Arena Year 2121, Chapter 1 I tumbled out onto the open dirt area. "Round One!" the announcer says. He pulls a lever, and a cage opens. Out runs a giant black leopard. As I watch in horror, the leopard pounces right next to me and holds up its paw. Claws pop out. "Uh oh" I think. --------------------------------- You may be thinking," What in the WORLD is going on here? Well, I'll make it simple. I'll start at the beginning. My name is Jessie Hartview, Jess for short. I have brown hair down to my shoulders, hazel eyes, and I wear glasses. I live in a 8 floor house (yeah,I know it's tiny, compared to the 15 story houses they made in 2118, 3 years ago.) and I have 1 brother named Luke. Well, anyways, today I woke up and took the elevator to the kitchen. Mom had chocolate chip pancakes ready for me. "Good morning, honey! How'd you sleep?" she said when I walked out of the elevator. "Pretty good, I guess," I replied as the hoverchair hovered over to me. I sat down, and it hovered back to the table and went on lock mode. I started eating. I love chocolate chip pancakes. They are really yummy, especially when they're still hot. Then the chocolate chips melt in your mouth. Yum! "I have some bad news, Jess," Mom says as she sits on a hoverchair. She turns on the TV, and I watch it. The news goes like this: "From now on, any 11 year old girls who have not been in Camp Calluses will be tracked down, captured, and brought to an arena where they will battle animals. When they finish battling(if they are still alive, of course) they will be examined by a doctor, then if they are ok, they will be sent home. If not, we will feed them to the animals. Good luck! "Well, honey," Mom says,"I told you that you should have gone. But you wanted to stay home. Sorry." "It's not your fault, Mom," I say to her. "I'm going to come up with a plan that will help me." "Ok honey," she says. "Good luck!" I hope I have good luck.