AUTHOR'S NOTES: This is the meat of the story, with the Panem-wide "Hunger Games" war that takes place across the districts. This is obviously a very abridged version of the full events, which I am slowly covering in my fanfic 'The 100th Annual Hunger Games', but it does its job well enough for the time being. Either way, this is more or less a fight for whether the Capitol will remain in power and the games continue, or if the rebellion can stop them and end the games for good.
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The 100th Nationwide Hunger Games
Some called the 2nd Rebellion "The 101st Annual Hunger Games", while others called it the real 100th games. Most people called it neither, but whatever people called it, The Mockingjay Rebellion had begun for real, and the districts were now at war with Panem. "District 14" had become a thing—an idea of people who supported the rebellion and revolution. The idea behind it was that District 14 could not be bombed, for The Capitol could not bomb an idea. These were the stakes of the war. District 12 had fallen, and was now in District 13's possession. The tributes from the would-be 4th Quarter Quell had safely arrived there, and that became the base of operations, led primarily by District 13 President Laurel Fox, and by Hunger Games victor Korra Francisco.
Part of the reason it had taken so long for them to stage this rebellion was because they were trying to minimize casualties, knowing that a less-planned-out war would result in countless deaths that could have theoretically been avoided. Korra as fairly adamant about this, trying to reduce the number of innocent lives lost in combat as much as possible.
District 8 and District 11 seemed like the most plausible secondary targets for the rebellion to overthrow, although with further analysis, some members of the rebellion pointed out that strategically, District 3 would be extremely useful to overthrow. Incidentally, Korra approved of this maneuver, and so the rebellion began working on the appropriate preparations to move in and take District 3.
However, they were thrown for a loop shortly afterwards. The citizens of District 4, who had been rather secretive about the operation up until now, successfully staged their own rebellion, and even breaking off from Capitol rule for a short time. However, President Romula Snow swooped in without hesitation, and soon the district was back under Capitol control. Romula used this as leverage against Korra, warning her that for each day she and her rebellion refused to surrender, she would publicly execute another citizen from the district. Despite this, Korra knew that she could not give in, and so did the tributes, victors, and citizens of District 14. As such, they continued with the move on District 3.
They were able to successfully infiltrate the district, and since the mayor and the remaining victors were in on it as well, they garnered a lot of support before the fighting even began. The remaining soldiers discovered an old but powerful generator in the outskirts of the district where they had made a sort of base, and with the help of a few tech-savvy geniuses from Districts 3, 5, and 6, they managed to get it up and running again. This later played an important part of the taking of the district, for the rebels aimed to seize electrical and technological facilities rather than government buildings, and so the battle of District 3 had officially begun.
Korra was in on the fighting as she swore to be, what with being the leader and all, and she and her soldiers hunkered down as Capitol hovercrafts began dropping bombs. Rebel lives were lost, but the power to District 3 got knocked out—an extreme rarity. The rebels had seized the backup generator station and the Capitol did not want to bomb that. Peacekeepers besieged the building though and attempted to draw out the rebels, but the emergency generators that were at the Mockingjay Camp kicked in, powering the buildings the rebels were in, which allowed them to hijack technology and other gadgetry that gave them an edge over the Capitol military. District 3 fell to the rebels in a rather poetic 3 days by the time all was said and done. This gave them a stronger foothold as Romula made her move in response. The executions in District 4 were still going, and she showed clips of people being drafted into the Capitol military from Districts 1, 2, and 5, which were the most loyal. It was a mindgame to Korra, but she managed to stay collected as they made their next move—District 8. A garrison in District 3 remained to keep it under Rebellion control, and this number was bolstered by the numerous rebels in the district that offered their support to the Mockingjay. Now with their sights on neighboring District 8, it seemed that their goal would be to cut off District 11 from the Capitol and then take it over next.
Unlike District 3, taking over District 8 was a move that practically made the district fall right into their hands. The Capitol didn't even bother sending military units to defend it. They would just fly over and harass the place by dropping bombs on it instead. This forced the rebellion to bring in tanks, crafts, and artillery to help defend the district as Korra moved onto the next district.
The siege of District 11 went a little differently. The Capitol was selective about bombing it due to its importance as a source of food, but it seemed that the rebels were quite fine with watching a lot of the place burn. Instead of setting a torch to the whole place, a few smart-thinking individuals from '12 and '13 suggested that they just connect District 11 with nearby District 12 the same way District 13 had connected with District 12. While small and strategically insignificant, District 12 had all but become untouchable by the Capitol at this point, and was the rebellion's strongest vantage point. Powerful mining equipment got to work starting in District 12, making a tunnel through the no-man's land, with various checkpoint stops along the way, including one on the fringes of District 8. The siege of District 11 lasted over a week, but once the machinery secretly connected District 11 and 12 (and 8, by geographic convenience), the Capitol found their food supplies missing, and suddenly (unbeknownst to them) starvation stopped being a problem in District 12. Technically it had stopped the moment that District 13 had taken control of the place, but the extra food and supplies were great for District 14's morale.
Korra and the District 14 rebellion managed to take over District 11 with concerted effort, but more than half the country still remained under Capitol control. Roy and Zelda, the pair of tributes from District 9 that had helped escape the 100th Hunger Games, suggested that they use a feint to try and trick the Capitol. They, Korra, Fox, and several others concocted this plan to act like they were moving into District 6 to take it over, but instead, would take over District 9. It was a small and fairly insignificant target apart from the grain it had, and was so overlooked that they did not expect there would be much Capitol presence there.
This, however, was where they were wrong. Forces from District 1 to the west and District 2 from the south had poured into the district, using it as a sort of no-man's land between the rebellious half of Panem and the half that Romula still had a firm grip on. Her demoralizing games continued, adding District 9 and District 7 to the list of places she publicly made an example of in front of the rebellion, alongside District 4. The idea of moving to take District 10 instead came up, but since that would just put them face to face with Districts 5 and 2, the idea was quickly dropped. So far no casualties had been reported from '10, and so perhaps it was for the best that they stay out of it for the time.
The rebellion retreated but then tried again with a stronger force made up of additional soldiers from Districts 3 and 8. They had restabilized District 11, and the people of that district seemed more than happy to support the cause, with even some of the more loyalist citizens defecting after their harsh treatment by the Capitol during the siege.
As a result, the 2nd battle of District 9 went much smoother than the 1st attempt. This move also effectively cut off District 6 from the Capitol's support, and the rebellion used that to their advantage in an attempt to metaphorically bleed the district dry. The problem was that District 9 was in a precarious position, and so the rebellion's hold on it was shaky. Being adjacent to District 1, District 2, and the Capitol made it very precarious, and the southern and western reaches of the district were in danger most of the time. Either way, they brought in reinforcements, also hijacking a great many resources from District 6 in preparation of another move.
After they had enough manpower and vehicle power on their side, they made a charge into District 7, where the Capitol was expecting them. For a while it looked like the rebels were going to get pushed right back out of District 7 and possibly even District 9, and morale stooped. It was only after a District 4 woman named Lilac Durango showed up as a refugee and revealed to the populace of District 7 the atrocities being committed in District 4, that the rebellion regained momentum. Not wanting to end up with bombings and executions, the people of District 7 resorted to chaotic guerilla warfare that claimed the lives of many on both sides, but ultimately secured the district for the rebels. District 14 became a prominent force in District 7, and the foothold in District 9 grew. Without any Capitol aid, District 6 turned itself over to the rebellion as well, and certain victors, including the Meraxa family, took advantage of the drug withdrawals many of the citizens were going through, and kept them sated. Their primary targets were the less rebellious individuals, to keep them sedated and prevent an uprising against District 14. This worked well enough that it was clear the Mockingjay's hold on District 6 was firm. This was the reassurance the rebellion needed, and after several long, brutal weeks and months of fighting their way across Panem, Korra knew that it was time for them to finally rescue District 4.
This was where the fiercest of the battles took place. None of the surviving citizens of this now war-torn district were very pleased with the Capitol, and so it was like District 12 all over again in the fierce but swift way they managed to take the district. After the fall of District 4, the remaining Capitol forces began to congregate in Districts 5, 2, and 1, which protected the Capitol on three sides. The eastern fringes of the Capitol were protected with heavy reinforcements, not wanting to provoke District 9, but also making sure that the rebellion couldn't just smash through into the heart of the Capitol either.
The next hurdle would be the battle of District 5, which would be pivotal for inhibit the spread of the Capitol. They were not ready to take Korra's home district, District 2, just yet. They were the final line of defense before the rebellion could penetrate the Capitol. Minor efforts were made in the meantime to take control of District 10, and a significant force from Districts 7, 8, and 9 were sent in to push District 1, but the main focus was on District 5 at the moment. The first battle was a spectacular loss that threw Korra into a state of hysteria for several days, effectively putting her out of commission.
The force from District 5 almost set the rebellion back, as the Capitol's forces swarmed from District 5 towards District 4. Fortunately, after Korra was able to return to commission, she was able to drive the Capitol forces back out of District 4, and the true battle of District 5 began anew. This was the fiercest battle the rebellion dealt with yet, and the battle took place over several days. Eventually it got to the point where the power plants were attacked, and this was finally the kind of strength that District 14 needed to take them down. Of course, because of the way the priority system of Panem was set up, power remained for the Capitol, although it was knocked out in District 4, District 11, and District 12. Incidentally, the rebels in District 4 were able to use this much more to their advantage than the Capitol, and thus they were able to retain their hold over the already badly shaken district.
Korra knew that the battle of District 2 would have to be done in sections, and that another contingent of rebels would need to keep District 1 occupied in the meantime. Korra helped lead this first distraction, with heavy strikes against District 1 in an attempt to cripple it and the military forces found there. Shortly after this invasion had gained momentum, Korra took the main body of the rebellion to move in on District 2. They surrounded it from all sides except the north (which is where the Capitol was situated) and launched a sweeping siege-like invasion that ruthlessly pounded the district with everything the rebels had. The district suffered heavy damage, since the rebellion essentially bombed it repeatedly with vehicles and ammunition from District 13's stockpiles, and eventually, the remaining loyalists surrendered. The final move of the revolution was now.
Storming the Capitol was almost like another Hunger Games in and of itself. The city was rigged up with all kinds of mutts, traps, and hazards, and surprisingly, the military here was actually well-founded and formidable. The real wedge in the Capitol's strength came from a few of the former Gamemakers, formerly believed to be in Romula's inner circle. When the time was right, they betrayed her, defecting to the rebellion and allowing them to secure critical chokepoints in the city, and eventually have them besiege the President's Mansion. Here was where Romula made her final stand, and it was here that she eventually surrendered without much further bloodshed. The war was over, but the damage was done. Romula had wreaked havoc across Panem during this bloody civil war, and now she and her circle were going to atone for their crimes. This was the true end of the Hunger Games.
…or was it?
VICTORS BY YEAR:
1HG: Fukaya Kerezaki (#1, District 5)
2HG: Lucy Takamatzu (#1, District 11)
3HG: Naseru Litzak (#1, District 3)
4HG: Naisha Szasz (#1, District 2)
5HG: Jade Prima (#1, District 1)
6HG: Cedar Hardin (#1, District 7)
7HG: Susan Jackman (#2, District 5)
8HG: Malcolm Reed (#1, District 6)
9HG: Mags Cohen (#1, District 4)
10HG: Faren Dragmire (#2, District 1)
11HG: Maius Karuha (#2, District 2)
12HG: Iunius Karuha (#3, District 2)
13HG: Hilda White (#1, District 10)
14HG: Minali Otoyome (#2, District 3)
15HG: Willow James (#3, District 1)
16HG: Lark Chandnea (#2, District 11)
17HG: Woof Casino (#1, District 8)
18HG: Leah Holden (#2, District 7)
19HG: Zeruda Mezkiel (#2, District 6)
20HG: Muscida Lee (#2, District 4)
21HG: Kada Lahka (#4, District 2)
22HG: Gleam DiFronzo (#4, District 1)
23HG: Ivette Coronado (#3, District 5)
24HG: Olivia Thurman (#1, District 9)
25HG: Laurel Fox (#1, District 12)
26HG: Daron Armstrong (#5, District 2)
27HG: Cobalt Evans (#5, District 1)
28HG: Lyme Golding (#6, District 2)
29HG: Ash LosDias (#3, District 7)
30HG: Challis Worth (#2, District 8)
31HG: Beetee Latier (#3, District 3)
32HG: Fletch Crossley (#4, District 5)
33HG: Seeder Howell (#3, District 11)
34HG: Price Emerson (#6, District 1)
35HG: Leto Irizari (#7, District 2)
36HG: Jackson Kjelle (#5, District 5)
37HG: Zerviah Hawke (#3, District 6)
38HG: Wiress Plummer (#4, District 3)
39HG: Nephi Lott (#3, District 4)
40HG: Miriam Luxio (#7, District 1)
41HG: Marcelina Kovac (#6, District 5)
42HG: Niles Lincoln (#8, District 2)
43HG: Blight McKay (#4, District 7)
44HG: Sagittaria Svenja (#4, District 11)
45HG: Dezna Meraxa (#4, District 6)
46HG: Alice DeSiete (#3, District 8)
47HG: Aurum Zianja (#8, District 1)
48HG: Layla Aranai (#9, District 2)
49HG: Chip Sangster (#5, District 3)
50HG: Haymitch Abernathy (#2, District 12)
51HG: Derrick James (#7, District 5)
52HG: Chaff Mitchell (#5, District 11)
53HG: Brutus Gunn (#10, District 2)
54HG: Tiffany Waxler (#2, District 10)
55HG: Zak Dreggite (#4, District 4)
56HG: Zoroka Chandaki (#9, District 1)
57HG: Cecelia Sanchez (#4, District 8)
58HG: Meili Meisha (#5, District 6)
59HG: Zhin Lyautey (#6, District 3)
60HG: Lucas Drazen (#10, District 1)
61HG: Kara Petersen (#5, District 7)
62HG: Enobaria Taos (#11, District 2)
63HG: Gloss Zianja (#11, District 1)
64HG: Cashmere Zianja (#12, District 1)
65HG: Finnick Odair (#5, District 4)
66HG: Elroy Trujillo (#12, District 2)
67HG: Varric Svenja (#6, District 11)
68HG: Carver Tabris (#2, District 9)
69HG: Bethany Shanza (#8, District 5)
70HG: Annie Cresta (#6, District 4)
71HG: Johanna Mason (#6, District 7)
72HG: Immanuel Cox (#3, District 10)
73HG: Paige DeSiete (#5, District 8)
74HG: Clove Kazera (#13, District 2)
75HG: Katniss Everdeen (#3, District 12)
76HG: Johnny Stallings (#9, District 5)
77HG: Ikki Ortolani (#7, District 3)
78HG: Ryuka Satoru (#6, District 6)
79HG: Nailah Zoraki (#13, District 1)
80HG: Zenzi Tallarico (#7, District 11)
81HG: Kaede Raiden (#14, District 2)
82HG: Katsuo Raiden (#15, District 2)
83HG: Mandy Ikezhen (#7, District 4)
84HG: Vigo Zakatau (#4, District 12)
85HG: Resin Balthezar (#7, District 7)
86HG: Marian Greene (#3, District 9)
87HG: Connor McIrish (#6, District 8)
88HG: Ian Nelson (#8, District 3)
89HG: Kozue Sowa (#8, District 11)
90HG: Gill Wainright (#8, District 4)
91HG: Aveline Togisala (#5, District 12)
92HG: Amy Zavala (#16, District 2)
93HG: Korra Francisco (#17, District 2)
94HG: Cadence Montoya (#10, District 5)
95HG: Lux Calameda (#14, District 1)
96HG: Shishio Meraxa (#7, District 6)
97HG: Eli Christiansen (#9, District 11)
98HG: Shigeru Lombardi (#9, District 3)
99HG: Lyndis DeSiete (#7, District 8)
100HG: Supposedly Cancelled; Status Debatable