Maniac hunched over the desk in front of him. Unlike the tall, young and handsome Zazi, Maniac was a short, slightly chunky man with round glasses.
Zazi looked at his watch. “Anyway, we have to get going to the square, its almost time for the tribute draw.
Maniac laughed. “I don’t even see why we need to go. There’s absolutely no way the Capital will allow our names to be in the draw in the current situation. They need us!”
“I wouldn’t be so sure.” Zazi said nervously. “Either way, we should probably attend, otherwise you know what happens.”
Maniac of course knew what happened if you were found out to have been absent from Draw Day. You were killed. He grumbled at the thought, but he knew how ruthless King Link was, he wouldn’t be surprised if their names hadn’t been exempt with their failure to find a cure for his daughter, but if one of their names was read out, then Link would surely be the one to lose out.
--------------------
The mayor of District 2 finished giving his usual speech of district pride, and what a great year it had been, and to win The Games would top it all off.
The man that stepped up next to draw out the names was an ex District 2 winner, who was met with wild cheers as he waved and acknowledged the crowd.
Dr Gordon Freeman was an ex-scientist, but after winning The Games he was now living the high life in Bordate. An unlikely winner, as he was a large outsider in the betting ring, he used his intellect and cunning to overcome his competitors in a fascinating games.
“Remember” He shouted, before dipping his hand in to the bowl full of tiny slips of paper. “It takes brains to win The Games, not just brawn.”
He pulled out the first piece of paper and read out the name.
“Deadpool Eagles”
Deadpool pumped his fist excitedly and made his way through the crowd, some people were patting him on the back and congratulating him, others breathing huge sighs of relief as there was only one more name to be read out.
Deadpool jumped up on the stage and faced the crowd, thrusting his arms in the air. As Gordon came over to speak to him, Deadpool grabbed the microphone out of his hand and addressed the crowd.
“I will win these games fellow Laytonians!” He shouted. “I will do it for my brother who died in these games several years ago. I will destroy every District 1 scum that gets in my way!”
The last sentence sent the crowd in to raptures. Gordon Freeman, at first taken aback by the actions of Deadpool, was now nodding and smiling. He looked back at the mayor and mouthed to him “I think we’ve got ourselves another winner.”
--
~C~ - NIO BUNNY - http://img.imgcake.com/nio/76ayvpngam.png
A Hot Dog will make you a fatty, a SuperNiceDog will make you a GURU!