Day 1
Ethan Emerald 18 District 1, Iunia Wilson 18 District 1, Rachel Moore 18 District 2, Troy Salton 18 District 4, Lysie Tempest 17 District 4, Dagger Mehta 18 District 2, Annalise Warren 18 District 12 10:05 am
The careers stood over the battlefield. 5 canons, 5 bodies
"Not bad everyone" said Ethan
"Yep well done Ethan, you let the girl from 5 get away" Rachel mocked
"And what exactly were you doing Lysie? In fact, what exactly are you doing here in general?" Rachel continued
Lysie just looked at the ground sheepishly
"Oh here we go" Troy sighed
"So let me get this straight I got the girl from 7, Iunia got the girl from 8, Troy at least manged to kill that little kid from 9 and Dagger smashed the boy from 11s skull in"
"Thanks for putting that image back in my brain" Annalise cut it
"Ok enough Rachel" Ethan snapped
"There are plenty of Tributes still out there, so every moment we waist arguing we could be killing"
"Well that we can agree on" said Rachel
"Grab anything you need, it's time to go hunting" Ethan ordered as he picked up his sword
The careers began grabbing their things
"Me and Annalise will stay here just in case any tributes come back" said Dagger
"Ok" agreed Ethan
The careers moved in the forest and began their hunt
Jay Porter 18 District 6 12:00 noon
Jay wondered through the forest, leaves rustled and twigs snapped beneath his feet. He suddenly felt very thirsty and he had no water because he had completely avoided the bloodbath.
"I'll head north towards those mountains there must be water there" he thought to himself
"I did tell you to go into the cornucopia and now look at you, all dehydrated" A voice said from behind Jay
Jay turned to see his little brother Teccam perched on a log, he was wearing a bright white suit.
"I know, I just got scared that's all anyway what are you doing here?" asked Jay
Teccam got off the log
"I already told you…I'm always here" he replied
"Just go away" commanded Jay and turned around to continue walking however Teccam was already standing in front of him
"Now look at you, slowly dying of thirst, so much for the chosen one" Teccam joked
"You're pathetic" Teccem growled
"Yeah well you're stupid" Jay argued
"You're stupid" Teccam retorted
Jay rolled his eyes and walked past Teccam, he then turned back around to get the last say however Teccam was gone. Jay shook his head and continued towards the mountains.
Mex Warren 15 District 6, Ivar Lux 14 District 12 1:00pm
Mex and Ivar waited with anticipation in a ditch south of the cornucopia.
"I don't think he's coming" Said Mex
"He has to" Ivar responded
"Well what if he doesn't, he said to meet him south of the cornucopia and it's been hours" Mex continued
"He'll come" Ivar insisted
"Miss me" a voice came from above the ditch
They looked up to see Jamie poking his head from above them
"To be honest…not really" Ivar joked
Jamie jumped down to join them
"And I've brought presents"
Jamie opened up the rucksack to reveal everything, he began passing around food and water.
"Remember we need to ration it, that's one of the most important things" Jamie said
"Oh and I managed to get a sleeping bag"
"Santa aint got shit on me" he chuckled
"What's a Santa?" asked Mex
"Nevermind"
They suddenly heard a foot step to their left
Jamie quickly drew a dagger
They were relieved to see it was Spens, she looked distraught. Her face was muddy and bruised and wet from tears
"You made it!" Mex exclaimed as she went and hugged Spens
"What's the matter?" asked Ivar
"Bolt didn't make it" she murmured
"I'm sorry" Mex said
"I told him not to go to the bloodbath" groaned Jamie
"What will you do now?" Mex asked
"I will not rest until my blade goes through the heart of Dexter Cutting" Spens exclaimed
Dexter Cutting 16 District 10 5:00pm
Dexter leaned against a rock, munching on some strips of bacon. He had enjoyed his first kill very much, the blood was still on his hands. He used the blood as warpaint and wiped it onto his face. He already knew who his next target was, Oliver Gaige, the boy from 8 who had tried to intimidate him in training. He knew he would put up more of a fight than Bolt, which made it more thrilling. Dexter Stood up and began mumbling a poem to himself as he walked through the forest.
"A boar and a sow lived in a pen
The pair had eight piglets and that made ten
The eight little piglets loved to play
As they rolled and rolled in the mud all day
At night with their parents curled up in a heap
They squirmed and squealed until they fell asleep"
Dagger Mehta 18 District 2, Annalise Warren 18 District 12 5:25pm
"No one around the perimeter" announced Dagger as he sat down next to Annalise in the cornucopia
"Still its shadier under here" he continued
Annalise just nodded staring at the ground
"What's the matter? You've been unusually quite even for you" Dagger counselled
"It's just…I can't stop thinking about what happened to that boy from District 11…I wonder if his family were watching…" she mumbled
Dagger paused for a second thinking of what to say
"Ok I admit I went too far today but the important thing is you weren't hurt" Dagger said as he put his arm around her and hugged her
"I'm not blaming you…these are The Hunger Games after all..."
The two of them then shared a kiss as the sun set for the first night…
Aster Bendsform 13 District 11 6:00pm
Aster sat on her own in the darkening forest. She clutched her own arm and curled up, sobbing. Images of Sage being stabbed and then and then beaten with a hammer as she ran into the forest were swerling through her mind. It brought her back to watching her brother die all those years ago, that's the last time she felt like this.
Suddenly she heard rustling and voices in the distance. They were getting closer. Aster had to think fast, there were piles of leaves around her so she quickly buried herself under the leaves until not a single part of her was visible.
She heard the footsteps and voices getting louder.
"Can we rest here for a bit, we've been at this for hours" she heard a female voice moan
"Get up Lysie, you haven't done anything all day and now you complaining" she heard another female voice say
"You know Rachel, maybe she's got a point, we could stay here and make a fire and maybe some tributes might be drawn to us" She heard a male voice say
Rachel and Lysie. Aster remembered these were the names of the careers, if they found her she would be certainly dead.
Aster heard a loud thump as a large career sat on the ground a few inches from her.
"You know what, I think that's an idea" she heard the career say
He had a very deep male voice
"Fine" she heard the female voice say
Aster had never been so still in her life, she didn't even blink and tried not to breath. She could hear her heart beat racing.
She heard the careers light a fire and felt the place get a little brighter. This was going to be a long night…
Oliver Gaige 15 District 8 10:40pm
Oliver wondered through the forest during the pitch black looking for somewhere to rest for the night. He had managed to grab a khopesh during the bloodbath. He hacked at the leaves and branches furiously as he marched through the forest. It was then he heard a voice
"Oliver" it said
Oliver looked around frantically for where the voice was coming from, his hands began to shake
"Who said that? Come out coward" Oliver shouted
"Oliver" the voice called again
Oliver raised his khopesh pointing around him frantically, although he couldn't see a thing.
"Over here" the voice said
Oliver recognised the voice now. He was sure it was Dexter, the boy from 10
"I know it's you scarface, come out and fight me" Oliver said trying not to sound afraid
Oliver began moving quicker, crashing through the forest, a twig grazed against his face and cut his cheek, blood began dripping down
"Ouch now you've just pissed me off!"
"Behind you" the voice said
Oliver turned around instantly
"Am I supposed to be scared scarface? He said
Suddenly Oliver felt a rope tighten around his foot and he instantly tripped to the floor, dropping his weapon. He had been caught in a snare.
Oliver pulled himself up and frantically tried to yank his leg free, it was then he saw Dexter emerge from a tree in front of him, his pale skin reflected in the moonlight and he had smeared his face his blood.
Dexter pulled out a knife
"No!" Oliver exclaimed
"And that's how a cat corners a mouse" said Dexter
Dexter then ran towards Oliver and stabbed him straight in the throat. Blood sprayed out his mouth. Dexter pulled the knife out his throat and he crashed to the ground dead. A canon could be heard soon after.
Carolyn Elicks 16 District 10 11:45pm
Carolyn always preferred being higher up, she just didn't feel at all safe down on the ground.
She found the tallest tree she could find and began climbing. She found a reasonably thick branch and sat on it, her back leaned against the trunk. A canon had sounded about an hour ago which she figured meant 6 tributes had died today, she was just glad it wasn't her. Still she was interested to find out who it was.
Carolyn opened her rucksack and pulled out a bottle of water but only took a sip, she needed to make it last. She then took out some food and started eating.
"This isn't so bad, as long as you forget the fact that everyone else here is trying to kill you" she thought to herself as she stared up at the night sky
The national anthem started playing and the capitol seal appeared in the sky. Carolyn kind of hoped she would see Dexter's face appear, she hated him. First the boy from 5 appeared. Followed by the girl from 7, Carolyn then remembered yanking the knife from her dead body. Next it showed both tributes from District 8
"Didn't really like either of them" Carolyn thought
Next it showed the boy from 9, Carolyn felt pretty guilty knowing it was kind of her fault he died
"Well every tribute for themselves" she signed
Lastly it showed the boy from 11
"At least this nightmare is over for them now" she thought as she stared at the night sky
It then occurred to her that her mum, dad and her brother Clifford, as well as all her friends could be looking up and the same stars as her.
Tribute Placements
Bloodbath
24th - Bolt Brightburg (District 5 male) Killed by Dexter Cutting - Throat slit (Lasted 20 seconds).
23rd - Viola Thea (District 8 female) Killed by Iunia Wilson – Shot through the heart (Lasted 45 seconds).
22nd – Aspen Wren (District 7 female) Killed by Rachel Moore – Impaled by a spear (Lasted 1 minute 2 seconds).
21st – Sage Corriander (District 11 male) Killed by Dagger Mehta – Beaten to death (Lasted 1 minute 33 seconds).
20th – Percy Mako (District 9 male) Killed by Troy Salton – Stabbed with a spear (Lasted 2 minutes 8 seconds)
Day 1
19th – Oliver Gaige (District 8 Male) Killed by Dexter Cutting – Stabbed in the throat (Lasted 12 hours 46 minutes). I think many people saw Oliver's death coming since he wasn't a very nice person although the creator did explain that he was bullied when he was younger causing him to become that way, so I can definitely sympathize with him. Sorry CandleFire45 and thanks for the submission!
Remaining Tributes
District 1
Ethan Emerald
Iunia Wilsonn - 1 kill
District 2
Dagger Mehta – 1 kill
Rachel Moore – 1 kill
District 3
Data Mendoza
Techna Cattaneo
District 4
Troy Salton – 1 kill
Lysie Tempest
District 5
Spens Arausio
District 6
Jay Porter
Mex Warren
District 7
Jamie Heart
District 9
Jasper Divotte
District 10
Dexter Cutting – 2 kills
Carolyn Elicks
District 11
Aster Bendsform
District 12
Ivar Lux
Annalise Warren
Thanks for all of the reviews for the last chapter, I really appreciate it. Also thanks Aldon Blackreyne who wrote the poem that Dexter sung!