The Twenty Ninth Annual Hunger Games


Introduction

Baenlas Curvanith murdered Snow's young wife Ayesha to subdue him long enough for him to remain in power for another year. Coriolanus was outraged but he knew that Baenlas held the trigger against the heads of his family members if he stepped out of the line, so he remained Banelas' "apprentice" of sorts. They were like two vipers, circling each other, hissing, fangs dripping with lethal poison. Soon one or both would strike, and the results would be disastrous. The political arena and the Capitol itself would be shaken to its foundations if one or both of these prominent figures were to perish. But their feud remained under wraps; anyone that let clues slip that tensions were higher than high in the Presidential Palace was executed by either Snow's or Curvanith's men; it was a game of who arrived to assassinate the target first, really. Baenlas and Coriolanus were allies and enemies, and it was a strange relationship that boggled both of their minds. Burtlas, Baenlas' brother, returned as the Gamemaker. With his new, established highly appreciated trend of creating an arena to the likeness of each District, he was well liked and well respected, and he had become another big figure in the political arena, all though he had no interest in anything that had to do with lawmaking or assassinating threatening opponents. Caius Flickerman also returned, although his health was deteriorating quickly and his young son Caesar seemed to be prime and ready to leap in and take the job whenever his father's imminent illness swooped in and took his life. The Careers this year were not especially brutal, but they weren't terribly soft like the majority of the previous year's crop, and they were stronger, too. There was an 11, 3 10s, and 2 9s. There were no other volunteers, and there were no irregularities; all of the other tributes scored between 8 and 3. Here are the tributes:

District 1: Bijou Svenson, 17 (11) 3-1 and Stellar Nellis, 18 (10) 5-1

District 2: Hadrianna Victimize, 18 (9) 8-1 and Festus Quaa, 16 (10) 6-1

District 3: Circuita Yuxx, 14 (5) 32-1 and Cordler Harrys, 16 (6) 23-1

District 4: Sandy Parry, 17 (9) 10-1 and Sailfish Sunrises, 18 (10) 5-1

District 5: Marcelina Scotts, 16 (6) 22-1 and Fox Rennolls, 16 (6) 22-1

District 6: Tuesday Lyar, 15 (5) 33-1 and Gasoline Fires, 18 (8) 14-1

District 7: Willow Laxos, 15 (5) 32-1 and Yew Zalli, 13 (4) 42-1

District 8: Christina European, 16 (5) 31-1 and Jeans Rymmell, 14 (5) 33-1

District 9: Riley Tucker, 14 (5) 33-1 and Donald Gjar, 16 (5) 32-1

District 10: Birdy Rhette, 16 (6) 23-1 and Shepard Wilcox, 15 (7) 18-1

District 11: Clementina McFarland, 15 (7) 19-1 and Zulo Martinez, 18 (8) 15-1

District 12: Leonie Compliments, 16 (4) 41-1 and Sasha Bronwyn, 12 (4) 43-1

HGBA Odds: 22% on Bijou, 18% on Stellar, 16% on Sailfish, 15% on Festus, 12% on Hadrianna, 10% on Sandy, 2% on Gasoline, 1.5% on Zulo, 1% or less on Circuita, Cordler, Marcelina, Fox, Tuesday, Willow, Yew, Christina, Jeans, Riley, Donald, Birdy, Shepard, Clementina, Leonie, Sasha


The Games

It seemed that Burtlas had decided to skip over District 6 for the time being. The tributes arose in an arena fit for District 5. The Cornucopia was in the north, sitting on a small island in a giant, dammed up lake. That dam generated power from the water, but it was now shut off and no water could get through. All of the tributes stood on little shaky wooden piers that connected them to the Cornucopia island and to the land outside of the dammed up lake. Going to the Cornucopia seemed to be not a very smart choice, so many tributes prepared to head the other way. The Careers would slaughter all nine tributes who decided to chance it and run at the Cornucopia, and a tenth would be killed by something else. To the east was bare orange rock, with a couple of slot canyons dug into the ground. That simulated the southwestern climate of District 5. To the south, there was several orange rock arches and hills, as well as dozens of rusty, abandoned turbines and a small pond. To the west was a giant, fizzling power grid and two small creeks that were so shallow they seemed to be drying up as you looked at them. There were small berry bushes scattered around the entire arena, but all in all, water and food was scarce. The dam to the north towered over the rest of the arena.

5, 4, 3, 2, 1.

The Careers sprinted across their wooden piers, not falling off. One girl, the one from 12, tried to run. She slipped on the slick wood and tumbled headfirst into the water. She tried in vain to keep her head above the water, and she drowned in under thirty seconds as the Careers arrived at the Cornucopia.

Leonie Compliments, District 12 Female; 24th, Drowned, Bloodbath

The Careers quickly dominated the Cornucopia, finding it stocked with only daggers and spears. Bijou, Stellar, and Sandy took spears, while Sailfish, Festus, and Hadrianna took the longest daggers. The Careers picked off those trying to get supplies, moving in a practiced formation. Bijou, Stellar, and Sandy went after the runners, while Sailfish, Festus, and Hadrianna corner the others inside and around the Cornucopia. It was a similar strategy to the one the Careers from last year had successfully used.

Stellar made the first kill, darting at a smaller girl. Her allies, the girl from 5 and her District partner, had abandoned her after she'd run towards the meelee. Stellar deftly shoved the spear through the base of her neck, and her slim body flopped into the lake.

Circuita Yuxx, District 3 Female; 23rd, Killed by Stellar, Bloodbath

Meanwhile, Festus had fun with the weak thirteen year old from 7, punching him the jaw before carving out his throat with his dagger as the other tributes trapped around the Cornucopia looked on with horror.

Yew Zalli, District 7 Male; 22nd, Killed by Festus, Bloodbath

Bijou had her spear in one hand, and she used the butt of the spear to shove the tiny 12 year old from 12 into the water. He drowned, just like his District partner had about a minute earlier.

Sasha Bronwyn, District 12 Male; 21st, Drowned by Bijou, Bloodbath

Sandy cackled as she dropped her spear and instead tackled the girl from 6. The girl squirmed and screamed as Sandy snapped her neck.

Tuesday Lyar, District 6 Female; 20th, Killed by Sandy, Bloodbath

The pair from 9, Riley and Donald, had been huddling in the back of the Cornucopia. As the three Careers advanced on them and the other tribute cowering there, they rushed forward, wielding spears. Sailfish stabbed Riley in the stomach twice, and she fell, dead. Donald died seconds later, his throat slit by Festus.

Riley Tucker, District 9 Female; 19th, Killed by Sailfish, Bloodbath

Donald Gjar, District 9 Male; 18th, Killed by Festus, Bloodbath

Meanwhile, Bijou was facing off with the strong boy from 6, who'd managed to snag a pack and a dagger. She managed to disarm him and shove her spear into his chest, effectively killing him as he went down in a spray of blood.

Gasoline Fires, District 6 Male; 17th, Killed by Bijou, Bloodbath

Stellar silenced the final runner, chucking his spear into the back of the girl from 11, who was stumbling across one of the slippery piers. The girl, Clementina, was dead before she fell into the water.

Clementina McFarland, District 11 Female; 16th, Killed by Stellar, Bloodbath

Hadrianna made the final kill. She'd been toying with the girl from 8, who'd been hiding inside the Cornucopia, cowering behind a crate full of daggers. Hadrianna had pinned her to the ground, and she carved her to pieces with her dagger. By the time Stellar had finished off Clementina, poor Chrisitna finally bled out.

Christina European, District 8 Female; 15th, Killed by Hadrianna, Bloodbath

The Careers and the Capitol were pleased by the satisfactory and fittingly bloody Bloodbath, which had claimed 10 lives.

Days 2 and 3 passed without deaths. Most of the tributes hid in or around the arches and turbines. On Day 4, the pair from 5 and 3 were squabbling with the girl from 7, who had received a small bottle of iodine as a sponsor gift to purify the pond water in the southern quadrant of the arena. The girl, Willow, used a sharp rock to bash in the girl from 5's head.

Marcelina Scotts, District 5 Female; 14th, Killed by Willow, Day 4

Cordler tackled the girl from 7, and they grappled, trying to choke each other. After fifteen minutes of screaming and struggling, Cordler managed to collapse Willow's windpipe with a particularly nasty punch to the throat.

Willow Laxos, District 7 Female; 13th, Killed by Cordler, Day 4

Minutes later, the Careers arrived, attracted by the screams. Sailfish put a dagger through Cordler's back, killing him, and the bottle of iodine spilled on the ground. The thing that they'd been fighting over was now wasted, and they'd all three lost their lives over it.

Cordler Harrys, District 3 Male; 12th, Killed by Sailfish, Day 4

Day 5 passed without death, although the smaller male from 8, Jeans, almost fell into a slot canyon. On Day 6, the pair from 10 planned an ambush on the Careers. They attracted them to the power grid. Two of the Careers were electrocuted along with the male from 10. After those three deaths, caused by the unstable power grid, the Top 8 was determined.

Festus Quaa, District 2 Male; 11th, Killed by power grid, Day 6

Sandy Parry, District 4 Female; 10th, Killed by power grid, Day 6

Shepard Wilcox, District 10 Male; 9th, Killed by power grid, Day 6

The Top 8 was determined; Bijou Svenson from District 1, Stellar Nellis from District 1, Hadrianna Victimize from District 2, Sailfish Sunrises from District 4, Fox Rennolls from District 5, Jeans Rymmell from District 8, Birdy Rhette from District 10, and Zulo Martinez from District 11.

Day 7, Birdy ran into the massive male from 11, Zulo. She managed to wound him pretty bad with a shard of metal from the power grid, but he eventually snapped the willowy girl's neck after they struggled on the ground for a couple of minutes.

Birdy Rhette, District 10 Female; 8th, Killed by Zulo, Day 7

On Day 8, the Careers tracked down little Jeans. He would not go out without a bang, however. He brought the Careers to the slot canyon that had almost claimed his life several days earlier. As Sailfish stabbed him in the stomach, Jeans jumped off of the edge and pulled Sailfish down with him. Jeans died in midair from his wounds, and Sailfish died from impact on the bottom of the canyon.

Jeans Rymmell, District 8 Male; 7th, Killed by Sailfish, Day 8

Sailfish Sunrises, District 4 Male; 6th, Killed by Jeans, Day 8

Day 9 was eventless, so Day 10 an earthquake ravaged the southern area of the arena. The Careers lost all of their weapons during this event and were minimally wounded. Meanwhile, the boy from 5, Fox, had climbed onto the dam, though his purposes were not known. Zulo was camped out by one of the nearly dried up creeks to the west, nursing inflamed, infected wounds sustained from his fight with Birdy on Day 7

Days 11, 12, and 13 passed without progress, so the Gamemakers created a new event called a Feast. In the Cornucopia, there were bags for each District. In bags 1 and 2, there were weapons for the Careers who needed them. In bag 5, there were several strange valves and tools. It was now clear that Fox was trying to break the dam and flood the rest of the arena. And in bag 11, there was food and medicine to feed and heal Zulo. Caius announced the new event.

"Today, the 14th day of these Games, at the Cornucopia, there will be a Feast. At this Feast, there are supplies that all of you direly need. You are not required to go to said Feast. Good day, tributes, and may the odds be ever in your favor."

All 5 tributes rushed to the Feast. Fox scooped up his bag and returned to his hideout atop the dam before anyone else arrived since he was close to the dam. Zulo arrived second. He grabbed his bag and applied the medicine. Then he tore into District 2's bag and removed the sickle inside. At that moment, the Careers appeared, and Hadrianna was angered to see her weapon of choice in Zulo's hands. She charged him, and Zulo managed to stab her in the stomach, killing her, while the pair from 1 snuck around Zulo and grabbed their bag, which had two spears inside it.

Hadrianna Vicitimize, District 2 Female; 5th, Killed by Zulo, Day 14

Zulo quickly turned to see the pair from 1 advancing on him. Stellar quickly shoved his spear into the boy's skull, killing him.

Zulo Martinez, District 11 Male; 4th, Killed by Stellar, Day 14

The pair from 1 searched Day 15 for Fox in the southern area of the arena. By the end of the day, they were returning to the Cornucopia. At this moment, Fiox snapped in the last valve and grinned as he spotted the pair walking straight towards the dam and the Cornucopia. He released the floodgates, and hundreds of tons of water poured down the slope, smashing into the pair from 1 like cars. They were both drowned in under a minute.

Bijou Svenson, District 1 Female; 3rd, Killed by Fox, Day 15

Stellar Nellis, Disatrict 1 Male; 2nd, Killed by Fox, Day 15

"Fox Rennolls of District 5, you are the Victor of the 29th Hunger Games!" Caius exclaimed, his voice rough from illness. Fox just smirked at the flooded desert beneath him.


Aftermath

District 5 was extremely happy to have their 3rd Victor. They'd gotten two Victors from the 3rd and 8th, but hadn't had a Victor in over two decades. Fox was their first male Victor, so that was good. He also made District 5 the first non-Career District to have 3 Victors. He was well respected for his smarts and his cunning and his hiding abilities. He would be a wonderful Mentor for District 5 and the Capitol loved him, though they did not use him physically.

Fox would live to age 76, dying during the 89th Hunger Games from a heart condition. He would not marry and would have no children.

The payouts on his Victory were VERY great, as only about .21% bet on him.

His Victory Tour was nothing of note.

Fun Fact: District 5 is the first non-Career District to have more than 2 Victors.


Victor's News

Fox moves into the Victor's Village of District 5, in the house next door to Irmentrude.


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)

27th: Florianna Urnston, District 2 (4, 2 Female)

28th: Mercedes Benson, District 6 (2, 1 Female)

29th: Fox Rennolls, District 5 (3, 1 Male)


A/N: Sorry for not updating, I got back from vacation a few days ago but have been busy updating other stories. I hope you liked Fox as much as I did (I thought it was time for 5 to get their first male Victor!). Review!

Until next time,

Tracee