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A/N: Hope you enjoy this chapter, I haven't been updating regularly because I've got exams coming up so I haven't had much time to write. Obviously will be updating when I can, please enjoy and review! ^.^

The morning we ship out, I say goodbye to my family. I haven't told them how much the Capitol's defences mirror the weapons in the arena, but my saving Peeta mission in the middle of a war is awful enough on its own. My mother holds me tightly, "Don't worry I'll be safe." I reassure her.
Prim walks me as far as the hospital doors. "How do you feel?"
"Better knowing you're somewhere snow can't reach you," I say.
"Next time we see each other, we'll be able to save Peeta." Says Prim firmly. Then she throws her arms around my neck. "Be careful."

The hovercraft lands and we come out in the rebel encampment, a ten-block- stretch outside the train station where Peeta and I made our previous arrivals. It's already crawling with soldiers. Those who came on Peeta's Mission are assigned a spot to set up camp to regroup and figure out our next move. This area had been secured over a week. Rebels pushed out the peacekeepers, loosing hundreds of lives in the process. The Capitol have pulled back and have reordered them further into the city. Between us lie the booby-trapped streets, empty and inviting. Each one will need to be swept of pods before we can advance.

After a few hours of careful planning and preparation we are ready to start our journey to the Grand Capitol Hospital, or GCH for short. They have the hovercraft ready to come in for pick up as soon as Boggs gives the order.
"Why don't they just fly us out to GCH?" asks Gale.
"Because as soon as they see it's a Rebel hovercraft we're screwed. It's going to be hard enough getting out as it is. We're guaranteeing our death if we go in by hovercraft." Says Boggs.
"Now luckily because District one & two haven't been taken over by the Rebels yet, there is only a few pods active, and that is on the outer blocks, so as soon as we can make it through them, hopefully smooth sailing." Says solider Jackson.
"Smooth sailing?" I question.
"It was something my Gran use to say, it means, hopefully it'll be easy basically." Jackson replies.
"Oh" is all I can think to say.
"Okay, let's head out." Finnick chirps up.
As we begin our travels, Boggs continues to scan for pods, but for the first block we remain unharmed.
"Why don't we just go through underground." Says Finnick.
Boggs almost scoffs. "I wish" he mutters. "Coin wants exciting footage for a propo for the rebellion. Otherwise I would be doing just that." He adds.
After another block of careful walking Boggs speaks up. "Pod, 10 meters away."
"Well let's get our exciting footage" Cressida says with a chuckle.
The squad positions itself under Bogg's direction, and then we have to wait for Cressida to get the cameramen in place as well. They're both to our left, with Castor towards the front and Pollux bringing up the rear so they'll be sure not to record each other. Messalla sets off a couple of smoke charges for atmosphere. Since this is both a mission and a shoot, I'm about to ask who's in charge, my commander or my director, when Cressida calls, "Action"

One thing that doesn't come with the Holo, is that it doesn't tell you what lies underneath the lethal Pods, so you have to expect anything. We're all given a place to shoot, there is six incredible statues lying in front of us, there so realistic you have to wonder if there real people set in stone by President Snow. After seeing what the man is capable of, it wouldn't surprise me.

We position ourselves and begin to shoot the statues and through them. After shooting it least 50 bullets between us, nothing happens. "Maybe it was a false Pod?" Castor suggests.
"No way, there is never a false Pod." Cressida says.
"What do we do?" Johanna asks. "Just stand here and wait for the bomb to drop?" She adds.
We all stand for a couple of seconds debating what to do when we see them approaching. It looks like a hundred children, all from different districts. All it different outfits representing the districts.

Why did they send children? And I realise when they open there mouths and wide grins spread across their faces. Razor sharp teeth and blood beginning to drip from them.
"Mutts!" Screams Gale.
"Destroy the target!" Yells Boggs.
That's when everyone begins to fire. But suddenly it's like my body isn't able to move. Children? I never expected the Capitol to use them. I try to convince myself their just mutts but their faces, other than their mouths appear so innocent so real.
"Everdeen, take cover now!" Boggs screams. But I'm frozen. In fear? Maybe, or just in shock? I am barley understanding my situation when Gale pushes me against the gravel when a bomb explodes. Killing Jackson and a dozen soldiers, whose names I never knew.

A shower or flesh and blood drenches us. Shock subsides quickly when I realise who I am here for. Peeta.
"We need to move." Finnick says.
I nod and we quickly move forward, scurrying through the dark and deserted streets of the Capitol. As we rush through I can't help but imagine of what Capitol would've looked liked just a few weeks ago. Brightly lit with a rainbow of colors, loud music and bizarre wigs. But now? Just a ghost town. Everyone seems to suppress the deaths of everyone and focus on what's at stake. Which I'm thankful for.
"How far away is the GCH?" asks Johanna as we speed walk through a block.
"Hold on, we need somewhere to load up the Holo."
"Well all these apartments are empty." Gale says smashing a window and opening a door from the inside. I stare at Gale for a moment. I feel as if Gale has changed. But then again, haven't we all? The arena messed us up pretty good. But for Gale, it has brought bravery and courage. But also a cold blooded killer. For this war it might be a good thing, but for the boy I met from the seam. A bad thing.

We walk up the stairs and reach a small apartment with bright aqua walls with magenta trim. We sit down on the lime green floor and Boggs loads the Holo on the coffee table.
"Okay the GCH is only two blocks north."
"Seems easy enough." Pipes up Finnick.
"Yes, but the hard part is getting in and out of that hospital unnoticed."
"Not to mention hauling out a massive treatment machine. And a dozen boxes of drugs." Johanna says with a laugh.
"We're bringing Dr Aurelius back with us to thirteen, as soon as they notice all of it missing and then Dr Aurelius access code to get it out, he'll be dead in seconds." Cressida says.
"Now. We have to go through the west fire exit and make our way to the 25th floor. Dr Aurelius has located what is called a 'burner phone' they were to be used for people who needed to have their communications in secret years ago. Now they have created them to be virtually undeactable. I will send through a text when we are at the fire exit and he will be their waiting for us." Cressida says.
"When we locate all we need, we have to make our way up to the roof. I will give the order for the hovercraft to meet us there." Boggs says. "We have a 30 second window to get to the rooftop before we will be detected by Capitol reinforcements."
"30 seconds? Coin wasn't kidding when she said it was a death sentence." Johanna laughs.
"How will we know where everything is?" Finnick asks.
"I have been sent through the locations of everything. The treatment machine is on level 25 with Dr Aurelius. That's our biggest challenge because we have no choice but to bring it to the roof by elevator, no way we can hike up those stairs with it. Vials are on level 10. Fluid bags in 15. Through the stairwell you should be able to get it unnoticed. Medication storage usually remains without security other than the access codes. We will get the access code through text from Dr Aurelius." Cressida says.
"Why doesn't it he just tell us now?" Gale pipes up.
"Access codes get changed at random points of the days, we never know when it changes. Sometimes it won't be changed for days, then sometimes a dozen times in one shift. Not to mention each level and doctor has an individual code. All doctors get it sent through by pagers, they began doing it a few years ago when there was a drug stealing epidemic going around." Cressida explains.
"Okay, let's go." Finnick says.

Getting through the blocks is easy, luckily no pods are in sight. Cressida attaches micro cameras for the teams for getting in and out of the hospital with enough film to satisfy Coin. We are all given ear buds for direction and orders. When we arrive at GCH it is nothing like I expected. Its size is unfathomable, larger than I thought possible, but then I remember. Only the best for the Capitol. I almost laugh at the thought. Cressida sends through a message and we crawl our way to the west fire exit and wait.
"Access code: 351109" Cressida says. "Who wants to do the honors?" she adds with a smile.
Johanna pushes through and enters the code without saying a word. The pin pad lights up green and the door opens automatically.
"Ready?" Boggs asks with a grin.
We all nod and push forward.

When we reach level 25 we all scurry into a dark storage room.
Light shines in from a window and I hear Cressida say, "Odin."
Odin, or Dr Aurelius walks out, he is very normal looking despite living in the Capitol. "Okay we don't have much time. Gale, Katniss. You go down to level 10, Finnick, Johanna Level 15. I need 3 guards for each pair. Now I need Boggs and the Leegs with me to get the treatment machine up to the roof." He says throwing hospital uniforms to the three. "Going through the elevator it's going to be a hell of a lot easier if you're dressed like workers. I wasn't able to get any more uniforms. I'm sorry, now has everyone got ear buds to hear the access codes?" He asks.
"Affirmative" Boggs says.
"Okay, I need my teams in the stair well. The storage rooms are all thankfully very close to the stairwell. So wait behind in the stairwell until you get the code. Got it?" We all nod, and get ready.

Quickly we rush through the stairwell, Gale by my side. A soldier in front, one behind and one beside us. I quickly learn their names. Damaris, Jett, and Yandel. They seem very proud to be part of the rebellion, which in this case is very important. When we land at the 10th floor we wait patiently.
"Johanna, Finnick, access code: 685147, you have 30 seconds to make it to the roof, go!" Boggs speaks through our ear buds.
It only takes 10 seconds before we get the order. "Gale, Katniss, access code: 694130, you've got 30 seconds, go!"
Guns by our sides we rush through the small hallway when we find it. We punch through the code, but instead of a green light, there's only red. I try again. Red light. Damaris radios Boggs. In which he replies. "Access code: 694130"
Code punched in. Red light. Damaris radios back. In which the reply bubbles up nothing but desperation and pain.

"We've been located, I need all teams retreating to the roof, now!"