Young Writers Society

With zombies taking over the world, after the accidental release of the zombie virus by an evil pharmaceutical company (who could have guessed?), the struggle for survival and the continuation of the human race has begun. These zombies are your traditional George Romero bunch, if they bite you - Game Over. But if you can shoot them in the head, you're good to go. Those in better shape can move faster, and those missing limbs and just tougher to spot. They're all super strong, and they want to eat you.

But we're not completely helpless. The government had a plan all along to create an elite zombie fighting force (That's ZFF in military lingo) if an outbreak should occur. Now all they have to do is train and perfect them in art of zombie warfare before the complete breakdown of society occurs.

This storybook focuses on a ZFF in New York. One of the toughest beats, life expectancy for a New York Zombie Fighter is short so it's all about living fast and dying young. Imagine all the subway tunnels you'll have to crawl through! They try to keep it fun, using a variety of weapons, improvised and military grade to protect civilians and destroy zombies. But the stress wears on each of them differently, leading some difficult moral quandaries and some seriously burnt out people. Nobody enjoys knowing they're expendable and even in a world of walking corpses, it can be hard to tell the living from the dead.

Your Character


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While your posts should be around 100 words or more, as long as you're enjoying yourself, in thick of the fight, and living in the moment, you'll be a top ZFF no matter what. No god-modding, explicit sex, killing off anybody on your team without permission and the typical stuff. Cursing is fine if not used in excess and violence is an unavoidable part of killing zombies.

Name: Lucy Martin

Gender: Female

Age: 18

Weapon of Choice: It depends on the situation, but in general, Lucy is a guts'n'gore girl, and is best in close-up combat. She uses twin short swords, which everyone sees as risky and old-fashioned. In a pinch she'll use a semiautomatic.

Appearance: Lucy is fairly tall, around 5' 11", and has short, chopped black hair, in which she has put a few streaks of bright red, against regulation. She has a smattering of freckles over her nose and cheeks, and brown eyes. She generally wears loose, easy-to-move-in shirts, sturdy pants, combat boots, and occasionally a sleek trenchcoat. She has double back sheathes for her swords.

Personality: Lucy is prone to sarcasm, which often does not sit well with people of higher rank in the ZFF. She has whip-sharp sense of humor, and is always trying to make her friends and squad laugh. Confronted with death on a daily basis, she chooses to live in the now and not to dwell on how the world used to be. She is fiercely protective; woe betide you if you threaten her friends and family.

Strengths/Weaknesses: She is quick and light on her feet, and very skilled with her swords. She's also not a bad shot. She's good at making friends and gets along with almost everyone. However, she's pretty bad with following orders, and when angered, she has a tendency not to think straight.

History: Lucy was barely sixteen when the outbreak started, and her family (mother, father, and little brother) had just arrived in NYC for vacation. They managed to hole up in their hotel room for a few days, but when they had to go out for food, Lucy's father was ambushed by a fast-moving zombie in an alley. He managed to kill it, but had three bites by that point. Realizing what was happening, he pleaded with his family to kill him. Lucy's mother was in shock, frozen, and her little brother, Justin, was crying, alerting more zombies. In the end, Lucy was forced to stab her own father, and from that moment forwards, she was the protector of her family.
They managed to get a decent stockpile of food and water, and set up in an abandoned penthouse near Times Square. Lucy found her swords in an antiques shop, and several other blades and guns in other buildings. When she learned of the ZFF initiative, she knew that she had to participate. Her mother and brother are currently set up in a safe zone of the city; her mother never really recovered from her husband's death and is addled and delusional, choosing to ignore the state of the world around her. Lucy's brother, Justin, is now ten, and wants nothing more than to follow in his sister's footsteps, which Lucy refuses to allow. She will do anything and everything to protect them.

Other: She's bisexual, but doesn't expect to find love or even live past the age of twenty, so will only start a relationship reluctantly. She has a long scar on the left side of her torso, not from a zombie, but from a feral dog that attacked her when she was on patrol.

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Name: Captain Rob Tyson

Gender: Male

Age: 43

Weapon of Choice: A Glock pistol with a 15 round magazine.

Personality: Tough, cynical and rock-hard. Captain Tyson sticks to his job, likes his coffee strong and thick and has utterly no sympathy for weaklings.

Strengths/Weaknesses: Captain Tyson knows his precinct like the palm of his hand. He does not understand the concept of healthy food. He utilizes the POF filing system: Piles On the Floor. No social skills at all. Captain Tyson is a racist, sexist and just about biased in any possible way on the planet. Ruthless, rude and highly experienced, he has survived, somehow, without losing anything vital.

History: Captain Tyson was born into the New York Police Department — literally. His mother, Sergeant Maggie Tyson, raised him in the police quarters and he soon joined her on the beat. Tyson rose through the ranks and made his way to Captain, picking up a healthy sense of cynicism and a smell for zombies.

Other: Newcomers, beware. Captain Tyson does not respect anyone's rights and will discriminate against everyone on some point or another.

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Name: MiraBeth McAarons (Mack, Mick, or Micky, depends on the person)

Gender: Female

Age (15-30 are the typical ages): 19

Weapon of Choice: Trusty Beretta handgun and a machete

Personality: Sassy and a little bossy, however, shes obedient. Angry, but uses it against zombies, usually not other people. Very motherly, likes taking care of children and bandaging wounds, quite smart.

Strengths/Weaknesses: Knows her stuff when it comes to killing zombies and hand to hand combat, knows first aid from bandaging to amputating limbs (see history). Not very trusting until you prove she can trust you. Quick to shoot. When she gets used to you shes a hugger.

History: Her family was good, she had 2 parents and a younger brother. They lived for a long time in a war riddled south american country so at 13 years old she began learning emergency first aid. When they moved, she decided to go to school to become an EMT. Her family moved back during her first year in college, phone calls were in and out, but letters were a constant. She's gotten one since the beginning of the zombie problem.

Other: Open to a relationship with no particular gender. Not really searching for her family, she trusts them to take care of themselves.

Name: Keigan Tyler

Gender: female

Age: almost 15

Weapon of Choice: cross bow

Personality: Since she is still young, she acts very quiet and lays low. She acts more like an underdog in other words. Keigan loves to help though. She never complains and is always there for you.

Strengths/Weaknesses: she has great aim in guns and bows. Also she is a good runner and cook. Keigan can't do anything that involves blood though, she passes out on the spot.

History: Her parents have her away to an orphanage when she was a week old and haven't seen her since. Keigan grew up in a small orphanage with 14 other kids. She has many adoption interviews, but no one seemed to need her. Keigan often tried to run away after her 7th birthday. After multiple attempts, she made it out. Keigan lived on the streets of New York and ended up being found by an old married couple when she was 9. They took her in and taught her how to hunt since their family was in the hunting business. That's where she learned her aim. Keigan loved it there until the zombies came. Her "parents" got bitten and she ran away and found the group.

Other: She always has a small picket knife tucked away in her belt.

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