DeMarcus King

They picked me? I didn't expect that. I was never that popular, especially in Three. It must have been the Capitol that wanted me back. I did do a pretty good job, until the part where I died. It was quite a pick-me-up to get picked to come back to life.

"So who won?" I asked Beetee.

"Careen," he said, and I wasn't surprised. I had another, more important question.

"Is Blaise back too?" The first letter was barely out of Beetee's mouth when I was out of the room and down the hall like a rocket.

Gizmo Torrens

In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.

It seemed I had died. I was not entirely surprised, since I was never the strongest of our alliance. That would be Nubu, and if any of us won, it would have been him. I was even more surprised they picked me again, since I sort of had a record. It must have been a popular vote, not a Panem Congress sort of thing.

Obviously, this was a Resurrection Games. Everything was going to be different. I'd have to replan, rewire, and re-adapt. I couldn't get started soon enough.

Wyatt Sparks

"All right, what's new?"

It was getting harder to take life seriously when it was clearer every day (every life?) how cheap it was. Why worry about death when I can keep coming back? "Who'd I miss?"

"The only one you'd care about is Ava won," the new mentor said.

"That's nice, but I mean, I care about you too," I said politely. "So she won? Wait a minute, She died before me."

"She won the next Resurrection Games," the mentor said.

"You all skipped me? Rude," I said.

"It was Careers only," he said.

"That's no excuse," I said.

Electra Magneta

"Did Des win?" I asked.

"I'm sorry. She was second. But she's back," Acee said.

"Maybe this time she'll win," I said.

"Maybe this time you'll win," Acee said.

"I don't think so," I said. I got out of bed and she pulled me into a hug.

"Don't sell yourself short," she said.

Emmeline Blythe

It's going to be even worse this time. Last time there was nothing to do against a bat monster cobbled together in a mad scientist's lab. It always had to be bigger and better in the Games. I didn't want to see what was coming this time. But I did want to be ready for it.

We had a new leader. I knew nothing about Snow, but I knew all about Panem. Whoever clawed his way to the top was a cruel, merciless leader. He'd make the Games worse than they'd ever been. I was surprised he let the Resurrection Games go on. A man like him must favor death.

Vera Busattil

Over and over. Always a Tribute, never a Victor. It was starting to be a routine.

"Is Whyte up yet?" I asked Shelle.

"He's not here," she said bluntly. My heart flopped.

"What do you mean? Why not?" I asked.

"He was chosen to participate in the Career Games instead," she said.

"Like a separate Games? There's two this year?" I asked.

"It's already over. He didn't win," Shelle said.

"Why wasn't I in the Career Games?" I asked.

"The people wanted to see you reunite with Frankie, who wasn't eligible," she said.

"But Frankie's here?" I asked.

"He's waiting outside," she said. I wasn't ready to meet him for a long while. I thought the Capitol couldn't get any more intrusive, but now they were dictating my relationships. It was my life, not their entertainment. It wasn't Frankie's fault, and when I was ready, I was happy to see him.

Celestial Yeager

Why can't they just leave me alone? I'm never going to win. I might as well walk up to whatever mutts are in the Arena and at least die among friends.

"There's another twist this year," Mags said.

"Oh boy, what is it?" I asked flatly.

"There's no Careers this time. Just the outliers," she said.

I didn't want to hope. No Careers meant I might have a chance, and that was too painful to think about. It also meant Dane wasn't coming back. We never got to see what might have happened. Our paths kept glancing off each other, but never long enough to stay. Here I was back on Earth, and soon I'd be back where I cam from.

There are weird numbers of Tributes per District this time, so chapters will vary as I try not to have like 20 chapters before we're even done with the Reapings. They're going to be short since all the characters are established. The exception will be original Tributes or Tributes from other stories. They'll go in a separate chapter and their intros will be longer so you can see what they're like. After that it will go back to normal.