Author's Note: Hey loves! I hope you still like the story! So sorry I haven't been updating. It's spring break!! And here in Chicago when it's over 60 degree that means it's time to be outside and start working on your tan! Haha, if you lived here you would know what I mean, because trust me I'm aware it sounds stupid. Anyhow, enjoy the chapter!

Katniss's POV

"Everyone ready?" asks Haymitch with a confidence, authority, but maybe even a hint of fear.

"Yes," we say and nod back. I'm surprised how many other people were actually on this hovercraft. Apparently there's a whole other wing which hold some recruited soldiers. Approximately, there are about twenty other people here not including Gale, Finnick, Haymitch, and myself. Plutarch is staying back at the hovercraft with Madge to keep an eye on things.

Looking around me I notice everyone has at least one gun, some more than others. I have a beautiful golden bow and arrow, and Finnick has a trident. He makes that trident look merely like a toy the way he holds it with ease. Who knows, maybe that's how I look with my bow completely comfortable, and safe.

There will be two groups we will split up into. The first consists of Haymitch, Finnick, myself and five other soldiers. One looks just a little older than me. He has slightly shaggy brown hair, grey eyes, and almost olive skin. He reminds me of Gale... The other men look to be somewhere in their twenties or thirties. Our group's mission is to rescue Peeta, Johanna, Annie, and Cinnia. The second group is made up of the rest of the soldiers and is lead by Gale. They will be getting any of the four if they see them but also to find out other information, and rescue anyone else who may be captured by the Capitol.

"Alright, let's roll." Haymitch says with a smile. With that we all set off and exit through the massive hovercraft door. The bright light of the sun floods through the entrance. I look around to take in my surroundings as I'm walking through District 4. To my left I see the beautiful blue ocean, and to my right is a grassy area where in the distance I see the Capitol hovercraft. I look up at Finnick and see him smiling.

He must know I'm staring because he whispers, "It's good to be home, even if it's only for a little while."

"I bet," I say back. That makes me miss my own home of District 12. I miss the forest, hunting, the Seam, everything.

As we keep up the pace, the scene of the hovercraft in the distance becomes larger, closer.

"Everyone remember the plan?" Haymitch hisses when we are no more than fifty yards away. We all nod in reply, for fear of being noticed too soon.

We arrive at the immense metal door of the hovercraft and it somehow opens right up for us. One of Haymitch's connections…?

My heart is racing, pounding, my blood is rushing, flowing fast, it's time. All twenty four of us rush into the hovercraft with our game faces on and weapons ready to attack.

The Capitol's hovercraft is decorated elegantly and luxurious. The color scheme is all deep purple and gold. It's beautiful I must admit. We walk in and see two halls, one to the left the other going towards the right. Gale is ordered to go down the left corridor and we take the right. I exchange one finally glance of longing, loving, and wishing good luck with Gale before he's gone…

Haymitch, Finnick, five others and I rush cautiously down the elegant hall. While we're going down the hall I hear a sound of a whip snap against someone's skin. Whoosh, crack, snap. Instantly I think of Peeta. Is he safe? I hope so.

Finnick points to a big metal doors where the sound seems to be coming from. He makes eye contact with Haymitch. Haymitch then nods at the other five men. I assume this must be some type of signal I was not told about. The men bang in the door and it easily opens up. Inside is a sight I wish I never saw. My poor, innocent stylist is being whipped. Some relief comes over me as I realize it's not Peeta, but that's only replaced with the sadness, and worry of Cinnia's health. The guilt I feel for this is almost unbearable. If it wasn't for me he wouldn't be here, none of them would. It's all my fault.

Before I can entirely take in what's going on everyone moves into fighting stance. The strange men I saw on TV torturing Peeta are the same ones that are now torturing Cinnia, and they look ready to fight. Without much thought, I load my bow and shoot it directly at the man with blue hair's heart. That's what he gets for cutting my Peeta. Out of now where Finnick's trident makes contact with another man and everyone is in battle. I want to kill of the man with red skin too for hurting Peeta with the salt. He's not hard to find obviously. I load my bow and let it fly through the air. Perfect, right in the heart. The man with the red skin is now bleeding the same color the same color as his own skin. I bet he's happy he is still matching at the time of his death. One man of ours has been killed but everyone else seems to be okay, from their side though all seem to be dead. Out of the corner of my eye I see another man with purple hair and yellow skin running down the hall. He must be going to inform Snow of our arrival. I rush over to the door way and shoot a bow. It hits his arm but he still keeps running. Finnick and another man pick up Cinnia to carry him back to our own hovercraft.

I look over to my right and see a camera. Oh God, was this all caught on tape? They must have been taping tonight's episode of torturing.

"Look!" I shout. Everyone sees the camera, and is shocked. We know if the ugly man doesn't blow our cover this for sure will.

"Everyone retreat." Haymitch says into a device. "We have to get out of here; someone is about to go blow our cover, get out!"

"What about Peeta, and the others?!" I cry. "Please we're so close!"

"Katniss, I can't put everyone is danger like this now." I look over at Finnick who seems to be crushed too. I guess I understand but we are just so close. I contemplate running off to go find him, but realize I would only be captured as well…God why does this have to be so hard?

We continue down the hall with Cinnia until we are outside the hovercraft.

"You coming?" Haymitch says into the small device.

"Yes, we just can't find Gale."

"No, not Gale too!" I blurt out. "Please…" Tears begin to stream down my cheeks.

Gale's POV

"Did anyone else hear that?" I ask the others as we're making our way down the halls.

"Oh yeah, coming from the left?" one answers.

"No… the right."

"I heard something coming from the left too!" another man calls out.

"Fine, we'll go left…" The rest of my men continue to go left, but I sneak off to the right. I just can't resist. I swear I heard the snicker of Snow. I can defeat him by myself anyways…

After walking for awhile I finally arrive at a door, a huge metal door. I listen for a minute to see if Snow is inside. Sure enough I was right, I hear his snickering. I burst through the door gun in hand. Inside is Snow with Peeta and Johanna hand cuffed, chained to the walls.

"Ah Gale, I'm glad you're here." Snow says with an evil smile.

Oh. Shit. I. Am. Done. For.

"Gale, come in and shut the door behind you."

"I have a gun, Snow! I can shoot you right now." I take my gun and try to steady my shot. I'm so nervous, I'm shaking though. As I'm trying to focus my aim, I'm tackled to the ground by a colorful man and all goes black.

President Snow's POV

When I find out whoever was monitoring the security camera they will be dead, literally. It will be off will their head.

"Mr. Willis, report to the meeting room immediately." I announce through the hovercraft's intercom. In about a minute he comes through the meeting room doorway.

"I've been doing some thinking and I believe I've come up with a genius idea." I say with an evil smirk.

Author's Note: Alright, so that was chapter 8! I hope you liked it. I'll never know if you did or not unless you press that button down there and REVIEW! Please, leave me a review or PM me to tell me how I'm doing. For all of you out there also on spring break…HAVE FUN!