Hello everyone, so I haven't updated this in a long time. I had my other story and then I was doing a study abroad in Costa Rica. (If anyone wants to hear more about that I would love to share) But I'm going to focus on this story because this will lead up to my next story, which means that I'm going to go to the 175th Games. I hope you all stay around and tell me what you think. I'm also going to make a blog for this which should be ready by next chapter. I'm excited to do this story because I love Victors and telling Games stories. Let me know how you feel about this chapter and leave a review please! This may not be the best because I need to get in writing mode but let me know. Thanks for reading!
Panem Events
Panem was mostly pleased by the events of last Games. Many of the Districts enjoyed Maverick's kindness and valor. The Career Districts were especially happy for finally achieving a Career Victor. Although District Twelve was a little upset since they came so close to winning. The people of the Capitol liked the Games fair enough. There were plenty of bloody fights, although the Arena wasn't the most exciting. Rumours were spreading in the Capitol that a sexual relationship was forming between Head Gamemaker, Aurelia Davis, and President Pennilo. Pennilo is already married and has a six-year-old son, so this was causing tension at home and at work for the President. Aurelia posted more Games propaganda. This time it consisted of images of what seemed to be a thatched roof, rows of irrigation, and green terraces. Most of the Capitolites were excited about the Games. Although a new political party was forming, they believed that Pennilo was being too nice to the Districts and that they deserved harsher Arenas. This party had no major platform and was considered as a ridiculous conspiracy theory. The tributes of these Games were fairly interesting. The Careers are stronger compared to those of past years. There were a few outer district alliances, but none as large as those of last year. It seemed fairly easy for another Career victory this year.
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Tributes
District One- Male: Onyx Grady, 18 (9) Female: Treasure Hills, 16 (8)
District Two- Male: Adamus Braddick, 17 (8) Female: Lorien Hastings, 17 (9)
District Three- Male: Vector Chines, 16 (5) Female: Cabelle Nollis, 18 (4)
District Four- Male: Wade Thomas, 18 (8) Female: Aquina Lokes, 17 (8)
District Five- Male: Newt Bingly, 15 (5) Female: Tessa Rogan, 15 (5)
District Six- Male: Avini Prix, 17 (6) Female: Caroline Solem, 18 (5)
District Seven- Male: Loggin Farnes, 14 (3) Female: Missy Crites, 15 (4)
District Eight- Male: Drew Tassel, 15 (6) Female: Velba Hanns, 16 (5)
District Nine- Male: Crisp Blass, 17 (7) Female: Patsy Jenson, 17 (6)
District Ten- Male: Manny Kolp, 14 (4) Female: Allie Treet, 16 (5)
District Eleven- Male: Tyson Kanden, 15 (5) Female: Chika Sloan, 12 (3)
District Twelve- Male: Horus Walker, 14 (5) Female: Pyra Noville, 16 (4)
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Day One
The tributes rise up on their pedestals. The Arena this year is an ancient rice farming village. The Cornucopia sits in a muddy clearing. Rows of rice spread out in all directions. To the west and east is mountainside that has been made into terraces. To the south, a village made up of small huts. To the north is a giant concrete wall that connects between the western and eastern mountains. The only tributes to skip out on the Bloodbath is Velba of Eight, Missy of Seven, and Pyra of Twelve. The gong sounds and twenty-one tributes sprint through the mud to the Cornucopia.
Surprisingly Allie of District Ten arrives first. She quickly picks up the bow and arrow along with a pack. She races out of the horn and shoots an arrow into the chest of an approaching tribute.
24. Loggin Farnes, 14, D7- Arrow shot into chest by Allie Treet, D10
Allie stands in shock as the boy collapses to the ground. The Careers make it to the Cornucopia and grab their weapons. Onyx grabs a mace and smashes it into the chest of a nearby tribute.
23. Horus Walker, 14, D12- Mace smashed into chest by Onyx Grady, D1
Treasure sees Allie standing in shock and tackles her to the ground. Allie gargles a scream as Treasure slices a knife across her throat.
22. Allie Treet, 16, D10- throat slit by Treasure Hills, D1
Aquina and Lorien grab their favored weapons and make their way around the horn. They find two boys wrestling over a pack and quickly end them.
21. Manny Kolp, 14, D10- Axe chopped into chest by Lorien Hastings, D2
20. Tyson Kanden, 15, D11- Chest slashed with machete by Aquina Lokes, D4
An outer alliance consisting of the tributes of Six and Nine scavenge around the outskirts of the Cornucopia gathering supplies. Patsy wrenches the bow from Allie's hands and a spear flies over her shoulder. The boy from Four searches for another spear to throw. The alliance wastes no time and runs to the eastern mountains.
Treasure searches inside the Cornucopia and finds Chika sobbing behind a crate. Treasure stabs her dagger into the crying girl's temple.
19. Chika Sloan, 12, D11- stabbed in the temple by Treasure Hills, D1
The pair from Three and the boy from Five run across the rice field, heading to the village. Adamus spots the group. They each have packs on their backs. The over-weight boy of Five falls behind. Adamus chases after the boy and throws a knife into the back of his head.
18. Newt Bingly, 15, D5- Knife thrown into back of head by Adamus Braddick, D2
The Bloodbath is starting to die down as tributes flee in different directions. Many head south to the village. Lorien chases after the boy from Eight, Drew. The mud is slick and Drew falls to the ground. Lorien hacks her ax into the boy's back.
17. Drew Tassel, 15, D8- Axe hacked into back by Lorien Hastings, D2
The tributes who skipped out on the Bloodbath are the farthest away. Velba heads west towards the terraced mountain. Pyra and Missy both ran south to the village. They run into each other and decide to create an alliance with one another.
The District Nine and Six alliance race towards the mountains. Once they are about two miles away and about halfway up the mountain they decide to take a rest. Caroline finds a first-aid kit and starts to bandage Patsy's shoulder wound. The group decides to stay on the mountain for the night. The Three duo, Cabelle and Vector, make it to the southern village and run down a few crisscrossing streets before hiding inside a hut. Tessa also decides to stay the night inside a hut as do Missy and Pyra. The Careers stay at the Cornucopia and organize the supplies. They plan to go hunting first thing in the morning.
Day Two
The District Nine and Six alliance are the first to wake up. They spend the morning organizing their supplies and gathering water from a stream at the base of the mountain. They keep their eyes open for the Careers. For lunch, Caroline and Patsy make a small fire and start to try to make a stew. Avini and Crisp playfully spar with each other towards the back of the cave.
"Here's all that remains of the carrots," Patsy says dropping a handful of sliced carrots into the pot.
Caroline's eyes widen a little bit. The alliance mainly stayed on the edge of the Bloodbath and didn't get a lot of supplies.
"I'm a little worried we are going to run out of food soon," Caroline says.
Patsy only nods her head. Avini and Crisp managed to get short swords, Patsy got the bow, and Caroline was lucky to get a knife from one of the two packs. One pack had an assortment of vegetables, a loaf of bread, and some rope. The other pack had the knife, a water bottle, and a first aid kit. Which much of which was used to help patch Patsy's shoulder wound.
"The food will only last for another day. We'll either have to sneak some from the Cornucopia or somehow get sponsored." Caroline says.
"I think you're right, I just don't know what..." Patsy's statement is interrupted by a yelp from Crisp.
A few seconds later the two boys rush to the girls, "Quick get the first aid kit, I accidentally cut Crisp's arm," Avini says quickly.
Caroline unpacks the kit and starts to wrap the five-inch cut on Crisp's arm. "It doesn't look too deep but you both need to be more careful," she says giving them both a look.
Cabelle and Vector sneak around the outskirts of the village. Thatch-roofed huts line the alleys.
"What exactly are you trying to do?" Vector huffs.
He has to basically run to keep up with Cabelle. "We're heading towards the center of the town. I think the Careers will spend most of their time there," Cabelle says.
"If the Careers are there then why are we going?"
"To set a trap. These huts are made of reeds basically. I can set a fire starting trap using the matches and oil from our packs. Also I can use the wire to lock the door when it shuts behind them."
"So you're going to trap them inside a burning house basically?"
"That's the plan."
Velba marches along a terrace on the mountain. She can see the glinting Cornucopia in the valley below. She didn't go into the Bloodbath, partly because she was scared and she assumed that there would be some edible vegetation on the mountain, but she was wrong. She scours the area all day long and finds nothing to be sustainable enough to keep her alive for long. Not to mention she hasn't found any water sources other than the river in the valley that runs near the Cornucopia. She looks down at the Cornucopia below and decides to take the risk and try to sneak some food or water away. She starts her descent down the mountain just as the sky starts to darken.
The Careers are heading back to the Cornucopia as the sun starts to set. They've been searching in the eastern part of the village closest to the Cornucopia all day.
"I can't believe we didn't see a single tribute today," Adamus sneers.
"All of these huts make it almost impossible to find tributes," Treasure adds.
"She's right, tomorrow we will need to split up and go to different parts of the town if we want to have a higher chance of finding tributes," Lorien says.
"But separating makes us more vulnerable, that's been the downfall of the Career pack in past Games," Treasure states.
"I don't think that will be an issue most of the outlier tributes aren't too impressive. The only alliance that we should target as a group is the Six and Nine alliance and I'm pretty sure they went towards the mountain after the Bloodbath." Lorien adds.
"Well, we can talk more about it after dinner. I can't think well when I'm this hungry. I hope Aquina has dinner ready when we get back," Wade says with a laugh.
Day Three
Onyx jerks awake at the sound of sloshing. He quickly looks around he's supposed to be keeping watch. He spots movement out by the pedestals. A figure crouches down behind one. Onyx decides to play a game. He closes his once more and pretends to be asleep. He can hear the person come closer to the Cornucopia. The sound of mud splashing comes nearer. Onyx senses the tribute walk past and enter the Cornucopia a few feet from him. At the sound of a crate creaking open Onyx jumps up with his mace and knife.
The brown haired girl turns around and screams. The other Careers stir awake.
"Please don't hurt me, I only want some food," the girl pleads.
"Onyx, stop playing with her. Some of us are trying to sleep," Wade groans.
"I was just trying to have some fun," Onyx says.
The girl takes this moment to try to run away but Onyx is quick. He swings his mace and it bludgeons the back of the girl's head.
16. Velba Hanns, 16, D8- mace slammed into back of head by Onyx Grady, D1
Onyx goes to wipe the blood of his weapon as the rest of the Careers go back to sleep.
Later, Lorien is the first to wake up. She shoves Onyx awake. Onyx's eyes open wide and he looks around startled, "I wasn't sleeping."
"Don't worry I won't tell anyone, but as long as you help me cook breakfast."
The pair start to make omelets as the remainder of the Career alliance wakes up. The group settles around each other.
"I think we should split up into smaller groups to search for tributes. I know this will make us less protective but we're the Careers we need to start finding some tributes." Lorien says.
"I think she's right. Not all of the tributes will come to us, we have to go to them. Besides, this arena is so large it's hard to find tributes when we're one group." Onyx adds.
"I still don't think it's a good idea to split up to small groups. Maybe we could have just two groups for today. One can go to the mountain and wall and the other to the town." Aquina says.
Lorien rolls her eyes. "I say we do the two groups today and if that doesn't work we can do the smaller groups tomorrow," Treasure says hastily trying to cool any tension.
The groups gather their weapons and head off in different directions. Wade and Lorien go to the mountain while Aquina, Adamus, and Onyx go to the village. Treasure stays behind to guard the Cornucopia.
Tessa walks quickly down an alleyway. She carries a bottle of freshly filled water in her arms. She was lucky enough to find an irrigation well not too far from where she decided to camp out in the games. She makes it back to her hut. It's nothing too spectacular it appears to be just like all the others except for the fact that it's tucked behind two larger huts. It could be easily missed. Tessa walks behind the hut to where she dug out a crawl space for her to enter and leave the hut. Tessa crawls into the hut. She keeps the front door and windows locked shut. Tessa places her water bottle on a small table next to a sack of rice that she also found yesterday. She gives a sigh as she crawls down onto the soft mat on the floor and lets the day slowly pass by.
Pyra and Missy sit inside their hut, they didn't get anything from the Cornucopia but found a bowl which they used to get water from the well. They were also able to find a small bag of rice but they have already eaten most of it. The pair decides to go in search of more food and possibly something that can be used as a weapon. The pair walks around the village searching throughout the huts for any useful supplies. They soon find a pair of small knives and another small sack of rice. They start to head back to their hut as the sun starts to set. Missy spots someone walking a couple feet away, "I think it's the Careers," she says in a shaky voice.
At that moment the group of Careers starts to chase after Missy and Pyra. Pyra drops the sack of rice and the pair starts running away. They crisscross over streets and quickly lose the Careers. At this point, the sky is nearly dark. "Do you have any idea on how to get back to our hut?" Pyra asks.
"I have no idea where we are," Missy replies, "I guess we can just stay in one of these huts and try to find ours in the morning."
Day Four
The Careers wake up and decide the game plan for the day. They agree to go with Lorien's idea of hunting tributes alone although Aquina and Wade decide to stick together anyway. The pair goes to the village focusing more in the center while Treasure goes to the north and Lorien to the south. Adamus stays to guard the Cornucopia and Onyx heads towards the mountain.
As for the District Six and Nine alliance, the Capitol was getting bored of them being stationary. The day before the alliance had received a pot of steamed vegetables and bread. Crisp and Patsy are heating the leftovers for breakfast, the remainder of their food supply. The tension between the two District pairs had been escalating.
"How's your arm doing?" Patsy asks.
"Better. Should be as good as new within the next few days," Crisp says flexing his bicep with a wince.
"I'm sorry it happened, you boys just need to be more careful," Patsy says with a tsk.
"I'm not too sure if Avini did it by accident. The way those two have been acting, I wouldn't be surprised if it was on purpose."
"Unfortunately, I feel the same way. Caroline doesn't even want to help look for food, she only wants to go hunting gor tributes."
Caroline and Avini walk over carrying their packs and weapons. They share a solemn look.
"I'm sorry to say this, but we think it's time we spit up. You are great people but we just have different strategies at this point," Avini says.
"Oh...okay, where are you going? Don't you at least want to eat before you go?" Patsy stammers.
Caroline shakes her head, "We will be fine, we're going to the village better chance of safety and finding more tributes."
Without another word, the District Six pair quickly scurry out of the cave and start to head towards the village. The stay close to the river hidden in the reeds to bypass the Cornucopia and any possible Careers. They make it into the village by sundown.
Cabelle and Vector are walking through the streets near the hut searching for any sacks of rice when Vector points out smoke rising up a few streets over.
"My trap!" Cabelle says excitedly.
Cabelle sprints towards the source of the smoke with Vector trailing behind her. She makes it to the burning hut. Screams can be heard from inside as flames engulf the hut.
"I think they're two in there!" Cabelle says, "I can't believe it's actually working.
The sound of screaming and hacking can be heard as the pair of tributes try to break their way out. Soon the first cannon booms.
15. Wade Thomas, 18, D4- burnt alive by Cabelle Nollis, D3
Before the second cannon booms, part of the hut collapses and a figure stumbles out of the inferno. Cabelle recognizes her as the Career girl from Four. Aquina falls to the ground in exhaustion, Cabelle hurries over to her and stabs her knife into Aquina's back ending her suffering.
14. Aquina Lokes, 17, D4- burnt alive/stabbed by Cabelle Nollis, D3
"Let's get out of here before any other Careers show up," Vector says. Cabelle agrees and the pair rushes back to their hut. Cabelle receives a sponsor gift of more wire and a pot of soup.
Day Five
With the deaths of Aquina and Wade the day prior, the Careers were hesitant of hunting in small groups but Lorien still convinced them that it was a better plan. Onyx said that he didn't believe there were any tributes on the mountain and that he may have seen a pair head towards the village. So the Careers decided not to send someone to the mountain. Onyx stayed at the Cornucopia as everyone else went to the village.
It wasn't long before Treasure came across a pair of tributes. It was Pyra and Missy still searching for their hut. The two girls screamed at the sight of Treasure and sprinted off in different directions. Treasure chases after the smaller girl hoping for an easier kill. However Missy is very fast and nimble. Missy crisscrosses through the streets but Treasure's long legs help her to keep up. Missy breaks into one of the huts and Treasure follows her. Missy throws a wooden chair at Treasure as she runs through the door allowing Missy enough time to leap out the window. By the time Treasure regains her senses, Missy is already out of sight.
Meanwhile, Pyra continues to run. She doesn't see Treasure chasing behind her but she's too scared to stop. She rounds a corner and runs into something and tackles it to the ground. Pyra realizes it Caroline and quickly tries to get back up. Caroline throws Pyra off of her. Avini is there and points his sword at Pyra. Pyra holds her hands up in surrender.
"Please don't kill me," she begs.
Avini doesn't even flinch as he stabs his sword into her chest.
13. Pyra Noville, 16, D12- stabbed in the chest by Avini Prix, D6
"Are you alright?" he asks Caroline.
"Yeah I'm fine, just a little bruised let's keep going." The pair continues down the street in search of more tributes.
Cabelle is making another fire trap as Vector stays on watch. This time the trap is located more southern in the village. Cabelle hopes to make three more fire traps out of her supplies and then do more simple wire traps around the village.
"How much longer do you think it will be?" Vector asks.
"Just a few minutes! I just started!" Cabelle yells from inside the hut.
Since the cannon earlier in the day, Vector had been antsy especially since he only had a small knife to defend himself with.
Cabelle tediously worked inside the hut trying to work as quickly as she can. It's not long before another cannon echoes across the arena. Cabelle peeks through the window to see how Vector is doing when she sees him on the ground a pool of blood surrounding him. Cabelle gasps and puts a hand to her mouth as the District Six pair walks into view.
12. Vector Chines, 16, D3- knife thrown into chest by Caroline Solem, D6
They stand over Vector's body discussing something. Caroline picks up Vector's knife and her own knife from his chest as Avini points directly to the hut Cabelle is in. Cabelle drops below the window, panting. Luckily she had the majority of their supplies. Cabelle quickly gathers her pack and most of her wire and hides behind a rack of floor mats. Seconds later the front door opens. Cabelle shuts her eyes and holds her breath.
"See I told you no one would be in here," Caroline says.
"I don't get why he would have been just standing out there," Avini responds.
"I told you he seemed weird during training. I doubt even his District Partner wanted to ally with him. Now let's go," Caroline states.
Cabelle gives a sigh of relief as the door shuts and the pair leaves. She takes a few more deep breaths and starts back to work on her trap.
Day Six
The Careers once again went hunting in the village and Lorien stayed at the Cornucopia. The District Six pair found a nice hut and a large sack of rice. They also received a sponsor gift of sweet bread. They mostly stayed inside their hut. Tessa who was mostly forgotten by the audience ventured out of her hut and gathered more sacks of rice and water from the well. Missy was devastated by Pyra's death and remained inside a hut for most of the day. Cabelle spent the day making two more fire traps before starting to make snares along the streets. Patsy and Crisp remained in their cave on the mountain only venturing out to gather water from the river. Their only source of food was roots that Patsy gathered and the occasional rat that they caught in snares. The day passed slowly and without death.
Day Seven
Early in the morning, it started to rain. An almost complete downpour. Dark clouds covered the sky and the wind was blowing hard enough to cause the huts to shake.
"Who's ready to go hunting?" Adamus asks beaming.
"Are you crazy? There aren't going to be any tribute in a storm like this," Treasure states back.
"I think you would be surprised," Adamus says grinning.
"Well, I'll stay here and guard the supplies. You all can go," Treasure says.
"I agree with Treasure, I'm not going out there but more power to you I guess," Lorien says.
"Fine, I guess I'll just go by myself unless you want to come too Onyx."
"Uh, I think I'm good. We'll hold down the fort and have food ready when you get back."
Adamus just shrugs his shoulders, grabs his sword and walks out into the torrential rain as the other Careers watch him go. The only other tributes crazy enough to be out in the storm is the District Six pair. The Gamemakers use powerful winds to lead the tributes toward each other and they soon meet. Rain continues to fall in sheets as Adamus spots the pair. He starts to sprint towards them and is surprised that they don't run but instead raise their weapons. Caroline throws a knife but the wind carries it to the right and it misses Adamus completely. Avini slashes his sword towards Adamus but Adamus parries the attack. He spins and slashes his sword across Caroline's chest. She falls into the mud, choking as blood fills her lungs.
11. Caroline Solem, 18, D6- chest slashed by sword by Adamus Braddick, D2
Adamus doesn't hesitate to attack Avini. He swings his sword around and it slices across Avini's left bicep. Avini winces but still stands his ground. Avini hacks at Adamus but Adamus easily deflects the blows. Adamus plays with Avini. Adamus stays on the defensive side as Avini makes attack after attack. Soon Avini is panting and tiring, Adamus takes his chance and quickly plunges his sword into Avini's stomach. Blood and guts pour out as Avini crashes into the mud and his cannon soon booms.
10. Avini Prix, 17, D6- sword stabbed into stomach by Adamus Braddick, D2
Adamus returns back to the Cornucopia smiling as he tells the rest of the Careers his great day of hunting.
Day Eight
The rain continues to pour down. All the tributes stay inside. Even Adamus decides to stay inside after developing an acute head cold. No deaths occur.
Day Nine
The rain doesn't stop. It has somehow gotten more extreme although the wind has died down some. It's nearly impossible to see further than ten feet in front of you. The tributes all stay huddled inside except for Crisp from Nine. Him and Patsy are low on food and the rising river has washed away their main food source. Crisp decides to sneak down the mountain to the Cornucopia to see if he can find any supplies on the outer ring. He makes it all the way to the Cornucopia and is disappointed to see that the Careers have moved everything to inside the Cornucopia. He returns back to the cave soaking wet and without any food. No deaths occur.
Day Ten
During the night the rain ends. The Careers wake up to a cloudless sky and an eagerness to go hunting. Adamus stays at the Cornucopia to rest as he gets over his head cold as the other Careers go to the village. The other tributes eager to get out of their huts start to mill about the village as well.
Cabelle is sneaking around the streets checking her traps to make sure the rain didn't ruin them when she hears a yelp nearby. Cabelle cautiously makes her way to the sound and finds Missy of Seven on the ground, a tangle of wire wrapped around her legs. Cabelle jumps out into the street with her knife raised. Missy shrieks and tries to crawl away. Cabelle pounces on top of Missy and repeatedly stabs Missy in the back until her cannon booms.
9. Missy Crites, 15, D7- stabbed in the back by Cabelle Nollis, D3
This left the final eight of the Games: Onyx Grady and Treasure Hills of One, Adamus Braddick and Lorien Hastings of Two, Cabelle Nollis of Three, Tessa Rogan of Five, and Crisp Blass and Patsy Jenson of Nine.
The weather was so nice that even Tessa decided to stretch her legs and walk around the city. Unfortunately, it wasn't long before she ran into Lorien. Tessa spots the Two girl and immediately runs away but Lorien is faster and stronger and quickly catches up to her. Lorien uses her ax to hack into Tessa's shoulder causing her to fall to the ground. Tessa rolls on the ground in pain and tears stream down her face. She begs for mercy as Lorien smashed her ax into Tessa's chest and her cannon soon booms.
8. Tessa Rogan, 15, D5- ax smashed into chest by Lorien Hastings, D2
in the evening, Crisp and Patsy climb down the mountain to the river in search of food but don't find anything and return to their cave even more hungry.
"Maybe we should go to the village. Avini and Caroline survived there a few days, they must have found food," Patsy says.
"Yes, but now they're dead. I'd rather stay here and slowly starve than go into the Career infested village. It's much safer here," Crisp responds and Patsy agrees.
Day Eleven
"Alright guys, today I'm deciding to go to the mountain," Adamus says as the Careers are eating breakfast.
"Why?" Onyx asks.
"Well yesterday, I could have sworn I saw some tributes by the river but I couldn't really tell."
"I bet it's the District Nine pair. That's why we haven't seen them in the village, they've been hiding in the mountain," Lorien says.
"Exactly so that's what I plan to do today and don't worry I can handle myself. Those two are mine," Adamus says with a sinister grin.
The Careers quickly eat breakfast and head off in different directions. Lorien and Onyx head to the village and Adamus to the mountain leaving Treasure at the Cornucopia.
Adamus soon finds the District Nine's main camp inside the cave around noon although it's empty besides a small fire pit. "They should be close," Adamus mutters under his breath. He leaves the cave and continues in search of the pair. It doesn't take him long to spot the two a couple of terraces up from him. Adamus starts to run up the mountain and the pair spot him. The two run along the edge of a terrace and Adamus starts to gain ground. He's nearing the pair when the earth gives way underneath him and he slips and falls. He slides down the terraces gaining momentum. He reaches for something to hold on to but the dirt just gives way. Adamus tumbles down the terraced mountain and lands in a heap at the base. His body is covered in mud and blood and is bent in odd angles. Adamus' cannon booms.
7. Adamus Braddick, 17, D2- broken neck from falling down the mountain
Patsy and Crisp watched in horror as Adamus tumbled down the mountain. They now race back to their cave and gather what little supplies they have.
"We have to leave now," Patsy says hysterically.
"No, we can't. Calm down and think. We can't leave now because we will be open targets for anyone at the Cornucopia. The Careers don't know that Adamus is dead and they won't know until tonight during the recap. That's when we will leave, tonight when it's dark we will go to the village. That's our best option," Crisp states. Patsy only shakes her head in agreement.
That night the District Nine pair sneak down the mountain and heads towards the village. They pass the Cornucopia during the death recap distracting the Careers long enough for them to easily pass by. The Careers are dumbfounded when they see Adamus' face although they had their suspicions when he never returned from hunting.
Day Twelve
Patsy and Crisp stayed in a hut on the edge of the city for the night but out of fear of being so close to the Careers they head towards the center of the village early in the morning. It's almost midday when they decide they have walked far enough away. They go to cross the street but a tangle of wires wrap around Patsy's legs and she falls to the ground. Crisp starts to help her untangle the wires. Cabelle jumps into the street with a shriek. She freezes when she realizes there are two tributes. She decides to attack anyways and charges at Crisp. Crisp's sword is longer than Cabelle's knife and he easily stabs Cabelle in the chest. She falls to the ground and her cannon soon booms. Crisp manages to free Patsy and they go inside a nearby hut. Inside they find a small sack of rice and start to devour it.
6. Cabelle Nollis, 18, D3-stabbed in the chest by Crisp Blass, D9
That evening, Treasure and Lorien return to the Cornucopia.
"Final five," Lorien says happily. "So when are you guys going to turn on me?" she asks.
Treasure and Onyx both give her a confused look.
"I think we should stick together. It's only the Nine pair left. They don't deserve to make it this far and I say we take them out before we break up, for Adamus' sake," Onyx says sternly. Treasure nods her head.
"Well, I think that's one hell of a plan," Lorien says with a smile.
Day Thirteen
Early in the morning the Careers eat breakfast and make their plans. Lorien stays at the Cornucopia as Onyx and Treasure go out to hunt for the District Nine pair. Patsy and Crisp wake up with rumbling stomachs. They ate all of their rice last night and want more.
"I'll look in nearby huts to see if I can find any more sacks of rice, I'll be back soon," Crisp says taking his sword and leaving out the door. Patsy stays inside the hut anxiously waiting for him to come back.
Crisp goes from hut to hut but has no luck of finding any rice. He crosses overs streets but takes the time to memorize his path to return back to Patsy. Crisp continues jogging around until he spots Onyx. Onyx gives a laugh, "I've finally found you!"
Crisp starts to run away but realizes it's no use and decides to face Onyx. Onyx lunges his mace at Crisp's head but Crisp evades the attack. Crisp swings his sword but Onyx blocks the blow. Onyx smashes his mace into Crisp's thigh and he falls to his knees. Onyx finishes him off by swinging his mace into Crisp's chest. His cannon booms.
5. Crisp Blass, 17, D9- mace smashed into chest by Onyx Grady, D1
The sound of the cannon causes Patsy to leave the hut. She can't let Crisp risk his life for a sack of rice. Patsy sprints down the streets calling out Crisp's name. She carries her bow in her hand. She hasn't had the chance to actually use it in the Games but she's ready. She continues to yell Crisp's name until Onyx runs into view.
"Why are you calling out a dead man's name?" he yells.
Onyx starts to run at Patsy. Patsy grabs her bow and shoots an arrow. It sails over Onyx's head. Onyx laughs at her. Patsy notches another arrow with shaking hands. She releases and this time the arrow land in his right arm. Onyx winces but continues to run. He's about forty feet away when Patsy shoots another arrow. This time it lands in his throat. Onyx falls to the ground and pulls out the arrow. Blood gurgles out of his throat as his cannon booms.
4. Onyx Grady, 18, D1- arrow shot into neck by Patsy Jenson, D9
Patsy takes Onyx's pack but is sad to find it mostly filled with knives and not food. Patsy sprints away from the body and goes into a hut a few streets over. Treasure stops when she hears the second cannon. Are the Nine's dead? Is Lorien or Onyx dead? Treasure doesn't want to take the risk of having to face Onyx or Lorien right now so she goes into the nearest hut and decides to stay the night there. Lorien stays at the Cornucopia for the night.
Day Fourteen
In the morning, Lorien decides to stay at the Cornucopia hoping that the Gamemakers will force the other tributes to her for the finale. Treasure leaves her hut around midmorning to hunt for Patsy and then go back to the Cornucopia for Lorien. Patsy didn't get much sleep throughout the night. She decides to head to the Cornucopia hoping the two Careers are out looking for her. Patsy's stomach gurgles in pain from lack of food. Patsy makes it to the Cornucopia later in the evening. She sneaks inside and opens one of the crates. Inside she finds a bag of apples. Patsy greedily opens the pack and starts to eat one. A commotion from the back of the Cornucopia catches her attention and she sees Lorien sprinting towards her ax held high. She stands in shock as Lorien swings her ax across her throat, blood and flesh fly through the air and a cannon sounds.
3. Patsy Jenson, 17, D9- ax slashed into throat by Lorien Hastings, D2
Lorien and Treasure both get a restful night for the upcoming finale.
Day Fifteen
Treasure wakes up early in the morning and starts to make her trek to the Cornucopia. She doesn't have to be coaxed by the Gamemakers. She knows what's coming and she's prepared. She makes it to the Cornucopia around noon and Lorien is waiting there for her. The two clash. Lorien has her ax and Treasure has her daggers. The two fight for fifteen minutes. Lorien stays on the defensive for most of the time as Treasure uses her speed to slice and hack at Lorien. Treasure manages to snip part of Lorien's right ear and a few inches of hair. Lorien finds an opening a slices her ax upwards across Treasure's face. Treasure falls backwards with a scream. Lorien finishes her off with a hack to the chest.
2. Treasure Hills, 16, D1- ax smashed into chest by Lorien Hastings, D2
"Congratulations, Lorien Hasting of District One, you are the Victor of the 80th Hunger Games!"
Lorien raises her bloody ax in the air and gives a war cry as the hovercraft comes to take her home.
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Facts about the Victor
Lorien will be headmistress of the District Two Career Academy for 56 years before retiring.
Appearance: Lorien is 5'9 and muscular with a narrow face and high cheekbones. She has shoulder length, straight auburn hair, and grey eyes.
Family: Lorien has an older brother and a younger sister. Neither of her siblings plan to take part in the Games. Lorien would marry her longtime boyfriend at the age of 22. Lorien will never be able to conceive children. Although she does consider all of her students as her children.
Death: Lorien is still alive as of the 150th Games at the age of 87.
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80th Hunger Games Kills
Onyx Grady, 18, D1- 3 (Horus Walker D12, Velba Hanns D8, Crisp Blass, D9)
Treasure Hills, 16, D1- 2 (Allie Treet D10, Chika Sloan D11)
Adamus Braddick, 17, D2- 3 (Newt Bingly D5, Avini Prix D6, Caroline Solem D6)
Lorien Hastings, 18, D2- 5 (Manny Kolp D10, Drew Tassel D8, Tessa Rogan D5, Patsy Jenson D9, Treasure Hills D1)
Cabelle Nollis, 18, D3- 3 (Wade Thomas D4, Aquina Lokes D4, Missy Crites D7)
Aquina Lokes, 17, D4- 1 (Tyson Kanden D11)
Avini Prix, 17, D6- 1 (Pyra Noville D12)
Caroline Solem, 18, D6- 1 (Vector Chines D3)
Crisp Blass, 17, D9- 1 (Cabelle Nollis D3)
Patsy Jenson, 17, D9- 1 (Onyx Grady D1)
Allie Treet, 16, D10- 1 (Loggin Farnes D7)
Other- 1 Adamus Braddick, D2 (fell down mountainside)
Victors
76th Hunger Games: Minnie Griffith, 17, TS (6) Kills (4), District Eleven (1 Female)
77th Hunger Games: Luna Sparks, 18, TS (7) Kills (5), District Five (1 Female)
78th Hunger Games: Marley Higgins, 16, TS (6) Kills (3), District Eight (1 Male)
79th Hunger Games: Maverick Sayles, 18, TS (9) Kills (3), District Four (1 Male)
80th Hunger Games: Lorien Hastings, 17, TS (9) Kills (5), District Two (1 Female)