24th Hunger Games

## Arena

The 24th Hunger Games was set in a hot desert. Around the arena was a small oasis, rocky hills, and 3 large pyramids at the center of the arena. The Cornucopia was set inside one of the pyramids.

## Synopsis

The Tributes began to sweat as they rose from their pedestals. Once exposed from the heat of the sun, they glanced around them and realized that there were no resources for miles.

When the Games began, they all rushed up the pyramid to the Cornucopia. Jukoz (D9) would claim first blood by killing Lladdix (D12). The bloodbath resulted in numerous tributes dying, however the floor of the Cornucopia collapsed and tributes fell down a few feet into The Pit. Some were able to climb out of there, while the others were forced to die in that area. Throughout the arena, they could hear a distinct clicking sound.

The tributes this year were all in groups, except for Taylor\_Swift (D8). The tributes hunted for each other, but the most prominent group was the career pack led by Eclipsa (D1) and Beetee (D3). The two most popular areas to claim were the Cornucopia and the Oasis. The Cornucopia was held by the Careers for most of the time but were abandoned to search for other tributes. In that time, 5c4's group came in and began plotting the tributes' demise.

The Careers stumbled upon a nest of snakes. The snakes chased after the Careers. Back at the Cornucopia, 5c4's group set an explosives trap at the entrance to the Cornucopia while they hid inside. When the Careers eventually returned to the Cornucopia, Beetee noticed the trap first hand and warned the group of it. The Careers began to walk down the pyramid when one person in 5c4's group walked out to test the trap, but alas he realized it wouldn't have worked.

A feast was called at the Pyramids later on in the day at a Pyramid. Most of them assumed that it was at the Cornucopia and the Careers traveled back to the Cornucopia. 5c4's group barricaded themselves with wooden structures to prevent them from going in. The Head Gamemaker was appalled by their cowardice and suddenly the structure caught fire. They snuck out the back while the Careers claimed the Cornucopia.

It was touch-and-go for a while with no real events happening, besides the Meteor Showers falling to the desert. By this point most of them caught the whooping cough, with only two fatalitie: by the District 6 tribute, InfinityProto; and the District 10 tribute, Snake.

The final 5 were Eclipsa (D1), 5c4 (D2), Beetee (D3), Glosta (D4), and TTVARKassassin33 (D5). The ticking in the arena began to slow down until it ceased completely. A voice boomed over the arena and said, "Time has been reversed."

The tributes were confused but were eventually teleported back to their pedestals. The usual countdown began. When the countdown ended, The tributes seperated almost immediately. The ticking began again. 5c4 was able to kill Glosta with his Katana before she left the Cornucopia. In revenge, Eclipsa bashed 5c4's head in with her mace--killing him.

Within a few moments, the ticking stopped and time was reversed again. The countdown began again with only three tributes remaining. Daedelus's laugh crackled throughout the arena as he said, "All teams are disbanded. Your time is up." This was the deathmatch.

Beetee chased after TTVARKassassin33 to the base of the Cornucopia Pyramid, with Eclipsa following closely behind. When TTVARKassassin33 tripped and dislocated his knee cap, Beetee began to attack him. Before he could give the final blow, Eclipsa stabbed Beetee, her cousin, in the back. When Beetee collapsed and died, the Capitol watched in shock. TTVARKassassin33 began to get up as Eclipsa looked upon her cousin's corpse. Eclipsa noticed this and ducked from his attack and swung at him with her longsword and decapitated the District 5 tribute.

Eclipsa Maraj was declared victor of the 24th Hunger Games.

## 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 24th Hunger Games was heavily criticized with the majority of Capitol Citizens outraged by the Gamemakers' calls. It had its moments of excitement, but was widely considered uneventful. It has a 28.6% approval rating.