Alternativehistory Stories

An alternate timeline where the US prospers early on and develops into a formidable, yet decentralized country.

In this alternate history short story, set in 476 AD, the Roman Empire faces collapse, but instead of falling, the Senate elects its first Empress, Aelia Flaccilla, a determined and visionary leader who steers Rome away from the brink of destruction. Through military strategy, political reforms, and a focus on justice and stability, Aelia revives the empire, forging powerful alliances and launching successful campaigns to reclaim lost territories. As her reign ushers in a new golden age, Aelia's final days are marked by a touching, humble journey through the streets of Rome. Despite her frailty, she walks among the citizens she saved, speaking with those from all walks of life. In her last moments, seated by a fountain surrounded by her people, Aelia passes peacefully, leaving behind a legacy of compassion, strength, and hope. Her death is met with an outpouring of grief, as the citizens of Rome chant her name in reverence. This is the story of an Empress whose reign transformed an empire and whose final act of humility immortalized her in the hearts of her people.

When a mysterious blue flash shunts the USS Makin Island (LHD-8) and the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit out of the Pacific and into the world of Remnant, the laws of physics and magic collide. Stranded without GPS, satellite support, or a way home, the crew of the Wasp-class assault ship finds themselves caught between the crumbling sovereignty of the Kingdom of Atlas and the encroaching darkness of the Grimm. While the Huntsmen of Beacon Academy fight with soul-shielded heroics and magical Dust, the US Marines respond with the brutal, calculated logic of combined arms warfare, 120mm sabot rounds, and JDAM precision. As the "People from the Stars" struggle to refine Remnant's hydrocarbons and maintain their finite supplies, they realize Salem is more than a fairytale-she is a strategic threat. From the Fall of Beacon to a desperate nuclear-powered gamble to reopen the portal to Earth, this is a technothriller exploration of what happens when 21st-century American military doctrine meets a world of monsters. Logistics is a nightmare. Magic is a variable. Victory is a necessity.

On April 24, 2004, an impossible archway opened on the South Lawn of the White House. What followed wasn't a clean invasion or a neat first contact; it was chaos, confusion, and a brutal fight for survival as soldiers faced enemies that shouldn't exist and weapons that didn't obey familiar rules. Staff Sergeant Michael Alvarez, a D.C. National Guard MP, survives Day Zero by performing his trained duty: maintaining the line. But when the smoke clears, the gate doesn't close, and the world doesn't get answers. As the U.S. government locks down the truth and builds a permanent foothold around the anomaly, something becomes clear: the Gate is not a temporary crisis. It's a new geographic fact of reality, linking Earth to a ruined capital in another world that fears the Gate as much as humanity does. No heroes. No prophecy. No effortless victories. The White House Event is a grounded, military-focused first-contact story about uncertainty, institutional pressure, and what happens when humanity realizes that the unknown and themselves are permanent. Chapters are released weekly at 12:00 p.m. CST Occasionally, updates will be made to the previous chapters. Updates: 9 April 2026: chapters 1-10 and interludes 1&2 28 April 2026: all chapters and interludes

Disclaimer: This story is based on an Europa Universalis IV alternate history mod: Ante Bellum, this story specifically covers a timeline where the Umayyad Caliphate of Cordoba survives the attempted reconquista of the Christians led by Francia, colonized the new world, spread Islam throughout the globe, and made it through the centuries becoming a modernized Islamic state. (Credit to Parmelion for the Ante Bellum mod) After trials and tribulations, wars fought and rebellions quelled, only for another to come. Al-Andalus is truly a unique state, built by a disgraced dinasty after facing a rebellion, losing the title of "Khalifah" to said rebellion, and fled the chaos to a fringe region where most of it's inhabitants don't even speak Arabic or practice Islam. Al-Andalus has became a place where Christians, Muslims and Jews live side by side, such tolerance was never heard of in that time period. Granted, toleration can only go so far when you're surrounded by hostile neighbors. But by some miracle, Al-Andalus prevails. With the discovery of the Americas, the Andalusians were presented with an opportunity. After the Nizzarid pretender of Egypt cut of routes from India, the Andalusians could make up for the lost trade for an oceanic Empire, and use that funding to find alternative route to India. This empire building slowly snowballing Andalusia to become the world's naval hegemon, with territories covering from Kalifurniya to Malaya. Reforms and previously flawed system of equality were rectified, religious converts at an all time high, economy is booming. But alas, just like any colonial empire. It has to come to an end eventually, the Neo-Kharijites faning the flames of revolution across the Caliphate, most breakaway peacefully, others by force. And thus, the Andalusian golden age come to an end. But in year 1976, whilst the nation faces economic stagnation, A GATE has appeared in the city of Ishbiliya, and the Caliphate finds an opportunity.

50 years after 9/11, and 25 years after 10/31, the World faces a new threat not from one country but from space. The people must find a way to stop their nightmare before the world begins to see black. Some characters such as the Terminators and John Conner are owned by Paramount and others ideas, weaponry and characters such as Master Chief are owned by Microsoft.

It's been over 2,000 years since the Great Ice Age unleashed its fury across the earth. To ensure humanity's survival, the Founding Engineers selected a genetically diverse population to live under the safety of a dome, leaving everyone on the outside to perish. With the real world shut out so long ago, hardly anyone remembers it's there-- least of all Maysel, who's frozen inside. The only thing she has to worry about is the dome's dwindling gene pool, which threatens their very existence. The reason they were chosen. To ensure humanity's survival through the Great Ice Age. When Maysel finds out the city stole her DNA as a toddler, she teams up with Maddox, a classmate with deep, personal gripes against the city. Together, they uncover the ethically questionable lengths the city has taken to restore the gene pool, and begin to think beyond the dome's false blue sky. Meanwhile Dr. Hatfield, a scientist for Avtek, spends his summers analyzing ice cores in Antarctica. Until one day, he stumbles across a man-made tunnel on the side of a mountain, just barely peeking above the surface. The ice is melting.

Modern firepower vs Ancient empires. One soldier caught between eras. During a training simulation deep in the mountains of East Java, Sergeant Raka Wiratama and his unit vanish-only to awaken in a world untouched by modern time. It's 1289 AD, the twilight of the powerful Singhasari Kingdom. With his futuristic command interface still active and the ability to deploy personnel and military assets, But history has shifted. The Mongol Empire has sent envoys. King Kertanegara has responded with defiance. War is brewing. While the past stirs around him, Raka races to expand his influence, build infrastructure, and unravel what part he must play in the coming storm. His choices could rewrite the fate of an entire archipelago-or plunge it into chaos far earlier than history remembers. With drones in the sky, tanks in the forest, and legends in the making, the battle for Nusantara is about to begin. Disclaimer: This story is meant for entertainment and creative exploration only. This is a work of fiction. While it draws inspiration from real historical periods

Emilia finds herself locked in a network of underground tunnels along with two million civilians when World War II reaches London. When everything inevitably falls apart, she must find a way to survive in those tunnels while confronting her past decisions and the person she has become, both of which come back to haunt her. When World War II reached London and German bombers filled the sky, civilians were instructed to seek shelter in a vast underground network of tunnels, secretly built below metro stations by the government. Emilia, after surviving the first day where crowds trampled to death those who fell while trying to squeeze through the tunnels' narrow entrances, is left completely alone, having spent the last two years driving away everyone who ever truly loved her. In the tunnels, civilians were promised safety from the bombings and the war. But when that promise is shattered, limited resources, food, and water turn survival into a privilege reserved only for the fittest. Anarchy breaks out, and Emilia must endure starvation, thirst, criminals, murderers, scavengers, and even cannibals. By chance, she reunites with Rose and Nicole, her two best "friends", who were responsible for poisoning her mind and manipulating her decisions. Desperate to survive, Rose, Nicole, and their families resort to questionable methods to obtain what they need. Once, Emilia was a virtuous woman with a happy family, but as more atrocities are committed in front of her, she realizes the person she has become. Will she complete her tragic transformation for the sake of survival, and how far is she going to go? How can she live with herself if she resorts to murder or worse? And how did she become this person in the first place? This story contains themes or scenes that some readers may find disturbing or triggering, including but not limited to: • Extreme violence and battle scenes • Death, grief, trauma • Abuse • War and political conflict • Mental health struggles

2035. David "Section" Mason thought the ghosts of his past were buried with Raul Menendez. But when a viral broadcast reignites global panic and a powerful tech megacorp unveils "Cradle"-a neural security system promising to end terrorism forever-Section discovers a conspiracy that weaponizes fear itself. During a desperate raid to stop the global dispersal of the Cradle bioweapon, a quantum overload shatters reality, hurlng Section and his elite JSOC team through a rift in time. They emerge in the rain-slicked, neon-drenched hellscape of Night City, 2077. Stranded in a future ruled by chrome and corporations, Section must forge an uneasy alliance with the mercenary V and braindance specialist Judy Alvarez. As the Guild's influence bleeds across the timelines, Section and V must bridge the gap between military precision and streetwise rebellion to stop a cross-era catastrophe. In a war where the battlefield spans forty years and the enemy is an AI-driven nightmare, one question remains: Can you kill a ghost, or is the future already written in blood and chrome?

Magic, Maddnes, Heaven, Sin, Death Navara a world where magic used to be the most powerful but now it is seen as a nothing but a laughing matter. The empire of Nirvana. Nirvana means Paradise but did that place had the right to be called Paradise? No it didn't everyone lied. Lily a girl who should have died at birth but lived against all the odds. A mischievous girl who only wants to have fun in life but her life suddenly takes a cruel turn. She discovered the truth she is never meant to know. what will happen now? A prophecy that was made long ago about the paradise coming to its end. will it really come to its end?

Some bonds are stronger than time. When Gabriel is pulled from the future into 1862, he believes survival is the hardest part. He's wrong. The real danger lies in the people he meets, the connections he makes. How time repeats, fractured memories of a future that hasn't happened yet, as he meets two brothers, divided by war, bound by blood, and unknowingly tied to his own existence. As battles rage and history begins to shift, Gabriel becomes something impossible: a man claimed by time itself. The past remembers him. The future fractures because of him. Timebound is a story about family, identity, and the terrible weight of choosing who lives, who dies, and who history remembers.

Flash fiction featuring a catgirl and a catboy that, thanks to their nature akin to Schrödinger's Cat and other abilities (e.g. nine lives as incarnations), have countless "multiversions" and so can be the protagonists of almost any story... and make a difference with their feline traits and behavior -or just their optimism-

Welcome to a steampunk adventure like no other! The year is 1850, an era of clanking iron and choking coal smoke. To most, the world is a place of rapid progress, but for Rab and Vanessa, it is a battlefield. They are elite vampire hunters working for a shadowy organization known only as The Firm. Born with "the Gift"-a divine enhancement that grants them superhuman strength and the ability to sense the presence of the undead-they are the hidden line of defence in a world that refuses to believe in monsters. The couple travelled to the grand, soot-stained city of Bucharest for a honeymoon, an attempt to find a moment of peace among the opera houses and fine hotels. But as their triple-hulled airship, the Sky Raven, moors above the city's brass-riveted spires, the dream of a vacation vanishes. Rab, a six-foot powerhouse of muscle and scars, feels the "Cadence"-the rhythmic, psychic thrum of an ancient evil-vibrating through the very cobblestones of the city streets. The legendary Dracula is no myth; he is a predator who has adapted to the industrial age, and his influence stretches from the dark alleys of the capital to the jagged peaks of the Carpathian Mountains. Forced back into action, Rab and Vanessa must trade their finery for iron-shod stakes and pneumatic rifles. From the opulent ballrooms of Bucharest to the freezing stone of the vampire's mountain lair, they must do what they were born to do: hunt. The peace is broken, the honeymoon is over, and the blood will flow.

Reborn as a Bataknese soldier in the KNIL on January 1st, 1942, a modern Indonesian man finds himself trapped in the chaos of World War II - just as Japan begins its brutal invasion. Armed with only a rifle, fading colonial orders, and a mysterious System granting quests, crafting, and modern knowledge, his goal is simple: survive. But history won't wait. And as empires fall and a new nation rises, he may become more than just a witness - he might be the one who rewrites it.

ME - The Beast in Me is a psychological myth set in the suspended city of Superbia, where the Ego becomes a god, the mind a labyrinth, and identity a mask you can't take off. If you enjoy books like Percy Jackson but want a darker, more adult myth, this novel transforms classical hero trials into inner battles. Instead of Greek gods, Superbia's Pantheon rules the psyche: Narcisa Covert - the Shadow Goddess, mother of personality disorders. Overer - the Lord of Excess and Perfection. Sixteen semi-divine archetypes shape the soul's journey. The book unfolds in Thirty Acts: ten Admirations, ten Martyrs, ten Excesses - a descent into the self where the Beast is never outside you, but within. If you're searching for Percy Jackson-like mythology for adults, this novel turns divine trials into psychological truth. The Beast doesn't come from outside. It comes from you.

On September 11, 2001, cousins Logan Dara, Dicky Michaelson, and Andrea Elan prevented the 9/11 attacks from happening. Now we see them and their allies trying to survive life in the post-non-9/11 world, from dealing with various pop culture events, President George W. Bush, and even a dangerous conspiracy that threatens to destroy them. Can the cousins stop the conspiracy from happening, or will an evil group of men take over the world?

In the year 5026, a catastrophic mistake shatters reality itself. A powerful consciousness known as the Reality Entity-born from science beyond comprehension-is torn from its timeline and lost in the chaos of fractured worlds. It finds refuge in the most ordinary place imaginable: a pair of scratched glasses worn by a teenage boy in 2026. Alex is just a normal student. He plays games, avoids trouble, and watches his school slowly fall into chaos after the suspension of its only real peacekeeper. But when his quiet thoughts begin to rewrite reality, impossible things start happening-subtly, silently, and without warning. Wishes don't come true through magic or miracles. Instead, reality adjusts itself logically behind the scenes-documents get signed early, decisions change, people arrive sooner than they should. Wishes come true. Timelines adjust. History edits itself. And Alex has no idea that every choice he makes is being watched, learned from, and slowly reshaping the world. This is not a story about becoming a hero. It's about what happens when reality listens.

I am not me but something that has been walking for a very long time... - band of brothers + the pacific (a little bit) - joseph liebgott x fem!oc - eugene roe x fem!oc - bill guarnere x fem!oc **based purely off the show band of brothers. this, in no way, is about any of the real life heroes of easy company and if you read this and think anything is disrespectful, please let me know

Dinosaur Nazis. Custard metamorphosis. Baking cults. Secret organizations. Murderous child detectives. Space fetuses. Medieval Mars. A robot empire. Diners at the edge of reality. Satan. Time travel. Omniscient machines. Apple pie. In a hostile diner apocalypse, one family risks it all to get back to those they love. Cover Art by Gabby Garcia (Acrylic Rabbit), Interior Collages by D. Forest Gamble