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Achyles Soarn (15) Daughter of Hecate

"Terra... shh. It'll be okay." I whispered soothingly. Terra rested her head on my knees and let out a small whine. "I know, I know. Being away from home is going to be a struggle." I ran my hand down Terra's snout, and the large wolf hybrid snorted. I laughed. "Would you like to speak?" I asked teasingly. Terra nodded, so I waved my hands in a pattern I've had memorized since I was young. Terra lifted her eyes to meet mine. "Oh, right. I can't use my powers for a few weeks. I can't even call my dad." I groaned.

I heard a knock at the door.

"Uh, come in!" I called.

Janelle Hue stepped inside. She's a year younger than me, and supposedly she's my sister. We all know she has powers, but Hecate never claimed her. She lives in the Hecate Cabin even though she wasn't claimed. She doesn't really have any friends, but I guess I'd be close enough to friend status. "Hello Achyles."

"Hey Janelle. Do you need something?" I asked politely.

Janelle hung her head. "I miss camp and I miss my home."

I closed my eyes. "I miss camp too." Janelle is from District 9, and often spends more time there than at camp. We demigods have to be careful when going between our home districts and camp because many demigods have been killed or kidnapped by the Capitol. That's part of the reason they discovered us.

I studied Janelle; she is pretty skittish, so I never really got a great look at her. She's very tiny, around just five feet tall. Her hair is about the same color as mine, but mine is definitely longer than hers. Her shiny black hair is cut into a messy pixie style, while mine is shoulder length and naturally wavy. That's where the resemblance stops. Her eyes are mesmerizing, a light gray color with a purple color tinge around the outer ring, while mine are a bright green. I'm about eight inches taller than her, and while I am curvy, she is very lanky and small.

"Well, I'm going to go hang out with Thomas and Edison." Janelle muttered.

"Okay," I nodded. "I hope we get to the Capital soon."

"Yeah, me too. Bye Achyles, bye Terra." Janelle slipped out the door, closing it behind her.

I huffed and layed down on the bed, while Terra flopped down on my stomach. I felt my hand hit a remote, so I fiddled with the buttons until a television turns on.

"Latest News from the Capital! President Terra has taken control of both demigod camps and are transporting them to the Capitol! Construction workers are finishing construction for four houses to be used as housing for the demigods as we speak! More information when we return. Now, to Angelica for the weather."

I rolled my eyes. I have never been to the Capitol and I already hate it. I clicked a few more buttons and a recording of the demigods' war against the Capitol is shown. The left side of the screen showed the Roman camp, Camp Jupiter, and our Greek camp, Camp Half-Blood, is shown on the right. I saw a tall girl with dark brown skin and straightened black hair pulled up into a ponytail. The screen seemed to switch between her and a shorter boy with ruffled brown hair. They both were wearing the same attire, and they fight and order people around like they are in charge. There was a voice-over talking about what is happening on the screen, and I learned that their names are Katia Trainor and Cyprian Marcius. The voice-over man called them "praetors", Camp Jupiter's leaders.

Katia had a dark presence, and every few minutes or so she transforms into a different dark animal. I'd guess she's a child of Pluto, Hades' Roman counterpart. Cyprian is harder to figure out. He's got radiant good looks and is mean with a bow and arrow, but he also wields long swords and uses trickery in battle. I'd assume he's probably a child of either Apollo or Mars.

Suddenly, an emergency announcement played on the television. "We have an emergency outside of District Three. The train carrying the Demeter cabin demigods has crashed, leaving the majority of them dead or injured. We do not know yet how many demigods survived, but we estimate around fifty out of the two to three hundred that were on board."

Edison Drew (16) Daughter of Hecate

I paced the train hallway. This is going to end badly. I know it. I'm going to get picked, and die. I sighed. The Capitol had explained to us what the Hunger Games were once we got on the train, and I had an awful feeling about everything.

"Hey, are you okay?" I turned to see my twin brother Thomas. He put his hand on my shoulder.

I slung my arms around him. "We're going to die!"

He staggered at my sudden weight. "Ed, think about it. Realistically, there are thousands of campers that can be reaped. And since we have a ton of young ones, they're also up for pickings, just as the Capitol said. I mean, yes of course there is a chance that we will get picked... but it probably won't be us. I think." He didn't sound so certain.

"Uh, am I interrupting anything?" I turned my head to see Janelle, a girl that lives in our cabin. We're not really friends, but she's nice.

I pushed Thomas back so that I'm out of his arms. "No, we're fine. Just discussing our imminent deaths."

Janelle put her hands on her hips and made an annoyed sighing sound. "Well, I have nothing to do. It's super boring on this dumb train."

"That's true." I groaned. "I'd just like to go back to camp and make magic and break stuff."

Janelle snickered. "You do usually break things."

I huffed, and rushed forward to give her a piece of my mind.

"Woah, woah, woah, sister. Calm down." Thomas grabbed my arm and yanked me back.

I glared at him, but inside I'm grateful. Thomas helps keep me in line.

"Guys! Everyone listen!" I heard a feminine voice from the main train car.

I grabbed Thomas and Janelle and headed to where the voice came from.

A tall girl with wavy black hair stood in a crowd of our siblings. The main train car is very large, but I know that is not all of our siblings. I reached into a smaller room at the front where people make train-wide announcements, and I grabbed the microphone. "Here, Achyles." I handed the girl the microphone.

"Thanks, Thomas. Now. Is this working?" she tapped the microphone, and it made a screeching noise. "I guess so. Um..." she trailed off.

I knew she was nervous, so I went over to her and squeezed her hand. "You can do it."

She nodded to me in thanks, then she continued. "I was just in my bedroom when an emergency announcement from The Capitol came on the television. I know it may seem hard to believe, but... the Demeter train crashed."

The room gasped in shock. "No!" a young girl with pale purple hair cries out. I don't know the kid very well, but I do know that she's often hanging out with two kids, Torren and Lillie, from the Demeter cabin. A boy about her age put his arm around her, comforting her.

"They said they think only fifty of them survived." Achyles gulped and shuddered.

I looked to Thomas to see how he's handling it. He seemed to be disturbed about it. I decided to speak up. "Hey. Everyone, I know this is terrible news, but we all need to focus on us. We need to start worrying about being brought into the Capitol and being chosen for the Hunger Games."

Most of the people in the room gave me an angry look. Thomas gave me a cold glare. "Edison, just go somewhere else. We don't need your negativity."

"You're negative too!" I exclaimed.

He rolled his eyes. "Now isn't the time for that."

I huffed and stomped off down the hallway. I slammed against the back wall and slid down, resting my face in my arms. This day is so messed up. I thought to myself. Whatever. I don't need these stupid people, not even my brother.

Janelle Hue (14) Daughter of Hecate

I hung back in the corner. What was I thinking, getting involved with all of these people? Maybe if I'd just stayed back with my dad I wouldn't be stuck on this stupid train with people who don't even like me. I kind of like talking to Achyles and the twins, but they just tolerate me. We're not friends. I feel so useless.

After Edison ran away, Achyles desperately tried to calm people down. "Guys, guys it's okay! I'm sure that the gods are watching over us. They'll protect the Demeter kids."

The small girl with purple hair cried out, "No! You said the people said that there were casualties!"

"Lavender, calm down. It's going to be fine." The boy beside her whispered soothingly.

"No, Rune! Everything will not be fine!" Lavender crumpled to the ground, completely sobbing.

I felt very uncomfortable with the situation. "So, um, anyone planning on a strategy for winning the games?"

Achyles snorted. "I'm sure none of us will be picked. There may be many of us, but knowing camp, I'm sure the majority of tributes will be the brutish Ares kids or maybe even the Apollo or Hermes kids."

I nodded slowly. But if I get picked... I'm done for. I have no special skills, the only thing I can do is mess around with the mist and stuff.

Thomas tapped my shoulder. "Do you think I was too hard on Edison?" He didn't look very concerned about her. I always noticed that although the twins were close, they always had a certain coldness towards each other. To be fair, they were icy towards everyone. Edison is the angry, dark type, and Thomas is the cold, calculating type. I wondered if they got that from mom.

"Well, she was being pretty awful. I think you reacted well." I answered hesitantly.

He nodded briefly, then turned back to Achyles.

I slipped around some people to go down the hallway to the bedrooms. I found the one I was given the key to, and I walked in. It was a small room, only having a bed, television, and a small dresser. I pressed down gently on the mattress, testing its hardness. It felt very soft and I thought that it was a memory foam mattress. Only the head counselors of each cabin had a memory foam mattress back at camp. I climbed onto the bed, bouncing up and down slightly. I sighed. This was a stupid situation. I just want to go back home. I may not be very close to my father, but I enjoy his company. I also... I miss Elena. Elena was my older sister who died when I was four. She saved me from a monster when she was taking me to camp. I miss her desperately.

I heard a loud screeching noise come from the speakers, then a voice. "Attention children of Hecate. We will be arriving at the Capitol within minutes. You will be put in living quarters and then reaped for the Hunger Games. The rest of you will be sent to one of the 13 districts to live with your closest living relatives. May the odds be ever in your favor."

I fiddled with my necklace. I felt the wooden charm; a small heart with 'sister' carved into it. Elena, if you can, watch over me. I love you.

Thomas Drew (16) Son of Hecate

I rolled my eyes. This was so boring. That person on the speaker said we'd be to the Capitol in a matter of minutes, but it had already been five and we hadn't even gone through the supposed "tunnel" that lead into the Capitol.

I trudged over and flopped down on a couch with some fizzy soda in my hand. These games are ridiculous, my sister is being ridiculous, all of this crap is ridiculous. I just want to go home.

I also missed Kathleen. She was my best friend, and she was probably on the Athena train with the rest of her siblings. I wished I could just talk to her. Demigods don't usually have phones, and it was hard enough to find a cell phone in Panem as it is, so I had no way to contact her. Typically only the Capitol, and Districts One, Two, Four, some in Seven, and Thirteen actually had phones. There were accounts of richer families in the other districts having phones, like the mayor's families of the respective districts. Even though Edison and I grew up in District Thirteen with our dad, we avoided electronics and kept to ourselves. Our father, Andrew, tried to raise us well, but after our mother supposedly died, his optimism was shattered. He remained cheerful and happy, but we could both tell there was something off about him. Once we were sought out by a satyr, we were finally in a safe place for people like us. Edison and I both agreed that we could never tell our father about our mother, but it was nice to find out that our mother was actually alive.

The train car suddenly got very dark. There were orange lights lining the walls of the tunnel that we'd entered, and everyone's faces were glowing with the pale light. Finally. We're arriving in the Capitol.

We exited the tunnel, and there were suddenly many sights to take in around us. We looked around, awing over the people and architecture. Some people stopped to wave as we rushed by, but we were too mesmerized to react. The Capitol was beautiful.

The train started to slow down as we reached our stop. They pulled up in front of four large buildings, two of which didn't look completely finished.

"Attention, attention Hecate campers. We have reached our destination. Two of the designated living quarters buildings have not been properly finished. Any demigods that would like a tour of the Capitol, gather at the left building. Amy demigods that would like to receive their living information and begin searching for your family in the districts, meet at the right building. All demigods, regardless of godly parent, will be there, so be sure to mingle and make friends. DON'T CAUSE MISCHIEF! Thank you."

I filed out of the train car, looking around for Edison. I still didn't know where she had gone and I was beginning to get worried. "Hey Achyles!" I called to her. "Do you know where Edison went?"

She shook her head. "I think she's farther back behind us. She was in the living quarters, so she'll be exiting the train late."

"Thanks!" I huff. She'd better meet me soon, so we don't get split up. I follow a few of my siblings to the left building so we could tour the Capitol. A tour sounded decently okay, I guess. Better than searching around for someone I already know exists. I would talk to our father later.

"Thomas!" I heard a feminine voice call out. I turned to see a black haired girl running towards me. "Oh, I'm so glad I found you." She wraps her arms around my neck.

"Kathleen! Thank the gods." I hugged her back.

When she pulled away, her signature Athena kid grey eyes sparkled teasingly. "Since when do you like architecture?"

I grinned. "It's so much better than the other option. And... In the back of my head... maybe... I thought you'd be in this group too." I teased back.

She put her arm around me. "Alright, Mr. Let's get touring this place."

AN: I almost added Kategída but I decided against it. I think the Roman kids will get their own chapter together since there are only three or four of them.

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