34th Hunger Games

## Arena

The 34th Hunger Games was set in Mesa Valley. The Cornucopia sat on top of a huge waterfall with the river snaking its way throughout the valley floor. On top of the mesa was a series of arid woodlands.

## Synopsis

The tributes rose up into the arena and were astonished by the colors of the arena with varieties of red, orange, yellow, brown, and white. Their moment of adoration ended when the Gamemakers began the countdown.

When the Games began, most of the tributes ran towards the cornucopia in a mad-dash to gain their gear. Amadeus Bui (D5) grabbed a scythe and bashed Gigi Couture (D8) on the head with the metal rod. Gigi fell to the floor with her head bleeding, but was able to kick-in Amadeus's kneecap and impale Amadeus with his longsword--earning Gigi first blood. At that moment, Kai Malraux (D3) killed Faith Waves (D4) with his longsword and gasped as he saw his ally, Amadeus, drop to the floor with blood flowing down the waterfall. Rufus (D10) sliced Lana Wade's (D1) throat and ran from the Cornucopia. After all the groups scattered, an alliance between Kai Malraux (D3), Franmingo (D7), Tanner Bovine (D10), and Yolo (11) ended up controlling the Cornucopia.

Cross Jones (D7) panted as he held his wound he received in the bloodbath. Without thinking twice, he ate some berries he received from the Cornucopia. When he swallowed, his eyes lit up as he tried to vomit the berries up. He had realized that they were nightlock berries--one of the most poisonous in the country. After a few moments, nothing happened. Cross was one of the first people ever to survive ingesting nightlock berries. His ally, Trolly (D6) looked upon Cross with surprise before the duo continued upward.

Near the Cornucopia, Rufus began climbing the mountain to escape any further complications--but he did not realize that Bronk (D3) was at the top of the mountain. When Rufus looked up at the District 3 tribute, Rufus shook his head "no" as Bronk approached him. Bronk squatted down and watched Rufus's horror. Bronk smiled. Rufus moved quickly to retrieve the knife from his back pocket, but Bronk kicked him off the mountain. Rufus's body hit the bottom of the mountain with an audible crackle. Pleased, Bronk began to ascend to the top of the mountain.

Astrid Watts (D9) got separated from her alliance and began to think where they would've gone. Her thinking stopped as she heard movements running towards her. When she turned, there was Bronk with a kukri knife in their hand charging at her. Astrid picked up her sword and as soon as Bronk came close enough, she swung it. Bronk managed to duck and slid under Astrid's slash. Bronk immediately got up and cut her throat.

Kai's team began pondering their move as Yolo started to cough. When Franmingo asked if he was alright, Yolo shrugged it off stating that it was just a cough and that they should move on. As they began searching for other tributes, they heard a scream and screeching in the background. Tanner asked what it was. Kai stated that as long as it wasn't near them, it was of no concern. They began to wander further. After a few minutes, Yolo collapsed to the ground and vomit blood. Franmingo stared down in horror as Kai and Tanner debated. Kai approached Franmingo and told her that they had to leave Yolo. Fran tried to protest but Tanner came in stating that Yolo was a liability and would slow them down. She looked back at Yolo and apologized before they abandoned him. An hour later, his cannon sounded as he had choked to death from his own blood.

Aurelia (D2), Glosta (D4), Gigi (D8), and Sam (D11) managed to find an abandoned cave with some man-made structures inside. They decided to rest for the night and watch The Fallen

**The Fallen (Day One):** Amadeus Bui (D5), Faith Waves (D4), Lana Wade (D1), Rufus (D10), Astrid Watts (D9), and Yolo Boy (D11).

Pleased to survive, Sam offered first watch as they rested for the night. On the other side of the arena, Trolly was running as fast as possible as he was being chased by Daphne (D2) and Lincoln (D12). Lincoln managed to throw his knife into Trolly's back. Trolly stumbled and collapsed onto his back--forcing the knife through his body. Trolly spasmed furiously as Lincoln and Daphne abandoned him to die. Upon hearing Trolly's cannon, Daphne high-fived Lincoln.

When day broke, Kai's team began to wake up. Tanner's gaze froze upon seeing the Cornucopia. He told Kai to move away from the Cornucopia slowly. Kai questioned why and looked at the Cornucopia. On top of the Cornucopia was a wake of vultures perched on top of the Cornucopia staring at them. They screeched and began to swarm the team with the vultures piercing Fran's leg. As they ran away, they noticed Bronk spying on them. Kai pointed his sword at Bronk and they took notice. Bronk began to run away with Kai's team right on their tail. While Bronk was quick, their mobility was limited as he had to scale the mountains. Eventually, Kai got to them. Bronk punched Kai in the chest, but Kai was unaffected. Bronk froze in sheer horror as they punched Kai's muscular chest. With one swift motion, Kai snapped Bronk's neck.

As night fell, Franmingo offered first watch for her group.

**The Fallen (Day Two):** Trolly Gene (D6) and Bronk Watts (D3).

The Gamemakers announced a feast would be held at the Cornucopia upon sunrise, but warned not to get there early. Kai's team rested for a few hours before moving towards the Cornucopia. They sat on top of the mountain and surveyed Thom's team looting the Cornucopia early. Kai moved to try to attack them but Fran told him that they broke the Gamemaker's rules and would suffer. Gas began to flood the Cornucopia as Daphne (D2), LJ (D9), Lincoln (D12), and Sabrina (D12) began choking on the gas. Kai's team moved in and rushed the Cornucopia. Lincoln and Daphne were fast enough to run away as Sabrina fell to the ground. Kai stabbed LJ's throat and collapsed lifelessly. They began to walk away from the scene as they saw Sabrina's face turn a dark purple with blood oozing from her nose. Tanner wanted to give her relief. Kai nodded and walked over to Sabrina. Sabrina noticed his advances and stood very still. Kai ended her suffering by slicing her neck. Fran walked next to Kai and closed Sabrina's eyelids. Tanner stood with his arms crossed and said she deserved better. Kai shook his head and replied that if life were precious enough they wouldn't be in the arena. They looked over the edge of the waterfall and saw a light and movement from a cave below. They deducted it was probably one of the teams and they would be ready for a direct attack and decided to climb down on the far end of the mountain shelf.

On their way down, they saw Lincoln and Daphne walking in their direction. They all mutually agreed that they needed numbers to face the Careers. Together they went below the Career's cave. They noticed a cave at the bottom of the waterfall. Aurelia's team watched them carefully as they began to run into the connecting cave. Aurelia's team left their cave and climbed up far enough to escape Kai's alliance.

Glosta (D4) and Cross (D7) wandered around the edge of the arena. Cross asked if Glosta thought they would make it home. Glosta shook her head honestly and said that they have a small chance but they need to survive long enough. She mentioned that as long as they stayed hidden, they were safe. Unfortunately, Kai's team found them and chased after them. Lincoln gained speed and swung at his neck with his sword. Lincoln's sword was lodged inside of his neck and had to yank it out of his neck. Kai shouted at Lincoln to not kill Glosta. Ignoring him, Lincoln approached Glosta and grabbed her. Glosta screamed as Lincoln snapped her neck. Enraged, Kai confronted Lincoln. Kai slapped Lincoln and took out his knife. The two fought for a while until Kai grabbed a hold of Lincoln's neck and bashed it repeatedly into the mesa walls. When his cannon sounded, Daphne slammed her sword down on Kai's head--killing him. Franmingo and Tanner stood shocked at the experience made them lose two of their strongest fighters. Daphne shook her head and declared Kai a loose cannon and would've killed them if given the chance.

**The Fallen (Day Three):** Thaddeus (D6), LJ (D9), Sabrina (D12), Glosta (D4), Lincoln (D12), and Kai (D3).

Everyone's trackers began to beep as the Gamemakers summoned them to the Cornucopia for one last encounter. They arrived at the Cornucopia and saw Gigi and Sam looting the Cornucopia. Daphne took her sword and ran through the water towards Gigi. Gigi swung at Daphne, but Daphne slammed her head into the water--intending to drown her. While Gigi's body laid limp in the water, Aurelia had just slayed Fran with his sword. Meanwhile, Tanner grabbed a hold of Sam's head and forced his head to impale into one of the spikes at the Cornucopia. Aurelia gripped her sword as she saw her former team mate die. Aurelia noticed Daphne off the corner of her eye. She walked through the water towards Daphne and impaled Daphne's shoulder into the ground and stab her in the throat repeatedly. Aurelia's victory would be short lived as would meet her end to Tanner. Sighing, Tanner looked down at Aurelia's body before a sword entered his chest from Marvel Albright (D1).

The final three tributes had a standoff as none of them knew exactly what to do. Neville Twist (D8) glared at Lars Watts (D5) for the longest time before approaching him. They walked around the Cornucopia before Neville ran after Italian. Neville swung at him with his knife a few times before Marvel head-butted him. Lars ran towards the duel. Marvel dropped his sword as Neville punched him several times in the face before Marvel was able to knock him down onto his stomach. Marvel sat on top of his back as he began to choke Neville with his rope. Neville managed to grab his knife and swing around aimlessly to no avail. Neville stopped moving as his cannon sounded.

Marvel panted and looked over to Lars with his sword at his side. Lars suggested an honorable duel, which Marvel accepted.

They stood face to face, several meters away, as the entire nation watched in anticipation. Marvel charged at Lars with his sword. Lars parried his attacks as they fought over the streams of water. Lars would make a mistake and disregard his lower half. Marvel would sweep Lars' legs as he fell down. Lars opened his eyes as Marvel impaled him with his longsword. Lars shed a tear as one last gasp escaped his mouth.

Marvel was declared the victor of the 34th Hunger Games.

 Notable Flora/Fauna

The most notable muttation used in the arena was Vultures--whose talons can pierce skin with ease. These creatures were modified to be hunters instead of scavengers. Their ferocity proved to be a trialing experience.
In the arena were also packs of wolves and llamas.

## Tribute Analysis

Scores were given on a range of 1 to 12, with 12 being the best possible score. The odds were calculated as (How many Games)-(How many you'd win)

## Reception

The 34th Hunger Games was considered to be a massive success. These Games were praised for the gorgeous arena and the excellent Gamemaker tactics. Rhea Monarch, Head Gamemaker, responded that the best is yet to come. The Approval Percentage for these Hunger Games was 100.00%.