73 Games that Came & Went

by Skyheart033

We all know about the 74th and 75th Hunger Games, but what about the stories we were never told? What about the Hunger Games that were forgotten? This is where you can read about the arenas that were abandoned and the tributes who were lost in time. These are the stories of the 73 other Hunger Games. *Not following the events of canon Games* 29/73

2. 1st Hunger Games - Oak Forest

THE 1ST HUNGER GAMES

The 1st Hunger Games was not complicated. The tributes were sent into a thick forest, very simple for the Gamemakers' first attempt. There were no hovercrafts, mutts or even sponsors.

The Gamemakers didn't want to push themselves…not yet. There would be plenty of time for all sorts of perils later, in the years to come, but for now, all they wanted was for the Districts to realize what kind of event this was. A deathmatch that was mandatory to watch in every home, with their children in the centre of it.

THE CORNUCOPIA

The Cornucopia of the 1st Hunger Games was filled with food and water, but only a few select weapons. These weapons were swords, knives and spears.

LANDSCAPE

As mentioned above, the 1st Games was set in a thick deciduous forest, with very tall and wide trees. There was a small lake to the north, and a few small clearings, but other than that, it was very plain.

THE TRIBUTES

- Glitter Advonsi – District 1 female, 16

- Hawk Blackwells – District 1 male, 18

- Jadea Hill – District 2 female, 15

- Joshua Peters – District 2 male, 15

- Lindi Harrows – District 3 female, 15

- Vextor Whyte – District 3 male, 14

- Bianca Dark – District 4 female, 16

- Jacob Banks – District 4 male, 12

- Harrietta Stone – District 5 female, 14

- Norman MacDonald – District 5 male, 17

- Rhoda Jonas – District 6 female, 17

- Samuel Johnston – District 6 male, 13

- Christiana Sharpe – District 7 female, 18

- Gordon Fields – District 7 male, 15

- Kya Marron – District 8 female, 16

- Thomas Trinn – District 8 male, 16

- Cherra Willowby – District 9 female, 17

- Lud Mackles – District 9 male, 18

- Daisy Hughs – District 10 female, 14

- Ambro Fray – District 10 male, 17

- Indigo Woods – District 11 female, 16

- Leo Maddan – District 11 male, 18

- Lavender Steele – District 12 female, 14

- Jackson Chesters – District 12 male, 12

THE GAMES

Standing on their podiums with the afternoon sun blinding them, the tributes tremble in fear. All but one. The tall boy from 5, Norman MacDonald, gives the timer (now on 6 seconds,) a glare before stepping off his platform to run to the Cornucopia. In a split second, he is blown sky-high and the two girls who stand on either side of his podium are showered with blood. Lavender screeches and nearly falls off her pedestal, while Christiana seems to grit her teeth in an attempt not to throw up.

The timer reaches zero, but the tributes don't run. Instead, they stand stock-still, waiting for something to happen. Some tributes glance at their allies, some break down completely and start crying. Others remain perfectly calm.

An announcement suddenly rings out across the clearing. "Tributes of the first Hunger Games," a male voice says. "The mines have been deactivated. You may begin."

The first to jump off is the boy from 1, Hawk. He signals to the others that it's safe and runs towards the Cornucopia.

But still nobody is sure. A few run to the Cornucopia, but most tributes run away, trying to avoid conflict with the others. The tributes who stay at the Cornucopia discover that there is food and water aplenty there, so make an alliance: Hawk, Glitter, Rhoda, Kya, Lindi and Leo. They gather supplies and take a weapon each before setting up a camp outside the entrance.

No deaths occur at the Bloodbath, but a few hours later, Jackson and Thomas meet. Jackson, more hungry, tired and younger than his opponent, is much weaker and Thomas manages to strangle him after a long battle. When he realizes what he has done, Thomas flees into the forest, regretting his actions.

The night passes slowly for some tributes as they stay up late, terrified that they might be being watched or stalked. The alliance at the Cornucopia make a fire, which unfortunately for them attracts a pair of tributes who have allied themselves: Jadea and Harrietta. Unwilling to back down, the two girls attack the group, but, in their weakened state, they are both injured badly. Jadea, after being delt a bad cut on her arm, manages to flee, abandoning her ally as Harrietta is killed by Kya and Hawk.

24th – Norman MacDonald, District 5 male

23rd - Jackson Chesters, District 12 male

22nd – Harrietta Stone, District 5 female

Day 2 dawns and some tributes also decide to head back to the Cornucopia in search of food. However, at the same time the big alliance moves away, hoping to explore the arena and look for more tributes.

Thus, a mini-Bloodbath happens at the Cornucopia, where a total of seven tributes gather. Out of them, Daisy, Lavender, Bianca and Samuel are killed. The remaining four (Joshua, Vextor, Ambro and Christiana) flee with their supplies.

By evening, no more deaths have occurred. Then, just before nightfall, the big alliance discover an abandoned camp with a smoking fire. They set up there for the night and are preparing to sleep when the owner of the camp, Joshua, appears. Once seeing the big alliance sleeping, he manages to silently kill Kya, Leo and Glitter, taking their supplies and hurrying away as Hawk begins to wake up.

21st – Daisy Hughs, District 10 female

20th – Lavender Steele, District 12 female

19th – Bianca Dark, District 4 female

18th – Samuel Johnston, District 6 male

17th – Kya Marron, District 8 female

16th – Leo Maddan, District 11 male

15th – Glitter Advonsi, District 1 female

Day 3 dawns with 14 tributes remaining. Lindi, Hawk and Rhoda are the first to wake, and freak out when they see the dead bodies of their allies and the absence of their supplies. Hawk, being self-appointed leader of the group, decides they should track the killer. They set off into the trees with barely any food or water left.

Late in the afternoon, Jadea dies of blood loss.

Urged on by the cannon, Lindi, Hawk and Rhoda finally find Joshua's new, smaller camp by evening. Hawk kills him slowly and painfully, then they take back their supplies and settle down on his new campsite.

14th – Jadea Hill, District 2 female

13th – Joshua Peters, District 2 male

By nightfall, no more deaths have occurred. Already many tributes are dead, with just 12 remaining.

Day 4 comes with the sound of two cannon shots. Both Gordon and Jacob have died of dehydration.

More tributes are starting to frequent the Cornucopia, and today Thomas decides to head back for water. There, he finds Indigo, who has been camped there since yesterday morning. Although Indigo is armed, she takes pity on him and allows him to have a bottle of water and some dried fruit. Thomas thanks her and runs off, relieved to not be dead.

But the Capitol viewers are quickly getting bored, and so the Gamemakers decide to make the arena a little different. They manage to create a small flood in the northern lake of the arena, which no tributes have discovered yet. It washes down a tall slope built for that purpose and drowns the trio alliance. Satisfied with these deaths, they dry up the flood and the arena returns to normal.

12th – Gordon Fields, District 7 male

11th – Jacob Banks, District 4 male

10th – Rhoda Jonas, District 6 female

9th – Lindi Harrows, District 3 female

8th – Hawk Blackwells, District 1 male

Days 5 and 6 pass slowly, and nobody dies. The tributes are starting to feel a little more at home in the arena, and are beginning to build proper camps and shelters now. With the trio gone, there is slightly less danger in the Games now.

However, it doesn't last long. In the evening of Day 7, Indigo, who is still camped in the Cornucopia, is ambushed by Ambro while she is sleeping. The strong boy manages to strangle her before taking her supplies and sword and leaving.

7th – Indigo Woods, District 11 female

Tensions are high as Day 8 dawns. With only 6 tributes left, everyone is scared and nobody wants to leave their camp. However, Cherra and Lud, the two tributes from 9 that the others have so far ignored, suddenly come out of hiding together and begin to track down the other tributes. In the late afternoon, they find Vextor and kill him quickly, before stealing his supplies and moving on.

6th – Vextor Whyte, District 3 male

On Day 9, the tributes are soaked to the skin in a sudden bout of rain which keeps the tributes in their camps for a while. The Gamemakers want to make sure the Games don't end too quickly.

By evening, the pair from 9 decide that only one can win. Cherra lets Lud kill her and the boy spends his night mourning her.

5th – Cherra Willowby, District 9 female

By Day 10, there are four tributes left. Lud goes exploring for a while, hoping to find some other tributes, and does. He ambushes Thomas while he is still sleeping, earning himself a place in the Final Three.

However, it's obvious Lud isn't the only tribute who's on the move. Christiana comes out of hiding and journeys to the Cornucopia. However, there she meets Ambro, who has made another trip back, and the two attack each with full force. Badly injured, Christiana finds herself bleeding out by the wall of the Cornucopia as Ambro takes off with some new supplies. She dies shortly after.

4th – Thomas Trinn, District 8 male

3rd – Christiana Sharpe, District 7 female

Day 11 dawns and the rain has started again. However, this doesn't deter Lud. He moves away from his camp to find the last tribute, Ambro. Both are desperate to go home, but Lud is fully prepared to kill to return to his family.

Finally, by evening, Lud goes to the Cornucopia in the hopes that his opponent might be there too. However, he isn't alone. Little does he know that Ambro has been stalking him the whole time, waiting for the perfect chance to strike.

As Lud falls asleep, Ambro creeps up to him and slices his sword across his opponent's throat, killing him instantly. Raising his sword to the sky, he lets out a choked sound as he realizes that he has survived and won the Hunger Games.

THE VICTOR

Ambro Fray, District 10 male

THE AFTERMATH

Like many Victors after him, Ambro spiralled into depression a few days after he returned home to District 10. The memories of the Games eventually took over and he turned to alcoholism to try and dull the pain. Later, he resorted to morphling as well.

FAMILY INTERVIEW

Ambro's family seem still in shock that he had won the Hunger Games.

"W-we never could have seen it coming," his mother, Lana, tells the camera. There are tears streaming down her face, though of happiness or sadness it's impossible to tell. "W-we j-just feel like we have lost him now. We can't believe it. We never thought he would do it. We never thought he would kill." His two brothers, Michael and Shepard, were unavailable for comment.

A/N: And that was the first Hunger Games. Hope you all enjoyed it.

~Sky~