Sorry for the long break! With school and everything returning it's been hard to get back on track! Im also sorry the chapter is quite short but with the Bloodbath there wasnt a whole lot more. This chapter was mainly to show how most of the tributes were going :) From now on, expect chapters to be about 3000+ :)

Jenna Nightingale, District 1

"OK, so who actually snagged a kill?" I scowl. 6 people were killed in the Bloodbath, an average number.

"Naturally, I did." Zane stands and smiles cockily. He struts towards me and puts his arm around my shoulder.

"Looks like where destined for eachother." I run my fingers down his chest and end right before his groin.

"Later." I purr and playfully push him away. My flirtatious smile is instantly replaced by a demonic scowl when I spot Star and Alden.

"Unfortunately, we lost a member in the Bloodbath. Not surprising though, District 4 runts have a tendency to die early!" I spit. Star mouths for Alden to calm down and he surprisingly does.

Damn! I was hoping he'd lose it!

With Zane, Ramiro and Jade all on my side we could take District 4 down before the first sunset.

I'll just have to wait for the perfect time to strike...

Clancy Austen, District 10

Beck hacks away at the thick brush. His axe swings through the bush, slicing bushes and hedges, making a path.

I can see what we did at the Bloodbath haunts him. His face is near emotionless and he occasionally talks quietly to himself.

"Beck, don't beat yourself up over what we did. It's kill or be killed, he would've done the same thing." I offer. Beck turns and faces me, his lips tremble.

"It wasn't just him that died today, so did someone he loved. People will mourn, weep, shed countless tears all because of us. How can you just forget about that?" His voice, usually upbeat and happy is painted black. Anger, rage and deep sorrow streaks with it. He turns back and continues to create a path.

I try to remember the face of the boy we murdered.

My breath catches when I realise what I just said. Murdered. I push it out of my thoughts and continue trudging through the arena, trying not to dwell on the boy who died at my hands.

Tinder Kailiv, District 7

I only noticed one person while I was fleeing the bloodbath. The girl from 12 ran in my direction although steered away after around 5 minutes. I decided to follow a faint trail that led into brush that didn't seem that thick.

The trees around here are very different to the ones in District 7. These aren't too tall and have few branches. The ones back home stretch to a colossal height and are decked with leaves.

The sun begins to dip behind the horizon and darkness begins to cast its tendrils along the sand. The bag of apples feels heavy in my hand and I feel my stomach rumble. I debate whether to steal a bite or not.

"What the hell." I murmur and pull out an apple. My teeth sink into the flesh and flavour bursts in my mouth.

I walk along in the darkness and wait for the anthem to begin to play and show the fallen.

President Wolf

"I can't even believe I'm agreeing to this." I sigh.

My child lies in a chamber, begging me to free it. Its kind eyes glisten with tears and it paws at the glass.

"Don't worry sir, I'll make sure nothing happens to her." Calamine reassures me. Calamine is in charge of all mutt-related matters. His bright red curls trail down his back like flowing magma and his nails tap the oak clipboard impatiently.

"Ok, do it." My voice sounds hollow. Letting my child go into the games has to be the cruellest thing I've done. I didn't want to, but Calamine can be so damn persuasive!

"Vanessa needs to be run around or she will go psychotic!" Calamine runs one hand through his hair and points at Vanessa's enclosure with the other.

Everything he was saying was true. Vanessa has been very angry lately.

"Ok, but if there is any chance she might get injured, bring her back. Because if she comes back to me with so much as a scratch, I'll let her rip you apart."

Calamine's face pales although he manages to keep his voice from shaking.

"Sir, you're right. Maybe we shouldn't let her go in the games." He starts to give me reasons on why it is too dangerous but I cut him off.

"Too late, you've already convinced me."

Calamine begins to smile although I continue.

"She must be put in the games, she needs to run around and feel fresh air on her mane." I smile grimly.

"Ok sir, I will make a few modifications on her overnight." Calamine regains his coolness and smiles back before walking out of my office, leaving me to say goodbye to Vanessa.

I watch as Vanessa vanishes from the glass chamber and reappears on a screen. She looks distressed in the waiting room. Calamine told me that he would release her tomorrow night. The Capitol has had enough excitement for the day.

The whole point of this year's arena is to prove that we, the Capitol, can do whatever we want. By putting the tributes inside eachother's heads we can demonstrate our advanced technology. By killing off someone the tributes love along with the tributes proves that we are ruthless and will do whatever we want to keep the Districts in line.

The tributes don't even know that the arenas inside their minds. Whilst they were sleeping, we drugged them all and moved them into the 'arena.' Now in order to put the mutts in, we convert them into digital forms and move them into the tributes minds.

Although, all the pain is real. The tributes are also digital forms of themselves and any pain inflicted upon them during the arena is real. All the blood and gore isn't fake, it's really happening to the tributes. The same goes for the mutts. If Vanessa is killed in the arena, she's killed in real life too.

Thankfully, Calamine added another fetus sack to Vanessa. This one will restore any damage done to her although it won't bring her back from the dead.

I mutter a silent goodbye to my baby and exit the room.

Brigid Perrilloux, District 3

The anthem bursts out of the darkness and I peer into the darkness. The first face to illuminate the sky is Rubin. No surprises there. I know I should feel something seeing he was from my District but I never knew the boy! Then, just to add salt to our wounds, the photo of their loved one follows. His best friend Sammy follows and then the face dissolves into nothing.

The next face is a surprise. Adriana from District 4 stares down at us and I wonder who managed to take down a career so early on. Followed by her is her sister, just as beautiful as her sister.

The boy from 8 is a surprise as well. He seemed quite strong I should be happy he's gone, less competition later on.

Finally, a tribute I was expecting. The forgettable boy from 9 who's only feat was popping his mentor one! I manage to respect him for that. The blind girl from 10 is next and I feel a pang of pain. Someone as fragile and broken as her shouldn't have been allowed in these games.

Finally, the boy from 12 brings up the rear. He was so young, taken from his family and friends to early on.

I crawl back into my little hide-out; a cave concealed by a gushing waterfall, and await sleep.

Tinkerbell Jay, District 8

"Hello Mr. Unicorn." I wave at the beautiful beast standing in front of me. It is as white as snow and has a shiny, silver horn.

He appeared right after I ate those yummy berries I found. The resort has been so beautiful and I have seen so many cool things!

"Come on Mr. Unicorn." I slowly approach the unicorn and in a fluent movement, jump onto its back.

The unicorn rears its head in fear and gallops into the sky. I feel the wind on my body and laugh as we get higher and higher.

I scream in delight and smile as we get higher and higher.

"Let's go meet some new friends!"

3rd Person

The tributes can rest easily tonight. The Capitol has seen enough blood and gore for the day. The bodies of the fallen have been collected and shipped back to their districts for their families to mourn.

Many more families will mourn before the fortnights up.

Wow, I SUCK at endings :/ If you want to know more about Vanessa (I told you she'd return), go to the chapter 'Capitol Creations: Vanessa'. You'll learn all about her :) Heres the list of the dead tributes~~~~

Jenna Nightingale: Alive

Silver Gonda: Alive

Star Cyrus: Alive

Zane Asher: Alive

Brigid Perrilloux: Alive

Rubin Heart: Impaled by Jenna Nightingale BB

Adriana Landry: Murdered by Jenna Nightingale BB

Alden James Farrell: Alive

Ramone Hallert: Alive

Tobius Karuna: Alive

Emalyne Beatrice Poe: Alive

Haun Loggan McArthur: Alive

Tinder Kailiv: Alive

Beck Crow: Alive

Tinkerbell Jay: Alive

Warren Redway: Killed by Clancy Austen with help by Beck Crow BB

Elizabeth Soltis: Alive

James Wheaters: Tortured by Zane Asher BB

Analeigh Summers: Jumped off plate BB

Clancy Austen: Alive

Rose Harrien: Alive

Max Starling: Alive

Fay Dare: Alive

Chad Ivory: Stabbed by Tobius Karuna BB

Jade Gilmore: Alive

Ramiro Hayes: Alive