Jayden Chadsey, D1
I'd never thought to ask whether or not female Tributes got brassieres. It would be unfair to make us run around with our boobs painfully pulling at our skin, but it was also unfair for the girls to have more clothes than the boys. Practicality won out, as I discovered when I was given a lightweight mesh sports bra with my outfit. I took it off as time counted down.
When the timer sounded, the other Career ran into the heart of the Cornucopia, hoping weapons might be buried underneath the blankets and socks. My target, Hayden, made my job easier by running in a bit for supplies. He looked up as I ran closer, expecting me to keep running until I had something to kill him with. The joke was on him.
Hayden Ellis, D10
I heard Jayden behind me as she ran for a weapon. Or I thought she was looking for a weapon. She smashed into me from behind, knocking me forward onto my chest. Something thin and tight jerked me back to my knees, and instantly my breath was cut off. The band around my neck tightened unbearably, like a garrotte. I clawed and tried to twist, but Jayden had her legs wrapped around my waist, and she rode out my thrashing. As my struggles got weaker, I realized how she was killing me, and I had to smile.
Ally Tesla, D5
Vampires weren't supposed to come out in the daytime, but that didn't stop her. I saw Yara in front of me as we ran toward our closest ally, Jayson, but I never got there. I felt Shinju's hand on my shoulder and she yanked me backwards off-balance. My chest hitched painfully as I landed hard, and fresh pain burst from it when Shinju dropped heavily onto me. She grabbed my head with both hands, holding in place as she started to feed.
Her teeth weren't sharp yet. They tore bluntly at my skin, and Shinju didn't suck blood so much as it sprayed into her mouth. I screamed and shoved at her, and she flew off me suddenly. I hadn't thought I was that strong. In the seconds before my vision faded, I saw Jayson standing over me and smiled, because I knew I was safe.
Jayson Dable, D11
I grabbed Shinju by the back of the collar and picked her up like a rag doll, throwing her away from Ally and halfway to her platform. She landed in a heap and got up, blood smeared across her mouth and glaring evilly at me. She slunk away when I acted like I was going to go after her. I turned back to Ally, just in time to see the life fading from her eyes. I bent down next to her. She only had a second left. I could stay with her that long.
Blinding pain washed over the left side of my head, and I fell onto Ally's body. I couldn't imagine what had hit me. I couldn't fight someone who hit me from behind and ran. It looked like I would be staying with Ally longer than a second. I covered her cooling body with mine as I fell. Nobody else was going to hurt her.
Attila Attard, D1
Hero was down. We couldn't mourn him until after the Bloodbath. We all had our jobs. Chrome got Hero's target, Jayson, by scooping up a full metal canteen and swinging it from the rope like a shot put, knocking half his brains out. Eren was assigned to Jodie, but the girl had abandoned the supplies and was in the thick woods in a heartbeat. Jayden's assignment was taken care of, leaving her open to provide backup and eliminate stragglers. Gator had been assigned to Shinju, mostly because we were hoping she would kill him, but the vampire escaped and left a trail of blood in the grass behind her. That left me and my target- Niko.
The blur of moving Tributes blocked my view of Niko for a minute. When they cleared, I saw him dimly through the vines and trees, half-carrying Yara with him. He looked over his shoulder and cringed when he saw Jayson lying on Ally. He was gone, but that wouldn't stop me from killing. I ran for the closest Tribute and grabbed the back of her head. She was crying and she said something, but I ignored it and hardly even noticed her face. If I was to live, she had to die. I smacked her head down as I brought my knee up to meet it.
Ethel Bulhera, D10
I didn't even go for the supplies. I just ran, but I wasn't fast enough. Attila caught me and grabbed me by the head. I knew there was no way out, even as I pleaded with him. My story had just begun, and already it was ending.
Aran Cooper, D6
I was supposed to run in and get supplies. That was what the outliers always did during the Games. I ran in toward one of the green camouflage backpacks and picked it up. It was surprisingly heavy, and it slowed me down as I ran toward the trees. I heard footsteps in the soft ground behind me and turned to see Chrome coming at me with her hands over her shoulder. Her muscles flexed as she brought her arms around in an arc. Something round and metal sliced through the air and connected with my head. The pain felt horribly real, and so did what came after.
Marcus Henry Wilberforce, D7
The Cornucopia was covered in vines that connected to the trees that formed a canopy over us. I knew the Careers would underestimate me, and I had one shot to show them they were wrong. I ran straight at the Cornucopia, scooping up a small backpack on the way. I kept going full speed until I was about to smash into the Cornucopia, but instead I grabbed the vine dangling in front of it and scurried up it like the Seven boy I was. In seconds I was out of reach, and in a few seconds more I was safely in the tree the vine connected to, listening to the fighting below as I climbed from one tree to another until I was out of sight.
22nd place: Hayden Ellis- Strangled by Jayden's bra
So now you know. Being a Career, Jayden would know it's really hard to strangle someone barehanded. It's much easier with a ligature, like most murderers use. So, like the Boston Strangler, she used a bra. Hayden was sort of mean and selfish, so I never thought he would win because I'm a boy scout. This, combined with the Careers deciding to systematically target the biggest threats, caused his early death. Thanks MysticalPineForest for Hayden and for submitting a boy, which is always harder to get, as well as not submitting a perfect nice Tribute.
21st place: Ally Tesla- Throat torn out by Shinju
I never planned to kill both Ally and Yara in the Bloodbath, but I knew it would be one or the other. The Careers had assignments, but Shinju was sure to attack one of them. I picked Ally because Yara had a slightly higher chance of winning and I wanted to see it through. Ally was a ray of sunshine, and her alliance will be colorless without her. Thanks Americanpi for Ally, who I didn't kill because I hated her but because she was going to go eventually.
19th place: Jayson Dable- Head smashed by Chrome with a canteen (died after Ethel because the head wound was lighter)
I had this vision of a weaponless Cornucopia where one Career used a metal canteen as a weapon. Chrome was the cleverest, so that made sense. It made sense for Jayson to die because I knew Jayman was happy with Shane and probably didn't expect Jayson to win. He was a great guy, and I'm glad he was popular. Jayman has trouble with that. Thanks homey for Jayson, who was a cool dude.
20th place: Ethel Bulhera- Skull smashed by Attila
Ethel was submitted as a Bloodbath, so that explains that. Nonetheless, we loved her for her humble aspirations of writing and her innocent and sunny nature. We all knew she couldn't win, but it's sad to see her go. Thanks Tracelyn for being the hero we needed and sending a Bloodbath, and for once she wasn't in second. (PS if you were waiting for a specific placement to complete your set, I can juggle Bloodbath orders. Deaths in the Bloodbath are inexact).
18th place: Aran Cooper- Smashed by Chrome with a canteen
Aran didn't think this was real. Natch that he didn't run as fast in the Bloodbath since he wasn't in fear of death. I planned to kill some non-strong Tributes just because it made sense the Careers would keep going after they got their targets. It was Aran or Acer, and Aran had less chance of winning. Thanks ItsaCatsWorld for Aran. You always send in Tributes that aren't overpowered, and I've never gotten anyone like Aran.
Big Bloodbath this time. That's rare for me. I always plan to, and this time I actually did.
