User blog:Mopping/The Mutt Games

Introduction
The lonely gamemaker, crosses the room, grabs out a small wooden box. Inside this small wooden boxes are envelopes. He picks the one up that has "175" on the front. He opens it up and reads inside, while reading his smile gets wider and wider. "Goodluck tributes!" he says to no-one.

Let the mutt games begin!

Update- There will be more than 1 winner!

The Tributes
Bold=Careers

Crossed Out= Dead

Reapings
District One- Kendall Mason

It's a chilly morning, "Are you ready yet" calls my mother from the other room, "in a min i reply". I just didn't tell her which minute. As soon as im ready we make our way torwards the center of town. I see the two bowls, containing my name in the boys one. 6 slips in there contain "Kendall Mason". The announcer crosses to the girls bowl and picks out a slip. "Jade Sycamore" she calls. I bury my face in my hands, not her... then she crosses to the boys bowl and picks out a slip "Kendall Mason". It takes me a couple seconds to realise thats me.

District Two- Amber Quarts

Me and Slate are racing towards the reaping area, it's not because were late, well maybe we are a bit. But its because i want to beat him again. I'm not sure were we are racing to because we both stop when we get to the reaping area and go to our designated spots. I enter an area with other 17 year old girls. The announcer says what an honour it is and blah blah blah."May the odds be ever in your favour" she calls. She pulls out a girls slip and calls "Suzanne Valves", "I Volunteer!" i shout, and walk up to the podium. She then reaps the boys name. " Chuck Prime" she calls. "I VOLUNTEER" comes a shout from the crowd. I see Slate walking up smiling at me.

District Three- Chelsea Foringheff

I push my blonde hair out of my eyes to see the escort walking onto the stage. It's the day of the reaping, most people dread it. Some people cant wait for it, to have a chance to volunteer. Victors get a wonderful life and loosers die. The escort dosen't look very happy, probally wants to go up to district one and two, to see their victors. But i'll show her, i'll give district three a victor. She walks over to the girls bowl, grabs out a slip and yells "Catherine Males". The small 13 year old girl barely has time to start walking before i scream at the top of my lungs,"I Volunteer" i walk up to the stage and smile. Now time to see what useless boy i will be fighting this year, she walks to the boys bowl, picks up the slip and says the name. "Jeremiah Heddorian" shes calls out, the boy walks up to the stage, his green eyes reflecting off the announcers glasses. We shake hands, he may think were allies, but to me, we are enemies.

The Arena
The arena is a circular shape, grassy wetlands to the north, forest to the south, high crop fields to the east and a snow covered mountain to the west.

Sponsoring
I will handle the sponsoring give the tributes something each day!

The Mutts
1. Wolves

2. Evil Hunchback

3. Frogs

4. Hell Hounds

More Come As The Days Progress

Day I
 Kendall's POV- 

The wind lashes at my face, im standing on my circular tile. Sweat is pouring down my face, i take a quick peak around me to look at my surrondings. 5 tiles to my left is Jade, her hair is easily recognisable in this beating sun. We have 60 seconds to stand, then we run like hell to the cornucopia. Of course, if you step off before the 60 seconds are up, land mines reduce your body to pieces. Its easier to take your chances in the games.

The gong sounds, and i start swiftly running towards the elusive cornucopia. I'm one of the first to arrive, none of the non-careers have reached it yet. I grab a sword and stab it into the nearest tribute. The male from 8 drops to the ground bleeding heavily through the stomach. 1 down and 22 to go.

 Kajama's POV- 

I'm at the cornucopia with Cedar, the careers are also here. They haven't attacked us because we haven't told them we are just having an alliance- Me and Cedar. I'm armed with a sword while Cedar has a nice arrary of throwing knives. Just then i see another alliance- the siblings from 7 trying to get away from the action that is unfolding. I nod to Cedar and we run at them like there is no tomorrow. When we are about 5 meters away from them, Cedar throws a knife with deadly accuracy and it hits the girl in the head. She goes down, the boy looks at Cedar with terrible anger then takes off into the woods. We dont pursue as there is more tributes to kill yet.

 Slate's POV- 

My first thought is betrayal, i can see Kajama and Cedar making there way towards the woods, but infact my second thought is awesomeness. Cedar takes out a tribute then they both start making there way back to the cornucopia fight. They might not have betrayed me after all. Quite shortly after these thoughts the ground under me shakes and a mutt with razor sharp claws enters the cornucopia area. It has a hunched back with claws that could tear you in half in an instant. It kind of looked like an evil Hunchback of Natredam. It starts running at an unhumanly pace, knocking aside a startled tribute and heading straight for the battle centre. It screams a battle cry and is answered by the arrival of a wolf mutt. It's teeth bared in hatred for all tributes. They do call these the mutt games, I yell to the other careers and we charge the wolf.

 Damien's POV- 

I'm hiding with Campbelle in the marshy swamp lands. We can both hear the croaking of frogs nearby. I got minimal supplies at the cornucopia, i grabbed a small backpack containing a bottle of water, some dried fruit and a small knife that could be used for cutting but probally not good for combat. Campbelle got out of there with only the clothes on her back. The croaking gets louder and before we know it, the peaceful frogs have turned into an army of unstoppable madness.

 Mara's POV- 

I've grabbed Ramm and we're running towards the safety of the woods, when a tribute crashes into Ramm, knocking him down and pinning him to the ground. It's none other than the crazy girl Lilac, Ramm whispers me to run. Lilac punches him in the stomach winding him and disabling his speech. I cant run thought, im rooted to my spot in shock. Lilac grabs her knife and stabs it into Ramm's windpipe. She throws his body aside and stands up to face me. Her long blonde hair curls around her shoulders, her blue eyes watching me intently. Then as if a miracle happens she spots another tribute a metre or so away and takes off into the woods. I look down at Ramm's liveless body. Lilac will pay for this.

 Cedar's POV- 

After we had killed the female from 7, we had gone back to the cornucopia only to see the 4 remaining careers taking on a wolf and also another mutt running towards a pack of tributes. I saw Slate eyeing me off, so i took off with Kajama into the marshy swamp land only to find the 2 tributes from 9 in the battle of there life against the merciless frogs. We decide not to help and let them deal with the frogs themselves.

 Kendall's POV- 

The howls of the wolf exhilirate me as i finish it off with my sword. Slate taps me and the shoulder and tells me Cedar and Kajama have deserted us for there own alliance. I whisper to the other careers; Amber and Jade. Our plan is to find there camp and ambush them later at night or tomorrow. Right now there are more victims out there. I rally the team and head towards a 3 way tribute battle

 Chelsea's POV- 

I'm in the forest and resting up in a tree when the fireballs start to rain down. I'm running towards, where im hoping is the edge of this horrible firey launcher. Is there some crazy yoghurt eating gamemaker clicking buttons to try to make my life end. As if on cue, a fireball erupts right infront of me, i fall over clutching my leg. I look up into the cloudless sky and realise it might be the last beautiful sight i ever see. The crazy yoghurt eating game maker ends my life by sending a fireball right onto me.

 Damien's POV- 

The frogs are swarming over me and Campbelle, the knife that i hold wont protect us for long, i slice it down crazily at an object. The croak of a frog death confirms that i hit one, Campbelle is not doing aswell as i am, shes using the backpack to knock them away. Sweat is pouring off both of us, these games are just too much. Not one minute of peace it seems. Then i hear a shriek of terror as Campbelle is over welmed by the frogs. One of them is about to start feeding on her, when an arrow sticks out of its throat. I look up on the rise to see Aaron from 12 standing there, bow and arrow in hand looking menancingly at the frogs.

 Lilac's POV- 

I'm owning these two kids from 13, Esmerelda and Kyle. Kyle has a small knife and is incompatent with it. Esmerelda has her sword, is good with it but not as good as me. I turn to the sounds of crunching foot steps and larger sounds coming from the opposite direction. I look to the left for a split second to see 4 careers coming towards the fight. On the right is a hunched back mutt with claws. Both Kyle and Esmerelda are too watching the mutt, I stab my sword into Kyle, he falls to the ground. Then the careers arrive at the scene, and shortly after the mutt.

 Amber's POV- 

The careers and I have rallyed together and are fighting Lilac, Esmerelda and the hunchbacked mutt. I have my trusty sword and i stab it into the mutts shoulder, he roars and slices the closest tribute- Slate. I jump up and stab the tribute on the ground. Kyle i think his name is, Esmerelda starts to cry and run away, into the safety of the woods. Lilac also takes flight leaving the rest of us fighting the mutt. Kendall stabs it in the head and for good measure decapitates it. We head back to the cornucopia and realise the fighting has finished. The cannons start sounding.. One...two...three...four...five. Only five tributes killed, not many at all. We set up camp and get ready for the night.

 Campbelle's POV- 

Aaron from 12 has allied with us. He helped drive away the frogs. It seems he got a bow at the cornucopia, so hes guarding us. 5 cannons were fired. It's now dark and we will see there pictures in the sky. First to appear is the girl from 3. So districts 1 and 2 made it, no surprise there. The next to appear is the girl from 7 then the male from 8. That means all the careers have made it through the day. The last two to appear are the males from 11 and 13. The capitol seal re-appears and we are plunged back into darkness.

Deaths On Day 1

Chealsea Foringheff

Brittanic De Leon

Cooper Smith

Ramm Lockhart

Kyle Sutherland

Total Dead: 5

Day II
 Aaron's POV- 

I'm getting shaken awake by Campbelle and Damien, we can hear tributes voices and footsteps coming towards us, i load my bow and aim it directly at the sound. The first career runs into the camp, i recognize him now as Slate, next comes Jade and i bury my arrow in her stomach. Her cannon fires and i aim my bow at Slate. He knocks it away, quickly atfter 2 other careers come into the camp; Amber and Kendall. Kendall is fuming at the death of his district partner. I look to my left and wonder where Damien is. I look up and see him in the tree, knife at the ready to kill. Kendall walks up to me, "Did you kill her" he asks me in his husky voice. I dont reply, i get a punch in the stomach for it. He takes out his sword and is about to deliver the death blow, but Campbelle intervenes.

The sword catches her in the stomach and she goes down like a tonne of bricks, her sacrifice will not be in vain. I run as fast as i can away from there.

 Damien's POV- 

I jump down from my tree and walk over to Campbelle's body, the huge gash in her stomach in far beyond healing. I hold her hand and cry her to death. I look in the direction Aaron went, i must follow him and continue the alliance.

 Cedar's POV- 

Two cannons pull me up short, i look at Kajama and she just raises her eyebrows and we continue our work. We are raiding the careers camp. They were dumb enough to leave some of there supplies lying around, probally thought no-one would dare raid them, well there wrong, we are right now. I grab some food, stuff it into my backpack. I take a couple drink bottles and a small knife. Kajama is doing the same, quickly grabbing what she can. I then find a pile of matches, i could have some fun with these. Just then i look up to see the careers coming into the clearing, they shout at us and start running at full pase. I tell Kajama to run, i swiftly light a match and drop it onto the careers bounty, it creates a wall of flames and im grateful for its safety.

 Brendan's POV- 

The glint of the silver parachute in the sunlight lights my face up with joy. Inside me and Carriettum find; a bow and a sheath of 12 arrows, a small hunting knife and a blowgun with 20 darts. We head out to hunt and in no time Carriettum has killed 2 rabbits with her bow and i find some poisonous plants to dip my blowgun darts in. We head back to our camp among the trees, the sun is slowly dipping behind the hills. A couple hours later we hear the anthem playing. First to appear in the night sky is the girl from district one, wow thats amazing for a career to go out so early in the games. The next to appear is Campbelle from 9. Her face leaves the sky and the seal reapears. Only 2 deaths today, the crowd will be getting restless. The gamemakers are going to have to do something terrible tomorrow.

 Slate's POV- 

Cedar destroyed our whole camp, it went up in flames into the night sky. We quickly extuingished it with our water and clothes, but the damage was already done. We took off in the direction that Cedar and Kajama took, thirsty for their blood, they will both die a horrible death.

Deaths On Day 2:

Jade Sycamore

Campbelle Frost

Total Dead: 7

Day III
 Head Gamemaker's POV- 

Sitting at his desk, watching the 2nd day of the games recap. A knock at the door takes his eyes away from the screen. "Come in" he says in his snake-like voice. Another gamemaker enters, only a couple years of being a gamemaker, he was one of the best in the capitol. "What is your reason, to be here" asks the head gamemaker. "The games are getting boring, only two died on day two, we need something big to happen, to kill off a few more tributes" replies the gamemaker. "What do you suggest". "I suggest that we create a massive earthquake, spliting the arena and making a massive ditch in the side, then we wack some bridges over it, and then we can destroy them while tributes are on them if we like". "Are you saying i'm doing a horrible job" screams the head gamemaker at the man. "Oh no sir!" he replies quickly.

The head gamemaker in a fit of rage, picks up a sharp knife off his desk and stabs it into the gamemakers neck. "actually, that isn't a bad idea, thanks". He then walks over to his desk, picks up his phone and telephones the other gamemakers. "It's time for an earthquake" he tells them with a smile.

 River's POV- 

The hunger is too much for me to bear, the rumble of my stomach almost constantly. I look to the sky for any silver parachutes, but none. I am walking when i come across a tributes burn't out campfire near the cornucopia. I then hear another rumble, not the rumble from my stomach, but a rumble from the earth. Like a piece of paper getting ripped, the arena opens up, splitting it through the side, and i just happen to be standing there, i tumble down into the darkness below.

 Kajama's POV- 

"Run Cedar!!" i scream at him, behind the pounding of the careers footsteps alert me, then the arena shakes violenty and a massive fissure erupts between us and the careers. We both stand there still looking at each other, "This isn't over" calls Slate, and they return the way they came. The sound of a cannon terrifies me, already one dead and the earthquake just started.

 Mara's POV- 

I'm sprinting back down the mountain as hard as i can, the snow capped mountain has been split down the middle and it has created an avalanche, that is flowing down the hill faster then i can run. To my left i hear a scream, Sutton Yates from District 6 has fallen over and got overwhelm by the snow and ice mixture. His cannon sounds and the earthquake has its 2nd victim.

 Head Gamemaker's POV- 

"Ahh very good very good" the head gamemaker mutters to himself. The earthquake has been a sucess, 2 victims already... wait, what is this. A message pops up on the screen, it reads: Mara Lockhart Game Over, Position 17th, Death by Avalanche. "Perfect!" he yells. He then walks over to the control panel and clicks another button, on that button has wording;

Release the Hell Hounds.

To Be Continued....

 Gavin's POV- 

The whole arena has been split in half by a gamemaker's click of a button. One click and the whole arena is destroyed. About 15 minutes after the earthquake had finished. The looming shadow of a massive shape came over my spot, the hovercrafts came down and attached bridges from one side of the fissure to the other. I walked over to one of the bridge's and put a foot on it, it slayed slightly, but it was probally sturdy enough to cross. I got ready and sprinted across that bridge as fast as i could, not even stopping to look behind me. When i got across, i took no hesitation in running to the woods for safety.

Deaths On Day 3:

River Rhode

Sutton Yates

Mara Lockhart

Total Dead: 10

Day IV
 Slate's POV- 

"They've got to be up ahead somewhere" I shout, urging my fellows careers onwards. We are chasing down Cedar and Kajama, they've deserted the career alliance and destroyed our camp. I see the blonde hair of Kajama ahead, "I can see them" I yell back to the other careers. Up ahead I can see that Kajama and Cedar have stopped. I whisper to the other careers to tread ahead with caution. The sound of fighting and grunts makes me stumble into a run. There were I thought we would find Cedar and Kajama all alone, theres something else here.

''The big blood red mutt, turns it's face to me and bares its teeth. "This is not good" I say to myself.''

 Damien's POV- 

I blame Aaron for Campbelle's death, if only she hadn't sacrificed herself for him, well she also sacrificed herself for me, she gave me enough time to get out of there. I found Aaron in a tree, and we continued our alliance. The howl of un-humanly beast makes me shiver with fear, and I know that one thing is true

The mutts are thirsty for blood.

 Carrietum's POV- 

"Run faster Brendan" I call back to him, we are sprinting away from these hell-houndish beasts, they stalked us for a while until they pounced. I load my bow and send an arrow into the lead hellhound, it goes down but its 4 companions are still chasing, I take another 2 down but they are nearly on us, Bredan looks straight in my eyes and says "I love you Carr", he turns to the mutts and takes out his blowgun. "NO!" I scream at him, he takes down the first mutt with his blowgun, but the second and last one jumps on him and starts feeding.

I'm stuck in shock, I quickly race up a tree and hide myself in our sleeping bag, his cannon still hasent sounded.

About 20 minutes later, his cannon finally sounds. But wheres the hovercraft?, and then i realise, none of the tributes have been taken by hovercraft.

Some other force is here, the arena is being overrun by muttations and the capitol don't want to stop them, Just yet.

To Be Continued....

Will A Career Win
Will A Career Be A Victor Yes No I Dont Know Whats A Career

How Many Victors
How Many Victors Should There Be 0 1 2 3 4 5