Chapter Four Second Night of Death
The careers were getting ready to go to sleep, probably the only ponies in the whole arena to nave that casualty since they were the closest thing to unstoppable. When the rest were sleeping the careers would put to guards on watch first up were Fleur and Fancy Pants. Before any pony was going to sleep though, all of them wanted to see who had dies that day. "So guys, who do you think that other pony was? I kinda think it was Derpy, my embarrassing district partner. So useless" Stone Storm thought at load.
"Maybe it was that other filly Scootaloo, how'd she even escape the bloodbath?" Thunderlane cooed
"Well we're about to find out" Trixie said pointing to the sky which was starting the anthem. First it showed Hoops. "Well that pony wasn't Derpy or Scootaloo" then it showed Pinkie Pie, ----, and ----...
Rainbow felt that familiar tingle down her spine just like on the first day when it showed Twilight Sparkle and Rarity. Strange was the only thing she could think, but decided to shrug it off again, she wouldn't want the others to think something was wrong with her. "Well, I'm off to bed, cuz I am pooped" Rainbow said drearily while making a big yawn.
"Ok suit yourself" Fleur said absentmindedly.
"Yeah!" Snowflake yelled with his regular catchphrase.
When Rainbow was walking to her bed she thought she heard something above, probably just nerves right? Her bed or sleeping bag, was perfectly laid out. "Fleur or Fancy Pants probably fixed it from her previous night" she thought. As she was getting in her bag "What's wrong with me?" Crossed her mind, but soon released the thought. As she drifted into a peaceful slumber..."
When she awoke she wasn't where she had gone to sleep, not did this look like anything in the entire arena, since the arena was all piney and woody. No, here were building and streets and fire?! Everything was on fire, ponies were screaming and everything was in absolute chaos. "Hahaha! You will pay for your sins and you trying to rise against me District 13! Rainbow tried to look around but found she couldn't move at all. She realized she hasn't even blinked. Then she heard an awful sound for above. Then everything turned black with ear piecing screams coming from all around, but also she heard that evil laughter. It sounded familiar from somewhere but she couldn't place it, no wait, that's -.
Her nightmare was over, it was over, it never happened, at least not to her. "Hey Rainbow Dash, Rainbow Dash? Can you hear us, are you alright? "Thunderlane asked the still sleep clouded brain of Rainbow.
"Wha?"
"You're up, I was worried you, you were ya know..."
"I'm fine, thanks for even caring unlike someponies" Rainbow glares at the other careers who are up with their cocky attitudes even in the early morning.
"So lets, err go egg some breakfast before they eat our portions" Thunderlane whispered so he couldn't give anyone ideas.
"Hehe, yeah. Good idea." Rainbow Dash giggled before standing up on her sleeping bag. "Lets go"
Her dream from the following night already gone forever, or was it?
o.O.o
Fluttershy had taken refuge in a pine tree and had stayed there all through the night even to terrified to climb down one branch. She had been foolish enough to try and grab supplies at the cornucopia. Somehow she had convinced herself she would be able to grab something despite her slow legs. Once she had gotten into the forest she never saw or heard a single woodland animal unlike a usual forest.
Then she heard a crack from below, she dared herself to look down. When she had finally gathered enough courage to look she saw him.
A strong, muscular red stallion. She didn't remember his name though she thought he was from one of the outer districts like ten, eleven, or twelve. The male from twelve was dead since the bloodbath from two days and one night ago. So that made this stallion from either ten or eleven.
Interrupting her thought process was the sound of a cannon. Fluttershy yelped with fright and surprise alerting the stallion of her presence.
"Who's, who's there?" He stuttered with fright "Ah don't wan' ah fight, jus, jus- show yerself!
Fluttershy already filled with fright leapt out of the tree and huddled with the ground "Pleasedon'tkill!" She talked so fast even she couldn't understand herself.
"Why would Ah kill ya? Ahm weak." He said drooping his head in shame.
"Well if this makes you fill any better- I know you're a lot stronger than me, even if I could still use my wings I could barely get off the ground. She reassured him while looking back at her stiff wings. "Come here, I'll give you a hug to make you feel any better"
"Ah don't really think thaht's necessary" He said awkwardly. "Do you even know my name?"
"Why is that a problem? Just because I don't know someponies name I can't hug them, and know I don't know your name."
"Uhh, BigMac."
"Hmm, BigMac, now it's time for that hug of your's". She said leaning in him. It was to late for him to run, Fluttershy had him in a strong embrace for such a fragile looking pony.
That was until she started moving her right hoof closer to his neck. BigMac wanted to run. Until he started to feel a stinging sensation coming from his neck.
It.
Sort of.
Felt like.
Blood.
"Actually I did get something from the cornucopia, this little knife here." Fluttershy laughed manically. Before the cannon sounded.
Then the anthem on "Oh, I've been waiting" Fluttershy cooed to no pony in particular.
Hoops.
Pinkie Pie. The shudders came again.
Little Strong Heart. "Hmp, no surprise." Fluttershy huffed.
And lastly BigMac. She heard sobbing, he was one of the apple relatives. Their camp must of been close and Fluttershy wasn't going to take any chances. Off she ran.
"You defy me and you die. You listen to me and you die. I will always win"