The Careers gathered in what used to be a furniture store — couches overturned, mannequins broken. Ruby sat on a countertop, braiding her dirty-blonde hair back tight, the gold threads catching sunlight. Mockingjay leaned against a pillar, cleaning blood off her spear. No one spoke until Athena finally said, “It’s time.”
Ruby glanced up. “For what?”
“For Ali.” That shut everyone up. Ali’s name hadn’t been said out loud since her cannon — not because they’d forgotten, but because it hurt too much to admit she wasn’t coming back.
River’s voice broke the silence. “There’s a group near the west hall. I saw Emily there last night. She’s with… someone from Eight, I think. We end it today.”
Ruby nodded slowly. “Then we finish what she started.”
⸻
The halls of the mall echoed with footsteps, faint but quick — Emily and Star. They’d found an old pet store and were digging through the debris for water bottles when they heard the sound.
“Run,” Emily whispered. But it was too late.
Athena’s spear sliced through the glass in front of them, embedding into the wall an inch from Star’s head. The girls scattered. Star ducked behind a display shelf, trembling as Emily armed herself with her blade. Athena stepped into view, tall and furious, eyes wild.
“You killed Ali,” Athena said flatly.
Emily froze. “She attacked me.”
“She was kind,” Athena snapped. “And you threw it away.”
Emily’s voice trembled, but her grip didn’t. “No one’s kind here anymore.”
They clashed in an instant — spear versus knife, strength versus speed. The floor slicked with water as they moved, glass crunching underfoot. Emily fought hard, but Athena’s rage was feral, every strike sharper than the last. Then Athena drove her spear forward. Emily gasped — a quiet, sharp sound — and stumbled back, the point through her chest. For a moment, Athena looked almost shocked by her own strength. Then the cannon fired.
BOOM.
But the sound wasn’t alone.
Another voice screamed — River’s. “Athena, look out!”
A blur — Nayalyn’s arrow sliced through the air, hitting Athena square in the side of her neck. She staggered, dropped her spear, eyes wide with disbelief. She collapsed beside Emily’s body, both girls lying inches apart.
BOOM.
Two cannons.
Mockingjay swore under her breath, dragging River back before the rest of the Careers could be seen. Ruby’s eyes flickered gold under the dim lights. “Two less threats,” she muttered. But her voice was quieter now — like she wasn’t sure she believed it.
⸻
Far away, in a broken toy store, Star sat alone. She’d escaped the chaos, but she couldn’t stop shaking. Her hands were cut from broken glass; her clothes smelled like dust and fear.
She found a stuffed bear on the floor — missing an eye, but still soft. She hugged it to her chest and whispered, “I made it, right?”
The lights flickered. Something moved behind her.
A shadow slithered between the aisles — mechanical, silent. The hum of gears. A muttation.
Star turned, her breath catching.
It wasn’t an animal — it was a mall security robot, half-rusted but still active, its red sensor light glowing bright in the dark.
“Hello,” it chirped in a distorted voice. “Please evacuate.”
Star didn’t move.
It repeated, “Please evacuate.”
Then, without warning, it charged.
Her scream echoed down the hall — short, sharp, cut off too soon.
BOOM.
3 faces appear in the sky that night: Emily (D10) Athena (D4) Star (D8)
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Hunger Games Day 5:
The Careers gathered in what used to be a furniture store — couches overturned, mannequins broken. Ruby sat on a countertop, braiding her dirty-blonde hair back tight, the gold threads catching sunlight. Mockingjay leaned against a pillar, cleaning blood off her spear. No one spoke until Athena finally said, “It’s time.”
Ruby glanced up. “For what?”
“For Ali.” That shut everyone up. Ali’s name hadn’t been said out loud since her cannon — not because they’d forgotten, but because it hurt too much to admit she wasn’t coming back.
River’s voice broke the silence. “There’s a group near the west hall. I saw Emily there last night. She’s with… someone from Eight, I think. We end it today.”
Ruby nodded slowly. “Then we finish what she started.”
⸻
The halls of the mall echoed with footsteps, faint but quick — Emily and Star. They’d found an old pet store and were digging through the debris for water bottles when they heard the sound.
“Run,” Emily whispered. But it was too late.
Athena’s spear sliced through the glass in front of them, embedding into the wall an inch from Star’s head. The girls scattered. Star ducked behind a display shelf, trembling as Emily armed herself with her blade. Athena stepped into view, tall and furious, eyes wild.
“You killed Ali,” Athena said flatly.
Emily froze. “She attacked me.”
“She was kind,” Athena snapped. “And you threw it away.”
Emily’s voice trembled, but her grip didn’t. “No one’s kind here anymore.”
They clashed in an instant — spear versus knife, strength versus speed. The floor slicked with water as they moved, glass crunching underfoot. Emily fought hard, but Athena’s rage was feral, every strike sharper than the last. Then Athena drove her spear forward. Emily gasped — a quiet, sharp sound — and stumbled back, the point through her chest. For a moment, Athena looked almost shocked by her own strength. Then the cannon fired.
BOOM.
But the sound wasn’t alone.
Another voice screamed — River’s. “Athena, look out!”
A blur — Nayalyn’s arrow sliced through the air, hitting Athena square in the side of her neck. She staggered, dropped her spear, eyes wide with disbelief. She collapsed beside Emily’s body, both girls lying inches apart.
BOOM.
Two cannons.
Mockingjay swore under her breath, dragging River back before the rest of the Careers could be seen. Ruby’s eyes flickered gold under the dim lights. “Two less threats,” she muttered. But her voice was quieter now — like she wasn’t sure she believed it.
⸻
Far away, in a broken toy store, Star sat alone. She’d escaped the chaos, but she couldn’t stop shaking. Her hands were cut from broken glass; her clothes smelled like dust and fear.
She found a stuffed bear on the floor — missing an eye, but still soft. She hugged it to her chest and whispered, “I made it, right?”
The lights flickered. Something moved behind her.
A shadow slithered between the aisles — mechanical, silent. The hum of gears. A muttation.
Star turned, her breath catching.
It wasn’t an animal — it was a mall security robot, half-rusted but still active, its red sensor light glowing bright in the dark.
“Hello,” it chirped in a distorted voice. “Please evacuate.”
Star didn’t move.
It repeated, “Please evacuate.”
Then, without warning, it charged.
Her scream echoed down the hall — short, sharp, cut off too soon.
BOOM.
3 faces appear in the sky that night:
Emily (D10)
Athena (D4)
Star (D8)
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