Night 2: The Buzzoids
Devar Wildres 18 District 4
After last night we chased after the two surviving tributes however they managed to slip away into the darkness. That was annoying but me did come across a cool house. It has a kitchen and bedrooms and everything! Wolf even found a shotgun which seems to have pleased him a lot. Guns are usually rare in the hunger games.
Maibee hasn't really spoken since she killed that little girl from 6. She is just huddled in a chair in the corner.
Aaron also demonstrated his surprisingly good cooking skills and has cooked us dinner, so I guess that's one reason for keeping him alive. Oh yeah and we have a new alliance member. The little scrawny boy from District 8, Rayon his name is. I really don't know what use he is to us but Aaron convinced us to keep him alive. So right now he's doing the washing up which is something I've always hated so there's that. Still Angel has started picking on him now since he's the bottom of the food chain. She's taken to calling him 'donkey'
"Hey donkey…hurry up" she yells at him as he's washing the dishes
"Ok…sorry" he mumbles
Since I was a previous victim of bullying this is something I can't stand to see but I keep my mouth shut for now.
She chucks one of the empty bottles at his head and giggles. I have to say something!
"Hey just cut it out ok?" I tell her
She glares at me
"He's our enemy dummy, there's too many people in this alliance as it is if you ask me"
"Well you can't talk…you're not even a career!" I retort
Oh shit! I didn't mean to say that…
"What…" Sahara growls
Everyone looks around shocked
Sahara picks up Wolfs shotgun and coxes it before pointing it at Angel. Everyone is now staring in silence at the situation in anticipation…even Rayon.
"Explain yourself" Sahara orders
Angel stands up nervously
"I…I wanted the glory…the excitement…you understand right?" she murmurs
Sahara nods
"I understand" she replies
BANG
I jump out of my skin! Sahara shot Angel square in the head with that shotgun, her body falls backwards like a ragdoll and crashes on the floor…blood splattered everywhere! Including on me since I was sitting next to her.
A cannon fires!
"Anyone else got anything to confess?" Sahara asks coldly
Most people just shake their heads but I just sit in shock.
"Good"
She sits back down and hands the gun back to Wolf
"Aaron darling…do you mind putting the body outside?" she requests
Aaron sighs and starts dragging the Angels body outside, he signals Rayon to help him and he rushes over.
I never liked Angel that much but I didn't mean to get her killed! I imagine that when I win this thing her friends and family will hate me forever!
Still I find Sahara's actions more concerning. How she was just able to despatch her ally like that.
Aaron and Rayon suddenly come running back in
"Guys…its getting dark again!"
"Shit! I forgot about that" Adonis replies
"Whatever comes out can't be as bad as last night right?" Alayna adds
Bria Goodwin 16 District 7
The city lights up like a rainbow in many different colours. The sound of the deep horn echoes through the arena again!
I stop for a second to look around. There's no dark cloud spreading through the city this time. Although after looking closer there is something up there…flying in the sky above the high-rises…
At first I think it's a swarm of bats which I hate…but as they get closer they look more like insects. Either way I need to get away from them…
I run towards the nearest building which says 'supermarket' above it, I rip the glass door open and slam it behind me! I seem to be in some kind of huge shop.
A few moments later the strange insects start smashing against the glass wall, cracking it in some cases. They look a little bit like dragonflies but the size of a cat and a sickly green colour.
I move away from the glass quickly as the creature's swarm around. The building has a big white interior with different food spread across the different sections. One thing is for sure I won't be going hungry in here…
Wolfgang Othello Kelar 18 District 1
After Angels death we headed outside to see if we could find any tributes to kill. Rayon is still with us at the moment, he has replaced Angel. Although he is trailing at the back.
"Hurry up Rayon" Sahara calls
Sahara is at the front with Alayna, the rest of us are in between them and Rayon somewhere. Maibee did well to get a kill last night although like me I think she feels sad about it. I can't explain why. As for this 'Aaron' I don't trust him very much. I can't explain that either…
Also what worries me is no one seems concerned about the Nightmare Dimension opening…
"What is that sound?" Aaron asks
"Probably just the wind" Devar shrugs
"What's that up there?" Rayon points
There is something flying towards us from the sky…actually it's a swarm of things
Before I can think what to do next everyone has run into the underground metro station. I race after them.
"Into the train!" Alayna shouts
We all jump into one of the underground trains as the insect's swarm around the station, luckily the doors closed behind us.
"They're everywhere!" Adonis exclaims
"Look!" Aaron points
I look to where he's pointing and notice one of them managed to get in the train. It is crawling and flapping around the roof of the train
"There's one in here…" Rayon squirms
"Nobody move" I order
I slowly point my gun at the creature and shot it, the shot goes home and it explodes into pieces with green blood splattering everywhere. I breathe a sigh of relief
"Watch out!" Alayna yells
One of them emerges from under a seat and jumps onto Aarons face. He holds it back with his hands
"Help!" he exclaims
"I think it's trying to go in my mouth!"
I aim my gun at the creature, wondering whether to save Aarons life
"Stay still" I tell him
He looks at me aiming my gun at the mutt
"What are you crazy!" he yells
I fire the gun at the creature and it explodes into pieces just like the other one. Aaron then stands up and wipes the disgusting goo off his face and cloths
"Thanks…" he says
"You're welcome" I reply
Aaron Holloway 18 District 7
Is Wolf crazy? He could have killed me! Still I'm grateful he prevented that insect mutt from going inside me…God knows what it would have done to me.
Our train comes to a stop parallel to another train.
"Hey look! There's someone in the other train!" Alayna points out
She's right there's a skinnyish boy with brown hair and light brown eyes. I think he's from District 3.
Suddenly the train doors to both trains open giving us access to his train.
"Well isn't that convenient" Sahara says sarcastically
I bet she's going to make me kill this boy, I really can't stand her sometimes. I just need to be patient…. like Akosua said. When I finally get the chance to betray them I'm going to go for Sahara first!
We enter the other train
"Surprise" Sahara announces
Alayna goes for the kill this time and throws a knife a knife at the boy. He just manages to avoid it and it embeds into the seat.
He rushes though the door into the next carriage and the then out of the train door…just a few moments later the train doors shut again, locking us in the train!
"No!" Alayna slams her fist on the train door
"Don't worry…he is now locked outside with those things…he won't get far" Devar reassures us
Devar is right. If we followed him out there I might end up with one of those insects inside me...Ew…the though makes me shiver
The train begins moving again…
Acer Lynx 17 District 3
I look behind me and notice the train has started moving again! The careers couldn't get out on time! I'm safe!
I see a sign on the metro station that says 'museum'. I exit the station back onto the street and in front of me is a large old building that must be the museum.
I hear something in the air… like the sound of something buzzing around behind me…I turn around and see nothing there…
Sadie Tempest 17 District 12
Those insect mutts managed to get into the museum! We are running through the corridor in the opposite direction down the hall. About halfway down the hall I manage to slip over, I'm a good runner but clumsy apparently. Rye quickly grabs me and hauls me up but all the others have kept running ahead except Prince. Since the mutts are gaining, the three of us decide to go right!
We run into another room that seems to have loads of skeletons of giant animals.
Suddenly I can feel one of the creatures on my back! I fall to the floor face first. I can feel it crawling on me and attempting to get to my face but I am covering with my arms and the floor.
I hear a knife go into the creature followed by a deathly screech. I roll it off me and then Prince stabs it several more times until its dead.
I stare at him in shock
"Prince…you saved me"
Suddenly I hear more buzzing as more of them have entered the room, we freeze…unsure of what to do but they don't seem to be going for us.
"Guys I think they're blind" Rye whispers
He's right…they only move towards a target based on sound
Slowly the three of us creep back under one of the giant skeletons and remain more silent than I have ever managed to be in my life. Even the sound of my breath is making me nervous which in turn is making me breath louder…just relax Sadie!
Eventually the swarm moves on and leaves us alone in the room. When we are sure they are gone Prince rushes to lock the doors.
"One of those things didn't manage to get inside you did it?" I ask Rye
He shakes his head looking sad at the floor
"That's good!"
He nods sadly
"What's wrong?" I ask
"Nothing…it's just…"
"What?"
"It's just…I would have saved you if Prince wasn't here…you do know that right?" he murmurs
"What?"
I can't believe that's what he's worried about!
"Don't be stupid Rye…who says I need saving anyway?" I reply
He nods reassured
"I guess you're right"
"Yeah…I can take care of myself don't worry"
I rub him on the shoulder
Prince then returns to us
"I think we're safe for now" He announces
Me and Rye come out from under the animal skeleton
"I hope the others are ok" I say
Bastion Oppenheim 16 District 5
As we race down the hall I notice that there's suddenly only 3 of us. Me, Akosua and Cordelia
We turn left and suddenly we are facing another tribute! The boy from 3! For a moment none of us are sure what to do? We're supposed to kill each other right?
"Wait Cordelia!" The boy pleads
Of course. Cordelia is his District partner
Out of nowhere one of those creature's flies directly into the boy's mouth! He collapses onto the floor and looks like he's having a seizure as his body unnaturally flails about!
The three of us step over him and run into the next room and shut the door. This room seems to be a kind of canteen. On the other side we hear unnatural screeches!
Then the boy bursts through the door with an unusual amount of strength. His eyes are a blood red and he screeches like a raging animal.
"Stand back!" I warn
I charge at him but he knocks he aside with his strength and I fly across the canteen!
As I recover I see him jump onto Akosua and attempt to bite into her however she begins stabbing him with her knife until finally placing the blade in his eye. He lets out a final deathly cry before collapsing in a pool of blood…a cannon fires in the distance….
Akosua gets up and sits on one of the canteen chairs, she bursts into tears and covers her face with her hands
"I can't believe I just did that!" she murmurs
I sit next to her and rub her back to try and comfort her
"It's ok" I reassure
"I'll check the doors…" Cordelia says awkwardly
"I never actually thought I'd kill anyone…" Akosua continues
"hey you saw what that thing did to him"
I look down at his bloodied body
"You did him a favour if anything" I say
"You heard the cannon! I took his life!"
"Well it's a good thing that you feel the way you do…it means you are a good person" I say
She nods and wipes a tear away from her face
"I don't think I'm a good person" I admit
She looks at me and takes my face in her hands
"I think you're a very good person Bastion"
I shake my head
"No I'm not…"
"If you knew the things that I've done"
We don't say anymore after this…we just kiss
"Sorry but what are we going to do next" Cordelia interrupts
We both stop kissing abruptly
"Shall we try and find Rye…and the others?" she says
Akosua Haynes 16 District 5
After my parents passed my best friend was my cousin until she later died from sickness. I haven't met anyone I've trusted as much as her since…until now
I originally created this idea for a mutt for a different syot but it wasn't used in the end so I decided to use them in this story. The idea is that they are parasitic and when they take you over they turn you into a kind of zombie. Hope you enjoyed this chapter and are looking forward to the next!
Eulogies
Day 1 – Real world
26th: Whisper Collins (District 10 male) Killed by Wolfgang Othello Kelar - Impaled through radio tower.
25th: Satin Tellresh (District 8 female) Killed by Sahara Chrystal – Stabbed in the throat.
24th: Demetria Anderson (District 6 female) Killed by Maibee Turkish – Impaled with katana.
Day 2
23rd: Angel Terminus (District 4 female) Killed by Sahara Chrystal – Shot in the head. I don't think Angel was ever supposed to get far for two reasons 1. She's not actually a career 2. Her personality. Those two things combined are what lead to her death. Sorry Professor R.J Lupin1
22nd: Acer Lynx (District 3 male) Killed by Akosua Haynes – Stabbed in the eye. There's not really a reason I decided to kill Acer. He had a pretty cool backstory but I didn't really have any plans for him in the story. Sorry Team Shadow
Alive tributes: 21
Deceased tributes: 5
Remaining tributes
District 1
Male: Wolfgang Othello Kelar – 1 kill
Female: Sahara Chrystal – 2 kills
District 2
Male: Adonis Quincy
Female: Alayna Styx
District 3
Female: Cordelia Wattson
District 4
Male: Devar Wildres
District 5
Male: Bastion Oppenheim
Female: Akosua Haynes – 1 kill
District 6
Male: Casey Hermes
District 7
Male: Aaron Holloway
Female: Bria Goodwin
District 8
Male: Rayon Ward
District 9
Male: Boule Hadley
Female: Lola Hadley
District 10
Female: Maria Marris Morgrove
District 11
Male: Rye Kaiet
Female: Aluma Nirel
District 12
Male: Marshall Dust
Female: Sadie Tempest
District 14
Male: Prince Malvanu
Female: Maibee Turkish – 1 kill
