So this is the training score chapter. What will our tributes get? Who are the Capitol rooting for? Who will the sponsors go for? Read on to find out! There are all characters in this chapter.
Iris Hound D2
In a few minutes the training scores will come up. I'm so excited. Not only for my own but for the first time in my life, I am actually thinking of others. Who is good enough to become part of our pack?
Suddenly the television shoots us and I look over at Brutus. He smiles at me and points to the screen. Caesar Flickerman in there and he has something to say before the tributes come up.
"As you know, every tribute, if they were reaped on a normal year, would have the potential to win the games. However, since this is not a normal year the ability to get a good score has become a lot harder. What would get you a 10 on a normal year, this year it will only get yo a 7 or 8. This heightens the pressure on the tributes but will ensure we have an even set of scores so we can really start to compare the good from the well, not so good." He smiles after he says that because he knows in his heart that everybody here is really good. No one is bad. "I hope this will be the best games ever!"
OK then. So maybe I won't get my score?
It starts and my heart is racing so fast that I feel it will just burst out of my chest and writhe around on the floor a while, while my body lies their motionless. Maybe that's what will happen to me in the arena if I don't get a good score then I won't join the pack, and if I don't join the pack then I'm as good as dead.
OK here goes.
"So first, District 1," Caesar announces, "Leo Karr, with a score of... 8." OK, he'll be in the pack, so even if Krystal doesn't get the score of 8 to get in, she'll still be in. Leo won't give her up. "Krystal Karr, with a score of... 7." Just as I expected. She'll probably be gutted right now. A 7 from District 1 is practically unheard of!
"Now for District 2."
I gulp.
"Yoko Suki, with a score of... 9." I look over at Yoko and he's smiling. Good. He should be. On a year like this year, a 9 is amazing. Brutus is patting him on the back but we're not celebrating. Yet.
"Iris Hound, with a score of... 11." Oh my god!
"YES!" I scream and jump up into the air. Brutus and Enorbaria pounce on me with congratulations and applause. Yoko doesn't look at all pleased.
We sit back down when Caesar announces District 3 but I don't think I hear a thing because I'm just so overwhelmed with my score.
Connectus Jones D3
I feel a bit sick actually. Iris Hound, the girl who said she was going to brutally murder me just got an 11. Oh my god, whatever score I get now, when I'm in there I'm 100% dead. She'll come straight for me.
"Now for District 3," Caesar says, "Electron Yipps, with a score of 5." Electron's face drops and I can see that everyone in the room is disappointed. I dread to think what they'll think of my score.
"Connectus Jones, with a score of... 8." What? What do you mean? I did terribly in training. What's happening? I just got an 8! I might even get sponsors! A huge smile dances across my lit up face. I turn to Beetee who smiles and offers me a hug. I accept and I bury myself in his fragile arms. "Nice one Connectus, I knew you could do it," I release him and look over to Electron.
Only he's not there. I glance over the sofa and he's storming out of the room. What a moody idiot. Just because he was beaten by a 14 year old. A 14 year old! I beat the District 1 girl too, this is a great feeling.
District 4 get a 6 and a 3 for their boy and girl.
5 get a 4 from the boy and an 11 from that terrifying Tesla girl.
6 get an abysmal 2 and 4.
Danny Draddock D9
The scores so far have been pretty average.
The 18 year old from 7 gets a 5 which is fair. I saw he didn't do very well in training. But the most surprising thing is, Lucy Sycamore, the 12 year old, pulls a 10! Caesar says that it is highest score a 12 year old has every achieved beating the 8 from some boy in the 40th games.
The 13 year old from 8 gets a 7 which she must be chuffed about. Her partner gets a 6 and seeing as he is 17 years old, I doubt he is very chuffed at all.
Now for us.
I grasp hold of the nearest thing to me, which happens to be Melissa's hand. I let go quickly but she reaches for my hand to come back. I look over to her and she blushes. I don't really know what's happening between us at the moment but I know that is not the most important thing in my mind right now.
"So now for District 9. Danny Draddock, with a score of... 11."
Wow, that's amazing, I'm joint first! I look over at Melissa and before I know it, she's kissing me. I mean like, properly kissing me. We do it for a few seconds and she looks around. "What?" she asks us all staring at her, "I've wanted to do it for a while." She giggles.
"And I've wanted to do it myself for a while too," I say. I do like her. I like her a lot. Maybe we can use this romance to our advantage in the arena.
"Melissa Benoist, with a score of... 10."
She screams out in joy and jumps into the air. She must be happy. It's practically unheard of District 9 getting the best scores.
Katniss Everdeen
All the scores have been pretty mixed. Some up high, some right down below. District 9 have done the best so far which is surprising.
Lea and Blake look too nervous. They need to lighten up a bit, however I was like that when I was about to go into the arena, so I let them off.
District 10 get a 4 and a 7.
11 get 6 and 3. Now us.
I glance over at the rest of us and everyone's faces are glued to the screen.
"And last but certainly not least, we have District 12. Blake Jenner, with a score of.. 9."
Good! Great even. That'll surely attract sponsors.
Blake looks pleased enough with himself.
"Lea Berry, with a score of... 4." Not good. Not good at all.
Everyone's faces drop and we're all silent. We all know that 4 is a terrible score. Effie is the one to break the silence and rudely says, "We'll just turn our attention to Blake, at least he has a chance of surviving."
Right. That's it. I've had enough of Effie and her rudeness. I mean she's just so blunt it's horrible.
"You stupid cow!" I shout in her face.
"Sorry Katniss, I didn't quite catch what you said," clearly startled by my blatant insult.
"Yeah you heard me, you stupid cow." I slap her right across the face. She looks agitated and screams up to the ceiling, pulling off her wig, leaving brown hair underneath and storms out of the room in a mixture of rage, hatred and sadness.
I look around. Right. Too far. Way way too far. Thomas stands us and says, "It's about time too, she was annoying me so much!"
Cinna and Portia have a look of disgust on their faces until I see a wink from Cinna. Blake and Lea can't really say much as Effie is trying to help them stay alive.
I sit back down and we turn back on the TV. The scores were average. Blake was great with his 9. But the real problem is, what are we going to do about this 4 from Lea. It's terrible. My tribute last year got a 4 and got to the 4th day which was pretty good, only to be killed by the career pack. Maybe Lea can do it. She's already shown that she's a survivor.
Right I hope you liked this chapter. Here is the list of the tributes with their scores!
D1 Male - Leo Karr, 18 - 8
D1 Female - Krystal Karr, 17 - 7
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D2 Male - Yoko Suki, 18 - 9
D2 Female - Iris Hound, 18 - 11
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D3 Male - Electron Yipps, 18 - 5
D3 Female - Connectus Jones, 14 - 8
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D4 Male - Henry Tring, 17 - 6
D4 Female - Trina Trout, 16 - 4
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D5 Male - Zachary Dandi, 17 - 4
D5 Female - Tesla Kiki, 18 - 11
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D6 Male - Oliver Emerson, 15 - 2
D6 Female - Violet Anderson, 18 - 4
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D7 Male - Richard Oak, 18 - 5
D7 Female - Lucy Sycamore, 12 - 10
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D8 Male - Jimmy Richards, 17 - 4
D8 Female - Nicola Velvet, 13 - 7
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D9 Male - Danny Draddock, 16 - 11
D9 Female - Melissa Benoist, 17 - 10
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D10 Male - Rick Williamson, 18 - 4
D10 Female - Emma Gammon, 17 - 7
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D11 Male - Tymon Magoobi, 18 - 6 _
D11 Female - Simone Caracas, 16 - 3
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D12 Male - Blake Jenner, 18 - 9
D12 Female - Lea Berry, 15 - 4
Right so remember to follow and review. Constructive criticism is always accepted! Next up we have the interviews!