(No one's POV)

"The most important mission is to rescue the high value targets Odair and Mason. Kill anyone who stands in your way but quietly. Last thing we need is a shootout."

The success of the mission hinged on the capture of these two former Victors. That's why District 13 sent their best trained men in order to decrease the chance of failure. They knew that this was their one chance.

Everything went smoothly. The guards were that blocked their path were killed silently, thus preventing an alarm to be raised. Even the path to the cells seemed pretty easy, as their seemed to be a least two fewer guards than the Intel indicated. But it wasn't that big of a deal. Either Intel miscounted or some of the guards were deployed to help quell the rebellion.

That's when the soldiers reached the cells. Which were empty, except for the two unaccounted guards who look to be dead. One looked like it took a knife to his throat, while the other was an interesting sight to see. There were no indications of any sort of stab wounds, but it looked like his neck was snapped and his uniform was missing. Such a strange sight.

The soldier in charge sighed before scratching his head and groaning, "Where the fuck did they go? Intel said that they were supposed to be here! Coin is going to be pissed!"

(Finnick's POV, approximately 10 hours earlier)

"A man who is patient and waits for his moment to strike is the most dangerous type of man. He is constantly underestimated, but that is a fatal flaw. When he strikes, no one will have seen it coming."

This was running through my head while I waited until the moment was right. I had to wait a little bit longer than I initially thought, as I noticed more and more of the Peacemaker were seemingly being deployed to combat the rebellion. The less men in my way, the better.

During one of the times I pretended to be unconscious, I overheard the guards talking about moving me into my own cell. I knew that this was the perfect time to strike, especially since they were used to me being 'unconscious'. They had underestimated me and they were going to pay for it.

When they finally came to retrieve me and bring me into a different cell, I knew the moment was right. Normally, there were two guards that escorted me and one rover guard who observes everything from a distance. This time, however, there was no rover guard. Snow must have been getting really desperate if he thought that only two guards in this area were a good idea. Once again, his gigantic ego was his undoing.

I had carefully hidden the 'gift' from Cesar in order to not raise any suspicion. The knife he gave me was small enough to hide easily, but large enough to eliminate whoever would be in my way. As they carried me along, I knew that I had to wait just a couple more seconds before I strike.

When we stopped in front of what was supposed to be my cell, one of the guards released his grip on me in order to access the keys. That was my opportunity. I quickly drew my knife and stabbed the guard who was still holding onto me in the throat, killing him instantly.

Luck was on my side, since the Peacekeeper didn't seem to hear the gurgling sound of his friend dying. Since he was so enthralled with looking for his keys, it was easy to sneak up behind him and stab his neck. I knew that I couldn't stab him in order to not deviate from my solid plan, so I knew that a good neck snap would do the trick.

Once he was down, I quickly switched outfits with him and took his keys. Because my strength was less than normal due to the torturing, I had to drag each guard back to the original cell one at a time. But even so, it only took me a few minutes at most to accomplish that.

Once I arrived at the cell, I opened the cell door to see poor Johanna huddled up into a ball.

"If you are going to kill me, make it quick. I don't care if I die anymore. You took away Finnick from me, who was the only thing keeping me going. So, just finish the job and move on." Johanna dejectedly whispered, although a hint of defiance was still there.

My heart broke at the sound of her voice. I whispered after I lifted off the helmet, "Jo, it's me. I'm going to get us out of here!"

I could see her eyes nearly take up her entire face as she whispered, "Finnick? How the fuck? But… Wha? You… Huh?"

I chuckled a little before responding, "Yes Johanna, I have escaped and I am bringing you with me."

Her surprise morphed into depression as she whispered, "No. I am going to die anyway. I would just slow you down…"

I kindly whispered, "No you wouldn't."

"Yes, I will. I'm a shell of what I used to be! There is no point for me to continue!"

My patience is starting to wear a little thin at this point. I try to maintain the kind tone, although I am getting annoyed at her depression.

"We will escape together and you can payback Snow for all that he has done to you!"

Johanna sighed as she whispered, "I guess soooh holy shit! Finnick! What the hell?"

I smiled while adjusting my grip on her as I responded, "Well, you were taking too long. So I helped make the decision for you by picking you up and carrying you the rest of the way. You always complained that you always had to carry the load in your life."

She smacked me as hard as she could as she yelled, "I didn't mean literally you jackass! Goddamn, you are such a little shit sometimes!"

I knew then that the old Johanna was coming back. It was just a matter of when.

Because of the 'secrets' that I had picked up prior to the quell, I knew the route from the prison cell to the hovercraft. Hell, the person even told me where to find the keys. It was moments like that that really prove the importance of obtaining 'secrets' instead of cash. And people thought that I was crazy.

Which leads to the present. About an hour away from District 13. My knowledge of its whereabouts is another product of my intel searching. I knew that I had to cover all my bases before I even thought about leaving this hell hole and returning to Katniss. Even if she doesn't feel the same way. The whole reason for me myself escaping was to see her again. Otherwise, I would have just gotten Johanna on a ship and sent her on her way. It might be a bit selfish of me, but I do want to see Ms. Everdeen again.

While I am still wrapped up in my thoughts, a familiar voice interrupted them.

"Let me guess, you have just finished patting yourself on the back for a 'perfect' execution of your 'perfect' plan, now you are wallowing in self-pity at the thought of Ms. 'Perfect' Fire Girl. Yes, you are that predictable Finn."

I could literally feel the eye roll from her during her entire speech there.

"Well, I'm sorry that I feel bad that the love of my life doesn't feel the same way!" I responds in an almost defensive manner.

Johanna moves to sit next to me before she says, "First off, don't feel bad. It is annoying and I want to punch you for being so whiny. Secondly, what makes you think that she doesn't feel the same way?"

I answer immediately, "I'm not being whiny! I'm brooding!"

She interrupts with "Which is another word for whiny…"

"Secondly, you heard what she said! I totally saw you spying on us! Is there something you know that I don't? Fuck, Johanna! You have to tell me!"

She shook her head, "No, I really don't. Besides, we are like five minutes away from the place right? Just ask her yourself."

As annoying as she is, she has a point. Besides, it is nice to have this banter again, even though I can see the pain and sadness in her eyes.

So here we are, at the door of Ms. Katniss Everdeen. Thank God they have names next to the doors. Otherwise, I would have had to knock on every door to find out where she is. I carried Johanna, once again against her will, with me. I knew that it would be good for Katniss to see the both of us alive, even though we are slightly different people than before.

I knock softly on the door and patiently wait for the door to open. When it does I hear a gasp as I say, "Hello Ms. Everdeen. Did you miss me?"

When I hear her whisper "Oh my god", I knew that Johanna was right. It is great to be back home, with the person I belong.