Hell on Earth

I fell asleep without the TV on, I didn't want to hear the futile nonsense broadcasted across Panem. The next day arrived and I got into the Elevator and pressed up.

I dropped into the seat in the Main Room and turned to the screens. The screens had changed again. Now only 4 grand screens filled the circular walls. I looked at each one in turn.

Cato was bursting through the Trees in his Armour, looking down at Thresh's pad he had taken. On it was a large heat blob running away from him.

Mindy Crawford jumped from branch to branch, desperately throwing herself away from the pursuing Cato. Her bag caught on a branch and she crashed to the leafy floor. Remaining calm, she swung into another tree and waited. Cato crashed in and saw her bag. Mindy looked mad, she had eaten none of it, surviving on her remaining stores of what she had stolen from Careers. But that was gone and Cato climbed up and took the bag too, running off. Calming herself, Mindy dropped to the ground and ran to find more food.

Katniss and Peeta were walking through the woods and hunting. Peeta was making a lot of noise.

I spent the day watching this before I made a quick call.

"...Just bring the supplies. Yes, I'm talking about autopsy and organ donning equipment and of course your Mutt gear. Just Do It! Tomorrow morning if it will take all day. Good day!" I cut off the line.

I turned and saw Mindy Crawford, famished, unable to find food. She heard a rustling nearby. Turning, she saw a pack full of luscious berries. Turning, she saw Peeta picking berries and Katniss far off. Believing it safe, she charge forward and took the berries and other food items. Shoving a fistful of berries she charged yards forward. Slowly, her face turned a red color, her hair drenched with unnatural sweat. Her EKG flipped out before finally flatlining, her body collapsing to the ground. I smashed my hand onto the cannon.

BOOM!

I went straight to bed, not wanting to miss tomorrow. It was going to be a BIG day.

Waking up before the sun rose over the arena, I bundled up and went into my elevator. Instead of going up to the mail room, I pushed another button. The Elevator began to move sideways slowly, then stopped a second, before plunging deep into the earth.

The freezing air of the deep cavern hit me like a train. My breath was tangible, a cold icy white puff. In front of me was a gigantic glass window engulfing the entire room aside from the small sliver I was standing in. Behind the glass was just the rest of the large cavern, lined with a myriad of clear tubes running down the wall. Behind me was a long staircase descending into utter darkness. I heard an eerie growling far below and dreaded going down there.

On the side of the glass was a long, silver chain. I took a deep breath and pulled hard. There was a loud flushing sound. Then water began to gush through the long tubes and poured into the windowed off area. Eventually the water flooded the area completely and stopped. The lake was the only remaining water source in the arena.

I rode back up to the Main Room and watched the 3 gigantic screens covering all 360 degrees.

Katniss and Peeta were making their way across the arena. Cato was waiting deep in the woods, further in the arena then any other tribute had gone, trying to find something to give him the upper hand.

I walked to the lung underground tunnels just as a cart arrived with 5 men dressed in white with moon shaped glasses. They were Muttation Doctors. They walked and rode the elevator down. I waited a long time. Finally, the Doctors came back up and handed me a syringe full of sleep syrup. " The muttation is complete. We transferred the eyes as well and hair color DNA was implanted. You just have to sedate them."

I rode down the Elevator and began to descend the cold, stone stairs. I felt as if I was walking into hell. In a dim cavern. 21 wooden coffins lay open along the wall. I dared not look into them. Suddenly, with a growl, a small black wolf pounced onto me with a collar marked 11. I stabbed into it with the Sleep syrup syringe, and did the same to 20 others like it. The Doctors emerged in the room and began to drag away the Mutts. I watched them pile them into carts and gave them a small clicker that would open a window in the Forrest forcefield wall.

Then I waited in the Main Room.

Katniss and Peeta were waiting by the glimmering lake.

Cato was sitting cross legged, dangerously close to the forcefield I knew was there. He was watching the heat detector. One moment there was nothing, the next, a gigantic blob engrossed the side. The Mutt wolves crashed forward, barking and snapping at Cato. Screaming, a long, stained tooth drove into Cato's hand. Screaming, Cato dropped the pad and plowed forward, not looking back.

Once, the wolf jumped onto Cato's back, clawing off the sword, but the Armour protected him.

Finally, Cato broke into the field, an arrow deflecting off his Armour. He plowed past District 12 Tributes, who were soon to follow him. The Career, The Star Crossed Lovers, and the Mutt Wolf Tribute pack were all sprinting for the Cornucopia.

It was time for the Grand Finale.