Chapter 8

In District 13, two days later, Justin, Max, Jerry and Cinna are watching the Hunger Games.

"Do you really think Alex has a chance?" Max asks the older guys.

"Alex, Katniss, Peeta, Rue and Haymitch will make it to the final 5." Cinna smiles, "I know that for a fact."

They all looks at the screen, watching Alex, Katniss and Rue all hold hands walking deeper into the jungle with Peeta, Haymitch, the Morphling siblings and Finnick.

The screen changes, showing the four Careers closing in on the alliance.

"Oh god!" Max covers his eyes and hides his face in Cinna's side. Cinna holds Max close praying for a miracle.

~A&K~

Alex hears a branch snap and turns around, getting her bow and arrow ready. Katniss immediately points her's to the left while Haymitch and Rue get their spears ready at the right, Peeta, the Morphling siblings and Finnick ready next to Alex (the female Morphling), next to Katniss (the male Morphling), and at the front.

Another branch snaps and the four Careers steps into view, two in front of Katniss and the male Morphling and two in front of Alex and the female Morphling.

"Now which one heard us coming?" Cashmere smirks pointing her sword at Alex, "Was it you 13?"

"Or you 12?" Gloss continues standing next to Cashmere.

"Which one do you want to kill Gloss and Cashmere?" Brutus asks circling the group with Enobaria joining him.

"How about... 11." Gloss chuckles as Alex and Haymitch pushes Rue into the centre to the group.

"You will not touch her!" Alex snaps as the four Careers runs at them.

Before any of them can move, they hear someone make the sound like Tarzan.

Everyone looks up to see Beetee, Johanna and Damien swing on vines.

The new three tributes land on the ground in the middle of the battle.

"You have to get through us to get to them." Damien smirks.

"Bring it on idiotic fools." Beetee chuckles getting his knives ready while the others get their weapons ready as well.

And just like that, the battle begins.

Brutus runs at Damien, while Cashmere runs at Johanna, Gloss runs at Beetee and Enobaria flees.

Johanna throws her spear at Cashmere and it cuts through Cashmere's stomach.

Gloss slits the male Morphling's throat after getting passed Beetee then flees.

Finally Brutus kills Damien before fleeing into the jungle, following Gloss and Enobaria.

Three cannons go off, and the male Morphling's, Cashmere's and Damien's pictures come up.

Everyone drops their weapons as Johanna and Beetee turns to the alliance.

"We will join your alliance and be your guards." Johanna informs them.

"So it's nine against three?" Peeta asks as Alex hugs the only Morphling left.

"Yes." Beetee nods.

Everyone nods and quickly leaves knowing to get away before the final three Careers hunt them down.

~K&A~

That night Haymitch starts a small fire to roast their lizards that Alex hunted and killed with Rue and Katniss. The three girls have the strongest bond while Peeta and Haymitch have one with Finnick.

The final Morphling, Johanna and Beetee are bonding and making a plan.

"So who do you want to kill out of the Careers?" Johanna asks.

"All of them." Beetee and Morphling answers as one.

"I don't want to kill the two 13 year olds, two 17 year olds, the guy from 12 or the guy from 4." Morphling whispers.

"I know. I would let myself die to save them." Johanna agrees.

"Me too." Beetee smiles.

"Me as well." Morphling smiles sadly.

Too bad they didn't know it may come true.

~A&K~

A week later, nothing has changed. Everyone has been staying on guard, not knowing if the Careers would come and attack them or if the Gamemakers will put a twist in.

The alliance is all sitting at the fire with their weapons in arms reach.

Suddenly, a chime is heard.

Everyone freezes.

Chime two.

Not a word is spoken.

Chime three.

The alliance picks up their weapons.

Chime four.

Finnick and Haymitch put the fire out.

Chime five.

Katniss grabs Rue's and Alex's hands

Chime six.

Silence.

The alliance waits a few minutes until they hear a cannon go off.

They look up at the sky to see Brutus' picture.

"Eee, Ooo." Rue, Alex and Katniss smiles knowing what the Gamemakers have done.

They set lose monkey muttations to draw them into the open. Just like the dog mutts last year.

"Let's go." Katniss whispers to the group. The alliance quietly heads into the jungle toward the hill. They look up seeing monkeys swinging in the trees. Peeta steps on a tree branch, causing it to snap. All the monkeys stop moving and turn to stare at them.

Each and every person freezes.

"Ahh... ahh..." Alex moves to cover her nose before sneezing.

"Eee, ooo. Eee, ooo. Eee, ooo." The 10 monkeys that were in the tree, jumps out of the trees and charges at Alex.

Katniss grabs Alex and dives to the ground while Morphling covers them. The monkeys surround the three girls as the rest of the group takes off into the jungle.

~K&A~

At District 12, Prim, Angela and Gale are watching the Games in their house, while Gale cooks dinner.

They watch as 3 cannons go off and the Morphling picture comes up... Alex's and... Katniss'.

Prim's eyes grow wide before crying in Angela's arms.

"NO!" Prim screams before getting up and running into her room.

~A&K~

At District 13, Max's, Justin's, Jerry's and Cinna's mouths drop open before tears build in their eyes.

"YOU SAID THEY WILL LIVE!" Max screams before running out.

The Russo's and Cinna lets their tears fall before seeing movement come from the Morphling's, Katniss' and Alex's dead bodies.

"MAX!" Justin shouts making Max run into the living room again from Alex's room.

"What?" Max snaps.

"Look!" Jerry points at the screen.

Max looks.

~K&A~

Katniss pushes Morphling's dead body off of her and Alex, before getting up and helping Alex to her feet.

"Are you ok?" Katniss whispers to her little sister. Alex wipes her eyes and nods.

"I just want to get out of here." Katniss nods and makes Alex climb onto her back. Katniss and Alex stays silent as they walk passed where the monkeys are playing. To their shock, there's Rue attacking like a monkey.

Rue sees Katniss and Alex and smiles.

"Eee, Eee, ooo, ooo, e, o, e, o." Rue points. The monkeys look at the two girls and leaps over. The monkeys circle the two girls and jump.

"What did you say to them?" Alex asks wiping the blood off of her cheek.

"That you two are my best friends and family. They won't harm you, Peeta, Haymitch, Finnick, Beetee or Johanna." Rue smiles, "I'm their queen."

Katniss begins to laugh as the monkeys make a path for Rue. Rue hugs Katniss tightly as Alex slips off of Katniss' back before Rue hugs her.

"I'm happy you two are safe. Now let's go. It's not safe here." Rue laces her fingers through Alex's before the three girls walk hand in hand with the monkeys around them as guards.

Alex finds this amusing. Rue controls the monkeys. Not the Gamemakers.

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