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"Peeta, you told them of whats going to happen? No? I'll tell them." As Haymitch sits on a bench "this is to lower your public image, but since no one wants to be the district 12 stylist, you'll be your own. Ill help Delta, Peeta will help you, Marrissa. And now, your skills. I know your excellent with a blade, no matter the size of it, Delta. And I know that both of you are sharpshooters with a bow." They notice the usual alcohol smell, and a bottle in a special holder on his belt. "Delta, before we get off the train, show me how well you handle the blade, against an elderly man"

"why? You will see in the arena." Delta answers.

"because, im too old to go on. I could hardly move this morning. You will help me, by doing the least messy finisher" He holds his arms wide, almost welcoming the chance.

"its not right. Your going to be in the control room, while effie does the sponsorship deals" delta says.

"your right, but if nothing comes, who will take over then?" Haymitch asks.

"I will. Ill get the field disk, and do it that way. And ill make sure its fingerprint recognition, so that no other tribute can use it as an advantage" Peeta says, standing up properly.

At the station, no one crowds the carriage, or attempts to look at them as they walk to the Tribute Tower.

As they near the entrance, three people are waiting, though not in one spot, but bumping into each other, falling over, and trying to see them from where they are.

"Peeta. Haymitch. Your back?" Octavia yells.

"not sure, feels like a dream. A bad dream" Peeta yells back.

As they get closer, they see Effie waiting for them.

"sorry bout the train. I had no idea my train would leave and have them hook up my bedroom to that junkyard" Effie says, looking at their faces.

As they wait for the elevator, everyone is bombarded with questions of district 12's news and gossip.

Inside the foyer, Delta looks at the other people waiting for the elevator. A blonde haired muscular boy from 4, and what looks like his wife from the gold bands on their fingers. As he looked at a dark skinned boy, a girl runs over and hugs Marrissa.

"Im glad to see you again Mars Bar" the girl says.

"Claire. Is it you? You look older now." Marrissa says, surprised by her actions.

"yeah. The boy tribute of 11 is called Fredrant." Claire says, seeing delta look over.

"Fredrant? Is he named after your uncle?" Marrissa asks.

"yes, hes my cousin. I found out on the way here." Claire answers.

Everyone goes quiet as Lady serena walks onto the podium. "welcome to the capitol. As you know, we have some changes. We have three tributes from 12, and we have, for the first time since the uprising, tributes from 13. We are yet to see them arrive in the tunnel. Until they arrive, there will be no training. Also, districts 5 through to 13 will be put straight into the arena. You will carry one weapon each. After district 13 arrives, 3 days of training for the rest of you. Thank you for your participation" after that, lady serena walks to the district 12 tributes. "you three, wont get any weapons. And your field drop pad idea? Scrapped." She walks off.

As delta realises he cant carry weapons into the arena, he walks off to beat up another peacekeeper. As he turns a corner, he sees one at a punch bowl, serving the guests. Delta walks over and grabs a walking stick, places it firmly on the ground, and uses it to do a roundhouse kick to the unsuspecting peacekeeper, sending them flying into the punch bowl. Meanwhile, the enraged Marrissa is yelling at the door leading to lady Serena's private quarters, with her exasperated father trying to restrain her. Not more than a minute later, Lady Serena emerges from her quarters with a smug grin on her face. "because of your attitudes toward my rules, you have forced me decide to begin the games earlier than planned" Marrissa, who was filled with an uncontrollable rage towards Lady Snow, lunges forward to attack, scarring her pale features. A peacekeeper who happened to be nearby at that very moment, tackled the hysterical girl to the ground. "My, My, doesn't the determination run in the family? Get them to the tubes. And find that boy. He shouldn't run loose" says Serena, with that snake glare that her late grandfather was famous for. As the peacekeeper gives Marrissa a tranquilizer, her father is escorted to the waiting room, and a team of peacekeepers searches the surrounding area for Delta. Meanwhile, four boys, and four girls walk through the capitol doors with slow, trudging steps. The tallest is a timid looking girl, who looks about 15. Then comes a shorter looking boy, who looks incredibly familiar. Then he approaches Peeta, greets him with a voice he recognizes and Peeta asks about his parents.

"your wife knew my father" he replied softly.

"Finnick?" Peeta asks. "then you must be Tamerus. You look exactly like him. Hair and all"

"thank you Peeta" replied Tamerus. "these are my fellow tributes, Sera, myself, the shorter boy is Matthew, and that's his sister, Raikes." The children identify themselves immediately. Sera was the tall and timid one, while matthew was the young and timid one who always stood next to Raikes at all times. The Peacekeepers were then seen dragging a laughing Delta, which shocked his father, who didn't know what happened.

"that's my son. The joker, and swordsman." Peeta says, holding his hand to his face. Raikes began giggling, setting off her brother, instantly.

"what a strange boy." whispered Sera to Tamerus, with a hint of a smile on her face.

"all tributes are to go to the launch room, IMMEDIATELY" purred a feminine voice, which was obviously Lady Serena's.

"I guess we are going in one tube" Peeta says to Tamerus.

"yes, which means its obviously a capitol VS game" Tamerus replies. "but wheres the other team?"

"training" Delta puts in, holding his sides from laughing too much.

"shut up, Delta" Peeta snaps.

As they arrive, they see the weapons locker, with names on them, and instructions of when they open, which is as the mines at the exits deactivate. Then they hear a groan, and they see Marrissa on the bed, and Peeta goes over. Delta grabs a sword box, and cracks the lock.

"long swords? What happened to the short swords?" Delta asks.

A peacekeeper walks in, and takes the box from Delta, but he grabs a sword, and takes out his arm.

"lets get this party started" Delta growls, holding his bloodied sword towards the launch tube. Raikes laughs, and grabs the other sword from the box, and stands next to Delta.

"ten seconds to launch" a male voice says.