38th Games

This year's games allegedly featured one of the most expensive arenas in history, with The Capitol paying large amounts of money to recreate the ruins of this extinct empire. That being said, the expense was worth it and the arena was well used by tributes and made for an entertaining games.

This year's victor was Porter Millicent Tripp, age 16, from District 5. The arena was set in Incan trails, featured Sneaky condors, a mutt chase, and lasted for 11 days.

During the bloodbath, Porter was accidently tripped over by Ninela (9), but she got up and managed to grab some bread from the cornucopia, before running away as quickly as she could. She spent the next few days climbing tp the high points in the mountains, so she could be as far from the other tributes as possible.

On the second night, Porter found the base set by Channing and Nebraska (both 6). While Nebraska was being distracted by Channing having a morphling withdrawal episode, Porter grabbed some of their water. However as she crept away, she was spotted by Nebraska, who tried to chase her. As it was dark, Porter was able to climb up a tree and hide but after realizing how close she was to being caught, she decided to travel to the back down the mountains and through the valleys.

A few days later, whilst walking through the valleys, Porter was literally run into by Guppy (4). Without even exchanging a word, he tackled her into the bushes behind some nearby rocks and covered her mouth so tightly so she could hardly breathe. As Guppy held Porter down in the bushes, she heard the career pack excitedly approaching.

Despite spending a minute or two near the rocks, discussing where Guppy might have gone, the careers eventually walked past the rocks, much to Porter's relief. Once the careers had moved far enough from them, Guppy explained that they had been chasing him and after realizing that he had probably saved her life by pushing her behind the rocks, Porter agreed to be his ally. They headed in the opposite direction to the careers and later set up a base in the secluded ruins.

The next night, whilst Guppy was asleep, Porter stole one of his knives. Although she wasn't planning on using it on him, she thought it was important that she had a way of defending herself if the need arose.

With eight tributes sill left on day seven, mutts were released from the cornucopia and set to target the remaining tributes. Guppy and Porter helped each other to climb up on top of the ruins and they remained safe there. Whilst the mutts barked at them and tried to climb up, the pair had to keep watch for incoming condors, who were especially cunning and almost managed to attack the pair on several occasions. However they managed to defend themselves by ripping bricks from the ruins and throwing them towards the approaching condors. Eventually the mutts withdrew and that night, the pair realized they were two of just six tributes remaining.

In order to have a better look out in case of future attacks, Porter and Guppy made a base on one of the highest walls in all of the ruins, which they stayed in for the nexy two days. When it was announced that there were just three tributes left, they decided they should split up in order to face Nebraska, who was the only remaining tribute. Just as Porter was about to get down from the wall, Nebraska climbed up onto the wall behind Guppy.

Just as Porter shouted out a warning to Guppy, Nebraska stabbed him through the back and he collapsed onto the wall. As Porter was approached by Nebraska, she readied her knife in order to defend herself from Nebraska. However when Porter instinctively stepped back, she misjudged her footing and accidently walked backwards off the wall, falling about twenty feet and damaging her spine, which left her lying on the ground and almost unable to move.

Nebraska stood on top of the wall, looking at Porter, but as she was about to carefully climb down, a brick hit her in the back of the head and she lost her balance. It was later revealed that this brick was thrown by a dying Guppy. As Nebraska fell, Porter held her knife over her body and when Nebraska fell onto her, she was impaled through the heart by Porter's knife, instantly killing her and leaving Porter as this year's victor.

Although she won, Porter had to wear a neck brace for her victory tour and received treatment in The Capitol for the next few years, before eventually returning to District 5 and living a quiet life with her husband.