Arlia's POV
We arrived at the train station for District Twelve. I knew that the place was scummy but not like this. Everyone was starving. I couldn't imagine living like this. I made my first priority that when Snow was gone, this place would be better taken care of. I put the thought aside. Our goal here was to find Haymitch. We walked around asking a few people about him and where to find him. We were directed to the Victor's Village. First house on the left. I knocked on the door twice before a middle age man opened up; knife in one hand, bottle of whiskey in the other.
"Yes"
"Are you Haymitch?" I asked
"Who's asking?"
"Arlia Withers. This is my companion Ethan Jones. We're here on business from the Capitol." I lowered my voice as to what I was going to say next. "We're here to help with the Rebellion." The man's face changed and let us in. The place was a mess and stunk of alcohol.
"What do you want with the rebellion?
"We intercepted plans from Snow about what they wish to do. They plan to blow up Thirteen for real. They have spies pretending to be rebels who are going to blow up Thirteen from the inside. They also plan to send in Peeta Mellark as an ex-spy of Snow's wishing to be a rebel. We need to get this information to Thirteen immediately. We thought maybe you could help us. We know that you are part of the Rebellion."
"How do I know that I can trust you?"
"I left my family and my home to tell you this information. The Capitol has gone too far with their Games. If I wasn't telling the truth, I wouldn't have come here and told you're the plans." His expression changed and I watched him get up and move to the phone.
"Coin, we have new leads. I wish to send them to you…Yes two teenagers come bearing plans from Snow…Yes they are telling the truth. If they were for the Capitol and all its glory, they wouldn't be here…Yes, I'll keep them here while you come…Hopefully we can end this war…See you soon…Goodbye Coin." He hung up the phone and walked back over to the couch where we were sitting.
"Coin will come here to hear your story. If she believes you are telling the truth then she will take you to Thirteen." I was glad we were getting somewhere.
Katniss' POV
Cato and I, along with a few other troops were coming back from the daily hunt. Securing the perimeter. Every time we hunted we never found anything because Thirteen is so hard to find as it is underground; however today was different. We came across Peeta Mellark of all people wanting to find Thirteen. He claimed that he had changed and hated the Capitol. He wanted Snow's rein to end. He wanted to help and become a rebel like us. I didn't buy any of it. Neither did Cato. We put him in binds and took him back to Thirteen and put him in custody. In my opinion, Coin stupidly believed him and let him become a rebel. She said he could be a spy for us by still pretending to be spy for Snow but it didn't cross her supposedly brilliant mind that he could be double crossing us. I knew he was lying. He had to be. What person from the Capitol would give up the life of luxury only to bring it down in the end?
"Oh stop holding a grudge Katniss. I've changed for the better."
"No you haven't. You think that you have everyone fooled but not me. You will be caught out and then you'll be killed." I grabbed Cato's hand and walked out of the room and headed back to our unit.
"Why is she so stupid? Anyone should be able to see that he is lying." I thumped onto the coach and held a pillow to my chest. Cato sat next to me and held me close.
"I know, but for now we have to keep an eye on him. Make sure he isn't up to something." I buried my head into his chest.
"I just want this war to be over. I want Snow to die, the Capitol to fall. I want to go back to Two and live out our happy lives. I haven't seen my family for months. They must be worried about me. I was supposed to be back weeks ago." I started to cry.
"It's going to be alright Katniss. We will win this war and when we do; our lives will be filled with joy." I nodded and lied in his arms. I closed my eyes and imagine a world where there was no Snow or Capitol. It was just Cato and me in Two. I smiled. We were happy. My family was happy.
"How long do we have to stay here?" Arlia asked Haymitch. Haymitch received a called from Coin saying that she would arrive sometime soon. They had a new recruit to arrive but wouldn't say who. I had a good feeling who it was though.
"I don't know but for the mean time, you have been set up in one of the other Victor homes next to me. No offense but I don't like having people staying in my home. I like my solitude. I phone you when Coin has arrived." I nodded, grabbed my bag and walked out with Ethan following. I was annoyed at Coin. She though that new recruits were more important than the war going on. How hard was it to just come out to Twelve and see us? I walked through the door of our house and put my things upstairs in my room. If we were going to be here for a while, might as well get comfy. It was two days before Coin decided to come. Coin was a tall, strong lady with a fierce look. Like she hated everyone and the world.
"So Haymitch says you have leads? Well spill. I haven't got all day." She sat down on the lounge
"I'm Arlia Withers and this is my companion Ethan Jones. I have news on Snow's plans. He plans to destroy Thirteen from the inside. That recruit you brought in, is his name Peeta Mellark?"
"How would you know that?" I lowered my head. I had my suspicions and was hoping I was wrong but now I fear for the worst.
"He is a spy purposely put into the Rebellion by Snow so that he could blow up the area and get rid of the Rebellion once and for all." Coin straightened up. You could see in her eyes that she believed us.
"You two are coming with me back to Thirteen. We must get there immediately. I never should have trusted an ex spy of Snow's." She continues muttering to herself and motions us to follow her. Soon we arrive at her helicopter.
"So what is the plan when we get to Thirteen?" I ask Coin
"To find Peeta and throw him out. I just hope he hasn't done anything drastic to the Rebellion headquarters." She continues muttering to herself and soon we arrive at a field or dirt and grass. It is an absolute wasteland out here.
"Alright, say by my side and do not touch anything. Now our plan is to–" she's cut of as the ground below explodes. There are holes everywhere, smoke escaping from there. We're too late. Peeta has already destroyed the base. No one could have survived that. The rebellion is finished and Thirteen is gone. Coin falls to the ground crying I believe. She has lost all of her recruits. Up ahead I can see two people running towards us. As they get closer, I realise that it is Cato and Katniss. Thank god they survived.
"What happened? We heard a loud boom and ran straight back." Cato asked
"Peeta must have blown up the base." Coin says getting back up. "These two found out about Snow's plans. Peeta Mellark was no ex spy of Snow's. We're all that's left of the rebellion. There's no hope now. How can we fight the Capitol now? We're all doomed!" Katniss walked over and slaps Coin across the face.
"Pull yourself together Coin. I know that you're mourning the loss of your soldiers, but we need to get out of here."
"Ok so what do we do then? Coin's right. We can take on Snow like this?" I ask Katniss
"We need to plan an inside attack. The last one didn't work because Snow knew about it from his spies but they're all dead now. We can infiltrate Snow's mansion without him knowing and kill him off. It's time to end this." I nod my head and so does everyone else.
"Ok, we need to get into the Capitol unnoticed. We need a cover. Arlia, since you're from the Capitol, you can help us out with that. Go back to Capitol and find out more info from Snow."
"Wouldn't that be dangerous considering that Snow and my grandmother have probably noticed my absence?"
"Yes, that would be a problem. Ok we'll deal with that later. Right now, we just need to get out of here. Find a safe location where we can hide."
"We'll hide out in Twelve. Haymitch is there and he can help us." Cato says. Everyone nods and we head off
"The plan was a success. Thirteen has been destroyed. Everyone was killed, even Peeta Mellark." Elena said
"Peeta was of great use to me, but I would have disposed of him later when I no longer needed him. Now as for the Rebellion, they are finished and I am still in control. Now we just need to get Katniss to come out somehow. All I need to kill her and then the whole of Panem will fear me."
"But wouldn't she have died in the bombing? No one could have survived that" Elena asked
"My dear Elena, Katniss is most certainly alive. One thing about her is that she will never give up. She is a fighter. And now she will most likely be after me. So I'll say again, we need a way to take her out. Lure her here. Give her reason to want to kill me." Snow thought to himself before producing an evil grin. "And I know just what to do. I'll speak with you again later Elena." Snow turned to walk out of the room. "Oh and inform me if you find Arlia. Isla said that she and Arlia didn't have the sleepover. That in fact, she hadn't seen Arlia in days. She must have run of somewhere."
"You're back. What happened?" Haymitch asks.
"Peeta happened. He blew up to base and killed everyone inside. Cato and I were the only ones who survived. Even though the Rebellion is finished, we're going to bring Snow down, however we need a place to stay while we plan the attack."
"We could stay in the Victor house that Haymitch arranged for me and Ethan to live in while we waited for you." Arlia said.
"Good, we'll reside there for the time being. Right now, we need to focus on getting to the Capitol, and our attack plan. Everyone get some rest and meet up tomorrow." Coin stated before grabbing her bags and heading out.
"We can do this guys. We can bring Snow down and live in a peaceful world." Cato says. He and Katniss walk out leaving me, Ethan and Haymitch. I really hope that we did win. I grab my bag and walk out. Hopefully things would go the right way.
Normal POV
It was night time when they came. Three men standing in my bedroom trying to kidnap me. I screamed for help but they drugged me and took me away before anyone could rescue. All I thought was that I was going to die and that I would never see my family again.
A/N: Hope you liked it. Things are really heating up now. Please review. It makes my day. I hope to have another chapter up soon. Bye