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"I found some berries, aru!" China called as he ducked into the entance of the gray rock cave he, Taiwan, and Japan were staying in. It was located at the base of the mountain, not the easiest area to stay in, and the three Asians were low on food. They couldn't get much from the Cornucopia without risking getting killed by Germany or Prussia...or England.
"Finally," Taiwan groaned reaching toward the small blue fruits, blueberries, in China's arms. "I'm starving!"
China frowned and slapped her hand away, then divided the berries up evenly between the three Asian nations. Despite being a real food, the berries did little to stisfy their hunger. Japan had tried to find meat such as rabbits or squirells earlier, but he couldn't go far without being hunted by Russia, who was hiding out with his two sisters further up the mountain, or little Liechtenstein, who had deadly accuracy with knives. The only weapons China, Japan, and Taiwan possesed were some sharpened sticks. Also, China suspected Japan didn't have the heart to kill small, cute animals. Oh well.
But time was running out. China and the others couldn't live like this for much longer. Already, the three of them had lost a fair bit of weight, and were often freezing cold at night, despite the bit of protection from the elements the cave offered. The only way to up their slim chance of survival were to go to the Cornucopia...but that would mean facing Germany or Prussia, who had weapons like sworads and knives. China grimaced, imaging fighting a sword wielding Prussia with his sharpened stick. The stick wasn't completely useless, though. China, Japan, and Taiwan all knew some martial arts, which included fighting with a staff, something that could be done using their sharpened sticks laying against the cave wall. All three of them were about three feet long, and made from sturdy oak branches with a sharp tip.
Suddenly, China got an idea. "Japan, Taiwan, listen!" He hissed. Japan, who had been sitting quietly against the stone wall, looked up, and Taiwan raised an eyebrow. "I have an idea. We all know marital arts right?" The two both nodded. "Well, I was thinking we could use that to out advantage. Staffs are good weapons, and we could subsitiute our sticks for those."
"But they're not thick enough to deliver a heavy blow with," Taiwan interjected.
"True, but we can use the sharpened tips, then. All we need to do is hit a pressure point with that sharp tip!" China told the other two.
Japan rubbed his chin thoughtfully. "Well, it is true that this may be our only chance."
"We haven't used our skills in a while, okay, I'm in." Taiwan added, standing up, and grabbing her stick. Japan and China did the same. "Hopefully there will be a victory for Asia!" They stepped outside their cave, checking for signs of Russia or other tributes. A tree rustled, but it was just a bird.
"Here's the plan," China began, "One of us will have to distract them, and then run, while the other two go and snatch some supplies."
Japan cocked his head. "But who will be the one to distract?"
"I can!" Taiwan declared, "I'm a fast runner, and I can scream in one spot, then dash away. It's risky, but it could work." The three Asian nations continued walking through the calm, green forest for about an hour or so. The forest was between the mountain and Cornucopia, and China remembered fleeing desperatly through here two days ago, after nearly getting stabbed by Germany. Japan and Taiwan had followed him. China knew the games were still beggining, only seven tributes had died so far. Two of them, France and Italy, China had seen in the sky yesterday night. He wondered who their killers were. Germany or Prussia, probably, or England.
"We are getting closer," Japan said quietly. Indeed, the forest was starting to thin, and China could make out the dim golden glimmer of the large Cornucopia in the distance. After crawling up to the forest's edge, he could see Germany and Prussia sitting by a fire, eating roasted meat of some kind. At once, the three Asian's stomachs growled. They'd all practically been living off berries for the past two days, and meat sounded absoloutly delicous. This was particaurly bad for China. He simply loved food, and he couldn't bear watching two greedy Germans eat up all the good food while the rest of them were left starving. Also, the only liquid China, Japan, and Taiwan had drank were some leaky water droplets, and berry juice. They were ready for a fest.
"I am ready," Taiwan whispered quietly.
"Are you sure you want to do this?" China asked her. She was still a young girl, Germany or Prussia could easily take her out without a problem at all. She nodded, her eyesbrows furrowed, and China and Japan stalked away. At once, Taiwan let out a high pitched shriek. Instantly, the two Germans looked up.
"I vill go see what it is," Germany told Prussia. He narrowed his blue eyes, and grabbed a sharp steel sword. His boots squelched against the soft ground as he made his way to the sight of the scream. Wasting no time, Japan and China rushed forth, their sticks in hand. They were about ten feet away when Prussia noticed them. He laughed and grabbed another sword. Japan had trained for things like this in the past. He ducked under Prussia's swing, kicked him in the knee, and wapped him hard with his stick. Still runing furiously, Japan snatched up a gray pack, heavy with what he hoped to be food and supplies. China ducked under Prussia as well, but he had obtained a nasty but on his left cheek. He eyes glinted when he spotted an iron frying pan nearby, and he lunged for it, grabbing it by the handle. It was in Germany and Prussia's stash, but neither of them had bothered to actually use it.
China whirled around to face Prussia, the frying pan in his hands. A loud clang of metal slamming against metal rang out as China 's frying pan collided with Prussia's sword. China grunted and quickly pulled back the pan and brought it forth again, this time smacking Prussia right in the face. His nose resembled a squashed tomato. Prussia fell to the ground, knocked out but not dead. Nearby, Japan had hoisted a pack onto his shoulders, and had scavenged a knife.
"CHINAAAAA!" The two heard a loud voice scream. Both of them froze, their hearts pounding and their eyes wide. Turning on his heel, China sped into the direction of the cry. Japan followed suit. It was too bad they couldn't finish of Prussia, but Taiwan was probably in danger. China ripped through a wall of bushes, and saw Taiwan. She was laying lfat on the dirt ground, but something was holding her there. A metal hook had grabbed her left ankle, and was holding it tight. It was a snare, used to hunt animals. The Asiann girl was clawing to get herself free, but it was no use. She turned and saw China.
A look of relief crossed Taiwan's face, and just as China bent down to get her out of the snare, something barreled into the clearing with a loud roar. The glint of a steel blade flashed through the air, and the sharp sword cut right into Taiwan's neck.
;( Aw Taiwan ! She never did have a good chance of winning. But what's gonna happen now that China and Japan are alone with Germany ? Please review ! The Hetalians would love to hear your thoughts ! So, review !
Here are the standings of the Games so far :
24-19th place : Wy, Seychelles, Saborga, Poland, Finland, initial first day slaughter, mostly the work of Prussia and Germany.
18th place : Italy, killed by England
17th place : France, killed by Prussia
16th place : Taiwan, killed by Germany