Night 5: Doppelgangers
Wolfgang Orthello Kelar 18 District 1
"Attention tributes. After consideration there has been a rule change. If two tributes are from the same alliance they may both be awarded victory"
Interesting announcement but it doesn't make much of a difference to me right now all alone.
My hands grip hold of my shotgun tightly as I sit alone in the dark, shaking. My gun has been the only thing that has stayed true during the entire games. It's the only thing I can rely on…
I hear the sound of footsteps in the rubble! I turn my shotgun to face whoever's coming!
The shape of a tall slim girl appears in front of me. I instantly make out her distinctive face, Its Maibee!
I stand up and point my gun at her, she holds her hands up.
"Don't shoot! It's me!" she pleads
"I know…why should I trust you?" I reply
She doesn't answer however I lower my gun realising that I'd probably be screwed on my own.
"Do you know where the others are?" I ask
Then I notice something strange…she has pink hair now but before it was brunette…she told me she used to dye it like that but that was before the games…
"Maibee…your hair" I murmur
She doesn't respond but suddenly leaps onto me with unusual strength! I fall backwards on the ground as her cybernetic arm goes around the arteries in my neck! A crazed, angry expression appears on her face as I feel the oxygen begin to get starved from my brain…
Luckily my shotgun is still in my hands so I blast her causing her arm to disconnect however all I can see are wires and sparks where her shoulder is. Her head begins twitching almost like she's malfunctioning.
I hear footsteps behind me, I turn around to see Alayna!
"Alayna!" I yell
She doesn't respond but simply walks towards me robotically, she raises a gun and fires a taser into my chest!
My body jolts around uncontrollably before I collapse to the ground and pass out…
Sadie Tempest 17 District 12
We found shelter in a restaurant. I am standing at the windows staring outside into the street with a knife clutched firmly in my hand. After the last 4 nights we won't be taking any chances!
"Well that's the last exhibition I'll be going on for a while" Rye states whilst observing a fish tank
I turn around and observe everyone. Lola is at one of the tables munching on some bread, she hasn't spoken since Boule died and I don't think she's likely to again. Akosua is the same. She keeps acting like Bastion meant nothing to here but I know the truth…she keeps wiping back tears whenever she thinks I'm not looking. She's been the best friend I've ever had…better than Felicia and even Corey but after losing Prince and Cordelia, I can't bear to watch anymore of these people die…that's what makes it so hard.
Aaron stands up from one of the tables
"I'm going to the bathroom" he announces
He makes his way towards the bathroom door.
"Oh and nobody touch my axe…that thing is precious to me" he tells us
Everyone looks at him in silence
He bursts out laughing
"I'm kidding" he says before heading into the bathroom
I haven't spent enough time with Aaron to get used to his sense of humour but he did stay loyal to us which is more than I can say for someone else who won't be named…
A couple of minutes later he returns
"Don't worry…no one touched it" I tell him
"Touched what?" he asks
"Your axe…" I answer confused
Is he just messing with us again?
"Oh…" he mumbles
I glance back outside. The careers are walking past the window!
"Get down!" I say in a hushed voice
Everyone ducks down. I peer above the window. It's the platinum blond boy from 1, the tanned girl from 2 and the girl from 14 although she has pink hair now for some reason. Something is strange though…they look like they're walking kind of…robotically.
"Somethings wrong…I don't think its them" I whisper
"What?" Rye responds
Suddenly I see Aaron has his arm around Lola's neck! There is a scary lack of emotion in his eyes as Lola thrashes about, knocking objects and smashing them on the floor!
Akosua lifts up Aarons axe and smashing it into his head which then proceeds to fly off his body and roll around on the floor. Erupting from his neck are sparks and cables and his mouth continues to move and speak in gibberish.
The 'careers' then come bursting through the door. Akosua smashes open a window with Aarons axe and we charge after her! I booster Lola through the smashed window before I begin climbing through myself.
I feel one of the careers hands on my leg trying to pull me back in however I stab my blade into the hand which just produces more sparks! Yep they're robots too…
The robot realises my leg and I race after the others into the next building…
We enter through the back door and I lock it firmly behind me, then we run down a corridor and find ourselves in a kitchen. We lock all the doors around us except I decide to keep one open just in case someone else is compromised.
Wait what's going on? Sadie is being the responsible one in the group…maybe I've been compromised…
"That definitely wasn't the real Aaron" Rye exclaims whilst panting
"Well where is he? I didn't hear a cannon" Akosua adds
I join the rest of the group in the circle
"Ok let's play a little game" I begin
"Since we all know each other pretty well now we all need to say aonefact about ourselves which someone else here can confirm is true"
"I'll start…when I was 12 I got struck by lightning which gave me a scar on my back" I say
I told everyone that after last night's lightning incident.
I turn to Akosua who is standing next to me. She freezes for a second…
"I used to have this boyfriend who was a total backstabbing piece of…"
"Ok it's you" I interrupt her
Rye is next
"Ok…"
He turns to me
"Sadie remember that night on the balcony before the games? I told you about my father?"
"I remember" I say
Last we turn to Lola…she's gonna have to say something…
"Err…I once had a pet rat?" she mumbles
Me, Rye and Akosua all look at each other…we're all thinking the same thing…
"It's her!" Rye shouts
He charges into her, tackling her to the floor and pinning her down!
The door then smashes open and standing there are the robot careers!
"Just go!" Rye shouts
Before we can react the boy from 1 charges and tackles him while the other two come for us
"No!" I scream
I try to help him however Akosua drags me out of the of the door I left unlocked…she slams it shut and locks it!
"He will be fine trust me but the only way we can help them is by being smart about this" she yells
I take a deep breath and nod. She's right. I know me and Akosua could win together but I won't give up on Rye… or Aaron or Lola for that matter because they would do the same for me…
Aluma Nirel 13 District 11
Me and Rayon are stuffed in a cupboard hiding from the District 6 boy. I hear him marching up and down the house repeatedly. Another pair of footsteps seem to have joined him, I open the door up a crack.
"What do you see?" Rayon whispers
"It's Marshall!"
He is marching up and down with the District 6 boy however they aren't really behaving normally, not human anyway.
They march out of the room and I hear them open the door that leads outside. We push our way out of the cupboard, feeling relieved. I was starting to get claustrophobic.
"Why have they allied?" Rayon asks
"I don't think they have" I respond
He looks confused. I have to admit I feel the same way.
"What do you mean?" he questions
"It's hard to explain but I don't think that was them" I answer
He just shakes his head looking perplexed
"How come past tributes didn't have to deal with all this shit" he complains
I walk to the window and stare out to see if they've left but instead I find more of them there!
Rye is there with the boy from 4, the girl from 14 (with one arm for some reason), the girl from 2…they're all there!
I turn around to speak to Rayon but jump out of my skin when I see the boy form 6 there instead clutching my ally!
Rayon is shaking around violent but manages to utter the words "Run"
I rush out of the door but I am quickly assailed by all the other tributes…they all jump onto me and I am quickly overwhelmed…
Akosua Haynes 16 District 5
Me and Sadie are crouched behind the window outside the restaurant where Rye was taken.
Lola and the boy from 1 are taking an unconscious Rye out of the restaurant.
"Let's go" Sadie whispers to me
Remaining crouched we move on our tiptoes after them…being careful to stay in the shadows.
We follow them at a distance down the street, making sure to stay hidden and looking behind for anymore doppelgangers.
They take Rye down some stairs into a large vaulted door which the Lola double yanks open by twisting a wheel. We follow them inside trying to remain as silent as possible, especially when entering the large metal door.
We find ourselves in a dark corridor which is lighted up with a beam of light coming from one of the rooms. They enter the room and we trail them.
Peering in I see the light seems to be coming from a large white orb thing that is rotating and erupting with sparks. I see the doppelgangers press Rye against it and he slowly evaporates into it!
"Rye!" Sadie exclaims
"Shh"
It all makes sense now!
"That's it…" I whisper
"What?"
"The Nightmare dimension!"
"That's where they're taking everyone…the game makers want us to go inside" I explain
Sadie glances back at it
"Well…we can't win the Hunger Games if everyone else is in there" she whispers
I nod
"We need to go in" I declare
I take a deep breath however I feel Sadie take my hand
"Hey…we got this…we're a team remember?" she reassures me
We hug each other tightly before standing up. Giving each other a final nod and charge into the room!
We leap into the giant white orb…into the Nightmare dimension!
Everything flashes to white!
I wake up in my own bed back in District 5…breathing heavily… Its morning
I look around to see my room. I imagine for a moment that maybe everything was just a bad dream. That I was never reaped. That it was a…nightmare. The Nightmare Dimension! Of course! I can't let the capitol trick me.
Then I notice someone is lying next to me! It's a boy…he has dark brown hair.
When he turns over I realise I know exactly who it is! It's Bastion!
In the Nightmare Dimension
Lola Hadley 13
Lola is standing in front of an audience of hundreds, her face is covered in makeup and her red hair is tied back smartly. She projects her voice into the microphone and is met with stunned applause by her fans.
Rye Kaiet 15
Rye's father opens the door to the SUV, as Rye steps out he stares up at the high rises in amazement as his father is about to land him his dream internship at the Capitol.
Wolfgang Orthello Kelar 18
Wolf is sat in front of his class of students, drilling away at his violin. He is doing what he does best and has found a career out of it.
Rayon Ward 14
Rayon is busy mending a bicycle in his garden with his father. The sun is beating down and lighting up the waving grass as the smells of the summer air fill Rayon's lungs. As Rayon fixes the wheel in place his loving dad rubs his head proudly.
Devar Wildres 18
Warden Devar Wildres watches over his kingdom as prisoners are escorted into cells for going against the will of the government. This prison belongs to him, he is the top dog here and no one can ever mess with him.
Alayna Styx 18
Alayna stares out the window of a high rise into the capitol. She has done her family the greatest honour by becoming an agent. Awaiting her next mission to stamp out any of the resistance!
Here's a little sneak peak of the Nightmare Dimension. An alternate reality from our one where the tributes appear to be living their ideal lives however not everything is as it seems. It's a bit like the matrix I guess because in this reality things are a lot different. I hope you don't mind the slowdown from all the action but it will pick up again soon!
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.
22nd: Acer Lynx (District 3 male) Killed by Akosua Haynes – Stabbed in the eye.
Day 3
21st: Prince Malvanu (District 14 male) Killed by Dexter Cutting replica – stabbed in the chest.
Day 4
20th: Maria Marris Morgrove (District 10 female) Killed by Peacekeepers – shot in the torso.
19th: Cordelia Wattson (District 3 female) Killed by Bastion Oppenheim – Throat slit.
Day 5
18th: Boule Hadley (District 9 male) Killed by Bastion Oppenheim – Strangled to death.
17th: Adonis Quincy (District 2 male) Killed by himself – Blown up.
16th: Sahara Chrystal (District 1 female) Killed by Adonis Quincy – died in explosion.
15th: Bastion Oppenheim (District 5 male) Killed by Akosua Haynes – fell to his death.!
14th: Bria Goodwin (District 7 female) Killed by Alayna Styx – Stabbed in the neck.
Alive tributes: 13
Deceased tributes: 13
Remaining tributes
District 1
Male: Wolfgang Othello Kelar – 1 kill
District 2
Female: Alayna Styx – 1 kill
District 4
Male: Devar Wildres
District 5
Female: Akosua Haynes – 2 kills
District 6
Male: Casey Hermes
District 7
Male: Aaron Holloway
District 8
Male: Rayon Ward
District 9
Female: Lola Hadley
District 11
Male: Rye Kaiet
Female: Aluma Nirel
District 12
Male: Marshall Dust
Female: Sadie Tempest
District 14
Female: Maibee Turkish – 1 kill
District placements
6th: District 3
7th: District 10