A/N: Welcome one and welcome all! As soon as 23 Cannons came to its conclusion, I knew I wanted to start up another long-term story. And here it is: the final Hunger Games, where twenty-four tributes are reaped from each district, made to fight in multiple tiers until a single victor emerges. This is just the prologue: the first reaping will be next chapter. The quarter quell card implies that there will be thirteen Hunger Games with twenty-four tributes each, but this president has taken the liberty of switching things up a little bit. You'll see what I mean ;) I hope you enjoy, and please consider reviewing on your favorite chapters :D


How do you get something from nothing? Not easily, it would seem.

The small group of humans to have survived the Great Disaster faced seemingly impossible odds. Rebuilding society to a recognizable extent was not an easy task, but mankind always finds his way. In the blink of an eye, Panem was formed: a sparkling Capitol surrounded by thirteen districts, towering over the ruins of North America.

With time, however, the extremely privileged ruling class began to grow corrupt, and the nation's common people were taxed for their insubordination after their great rebellion was beaten down. Each year, twenty-three of their children would be taken from them. Only once they had truly accepted the power of the Capitol over their lives would the crimes of their ancestors be forgiven.

One-thousand years have passed since then. Those that lived to see the emergence of the first Hunger Games victor are now far beneath the ground. So many generations have been turned over and discarded, while time has raced past like words written on a spinning wheel.

Determined that they would not let the memory of the rebellion fade with time, the framers of the Hunger Games instituted the Quarter Quell system, by which a devious twist would be introduced to the games once every twenty-five years. By doing so, the terror of the Capitol's rule was kept extremely fresh for each new generation.

As the old saying goes, times change. The Hunger Games have embedded themselves into the minds of Panem's citizens so deeply that the annual death of twenty-three children is just as much a part of the country as the twelve districts. Now, the games are all but obsolete: rebellion is at lower rates than ever before, training academies have been established in all twelve districts, and virtually the entire nation sees the games as little more than entertainment. President Hazel determines to end the games with an explosive finale, and the twist he unleashed onto the one-thousandth and final Hunger Games is certainly one not only for the times, but the ages.

Twenty-four tributes will be reaped from each district and paired with twenty-four tributes from another district, creating six games with forty-eight tributes each. Only twelve tributes will survive each double-sized games. The seventy-two tributes that survive this first stage will be put into two games with thirty-six tributes. Once again, twelve tributes will survive each of these games. Finally, the twenty-four remaining tributes will be placed in one final arena to vie for the ultimate victory.

This victor will have survived three consecutive Hunger Games. They will have picked their way out of a crowd of forty-eight, then out of thirty-six, then out of twenty-four. Their survival will necessitate the deaths of two-hundred eighty-seven other children.

After giving the announcement, President Hazel tells the nation that Districts 5 and 8 are battling first. The rest is to be unveiled in due time.