Bloodbath:

Simone Rose (D12 F 16)

I get one last glance at my stylist, and then the tube starts rising up. I wonder what I will find this year. Will it be a desert, an arctic wasteland, a deciduous forest? I guess I'll find out in a matter of seconds. The tube finally rises up above the ground, and I get my first view of the arena.

What I see confuses me at first, but starts to gradually make sense. It looks as if we are in the dining hall of the education building, but much less high-tech. Also, all the tables are gone to make way for the tributes' platforms. I see a bunch of posters on the walls, saying things like "An apple a day keeps the doctor away!" I wonder what that means. Since I don't understand the meanings of most of these posters, we must have gone back in time, to a time before Panem.

"Ladies and gentlemen, let the One Hundred Thirty-Fourth Hunger Games begin!"

The countdown starts, and I look around for my ally, Catherine. I finally find her, about eight platforms to my right. She points through one of the three doors that lead out of this room. I nod, and start planning what I will do. I guess when I run towards that door, I'll grab a bag or two on the way, so that Catherine and I have some supplies, because it might be hard to find food if the arena's completely inside. The countdown is almost over, so I position myself and get ready to run.

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Juno Young (D11 M 15)

A cannon fires, signaling the start of the Games. I dash off of my platform and run to the cornucopia. I have always been pretty fast, so I think I can make it there before most of the tributes. I use all my strength to sprint as quickly as I can .

I reach the cornucopia and grab some supplies. I end up picking up a big green bag, a small red bag, and some throwing knives I found scattered around the floor. I wonder if the colors mean anything to the Gamemakers. I secure the stuff in my hands, turn around, and run.

I reach the door that leads to the hall, when one of the careers jump out from behind the door. I think it's the boy from District Four. He has a spear in his hand. In one fluid motion, he brings the spear down on me. I feel pain at first, but the pain slowly disappears as my vision swirls into darkness.

Charisma Dayton (D9 F 17)

Devon and I were very lucky to have our platforms placed next to each other. We run towards the cornucopia to grab some supplies. Devon grabs a bag and two throwing knives, and I grab a bag, a bow, and a dozen arrows. We turn around and look for Ashleigh and Alec.

We see Alec first. He's picking up some supplies a few feet to my left. Ashleigh's harder to find, and when I do find her, I wish I hadn't looked. The boy from District Two is tearing her apart with a sharp knife. "No!" Devon shouts. "Ashleigh!"

He runs over to Ashleigh, who is as good as dead. "No! Devon!" I shout. "There's nothing we can do! She's dead!"

Devon doesn't listen. He runs over to Ashleigh, who has been dropped to the ground. The boy who killed Ashleigh is still there, and he starts tearing apart Devon as well. Poor Devon. Well he's dead now. I find Alec, and the pair of us run away.

Lydia Alcove (D4 F 16)

Diamond and I run over to a pair of girl tributes. I think they're the ones from Six and Twelve. "Now!" Diamond shouts. We each grab a tribute and hold them by the neck of their shirts. "Sorry guys," says Diamond. "But you're taking our stuff, so we'll have to kill you for this."

"No, please," pleads the girl that Diamond holds. "We'll do anything!"

"I'm sorry," says Diamond. "I don't listen pathetic tributes like yourself." Diamond takes her spear, and plunges it into the girl's stomach. I think she's the girl from Six.

I turn to the girl I'm holding. "Now it's your turn," I say. I pick up my bow and an arrow, and get ready to shoot. When I'm about to let go of the arrow, the girl does something very surprising. She holds up a knife that she must have had in her pocket, and starts swiping at me. I let her go in surprise, but she doesn't back away. She finally delivers a blow on my skull, and I feel the world slowly fading away.

Isaac Lysander (D9 M 18)

Dimitri, Ryder, and I grab all of the supplies and weapons we can carry. We know we need to hurry, or the careers will pounce on us. I turn around to see the girl from District Seven behind me. Poor girl, but she's in my way, and I need to kill to survive. In one fluid motion, I slash the knife across her face. She immediately falls to the ground, and screams in pain. Her screams end in a few moments, and I know that she's dead.

Well, now I've got one kill under my belt. I wonder how many the careers have. Hopefully, they don't have a lot. I need to impress the citizens of Panem with a lot of kills. That's the only way to get sponsors, out here. I must kill to survive, or I will be killed. It's not very pleasant, but it's the only way.

I turn to Dimitri and Ryder, who have been standing behind me the whole time. "Ready to go?" I ask.

"Yeah," says Dimitri as he stuffs one last loaf of bread into his bag. The three of us dodge all of the weapons being thrown everywhere, and dash through the door and down the hall.

As we leave, though, a spear flies through the air at us. Dimitri and I both dodge it, but Ryder is hit with it, full blast. The spear punctures Ryder's stomach, and I know he is dead when he falls to the floor, motionless. Dimitri seems devastated. He stops and stares at Ryder's dead body, with a sad look on his face. But, I know we have to go. "Come on, Dimitri!" I shout. "We have to go now, before the same thing happens to the pair of us.

Fusion Sanders (D4 M 16)

All the non-career tributes have left this room, so us careers get together to chat. "Where do you suppose we are?" Venom asks.

"I think we're in some sort of old fashioned education building," Diamond answers. "I walked into one of the rooms and there were a bunch of books and stuff. But, there's no modern gadgets or learning supplies or anything, so I think we're in an education building used before Panem."

"Okay," I say. "Does anyone know how big the building is, or if we can go outside?" Everyone shakes their heads. "Okay," I say. "Well figure that out later."

"Does anyone know how Lydia died?" Crimson asks."

"I do," says Diamond. "That girl from District Twelve killed her with a knife."

"Alright," says Crimson. "We'll have to watch out for her."

The cannon blasts start, and we hear seven blasts. Then, a hole in the ceiling opens up, and the seven bodies are sucked up by a hovercraft. "So, does anyone know who died?" I ask. "I killed the boy from District Eleven, and we know Lydia's dead."

"The girl from Six; Catherine I think," says Diamond. "I killed her."

"I killed the pair from District Three," Venom says. "With my knife."

"I got a boy with my spear," Candy says, "But I don't know who."

"Anyone else?" Venom asks. No one says anything. "Okay," he says. "We'll find out the remaining tribute tonight. And, we'll find out who Candy killed. Now let's gather the remaining supplies and weapons, and explore a little bit."

The Fallen (7):

Ashleigh Thorpe (D3 F 16)

Killed by Venom. She was torn apart by his knife

Devon Carter (D3 M 15)

Killed by Venom. He was torn apart by his knife.

Lydia Alcove (D4 F 16)

Killed by Simone. She was stabbed in the head with a knife.

Catherine Mayberry (D6 F 16)

Killed by Diamond. She took a spear to the stomach.

Nikki Lowell (D7 F 14)

Killed by Isaac. She was stabbed in the face by a knife.

Ryder Colette (D8 F 16)

Killed by Candy. A spear was thrown into his stomach.

Juno Young (D11 M 15)

Killed by Fusion. He was hit in the head with a spear.

Remaining Tributes (17):

Diamond Lupis (D1 F 17)

Twilight Ross (D1 M 17)

Candy Lux (D2 F 18)

Venom Tryyne (D2 M 17)

Fusion Sanders (D4 M 16)

Evanna Rae Lynn (D5 F 12)

Griffin Synchez (D5 M 14)

Crimson Barley (D6 M 18)

Dimitri Calzone (D7 M 15)

Kaylee Stuart (D8 F 13)

Charisma Dayton (D9 F 17)

Isaac Lysander (D9 M 18)

Gloria Zychh (D10 F 13)

Lukas Zychh (D10 M 16)

Lucy Evans (D11 F 14)

Simone Rose (D12 F 16)

Alec Leopard (D12 M 16)

Kills:

Venom: Ashleigh, Devon

Diamond: Catherine

Candy: Fusion

Fusion: Juno

Isaac: Nikki

Simone: Lydia

Known Alliances:

Diamond/Twilight/Candy/Venom/Fusion/Crimson

Charisma/Alec

Isaac/Dimitri

Simone

Yay! The bloodbath is over! I hope you enjoyed it! In case anyone is confused about the arena, here's a short explanation:

The arena is completely inside a middle/high school, in about the 1990s. It's a big school, about five stories high, so that's there's enough room for all of the tributes. The bloodbath takes place in the lunchroom, and you'll see the tributes travel to other parts of the a school. Each floor (except for the bloodbath floor) has one long hall with thirty classrooms (fifteen on each side) and a bathroom, and each room has two windows.

The rest of day one will come next, which will check up on all of the other tributes, and see where they are. The tributes I didn't mention in this chapter just ran off to the other parts of the school, possibly with a bag or a weapon.