Skip to Caesar Flickerman's point of view if you want to read the story right away but for those of you who want the dead tributes odds, here they are...
1 BOY: 18-1
2 BOY: 4-1
4 GIRL: 4-1
5 BOY: 12-1
6 BOY: 12-1
8 BOY: 11-1
9 GIRL: 10-1
10 BOY: 23-1 ~ 10 GIRL: 21-1
11 BOY: 14-1 ~ 11 GIRL: 18-1
12 GIRL: 15-1
13 BOY: 18-1 ~ 13 GIRL: 18-1
CAESAR FLICKERMAN of THE CAPITOL; POV
Being forced to watch the Hunger Games is unbearable. Even for me. Only a few days ago I had interviewed these kids; some were eager and ready to fight, while others trembled in my presence. The deceased kids who I could call my favorites of the tributes whip through my mind.
Jax Nexas. The youngest tribute in the games. The career. The other careers deemed him unworthy of being in the group. I watched in terror as he was clubbed repeatedly with the flowing energy of the spiked mace. Charlotte Amberwill's hungry eyes of revenge still shatter me. It took exactly 7 minutes for him to finally die, the bright, sunny eyes of his disappearing into a memory.
Zac Austin. The zippy, confident and charming boy who's best friends dad died for failing his job as interviewer. The place where I stand now. The sound of his voice screaming "F*CK YOU CAPITOL" brings me to my senses of how horrible the hunger games are. I'm hoping for another rebellion. One that will end this stupidity forever.
And there's Keam Paterson. He gave it all he had to keep his girlfriend alive throughout the games. He is currently succeeding since she is one of the final living tributes, but he died protecting her.
Campbell Terrier. The girl who still gives me the giggles when I think of her punching Effie Trinket, her fluffy yellow wig leaping into the crowd of cheering people in district 9. If I was allowed to bet, it would have been on her. She was knived by Keam after she failed to get him first.
Finally, Sareth Maxarain. Her gasping silver eyes leaking tears of the same color. I could barely keep the conversation going because of the sadness that withered the entire room. That interview ended with a permanent break in my heart. The poor girl.
And all 5 of my favorite tributes happened to die on day 1. The only death not being in the bloodbath was Zac who killed himself to refrain from pain in the wounds to his head.
I pack away all my thoughts and continue my live broadcast of hosting the Hunger Games with Claudius Templesmith
"Ohhhh, so where were we? Oh yes, it is now midnight of day 5 and we still have 12 tributes competing for the crown of the 76th hunger games. There have been thousands, almost millions of sponsors this year! Here in my hand, I will reveal the odds, percentage of sponsors, and current happenings for each live tribute. Here we go, starting from district 1, and with ladies first, we're starting with Blondie.
Blondie Hickey, District 1, Aged 16, having the odds of 12-1, she has taken up 22.4% of sponsors.
Ashlie Anders, District 2, Aged 15, having the odds of 5-1, she has taken up 17.4% of sponsors.
Renata Pendal, District 3, Aged 16, having the odds of 15-1, she has taken up 1.9% of sponsors.
Sam Wattle, District 3, Aged 15, having the odds of 15-1, he has taken up 7.0% of sponsors.
Carroll King, District 4, Aged 17, having the odds of 5-1, he has taken up 15.4% of sponsors.
Ginger Griffiths, District 5, Aged 14, having the odds of 20-1, she has taken up 5.1% of sponsors.
Riva Billion, District 6, Aged 13, having the odds of 14-1, she has taken up 7.2% of sponsors.
Renee Lookluck, District 7, Aged 17, having the odds of 22-1, she has taken up 3.3% of sponsors.
Ben Horx, District 7, Aged 15, having the odds of 17-1, he has taken up 6.2% of sponsors.
Ellie Jackson, District 8, Aged 16, having the odds of 24-1, she has taken up 4.0% of sponsors.
Jarrod Limestone, District 9, Aged 18, having the odds of 2-1, he has taken up 7.7% of sponsors.
Matt Marley, District 12, Aged 16, having the odds of 20-1, he has taken up 2.4% of sponsors.
So once again we would like to congratulate all the living tributes and we hope that your tribute wins!"
I conclude, and that gives Claudius' cue for his part of the broadcast.
"Now that we have all that information out of the way, we would like to tell you that there are only 4 more tribute deaths until we reach a total of 8! And you know what that means! The tribute interviews! First, we will have the dead tribute interviews with each tributes close friends and family. And then we will do the same with the living tributes. So stay tuned for that!
For those of you who missed out on day 5 yesterday and part of day 6, we'll give a summary of the major happenings of these days.
In the early morning, Ben Horx; the boy from 7, managed to kill a thorned doe, which he removed the poison from its system with the antidote he got in a sponsor gift on that same day. He's going to have a filled belly for a while with that.
Also in that time, Sam; the boy from 3, gathered an assortment of berries for him and Blondie. Let's hope they don't eat a poisonous one!
The careers left the cornucopia, confirming it as too dangerous to fight in such a small group in such an exposed piece of land. They've moved into the forest with many other tributes.
Ellie; the girl from 8, was still desperately trying to find her way back to land.
Now that we've gone over all that, let's get back to the 76th hunger games!"
Day 6 / Dusk
Ellie Jackson / District 8 / POV
As I finally reach the shore, the beach has been completely flooded and the caves are all under water. This means that the arena will in fact be drowned in a matter of days.
Knowing this information, I limp my way to the forest, without any supplies, knowing that the careers are still around the cornucopia. But they won't be for long. Soon the desert will also be flooded and they'll have to move elsewhere. The forest is probably the highest part of the arena. It is at the top of endless hills and climbing the trees will also help to outrun the water that will soon make up the whole arena.
And as I reach the bottom of the hill, I finally break down in tears. I've lost my home. My boyfriend. My family. To this place! I haven't eaten anything in days and yes, I drank seawater. And I think that was a dumb idea. I've vomited so many times and feel horrible.
The Capitol has obviously felt sympathy for me because a sponsor gift in a parachute floats down and lands in my palms. It's a large but light cubic box, and it contains a small loaf of bread from my district, a bottle of spring water, a dagger, a blanket, a healing medicine for my leg and a note.
I am surprised about how many gifts I got, despite them being so expensive. And I don't even know how I got sponsors. My tribute parade costume wasn't memorable and my interview was so dull that no one clapped at the end.
Ginger Griffiths / District 5 / POV
"Do you want to keep watch first, or me?"
"You sleep. I'm not tired." I say.
Renata smiles at me and agrees to this.
Yes! Now I have the chance to kill her. I gather now is the right time for it anyway. No one died yesterday, or today, so they're bound to add some creepy muttation to continue the entertainment.
I still don't even know what those creatures were that surrounded me the night of day 1 when I was lost in the desert.
I know Renata has been really nice to me and has kept me alive but I need to win! I didn't volunteer for this thing for nothing.
She finally passes into her dreams when I snatch up her knife and... Suddenly, I pause. I promised her. I promised I wouldn't kill her. Whatever.
The cannon sounds and the cave we're in echoes sharply.
But I haven't even stabbed her yet! Wait..
"Who died?" Renata wakes up and eyes me up. She flinches and jumps up. "The knife. Give it here!"
I stare at the knife in hatred and slither out. "No."
"Ginger! Don't! You promised you wouldn't!"
"FALSE ALARM! SORRY ABOUT THAT EVERYONE!" The announcer bellows to everyone in the arena.
Then I notice. They shot the cannon on purpose. To interrupt my kill of Renata Pendal. "ARRRGH!" I scream and slash at Renata who dodges and grabs my arm.
"Ginger! Please d-" And then I've stabbed her in the stomach.
She lies there, awaiting the time she will finally evaporate from this world.
I'm brought back to my senses. She's been nothing but nice to me. "Renata.. I'm so sorry."
"P-please.."
I already know what she's trying to ask. So I kiss her on the lips making her let out a muffled giggle.
The cannon sounds. And this time it's real.
ALLIANCES: DAY 6
CAREER PACK
District 2: Ashlie Anders
District 4: Carroll King
District 9: Jarrod Limestone
ALLIANCE 1
District 1: Blondie Hickey
District 3: Sam Wattle
BROKEN ALLIANCE
District 3: Renata Pendal
District 5: Ginger Griffiths
-The other remaining tributes have no known alliance-
DEATHS
Day 6
12th - Renata Pendal [3] - Stabbed in the stomach while trying to tell her to stop - Killed by: Ginger Griffiths
Day 5
Day 4
13th - Sonya Cerulean [4] - Attempts to block off Ellie in the ocean before she is shredded to pieces and is devoured by piranha muttations. Killed by: Piranha Muttations
Day 3
14th - Helenna Rush [13] - After an attempt escape from the Careers, has an axe thrown into her back, killing her. Killed by: Sonya Cerulean [4]
15th - Joey Martin [6] - Accidentally attracts attention by dropping his bow and arrows. Weaponless, is killed with the same bow and arrow. Killed by: Renee Lookluck [7]
Day 2
16th - Curtis Klaus [2] - Attacks Blondie in the forest after she dumps him. He is then ultimately killed with a sword. Killed by: Sam Wattle [3]
Day 1
17th - Charlotte Amberwill [10] - While sheltering in the forest, she is caught by surprise and struck in the back of the head with a knife. Killed by: Jarrod Limestone [9]
18th - Zac Austin [5] - Slashed in the head with a sword by Matt Marley. Soon, he stabs himself to end his pain. Matt takes credit for his death. Killed by: Matt Marley [12]
Bloodbath deaths
19th - Steve Kansas [11] - Knived in the back after an attempt to kill Ashlie Anders. Killed by: Curtis Klaus [2]
20th - Emily Jones [12] - After an attempt escape from the bloodbath, an axe is lodged into her back, killing her. Killed by: Sonya Cerulean [4]
21st - Sareth Maxarain [11] - Her corpse is seen by Matt Marley, with an axe in her back, implying her death was by an axe. Killed by: Sonya Cerulean [4]
22nd - Keam Paterson [8] - After failing to kill Ashlie Anders, she throws a knife back at him and it settles into his forehead. Killed by: Ashlie Anders [2]
23rd - Campbell Terrier [9] - Pierced in the heart with a sword after attempting a kill on Keam Paterson -Killed by: Keam Paterson [8]
24th - Jax Nexas [1] - Confronted and whacked to death with a spiked mace in revenge for Brad's death -Killed by: Charlotte Amberwill [10]
25th - Rees Jules [13] - Loses concentration and gets sliced in the torso with a sword while witnessing Jax Nexas' death. Killed by: Ellie Jackson [8]
26th - Brad Velvet [10] - Fought with Jax Nexas over a backpack, before being stabbed in the stomach with a sword - Killed by: Jax Nexas [1]
CURRENT RECORD OF THE TRIBUTES IN THE ARENA: DAY 6
District 1: Blondie Hickey - Whereabouts: In a cave, near a river, in the forest with Sam. Weapons: Bow and arrows.
District 2: Ashlie Anders - Whereabouts: In the forest with the careers. Weapons: Throwing knives, spear.
District 3: Sam Wattle - Whereabouts: In a cave, near a river, in the forest with Blondie. Weapons: Sword.
District 4: Carroll King - Whereabouts: In the forest with the careers. Weapons: Sword.
District 5: Ginger Griffiths - Whereabouts: In a cave, in the forest. Weapons: Knife.
District 6: Riva Billion - Whereabouts: Hiding in the wheat fields. Weapons: Bow and arrows, sword, throwing knives.
District 7: Ben Horx - Whereabouts: In an abandoned village. Weapons: Shotgun, tomahawk axe, throwing knives.
District 7: Renee Lookluck - Whereabouts: Last heard of under the tree Joey was in, near the forest (as of day 3) Weapons: Axe, unknown gun, bow and arrows.
District 8: Ellie Jackson - Whereabouts: In the forest. Weapons: Dagger.
District 9: Jarrod Limestone - Whereabouts: In the forest with the careers. Weapons: Knife.
District 12: Matt Marley - Whereabouts: Camping in the forest (as of day 3). Weapons: Traps.