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Games	By : Falcon4Crane Category: M through R > Power Rangers Views: 1154 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I do not own The Hunger Games or Power Rangers. I do not make money off of this story

Chapter List
- 1-Games
- 2-Train
- 3-Fire
- 4-Training
- 2
- 3
- 4
A/N: I don't own anything but the idea. I hope that everyone likes this chapter.
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Jason made his way slowly to Kim's house. It had been three days since he had gone near it and he knew that he had to keep his promise. Her mom and sister needed him to help provide food. In his nightmares, he had never thought that Kim would have been chosen. It was always him that he thought would leave. The gravel crunched beneath his boots which made him think of Kim and her soft tread. When she walked, you could barely hear her even over dried leaves. He had also realized that the woods were lonely without her at his side. She didn't talk that much but compared to the silence now, she talked a lot. Stopping her door, he raised his hand and knocked. He braced himself for seeing her family again without her.
"Jason, I wondered when you would be by." Kira said as she opened the door wide enough for him to come inside past her. "I bought food and to say I'm sorry for not coming sooner." He said as soon as he saw her mom sitting at the dining table. He was worried about her slipping away like she had when Kim's dad had died but she stood up as he came closer. It seemed like she was taking this better than the death of her husband.
"You are so kind and I know that Kim would be happy to know that you are taking care of us." Carolina said as she walked over to Jason. "How is your momma?" She asked as he handed the rabbit and squirrel he had killed over to Kira for her to handle it. She would know how to prepare it because Kim had been teaching her over the years.
"She's good. Business is picking up so she is keeping busy besides watching over my brothers and sisters." He said smiling as he thought about his four younger siblings.
"That's good." Carolina said looking away for a moment. He saw a sad expression passed over her face before she looked back at him. "Are you okay?" She asked quietly as he nodded. "Have a seat." She said pulling out one of the dining chairs for him.
"I can't stay, I have to get home and help mom with everything." He said backing away.
"Are you worried about Kimberly?" She asked quietly.
"Yes." He whispered so that Kira didn't hear. He knew that she had taken Kimberly's leaving the hardest since Kim had gone in her place.
"She can win." Carolina stated confidently.
"I know but I also know that they want a show. She will have to play their game to win." He said looking away for a moment.
"Yes she will." She agreed. "What do you think about Tommy going with her?" She asked suddenly.
"Honestly, I don't like it." He answered looking back at her not able to hide the fear he felt.
"Why because she will have to kill him and you're not sure if she can?" She asked sitting down in the chair that she had pulled out for him.
"Oh I think she can if she wanted too but I think that she will risk her life to get them both out." He said keeping the anger out of his voice.
"No she won't do that because there can only ever be one winner." Carolina said standing back up. "It would be a slap in the Capitol's face if they both somehow won." She said as she started to shake.
"Are you alright?" Jason asked dropping the topic. He knew that he should have dropped the food off then left. Instead he had caused Kim's mom to face the fact that her daughter was fighting for her life.
"I'm fine, it just hit me that she will be arriving in the Capitol today and I'm not sure if I told her I loved her before she left." She answered as he nodded. "Thanks again, Jason. You have been a great friend to Kimberly and I know that she would be very thankful for you taking care of myself and Kira." She said as Jason nodded.
"If you need anything, just let me know." He said before leaving them alone again. Why had he opened his big mouth? He knew that Carolina was fragile and had to be dealt with gently.
On his way home, his thoughts turned back to Tommy. Would Kim risk everything to get them both out? He wasn't sure but something was telling him that she would and that scared him more than anything else.
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"Rocky, I think you get handsomer every year." A woman in yellow called out to him. Spinning around, Rocky smiled and caught Trini close in a tight hug. "You know I might need some help with my tributes this year." She said winking at him as he laughed out loud. They hadn't been in the Capitol an hour yet and she was already playing mind games with him.
"Now, Trini I know that that helpless girl act helped you win your Games but I saw your handiwork with the daggers. You are more dangerous than you look." He stated easing back from her still smiling.
"Oh please, I'm sure that I would have fooled you too if we would have faced each other." She said smiling.
"I have no doubt that you would have but thankfully we did not have to face each other in the Games or we would not be friends now." He said as she nodded. "How are your tributes this year?" He asked turning the topic when he saw some officials get closer to them. They were both winners of previous Games so that meant they would help mentor the new tributes each year. They didn't have the job alone because the other victors helped out too.
"They are idiots." Trini revealed as the officials passed by. "I mean if I could just join the Games again, it would be easier than actually trying to train them." She admitted.
"Well I think that you would have problems this year if you tried to join." He said finding a smile.
"Why would you say that?" She asked. "I mean I did very well in my Games."
"Yes you did but did you see Zordon's tributes?" He asked pulling her to one of the walls away from the other victors and tributes that we were waiting to go into their makeover sessions.
"Oh you mean the volunteer, do you think that she will be good?" She asked crossing her arms and leaning against the wall. There had never been a girl win from Angel Grove so it would be nice if she did win.
"Well she did volunteer." He answered looking over her shoulder to make sure that they were not overheard.
"And she's the only one from Angel Grove to ever do that but I think it was more for her sister than to be in the Games. She looks a like small to me." She stated catching his glance over her shoulder. Even though they were victors, they still had to watch their backs. The Capitol didn't really like having victors but they knew that no one would watch the Games if no one won.
"Appearances can be deceiving, something you should know well." He remarked before leaving her to find his own tributes from District 4. They should be meeting with their stylist about now.
Trini stood there for a few minutes thinking about what Rocky had said. Appearances were deceiving sometimes but she just didn't know in this case. Kimberly did have an air of strength about her but only time would tell if she could go the distance and win the Games. The only problem was that once you won the Games, you wished that you hadn't. Your life would never be your own anymore and she knew that from first-hand experience.
Sighing she went in search of her tributes of the glorious Mirinoi or District 7 as the Capitol called it. She remembered then that she hadn't asked Rocky about Aisha. She was another victor from Ocean Bluff with Rocky. She had won about a year or two after Rocky had but after winning she had gone crazy. The things that she had seen and had to do had snapped her mind or so the doctors said. Trini knew that Aisha would not be in the Capitol though because Rocky said every time they show a lottery that she just starts screaming and covering her eyes. Trini had never seen Aisha's Games and she was glad that she hadn't. It was still the bloodiest one on record and Rocky had told her that Aisha had been covered with blood for days before the last tribute had fallen.
After going through all of that, she was expected to help Rocky and the other victors from Ocean Bluff to train the new tributes but she just couldn't. It was like reliving her Games all over and Rocky had said that he could not punish her anymore. It was touching to see Rocky so in love with another victor but she had warned him to not let the Capitol know because they would use that against him. It was enough that they had murder all of Trini's family for not falling in with their plans for her. Shaking her head, she pushed those thoughts to the dark recesses of her mind and focused on her tributes.
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I volunteer as tribute.
Kim's eyes opened slowly as the train started slowing down. They must be getting close to the Capitol. Getting out of bed, she threw on some clothes that she found and made her way to the dining car. Everyone was already there talking about something. They did quiet down as soon as she got closer to them.
"Ah, there you are. We thought you might sleep all day." Dimitria said as Kim tried to manage a smile as she sat down. She could have slept all day but it wouldn't make this go away. She would be in the arena for the Games in no time.
"What's the first thing we should do once we're in the arena?" Tommy asked as Kim piled food on her plate. Tommy had been asking questions for the past two days and Kim wondered if he would ever be prepared to go into the arena. She had stopped asking questions when she realized that most of it was common sense. Do not light a fire even if you are on the brink of freezing to death because other tributes will see it and search you out. Do not eat anything that you are unsure of. It was just simple things that no one thought about until it was too late.
"Well there will be supplies, food, and other things that could help you right in the middle. Don't go for it." Zordon said taking a drink of his water. He had settled into his role more this morning than the past two days. It was like he now had hope for one of them to win the Games but she didn't know what had bought about this change. They hadn't done anything special except ride the train to the Capitol.
"Why not?" Kim asked looking at him. If the stuff was there, shouldn't they go for it? The items would help them during their time in the Games and it could be the only time that she could get a bow.
"It's a trap. In the first five minutes, at least half of the tributes will die in the blood bath. You will need to run in the opposite direction and stay alive. Find water then shelter if there is any." He said as Tommy and Kim nodded. It did make sense to not get caught up in the battle at the beginning.
"What if there isn't shelter?" Tommy asked thinking about his second instruction. He really wished that he had paid better attention to the previous years of the Games. It would help him so much without having to ask Zordon all these questions.
"Then keep moving until you put enough space between you and the other tributes. I wouldn't start a fire either. It could be what signals the tributes where you are." He stated. "A few tributes have died because they got a little cold." Kim had already figured this one out so she moved on from that topic.
"What about food?" Kim asked taking a bite of her breakfast before it got cold.
"Each arena is different, you might be in the woods or desert or near water. You will just have to figure that out once you know the arena they drop you in." He replied as she nodded. Hopefully they chose the woods this year because she knew that she stood a better chance in the woods than in the desert.
Tommy looked up and noticed that the scenery was different from the last three days. You could actually see something now besides trees. "It's the Capitol." He stated standing up and walking over to the window. Kim stayed seated while the train pulled closer and closer to the Capitol. The time was finally here when she would face the other tributes and train as if her life depended on it which it did. The train finally stopped as they heard the cheers from the people standing at the train station waiting for them. It really was a game to them because normally in games you cheered on who you wanted to win. She saw Tommy start waving back at the people before looking back at her.
"You have got to see this." He said as she just sat there not wanting to move.
"At least he's ready for the public appearances; you will need to work on that." Zordon said as Kim glared at him. "You see, that is something else that you will have to work on." He stated eyeing her closely.
"I will get right on that." She muttered finishing up her food before they had to leave the train which had become a safe haven over the past three days. What did this all have to do with the Games? No one was going to sponsor her because she wasn't a ranger and she wasn't nice. She was just here to protect her sister and to try to win the Games.
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"I thought that we were meeting our stylists?" Kim asked as she was ushered into a room that had a table in the center of the room and a drain underneath. Why would they put a drain there?
"Oh you will meet them shortly but you must be prepared to meet them." A woman said walking up behind her.
"Prepared? What do you mean and who are you?" Kim asked backing away from the woman. The door closed behind her before she could escape.
"Yes we will bathe you and get you ready to meet Alpha, your stylist. My name is Tanya by the way." She said as Kim regarded her closely.
"Don't worry; it will just be us in the room." Tanya stated as Kim sighed. Zordon had told her to work on her people skills. This was her first challenge apparently.
An hour later, she finally got to meet Alpha after she had been washed, plucked, and waxed and a host of other stuff that she didn't even know. Alpha was not at all what she had expected. She had thought that he would be like all the other Capitol people with their crazy hair and different color skin but he wasn't. He was just a little taller than her with grayish skin like he hadn't been in the sun too long. He was wearing what looked like normal clothes too.
"Kimberly, you are prettier than I could have imagined. My name is Alpha and don't you worry about a thing. You will have a wonderful outfit for the parade tonight." He said while she smiled. There was just something about him that made her want to smile. "You are going to make an impression." He stated as she lost her smile. Impression? What did he mean by that? Was she going to be naked or something?
"I'm sorry that you got me, I know that Angel Grove isn't very glamorous." She blurted out as he took one of hands in his. "We are just coal miners nothing very glamorous to work with."
"I requested to be your stylist." He admitted as she looked at him trying to figure him out.
"You requested me? Why?" She asked still eyeing him.
"You showed great courage volunteering for your sister like you did. I am honored and humbled to be given this opportunity to dress you." He said as she nodded. She couldn't find the words to thank him so she stayed silent as they got her measurements for tonight. What would she be dressed as or would she even have clothes on? She should ask him but a small part of her mind told her not to worry. Alpha wouldn't hurt her.
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Tommy finally got away from all the people who wanted to help him bathe. He could do this alone but no one would listen. He was a very private person but they had him in here with the other guy tributes. He was finally pushed into a room alone where a blonde woman walked in. She was tall but not as tall as him and she looked somewhat normal.
"Don't worry the hard part is over." She said with a laugh.
"I will believe that when I get some clothes on." He said pulling the robe tighter around his body. Did these people not care that he was naked under the robe?
"Certainly, you will find your clothes behind you." She said pointing to the pile behind him on the table.
"Thanks, who are you?" He asked turning back to her.
"I'm Katherine and I will be your stylist for the Games. Don't worry; I will work with Alpha so that you and Kimberly will shine together." She said backing away so that he could get dressed. "I will be back shortly so that we can talk about what you will wear tonight." She said as he nodded. "Alpha wants you to make an impression."
Tommy sighed once she left the room and quickly got dressed. He didn't need her to come back early and find him halfway dressed. What did she mean by him and Kimberly making an impression? This could not be good. His only hope was that they had clothes on. Several times when the tributes were not that entertaining, the stylists had them almost nude or some even did appear nude in the parade.
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"They should be with their stylists now. I can't wait to see what they have them dressed like. This is always my favorite part." Dimitria said as she sat down across from Zordon.
"I'm sure that Kimberly doesn't enjoy this. If she had her way then she would be running for the hills right now. She really is the only girl that I have ever seen that doesn't like dressing up." He stated as Dimitria looked at him.
"What makes you think that she doesn't like dressing up?" She asked crossly.
"She didn't wear hardly any of the clothes that you had for her on the train." He replied.
"Oh she was just nervous, don't worry. Alpha will cure that and make our little volunteer shine." She said as he sighed.
"He should make her wings so that she could fly." He muttered while standing up. He walked over to the staging area and tried to picture what Alpha would create. Every year it seemed like Angel Grove was dressed up like coal miners. He had been his year as tribute but he didn't see Kimberly and Tommy as miners though.
"Wings? Be serious Zordon, she cannot fly." She said turning on the TV. It bought up the morning events. It showed the trains arriving in the Capitol with the tributes.
"You know, she handled the attention better than I thought she would." Zordon said from behind her. He had turned around when she had turned the TV on. He watched as Tommy and Kimberly stepped off the train and made their way into the training center that would be their home for the next two weeks. Zordon watched Kimberly closely and tried to find what gave her, her strength. She was unlike any tribute that he had known. There was an inner fire that burning brightly in her and he need to focus that so that he could get her through the Games in one piece. She would need to harness all that hate, anger, and aggression into the Games.
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"Are you sure that this is safe?" Kim asked looking over at Alpha.
"Very safe and this is not even real so don't worry." He said as Tommy walked over to him followed by Katherine.
"Wow, Kimberly you look…" He started as Kim shot him a look.
"I look what?" She asked as he stopped in front of her. She was standing there in her pink jumpsuit while he was in a white jumpsuit. Their costumes did not have anything to do with coal mining but that was okay with Kimberly. She did think that Alpha had gone a little overboard with the bird theme. She had an image of a crane on her chest and when she raised her arms, it looked like she had wings. Tommy's looked the same as hers but there was a different bird on his chest. He still had wings though.
"Beautiful, you look beautiful." He whispered as she looked up at him. He guessed that she was trying to figure out if he was lying or not. He wasn't but knew that she wouldn't believe him now. She was actually beautiful before but now she glowed almost as if she was on fire. Her hair was in braids but those braids were pinned up so that they didn't touch her back or rest over one shoulder like he knew she liked to wear it.
"You look handsome." She whispered back.
"Okay now that you two are dressed, let's get you to your chariot." Dimitria said walking over to them snapping them out of their little world where only the two of them existed.
"Chariot? I thought that we walked in." Kim said. Every year the tributes walked into the crowd for the opening ceremonies. They did not ride in chariots until the Games were over and then it was only the one remaining tribute that rode in the chariot.
"There was a change this year and they wanted the tributes to make a grand entrance." Dimitria said clapping her hands. Kim noticed that she had pink hair now that went along with her pink dress and gold shoes. Kim didn't know how she walked in those things because they had like a 5 inch heel. Thankfully Alpha had given her sensible shoes to wear because the heel was only about 2 inches which she could walk in but apparently now she didn't have to worry about walking in now. All she had to do was not fall out of the chariot.
"You know the gladiators rode in chariots." Tommy said close to Kim's ear so that she could hear him over the loud noises coming from in front of them. The crowd was growing.
"Yea they did and look what happened to them." She whispered back as their chariot pulled up in front of them. "Although riding would be better than walking in these shoes." She said with a small smile.
"Now, I want you two to smile and wave to the crowd if you can." Zordon said walking up behind them. "This will be the first chance that the people will see you and you need them to like you." He reminded them. Tommy and Kim both nodded. "Wow, a falcon and a crane, very appropriate." He said before leaving them alone.
"What was that supposed to mean?" Kim asked looking from Zordon's retreating back to Tommy.
"Since you have that beautiful Crane pin, we decided to play on that and make Tommy your Falcon." Kat said smiling at them. "Just like the old fairy tale."
"Why?" Kim asked not understanding. Tommy didn't know either so he wanted to hear this too. They had never heard of this fairy tale.
"We will have to discuss that later because right now, you need to get in the chariot." Dimitria said as Tommy stepped up then offered his hand to Kimberly. She shook her head and got up by herself. They placed their hands on the front of it and braced for the horse to move.
"Okay one last thing." Alpha said grabbing the torch from Katherine and knelt down at Tommy and Kim's boots. The fire licked its way up their legs, back, and arms. "Remember to wave and raise your arms." He whispered before the horses started moving. They were being pulled by two white horses and the man driving them was in a white suit lined in pink. Apparently everything had to match.
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"Everyone looks great." Kira said as she sat down in front of the TV with her mom. They had decided not to join everyone outside to watch it since Kim was in it. They didn't need to hear everyone saying how sorry they were that Kim was there.
"I wonder if we will recognize Kimberly. Some of the tributes are so make-up that when they get into the Games they don't look the same." Carolina said as she grabbed Kira's hand.
"We will know her because they always dress Angel Grove tributes as miners." Kira muttered as Carolina nodded. They watched in silence as the tributes rode into the Capitol square and lined up for the President's speech and fireworks that would serve as the opening ceremonies of the Games. San Angelos started everything off and those tributes looked like they always did with their jewels and fancy clothes. They were after all the luxury district. Once they reach halfway, the next district would come out until the last was Angel Grove. Carolina tightened her hold on Kira's hand as they waited for Reefside to reach the halfway marker. Once it did, they watched as Tommy and Kimberly came out. They both gasped at them.
"Is she on fire?" Kira asked as she watched them make their way towards to the rest of the tributes.
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"Well here you have it folks, the Tribute Parade. The stylists have once again outdone themselves as you can see. Here is our last tributes and oh wait. They are on fire." Deca said as the TV cut away from her to zoom in on Tommy and Kimberly. "I must say, I have never seen an entrance like that."
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Kimberly stared at the crowds of people but didn't see anything. She was not enjoying this but Tommy seemed to come alive beside her. He was waving to the crowds and smiling. How could he be smiling at a time like this? These people wanted a show and that's what they would get when the Games began. No one of them had ever had to face the possibility of fighting in the games except for the victors who were watching their tributes.
"Smile." Tommy muttered as Kim looked over at him. Smile? Really he thought it was that easy. He tried to reach for her hand but she jerked it away from him.
"What are you doing?" She asked him as he grabbed her hand again.
"They only want a show, come on." He said raising their joined hands up and above their heads. You could then see the feathers that made their arms look like wings clearly. The fire seemed to create a circle around them so as to protect them. She finally found a smile as she raised her other hand to wave to the crowd. Tommy squeezed her hand which caused her to look at him. They seemed lost in each other's eyes as the chariot came to a stop, jolting them out of their own little world. They lowered their hands as the fire flamed out.
The crowd quieted down as President Zedd raised his hands. "Welcome citizens and tributes to the 99th Games. We have these Games to remind us that rebellion only causes grief. I want to wish all of you good luck when you enter the arena and know that there can only be one winner." He said as the crowd went wild again. The tributes were then lead out of the square to their awaiting mentors.
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"Jason, are you alright?" Hayley asked her oldest son as she shut the TV off.
"I'm fine, mom. Don't worry about me." He said stepping outside. Why had she held hands with Tommy? Every moment had him fearing for her life more and more. He did not want her to become close friends with Tommy because if or when the time came that she had to kill him, she wouldn't do it. He knew how Kimberly thought and she wouldn't waste a human life to win a game. How would she ever survive this and who would she be if she did?
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"You two were amazing." Dimitria said as soon as they stepped down from the chariot. "Alpha, you are a genius with materials." She said turning to face Kim's stylist.
"It was easy; she is a joy to dress." He said squeezing Kim's shoulder.
"Okay well you made a splash but now you will need to prove your worth in training. Let's get you two to bed." Zordon said as he ushered Dimitria, Tommy, and Kim up to their set of apartments that they would stay in until the Games began. They stepped into the elevator and Kim watched as Dimitria pushed the 12 button.
"Since you are from Angel Grove you get the top floor." She said smiling at them like it was the best news. It was just another compartment to Kim that she would use until she was thrown into the arena.
"Okay tomorrow, you will go to the training center." Zordon stated as the elevator opened up. He walked away leaving them standing there.
"Well there is food in the kitchen if you are hungry; then your bedrooms are down the hall. Don't stay up too late." Dimitria said before walking away as well.
"Well the first thing I want to do is get out of this jump suit then I'm going to eat." Kim said as Tommy nodded. They walked to their rooms and found several sets of clothes that had been on the train. Kim quickly changed before she noticed her Crane pin on the dresser. Someone had gotten that for her since she had forgotten it in all the chaos. Opening her door, she made her way back to the kitchen to see that Tommy was already in there.
"Its not much but at least its fresh." Tommy said setting a plate down in front of her.
"How do you that I will eat this?" She asked eyeing the plate before looking over at him.
"I watched what you ate while we were on the train." He replied with a shrug. "I know you also love bread."
"You watched me eat; I find that a little creepy." She said with a smile.
Tommy smiled and got his plate. They ate in silence each lost in their own thoughts until he spoke up. "What do you think tomorrow will be like?"
"Not sure, its never on TV so it could be anything." She answered finishing up.
"Does it not scare you not knowing what's going to happen?" He asked pushing his plate away from him.
"A little but after all that's happened, I've learned to just go with it." She replied as he nodded. She grabbed his plate and hers and put them both in the sink and began to wash them.
"You didn't have to do that." He said walking over to her so that he could dry the dishes.
"Its fine, I'm used to it at home so this is no different." She stated shutting the water off. "I guess we better get to bed, see you in the morning." She said walking away as he stood there for a few moments. Every moment he was with her, he saw more than he had ever seen. He always knew that there were things that he didn't know about her but he never dreamed that it was this much. His dad was right when he said that still waters run deep. The one thing that he did know was that he would not be able to kill her when the time came.
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Okay so what did everyone think? Please let me know. Also the outfit being on fire totally belongs to Suzanne Collins, she was the one to create the Girl on Fire. I just borrow it for that scene. Of course the outfits are different than they were in book and movie because Kim belongs in Pink while Tommy belongs in White. The next chapter should be out soon.
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