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Reuben Boyle
District 8, 12, Male
I swallow down my saliva, clearing down my dry throat as I am taken into a room, Embry going in one opposite. There is a circular tube that my escort opens up for me, our mentor is probably giving Embry some advice. I didn't like her very much, she has been too attached to Embry and has barely focused on me, she probably assumes I am a bloodbath.
My escort ushers me inside.
"Not long now!" He cries jumping up and down as he closes the door behind me. Like my mentor, I haven't paid too much attention to our escort, and don't even know his name. Just that he likes to be colorful.
Suddenly, I shoot up to the ground,
"Wow."
Bloodbath
The first thing everyone looked at was their surroundings. They were in a desert type area, but instead of the typical white sand, this was a bright orange almost like flames. The tributes all wore jumpsuits, marking their district, and foot protection.
Winston finds himself catching eye-contact with Reuben and Reuben nods, he then passes the signal onto Lex.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, let the 149th Hunger Games begin!" Cries the voice through the speaker.
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Jean looks over at the cornucopia and finds her eyes trailing over to the cornucopia, a sandstone igloo, and catches the eye of some battle-axes. She then looks over at Harrick, only 2 pedestals away from her and Piper, 10. Jean points to the direction of some sand igloos, around 1km away, and Piper nods, as does Harrick.
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Brooke catches on to the direction Piper will be going and smirks at Dylan, who isn't too far away.
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Mahala looks nervous and Quail gives her a reassuring look from beside her, she smiles. Jack motions to the lake, behind him and they nod as he tells them he's going to get the closest bag and sword.
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Arlene also eyes a close by backpack.
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Friday scouts for something to go for and settles on a dagger.
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The Girl Power Alliance has already talked about what to do. Sapphire would go to the cornucopia and grab supplies, while the other girls ran to the south of the arena - a forest of cacti and bushes.
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Field looks over to the cornucopia and decides to go against her mentor's wishes.
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Kliar eyes Loren and she nods, sadly.
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Eoghan points to an axe near him and Samara points to a supply bag, Eoghan mouths he will get it and she has to run.
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Ceasar looks hungrily at Sapphire.
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Xavier and Vidia laugh.
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Lex points to the cornucopia to Winston and Reuben and they nod.
Lex Cole
District 10, 15, Male
I run, as fast as I can, and grab a simple belt of knives and run towards Reuben.
"Let's go!" I scream and Reuben nods but is tackled to the ground by Xavier. Xavier kneels over a squirming Reuben and I decide I can't leave him there but I think I'm too late, as I reach Xavier he goes to stab Reuben but someone dives in his way. The person takes Xavier's stab and begins to bleed, I use Xavier being distracted and stab him, repeatedly.
BOOM!
A cannon sounds and then I look over at the dying Winston and shocked Reuben.
"Go." He pushes out and I pull Reuben up and we run.
BOOM!
Another cannon sounds. Winston had saved Reuben with his own life.
Quail Arend
District 11, 18, Male
I scramble out of the bloodbath, managing to pick up a bag of supplies and run after Jack. I have no idea where Mahala is but at this point, we couldn't stick around. I turn to my left and see Brooke holding a scared Piper against the cornucopia, her cutlass in hand.
"Jack, keep running! I will be right there." I shout and Jack doesn't turn. I rush towards Brooke and grab a scythe on the way. I'm so close, I think as Brooke pushes the cutlass up to Piper's neck and I hear Piper's cries for help. Where was her alliance? I stop and look around to see Harrick and Jean sprinting to the sand igloos.
Suddenly, I feel something in my back and fall to the floor. I take the weapon out of my back and marvel at a bloody throwing knife. "Nice aim," I say to a beaming Vidia standing not too far away from me. I close my eyes and everything goes dark.
Field Bracken-Lietré
District 9, 14, Female
I shouldn't have gone against what my mentor said and instead I had fallen into this death trap.
BOOM! I hear and look over at a lifeless Quail.
BOOM! Goes another cannon this time it was Piper's. Was I next? I hope not.
I look around and take in my surroundings, slowly. So many bodies...
I see Friday, dagger in hand, stabbing Mahala repeatedly and her cries lay in my head.
BOOM! It was Mahala, I think and look over at Friday, blinking tears from his eyes as he looks at what he had done. He shakes his head and catches me looking at him. Oh no... But he doesn't come for me and instead runs away into the bushes and cacti forest.
I run after him. Maybe we can be an alliance. I smile.
Kliar Hydren
District 5, 18, Male
BOOM! The cannon sounds as my spear slices through Field's heart. I didn't want to do it but I had no choice.
I had to prove I was something to the careers. Dylan pats me on the back, "Nice job! You have some good aim there."
"Thanks." I attempt a smile but it fades away. I had killed someone, I was worthless.
A/N: I know this is a short chapter but it's meant to be, so don't get mad! I am sad to say goodbye to our first 6 deaths but after 85 days of DS, we are, finally, in the arena. In the day and night chapters, I will get better at these action bits and deaths as I get used to it.
Deceased-
24th- Xavier Hunter (D2M) - Killed by Lex Cole (D10M) - Stabbed by a knife repetitive times - Oh, Xavier! I am sure many will be surprised about this death but trust me it will get a good plot going. The careers are now leaderless and angry! I know so many expected you to go far but you were submitted in a bloodbath and always felt like the right pick for me.
23rd- Winston Harvard (D3M) - Killed by Xavier Hunter (D2M) - Stabbed once and slowly bled to death - Now this one hurt me to write. Winston had such a good backstory and so much depth, he would have either been a finalist or a bloodbath and I chose a bloodbath. We got to see a lot of his arc growing towards the interviews but I couldn't make it any longer and it felt good to end it here.
22nd- Quail Arend (D11M) - Killed by Vidia Ciele (D2F) - Stabbed in the back by a throwing knife - Haha, Dragon. I'm sorry but Vidia seemed like the perfect fit to kill Quail and I know they are both your tributes. I feel so evil. But Quail was an incredible character and had a simple but evolving backstory. If you want to see more of the Arend family, someone will be the D11M in Dancing Star's sequel: The Hardest Choice!
21st- Piper Ramms (D12F) - Killed by Brooke Reefside (D4F) - Beheaded by a cutlass - What a gruesome death indeed! I know most of you saw this coming but I think I tricked a few people by showing her feeling more confident. Anyhow, she was just a young girl dying of starvation. At least she got to live slightly longer than she would have at home.
20th- Mahala Grisbon (D10F) - Killed by Friday Evans (D12M) - Stabbed by a dagger repeatedly - Just another innocent girl who wanted to live her life. I am also aware that Friday and Mahala were both from Carrot Lord and that wasn't intentional! Friday has a slight arc going with his first kill but Mahala, everyone saw it coming girl - besides from you.
19th- Field Bracken-Lietré (D9F) - Killed by Kliar Hydren (D5M) - Pierced through the heart by a spear- I can't say I am too sad about this death because I didn't connect with her too much. Not the submitter's fault but mine for not writing her to my full standards.
Alliances:
The Career Pack: Caesar, Vidia, Dylan, Brooke, and Kliar.
Forever and Always: Eoghan and Samara.
Team 6: Jean and Harrick.
Girl Power: Sapphire, Embry, Loren, and Nevaeh.
The Smart, The Strong: Reuben and Lex.
Solos: Arlene, Jack, and Friday.
Who had the saddest death?
Are you surprised by any of the deaths?
Do you think there will there be more deaths on Day 1?
The next chapter is Day 1, see you then for, maybe, some more death and blood.
-James