Dead Tributes:
Turk Ridley (D6)(Killed by Markus Patilat)
Gaven Incendi (D8)(Killed by Alana Lukasiak)
Roland Nicks (D9)(Killed by Markus Patilat)
Ello Holtz (D10)(Killed by Contra Lerr)
Ava Garrison (D5)(Killed by Bear-bull)
Mary Crosetti (D2)(Killed by Liam Dawnfell)
Liam Dawnfell (D12)(Killed by Kyvan Taanson)
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Living Tributes:
Markus Patilat (D1)
Alana Lukasiak (D1)
Kyvan Taanson (D2)
Zayden Joyce (D3)
Contra Lerr (D3)
Adrian Morgan (D4)
Katri Spectral (D4)
Tobias Plander (D5)
Shaylee Reserite (D6)
Perry Nightheart (D7)
Blaze Phoenix (D7)
Raven Lux (D8)
Maroon Fauling (D9)
Maxus Jagger (D10)
Isabelle (D10)
Fig Crest (D11)
Florence Moon (D12)
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Day Two (Continued)
POV: Contra Lerr (15)(District 3)
"A fire? Do you realize how hard it is to start a fire in this climate?" Zayden asks Maxus, after he pulls out his box of matches.
"Look, I'm the one who will be starting the fire, so it's my concern. And I promise, I can start a fire here." Maxus argues, slicing open his coconut.
"Yeah, Zayden, I'm sure he knows what he's doing. And besides, if we want to attract the careers, a fire is our best bet." I say from my spot in the circle of four. We're all sitting on the sand, by the start of the large river.
"I agree." Shaylee interjects, "Maxus, I'll help you set up if you want."
Zayden sighs and gets up to look around.
"No, let's wait until morning, then they won't have the cover of night." Maxus says, eyeing the setting sun.
"I'll keep watch first, you guys can sleep." I say to the three of them.
"Okay." Zayden agrees.
The three of them settle down in the palm leaves while I sit here, stomach growling, watching as the capitol music starts to play. The only thing I've had to eat today is two coconuts, and some pineapple we found. Tomorrow I'll have more to eat, if I make it out alive. We've got a big plan for the careers, we're going to trap them, and attempt to kill them off. I only hope they don't end up killing us instead.
I watch the sky as three faces appear, districts two, five, and twelve. One of them being Ava's sunken face. I fight tears, remembering her bloody corpse. Eventually, I'm able to focus on keeping watch, and not on Ava.
POV: Tobias "Toby" Plander (16)(District 5)
I limp slowly along the riverside, the three booming cannons still echoing in my ears. I desperately want to know who died today. I can only hope that it wasn't Ava, but there's a strange feeling in my stomach telling me that it was her.
Then I see the small form of a monkey wrapped in some vines. I feel my stomach growl. I'm so hungry. I begin climbing, ignoring the sharp pain in my side from my still slightly-bleeding gash. I get to near the level of the monkey, which is inspecting me curiously.
"Come here, little guy." I whisper gently.
The monkey is hesitant, but inches forward. Once he is in my range, I swing my sword, sending sparks through the air. I make contact with the monkey and it begins squealing, electrocuted by my sword. It falls out of the tree, hitting the ground.
I drop from the tree and examine the dead body. My sword works well. This morning, when I woke up, I spent a couple hours connecting wires all over my sword, and causing an electric current to run through it.
I turn off my sword by removing one wire. Then I begin cutting up the monkey, skinning it so that I can eat. Once I'm done, I turn my sword back on and start electrocuting the meat I've harvested, causing it to cook under my blade.
I feast on the monkey flesh, knowing well that this is inhumane, and the folks back home will wonder what kind of monster I've turned into. But I haven't even killed anyone. Just a monkey. I tell myself.
Soon, I'm done eating and I settle down under the palms, waiting for the sky to light up. After a few minutes, the music plays and I see the first face, a girl from district two. The next face causes me to gasp. It's Ava. I choke back tears as I wonder who killed her. It was probably that district two girl. I suddenly feel hatred bubbling up inside me. I want to find them, I want to kill those careers.
POV: Maroon Fauling (12)(District 9)
I don't know where I am. Somewhere on the second smallest island, near the waterfall. I heard three cannons go off only a few moments ago. All I know is that I'm hungry and I don't want to die.
Then I see it, a flash of orange in the trees. I freeze, hearing the rustling of palms.
A body hits me like a rock, tackling me to the ground in a mess of wet orange hair. Someone is on top of me, grabbing at my throat, not choking yet, but preparing to. I try to scream, but can't find my voice in all this fear.
"Who are you?" A harsh voice asks me. I finally make out her face recognizing her from training, Blaze Phoenix.
"I-I'm Maroon, f-from district nine." Fear shakes my voice as I stare, wide eyed at her.
She looks me up and down, harsh eyes staring at my petite form. Finally, she gets off and I breath a sigh of relief. But I'm still afraid to move, frozen there on the ground.
"I'm not gonna kill you," She says calmly, standing up. "I'm Blaze Phoenix, district seven." She outstretches a hand, trying to help me up.
I take her hand as she pulls me to my feet. I'm still afraid to say anything to her. The only thing my mind can do is look at a bag of fruit hanging by her side.
"Do you want some?" She offers, opening the bag.
I nod and take an apple, biting into it immediately and relishing in the taste. "Thank you." I say with a full mouth.
She laughs, "No problem."
"Why are you all wet?" I ask, more comfortable with her.
"I had to jump off the waterfall and swim here, the careers attacked my friends and I." She looked sad now.
"Are your friends okay?" I ask, remembering three cannons.
"One is dead, the other, I don't know." She examines the sky, where the sun is just setting, leaving an orange tint.
"Oh." I say, finishing off my apple, "Do you want to be in an alliance with me?" I find the courage to ask.
She smiles, "I'd love to, and maybe we can find my friend, Perry later."
I beam with happiness. I'm in an alliance, and that brings me so much hope to survive.
A/N: Sorry that this chapter is so short. I wanted to finish up day two before we move on to day three. So please review and tell me what you think! There will be lots of drama next chapter! Oh, and also, I will be going out of town this weekend, leaving tomorrow morning and coming back Sunday night. So I'm guessing the next update will be Monday, but if there's a lot of delay, it could be Tuesday.
Your Gamemaker,
Bluebird