Interactive Hunger Games 4

Night 2 Part 3: Chance

- Emily Anderson -

I walk down the steps, holding up my spear. The guy keeps walking, until he finally spots me. His legs freeze, and he puts one hand up and another towards a thing slung on his back.

"I'm friendly." The person states, worriedly. He's definitely a male, and his voice was still high. He lowers his hand from his back, and lets them droop to his sides. I lower my spear in return, and he takes another step up. His foot taps on the old wooden boards tentatively, before getting to equal level with me.

     He was around my height, and we really weren't that different physically. Same height, same fear. Except his arm, which looks to be robotic. That's... interesting.

     "You're a Capitol Terminator, aren't you!" I yell, putting some pieces together. I raise my spear again, and his hands fly up. He steps back.

     "No." He says. I recognized that voice from somewhere. It sounded so familiar that I couldn't ignore it. He lights a match, and holds it up to his face. I realize who it is at that moment.

     "I'm Ike Pinto." He says calmly.

     My mouth drops, and I put away the spear quickly. He was one of the people in the last Hunger Games.., the one that started the third rebellion. "You.. you'r.." I stammer, speechless. "You're alive?"

     "Uh- um, yeah." He says. "I think."

     "You think?" I ask with a laugh. I could not believe I was meeting this guy! "I was rooting for you, you know. In your Hunger Games."

     "I- they're not mine." He says.

     "Come inside." I suggest, and he obliges. We walk inside, and I shut the door. I grab his match and stomp it out, not wanting any extra light to come from here. With the view in the arena that this place had, it'd be much too dangerous. "What are you doing here?"

     "There a guy named Maddox VanHolt here?" He asks, setting a compound bow down. His metal arm stood out like a sore thumb, and moonlight reflected off of it.

     "Yeah." I say. "Your district."

     "Thank god!" He exclaims, giddy with excitement. It then quickly fades away, and he looks sad again. "Well, I guess it's n-not great to be here, huh?"

     "Why do you need him?" I ask.

     "Well, I don't need him." He says. "I love him. No homo, though."

I chuckle. "Ahhh. So you do love him, though?"

"He's my brother." He says. Little does he know, everyone knows that.

"I know." I say. "He campaigned on getting revenge for you."

"Oh, heck!" He says, grabbing his bow. "I've gotta find him. I'm getting him out of here."

"Uh, Okay." I say. "Good luck."

"You're free to join." He suggests. "I get it if you want to um, keep safe, but uh, Help is appreciated."

     Lu_naLove_good You have been asked by Ike Pinto to accompany him on his journey to save Maddox. You will see him again (probably hehe), but do you join for adventure or stay for safety?

- Kable -

     There they are.

     I got you right where I want you.

     The Careers are all together. They are walking around the Jungle, their greasy fingers tainting everything they touch. I just need to decide whether killing them now is better than killing them later.

Yes, let's ju-

"Hello, Tributes!" I hear from the loudspeakers. It blurs my thoughts, and I lose the sound of the Careers. Damn.

"As you know, the original Wheelspin has expired, so it's now time for round two." My stomach falls. Oh if it's me they are the most rigged motherfu- "So, let's see who tonight's unlucky victim is!"

     "Ding... ding..." The announcer says, and I roll my eyes. "Ah! Tonight's victim is... Quinn Jackson from District 7! And let's see what her effect is.."

Dang. Quinn. I had seen her in training, although I didn't know much about her. She had an alliance with the girls from 8 and 11. I knew the girl from 8 died in the bloodbath, and now... they were being hit harder. That's tough for them.

"Her effect is... swarm! Heh, we'll let you find out what that is... anyways, may the odds be ever in your favor!" Swarm doesn't sound good. At least the tracking beacon was straight forward.. this was just a cruel mystery.

Just be glad it didn't hit you, Kable.

A R E N A E V E N T
Two chapters until a hurricane hits the island, flooding the swamp. Buena suerte, mis amigos.

R P
To increase some diversity in the storyline, I am commissioning an RP segment for Dawn vs. Maddox and Lennox. No one will die, but some will come out injured and it'll better flesh out your character. It'd involve QuintexQuota, Kute_Kittenwrites, And I.

U P D A T E S
As most of you know, this is the first update in a while. I'm sorry for the break, I used it to focus on my new novel series, The Second Life. Thanks for putting up with my lazy ass, and it's time to hopefully get this show back on the road! I'll give you guys and gals a finale you'll never forget with this one. There will be heartbreak and triumph, sadness and victory.

As hard as it may be, stay tuned.