The Hunger Games, Part 3, Chapter 25, Chapter 26, and Chapter 27 Summary

In chapter twenty-five, the "muttations" chase them to the Cornucopia. Katniss makes it first and climbs up to try and protect Peeta. They make it up the Cornucopia and realize the muttations are the other tributes, genetically transformed. The three living tributes are momentarily safe on top of the Cornucopia, but Cato grabs Peeta in a headlock and a mutt takes a bite out of Peeta's leg. Katniss cannot kill Cato without Peeta being dropped to the mutts below. Peeta makes an X on Cato's hand with his own blood and Katniss shoots an arrow. It goes through his hand and Peeta shoves him off the Cornucopia to the mutts below. Cato's death is dragged out interminably by his body armor as the mutts work away at him. Katniss...