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Brian Saves the World, Maybe by gladhaven
Brian Saves the World, Maybe
gladhaven
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  • Parts 57
Brian Walker, the IT guy at a small government contractor, has two problems. First, he hasn't had his morning coffee, and second, a strange voice in his head claims an alien invasion is underway. Solving the least pressing of the two should be pretty simple, but that leaves the coffee issue to deal with! Still, what if that voice is telling the truth? Brian's lunch buddy, Dale, thinks so-but then, he also thinks the government has been putting mind control drugs in the water supply. After deciding to trust the voice in his head, all he needs is a first-rate team to face off against the aliens. He ends up with a Princess Bride fanatic (with eyes for him), a conspiracy theorist, and a cosplayer. Follow Brian and his ill-equipped band of office workers, as they try to save the world from well-meaning aliens that have finally lost patience waiting for the human race to kill itself off.
Something Else by AndreaDoxon
Something Else
AndreaDoxon
  • Reads 641
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  • Parts 14
Based off the famous short story 'Harrison Bergeron' by Kurt Vonnegut. Set on Earth in 2090, Something Else is your classic alien invasion story... probably. "Welcome all, to the city of Euphoria, where the azure skies are bright and free from humanity's curse. Once, when the war was still raging, when the sun had fled and the oceans burned with scarlet oil, the sky had been another color. Those times were dark and vile, but as the sun set on the human race, a new successor plucked the world from their dying hands. Welcome all, to the perfect world, the world of the Levorians."
Fear Her (The Zodiac Cult Killer) by IdrisGrey
Fear Her (The Zodiac Cult Killer)
IdrisGrey
  • Reads 12,668
  • Votes 1,010
  • Parts 21
{UNDER MAJOR REVISION} Seventeen-year-old former cult member Virgo Samuels wants to put her past behind her but someone refuses to let her forget everything she's seen and the terrible things she's done. *** Virgo Samuels, also known as the Zodiac Cult Killer, is just as frightening as the media wants everyone to believe. At the age of 11 she murdered the cult members who raised her by putting antifreeze in their iced tea and razing their commune to the ground. Six years later, fresh out of juvenile detention, Virgo is beginning a new life under a new name, but someone refuses to let her forget where she came from or any of the terrible things she's done. To protect her newfound freedom, she'll have to find out who's killing budding cult leaders in her name and stop them before they stop her--permanently. © 2016-present Idris Grey