User blog:ThePandaAssaain/The 524th Hunger Games

Hey! welcome to my first games! there gonna be awsome!

If you want to submit, please read the rules

Introduction
After the defeat of the rebels during the 2nd dark days, president snow restarted the games, starting with the 76th games. They have continued for hundreds of years.

Rules
1. I will accept 4 tributes per user, but you will be able to submit as many as you like.

2. Alliances will be made at group training

3. These games will contain 1-13 districts, and the Capitol

4. Dont be mad if your tributes die

5. Lastly try to follow this tribute guide as best you can

Name:

District: (3 in order of preference)

Age:

Appearance:

Height:

History/Backstory:

Personality:

Weapon: (less then 3)

Strength: (2 non-weapons) Weakness: (minumum of 2)

Allies: (stay with team, form smaller alliance, or go alone)

Bloodbath Strategy:

Token: (optional)

Arena
The Arena will be a huge Island, with the cornocopia inside a volcano. There are several exits out the volcano into the island outside. There are several zones on the island, a jungle, containing monkey mutts and poisonus food, a meadow, with  flat grass cotaining small ponds, and there is also a pyramid containing death traps but food inside. There is a fresh water lake with fish mutts, but they dont often attack, and finally a mud plain with a river flowing through it

Alliances
If you want to make an alliance, ask the tributes creator that you want to ally with. If you dont, I will just do whatever your tributes alliance said when you submited them.

Careers: Luna Fern (2), Dalton King (4), Mark Matthews (1), Harvey Dent (7), Katy Rose (12), Ruby Apolist (1), Aqua Marine (4), Alder Webb (2)

Capitol,  D12, D8 and D13 alliance: Zabian Mockingfry (cap), Ian Blake (13), Shawn Seam (12), Sara Stone (8), Micheal Morgan (3)

D10, D7 and D8 alliance: Caleb Stoll (8), Morgan Ryder (10), Blaise Cooper (7)

D7, D13 and D6 alliance: Selena Kyle (7), Winter Pine (6), Sandy Moral (13), Chase Pansworth (5)

Loners: Aliya Andropov (10), Selene Davae (3), Oreale Gae (9), Titanium Gold (11),  Iva Cade (cap), Mayilsee Mithril (5), Flint Grain (9), Barbanaty Pologamous (11)

Sponsering
You know the drill. Each Tribue starts with $400. Your tributes gain $50 for every kill. If all your tributes die, dont worry, you can still sponser other poeples tributes. If your tribute dies, they will disappear from the table. When you want to send something, just leave a comment.

Weapons

 * Sword: 100
 * Knife: 50
 * Dagger: 80
 * Throwing Knives (x10): 100
 * Spear: 110
 * Mace: 85
 * Axe: 95
 * Throwing Axes (x4): 110
 * Crossbow: 160
 * Bow: 120
 * Quiver of Arrows (x12): 25
 * Trident: 125
 * Rocks (x12): 25
 * Blowgun: 50
 * Darts (x12): 25
 * Machete: 80
 * Whip: 85
 * Rocks [for slingshot]: 25
 * Shurikens: 250
 * Sickle: 150

Food & Water

 * Water: 60
 * Milk: 40
 * Bread: 40
 * Fruits 1 (Apple, banana, orange, pear): 110
 * Fruits 2 (Strawberry, papaya, melon, peach): 100
 * Soup: 80
 * Dried Meat: 90
 * Raw Meat: 50
 * Complete Refection: 200

Medicine

 * Instant Relief: 400
 * Burn Cream: 95
 * Freeze Cream: 90
 * Bandages: 80
 * Pain Killer: 115
 * Antidote (for poison): 95
 * Band Aid (x10): 50
 * Sleep Spray: 95
 * Iodine: 25

Warmth

 * Sleeping Bag: 170
 * Blanket: 160
 * Parka: 250

Special Items

 * Night-vision Glasses: 250
 * Lighter: 100
 * Snowshoes: 100
 * Wooden Shield: 110
 * Arrow Armor: 75
 * Map of Arena: 600
 * Tribute Localizator: 700

Others

 * Camouflage Paints: 100
 * Net: 50
 * Wire: 75
 * Backpack: Small (100); Medium (200); Large (425)
 * Plastic of piece: 20
 * Rope: 30
 * Empty Backpack: 50
 * Raft: 275
 * Paddles: 100
 * Poison: 75
 * Matches: 45

Tribute Staus
Here you can see what your tributes have and what they need. It will be blank until the games start.

Here is an example;

Capitol: Ivi Cade
"Selina Wilson", shouts our district escort. Another poor girl sent to die in the games, I think to myself. She walks up to the stage, crying, and she's only 12 years old. I might hate the gamemakers, for what they do to us, but I used to be one of them. They offered me the job when I moved to the capitol, something tells me they would not have let me say no. In fact, I designed this years arena. Suddenly I decide that if anyone should be going to fight to the death in the arena, it should be me, and not this girl who will most likely die instantly in the bloodbath. At the top of my voice I shout "I VOLUNTEER!", I walk up to the stage, and the girl who is still crying her eyes out whispers, "Thank you". I stand on the stage and reflect on what i've just done, when the escort shouts out, "Zabian Mockingfry" and a boy with purple skin and green hair walks to the stage. He does'nt look afraid, but up close I can tell he is holding back tears. The escort ushers us onto the train, and the last I see of the reaping area is my mothers shocked face, stained with tears. Oh no, I completely forgot about her, how will she cope when im gone? But I guess she will have to find a way. On the short train journey, I make attemps at talking to Zabian, but he seems more interested in his feet than me. What have I got myself into?

District 1: Mark Matthews
I walk down stairs into the kitchen, my parents tell me I got up too late. " Heading off to art lessons son?" My father asks, " errr, yeah, sure dad..." my parents are mad on art, and they think I attend art lessons everyday. Yeah right, I wasnt going to waste my time with art lessons. I walk down the street, and see my brother Sam and my freind Oliver talking to each other. "Were are you two going?" I ask, "Its reaping day, remember" says Sam. Oh damn, reaping day, I completely forgot. The three of us run to the reaping, and were late, they've already chosen the girl, I recognise her from shcool, Ruby Apolist, she's one of the best in the training centre. The escort goes over to the girls bowl and picks out, "Sam Mattews" no my brother! but surley there will be volunteers. I look over at the other boys to see why there are no volunteers and I see them sniggering and laughing. Of course, Sam isnt the most popular person here, and I'd bet my life that these boys want nothing more than to see him die. "I VOLUNTEER!" I shout, Sam may be older than me, but I have more training experiance than him. I walk up to the stage, Sam is shaking his head, mouthing the words "no" but its too late now. I stand next to Ruby, and the escort anouces, " Ladies and Gentlemen, we have our tributes for the 524th anual hunger games, Mark Mattews and Ruby Apolist!". The croud goes crazy, and our escort ushers us onto the train. Its a long trip to the Capitol from here, so I talk to Ruby, but she keeps talking about this boy called Emerald, and how they will be together after she wins. But there can be only one winner, and that will be me.

District 2: Alder Webb
Im in the training centre still, I keep trying to tell myself to go home and get some rest, but I just keep hurling Axe after Axe into the training dummies, and when I've completly shreaded one of them I move on to the next, and I've been doing this for several hours. I have to train for the games though, and im going to volunteer and win, I'll make sure of that. I've just destroyed the last dummy in the training centre, when the reaping bell rings. What! no! thats impossible, I cant have been up all night can I? I sprint to the reaping centre, pushing over several poeple as I go but I dont care. I see the zapper lady looking at me, but theres not time. The escort is just picking out the names when I dive into the croud and scream "I VOLUNTEER!" before anyone else can. "Oh my" says the escort, "Well that was the girls reapings you just volunteered for, but come up here anyway". How embarrasing, everyone is laughing at me for volunteering for the female tribute. I'll make them all pay when I get back, but atleast I got in. "Luna Fern" Says the escort. A girl with a maniacle look on her face walks up to the stage, I've seen her in the training centre, she rips up dummy after dummy with those wierd ass swords that I've forgoten the name of. We get on the train, and Luna starts talking to me. She's vicous, evil, and cant wait for a kill, just like me. And anyone else like me will have more than a fair chance in these games.

District 3: Selene Davae
Another day in District 3, I think to myself as I walk past the factories to the reaping area. This is the only day they let me out of prison, the reaping day, and it's my first one. Nervously I aproach the zapper lady, who pricks my finger and I flinch slightly, it hurts more than it looks. I follow some other girls my age into a roped off section with a sign saying '15F', I guess that's were I should be. The escort finally comes on stage. She's been here for 24 years and I can tell that she's getting tired of escorting a District that nearly always never wins. "This is my last reapings, so let's get this over with" she says unenthusiasticly. She walks over to the boys bowl and picks out a slip of paper. "Micheal Morgan!" she shouts. A scared looking boy with blonde hair walks up to the stage. He's small in posture and doesn't show much promise. I hope the person joining him is good, I think to myself as the escort pulls out a slip of paper. "Selene Davae!" she reads of the paper. No, that's me, but I would'nt be surprised if the peacekeepers had something to do with this. Is this their alternative to execute me? I don't really pay attention to what happens next, the escort announces our names, and then the train ride, but all I really think is that District 3 is doomed.

District 4: Aqua Marina
I've just speared my last fish for today, when I here somebody aproaching me from behind. Its my dad. " Hey, Aqua" he says, " Hey dad" I reply. " Shouldnt you be heading off to the reapings now?" he asks me, " Well dad, as much as I want to volunteer, you know, to get the family honour back, I sort of dont want to because what if I dont return?", I ask. " Aqua, you've been training since you were a tiny little girl, and I have the upmost confidence you can come back" he replies. " Really?" I say, " Really" he replies. "Ok, better get going then" I say. I walk up to my families seaside cottage, Its been our house ever since the ... Incident. Suddenly I go into a horrible flashback again, were I made that girl look like a fool in the training centre, and when she burned our house and everything we owned in retaliation. That was two years ago now, and im going to volunteer and win the games so I can gain back my families wealth and honour. I head off to the reaping area, and get my finger pricked by the zapper lady. I walk over to a sign that reads '14F' signifing my age and gender, and wait for the escort. A man with pink hair and a blue suit jumps onto the stage, like with most capitol poeple, its not a good look, but he's been here for years and knows how to get the croud pumped. " Hey District 4!" he shouts, and I scream along with the rest of the croud. " This is my last year, so lets get straight to it eh?, any volunteers?" He does'nt bother with the actual reapings here in 4, and its good because this means you only go into the games if you want to. "I VOLUNTEER!" I scream along with everyone else. "lets see now, were gonna have you, and you" He points to me and another boy with ginger hair. " Names please" says our escort. " Im Dalton King" says the boy, "And im Aqua Marina". I see her then in the croud, Annebelle, the girl who ruined my life by burning down my families house. She has an angry look on her face, and I stick my tounge out at her. We go onto the train, and I talk to Dalton, who's kind of a snob, and normally I hate poeple like that, but im just so excited about being picked. District 4 will win this year.

District 5: Chase Pansworth
I wake up, just in time to hear the reaping bell. Damn. I quickly pull on some clothes and run out of my front door, or should I say, my foster parents front door, ever since they moved there. Those lazy snobs probably havent woken up yet. Well, they arent going to see for the next couple weeks, because im volunteering. I need to get away from them by any means, they dont even let me out the house most of the time. This is the only way I can escape, even if it is a bloody battle to the death. I walk into my designated section '14M' and wait for the escort. She comes on, the plump women who, despite most capitol poeple, tries to make it as painless as possible for us by doing things really quickly. She quickly scoops out one name from the boys, and one from the girls, and says " Now I know that the reapings arent very popular in District 5, so lets get this done", then she reads the names,  and says "Jake Quinlin and Rosy Couper!" and then I shout " I VOLUNTEER!" along with this other girl. We both walk to the stage, and anounce our names. " Im Chase Pansworth" I say, " And im Mayilsee Mithril" says the girl in a quiet voice. She is wearing a black hood that conceals most of her face, but she must brave to volunteer like that. " Good Luck to this years tributes" says the escort in a sad voice. Th croud claps half-heartedly, and I notice my foster parents arent here. Pfft, they'll find out soon enough. I go onto the train, and dont bother talking to Mayilsee, because she seems a bit weird. All I know is that im anxous to meet this years compitition in the trianing centre.

District 6: Winter Pine
"Camila Stone!", Shouts our over enthusiastic escort. The girl does'nt even move before I shout, " I VOLUNTEER!" at the top of my voice. " Thank you..." the girl manages to get out before she faints. I walk to the stage, I dont want to do this, but I have to, for my dad. It used to be great with him, after mum left, he was still happy, it was me and him against the world. But then he got sick. Very sick. So sick that he cant even move, and the only medicine for it is far to expensive, and the only way to get rich quick around here is winning the games. Then I can save my dad, and it will all be happy again, just like before. The escort asks for my name, " Winter Pine" I say confidently into the microphone. " Alright then, lets see who will be joining you!" says the escort happily. She struts over to the boys bowl and sticks her hand in, pulling out another name. " Blaise Cooper". A boy with an evil look in his eyes walks to the stage, he's smiling, like he wanted to be chosen. Blaise stands next to me and th escort anounces our names. " Ladies and Gentlemen, our soon to be victors, Blaise Cooper and Winter Pine". The croud cheers, maybe because me and Blaise might actually have a chance at winning. We board the train, and set off for the Capitol. Im a little scared of Blaise, but he's a strong tribute and would make a good allie.

District 7: Harvey Dent
'RIIIP',The dummies head flies several feet before landing on the ground. I throw another axe into a dummies neck 'RIIP'. Im in the little training place that I set up in the woods. I have some axes and knives, and usually practice against trees, but as this is the day I will volunteer, Im using the dummies because no matter whether I win or die in the games I will never come back here. The reaping bell rings, and I make my way to the sqaure. Everyone looks at me, I see parents telling their kids to stay away from me. I've always been the scary kid who trains in the woods, and I love it, nobody will mess with me, not even the peacekeepers. I walk into an area with a sign saying '17M'. After a long wait, our good old escort comes on the stage. Well, atleast I think he's good, because nobody else here likes the games. Im so excited to get into the games, that if any other boy volunteers, I'll snap their neck on the spot. The mayor finishes his boring ass speach, were like the only district that still has the mayor speech in the reapings. Finally, the escort reaches into the girls bowl and pulls out a name, " Selena Kyle!" shouts the escort, and a girl with  a weird cat ears hat walks to the stage. She wont last. The escort reaches into the bowl and pulls out the name, but before he can read it, I scream, " I VOLUNTEER!". " Oh how exciting!" says the escort. " Whats your name son?", I snatch the microphone from his hands and shout, " Im Harvey Dent, your next victor!" the croud seems shocked. Good. I board the train, and Selena keeps babbeling on about something, until I say, " If you dont stop talking, I'll make sure you die in the bloodbath" I say. That shut her up.

District 8: Sara Stone
"Sara!", shouts my mother from downstairs,"WHAT!" I scream back at her." Get down here, it's reaping day!" she says. Ugh, reaping day, well at least I'm off school. And I'll get to hang out with my friends after, if none of them get chosen, wich will probably never happen as we all live in a rich part of 8 where terrasea is not needed. I walk down stairs and scoff down my breakfast. " Better hurry along now Sara, your brothers already gone" my mother says. " Ok, I'm going, bye!". My mums alright, but can be a bit annoying sometimes. I head off to my section of the reaping area, and talk to all the other girls their. It's great bieng the most popular girl in the District, because everybody knows me or has at least heard of me. The horrible escort comes on stage. " Thank god it's my last year with this District, so let get this done with" she says, and receives a huge boo from the crowd. No tributes have ever won in 8 while she's been escort, and poeple think she's put a curse on the whole District. She walks over to the girls bowl and picks out a name. " Sara Stone" she reads. ME!?. How? My chances are 4 in however many thousand kids are in District 8, how could it be me? I walk nervously to the stage, everyone is looking at me shocked. The most popular girl in the District, being sent to die, they must think. I am processing what has just happened when the escort shouts out " Caleb Stoll", I've heard that name before, it's a 12 year old boy from my school, he isn't that tough, but he's quiete atheletic. We both get pushed on the train, and are told to wait until we arrive. Its a long journey, so eventually I talk to Caleb, and he seems nice enough, but this is the hunger games, and nice has no place here.

District 9: Flint Grain
I'm stood atop a big hill, looking out over District 9. It's a beautiful place here, the long rolling grain fields, the farms and grassy meadows. It's only spoiled by the factories at the west of the District, where the grain processed. The reaping bell sounds, and I sprint downhill to my families small  house, we aren't rich, but we're happy all the same. I pick up my sister from the house. " Flint, what would you do if I got chosen?" my sister asks. " well I'd volunteer for you" I reply. " but your the one who keeps the family alive, how would we cope?" she says. " Well I have the skills to win the games, and then we'd be the richest, happiest family in the District" I reply. We walk to the reaping area, and get our fingers pricked. My sister has always been scared of that zapper lady, but she copes alright. After a few minutes wait, the escort hobbles on stage. He's a small man with a giant pink fluffy wig, and my sister laughs when she see's him. " hello Distict 9!" he says, " lets get this reaping underway shall we?". He walks over to the girls bowl and picks out a name. " Oreale Gae!" shouts the escort. A girl with weird pink hair walks to the stage. Few, it wasn't my sister. Then he walks over to the boys bowl and picks out another name. " Flint Grain" he says. I sigh, I knew I had a lot of names in there, so it wasn't a surprise. I know I have the skill to win these games, but I'm actually quiete scared, although I don't let it show. " ladies and gentlemen, our hopefully soon to be victors, Flint Grain and Oreale Gae!" shouts the escort. We get onto the train, and I start talking to Oreale, but she doesn't respond for some reason, I mean, it's not like she's an Avox or anything is it? I talk to our escort, who tells me Oreale is an Avox. Oh.

District 10: Morgan Ryder
I wake up and walk downstairs. My parents left me breakfast and a note on the table, so I gulp down the food and look at the note. It reads;

' Morgan, sorry we can't come to your first reaping, but we have to get the cattle ready for the winter. After the reaping you can come and help us'

I head out the front door, thinking to myself. I've never been to the reaping before, our family has never had to go. I wonder what it's like, bieng picked for the games, I imagine it would be very scary. I get to the reaping place, and a lady says to me " finger please" I hold out my finger, and the lady jabbers it with this zapper thing. I think it hurts a lot, but I don't show it. I see a bunch of other boys my age in a section labeled '12M' so stand there until the escort comes on. I've never seen Capitol poeple before, and when the escort comes on the stage, I get a shock. She has yellow skin, orange hair and high heels that are at least 6ft high, so she has trouble walking. " Ok, District 10, this is my last year so let's hope for a victor this year!" she says. This gets a half hearted cheer from the crowd. She stumbles over to the girls bowl and pulls out a slip of paper. Then she walks over to the boys bowl and picked out another. " and our tributes are, Aliya Andropov and Morgan Ryder!". Oh no, it can't be me, not on my first year! I walk to the stage thinking how I'm to young to die, and that I have to get the cows ready for the winter later. A girl who looks much older than me stands next to me on the stage. She has brown hair in a ponytail and a fierce look on her face. She might have a chance here, but I'm not so sure about my chances. We get put on the train, and Aliya immediately walks into a separate room. Looks like I need to find some other Allies.

District 11: Barbanaty Pologamous
Im walking down this grey corridor, peacekeepers flanking me on both sides. My head hurts, and my memory is a little fuzzy. What was the last thing I remember, I think to myself. The hovercarft bombing my house in the woods, the peacekeepers beating me and making me volunteer. I had been living in the woods for 7 months now, after the forest fire that poeple presumed had killed me. It was a much simpleler life, hunting in the woods, living off the enviroment, but I knew it was only a matter of time before the peacekeepers found me. We come to the end of the corridor, and im blinded by the light that shines in my eyes. I see im in the reaping plaza, and they have already picked the girl, she has black hair streaked with pink, and she is stood there confidently. The escort says my name " Barbanaty Pologamous" and the peacekeepers shove me onto the stage. " Ladies and Gentlemen, this years tributes, Barbanaty Pologamous and Titanium Gold!", shouts the escort. Me and Titanium get literally shoved through the justice building by peacekeepers and thrown onto the train. Titanium tells me her story, how she was kiddnaped from the capitol and taken here, and I tell her mine. Seems we all have sad tales to tell, but i'll have a much sadder one in the next few weeks.

District 12: Katy Rose
How long have I been here, I wonder. Just staring at the electric fence since I woke up, wondering what was beyond, but never having the courage to cross over it. My family already left for the reaping, so I finally start walking towards the justice building were the reaping is held. I think of my brother Brian, who has severe astma, and would never have a chance in these games. But if he was chosen, I couldnt volunteer for him, and thats what I worry about every year on reaping day. I finally get to the square, have my finger pricked, and wait for the escort. Finally a tall woman walks on the stage with a huge green wig thats about 5ft high. The Capitol poeple look so ridicullus. She doesnt mess around, even though its her last year as escort, she walks straight to the boys bowl and pulls out a name, and then walks over to the girls bowl and pulls out another one. " Our tributes this year are" she says, " Shawn Seam and Katy Rose!". Shocked, I walk up to the stage with a scrawny looking boy. I see my brother in the crowd, he looks to shocked to move. I feel so sorry for him, just then, he faints. I run off the stage to help him, but the peacekeepers hold me back. I scream and kick and begg them to let me help my brother, until I feel a sharp stabbing pain in my back. My muscles go floppy, and I feel so tired... so tired, and I forget my brother and the reapings and drift into a deep sleep.

District 13: Sandy Moral
I wake up to a blinding light, and when my vision returns, I see I'm in my bedroom. The white walls of 13 can be kind of creepy, as there's no other colour here. I walk over to the print machine and get my Arn stamped, I see the words 'reaping' in just 10 minutes from now. I run downstairs to get my breakfast. My family says good morning to me, and say good morning back. " your brother has already gone to meet you, Sandy" says my mum. " ok, I'll go catch him up" I say. My brother is only 11, so he doesn't have to attend the reaping, but he does, just to make sure I don't get reaped. For some reason he thinks if he's there, then they wont pick me. I see him waiting in the crowd after I get my finger pricked. I go over to him, he has a scared look on his face, I smile at him. " why aren't you scared?" he asks me. " Because, my army training has prepared me for this, so if I get picked, I know how to fight, unlike other that might be picked", I reply. He nods, but I can tell he's still uneasy. The escort comes on stage and says, " hello District 13! This my last year, so let's hope for a winner!". He walks over the boys bowl and picks out a name. " Iron Blake" he says. A strong looking, 18 year old muscular boy walks to the stage. He has a blank expression and plain grey clothes. The escort walks over to the girls bowl and picks out a slip of paper. " Sandy Moral" he says. Me? I walk up to the stage and look at my brother. He has a sad look on his face, like he was expecting this. " ladies and gentlemen, our tributes, Iron Blake and Sandy Moral!" the crowd claps, but doesn't cheer. We get put in an elevator and brought to the surface. The Capitol is so far away from here that our DIstrict uses hovercraft to get there, instead of trains like the other Districts. I suspect all the others are at the training centre already, except maybe 12. On the journey, Iron is as silent as ever, I just sit on my own while the escort and my mentor talk. What a team.

Caleb Stolls POV
Im the last to arrive at group training. The head trainer isnt here yet, so I take a look at the other tributes. The Capitol tributes dont really stand out to me, the District 1 tributes look quiete strong as usual, the District 2 tributes look purly vicious. The District 3 tributes arent anything special, and in District 4, the girl looks strong but the boy looks like a snob. The District 5 boy looks quiete strong, the girl just looks wierd, the District 6 tributes both look tough, and the District 7 boy scares me. In District 8, theres me and the snobby girl Sara, who's done nothing but cry since we left. In District 9, the boy looks tough, and the girl isnt talking to anyone. In 10 the tributes look suprisingly tough, there not muscular or anything, but they just have that strong aura to them. The 11 and 12 tributes dont look that strong, but the 13 tributes look like soldiers, especially the boy. Wow, theres alot of strong tributes here, I dont like my chances.

Luna Ferns POV
Nick, the head trainer, has just finished his boring speach about how stupid things like plant identification can mean life or death in the arena. Yeah right, its knowing how to kill that really wins these games. The careers bolt over to the weapon stations. We mess around with all the weapons, Mark throws a spear 14 metres into a dummies head, and Aqua spears three dummies heads like a kebab with her trident. " Hey, guys, should we start the tryouts now?" says Alder, who is the uneleccted leader of the careers.

" Why not?" says Ruby. A few tributes come to try. First is the boy from 7. He decapitates serveral dummies with some axes, then picks up a crossbow and shoots 5 dummies between the eyes. I clap, along with the other careers. Next is the girl from 12. She picks up a trident and does the same manoever Aqua did, and then throws the trident into a dummies heart at 10 metres away. She was good. Finally its the boy from 10. He picks up a slingshot, and shoots a few dummies with it. Its not very impressive, but he's quiete good. " Everyone, huddle up." says Alder.

" I say the boy from 7", says Dalton.

" Yeah, him and the 12 girl I think", I say.

" What about the boy from 10?" says Mark.

" Nah, he wasnt that good", replies Alder.

We all turn to face our tryouts, and Alder says, " Ok, we want you and you". He points to the 7 boy and the 12 girl. Then he points to the 10 boy, " And you, you were weak and will probably die in the bloodbath.". The boy spits at his feet and walks off cursing under his breath. The 7 boy, who I learn is called Harvey, kinda scares me a bit, but I dont say. He chatting and making jokes with Alder and Ruby. The girl from 12, Katy I think, has gone of with Mark, the two of them are holding hands and talking. I see the 10 boy eyeing him jealously. I think we had some pretty good recruits this year.