After the first wave, only darkness remains. After the second wave, only the lucky escape. After the third wave, only the unlucky survive. After the fourth wave, just one rule applies, trust no one. Now it's the dawn of the 5th wave and Squad 19 looks like they're in good shape to graduate and actually fight against the force that has destroyed their past lives. Fourteen year-old squad member Green looks up to no one else more than 19's squad leader, Ringer, who they all believe will lead them to victory with her sharp mind and even sharper shot on the firing range. When a new recruit arrives however, squad 19's chances of being #1 are threatened by his smart mouth and apparent hatred for everyone. Soon enough, Green finds himself, and fellow privates, making choices between themselves and their squad members, and what could become choices between life and death. But according to Ringer, "you either die a hero, or live long enough to become the villain." A/N: Hey! I didn't make up this storyline! The only thing I made up are the new characters! Pretty much everything in this story belongs to Rick Yancey. This is just a companion to my favorite story :)

"The survivors of the last five waves aren't human anymore. We lost that part of us as we ran from disaster after disaster. They thought they could kill us by ridding humans of their humanity. They were so wrong, it hurts." Cassie and her crew are back. But so are the Others. And another, destructive wave. The last five waves wiped out almost all of the world's population. Only those who are strong remain, a hidden resistance against the alien army bent on ridding the world of us humans. We're gaining power. Humans are uniting. Everywhere there is chaos, but everywhere there is hope. We're fighting back. Join us. They are coming. And when they do, we'll be ready.

Cassie, Ben, and Sam all arrive with The troop at a camp. In that, they encounter the others and try to fend for their life alone, no way of turning back now. The aliens secret has been revealed, the war is continuing. With that information will they ever be able to trust each other again? let alone survive with doubts of their species identity? -All rights go to Rick Yancey

Lydia Black and Ben Parish were known to be the closest of friends...until the Others invaded. Now as Lydia embarks on a mission to stay alive and as Ben embarks on his own mission to work for a corporation that isn't all they say to be, they have come to cross paths again. However, Lydia and Ben are dead. New corpses are arising in their place. Are they the people they were before? No. Would they give up their trust to a man who needs help? No. Do they still having feelings for each other? Maybe. Did the invasion change them? Indeed.