Chapter 20

Rimson

"So what do we do after he's dead?" Leena asked.

"We pick the next president." Rimson said instantly. He didn't care who it was, he just wanted a good president, not a psychopath.

"You think we'd pick you? If I was asked to pick between a dog and you, I'd happily pick the dog to be the next president." Annie said. Rimson didn't know what's wrong with her, she's stubborn. In their training she always complained and always looked for trouble. At first, Rimson thought she hated him, but then he realized she hated everyone.

"I don't bloody care who the next president is, as long as it's not a psychopath like Tom it will be fine." Rimson answered.

"Oh look at me, I don't care who is the next president, I just wanted to be a good guy, I'm good, no one will know I want them to pick me." Annie said in a silly voice, mocking Rimson.

"Will you shut up, both of you!" Voxa slammed his hand on the table so hard it knocked the cup off the table shattering to the floor. "Look at you, you sound like children babbling about to their mother!"

"Now Bren, what is your role today?" Asked Voxa.

"Take out the guards on the buildings silently and make sure no one see Rimson and stays alive" Bren said.

"Good. Now Rimson, what is your role?" Voxa turned to him.

"Put a flaming arrow on Tom's head." He answered. Tom had the most worriesome job, assasinate the president. Rimson didn't want to think what would happen if he missed.

"Excellent. That will be all, any questions before we commence to our positions?" Voxa asked.

"What if Rimson misses?" Irri asked.

"I won't miss." Rimson answered. 'You just had to ask that.'

"If he misses there wont be a rebellion for some time." Voxa said, "Well, that will be all, everyone can go on to their positions. The president is giving his speech in 6 hours." Everyone started going out the door, Rimson was the last.

He was on the roof, on his spot with Bren behind him. They were camouflaged in some plants, as if they were some decoration to the roof. President Tom showed up, 4 guards around him. Bren found a guard on the roof on the opposite side. Rimson heard a wind gush and then a "pulp" as he saw a guard drowning in their blood on the other side of the street with an arrow in his throat. 'Everyone is doing their job, I can't miss!'

President Tom started giving out a speech, "Welcome, today we are here to tribute the hunger games. A once brutal event that led to 24 kids dying each year, it will not be missed but it is the reason I am here today. For as most of you know, I was in one of those brutal games, I had won it with tears on my cheeks for the people I killed. They will no be forgotten." Rimson remembered the games well, two weeks ago he was taken by the black hole, and now he's assassinating a president. Rimson wondered what his family would think of him, what his brothers were doing, who the winner was in the dimension they're from.

"For today we will give honor to the fallen tributes. For they will never be forgotten." Tom started, "District one : Bale and Leena." Music started playing for the tributes. 'Little they know Leena and some of the tributes are actually alive.' Rimson thought as he grabbed his bow.

"District two: Barge and Stalla, I did kill Barge but his sacrifice will not be in vein." Rimson took an arrow. "District three: Rimson and annie, they were strong competitors and a well worthy sacrifice." 'The more you know, we're dead.' He thought, dipping the arrow in fire. "District 10: me, and Irri, they all sacrificed for me, I will not make it in vein." Rimson pulled the arrow and looked at Tom. "District 11: Ciren and sara, Ciren was the same as Barge, so little yet so much, he gave me a rough fight." Rimson took aim, then loosened his hand. "District 12: Wooli and Tre-" an arrow came at him, hit him in the back.

'I missed. No. I missed! No way.' "NOOOOO" Rimson shouted, he missed. He hit the back, not the throat, he missed him. Tom fell to the ground as medics came to take him. The crowd started shouting. "We must go, come on!" Bren screamed, taking his hand. Peacekeepers surrounded the rooftop, all in white, with guns aiming at Bren and Rimson. Bren ran away but he got shot not moments after in his legs, he couldn't move anymore. 'This is it, this is where I die, I have failed everyone' Rimson went up to his feet, surrendering as he was being captured.