Day 2.5
“What an exciting day for our tributes!” Christine Everhart’s smiling face beamed. “Only two deaths today, but they were certainly fun ones! Clint Barton from Nine, nicknamed ‘Hawkeye’, was killed by Nico Minoru from Eleven, marking her first kill in the games. Some of you may remember Nico’s older sister, Amy, who was the first death in the history of the Hunger Games. Whether Nico will win is still to be decided, but one thing is for certain- she’s already doing better than her sister.
“Barton’s death came as a shock to many viewers, who saw the friendly and muscular farm boy as a potential victor in these Games. After the swift death of his girlfriend, Laura, in the bloodbath, along with his unborn child, Barton’s death was only the last in a string of tragedies for District Nine.”
The screen behind her lit up to show Barton’s death, the heartbroken teen falling backwards in slow motion as Nico shoved him.
“Today also saw the death of one of our District One competitors.” Christine continued as the screen changed again. This time it showed the twitching corpse of Charles Xavier, legs still tangled in Pepper’s trap. “While I wish I could say this was a surprise, we all knew he was going to die sooner or later. Really, the only part that surprised me was that it was Pepper Potts who killed him. I didn’t think she’d get to him before Romanoff did. In a slow and gruesome death that is sure to stay in viewers’ hearts forever, Xavier was caught in Pepper’s snare and left for hours, until Miss Potts slit his throat with a sharpened nail.” The screen changed again, this time to the list of tributes. “Still in the lead is Erik Lehnsherr from District Two, although scores have been dropping after he failed to kill his ally and instead left him for Miss Potts to find. Coming up close behind him is his district partner, Natasha Romanoff, who many now agree is the real powerhouse from Two.”
She smiled and motioned to the bottom of the list. “Currently least likely to win is Jean Grey, our remaining tribute from District One. With no district partner and no strong allies, will she make it through the night? She has allied herself with Mantis from District Seven, our youngest and weakest competitor in this year’s competition. While they are searching for Carol Danvers, we do not yet know if Carol will accept Jean as an ally- or finish her off once and for all.”
Tributes:
1. Jean Grey
2. Natasha Romanoff, Erik Lehnsherr
3. Jane Foster, Tony Stark
4. Chase Stein
5. Gertrude Yorkes, Thor Odinson
6. Carol Danvers
7. Mantis, Eric Killmonger
8. Karolina Dean
10. Okoye, T’Challa
11. Nico Minoru
12. Pepper Potts
Deaths:
1. Bruce Banner (District Six. Killed by Eric Killmonger.)
2. Scott Summers (District Twelve. Killed by Drax the Destroyer.)
3. Laura Barton (District Nine. Killed by Erik Lehnsherr.)
4. Alex Wilder (District Eleven. Killed by Drax the Destroyer.)
5. Ororo Monroe (District Four. Killed by Natasha Romanoff.)
6. Drax the Destroyer (District Eight. Killed by Eric Killmonger.)
7. Clint Barton (District Nine. Killed by Nico Minoru.)
8. Charles Xavier (District One. Killed by Pepper Potts.)