Of the Insane

by The Whispering Panda

*CLOSED* 101 years after Katniss and Peeta's Games, Cato won, and the Games have continued as planned. This year is a Quarter Quell, and it's full of surprises. So enjoy the family you have now, because it's most likely the winner will lose their mind.

21. Day Two

Day Two

Lani Tuckerson's POV- D5

I open my eyes with the first signs of light. I grab my spear and empty water bottle and head out. I slept in some sort of clear, grassy field. It's a beautiful day. I don't let it fool me. Stepping carefully as to not disturb whatever lurks in the grass, I move on.

Doon Wainright's POV- D8

It's smoldering. I'm grateful for my pants, which let the breeze cool my legs. But I still sweat. This must be a desert. But that doesn't make much sense. All night I was walking. After a while the area with the mountain and the Cornucopia slowly turned frozen. It was snowy, and there were rocks and even some animals that didn't belong. But then, the snow began to melt until I was standing in a scortching desert. Which is where I am now. These drastic weather changes are going to make me crazy. Although I'm beginning to get an idea of what the arena looks like.

I kneel down with a stick in my hand and draw in the sand. In one section is the mountain where the Games began. Then there's a winter section. Now desert. I'm sure there's more. I just have to find them.

Beau Atkinson's POV- D3

Clouds begin to form above me, no, they form above a grassy section near me, but not above me. I sit, waiting. I can't go anywhere. I seem to be trapped in an invisible box. I don't know how long this will last, but I hope it protects me from what looks like a clobbering rain. There are a few tributes under it. I think they scream when it touches them, but I am oblivious to all sounds.

Wait, it must not be a pounding rain hurting them. I see the grass shrivel into dust whenever a droplet hits it. The dandelions burn in little poofs, and soon the ground is clear of plantlife, it's just mud and tributes running around, trying to escape the searing pain of acid.

Keahi Lanash's POV- D7

I wander. Through the jungle. Drink the water from the stream. Pick some fruit. But I'm not me. I seem to have melted into the jungle; become a part of it. Breathing with it, alive, but emotionless.

The air is damp and cool. I hate it. I love fire. I love dry heat. I can't stand this jungle full of greenery.

As I walk aimlessly, I come across a few pretty blossoms. The flowers are unlike any I've ever seen; pinks and yellows and blues, all neon. Artificial. False creations. A poor mimick of the real beauty in this world. As I walk by an orange one that makes my head throb, something catches my attention. The flower is moving. Not like a sway-in-the-breeze type of moving, but moving. Like we move. Voluntarily. It sways, back and forth, like a cat about to pounce. And then it does.

It stays rooted to the ground, but the stem lunges forward and I feel little teeth cut through my boot and into my ankle. Crying out, I run away from the little beast, horrified at its true purpose. Carnivorous plants. I should've guessed. I need to get out of there. As far away from this jungle as possible. But running becomes harder as my ankle refuses to bear weight. Poison I think. It spreads through my viens, causing me to trip and fall as my right leg stiffens and cannot support me. So I lay in a clearing of some sort, and wait.

Greope Kinnely's POV- D10

I'm in a grassy field. Thirst overcomes me, as well as exhaustion. I didn't sleep well last night.

I spot a girl; a small girl. Just a dot right now. She's too far away for me to make her out, but then she comes into view. Lani, I think her name is. She sees me as well and cautiously brings her spear above her head. Dehydration is my biggest worry now, though, not the other tributes, so I stumble towards her, unfazed by her obvious threat.

I'm still about a half-mile away from her when I step on someting. It feels like a rock, but it's under ground. I barely have time to register the reality of what I've done when the bomb goes off.

Charity Jackson's POV- D7

BOOM! There's a very loud explosion mixed with the muffled sound of a cannon, and I know someone's gone. That's twenty-nine on the second day. No wonder they needed three-times as many tributes. We'll be gone soon enough.

Alicia Evans' POV- D1

We didn't get anyone last night. I hate how the Games started in the dark; now I don't know who or how many people I killed in the bloodbath. At least three. I might've been the one to kill that one Career, for all I know. We stay by the mountain, which seems to be pretty safe, and have a large breakfast of dried fruit and rolls.

Kaeit Grey's POV- D10

Now that the acid rain has stopped, this muddy field isn't so bad. Well, except for the other tributes who want me dead. But, since we're all recovering from having three layers of skin being burned away, I'd say I'm safe. For now.

I'm actually beginning to miss being plucked like a bird by my prep-team. It was less painful.

Lara Lynn Case's POV- D5

I'm going to die from dehydration. I thought I wouldn't. My token was a vile of blood I stole from the hospital. I thought I'd be able to drink it if worst came to worst, like now. But it was confiscated by the authorities, and now I have no water.

Austre Mason's POV- D2

Nothing is happening. But there was a death earlier today, so maybe that will hold off the Gamemakers' wrath. I wait for something, some sign of blood and entertainment to ensure our safety from some disaster. Wait, this is a Quarter Quell. There will never be safety.

Amaryllis Field's POV- D11

Nothing happens for the rest of the day. I'm starving. I've been used to eating for three for six months now, and I barely have enough food for me.

I'm somber as his face appears in the night sky. Greope Kinnely, from Ten. He was the one who died in the explosion. Probably because of a mis-placed step over a land-mine. He was too smart to have blown himself up any other way.

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Points list (I'm sorry it's so long, and this chapter was so short! I'll try to make it up to you guys by making Day 3 longer!)

I'mALittleCinna:
Lavender Jones- 85
Blake Walters- 85
Skye Wilder- 85
Zea Dillum- 85
Beau Atkinson- 85
Keahi Lanash- 85
Charity Jackson- 85

neb88:
Doon Wainright- 85

zorack1995:
Circe Saron- 85
Axel Kahmari- 85
Zark Prometheus- 85
Leartus Thatecus- 85
Magnum Harron- 85

CharmyXcream14:
Shimmer Star- 65

Turq8:
Nan Weatherall- 65
Mace Andrews-Ajax- 65

Headmund:
Blane Audy- 65
Leo Decar- 65

Skywriter5:
Alicia Evans- 60

kitresskat:
Kaeit Grey- 60

Pynnelopi:
Lara Lynn Case- 60

Nightfall12:
Austre Mason- 60
Jess Malice- 60

Rachina:
Amaryllis Field- 60
Alacia Odair- 60

TwiggySpazz:
Jesse Tame- 60

Anonamous1:
Tara Lyn Ruben- 60

Becky Barnes:
Avery Davis- 60

Queen of Conspiracies:
Zenia Weissman- 60

primrose98:
Genevive Hawkins- 60
Lani Tuckerson- 60

ButterflyBliss8:
BeBe Collins- 60

KiwiRawr:
Derek Rathburn- 60
Ollie Prevo- 60
Corey Vandergriff- 60

LawAndOrderSVUAlways:
Katryna Aden- 60
Pearce Shaw- 60
Ryker Hawk- 60
Daryll Lamat- 60

LuvUrself:
Shade Bucket- 60
Belva Hunt- 60
Hatcher Robeson- 60

GLEEK101:
Willow Stream- 60

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