Rose's stomach was growling. She hadn't eaten in the whole two days that she had been in the arena. She could feel her stomach tighten when she thought about food. The hunger was almost making her incapable. She sat in her tree, clutching her stomach, trying to get up the energy to go and find something she could eat. Or even just chew on. Rose Tyler was so hungry, she would be happy with tree bark. The realisation that tree bark sounded appetising forced her out of the tree, and onto the ground below.
She started to walk away, but she noticed something, carved into the trunk of the tree. If you weren't looking for it, you would've certainly missed it. Rose put her hand over the message, mouth agape. Bad Wolf? What does that even mean, Bad Wolf? She found herself instinctively touching her pin.
An arrow flew over Rose's head, and hit the tree trunk right between two of her fingers. Rose turned around, to see who the mystery shooter was. She could feel the adrenaline pulsing through her body. Through her fingers, her bones, all throughout her. She took off running, but not before grabbing her pack.
"Oh, come on, Rosie? Do you wanna play?" she heard being called. She recognized the voice. It was the boy from District 1. A career tribute. Not generally known for being the kindest people. She believed his name was Midas, a somewhat common name back in his district. Another arrow flew over Rose's head, but she ducked just in time.
Come on, Rose Tyler. You don't want to die here, she said to herself. Another arrow, directly to the left of her. If she had been a few centimetres over, it would've hit her, and she would've been a goner.
"Oi! Get over here, you muppet!" she hears. She looks over, and she sees the girl the bloodbath, Amy. Rose decided to take a chance, and ran over to her. She could hear the crunch of the grass below her as she sought to escape. Amy beckoned her over, and anguished yet annoyed expression on her face. "Have you got a name?" Amy requests quietly.
"Rose. Rose Tyler," replied Rose.
"I'm called Pond. Amy Pond. And that boy over by the tree is called Rory," said Amy. Rory waved hello to Rose.
"He's still coming, y'know!" says Rose, irritated and fearfully. Amy and Rory look at each other, and nod. They stand up, and they start running. Rose takes after them, hoping to reach some sort of safety. Well, not exactly safety, but as close as you can come to that whilst in the Hunger Games. But, apparently not yet.
Midas came bursting into where they had been sitting only a few moments ago. He was now holding a spear, his bow and quiver around his body. "Rosie? I can see you!" he said. He seemed to be a bit mad. Understandable. It wouldn't be the first time.
Amy wasn't quite sure about this girl. Wasn't she the one who tried to kill her on the very first day? She was voicing her concerns to Rory, while they were watching her run from that District 1 boy, Midas.
"No, Amy, I don't think she tried to kill you. She just sort of bumped into you, that's all," assured Rory. "I think we should call her over here. Before she gets herself killed." Amy pouted a bit. That'd be one less person to worry about. "Amy, she spared your life earlier. Don't you owe her something?" Amy had to admit she did look pretty pathetic. Her hair was done sort of weird. It was messy in the back, with just a single braid going down the left side of her face. Maybe it's some sort of popular fashion back in her district? "Amy, you have to decide now," ushered Rory, "or she's going to get killed."
Amy looked at her feet, she looked at Rory, and she looked at Rose. She looked just as lost as Amy was. She didn't have anyone. At least Amy had Rory. This girl had no one. Amy sighed. "Oi! Get over here you muppet!" she yelled.
Midas seemed to be grinning ear to ear, but in sort of a creepy way Rose noticed. Actually, very creepy. And he was staring at her. It was a bit off putting.
"What should we do?" Rose asked Amy, "should we kill him?" Rose felt very torn about it. She didn't want to kill anyone, even if they had it out for her. Amy looked at Rory for answers. He just shrugged. All the time, Midas was just stepping closer and closer to them.
Between Midas and them was a large tree. They were in a forest, after all. The sun was up high at this point, so it cast a large shadow over. Midas was stepping forward, creeping along. Amy pulled out a spear, preparing for the worst. Midas stepped into the shadow, and then he stopped. His smile broke. The shadow seemed to consume him. Rose could hear a bit of a scuffling. BOOM! A cannon went off. The shadow subsided, and where Midas had been standing, was a skeleton wearing a tribute jumpsuit with a big number one on it. Amy, Rory, and Rose stood there, eyes wide. Amy wiped a tear.
Rose, upon closer inspection (but not too close), noticed that inside the skeleton remained a brain. Not much, but it was still there. Strange for the shadow creature to leave any meat behind. It didn't exactly make sense.
"Come on, let's go," said Amy, "the hovercraft's coming." The craft had appeared over the spot where Midas' body lay. It laid down a claw, and picked up the skeleton and brought back up into the craft. Amy, Rory, and Rose walked off together, far, far, away, from the final living moments of Midas.
A/N: I hope you enjoyed this last-minute chapter. I hope you enjoy it! Remember, reviews are always appreciated. Thanks for reading, and see you next Friday!
