All-Stars: Non-Careers

Chapter 39

Now that it won't interrupt the flow of an important chapter, I can answer a question about Lyte. He wanted to be a doctor before his first Games and was already studying even though he wasn't in actual medical school. After two Games he's gotten good at it.

River Summers

I didn't even have to worry about killing anyone. The mutts were taking care of that. When the gong went off, I was more scared than I'd ever been. I wanted to run the opposite way, but fear was something to spur me on, not turn me back. I ran straight for the statues, taking a pack as I went through them. Ever was there too, trying to find a weapon. I thought about Junie and yanked a first aid kit from Leo's hand as he died. Ever took something and we fled before things got any worse. Junie found us at the far edge of the platforms. An arrow flew next to my head as we ran.

By the time the cannons started, we had slowed down. We'd passed by a few buildings, but I didn't want to stop so close to the Cornucopia. We weaved around them so nobody could shoot at us and kept moving deeper into the cemetery. I thought for sure it must stop eventually and lead into something else, but the graves just kept coming.

Away from the mutts blocking the moon I could see all the different types of markers, but there was no time to look at them. We passed by more of the stone buildings.

"We could stay in one of those," Ever said. I shook my head.

"I think we should keep going. There's nowhere safe here," I said. We had to get as far away from the others as possible. There were more than fifty other Tributes looking to kill us, and they weren't the only things in the Arena. There was other things wandering between the stones. Things that weren't as human.

Jake Diaz

"Why couldn't it be something normal? This is just sick."

There was a lot more to be sick about. I didn't want to bring the alliance down, but there was n getting around it. Only five of us found each other. Jay and Zach saw Beth kill Leo. None of us had seen Cooper, Blaise, or DeMarcus. We'd heard a lot of cannons, though.

At least the mutts were gone. They cleared out as soon as the Tributes were scattered. The Gamemakers were impatient. They didn't want to wait for seventy-four children to die, even when they were the ones that picked them. They sent mutts to thin the herd, but they stopped when they'd had their fill.

We didn't want to stop moving. Then we'd have to think about what happened. Walking made it easier to ignore. For some of us, at least. Austin was openly crying. Logan's fists were clenched and he glared at the ground, no doubt thinking about the brother he couldn't find.

I didn't hold out much hope. Blaise was our smallest member and DeMarcus wouldn't leave him unless he was dead too. We weren't off to a great start.

Anise Haeffele

"Where is everyone?"

A lot of us found each other in the Bloodbath, but there were still so many missing. Addie, Silver, Tawny, Peach and Inky were accounted for. Ree, Mouse, Alice, and Chase were somewhere out in the dark, gloomy Arena.

The rest of us were huddled behind one of the pillars studded into the wall around the graveyard. It was wide enough that we could hide behind it and get out of sight, and we were far enough from the Bloodbath that we couldn't see the angel statues. Silver was keeping watch to make sure no one saw us.

"We should go find them," Peach said. She and Addie were the only ones who'd gone in to get supplies. Peach had wanted a pitchfork, which seemed appropriate in this infernal Arena, but the Gamemakers opted for a scythe instead with their usual tastefulness and tact. Addie, brave as she was, didn't want to spend a second longer than necessary near the mutts, so she'd run to the statues and grabbed the first two bags she could. That added a dagger, a full canteen, a loaf of bread, a blanket, and a roll of tape to our supplies.

"It's too dangerous to go out there," Inky said.

"It will always be dangerous. If we don't find them now we never will," I said. Peach lead the way. The rest of us followed her like the natural leader she was. Silver took up the rear and watched our backs. It was so dark and so deadly I didn't hold out much hope for the stragglers. But when I saw the serene angel, so out of place among the rest of the Arena statues, I knew where we'd find two of them if we found them at all.

Chase Enders

One of the stone buildings had a flickering light inside it, but I didn't go there. In this Arena, light was something to be afraid of. I wanted to find the others, but I knew I had to wait until the mutts were gone and the killers were more spread out. I was afraid the last of the flying things might still be looking for a meal, so I hid in a dark mausoleum. The stone was cold and the floor was damp.

I should have kept going. When I heard voices getting closer, it was too late to run. I could only scrunch into the corner and hope they wouldn't look inside. But of course they were making a sweep of all the nearby shelters. It could only be Beth and her allies.

They didn't have to be afraid as they swept inside. Vera's alliance wouldn't camp so near the Cornucopia. Anyone else they didn't have to be afraid of. Beth smiled when she saw me. She stood over me in the corner.

"I have more time now," she said. "I'll do it properly this time." She didn't though. I must have squirmed too much. I bled out before she could get really into it.

61st place: Chase Enders- stabbed by Beth

I forgot to kill Chase in the Bloodbath. I have now corrected my mistake. I am sorry about it, though. I liked Chase. But I can't be merciful if I'm going to write SYOTs. I've already killed about 300 Tributes. One more is hardly a speck on my conscience.