A crossover between The Hunger Games and The Maze Runner.
The 74th Hunger Games have arrived, and guess who the tributes for District 12 are? You're right. And wrong.
They are Katniss and Gale.
When Katniss opened her eyes in the arena, only v...
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After the anthem ends we are taken to the Justice Building surrounded by a group of Peacekeepers. Gale and I are brought into separate rooms. The Peacekeepers lead me into a room and leave me there alone.
This room is the richest place I've ever been. Soft carpets and velvet cushions, I can't help but look around in amaze.
Now is the time for family members and friends to come say good bye and encouraging words. Or maybe not if your enemy (in school) comes to wish you die at the very first moment you step foot in the arena.
After around 5 minutes the door opens and Prim and Mom come in. We hug for a long time in silence. I start telling them what to do after I'm gone. For example Prim is not to take any tesserae.
I grip Mom's shoulder and force her to look me in the eye. "You cannot disappear again, you hear me?" After Dad died in a mine explosion Mom's been escaping her duties as a mother and left me to take care of the family. All she does these years were sitting in a corner staring at space.
Her eyes droop as she looks at the floor. "I won't. I couldn't help what hap-"
"Well you have to help it no matter what this time. You can't leave Prim out there on her own. Don't care about what happens on the screen, you just have to fight through it!" I rise my voice, hoping to get the words into her.
She's angry now. "I was ill. I would've treated myself if I had the medicine I have now."
Prim clasps my face in her hands. "I can take care of myself, Katniss. But you have to take care of yourself too, maybe you can win, you're so brave."
I stroke her face with my fingers. She must know it on heart that I can't win. "Maybe."
"You must come back, Katniss. I don't want anything. I just want you to come back safe and sound. Will you try? Katniss? Will you?"
"Yes, I will." I have to try to win no matter what. For Prim.
The Peacekeepers appear at the door, signalling that their time is up.
"I love you both," I call out and then they are gone.
I slump down in the comfortable couch but it does nothing to comfort my heart.
The next person to come visit me is not really a surprise to me. Hazelle walks in with red and puffy eyes.
"Katniss," She speaks, opening her arms.
"Mrs Hawthorne," I call, wrapping my arms around her fragile body. She wraps her arms around me too and gives a tight squeeze.
"Please just call me Hazelle." She says, sniffing. "I can't believe Gale is going to the Games. If he doesn't make it-"
"He will, Hazelle, he will." I say, patting her back softly.
She sighs softly and pulls back, wiping the tears from her face. "I'm sorry, Katniss." She takes a deep breath and forces a smile. "Good luck, Katniss."
