''Wake up, wake up all of you!'' The president said in the hotel microphone while grinning.
''I see that some of you volunteered, and that was never part of the rules. These games were meant to have people watch as their loved ones were taken away from them. Not see them get saved, and others be the victims. Anyway, that doesn't matter now because you guys are already here so I'll be making an announcement on television today telling all the districts that you may volunteer. I should have stated this way earlier, but it's whatever. Now it's time for you to have breakfast, and go to the training hall to test your abilities. Enjoy the rest of your day.''
''Ugh! I hate that president. He thinks that just because he says something terrible in a happy voice makes it better. Well it doesn't!'' District 7's Ewan groaned.
''Hey, look on the bright side. You're in the capitol, the best place to be on Earth. So far as we know... anyway that's not the point. You get to be here surrounded by all these cool gadgets, free meals, and even more! We didn't have all that back in 7..'' District 7's Rosewood said happily.
''Hey, our escorts still sleeping.'' District 1's Cartier told his district partner.
''So?'' District 1's Pia asked.
''So... we can go out and wander the halls. Let's see every room not only on our floor, but on every other floor as well. We're first on the bottom, so let's go explore!'' Cartier smiled excitedly.
''I mean, sure. Let me get out of my pajamas first though.'' Pia told her district partner.
''Hahaha, you look so sloppy. Your hairs all messed up, and you sleep so awkward. I mean, everyone sleeps in their underwear every now and then but you! Haha your bras down and you don't even notice.'' Cartier laughed.
''OOHH! You're such a friggin' pervert you know that!'' Pia yelled. ''I should kill you first you...''
''What! What am I? You can't figure it out, no shame in that. Anyway, be quiet you're gonna wake up our escort. Go fix yourself, and pick up your bra.'' Cartier joked.
''I hate you..'' Pia groaned.
''Love you too bae.'' Cartier replied.
Two tributes have already begun exploring the rest of the hotel, and district 1's tributes hear them outside walking and talking.
''So this is district 1's floor. It's pretty nice. I love how they have all of district 1's luxurious features here. Diamond crafted doors, and gold plated knobs. It's really nice.'' District 9's Denim said in shock.
''Yeah, it's pretty beautiful.'' District 10's Heidi smiled.
''Hey, aren't the district 1 tributes still inside? I believe that they can hear us speaking right now.'' District 10's Blaine said nervously.
''I believe that he's right.'' District 9's Calico thought in her mind.
''Well look who it is... District 9 and 10 both here side by side. Hey, PIA! Didn't you wanna see the district 10 girl? Well here she is for ya.'' District 1's Cartier smiled while opening his hotel room door.
''Hey, I'm Calico, and this is-'' District 9's Calico was about to say before she was interrupted.
''Don't care. Who do you think that you are? Trying to hog all the sponsors to yourself, huh?'' District 1's Pia asked furiously.
''Well, no. Not reall-''
''Answer me!'' District 1's Pia yelled.
''NO!'' District 9's Calico shouted.
''Good... Too bad though, because If I could, I'd kill you right now but I have to wait until we get to the arena.'' District 1's Pia grinned evilly while pushing and pressing Calico into the wall.
''Calm down bae.'' District 1's Cartier joked.
''I'm not your bae, nor will I ever be your bae.'' District 1's Pia confirmed.
The two tributes walked back inside their hotel room and the other four walked back. They all asked if Calico was ok, and she said that she was tired of being in the capitol. She just wanted to go home and not be in these games anymore. It was a pain for her because she forgot all about the fact that only one person would live, and the others would all die. She was caught up in all of the capitol luxuries, and didn't realize the situation that they were all in.
Every tribute was escorted to the training room where they would all practice using the weapons that were lied out for them all. They were given three hours to practice with the weapons, form alliances, talk to each other, and get used to the items. After that, they will all go back to their rooms and get lunch. After lunch, they will all come back to the training room, and wait in a line going in order from district 1 to 12 in girl-boy order.
''Wow, I just love these hammers that they lied out here!'' District 7's Rosewood had a sparkle in her eye while saying that. ''OH MY GOSH! USING THIS WILL BE SO FUN!''
Every other tribute stared at her. She seemed like the nice but deadly type who would mess you up in an instant if they had the chance to. Some were interested in teaming up with her, and asked her. She didn't give a quick reply, but thought about it.
''Wow! These are some sharp knives.'' District 1's Pia said cutely.
''I'm done. I can't even hold these weapons. What's the point man, I should just hide the whole games and find a way to not die of starvation or dehydration and wait for everyone else to just give up and die or get killed.'' District 6's Jet sighed. ''If I can't hold them, how am I supposed to use them?''
''You could use camouflage.'' District 6's Helen pawned.
''I guess you're.'' District 6's Jet laughed.
''Don't die too soon. I'll still need you, remember that.'' District 6's Helen told him while holding three throwing knives in her hand.
''Wow, look at all these sharp weapons. Which one do you think I'll be good at using Colton?'' District 12's Allison asked her partner.
''Maybe a melee weapon like a sword, or kukri knife. Maybe even a machete.'' District 12's Colton thought out loud.
''That's a terrible idea! You really expect me to get close to all these people and fight with a small ass weapon like a kukri knife, and a short sword? A machete's not that bad, but I'll still have to get pretty damn close.'' District 12's Allison shook her head. ''At least give me a good weapon that isn't too far, just mid-ranged.''
''How about a sling shot?'' District 12's Colton suggested.
''Nice! Now you're using your brain. I knew you had something in that thick skull of yours.'' District 12's Allison smiled.
''They don't have any weapons here that we could use Lectra.'' District 3's Arthur said tiredly.
''I know. Maybe we could use some items to pick off the other tributes. Think about it, we could probably burn these tributes with something. Here's an idea: If they have a net and a rope, we could use it to trap tributes. We could set it up, and one of us would run towards other tributes and pretend like we're scared of them and run back to lure them towards the net. After that, the one running would run over the net, and it would be tied to a tree branch and the one not running would pull the rope tied to it as soon as the other tributes' feet touch the net. After that, we could set logs or anything flammable and light it up. We'll make sure that it's a huge fire too so that it could burn the tributes.'' District 3's Lectra yelled as if nobody could hear them.
''Yeah, but what happens if we're the last two?'' District 3's Arthur asked.
''Then we'll go after each other unless one of us wants to give up, and let the other one win.'' District 3's Lectra smiled.
''Would you let me win?'' District 3's Arthur asked quickly.
''No...'' District 3's Lectra answered honestly.
The rest of the tributes were starring at the two. They both spoke so loudly, and revealed their plan to everyone. Everyone stopped trying their weapons, and walked closer to the two who were hiding behind a cabinet that had plants on top of them.
''You guys done?'' District 4's Isaac spoke clearly.
''First time I've heard him say a word.'' District 2's Claudia smiled.
''Why are you smiling at him?'' District 2's Byron asked furiously.
''Is there a problem with that?'' District 2's Claudia wondered.
''Yes, there is, he's my partner. Don't smile at him, you won't get him to join you because he's with me.'' District 4's Nila said while wrapping her arms around his.
''Fine by me, you just have a cute district partner is all I wanted to say.'' District 2's Claudia told Nila.
''Thank you for the clarification.'' District 4's Nila sarcastically said.
''Wow... So much drama between this crowd of teens.'' District 11's Ackley grinned.
''Yup, it's normal when only one of us is gonna win.'' District 11's Chisholm commented.
''Hey what about you two. Over there, you guys haven't said anything. Your the ones who had the costumes made of rice, right?'' District 5's Oswald asked the district 9 tributes.
''Yeah! They were the ones who didn't wear any pants 'cuz their tops were long enough to cover most of their body.'' District 5's Amell told her district partner.
''I'm Senwe, and he's Dagan.'' District 9's Senwe told everyone.
''We didn't ask for your names, we asked why you guys weren't talking.'' District 1's Cartier jumped in.
''Because I'm shy, and... HE'S MUTE!'' District 9's Senwe said while trying to come up with an excuse.
''Oohh, so he can't hear us?'' District 1's Cartier asked.
''No, he can't hear us you duck.'' District 2's Byron said at the stupidity of Cartier.
''You tryna start something?'' District 1's Cartier said while bouncing up from his chair.
''THAT'S IT! Practice with these weapons is over. You guys did well in the first two hours, but you just all argued and spoke about stupid stuff for the last hour. I see that half of you are close fighters, and the other half are long ranged. Districts 1,2,5,7, and 10 you guys have a melee type fighting style, and districts 3,4,6,8,9, and 12 are further out. District 11, you're in between.'' The president announced while walking into the room.
''How did you know what we were doing?'' District 2's Byron asked like he was shocked.
''Look up there, it's a camera. It records everything that you say, and do so don't be foolish my dear children.'' The president told them all.
''So, practice is later today?'' District 7's Ewan asked.
''Yeah.'' District 7's Rosewood whispered.
After Lunch
''Welcome tributes!'' The female instructor introduced. ''You guys will all be showing the gamemakers what your skill is. You'll be scored, and it will be shown tomorrow night at 7:00 pm, and all of Panem will be watching so do well. Go line up in your district order from 1-12, and go in girl boy order.''
First up was Pia from district 1. She showed the gamemakers her ability of throwing knives, and fighting with a sword. She could also easily climb trees which made the gamemakers smile. She had great abilities.
Cartier was up next for district 1. He showed the gamemakers his skills at running at long distances and his use of swords, and axes. He could hide easily in surrounding objects and jump scare his opponents swiftly. He moved smoothly too which made him a threat, and the gamemakers were discussing that he could have a high score.
Claudia was up next for district 2 and she showed her quickness and lethalness. She quickly sprinted towards the dummies that were standing up, and jumped on them knocking them down. These dummies were an average weight of teenagers ranging from ages 12-18 and she easily knocked them down. She was on top of the dummies and easily slit their throat. She chopped the heads off like it was nothing.
Byron from district 2 was next and he showed the head gamemakers his skill with axes, knives, swords, and spears. He had an automatic engine that the capitol people had throw spears out at him quickly, and he dodged them all swiftly. After that he ran over towards the machine, jumped over it, and quickly started attacking the dummies with each weapon that he had. He switched from knife to swords to axes to spears in less than fourty-five seconds which impressed to gamemakers.
Lectra was up next for district 3. She had no skills with fighting what so ever, so the gamemakers ignored her for a while until she set up a huge fire in the training hall. It reached amazing heights, and that got the gamemakers to start speaking.
Arthur was up next and he started electricity using twigs. He strapped them onto a small wire that they had in the training hall. That impressed the gamemakers, but it wasn't enough to give him a high score.
Nila was up next for district 4, and she showed the gamemakers her skills in the swimming part of the training hall. She showed how long she could hold her breath underwater. She held her breath for three minutes straight. ''That would be useful if this arena was an ocean or something.'' Is what the gamemakers thought to each other.
Isaac was up next, and he showed the gamemakers his long range skill. It was pretty impressive how he could throw spears from so many feet away. His accuracy was great as well. He had so many head shots, and heart shots back to back to 10 different dummies. He also showed his ability to climb up trees quickly, and his ability to get away from difficult circumstances.
Amell from district 5 was up next. She didn't show the judges anything really. She had no idea what to do, and was just stuck there. She couldn't hold up a weapon nor could she run quickly. The judges thought that her chances of surviving where slim to none.
Oswald, her district partner was the same as her. He couldn't do anything to be honest. He wasn't strong enough to hold up a weapon, but unlike his district partner, he was quick. ''I suggest that he just run away from the cornucopia.'' A gamemaker laughed with the others.
Helen from district 6 was up next. She showed the gamemakers her archery skill. Helen told the head gamemakers that she had never practiced with a weapon before, but the bow and arrow just clicked to her. She shot so many amazing shots. Running, standing still, zigzagging, and even more. She shot beautifully, even though they weren't all accurate. She hit the majority of her shots.
Her district partner was up next. Jet showed the gamemakers his ability to use camouflage. They thought that Jet was pretty impressive hiding and all, but the lack of using weapons to defeat other targets really brought his score down.
Rosewood from district 7 was up next. She showed so much skill. The way she easily picked up an ax, and hammer. District 7 children were born using these weapons, but her skill was just simply amazing. She could easily dodge attack thrown at her, and she went into the mining part of the training hall. If she would step on a mine, she would have heard a big ''Err'' sound, but she didn't step on a single one. After doing all that, she flipped her hair and winked at the gamemakers while slowly exiting the training hall.
Her district partner, Ewan, showed the head gamemakers his ability to throw an ax. He chose the largest, and heaviest ax to throw, and he chucked it like it was no problem. He stood from the beginning of the training hall, and threw 3/4th of the training hall. The head gamemakers were astonished by this ability, and were just shocked.
Calico from district 8 stepped up to the plate, and had no idea what to do. She was shivering in her boots, and decided to just close her eyes and relax. After relaxing, she just threw one knife straight at a dummies head, and hit it in the center where the nose is located. She jumped up, and ran out of the room even though one lucky shot wasn't enough to get her the best score, she probably got a decent one for relaxation.
Denim, her district partner was up next. He had no idea what to do so he just walked out. He ran back in because he wanted to show them something. They smiled at his efforts. He held a giant ball, and begun to spin around. As soon as he let go, it hit the wall that he was ten feet next to. The gamemakers stared at him and shook their heads.
Senwe from 9 was up next. She went to the computer part of the training hall. She started to play with their gadgets, and she hacked into them all easily. She made machines start, and she knew which plants were which so that she could easily stay alive. She went to their water section, and got leaves from a couple of trees that were in the training hall to filter the water before she drank it. After she quaffed it like heavy drinkers do with alcohol. She walked up quickly and didn't bother to look at the gamemakers. They smiled and gave her a standing ovation to her being successful enough to survive. As she walked out the door, every tribute heard her getting a standing ovation, and they all frowned at her except for her district partner. He clapped along.
Her partner, Dagan was up next. He showed the gamemakers his ability to throw bombs. He held the explosives that they had in the training center, and planted mines, and other bomb type weapons. There was a device to control them, and the gamemakers center the dummies after him. He blew up most of them, but three were able to catch him. They saw that he had skill.
Heidi from district 10 was up next. The gamemakers were really interested in what she had to do because of the chariot rides. She got a piece of rope and threw it straight at a dummy. She pulled the dummy closer and kicked it onto the ground. After kicking it to the ground, she stomped on it to make sure that it couldn't get back up, and she pulled the rope tighter to suffocate it. The gamemakers nodded their heads at her.
Blaine was up next. The gamemakers were also curious to see what he had in store for them. He did the same thing as Heidi with throwing the rope around a dummies neck, and pulled it closer. He stabbed it with a knife as he reeled it in. After using the knife to stab it, he stabbed both arms so that it was difficult to get up, and he hung it up onto a tree. He painted on it's body to show disrespect to his opponents, and the gamemakers loved it. They gave him a standing ovation as well. As he walked out, he high fived his district partner, and everyone gave him a pissed off look.
Chisholm from district 11 was up next. She showed the gamemakers her ability to surprise attack her opponents. She told them all to close her eyes for five seconds, and open them back up. They heard footsteps, and had no clue where she was. She hid very well. She could see them but they couldn't see her. ''Boo!'' She yelled with a knife hanging to a gamemakers forehead. They all jumped back, and she was hanging from on top of the podium where they were all standing. She then jumped off and ran up a tree which was very impressive. Her balance was amazing as well.
Her partner Ackley showed them his strength. He could run very fast, and made four laps around the training hall in five minutes. The training hall was almost the same size as a football field which made them impressed with his work. He could hold heavy weapons, and throw them as well. He was also mediocre with long ranged weapons like bows, and spears.
District 12's female was up next. Allison followed Colton's advice, and went with a slingshot. She grabbed hard little rocks and put them on the sling shot. She flung it at a dummy, and she missed most of her shots. They were close, but not close enough. They skinned the dummy, and that made her want to do better. She gripped the sling shot and hit three dummies back to back in the face with the rocks. The rocks ripped parts of the dummies faces off. They were peeled and left hanging. The game makers thought that it was impressive even though the same dummies were all used up by the other tributes.
Colton, her district partner had nothing that he could really do. All the other weapons were already used which made him feel lonely. There was only one weapon left, and it was a mace. He held it up, and started to fling it around. He completely failed using the weapon which made the gamemakers turn around and talk about the tributes who were actually interesting. He kept trying to get the hang of it, but it was a mistake to continue. He accidentally hit himself with it on his left hand and started bleeding intensely. This caught the attention of the gamemakers by his scream, and they started snickering and laughing at his way of showing them his skill. Colton walked out of the training hall feeling upset. He was bleeding intensely, and all the other tributes were laughing at him except for his district partner and a couple of others who felt bad for him. He was taken to get it fixed.
All the tributes went back to their floors and roamed around for however long they wanted. Some of them stayed up all night because they couldn't wait to hear their scores. Most of them were confident, others not so much. Everyone finally went to sleep, and woke up the next day. The only thing left to do for the rest of the week was to eat and get full, wait for their scores, know if the gamemakers think that they have a chance of surviving, get tips from their escorts on ways that they might survive, and work on getting sponsors with the help of their escorts. Sponsors were a difficult thing to get, but after these scores are revealed, most tributes will be happy with what they get as long as they survive...