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

24. 23rd Hunger Games - Tribal Island

THE 23RD HUNGER GAMES

With the new presidency of President Coriolanus Snow, the Capitol is excited to see what might happen with this year's Hunger Games. The tributes have been reaped, the Parade outfits have been designed, the interviews rehearsed – but what everyone really wants to know is what the arena will be.

However, just before the unveiling of the brand-new landscape, President Snow announces that he has made a slight change to the Games: all tributes will be now injected with a tracker, so that the cameras may follow them more closely.

As the first decision that he makes, it is a good one – at least, that's how the Capitolites see it. When eventually the Games are set to start, everyone is on the edge of their seats. President Snow has done well to hype up the drama all the more this year.

THE LANDSCAPE

The tributes find themselves in a stunning arena this year – a lush, humid tropical island, covered in every kind of plant and tree. However, this isn't just any old island – it's dotted with 'abandoned' huts, arranged in tiny tribal settlements. The tributes will also find ancient (but still efficient) weapons lying in the tall grass.

CORNUCOPIA

The Cornucopia is located in the centre of the island, surrounded by thick bushes and covered in vines. It contains a lot of useful items, such as food, water, flashlights, iodine tablets and survival kits.

THE TRIBUTES

- Bella Spenceworth – District 1 female, 16

- Victor Candrope – District 1 male, 18

- Dana Shonede – District 2 female, 17

- Leadro Bronzton – District 2 male, 17

- Sparki Wallins – District 3 female, 15

- Flashe Heisen – District 3 male, 13

- Seaha Whittpool – District 4 female, 17

- Eastenn Jennson – District 4 male, 16

- Lauralina Portianno – District 5 female, 12

- Thom Redkape – District 5 male, 18

- Kisa Hoggs – District 6 female, 14

- Remuss Boylenn – District 6 male, 16

- Saroa Kuzma – District 7 female, 18

- Aspenn Mixton – District 7 male, 15

- Sashe Ginnley – District 8 female, 13

- Twine Dymonn – District 8 male, 17

- Aira Castlebay – District 9 female, 15

- Cropper Patrickson – District 9 male, 18

- Sally Riverwalk – District 10 female, 16

- Buck Bronndale – District 10 male, 14

- Caya Moon – District 11 female, 18

- Nickks McGregor – District 11 male, 13

- Roma Hadley – District 12 female, 16

- Krisso Milkweed – District 12 male, 17

THE GAMES

The Bloodbath begins as the familiar gong booms out across the island. As usual, the four Careers spring forward, but this year they have another ally – Seaha, who joins them at the Cornucopia without much difficulty.

The first unfortunate tribute to die is Sally, who almost runs right into Victor's sword. Second and third are Kisa and Lauralina, quickly followed by Flashe, who is impaled by Seaha's trident.

However, it seems that the Careers aren't the only ones making an alliance. Aira, Krisso and Caya join together and manage to evade the Careers, grabbing a backpack each and dashing out of the clearing.

Twine gives a scream as he is stabbed by Bella, while Nickks, who was running past him, is decapitated by Leadro. The final death happens as Aspenn is grabbed by Seaha and stabbed to death, concluding the Bloodbath.

Unsurprisingly, none of the seven deaths were caused by any other tributes except the Careers.

As the day wears on, the remaining tributes explore the island, with many taking refuge in the numerous huts and ruins near the Cornucopia clearing. With the new trackers injected in their arms, everyone feels even more paranoid and self-conscious than before.

In the early evening, Krisso, Aira and Caya decide to head back to the Cornucopia – a big mistake. Even in the fading light, the Careers who are still sheltering there spot them quickly, and descend on the trio, brandishing their weapons and yelling. Aira screams and manages to escape by climbing a well-hidden tree, Krisso following, but Caya is not so lucky. As she turns to run, Dana shoots an arrow in her head, knocking her to the ground. Her cannon sounds and the Careers head back to their campsite, shouting insults at the two living tributes.

24th – Sally Riverwalk, District 10 female

23rd – Kisa Hoggs, District 6 female

22nd – Lauralina Portianno, District 5 female

21st – Flashe Heisen, District 3 male

20th – Twine Dymonn, District 8 male

19th – Nickks McGregor, District 11 male

18th – Aspenn Mixton, District 7 male

17th – Caya Moon, District 9 female

Day 2 brings heavy rain to the island, but luckily for the tributes, there is plenty of shelter to be found. While most have at least some food or water, however, Buck has nothing, and is mourning the death of his District partner. He is defenceless when the Careers find him and Seaha stabs him easily.

But this is the only death of the day. Meanwhile, Krisso and Aira manage to find some wild berries in the bushes, which Aira says are safe to eat. Luckily for Krisso, she isn't just trying to trick him, and they eat the berries gratefully in their tree.

On the shore of the island, Thom has found an almost fully-intact hut and is living in it. He has also managed to collect some edible berries and leaves, along with making a weapon with a sharpened stick.

Later in the day, Cropper and Sparki meet in one of the smaller ruined villages. They agree to become allies, but only for a short time.

16th – Buck Bronndale, District 10 male

Day 3 comes with two more deaths – Saroa, who was killed in the night by Thom, and a surprising Career death – Victor. The Careers begin to get into a fight about who must have killed him, until finally Dana points a finger at Leadro, saying he was the last one on watch. Before Leadro can say anything to defend himself, Bella unsheathes her sword and plunges it into his stomach. It seems that she is more than ready to kill her allies, and Dana, despite her accusation, looks a little nervous as his cannon rings out. Seaha, however, looks unphased, and even congratulates Bella.

In the late afternoon, the fifteen remaining tributes are getting a little anxious about the rate of deaths. Krisso and Aira remain in their tree, planning an expedition to the Cornucopia, while Cropper and Sparki make a small fire on the east shore and talk quietly about their lives back home.

Roma, one of the weakest tributes, seems to be doing well so far – she has built a shelter, caught a small bird and is plucking its feather beside her crackling fire. She has also made camp beside a stream, providing her with water.

15th – Saroa Kuzma, District 7 female

14th – Victor Candrope, District 1 male

13th – Leadro Bronzton, District 2 male

Day 4 brings no dehydration deaths, surprisingly, although Sashe, Eastenn and Remuss are all suffering from lack of water. Krisso and Aira are also worried about supplies, and so decide to head back to the centre of the island, where the Cornucopia stands. Luckily for them, the Career girls are out on a tribute-hunt, which means they can easily sneak out a few bits and pieces without being too noticable.

Meanwhile, Thom is attacked by small, wriggly beetles which suddenly come out of small holes in the sand. Yelling and kicking, he barely manages to escape, climbing a tree to get away from the mutts. Fortunately he doesn't have any bites, because they are very likely poisonous insects.

By the time nightfall has come, this has been the first day with no deaths. Cropper and Sparki agree that tomorrow, they will part ways. If they see each other again, they won't hestitate to attack each other.

Day 5 comes with only half the number of tributes left. Bella and Dana stay inside the Cornucopia all day, maybe too tired to go out searching for others.

The only death of the day occurs in the afternoon – Sashe, who is one of the youngest tributes, is attacked by the same beetle mutts that Thom encountered the day before. However, she is too weak with hungry and tiredness to escape, and the sheer number of them overcome her. She dies about an hour later from the angry red bites that cover her arms and neck.

Roma goes exploring, only to see a curling trail of smoke in the distance. Hoping to possibly kill whoever made the fire, she hurries through the undergrowth, only to discover as she arrives at the camp that it isn't real – in fact, there are small, well-hidden traps surrounding the outskirts of the clearing. She doesn't see Sparki sitting in the branch of the tree above her, and runs off, regretting her decision.

As afternoon turns to evening, activity becomes less frequent. By nightfall, nearly all of the tributes are asleep, which means they must be getting too comfortable in their environment. The Gamemakers decide to switch things up a little.

12th – Sashe Ginnley, District 8 female

Day 6 dawns bright and early, and at first, the tributes think they've woken up to a normal day in the arena. However, Remuss is the first to notice something isn't quite right. He looks up at the sky and realizes what has happened.

The entire arena has been covered with a huge glass dome, blocking out all air except for tiny vents in the grass. A large timer is projected onto the glass, reading ten minutes and zero seconds.

Then it starts ticking down.

All at once, every tribute is awakened by the sudden lack of oxygen. Thom, one of the only tributes to remain calm, quickly packs up his things and seats himself beside one of the air vents. However, he's not the only one to think of this. Sparki also hurries to the closest vent, hoping it might help her get just a little more oxygen than the others.

Ten minutes seems to last much longer for the tributes. After making it halfway through, Eastenn drops from lack of oxygen to his brain, and Roma is quickly becoming hysterical. However, only one tribute dies – it's Bella. After surviving nine minutes and ten seconds, she dies of suffocation. Seaha and Dana don't seem bothered by her death, and carry on arranging their supplies.

Finally, the glass dome disappears slowly, and air floods back into the arena. The tributes gasp and take huge gulps, thankful that it wasn't actually an attempt to kill them all. Nothing else of interest happens in the evening, and soon the tributes have pushed the event to the back of their minds.

11th – Bella Spenceworth, District 1 female

Day 7 marks a full week of Games, with ten tributes remaining. Rain pours down for most of the morning, preventing most of the tributes from going out – though not all of them. Remuss, not bothering about getting soaked, gratefully scoops rainwater from puddles into his mouth, clearly very thirsty.

Later in the day, Dana and Seaha go tribute-hunting, but are unsuccessful. Many of the tributes have hidden themselves well in the jungle-like undergrowth.

Krisso and Aira decide to go out looking for some food, as their meager supplies are running low. They find a few red fruits, and are too hungry to think about whether they are poisonous or not. Luckily for them, the fruits aren't lethal, but the two tributes have bad stomach aches for the rest of the day.

Cropper becomes the third tribute to be ambushed by the deadly beetles. He screams loudly as they crawl up his bare legs, attracting the attention of Thom, who is sheltering only a short distance away. Cropper manages to brush away the insects before they get out of hand, but he isn't able to brush away Thom, who has come to see what the fuss is about. Cropper, too scared to attempt a fight, runs off into the rainforest, while Thom takes off with his backpack.

Day 8 brings a death from infection – Eastenn, who was apparently injured at the Bloodbath and is now paying the price. He dies slowly against a tree, but his cannon is not the only one to go off that day.

In the late afternoon, Roma collapses from exhaustion after walking all night in the hopes of finding the Cornucopia. Only about an hour later, Sparki discovers her lying in amongst some ferns. The younger tribute stabs her with a knife and grabs her supplies before climbing a tree.

10th – Eastenn Jennson, District 4 male

9th – Roma Hadley, District 12 female

Day 9 begins with more rain, although this time none of the tributes go outside in the bad weather. Dana and Seaha go tribute-hunting a few hours later, after it has subsided, and finally manage to find another tribute – the unfortunate Remuss, who tries to escape but is too weak with hunger to succeed. Dana decapitates him smoothly and they take his supplies.

No other deaths happen that day, although Krisso and Aira are worried about their situation. With the Final Four drawing ever closer, they will need to think about where their alliance is headed, and if it will last.

8th – Remuss Boylenn, District 6 male

Day 10 dawns with a dash of bright sunshine, a great contrast to the usual rain or cloudy skies. There are no deaths today, and the tributes keep themselves occupied either arranging their supplies or looking for more. Sparki, one of the most unlikely tributes, is now posing as an actual threat. She has begun to stalk Thom, and keeps out of sight by hiding in trees. Sooner or later, she will spring on him.

Meanwhile, Krisso and Aira leave the usual shelter of their tree and make a home in a nearby tribal hut, covering the bare entrance with vines and tendrils to cover it. They spend the day fashioning make-shift tools out of sticks inside the hut.

Day 11 is when Sparki finally strikes. As the sun slowly rises into the arena sky, she leaps down and stabs Thom repeatedly as he sleeps. After quite a while, she steps back, a savage grin on her otherwise-pretty face.

As soon as the cannon goes off, Dana and Seaha spring into action. They feel like they should be doing a little more killing, and so they set out to hunt down some tributes.

By afternoon, they stumble across Cropper, who once again has to escape another tribute as Seaha comes running at him, waving her trident. He sprints away, managing to escape again. Dana kicks a tree in frustration and they build camp using his smouldering fire.

Krisso and Aira stay inside their hut, and receive the first sponsor gift of the Games – two packages of Capitol chocolate. Krisso complains that he would rather have something a little more useful, but eats it happily enough.

7th – Thom Redkape, District 5 male

With still six tributes remaining on Day 12, the Gamemakers decide to make things a little more exciting. They flood the shores of the island, driving large waves into the jungle and collapsing the frail ruins of the tribal settlements. Krisso and Aira very nearly escape, but are seperated as Aira is tugged away by a strong current. Krisso yells in horror as she disappears under the surface and doesn't come back up.

Satisfied with this death, the Gamemakers let the floodwater subside, taking Aira with it. Sparki, Dana and Seaha remain unharmed, as they all have the sense to take shelter in trees or, in the Careers' case, on the roof of the Cornucopia.

6th – Aira Castlebay, District 8 female

Day 13 proves terribly unlucky for Krisso. As he mourns the loss of his ally, sitting outside his hut, Sparki creeps up behind him and slits his throat in one quick movement, landing herself a place in the Final Three.

5th – Krisso Milkweed, District 12 male

Dana and Seaha hear the cannon and turn to face each other. Dana holds out her hand, giving a nod, but Seaha has other plans. Whipping out her knife, she slices Dana's hand off and stabs her in the neck, kicking her to the ground contemptously. As the cannon rings out, Sparki enters the Cornucopia clearing, waving her knife threateningly.

The battles lasts for at least half-an-hour, as the two girls desperately fight for their survival. Finally, as the evening begins to set in, Sparki manages to floor Seaha and slice her throat with her signature move. She stands up, blood-stained and triumphant as trumpets blare, announcing her Victory to the whole of Panem.

THE VICTOR

Sparki Wallins – District 3

THE AFTERMATH

Sparki was District 3's first Victor since Tekka Noreal, the insane girl from the 9th Hunger Games. She was pretty, she was vicious, she was charming – and a little crazy, although nobody seemed to care. She quickly became one of the Capitol's favorite Victors, and although she was never exploited in any manner, she become quite an icon all the same. Part of her appeal was her bright personality, which contrasted darkly with the side she had shown in the arena. People admired her for almost no reason, simply because she was an easily admirable person.

FAMILY INTERVIEW

Sparki's family consists of her mother, a tall, pale woman, her older sister Reona and her younger brother, Topher. Her mother smiled wanly, but seemed unable to say more than a few weak sentences. "We…are very proud of…of Sparki," she managed, biting her lip. Reona quickly took over. "She was always a special girl," she says. Despite the lack of enthusiasm, they do seem genuinely pleased.

A/N: Sparki's Victory! I thought District 3 needed a Victor after all this time, so here she is. What did you think of her? Please review, it really helps me

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

17th – Morelle Edgecombes, District 1 female – won by killing her last opponent, Aluminum

18th – Griffa Barr, District 2 female – won by killing her last opponent, Harvey

19th – Cally Featherton, District 8 female – won by killing her last opponent, Keld

20th – Cadran Jentille, District 2 male – won by killing his last opponent, Splashe

21st – Fritta Armento, District 12 female – won by killing her last opponent, Carmelita

22nd – Jonn Artokraft, District 2 male – won by killing his last opponent, Coir

23rd – Sparki Wallin, District 3 – won by killing her last opponent, Seaha

List of Districts & Victors

D1 – Midas Redfold (2nd HG), Amadeus Shine (12th HG), Morelle Edgecombes (17th HG)

D2 – Laria Barr (3rd HG), Cleaver Blackbrooke (13th HG), Griffa Barr (18th HG), Cadran Jentille (20th HG), Jonn Artokraft (22nd HG)

D3 – Tekka Noreal (9th HG), Sparki Wallin (23rd 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 – Cally Featherton (19th HG)

D9 – Cindya Graychime (11th HG)

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

D11 – Poppy Brookeway (16th HG)

D12 – Traff Fletcher (7th HG), Fritta Armento (21st HG)