we'd better scram. Kaylee's been acting strange ever since… you know." Yea I know but talking about it still makes me uncomfortable. I look past Harley again and Kaylee hasn't moved. I shift my stance and I feel my sword brush against my leg.

"Yea, your right but what do you suggest? We just up and leave right now?" I say.

"Well she's sleeping now, we'd just have to run, it's not like we have any bags." We don't and it's really left us at a disadvantage. I consider this, we'd just have to run… but…

"It just doesn't seem right, she's so young. Would she be able to manage on her own?" Kaylee is only, what, 15?

"Come on Aria, all we have to-" Harley's face freezes and he falls forward. As he lies face down in the dirt I see a knife stuck into the base of his skull. I look up, gaping, and see Kaylee standing.

"You little bitch!" I step closer and raise my sword just as thunder rumbles.

"Me? No! You're the one who wanted to ditch me!"

"NO! I said I didn't think we should!" I can't believe I'm arguing like this. It sounds more like a silly sister argument, not fighting over the fact that Kaylee just killed Harley right in front of me.

BOOM!

I turn around and see Harley's chest is still. I spin back to Kaylee and stare right at her before I turn around and start to run away from her. Just as the first drops of rain fall I reach the trees and don't stop running.

Fallon Delos – District 10

A cannon goes off and Eplis and I look up from our weapons. Thunder went off a while ago so we've started to pack up our bag hoping it'll be over soon. Soon though I look up and the sky is a dark gray absorbing half the sky. The clouds are dense and seem never ending. It's suddenly gotten cooler, maybe 70 degrees, and goose bumps rise on my arms.

Rain starts to fall and plink on the branches of the trees. I pull up my hood and try to protect myself from the increasing rain drops. Thunder claps again in the distance and we both turn to face it. It's followed by a bright strand of lightning. The rain starts to fall harder and the drops feel heavier than usual rain. Eplis hands me the back pack and I sling it over my shoulder. Everything around us seems to become covered in a haze of gray, it's haunting.

I open my mouth to say something but soon the water dripping of my face fills my mouth. The rain pours down and large puddles start to form everywhere. In response Eplis grabs my hand and pulls us out of the clearing and into the cover of the trees.

"It's getting worse!" I yell over the pounding rain. "What do we-" I stop talking and follow Eplis's gaze to the ground. The rain water isn't absorbing into the ground, instead its moving all in one direction, now at ankle depth. I look to where the water is all flowing and I realize it's where the career camp was, the desert. Scarier still is the water level is rising quickly. By now the water is already creeping up my shins.

"What do we do!" Eplis strains her voice over the roaring water, up to my knees now. I feel the pressure of the water trying to topple me over.

"Higher ground?" We both turn our heads but neither of us see anything that could protect us from the rising water. Not even a hill.

"A tree then," says Eplis. "That seems like our best shot!" The water is now up to our hips so I grab her hand and try to wade through the water toward a tree. The lowest branch is just to my shoulders and with a little effort I'm sure we can get up. I'm glad our gloves fingerless gloves are made for these trees because the bark is slick under my fingers.

My fingers grip the thick branch and I quickly hoist myself up not wanting to waste time, this storm isn't getting any better. I turn to face Eplis below me as rumbling louder than thunder roars behind me. Eplis looks past me wide eyed and I turn to see a wall of white water charging toward us.

"Eplis!" She turns to me and throws her arms up, reaching for me. I grab her hands and start to pull her up just as the wall hits her chest full force. Her hands slip and I grip her tighter pulling her with everything I can.

The water rushes below, white and murky at the same time, swirling and breaking everything in its path. Trees tilt and branches snap off and float down the rapids. Eplis grunts, trying to get up, but the water is too strong now. I grab her arm just past her elbow and try to pull her but a floating log hits her in the ribcage and she slips again.

"Come on!" I yell but I don't know who I yell to. Me, her or the gamemakers? Eplis squeezes her eyes shut and pulls just enough so her elbows can rest on the branch. She takes a breath and I allow her to rest when the river speeds up again. "AH!" I see the fear in her eyes as once again the river tries to drag her under. The gamemakers really want Eplis to slip.

I hear a creak and pop and look over to where the branch meets the tree trunk. I see exposed slivers snap and stretch as the branch below me begins to break. Eplis darts her eyes to the branch and then to me with her dark wavy hair plastered to her face with water. I grab her wrist with both hands and she places her other hand on top of mine as the river pulls harder. The tree moans again and Eplis stops trying to pull.

"Fallon stop." He voice is exhausted and worn. "Fallon this branch can't hold us both." Now I stop to look at her. Her eyes are dark as she pleads with me.

"Come on Eplis we can get you up." I try pulling but again she resists.

"It won't hold us. Listen," I look at her, I don't want to let go, "you have to win. Please. Go home and tell my brother I love him. More than anything."

"No Eplis, we'll both go home!" Her eyes stop me, they're so filled with certainty I doubt myself. I feel her fingers loosen as the river pushes harder and the tree creaks.

"Just let go."

She whispers and I look straight in her eyes. She nods and slowly I loosen my grip too. She takes one last breath and she slips from my grip on her own terms. I watch as she gets sucked under the high water and she leaves my view.

"This flood (this flood) is slowly rising up swallowing the ground
Beneath my feet, Tell me how anybody thinks under this condition so
I'll swim (I'll swim) as the water rises up, the sun is sinking down
And now all I can see are the planets in a row
Suggesting it's best that I slow down"

Hey, sorry it's a short chapter but whatever; the last one was kind of long. So I hope you liked it :D The cannon that went off was just one person but it was heard in two different POV so don't think two people died :D OK just checking haha