Ch. 13- Begin

Hi! So, I have a little story to tell. About a week ago, I had a voice in my head. G'syr. That's how I know what he says. He's on vacation right now.

Then Merida came in. Then Jack, screaming about a party. Then Rapunzel and Pascal. Then Hiccup and Toothless. They talked in my head a couple of times, and once Mer asked if I could change the channel once. I had to explain how the grown-ups wouldn't do it for a figment of my imagination. She then proceeded to yell at me about how 'she isn't a figment of my imagination.' She even called my a jerk. Just a second- No, Mer, I know this song is weird, and though I like your persistence, I can't change the channel. I'm sorry. Sorry about that. The Big Four just got back from a vacation that they hadn't told me about. IM NOT CRAZY. Okay, maybe a little bit. Sorry for the long A/N. Jack wouldn't stop bugging me to tell you how he gets all the credit for the story. No, Jack, you don't get all the credit. You get the credit for helping me stay in character. Same with the others. Now, chapter time!

Merida POV

60 seconds. I'm standing next to Rapunzel, and then a small gap to Jason Grace.

50 seconds. I'm on a pretty little strip of land with rivers surrounding it.

40 seconds. Something moves in the river.

30 seconds. The cornucopia is made of polished, dark wood. It's in the center of a willow made of silver.

20 seconds. There's some food about a yard away, and a little red backpack.

10 seconds. I flex my hands nervously.

5 seconds. My legs morph into a ready lunge.

The gong rings, and I dash a few steps to the bag of food and the backpack, scooping them up fast. I nod to Hiccup, who scoops up a couple daggers. Punzie has some blankets in her hand. We run away with what we have, and out of the coming bloodbath. Out of the corner of my eye, I see Jack fighting a district 7 man who is twice his size. With the Careers. I scowl.

We sprint for a while, the sound of screams behind us. Hiccup is glancing around us, and I see there are lots of rivers and small ponds. It's like a jungle in here.

We run for another few minutes and, suddenly, Hiccup stops in front of me, and I bump into him.

"Haddock! What's goin' on with ya?" I hiss.

He just points in front of him. I missed it in falling down, but there is the still-standing ruins of a small house.

"It seems like a good place to set up camp. Let's go in." And with that, he marches through the door. Rapunzel follows him happily. I stay out, and look around. There is a clear river running through the clearing, which is well disguised by trees. There are some tracks, wolf maybe?, that look like they came through about an hour ago.

In the backpack, there is a few thermoses, ropes, a hunting knife, pellets and a slingshot, and a pair of sunglasses. No, wait. These aren't sunglasses. I heard that in a Games, somebody mistook night-vision goggles for sunglasses, and they got killed. And then the Careers got the goggles and the one that kept them won. I examine them closer, and they are definitely not for the bright orb they have on the roof.

I go over to the river to fill up a thermos. Then I see a fin slide through the water, and then something lunges out at me. I stab it through the head with the knife, and it lies dead on the ground.

It is long, serpentine, and has HUGE teeth. Suddenly very nervous, I fill up the thermoses and rush into the cottage, dragging the fish, maybe eel, with me.

Rapunzel is putting blankets on the beds, and Hiccup is staring at some scratches on the wall. "OI!" I yell. They both turn to me. I quickly explain what happened.

Everything is silent for a moment, then Hiccup mutters, "I bet all of the rivers and ponds are infested with these deadly eels. I hate eels."

Rapunzel, cheery as ever, says, "If only we had a fire, we could cook this fish perfectly!"

Hiccup looks up. "Good idea, Punze, but fire might give us away… "

I went outside and picked up two rocks. I went and sent a spark over the fireplace, instantly making a fire. I don't know why. I was feeling, angry, rebellious, betrayed. Betrayed… I don't know why. Maybe it's Ja… no. I don't know why.

Hiccup scowls at me. "Merida! Why did you do that?"

I just shrug.

Do I want Jack to find u… no. He is a traitor, and I will never forgive him.

Jack POV

I'm perched on the silver willow, looking over the water-filled arena. I watched Snotlout haul out the dead bodies:

Junior MacIntosh from District 5,

Bergthold Trol from District 7,

And Jacob Stienzag and Jessie Steel from District 9.

I'm still kind of shocked. I actually killed a man twice my size. I killed a man. Bergthold… did he have a family at home? Kids… no. He's not that type of man. Lots of people clapped when he was chosen, and nobody seemed sad at all.

I wonder where they went…

"Hey! Overland! Get down here!" Great. Jason, the last person I want to deal with right now. I leap down the tree, using the branches.

"What is it, oh great leader?"

He scowls. "What did you see up there?"

"It looks like a jungle. Lots of rivers, a few ponds, and a giant lake with a statue in it."

"All right. Which direction was the lake?

"South."

"And which way is that…?"

Seriously? This guy doesn't know which way south is? "That way." I point. "Though I would stay here, not lug it over there. It would tire us out, and since its a while away, it would leave us open to ambush."

He glowers at me. "Fine. You have a point, I guess. Anything else I should know about?"

"No." Actually, there is. I just don't want to tell you, jerk…

It's not too far away.

Smoke.

Just wait until its my turn to guard.

So, was this good? Was chapter 12 ominous? Heheheh… I bet you know what's going to happen! *creepy smile* Oh, and in your reviews, since G'syr sees them, please ask him to cut short his vacation! I'm sure we can convince him together!

Shout outs:

Galatea R.S: thank you! I was hoping they would be interesting! And I just couldn't help adding in Jokul Frosti. Heehee!

Guest: … that is the nicest review I've ever gotten. *sniff*

Goodbye!