Author's Note: Ah Ariana, crazy, foolish heroic girl that she is….well her parents brought her up well. If only she'd remember that people worry about her y'know? XD

Thanks go to my reviewers! JB, DAK, EWD, and HL

Chapter 57

Televised But Not Worldwide

We make it back to Thirteen and Katniss is shipped to the hospital ward. Gale and I get checked out when Plutarch finds us.

"We wished we had footage of you rescuing the wounded" he says, "imagine the 'angel of mercy' and the mokingjay together as a team!"

"Not gonna happen" I tell him and he looks crestfallen again.

Gale had a few pieces of shrapnel in his shoulder but other than that he is deemed fit. I have a mild concusion and smoke inhalation again. Makenzie always sees to me and she insists I try and stay safer, it's no good for her. Or Maverick she adds.

The next morning we head for command, Gale meets me there, they wheel in Katniss in a chair and they re-show what was taken by Cressida and her camera crew.

Haymitch looks grumpy when they show it, maybe because it reminds him how he doesn't control either of us that well.

We watch the propos and Coin replays it a second time because with the exception of me people find it perfectly constructed.

"If only they knew most of the hospital survived" Plutarch whispered to me.

Coin sits down, she glances at me but I don't react, "I don't think it wise to put Everdeen into these situations though" she says, "we only have one of her"

"We do! But she's well protected" Plutarch says, "and we can't get that reaction if she's on a soundstage. Maybe next time we make sure the place isn't going to have an air raid?"

"It was unforseen" she replies, "well done on the propos shoot" she says, "Cressida says she has enough to make several different versions?"

Cressida stands up, "I do, and Beetee has broadcasted this one to all the districts"

All the districts…but.

"Not the capitol?" I ask

Beetee adjusts his glasses, "Watts and I are working on it but something is blocking us"

"Would help if we had the codes" Coin can't help but jab me with my reluctance.

"I'll help you with that later" I say, "I don't think my information touches the subject of firewalls"

"In any case these propos will help bring more people to our side despite the capitol being unaware" Coin says

"Wait…all districts? So Four saw this?" I ask

"Well yes" Beetee says, Pluatrch and everyone else are looking at me.

"Then at least the president will know of it" I explain, "the president's wife lives in Four now, and his daughter and his granddaughter and fiancé, and they are completely against what Snow is doing so….I do not doubt at least Snow knows about our stunt"

"Well that's good!" Coin smiles, I think she likes the idea that President Snow will know her rebellion is gaining ground; she clears her throat, "I think we have our work cut out for us, I will let you all go"

That was a dismissal I realize and everyone heads off, Gale takes Katniss back to the hospital ward and Haymitch leaves not long after. Maverick gives me a hug and leaves with Beetee and I am left alone with Coin. I'm always last to leave.

"Plutarch said to me that you rescued over half the wounded" she looks up at me, "that's good Crane but you're are supposed to be guarding Everdeen"

"I saw a problem and I fixed it" I reply, "if even half those wounded people survive you'll have even more supporters to your cause you realize, no one likes being bombed I speak from experience"

"Is it true of Four?" she asks

"Yes" I nod, it makes her thin lips turn upwards

"Well done" she nods and heads off.

I head for the communication lab and Ziggy looks at me and smiles, Maverick pulls me onto his lap and kissed my forehead.

"I didn't want to cause a commotion in the conference room" he says, "you did good kiddo" he smiles, "but seriously when I meant your own rules I didn't expect you to rescue a hospital, or almost get blown up"

"Maverick was raving last night when he heard what you did" Ziggy brings over a laptop and shows me what they are working on, "is there anything in the files that can break thru this block?" she looks at me

"The capitol has a connection to the district but it's not by cable, they do by satellite signals. You have to hack a satellite to get to them" I tell her, she actually looks happy at that information, "once you do it will be easy to get the propos thru"

Its then the televisions show something that I am sure is upsetting not just me, but Katniss.

A broken Peeta Mellark.