Hey guys! Thank you all for the reviews! Your reviews help keep our evil kingdom going! The winner of last chapter's question is, sadly no one…. You guys should review more! Mr. Predictable, you were sooo close! But the sacred animal of Hades is the screech owl. Ok, here is your chapter:
HANNAH
My footsteps echo through the empty hallways as I race through them. Tap-tap, tap-tap, tap-tap… I lost Mark five minutes ago, but I keep on running .We both know what we need to do. I spin around a corner, almost bumping into the door that juts out from the next wall. I stop for a breath, and then I open the door that might mean certain death. As I enter, a knife whistles past me, nearly impaling my ear. "Oops! Sorry! That was meant for the game master!" Tamara laughs and picks up the knife. My mouth is hanging open, but I quickly close it. I have to remember my mission. "Hi, I'm Hannah and…"
"I know who you are!" Tamara says in a sing song voice.
"You do?" I stutter. Clearly, this talk is not going as I originally planned it.
"Ya! You are a person!" Tamara laughs again. Despite how aggravating she is acting, I am actually starting to like her.
"So, I have a quick question. Why are you in my training room? You do know that that is forbidden, right?" This is the riskier part of my plan. If Tamara reports me, I'm dead meat. I start to tell her my made-up story.
"Well, I was just super curious to see the other training rooms, and make new friends and…"
Yes, I do know that I am rambling nonsense, but how else can I hide my true motive? Thankfully, Tamara accepts my explanation. She seems lonely, maybe that's why she is so ready to accept my friendship. We end up talking for nearly an hour, and I realize that I have also missed talking about something other than my upcoming death.
"What are you doing here!?" The game master, my mentor, Octimus Prime, and a bunch of Peacekeepers burst through the District 2 door. Submissively, I walk to the Peacekeepers. It doesn't matter that they have found me, I have everything I came for.
"What were you two thinking!?" Octimus has been yelling at Mark and me for nearly an hour. We both knew that we would have consequences for escaping our training room, but if I had known that I would be lectured for an hour, I might have rethought my plan. Finally, Octimus releases us to our rooms, still yelling as we back out of the door. Instead of going to our rooms, Mark and I both race up the stairs to the roof of the training centre. There, no one can hear us. As we settle down on the cold pavement, I pray that Mark has something important to tell me.
"So, did you find out Andrew's weakness?" Is my first question to Mark. Each day Mark and I have been learning about the different tributes, and finding their weaknesses. Today was the first time we escaped to find information about the tributes. Hopefully, it was worth it.
As Mark starts talking, I realize that Andrew could become a powerful enemy. I mean, how can you compete with a Career who controls water? Thankfully, Mark became close enough to Andrew that he learned Andrew's fatal weakness: loyalty. Apparently Andrew is loyal to his friends. That is not a good characteristic to have if you want to survive the games. Mark and I discuss whether we want to team up with Andrew. "I don't think Andrew trusts me yet." Mark states. "If he does, though, then we should partner up with him. He would make a powerful ally." I agree, although I think we should learn a little more about him first. "What about you, Hannah?" Mark asks. "Did you find out about Tamara's weakness?" "Yes!" I say triumphantly. During my time with Tamara, I had managed to discover that she was not very precise with her power. For example, she might be able to lift a tree, however she wouldn't be able to hit her target accurately. Mark and I had already agreed before that we both liked Tamara. Now we had to decide whether to partner up with her. In the end, we decide to. She seems like an awesome person. And anyway, we can always betray her later if we have to. After I am done sharing, Mark and I high-five each other. Between our training and our knowledge of the other tributes, we should be able to win the Hunger Games no problem.
After Mark and I finish talking, we both go to bed. Even though I try not to show it, I am exhausted. Training every day, watching previous Hunger Games, and finding out about the other tributes weaknesses really drains me. If this is hard, how will I survive the first test? I don't know what is in store for me tomorrow, but at least I know I will have a good morning. We were having blueberry pancakes.
YUM! I wish I had that right now…
Your question for today is:
Who is the god of dreams?
Hint: The god of sleep (Hypnos) is actually not the god of dreams.
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