Tigress and Po try to navigate the waters of their new relationship after the fall of Kai while major changes erupt around them. This is a midquel to "The Countdown" that expands and explores in more detail what happened in the Epilogue.

It's been decades since the second rebellion. The Games continue, the Capitol has a new president. Ever since I can remember, my father convinced me to train for the Hunger Games. The time has finally come. This year is going to be my year. I'm ready. I can do it, I can go into the Hunger Games and take it all. The 107th Hunger Games is mine for the taking, and nobody is going to stop me from being crowned victor. They'll die trying.