The voice of Claudius Templesmith booms through the arena, announcing the Hunger Games and starting the 60 second timer before the tributes are to be released from their pedestals.
Leaf turns from side to side, observing the arena. The ground by her pedestal is solid rock. All around her is solid rock…A cave. Up above, there is a hole in the caves ceiling, letting natural light pour in and illuminate the cornucopia area. The golden horn glistens in the light. The supplies are spread out around the area, just a few feet in front of Leaf she can see a bottle of water.
To her right she sees the female from District 3 and to her left is the female from 12.
"55…54…53…52."
"Apollo!?" Genovia screams, tears already filling her eyes. She hyperventilates. Her eyes darting from right to left at all the tributes around her.
"Here!" Apollo shouts.
Genovia can see him, about seven tributes to her right he stands.
"Run, Genovia," Apollo shouts at her, "when the gong rings, just run!"
Genovia nods in agreement.
"43…42…41…40…39."
Marcella gazes around her. At the vines that wrap around the cave walls, climbing up to the holes where natural light pours through. There is the trickle of water from a few, splattering against the rocky surfaces of the cave the tributes stand in.
"So beautiful," Marcella whispers.
"21…20…19…18…17."
Sawyer grips his token, an engagement ring, in his fingers. Taking deep, steady breaths, he watches the timer countdown.
"5…4…3…2…1."
The gong sounds.
Athena, Osiris, Marcella, Astra, Apollo, and Genovia take off in the opposite direction of the cornucopia.
Genovia is a few feet away when she feels a sudden force jerk her back. Her feet slide out from under her as Zimman grabs a hold of Genovia's blonde hair and yanks on it.
"Noo!" Genovia screams, "Apollo!"
Zimman easily overpowers the young girl, grabbing onto the girls head, raising it up high, then sending it slamming down onto the pedestal that Genovia stood upon only seconds ago.
Whack!
"Ow!" Genovia cries, "Apollo, help!"
Whack!
Genovia lets out a gurgles cry.
Whack!
Zimman feels blood splatter onto her face as Genovia's body begins to convulse.
Whack!
BOOM!
Nevon reaches the cornucopia first. He acts fast. Snatching a bag to his right that bulges with supplies, he opens the top and stuffs in a rope and a two of the many flashlights that decorate the inside of the cornucopia. Supplies in hand, he grabs the nearest weapon, a spear.
Nevon turns just in time to see the shiny blade of a sword swing down on him. He pushes his body back, feeling the tip just graze against his chest but then pain shoots up his body. The sword slashes into his right thigh.
"Aaa!" Nevon screams as he drops to the ground.
"Oh," Ruth says, "I'm sorry hunny, I might be a little messy…It's my first time."
Ruth raises her sword again but Nevon suddenly lunges forward, slamming his body into hers and knocking Ruth to the ground. He takes off running.
Filbert stops, seeing the cornucopia is already crowded with tributes. Many of which have begun to battle one another. His feet jerk in different directions, not sure where to go. Should he flee without anything or risk the dozens of tributes for life saving supplies.
There! A bag away from the battle.
Filbert takes off, struggling to keep his balance on the rocky surface but he manages. He snatches the bag, turns on his heel to aim himself away from the bloodbath and goes to run but sees the male from District 3, Jacob, standing in front of him. Filbert's eyes widen. Jacob gasps. Then a spear tears through Filbert's chest, sending blood splattering onto Jacob.
Jacob lets out a scream as he stumbles back and takes off running away from the fight.
BOOM!
Silver St. Grande rips out his spear from the body of Filbert. Deciding whether to pursue Jacob or rejoin the fight. He turns back to the cornucopia.
"Cover me," Ringo shouts.
The careers stand at the mouth of the cornucopia, asserting their dominance by chasing after and attacking any tributes they come across, protecting the supplies from the other tributes.
Ringo starts opening crates, knowing this is where the best weapons and supplies are. He digs through the blankets, sickles, and bags when he suddenly feels a sharp pain in his side.
He jerks back and looks to see Halle kneeling beside him, pulling out a short knife from Ringo's rib. Ringo looks at her, confused and shocked.
"What?" Halle smiles, "It's obvious the careers are my biggest competition in this game. Why not take the chance to take one out right off the bat?" Halle brushes Ringo's hair from his face, "it's a shame I can't spend more time with you though. I would've loved to see how much I could cut off you before you died."
With that, Halle stabs him again in the chest.
BOOM!
Dio struggles to run. His arms full of numerous bags and supplies, so much so he uses his chin to help hold it all down. He takes off running around the side of the cornucopia when he feels someone jerk on his jacket.
Ruth grabs the hood of Dio's jacket and yanks on it, expecting to knock the boy off his feet but somehow Dio manages to maintain his footing.
"No!" Dio screams.
Nevertheless, Ruth grips her sword and thrusts it forward.
Wham!
Viscosity slams her body into Ruth's, sending Ruth flying into the side of the cornucopia and loosing her grip on Dio.
Dio stumbles forward, his bounty of supplies falling to the ground. Dio looks back, seeing Viscosity on the ground and Ruth recovering from the blow. He doesn't have much time. He starts grabbing whatever he can.
"Dio!" Viscosity screams.
Dio looks up to see Viscosity still on the ground, Ruth over her with sword in hand, ready to deliver a killing blow.
"No!" Dio yells.
No weapons in hand he acts fast, throwing a water bottle as hard as he can. The water bottle flies through the air, smashing into Ruth's face.
Ruth let's out a holler as she stumbles back, grabbing her eyes where the bottle hit.
"Run, Viscosity!" Dio screams as he flees.
Viscosity scrambles to her feet, grabs some of the supplies Dio dropped, and runs away.
Wade snatches a bag and breaks into a sprint when he's suddenly grabbed by Zimman. She grabs a hold of his head and quickly twists her arms.
CRK!
She snaps his neck to the side.
BOOM!
Leaf grabs a nearby axe and bag. She slings the backpack over her shoulders. Peering around she can see a lot of the tributes have cleared out. The female from 10 fights with the male from 1 well the two from 4 guard the inside of the cornucopia. A few stragglers grab what they can without getting too close to the cornucopia.
Knowing there isn't more she can grab, Leaf flees.
Sawyer stumbles on the ground, tripping in blood that covers the ground. He peers to see the male from District 11 laying on the ground, his eyes still wide, almost starring at Sawyer.
Sawyer panics and begins to scramble to his feet when he hears someone charge. Sawyer looks up to see Silver St. Grande thrust his spear towards Sawyer. Sawyer rolls along the ground, hearing the cling as the spear head impacts the hard rocky ground.
Silver readies for another attack but Sawyer kicks hard, right into Silver's ankle, knocking the career tribute off his feet.
Sawyer scrambles to his feet. His limbs flailing around, trying to keep his balance but his backpack falls off his shoulder. Sawyer reaches for it, grabs the strap but feels a tug on the bag.
"No!" Sawyer screams. Silver must've caught up to him.
Sawyer swings his machete, feeling it suddenly stop as it tears into flesh and bone.
Opening his eyes, he sees the male from District 9, standing above him, holding the other strap of Sawyer's backpack. The machete deep into Chryss's throat and blood spilling out of his lips. Chryss drops to his knees, gasping like a fish out of water.
BOOM!
Halle watches as the last few tributes flee from the cornucopia. The male from 10 fleeing to the right with the girl from 8 running in the same direction. She's about to chase after the girl from 8 when she sees the one from 12 fleeing to the left, a bow in hand. A bow…Such a dangerous weapon.
Halle takes off running, knife in hand, her feet steady and true, her breathe controlled.
Casida reaches the edge of the cornucopia area. She pulls off her backpack to slip into one of the narrow holes that have been supplied to flee into. She pushes herself in when she feels the knife stab through her ankle.
"Aaa!" Casida screams. Before she can react she is ripped from her escape route and thrown onto the ground.
Halle jumps ontop of Casida, stabbing her once…Twice…Three times…Five…Eight…Fifteen…Twenty.
BOOM!
When Halle finally has stopped stabbing the young girl, she is drenched in blood. Panting and exhausted but victorious in her hunt.
And we've had our first 6 deaths!
Who are you sad to see go?
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