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Opal had drifted into a restless while Finnick stood on watch, she had practically begged him to let her stay with him but the man refused saying she needed rest. Just as her brain was finally shutting off Opal was jolted awake by a panicked Finnick, he had practically swung her over his shoulders.

"Run!" Katniss screamed, propelling Peeta through the jungle being followed closely by Finnick "Run!"

"What is it?" Opal demanded in her bewildered state, the woman climbed down Finnick's back instead she grabbed onto his hand as they tried to avoid the tangles of vines and undergrowth "Katniss, what is it?!"

"Some type of poisonous fog! Poisness gas, hurry!" The teen urged. Opal could tell even though Peeta denied it the after-effects of hitting the force field were significant as the boy struggled to keep himself upright. Opal tripped causing the fog to hit her leg, a shriek left her lips feeling her flesh begin to burn and blister.

"Opal!" Finnick panicked pulling her arm over his shoulder as her leg dangled almost unusable behind her. The group began to move a little faster, but it was no use the fog continued to lap at their heels. The fog burned, less like fire but more of an intense pain as the chemicals reached their skin, clinging to it and burrowing down deep into their flesh. Peeta caught his foot in a knot of vines causing the teen to sprawl out before Katniss could catch him. Opal and Finnick soon reached them, the woman almost fell on top of the boy as her leg gave out from under her. It was only then that they became aware of what the fog could do, the left side of Peeta's face had sagged dramatically as if every muscle in his face had died. His eye wasn't visible covered by his swelling eyelid, and his mouth twisted at an odd angle towards the ground.

"Peeta," Katniss cried trying to drag him "I can't carry him!" her attention turned to Finnick with pleading eyes. They attempted to get the teen back to his feet but the boy's legs were moving uncontrollably.

"It's no use," Finnick stated looking down at Opal with worry laced in his eyes "I'll have to carry him, but you have to help Opal."

"Yes." Katniss agreed stoutly, already placing Opal's arm over her shoulder. The brunette-haired woman was convulsing as her head jerked backwards and forwards uncontrollably, and the occasional moan of pain escaped her cracked lips. Finnick had Peeta slung across his back as they moved forward heading diagonally down the hill in order to get to the water that surrounded the Cornucopia. Opal wanted to scream as the gas dug its claws into her back but her throat was on fire, she dragged her useless leg behind her staggering as fast as she could with Katniss.

Finnick let out a grunt as he tumbled heading straight down a hill Peeta still on his back, Katniss was unable to change her direction sending both her and Opal with him. She had no way to stop herself as her body propelled itself forward, with a shriek of pain Opal managed to turn herself to face the fog fear stunning her as it approached. A shaky breath left her lips as she reached for Finnicks hand awaiting her incoming doom, but the fog seemed to transform, becoming thicker as if it was pressed up against a glass window. It had stopped moving entirely.

"It's stopped.." Opal managed to stutter through the extreme convulsions. Her voice was awful and croaky due to her swollen throat. Katniss struggled on her hands and knees, followed by the rest of the group, they crawled until the vines and undergrowth turned into a narrow strip of sandy beach. Katniss hissed in pain realising the salt water helped with the burns, one by one they each crawled into the water.

"You ready?" Finnick questioned picking her up delicately bringing her to the water.

She nodded "Get it over with Finn." He lowered her into the water Opal's eyes shot open as she tried to jerk back like she had touched a roaring fire. She gritted her teeth together tightly as the blinding pain of the water was so intense she almost blacked out. "Please stop," she begged clutching onto his neck trying to lift herself out of the water.

"It's over now Opal," he soothed, watching as relief washed over her face. The pair stayed in the deeper end of the water while Katniss moved to the shallows, keeping an eye on Peeta who had gone looking for water. Opal began to move slowly, as she tested her arms and legs and gradually she began to swim. Finnick pushed himself onto one of the rocky spokes, watching as she dived in and out of the water, the woman allowed the waves to swallow her whole as she disappeared long enough to where Finnick thought she had drowned. The man jumped off the rock panic rising in his chest only for Opal to pop her head up next to him "Don't do that."

"What? Come up or stay under?" She questioned with a smirk, he pushed her back playfully.

Katniss waved her hand in the air "Let's go help Peeta."

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Just gonna say that there is a bit of foreshadowing in this chapter...

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