A Call For Heroes (Pjo x Hunger Games

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Katniss

Katniss lay in the canopy, watching the faces of the dead tributes light up the sky. Ten dead in the first day, and one of them was a career tribute from district four. That was normal. Usually, the bloodbath would cause many casualties. She closed her eyes and tried to sleep, but she was thirsty, and her throat was too dry, making it uncomfortable. What if the only source of water was from the lake near the cornucopia? Maybe that was how the gamemakers lure the tributes together. She fell into an uneasy sleep.

Katniss woke to the sound of Percy's voice. She sat up and looked down the tree. Percy was talking to her in a hushed voice.

"Stay up there! Don't come down. The career tributes are near. Peeta and I will hide in the nearby trees." Percy said hurriedly.

Katniss nodded to show she understood, and Percy tugged at Peeta's arm and dragged him, half asleep to a nearby bush.

The sun was already rising slowly in the horizon, casting an orange glow on the forest floor. Then, she managed to hear some footsteps, followed by the voices of the career tributes.

"Well, we still can't find any other tributes around." Cato was saying.

"They are all probably scared of us, and are hiding." Glimmer said.

"They can't hide for long." Clove said, her voice was mocking.

Katniss could see the career tributes now. All five of them were standing under the tree she was in. The boy from district one- Marvel, was holding a spear in his hand. Glimmer was armed with a bow and arrow. Katniss seethed at this. It was supposed to be for her, not Glimmer. Cato had a long metal sword, and Clove had an array of knifes, sticking out from her belt, and in the lining of her jacket. The boy from district four wasn't holding any weapons she could see. But Katniss knew that if they accepted him in their alliance, he probably had some useful skills.

Suddenly, there was a howl from an area behind the career tributes. The career's spun around in unison, their weapons at the ready.

Two huge dog-like creatures jumped out from behind a tree. They had a coat of thick black fur on their bodies. They advanced slowly, yellow eyes examining the career tributes in front of them. The career tributes turned around and ran away in the opposite direction, not looking back. One of the dog creatures pounced after them, baring its sharp white teeth, hungry for the taste of human meat.

The other one, however, seemed distracted. It sniffed the bush that Percy and Peeta were hiding behind. Saliva dripped from its mouth like it had found something tasty, something tastier than the group of five career tributes.

Suddenly, Percy jumped out from behind the bush, his sword drawn. He stood in a fighting stance, sea green eyes intense on the movement of the large dog. The dog turned, leaving Peeta crouching behind the bush alone. Percy led it away from Peeta, into a small clearing a few meters away.

The creature growled and Percy, baring its fangs. Then, it leapt at Percy, claws slashing at him. Katniss thought that would probably be the end of this District five boy, but Percy managed to swipe his sword in front of him, and parrying the blow. Percy didn't stop there; he rolled under the huge creature and swiped his sword in a huge arc at its underbelly. The dog creature howled in pain and fell onto its stomach, nearly squashing Percy, who barely managed to avoid it by diving to his side.

The dog attempted to kill Percy again. While Percy was still getting up from the ground, it raked its claws at the spot Percy was at. Percy, caught by surprise, felt the sharp claws rip open the front of his T-shirt and drew a long, red line from his shoulders to the navel. Percy gave a gasp of pain, and plunged his bronze sword all the way into the monster's limb. The monster dissolved into yellow dust and vanished.