User blog:ViniciusDeAssis1999/The 1st Annual Hunger Games

I've always been terrible with introductions so I think I'll skip much of the explanation, lol. This is my first time writing some Hunger Games fanfiction for a real long time but I've been obsessed with the books lately and I have some considerable free time so... why not?

My plan is to make some quick games with my self-made characters until I can't stand writing them anymore and get bored. These are set in a parallel universe where the characters of the Suzanne Collins' trilogy don't exist.

Introduction
As a punishment for the rebellion of the districts and after the destruction of District 13, Capitol continues its psychological warfare with the twelve remaining districts to enforce its laws, regulations and maintain the elite status of the Capitol and its ruling class. The main piece of this propaganda is a new televised show called "The Hunger Games". Every year, one boy and one girl between the ages of 12 and 18 will be selected from each of the twelve districts as tributes, who will train for a week and then be sent into an outdoor arena to fight to the death. The event is nationally televised and has mandatory viewing for all Panem citizens. The last living tribute will be declared the victor and will be showered in gifts and lives the rest of their lives in luxury in Victor's Village.

District One
Due to the nature of District One's industry, making luxury items for the Capitol, it has always been considered the wealthiest district, the only other wealthier area being the Capitol itself. This privilege made this one of the Districts who suffered the less from the impacts of the First Rebellion. They were the first reapings to be broadcasted to the Capitol, and this was why the Gamemakers designed Quimmus Amatio, really popular among the audience, to be the escort for this district.

The reaping starts at 10AM and the blazing sun makes the high-tech cameras capture beautiful shots of the District One's main plaza where dozens of young people stand awaiting. Quimmus appears dressed in a golden suit with a coal dark hair, his appearances are sure to make sucess in the post-Reapings discussion. He introduces himself and displays a tribute video to the Capitol followed by a Hunger Games Propaganda, labeling it as an opportunity to "reconquer the Districts' honor while living in glory after the victory". It certainly helps to create some good mood around the District, which has been pretty silent until now.

Afterwards, a group of four Peacekeepers carry two large glass bowls, full with paper clips. Quimmus smiles.

"Firstly, we'll select the female tribute!" He screams at the top of his lungs. "I'd like to remind the fact that if your name doesn't get chosen, you can still have the honor to represent your district by volunteering."

He extends his hand and shakes it around the bowl, until pulling one paper clip from inside. "And the female tribute is... Luviana Septiembre!"

A glowing display is shown to the Capitol, showing informations about the girl. It shows that she is sixteen years old and there is a picture of her, she looks serious and showcasing her bright blonde hair and sparkling blue eyes. Her visuals will surely catch attention from the audience, and the cameramen realize this, as they focus on her quiet walk towards the stage with a pink long dress. "Welcome, darling", says Quimmus as she walks onto the stage. "Let's give a round of applause for Luviana Septiembre, the first female tribute from District One!" A loud ovation is heard as the cameras focus on the blonde-haired girl awkwardly smiling. "Now, for the boys!"

"Our male district is... Aelius Sunyé!" Quimmus shouts, as a red-haired fifteen years old boy emerges on the screen. He is quite small and is wearing clothes that are too big for him. Compared to Luviana, his walk towards the stage is way more shy and uncomfortable. Quimmus asks for applauses for him as he goes up and the crowd corresponds, although with less enthusiasm than they did for the girl.

"Now, shake your hands!" The escort shouts while the Peacekeepers climb the stairs of the stage as well, just as the camera completely focuses on the two tributes holding hands. "Ladies and gentlemen, these are the first District One tributes to participate in the Hunger Games!"

District Two
District Two was one of the first districts to surrender against the Capitol and for that, they were rewarded with privileges in comparison to the other districts, although they were still forced to participate in the Hunger Games. However, one of the privileges conceded by the Capitol as an act of gratitude towards the District Two's loyalty was the fact that the Peacekeepers originated from this district and their families were immune to the reapings. Even with these exceptions, the huge plaza of the District is still filled with young people standing in anticipation and fear, as District Two is one of the most populated districts.

The escort is Rumi Victoria, a middle-aged woman wearing a giraffe-themed dress while rocking a curly blue and green hair. She looks horrifying. The propaganda used for the District is the same used for District One, the only difference being the fact that the video for District Two displayed more Peacekeepers as a form to honor their job to the Capitol. Following the same procedure as the previous district, the Peacekeepers carry in two big glass bowls full with paper clips.

"Let's begin the reaping with the girls. I'd like to remember everyone that if your name isn't called, you can still have the honor to represent the glorious District 2 by volunteering!" She sticks her hand inside the bowl and pulls off a paper clip, already getting ready to read the name.

"Ta-" Before she could even read the whole name, a feminine scream echoes through the area.

"I volunteer! I volunteer as a tribute!" Screams a dark blonde-haired tall girl from the area of the eighteen years old girls. She marches her way up with a determined look on her face.

"Oh, that's incredible news! Looks like we already have a volunteer for District Two", says Rumi while the tall girl quickly gets up to the stage. "Welcome, darling. What's your name?"

"My name is Phaedra Laurentio, and I'm glad to represent District Two as the female tribute on these Games." Her mini speech is received with a huge standing ovation on District Two's plaza and will certainly please the Capitol audience as well. The girl smiles at the camera proudly as the ovation continues for minutes, while Rumi crosses the stage to the boys' bowl.

"The male tribute is... Hustro-"

"I volunteer!" A couple of boys scream through the audience. Phaedra's act of volunteering certainly set the mood around here. Rumi opens a huge smile on her face, delighted by such an incredible act of bravery by these boys. She hovers around the audience and extends her finger to a dark haired boy right in the front of the eighteen years old area. He gladly makes his way up the stage. He has a muscular figure and some really nice clothes, his visuals are top notch for sure.

"Welcome, welcome! What's your name, darling?" Rumi asks while the boy approaches.

"Leonidas Roso and as my district partner, I'm very happy to represent District Two in the Hunger Games." The boy exclaims, being responded with a huge set of applauses. The tributes shake hands as the broadcast of the reapings moves to the next district.

District Three
Unlike the first districts, District Three's reaping looks way more empty and the stage design on the plaza looks cheaper as well. The escort designed to this district was Joca Almeide, an orange-haired old man covered in a green suit and pants. He makes a effort to come to the stage and present the showcase of the Capitol tribute video and the Hunger Games propaganda. The mood around this District isn't anything like the other two, for sure. Most of the kids shown waiting in the plaza while the reaping doesn't start appears to be skinnier and smaller than the kids shown in the two previous districts.

"Welcome, District Three! I'm Joca Almeide and I will be the escort that will conduct the first ever Reaping for the Hunger Games in this district. I hope you all are as excited as I am", he exclaims, although the audience appears to not demonstrate any reaction at all. "Anyways, let's begin the reapings and discover who will be the two honored tributes to represent District Three at the arena. I have to remember everyone that if you aren't picked, you can still volunteer to participate in the Hunger Games". By now, it's pretty clear that it's a standard phrase that the escorts have to repeat in every district.

Two big glass bowls are placed in the two corners of the stage and Joca approaches firstly the left one, containing the names of all of the young girls available to be reaped. "Well, the female tribute who will represent District Three is... Kyocera Fruil", the escort exclaims while there is displayed the face of a tall girl with glasses. She is eighteen years old and her appearance is actually striking, with real dark brown eyes and black hair. Well, the Capitol loses all the charm for her when it is displayed that she is crying behind her glasses while walking slowly to the stage. Once she is up, Joca asks for a round of applauses but all that is heard are the sounds of crickets on the ground and the girl's crying.

"And the male tribute is... Binatone Alba." The displayed card with his information on the screen shows the picture of a dark-skinned small fourteen years old boy with glasses. He certainly appears to be a weakling, but at least he does not cry on his way to the stage like his district counterpart. Joca asks again for applauses and silence is the answer for the second time in a row.

District Four
District Four's natural beauty of its beaches and buildings have always captured the attention of the Capitol and these Reapings confirm it. Breathtaking shots of the plaza next to the main beach of the District are showcased to the audience and Yuto Da, the young male escort designed for the district, appears to fit the theme with a dyed blonde hair and a fake tan along with some beach clothes, a very stereotypical look for District Four but will certainly generate some hype on the Capitol.

He introduces himself and the same videos that aired in the previous districts are shown again. After it ends, Yuto gets closer to the one of the glass bowls on the stage. "Let's begin the reapings by selecting our female tribute..." He starts. "even though I'd like to remind you the fact that if you aren't reaped, you can still have the honor to represent this gorgeous district by volunteering."

Once he slowly opens the paper clip of the girls' bowl, you can feel the tension in the air. "The female tribute is... Valerye Montedark." As soon as he reads the name, there is a huge scream coming from way behind the plaza and it does not take long to understand why. It is displayed to us a picture of a really small twelve years old girl, with a dark and short blonde hair that goes down to her shoulders. There is a sense of sadness and concern for the girl in the crowd, but no one stands up to take her place. Well, at least for a brief moment.

"I volunteer!" Screams a red-haired girl from the seventeen years old area. "I volunteer to take her place."

Her action is immediately reacted with applauses by the crowd, admiring her act of solidarity. She is escorted by the Peacekeepers to the stage while the little Valerye comes back to her place among the other kids. The escort conducts her to the microphone. "My name is Coral Tompson and I'm the volunteering female tribute from District Four!" . Another loud ovation is heard.

"How exciting, we already got our first volunteer! Now, for the boys!" Yuto happily shouts as he crosses the stage to announce the male tribute. "Irving Garcez!"

The face of a sixteen years old boy with blonde hair and green eyes is shown as he quickly goes up to the stage with no apparent reaction to be called as a tribute. The escort asks for a round of applauses for Irving and the district follows it, even though it's not near as loud as the reception for Coral.

District Five
There is a terrible rainstorm happening in District Five and it is ruining most of the camerawork that was planned by the Capitol executive producers. The rain also contributes to the sad and calm mood around the plaza where the reaping stage structure was built to receive the young people who will be eligible to be called as one of the Hunger Games tributes. The escort Gabriella Jungyoon has an assistant holding an umbrella for her as an effort not to mess up her incredibly shiny straight pink hair, meanwhile all of the kids waiting for the reapings have to wait for the start under the rain.

Following the same pattern for the other districts, there is a brief introduction and the showcase of videos in tribute to the Capitol and a propaganda for The Hunger Games. There are two big glass bowls on the stage and besides them are two Peacekeepers in each, protecting the paper from being destroyed by the water. Gabriella and her assistant reach one of the bowls and she doesn't take her time reading the paper clip to get it done fast, even forgetting the line about remembering the tributes of the possibility of volunteering. She will probably be fired after these Games.

"The female tribute is Anna Froente. Congratulations!" Followed by that, it is displayed the picture of a thirteen years old girl with olive skin and orange natural hair. She looks taller than the average for her age and actually shocks the audience for not crying. She just walks normally to the stage, while being introduced by the escort. There is no applause for her and Gabriella rushes to other side of the stage to the boys' bowl.

"The male tribute is Padraig Ahmir!" She shouts while the picture of a small light-skinned boy with glasses is shown. He is just twelve years old, one year younger than his counterpart but way shorter. He is visibly shaken by the calling of his name and walks slowly to the stage, where he shakes hands with Anna with both being very, very soaked.

District Six
Reaching half of the tributes, the broadcast of District Six's reapings took place in the district's biggest plaza, localizated in the heart of their territory. There is a large amount of kids standing up in line waiting for the reapings to begin, which presumes that the district has one of the biggest populations in Panem. The escort designed to this district was Edith Byll, a young female adult with blue hair and yellow clothes. She comes to the stage and reveals the special Capitol videos for the crowd.

"Welcome, District Six! I'm Edith Byll and these are the Reapings for the First  Annual Hunger Games", she shouts, and there are some few claps that can be heard on broadcast. "I'd like to remember all of the young kids eligible for reaping that you can still volunteer to participate in the Hunger Games if you don't get picked". She says with a huge smile on her face, in complete enthuasism even though the crowd is obviously not in the same mood as her. She approaches one of the two big glass bowls that are placed in the two corners of the stage. She extends her hand to the bowl. "Let's begin, shall we?"

"The female tribute who will represent District Six is... Kylie Ummu", the cheerful escort shouts. The face of an average sixteen years old girl with some red cheeks, brown eyes and brown short hair is shown across the screen, followed by footage of her slowly getting off her place and heading to the stage with a serious look printed all over her face. The escort welcomes her and asks for a round of applauses but nothing is heard. Edith ignores the lack of reception and heads over to the boys' bowl.

"And the male tribute who will represent District Six is... Blaise Busson". The reaping card for the boy shows his picture and age; he is a eighteen years old boy with a scar on his forehead and almost no hair. His hazel eyes call much of the attention. He walks pretty quickly to the stage and Edith seems actually shocked by how high-minded he appears to be. He shakes hands with Kylie and they both grin to each other.

District Seven
Even though District Seven is a large district, its population appears to have extremely decreased after the First Rebellion, specially among the youth. The district's main plaza where the reapings will take place is huge but there is a lot of space not filled with anyone since there is a lot of space to not so many people eligible. Lorelai Adrianny is the escort selected for the district, she is a woman in her 60s with a considerable number of plastical surgeries to look around the age of 40.

She follows the pattern of every reaping so far and introduces herself while the exact same videos that aired in the previous districts are shown again. However, there is something quite interesting on District Seven. On the propaganda for The Hunger Games in this district, the Capitol presents the game as an opportunity for war orphans to honour their parents' memory by volunteering to take part and winning the Games. After it ends, there are some movement around the crowd, as if the kids were starting to question each other if it was really worth it. Lorelai cuts the buzz with a loud scream: "Welcome, District Seven! I'm Lorelai Adrianny and these are the Reapings for the Hunger Games where we will sort out two tributes to represent this district in the Games, but I'd like to remember all of the young kids eligible for reaping that you can still volunteer to participate in the Hunger Games if you don't get chosen".

She approaches one of the bowls with the names of the eligible girls and pulls up a paper clip. "The female tribute is... Lul-"

"I volunteer!" asks a girl from the sixteen years old area with a curly dark brown hair while the crowd responds in shock

"Come closer, darling!" Lorelai exclaims in joy for the presence of a volunteer while the girl comes up to the stage. "Introduce yourself, honey."

"My name is Aspen Sophie", says the girl in a calm voice while Lorelai asks for a round of applauses, even though there is not much reaction. A few claps can definitely be heard though. Lorelai then proceeds to the other bowl.

"And the male tribute for District Seven is... Linton Flashwood!" As contrary to the girls, there is not a single scream of volunteers from the boys' side. Linton's card is displayed, revealing him as a sixteen year old dark haired boy with a big nose. He appears to be unimpressed and walks to the stage in silence. There is not any applause for him and the reaping ends with both districts meeting each other.

District Eight
The main square of the District is filled with some pretty cheap decoration for the reapings improvised by the own population in a tentative to make the reapings look not so bad as it looks on paper. The escort, Chayi Kassiuz, however, is not helping, as he shows up in a full black outfit and dark hair, as if he were already grieving over the deaths of the reaped tributes.

She greets everyone, and tells them to point their attention to the videos that are the same previously shown on District Seven. After the presentation is over, and all you can hear is the loud tapping of the escort's shoes on the stage. She walks over to the girls' reaping ball. She grins, and sticks her hand into the bottom of the ball. She takes one paper clip out, and scurries over to the microphone to read it.

"Congratulations Khloe Phallax, you're the lucky female tribute of District Eight", the escort exclaims while there is displayed the face of a eighteen years old with striking blonde hair and blue eyes. The girl blushes and stops in shock but quickly gets up to her normal state and rushes up to the stage. She has a little smile on her face, which is something unusual so far for the tributes reaped. There are some claps in the audience for her. Chayi goes over to the boys' bowl to proceed.

"And the male tribute is-."

"I volunteer!" A scream echoes through the square and there are gasps of shock all around. Quickly, a boy who appears to be wearing some cheap clothes gets up to the stage and is conducted by Chayi to the microphone. "Hello District Eight, my name is Vaev Tuxblue and I volunteer as a tribute." There are some applauses in the audience for him, even if the rest of the kids don't understand why he volunteered, although it's likely that it was due to the propaganda shown before.

District Nine
The war orphans of District Nine who survived the rebellion are all standing up in the district's biggest plaza, where the reapings will be taking place. There is still a clear sense of mourn and regret printed in the population's faces. Mali Artedu, the escort selected for this district, walks on stage in a bright green wig and a pitch black suit. She appears to be really happy to be onstage.

"Welcome, my dear District Nine!" She shouts as a form to introduce herself, while proceeding to introduce the propaganda videos that are being played in every district. After the videos are over, she tries to get the audience to enjoy the experience by joking that the district smells like a fresh bread, but not a single smile is heard through the crowd, probably because a lot of these children present didn't have the opportunity yet to taste a fresh bread. After this failed approach, she reminds everyone of the possibility of volunteering.

"Shall we begin with the girls?" She declares as she shoves her hand inside the glass bowl with paper clips. She retrieves one from it and reads it slowly. "The female tribute is... Neta Ultrasong." The picture of a olive-skinned twelve years old girl with glasses is shown on the screen, and she slowly walks up to the stage, with her hand covering part of the face while the camera focuses on the tears falling down her cheeks. The whole crowd looks sad and devastated that she is heading into the Games, but no one does nothing. This tactic by the Capitol of imposing fear with repression has made the whole District too obedient.

"And now the boys." Mali says even before Neta could rise up to the stage. "The male tribute of District Nine is... Consus Joanin. Congratulations!" A fourteen years old boy gasps in shock and then slowly makes his way to the stage. He is short and his light brown hair is the most striking thing in his appearance. The two young tributes shake hands in the stage.

District Ten
It was a beautiful day in District Ten, but the good mood was obviously taken away by the Reapings. The main square of the district is enormous and is filled with young people, boys and girls between the ages of 12 and 18, anticipating in horror as the reapings begin. A man named Tonsel Llome walks up to the stage in a black and blue tuxedo and a bright blue hair. He introduces himself and the propaganda for the Hunger Games, the same one who has been reprising in every district.

After the videos are over and Tonsel is done introducting himself and the possibility of volunteering into the Games, he prooceds to walk towards one of the two big glass bowls placed in the corners of the stage, containing the names of all of the young kids available to be reaped. He digs his hand deep inside until it looks like he has touched the bottom of the bowl. He pulls out a name from it, and opens it quickly in enthusiasm.

"The female tribute is... Catherine Binopert." The crowd stays in silence and some murmur begins to happen. The Peacekeepers quickly realize something is wrong and proceed to investigate what it is about. They quickly realize Catherine, a brown-haired girl standing in the seventeen years old area, is partially deaf, probably due to an injury during the war or after it as a form of repression by the Capitol. A Peacekeeper adverts her in sign language that she was chosen as a tribute and the girl opens her mouth in shock and appears to be about to cry, but quickly recomposes and makes her way to the stage followed by the Peacekeepers.

While she walks up the stage, there is a surprising moment when the whole district starts to applaud the girl and it was so loud she could hear it, so she opens a huge smile. Tonsel looks pretty impressed but rushes to the boys' bowl. "Well, and the male tribute is... Gr-"

"I volunteer!" An unique scream comes from the fifteen years old boys' area. A boy with darker hair that looks taller than the average of his age runs to the stage and is also met with a large round of applause. Tonsel asks for him to introduce himself. "My name is Archippos Montana and I'm the volunteering male tribute of District Ten". The crowd still does not understand why he volunteered in the first place, but continue to applaud.

District Eleven
One of the most affected districts by the Capitol opression after the Rebellion, District Eleven is the most populated District in Panem along with District Two but the district's main plaza looks empty. The main reason for this is that a lot of young kids, who were leading the rebellion or were associates with those who were leading, were executed and murdered during the post-Rebellion. The whole district is surrounded by a large amount of Peacekeepers armed with powerful guns. They are ready to repress any kind of riot after the reapings.

The escort for this tribute is an old lady with white hair called Anacilu Telapor, and she looks pretty tense, which is normal since no other escort was assigned to a district so heavily supervised as District Eleven. The same propaganda for The Hunger Games that aired on District Seven, calling the war orphans to volunteer themselves to honor the memory of their parents and district by winning the games, is shown. Anacilu waits for the movie to be over, and then greets everyone.

She then goes up to the girls' bowl. Before she could even read the paper clip, a yell managed to get everyone's attention.

"I volunteer!" Screams a thin dark-skinned girl from the eighteen years old area. She appears to be thin but has surprisingly muscular arms, probably due to physical work. She rushes to the stage and is given the microphone by Anacilu. "Hello, my name is Hendaqué Greenlime and I volunteer as a tribute". There is some quick applauses for her as a form of respect by the crowd but the Peacekeepers quickly set it off. Anything can be seen as a form of rebellion on District Eleven.

"Now for the boys!" The white haired escort shouts, as she walks over to the other side of the stage. "The male tribute is-"

"I volunteer!" Another screen is heard, this time a masculine one. A boy emerges from the sixteen years old, his appearance reminds a lot of the girl's visuals. "My name is Hami Greenlime and I volunteer as a tribute".

The whole district responds in shock as they all realize the same thing: Hendaqué and Hami are siblings, and are going together into The Hunger Games. Both sister and brother hold hands and lift them up in the sky as a form of union. Immediately, the crowd bursts into applauses and war whistles, and a hell is instaurated as Peacekeepers march into action while the tributes are escorted backstage.

District Twelve
The last reaping process to be broadcast is the one of District Twelve, which takes place in a small plaza in the center of the district while some young and thin kids are standing in groups according to their ages. District Twelve is one of the poorest districts and was heavily affected by the repression of Capitol, most of the eligible boys and girls are war orphans. Katie Nayomie, a middle-aged woman from the Capitol wearing nothing but a black mini dresses and lots of jewels, walks up on the stage and introduces herself.

After that, the propaganda for the Hunger Games is shown once again, in the same way it was showed on District Seven and Eleven, for example, calling the orphans to fight for their family's pride and glory. Katie adds fuel to this in her speech, making sure to remember the crowd that a volunteer could take place of the reaped person in the Games if they think they have a chance to survive and live the glorious aftermath. When it's over, Kater walks over to the girls' reaping ball without warning.

"The female tribute of District Twelve is... Helena Taekyung." A weak looking, small sixteen year old girl walks out of her place in the audience. The camera focuses immediately on the tear in her left eye. She continues to walk slowly until she reaches the stage. Her hair is as dark as coal and she uses it to cover her red eyes from being shown in front of everyone. As soon as she is introduced and the district remains silent, Katie yells "It is time for the boys!"

"The male tribute of District Twelve is... Mateo Dolanxie." A boy at the age of seventeen walks up to the stage. He's smiling the whole time, to the surprise of the Capitol's audience. He is surprisingly very good look, with muscular features as contrary of the rest of the district. He is probably from the wealthy area. He looks over at his district counterpart, and feels pity. He knows she'll not last long. He tries not to show it, though.