The 75th Annual Hunger Games

The 3rd Quarter Quell is the 75th annual hunger games that have occured since signing of the Treaty of Treason. The games took place in a Junk Yard and the quell twist was that, for the first time ever, the tributes would receive no training or supplies and would go into the arena straight away. After 7 Days, Zig Draper of District 8 was crowned the winner.

## Quarter Quell

*" In penance for the uprising, to show the nature of a world without the capitols generosity of support, the tributes for this years Quarter Quell will enter the arena with no training, no preparation and no supplies. The Games will begin at the end of this message. Happy Hunger Games! Good luck and may the odds be ever in your favour. " - President Snow*

As a result of the previous years games and in an effort to quash any rebellious citizens, this years games were to bypass the parade, training, interview and mentor stage completely. The tributes were not transported to the tower and were instead taken right to the arena. There was no private training sessions either, meaning for the first year ever there were no training scores. The tributes and Panem were not made aware of this twist until the first broadcast of the games, causing much shock to those watching. The arena was also very limited when it came to supplies and encouraged to find their own weapons, food and resources. Sponsor gifts were also strictly prohibited.

## Arena

The tributes were lifted straight into the arena following their arrival in the capitol. Much to their surprise there was no cornucopia waiting for them as they entered the games. Instead they were raised into a large scrapyard. In front of the pedestal was the largest pile of scrap, acting as a stage for the bloodbath. If the tributes fancied digging around here they might be able to find something worth wile. Or perhaps the more inventive ones will find ways to use the heaps of metal at their disposal. Further away from the bloodbath location were more piles like this, varying in size and bounty. On the outskirts there were stacks of old, rusty cars from the old years, most of which were too damaged to be used but if a tribute knew what they were doing, they might be able to get one working again. When it comes to food and water, supplies are limited. You might be able to find the odd cannister of water that hasn't gone stale or dried food. The other thing available for cooking are the large rats and crows that swarm the arena but be careful with those rats, there bites are venemous.

## Tributes

NOTE: There were no private training scores for these games as, due to the Quell twist, there was no training.

## Reaping

The reaping for the Third Quarter Quell were standard reapings, causing many to be confused due to the lack of quell twist announcement. When those aged 12 to 18 arrived in their district squares, there was nothing to suggest anything was wrong. So, the reapings went ahead as normal.

As was to be expected, prior to the games there was a selection of tributes from district one, two and four to be this years careers. These included Julian Voss, Luxana Grande, Linus Yen, Tatjana Tomas, Tristan Koch and Kailani Lee. All of these tributes willingly volunteered for the games

In District 3, Logan and the odd-seeming Junia were reaped from the bowl, whilst Rae Jennar from District 5 charmed the escort with his cheerful smile. A little later in the day, there was some visible gasps from the capitolites when Casey Carter showed up with oil stains all over her shirt, towering over Jasper Mullen, one of the youngest tributes of this years reaping. Meanwhile, in District 7 close friends Aspen Silva and Ilan Woodley found themselves reaped together. Zig Draper proved to be a standout also when he shoed up on stage in a patch-work shirt.

In the lower districts, many sunken, dirty faces were evident of the capitols growing neglect of them. District 10's Eowyn Poe already looked as though she'd been starving. The reapings ended with District 12, which was in the worst condition of all the districts. Minny Cole raised some eyebrows by styling her hair in Katniss' signature braid whilst Doug McConnell finished the reapings with a trip over the microphone stand.

## Pre-Games

As soon as the tributes are reaped they are taken back to the District Houses of Justice where they are suddenly drugged and loaded into the trains without being granted a goodbye to their families. When they awaken they find themselves in the loading bays, dressed for the arena. Unable to argue they are placed into the tubes to be put into the arena. Many question this, Casey Carter even trying to fight the guards but a jolt to the stomach shut her up. The tributes were loaded and without another word, they were raised into the arena.

Once the tributes were raised into the scrapyard, they realised there was no cornucopia, only the piles of scrap around them. They were then greeted by the sound of Seneca Crane, who informed them of the quell twist.

Many tributes were confused by this but before they had a chance to process, the claxton sounded and the games officially begun.

## Games

#### Bloodbath

Following Seneca's announcement there is a brief pause before the horn sounds and the games begin. The tributes stand around, unsure of what to do. Each one waits for someone else to move. Eventually, Tatjana takes the initiative and jumps forward, they all wait for the explosion, which doesn't come. Tatjana smiles and heads up the scrap pile before the chaos ensues.

The careers all follow her suit and rush forwards, the other tributes let the careers take the lead, looking over the pile at the mass of possibilities. There may not be many weapons but the scrap itself holds some promise. Rae is the first to figure this out when he finds a spool of rusty wire and an old metal box containing a few supplies. Others, including Casey, Sadira and Della do the same whilst the rest climb up believing that the best things will be at the top of the pile. However, when the first careers reach the top they find nothing but more scrap. Not knowing one another or that they're the careers, there's a scramble for whatever can be found.

Doug looks around the pile and finds a sharp piece of metal that could be used as a weapon, whilst Rahee finds some nails when he's looking around for supplies, they cut his hand as he finds them. Junia finds an old, broken stove top.

As most of the tributes start digging supplies, chaos ensues. Zig knocks Eowyn over as he finds a bag of supplies, he goes to help her but she scurries away in fear. Meanwhile, Kailani scours the supplies at the bottom, starting to climb. Something falls above her, almost hitting her. She looks up to see Rudy dislodge a metal box of something unknown. Angered, she grabs his foot and pulls him down to the ground. She then goes down to deal with him, taking the metal box and beating him in the head repeatedly with it. Once he stops moving, she tosses the box aside.

At the top of the pile, the careers are doing their best to grab supplies. Tatjana finds a row of spikes and pulls it out. Feeling someone over her shoulder, she swings around, just missing Tristan who retaliates by punching her in the face. Tatjana stumbles back and falls down the pile. Linus sees this. Julian reaches the top and is almost attacked by Tristan but stops him by telling him he's a career. They truce momentarily. Luxana joins them, having found a broken pole with a sharp, ridged edge. She spots Ilan climbing and stabs him in the hand before hitting him around the head with the pole, he falls as well. Luxana goes down to finish him off.

Sensing the impending chaos, Junia flees. Logan tries to climb but struggles as Minny finds some needles. Buck finds a broken fishing rod and a bag. Casey finds a toolbox lodged in the scrap and attempts to get it out but it's weight makes it difficult. Della sees her doing it and frantically tries to take it as well, feeling that it could be useful. Casey gets it out and swings back to hit Della in the face with it, causing her to fall back on an exposed piece of metal. Meanwhile, Rahee assists Aspen in grabbing a net.

Tatjana gets back up to the top and goes for Tristan. Julian tries to intervene but Tatjana hits him instead, causing him to collapse, head bleeding. Luxana gets pissed and goes after her, the two roll down the scrap in a fight. Tristan jokes about how, 'Hopefully they'll kill each other.'

Aspen finds Ilan at the bottom of the pile and grabs him. The two flee together. Roisin cuts her leg on a piece of metal. Meanwhile, little Jasper tries to creep around the careers but the scrap makes it impossible and he ends up attracting the attention of Tristan, who has found a shiv. He grabs Jasper and repeatedly stabs him, before kicking his body down the pile. A few yards away, Doug and Minny have reconvened and found a large water canister. They struggle to move it on their own and call out to the nearest person, who happens to be Roisin. She assists them.

Tatjana and Luxana continue to fight. Tatjana hits Luxana in the face, which she takes great offence to. She then charges at Tatjana and pins her down. She then beats her viciously, punching in in the face repeatedly before choking her to death. Recovering quickly, she picks herself up and goes to assist Julian, only to find Linus snapping his neck saying "every man for himself." before running off. In a rage, Luxana picks up Tatjana's spikes and turns around to the first person she finds, killing them with the spikes instantly. It's Logan!

Minny, Doug and Roisin continue to attempt to get the water canister out of the pile. They make a lot of noise, attracting Kailani who swings at her with a sharp piece of metal, cutting Doug's arm. The trio scramble away as Kailani continues to pursue them. Deciding to ditch the canister, the three push it towards Kailani, causing her to trip. In a rage, she readies her aim and throws her shiv towards them. As Minny goes to save the water, she's hit with the Shiv in the back of the neck. Roisin and Doug grab her things and run off, as they do they tip over Rudy's body. Doug grabs the box by his hand in desperation and then they leave.

Linus attacks and kills Buck, taking his bag. Tristan slashes Felice's throat. She falls near Rahee, who then uses her body to shield himself from Tristan's attack on him. Meanwhile, Eowyn is hiding at the bottom. She sees a stray can and ducks out to grab it, but is confronted with Jaspers body. She falls in horror, then a shadow appears over her. Luxana stands over her and goes to spear her, she dodges the attack and the spear finished off Jasper instead. Eowyn runs off as Luxana tries to get her spear out of Jasper, but instead runs into Linus. She whimpers, waiting for the blow but he lets her go. She flees.

As the rest of the tributes start to clear out, the careers search the pile for anything of use or any remaining tributes. Della hears them coming and attempts to get away. She pulls the metal out of her in a panic but instead causes herself to bleed out. Yards away, Ilan and Aspen, who are fleeing the bloodbath attempt to get away. Suddenly Ilan's vision blurs as he falls. The wound on his head causes him great pain and he can't get up. Aspen doesn't realise until she's further away from him. She rushes back, only to find him dead on the ground. A mess, she closes his eyes and runs away.

#### Day 1

Following the events of the bloodbath, many tributes are scattered and looking for supplies. This includes the careers, who aren't united as a group and instead are seperated. The only two who remain together are Tristan and Kailani, who look for any supplies or signs of other tributes. They sharpen some metal into weapons. Sadira waits for them to turn their backs before raiding the area for supplies, then she bolts once again without them knowing. Roisin and Doug get as far away from the bloodbath as possible, Doug helping Roisin because of her legs. They find and old school bus and take refuge there, both accepting the other as an ally depite barely knowing each other. In the bus, Doug finds a few old lunch boxes with the occasional water and rations. It isn't much, but it will do.

Meanwhile, Luxana does her best to patch up her face as she psychs herself up to continue in the games. Junia is at the edge of the arena, recognising the forcefield in front of her. She sets up camp in a large stack of rusty cars where she finds some jumper cables that could come in handy later on. Eowyn trips as she's running and discovers a water cannister lodged in the scrap, but it's too heavy for her to get out on her own, she slumps down defeated and cries, as does Aspen who is still recovering from Ilan's death.

A few minutes later, eleven cannons sound.

As the tributes adjust to the knowledge that ten are already dead, they find themselves taking stock of their supplies. Rahee and Zig run into each other whilst rummaging through the piles and decide to team up. A few yards away, toolbox in hand, Casey discovers one car that isn't as damaged as the rest and claims it, realising she might be able to fix it. A few yards away,

Desperate for anything to help her, Aspen too looks in a pile for supplies. She finds a canteen of water and drinks it without thinking, but it's stale and causes her to throw up. She's completely out of her depth.

As the evening looms over the tributes, Rae discovers a bathtub of dirty water and realises he could purify it if he had the right tools. Kailani and Tristan decide to go hunting for both food and tributes. Both are peeved at the lack of supplies, feeling like the capitol should be rewarding career districts. As they turn one corner, they are overheard by Zig and Rahee, who are looking for things to use as weapons. They hear them coming and run, in their panic they alert the pair, who chase after them. Rae, who is nearby, hears the chaos and ducks into the bath to hide. He does so just in time before Kailani and Tristan come rushing past. Desperate to get away from them, Rahee and Zig run into one of the large walls of cars. With no other option they climb, the careers on their heels. Rahee finds the climb difficult and pulls himself into one of the cars to take a breather, there he finds Junia. He warns Junia about the careers, who are closing in on them. He looks back to see Tristan getting close to him. Unsure of what else to do he kicks the other door of the car, causing it to fall out and escapes that way. Junia quickly gathers her things, struggling to hold them all, the jumper cables dangle behind her. Just as she's about to make her escape, Tristan pulls himself up and grabs the end of the cable. Junia panics, not wanting to let go of the supplies. Tristan pulls them off her and she falls on her face. He grabs the cables and tackes her, strangling her with her own cables. A cannon fires.

As Rahee reaches the other side of the wall, so too does Zig. The two reconvene and discuss what to do next. As they do, Junia's body and supplies come falling from the pile. Her corpse lands between them. They panic and run, Zig picking up her supplies as they do.

Enthused by the cannon, Luxana sharpens her spear and goes hunting. She finds a large rat, which tries to attack her. She gets the upper hands and skins it, prepping it for cooking. Linus too is out hunting when he comes across Eowyn. However, he does not attack and instead watches as she continues to try and get the water cannister out. It's odd.

As night falls, Linus continues to watch Eowyn, waiting for her to fall asleep before retrieving the water for her, silently as to not wake her up. Meanwhile, Rahee and Zig find the bath of water, which Rae has now left. They're about to drink some when Rae returns and tells them not to. Exhausted, the trio truce for the night and set up camp.

The rest of the tributes do the same, settling in as the anthem plays.

#### Day 6

Following the events of the scrap pile up the previous day, many of the tributes are scattered and without supplies. Casey struggles with her injuries in the boiling sun. Fortunately, she is able to find water. Meanwhile, Zig wakes to find his arm slowly healing, allowing him to move it a lot more.

On the other side of the arena, Linus and Eowyn struggle from dehydration, most of their supplies having been lost in the scrap pile. Linus decides to go and look for water. He tells Eowyn to hide under the scrap whilst he goes to look and gives her a knife "just in case". However, Luxana is nearby and sees him leaving. Needing supplies, she retraces his steps back to his and Eowyn's camp. Whilst rummaging for supplies, she hears Eowyn breathing and rips the scrap away to reveal her hiding place. Luxana grabs Eowyn and throws her down on the scrap, she hits her but Eowyn retaliates by sticking her fingers in Luxana's wounds. Using this distraction, Eowyn tries to run away but Luxana stops her, tripping her. Eowyn drops her shiv and falls. Luxana tackles Eowyn and starts to choke her, wrapping her hands around her neck. Eowyn struggles and tries to call out for Linus, but he's far away. In a last ditch attempt, Eowyn reaches around her for something and finally gets her hand on the knife. Desperately, she lifts the knife and sticks it in Luxana's neck. Luxana bleeds on Eowyn before collapsing on top of her, dying. A cannon sounds. Eowyn pushes Luxana off of her and curls up into a ball to cry.

Casey and Zig both hear the cannon and wander around looking for any weapons and supplies, knowing the end is near. Linus hears the cannon and runs back to Eowyn. He comforts her, telling her that she did what she had to do. Eowyn is grateful for Linus.

As night falls, the tributes are all in the same area, something they aren't aware of.

All four remaining tributes watch as the anthem plays. Zig realises that there are only four left and knows that the real fight will start soon. He knows he is at a hindrance because of his arm and sharpens a piece of metal, taping it to his arm.

#### Day 7

Following the Anthem, Linus waits for Eowyn to fall asleep before going out hunting, wanting himself and Eowyn to be the final tributes. He nears Casey, who hears him coming and hides. Linus realises no one is there and is about to leave when he finds the tool box. He sticks around to investigate, as he does, Casey comes out and hits him over the head with a crowbar multiple times. He is startled at first but is able to come to his senses and fight back. He kicks her into the scrap, winding her and then goes for her with the sword but she's able to dodge his attacks and punches him in the face multiple times, before headbutting him. Using the distraction, Casey grab her screwdriver and charges at Linus. She stabs him in the lower abdomen and then the back but Linus, is able to recover quickly and turns, slashing Casey across the stomach. She stumbles backwards, falling onto the ground and slowly bleeding out as Linus stands over her until the cannon sounds. Satisfied, he returns to Eowyn, who has heard the cannon. He lies to her, hiding his wounds. In that moment she believes him.

Zig finds Casey's body a they are taking her away and follows a trail of blood to Linus and Eowyn's camp where he hides.

In the early hours of the morning, Linus and Eowyn head to the centre of the arena for ‘protection’. Zig follows then, keeping hidden. As they reach the middle of the arena, Eowyn sees Linus’ wounds and realizes that he killed Casey. They argue and Linus reveals his true colours. Eowyn tries to get away. But Linus grabs her and stops her. She tries to fight him but he holds her tightly, hugging her and crushing her neck until she stops breathing. A cannon sounds.

Linus sits on the pile gathering his thoughts as he looks at Eowyn's body.  Zig ponders his next move, he rolls down his sleeve to hide his weapon and tries to sneak around Linus but the scrap makes it impossible. Linus tells him to come up, to make it fair.  Zig does as he’s told and sees Eowyn’s body. Zig confronts him about killing Eowyn but Linus says that they’re all killers now.

Zig goes to attack Linus with the wheel.  Linus takes the wheel weapon from Zig and tosses it aside. He asks if that’s the best he can do. He then drops his own weapon and says he’ll make it a fair fight. Without another word, he kicks Zig down the pile. Then Linus follows him down. He grabs him by the hair and starts to beat him, smashing his face into the metal. He then pulls him to his feet to go and punches him in the gut but Zig is able to stumble out of his grasp. He pauses to lean on the pile for support to catch his breath. Linus comes up and tells him to fight back. He punches him again and again and again. Zig can barely stand. It’s a vicious beating. But finally he’s able to muster some strength and anger and does fight back, with his secret weapon as he stabs Linus in the gut, killing him.

A cannon fires and the trumpets sound.

**Zig Draper is the winner of the 75th Annual Hunger Games!**