Hey guys! So I pardon for the crappy chapter, but I have a terrible case of writers block for a few days. I found myself stuck a few days ago, went to the doctors and they prescribed me with acute writers block. I have been taking anti-block medication and I am cleared to write by Doctor Mellark! :)

Haha, my bogus attempt of humor failed but in all seriousness I am heading back from vacation (I was on the East Coast) so I will be writing a lot in the 6+ hour flight I have back to Cali.

Also I would like to send a public apology to SeekerDraconis for portraying Helix not as he intended. So I am sorry. I thought the story would flow better, and I regret it immensely. :(

Please keep submitting tributes to the forum, as this story ends, the next will begin. Thanks to Wisteria22 and Bouncestar6 for submitting their tributes, I can only hope you all follow suit.

Since school is starting soon, my updates will slow a lot. I am sorry, but life must go on.

Here is your chapter ...

Gwindale's POV

Staring at the three girls. I know I am going to have to kill today. These girls are gonna have to go down. And maybe I will to - but not without a fight. Against my district partner. What is the Capitol doing - taking bets, having a party. Who will survive the battle from district 5? Keiran stars at me as if she knows what I am thinking, but makes no other moves.

The smaller of the girls shifts the axe she carries and I know she is from 7. The other girls look unarmed and I string an arrow. We are in a clearing - not far from the beach.

The sky is gray as if it senses our big fight.

The waves that once were so calm and inviting are crashing on the beach, monstrous waves peaking at 10 feet high. I can't swim and know I will have to stand my ground here, if I have any chance of winning. My only hope is that they cannot swim either. It seems we are at a crossroads. Neither of us making the first move.

7 over there knows it is coming - that some blood will be shed today - the capitol wants it that way. That is what they want - it is the only way. And I need to get back home. I let my arrow fly at the brunette - I think she is from 3. She jumps back and avoids it.

I string another arrow and aim for the third girl - another redhead. It catches on her shoulder and she easily pulls it out. She throws it back at me, but falls short and it lands in my foot. Painfully - even if it wasn't from a loaded bow. I know the power of my weapon now. 7 advances and swings an axe at me, close, but a warning - get out now and I will leave you. I can't - or I will have the Capitol - traps and mutts behind me. There would be almost no way to win after that. I sting another arrow - this time at her and she deflects it easily with her axe.

The girl from 3 - where is she? I have no time for that as the girl from 7 raises her axe. I dodge and roll ot the ground - crouching like a tiger.

I feel weight on my back and the girl from 3 is jumped on my and is kick and thrashing. I grunt as she lands a heavy kick to my side and throw her off. She lands on the ground and I String and arrow and let it fly - at her heart.

A cannon booms and the redheads stare at me. I just killed their ally. It occurs to me now to get out, but the ocean is so big and gray. I am trying to stare at them both at once and I am currently on the girl from 5 when I feel a slicing pain in my back.

7 and her axe.

Saryn's POV

I Stand there as the cannon booms. 2 dead bodies lay in front. One was my enemy and one my ally. One my ally's district partner, one my friend. And now they are both dead.

I walk over to Sasha - whose eyes are glassy and vacant - usually so full of life and inquisitive. I close them and take the water bottle that she has, when a small piece of white paper sticks out of her pocket. I slowly pull it out and examine it. It is the piece of paper we got the clue on. Sasha had gotten berry juice and painted the answer - roosters don't lay eggs.

She figured out the clue.

Another floats down. As if comforting us from our loss.

I give you a group of three. One is sitting down, and will never get up. The second eats as much as is given to him, yet is always hungry. The third goes away and never returns.

Our hardest riddle yet. I have a feeling it is our last one.

Another cannon booms and I spin around to look at Keiran but she just stares at me - her eyebrows slightly raised.

WE both are safe - that is all that matters.

Larousse's POV

I tended to Chase's cut arm. It wasn't too deep, but still blleeding.

I turned to him after I was finished, "There all better." In reponse, he pulled me in tight.

"Thank you Nurse Larousse." I giggle in response, but am soon distracted by the sound of crashing waves. We are close to the beah, but these are too loud. I look outside our hideout and see the gray waves, foaming at the mouth like wild animals.

I walk towards them, seeing how deep the water is when a huge wave crashes down on me.

My mouth fills with salty water and my head bangs against the coral on the bottom. My lungs are gasping to breath and I hear a cannon. Is it mine?

My head lolls to the side and the waves become black and I fall into the darkness.

...

Slowly groaning, I open my eyes - I see Chase above me. "Am I dead?" I wonder aloud.

He laughs. "No, but you were close. You banged up your head pretty well." I gently touch the back of my head and wince. It is still sore.

I look around. We are deep in the forest far away from the beach. He hand me some water and I gratefully accept it.

I lay down, still a bit woozy and stare up at the stars. They are replaced by the capitol seal and the dead tributes flash in the night sky. The girl from one - how did she die?

Then the girl from 3 and the boy from 5, followed by the boy from 12. So many dead in one day.

I am just lucky that I am still alive.

Skyler - you wre originally going to be one of the victors, but it juts was't right for you. You needed to get away from your life and your terrible family - and so I let you.

Sasha - one of my favorite tributes to write for. You were smart and sweet - the perfect combo. You wanted to go home and still hleped your allies - even when you were gone.

Gwindale - Also another great tribute. You were a bit too arrogant, but stilll had enough sense that the Capitol had to have their final battle. Great job, for making it this far!

Zeth - Now you can finally be with Jay. You stayed strong for Tilly and she was proud of her big brother.

Gem Dazel (1) - suffocated by Helix

Skyler Petrova (1) - drowned by giant waves (Capitol)

Helix Stark (2) - blood loss from Gem's sword, fatally stabbed by Skyler

Hailey Lennox (2)

Atticus Byte (3) - decapitated by Milo (10)

Sasha Chalondra (3) - arrow to the heart by Gwindale (5)

Chase Mathews (4)- cut arm

Lia Clearwater (4) - stabbed by Milo (10)

Gwindale Highrunner (5) - stabbed in the back by Saryn (7)

Kieran Pallas (5) -

Otto Lawrence (6) - stabbed by Milo (10)

Malinda Harris (6) - stabbed by Milo, blood loss

Trevor William (7) - walked into a trap (Capitol)

Saryn Delphitus (7)

Clyde Herman (8) - stabbed by Milo (10)

Sunny Thomas (8) - stabbed by Lillian (10)

District 9 Boy - fell off platform

Jessabel Mzera (9) - stabbed by Gem (1)

Milo Ferrel (10) - killed by Lia (4)

Lillian Welsh (10) - cut by Chase (4)

Marvin Ray (11) - stabbed in the back by Gem (1)

Eta Yule (11) - attacked by bat-mutts (Capitol)

Zeth Olsen (12) - Stabbed by Hailey (2)

Larousse Olay (12) - broken ankle

Please keep submitting tributes, I am a little dissapointed because I got so many last time. And I loved all the tributes.

I promise it will be better than this one. Also - I would love to get to 100 reviews!