Strong (Johanna Mason Fanfic)

The Games 1.3

        Fire. Everywhere. I see my house burning down. I want to run as the flames get closer but I can't. I am stuck. I see Ramsey running into the house, screaming my name. I try to run to stop him, but I can't. Then the house collapses and everything bursts in flames. He died. He died for me. That's when I see Snow. He is standing right in front of me. He has an evil grin plastered on his face.

        "You know Johanna, this would've never happened if you would have just been dedicated to him." he says.

        "What do you mean?" I spit.

        "Sleeping with Lance really did not help your case. Or even his." he says and he points a gun to a suddenly appearant Lance on his knees, in front of me. "Goodbye." he says as he shoots the boy.

        I wake up. The cave is cold and nasty. Lance is not sleeping anymore and he is building a small fire. I get up and walk to the center and help him arrange the sticks so that the fire will not be too big, but big enough to boil some water. We manage to pour out two cups of the left over water and make some pine tea. Then we attack the hog and eat a ration each. I remember the syringes and I shove them into my boot. I open the door and look outside.

        Snow covers everything. I pick some up and shove them into the parachute canister and let it boil. It seems to be around eleven in the morning and we decide to scavenge for more food. I remember Ash's warning. We have to get out of here by five. We gather all of the edible berries and take some roots as well. I find some mint leaves and sage as well and shove them into my bag. Lance picks up any game we take down and skins the beasts, then wraps them into some leaves. It's been three days and honestly for now, it isn't as bad as we thought. Despite the fact that we are kind of cold, we know that the rest of the tributes are taking it way worse than we are. I mean, we were equipped with fur, unlike them. 

        We walk around, all of the supplies with us, just in case, and the snow is less heavy once we reach the East side. The East side! Big mistake! That's when I see the first massive spider come our way. We break into a run and go West, jumping anything we can. The spider is black, grand, and terrifying. This must be one of the numerous mutts the Capitol sends. There hasn't been a death in a long time so thsis must be a way to stimulate the death toll. It's getting closer, its long disgusting hairy legs catching up. We keep running until we reach the river. The creature looks at us curiously, threatening to eat us. Lance and I are both terrified of spiders and I know that I am not taking this too well. It roars and Lance instintively cuts part of its leg off with his axe. The creature screams and extends its legs to catch us. 

        I run through the water, trying to get on the other side. Lance follows quickly behind, axe in hand. The creature tries to get into the water but it jumps back when it touches the liquid. Water must burn them, yet snow doesn't harm them... Strange. We get on the other side and pant. That's when I see a couple more of the spiders on the other shore, all around the one that was chasing us. They are fucking huge! Man, I am surprised that I held my shit together for such a long time. I hear a crash through the bushes and we curl up behind a rock.

        I look out and see the boy from Five running. Close behind him is Ovid, thirsty for his blood. One throws a spear and punctures the kids neck, the boy falling to the ground. The cannon booms and Ovid chants in victory. That makes eleven of us left. The rest of the Career Pack must be close so we wait until the fucker leaves our sight and we run along the cliff and look for high ground. We manage to get onto the hill when they spot us. 

        "There they are! Get them!" screams the girl from Two.

        We break into a run, jumping over rocks and such. I hear an arrow zoom past my ear and I frantically turn around and see the girl aiming for me. The arrow lands in my left arm, a searing pain causing me to slow down. I pretend to cry a bit and run after Lance. We end up scaling a tree while the others chase us down. They hide in a cave while we sit in the tree.