Minnia Mitchall

Minnia watch as the train passed through each district. Twelve was one of the farthest districts from the Capitol, and they would have to pass through seven other districts before getting there. Right now, from the amount of crops, she guessed they were in Eleven. There were towers scattered throughout the fields, and Minnia wondered what they were used for.

As they were passing through Ten, Elba called everyone out for dinner. Minnia was one of the last tributes out, and she was stuck with the only seat left, right across from Vick.

Vick wasn't the worst mentor. Everyone knew he tried his absolute hardest to bring tributes home, but everyone knew him to be an unpleasant person. Minnia could understand why. He'd lost his brother and family friends, the Everdeens, in the Rebellion. His mother had been killed, leaving Vick and his two remaining siblings in the Community home. When he'd been reaped, many people though it was a conspiracy to wipe out the rest of the Hawthorne family, but against all odds, he had won. Minnia wished he was a tad nicer, because she didn't really feel like trying to pry advice from an unwilling source.

After an awkward dinner, Minnia just wanted to sleep. It had been a long, hard day. She crawled into her bed and took on last look out the window. She figured they were in Seven now, from the abundance of trees. This might be her last look at Panem outside of the Capitol, so she tried to remember every detail of the forest at it whirred by. Even though it wasn't Twelve, it was a reminder of a life outside of the Games.

Evie-Ellen Corona

Evie couldn't believe what she was seeing. The train was somehow submerged in water. She could make out the shapes of fish as the trained zoomed on. Her roommate, Haelle, had woken her up to show her the site. It was magical.

"Do you think we're really underwater?" she asked the older girl. Haelle didn't, or couldn't take her eyes off the glowing blue reflections of the water.

"No, we must be in some sort of glass tunnel. The train itself wouldn't be able to handle being underwater." Evie looked up trough the glass panels on the ceiling. It must be getting close to dawn, because Evie could make out the pinkish tint of the sky above the water. It couldn't have been that shallow, anymore. Evie remembered when Haelle first shook her awake. The tunnel had been much higher off the bottom of the water. Now, there couldn't be more than five feet in either direction. She wanted everyone else to get to see this before it was over, so she bolted from the room, and Haelle followed. The first door she came across belonged to Whytt and Haden. She ran inside and tried to wake them. Haden shot right up, but Whytt was a bit more sluggish. She pointed out the window, but they weren't under the water anymore. In fact, they seemed to have pulled up next to another tribute train. Evie ended up pointing directly at a girl from another district, staring back at them. She had a surprised look on her face, and she looked like on the inside, she was just as terrified as Evie was.

Whytt Ulric

Whytt had woken up to a stranger staring at him from another train. The girl was competition; that was the only way Whytt could think right now. The only people he was going to let himself care about were those from Twelve, and only those from Twelve. If it wasn't Whytt that made it to the end of the games, he wanted to make sure that someone from his district was able to go home.

He rushed to the window, glaring at the startled girl, and snapped the shades closed. Haden and little Evie looked shocked about the sight of the other train. They had pulled up within inches up it. Whytt knelt down by the window and peered under the shade. The other train was still there, and Whytt felt they'd be riding together for a while. He was about to go back to sleep, until Elba barged into the room.

"Oh! Good. You're already awake. All of you need to get cleaned up and dressed in the black clothes. I want all of you matching when we arrive. Come with me, dearie." Whytt watched as Elba grabbed Evie by the wrist and actually pull her from the room. He wasn't a fan of the woman. Haden got to work right away, pulling the black shirt and pants from the dresser. Whytt did the same, and returned to his bathroom to clean up. The arrival at the train station was the first time the Capitol people would see them in person, so they had to look good to earn sponsors.

Haden Plutoran

Haden made sure he washed really well. He decided against tying his hair back, since he figured the Capitol people would were used to different looks. Instead, he simply brushed the bangs behind his ears, which would keep the rest of the mop out of his eyes. He stripped, and changed into the clothes Elba requested. He could see the buildings of the Capitol slowly growing on the horizon. They'd be there soon, mobbed by enthusiastic fans of the games that wanted to see the tributes in person. Haden was going to try to come across as intimidating, which would make getting through the masses easier. He'd just have to stay silent, and wear the mask he'd worn every day back in Twelve.

Elba came to every door about half an hour later, making sure that everyone was ready. She called Haden out to the main car, along with Whytt, to go over procedure for when they arrived. He knew it couldn't be that important, because Haelle and Evie were still in their room. Haden figured Elba just wanted to talk. She sure loved the sound of her own voice.

"When we get there, I want you to go in groups of two. Mister Plutoran. Mister Ulric. I'd like you to exit with Haelle and Evie-Ellen. Parker, you and Minnia will be walking together, and Ula, you'll be with Lawson. We're going to go right through the crowd to the Prep Building. Remember to smile. Be nice to the cameras. They are your friends." Haden wasn't too amused by her emphasis on the word friends.

Haelle Windsor

Haelle had finished getting ready fifteen minutes ago, and now she was helping Evie with her hair. She was the only merchant girl out of the group, and the people in the Capitol would easily pick up on that. Haelle wove her hair into an intricately braided bun on the top of her head and helped smooth out her clothes. Twelve-year-olds had the hardest time in the arena, and she wanted to help Evie get a fight chance.

Suddenly, the room went dark. Haelle looked around and saw that they were in some sort of tunnel. Lights whirred by and made the room blink with flashes of blue light.

"Look!" called Evie, running from the bed to the far window. "It's the other trains!" Haelle looked up and saw several other trains moving towards the Capitol. With the way the were moving, it seemed as if they were going to crash, but Elba had told everyone that the trains merged onto one track right before arrival. Haelle decided it was time to go, and the two girls went to join the others in the main car. The light came back as the train arrived within the borders of the Capitol, and the roar from the crowd was able to easily penetrate the walls of the car. With a reminder from Elba, Haelle started her Career as an actress and waved to the people waiting on the platform.

It was hard to keep the POV's longer for this chaapter for some reason, so I decided to use five instead of four. What do you guys think of the tributes from Twelve? Who do you think will or should make it the farthest in the games? Starting up on the prepping chapters. I still could use a few more stylists. Just don't give them a district so I can place them; I don't have my list o me.

P.S. it's my bday so reviews would be an awsome present! hahaha