CHAPTER 6

Kalebs POV

It was midday and they still weren't back, they had left early in the morning and it had been several hours since they should have been back. The announcement was on the small TV set someone had managed to find and connect up. How? Well I do not know, it is too difficult for me to understand.

"Evening everyone, well isn't this a fantastic day?" Effie Trinket was on the screen looking a bit out of sorts and beaten "I have an exciting announcement for all of you out there. Now, now, you must stay calm because most of you are in luck!" We all looked at each other worried. What was the Capitol up to? "In 3 weeks' time we will have a Hunger Games; it has been moved up a few months. We are selecting one boy and one girl from each District but they will have guests in the arena!" Effie caught her voice making sure not to show her fear; she looked at the camera surely reading off of a telecom "We have a few rebels who have been caught and becoming an avox would not simmer them down so we have decided to enter them into the Hunger Games, and have them hunted

"What does she mean?" Johanna asked frustrated with herself.

"Mum" I said looking to dad "They have mum and Gale and Eliza, you don't think?" Dad shushed me and placed a strong arm around my shoulders.

"Everyone from every District is invited to watch; it will be shown just as the Hunger Games is. Let's have a look see at our criminals shall we?" on the screen flashed a dark room full of bared cells. "First up we have Haymitch Abernathy" we could see them all in their cells as their pictured flashed up on the screen. Effie looked horrified "next is Penelope Homebound" Penelope was our housekeeper that was studying with my gran, she was studying to be the next healer of the town "Mrs Everdeen" Dad was shaking with anger when he saw mum's mum on the screen. She hadn't done anything wrong! "Katniss Everdeen" Mum looked tired and beaten to a pulp, but still strong, she wasn't going to give up, "Gale Hawthorne" Gale was pacing in his cell, yelling and banging on the bars. Dad was smiling at this, I know they hate each other but we know Gale won't give up, he will keep everyone else's spirits alive "Little Eliza Everdeen" I growled, they had my little sister? She was 12, what's the worst she was going to do? "Effie Trinket" Effie's own picture posted on the screen as she let a tear slip "Enjoy" the line cut off and everyone went silent.

"Hey! Hey!" we all turned to see Abaigael and Ryder run inside "We're back!" they were smiling and puffing "Where's Anna and Annie?"

ANNABELLA POV

I woke up with a pain in my back, the sack was still over my head and my hands tied, I was being dragged along the ground and laughter was surrounding me.

"We got ourselves a prize here boys! Two lovely ladies for our tasting" one of the men yelled, there were a lot of yelling and cheering, I'd estimate about 20 men. I kept my body limp trying to pretend to still be knocked out "Oh! This one has fight!" I heard struggling nearby and the screams of Annie Cresta.

"Leave that one, she's cold out, we will have fun with her later" my legs were dropped to the ground and I was still, I waited 20 seconds exactly before reaching up and tearing off my sack. No one was watching me. The Peacekeepers had tied Annie to a post; her hands bound and were slowly each trying to approach her. I had to help her, I couldn't just stand here, well lie here and do nothing! I lifted up my legs which were also bound together and grabbed my sneaky knife from my boot. I kept looking up every now and then just to make sure I wasn't being watched while I tried cutting my hands free. I heard a grunt and looked over; Annie had lifted up her legs and kicked a man in the chest. I smiled proud of her and got the last strand of rope before quickly untying my feet. I grabbed a bow and some arrows that were nearby and ran to the trees trying to find a really tall one so I wouldn't be seen.

I climbed the tree that was right on the tree line, the men were still trying to get to Annie but she was putting up a good fight. One guy interpreted her moves and grabbed her legs mid-air so she was practically defenceless. I poised to shoot the arrow, aiming right between his eyes. I released the arrow watching the arrow lodge into his neck. Okay I wasn't that good. He fell to the ground and the other Peacekeepers started looking around with their guns at the ready. I started shooting arrows left and right killing most men. Annie was almost free; she was cutting her binds on the post.

"There she is!" one of them pointed at me while another ran for me. I went for another arrow but came up short. I gasped and started climbing down. Just my luck, of course I will run out of arrows when I need them most, I hope Annie will be free soon and she will kill anyone breathing if they're still around, I just have to hold my own until then. I was almost to the bottom when something grabbed my foot. I screamed as I was dragged down and the man started dragging me to the others by my hair. I screamed and tried to hold my hair and keep it from being ripped.

"The other one woke up boys and she seems like fun!"

"Do you know who I am?" I ripped myself from his grasp and faced them. My hair was blowing in my face because the bastard ripped out my hair tie "If you kill me then you are signing your own death wish" I rambled on, I saw Annie approaching him from behind, there were only 5 left and we could easily take them "I am one of the most wanted people right now. My name is Annabella Hawthorne and if you bring me in alive you will get a big reward"

"Alive, yes. Innocent, no" He approached me slowly but I could only smile. Annie was right behind him.

"Too bad you won't live long enough to take another step" Annie grabbed the man's head and slit his throat. I used the bow to knock one of the others out.

"You little bitch" one of them grabbed me by the shoulders shaking me. He growled and went to strike me when his eyes widened and he made a gurgling sound. I tried to release his grasp on me but it only tightened. He opened his mouth to speak but he just spurted out blood. I pulled back and looked for Annie; she was standing behind the man with her trident in her hands. I smiled and thanked her. She returned my smile before we started following our tracks back to the hide out.

I looked up at the sun trying to tell the time. We didn't want to miss the announcement; maybe if we hurried we would make it back before it was too late. The sun suggested that it was already midday, I panicked, I didn't want to miss seeing my dad on TV or even just a picture if they were going to say something about him they would have a picture. What are they going to do with him or Katniss and Eliza? I volunteered in the first place to keep Eliza out of all this mess and keep her innocent; it wasn't fair that she had to go through all of this so young. It wasn't fair on any of us. Maybe I could convince the others to do a rescue mission with me and even if they said no I would go anyway, he was my dad and I would do anything to save him.

We rushed into the tunnels and ran at full speed. What we saw was shocking, people were crying, people were fussing and people were packing? I searched for Kaleb; it didn't take long for me to spot him and Peeta sitting in the corner looking upset.

"Anna!" I was picked up in a bone crushing hug and swung around; I pushed off of Ryder and gave him a small smile. My face was hurting and so was my arm; Annie had done a small, dodgy job at stitching up my arm; it seemed my scratch on my face was no-where near what my other one is. It went through my eye, about 4 centimetres from the top of my eyebrow to my eye lid and then stopped to only continue about 3 centimetres below my eye from my bottom eye lid, which is weird because I swear I wasn't hit there but I guess I couldn't have known any better when I am in shock and pain "Your live" He gushed checking me head from toe making sure I was okay "You will never guess what happened on the TV"

"Annabella" Kaleb tackled me and moved a bit away from Ryder, I'm not sure if he did that on purpose or not "I thought something happened to you… What happened to you?" he skimmed his fingers over my face; I flinched away at the pain.

"Yeah, that's right, see an injury and touch it. What an idiot" Ryder chuckled darkly "No wonder she ran off with me"

"What did you just say?" Kaleb challenged Ryder by shoving him in the chest. I rolled my eyes and walked off; I was not in the mood to deal with their childish antics right now.

"What did they say in the announcement?" I walked up behind Johanna who was chatting with Abaigael and Annie "Is my dad okay?"

"No, none of them are" Johanna gave it to me straight, I have heard that she isn't one to beat around the bush "The Hunger Games are coming early this year and they are all in it, Gale, Katniss, Eliza, Mrs Everdeen, Haymitch, Penelope and Effie, there is also the natural reaping but they are to be hunted in it" She placed a comforting hand on my shoulder.

"So in other words, they've been sentenced to death?" Johanna nodded and Annie gave me a sad look as did Abaigael.

"Everyone is leaving because the Peacekeepers found us, there's a bunch of them coming this way. Everyone is packing up and leaving, they've given up" Abaigael said with her own back pack on her back.

"Well if you want some more adventure then you should come with me" they all gave me a confused look.

"No, don't even think about it!" Ryder was at my side again with Kaleb at my other "I know what your thinking and I am dead against it"

"Well I think you should do whatever you feel is right" Kaleb slipped his hand into mine "And I'm right by you until the end" Ryder made a gagging sound earning a glare from Abaigael.

"What exactly are you thinking, we aren't all mind readers?" Peeta spoke.

"I'm going after them, I'm breaking my dad out of the Hunger Games and I will do it alone if I have too but you really have two choices here. You can come with me and help your loved ones and friends or you can run, you can give up and run" I wasn't leaving my dad, he wouldn't ever leave me, he would stick by me and make sure that no matter what I was safe so I am doing the same for him.

"I'm in" Ryder, Kaleb and Abaigael said at the same time.

"I guess I can't leave Abaigael alone" Johanna stood swinging her axes around showing off a little bit.

"I want to learn to do that!" Ryder expressed pointing at Johanna.

"Stick around pretty boy and you might learn" Johanna remarked. I think she is beginning to like him.

"I'm in too, the Capitol are getting what they deserve" Annie said.

"Me three, they have my wife and my little girl" Peeta grinned cracking his knuckles.

"Us too" two men walked over both old and both scarred "I'm Jessup and this is my brother Daniel, he doesn't speak" they were obviously twins, they were both extremely tall and built, tanned, they both had bright blue eyes, brown shoulder length hair and defining cheek bones. I wouldn't be able to tell them apart if Daniel didn't have only one arm.

"Is he an Avox?" Ryder questioned.

"No, he just chooses not to talk ever since he won The 51st Hunger Games, he did some stuff he isn't proud of and no matter what I try he won't say a word"

"Hey Daniel if you think that I am the sexiest person alive, don't say a word" Ryder said, Daniel just glared at him silently "It's okay, you're not the first one to tell me so" I swiftly elbowed Ryder in the stomach, hard "Your in denial!" he groaned to me.

"So what's the plan?" Annie asked changing the subject.

"Um, well I haven't exactly gotten that far, I was thinking we get to the arena and save everyone, I haven't thought of specifics yet"

"We have" Jessup put in "We have been planning a break in for a while. Fast in your seatbelts because things are about to get seriously dangerous"

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