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" Did you hear?" Coyro asked his sister at breakfast.
" What do you mean?" She asked in confusion.
" Katniss snuck out during the wedding last night. She's at the base in district —"
" oh my gosh.." she said out loud then whispered to herself, " she's going too kill snow."
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" We're sending you two out into The field. You'll be apart of the 'star squad.'" president coin acknowledged.
" Yes ma'am" Finnick and Reina said in unison.
" Put these on, your boarding in 30 minutes." Plutarch said handing the two clothes.
The two walked out of the room, it was silent until finnick spoke.
" Be careful please. I cant loose you." He whispered to the girl.
" I will Finn, I promise." She said smiling at him.
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Sitting in the ship Reina grabbed Finnick's hand, his touch calmed her nerves. The ship soon landed and the couple walked off, not holding hands anymore but holding their weapons. Finnick twirled around his trident while Reina checked out her knives she had regular and explosive knives for when she threw them.
" Finnick? Reina? Your with us?"
" Looks like it." Finnick replied smiling. Katniss hugged Finnick Then Reina.
" Gather round." Boggs interrupted walking over too the three. "Squad 451,your my unit. Lieutenant Jackson is my second-in-command. Each one of you is elite in some form of combat."
Finnick turned too Reina and smiled at the girl noticing how focused she was on Boggs. Reina felt eyes on her and turned too look at Finnick who was smiling.
She flashed him a quick smile as he intertwined their fingers.
" But we Are a non-combat unit. So we'll be following days behind the front-line troops."
Cressida then spoke.
" Your to be the onscreen faces of the invasion. "The start squad. It's been decided that you're the most effective when seen by the masses." Gale then interrupted Cressida,
" So were not gonna fight?" He said a bit angry.
" You'll do whatever you're ordered to do, soldier. It's not your job to ask questions." Boggs snapped back at the man. In Reina's point of view Gale was a man baby, who didn't understand Katniss doesn't live him.
" Yes, sir." Gale replied nodding his head.
" our instructions are to shoot propaganda footage on the battle-scarred streets of the Capitol." Boggs continued. "You were handpicked to intimidate their forced."
" and inspire surrenders." Cressida interrupted.
" Even though we'll be working on abandoned streets mikes behind the front lines, I guarantee you, wherever they put us, it will not be safe. This is war zone." At that Finnick squeezed Reina's hand a bit, all he wanted to do was protect the girl.
" It is likely that we'll encounter both active pods and peacekeepers. You're considered high-value targets to the Capitol. In the event of capture, you'll be given a nightlock pill." Boggs said pulling out a box with nightlock pills in it.
" A poison that acts immediately. Lieutenant Jackson, do the honors." He spoke handing the box too lieutenant Jackson. She started handing out the pills starting with Finnick, then Reina, then Katniss and so on.
" I've already briefed you on the pods. I remind you, they are on every block." Reina held the pill in her hands looking at it, In her games one of her Allies from district 5 used the nightlock berries too kill himself. Reina was the one too find his body, he reminded her of finnick that's why the two had became so close. They both reminded eachother of someone from home.
" Our unit has been given a holo. A database that contains a detailed map of the Capitol and a list of every known pod. These pods can trigger anything from bombs to traps to mutts. We cannot move without this device. There's no guarantee that our database is complete. There could be new pods that we're not aware of. Because we don't want the gamemakers to know we have this intel, it has self destruct on it. You flip this switch, say 'nightlock' three times,and it blows itself and anything within a 10-foot radius. Stay within our unit." Reina didn't know what it was, but these words rubbed her the wrong way.
" Even with the holo,it is likely that new pods have been set. Whatever they contain, they are meant to kill you." Finnick leaned over too Reina and Katniss and spoke in a low tone.
" Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the 76th hunger games."
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