Who knew a batch of barbecue would end the world?
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Food. Life's essence. Without it, humans wither into dust, cities crumble into disrepair, and nations starve in infinite famine. Past wars waged over a few morsels more on the dinner table. Then technology burst into life, and the ever present problem of finding enough to sustain one's body seemed like an issue of the past. Until Saucemageddon, an event that caused a potion of humanity to turn into unspeakable monsters.
Tyler Valentin was a fairly ordinary person prior to Doomsday - sure, his second job was that of expert thief, but his work definitely didn't involve taking down zombie-like cannibals and irradiated evil. Now the ex-thief and a small band of survivors must team together to take a last stand against the agents of chaos.
Will they survive, or will their world plunge into darkness?
Sixteen year old, Bella Harken, has knowingly taken one of the hardest jobs she's ever had, or ever WILL have. She is the nanny for the dreaded Sweeny siblings. There are four of them. Owen (17), Eli (15), Danny (10), and Lucy (3). Despite the protests of her over-protective siblings (she's the ninth member of the dozen Harken "siblings"), she decides to live up to the challenge. She's never backed away from a challenge before, so why start now? Even if it means "babysitting" a boy that she's known since she was six.
The Sweeny brothers, will do ANYTHING to get rid of Bella for good, so that their mother will FINALLY remember that they exist. Besides, battling Bella in the game of wits and pranks has been far more fun than they'll ever let her know. After a year, they still have not come to terms with the fact that she's there to stay.
When one normal seeming weekend, begins to slide downhill at a rapid pace, Bella's rocky, mysterious past begins to haunt her, and the rest of her town. Will the Sweenys and the Harkens finally rebuild the bridge that had been torn down in an equally as mysterious strife, or will they revert back to the hatred and loathing they've known for so long? How will one weekend change the lives of these average teenagers forever?
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A/N: I wrote this story as a challenge for myself in December of 2011, I wanted to complete it before the new year. And I did. This is the final product and I haven't really looked at it or edited it since, so I apologize for any mistakes and/or plot holes. Please enjoy, and let me know what you think.
Thank you so much for reading.