Well, here's the next chapter! I am extremely excited for this, as this has a lot of unexpected developments in the story. Also, I'll be working on setting up a poll for the tributes you like, which will now influence results. Now, this chapter is jam-packed with action, but will focus on EACH AND EVERY TEAM except for brown, who has already been focused on in two chapters, but we'll see them again next chapter. Anyway, I do hope you enjoy the chapter, because I adore the suspense and Drama. Oh, and one thing will be happening that is unprecedented in a story like this - well, this is the only story like this, so I guess that's cheating. But it's still unprecedented. Hope you enjoy!

Ivy Ember of the purple team woke up to the early morning sunrise. Her quarters below-decks were incredibly comfortable, as she was the only one in the quarters meant for 4. She headed out above-decks to see what was going on. Tyranny was already there, at the steering wheel, piloting the ship.

"Tyranny, where are we?"

"In the ocean, Ivy."

"No duh.

Purple team had suffered the most losses on the first day, having lost 75% of their team. Today, both were hoping to recuperate and prepare for a rough day ahead. All they needed was a bit of orientation.

"East is the way the sun rises, so east must be that way," Ivy said, pointing to her left.

"No, it's that way," Tyranny countered, pointing the other way.

"This way!"

"That way!"

"Tyranny? I think we're lost."

The orange team was doing team bonding. Thad had managed to get through the swap unscathed, and he and whisper were holding hands and giggling.

Suddenly, golden sails could be seen in the distance.

"S***... I mean crud. Gold is half Careers. Deanna, Auden, Wesley, Barley: below-decks. Everyone else: grab a weapon and prepare for a fight."

"No!" Wesley yelled. "I don't wanna go below-decks!" He then proceeded to throw a temper tantrum.

"OK, stay above decks," Thad conceded. In all honesty, Thad was happy to get rid of Wesley.

"What about me?" Auden exclaimed. "I'm a Career!"

"Yeah, and you trained for 2 weeks before your reaping. If you want, you can stay at the top of the stairs and do some knife-throwing, but be ready to run down the stairs to Dee and Barley."

Auden nodded, grabbed a few knives, and ran down the stairs, hiding directly under the trap door.

The gold team lowered their ship's corvus and stormed orange's deck. A fierce battle ensued.

Wesley, as he was still above decks, was almost immediately murdered by Goldstar. Ona snuck up behind Alava and killed her, and in return, Thad stabbed Colin. Meanwhile, the trapdoor opened just slightly. A small hand with a small knife in it flicked the knife, and it hit Acestes Adrina in the heel.

"The Achilles heel," Auden whispered. She disappeared beneath.

"OW!" Ace screamed. Ona picked him up as the gold team retreated to their ship. As they did so, 3 cannons went off.

Thad headed back down the trapdoor. "Good job, Auden!" he said.

"Thanks," she added, slightly smugly, and they headed all the way below decks.

Meanwhile, Gold team was in chaos. 3 of the team were careers and hadn't even learned how to properly dress a wound. Thankfully, Gretchen and Riley were both quite smart.

"Ace, on your stomach!" Gretchen exclaimed, as Ona carefully set him down. She examined the wound. "It's a deep cut, but with enough gauze, it should only leave a scar. Whoever threw that knife has one heck of an arm.

Riley grabbed a canteen of water and was pouring it over the wound. In just the nick of time, a parachute landed with towels and gauze.

"Yes!" both girls exclaimed, and they hi-fived each other.

Gretchen grabbed a towel and handed it to Riley to blot the wound. That was to get the water off of the wound as well as the excess blood.

"Get me 3 canteens!" Gretchen yelled, and Ona ran to oblige.

"Will Ace be OK?" Ona asked, in a scared tone of voice that nobody ad ever heard her use before.

"I think so. We just have to work quickly with the bandages."

Gretchen immediately grabbed a roll of gauze and tossed it to Riley to wrap the heel. This proved difficult, as the cut was in an awkward position on the heel. Gretchen headed over to help, bringing the gauze with her.

After about 8 tries, they finally managed to successfully wrap the ankle. "There. It's finished," Gretchen pronounced.

"Thanks," Ace said.

"Try to sit up," Riley said. Ace rolled over and sat up.

"You may have to stay seated for a few days to let it heal. Try not to do any fighting, and we'll try to steer the ship away. OK?"

"OK," he responds.

"I'm so glad you're OK, Ace."

"Me too, Ona. Me too."

Meanwhile, red team was in the middle of yet another argument.

"How come you always get your way?" Crash yelled.

"Because you're annoying, mean, and sullen," Smash retorted.

"You're a mean, spoiled, &!#$!"

"You did not just say that!"

"Oh, but I did."

"You know, Dad told me not to kill you. I may have to disobey him!"

The two went at each other, fist to fist. Eagle had to physically separate them. He sent Crash below-decks and kept Smash above-decks.

At the same time, Syeira and Isaiah weren't exactly getting along. Isaiah was still under the impression that he's supposed to be King of the Arena, and that doesn't seem like it'll change at any time.

"Fetch me a drink," he instructed Syeira.

"No," she replied. "I'm not your servant!"

"Do you dare disobey the King of the Arena?" Isaiah screamed, pointing to the crown atop his head. "Get me a drink or off with your head!"

"OK. First of all, you can't kill me, because we're on the same team. Second of all, what drink would you like: aggravation or immaturity?"

Off to the side, Danica watched the scene with wide eyes. She had known from the beginning that her team could cause problems, and she was right. An idea sprouted in her mind to run away from her team. But would it work?

On the white team, Cyei All was ready. He looked at his knife: sharp as, well, a knife! Then, he spotted his target.

Poise Caesurea was daydreaming, as usual. In her mind, she was back in District 9, in a wheat field, laying down, looking up at the clouds. She was in peace, yet totally oblivious, making her Cyei's ideal target.

Cyei studied his target. He slowly approached her, bent his elbow back, and stabbed Poise in the back. Seconds later a cannon fired.

Cyei put one of his smiley face stickers on Poise's face. Then, he ran over to the bow of the ship and looked over the edge, to make it look like the person who had done it escaped. He was so happy to kill, and he wanted to do so again.

Meanwhile, the rest of the white team were below decks doing team bonding.

"My family is half-Japanese," Amber said. "Japan is another country outside of Panem. My mom, Yoko, and half-sister, Reiko, are from there. My father, Paul, and brother, Bradley, are from District 7. My mom and half-sister immigrated to Panem and then Mom met my father. Each of them had lost their first spouse, so they became close, and eventually married. They then had me and my sister, Angela."

"That's confusing," Fae said.

"Yeah, but you get used to it."

Suddenly, a cannon fired. They all rushed above-decks to see if anyone from their team had been killed, and sure enough, there was Poise, lying in a pool of blood.

"Who could have killed her?" Amber asked.

"I don't know," Danny said. "Look around and see if you can see anything."

Fae ran to the starboard side, Kole to the port side, Amber to the bow, and Acacia to the stern. Cyei was disregarded, for some unknown reason, by his whole team.

"Nothing for miles," Fae announced.

"Same," Acacia added.

"Agreed," Kole said.

"So, nothing for miles," Amber concluded. "That means that (a) Poise was suicidal, (b) someone is a very fast rower, or (c) the murderer is on the ship."

"Hold on," Fae said, her voice dropping a bit. "Have any of you noticed anything odd about Cyei?"

"Yeah," Danny said. "He has this glint in his eye, like he's up to something."

Amber nodded in agreement. "We have to keep an eye on him," she says.

"Exactly. Everyone should keep their eyes open. Have a weapon on hand, just in case, as well, which is a good idea anyway."

"But is there anything we can do about Cyei, Danny?" Fae asked.

"I don't know, Fae. I don't know."

Yellow team had their hands full. Marynna and Len had found a small stash of sugary snacks on the ship. Each had a snack, and now they were going wild.

"Na, na, na, na, na! You can't catch me!" Len yelled.

"Get back here!" Marynna responded. The two began chasing each other arund the ship.

At the same time, Astrid and Lucy were talking in the middle of the ship about sister stuff, and their new little sibling.

"What about Brianna, if the baby is a girl?"

"Why?"

"Well, we were considering Brynn for a boy, so Brianna for a girl! It's cute."

"WE were considering those names, but it depends on what Mom wants. Keep that in mind."

Suddenly, Len and Marynna started running around them.

"Astird?"

"Yes, Lucy?"

"I'm getting dizzy just watching them!"

Astrid held her sister close to keep her from getting too dizzy. She could only think about how much she loved her sister, and all she wanted was to get her sister out of the arena safely - whatever it would take.

Black team wasn't exactly doing much as a team. Everyone was off on their own, thinking. Well, except Mars and Belle. They were sitting together, just talking.

"What's your weapon of choice?" Belle asked.

"Knives, but I'm also good at knot-tying. You?" Belle replied.

"Well, knives as well. And my mind."

"Why do you say that?"

"Well, my parents always taught me to not be cocky about my skill, and to observe my opponents. By doing so, I can discover their weaknesses, which is equally important as using weapons. For example, I know that Bellona and Acestes' weaknesses are each other.

"Hm?"

"Did you notice that they were always together, except for the Chariot Rides and the Interviews, where they were forced apart?"

"No."

"That's what I mean. I just notice these things. They are visibly close. This tells me that they couldn't imagine being separated, which makes me wonder: what would happen if they were separated? I think it would be so tough if they were separated. Which leads me to think that their weaknesses are each other."

"Pretty good," Belle said.

It's weird, she thought. I am so superior superior to everyone else, but around Mars, I feel... like everyone else.

Suddenly, the silver ship began to approach. Mars and Belle sprang up and grabbed weapns.

"Knives," Belle said.

Cassandra also sprang to attention. She grabbed a trident to prepare. Unfortunately, they weren't fast enough to save Ty. A cannon soon fired. However, due to the small size of the silver team, they didn't want to risk losing another member, so they made a break for it.

The silver team themselves were plotting. "I want to go see my friend, Brandi, from home. Well, actually, she's my sister's friend, but she's a great taste of home, and I do miss her a lot."

"OK, but we have to be sorta careful," Cassie says. "Shine is belowdecks, and she will kill if she finds out that we're going to another team. Apollo, your opinion?

"Like Cassie said, it should be fun, but we have to be very careful. Shine is not one of those people who is in any way forgiving. So, if she catches wind of anyone with any sympathy, she'll murder."

"Got it," Sadie concluded. "Let's go!"

Apollo took the wheel, and they set off.

Lila Flemings of the pink team was watching her brother, Xander, chat with Lambell.

"Where do you live?" Xander asked.

"I live in District 10."

"That's far away. I live in 7. But I used to live in 10."

"Really?"

"Yeah. My uncle lived in 10. He was my guardian. He had to move to 7 for some reason, and I don't know why. Unfortunately, he died, so Lila found me and took me in. I love her! She's the best sister EVER!"

"You said you lived in 10?"

"Yeah."

"I remember you a bit!"

"Really?"

"Yeah! We were in pre-K together before you moved! I wondered what happened."

"That's so weird."

"Yeah."

Lila was watching from the side with Toby. "Wow, they're really hitting it off!"

"Yeah. Puppy love?" Toby said. "I think we've mentioned that already, though."

"Yeah. You know, maybe they know each other."

"How so?"

"Xander lived in 10 for 3 years until he then moved to 7 with his uncle, who got into trouble with the Capitol. So, they may remember each other from their first year of school."

"Maybe."

Green team was back in the main arena. They had left the doors area the night before and were now back in the nautical piece of the Arena. They had anchored the ship, and were in the middle trying to find something in common, which had been Brandi's idea. She had noticed a disconnect in the team and strongly wanted to change that.

"OK, so, does everyone here have a sibling?" Brandi asked. "I have 3 brothers: Tyler, Rick, and Bob. Bob is a drunk, but he made this necklace for me." She then proceeded to show the necklace to the group."

"Well, obviously, Viktor and I are siblings, but we also have two younger siblings, Wolf, 14, and Fleur, 12. They mean the world to us."

"Fallen and I have each other, and that's all," Leia said. "I love him, and I couldn't imagine being without him. That's why I volunteered."

"I also have siblings. 2 older and one younger," Tinny said.

"Good, so we all have something in common!"

Suddenly, Sadie came on board the ship.

"Brandi!"

"Sadie!"

Everyone was a bit confused.

"Her sister is one of my best friends. I promised her sister I'd protect her, except that we're on different teams."

"These are the rest of the people on my team, Apollo and Cassie."

"Do you have any older tributes?" Brandi asked.

"Yes," Shine's sinister voice said. "They do."

Everyone on green ran. Unfortunately, Tinny didn't run fast enough, and was brutally murdered by Shine.

BOOM!

That got Rowena mad. She had really cared for Tinny as a brother. She grabbed a knife and threw it at a small body.

What she didn't know was that that small body was Sadie Wood. As soon as Brandi saw the knife hurtling toward her, she jumped in front of Sadie ans the knife impaled Brandi in the chest.

"No, Brandi!" Sadie yelled, running to her.

"Sadie," Brandi said, her green eyes meeting Sadie's grey. "I had to. I promised your sister I'd protect you."

"But why'd you have to do that?"

"Because that knife would have hit you."

"Not necessarily!"

"Look, Sadie. You're strong. Tell Helen I tried my best when you get out."

"If I get out."

"When, Sadie, when."

With those words, Brandi's eyes slid shut, and her cannon fired.

Sadie burst into tears. Cassie and Apollo helped her up and escorted her back to her ship, where she lay down on the deck, sobbing.

On the blue team, Dek and Darren had not yet finished playing pirates at all. They were playing it until they were forced to go to sleep, and the moment they woke up, they started up again. At this point, it was getting tiring.

"Darren, Dek, you guys have to take a break from pirates. Please," Trinity begged.

"Man the port bow! Hoist the anchor! Prepare to set sail!" Dek yelled, he and Darren running around on the ship.

"Dek, Darren, please!" Mica said.

Trinity and Marianne got back to catching up. Suddenly, a parachute came down.

"What's in it?" Trinity inquired, ripping it open. In it was D8 and D11 bread and family photos of each girl.

"Oh, isn't that so nice!" Marianne exclaimed.

"I love it!" Trinity agreed.

Suddenly, something caught Marianne's eye over the side of the ship. She went over to see what happened. "Hey, guys!" she yelled. Her whole team ran over to the side of the ship only to see the white ship approaching.

"We need a plan of attack," Nyx said.

"No, we don't." Marianne strongly said.

"What?" Everyone yelled.

"Yes. We do not need a plan of attack. Fae Springer on white and I set up an alliance on Reaping Day. She wouldn't attack. Now, I'm not sure about Acacia and Kole, but I don't think the rest of the team would. So, what if we propose an alliance?"

"That's not a bad idea," said Trinity. "Having one massive alliance would be so, so, so benificial. It gives us so many more people we can trust."

"Let's go for it," Mica concluded. "Don't make a motion to attack when they come up. Marianne, you talk."

Everyone nodded.

"Dek, Darren, go sit over there and play a game sitting down. OK?"

They nodded, and sat down to play a game.

As white team approached, Marianne prepared to speak. White lowered their corvus, and began to approach the ship.

"STOP!" Marianne yelled.

"What?" Danny asked.

"I have a proposal."

White dropped their weapons. "Go on."

"There are very strong teams out there. Gold team, silver team, and purple, in a way. We have one Career, you have two. My suggestion is that we make an alliance. Our two teams work together. This way, we can have a stronger chance of winning overall."

White huddled up.

"What's your take?" Danny asked.

"Marianne and I made an alliance on Reaping day. I'm all for it," Fae said.

"It does sound good," Amber said.

"Yeah," Cyei said, but in his mind, he said, More people to kill.

"And we have another Career to work with," Kole said, motioning to him and Acacia.

"So we're in agreement?" Danny said.

"Yes," Fae said.

They broke apart.

"We'll accept," Danny said. "We accept the proposal of an alliance."

"Yes," Marianne whispered.

Everyone headed to the white ship to do ice breakers.

After what seemed like no time at all, the anthem played. Looking up at the sky, the following faces could be seen.

Wesley Goode, District 6

Ty Leowne, District 6

Colin Villanueva, District 7

Tinny Mince, District 9

Poise Caesurea, District 9

Alava Devlin, District 12

Brandi Hahn, District 12

Blue said goodbye to white team, and headed back to their ship.

"Hoist the anchor!" Darren yelled.

"Good grief," Marianne said.

So, I hope you enjoyed the chapter! And now for the Author's Note.

First of all, as you know, this is the first real Games chapter since before I left for camp; so, since June. As a result, I had these great ideas that have already been mentioned. So, some stuff is repeated from there to here. PLEASE just deal with it. It'll be better next chapter when I have a better idea of where I've been.

I also need some help. I am working on a Harry Potter/Hunger Games FanFic. In order to do this, I need a list of available classes at Hogwarts. Assistance is greatly appreciated.

Sponsor points will now be disregarded, but if you want me to send something to a tribute, let me know.

What to expect next chapter? Well, we'll see what's up with the brown team, the red team will continue arguing (no surprise), and a twist will come into the story that will flip the entire situation upside down. You'll just have to wait for the chapter!

PLEASE review! I haven't really been pushing for them, but now I really wan't them. I won't hold off chapters, but a bunch of reviews would be nice.

A poll and the change of the tribute list on my profile are coming shortly. That's all for now! Keep an eye on all 3 of my stories for a new chapter.

-goldie031