Day 7. 30% darkness. (Looks like it's always dawn or dusk)
Flashes of darkness are in effect.
1% of mutants and monsters awake. (Two major mutants alive)
Arena tilted at 7 degree (almost unnoticeable)
Dead tributes: Seth, Ezra, Vein, Tidus, Tyler, Solice, Frae, Sarah, Elidh, korthos, Quin, Tain, Tyra, Daniel, Cell, Dylen And Raph (Raph and Dylen were the cannon fodder that died last chapter.)
Living tributes: Faith, Croy, Gloria, Riki, Gaet, Lars, Shine, Thalia, Kiylee, Terris, Veron, Tylon, Hecate, Caitlyn, Clara, Jet and Teak (only listing tributes with confirmed names)
(3 cannon fodder left)

I started writing this chapter with the intention of only focusing on one tribute, I got 1000 words in all from Thalia's view but it became a bit tedious. So, I will probably not have 1 person view chapters until around 8 tributes are left alive. For now, I'm sticking with the meanwhiles.

Synopsis: Gaet fools Shine into believing he is dead, unaware of the threat, Shine approaches Gaet and is grabbed on the leg by him.

Shine screamed and kicked at Gaet's hand with frenzied terror. Normally, Shine could of come up with a solution to her current problem that involves a throwing knife. But she was pretty freaked out and couldn't think straight.

Gaet stood up and whipped Shine to ground in a blur of movement.

"Let me go!" Shine screamed as Gaet reached over his back to take his sword out, his other hand was clasped around Shines throat, pinning her to the ground.

Gaet growled loudly when he saw her face clearly. "Shine? Is that you?"

"Yeah, let me go!"

Gaet shook his head and looked almost sympathetic. "You tried to kill me."

"So, you would kill me!" Shine was seething with rage.

"Have i killed you yet?" Gaet shot back.

"Your going to." She hissed.

"Yup." Gaet tightened his grip on Shines throat and lunged his sword straight at her heart.

Meanwhile

Croy held teak in a long hug. "I'm so sorry i got you into this." Croy's face was covered in tears.

Teak was silent teary eyed.

"We need to get out of here." Faith chimed in, totally destroying the mood between Croy and Teak.

"She's right. We need to leave; also, a group of tributes took yours and Faith's Thumb drives."

Croy cursed loudly. "HOW DO YOU KNOW!"

Teak whimpered a bit. "I saw it on the TV in the elevator. I know everything that's been going on so far."

Faith stood up silently and walked away.

Suddenly, Croy looked back to see Faith on the edge of the sky scraper. "I need to find them, were all going to die if I don't get that thumb drive."

Before Croy could interrupt, Faith leaned back and started falling down the sky scraper.

"Is she going to die?" Teak asked with concern. "Cos she freaks me out."

Moments later, Faith flew back up, her two pairs of wings flapping behind her. "I'll bring you back your thumb drive and... Oh... ****!" Faith flew away at an amazing speed while Croy and Teak looked around to see what had freaked out Faith. The Dragon mutant had a lock on Faith and was flying after her.

Faith

The Dragon was about one km away but it was gaining quickly. Faith suddenly realized how she could kill it. She reached for her ring and swore loudly when she remembered that Croy had it. She had to go back. Faith gradually turned as the dragon got closer, when it was only a few meters away, Faith did an aerial back flip and landed on the dragon.

Instinctively, the dragon cork screwed to the ground in a deadly arc in order to force Faith off its back. Faith pushed off and continued flying to the center of the arena while the dragon continued to go down.

Half a minute later, the dragon was back on Faith's tale. But it was mad now.

Looking back in fear, Faith had just in time to see a jet of fire heading towards her.

Croy

Croy watched the dragon in the distance, he couldn't see Faith but he could tell she was there.

Without thinking about it, he was fiddling with the ring Faith gave him.

"Hey Croy... What's that ring?" Teak asked, fear clearly evident in her voice

"Oh, Faith gave it to me." Croy stated with sudden panic. He knew that if any one would have something dangerous, it would be Faith. It was totally possible he had just gotten an explosive item.

Teak was breathing deeply. "I've seen them before."

"Where?" Croy was nearly equally as panicked, he nearly forgot about the dragon only a km away.

"I read about it in a book... In the first rebellion, the capital developed laser weapons that could decimate entire armies. So, the rebels gave the top commanders rings with EMPs in them."

"What's an EMP?" Croy asked, clearly puzzled but also intrigued.

"An EMP stands for electro magnetic pulse, once activated it turns off any electronics or anything powered by electricity in a certain radius."

"So... If i activate this, everything electronic turns off?"

"Yes, but if you use it, Faith will not be able to use either hands or her right leg."

"How do you know that?" Croy asked.

"I watched the hunger games on the TV. I thought i told you that."

Croy stared with clear annoyance at Teak. "You annoy me."

Teak smiled wide and stuck her tongue out.

Meanwhile

Terris skipped in circles around Veron, Tylon and Kiylee as they walked down a lonely street. Cheerfully, he sung the lyrics to a very depressing song. "Watch your mouth or you're gonna make a grave mistake. Hold your tongue or your gonna catch a bullet to the head."

Tylon slowly got madder and madder at Terris until he finally stuck his hand out and Terris skipped straight into it.

"Shut up Terris, if you weren't cute, I'd kill you."

Terris grinned and started clapping. "Yay for cuteness!"

Kiylee walked over to Terris and gave him a big hug. "How can you kill something this cute?" She put a hand of Terris's cheek and pinched it.

"Because it's annoying." Veron said without thinking about it. "No offence."

"None taken." Terris smiled back.

The four started laughing when an almost unnoticeable tremor shook the ground.

Outside of the games Kiylee would have dismissed it as nothing, but she knew that everything in the hunger games happened for a reason.

"We have to move out of sight, fast." She suddenly looked grim.

"Why, how do you know something happening?" Veron asked.

"That tremor. Didn't you feel it?"

Kiylee looked at the three, they clearly didn't believe her.

"Trust me, we have to go, something's going to happen."

"Fine we'll g..."

A second, much larger tremor shook the arena.

"I believe you now." Veron winced.

The four tributes began sprinting towards the nearest house. But Kiylee realised the mistake when she felt constant vibrations in the ground heading to the house that they were all running to hide in.

"Don't, go in the house, find a different place to hide!"

About ten second after she said that, the house was swallowed into the ground by an unknown force.

Kiylee tried to feel for vibrations, they were clearly moving on one direction when they suddenly stopped. Right below them.

"RUN!" Kiylee screamed.

The four tributes scattered and less then a second latter, the sand worm mutant emerged from the ground. The worm looked at each tribute in an attempt to find a suitable target.

"Terris!" Kiylee screamed as the worm charged at the 12 year old boy.

Terris ran for his life, as he ran, he pulled an object from his pocket. The object was a bomb. Terris ran as he primed the explosive, the worm gaining quickly.

The worm leaped into the air and tried land on Terris in hopes of eating him. Terris didn't move. He just watched as the worm loomed above him while it started to descend.

To Kiylee, it all seemed to go slow. Terris waited and waited for the worm to open its mouth (i know that normal giant worms don't have mouths, but this one isn't a normal worm.) the moment its mouth opened, Terris lobbed the bomb in its mouth. The last thing Kiylee saw was Terris smiling before the worm's mouth closed around him.

The worm got half way back in the ground before the bomb exploded. Gunk and blood covered everything nearby as the worm lay dead. Half of it still in the ground.

Kiylee kneeled down on the ground and cried. Tylon and Veron did the same. Terris was dead.

Meanwhile

Gloria and Riki were relaxing in a park that they found. The park was mostly green but with random exotic colors and flowers. In the center of the park was a massive play ground with 50 meter long slides and swings that were mechanically enhanced to go 360 degrees.

The two tributes entertained themselves for awhile by going down the slide over and over again. Hours went past as the 15 year olds played children's games.

The fun was stopped cold when Gloria looked up to see a group of tributes in front of them. Each one wearing a black mask.

The group of tributes lined up and began removing their masks one by one.

Tain was the first in line, his bright, young face vivid with emotion. "I could of won. I should of won. What right did you have to end my life?"

Gloria was horrified; she remembered shooting Tain in the heart three days ago.

"I had to; you were going to kill Riki." She pleaded

Tain spat on the floor and put his mask back on.

The second in line wasTyler. Sadness was etched in his eyes. "I was your friend. Why didn't you save me? Why?"

Riki stepped forward. "You're not my friend, your an illusion, not real. I know what you are and you can't fool me."

Tylergrinned. "I'm dead because of you. It's your fault. Even if I'm not real, you just wanted Gloria to yourself. You're pathetic."

Tylerput his mask back on.

Vein removed his mask and started talking. "I only wanted a sword so i could survive. You got lucky. You haven't been alive this long because your any good. It's all luck. You dont deserve to be alive."

Gloria was scared, she knew they were all dead but they were all saying the truth any way. What if they were more then just illusions? What if they were something more?

Riki came to Gloria's defense. "Everything happens for a reason. Your death had to happen."

Vein turned his back to the two tributes and put his mask back on.

The final tribute stepped forward.

Tidus removed his mask. "I deserved my death. I hope you two make it to the end, it would bring me great joy to see you kill each other. Your love will only end in sadness. Your love is as real as we are. And it will only last as long."

"Then i better make the most of it." Riki tried to kiss Gloria but she pushed him back.

Tidus put his mask back on. The illusion tributes each reached for swords on their backs and pulled them out at the same time.

All the tributes leaped forward to slash at Gloria and Riki. Just before the blades hit them, the arena went pitch black.

When the lights came back. The illusions were gone. But what they said remained.

Gloria fell to her knees and wept. "I'm so sorry... I just want to die!"

Riki knelt down next to her and pat her back. "One of us needs to win. Or they will have died in vain. Were doing the right thing, even though it's a moral grey area."

Riki tried to hug her but she stood up and started top run away. "I can't be near you any more. It hurts too much."

In an attempt to make her stay, Riki grabbed her arm. "We need to stay together, i love you."

Gloria's eyes flowed with tears. "That's the problem."

"Let go of me." Gloria said with aggression in her voice.

"No, I won't let you go. Ever."

Gloria spun quickly and cut Riki's hand with a throwing knife. The cut wasn't much, but it did the job. Riki let go and when he looked up, she was gone, a glimpse of her blonde hair going around the corner was all he saw.

Meanwhile

I really don't want to write this part... I regret doing this... I'll try to get the tributes back into the actual arena.

Hecate, Caitlyn, Clara and Jet had just finished the most awkward conversations with their loved ones. Each tribute was thinking about what they had learned from their talks. Brothers and sisters revealed that they always loved each other, parents told their kids that they were proud of them and best friends revealed secret crushes that they had for each other.

"Carlos said he made me a dagger and that he's gonna send it to me when i get out of here! He's never let me hold one of his weapons before; I hope things went as well with you guys." (The tributes were suspicious that the no question rule was still in force. The tributes were also aware that they could kill each other at any time, but they didn't want to, they all liked each other.)

Clara giggled with joy and had to re adjust the tiara that she always wore. (her token)

Hecate laughed and patted Clara on the back, knocking the tiara of balance again. "Tell him to make me an axe while his at it."

Caitlyn was rather depressed with the loss of Daniel, but she stayed strong. "I spoke to my parents about the games and what's been going on so far."

The three other tributes straightened up and listened.

"Apparently, Croy is the largest threat in the game. But the most deaths have been caused by a girl called Faith."

Jet was totally silent until now. "Who the heck is Faith?"

The three girls all stood up and ran out of the room at what looked like light speed.

"What's happening?" Jet asked, clearly unknowing to whats going on.

"Stop asking questions!" Caitlyn screamed through the door.

"Oh crud!" Jet banged and slammed the door with his fists in an attempt to open it but he failed due to all three girls pressing against the door.

All the girls heard was the sound of gas escaping and Jet coughing. Then it was silent.

"That was pleasant." Caitlyn said a minute later.

Hecate and Clara simply stared with weird looks.

"So... now what?"

This chapter was pretty hard to write. I was actually hoping to write more about the conversations the tributes had with their families, but that would take around 1000 words and i can't fit that stuff in one chapter.

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