Outbreak Stories

When a deadly disease ravages the town of Holmsley, Frankie and her friends find themselves trapped inside a military-blockaded quarantine zone. ***** A story that was first published in 2014 and feels more relevant than ever. Fifteen-year-old Frankie and her friends must find their way out of quarantine if they want to survive. As the body count rises, Frankie realizes that this is no ordinary quarantine and no one is coming to help. Once infected, the sick become crazed and violent, while fear turns other survivors to savages. And who or what are the mysterious figures Frankie keeps seeing around town? It seems she'll have to unravel the dark truth behind it all if she wants to get out alive... Content and/or trigger warning: This story describes disease outbreaks and contains scenes of violence, which may be triggering for some readers. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

It was finally time for the earth to rid itself of the most toxic parasites to ever plague its soil: humans. Mara knew that whatever dawned upon the earth on that dreadful September day wouldn't stop until everyone dropped dead- And, of course, reanimated. 'Cause apparently that's a thing now. -- A BTS apocalypse au by: © wethenaive TW: Death, violence, and tragedy

Have you ever wondered the origins of the wise, powerful, and occasionally lighthearted cosmic couple? The guardians of the universe. The adoptive parents of the Lumas. Here's their origins story. A story of friendship, family, happiness, expectations, and class divides. Which eventually spirals into crisis and dependence. Loss, pain, and depression. Even the threat of human extinction. But we all know how the story ultimately ends. Everyone's familiar with Mario, Luigi, and Peach. The Mushroom Kingdom lives on today, bustling with Toads. Though, there aren't many humans... I wonder why? (Rosalina, The Mushroom Kingdom, and all other Mario references are owned by Nintendo. I have no rights or ownership of any characters, locations, and power-ups except for my own.)

Four weeks after the world collapsed, silence became louder than gunfire. Ryder Thompson believed surviving alone was enough. Hide. Move. Do not trust anyone. Do not get attached. But when he discovers that the undead are evolving, when slow walkers turn into something faster and more violent, survival becomes far more complicated. The city is no longer just infected. It is changing. The dead are adapting. Supplies are running thin. Rumors of organized survivor groups begin to spread through the ruined streets of Diliman, and Ryder must decide whether to remain alone or risk trusting strangers. Among those strangers are people with their own secrets, their own trauma, and their own reasons to live. In a world where both the living and the dead can betray you, every choice carries weight. As the infected evolve, humanity is forced to evolve with them. This is not just a story about surviving the end of the world. It is about who rises when everything falls.

When the dead rose, Australia didn't fall - it woke ************************************************* When the dead first walked, everyone thought the world was ending. They were wrong. Angel knows the land is changing. Zombies aren't just roaming anymore - they're hunting, adapting, and responding to something buried deep beneath Australia's red soil. Something ancient. Something that was never meant to wake. As survivors turn on each other and the dead grow smarter, Angel discovers the terrifying truth: the apocalypse isn't chaos - it's a system. A system designed to keep something far worse locked away. Now that system is breaking. Marked by a power tied to the land itself and hunted by people who want to control it, Angel is dragged into a brutal fight where survival means more than killing the dead. Every choice she makes pushes the world closer to balance... or total collapse. Because in Australia, the dead are only the warning. And if the land finishes waking up, no one gets a second chance. ************************************************* Book 1 in the Dead Country Series

One Quiet Step is a survival drama set during the collapse of society after a fast-moving infection turns people into aggressive, sound-sensitive runners. The story follows a small group of young survivors trying to escape danger and travel south in search of safety and their families. Along the way, they face constant threats-not only from the infected, but from injuries, limited supplies, harsh weather, and the growing tension between trust and survival. Each episode explores the cost of staying alive. Gunshots risk drawing attention. Rain both protects and exposes them. Every decision matters. Every sound can mean death. As they move from abandoned campuses to flooded highways and toward military-controlled zones, they uncover clues left behind by other survivors-journals, symbols, hidden tunnels-suggesting that something larger is happening beyond what they can see. At its core, the series is not just about escaping runners. It is about loyalty, leadership, guilt, sacrifice, and the question that follows every survivor: How far would you go to protect the people you love? The journey south is only the beginning. PS: this is my 1st time writing stories, And the characters are based on my friends as well as locations here in negros. I'm open to suggestions if you like the story hehe

A family is self-isolating at home during a deadly virus outbreak. While strictly adhering to pandemic protocols and staying safe at home, they encounter a strange incident of unknown cause. A battle of ideas follow, as to what might be the probable cause, until they discover the chilling truth behind it.

A Ex Employee of Playtime Co Has receive a anonymous Letter who assume his workers are still here after ten years. while America is still having a Post 9/11 in 2005

After Kevin is laid-off due to a work related injury, he thinks there will be enough time for him to sort his life out before getting back to the grind. He won't have to any time soon if these news reports of a virus aren't a government hoax - wouldn't that be lucky? Or maybe not. Between zombie apocalypse and working, the choice is no longer his. Good luck, Kevin. *Coarse language and violence present* #Wattys2017 Word count: 53,673 #2 in Countrylife - 2020/01/05 #6 in Outbreak - 2020/01/05 #6 in Infected - 2020/01/05 #12 in News - 2020/01/05 #13 in Virus - 2020/01/05 #24 in Nanowrimo - 2020/01/05 #48 Science Fiction - 2016/12/07 #64 in Son - 2020/01/05 #64 in Survival - 2020/01/05 #71 in Zombies - 2020/01/05 #80 in Father 2020/01/05 #100 in Apocalypse - 2020/01/05 #290 in Horror - 2020/01/05 #422 in Suspense - 2020/01/05

It all happened so fast. One minute everything was normal, then suddenly the whole world was in danger.... WARNING THIS CONTAINS: - Zombies ( Obviously ) - Curse words - Violence - Gore - Characters death - Angst

S1-S11 + SPIN OFFS - ONGOING A trip to the park ultimately leads 11-year-old Penny Smith onto a never ending journey of outbreak horror. Accompanied by the two foul-mouthed Dixon brothers, the trio must navigate the new world and the Pandora's box that was opened alongside of it. From Atlanta to Spain, from 2010 to 2026, watch as Penny not only grows as a person but as a survivor. "You could be an evil child kidnapper or something!" "Ain't that the least of your concerns!" And yes- Dad Daryl 🦌 I'm pretty sure you guys already know who the *real* daddy is ;)) I do not own rights to TWD or it's respective characters, I only own the character Penny Smith and a few other characters dotted around here and there for story purposes. See first page for more information! Ty for picking this up! Fanfic will have flaws

A companion novella to The Shadow Wars and a direct sequel to Dead Skies. Laura Walker and Mike Ellis have been through hell. After surviving the infection that hit her isolated research station in the far frozen north, Laura and her few surviving allies made it down to Peaceful Trails and discovered the horrible truth: the infection is everywhere. From there, they teamed up with Mike Ellis, an ex-Marine technician who had awoken from a short coma to find his world torn asunder by undead horrors. In the end, only Mike and Laura escaped the slaughter of Peaceful Trails. Now, having picked up a call from what remains of the military with the location of an evacuation zone, they must head towards Jackson, the capital of the planet. Ravaged by the undead war, it will present their greatest challenge yet...

(We don't have one yet)

A companion novella to The Shadow Wars. In the farthest reaches of space lies an isolated mining planet called Dis: on the way to nowhere and in the middle of nowhere, it is of little importance to anyone but those occupying it. In the polar regions of the planet a handful of research and support sites reside, carving out a miserable existence among the frozen wastelands, eternally shrieking winds, and subzero temperatures. Here sits Frost Station. A cobbled-together research outpost that is home to a mere handful of personnel. Two months into a six month haul, these people are all out here for a reason. Some have been exiled, others have imposed their own. For John Marshall, the job is a break from a world he no longer feels capable of coping with. Counting on the bland monotony of boredom and routine to keep his lack of faith in himself at bay, he's happy to deal with the everyday problems of maintaining a distant outpost. But all this comes to a disastrous halt when a ship crashes just outside the base, right about the same time their communications mysteriously fail. As they pull bodies from the wreckage and try to solve the enigma of what happened, it becomes clear that something has gone horribly wrong when the only survivor from the wreck dies, then comes back to life...

For every moment I was smiling, or laughing, or talking, I now know that I had taken it for granted. Because those moments don't come when you are alone. I thought I had nothing until I lost more than that. Because I might have felt lonely before, but now I am less than that. Now I am alone. The once broken world is less than it was before. The society which I had wished didn't exist is gone. Everything is gone, just like everyone's humanity. The things from movies became reality, except for the happy endings. The silence which I once craved has grown over like mold in a dark, damp basement. I used to think the noise was deafening until the silence became just that. Because now I was alone. But I wait. I fight. I fight for a tomorrow as insignificant as I may still be because if there is one, it has to be better than today. I fight because if I didn't I'd grow impatient. Impatient of being alone. Alone until. ----------•----------• Highest ranks #265 Horror #241 Outbreak I made the cover with the Wattpad Covers app, the app is great and easy to use! (CONTAINS GORE AND SADNESS AND KILLING AND DEATH SO IF YOU ARE SQUEAMISH OR DON'T LIKE THE IDEA OF DEATH THEN SUGGESTIVELY DON'T READ OR READ WITH CAUTION BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO SCAR SOMEONE. THIS BOOK ISN'T NECESSARILY SCARY YOU'LL FIND BUT IT PLAYS WITH THE TOPIC OF 'ZOMBIES' SO I PUT IT UNDER HORROR. THE STORY MAY ALSO LOOSELY MENTION SUICIDE, BUT NOT PROMOTING IT.)

When the world ended. We never thought survival would mean choosing between who to save and who to leave behind because just weeks ago, out biggest worries were school, friends, and the future. Now the streets are silent, the power is gone, and the dead don't stay dead. As the infection spreads and society collapses, a small group of strangers is forced together, each hiding secrets that could be just as dangerous as the monsters outside. Trust is fragile. Food is scarce. And every shadow could be the last thing they ever see. But the scariest part? The zombies aren't the only things that changed. In a world where hope is fading and humanity is tested, how far would you go to survive?

A companion novella to The Shadow Wars and a direct sequel to Dead Ice. When the infection hit Frost Station in the form of a dozen corpses from a wrecked ship, Laura and her crew of isolated misfits didn't know quite how to deal with it. As a result, only she and two others barely escaped the bloody, frozen horror. Certain that they were flying off into the sunrise towards help and hope, they set off in a stolen medical jump ship. But now the terrifying reality of their situation is setting in. It's been twelve hours in the air and they're no closer to safety. They can't raise anyone on the radio and everywhere they fly over is either burning, dead, or overrun with walking corpses. They're running out of power and are soon forced to crash-land in a network of valleys... Mike Ellis is an engineer working at Peaceful Trails, a network of valleys that serves as a serene nature reserve, a place to get away from the world and relax. All that comes crashing to a bloody halt as he wakes up in an infirmary. He knows he's suffered an accident of some kind, but he can't remember what happened. What's worse, he is forced to call on old skills he learned as a soldier to defend himself when something, what appears to be an actual, real zombie, attacks him. The valleys are no longer safe and the only people he can find are a trio that claim they've come from the northern polar regions of Dis. They must work together to fight for survival and somehow find a way off of this hellish planet...

The world didn't end in fire. It ended in silence - a slow, engineered unraveling buried inside the Seed Cycle. Echo doesn't remember the outbreak. He remembers the hour they left him alone. One hour of peace. One hour without surveillance, testing, or control. Now the sky burns. Ash falls like snow. And the virus doesn't kill - it rewrites. Echo carries scars no lab can erase and instincts no system can predict. He's not the hero. He's the anomaly. The one they missed. The one who sees the pattern before it hits. As the Seed Cycle resets and survivors vanish into sterilized zones, Echo must decide: Expose the truth and risk becoming the next experiment - or disappear into the ash and rewrite the protocol from the inside. Because the game is afoot. And Echo never plays by their rules.

Amy Jones wants a lot of things. Chief among them: make the archaeological discovery of the century, ensure her brother's indiscretions disappear, and destroy her father and the Commission for which he stands. But she'd settle on the average day for a homemade chocolate muffin. Amy's spent the last decade skulking around the galaxy under false identities, chasing rumors of Empire-era ruins. The discovery of an intact research vessel hidden behind an asteroid promises to make her career and gain recognition for something other than being the daughter of the Secretary of Internal Affairs. But the excitement of recovering the ERV Waratah soon turns to horror. Amy and the crew of the salvage vessel she hired discover that the ship's entire crew is dead, killed by the accidental release of one of the diseases being studied on board. The Waratah is a tomb ship, floating through space. Worse, the ship was sealed under quarantine procedures over two hundred years earlier, preventing the dead from decomposing-except someone unsealed the ship weeks before Amy's team arrived. And the disease that killed the crew has gone missing. When people on outlying planets start coming down sick, Amy realizes someone deliberately released an extinct disease to eradicate undesirable populations. And she's pretty sure she knows who.

Scott is a young boy whose mother, Katherine, works at a laboratory at the University of Sciences in London. They are a normal functioning family with normal lives, until a recent project assigned to Katherine was about to change that, forever.