Follow the Yellow brick road!!

Glyph pulled out his sword as the reach the edge of the trees, and gulped. It was kind of friendly looking, with several well worn dirt paths, and tall trees. Glyph moved towards looking over his shoulder at Mars, this could get interesting, He thought he had an Alliance with Geoff, but the kid had taken off to fast for him to tell. If it came down to it, he would ditch Mars and go with the twins. Only because Mars didnt seem very capable of killing. He seemed soft, no matter how much muscle he had, he didnt think that Mars could actually get far in the game. He instantly felt terrible saying that, but he knew it was the truth. He couldn't let the guy know that, for he would just kill him then and there. At the most he wanted to go to the city to hopefully find clothes, or maybe he'll get lucky and find a dead merchant here. Great a dead random person, who isnt part of the tributes, would definitely show signs of bad shit. He breathed, and twirled the sword around again. "So... uhhh you ready?" Asked Glyph as they continued into the forest.

Mars didnt know how good of an idea it was to go into the forest unarmed. He looked around trying to find a fallen stick or branch, anything that could work as a weapon if needed. He kicked some leaves, and moved some dirt, looking for something good. "I was born ready." Mars replied, looking up at Glyph.

"So find anything?" Glyph asked over his shoulder. He had been very cautious the last few minutes, that if Mars had found anything to arm himself with He would be in trouble. He didn't fully trust Mars, but right now, he had the only weapon. As he walked Glyph could feel the dry smooth dust collecting on his feet. He breathed and looked down at his bare skin. A lot of bare skin. Several scratches seemed to have found a way on to every nook can cranny on his feet and his shins. He looked at his pale feet and thought, about how tan the looked with the dust on them. Sighing, Glyph wished he could use at least a piece of clothing to strap sound them, but all he had was his swimsuit. Granted he would've done it, but there were people watching, not just Mars either, which would've been embarrassing all on it own.

Looking back Glyph finally sized up his ally-for-the-moment, since he was still unsure how long the Alliance would last. He had seen him Training with several other people in the gym, and relations can happen that way. He thought again of Geoffrey, but doubted that He should pair up with him, I mean he confessed that he liked to kill people. The District 6 kids always seemed to have a screwed up past every year. That idea made Glyph wonder how he was chosen for the games, was it luck of the draw? did they study him at home? was it like the peace keeper nominated two kids? Did his parents do it? That thought was terrible, and then another struck him just as fast. The Games were already getting under his skin, and it was only the second day. Breathing deep Glyph shook his head violently, trying to get rid of the thoughts. Then Remembering what He was doing, He looked back over at Mars.

Mars was Easily on roids. You could just look at the kid and see that if he hadn't been lift weights since he was eight, there was no way in hell he had gotten that big on his own. Yeah he was one of those kids, Glyph could already see it. His father was probably some athlete extremist and his mother was either a stay at home mom, which would mean that his dad would have to work. That scenario didn't seem as plausible since most men workout with their fathers and do things with them that a quite physical. Another is that His father worked out but didn't lift much, or had been killed. He probably would've gotten "big and strong" to take care of his mother and siblings, if he had any siblings. This doesn't seem to plausible although its more than the previous one. The last Idea that ran through Glyph's mind was that his parents had died, either one or both, and he had a hard time with the news. He was a kid who had been picked on, and then found his way into weights and took his anger out there, through physical punishment of his body. Mars still seemed to be on roids, no matter how you looked at it, but maybe the Careers had a secret to building muscles that Glyph didn't know about, because He always figured Roids were illegal. Now however he could see them being pressed by the government, to amp up the games tension. Mar's hair was seemingly perfect fauxhawk, even after the swim. The roots had a dark brown color to them, and it faded to a lighter almost blonde, color at the top. Glyph ran a hand through his own hair, and water flicked off of the short ends as the black stems snapped back into place. Giving another sigh, he became very envious of Mars. His body was tanned, even more so than Glyph's, which shocked glyph. He had been outside with the grains most of his life, even if most of the sky was blocked by District 10's clouds from the factories or Districts 12 coal dust, he had a pretty decent tan. However Mars... had an almost perfect tan. It was crazy to think of, but He just brushed the idea to the side, He was sure the Rich could get whatever they wanted, even an Artificial sun.

Mar's face was had a stern and concentrated look on it as he searched the ground for a weapon. He had some serious green eyes, that Glyph was sure he could make any girl melt with. Granted he probably didn't have to take his shirt off for a girl to fan girl over him. It was crazy how the popular guys could do stuff like that, make girls go crazy about them without trying. His envy of Mars grew rapidly, as he sat back and watched how he imaged Mar's life to be. Definitely not a virgin, was the first thought that crossed his mind after the group of ideas passed. a small smile crept up Glyph's face as he thought of all the girls back in Mar's district that would totally be heart broken if he died right now. That was it, the first time he thought of turning on his own ally. He lost the smile and looked up at the sky. Most of it was blocked by branches, however the path seemed to have a soft and welcoming glow to it regardless. as he traced a tree all the way up he brooded on the thought of murdering Mar's in the forest. The pros and cons swam through his head like a game of pinball. He could kill him now, and get something for his feet, but would be down a partner, and it would automatically become a great opportunity for a Mutt to attack. He would low on health, since Mar's was probably trained, and fast. He would be down a friend, and he would be severely depressed, having killed another person. He sighed, and thought of the bright side, or so it seemed at least. He could spare Mar's life, and deal with him later. Doing so might offer him safe passage through the forest until he reached the City. Where if need be, and Mar's gets a weapon by sponsors, and turns on him, he could hide there. He knew that Mar's was probably thinking of turning on him, Hell he had those thought himself just a moment ago, and he wasn't even in the mind of the games just yet. Still he breathed, and decided he'd let Mars live. For now.

The rest of Mars wasn't much of notice. He stood about 6' even, with a long reach, and had a beard. That'd be interesting, especially if he didn't cut it, it could give him warmth and probably save bits of food. That last part almost made Glyph gag, it was gross, but it could save your life. He wore a necklace probably given to him by his dad or mom, and a ring. That was probably a girlfriends, which he was definitely in ownership of. Cracking his neck, Glyph realized he had become cold, not overly frozen, but just cold due to the helplessness of his almost naked body. Breathing again, He looked at the long path ahead of them, granted it turned not to far ahead, he doubted that the City was to close to the shore. He remembered somewhere from school that ancient civilizations would walk several amounts of miles in the two digits in one day. And this, this didn't feel like it would be a one day journey. However, he couldn't see much, not anymore. Not int the direction they were going, nor they place they had come. All he knew, was to stick to the path.

Catelyn ran over and saw Mars. "Hey Mars!" She said while walking over. She waved friendly and looked over at the boy she remembered as "Glyph" and she asked "Is he part of the alliance too?" She asked.

Mars cursed when he was unable to find anything useful to arm himself with. Mars had been training for almost 10 years, and never had he trained for not having a weapon. He was at a loss for what to do. He looked at the trees to see if there were any low hanging branches, but the lowest one was still about 10 feet up, and Mars would never be able to reach it.

Mars looked over at Glyph, with his sword in its sheath, he knew the boy wouldnt willingly give up his sword, but what if Mars forced it from him. Mars quickly dispelled the thought, he needed Glyph as his ally, especially now that he was weaponless. Glyph looked to be deep in thought, Mars wondered what he was thinking about. Maybe he was plotting to kill Mars, or leave him in the forest. Mars didnt blame him, you can never be to careful in the arena, even with an unarmed career.

It was then that Mars realized that he was beginning to get cold. "We need to find somewhere to get warm." He said, looking around for a suitable place. He had a box of matches in his bag, but he didnt want to risk giving their position away, without first trying to find another solution. His mind went back to the training he did with Catelyn before the games. They had talked about plants, which ones were good for medicine and eating, and which ones not to go near. They had also worked together on ambush and stealth tactics. "Are there any caves anywhere nearby?" He asked Glyph. "If not, then we might be able to keep warm by covering ourselves with leaves. At least for the night until we find something better." He added.

In the distance Mars could hear someone coming towards him, and then a figure appeared through the trees. It was Catelyn, the girl from district 10 that Mars had done all his training with. Mars nodded at Catelyn. "You made it out of the bloodbath." he said, sounding happy to see her, which he was. "Yes, he saved my life from the crazy district 5 girl who was stalking me." He explained to her.

~Latge? jkjk we love you! dont kill Glyph please ~

Taking a handful of leaves from the ground to examine Glyph realized they were too small and dry to be a good blanket. "Sounds like a good idea, however these leaves... aren't gonna be doing us any good" Glyph crumpled his hand and the leaves collapsed into dust "What so ever." and then he let the leaves blow on the wind. The wind brought in the smell of Pine trees, which reminded him of the winter holidays and days at him with his family. They always had shipped in things that smelled good from District 7. He took a few steps forward and felt a twinge of pain between his toes. It was just a needle, luckily. He thought of the flesh eating bugs that were once in the games before his time. Breathing a sigh of relief he plucked it out, and looked back as a girl approach. Feeling out numbered by people in desperate need of a weapon he had to think quick. "We should split up" Glyph said, not evening acknowledging the girls existence. "You could go back the way we came, or go on ahead."Glyph mentioned and waved at the wall just beyond the tree line. "And I'll go the opposite. Meet back here in say an hour or two? maybe to find something..." Glyph said taking his sword out and slicing a Big GM on the trunk of the largest tree.

Catelyn had no idea what the boy was saying "I don't like that idea, but okay." She said uncertainly. "I'll go ahead," She confirmed and continued down the pathway. She than stopped and looked around. "And if you lied, I will beat your ass." She said with a deadly glare. She started to look over at Mars hoping to come with her. She was scared... But now is not the time. She than was gone.

Mars had to make a quick decision, did he want to go with Glyph or Catelyn. He really didnt want to be without a weapon, but he also didnt want to go back to the cornucopia, there was nothing left there. He decided that it was better to have a weapon then to walk through the arena unarmed. Mars watched as Catelyn walked down the path, then disappear. He turned to Glyph, "Shall we go back to the cornucopia, or somewhere else?" He asked. He needed to find a weapon, so he really didnt want to go back to the cornucopia, but Glyph had the weapon so he would follow where ever he went.

"Well," he looked around as the bushes started to move, "we should scramble as fast as we can... Maybe we can go find another tribute who has a weapon, kill them, so you aren't so helpless." Glyph gave a deep sigh and looked around at the rustling bushes once more before he unsheathed his sword and headed for the beach.

Catelyn left, running away towards the city. Who needs allies when you have your virginity?

Mars nodded at Glyph's plan, getting a weapon would make his life so much easier. The bushes nearby began rustling, and Glyph pulled out his sword, Mars hated being defenceless. He followed Glyph walking behind him, and to the side. He wasnt sure where they were going, but Mars guessed it was the beach by the cornucopia.

Glyph gulped. He could feel the ground shaking under his fret and thought if an earthquake. Mad thoughts flashed through hid head as he took off in full sprint for the treelike. He could see the sandy beach and the ocean. Blue skies were just a few meters a head if him, when he stumbled forward as the ground shook again.

Mars nearly got run over by the deer that jumped out of the bushes, but the deer was gone just as fast as it appeared. The ground began shaking, Mars looked over at Glyph who seemed nervous. He took off running after him. He could see the beach in the future, and then the ocean, and the Cornucopia.

As Mars and Glyph begin to run towards the beach, its contents beginning to come into their sight, a large foot smashes down in front of them and stops. As they look up they see a large, smiling face looking down at them. Its large arms now come down and swipe, trying to grab at the boy who was leading. They begin running and are at the beach becoming out of its range...or so they think. A giant arm comes sweeping through the forest, attempting to still grab Glyph, but catching Mars in it's long range of motion as it pokes out from the trees.

First attack to Glyph, second attack to Mars

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Glyph tried to dodge the attack, and whirled around striking with his blue sword. Turning on his heals he took off running for the beach, all thoughts of Catelyn and his maybe i,pending doom were gone into thin air. He gripped the handle of the blade faster as he took off for the beach, the sand a welcoming feeling on his barefeet and the sun beatin gon his uncovered chest. "Mars! Lets find somewhere to hide, It's got a long rach, maybe if we stay close the beast wont be as dead;u as it is now!" Glyph hsouted over his shoulder.

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Mars was knocked to the ground by whatever this mutt was, some kind of a giant he figured. Glyph had his sword drawn, and charged at the beast, and shouted for Mars to find some place to hide. Mars recalled seeing some kind of cave like structures to the side from the beach. Mars tried to dodge the second attack of the beast. He then began to run towards the caves away from the beast. "Follow me." He called out to Glyph.

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