Mockingjay If Katniss was Captured

Tears of the Leader

Peeta

Snow turns to the camera and says, "Katniss Everdeen will die day after tomorrow at exactly 6 pm. No one will stop me so don't even try. This is the last time you will see Katniss Everdeen alive, and Peeta Mellark, it is your fault."

Peeta Mellark, it is your fault. It is your fault. My fault, this is all my fucking fault. I fall to my knees when the screen goes black. I hear voices all around me asking if I am okay, but all I can hear is the ringing in my ears, the pounding in my heart, and my ear piercing scream. When my voice becomes to hoarse to scream I get off my lazy butt and run to the hovercraft. I hear hundreds of footsteps following my lead. As soon as I enter I tell everyone on the trip to find the map of the Capital and to check in with District 13. Within seconds I am shown a map, a marker and an earpiece.
I contemplate so many different options, but all of them result in so many people dying. And I can't let anyone else die. On the map of the Capital I begin to take the marker and mark key destinations that will help us if there is a battle. That's when the plan hits me.
"Everyone gather around I have a plan. It is risky but if it works it will end the war, save Katniss, and kill Snow. We park the hovercraft here and follow this route since it has the least amount of pods. Then we will have to go underground. I don't know exactly what is down there but I know if we get to the end of it we will be exactly a block away from Snows palace. Any objections or suggestions?" I wait for a response but the room stays silent contemplating the plan. After I realize everyone is on board with the plan I take the map and bring it to the pilot making sure he knows the plan. 

          After the pilot is assured of the plan, I take the earpiece and contact Gale. Gale picks up immediately and is ready with words that he hopes does more harm than he could physically ever do. 

         "Hey, lover boy. Shouldn't you be acting like a leader and commanding your army like a hero? Oh yeah you are nothing like a hero since you can't even save the one girl who has your damn heart. You stand here talking to me wanting me to put you down, to make you feel worthless because you know in your heart that you are a weak little boy who can't even do one thing right. I don't even have to say anything to you because you already know that everything that is happening to Katniss right now is your fault and every scar she bares is a result of your failure. The worst of it all is Katniss lost EVERYTHING that made her special, her spirt, her soul, and her motivation. She finally realized that you weren't fighting for, you even weren't worth a thought."

       "I'll admit I am not a hero but there is no doubt in anyones' mind that you are a villain.  Villains play as big as a part as heroes do. In becoming a villain, Gale, you created the need for a hero. And do you know who is the better fighter? Those who are forged from the fire the villains left in their wake. You may be right that I am not that hero, yet, but Katniss undoubtedly is going to be the one to rise from the ashes that you and Snow created. So don't you ever say that Katniss has lost her spirt because that is something  that can NEVER be extinguished." I reply back to his attempt of breaking my spirt. He stands there gaping at my response unable to even utter a comeback. 

          Honestly staring at the man in front of me all I see is red. Who could anyone betray their country, their family, their best friend, their home just because they didn't get what they wanted. Gale is more despicable than those Capital people who bet on children to kill each other. I can't believe someone who was once so dedicated to a side of a war could flip over as fast as fish when it struggles for water. Gale seems to regain a bit of confidence, but still is unable to come back with another witty comeback. 

      "Gale did Buttercup bite your tongue. What happened to Mr. I-am-the-ruler-of-the-world? Don't you regret it now, regret fighting against me. Even though I may not be a hero I can still kick your ass ten times over. So don't try to fight me again Gale, because villains always lose. Good bye, Gale and I really, really hope I never see you again." With that I close the video conference and lean back in my chair. Sighing I close my eyes, but then regret it as soon as I do because before my eyes I see Katniss getting beaten over and over again. She yells at me telling me it is my fault, it has always been my fault. I am awoken to someone shaking my shoulder and a concerned look plastered on their face. 

     "Finnick, do you need something?" I ask as I wipe the tears that had started streaming down my face while I was sleeping. His sea green eyes stare into my blue ones before he surprises me and pulls me into a tight embrace. Tears once again spring into my eyes but I blink them back knowing that if I start I will never stop.

   "Peeta, it's okay to cry. Crying doesn't show that you're weak. It just means you have been strong for too long. You can cry for your parents. You can cry for Katniss. You can cry for Beetee. Damn, you can cry just because you feel like it, but never think you are too strong to cry, no one is that strong. The first thing we do is cry. So cry Peeta, let it all out, let it all out before it destroys you from the inside out." With that my last defense crumbles and I sit their crying in Finnick's arms. I let everything out, the guilt, the anger, the despair, the misery, and the heartbreak. I cry until there is nothing left in me. 

     Using my hands I slightly push my body off of Finnick's and right as I am about to thank him. The computer screen flashes once again this time showing an aggravated Gale. Gale doesn't seem to notice us there he just continually presses buttons on the keyboard. Under his breath he curses so many profanities that just help him fuel his anger. Behind Gale the doors to the lab open and guards storm in. Pulling out his gun he begins to wildly shoot the guards, but being as he is not aiming no one falls. Instead the guards shoot back at him. Dozens of bullets mark his body as he drops to the ground. Another person dead. Another person who has lost their life because of President Snow. Another person who will now rot in hell.

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Snow

     After ordering Sebastian to bring Katniss to her cell I walk to my private office. Ordering all the guards out of the room I sit at my desk contemplating my next move. Seeing as Gale is a baffon I had planted more than one mole in District 13. She is a person who I have known for years and will DO anything to protect her people. She also may hate the way I run this country, she hates Katniss Everdeen. She is my secret weapon and one I am willing to now deploy. One that is now going to kill everything that can destroy the both of us. Picking up the phone I call the one I hold dear, "Hello, Killer, how are you today? I personally am ready for bloodshed are you?"

    "I am always ready, Coriolanus, and how many times do I have to tell you, please call me Alma."   

Author's Note

    Sorry. Sorry. Sorry. I was away and then someone in my family died and then there was homework and other stuff. I am deeply sorry for not updating and I promise I will make it up for you. I have a surprise, I have decided that this story will have two endings! Honestly, I believe that both of them fit perfectly with the story so I am just going to write them both. Thanks for those who continue to read, comment, and vote. Thank you for reading. Ciao.