Alternate Stories

After escaping a stalled elevator into a zombie apocalypse, Emily must learn how to trust people again or risk losing everything in this terrifying world. ***** For Emily, every day of the last two years have been a blur. She keeps her head down, takes her college courses online, and only goes out to work at her mandatory internship. But all that changes on the day the office elevator breaks down, leaving her trapped when the screams begin. And when the doors finally open, revealing a dystopian world ruined by bloody teeth and disease, Emily is launched into a terrifying run for her life, caught between the strangers she's not sure she can trust and the man-eating monsters that hunger for her flesh. Now she must learn not only how to survive in this new and dangerous world, but also how to overcome her own inner demons before they cost her something more precious than her life. [[Wattys' Shortlist]] [[Promoted by AMC]] Content and/or Trigger Warning: The story contains some gore, violence, strong language, and dark themes. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

Cael wakes up in Orario a month before Bell Cranel is meant to join Hestia Familia. Hestia is still alone, no one takes her seriously, and the story hasn't begun. With Falna, the Infinite Skill Tree, and a World Gate leading beyond Orario, he claims the empty place beside her and starts building a Familia that was never supposed to exist.

So....im bored, so it's time to make ✨my own cookie run kingdom oc✨, none of these are mine except for my characters. Also this takes place in an au where the ancients were defeated by the beast. I have my own au for the characters to which will be shown in this. Bye 💅✨ The description was added after I finished this😃 White Reed Cookie was White Lilies sister, the one who had swore to protect her after White Lily had fallen into the ultimate dough. So once the Ancients had brought peace to Earthbread she thought she could finally relax.....she was wrong. The Beasts surprised attacked the Ancients and quickly won the fight, which caused White Reed to have to run away with her sister. But what would happen if an ancient power was to break from stone, a power forgotten by history...and that power made White Reed realize something that could make or break her... Will White Reed be able to accept every part of the past or will she be consumed by roots that had long been forgotten?...... Finished August 6, 2025 I finished this before the Silent Salt Update so anything uncanon don't mind

Something is wrong with reality. They call it the SIGNAL. It interrupts thoughts, rewrites time, swaps bodies, and breaks the rules of the world without warning. No one knows where it comes from - or why it chooses certain people. This is not a story. It is a collection of 30 writing challenges inspired by these anomalies. Each chapter presents a strange situation, and you turn it into your own story. But there is one rule: Every story must include: SIGNAL ACTIVE No winners. No limits. Just writers exploring broken realities... one prompt at a time. And if you start noticing the Signal outside of these pages... it's probably nothing.

HI! HELLO! NICE TO MEET YOUUU! This is my VERY FIRST STORY!! So I'm kinda psyched. Ripnamiforliife72 is at your service, Rippy for short. Sorry if my story is bad, I don't know why I wrote it in a script form, but I'll be 80 by the time I make it into a novel. I don't own any of the characters except G.M. and Alex. I hope you guys like this, and note that I discourage swear words or mean stuff in general in the comment section, so tone that stuff down please! NOW ON TO MY BOOTIFUL DESCRIPTION! Life is peaceful in Pyrrhia and Pantala, JMA is drama free (finally) and the kingdoms are stable. But then suddenly Princess Anemone is captured by an unknown force, and Tsunami witnessed it all. The DOD + Deathbringer find Orca's old chamber, hoping her spirit took Anemone, they run into friends, and foes on their search for the princess. There is love, heartbreak, and loss. Is the true villain the one they've been seeking? Or is the villain hidden right under their nose?

After the assassination of the Dutch and Belgian kings, Crown Prince Max Verstappen is forced onto the throne, ruling two nations despite never wanting the role. Struggling with the weight of his royal duties, he longs for the racing career he can no longer have. At the Monaco Grand Prix, he crosses paths with Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, sparking an undeniable connection. But with the world watching, Max must choose between his duty as king and the freedom he finds with Charles-risking everything for love.

Eight years after Evercove fell to a coup, its royal children are finally free. Princess Victoria arrives in Glenhaven ready to bury her grief beneath court lessons and war councils. Prince Oliver arrives wide-eyed and eager, having been born in a dungeon and never seen the world beyond stone walls. Prince Charles arrives silent, starving, and hollowed out by captivity, unable to leave the room he has been given. Their mother was executed years ago. Their father, King Julio, is still trapped beneath the palace after choosing to save his children instead of himself. And the man who stole their kingdom still calls himself Grand Monarch. For Prince Nicholas Nelson of Glenhaven, Charlie's return is both a miracle and a wound reopened. Before the coup, they were inseparable. Now Charlie flinches from kindness, mistrusts open doors, and carries the shadow of Ben Hope, the Grand Monarch's son, in every silence. As Queen Serina prepares Victoria to reclaim Evercove's throne and Glenhaven's court turns against its own unfit heir, Nick must prove himself worthy of a crown while learning that love is not the same as rescue. Charlie survived the dungeon. Now he has to learn how to live outside it. Tags: Alternate Universe - Royalty, Fantasy AU, Political Intrigue, War, Coup, Refugees, Childhood Friends to Lovers, Reunions, Slow Burn, Hurt/Comfort, Angst with a Happy Ending, Trauma Recovery, PTSD, Captivity, Implied/Referenced Sexual Assault, Implied/Referenced Torture, Past Child Abuse, Injury Recovery, Malnutrition, Dissociation, Panic Attacks, Grief/Mourning, Protective Nick Nelson, Traumatized Charlie Spring, Selectively Mute Charlie Spring, Protective Victoria "Tori" Spring, Spring Siblings, Overworked Nick Nelson, Queen Serina Nelson, Complicated David Nelson, Alcohol Abuse, Homophobia, Class Differences, Secret Relationship, Same-Sex Marriage, Eventual Happy Ending

"Stay still. Don't move. Not even a Little Bit. It won't hurt if you don't move."

This is a world where everyone's mind is incomplete until they meet their other half, who completes them. But most people don't meet their other half as babies, or grow up never knowing what it's like not to have another person in your head. Adrien and Marinette are unique on that front... and their number of pair abilities is also unique. Their parents make hard decisions to keep them safe, but when home starts falling apart, Adrien and Marinette may have to step up and learn what it really means to belong to each other when the going isn't quite so easy. *I'm using some ideas from my original novel (so I don't have to work so hard on the worldbuilding front).* Published on AO3 as "Lonely Minds" by Minythil. Cover image made using Canva AI.

Humanity once believed Quirks were the greatest force in the world. Then the Towers appeared. Seventy-four colossal structures erupted across the globe, bringing monsters, treasures, gods, and dangers beyond imagination. Cities raised walls to survive, adventurers rose alongside heroes, and the world entered a new age where the impossible became reality. Heroes still protect the innocent. Adventurers challenge the depths of the Towers. Above them all, the gods watch as humanity struggles, adapts, and continues to move forward with the aid of the Falna they provide. Among them is Arata Kurogane, a boy with a simple dream: to always protect the innocent over chasing glory. Yet as ancient powers awaken and the world continues to change, he finds himself standing at the boundary between what humanity once was and what it may become. Standing between the past and the future, between hero and adventurer, he is about to cross the line that separates ordinary people from legends as the Demon Lord begins to rise again under a new face. But with every legend, each journey begins with a single step and each tale begins at a Threshold.

What if Sophie Foster and her friends weren't elves... but humans? Sophie Foster just finished her junior year of high school and is facing her last summer before her final year... and the last summer before one of her closest friends, a recent high-school graduate and someone she wishes to be more than a friend, is going to art school all the way in London. Started: June 15, 2025 Completed: N/A Completely appropriate for all ages !!!DISCLAIMER!!!: All characters belong to Shannon Messenger, the author of the Keeper of the Lost Cities series. !!!!ONLY PUBLISHED ON WATTPAD!!!! #1 in #keeper - 12/10/2025 #1 in #keefesencen - 12/15/2025 #3 in #sokeefe - 12/21/2025 #3 in #dexdizznee - 04/08/2026 #2 in #keeperofthelostcities - 04/24/2026 #2 in #fitzvacker - 04/24/2026 #2 in #bianavacker - 04/24/2026

An assortment of reader insert one shots or mini series. Centers around Mandalorian (Mando) fluff + angst + alternate universes Any warnings will be given at the beginning of the chapter

Tommy the Marshal and Ros the Inquisitor return to complete the Progress that they abandoned half-way because of an attempt to depose the Emperor. The have become celebrated or hated figures, but Progress brings the same challenges as each castle reveals its secret scandals and they are faced with a terrorist insurgency.

The year is 2085. The war against the Kaiju has pushed humanity to the brink of extinction. The Pan Pacific Defense Corps continues to deploy Jaegers against increasingly powerful monsters emerging from the Breach. But during a catastrophic battle in the Pacific Ocean, a mysterious dimensional anomaly opens above Earth. From that anomaly falls a machine unlike anything humanity has ever seen. A white mobile suit with angelic wings. XXXG-00W0 Wing Gundam Zero. Separated from his own universe after the events of Endless Waltz, Heero Yuy awakens in a world where giant monsters rule the seas and humanity fights using colossal machines called Jaegers. At first, the PPDC mistakes Wing Zero for a new Kaiju threat. But everything changes when Wing Zero destroys a Category IV Kaiju in seconds. Now humanity must decide: Is Wing Zero mankind's greatest weapon... Or the beginning of something far more dangerous? Meanwhile, Wing Zero's mysterious ZERO System begins detecting something hidden behind the Breach. Something that isn't a Kaiju. Something that has been manipulating dimensions across countless worlds. As Kaiju evolve beyond anything seen before, Heero must work alongside legendary Jaeger pilots to uncover the truth behind the Breach and prevent the extinction of two universes. The final war will decide whether humanity's future belongs to Jaegers... Or Gundams.

Fire. Water. Lightning. After a tragic end, three siblings awaken in a new life as powerful elemental feline beasts roaming the wilds of an unfamiliar yet familiar world. Armed with nothing but each other, they must journey across a world both familiar and strange, facing survival, unexpected encounters, ancient mysteries, and powers they barely understand. Whether facing monsters, magic, myths, or the unknown, one truth remains constant: Family comes first

I died at the age of 32 while trying to save a stranger. Afterwards, I was granted the Omnitrix and a chance to live again at seventeen. It sounded amazing. Until I opened my eyes. The sky was cracking apart. Monsters were appearing everywhere. A city was being swallowed by catastrophe. And from what I knew... This place was Eridu. The final day of the Old City. The day history remembers as: The Fall of Eridu. Perhaps becoming a hero would be harder than I thought.

Sarah Shepard is a champion athlete, celebrity entrepreneur, media icon, and one of the most influential women on Earth. To millions, she represents success. To Melody Arthur, she represents something else entirely. For years, Melody has been fascinated by Sarah Shepard. Not merely her accomplishments, but the force of personality behind them. The choices. The mistakes. The victories. The mythology. What begins as admiration slowly evolves into an obsession. As Sarah travels through Japan pursuing ratings, opportunity, reinvention, and the next chapter of her life, she unknowingly moves through a world already being reshaped by people who have built their identities around her legend. Around them, ordinary lives collide with ambitious dreams, strange technologies, hidden power structures, and competing visions of humanity's future. Some people want to change the world. Some want to inherit it. Some want to become the person they admire most. The Sarah Shepard Experience is a dramatic science-fiction saga about power, identity, ambition, obsession, civilization-building, second chances, and the dangerous question of what happens when admiration becomes divine destiny. Welcome to the Sarah Shepard Experience.

One night, Elena Garcia came to a conclusion. The gulf is full of powerful and unreasonable beings who don't cooperate with each other. So, if she wants to improve the gulf's safety, the best idea is to fundate a team made of these people. Giants, creatures that look straight out of a horror movie, inhumans, emotionally unstable individuals with weird powers, etc. They're not made for working in groups, too many ethics, too many personalities. Can she organize all of them into a single team without failing in the try?

The multiverse was immense. The possibilities were infinite. In one world, a man named Satoru Mikami dies and reincarnates as a slime, renamed Rimuru Tempest by the Storm Dragon Veldora. In this world, a man named Raymón Marollo survives a near-death encounter and continues to serve as Mr. Saiko's trusted bodyguard. In another world, Satoru Mikami survives, passing out from blood loss in the streets of Japan, only to wake up in the hospital, alive. In this world, Raymón dies in a crumbling warehouse, making a brutal and bloody last stand to protect his employer and those he commanded. Upon his last breath, Raymón awakens to total darkness. Raymón reincarnates as a slime.

Izuku Midoriya always dreamed of becoming a hero. But one terrible night changed everything. After finally meeting his idol, All Might, Izuku's dream was shattered when he was told the words he never wanted to hear: "You can't become a hero without a Quirk." Heartbroken and alone, Izuku wanders through the city streets. Yet something strange begins calling to him. A mysterious voice. A feeling pulling him toward an abandoned underground facility hidden beneath Musutafu. There, deep within forgotten ruins, Izuku discovers an ancient artifact unlike anything the world has ever seen: Biometal Model X A living technological relic containing the spirit and power of the legendary hero Vent's predecessor, Mega Man X. The Biometal chooses Izuku as its new partner. For the first time in his life, someone believes in him. Now armed with the power to transform into Mega Man X, Izuku must learn what it truly means to be a hero. As villains rise. As dark conspiracies surrounding Quirks emerge. As ancient Biometals awaken across the world. A new legend begins. Not as a Quirk user. Not as a symbol. But as the hero chosen by destiny. Mega Man Deku.