Return of the Tributes

SO SORRY! I haven't been able to complete my chapter until today! I had so much work and I just got all the episodes of Warehouse 13... Yeah... I have to thank you for all the reviews! 154! Amazing.

Answers to Reviews:

numbah435spiritsong: Same! My mom is letting me get throwing knives! And I love Marvel and Glimmer. Their my third favorite as well. After Clato and Clove/Marvel.

Sdr82561: Wow! Thanks. I just made them that way, sorry if it was wrong. It's just how I imagined them. Marvel as a jokester. And Clove, well I made her that way because I hated how people called her a monster and I decided that I should give her another side. But in this chapter, she is a little psychoitic... Thanks for reading and I really appreciate your opinion.

artist quest: Sorry 'bout that. I couldn't prolong that scene anymore.

District6sciencednavesta: Hey! You need an account! I watch Cimorelli videos and Megan and Liz videos. Also Cato/Clove fanvids. And Yes I have seen the voiceover! -Is this gonna be on ESPN? 'Cause this is a sport I would totally watch.- Hilarious! The real-life zekes are creepy. Julie calls them the cullen fish. lol.

Turtlezz4eva: Agreed. Cato is the awesomest fictional character dude ever!

Unknown: Sorry 'bout that. And that's not Gale. It's his son, Fabian.

love me: THANKS! And I don't mind! It's nice to see that people are still reading my fic. And I'll work on that. It will be an interesting chapter. Keep reading.

SilverNight92: I'll try! I'll have my friend help me.

anon: I will. I'm planning on it.

miyame-chan: Gale's son. Fabian. Katniss' son is Allegreto.

unknown: I'll do a little of both. I need help to do romance so there's not gonna be much but there's gonna be some. Sorry 'bout that.

Bookwormbunny12: Just add it to your story alert list. That's what I do. Anyways, RING RING!

Unknown: Today! Sorry for the long wait. I've had a lot to do. And tons of homework. We're in the trig unit in geometry and that means I have tons of homework. Plus my social studies teacher assigned projects all week. So I haven't been able to write my fic. I'll try to post more.

GirlWithTheKnives2: Thanks! And I love Clato too!

Okay so tons of reviews! I'll post a chapter later today. Well I'll try. Anyways, Glimmer may be OOC, sorry 'bout that. But it's decent. SO: Chapter 21!

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…

Cato 21: Saving the Girl who doesn't want to be saved

I stand in the training room with Clove by my side, looking over the multitude of weapons. She gives me a joyous smile before running forward, snatching up a bunch of knives. She picks up a sword and tosses it to me. Her knives disappear into her jacket and she picks up a bow and quiver. She fills the quiver until it's stuffed, so I bet she has over 25 arrows in there. I wonder why she grabbed it.

She sees my questioning look and replies, "It's for Glimmer, once we get her." I nod and she goes back to sifting through the pile of weapons.

I walk forward joining her, I grab a couple swords. Marvel walks in soon enough and picks up a couple spears. Clove looks up and walks away, coming back a minute later holding some flesh colored armor, the same kind that was in our backpack from the feast. Ugh. The feast. The place I lost Clove.

She hands me and Marvel a suit and walks out of the room to put on hers. She comes back in a minute to us standing in the same exact spots.

"Don't just stand there. Get your armor on." She snaps.

"But, why do we need armor? We didn't need it for the battle." Marvel asks.

"The battle wasn't a complex mission, this is. We more likely to be shot at in a rescue, at close range as well, we must be prepared." Clove explains. "Now go get your armor on." She briskly turns on her heel walking out.

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We sit in the convoy; Clove beside me, absentmindedly playing with her knife; Marvel beside her, leaning forward, twiddling his thumbs. I'm entirely relaxed, taking in the last moments of calm before the battle. As Clove says 'the calm before the storm'.

I can feel the convoy come to a rickety halt. Clove jumps up, opening the back door, jumping out into the night. I follow her out and Marvel follows me.

Vincentia comes over from the front of the convoy. "You're on your own for this. Don't do anything stupid. Get Glimmer and get out. Got it?" We nod. "Be careful." She hugs Clove. "You have 1 hour." Vincentia looks at us one last time before climbing back into the convoy, which disappears into the darkness.

"Let's go." I slap my hands together and start walking towards the base.

Let's adds rescues to the list of things that drive Clove insane.

"GO! Now. There's an opening in the defense line up." She hisses, for the fifth time.

"Only you could through that." I counter, for the fifth time.

We wait a few more minutes before Clove slips past me and darts across the yard. She nimbly jumps the fence and signals us to wait, before sneaking into the base.

"We aren't really waiting for her, right?" Marvel asks.

"Nope." I get up and edge around the outskirts of the woods to the back of the complex.

There's definitively a big breach in security, because the back side of the complex is guarded by one guard, that's half-asleep.

"easy." I get up and walk to the guard.

I take the hilt of my sword and whack him across the head with it, knocking him out entirely. I then take his keys and unlock the back door and give the keys to Marvel. We're in a back hallway, leading to the prison ward (there was a sign…). We follow the signs, down the hallway to the prison, but when we check the prisoner keypad outside the door, Glimmer isn't on it.

"What are you guys doing here?" Someone hisses. I spin around to find Clove glaring at us. "I had this all taken care of!"

"No you didn't, princess." Marvel tells her. "Glimmer isn't here. We checked the prison files."

"Yes she is. I checked the correct files, and found her under capitol. Her cell is 11398. Now if you are so kind, move out of the way and allow me to complete my mission."

"No. It's our mission, Clove and we're going to complete it together." My voice then lowers. "I can't stand to lose you again Clove."

That seems to soften her, because she doesn't say anything, just opens the prison door and walks in, leaving us to follow.

"Hey-" The guard says, but Clove struck and killed him with a knife before even finished.

"Hey, to you too." Clove says pulling the knife out of him and wiping it off with a rag she brought.

We then continue down the hall, passing a bunch of cells, which continue getting better and better, turning into dorms. Then we finally reach Glimmer's 'cell'.

Clove draws a knife and knocks. The door is pulled open and Glimmer stands for a second looking at us.

Her eyes then fill with anger. "What are you guys doing here? Get back to base, all of you!"

Clove glares back at her. "No. Not without you. I didn't come all this way to be turned back. You're coming with us, whether you like it or not." Clove grabs her wrist and starts to drag her out of the room.

"Clove. No." I place my hand on her shoulder. "Let Glimmer tell her story."

"There's nothing to tell. You have to get out of here, now. I'm staying." Glimmer yanks her wrist away. "I'm trying to protect you."

"We don't need protection." Clove glares at her, before pouncing. She has Glimmer up against the wall in a second, a knife at her throat.

"You have one last chance, come with us. Or die. You're a liability. Choose. You have 15 seconds." Clove growls at her.

"Clove." Marvel snaps but stays still.

I grab Clove around her waist and yank her back from Glimmer. Holding her with one arm, I take the knife a toss it down the hall.

"Clove's right. You are a liability to us. But we're not gonna kill you, at least not right now. You have a choice, come with us or become our enemy. Next time, I won't save you." I tell her, holding the thrashing Clove in my arms.

"I'm staying. I'm sorry." Glimmer looks down at her feet.

"Please Glimmer…" Marvel says.

"I'm sorry, Marvel, but this is for your own good." She kisses Marvel's cheek before turning to me. "Continue down this hall, you'll reach an exit at the end."

"Thanks. And I'm sorry that we have to be enemies. You'll always be like a sister to me." I say, before handing Clove to Marvel in case I need to fight.

"Good luck." Glimmer calls as I run down the hall.

As promised, the exit is at the end of the hall. Once outside, Marvel drops Clove and we run into the woods, finding the meeting place in seconds. We jump into the van and we speed away.

Vincentia looks back and Clove says. "She's no longer a Career."

Did you like it? So review! And I have to ask: Did anyone see Meapless in Seatle? I love that show! I've seen it 52 times! Next chapter is in Marvel's POV and it's... well I'm not gonna tell you but I'll try to post tonight. Thanks!

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Dara