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(There's.Nothing.Worse) (Open) Apr 17, 2009 22:26:21 GMT -5

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Post by Aura on Apr 17, 2009 22:26:21 GMT -5

Adelaide

She fixes her gaze on me, strikes a pose, and replies while I fight down the urge to laugh. "The name's Annabeth. And if I may, I'd like to get out of here." Hmmmm. Annabeth. It's a pretty name, and, surprisingly, it fits her. I'm still fighting down a laugh as I reply, "Well, Annabeth, I think that can be arranged if you just give us back that pack, mmm?" I think she'll do it. I can see it in her face, her actions. She really does just want to leave. Smiling reassuringly, I'm about to speak more when the roar echoes through the forest. Chills run down my back. What was that?

Immediately, I back up and come closer to Alex, taking his hand, entwining our fingers. It makes me feel safer to be that much closer to him. Glancing at Annabeth, I wonder aloud, to anyone who's listening, "What...was that?" I can hear the leaves rustling; far away, but getting closer. It's not exactly like we can run away; I'm sure it'll hear us. Crap.

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(There's.Nothing.Worse) (Open) Apr 17, 2009 22:39:51 GMT -5

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Post by Molly on Apr 17, 2009 22:39:51 GMT -5

Adelaide speaks after she has introduced herself, Well, Annabeth, I think that can be arranged if you just give us back that pack, mmm?" i am pretty sure she wants to get of here, with my pack.
i open my mouth to respond when a gruesome roar echoes off the trees. suddenly Adelaide backs into me and intertwines my fingers with hers, she calms down after being very tense, that much was visible.
i try and make a quick pros and cons list in my head.
pro: we cant leave without being heard or without my pack.
cons: Annabeth will probably be frightened and run away.
we cant exactly run away, in fear of the animal hearing us. i, for one, do not want to be eaten by an animal.
"seriously, i haven't heard that kind of animal in the forests since i have been out. what do you think that was?"
what could it have been, i have been hunting in the woods and heard the animals around me and nothing sounded like that.

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(There's.Nothing.Worse) (Open) Apr 17, 2009 23:21:42 GMT -5

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Post by Gempol on Apr 17, 2009 23:21:42 GMT -5

The roar of the fearsome beast shocks me. I'm too stunned too answer any questions the couple give me. I just look into the greenery, worrying what will come out of it. I look to Adelaide and Alex. In my head, there is only one thing we can do. Run. And my mind connects some dots. I make my face look determined and begin running to the side.

"To the river!" I shout, throwing the pack off of my shoulders and sprinting. They think I'm crazy, I bet, but I know what I can do to protect myself.

I stop and turn around to see them still standing there. I roll my eyes ever so slightly.

"The thing is attracted to the food in the pack. So it's going to barge in here any second now.... -"

And just as I finish my statement a giant beast rips through the leaves and charges at Adelaide and Alex.

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(There's.Nothing.Worse) (Open) Apr 17, 2009 23:32:26 GMT -5

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Post by Aura on Apr 17, 2009 23:32:26 GMT -5

Adelaide

Annabeth's words don't even register in my mind, which is working fast. Which way to go? How are we going to get away? My ears pick up the sound of the leaves rustling - closer now. The ground beneath us shakes. I can predict almost the exact moment when the beast will barge into the clearing. When it does, I scream. Of course I scream. It's monstrous - bigger than anything I've ever seen before. I'm surprised when no one screams with me. Right now, I feel like such a girl, which is ridiculous. What are you supposed to feel like when a beast is running at you full blast? Crap! My mind shrieks as I realize what I had just thought. Immediately, I tackle Alex next to me, who is amazingly still standing there, and we both roll out of the way, safe.

The beast has too much momentum to come to a full stop in the clearing, so it keeps charging into the leaves behind us, destroying the trees behind where we had stood just moments before. I'm breathing raggedly now, freaked out. I can feel an adrenaline rush coming on, numbing my senses. Looking at Annabeth, I ask breathlessly, "What was that you were saying?"

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(There's.Nothing.Worse) (Open) Apr 18, 2009 15:52:47 GMT -5

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Post by Molly on Apr 18, 2009 15:52:47 GMT -5

i hear the leaves and twigs snap under the weight of something, the sound came from behind me. i was frozen in my spot, i was too stunned that the beast may finish me, after all i have been through, how i have survived out here. then i hear a scream and feel a force push me down, i thought it was the beast but instead it was Adelaide. i couldn't think, couldn't move, it was like i was watching the scene and not in it. "What was that you were saying?" Adelaide questioned. the only thought in my mind was my pack, i can get it now because the girl doesn't have it. i slowly crawl toward the pack and it is right in my reach. but i look beyond the pack and see the river...
*flash back*
i was about 10 and i needed to catch some fish so i could go home. i couldn't go home with out catching at least 5 fish. i didn't want to use my fishing pole to catch them, that was boring, i quickly crawled into the water and blocked the stream so if any fish came i could pick them up.
after what seemed like an hour i caught one fish. i put it on the side (it was still alive) of the stream for it to die, but when i looked back about 10 minutes later the fish was gone and it was swimming away in the water.
i sigh in defeat when i know i cant catch any fish with out my pole. when a girl about 17 came up to me in the stream and asked what i was doing and i told her. she asked how come i haven't caught any fish i said because they keep flopping back into the water. she laughed at me and gave me a pack, she said it can hold enough for 3 medium fish and other supplies. i asked her what she wanted for it and all she said was "don't worry i have lots at home, keep it." that was the first and only gift i ever got in my life. i thanked her and by the end of the day i caught 12 fish, i was ecstatic. i promised myself the next time i saw her i would give her something of mine.
what i didn't expect was the next time i saw her was at the reaping, she was chosen as the girl tribute. And i couldn't give her something of mine she wanted, i wasn't old enough to volunteer, but that was what she wanted. and i couldn't give it to her. She died in the hunger games she was third to last and the sad part of her death was, she died with what looked like a pouch she gave to me. The boy from district 1 won that year.
*end flashback*
i grab the pack and hold it to my chest. and i start to crawl to the river.

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(There's.Nothing.Worse) (Open) Apr 18, 2009 16:50:02 GMT -5

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Post by Gempol on Apr 18, 2009 16:50:02 GMT -5

And so begins my adrenaline rush.

I feel the hormone pumping through my veins, intertwining itself with my blood. Energy is sparking across all parts of my body. My brain sends a signal for me to act quickly. I look at the wildebeest that was about to tackle my two companions. The beast continues to barge forward, until it comes to an unexpected stop. I realize that the beast depends on it's sense of smell, it's sight was probably mediocre. It has it's nose held upward. Smelling. I'm about to cry when I see Alex hugging his pack and crawling toward the river. The pack is the reason the animal wants to attack us. It wants food, and it might be able to chew more than just the pack. The bag of trinkets must have had sentimental value to the boy. A pack versus life. I would choose the latter.

I pump my legs and jump to a safe bush of green leaves. The berries on the bush look enticing, but I refuse to fall under temptation. As the beast smells the pack it starts padding towards Alex, and I rush by his side. I immediately try to grab the pack out of his hand, but he refuses. I want to scream my reasoning to Alex but I can't draw so much attention to myself. Instead I just turn to Adelaide and nod my head towards the river. If worse came to worse, Alex would have to be sacrificed for Adelaide's and my safety.

Without looking back or waiting another second I run at full speed towards the line of water that cuts through the thriving forest and dive inside.

Water surrounds me, and I regret not taking a full breath. The current guides me forward, and rainbow colored fish brush aside me as I struggle to keep up with the speed of the river. I don't force my head out and take a breath of oxygen for the dangerous risk it has. I just hope Alex and Adelaide understood me and went into the river. It'd be a shame if they died. The beast can't track us if we're in the water, and the rush of liquid can take us to a safer place.

Suddenly, I feel the river widening. The current starts to relax. The scaly fish spread out, and I turn and start to swim with what energy I have left.

OOC: Nearing the waterfall XD

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(There's.Nothing.Worse) (Open) Apr 18, 2009 17:05:53 GMT -5

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Post by Aura on Apr 18, 2009 17:05:53 GMT -5

Adelaide

Alex actually goes over and grabs his pack, and then he starts crawling towards the river. I am furious. How stupid can he be? He's supposed to be my equal, but obviously that's not correct in situations such as these. Annabeth runs over and tries to help him, but he refuses, so she nods at me and gestures toward the river before running and jumping in herself. Scrambling up as quickly as I can, I keep a careful eye on the beast, which has started padding toward us again. Alex still has a handle on that pack. My eyes narrow. I am not going to let my best friend get eaten by a wildebeast all because of a stupid back. Running over, I tear the pack out of his hands, empty it of its contents, grab his hand, and begin pulling him toward the river.

Stuffing the pack into his hand, I let go and dive into the river after Annabeth, who's only a little downstream from where I am. My head bobs up and down, and I choke a little bit on the water. My hair swirls around me, getting into my eyes, and I stubbornly take a rubberband and pull it around my hair, pinning it to the top of my head, even if it means I sink underwater for a few seconds. When I finally surface again, the first thing I see is Annabeth's face, which has taken on an odd expression. And then she begins to swim, almost frantically. I wonder why until I feel it myself. I curse loudly. With the relaxing current, I can keep my head above water, but even now the current is too strong for me to battle it much. Turning my head as I begin to try and swim to shore, I see an abrupt ending. I can't see anything beyond it but blue sky. At this, I start trying to get to shore ASAP, even if it doesn't seem likely that I can.

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(There's.Nothing.Worse) (Open) Apr 18, 2009 17:26:13 GMT -5

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Post by Molly on Apr 18, 2009 17:26:13 GMT -5

the beast charges at me and i feel the pack being grabbed out of my hands and i am being pulled somewhere, the pack is shoved back into my hands, as i hit the water into a belly flop. the shock is finally over and i come to the surface. right as i surface i know something is wrong. i search for Adelaide and Annabeth. i don't see them, i scream their names. but then i see Adelaide swimming to the side of the bank. i notice the current is too strong for it to be just a river. then i realize there must be a waterfall or something that is making it pull that fast. i then figured franticly that i needed to get to the side, but the closest side was to that beast. i didn't care i wouldn't let Adelaide be by herself. and with that i swam the strong current across the river. i am almost out of the river when my hand slips from the grass. i quickly strap my pack to my back and push myself against the current until i get a good hold on solid ground and pull myself up. once i am up out of the water, i flop onto the grass breathing heavily, i feel like the fish i caught when i was 10, that was the irony of this situation.

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(There's.Nothing.Worse) (Open) Apr 18, 2009 19:26:24 GMT -5

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Post by Gempol on Apr 18, 2009 19:26:24 GMT -5

Something doesn't feel right. I can feel myself being pulled through the water, as if an invisible thread is connected to me and pulling me through the drink. I flail a bit in the water, which scares some fish. I bring my head up and I surface. The air feels good against my face, fresh and sweet after the rain. I gulp the oxygen in, I'm a fish out of water. I observe everything around me and I see Adelaide swimming close to me. I look around to find where Alex is, and I see him far off on the shore. He made it. I see the pack strapped across his shoulder, but it looks empty. I finally manage a weak smile. We're safe.

I'm dead wrong.

The thread pulling me seems to become stronger, and before making an odd face I'm forced underwater. I struggle and I punch and I kick and try to fight the current that's dragging me forward, but I can't resist it. I'm wondering what the hell is happening; why is the current suddenly stronger? It's strange.

The answer comes too late.

I know it the minute I feel myself going down. Everything is happening in slow motion inside my head beyond this point. I'm propelled out of the river, and a scream erupts from my mouth. My frightened eyes take the grandeur of a gigantic waterfall for a few seconds in before I crash right back into the water. The force of the waterfall is enough to crush my head, and my whole body feels numb. I hope this waterfall is a small one, but I know it's not. I saw it. I try to scream, but water fills my mouth. I'm really falling quickly; but in my head I'm plummeting slowly. It's torture. My back is bent to the extreme, and I can hear a sickening crack.

The rest of the fall is a smeared blur, but the last moments of the fall seem crystal clear. The waterfall's force turns me around, and I feel a sharp rush of pain up my back as if someone jabbed a knife into my spine. I think of Adelaide and how she'll meet the same fate as me, and that Alex will be alone. Just as I say goodbye once more to the world ...

Everything turns black.

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(There's.Nothing.Worse) (Open) Apr 18, 2009 23:04:41 GMT -5

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Post by Aura on Apr 18, 2009 23:04:41 GMT -5

Adelaide

Annabeth falls down the waterfall before I do. Her sickening scream is enough to make me panic. And then I begin to cry. Of course this would happen to me. First screaming when the monster is charging at us, and then crying when I'm about to fall down a waterfall. Can't I ever just have normal reactions to things? Feeling the water behind me pull even harder, I snap back to reality. My crying doesn't cease, but I begin to swim again, even more frantically this time.

It doesn't matter.

Within a few seconds of my renewed swimming, I'm falling. The worst part is the feeling of doom that comes, and then the feeling of weightlessness in your stomach. That's when I begin to scream. Somehow, my body flips itself so that I'm looking down, belly first. I realize I'm fully cognizant, my mind not blinded by fear. It just makes it worse. Below me, I see Annabeth, her back curving and stretching. It's horrible. Almost matter-of-factly, though, I prepare myself to die. What I'm not ready for is the pain that comes with dying.

I hit the water belly-first, face smacking against a surface that feels almost concrete. I feel the air woosh out of me, and I find myself breathless, a feeling that has always left me feeling panicked. Pain shoots through my entire body, and I realize I'm in too much pain to even breathe. Inside my core area, I can feel things cracking. What, I don't want to know. What I do know is that I want to die. Please let me die.

Am I dying yet?

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(There's.Nothing.Worse) (Open) Apr 19, 2009 10:18:20 GMT -5

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Post by Molly on Apr 19, 2009 10:18:20 GMT -5

i catch my breath on shore for about ten seconds before i hear a bloodcurdling scream, this wasn't an 'I'm afraid' scream this is a 'help I'm dying' scream.
wait! thats even worse. i look just in time to see Annabeth fall over the waterfall. she is screaming for about five seconds before she is deep under the water. by now i am running at full speed to save Annabeth, when i remember Adelaide. did she already go down? is she on shore? were is she? i look back behind me and for just a moment i see Adelaide start to swim against the current. i reach my hand out to her but she doesn't seem to notice.
i figure i need to go into the water to save them, or at least one of them. once i jump in the water, Adelaide is falling down the waterfall. i quickly push off the bottom of the river to give me more speed. i fall over the waterfall just in time to see Adelaide hitting her back on a rock and you can tell something is broken.
now i am falling down, but i really don't care, i try to picture this as the hunger games *channeling his inner career* and those people down there are my Allies. i make myself still and pin straight. I'm going faster down. my hand can almost grab Adelaide's. i lean forward a bit more, i grasp her for arm and pull her head above the water. i am holding on as tight as i possibly can with out really hurting her. I gently put Adelaide on my back and put her arms around my neck, but she cant hold on, so my hand holds on to her hands.
i franticly search for Annabeth, but something catches my stomach and the air is gone from my lungs. i go to the surface take another breath and go under enough so that Adelaide is still above the water. we were nearing the end of the waterfall and i couldn't find Annabeth. This could end badly.

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(There's.Nothing.Worse) (Open) Apr 28, 2009 19:02:49 GMT -5

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Post by Gempol on Apr 28, 2009 19:02:49 GMT -5

My senses don't work. Sight, smell, taste, touch, hear. Everything is pitch black. I feel as if I'm in some kind of black void, one that numbs the use of all your senses. I feel suspended in mid air, not being able to move at all. I don't remember what had happened, how am I in here? I wonder if I'm dead. Maybe I am. But death has to be more exciting than this. I

I hang motionless for what seems like forever until I can feel flashes of images in my head. They don't make sense; just random scenes of my life jumbled together. But then they start piecing together like pieces form a puzzle, and I can see moments of my life in a clear view.

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I look out the window at the sprawling landscape of District One. My eyes wander beyond the skyline, wondering how it would feel like to be released from this prison. I feel stuck in this home, having everything I would normally need in my life. But there's one thing my parents can't get me; freedom. My mom is tending to a luxurious white and blue dress to be worn by me for a dance. I roll my eyes every time I hear the word 'dance'. The social gatherings aren't really dances, they're just places where couples can make out downstairs. I care less about my dress, so I just let my mother adorn the article of clothing with jewels.

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The flames dance behind me as I use my legs to run as fast as I can out of District One. I know my parents will be safe from the wicked flames, it's myself I'm worrying about. I dodge between firefighters, my small backpack bobbing on my back. My destination is ... well, I don't have a destination. I just have to get out of here, use my chance at escape.

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The water pounds on my back, sending me plummeting toward the basin of water below. The sensation of falling makes my heart shudder. My spine twists and turns until a sickening crack can be heard with the sound of the water. I'm almost ready to crash into the water, ready to die ...

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You better wake up, girl.

My head manages to put together a thought.

What?

Wake up and smell the seafloor. You have people waiting on the surface.

Who are you?

Your insanity.

The feeling of being submerged under feet of water rushes at me as I wake up. I struggle for breath. My spine feels as if it's fractured, and every move I make sends a stab of pain up my back. I can't get a wisp of oxygen, and my head starts spinning. I cause as much commotion in the water so someone on the shore might notice me. I'm not sure if it will work, and that's the last thought that goes through my brain as I fall slowly to the sandy seafloor.

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