I survey the Arena, and lock eyes with Percy, Annabeth, and Nico. Chiron never explained to us what this place is, or how got here, but we do know our mission. We were sent to this place, Panem, to help the twelve districts, and take down the Capital. For the Games, band together, try to make us the final four, and don't die. I got sent to District 3, Nico to District 12, Percy to District 4, and Annabeth to District 5. We had set up a plan earlier. Percy and I, the best fighters, would stay at the Bloodbath and get supplies, while Nico and Annabeth are going to find shelter, water, and food. The voice overhead tells me that there is 7 seconds left, so I decide on what to get. That spear, of course. I could tell that Percy was looking for a sword. He threw Riptide and it'll come back, but we don't want to create suspicion. I also eye a backpack, a coil of rope, and several fruit packs.

"3, 2,1!" Calls the voice, and I'm running. I grab the spear, and the backpack, then look around. I duck a throwing knife, and ninja-roll to grab two fruit packs. I stuff them in my backpack, and see Nico and Annabeth run towards the mountains. I pick up the throwing knife and toss it, not caring where it lands. I roll again, and grab someone's ankle. I don't want to kill, but I'm fine with slowing people down. I see Percy mouth, "Where?" and I jerk my head in the direction of the mountains. I grab a water bottle- luckily, it's filled- and stuff that in the pack, too. I feel a sharp pain in my arm, and realize it's been grazed by a knife. I nod to Percy, and pausing a second to grab the rope, we run off to the mountains.

"What you get?" I ask, partially yell, because we are running so fast.

"A sword, a backpack, you?" He says.

"Umm, a water bottle, rope, a spear, whatever's in the backpack, and some fruit."

"Not bad. What happened to your arm?" He asks.

"A throwing knife, I think. I'll be fine." I tell him.

"Hey Thalia?" Percy asks when we finally slow down.

"Mm?"

"Do you think we'll have to, you know, kill people?"

"I'm going to try not to."

"Hey guys, over here!" Nico calls, waving his arm to a spot on a ridge, overlooking the Arena.

"Nice spot." I say, sitting down.

"Thanks, I found it." Annabeth says.

"Of course you did, WiseGirl." Percy smirks.

"What did you guys get?" Nico asks, sitting down.

"I got rope, a spear, fruit, a water bottle, a sleeping bag, matches, and a dagger." I say, opening the bag.

"I grabbed a dagger." Nico says.

"That I was trying to get."

"Hey, I found a dart gun in here!" Percy shouts, rifling through the bag. "And a canteen, but it's not filled, and another sleeping bag. I also have this," He waves Riptide through the air, " and that's it."

"I want the dagger" Annabeth says, and I toss it to her.

"I guess I get the dart gun." Nico says, grabbing it.

"First order of business." Percy says. "We find water."

"I have water." I say, holding up the bottle.

"Yes, but we need more water." Percy explains to me like I'm three. I roll my eyes at him.

"Second order. I divide the fruit."I say, wiggling the packs.

"Uh-oh." Percy says. "Everyone will go hungry but you."

"Shut up, SeaweedBrain." I open the packs and count them out. "Okay. There's four of us, 44 raisins, 20 apple slices, and 20 orange slices." I give everybody 11 raisins, 5 apple slices, and 5 orange slices. "Aren't I a great cook?" I say with a laugh.

"Amazing." Nico affirms.

"Okay." Annabeth says. "It's starting to get late. What do we do tomorrow?"

"Find water!" Percy says.

"Enough with the water!" says Nico.

"Find animals to hunt?" I add/ask. Suddenly, the Capital Seal blares into the sky. 10 people have died, erasing the districts 7, 8, 11, and making me and Nico and Annabeth the only people in our districts, and the boy from 9 is dead. That means there is 10 people plotting to kill me and my 3 best friends in the world.