The Twenty Sixth Annual Hunger Games
Introduction
President Baenlas Curvanith was disgusted by the outcome of his mighty Quarter Quell, and he limited the amount of supplies sent to 12 during Parcel Day so their people would still starve, even though they'd finally brought home a Victor, a conniving, hated one, though. Venice was never the same after her Games, after her family was slaughtered by President Curvanith. Anyway, President Curvanith was so disgusted that he had the new Head Gamemaker from the Quell, Nathanaea Argylos, be assassinated five months before the Games were to begin. He enlisted the help of his younger brother Burtlas Curvanith, a designer, and Burtlas took the job as Head Gamemaker. Caius returned as the host, as he was now a fixture in the Hunger Games legacy and many did not remember those who'd held the position before him very well. In the way of tributes, the Careers were decently strong this year, with 1 11, 3 10s, and 2 9s. There were no volunteers besides the Careers this year. The other tributes' scores ranged between 8 and 4, as usual. Here are the tributes:
District 1: Macy Kitesens, 16 (9) 7-1 and Pharaoh Tether, 18 (10) 5-1
District 2: Troyessa Clatter, 17 (10) 5-1 and Morpheus Spillings, 18 (11) 3-1
District 3: Calculata Fenceley, 18 (7) 14-1 and Techson Glax, 17 (7) 15-1
District 4: Oceania Cupblend, 18 (10) 5-1 and Damion Waters, 17 (9) 7-1
District 5: Janey Hyjinks, 14 (6) 23-1 and Electrico Toad, 17 (7) 14-1
District 6: Tayla Higgins, 14 (5) 34-1 and Fender Strapped, 16 (6) 22-1
District 7: Ashley Donavic, 16 (6) 22-1 and Poplar Bastand, 18 (8) 12-1
District 8: Chiffon Bauble, 13 (5) 34-1 and Garry Susther, 14 (5) 34-1
District 9: Vivi Joshlo, 13 (6) 23-1 and Jaxon Callid, 14 (6) 23-1
District 10: Grace Urley, 12 (5) 35-1 and Bull Kash, 17 (7) 15-1
District 11: Pomegranate Chichurro, 16 (7) 15-1 and Wiley Dustcloud, 14 (6) 23-1
District 12: Alyson Hardy, 13 (4) 43-1 and Darryl Fenbroox, 17 (6) 22-1
HGBA Odds: 22% on Morpheus, 18% on Troyessa, 15% on Pharaoh and Oceania, 10% on Macy, 7% on Damion, 2% on Poplar, 1.5% on Calculata and Electrico, 1% or less on Techson, Janey, Tayla, Fender, Ashley, Chiffon, Garry, Vivi, Jaxon, Grace, Bull, Pomegranate, Wiley, Alyson, and Darryl
The Games
Burtlas' love of fashion and design showed minimally as the tributes rose from their pedestals. Each were dressed in vibrant, colorful fabrics that stood out against the bleakness of the abandoned urban arena around them. On closer inspection, one realized that the entire arena was a polluted land with old, abandoned, and decrepit textile factories on it, and old area of 8 that had been abandoned after the Dark Days. Inside the old, broken down factories were plenty of places to hide, along with fabrics and machinery pieces galore. This year, the outer Districts could possibly stand a chance, it seemed. To the north, there were the least factories, only four of them, and a giant sludge pond of dirty, foul, oily water. To the east, there were seven factories and a loose pocket of trees with no leaves. To the south, there were the most factories, with twelve. Each of the southern factories had a little gift for each District, and it would only reveal itself if a tribute from that District was in the building. To the west, there were six factories, and a couple of desolate hills with nothing on them but short, dead, and dried yellow grasses. Most tributes saw the apparent lack of food and water everywhere except in the Cornucopia, so most headed into the bloodbath, though the weakling pair from 8 and the wily girl from 5 decided to run together into the factories.
5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
While he wasn't the strongest or smartest Career this year, Damion from 4 was the fastest. He didn't find a trident in the weapons; there were only broadswords, daggers, and sickles. He picked up a sickle and tackled a nearby boy, the strong one from 5 who'd managed to get a 7. He sliced open the boy's neck, taking out a big non Career target.
Electrico Toad, District 5 Male; 24th, Killed by Damion, Bloodbath
Morpheus tackled another boy who'd scored a 7, tall, wiry Bull from 10. His little ally Grace wailed as Morpheus beheaded her strong ally and second cousin Bull with one sweep of his large broadsword.
Bull Kash, District 10 Male; 23rd, Killed by Morpheus, Bloodbath
Grace tried to run, but she collided with the grinning girl from 2, Troyessa. Troyessa plunged a dagger into the little girl's heart, killing her.
Grace Urley, District 10 Female; 22nd, Killed by Troyessa, Bloodbath
Meanwhile, Pharaoh and Macy from 1 teamed up on a wiry little boy from 11 and his little girlfriend, Tayla from 6. Tayla wailed as Pharaoh stabbed Wiley in the chest with a sickle. Moments later, Macy's dagger was buried up to the hilt in Tayla's neck, and she fell to the ground with a bloody gurgle.
Wiley Dustcloud, District 11 Male; 21st, Killed by Pharaoh, Bloodbath
Tayla Higgins, District 6 Female; 20th, Killed by Macy, Bloodbath
Morpheus, in the meantime, had tracked down another strong contender, the boy from 7 who'd scored an 8. Though Poplar put up a fight, Morpheus managed to cut deep into his chest, and Poplar bled out in moments.
Poplar Bastand, District 7 Male; 19th, Killed by Morpheus, Bloodbath
Oceania had been chasing around the towering boy from 12, and she finally managed to bury her dagger in his back after throwing the clunky thing. He fell and she made the final blow, pulling the dagger out of his back and smashing in his windpipe with the pommel of the dagger.
Darryl Fenbroox, District 12 Male; 18th, Killed by Oceania, Bloodbath
The Careers turned to weaker tributes. Damion tackled a short boy from 9 and stabbed him several times while his ally and District partner dashed away with a sickle, managing to make it safely into one of the factories.
Jaxon Callid, District 9 Male; 17th, Killed by Damion, Bloodbath
Troyessa picked up a rope from the Cornucopia and slung it around Ashley from 7's neck. She screamed as she was pulled to the ground, and Troyessa finished her with a well placed sword blow to the neck.
Ashley Donavic, District 7 Female; 16th, Killed by Troyessa, Bloodbath
Pharaoh slung one of the daggers through the air and cackled as it smashed into the head of an escaping boy, the one from 6.
Fender Strapped, District 6 Male; 15th, Killed by Pharaoh, Bloodbath
Oceania made the final kill after discovering that the minute girl from 12 was huddled inside the Cornucopia, waiting for them to leave. Oceania slashed open the girl's neck with a dagger. Then the bloodbath was over, with a total of 11 kills made, all by the Careers.
Alyson Hardy, District 12 Female; 14th, Killed by Oceania, Bloodbath
The Careers went hunting right away, but they could not find any tributes Day 2 or Day 3. The factories were large and hard to navigate, and small outer District tributes could easily hide in places the Careers could not reach. Day 4, however, they managed to flush the District 8s and their little District 5 ally from their factory via collapsing part of the factory. Macy picked off the boy from 8, slicing off his head, while his allies managed to escape.
Garry Susther, District 8 Male; 13th, Killed by Macy, Day 4
Days 5, 6, and 7 were all deathless, which disgruntled the Capitol. On Day 7, they sent in swarms of mosquitoes, but that just agitated the tributes, nothing more. Day 8, the pair from 3 lured the strong girl from 11 into their booby trapped factory. She triggered a trap, and an entire catwalk fell, crushing her. She bled out over the course of an hour, screaming bloody murder the entire time.
Pomegranate Chichurro, District 11 Female; 12th, Killed by Calculata and Techson, Day 8
The screams attracted the Careers to the factory. Techson and Calculata we running from the premises when Techson sprung his own trap and was caught in it. Calculata abandoned her friend, hiding deep within the bowels of the factory. The cannon that fired fifteen minutes later was Techson's.
Techson Glax, District 3 Male; 11th, Killed by himself, Calculata, and Morpheus, Day 8
The Careers returned to Calculata's factory on Day 9, hunting around. Damion was the scout, and he triggered a trap that collapsed the entire wing of the building he was scouting. He was instantly killed, and Pharaoh and Troyessa were injured.
Damion Waters, District 4 Male; 10th, Killed by Calculata and Techson, Day 9
Calculata abandoned her hideout later that day after spider mutts drove her out, as the Gamemakers didn't want her to win solely from being holed up in her nearly impenetrable fortress. They did the same to the other outer District survivors, scaring Janey, Chiffon, and Vivi out into the open. Vivi managed to hide herself well, hunkering down in the reeds by the toxic lake. Chiffon abandoned an injured Janey, hiding on the roof of a new factory. Janey, who had been hurt by the spiders, tried to find shelter, but the Careers found her Day 10, and Pharaoh ended her.
Janey Hyjinks, District 5 Female; 9th, Killed by spider mutts and Pharaoh, Day 10
That left the Top 8; Macy Kitesens from District 1, Pharaoh Tether from District 1, Troyessa Clatter from District 2, Morpheus Spillings from District 2, Calculata Fenceley from District 3, Oceania Cupblend from District 4, Chiffon Bauble from District 8, and Vivi Joshlo from District 9.
Day 11 passed, deathless. Day 12, the Careers spotted an oblivious Chiffon huddled on the roof of one of the factories. They charged her, but the roof collapsed when they neared. Pharaoh and Chiffon fell several stories into a mess of rusty, sharp machinery, dying moments apart, while the other Careers backpedaled and left behind the unstable factory which had claimed the lives of the boy from 1 and the girl from 8.
Pharaoh Tether, District 1 Male; 8th, Killed by collapsing roof, Day 12
Chiffon Bauble, District 8 Female; 7th, Killed by collapsing roof, Day 12
Day 13, Vivi toppled into the toxic lake and drank some of the water. She screamed as the acidic water ate away at her body, and she died minutes later, leaving only the 4 Careers and Calculata to fight for the title of Victor.
Vivi Joshlo, District 9 Female; 6th, Killed by acidic water, Day 13
Day 14, the Careers split into two groups, Macy and Morpheus in one, Troyessa and Oceania in the other. Calculata ambushed Troyessa and Oceania the next Day, driving them into another factory that she'd rigged with more traps. Troyessa stumbled into a covered pit lined with spikes of metal. She bled out as Oceania tried to escape the factory with her life, looking for a safe exit.
Troyessa Clatter, District 2 Female; 5th, Killed by Calculata, Day 15
Moments later, Calculata barreled out of the shadows, tackling the girl form 4 and wrenching the dagger from her hand. She stabbed Oceania time and time again until the cannon finally sounded and Oceania's bloody and broken body became still beneath her.
Oceania Cupblend, District 4 Female; 4th, Killed by Calculata, Day 15
Macy and Morpheus heard only Troyessa's cannon, and assumed Calculata had been killed. Macy quickly turned on her stronger ally, pressing her sickle deep into his throat.
Morpheus Spillings, District 2 Male; 3rd, Killed by Macy, Day 15
Calculata and Macy met up an hour later at the Cornucopia. Morpheus had retaliated and cut open her side with his sword. She staggered towards Calculata, and they fought bravely, but Calculata was uninjured, while Macy was wounded and tired out. Ten minutes later, Calculata's dagger was buried in Macy's chest, and the stunningly beautiful girl from 1 fell in a bloody heap onto the ground.
Macy Kitesens, District 1 Female; 2nd, Killed by Calculata, Day 15
"Calculata Fenceley of District 3, you are the Victor of the 26th Hunger Games!" Caius sang into the arena. Calculata just stepped away from Macy's corpse and waited to be taken home to the technological District that she loved.
Aftermath
District 3 was elated to have its second Victor, as it hadn't gotten a Victor in almost two decades. Calculata was rejoiced in the outer Districts, and the Career Districts grudgingly gave her respect for outwitting pretty much the entire Career alliance and making a formidable amount of kills, 6, which was more than what many Careers made. She was a kind and respectful woman, and she seemed to be not effected by the events of her Games. To her, they were just a bad, reoccurring dream that was easily pushed away when she woke up. Because of this, she lead a happy life, and was one of the more social, enjoyable, and optimistic Victors to ever come out of the Hunger Games.
Calculata would live to age 69, dying two months after the 77th Hunger Games. She would die from brain cancer. She would marry and have a single daughter.
The payouts on her Victory were good, as only 1.5% bet on her.
Her Victory Tour was a nice affair, with most of the Districts liking and honoring her. Calculata also had a way with public speaking, so that made the Victory Tour pretty good as well.
Fun Fact: Calculata's Victory was the first Victory since the Careers began for any of the non-Career Upper Districts (3, 5, and 6).
Fun Fact 2: After Calculata's Victory, there were 13 male Victors and 13 female Victors.
Victor's News
Calculata moves into the Victor's Village, next door to Chaplin.
Chaplin reveals that he has 6 children: May, 15, Ricardo, 13, Deacon, 12, James, 10, Meghan, 8, and Sara, 5.
List of Victors
1st: Kelan Thather, District 4 (1, 1 Male)
2nd: Dillon Tripp, District 9 (1, 1 Male)
3rd: Tugra Ertra, District 5 (1, 1 Female)
4th: Noor Tuskararus, District 2 (1, 1 Female)
5th: Ishania Patel, District 7 (1, 1 Female)
6th: Guild Tonneroy, District 1 (1, 1 Male)
7th: Chaplin Nastaro, District 3 (1, 1 Male)
8th: Irmentrude Marley, District 5 (2, 2 Female)
9th: Vissarion Chamantel, District 11 (1, 1 Male)
10th: Greason Trails, District 6 (1, 1 Male)
11th: Mags Flanagan, District 4 (2, 1 Female)
12th: Salandra Valour, District 1 (2, 1 Female)
13th: Barcelona Sepias, District 10 (1, 1 Female)
14th: Freeha Indepp, District 11 (2, 1 Female)
15th: Clermont Lackrey, District 1 (3, 2 Male)
16th: Bex Martin, District 4 (3, 2 Female)
17th: Jaguar Crusoe, District 10 (2, 1 Male)
18th: Deana Mitchellson, District 9 (2, 1 Female)
19th: Romulus Armidale, District 2 (2, 1 Male)
20th: Grover Elms, District 7 (2, 1 Male)
21st: Fitore Renoro, District 2 (3, 2 Male)
22nd: Mascara Curler, District 1 (4, 2 Female)
23rd: Woof Parsons, District 8 (1, 1 Male)
24th: Dorsal Rance, District 4 (4, 2 Male)
25th: Venice Grammar, District 12 (1, 1 Female)
26th: Calculata Fenceley, District 3 (2, 1 Female)
A/N: Sorry for the wait, I hope you like Calculata! Review please!
Until next time,
Tracee
