(An RP on the SAMB created by me, rewritten like a story.)
A very popular game is tradition on Earth. Similar to the Hunger Games, people will be chosen to enter the game. Six people, from different fandoms, will be tossed into this unforgiving simulation to fight to stay alive. They are put into an experiment lab, and given the abilities from their fandoms. However, you must rely on your knowledge of the fandom, and the monsters.
The game is placed in a part of the world, unknown to anyone, and is made to look as an Apocolypse. Houses destroyed, buildings, cars, everything is in ruins.
Monsters are spread around, scientific experiments. There is no knowledge of how they were made, found, or how they even got there. Each person is thrown into different areas, to attempt survival.
The catch? Players don't know how to kill the other monsters from other fandoms. The game lasts as long as you can live, and every two years new people are thrown in. They are given bloodwork, a special kind of blood, injected in their system. It lights up when they come in contact with another member of the same blood.
This game is at random, and gets harder as players proceed. They have no idea what lies at the ending, if you finish the game. All anyone has been told is they represent your fandom, kill their monsters, survive, and follow the signal. What is the signal? That isn't explained.
A criminal mastermind makes a bold move against a wealthy client to put himself in a position to retire in comfort. He has no idea what he's up against when a young widow, desperate to make ends meet, sets her eyes on earning the bounty set on his head.
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Newly widowed housewife Melody Scott needs to earn some major cash, fast. When her bright and busy children learn that a priceless ruby bracelet has been stolen and a six-figure reward is being offered, they convince her to try to do what the police, museum security, and the best private investigators have failed to do. Working against them is a notorious thief who has met people from around the world, but who has never once encountered a woman like Melody Scott. When the sweet innocence of the Scott family clashes against criminal forces more dangerous than they ever imagined, Melody is all too aware that a mom's got to do what a mom's got to do to protect her family.
The Widow, Melody Scott is a 2021 Watty Award Winner!
Content Warning: This story does contain depictions of stalking behavior.