Return of the Tributes

Hey peoples! Again sorry for the long wait. I blame global warming. I don't know why yet, but I'll figure it out... OH! Okay, the heat caused the girl to misinterpret her shot and hit Julie in the head, almost giving her a concussion resulting in her to be unable to edit my chapter until yesterday! Ha! I have to ask did any one see the new Cimorelli video today? Amazing right? My new favorite cover from them. Oh, off topic! Anyways, 202 REVIEWS! OMIGOSH! THANKS SO MUCH! OMIGODOMIGODOMIGODOMIGOD! THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU! Over 200 reviews. WOW! Thanks!

Answers to the AMAZING Reviewers:

GothicQueenie: Nope, Sorcerers Stone. Kudos to you for knowing those quotes. I'm a book fanatic. And I love take the heartland, one of my favorite songs.

Bookwormbunny12: Really Jules? You should know this. "Alas earwax!" THINK!

AThousandLifetimes: Thanks! Yeah, you were like my first reviewer. Which I thank you for! And thanks for that idea. I decided to use it.

numbah435spiritsong: It's fine. And yeah. I just came up with that because I needed a way for them to find out it was Scorpio and who he was. Thanks!

artist quest: Wow! Good idea! But of course, that wouldn't as fun as what I'm planning. !

SilverNight92: Smart bunny! And... I think it sounds fancy... I said it in a past chapter too.

kianaofD2: YAY CLATO!

Career Tribute Clove: I never liked Glimmer. She annoys me. But I'll bring her in a later chapter.

CloveKnifeThrower: I was laughing when I read you reviews. I was like, "Wow! They must really want to have the 200th review. And congrats on that. And it's battle code. And they will, eventually...

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Turtlezz4eva: Awesome! Comic relief. Ugh! I sound like Julie!

Anyways Chapter 25!

Prologue

You may have thought they were dead. Well not anymore. The Capitol leaders of before the rebellion went underground, taking the bodies of the dead tributes with them. Using Capitol technology, they were able to bring the tributes back, only the smartest and strongest were brought back to help regain control of Panem. This isn't the end of the story…

Arrow 25: The Warning

The room feels empty as we wait for the troops to return from the rampage. The door flings open and in comes Scorpio and he looks like he could kill someone with his bare hands.

"What happened?" Ace demands, storming into the room. "Communications are down and our best troops are dead! You didn't even get any hostages! You should've just killed yourself in fear of shaming the family name!"

"Ace, cool it!" Fabian snaps but he looks just as annoyed as her.

"Please, Scorpio, tell us what happened." I ask him calmly.

"That witch from 2 happened." Scorpio growled. "I promise you, I will kill her with my bare hands and watch her blood pour down her body." He glares at the wall, and then storms out.

We sit in silence, anger boiling up in both Hawthorne kids, a fire both of their parents showed. I sit calmly planning my next move, surveying the battle fields. The screen comes to life revealing the Careers.

"Arrow, how nice to see you." Clove smiles devilishly.

"I wish I could say the same thing." I sigh and turn to face them.

"I'm guessing Scorpio did not deliver my message." Cato frowns.

"No, he hasn't. You care to tell me directly, Cato?" I say diplomatically.

"Why, of course." He smiles sadistically. "You have a choice, surrender and be treated like allies or fight and feel the pain of torture and defeat."

"Why, Cato, you still lack the skills and brainpower to see another possible outcome. You see, I have had the... pleasure of watching the Games every year, and I have noticed, shall we say, a... pattern with all of the Careers. The are usually ignoramuses with no skills except the fighting they've been taught. And I can understand that that is the way they were brought up. But now I will offer you that second option."

"And what is that?" He growls.

"Join us and become a better person. Save lives instead of taking them. Become a hero, not a villain." I tell them, looking at each of them.

Clove's face softens, her eyes becoming sad, but that look disappears quickly. Marvel's face looks crestfallen, but quickly turns into a harsh grin. Cato's face keeps the same calm sadistic look the entire time.

"You really think, we'll join you?" Marvel laughs. "You've got to be kidding me? Us join you?" He laughs again and gets elbowed by Cato.

"We don't want to be heroes. We want Katniss's blood." Cato tells me.

"Well I can't grant you that."

"Be warned, we'll strike with full force and kill anything that stands in our way. We will kill you."

"Painfully." Clove adds.

"Goodbye, Arrow." Cato turns off the camera.

I sigh in my hands and spin around to face Fabian and Ace.

Ace smirks. "Don't worry, Arrow. We'll kill them all."

As usual Thanks to my amazing editor, Jules, who helped me by editing my chapter and making it sound smartish. The Next chapter is being written. It's in Clove's POV and it's called Haunted. I had this idea a long time ago but now I'm writing it. And it will lead into a Future plot twist. Actually a couple plot twists. I'll update in a couple days! Thanks for all the reviews!

R&R

Dara