Catching Fire #21

Catching Fire

Pg.298-310

5/4/11

Summary: Katniss is running as fast as she can away from the “fog” with her startled teammates who are still in the process of waking up. However, the pace Katniss and her alliance were running isn’t quite fast enough for “fog” is staring to gain on them. In addition, when Katniss looked back at Peeta to see how he was doing, she learns that the “fog’s” only side effects isn’t just blistering, but rather after its initial impact, the green “fog” burrows down your skin to your nerves and causes uncontrollable spasms. To make matters worse, the “fog”, which Katniss now refers to as poison, causes you to stumble and trip, making you slower and a bigger target to the fog as it starts to get to your legs. Peeta and Mags are in the back of the pack, and Katniss knows she has to do something in order for them to survive so Katniss carries Peeta while Finnick carries Mags as they try their best to keep ahead of the poison. Unfortunately, Mags has had enough with the slow but painful affect the poison has on her body, so she gives up and runs directly into the “fog” instantly committing suicide. At this point in time, Katniss, Peeta, and Finnick are pushing the limits of what their uncontrollable limbs and bodies can take, but they are getting closer and closer to the Cornucopia, the place of safely where they can jump into the water and avoid the poisonous fog. It takes all of their strength, but Katniss and her team managed to literally crawl their ways down the mountainous jungle and into the salt water alive. The salt water stings, but their wounds slowly start to heal, and after a while, Katniss and Peeta have gained enough strength to help revive Finnick. However, just when Katniss thought all of the Capitals tricks were over, there is yet another problem in their way of getting back to their camp. Apparently, while Katniss, Peeta and Finnick were regaining their strength by the Cornucopia, monkeys silently crawled out onto the branches of trees and were awaiting an attack on Peeta. Katniss and Finnick see the monkeys in advance, but fail to tell Peeta not to make eye contact with the monkeys. In a split second the monkeys, which are actually robots of the dead tributes that the Capital made to look like monkeys, jump out of their trees and are diving towards Peeta. There is only one thing Katniss can do to save Peeta, jump in fount of the monkeys and take the dead on hit!