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

17. 16th Hunger Games - Pine Forest

THE 16TH HUNGER GAMES

The sixteenth year of the Hunger Games is quieter than the last two, without much build-up or excitement. By now, the Hunger Games are fairly normalized in both the Capitol and the Districts: an event that takes place every year, which kills twenty-three children and teaches everyone to never rebel.

In the Capitol, things are relatively quiet too. The excitement for this year's Games isn't very big, since there is nothing really to look forward to.

Meanwhile, in the Districts, the HGAs in Districts 1 & 2 are given proper Capitolite instructors, which results in a good and bad side. The good side is that the girls and boys that learn there are given a better chance at victory, but at the same time, it puts lots of the former instructors out of work. However, President Snow's main reason for giving the Academies Capolites proper instructors is to prevent any of the former instructors from inciting rebellion in their lessons.
Similiarly, he puts Capitolite teachers in all the main District schools for the sole purpose of spreading even more propaganda.

THE LANDSCAPE

This year's arena may be one of the simplest yet. The tributes rise up into a plain old pine forest. Various rocks and boulders litter the ground. The pine trees are much taller than normal ones, and many fallen logs lie around them. In the north are a collection of dangerous stony cliffs, where a waterfall cascades.

THE CORNUCOPIA

The Cornucopia lies just behind a fallen tree trunk, which means the tributes will have to climb over it to reach the supplies. It contains weapons but no food or water.

THE TRIBUTES

- Amythest Chiffon – District 1 female, 16

- Alejandro Goldville – District 1 male, 18

- Skeya Hardwin – District 2 female, 16

- Chrome Blackson – District 2 male, 17

- Rosslyn Hammers – District 3 female, 13

- Xeph Stinge – District 3 male, 16

- Arria Montego – District 4 female, 17

- Scilles Shores – District 4 male, 14

- Fita Propps – District 5 female, 18

- Lott Whyttings – District 5 male, 18

- Tyrana Steelen – District 6 female, 16

- Iton Liteley – District 6 male, 12

- Blair Smokewood – District 7 female, 18

- Brew Asterlane – District 7 male, 17

- Saffie Robertson – District 8 female, 15

- Smith Cade – District 8 male, 15

- Cassava Walker – District 9 female, 18

- Munroe Stoney – District 9 male, 13

- Jeanie Crowe – District 10 female, 12

- Christopher Cranner – District 10 male, 18

- Poppy Brookeway – District 11 female, 17

- Leto Cartwright – District 11 male, 13

- Blue Torinn – District 12 female, 17

- Renn Duyan – District 12 male, 15

THE GAMES

As the numbers on the Cornucopia tick down, the tributes seem a little surprised by the simplicity of this year's arena. However, they have only a few seconds to ponder this as the timer reaches zero and the gong rings out, signalling the start of the Hunger Games.

Immediately, the Careers band together, taking a weapon each and cutting down plenty of tributes in a matter of minutes – five, in fact. However, another killer is on the loose, Brew. He has grabbed a small hand-axe and kills two tributes very quickly: Jeanie and Smith. Meanwhile, the surviving tributes manage to escape, though unfortunately nobody has food or water.

Day 1 is slow, and many tributes wander the dim forest, feeling paranoid and frightened. The Careers seem particularly blood-thirsty this year, and they are already trying to hunt down others. However, this leaves the Cornucopia unguarded, and in the evening, Lott enters it and grabs a knife. About an hour later, he ambushes and kills Renn, ending the first day with eight deaths and sixteen tributes still alive.

24th – Saffie Robertson, District 8 female

23rd – Leto Cartwright, District 11 male

22nd – Tyrana Steelen, District 6 female

21st – Iton Liteley, District 6 male

20th – Scilles Shores, District 4 male

19th – Jeanie Crowe, District 10 female

18th – Smith Cade, District 8 male

17th – Renn Duyan, Distrct 12 male

Day 2 dawns with two more deaths: Rosslyn and Xeph, allies who were both murdered by the Careers in the night.

Brew, the other killer at the Bloodbath, has also managed to make another kill – Cassava. He recieves a sponsor gift for his troubles: a package of hot soup. He drinks it gratefully, then throws the tin away.

Meanwhile, Fita, Lott and Poppy have made a shaky alliance, and are currently searching for food or water.

16th – Rosslyn Hammers, District 3 female

15th – Xeph Stinge, District 3 male

14th – Cassava Walker, District 9 female

Day 3 comes with a lot of tributes dehydrated and in danger. However, there are some who have successfully found food, like the lower-District alliance, Christopher, Brew and his District partner Blair.

In the afternoon, the first death happens when the unlucky Arria eats poisonous berries and dies within a few minutes.

13th – Arria Montego, District 4 female

Day 4 comes with a shock: two of the Careers have died of dehydration, while Alejandro and Skeya have managed to find the waterfall at the cliffs. However, Alejandro is so delirious with thirst that he stumbles and falls over the edge. Skeya screams, but he is dead.

Later in the day, Blue joins the lower-District alliance.

12th – Ameythest Chiffon, District 1 female

11th – Chrome Blackson, District 2 male

10th – Alejandro Goldville, District 1 male

Day 5 passes slowly, and there are now only nine tributes left in the Games. The lower-District alliance stumbles across Blair, who is almost dead from dehydration. Lott puts her out of her misery with a quick gash to the stomach.

Meanwhile, Christopher is attacked by Skeya, who is half-insane after her allies' death. She attacks him wildly, but he manages to escape by climbing a tree.

9th – Blair Smokewood, District 7 female

Day 6 dawns with a bout of rain which leaves tributes soaked to the skin. Munroe, who is a rather over-looked tribute, finds the waterfall and drinks deeply, obviously dehydrated. However, he looks starved and is clearly close to death.

Meanwhile, the lower-District alliance find Skeya trembling and rocking back and forth beside a tree. Lott kills again, and the damaged Career surprisingly doesn't fight back.

8th – Skeya Hardwin, District 2 female

Day 7 comes with Munroe dead of starvation, and seven tributes left. The lower-District alliance realize that they have to kill both Brew and Christopher before they can do anything else. Blue suggests rigging some traps, but the others dismiss her ideas.

Finally, Poppy decides that they should track down the two. They eventually find Christopher in his tree, but he is armed, and throws a knife into Fita's head. She falls, and the others are enraged. Since they can't climb, they set up camp underneath the killer's tree.

7th – Munroe Stoney, District 9 male

6th – Fita Propps, District 5 female

Day 8 brings another rain shower, and Brew quickly realizes that he will have to face the bigger alliance in order to survive. He commits suicide to avoid the confrontation.

The Final Four are decided: Christopher, Lott, Poppy and Blue. The alliance decide enough is enough and Blue starts to climb up the tree, but Christopher punches her in the face and she loses her grip, falling to the ground. Although alive, she breaks her wrist. Poppy tries to send her sword into Christopher's stomach, but the older boy is too high up. Finally Lott suggests that they 'starve him out'. They decide it is the best idea, and leave him, but post themselves around the base of his tree, blocking all his escape routes.

5th – Brew Asterlane, District 7 male

Day 9 comes, and the Gamemakers decide that the remaining four can't just sit there for days on end. They send in large squirrel mutts, designed to tear the tributes to shreds. They attack the four tributes, and overcome both Blue and Lott. The two scream as they are eaten alive. Poppy and Christopher run, but as the squirrel mutts are left behind, they realize that they must face each other.

Poppy twirls her sword, and Christopher is unarmed. They both know that the mutts will catch up soon, and Poppy smiles darkly before jabbing forwards with her weapon. Christopher almost lets her attack, and falls to the ground, finally dead.

THE VICTOR

Poppy Brookeway – District 11 female

THE AFTERMATH

Poppy was the first District 11 Victor, and her District were overjoyed to have one after more than a decade of watching their tributes fall at the hands of stronger teens. She was cherished as the District's first Victor, and was also renowned as being one of the most violent District 11 Victors. She spent most of her life donating to her District, but had a very prominent dark side.

FAMILY INTERVIEW

Poppy's family seem to be one of the richer families in District 11. Her mother and father own plenty of land in their township. They both seem in a temporary state of shock at her Victory, as her multiple siblings run around them. "We never imagined that she would make it out," her mother says, almost in a whisper. "Of course, our daughter would never hurt anyone normally," her father adds quickly. "We don't believe she is a wicked girl."

A/N: And that was the first District 11 Victor, Poppy! What did you think of her?

Victors List

1st - Ambro Fray – District 10 male – won by killing his last opponent, Lud

2nd - Midas Redfold – District 1 male – won by killing his last opponent, Kall

3rd - Laria Barr, District 2 female – won by killing her last opponent, Kylo

4th - Aqua Jonson, District 4 female – won by killing her last opponent, Timm

5th - Seth Fairpine, District 7 male – won when his opponent, Zayda, was killed by a fallen tree

6th - Hestia Blaine, District 4 female – won by killing her last opponent, Cryssa

7th - Traff Fletcher, District 12 male – won when his opponent drowned

8th - Laxander Brow, District 6 male – won by killing his last opponent, Cayn

9th - Tekka Noreal, District 3 female – won when her last opponent, Kilda, was killed by a caterpillar

10th – Melody Brighte, District 10 female – won by killing her last opponent, Rya

11th – Cindya Graychime, District 9 female – won by killing her last opponent, Uist

12th – Amadeus Shine, District 1 male – won by killing his last opponent, Gregorie

13th – Cleaver Blackbrooke, District 2 male – won by killing his last opponent, Janice

14th – Mett Streeke, District 5 male – won by killing his last opponent, Cob

15th – Apollo Rust, District 6 male – won by killing his last opponent, Hartford

16th – Poppy Brookeway, District 11 female – won by killing her last opponent, Christopher

List of Districts & Victors

D1 – Midas Redfold (2nd HG), Amadeus Shine (12th HG)

D2 – Laria Barr (3rd HG), Cleaver Blackbrooke (13th HG)

D3 – Tekka Noreal (9th HG)

D4 – Aqua Jonson (4th HG), Hestia Blaine (6th HG)

D5 – Mett Streeke (14th HG)

D6 – Laxander Brow (8th HG), Apollo Rust (15th HG)

D7 – Seth Fairpine (5th HG)

D8 – No Victors

D9 – Cindya Graychime (11th HG)

D10 – Ambro Fray (1st HG), Melody Brighte (10th HG)

D11 – Poppy Brookeway (16th HG)

D12 – Traff Fletcher (7th HG)