Return of the Tributes

Omigod! So sorry for the late upload. I'm been so tired that I haven't been able upload this. I've wanted to do a chapter about this, I had the idea a long time ago but it didn't fit in with what was happening. AND NOW IT DOES! this will lead to future plot twists! Like... Well I can't tell you, that would spoil the ending. Yes this story is gonna end, but I will post the sequel, once I'm done this. OMG! Megan and Liz are playing in Vegas for the iHeartRadio thingy! If you don't know who I'm talking about, well LOOK THEM UP! YOU'll BE HAPPY YOU DID! So my many thanks for all my reviewers and my best friend Julie who edits my chapters. And congrats to my friends in the school play, Beauty and the Beast. AMAZING! I've been singing songs from that for like a week! Okay Dara stop talking, answer the reviews already!

Bookwormbunny12: LUCKY! I would get hit in the face with a soccer ball if it meant missing out on gym! Stupid mile. And which quote?

numbah435spiritsong: I'm one of the weird people who would be happy to see Katniss die, she's like my least favorite character. But that's me.

SilverNight92: He is Gale's son. *shrugs* And I won't kill Arrow, she's way to cool. Plus Julie would kill me.

TeamClato: GO 13! Thanks! And... never mind I can't spoil anything!

love me: Thanks! Your guesses may be close. My plot twists are gonna be evident after this chapter, well I think they'll be. Thanks, again!

tomboys rule girly girls suck: Good idea! I'll try that later in the story or sequel.

Arcticmist: It's fine. AND OMG! You are a genius! I'm not telling you why and thanks for the idea on 75th hunger games tributes. hehehehehehe

AThousandLifetimes: Why thank you. I'll try to include penguins next time. And thanks for the idea, it really helped.

miyame-chan: So do I. It's funny to see people's reactions.

aliade9713: You forgot Thresh. And thanks! I hope you like this chapter.

So without further blabbering... CHAPTER 26!

It's been weeks since we've had any sort of action. The rebels must have taken our warning seriously. That or they're planning something big. The calm has messed with my mind. Haunted me. Every night dreams of the Games and my victims haunt me. Tonight is the worst…

They surround me. All my victims. The girl from 6. The girl from 7. The boy from 8. Both from 9. Blood dripping from their wounds. Eyes like steel, they glare at me.

The girl from 7 speaks first, her blonde hair drenched in blood. "You are evil. You killed all of us. I was only fourteen, and you took away my future. I was my district's best tribute since Johanna. I was bound to win, but I was killed before anyone knew who I was in the bloodbath." Her voice is rough and blood is dripping from her throat.

The girl from 6 is next. "I was 13. All my siblings killed in the games. I had no chance, but I at least deserved to make it out of the bloodbath." I see blood dripping from her chest, right where her heart is.

The boy from 9 speaks next. "My mom was dying, when I was reaped. I wanted to make it home or at least make her proud. But dying in the bloodbath, that... That probably killed her all together." I can't see his wound, but I know he got hit in the back trying to run.

The boy from 8 speaks next. "I was distracted, you took advantage of that. That was a tactical maneuver. But imagine how my little sister felt when she saw me die fighting for a backpack." I can't see the wound, but I can see the moment I killed him perfectly. He was fighting over a bag with fire-girl and I struck, throwing a knife right into his back.

The girl from 9 is last. "I knew I was gonna die, but you made it a game. I was one of the last few left in the bloodbath and you attacked, torturing me until Cato ordered you to get it done with. I had a life back home. All my friends and family saw me reduced to tears by the witch from district 2. That's what you'll always be to them, the witch that killed everyone." She is bleeding the most, blood flowing from the many indents I made into her skin with my knives.

I'm crying. The girl who killed all these people reduced to tears by their accusations. The problem is I know they're right. I'm evil and I did these horrible acts all to win the Games. I'm evil.

I wake up crying. Cato is beside me, cradling me in his arms trying to get me to stop crying. I do eventually, relaxing in his arms, but I don't go back to sleep. I'm too scared.

By the next day, the dream has faded from my mind, but in the back of my mind, I know something is off. I feel scared and I'm unable to sleep. I stay up all night. Cato has noticed. Marvel hasn't though; he's busy planning a way to get Glimmer back.

One day I'm throwing knives the training room, when it hits. A horrible migraine, full of images of the games, my victims, their suffering, my death. I black out. And when I awaken, I realize what I need to do. I'm gonna make this right. All of it.

Kinda a cliffy! Anyways I'm leaving you guys with a quote and a hint to the next chapter. Okay hint first: Next Chapter is the last. I'll post the sequel after that. It's called the Awakening for many reasons. First it's a great book, second... Well I can't tell you. Just wait for the next chapter. Quote: "Nothing lasts forever, not even the best machines, and everything can be reused." So tell what you think that quote is from. I'll update soon. Promise!

R&R

Dara