The final chapter, featuring Ezra, Finch, Lavina and Ashton. Let me know what you think of each one! Also these are the things that could have been if they had won. Enjoy the final chapter of 24 To Life.

Also, in Ezra chapter, Skua Sheerwater from the next story is mentioned. Her form stated that she liked Ezra and had a highschool crush on him so I thought, why not?

Ezra Talcot, aged 21 POV:

I carried the tangled nets from my house and to the docks, trying to untangle them as I went. By the time I had reached the boat, I was halfway there, I couldn't do the rest without sitting down. I dumped the netting on dock tried to get my breath back when I noticed something out of the corner of my eye. On the boat to the right of me was a tall, blonde haired girl, sweeping the deck of a rickety old fishing boat. Her long, straight blonde hair was tied up in a ponytail behind her head, her baggy vest top blowing in the breeze. I smiled and walked towards the boat, boarding it.

"What is a pretty girl like you doing on a ship like this?" I asked. She didn't even look up as she continued to sweep.

"In fact, I am waiting for my boyfriend to get here," she sighed, tapping the left over dirt on her brush over the side of the boat. I scooted up next to her and smiled.

"Bet I am better than him," I said with a smirk, she looked over towords me and smiled, before walking away.

"I don't know, he is pretty hot-"

"But I am hotter-"

"And strong-"

"Babe, have you seen me-"

"And he turns up on time," this time she gave a wink and I had nothing to say back to it.

"I am sorry...the nets were tangled," I said, pointing over to the mass of nets.

"Ezra Talcot, the great victor who killed three people but the evil nets stop him from helping his girlfriend fish," she laughed, stepping off the boat and throwing the nets aboard.

"It's because I loved you," I said with a shrug, Skua just came back with a smirk as she stepped onto my boat. She walked over to me and kissed me before going to check her sails. I had been with her since my victory, five years ago. She asked me out when I arrived back in Four. At first, she was so timid that I didn't see it going anywhere but she became more outgoing as I got to know her. As we were not married, I could not let her live with me or give her money so instead, I helped her and her family fish.

"You know, this is why you should sleep at my house more than this wouldn't happen-"

"You still manage to be late-"

"Aw, but I like sleeping next to you," I shouted up at the girl as she fixed the sail.

"You like doing more than that Ez,"

"True, you do have a very nice body, nice big bre-"

"Ez!" Skua shouted as the mast came towards me. I ducked, trying to calm my heart rate as it passed over my head. I stood up to find Skua laughing so hard she was crying. I scowled at her as I brushed myself off.

"You screamed like a little girl!"

"You could have killed me-"

"Oh come on, you survived The Hunger Games, you are pretty much immortal," she continued to laugh so I just walked to the front of the boat, away from her clumsiness.

"You are lucky I love you, Skua," I sighed crossing my arms as she clambered down.

"Really? I didn't know, after five years and still no ring and all," she had a point, it was average to get married after three years of dating, I was leaving it a bit late.

"You can one after you stop trying to kill me with your boat," I sighed, she gave a little giggle as she stood in front of me, "and stop blocking my view," I tickled her sides and she became like jelly in my hands, begging for me to stop. I gave her a smile as she stood up off the floor, still laughing. I placed my hands around her waist and hugged her tightly, placing my head on hers as we watched the sun rise.

"I love you," I whispered, just loud enough for her to hear. She smiled, turning around and giving me a kiss on the lips.

"I love you too Ezra,"

Finch Maylor, aged 20 POV:

I opened the cupboard above my head and took out the pot of pepper and sprinkled it over the bread I had just created. I smiled and grabbed the tray and walked over the door where Topa and Luca stood in their school clothes looking through their lunch for the day. They turned to see me walking out of the kitchen and their faces lit up in awe.

"Oh cool, can I have one?" Luca said running over to me. I held the tray above his head and laughed.

"Yeah, if the other kids leave any," I gestured for the servants to follow me, all seven of them carrying trays themselves, two each.

"Aw, no fair," Topa said, pouting as he did so. I gave him a shrug and opened the door.

"You have food whenever you want, there are children who, for them, this will be their only meal...you remember when we were like that?" I looked over to Topa but he just rolled his eyes and stomped past me on his way to school.

"Are you not going to wait?" Luca called out after him.

"What's the point? All the other kids will eat them," he growled before continuing on his way. When he was walking out of the gates to the victor village, he passed a large group of school children but pushed passed them, still sulking.

"Well, I am going to help you," Luca said with a smile. I could tell he was only trying to get some of my baking but I appreciated the help and he might learn a thing or too. The children ran down the path and stopped outside my house, climbing over each other to get to me. There was far more than there had been the past few months, word must have got around that I was giving free food away.

"Good morning Miss Mayor," a group of the regulars sang out like I was their teacher. I smiled and stood up, Luca following my lead.

"Good morning everybody!" I said with a happy smile, "we are going to start with the youngest first so get in age order and no cheating!" I called. The children nodded and talked among themselves to find out everyone's ages.

"She is older than me," a young boy, no older than seven called out, pointing at his sister who was bobbed down with the six-year-olds. I wasn't in the mood to give a lecture, so I missed her out. She scowled at me as I moved past her but that's what she got for cheating.

Each child I gave a warm bun to smiled and thanked me before running off to school or waiting for their siblings. Some sniffed the bread, some ate it in one go, some nibbled at it and some placed it in their pocket for later but each one treasured it and was grateful for my kindness. By the time I had reached the end of the line, I only had two buns left, one for Topa and Luca. I turned to see the girl who cheated, looking hurt on the floor. I felt sorry for her but she had to learn. I walked past her, making a mental note to give her one first tomorrow if she stayed in line.

I looked both off the tray and gave them to Luca who was reading a book, slumped against the doorway. When I gave them to him, he looked past me and frowned.

"You missed one-"

"She cheated, she doesn't get one today," I said bluntly, thanking my servants and turning around to give Luca a hug before school. Luca flung his arms around me but continued to watch the girl. When I let go, he looked at his bun then ran towards her.

"Luca?" I asked as he walked up to her, smiling. The little girl, no older than twelve looked up at him.

"She most likely hasn't eaten today and won't at all if she doesn't have this," he said, holding his bun out towards her. "Go on, take it, it's yours," the little girl smiled, taking the bread and letting Luca help her up. "I will give the other one to Topa!" he shouted back to me as him, the little girl and her brother walked out of the victor village gates.

I watched him and I smiled, my time in the arena might have hardened me but at least it never changed my brothers.

Lavina Zephyrus, aged 22 POV:

I stood at the school gates, holding the locket that Atlas had given me before his death. I watched the doors fling open and the screaming children race out to their parents, I saw a few from my son's class, running out and carrying forms and I couldn't help but roll my eyes. The academy was recruiting children my son's age, no doubt Atlas was top of the list.

I smiled as my little boy ran out the door, his short legs working overtime to carry himself. He stopped, moving his dirty blonde hair out of his eyes and searching the crowd for me. I stood up straight and waved, earning a smile from him. He went to run towards me when a large group of children ran past him, pushing him to the ground and laughing at him. I scowled at them when they walked past, placing my foot out to let them trip. Some of the adults saw but what were they going to do? I was a victor.

Atlas pushed himself up off the floor and walked towards me, his head down and pouting. I offered him a hug but he continued to walk.

"What was that about-"

"I don't want to talk about it!" he screamed, throwing his school bag on the floor and storming off. Not only did he have his father looks, he also got his anger issues. It was like having a mini version of his father most of the time.

"You sure you don't want to tell me?" I asked at the dinner table later that night as I poured him another glass of water. He looked up at me with his blue eyes then looked away, chewing on a carrot.

"They said I was weak because I didn't want to train," he grumbled, stabbing another carrot and placing it in his mouth.

"You have to train, to protect yourself-"

"I don't want to go, they killed my dad," he started to cry, it was fake tears but I knew it hurt him. His father died when he was nothing more than a few cells but he was forced to watch it every year, at school. I tried to let him watch everything but his death, just so he knew what his father was like but that just made him want him here even more. I tried reaching out to his grandfather but I got more of a response out of Augusto Nuh who adored my son, showering him in gifts whenever he saw him. He even wanted Atlas to meet his own son one day.

"I promise, if you train, I will never make you volunteer, no one will," I said, holding out my hand. He glanced at it and took it. I could never promise that he wouldn't be reaped, every victor knew after Acacia Quinn's reaping, there was a high chance, no a very high chance, that our children would be reaped and forced into the Games. We couldn't stop it, we could just help prepare them.

That night, after Atlas had fallen asleep in my bed due to nightmares, I filled out his application form while crying. I didn't want to put my son through it but it was the only way I could be sure he would have a chance if forced into The Games. Through my tears, I opened Atlas' locket and looked at the photos. I looked at my brother, Zeus, and Atlas, changing my own photo out for one of him. Atlas might not have known I had conceived when we had that one night fling but I knew he would be with me on what I had to do. I had to fight for my son, to the last breath.

Ashton Khell, aged 20 POV:

I stood in The Capitol and smiled as I watched it fall. The president's house burning as the rebels took over. After my victory, twelve started to rebel, then Eight and before long, even the career District were with us. We attacked The Capital as one, they stood no chance against how many of us there was.

I walked towards the hovercraft, each bomb and gunshot meaning I was closer to freedom, to a new Panem like I wanted. No more Hunger Games, no more segregation, free movement between Districts, that was my policy.

Five hundred and seventy-five children died at the hands of The Capitol in the Games alone, only twenty-five had ever made it out, broken and frightened. I was one of those people. I was always a rebel, since my brother died but after being through The Games, I decided, no human should ever be through that.

That statistic does not include all the other people The Capitol killed in their greed. The thousands that were executed for small things such as turning up to work late, the people who starved to death, the people who died from simple colds, all because of the greed. They were too stuck up to ever offer help to the poor so this is what they deserved.

I didn't forget about the little man, the homeless, the disabled, the hungry, the poor. I represented all of Panem in my rebellion. I represented Neki, Finch, Ezra and even Selina, Atlas and Consus because even the careers were just like me. They had been brainwashed into thinking killing is what glory was about. I only realized that after I won, and now I regretted my actions towards them.

Every victor stood strong by my side as we charged on, taking our home back from them so we could rule it how we wanted it to be ruled. And although millions may have died in our fight, their deaths did not go unheard. Because in their deaths, they sang a thousand songs, that told us to carry on. When we were weak, cold and wet with little food and crushed over the deaths of loved ones, their sacrifice told us to go on. To carry on until our last breath, to not let their deaths be for no reason. For if we were to die, then so would everyone's future. Our children reaped and killed for entertainment, whipped and killed for stealing because you family is starving back home, turned against each other people, just like you because The Capitol fears what would happen if we came together. Well, this is what happens, war.

But this war is not without a cause because today as I watch The Capitol fall, I see a new future rising from the ashes. A new Panem, created and ran by me, Ashton Khell, victor of the twenty-fourth Hunger Games and now President, of Panem.

Once again, thank you to everyone who submitted, I loved writing your characters. This chapter was so much fun to write because I got to go back and write them again and delve into their worlds. Some became presidents, some were fine settling into their normal life.

Well, onto Hell Island, I hope to see you there and I hope you enjoy that one just as much. I have some cool stuff in mind. I think you are going to love the arena. I will also be trying out some new stuff. For example, there will be mentor POV's in the reaping chapters so you can get to know them and there will just be more from the mentors in general.

Thanks again to everyone, I look forward to seeing your thoughts on this chapter.

-Robin.