Author's Note: Oh, hello, there. I never thought I would be doing a Hunger Games fanfic this size in scope. I'm more used to doing fics for One Piece with lots of characters and long stories (and One Piece hasn't even ended yet).

Anyway, welcome to my Quarter Quell fic. Of course, this is one of those AU fics where Katniss and/or Peeta don't go into the arena and Prim never gets reaped. Otherwise, I would not be writing this fic and be wasting my time on establishing this new One Piece fic I was going to work on that I have, like, zero ideas for.

Note: This is not an SYOT fic. I think I'm good with all of the Tributes and Mentors. Because of my One Piece and Dangan Ronpa fanfics, I'm used to creating lots and lots of characters for a single story. If I need one, I will have to call upon you guys to help.

Warning: This fic contains violence, language, death, and implied rape (which won't happen until the Games. When the chapter with the implied rape scene gets here, I will warn everyone. It won't be shown, but it will be strongly implied).

Without further ado, I think it's time we start out story. I've been itching to do it for so long.

Disclaimer: I do not own the Hunger Games. Suzanne Collins does, and I just own the books, DVDs, and a poster for the first movie.

Haymitch Abernathy (66)
District 12, Victor of the 50th Hunger Games (Second Quarter Quell)

I'm only into my first drink of the night when it comes on - The Quell announcement. Of course, this is no ordinary Quell, just like how the Quell isn't an ordinary game. This is the 100th Hunger Games, a celebration of a hundred years worth of children's deaths.

"To serve as a reminder that it was the rebels' choice to fight, the Tributes shall be voted into the arena by their Districts."

Who could forget the first Quell? Sure, it may have had a bit too much violence compared to other years, but the Capitol enjoyed those games the most. In the end, the boy from District 5 won; he got voted in because his mother, Marianne Cox, won the first ever Hunger Games and she was Five's only Victor at the time. They're still living legends in both Five and the Capitol to this day.

My thoughts are interrupted by the reading of the card. I'm not even expecting any twist one would consider kind, such as cutting off any sponsors or forcing all the Tributes to be Volunteers.

"In order to remind citizens that danger comes in threes, there will be three twists to the Fourth Quarter Quell.

One, we will recycle the twist of the Second Quarter Quell - As a reminder that during the Dark Days, for every Capitol citizen killed, two rebels died, four Tributes will go into the arena this year as they did fifty years ago."

Ah, yes, my Hunger Games. Despite the alcohol, I still remember their names - Maysilee Donner, Roti Mellark, and Peat Everdeen. Peat and Roti were in love with each other, and they tried to pull some sort of star-crossed lovers act during the interviews. Of course, their act failed; Peat died in the Bloodbath and Roti committed suicide a week later. Then, Maysilee got skewered to death by those awful, sickeningly candy-pink bird Mutts. At that point, the rest is history; I won the Second Quarter Quell by using the arena forcefield to kill the girl from One. Ever since then, it's been an alcohol-filled blur with the yearly trip to the Capitol to mentor. However, there was one year that stood out...

"Two, we will also recycle the twist of the Third Quarter Quell - As a reminder that the Districts will never see eye-to-eye with each other, the Districts will be kept separate from each other until the games begin."

The Third Quarter Quell brought our third winner to District 12 - Gale Hawthorne. He got lucky that year, since the arena consisted of twelve, forested islands; the only way you could get to them was by swimming. Gale mainly used his hunting and survival skills to stay alive, only killing twice - Once when the ditzy blonde from District 1 got caught in his snare and once during the finale against the girl from Four. Since then, Gale has brought two other Victors home, both of them Tributes he mentored. That brings the total Victors in this District to five Victors, still the least amount of Victors a District has.

"Finally, in order to remind the Districts that there is always an element of surprise, the final twist will not be announced until late in the Games. Happy Hunger Games, and may the odds be ever in your favor!"

I bet my life they're going to bring in the remaining Tributes' families and friends. If that were to happen, I would not be surprised.

Short prologue, but some footnotes

Haymitch - As a writer, it confounds me that I decided to have Haymitch live in this fic. In the world of this fic, he's sixty-six, and I have no idea why he doesn't have severe complications due to his alcoholism yet.

Roti Mellark and Peat Everdeen - Roti is a type of flatbread served in India and Southeast Asia, in keeping with the bread theme of the Mellark family.

Yes, Peat's name is kind of unoriginal and sounds too much like "Peeta". However, Peat is named after peat moss, which actually turns into lignite coal in certain conditions (thanks, Wikipedia).

Also with Roti and Peat, it is time to acknowledge the elephant in the room - Peat is supposed to be Katniss' dad in the canon universe, and Roti is supposed to be an aunt of Peeta's, even though it's never mentioned if Mr. Mellark had siblings. Basically, since Katniss' father dies in the games, Katniss' mother never marries him or has kids, so that is why Katniss and Prim do not show up in this AU. I'm still up in the air on Peeta's status on this fic, though.

Gale as a Victor - Yes, Gale won the Third Quarter Quell in this universe, since the twist was different because the 74th Games were a normal year. I was toying with the idea of making Madge his District Partner that year, but decided not to. However, I never said who Gale's District Partner was, so it can be Madge if you want.

The Reapings start next chapter. Do you guys want me to do them in numerical order or random order?