"After interest in the Games drops to an all time low, President Snow is determined to regain the once amazing popularity. Twelve tributes. One 'arena.' And one game-changing twist. Welcome to the 80th Hunger Games, the Rebirth."

~ The Rebirth Games ~

Chapter Twenty-Five:

They're All Dead

Destiny hums to herself, swinging her gun around aimlessly in the air. She strolls around the entrance hall and shuts her eyes. The floorboards bounce as she taps away with her feet but she stops instantly once she hears the noise. The soft creak. She spins around, her eyes bulging and straight open, looking straight towards the basement door. It slowly peers open and a figure vanishes down the steps.

"Killer!" she shouts and aims her gun straight at the door. She slowly steps forward, pulling back on the handle, and pointing down into the dark depths below. "Killer! I gots my eye on you, says I now!" Her foot reaches the first step, and the door suddenly slams shut behind her. She lets out a loud shriek. Feet stumbling over one another. She tumbles, she falls and she crashes straight down the stairs. Her head has a rough whack against the floor and she wails.

"Ow.. Stupid dumb-ass killer, I'mma get you, gonna kill you, eat you, wreck your face in.." she gets up onto her feet, wiping the dust away from her jeans. "Stupid, stupid, stupid.. Lil' boy gon' get a whooping let me tell you.. Its'a coming you stupid stupid head.." She tilts her head up, looking straight at the figure looming in front of her. The golden feathered suit. The mask hanging in their left hand and the knife in their right. The blonde hair flowing over their shoulders.

"Celia, you is the Mockingjay!" screams Destiny.

"That's right," Celia chirps with a grin, her bow in her hands with a quiver on her back. "But you're not going to live to tell the tale to anyone else, bitch."

Destiny pauses, slowly lifting up her arm and pointing her gun. "Who you calling a bitch? I'm only bitchy when bitches be bitchy to me... bitch." She pulls back on the trigger laughing like a maniac only to be disappointed when no bullets fire. After the small click, she drops the useless gun to the ground.

"Hey, what be happening here?!"

"You really think Danix and the others trusted you?" Celia asks. "They knew you were so crazy, they gave you a gun without ammo in case you shot them all to death." Destiny squints her eyes and rubs her chin.

"Hmm.. Guess I'm gonna have to get a loaded gun then, Ms. Mockingjay! AAAAAAAGGGRRRHHHHH!"

Destiny sprints forward, her hands formed into fists. She runs like mad into Celia and shoves her straight onto the ground. Celia clashes with the floor, Destiny leaping over her body. She sprints into the open weaponry door and snatches the shotgun closest to her on the table. She spins around just as Celia shoots and arrow with her bow. It flies through the air, barely skimming past Destiny's throat. Destiny fires her gun, watching as it blasts straight into Celia's suit. It bounces right off and falls dead onto the ground, a small dent in the indestructible armor.

Celia grabs onto Destiny's hair and pushes her backwards into the wall. With all the strength she has, she slams her head against the wall violently as Destiny screams at her.

"Not my weave, you silly hoe!"

Destiny scratches at her face, her nails digging deep into her skin and Celia screams in pain. She digs her finger deep into her eye as the roars continue, not daring to stop or show mercy. Destiny drags Celia forward as they both continue to brawl. Celia punches Destiny straight in the face and she pauses, just enough time for Celia to get the advantage. She spins around onto her back and tries to weigh her down. Destiny swings her elbow straight into Celia's face, a horrid thump erupting into the room. A nasty crunch and the blood instantly begins to dribble out from Celia's nose. She falls back and brings down a whole stack of crates, landing in the pile of the huge mess.

"Haha!" yells Destiny, panting like a dog. "I caught me a killer! Haha!"

Celia's bloodied hand shoots up from the pile and claws at the crates. Destiny stares in horror as her body rises from the mess, her hair dangling in knots, blood smeared across her face, the knife in her shaking hand.

"Oh shoot.."

Instantly, Destiny runs straight towards the stairs. She reaches the top and forces the door open. She falls out into the hallway where Obedience and Crazy glare at her, both desperately confused.

"We heard screaming," says Obedience. "We came to check up on you.."

"It's Celia! Celia is the Mockingjay! We gotta get out of here now!" yells Destiny. She grabs onto Crazy's hand. "Follow me baby, or else we both gonna die like Romet and Julio!"

"It's Romeo and Juliet.." Obedience interrupts.

"Okay okay! I don't give a damn but we need to run now!"

Destiny swings open the front door and a blast of icy cold air shoots through the hall.

"Follow me!"

They run outside, marching through the snow, but don't make it even meters before all ascends into chaos. Celia leaps out of the door frame and lands face first in the snow, grabbing onto Destiny's leg. Destiny screams, turning around and shooting her straight in the back. But once again, no damage caused. Destiny kicks her off and she gets up on her feet, lifting up both her wings. She lifts an arrow from her quiver and pulls back on the string. She unleashes it and it zooms past Destiny.

"Haha!" she yells. "Missed me again!"

Celia nods her head and smiles. "At least I hit somebody."

Destiny spins around, staring at Crazy's twitching body, the arrow sticking out from his shoulder. Celia lets loose the final arrow to end his life. Destiny screams in terror, calling out his name, her eyes filling with tears, leaping through the air. She lands inches away from him in the snow and the arrow blasts straight through the back of her neck. She gasps, her face collapsing into the snow.

"No!" Obedience roars. Seconds later, the flash of another arrow melts into fire. The explosion blasts through the air, his entire body surrounded by flames. He vanishes into the smoke as snow blasts up into the air. Vibrations rumble through the crowd as the ash clears, leaving nothing but black, tarry blood and scorched body parts. Celia's face fills with shock as tiny flickers of fire rain down through the air. She turns to her left and stares at Are equipped with his own bow and arrows, except his arrows are fit with red tips.

"Umbree made me come up here and kill him.." he mutters.

Celia huffs. "It's about time."

She walks towards him and swipes a single arrow from his quiver, using it for her own bow. She fits it with the string and pulls back, aiming directly at the two lone survivors.

"My boy Crazy..." mutters Destiny. "I.. love you." Her lips press against his and her head falls back into the snow. Dead. But dead or not, it doesn't matter. He hopes she hears her. He hopes she gets to hear his his last - in fact, also his first words. His voice is soft. Tender. Filled with the gentle care and kindness that any person would love to speak to everyday for the rest of their life.

"I love you too."

The arrow crashes into the snow and they both blend in with the flash of light. Their faces vanish into the brightness of the orange flames and they both die together. The fire is covered by the darkness of the smoke and they both disappear forever.

Celia claps, Are looking on in sadness. She lets out a small cough and speaks up. "So.. Time for us to come clean to brother dearest."

"So that's what happened.." says Are as we both stand in the entrance hall. The sound of the hovercraft rings in my ears and heavy vibrations run throughout the floor. "They made me kill Obedience..."

"I- I understand.." I mutter. "You fought through so much in this arena. Out of all the people in here, you definitely deserve to be freed back into the world. You have earned it."

"Yeah.. by killing people," he continues.

"I know you've killed people, but you were forced. You were manipulated. It's kill or be killed in here.."

Are opens up the door and we both step out into the frosty air. The hovercraft sits still on the ground, a ramp slowly lowering for us to hop aboard. But that's not what I care about, that's not what I see first. No. I don't see the huge, grey, mechanical spaceship in front of me first. Instead I see the blood. The thick smoke clouds. The blackened skin. The ash. The darkness. I smell the sick scent of burning, scorched, roasted flesh. The body parts are everywhere. At every inch of this landscape, all I see is what used to be Obedience, Crazy and Destiny.

Author's Note:

Oh no.. The Rebirth Games is getting slightly more... dark.

Hello everybody! Welcome to Chapter Twenty-Five of The Rebirth Games: They're All Dead! Yes, I know, I know. There has been a delay. I said the story would be wrapped up by Wednesday.. clearly it's not over. LOL! I have exams right now that are super stressful, but I'm trying my hardest to get some stuff out there! Stay tuned, I can GUARANTEE that by next week, Danix, Are, the Mockingjay, the Rebirth Games and everything else will be all gone but wrapped up in an interesting way. Stay tuned, it's going to be an eventful ending.

So, what did you think of this chapter?! Here we have a flashback telling us how Obedience, Crazy and Destiny all died. :(

Do you feel bad for them? Also, do you still feel bad for Are? Or, once again, do you hate him? Let me know in a review if you have some spare time! :)

If you liked this chapter, stay tuned for the final ones coming your way very soon! It's all about to end. :((((

Thank you all so much for reading, byeeeee! :D