Interactive Hunger Games 4

Day 5: Sponsoring

- B A I L E Y -

My slumber is awoken by a crash near me. My body shoots up, and I scream before seeing what the crash was caused by. The morning sun was shining on me, and I move my face out of the way to see.

It was a sponsor crate. The black parachute had fallen over the box. I lean forwards, grabbing the crate and pulling it into my building. I undo the red bow and see a Grappling Hook inside.

"Yes!" I exclaim to myself, pulling it out of the box. A small piece of paper falls out of the box as well. I lean over the table and grab it, before unfolding and reading it. Good Luck. -Kitten

I would need that luck, wouldn't I? I was in the final ten. Maybe I could actually pull this off. I'd have to play this smart, though. Let's see.. I have no allies, Samira, 2 Careers, and Kable we're still alive. Not to mention a squad of 4.

Maybe I shouldn't think about it so much. I would probably give myself a mental breakdown if I did anyways.

- K A B L E -

"How much farther are we?" Ike asks, as I slash down some leaves. We were heading for a radio tower so that Ike could do some Morse code stuff. I just hoped that it would work.

"Not far." I say, spotting the tower. "Would you look at that! There it is!"

"Great." Ike says. "Oh yeah, there it is."

I had seen it when I had left the Cornucopia. It was a metal radio tower from a long time ago. It was all old and rusted, and I hoped that it would still work. "You there, Tender?" I hear from Ike.

"Woah, like Tender Lin from last Hunger Games?" I ask. "You know a lot of people."

"Hi." Tender says through the mic. "What's up?"

"I'm gonna send a Morse code signal through the arena so that we can find Maddox." He says. "Figured I could ask if this arm has any other things to know about."

"Uhh.." The voice crackles in his earpiece. "No, I mean, you're not like a cyborg or anything."

"That would be cool though." I mutter as I grab onto the ladder and begin to climb. My stomach wound was hurting again, which was getting really boring and stupid.

The morning sun was just rising over the trees, and I have to squint. The rings of the ladder clang under my feet, and my shields annoying bang against the handholds. Eventually I make it to the top, and see Ike open the electrical box below us.

"Alright.." He starts. "What do you see up there?"

"Umm." I begin. "Nothing really. There isn't a panel or anything."

I start to climb back down as Ike keeps talking with Tender. "A Battery?" Ike asks Tender, bewildered. "Alright."

He touches the panel with his metal arm, and opens a small panel on the forearm. "Which button?" He asks Tender.

"It should say 'Discharge'". Tender replies, and Ike pushes a button in the panel. Ike reaches his hand for a power line, and sparks shoot from his finger. He jumps back at first.

"Holy shit!" Ike exclaims, falling onto his back. The lights on the panel that had just lit up turn off again. He stands up and walks over to the panel again.

"You're fucking Thor too?" I question.

"I wonder what else is in this prosthetic, too." Ike responds more calmly. "One last question, Tender. How much can I drain the battery?"

"To power up a whole radio tower.." Tender begins. "Be conservative. I've gotta go, or Lyka will catch me. God Speed."

The earpiece falls silent and Ike looks back at me. "You know Morse Code, right?" He asks.

"Uh.." I start. "No."

"Uh, um.. ok." He says. "I'll tell you something to type in the building. If I tell you 'dot', press the key. If I say 'dash', hold it for a second or two."

"Bet." I say, walking into the building and seeing the type piece. I then follow a long list of types, hoping for the best.

- L E N N O X -

I hear a buzz from the corner of the room, and a small radio was lighting up on a table. Maddox looks up and looks at it. I also hear some sponsor whistles from outside.

"I'll grab the sponsors." Hansen says, rushing outside our building and slamming the door behind him. Maddox takes his knife and starts making small stabs into the wooden table.

"What is it?" I ask, confused.

"Morse Code." Maddox replies. It was hard for me to hear it because of the generator running. We didn't usually use it, but we were charging the golf cart. Maddox continues to scratch on the table, and Hansen walks in.

"You guys won't believe this!" Hansen replies, setting down the sponsor gift, and I'm instantly happy. It was a bow and a crossbow, the only weapons missing from our arsenal. We were now loaded. "Check it, Maddox!"

"One second." Maddox says, dismissing him. He must be really engrossed in the message. Maddox gasps, nearly falling out of his chair. "Holy fuck, fuck fuuiuuu!"

"What?" Sarah asks, confused with the rest of us, he looks at us, his eyes wide and watering up. I hadn't seen him like that since the talk at the Capitol about our alliance.

"It's.." He begins, stuttering. "It's Ike."

"What?" Hansen asks, and Sarah looks just as surprised. I probably did too, but I couldn't see my own face.

"Is there a type thingy here?.." Maddox asks, getting up and looking around. He eventually finds one, booking it up to the radio. He starts typing with it, and I'm elated when we get a response.

"There's no doubt." Maddox confirms. "That's Ike!"

- U P D A T E -

The events for this story are set in stone, and it's time for the Finale very soon.