Treading Water (33/34) , PG-13
Title: Treading Water (Part III - The Arena)
Chapter Title: 'Neath the Gathering Cloud
Rating (this chapter): PG-13
Word count: 4,512
Betas: mrsdrjackson and pinkfinity (all mistakes and missteps are my own)
Focus: Annie Cresta/Finnick Odair
Characters: Finnick Odair, Beetee, Johanna Mason, Annie Cresta, Haymitch Abernathy, Atala, Katniss Everdeen, Peeta Mellark, original characters
Summmary: The only sound is that of their footsteps as they move through the vines and trees, over the uneven ground, climbing higher and higher toward Beetee’s tree. Faster and faster toward the end of everything.
Warnings (this chapter): none
Author's note: Well, this was to be the last chapter, but it was already over 10,000 words long and still growing, so I decided to split it at a natural break point so the final chapter won't be quite so overwhelming from size alone. Thank you, Tumblr friends, for your help with that decision! The title for this chapter comes from Tom McRae's I Ain't Scared of Lightning, which you can enjoy on the fic soundtrack here.
As the moon rises in the darkening sky, the anthem begins to play. Hunkered down on the sand beside Finnick, Beetee whispers, a staccato briefing in bursts timed to the music.
Chapter Title: 'Neath the Gathering Cloud
Rating (this chapter): PG-13
Word count: 4,512
Betas: mrsdrjackson and pinkfinity (all mistakes and missteps are my own)
Focus: Annie Cresta/Finnick Odair
Characters: Finnick Odair, Beetee, Johanna Mason, Annie Cresta, Haymitch Abernathy, Atala, Katniss Everdeen, Peeta Mellark, original characters
Summmary: The only sound is that of their footsteps as they move through the vines and trees, over the uneven ground, climbing higher and higher toward Beetee’s tree. Faster and faster toward the end of everything.
Warnings (this chapter): none
Author's note: Well, this was to be the last chapter, but it was already over 10,000 words long and still growing, so I decided to split it at a natural break point so the final chapter won't be quite so overwhelming from size alone. Thank you, Tumblr friends, for your help with that decision! The title for this chapter comes from Tom McRae's I Ain't Scared of Lightning, which you can enjoy on the fic soundtrack here.
As the moon rises in the darkening sky, the anthem begins to play. Hunkered down on the sand beside Finnick, Beetee whispers, a staccato briefing in bursts timed to the music.