Day 3-Under The Waves
D3- 13-Kylie
A clap of thunder wakes me up. Startled, I shoot upwards, my instincts telling me to get away. But the sky is clear. Only then am I aware that it's my own stomach growling. Oh great…I couldn't get any food, but I managed to pick up some materials to build a bomb. Unfortunately, I'd have to go back to the Cornucopia to hook it up to the land mines. And the Careers are still there.
Slowly lifting myself upwards, I wrap my jacket around myself and walk further through the forest. Eventually I reach the edge, and almost stumble at the sight of well-the lack of land in front of me. I'm barely hanging over the edge of the land, with the floating islands lining up as a pathway between my stretch of land and the next one, where I can see a large mountain with a large lake in front.
I lick my dry, cracked lips and take a deep breath, walking backwards and then running to jump onto the first little island. I continue to do it until I get to the last one. When I jump, my arms slip and I start to fall back. I manage to pull myself up, however, and finally stumble to the lake. When I'm looking into the crystal clear water, I lean in and start drinking as much as I can.
Funny thing, water. Ever since I was little, I've been scared of it. I can't swim-all the more reason for the Gamemakers to torture me. Of course, even I can't resist the cooling sensation. I have to get away as soon as possible.
I slowly stand up, turning around to see if there's any means of shelter. Taking a few steps, I'm interrupted by the sound of the water moving behind me. My head spins back to the lake, and I fall to the ground as a mutt erupts from the water.
D12- 14-Taylor
The scream seems to echo from the other side of the mountain. My side of the island is lined with trees, providing me with good shelter. It doesn't really help when I'm running though it. The branches block my sight, and I constantly have to pause to move away the big ones. Eventually, I get to the screaming to see the District three girl getting pulled into the lake by what looks like a huge crocodile. Her body is halfway into its mouth, and she's clawing at the ground, desperately trying to get away. A panicked look is in her eyes, and I instinctively dive forward and grab her hands, pulling back with all my might. It does nothing to help get her out, although it's slowing the mutt down. I'm not about to just ditch her like that, but I'll admit that it's tempting. The look in the girl's eyes tells me that this is her fear. And the Gamemakers probably won't appreciate, um, "assistance." But even so, I continue to hold on. And I let out a cry, hoping to signal anyone who could be nearby to come. But nobody shows up. And as my grip loosens slightly in the desperate attempt to turn around and see if anyone else is nearby, the mutt drags Kylie lower until her screams are muffled by the waves.
I draw long breaths, collapsing to my knees, letting my body fall forwards onto the grass. I cry for a long time, until the cannon sounds. Finally, a shadow falls over me, and I catch a glimpse of long, raven black hair before my eyes close. Her voice sounds distant, and I can feel my body moving, although not by my own actions.
"Nasty cut you got there." Roshan's voice sounds distant. "Sorry I couldn't come earlier."
Roshan-or at least, I think it's Roshan. She's being nice to me? Honestly, this is the scariest thing that's happened to me all day.
D9- 15-Sky
The sound of the cannon echoes through the castle. Andrina doesn't seem to care who it is, and I don't either. I know that I don't have to worry about Mason. After how he and Aurora were talking at the party, I wouldn't be surprised if they were hanging out right now. But I manage to put Mason out of my mind, focusing on how many are dead, and how many remain. Five died in the bloodbath, the District 1 boy died yesterday…one more now. There are seventeen of us left…but once we get to fewer tributes, what will Andrina do? She wants to win, right? Along with everyone else here, of course. I doubt she'd actually kill me, but it's hard to tell. Andrina's quite hard to read, primarily with the fact that she can't talk. If she does turn on me though, I don't want to kill her. What's going to happen then? I'll be dead in seconds, and District 9's donations will be for nothing.
Andrina pokes me in the shoulder and I turn to face her, shaking my head as she directs me to the long table. I have to hand it to the Gamemakers, it's a very nice castle. You'd think that it would be haunted and completely abandoned, but we've managed to salvage enough food for a month. On top of that, the walls are lined with suits of armor, weapons included. They're antiques from North America, but look like they were made yesterday. Of the suits, I managed to get a small sword, while Andrina grabbed a mace. Not our first choice regarding weapons, but it's fine. We're the only two in the castle as well, so I'm perfectly fine without a good weapon. If I had to choose between getting a knife from the Cornucopia and this, I'm fine with the latter.
Andrina continues to cook the meat on the woodstove nearby, sitting in front and swinging her mace around carelessly while waiting. It does not take long for the meat to finish, and we eat it with some greens that I found in another room. It's a delicious meal, not as good as the Capitol, but much better than the food at home. Was this the food that people at in North America? It tastes great, even for such a simple meal, and we eat until we're stuffed. I sit back and Andrina gives me a grin, and I smile in response.
Claank!
I can hear something fall from the other room, like metal. Standing up abruptly, I begin to walk over until Andrina clutches my arm and gives me a look that says not a good idea. I sigh and we walk out of the room through the back, heading towards the rooms. It's probably nighttime by now, and we need to get our rest so that we can alternate watches throughout the night.
Claank!
There it is again! Someone is here! I look beside me to see Andrina's eyes closed, air going in and out of her nose. Giving a light smile, I reach over to my other side and pick up my own sword, walking out of the room quickly. I can only be so quiet with my prosthetics, but I manage not to wake her up.
D4- 15-Serphina
I don't want to know what's in that castle, it looks way too scary from the outside, but luckily it's not broken down. Uggh…I shiver at the thought of ruins. Those things are just evil. Mankind's flaws on full display. The scariest thing I have ever known.
"How do you think it's going?" Echo asks, standing on my right.
"What do you mean?" I reply, turning towards her.
"I mean with Mercury."
We've decided to move off of this one of the sky islands, and the castle looks as good as any. To them, anyway. After a while, we volunteered Mercury to be our probe-to take a look on the inside of the castle, and see if it has any supplies that could be useful to us, and more importantly, if there's anyone else inside.
My thoughts are interrupted by the cannon shot.
Sorry this took so long, not my best chapter, I know, and I'm really sorry for killing off Kylie, she was great, a lot of fun to write! For the sequel…I've been debating and I might end up cutting out the psyhic thing…anyway, check out wjjmwmsn5!
District 1 (luxury items):
Male-Carseon Jrasole-15-(wjjmwmsn5)-died from fear, clawed his own eyes out
Female-Crimson Ashbrie-18-(EverlastingActress)
District 2 (masonry, weaponry, mining):
Male-Reatrgo-17-(Dark Dragon 4x4)
Female-Ashtra Dechare-17-(EverlastingActress)
District 3 (electronics):
Male-Marcus (Marc) Correo-15-(obsessivegirl73)
Female-Kylie Springsteen-13-(.mockingjay)-died from fear, crocodile mutt
District 4 (fishing):
Male-Mercury Bagans-18-(BurnDownPanem)
Female-Serphina Ephraim-15-(mwahahahasupporter)
District 5 (power):
Male-Rangu Pezer-13-(obsessivegirl73)-bloodbath
Female-Aurora Williams-14/15-(CallingMeFakeWontMakeYouReal)
District 6 (transportation):
Male-Scott Martin-13-(theangelsarecoming)
Female-Elle Marthworthy-15-(I Write Sins Not Tragidies)-bloodbath
District 7 (lumber):
Male-Jackson Oakley-17-(crazy-forever)-bloodbath
Female-Essence Colt-14-(Bergs321)-bloodbath
District 8 (textiles):
Male-Johnny Mays-18-(wjjmwmsn5)-bloodbath
Female- Andrina Chiffon-16-(crazy-forever)
District 9 (grain):
Male-Mason Hallos-17-(wjjmwmsn5)
Female-Sky Brooks-15-(Teh Troll)
District 10 (livestock):
Male-Ryder Thorne-17-(natural disaster)
Female-Echo Underwood-13-(Tig379)
District 11(agriculture):
Male-Jamar Hollister-17-(Hayley TT Showbiz)
Female-Ophelia Oralee-16-(crazy-forever)
District 12 (coal):
Male-Taylor Martin-14-(MadisonWulfe)
Female-Roshan Davis-13-(bestgyrl)
