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Plutarch fell on his back, his nose bleeding, his arms raised. The worst of all, a gun was pointed to him.

Peacekeepers filled the office. They grabbed each one of us. A young lady, in her mid 20s, entered once the flow of peacekeepers ended. Her hair is in a short bob. It's as red as a rose. Surrounding her right eye, is a black tattoo of a rose. She's wearing dark makeup and crimson lipstick. Her lady's suit is in the color of red velvet, which fits her perfectly; balancing herself on her 4-inch heels.

I immediately knew who she is. "What do you want, Rose?" I exclaimed. She gave a menacing laugh.

"Feisty like her mother." she said, pacing back and forth, "Let's see…what do I want? What do I want?" She stopped and glared at me, "Oh, I know! I want your mother's head on a platter! No wait! That will make her troubles go away, right?" I growled at her. "Oh, I have another one! This is way better." Rose cleared her throat. "I will kill every single love one she has! She will live a life of everlasting pain!"

"I will not let that happen!" I said, "Never!" She laughed at me again. She tilted her head in my friends' direction. The peacekeepers holding them brought out a syringe and shot them in them arm. One by one, they fell to the floor, unconscious. "No!" I protested, "What did you do?"

Rose stood directly in front of me. "Remember, Ginna, I WILL kill every single loved one of your precious mother that she'll be begging me to stop. That she'll be wishing that she just killed Snow instead of my great aunt!" I felt something piercing my arm then everything went black.

Katniss' POV

We went back to our home, my eyes puffy and red. When I saw my daughter's weapons in her chest, all my hopes vanished. But I still need to look strong, to be strong, for Ginna, Peeta, and Caleb.

Annie left already and returned to her home. Gale is still with us, obviously trying not to think of his missing twins.

I twisted the knob on the front door, gulping back tears. "Caleb!" I called, "We're here." No one answered. The lights were off and broken glass are shattered on the floor.

"Madge?" Gale called worriedly. He flickered open his flashlight and scanned our surroundings. We heard Gale gasped. "Madge?" he gently shook a pregnant woman on the floor, "Madge…Madge, please wake up. Please." No movement. Peeta checked her pulse.

"She's just unconscious." Peeta confirmed. Gale carried Madge on the sofa, holding her hand. Peeta went to the kitchen to get emergency lights and water. I ran upstairs to find Caleb.

"Caleb!" I called, tears attempting to fall, "Caleb! Where are you?" Something moved in our bedroom. I entered the bedroom to find nothing. "Caleb, where are you? Don't be scared! It's me, Katniss!" Something hit me from behind and I blacked out.

Peeta's POV

I went to the kitchen to grab some emergency light and water, while Katniss ran upstairs to find Caleb. A question just keep lingering in my head, What happened?

I found the emergency light and opened the refrigerator for water. Suddenly, I was gagged. I tried to use my hands but two strong arms kept me still. There was a syringe and I was gone.

Gale's POV

I held Madge hand as she lay on the couch, motionless and unconscious. I can hear the calling of Katniss for her son.

I suddenly can't stop thinking about Katniss. I've gone over her. I'm in love with Madge now. We have kids, and besides, Katniss have kids with Mell - Peeta. Why can't my mind stop thinking of what may happen right now if Catnip chose me instead of him?

I noticed that there was silence in the second floor. Did she find Caleb? Or is something wrong? I also noticed that there were like banging sounds, as if one is preventing another from doing something.

I kissed Madge's forehead and checked on Peeta. What is taking him so long? I opened the flashlight and all I saw is spilled water on the floor.

I went to the second floor and checked every room. Caleb's…nothing. Ginna's…nothing. Katniss and….Peeta's….nothing. Where are they?

Meow! A cat? I turn around and found a muscular man gripping Petite, Caleb's cat. He smirked. "Well, hello!" he greeted diabolically. I faced the stairs to run away when another muscular man blocked me.

He gagged me, bound my wrists, and tied me to a chair. He put me in front of the television. "I hope you enjoy the show you're about to see."

Ginna's POV

I woke up with the sunlight burning my face. I looked around. Fin, and the twins lay unconscious beside me. I gently stood up, my head still dizzy and walked to Madie. I started shaking her and screaming in her ear, "Wake up, Madielaide! Wake up!"

Her onyx eyes fluttered open. She sat up and observed her surroundings. "Where are we?" she asked.

"I think we're in an arena." Fin replied behind. The boys are already awake.

"How do you know?" Madie asked, standing up. He helped us both to peer through the thick wall.

"We're…we're in a la….labyrinth." I gasped. I bent down and inspected the floor. It's metal planted with grass.

"I can't find any exit." Madie confirmed. She looked at Deeno, "Do you have any weapons? Where's our backpacks? Where's our food?" She started digging the metal floor, "We'll die here! We'll starve to death!"

"Hey. Hey." Deeno comforted her sister, rubbing her back as Madie cried. I looked at them with pity. It's the end of our lives. We're in an arena without any supplies or weapons! Weapons! I checked my socks, I still have my pocket knives and a few candies in my pockets.

I peered through the wall again. I looked around straining my eyes when I found it. "Madie!" I exclaimed, "I found the exit!"

"What?" she asked, confused. I beckoned for her to come and when she saw it, her eyes filled with hope.

Suddenly, it was breezy. Too breezy. A hovercraft is above us. It brought down 4 crates. When it left, we immediately opened them. I sighed in relief. Weapons and food filled the crates. My silver bow and arrows, Madie's knives, my other pocket knife and sling shot, spears, and Fin's trident. We also found 4 light weight jugs with water inside and a bunch of food.

Madie drank in jug and stared at it. "It's refillable!" she exclaimed.

"What is?" Fin asked, trying his trident.

Madie drank some more, "The water in the jug! When you drink from it, the water returns in the same amount." I tried it.

"It is refillable!" I confirmed. I felt both glad and frightened. At least we have hope of surviving.

Katniss' POV

I woke up, my neck aching. I stood up. Where am I? I saw two blond figures lying on the ground. "Oh my God!" I exclaimed and rushed over to them. The older blond figure opened his bright blue eyes. He immediately sat up, noticing the younger blond beside me. "Peeta, it's Caleb." I told him.

I laid my son's head on my lap. "What happened?" Peeta asked as I gently slap Caleb's face. I shrugged. Caleb started stirring.

He opened those Seam gray eyes. "Mom?" he said, "Dad?"

"We're here." I replied. Suddenly, a Capitol hovercraft is directly above us. It left a few crates. Peeta and Caleb stood up and checked it. I came after them.

"It's food and….um, weapons." Caleb confirmed, "Why do we need weapons? Where are we?" Peeta grabbed a few knives then went to the edge of the wall.

"Katniss," he called, "I think you need to see this." I came near him and peered. There are walls facing alternate directions.

"Is this…" I looked at him.

"A maze." he finished. I hugged him and he kissed my forehead. "It'll be okay."

The sunlight started to dim. I got hold of Caleb while Peeta started a fire. Panem's symbol lit up the sky. My heart started to beat double time. The anthem started then the face of Caesar Flickerman appeared.

"Happy 76th Annual Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favor!" he said. My heart fell.

End of Chapter 7

So…I hope you like this chapter. I was really excited to type this because I got the hang of saying, "And may the odds be ever in your favor!" in a Capitol accent. Please review!
–I.M. Collins