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Here's the first of many 'bonus' chapters for this story. I hope you all enjoy it :)


Ask the Victors

What is the greatest Hunger Games moment of all time?

It's a question that many of us have asked over the years, almost a regular topic of conversation come July. A chance to reminisce on the old days, Games gone by, historic moments that we had almost forgotten about. But what do the victors themselves think is the greatest Hunger Games moment of all time? Claudius Templesmith caught up with some of them earlier this week, and here's the opinion of those who lived through all those memorable moments themselves.


Julian Sampson: I loved the arena for the First Quarter Quell. The volcano-based cornucopia landscape was perfect for the situation, and the action that followed was epic.

Harvey Collings: I enjoyed watching re-runs of the 43rd Games, set in that countryside mansion. The tributes from my district didn't last long, but the spectacle was amazing.

Beetee Matthews: The 67th Games were among my favourites. Johanna Mason's unique strategy added a new edge to the Games - one that hasn't succeeded either before her or in the eight years since.

Auriel Hope: The 53rd Games, one that I remembered from when I was in my teenage years. It was one of the few Games where I was genuinely moved by who won, and I wasn't disappointed my district lost, either. Wiress was a worthy winner, and the arena was one of the best to date.

Enobaria Blake: My own Games. I haven't seen anyone attempt anything as cold-hearted, reckless and sadistic as what I did myself during my time in the arena. Except maybe for Cicero Turner. But nobody remembers him now, so his Games can hardly be the greatest Hunger Games moment of all time, can they?

Imogen Sands: Watching Johan Hurst at the cornucopia on the first day of the 68th Games. So cool, calm and collected, turning on all of his allies and becoming one of very few to defeat the other Careers five on one.

Lyme Fairbanks: Brutus' Games, the forty-fourth. In arguably the greatest solo performance in Hunger Games history, he took out fifteen. If that's not one of the greatest Hunger Games moments, then I don't know what is.

Sapphire Tompkins: The cornucopia bloodbath of the 36th Games, which showed off the power of the Gamemakers in deciding the victor, when they rigged the cornucopia with explosives. What better way to bring across the meaning of the Games, in a uniquely memorable display of Capitol power?

Seeder King: The 51st Games, when Toby won for District 10. I was genuinely moved by his performance in the Games and it's a shame to see him going back into the arena this year.

Haymitch Abernathy: Last year's Games, of course. It was the finest moment of my mentoring career and the only time that two tributes have been crowned as victors. Surely that makes it the greatest Hunger Games moment of all time?

Johanna Mason: Why should there be a greatest moment? Every year was completely different from the next. There's no point trying to compare them.

Brutus Severus Cato: My father's victory in the 8th Annual Hunger Games, when he was crowned victor in under a day. No-one has even got close to touching that record, so Amadeus stands high above everyone else, in my opinion.

Ludovic Robertson: The 70th Games, when Annie Cresta won. The personal satisfaction of getting her out alive against all the odds was greater than actually surviving the Games myself.

Toby Denham: The Second Quarter Quell, for its unique twist and superb arena design. I can't say that I've seen a more memorable arena than the poisonous utopia created for the 50th Games. It was always going to be a special one, but the crop of tributes really made that Games stand out for me.

Finnick Odair: I don't know. Maybe the 66th or the 70th Games, as they were the two times that I was a winning mentor, and both times, I managed to rescue a friend from the arena. I consider those Games my greatest achievement, but whether they are memorable moments, I don't know. The lave lake at the cornucopia for the 66th Games was pretty cool, though.

Cashmere Adlington: The 64th Games, when my brother won. I'll always remember the feelings I felt when I knew he would be coming home alive.

Raphael Bryan: Beetee's electric trap that won him the 38th Games. Nobody else has ever managed to use science and technology as a weapon, which makes it stand out for me over all of the impressive solo performances, which we see year in, year out.


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P.S. All the moments mentioned in this chapter are in my story '75 Games, 75 Victors, 75 Oneshots', along with many, many more. Please feel free to check it out, if you haven't done so already. You won't regret it :)