The 58th Pony Games: Preparations

The feast had begun. This was the tributes' last meal in the Capitol. Head Gamekeeper Calla Lily was in the back of the room, watching the tributes intently. She would have to make this one good... Or else, something bad might happen to her. An accident. Poison in a wine cup. A trip off a balcony.

Behind her, somepony cleared her throat. Calla turned to see the former Head Gamekeeper, Amina, sipping her own glass of champagne.

"Having trouble with ze new group?" she asked.

"I am, actually. The arena has already been chosen, but these ponies are already ready to murder each other. I want the games to last, but with the desert and the murderous Equestrians, I don't know how it'll make it past a week."

Amina laughed.

"Calla, my games lasted zree days. Ze bloodiest battle in Equestrian history. Don't worry."

She trotted off into the crowd, slightly drunk.

Calla sighed and leaned against the wall. The only others to talk to would be the tributes, and she couldn't say anything without spoiling the games and ruining it all. What could she do?

Iris devoured her last meal at the Capitol. There were freshly made apple pies, deliciously amazing soups, daisy sandwiches, cupcakes and more. Iris had a little of everything.

Prime picked lazily at the sandwich she had placed on her plate. She wasn't very hungry, the thought of the games tomorrow made her nauseous. She nibbled a little on the corners of the bread.

Star chatted with any pony she could, may as well make friends now! She ate hungrily and demolished the cherry cake. She smiled whenever she found necessary and tried to form alliances.

Brawny sat at the table, eating and munching on almost everything he could get his hooves on. He had to make sure he could eat all he could before the Games. You know, the thing where you kill other ponies to make sure you and your district don't starve to death? Anyway, he was pretty much stuffed by now. He looked back and saw his marefriend, Calla Lily. Supposedly, she was the Gamekeeper for these games. He wanted to go talk to her, but that would be risky. She might reveal information to him and risk death. So he sat back and just kept eyeing her. He may not be able to talk to her, but he still got to see that pretty face


Burning Heart didn't eat too much. Too much food would slow her down. She only ate as much as she needed to. She also stayed away from most ponies, as she will when the Games start. It seemed like the best way to survive. Alienate yourself from the rest, and they wont notice you

Leaf Gardens took a bite of cake. She wasn't very hungry but she had to eat, otherwise she wouldn't be able to get far in the games. But this food was great anyway. Leafy got some soup and sipped it. Soon, she was almost too full to eat another bite. She stopped eating.