Return of the Tributes

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Okay, there are two quotes in this chapter. Tell me what you think they're from! Chapter 24!

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 24: The First Attacks

I know they'll attack soon. They have our location, no doubt. I walk anxiously around my room, waiting for them to strike. Much like Clove, I hate waiting games. All Careers do. I know they're gonna strike. BUT WHEN? I take my sword and slash it across the air, annoyed with the wait. I tense in the silence. Then I relax. Surely they won't attack tonight, our last attack was enough to cripple them for weeks. I lay down in my bed, yawning. I might as well get a couple hours of sleep…

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Hmm alas earwax~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I awake quickly to the sounds of fighting. I grab my sword, right before they burst into my room. Marvel runs in after them, joining me. I point my sword at them.

"I promise you, I'll kill all of you and feel nothing. Nothing will stand in my way." I growl at them.

"I don't think so, Cato." A voice says. A young man walks into the room.

"Why not?" I growl.

He snaps his fingers and 2 guards come in, holding Clove captive.

"Any smart moves now?" I look over at Clove who looks scared but when she catches my eye, I can see a little cockiness in it. That's when I realize what's going on.
"Alpha E3". She mouths at me. I give a small nod.

I nod to Marvel who walks forward, spear in hand, inching around me, ready to strike. "Actually I do."

That's when Clove stamps on one of the guards' feet and he releases her in pain. Marvel tosses her a knife and she stabs the other guard. Marvels spears the guard Clove stepped on. And I attack the soldiers, taking them out in a couple flawless slices. I hear a slam and see Marvel holding the leader up to a wall, Clove's knife at his throat. Clove stands a couple feet away, glaring at the guy Marvel is holding.

"Where is she?" Marvel cries, the knife pressing in the guys throat.

I throw Marvel off him, holding my sword at the guy's neck, glaring at Marvel. "Are you crazy? She's gone, dude!" Clove helps Marvel up, not interfering in our argument. Marvel glares at me, but says nothing. I turn back to the guy. "Who are you?"

"Scorpio Hawthorne." He croaks.

I look back at Clove. "Very high up. Katniss's ex-best-friend's son." Clove took in the responsibility of knowing everything about our enemy. 'Best to know your victims weaknesses so to make the kill more fun.' She told me the day she got the files from Vincentia.

I turn back to Scorpio. "I'm gonna let you go. Deliver this message for me though. 'Surrender and you'll be rewarded. Fight and prepare to die. Painfully.'" I release him.

Scorpio picks up his sword and walks towards the door, before stopping and turning back to us. "You're free to join us, you know. Glimmer did and she's happy." He then leaves.

Marvel leaves, annoyed with me. Clove collects her knives from the fallen. She gives me a distracted smile like she's thinking about something, and then leaves. I gather up the fallen and chuck them in a dumpster, before walking back to my room. I spend the rest of the night slicing up dummies in the training arena.

~~~~~~~~~Take the Heartland, we'll die in the end~~~~~~~~~~

"So what did you guys do last night?" Vincentia asks us the next morning at breakfast.

I look over to Marvel and Clove, "Oh nothing really."

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Dara