Different Perspectives Chapter 22

Author's Note: I do not own The Hunger Games

John Shields, 13. Trainee at the District 2 Academy, District 2.

"John!" I heard the rough voice of my trainer, Peleus Evans. A grizzled man in his seventies, Peleus was a former Peacekeeper who trained his nephew, Achilles, for the Games. In the 12th Hunger Games, he Volunteered in the place of a younger boy, Sirius Dobson. Achilles placed second, killed at the hands of Tammy Winchester, the girl from District 5, after he got trapped in the boggy ground. District 2 mourned Achilles and his District Partner, Sandy Crouch, and both were buried with ceremony in the mausoleum. Now, Caelus Harris and Alexei Gandy, both District 2 Victors, were in the Capitol with their Tributes, Thisbe Flattum and Polaris Swiatek. I watched as another instructor, a strong woman named Julia Lavene, wheeled in a TV set. Julia's younger sister, Ursula, was a Tribute in the 4th Hunger Games, eighteen years ago. My uncle, Oliver, died in the same Games, killed by the boy from District 12. Ursula did kill the boy from 12, but she was killed by the boy from District 10, who subsequently became the Victor.

Staring at the TV the Trainees gathered round, watching the Bloodbath. I watched as Thisbe killed the girl from District 3, Polaris slamming a large Warhammer into a girl from District 5, before clubbing a girl from District 7; Thisbe hacked a boy from District 3 to death and before long, Polaris, with his hammer, maced a girl from District 8 to death. As the Bloodbath ended the Trainees cheered, happy at what they saw. Valour Amesbury, the first of the Trainees, yelled "Yeah, District 2 is the best!" as the day's Training began.

As I sat in class a day later, it was announced that Thisbe had successfully killed the girl from District 9 to the sound of cheers. The boy from District 1 made two more kills, killing the girl from District 11 and the boy from District 7. As the day passed, it was spent in the gym. I felt sore after that, so the following two days was days off from the Academy.

Entering through the large doors of the Academy, I watched in horror as the boy from District 1, Derby, pointed his bow and arrows towards a Tribute in the distance. Firing it, I watched as the arrow landed into Polaris' chest, as the Cannon sounded. "You arse!" I heard Thisbe yell. "Your absolute jackass of a pillock. You just killed one of your allies." I watched as Thisbe drew her knife out and slashed at Derby's neck, standing back as the boy fell and bled to death. Putting her knife back, Thisbe barely had time to react as the girl from District 1, Alexandra, decapitated her.

Two days after Thisbe and Polaris' deaths, the Trainees watched as the finale of the 22nd Hunger Games. The boy from 10, the pair from 6, the girl from 4, the boy from 8 and the girl from 10 had all died from Alexandria's knives. Now, there were two Tributes left: Alexandria Banda from District 1 and Helios Molyneux of District 5. Both armed with swords, the pair duelled until Helios knocked the sword out of Alexandria's hands, before lunging forward and stabbing her in the chest as the Cannon boomed.

Four Years Later…

It has been six days since I entered this Cavern, and there are just seven of us left: myself, my District Partner Valkyrie, Aaron McFall of District 5, Cinnabar Trump from District 1, Opal Windsor, Cinnabar's District Partner, Oregon Weigman from District 6 and a girl from District 10 named Elionwy Smithills. As I decided to look for Cinnabar and Opal, I heard three Cannons go off, and saw a Hovercraft carry the body of my District Partner, before a claw picked up the body of Elionwy. It then dipped down a third time, lifting the broken body of Oregon. Both Elionwy and Valkyrie had mutually killed each other, and Oregon must have been pushed. As I approached the pair from 1, I drew out my sword and began the attack; I slashed at Opal, hacking her limbs off, before I felt a burning pain in my back. Looking down, I saw that a spear head was protruding from my torso, and as my vision faded, I saw Cinnabar approach a stalactite hanging from the cave roof, before everything went to black.

Yes, I decided to do a chapter set in District 2. Thisbe does swear a lot, and that is because she hangs about in the quarries.