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Night was moving on smoothly as Rainbowdash and Shining Armor slept. Rarity and Tena were keeping watch. Suddenly, Tena heard a small crunching of leaves from nearby where they had set up camp. The winter wood was extremely cold, especially at night, but it was crawling with winged mice, which were great at making somepony paranoid. Especially considering that they were in the Pony Games.

"Rainbowdash," Tena shook Rainbowdash awake, and motioned for Rarity to wake Shining Armor, "Rainbowdash wake up. Someone's nearby."

"Trixie variety show," Rainbowdash mumbled. She turned away from Tena and snored.

"What?" Tena asked. Obviously Rainbowdash was dreaming.

"Is it morning yet?" Shining Armor said as he woke up.

"Tena heard something," Rarity said, "It might be another tribute."

"Not this again!" Shining Armor got grumpy late at night, "You've woken us so many times for small noises that never turn up to be anything!" The rustling continued.

"Shh," Rarity ordered, "It's definitely real."

"I'll check what it is," Shining Armor walked towards the noise. It was one of those bird-mice hybrids. The small creature ran away quickly. "Oh come on! Tena I'm getting really sick of this!" The capitol symbol shone over the dark night sky. "Oh great! Now what?"

"I'm glad to see that all of you are awake," the announcer's voice rumbled throughout the arena, "I've come to invite you all to a feast!" Rainbowdash was awake now, "Whether you are far or near, come! We have things for everypony! The cornucopia has been completely restocked with everything anypony needs! Weapons, food, supplies, and other things. Each floor has something different. Good luck to all of you! And may the odds be ever in your favor!"

"Dramatic," Shining Armor said as the Capitol symbol disappeared from the sky, "Let's get those weapons."

They headed for the cornucopia. When they reached the point where the woods ended, Rainbowdash stopped. "Don't go any farther," she ordered.

"We should keep going," Tena said, "Nobody's around. Let's get going before somepony actually show's up."

"No," Rainbowdash looked at Tena menacingly. She reached for her trident, "No. We're staying here." Suddenly Twilight Sparkle ran out and into the cornucopia. A few minutes later she came out carrying a small yellow bag and a javelin. "See?"

"We could've killed her!" Tena said, "She was helpless!"

"Now she's not," Rainbowdash said rudely, "Are you yelling at me?"

"Yes!" Tena shouted. Twilight looked in their direction and ran for the eastern mountains. "Look! She's leaving!" Tena ran out from where they were hiding and chased after Twilight Sparkle. Nobody followed. Tena came back after giving up on the chase. "What the heck guys?"

"You just broke my orders!" Rainbowdash yelled. She was too focused on Tena to notice Trixie and Dainty Almond going in and out of the cornucopia. Then chasing Twilight. "That's insubordination!"

"I didn't know you had the brains to know such a large word," Tena smirked. She was too proud. In a fit of horrible rage, Rainbowdash attacked Tena, and left her bleeding on the ground. Rainbowdash pulled out the bloody trident from Tena's chest, and left. Rainbowdash ran through the winter woods, neither Rarity nor Shining Armor chasing after her. She wouldn't be a career anymore.

"She's gone," Shining Armor commented, "Thank goodness."

"Yes," Rarity paused for a minute, "She will be a dangerous new opponent."

"Let's just get our stuff."

"I agree," Rarity and Shining Armor went to the cornucopia and got some new weapons and food. Rarity even picked a bag with sewing kit in it. "This could come in handy." There was no one out in the open when they left the cornucopia, but Rarity could've sworn that she saw Doctor Whooves' eyes move in the darkness.

Flaming Eagle started feeding Krystal. She wasn't feeling well. "Do you think another natural disaster is going to happen?" Flaming Eagle asked.

"No," Krystal said, "No. I'm just sick. There must be something about this mountain that's made me not feel well." It was still the middle of the night, and after the announcement about the feast, they really didn't have any desire to leave.

"It was a really hot day yesterday," Flaming Eagle said, "Maybe you got heatstroke. That happens when don't get enough water, right?"

"Yes I think that might be it," Krystal answered, "I'm too in pain to think. Check our surroundings to be sure it's safe. I don't want you getting hurt."

"Of course," Flaming Eagle answered. He looked over the cliff and saw two ponies climbing up the mountain. Trixie and Dainty Almond. He walked back to Krystal and asked, "Can you change your form?"

"No," Krystal answered, "Now that you bring that up, I haven't been able to for a while. Why do you ask?"

"Trixie and Dainty Almond are coming up here," Flaming Eagle answered quietly. Krystal's eyes widened. "You're in no condition to leave."

"I know," Krystal looked down at the rock underneath her, "But you are."

"I'm not leaving you," Flaming Eagle laughed at the idea, "Besides, they're a couple hours of climbing away at best. There's no way you won't feel a little bit better by the time that they're nearby."

As if by fate, Krystal got worse. She started hacking and complaining about pains in her body. Trixie and Dainty Almond weren't far below them. Flaming Eagle watched as they climbed. Trixie was so close that he could see an evil glint in her eye. "They're getting closer!" Flaming Eagle said.

"Leave," Krystal coughed, "Don't worry about me."

"There has to be a way to save you," Flaming Eagle begged.

"There isn't. Go!" Krystal hunched over in pain and prepared for death. Flaming Eagle started climbing up the mountain. Flaming Eagle saw Trixie climb over the edge of the mountain, and she ran towards Krystal, knife in hand, and stabbed her viciously. Suddenly, a silver parachute came down from the sky with a small tubular piece of wood hanging from it. Trixie looked at it, and looked up at Flaming Eagle. She shot a small dart near Flaming Eagle, but it missed. He could see her curse, and he quickly sniffed the dart. Poison.

I wonder what'll happen! Just wait, It'll be good!