Day 18: The Final Day
So it's all led down to this; I've got to be honest it's been hard. I've had some hard decisions to go through, deciding who dies, in what order and it's just been very hard. To everyone who has reviewed, whether it's once or fifty times, I love you all. But to those who have reviewed almost every chapter and stuck around even when your character and/or favourite own character died, I appreciate you most of all. Thank you so much! There will be two more chapters after this one; a short victor interview and showing the aftermath for all of the tributes (including the victor's) families'. Enjoy the Chapter and May the Odds be Ever in Your Favour!
Danny Suvillian POV
"Catch me if you can Danny!" Airmet runs past Glinda and Brynn and jumps into a nearby tree.
"Wait for me; I can't climb that fast!" Glinda calls to her.
"Hurry up Glinda; otherwise you'll be it… again" Brynn teases.
I start to chase after them as Glinda speeds up. She nudges Brynn jokingly.
"Hey; we can't all live up to Career status you know!" she smiles.
"None of you can get to me" Airmet laughs hanging from the tree like a monkey.
I keep running and just about catch up with Glinda when something happens. The tree Airmet is in disappears and she floats down. The forest disappears into darkness. The three of them come closer to me and then they change. Their faces distort and their eyes turn yellow. They merge into the darkness; becoming like silhouettes with a white outline. They all reach out to grab me. The arm that was Glinda's picks me up and then throws me into a corner. Then it's all clear again. Glinda, Brynn and Airmet aren't there anymore. I'm awake and in the arena. But the creatures are still there, instead in the form of those long thick vines that keep stalking me. I back away but they seem to be everywhere now. They become three walls; the only gap leads to the Cornucopia. This is it; the final showdown. I run into the tunnel without any idea what could be thrown at me now.
Alice Felsworth POV
Well nobody can say I haven't tried. If I die now, my family will know that. The more I say it, the faker it sounds. I need to get back. I've been here what, one day? All I've kept doing is walking; I don't want to bump into anyone both for their sake and mine. When I see the tip of the Cornucopia I pause. Then I'm pushed forward. I turn around; great, the weeds have returned.
"Go on then you stupid vines!" I yell.
I've got a better a chance against them than the other tributes. Predictably the vines wrap around my waist tightly and pick me up. But instead of trying to crush me again, I suddenly find myself flying through the air. Seconds later, I'm falling and then I land. It's no cushy landing either. I try to walk towards one of the vine created tunnels but it seals itself when I get closer. I notice a shadow coming through one of them; I wonder who it is.
"Nice of you to wait for me" the tribute hisses sneakily.
"Nice of you to arrive" I reply "Shall we finish this?"
"Look at you sweetie; catching on so quickly!"
Shimmer backs away and pulls back an arrow but I jump out of the way. It won't work forever but it's a good temporary measure. After jumping out of the way a couple of times I realise her routine. Shoulders up means she's aiming for the head, one shoulder up is aimed at the torso and no shoulders is the legs. But a while later I stumble and she gets me in the shoulder. She laughs and puts her bow and arrows away.
"You missed" I point out mockingly.
"Did I?" she asks innocently.
Are arrows to the shoulder meant to hurt this badly? My vision starts to go fuzzy. Shimmer walks over to me and pokes me in the stomach. I fall like a brick.
"Do you know what J-venom is?" I shake my head at her silently in response "Poison; straight from the tracker jacker's stinger. Only the clever little Capitol scientists have found a way to enhance its deadly elements. A drop is enough to put you into a coma; think what an arrow dipped in the stuff can do. Of course, traditionally it's for rats but don't worry, I have another target to fit the bill. Still, your death won't be a total waste. Your parents can finally move on with their lives instead of worrying about their little inbred."
I feel a sudden energy flow through my veins; I jump up and slash Shimmer's face with my dagger. She squeals as blood flows from several different cuts.
"You… you bitch!" she screams.
She takes my dagger and shoves it into my stomach in a white hot rage. Goodbye mum and dad; this is the last time you'll ever have to witness this. You can thank Shimmer Starlight for that.
BOOM
Shimmer Starlight POV
Everyone underestimates winners; they think they're snobs or "arrogant". Please; I just know facts. Glinda is dead; fact. Brynn is dead; fact. Phoenix is dead; fact. Danny is going to be dead soon; fact. And I can't wait to make it happen. My latest victim's cannon goes off and the vines disappear. That just leaves two since Danny irritatingly didn't die. I'm pretty sure the district 7 girl had something to do with it so I'm just evening out the universe really. I walk for a while; like at least 10 minutes before I spot her. Annoyingly she sees me too and starts running. Oh well, sometimes the chase is the best part. We get up to a cliff and reach a dead end; her on the edge, me inches away. She just makes it too easy.
"If you're going to kill me, just do it. Just don't push me down there" she points to the sea crashing on the rocks below "Use and arrow or something; please I'm begging you!"
Sometimes they just make it worse for themselves. I pick her up by her shirt and dangle her over the edge.
"Honey, I've gone through this competition helping everyone. It's time you faced your fears" I smirk.
"Wait! I'm the one you want; if you're going to kill someone, kill me" puffs Danny as he reaches the top.
I have to laugh at this.
"So the rat's returned to the nest. Don't worry, I'm going to kill both of you; the order doesn't matter to me. Frankly, after seeing your allies, friends and your allies' friends die I would have expected you to realise that now" I let go of the girl, tiring of holding her fat body.
"What is wrong with you? Why do you always want to bring death and destruction wherever you go? Don't you have a family? Don't you have friends?" Danny yells in disgust.
"Friends? I don't need friends; I need fans! You should thank me in advance; you're death is going to go down in history as the greatest victor's final kill; for now that is" I laugh.
"So you want to kill more? Haven't you done enough?"
"I don't know; I'm quite enjoying this. In fact, I have a brother back home who was a little mean to be on the day of my reaping. In fact, there are a few people who have been mean to me. When I am so innocent too; I just like to help people."
"You're nuts."
"So what if I am? Here's a lesson for you Danny boy; the craziest people are the most famous. That's because like me, they aren't afraid to push boundries to help people. You know what they say- if you wanna make an omelette you've got to break a few eg-"
My back goes stiff and pain courses through me. I stagger backwards and fall off the cliff, towards the sea below.
Amy-Leigh Gizmo POV
"Take that- you- crazy- bitch" I gasp for air, breathless.
"You? How did you survive the fall? How did you get back up here?" the boy I met before burbles.
"Let's just say it's an inside joke between me and the Capitol."
"Why didn't Shimmer react? After all, as much as I hate to admit it, she was pretty strong."
"The axe I threw at her was covered in poison."
Flashback
I woke up in the cave and two parcels sat at the opening. After not getting a sponsor gift for ages, I was pretty surprised to get two in one day. I opened the bigger one first. Inside was some armour, enough to protect my body from the sharpest of swords as well as Shimmer's arrows plus a note.
Amy,
My name is Katniss Everdeen. I mentored Branwen Pritchard. You two looked like friends, so I think she'd want us to give you something as thanks for helping her all this time.
-Katniss
Thanks for helping her actually get somewhere kid. You're alright.
-H
The second was from Johanna.
Look Amy,
I don't think you need this but that Talia woman convinced me you need an edge. Maybe this'll help.
-Jo
Inside was the poison. Who would have thought a dumb escort like Chicken would have thought of something so smart?
End of flashback
"So… what happens now?" the boy asks me.
"One of us has to die; that's all we can be sure of" I shrug.
"We could think of someway to decide."
"But what we use; it's not as if- aaaa!"
Someone has hold of my leg. I look down and Shimmer, barely conscious, her formerly beautiful face covered in deep scars and bruises, is trying to drag me down with her. I can't hold on for much longer. The boy looks on in horror.
"Hey you! Tell both families in district 7 and the girl's family in district 12 I'm sorry. I really did try" I say clearly so he doesn't miss a word.
The boy looks at his shoes and then looks up again.
"Where's the rest of your poison?" he says urgently.
"What?"
"Where is it?"
"In my pocket."
"Give it here."
"Why?"
"Just trust me!"
I give him the poison and he pulls me towards him for a second.
"Glinda Odair; district 4, Airmet W. Jumpneptune; district 11, Brynn Kale; district 2" he whispers.
I hear ear splitting screams of pain as my leg is released. I turn around just to see Shimmer's dissolved eye balls inside empty sockets and the boy throwing himself off and taking her with him. But… they'll come back won't they. The cliff- I look over the edge, kicking some pebbles as I go. The two bodies lies crumpled at the bottom, gruesomely out of shape. The rocks I kicked fall onto them, not moving an inch.
BOOM
BOOM
"Congratulations to the winner of the 76th Hunger Games, Amy-Leigh Gizmo!"
I climb the ladder of the hovercraft and am pulled in by a peacekeeper. She takes me into a room with just a bed and a bedside cabinet inside. I sip the glass of water as it dawns on me. I have just won the 76th hunger games. I've beaten 23 other people. I'm going home.
So what did you think? I have a feeling I'm gonna get comments saying I should have let someone else win or something but oh well. Truthfully I ended up choosing between Danny and Amy. I thought of an ending for both of them though the two were quite similar and eventually I just picked Amy. The final chapter will be in 12 sections (one for each district) in the third person. Finally I just wanna thank you guys again for all your support; I really wouldn't care as much about updating if you didn't review so it's much appreciated.
Death List
24th: Chime Hathaway- I killed him purely on the basis, that it makes Wonder guiltier.
23rd: Dallas Cho- Not strong enough and I struggled a bit to write for him.
22nd: Camera Jackie- No real reason other than the fact I couldn't see him winning.
21st: Sevtamira Maroon- I couldn't see her winning and I wasn't very good at writing for the character.
20th: Elliot Klemes- I was debating in my head so much as to whether to kill off this character especially after writing his interview but in the end I was choosing between him and Tansley as to who died.
19th: Alice Felsworth- I had quite a few ideas for this character but her dying made the most sense, story wise. I did like the character a lot though; she was interesting.
18th: Wolfgang Star- I must be clear I had a list of a few tributes and this wasn't an easy decision. After much deliberation I had to let Wolfgang go.
17th: Jesse Frogan- Sorry Jesse, there's only room for one arrogant arsehole in this story from now on and unfortunately it's not you.
16th: Topaz Martin- You were annoying and arrogant. Yet I will miss you quite a lot and to be honest I needed someone to die to break up the alliance and I chose you; apologies.
15th: Metro Cahidra- This guy was such a sweetie and I felt bad getting rid of him but the blood flow isn't moving fast enough so I had to kill someone else and unfortunately it was Metro.
14th: Wonder Jones- It broke my heart to kill her off. I definitely did consider her winning at a point. I adored writing for her and she only died because of her relationship with Phoenix (yes I know this was my idea and I do apologise).
13th: Glinda Odair- Loved her but had to lose her. I needed to kill off another girl as I only have 4 boys left.
12th: Baron Chrome- It was sad for you to die but you died a good man.
11th: Tansley Marie Hepperly- To be honest, she'd run her course and her story wasn't going anywhere but I still loved the character.
10th: Julie-Anne Beaker- I was actually gonna have her stick around for a little bit but in the end when I thought about it, it was her time. More's to the point, karma's a bitch.
9th: Branna Chrome- I loved her but at least she died on her own terms.
8th: Terro Madrime- I love Terro but I chose the character that was hardest to write for.
7th: Phoenix Cameroon- If anyone actually has a complaint about his death then please make it. Otherwise I just wanted his death to be in an arsehole vs. bitch fight.
6th: Brynn Kale- Just to be clear, this honey was one of my favourites; but then, so was Airmet. Hence why you guys decided. Just as a by the way, Brynn had to most with 8-6.
5.5th: Branwen Pritchard- Ok I am actually peeved that I killed her now but I just felt like I didn't have a choice. It was her or Amy and to be honest the idea for Branwen's death came first. That's the only reason why she died. Please don't think I didn't like her. I loved her to pieces and that's why she came this far.
5th: Airmet W. Jumpneptune- I didn't wanna get rid of her particularly. As a character, she was lovely and had a beautiful soul but I just couldn't see her winning. I will always have a special place in my heart for this character though. Sorry for being a little creepy and for killing her.
4th: Alice Felsworth- I didn't just kill her because I resented her returning. I'm actually quite glad she came back for a little bit. In the end, I just didn't like the idea of her coming back and then winning. Sorry; it seemed a little clichéd. But I still liked her. She was ecstatic.
2nd/3rd: Shimmer Starlight- It's hard to tell which position she really finished in but I'm afraid I did have to go with conventional ending of the bad guy losing. She was such a great character though; I've loved every minute of writing for her. It was fun.
2nd/3rd: Danny Suvillian- As stated above, it came down to him and Amy. It was basically a matter of Amy sounding like a better victor but truthfully I didn't like either of them anymore than the other one.
1st: Amy-Leigh Gizmo- What can I say? I'm a sucker for the underdog. Amy has been this tough but inwardly vulnerable character which sounds really unoriginal but she is such an original character. I've had my struggles writing for her every so often but ultimately she was a character I could really play around with and I loved that.
