As we enter the training center I tell them that their competitors are much more skilled than last year. They use more strategy than just running around and killing people. What you need to do is make allies with some of the weakest looking ones. They only had a couple days before the games. I controllable told them to get a lot of sleep every day until the day came. I sat in my suite as the games aired all around Panem. It started always with the anthem, then quickly cut to the chase with the countdown. The arena was circular rock island that had rock bridges connect to a beach which soon faded to all jungle and mountain. I watched the final moments just before it started. 3, 2, 1. I watched as the tributes all charged towards the cornucopia on the rock island. Katniss and Peeta both had weapons were heading towards the jungle. On the way Katniss took out couple people. There were a group of the best tributes called the Careers who slowly killing the weak one by one. Katniss ad Peeta then ran into the tributes from District 4. Later on they had bigger group which meant a bigger fight against the Careers. They supposedly found out that the arena was a clock and each tie lightning struck the arena would rotate and something harder to survive would try and kill the tributes. They then tested my past idea about destroying the force field besides they used lighting resulting in the arena collapsing on them. The Capitol quickly got Peeta and we got Katniss and hurriedly told her that District 12 was bombed, but Gale got her family out.
Katniss, Peeta, and I sat in a row waiting for the occasionally dressed Effie to draw out Katniss’s ticket. She then proudly said “Katniss Everdeen.” We sat there and watched as Katniss went up on the stage. The intensity then grew for me Peeta as Effie drew one of the two tickets in the bowl. Then the words Haymitch Abernathy came out. Then to my left I heard Peeta scream “I volunteer as tribute!” I then calmed him down trying to keep him from volunteering. He still didn’t back down until Katniss came off stage to talk about the plan. He then said he wants me and Katniss to live and not to worry about him. Then Katniss said it in her way. She said she want s me and Peeta to live and to sacrifice herself. After about 30 minutes of arguing we somewhat came to a decision. It was that Peeta would volunteer as tribute and Katniss and he would just survive. After the supposed compromised plan, I watched as Katniss and Peeta went on staged and Effie raised their hands. We then got on the train to go to the Capitol to get ready for the games.
Katniss rushed up to the whipping area. She ran in front of the peacekeeper and got whipped in the face. Peeta and I rushed up to Katniss. The peacekeeper threatened that he would shoot us but we didn’t move. I cleverly explained that we are all Hunger Games victors and if he kills us then he will be in big trouble. He seemed very angry at us, but he finally backed down. Katniss rushed over to free Gale. When she finally got Gale free she got a group of people help carry him to Katniss's house. When they got there her mom cleared the table and they rested Gale on it. She is the medic at District 12. She ordered people to get snow from outside to put on his cuts from the whip. Then Primrose, Katniss's sister, got snow and told Katniss to put it on her face to heal the slash she got from the whip. When the room was clear she went to Gale.
A few days later I was watching TV and they made an important announcement saying that this year's Quarter Quell tributes will be drafted from previous victors. Infuriated I threw my beer bottle at the TV. Then the door opens and Katniss bursts in. She made me swear to do whatever I can to prevent Peeta from danger. I came up with a compromise. If Peeta was drafted to be a tribute I would volunteer as tribute, but if I got drafted and Peeta volunteered as tribute there was nothing I could do. I am Haymitch Abernathy and I am a Hunger Games Victor and Mentor. It has been a while since Katniss and Peeta won the Hunger Games. Now it was near the time for the Quarter Quell. Effie was trying to get us spend more time together, but as the days went by it got bitter. Finally it was time for the victors’ tour. Effie gave Katniss and Peeta cards to read when they give speeches at the different districts. But when we were at District 11 they ended up saying they will donate some of the money they get for being a victor to District 11. Then an old man started whistling and put three fingers in the air. A peacekeeper rushed out and took him to the stage. They forced Katniss and Peeta to leave. Then when Katniss and Peeta were off the stage they shot him. This left Katniss shrieking and shouting. When we finally got Katniss to calm down, we went to the next district. Finally the tour was over and we were back at district 12. We saw peacekeepers coming so we followed them. Apparently someone was getting whipped, and you would never guess who it was. The man getting whipped was Gale.
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