An hour later I sit curled up to Tobias in the corner of the hovercraft with the initiates, Plutarch Heavensbee, the tributes and the other “leading rebels” as we are now being called.
“And?” Gale asks and Plutarch ends a call on a hi-tech mobile phone.
“And now that all of Panem knows their Human Rights the Government, the Capitol, can’t control. We have a right to freedom, no?” Plutarch announces.
A huge cheer goes up and everyone hugs and cries and celebrates. I laugh and catch Tobias’s eye across the sea of happy people who have engulfed us. He grins and I push the crowd to reach him. He picks me up in a whirling hug. I close my eyes as he spins me round and when he puts me back down I hold him close. He kisses me and everything else ceases to exist in that moment. The crowd of bodies, the roar of their celebration. Everything. Until I feel a hand on my shoulder. I let go of Tobias and spin to see Katniss and Peeta, hand in hand, smiling.
“Where will you stay? In the Victors Village?” Katniss asks and I look at Tobias.
“We are going home.” I say and Tobias nods.
“We have new initiates to train.” He agrees.
I look through crowd to spot Christina and Uriah and tell them but I am greeted by a very unusual sight. I do a double-take but…. No. It’s real. Christina and Gale are in the middle of the crowd, kissing and holding each other like it would kill them to break apart.
“Ready?” I grin and Tobias nods.
We jump off the edge, hands clutched, hearts racing, hair flying. I hit the net and lay next to Tobias, catching my breath. I clamber out of the net and Gale, Christina, Delly and Uriah clap. I laugh as I look round at their smiling faces. Gale and Delly came back with us a few months back when we left Panem. Gale is teaching knife and other skills which will help in defence and Delly is bringing a negotiation side to Dauntless. I have been made the youngest leader in Dauntless and get to work with Harrison, Tori and Tobias with decisions. I help the initiates too with Christina, Delly, Uriah and Tobias.
It’s a happy ending for Katniss and Peeta too. They are on the board in the Government but they were voted in and it’s all very fair in Panem now. Oh! I almost forgot! They are getting married in the summer! Peeta finally proposed properly and we are all going up to Panem for the wedding.
“AH!”
I hear a scream which pulls me out of my thoughts. I laugh and reach down a hand into the net. A little girl in grey smiles up at me.
“Congrats, first jumper.” I grin
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The Faction Games
FanfictionA crossover between divergent and the hunger games, in the point of view of miss Tris Prior. The second book in the series. Based on The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins and the Divergent trilogy by Veronica Roth. I do not own the characters...
