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

4. 3rd Hunger Games - Boiling Desert

THE 3RD HUNGER GAMES

After the Victory of Midas in the second Games, the people were starting to realize that the Hunger Games were continuing no matter what they tried to say or do. The Capitol was hooked on it and they wanted to watch it, so watch it they would. Rebellions started to die down and Peacekeepers were placed in the Districts to prevent further outcries. Public floggings became increasingly popular, as did other punishments such as being jailed for a night or being evicted, all for even the most petty crimes.

The Gamemakers wanted something reminiscent of the Rebellion this year too, something that would shout in the Districts' faces, show them that the Capitol controlled them fully now.

So they came up with an idea…

THE CORNUCOPIA

The Cornucopia is packed full with supplies such as sleeping bags and camping equipment, plus weapons galore, but contains only a tiny amount of food and water.

THE LANDSCAPE

The tributes are plunged into the toughest arena yet: a sandy desert, devoid of water or vegetation for miles. The only shelters are various sand and rock caves dotted around, along with clusters of stones or boulders. The sun is boiling hot.

THE TRIBUTES

- Yasminia Kestrell – District 1 female, 17

- George Harvelt – District 1 male, 17

- Laria Barr – District 2 female, 18

- Arnoldo Crinn – District 2 male, 17

- Scarlette Winters – District 3 female, 15

- Carlo Blake – District 3 male, 13

- Coralli Grange – District 4 female, 17

- Hermin Kyte – District 4 male, 14

- Sadie Richards – District 5 female, 16

- Freddy Ambers – District 5 male, 17

- Hanna Daley – District 6 female, 13

- Isaak Green – District 6 male, 18

- Olive Ragg – District 7 female, 16

- Kylo Hastings – District 7 male, 16

- Rosa Vikes – District 8 female, 1

- Taylor Wolfe – District 8 male, 15

- Limea Harrison – District 9 female, 16

- Neil Redsmith – District 9 male, 18

- Jess Wethers – District 10 female, 13

- Vann Eastings – District 10 male, 15

- Brya Parks – District 11 female, 14

- Christo Yew – District 11 male, 16

- Kelli Harmon – District 12 female, 18

- Otto Rodges – District 12 male, 18

THE GAMES

The Bloodbath claims a surprising eight tributes this year as the newly-named 'Career' tributes band together once again: Yasminia, George, Laria and Arnoldo. However, they are also joined by Olive, who seems to have caught their attention. The unfortunate tributes who are killed are Christo, Taylor, Jess, Freddy, Carlo, Sadie, Otto and Neil.

Later that day, the Career alliance go out tribute-hunting and soon find Vann hiding behind a cluster of rocks. Yasminia stabs him and they leave him to bleed out, knowing he will die anyway. No more deaths occur that day.

However, because Day 1 ends with no deaths, the Careers decide to make use of their training at night and track down a trail of smoke coming from a sandy hillside in the distance. By midnight, they find the lighter, Rosa, and Laria kills her swiftly and silently. They take over her camp and talk for a while about the remaining tributes before going to sleep.

24th – Christo Yew, District 11 male

23rd – Taylor Wolfe, District 8 male

22nd – Jess Wethers, District 10 female

21st – Freddy Ambers, District 6 male

20th – Carlo Blake, District 3 male

19th – Sadie Richards, District 6 female

18th – Otto Rodges, District 12 male

17th – Neil Redsmith, District 9 male

16th – Vann Eastings, District 10 male

15th – Rosa Vikes, District 8 female

Day 2 comes with many tributes suffering from dehydration and hunger. The second day starts even hotter than the last, and the tributes become more and more weak as the hours draw by.

The pair from 6, Hanna and Isaak, make an alliance as Isaak appears to take pity on her. Having managed to grab some water at the Cornucopia, he shares it with her. Hanna thanks him and they talk peacefully for a while. However, their alliance comes to a quick end when the Careers arrive. The four powerful tributes corner the pair and kill both of them.

14th – Hanna Daley, District 6 female

13th – Isaak Green, District 6 male

Day 3 passes eventless but on Day 4, a whopping five tributes die of dehydration: Scarlette, Brya, Limea, Hermin and Kelli. With only 7 tributes by now, the Gamemakers are desperate to draw out the deaths, so they alter the arena a little: sending large tremors through the earth, they manage to separate the Careers and drive most tributes to the outer edges of the arena.

12th – Scarlette Winters, District 3 female

11th – Brya Parks, District 11 female

10th – Limea Harrison, District 9 female

9th – Hermin Kyte, District 4 male

8th – Kelli Harmon, District 12 female

Days 5, 6 and 7 are deathless, but on the night of the latter, Yasminia and Laria, who were previously seperated from their male allies, decide they can't take it anymore and throw themselves at each other in a fit of rage after a heated, tense argument. Yasminia manages to slice Laria's leg, but ultimately the District 2 girl stabs her former ally in the throat, ending her life.

7th – Yasminia Kestrell, District 1 female

The Games are beginning to conclude, with 6 tributes alive and tensions extremely high. The Capitol are greatly enjoying themselves and the Gamemakers want to keep up the excitement. In the early afternoon of Day 8, the Gamemakers announce that there will be a water restock at the Cornucopia, seeing as most of the tributes are suffering the effects of dehydration. Four of the six tributes instantly pack up and leave for the Cornucopia.

However, they are tricked. There is no water at the Cornucopia, instead, they are greeted with a pack of poisonous snakes which overcome two of the tributes: Olive and George, who, being in the same alliance, went with Arnoldo. The District 2 boy escapes with cuts, but relatively unharmed. No more deaths occur as the escaped tributes recover.

6th – Olive Ragg, District 7 female

5th – George Harvelt, District 1 male

Day 9 passes without any excitement, but Day 10 is different. Laria and Arnoldo decide enough is enough and they set out to search for others. They track down Coralli and in a team effort, they manage to kill her after a struggle. When her cannon sounds, Kylo, the seemingly harmless boy from 7, starts to make use of his supplies. He builds multiple traps around his camp, knowing that Laria and Arnoldo will want to kill him as soon as possible.

4th – Coralli Grange, District 4 female

However, they don't. Instead they set up camp and Day 11 dawns without anymore deaths.

It's around dusk when Laria strikes. Suddenly, she leaps at Arnoldo, throwing his sword onto the sand and stabbing her sword into his stomach repeatedly. Arnoldo struggles but it is soon clear who has died. His cannon rings out and Kylo wakes up, aware now that he will either have to fight one or the other District 2 tribute.

Laria, though, wants to take her time it seems. Building a fire, she tries to draw Kylo to her, but when that doesn't work, she merely goes to sleep as if nothing has happened.

3rd – Arnoldo Crinn, District 2 male

Day 12 comes and Laria is the first to wake. She packs her supplies and sets off across the plains. She knows that her next victim must be hiding somewhere, so she heads for the nearest rock clusters first.

After a few hours of searching, Laria finally sees some kind of tent pitched up on the horizon. Within a few more hours, she's reached Kylo's campsite. Hiding behind a boulder, she watches as he stokes his fire with a thin stick.

In a few seconds, the girl leaps from her hiding spot, brandishing her sword and yelling swear words. However, she doesn't look where she's stepping and her foot goes straight into one of Kylo's traps. She is tied to the ground by a few bendy sticks. Kylo looks relieved and backs away, but his plan backfires as Laria saws through the trap with her sword and rushes at him, plunging the weapon into his chest. He falls to the ground and Laria smiles at the sky, throwing her sword into the sand at her feet.

THE VICTOR

Laria Barr, District 2 female

THE AFTERMATH

Laria spent her days in District 2 hosting a private training class for any child between 5 and 19 to prepare them for volunteering. Surprisingly she didn't do it for the money but for the sake of her District, because of course any child who was taught by District 2's first Victor was sure to have a fair chance after all. She died at the old age of 71.

FAMILY INTERVIEW

Laria's mother and father are beaming, with her four year-old sister, Griffa, on her mother's hip. "We always knew our girl had luck on her side as soon as she stepped into the arena," her mother says proudly. "And of course she was taught very well at the Academy." The whole family seem very impressed with Laria's Victory.

A/N: Another Hunger Games! What did you think of Laria?

Victors List

Ambro Fray – District 10 male – won by killing his last opponent, Lud
Midas Redfold – District 1 male – won by killing his last opponent, Kall
Laria Barr, District 2 female – won by killing her last opponent, Kylo