Fire is Raging On (A Hunger Games Fanfic) [#Wattys 2016]

Chapter Thirty-one

Chapter Thirty-one

Katniss's POV

"Is he okay?" I ask watching as Gale is pulled into the hovercraft. There's small scratches on his bare skin where the branches from the wooded part of the arena marked his skin.

All around people are moving about in the hovercraft as more of the remaining Tributes are pulled from the arena. The pilots stay up in the front of the craft intently watching the surrounding area, scanning for any sign that Snow is sending in people herself to stop us. Nothing happens and no one stops us as everyone is pulled out of the arena. All of them are beat up in some way and in various states of dehydration, exhaustion, and malnutrition.

Peeta moves closer to me as people keep rushing back and forth between as they tend to the injuries and medical issues of the Tributes. "I think he'll be okay, Katniss," Peeta whispers lowly.

"How do you know?" I ask while someone looks over Gale. He groans as the person probs around his head. "What is it? What's wrong with him?" I say moving through the people in the crowded space of the hovercraft.

"He'll be fine. I think he may just have a concussion, nothing too serious," the person says.

She moves away then to help someone else. I feel the hovercraft jerk a little as we take off. "Gale? Can you hear me?"

"Is he okay?" the familiar voice of Madge asks. She blinks a few times from the bright lights inside the craft.

"They think he has a concussion," Peeta says coming up behind me.

Madge lies a few feet away. She's sitting up on the table now and looking over to Gale.

"Madge?" Gale says in a hoarse whisper.

"Yes, Gale?" Madge says swinging her legs over the side of the makeshift hospital she has been set on upon her "retrieval".

"Madge, I don't know if you're suppose to be moving yet," Peeta says as she moves to Gale's side.

"I'm fine, really," Madge insists as she reaches Gale's side.

"Madge?" Gale says hoarsely again as he opens his eyes.

"Yes, Honey, I'm right here," she says smoothing some hair back from his forehead.

"Where are we?"

"On some kind of hovercraft. Katniss and Peeta are here with us, along with the others from the arena."

Gale slowly sits up, groaning as his hand goes to the side of his head.

"They said you might have a concussion," I say as he fully sits up.

"Feels like," he mutters. He looks around. "Where's Willow?"

There it is. The stabbing, twisting knife is back. My heart is being wrenched from my chest all over again.

"She . . . she . . ." I start and trail off. How do you tell someone as close as Gale and Madge what happened to my daughter? I take a deep breath and decide to just say. "Snow took her in the middle of the night."

"Oh, so what's the plan now?" Gale asks.

"We'll get her back when we have the opportunity," Peeta says. "As for now, I believe we're headed to District Twelve. There's a lot you need filled in on."

~FIRO~

"Mr. and Mrs. Mellark, we have updates from the front line," someone says as we step off the hovercraft. A piece of paper is placed into our hands.

Progress of the War

District 11

As of 09:54, the front line has been moved from the borders of District 12 to the borders of District 11. The whole of Districts 11 and 12 are now in the hands of England, France, Spain, Italy, and the Rebel forces. The citizens of District 11 have agreed to join our forces with no opposition.

The battle for District 11 didn't last long with no lives lost. The battle began in the early hours of the morning and was completed by 09:30 this morning. No one was seriously injured and any minor injuries are being treated.

The war front is advancing much quicker than expected and faster than in any war ever before. The Snow Regime has yet to put up any front of defense.

~FIRO~

Progress of the War

District 10

The war front has moved again, as of 11:34. District 10 surrendered as soon as our troops came into view. The Peacekeepers of the District were nowhere in sight. According to the civilians of District 10, the Peacekeepers left around sunrise taking their weapons with them.

Do to the early advancement of the war, we plan to keep moving forward through the Districts as quickly as we can. The Snow Regime is sure to be planning some opposition.

~FIRO~

Progress of the War

District 9

At 14:29 District 9 has surrendered to our forces willingly. Much more of the same from District 9 that happened in District 10. There were no Peacekeepers upon our arrival. We have secured District 9 to our control and will continue onto District 8 tonight.

~FIRO~

Progress of the War

District 8

At 19:07, we arrived in District 8 to find the District in the same state we found Districts 9 and 10. No one knows where the Peacekeepers went. We do not plan to continue on tonight, only to secure the District and wait until daybreak to move onto the remaining Districts. The progress is sure to be much quicker now that we have control over the entire country's transportation system.

We hope to find that you and others will be here by the time we are ready to leave to help us secure the remaining Districts. 

I'm updating today as a present for my 18th birthday. I know that makes it more a present to you guys than me, but whatever. Anyways, I got shit to do tonight like edit and read. -- Alexis