Let It Fly

Careers

Willow's POV
Half of the tributes are dead within 3 days. I keep Rye's wet cloak on my cheek, the cut burns bad and the one of my arms doesn't feel much better. Rye went into the Jungle section to hunt, we ran out of dried fruit and Rye didn't want me to go in considering what happened with Tilsee. Tristen hasn't taken Tilsee's death very well, he just sits on a rock and plays with Tilsee's necklace.
"She was right," I say.
"What do you mean?"
"She told us the Jungle was dangerous and we shouldn't go, but we didn't listen," I sign. "Now she's dead."
"I didn't know her very well," he says.
"But, you still care."
He nods.
"How are you feeling considering she almost killed you?"
"I'm okay."
He sticks Tilsee's necklace in his pocket then walks over to me. He then kneels next to me, he runs his thumb across my jawline. His touch is light and the pain in my cheek suddenly goes away. Suddenly a parachute falls from the sky, it lands a couple of feet from me. I put the cloak down and walk over to the parachute. I open it and find a tube of some medicine that I'm guessing will help my cheek and arm. There's a note that reads keep each other alive, on the button of the note it reads K & P.
"It's from my parents," I say.
I grab a handful of the gel and rub it on my cheek, the gel is refreshing and the pain slowly fades, I do the same on my arm and it's like magic.
My relief is gone when Rye comes running out of the Jungle. He grabs my hand and pulls me up.
"What's wrong?"
"Be quiet!" He hisses.
Tristen is putting things in our packs as fast as he can. He grabs his war hammer and stares at the Jungle waiting for something to come out. His eyes open wide and he begins to run with us.
"What is it?"
Rye is behind me, shielding me from what's coming. We run deeper into the mountain section when a star-like-blade hits a rock in front of Tristen. I know only one Tribute welds this weapon, it's the girl from District 2, Venus... Knowing she's part of the careers I'm guessing the whole pack is behind us.
Rye pushes me behind a tall rock, he grabs his bow and begins to shoot at the careers. The girl from 1 catches up to us and begins to fight Tristen with her hand ax. The boy from 2 jumps on Rye... The other two are slower and are still a couple of yards away. I grab my knife from my strap and attack the guy from 2 with it. I get him off Rye but he's way stronger than me, he knocks the knife out of my hands and begins to chock me...
His hands are strong and the force is scary, my lungs begin to feel the need for air. Everything starts to feel blurry and the need for air grows stronger.
"Bye-bye." He laughs.
Suddenly black...
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Rye's POV
Blood drips from my head and a massive headache overwhelms me. The boy from 2 was smashing my head in a rock I think... Where is he now? Where's Willow? I look around to see Tristen, he's fighting the girl from 1. I look around more and see Willow. The boy from 2 has he's hands around her neck, her face is pale and she's gasping for air... I search for my bow. It's a couple of feet behind me, I grab it and I quickly insert an arrow. The arrow lands in his neck, a cannon follows that symbols of his death. I run over to Willow, she's breathing but unconscious. Suddenly a mountain a couple of yards from us leaks with lava.
"Tristen we have to go!" I yell.
I grab Willow and I begin to run towards the cornucopia. I hear a scream and a cannon following. I look behind me to see Tristen and the girl from 1 tracing behind. I hear another scream and a cannon after that. I begin to slip over my feet, I end up falling down the hill, Willow falls out of my arms.
"Willow!"
Rocks rip my clothing and scratch my arms and face. When I make it to the button I notice the lava is coming down the hill. The girl from 1 and 2 runs right past me, Tristen picks up Willow.
"Come on!" He yells.
I pick myself up and we run towards the golden horns in the middle.
"I'll climb up first then you hand me Willow," Tristen says.
"Okay."
I lay Willow on the ground and I help boost Tristen up. I grab Willow and hand her to him. I notice the lava only a couple of feet away.
"Give me your hand!" Tristen puts his hand out, I hesitate at first but grab it. He pulls me up and we both catch our breath. I hear two more cannons and I realize that the lava is going around the whole arena. Tristen nudges my shoulder, he points behind me. I notice he's pointing at the girl from 1. She's on the other side she doesn't have any weapons and honestly looks scared.
"Look like the tables have turned," Tristen laughs.
Tristen playfully aims his hammer at her heads.
"You wanna do the honor or me?" He asks.
"Maybe we can get information off her," I say.
I load an arrow.
"Where's the boy from 4?"
"Dead," she says. "He got ate up by the lava."
"What about the guy from 1."
She chuckles, "We haven't seen him, he was too pathetic to be a career."
"The girl from 2?"
"I don't know."
Tristen nods at me and I shoot an arrow through her heart. She falls into the lava and a cannon sounds. Now there are 6 tributes left...