Return of the Tributes

116 reviews! Amazing! Thanks so much!Sorry for the late chapter! My computer decided to act up and wouldn't let me sign into fanfiction! Plus I kinda stalled while writing this chapter, by watching Avatar and Cimorelli (Look them up, they're amazing!) And it's not my best quality. I just kinda tries to write using as many big words as I could. Yeah, I'm not as much of a genius as Foxface... I'm amazed at you guys' response, it keeps me going, so I have to thank you for that.

Answers to Reviews:

twistedfate13: Thanks! Yeah, who doesn't love Clato?

SilverNight92: Yeah. But the Careers shouldn't have thought they would stay.

Turtlezz4eva: Yeah, it's spelled correctly. And Because it's fun.

miyame-chan: Hope this suffices.

Arcticmist: Yeah. I haven't written much about them yet. But I will, promise. OH! I have an idea for the new chapter! Haha! Yes!

Unknown: Yeah... I kinda had writer's block...

AThousandLifetimes: I probably write better for the Careers because I'm a lot like them, well I at least understand more about them, then I do the new characters.

catgirl: They won't. That's the point. They're good. But... never mind. It'll be a surprise!

numbah435spiritsong: I'm pretty sure my friend got it from music or dance or something... I'm glad you like the OC's.

Anyways Chapter 18!

Prologue

You may have thought they were dead. Well not anymore. The Capitol leaders of before the rebellion went underground, taking the bodies of the dead tributes with them. Using Capitol technology, they were able to bring the tributes back, only the smartest and strongest were brought back to help regain control of Panem. This isn't the end of the story…

Arrow 18: Battle Plans and Failures

Battle hasn't been my strong-suit. I flee from battle or work around it whenever possible, but sometimes it isn't, like now. I stand, prepared at the frontline, Thresh next to me; it's comforting knowing another tribute is here with me. My mutts stand excitedly yipping for bloodlust, and a single thought calms them. 'Amazing', I breathe. Then I see the opposing forces, Clove is at the front, even from here I can see the evil glint of her knives. Glimmer takes the first shot, cueing the war, she misses but it still has the effect needed for both forces to charge. Attack, but don't kill. I order my mutts; they whine, pleading sadly for their freedom, but oblige after a simple glare. I pull out my sword, running forward into battle. The entire world fades away as I enter the battle. I can't hear my side's battle cries and shouted encouragements, nor can I hear the Career's demands for bloodlust and cries of outrage. I can only hear my own heartbeat. It seems like everything has slowed down, or I just got faster. I can calculate every move in my mind, dodging every attack. My mutts surround me, protecting me from unforeseen attackers. I quickly look up from my battles, seeing the entire battlefield, planning my moves. Everyone seems to be doing well, but the enemy is doing just as well. I can see Cato, who is barely breaking a sweat, but I can't see any other Careers, which I guess is a good thing. My body doesn't feel the exhaust from the fighting, nor do I feel the effect of the adrenaline coming from the battle. It's like I don't feel anything. Is this how the Careers feel in the bloodbath? Certainly, they are sickened by it afterwards, right? But I can't think about that, not in battle where philosophical epiphanies could get you killed. Well, this isn't exactly a philosophical epiphany, more like a sudden thought train. A bullet almost hits me, but I dodge just in time. The bullet gets me back into battle. I jump into a sprint, reaching the gunman in seconds and slice their gun in half. I knock them out with a swift blow to the head, before dodging another attack, this time a swing of a sword. Not Cato's; Cato has disappeared into the main part of the battle, while I skirt around the outsides, avoiding the main fighters and taking out future reinforcements. I dodge every attack and soon I see the other army backing away. Clove races out of the main warzone taking out people as she runs. Cato embraces her, when she reaches him, and they run out of range. Marvel, who I haven't seen once runs out of range too. The only person I don't see run out of range is Glimmer. I knock out one last soldier, before running back towards the battle-center. It's only when I reach the main hall is when I see Glimmer, tied up and bloody, crying for allies that will never come.

Cliffhanger! Yeah, I love cliffhangers! Hope you liked it! I'll update later today... I hope I will at least. Thanks for all your reviews!

R&R

Dara