A/N: Check-Ins are going to stop now. =)

Brooke Reefside

District 4, 17, Female

Vidia was on edge. She seemed to always be either on the verge of tears or looking like she wanted to kill her. I knew she was upset by Kliar's death, I had broken so many hearts that by now I know the exact emotion. Although we had lost 2 members of the career pack already, we should stick together.

"Who wants to go hunting?" I finally ask and a sigh of relief escapes the mouths of both Caesar and Dylan.
"I do!" Cries Vidia.
"I think it's best you guard the cornucopia, Vidia."
"I have 2 kills! More thank any of you can say."
"2?" I ask, from my knowledge she had only killed Quail.
"I killed him alright, I killed Kliar." Her voice becomes wobbly but she manages to stay stable, "Alright, I will guard the cornucopia." She finally lets out. I nod and rub her shoulder but she immediately slaps my arm back. Dylan giggles and I grab his wrist, pulling him out of the cornucopia, Caesar follows behind us. How am I supposed to do anything with these two idiots?

We head towards some sand igloos in the distance. Maybe 1km away. We walk in silence, weapons in hand.

Jean Broderick

District 6, 18, Female

The night had been restless, we had sat and talked all night. Harrick was completely torn from what he saw from the bloodbath and I felt for him, a kid so young seeing all of that must have been traumatic. It wasn't as terrible for me because I had been preparing myself for this the past couple of days but when I saw the head of Piper I had almost cried.

I had managed to get ahold of some battle axes but that was about it and we had been traveling to the lake every couple of hours for water. I realize now that I probably should have gone for a bag as well but I am glad I didn't risk it.
"Jean!" Cries a voice and I turn around to see Harrick running towards me.
"Where have you been?" I am furious, he had been gone for almost an hour.
"I was hungry, I found a couple of berries off the cacti." He laughed and I ruffled his hair, he felt more like a son than an ally. He opened his hands to reveal a few red berries and a couple of smashed ones. He passes 3 to me and eats 2.
"Eat these as well."
"No, no! I had a few already." I smile.
"Ok then, thanks."

The berries taste sour and slightly on the offside but it still feels good to get some food, even if it was disgusting. I savor them in my mouth and finally chew them down, I just started to relax when Harrick runs in.
"Jean, it's the Careers." His eyes begin to drip with tears and I pick up my battle axes.
"You go by the back door I go front if you get a chance run." He nods.
"Same for you?" No, I think but I nod to reassure him. The only way one of us would survive is if we fought.

"It looks like people have been here." Says a dull voice from outside, I recognized it to be Dylan.
"No kidding, d*ckhead," and that was Brooke. I am guessing either Vidia or Caesar is with them. I look over to Harrick and he is shaking.
"Split up and check the igloos." Caesar is as dumb as ever I suppose.
"I will take this one, you 2 that one." It seemed Brooke was leading pack. I hear some footsteps and I see a shadow, a girl with a ponytail. It was Brooke. Nothing else mattered except to protect Harrick, this was my end.

I jump out and scream,
"Run Harrick!" He does as I say and Brooke raises her cutlass. Surprisingly, she doesn't call for her allies, she most likely wants this to be her kill. She slices at me with her cutlass and I block it with my battle-ax, suddenly something comes over me. Maybe it was that she killed Piper or maybe it was because I wanted to protect Harrick but either way I became stronger. I knocked her to the ground and growled,
"Any last words?"
"No, how about you?" That moment of empowerment ended in a flash as 3 sharp points stab into, and through, my back. I didn't have time for last words, just one last breath.

I breathe in but never breathe out, nor will I ever be able to do so again.

Sapphire Rose Richmonne

District 1, 17, Female

Loren hadn't been coping well with Kliar's death. Me and Nevaeh had stayed up all night supporting her and she was still devastated. I guess I was lucky and instead of a friend I got stuck with a complete loser. I wouldn't normally be so negative but the dude had tried to kill me during the bloodbath, so why wouldn't I hate his guts?

Suddenly, Loren began to cry again and I look over to see her carrying the bloody knife that had stuck Kliar in the chest.
"I know who it was." She sobs and I put my arm around her.
"Who?" I ask in the nicest way possible.
"He loved her!" She screams and I realize that the 1 person that had such a perfect aim is Vidia.
"Vidia..." I say and Nevaeh gasps.
"But he was a career?!" She exclaims and I pull her into a huddle with me and Loren. "That b*tch!" She screeches. "We'll get her, Loren. Don't you worry."
Something clicks in my mind and I jump to my feet. "We need to move. Vidia could have told them about our location."
"Oh god!" Nevaeh also jumps to her feet and helps up, the still sobbing, Loren. I gather our resources and fold up the mat on the floor, I give the knife to Nevaeh and keep the bow and arrow in hand. Thanks for the extra weapon Vidia, I think and smirk while doing so.

We walk maybe 2 miles before we are all almost ready to collapse. Nevaeh's skin went quickly to a bright, plump red color and I assumed the same happened to me. Wiping the sweat off my face, I lay down the mat. I take in my surroundings and we're in a circle of cacti with a little entrance.
"Wow, Gamemakers! This looks very natural." Nevaeh gushes in a sarcastic tone. I sigh, she was truly bad-tempered.

Jack Sanford

District 9, 16, Male

I felt empty. Maybe that's why it was so easy to kill Embry, although I did feel hurt after it wasn't as much as I had thought I would. Quail and Mahala were gone, both in the bloodbath and yet all I could think was that I had made a bad choice picking them as allies. Why didn't I feel bad about seeing Quail's corpse? I felt emotionless but then again I felt every emotion.

I had been camping out on top of the dead tree for a while now, luckily Loren hadn't seen me when she came to check out what happened and I had managed to grab my sword from the girl's bloody head. What would Jade and Juniper think of what I'd done? As their brother, I was supposed to be a role model... Even if I did get home, would they care? I stand up and look upon the lake, not too far away. I was thirsty but maybe if I died of dehydration no one would feel pain, not the person that killed me, not my family if I came back, and not the Capitol. I smiled, I liked this idea.

Juniper would be proud of such an honorable thing, she may even forgive me for what I did to Embry. I laugh and I cry it was sadness and happiness. Guilt and mercy.

Arlene Marven

District 3, 14, Female

I had heard the cannon and begun to move. I'd seen the careers go towards the sand igloos, not too far away, and after the success, they'd likely look here next. I pass the lake and it makes me thirsty so I pull out my bottle full of cacti water. Surprisingly, I had been barely getting sunburnt. I chug down the water and sigh with relief as I swish the fruity smell around my mouth. I keep walking and scrape plaque off my teeth.

I enter a bushy area, slightly similar to where I was before, and carry along through the trees, trying to stay out of sight. Suddenly, I see some blood stains and kneel down to feel them, it's sticky.
"Courtesy of me." Says a solemn voice and I look up to see the District 9 boy.
"Jack? Is that your name?"
"It sure is." He mutters and climbs down from the tree.
"Who was it?"
"Embry."
"The District 8 girl?" He nods and I nod in sync.
"Why aren't you killing me? I'm unarmed." I point out and he pulls out his sword, making me step back.
"I need a favor but it's a lot to ask for."
"What is it?" He hands me the sword,
"Can you kill me?" I gasp and drop the sword.
"N-no, Jack I'm sorry, I can't." My eyes fill up with tears, he had already lost hope.
"Please, Arlene. Set me free."
"Are you sure it's what you want?"
"A merciful death is all I want, then you can go and win this." My heart almost stops. Did Jack believe in me? I slowly pick up the sword. "Good luck." He smiles and I stab the sword through his chest.

BOOM!

He got what he wanted and that's all that mattered.

Friday Evans

District 12, 12, Male

From my knowledge I was alone. I had crept from the water back to the cacti forest after I had seen Arlene pass by. Not long after, I heard a cannon and assumed it had been Arlene's but I could be wrong.

I stopped in a small clearing and pulled my backpack off, I was shaded from the sun and lay down. I got no sleep last night, all I could think about was Mahala's bloody chest and her cries for help. I had done what I had to do but I hadn't wanted to. I had thought about going for Field but it was too risky and she had died anyway. The only way to keep those faces in the sky from haunting me wast to think: 1 less person before you go home. I wanted this to all be over now, I wanted everyone to just die so I could get home and cuddle my Mom, so my Dad could tuck me in and tell me everything was going to be ok. I missed playing chess with my friends and I missed knowing I had a future.

I can't say I think the same now. Either way, I die or I am haunted by these memories for life and did I want that? I don't know, I don't know anything anymore but I need to keep fighting, I need to stay strong.

I begin to cry and comfort myself,
"You can do it Friday, you can do it."

Just then, something drops from the sky. A kind of parachute type thing? A sponsor! I run towards it and thank the skies for the gift.

A/N: I hope you liked this chapter because I sure did! We have our first sponsor gift (well there was another one but they haven't had a PoV yet) for Friday. Also, sorry to Lex and Reuben's submitters they will be getting some time in the next chapter. 14 tributes remain!

Deceased:

24th- Xavier Hunter (D2M) - Killed by Lex Cole (D10M) - Stabbed by a knife repetitive times -

23rd- Winston Harvard (D3M) - Killed by Xavier Hunter (D2M) - Stabbed once and slowly bled to death -

22nd- Quail Arend (D11M) - Killed by Vidia Ciele (D2F) - Stabbed in the back by a throwing knife -

21st- Piper Ramms (D12F) - Killed by Brooke Reefside (D4F) - Beheaded by a cutlass -

20th- Mahala Grisbon (D10F) - Killed by Friday Evans (D12M) - Stabbed by a dagger repeatedly -

19th- Field Bracken-Lietré (D9F) - Killed by Kliar Hydren (D5M) - Pierced through the heart by a spear-

18th- Embry Doe Ri (D8F) - Killed by Jack Sanford (D9M) - Pierced through the head by a falling sword-

17th- Kliar Hydren (D5M) - Killed by Vidia Ciele (D2F) - Stabbed in the heart by a throwing knife -

16th- Jean Broderick (D6F) - Killed by Dylan Angel (D4M) - Stabbed in the back by a trident - Oh my god, Jean! I loved you so much and I think I really evolved you as a character in this chapter. You were one of my favorite characters submitted but I knew that letting you win wouldn't be an amazing plot, you're going to be remembered by Harrick, so long as he lives.

15th- Jack Sanford (D9M) - Killed by Arlene Marven (D3F) - Mercifully stabbed in the chest by a sword - Jack my boy! You were such a great character with an awesome family and backstory. You were never going to win but it was either here or the finale and I think your plot was way better ended here.

Alliances:

The Career Pack: Caesar, Vidia, Dylan, and Brooke.

Forever and Always: Eoghan and Samara.

Girl Power: Sapphire, Loren, and Nevaeh.

The Smart, The Strong: Reuben and Lex.

Solos: Arlene, Harrick, and Friday.

Kill Count:

Vidia Ciele (D2F): 2 (Quail Arend, D11M, Kliar Hydren, D5M)

Xavier Hunter (D2M): 1 (Winston Harvard, D3M)

Arlene Marven (D3F): 1 (Jack Sanford, D9M)

Brooke Reefside (D4F): 1 (Piper Ramms, D12F)

Dylan Angel (D4M): 1 (Jean Broderick, D6F)

Kliar Hydren (D5M): 1 (Field Bracken-Lietré, D9F)

Jack Sanford (D9M): 1 (Embry Doe Ri, D8F)

Lex Cole (D10M): 1 (Xavier Hunter, D2M)

Friday Evans (D12M): 1 (Mahala Grisbon, D10F)

What do you think of Jean saving Harrick?

Did Arlene do the right thing?

Would you have liked Jack to have gone further?

How will Harrick be affected by the loss of his ally?

See you at Night 2!

-James