I will be posting 2 chapters every other day one from each arena.
From Dylan's POV
When I was separated from laurel I wiped away my tears, I couldn't be seen as weak. I needed to stay strong to win the games. I just need to do this, not for me, but for laurel and my father. I don't care what I have to do I need to get back. I cannot let my father loose another person to the capital, those evil people. We were led on to a hovercraft and strapped into hard metal seats. Our ride took a long time. It was almost 5 hours looking at the clock by the pilot. I was quietly whispering to evan. He told me to ask the boy from 10 about an alliance. I whispered to him and he agreed. We now had 4 people in our alliance, lovely 2 people to betray, because only two of us were making it out of here alive. When we landed we were led into underground tunnels where we were with our stylist. She gave me a water-resistant blue t-shirt with vents in the back. Then we were given a hooded, insulated rain coat. We had slightly baggy zip-off cargo pants that turned into shorts. Our shoes were a big black boot that went passed my ankle. "It will be some sort of water environment judging on the clothes. It seems it will be wet but also some sort of other environment blended in." my stylist said. I said thank you and she embraced me in a hug "come out of here please" she said. I then whispered in her ear "I will". She pointed me towards a glass tube. I stepped in and the door sealed. Then a computer voice counted down from ten and the floor began to rise. I was first blinded by the light of the sun. When my vision refocused I looked around. We were on an island with huge trees surrounding us. Behind me was an ocean that surrounded us. Behind that was a swamp, this would be extremely hard. The computer voice was counting down from 120 and was on 60. I looked to my alliance partners. We all silently agreed to go to the cornucopia then hide in the swamp. When the buzzer went off I ran through the sand as fast as I could. One I was in the center of it all I grabbed a sword off the wall and when the girl from 3 tried to come near me with a mace I hit her in the chin with the pommel and then stabbed her in the stomach. I grabbed a rectangular green bag and an orange backpack and ran off to where even and Keld were going. They were heading for the ocean. It didn't look to deep 6 feet or so. Maria was fending off the girl from 2. I wanted to help but I had to go. I couldn't swim I just jumped in and hoped for the best. I was 5'9 so the water was just above me. I flailed my arms and my leg and realized that the backpack was floating. Even screamed to kick my legs. I tightly held the bag and kicked my legs. I did this still I could touch the ground. Then I just kind of ran/floated until we got to land. The other tributes were coming are way so we stepped on to the swampy, muddy ground. The water went passed my boots and halfway up my calve. It was extremely unpleasant but I ran through the water catching up with even and Keld. I heard splashes behind me and turned with my sword. It was Maria. She was bleeding from an open wound on her forehead and her jacket was slashed on her right arm. I grabbed her left arm and put it over my shoulder. I helped her through the swamp we were slightly running but more like jogging. After the screams of the blood bath stopped we stood on a small muddy area. I looked at my stuff. The green thing I had was a makeshift tent with blankets. My bag contained 2 water skins, a bottle of iodine, a bowl, a pocket knife, and some tape. It was a thick durable tape, duct tape the people in the capital called it. Maria had a small bag containing a jacket, dried fruit, and a bandage. I helped her wrap her arm and she put on her dry jacket. Even just had a dagger, he had lost the duffle he was trying to get when they were swimming. Keld had tiny bag with matches, 3 feet of rope, and a water skin. We made out pretty good and continued to walk. We had no time to waste. We continued walking trying to stay on the mud places and not the water. We eventually found a strip of land which was muddy and had tall thick grass to cover ourselves. Setting up the tent would be setting up a death plot. It would be like sending up a flare. We filled up the three water skins and added iodine. The sun was beginning to set so I took the tarp from the tent and set it down. I gave Maria a blanket and Even and Keld said they would share. Maria was looking kind of pale I think we needed something for her. We stayed behind the thick bushy grass so that no one could see us. I said I would take first watch when I got sleepy I would wake up Maria who. Tomorrow night Keld and even would watch. When the sun went down the panem anthem began to play. I was thirsty so I drank some water from the water skin. The two I had were small so me and Maria got our own where as Keld and even shared one. We looked into the sky. The first face to appear was the girl from 2, then the girl from 3. Sweet we had finished off the career pack, except for the girl from 1 but she couldn't have a group all by herself. Then the boy from 7 was dead his name was jack I think. Then there was the boy from 9 Barric. That was all. Man that was a short blood bath this year. It's usually 10-14 tribute's that die and since there was only half tributes that would be 5-7 but no only 4. I sat on the tarp holding my sword looking for movement. I was getting kind of sleepy before a loud cannon blast gave me a jolt. Then I heard footsteps. I readied my sword and stood up. There were splashes nearby getting closer. I heard panting. I jumped out from the bushes to see the pale shocked face of the 12 year old from six. She had blood running down her face coming from her black and blue nose. She had a slashed jacket that was covered in blood. She begged me not to kill her but I had to. She tried to run but I slashed her back and she collapsed in agony. She had tear running down her face and her fists were baled around something. I whispered sorry and slit her throat. Then the cannon sounded through the arena. I looked at her she didn't have anything on her. Her hands had un-balled and I looked to see what she was holding. A crumpled piece of paper, after a closer look it was a picture. I could see a mom, dad, her, 2 other girls, and a baby boy. A tear fell down my face thinking about how I had viciously killed a young girl. No one ever wants to be here I thought. I dropped her body in the water so no one would see. I walked back to our camp and woke up Maria. I told her what happened. She smiled and then took watch. I then allowed myself to tightly shut my eyes and try to sleep.