Humanity's Last Hope (IC/World War Z/OPEN)

by **Sabara** » Fri May 23, 2014 11:07 am

Humanity's Last Hope
A Sabara Production
The Map.
The OOC

It goes by many names: “The Crisis,” “The Dark Years,” “The Walking Plague,” as well as newer and more “hip” Titles such as “World War Z” or “Z War One.” I personally dislike this last moniker as it implies an inevitable “Z War Two.” For me, it will always be “The Zombie War,” and while many may protest the scientific accuracy of the word sombre, they will be hard-pressed to discover a more globally accepted term for the creatures that almost caused our extinction.
-Max Barry

Rules

1. Realism. You can't create a huge glass bowl that protects your entire populace from the zombie threat. End of.
2. Post-length. Please have at least two paragraphs with four lines.
3. Flaming. If you have a problem, please discuss it civilly on the OOC. We don't want moderator intervention.

Enjoy!

by **Sabara** » Fri May 23, 2014 2:36 pm

Office of the Prime Minister
10 Downing Street
London, England
The United Kingdom

...A small outbreak of "Asian Rabies" has been reported in Croydon University Hospital, about 13 kilometers from downtown London. A rabid man apparently rose from his hospital bed and set upon the nearest nurse like a rabid dog. London police quickly put the man down. Authorities have not yet made a comment on the murders, although- Ms. Amelie Donell, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, quickly shut off the radio in her sitting room. The situation in Britain, unbeknownst to the media (due to a blackout), was steadily deteriorating. Outbreaks were becoming more and more frequent - London Borough itself had been subject to 13 attacks in the last week.

Directly after the first serious, media-covered outbreak of Asian Rabies in Phnom Penh, MI6 scientists quickly unearthed the true nature of the virus - 'Solanum.' It would turn a human into 'walking death', almost exactly the same to a zombie. It was unanimously agreed among the House of Commons to keep the details of the virus away from the public, to avoid wide-spread panic. The SAS was put on high alert in all of Britain's major cities, specifically London, Liverpool, Birmingham, Glasgow, and Belfast. However, the rate of infection was climbing, and the British paramilitary could not keep such a tight hold on the situation for much longer..

It was in the middle of this thought that Amelie thought she could hear a faint scream in the distance. Suddenly, her door burst open and two SAS guards along with her top Defense Minister, David Andersons, entered the room.

"Ms. Prime Minister, you must leave Downing Street for Stansted. Immediately." Andersons stressed the last word.

"What on earth is going on!?" Amelie replied, confused as to the urgency of the statement.

"The Outbreak near Croydon has reached uncontainable levels, Ms. Donell. The Dead are now streaming through London's southern streets, in the direction that the refugees are fleeing - north of the Thames."

"But.. but.. I thought Croydon had been put down-"

"No, Ms. Donell. A second, larger outbreak began after the first was put down. Their numbers were just too much; and Garrison South London was completely overrun. The rest of them, along with Garrison North London are fortifying the remaining bridges across the Thames, but we fear that they are not enough," Andersons flipped the switch to the television sitting in a prominent position in the room. The BBC was showing continual footage of the Garrison falling to the zombies at the hospital, along with countless confused and terrified civilians running for their lives. "We have ordered the grounding of all transportation systems within the city, and are blowing up the remaining roads and rail lines leading out of London. The Queen has been evacuated to Windsor."

Amelie let the gravity of the situation sink in before replying. In only a matter of hours, London was going to hell. She would have to reassure the British public that the government was still in control. "Well then, let's get the hell out of here."

by **Great Nepal** » Fri May 23, 2014 2:47 pm

Bundeskanzleramt, Berlin
Federal Republic of Germany
The chancellery was a vision of Charlotte Frank, a monument to the German people composed of glass and symbolizing the postmodern structure and a monument which serves to this day as the largest government government headquarters in the entire world. However there are part of the building which was hidden despite twelve thousand square meters of land area that it occupied: conference room that was recently built caved into the wall and disguised by a perfect bookshelf. This was an area that was originally hoped never to be of use: the German government was committed to transparency and had nothing to hide from its own people to need a place such as this. That was of course until the disease, then the government had something to hide: anything that caused panic among the people without reason was something they did not need to know and now this place had been a location where all talks regarding the disease tales place.

Today however everyone who knows of the disease was invited at personal invitation of Angela, so everyone knew it was important however not many knew exact importance of this day. Among the five people who sat there were doctor Harald zur Hausen leading the efforts to develop a cure or vaccine to the virus, General Volker Wieker leading the containment efforts, Minister of transport and infrastructure Alexander Dobrindt, Minister of interiors Manuela Schwesig and Minister of health Heiko Maas. These were the five people in Germany with special security clearance to access information regarding the illness. That is why it was no surprise when a sixth person walked in all eyes turned towards him with visible shock, one of them recognizing Doctor Stefan H.E. Kaufmann however rest bemused. Before any questions could be raised however Chancellor Angela Merkel followed shortly thereafter and it was clear that the elite group of five had just been expanded.

Chancellor pulled the door ensuring it is locked before starting "just to reiterate, this is all confidential and any violation will be considered treason" her orotund voice ringing through ears of every person present however every one of them nodded slightly in agreement before chancellor moved forward towards one of the bookshelves switching locations of four books as the door gently slides open to reveal a small conference room where Angela took a seat next to the fireplace while others took seat around the small table. Once everyone was seated, she spoke gently "just to ensure we are all on same page" looking towards newly anointed member Stefan as she continued "the flu in layman's term is a zombie virus, although I am certain Doctor Hausen will be able to explain it much better than I can" glancing towards the third person in the table. "And it has penetrated German society and we are getting reports that around the world this flu is causing massive deaths not merely from the disease itself but from the panic that inevitably ensures from it therefore at present this information can not be provided to the people. Once we have a solution, we reveal the information along with the cure and that is what Doctor Hausen's team is working on. Would you mind elaborating the progress for us please" she said nodding towards Hausen.

Hausen nodded speaking "the problem we are facing is that this cell is impossible to cultivate and when it is injected into an animal other than human, its Ribonucleic acid structure seems to be unable to attach itself to non human brain so we think there might be some difference in enzymes among humans and animals which we are trying to study to isolate this difference to develop Amantadine and rimantadine esque substance to act as uncoating inhibitor to human -" however general Wieker who appeared quite frustrated with the explanation interrupted "-in English please doctor some of us haven't graduated as biochemists". Giving him a glare, Hausen concludes "we are not making progress because we can not study the disease on animals because animals end up dead".

General nods however Hausen's eye is fixed on him so chancellor coughs bringing the attention back as she questions "what if you did", words which turns every eye on the table around to her. "We have the diseased and since legally they died at twentieth hour, I do not see anything that prevents experimentation on dead person especially if it is on dire situation as this". As the words slowly sink in, silence spreads in the room however minister Heiko speaks slowly "chancellor, they are no longer a corpse after reanimation however so medical ethics-". Interrupting him however is the newcomer Stefan "unless doctors miss the signs. Legally the person is dead so there is no reason to attach those heart monitors and there are enough cocktails of drugs to keep person unconscious, it is perfectly possible that it was simply unknown that person reanimated so doctors treated them as a corpse". Swallowing something that seems to be on his throat, Heiko spoke softly once again "plausible deniability covers law not the ethics doctor as I am sure you are aware". Stefan opened his mouth to speak however minister Manuela beat him to this "ethics of this is fairly clear, overlook consent of few peo- no, somethings to save billions of people. That sounds like good ethical deal from my perspective".

While Heiko attempts to rebuff, chancellor states matter of factly "I agree, doctor Hausen ensure they remain unconscious and you can carry out the tests after they die first time", Heiko nods in agreement and she continues "while that occurs however, I want to move on to another plan that we have had. A back up one of course however, if things become necessary I would like to be ready than sorry which is why I would like to introduce doctor Stefan H.E. Kaufmann, one of the best immunologist to head up this effort and luckily he has obliged. Would you mind going through the plan once again for our benefit please doctor Kaufmann?"

Stefan nodded stating "as you know, detecting viral infection without access to hospitals is currently tricky and unreliable however that is not good enough which is why I focused on reaction of immune system to the virus. We can not detect the virus itself but we can detect immune system's response to it and given the short timescale over which this virus works immune system should theoretically be flooding blood with IgM. Now if we can create some kind of microscopic devices to detect concentration of IgM and once its above a certain level which we can see through blood work of infected; this device would release some form of neurotoxin to target nervous systems which should remove threat from the reanimated personnel. Of course this is purely theoretical but I believe if efforts of finding cure does not work and we can find way to deliver this for every person, we would eradicate the virus. At a cost of course."

Hausen, who was listening to Stefan intently immediately questioned "would it not be triggered by other viruses as well"? Stefan nodded in agreement however he said "possibly but it is also possible given such short acting time that IgM concentration is higher otherwise we might eradicate all virus along with this one". Hausen understood the words and apparently so did everyone else around the table but no one questioned on this any further.

by **The Mataniya Islands** » Fri May 23, 2014 5:40 pm

Áras an Uachtaráin,
Phoenix Park,
Dublin,
Republic of Ireland

Two people have been killed and three seriously injured on the Southside of Dublin city after an unnamed middle aged man literally bit at his victim's facial and neck skin, this moral obscenity was captured on CCTV. A startled onlooker from a two-storey apartment who happened to be armed succeeded in shooting down this crazed individual. The Gardaí were soon called to the scene and after closely observing the ravaged remains of the two deceased people, Sergeant Pauline O’Sullivan has stated “something is not right.”
According to the Sergeant the corpses in question began to move as if alive, approximately forty-eight minutes after their pulse was recorded to have stopped.
Once it was noticed by the guards present, Garda Micheal MacDermott-Roe decided to conduct mouth to mouth resuscitation on one of the apparently living bodies, however nobody could be prepared for what was to happen next. The said victim tore the face off Mr. MacDermott-Roe and in a mindless act of retaliation, surrounding Gardaí members shot at both corpses as they both began to function as if possessed. “These people were not alive, but they were neither dead at the same time. I have never witnessed anything like this in all my thirty-six years in this profession. Something is not right and on behalf of the Garda Síochána, I demand answers.” It is not yet known what is causing this baffling phenomenon but leading scientists in Dublin City University believe it is more than likely connected to the 'Solanum virus' plaguing the United Kingdom and mainland Europe. However this incident does not reflect the nature of Solanum as reanimation takes up to twenty-three hours to take full swing, perhaps this a more fatal strain of the disease that has found its way onto our shores. Who knows? The Irish government has not yet made a public announcement on the matter.

President Mary O'Griofa sat at the edge of her brown leather couch and watched RTÉ news in horror as the vicious and unexplainable resurrection of two murdered civilians came to dominate the headlines. “What in God’s name is going on?” she mumbled to herself whilst shaking her head in utter dismay. Clenching her fists in worry, sweat began to drip down her pert nose.
As she took a brave slurp of her traditional and particularly strong Irish coffee, there came an unexpected knock at the door and a young woman in her early twenties entered the room."Your Excellency, the Taoiseach is here to speak with you, it is rather important that you address him right away" stammered the President's secretary Leighanne who appeared to be under a lot of stress.

"Sure bring him in then" the President responded alertly with wide-eyes.

Behind the young brown-haired Leighanne stood Mr. Desmond O’Connor, the newly elected Fianna Fáil Taoiseach who had made so many promises to get into power. A rather stout man of about fifty years with a receding hairline, the ‘sly fox’ appearance he held didn’t sit well with Mrs. O’Griofa, a proud Fine Gael advocate.

Promptly, yet in a somewhat timid fashion the Taoiseach sat down beside the President. “I don’t wish to intrude on your well-deserved break time your Excellency, but in relation to the recent events in the small suburb of Bluebell….”

“Ah yes, what is all this commotion about? I wouldn’t even expect this from the so-called ‘stabbing districts’ of Limerick or 1970’s Belfast for crying out loud” exclaimed Mrs. O’Griofa.
Before the intimidated Mr. O’Connor received the opportunity to speak, she added “I don’t fully understand what’s going on, nor do I want to. All I care about is the welfare of my people, sort it out. I’m counting on you Des.”

The Taoiseach coughed uncomfortably in response to the President referring to him as ‘Des’, but replied almost nonchalantly “I will do all it takes.”

“Well Buíochas le Dia (Thanks be to God) to that! Don't forget to keep me updated” the President chimed enthusiastically whilst hastily escorting Mr. O’Connor out of the room. As the door was opened Mrs. O’Griofa’s eyes met Leighanne’s as she waited outside holding a telephone in her right hand. “There is a phone call for you from the British government" she informed calmly as she gently passed the phone to the President.

"I pressume it is Prime Minister Donell" the still present Taoiseach commented as he walked down the corridors towards the nearest exit.
Mrs. O'Griofa then smiled at Leighanne and closed the doors behind her, for this conversation was to be a confidential one.

Outside of the Áras, the Taoiseach got into his black chauffeured automobile and quietly took out his smartphone from his inner coat pocket.
"Hello Mr. Mannion (Minister of Defence), I believe it is of our nation's best interests to close all of our borders immediately" he mumbled under his breath almost indistinctly. "We need to arrange in or around 1,000 members of Óglaigh na hÉireann and 3,500 of an Garda Síochána along the border with Northern Ireland with a heavy concentration to the north of Louth and the north-east of Monaghan" he added.

"Right...Well what exactly has Mrs. O'Griofa said about this Mr. O'Connor?" Mr. Mannion responded in a perplexed tone.

"She's too busy sipping on mugs of coffee and knitting woolly jumpers for her grandchildren to pass any heed, I tried to formally discuss it with her a few minutes ago but she ran me. I'm leaving the Áras now."

"Desmond, you do realise I cannot take orders from you without explicit permission from the President herself. Not to mention the tasks you are burdening me with are colossal as well as controversial, this could tamper with the entire peace process" Mr. Mannion rebuked sharply.

"What is the point of helping others when we can barely help ourselves? As your beloved President does say
'sort it out, I'm counting on you.' Slán mo chara (Goodbye my friend)!"
And before anymore could be said Mr. O'Connor ended the phone call and swiftly placed his mobile back into his pocket.
A cunning smirk developed on the Taoiseach's puffy and petulant face, but was quickly interrupted when his chauffeur warned him to 'hold on tight', as five large African elephants alongside two dozen zebras and antelope stampeded across the avenue tipping over manned vehicles in the process. It appeared the main entrance of Dublin's zoological gardens had been set alight with screaming civilians rushing onto the streets in droves.
The people and the zoo animals ran for their lives as large crowds of up to one hundred and twenty zombies chased after them. Some of the zombies noticed unfortunate souls trapped inside their own cars and broke the windshields fiercely ripping the flesh off the victim's bodies until bones were exposed.
To the immediate right of the Taoiseach's vehicle, a small blue Ford Fiesta was being mounted by over seven zombies desperately attempting to gain access to a young mother and baby inside.

Mr. O'Connor uttered foul language like there was no tomorrow in sheer terror and confusion to what he was seeing outside of his black tinted windows. "Drive! Drive you thick amadán (idiot)! What in the name of Jesus Christ are you waiting for?!" he bellowed loudly. And with that the chauffeur put his foot down vigorously on the brakes and careered down a small slope and onto a parallel roadway.

by **UED** » Fri May 23, 2014 9:17 pm

The Blue House
Seoul, South Korea

President Park Geun Hye was hearing rumors of the chaos that was occurring in Africa and the strange reports of people going mad with a disease and show signs of cannibalism. The President had sent a few agents to Africa a few weeks ago, and a report came back, stating that these rumors were true. The President knew what had to be done. In order for the Republic of Korea to survive, it must act swiftly. She immediately ordered several high ranking officials, generals and well known scientists to meet her in the Blue House in an extremely top secret conference.

The Minster of National Defense Kim Kwan-jin came in with Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Admiral Choi Yoon-Hee. They were in charge of the defense of the Republic, and their skills and reaction to this threat would be important to the survival of Korea. The Minister of Security and Public Administration Yoo Jeong-bok came in, he was the type of man who was preparing for a North Korean invasion instead of some disease outbreak, but he still was very capable to deal with this threat. The Minster of Science, ICT and Future Planning Choi Mun-kee with World Renown Biologist Yi Byeong-cheon who helped clone the first working dogs. On facecam was the disgraced yet still important Doctor Hwang Woo-suk who cloned the first ever dog in history. Other leaders were Minster of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation Suh Seounh-hwan.

Each of the leaders, generals and scientists were all informed about what was at stake. They all swore that they would keep their word and they were all told that if this leaked, they would be executed. The President ordered the conference to begin in the underground bunker of the Blue House.

"Gentlemen, as you can see in these footage of reports of chaos all across the globe, this outbreak of Solanum is a dangerous threat to not only the Republic of Korea, but to the world. The virus has caused this to happen to Africa." She turned on the main TV screen in the bunker. Footage of Somali troops being overrun by the virus while the city burned was shown. Films of South Africans being eaten alive were revealed. The recent outbreak in London was being recorded live.

"This disease is something we must not take lightly. Scientists Yi Byeong Cheon and Hwang Woo-Suk, we need your analysis on the matter..."
said the President.

"I have found that the virus causes the victims to become unconscious, they will die 16-20 hours, and reanimate in 23 hours." said Yi. "Research shows that the walking dead so no signs of emotion, memory or intelligence and crave on eating living flesh. These infected are very slow but they are very resilient, like Zombies from the movies, they must have their brain damaged..."

"Wait, does the infection spread to animals?" asked Minster of National Defense Kim Kwan-jin.

"Luckily, no, the virus is limited only to humans, though then again you could say this that we just happen to be the only species that reanimates, so not our luck as well." replied Yi.

"Admiral Choi Yoon-Hee, how goes the activation of the reserves?" asked the President.

"We have activated about 700,000 reserve troops so far. We can activate a total of nearly 3,000,000 troops at a time if needed. We can have a total of 14,000,000 troops deployed throughout the entire war if needed. Our mechanized divisions are on the alert." replied Yoon.

"Minster of Security and Public Administration, do you have an idea on which major cities are affected?" asked the President

"According to my reports and of those of the National Intelligence Service of Korea. Seoul already has a small amount of infected, maybe 30,000 as of now but rising, luckily you cut off air traffic so that might so the infections now. I believe that Incheon has nearly 50,000 infected as seen in the rising chaos and instability there. Taegu probably has around 5,000 while Pusan has 6,000. Jeju and Mokpo have no infected as far as we can tell." replied the Minster of Security.

"Minster of Transportation, I need you to cut off all civilian transportation and use all forms of railway and flight for military purposes only." said the President, and the Minster nodded.

"Gentlemen, we shall meet later, for now you all know what to do. The military will continue to activate more reserves. The scientists will try to research more of the disease, the ministry of transportation will change from civilian to military use, while the Ministry of Security will prepare to take its role in the emergency..."

by **United commonwealth of ayrshire** » Sat May 24, 2014 12:13 am

North Korean Government Office, Juche Square, Pyongyang
There may be a zombie outbreak all across the world, but the people of Pyongyang were in high spirits. This was because of the propaganda war being waged by their leadership against the rest of the world. And now another victory would be won in this war as Kim Jong-Un rose to speak from his balcony in Juche Square:
"Greetings comrades of North Korea. I am here to explain what is happening in the rest of the world. South-East Asia is being overrun with infected. Northern India is also at risk. But what's sweeter is that the capitalist pigs in America and Britain are starting to waver. So, comrades, I promise that in this year of Juche 103, we will mercilessly destroy America and their puppet government in South Korea. The instigators of this war will not escape the fiery revenge!"
A rapture of applause exploded across the square.
"But how will we deal with the zombie plague? Fortunately we don't have to. The plague will not arrive in our nation because America does not allow people to enter this fine nation.
So far 40 zombies have appeared at the Yalu River on our border with China. They have all been defeated by our fine soldiers. In the south, just 8 zombies have appeared. They have also been dealt with. And I promise any more will be killed in the same way."
A final round of applause as the Chairman retired into his office.

Actually, the Chairman was not being as honest with his people as he could. Well that's not new is it?, he chuckled to himself.
He had forgotten to mention another group of zombies, 6 in total, who had also appeared at the Yalu River. Instead of being killed, they were captured, and had been sent to the infamous Yodok Camp. There, grisly experiments were being undertaken on them.
Kim stopped thinking about them. He called in his advisors. After all, he would much rather talk about the looming invasion of and victory over the south, and their pig-dog American allies...

by **Jack O Land** » Sat May 24, 2014 6:46 am

India
Secretariat Building, New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi sat in his office, tapping his desk nervously. He sighed. What a goddamn mess. He had just returned from another inconclusive research meeting about the "zombie" virus, Solanum. Four months have passed since the initial outbreak in India, and the world at large was no closer to a cure. Meanwhile, thousands of Zs were carving through the Kashmir region, and he'd been forced to authorize paramilitary organizations and militias to quarantine the area, as the Army was too busy maintaining martial law and shutting down outbreaks as they sprung up in the central areas of the subcontinent. Many villages in the north had been abandoned, and now the refugees clogged the streets of New Delhi and its suburbs, making any travel difficult. In the north, groups of outlaws determined to survive patrolled their hometowns, shooting anything that moved, living or dead.

The south, for now, was safe. Twenty or so outbreaks had already been quelled this week, and it was only a Tuesday, but the Army was doing the best it could, and running bombing campaigns against the no-man's land between the capital and the zombie-infested north. Further south, groups of refugees were being put to work building giant, heavily armed citadels; these castles had walls over a hundred feet high, and each could support 500,000 people or so. Only fourteen were being built; it wasn't nearly enough for everyone, but in the event of total collapse, it may be the only thing standing between the Indian people and total annihilation. Although the citizens of the southern peninsula were safe, it was only a matter of time before something truly awful happened.

As he contemplated the future of his country, he heard a knock on the door. "Come in," he called.

"Sir, there's news from the east. A Somalian ship has been found wrecked on the shore near Veraval."

"Crawling with zombies?"

"Absolutely, sir. Military officials weren't able to get there on time, and unfortunately the virus spread quickly, infecting the nearby cities. Estimated thirty thousand casualties thus far, sir. The Gujarat peninsula has been evacuated now, and bombing campaigns have begun. The citadel in Ahmedabad wasn't supposed to be finished for another three weeks, but the shell has been converted into a giant, heavily patrolled shantytown. There are enough supplies there for now, but now we have lost another region."

"Damn."

"Are you going to make a speech, sir?"

"No. No, I will not lie to my people, and say this will be alright. I am no liar, but at the same time I do not want to put them in a panic. If I tell them truly how dire our situation is, there will be riots. We must stave off the zombies until the citadels are completed. We got lucky with Gujarat, but we can't count on that happening again. "

"We are doing all we can, sir."

"Yes, I know. Keep up the good work, and remember: The future of this country is in your hands."

by **The Enclave Government** » Sat May 24, 2014 9:57 am

There had been 0 contact from Turkey for a whole day, entire lockdown.

Then the Internet came back.

Turkey had closed it's borders, complete and utter shutdown the moment Turkey was notified by US intelligence about the Solanum virus, and so far Turkey has been in the clear, not a single case of Z's. Turkey's navy has been tasked 24/7 to shoot down all ships anywhere closer then 5 miles to the coast. The Air-Force has been on constant watch to down any planes entering Turkish airspace. Anyone close to 100 meters of border checkpoints are warned to leave or be shot.

Ankara, President's Palace.

President Gul: Okay, we closed the borders and have 0 cases of Solanum in Turkey, Erdogan, how is the Thracian front going?

Minister Erdogan: The Thracian Fort is almost completed, complete wall off of Thrace to mainland Europe.

Gul: The Middle Eastern front?

Erdogan: The left over defenses from the Gulf Wars and Syrian debacle have bene supremely fixed and upgraded, not a single person can pass and we estimate it'd take 1 million zombies to chip some paitn off of it, anything less wont make a dent.

Gul: Good, I want you to employ the Turkish Army on all defenses on borders and the Navy to continue its mission. I want Turkey safe until we can get the Cure, speaking of-how is that going?

Erdogan: Our Scientists have began mapping the genome of the Solanum virus, we think if we can figure out how the Virus takes over the Nucleus better hten other Viruses we may be able to develop immunity.

Gul: Good, keep me posted.

by **Rostogovia** » Sat May 24, 2014 10:16 am

The prime Ministers Residence,
Tokyo, Japan

A general atmosphere of panic and alarm seemed to fill the air of the conference room. At the head of the table sat Prime minister Shinzō Abe, around him sat Governor of Hokkaido Harumi Takahashi, Deputy Prime Minister Tarō Asō, Minister of Defense Itsunori Onodera, Minister of Disaster management Keiji Furuya, and General Eiji Kimizuka. Laid out at the center of the table was a large map of the island of Hokkaido. "As you all know,all of southern Sapporo has been overrun as of this morning. Our units in southeastern Nishi-ku were cut off and unable to be reenforced, without them our eastern flank fell. Fortunately the rest of our units were able to regroup at Sankakuyama and reestablish our flank. A base of operations has been established at Odori Park, where several helicopters are on standby." he said as he marked the relevant points of the map with a ballpoint pen. "Has any sort of evacuation begun?" asked the prime minister worriedly. "Most of the unaffected northern districts except for Toyohira have already have been evacuated, several hours ago we began tansporting civilians in the south of the city to the Ashabu station stronghold Via subway. So far we've evacuated about 450,000." responded the general as he poured himself a glass of Sake. "Our top priority is to keep this contained, we're lucky it hasn't spread farther already. replied the Prime Minister. He then gestured to the Minister of Disaster Management. "Minister Furuya, what do you suggest we go about the task of containment?", asked the prime minister. "I suggest we establish a quarantine of everything south of Iwamizawa,the situation is not yet dire enough to warrant the entire islands evacuation." replied the minister. "Very well, after this meeting please contact the relevant people and establish the quarantine as you see fit" said the Prime minister. "I will do so." replied Minister Furuya. The Prime Minister than stood up and beckoned for the rest of the group to follow him, "It seems we will have to resume this meeting later today, I have scheduled a press conference which will be starting in the hour.", with that the Prime Minister gestured for the two armed guards to open the doors, and the group strode out into the hallway.

by **Lenciland** » Sat May 24, 2014 11:31 am

The Lodge, 5 Adelaide Avenue, Deakin, Canberra, Australia
Prime Minister Christine Milne sat in her office watching reports from around the world unfold. It truly was disturbing seeing all those people eaten by other people. She gasped when she saw the shot of 10 Downing Street being overrun by zombies in London. The view cut back to the BBC studio.
Asad Ahmad and Riz Lateef sat in their chairs with frightened looks on their faces.

"Reports coming from 10 Downing Street confirm that the Prime Minister and the Royal Family were evacuat..."Asad trailed off as a scream is heard through the halls and a producer runs in and slams the door.

"Does anyone have a gun?!"the man frantically screams as pounding is heard through the doors,"Anybody please!"

The frightened faces of the anchors are replaced by the producer pressed against the door. It collapses and zombies rush into the studio tearing people apart. The camera swings back to the anchors desk as the cameraman goes down. It's just in time to see Asad ripped apart before the screen goes to the Emergency Broadcast Default.

Christine snapped off the television and lunged for her phone. As she picked it up, she dialed in a memorized number that only a few people knew. Two rings and a click followed by the code word let her know who it was.
"General Smith this is more serious than any of us originally thought. Can you assemble The Group here in twenty minutes?" she asked knowing that she would get a yes.
"Yes ma'am is twenty minutes good?"the General replied as he hit a button to alert the Group members.
"Yes, I guess it will have to do,"she said as she hung up and went to the life-size painting hanging in the foyer. She walked up to it and moved her face directly in front of the face of John Curtin, one of the greatest Prime Ministers Australia ever had. A ding followed by a synthesized voice saying Access Granted and the painting swung open to reveal an elevator. Christine entered the elevator and pressed the down button. As the elevator descended, Christine took a moment to catch her breath.
"This is insane,"Christine thought as the elevator reached the bottom,"How can this happen?"

The doors opened to reveal an Emergency Command Bunker complete with a conference room and a Combat Intelligence Center along with enough supplies to feed the people inside for fifty years. She marched through the hallways until she reached the conference room to wait for the others.

----20 minutes later----

With the Group assembled in this conference room, the meeting began with a bang,"What the hell is happening out there General?!?!"Christine shouted at General Smith,"I need to know how this virus is spreading so fast and I need you to take immediate action."
The assembled group was shocked that the PM had sworn and shouted at a General, but, given the circumstances, they could appreciate the stress she was going through. Two of them were top scientists, Professor Agatha Rynolds, a PhD in Advanced Biology, and Martin Chen, a top virologist, were there watching nervously. General Smith and PM Milne were arguing about what to do and Victoria Brannigan, one of the most powerful CEOs in Australia was watching her phone distractedly trying to come to a compromise. This was going to take a while.

by **Photana** » Sat May 24, 2014 12:14 pm

The Diaspora
Listening Music

Chen Nguyen was a power player in the pre-infection Vietnamese economy - a businessman, and a good one at that. He owned a huge amount of the sweatshops that produced the West's shoes and clothes. He like to think himself a titan of industry, one of the men who help propel Vietnam into it's Asian Tiger status. When the first reports of infection came to his desk, he shrugged it off a just media rabble-rousing, something to get the people up in arms about something that was very minor. It had happened before. He finally realized his mistake when the dead overran his ancestral village, with both him and his family barely escaping with their lives. Unbeknownst to his family, and to him, some of the virus was able to enter him when he stepped on a nail board covered in zombie blood. A slow burn was overtaking him, as his body lost the fight against the virus. Unluckily for him and his family, they were on a plane when he burned up.

"Sir, are you alright?" asked a fight attendant, frightened by the noises that the man was making. He was unable to respond coherently, and he was convulsing.

"Sir?!"

Chen's convulsions continued, and he fell from his seat to the floor. A loud thud followed his descent. The stewardess, shocked, began to walk back to the back of the plane, to retrieve the first aid kit. By the time she had returned, it was too late. Mr. Chen Nguyen was gone, but his body remained. It stood from where it had fallen, and began to bite other passengers. By the time the plane landed, everyone outside of the pilots were infected, and when the doors of the plane were opened, the dead poured out into the airport. That airport was Hartsfield-Jackson, in the heart of Atlanta.

Scenes like this were repeated throughout the Great Diaspora. Infected Refugees with slow burns getting on planes and boats, reanimating, and dooming everyone aboard to death and a fate worse than death. As the army in Vietnam faltered, lost village after village, town after town, guards were posted at all major ports and airports, with dogs who could detect the virus. Those who were barked at were taken outside and shot, with their bodies burned. Slow burn cases went to nil when this policy was enacted, but it was already to late, the Virus had spread far and wide.

by **UED** » Sat May 24, 2014 12:50 pm

The Blue House
Seoul, Republic of Korea

President Park Geun Hye watched live reports of South Korea's first major outbreak that was occurring in Incheon. A report of nearly 50,000 dead or infected was shown in Incheon and that nearly 100,000 ROK troops were deployed to stabilize the outbreak. More than 200,000 reserve troops were being considered to be sent, but as of now they have only encircled the city. The outbreak was more severe than first thought, with the Downtown District in full blown chaos as the dead overran the districts one by one. The ROK navy was bombarding the harbors of Incheon while preventing any escape by sea. The city was about 35% overrun, while 40% was secured.

The President shifted to the speech delivered by Kim Jong Un on how he would invade South Korea in this crisis. The President and many of those in the military were soon alerted by this and ordered the complete mobilization of the Reserve Forces. Soon 3,000,000 would be called on to active duty. The President pondered over the North's decision. While the North had a large army, they were technologically inferior. They would suffer difficulty defeating the South and who knows how the Zombie Apocalypse would affect this war. The President was still very alert and sent a letter to Kim Jong Un about this issue, though she was sure the North would invade anyway.

To First Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea Kim Jong Un of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

The Republic of Korea had been alerted by the speech you have delivered about an invasion on South Korea. This has seriously undermined relations between South Korea and the North. If unification is to be achieved, it would be better for the Korean peoples to unify through peace, not through violent force. We must take into model of the results of a peaceful unification and a violent one. East and West Germany unified through a peaceful process and became one of the greatest nations in the world and is taking the measures needed to survive the apocalypse. Vietnam reunified through war and was the first nation to succumb to the virus. For the greater good of the Korean peoples, we should work together rather than fight each other in such a dangerous time. The destiny of the Korean Race's survival is at stake.

From President Park Geun Hye of the Republic of Korea

by **Forty Twoania** » Sat May 24, 2014 1:38 pm

Barcelona, Spain
The Outbreaks in Barcelona were worrying the Spanish Government as they continued to escalate. It seemed as if every other day their was an outbreak in Barcelona that needed the attention of the Guardia Civil. The highly publicized outbreaks in Vietnam, London, and Kashmir had made the threat known in one way or another to most of the Spanish public. The pamphlets given by the National Health System were starting to make sense to some as they became aware of suspicious incidents in Barcelona. The initial success of the containment of Solanum in Barcelona was beginning to fade as outbreaks were being reported in other parts of of Catalonia. One outbreak had even been reported in Madrid. Spanish society was on the brink on Panic.

Madrid, Spain
Though the outbreak in Madrid had been put down. The incident had caused waves of Panic in Madrid and the rest Spain. Public Transport had been shut down after a unanimous vote by the Cortes General. Refugees ,however, continued to flee Catalonia and a system of "Alarm Dogs" had been set up on the roads going out of Catalonia. The Alarm Dog system is based on the principle that all animals besides humans can instinctively detect traces of the Solanum virus, and nearly all have the same reaction to it: terror. From ants to whales, nearly all living creatures will flee in terror from the zombie virus, and for the most part, this applies to dogs as well.These dogs have no specific training, just ordinary dogs placed in rows of separate cages, the refugees were made to pass by the dog cages one by one. If the animals remained calm or neutral, the refugee was “clean” and allowed to pass. If the dogs went freak out at a passing individual however, then that individual was likely infected with Solanum and carted off for “disposal.” This similar system is being set up outside Madrid whose number of outbreaks continue to multiply. The stream of refugees leaving Madrid is pretty small but it is growing rapidly as rumors spread about the Spanish Government packing up to leave for the Canary Islands.

Rota, Spain
As the situation in Madrid worsened, the Central command of the Spanish Military has quietly crept away and has established it's new headquarters at Rota. The Guadarrama plan is now in the first stages of implementation. The Sistema Central and the Tagus are beginning to be secured with the help of the Alarm dogs. Farther East the Ebro will form the main line of defense against the undead. Lucky, unlike Madrid and Catalonia, the other Spanish juntas have not experienced any outbreaks though their have been a few individual cases in Valencia and Aragon.

Spanish Embassy, Lisbon, Portugal
The Spanish ambassador to Portugal has been directed to offer the Portuguese Government aid to secure a safe zone around Porto. Their had already been an outbreak in Lisbon, not at the scale of Barcelona or even Madrid but an outbreak none the less. The Guadarama Plan had stated the importance of helping Portugal in order to secure Spain from the dead

The Kingdom of Spain

To: The French Government
Encryption: High
The Spanish Government asks for cooperation in the coming crisis. Barcelona is on the brink of falling to the dead as refugees continue to flee from the city and we don't think we will be able to hold Catalonia much longer. We believe that it is necessary that we cooperate and establish a joint safe zone between our two countries in the Western Pyrenees to insure the survival of our nations. We our confident in Spain's ability to hold Bilbao but our position will be threatened if France is not able to hold Bayonne. When the situation on the Iberian Peninsula stabilizes we believe that Spain will be able help France hold the proposed Bayonne Safe Zone but until then the military resources we have to offer are limited and all we can offer is our advise and our prayers.

Mariano Rajoy,
Prime Minister of Spain

by **Great Nepal** » Sat May 24, 2014 2:30 pm

SDL(2a)
Munich, Bavaria
The sun arose in beautiful city of Munich however it certainly did not seem beautiful inside the SDL(2a), a bio-safety level four lab created under preview of special defense initiative decree; a classified decree of course matching the nature of the lab itself. From outside this was simply a normal hospital, established by Berlin in efforts to "improve public health and ensure access to healthcare for all citizens and in some ways it was: it featured an open reception and there were consultations carried out for public for various ailments from simple cold to broken leg however given especially rude receptionists, long waiting times and availability of frankly better hospitals nearby it was rare to see many patients here. That being said, true purpose of hospital was not to treat not alcohol poisoning nor to treat rarer common cold but to find cure for the flu: located in level thirteen (underground).

Down in that floor the world changed. There only existed two types of people: the infected who could be seen to be chained to metal beds, mouth held closed by metal apparatus, isolated from all human contact but for the researchers who wore an all encompassing black positive pressure personnel suits connected to the supply of oxygen overhead. This world was world of flammable plastic designed for dual purpose: to ensure rebellion could be easily put down and to ensure no evidence would be left behind if lab fell. A plastic walk joined from the concrete slab to a plastic room labeled patient 040 and Doctor Adeina walked opening the door to an angry patient (you could tell from the way he let out a hiss at sound of door).

Adeina received instructions from Berlin this morning and it took entire morning to synthesize a chemical of correct specifications: it was supposed to exist in dynamic chemical equilibrium between IgM and Botulinum toxin such that in event of exceed IgM in the bloodstream the toxin concentration would increase to lethal state hence killing the infected: at least that was the theory. Now the time to see how the theory worked in practice. While officially testing on subjects before they had died was nor permitted these were unusual circumstances and in isolated laboratory this far from Berlin not every rules were obeyed and as Adeina said interest of humanity preceded interest of Homo Amarissimo; yes that was the unofficial scientific term generated and popularized among these labs, a Latin phase that quite accurately translated to 'a biter'.

Ignoring the hiss, she moved forward placing the chemical bottle on the table that stood next to the door as the light detecting movement lighted the dark room along with the computer screen which the patient's information was displayed in. Eyes of Adeina skimmed through the file, patient 040 was brought in a hour ago and evidence suggested he had not been infected for more than two hours. Never the less she walked forward leaning down at the arm as she pressed the needle on the forearm to draw blood as she placed it on the machine to ensure that he was not infected beyond fifth hour, something that the temperature of 98 degrees seemed to agree with. Once satisfied that everything is in order she moved towards the head pressing the small red button as the metal contraption pulled open the jaw ensuring that the tongue was pressed down so no contamination could escape from its mouth; a movement which seem to cause the subject to winch however it yielded no reaction from Adeina as she took a sample of spit, cheek and blood before injecting him with 100 milligram of the chemical and repeating the procedure. As the jaw closed with press of green button, she walked back but not putting note on the system to ensure sample was taken every five minute from the subject.

***

From the office of Bundeskanzler Angela Merkel
To: Members of European Council| Subject: Undisclosed| Security: For eyes of the recipients only| Urgency: Highest

Greetings on behalf of the German people,

It is of no secret that a disease has spread throughout the world and neither does the severity of this disease need to be reiterated. People are dying and not remaining dead, this is a matter that can not be tackled at a national level but requires a collaborative efforts of the entire European Union to tackle. However given the severity of this disease and how little we know about the virus, we feel it is unnecessary to worry the people at this stage. At least not until we know more, until we develop a cure or a counter measure against this; last thing that is that any of us need is a panicked people rioting on street demanding answers that we do not have.

Therefore given the urgency of the situation, I would like to call all members of European council to an emergency summit as soon as possible to create a common, unified policy to deal with this threat and to possibly establish some areas of safety for evacuation of civilians should the situation continue to worsen. Of course given the unusual situation we find ourselves in, it would not be possible to hold this form of meeting in Brussels as normal and especially not possible to keep such high profile meeting a secret as such I would like to suggest a digital conference of the council.

It would also be appreciated if this message was regarded with of highest degree of confidence since any leakage of information of this level would conform the conspiracy theories floating around regarding this disease, with unfortunate results.

Thank you,

Angela Dorothea Merkel

by **The Kingdom of Glitter** » Sat May 24, 2014 3:58 pm

Rome, Italy

The Presidential Palace

News of the horrors across Europe had quickly reached the ear of the Italian President. He sat in his office reading and watching reports of the outbreak. He had already ordered the closure of all the Italy's borders, with the exception of her borders with Switzerland. Italy could not entirely shut down after all. He had decided it would be wise to temporarily close all ports and airports, with the exception of those crucial to the military. Rome had already been under martial law and several cases had already broken out within the city. The pope had also been petitioning the Italian President for protection, which he would of course receive.

An aid walked into his office "Sir, Sicily has been secured. The island should be a safe haven from this retched disease." the aid said.

"Wonderful, please contact the Holy See and inform them we will be moving to Sicily at once. I will contact those in charge of the navy and order them to blockade the island. The air force will also patrol Sicilian skies. Nothing will be landing on that island after we arrive. And have any form of communications forwarded from Rome to Palermo at once." the president said in response.

"Yes, sir. I shall contact His Holiness at once." The aid then left the president's office.

Giovanni knew the key to survival was unity throughout Europe. He decided he would wait to contact his allies on the continent until after he arrived in Palermo. He picked up the phone and dialed the office of the Naval Chief of Staff, Giuseppe De Giorgi. The Chief picked up.

"Hello?" a voice said on the other end of the line.

"Hello, Admiral De Giorgi. It is President Antonioni. I will be arriving in Sicily tomorrow morning. I am ordering you to blockade the island. Nothing is to get in or out until I arrive. Pope Francis will be joining us, along with my top administration officials. Sicily must remain isolated from mainland Europe and Africa, especially Africa. If anything from Africa attempts to enter Italy's waters, I order you to sink it instantly. Warn the Europeans before sinking them. You will see my train pass over the bridge to Sicily in several hours. Blow up the bridge after we are safely across." President Antonioni said in a hurried tone.

"Yes, of course Mr. President. As you command." the Admiral said in reply.

"Thank you, good day to you and may God bless you." the president said before hanging up the phone.

"His Holiness is here, Sir. He is ready to leave, are you?" an aid yelled from outside his office.

"Almost, I just need a moment." the president said as he frantically opened his desk drawers. He grabbed what he needed and shoved it into his briefcase. He grabbed his laptop and left his office for what could be the last time.

He passed his Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi, as he left his office.

"You are coming with us, Matteo?" the president asked.

"No, I shall remain in Rome. I will make sure Italia stays afloat in your absence, Sir. Rome shall not fall while I am alive." his prime minister said in response.

"God be with you, dear Matteo. I wish you the best of luck, you will surely need it. Communications will be up in Palermo as soon as we arrive. Please do contact us." Giovanni told Prime Minister Renzi.

"Yes of course, Sir."

The two shoke hands and the president hurried off. He joined the pope and several cardinals along with some members of his own staff and they hurried to the train station. A man in a military uniform grabbed his shoulder before he left the Presidential Palace. "Sir, Milan has fallen. The North is slowly being overrun. Despite our efforts the disease has spread. The air force will begin assaulting Milan on your orders."

"God help us. Italia cannot fall. Bomb Milan as soon as possible. The city must be reduced to ashes. Nothing can survive if Italia is to do so, we must protect her and her people at all costs." the president said with hesitation.

"Yes, Mr. President."

The group then hurried out of the palace to the railway station. It was empty with the exception of military personal sent to protect the president. They boarded the train, which consisted an of engine and eight carriages, one for the passengers, one for their military escorts, and six for supplies to sustain Sicily for at least four months. After they said down the pope petitioned the president.

"Excuse me, President Antonioni. But you cannot possibly bomb the North. There are uninfected Italians there! They are still God's Children!" the pope said frantically.

"I agree with you, Your Holiness. But we must protect the rest of Italy. There are millions more who are uninfected in the South. If we do not bomb the North, they too are at risk." the Giovanni said in reply.

"I see your point, God Protect Us! How could this have ever happened?"

"That is beyond me, Your Holiness. All I know is we must put an end to it."

The train then set off and all of the doors and windows to the carriages were locked. The military had blocked all rail crossings along the route and would continue to ensure nothing would stop the train.

by **Kargintina** » Sat May 24, 2014 5:09 pm

Stockholm, Sweden
Kreslew Kjorgbergs walked into his office, and closed the sound poof door too ensure his conversation with the minister of defense was private. " Mr. President we have a problem, Solanum is all over Finland, and the most northern parts of Sweden are at risk" The zombies had spread over the border into a town in northern Sweden. " We have sent a team of special forces to deal with the threat, on other matters, we need to set up a safe zone for the uninfected, just incase." " Gotland is the perfect place, we will set up camps in uninhabited parts of the island and send as many people as possible there."

Border town, Finnish-Swedish border
Zombies had taken the entire town. The only survivors had locked themselves in a cellar but one had been infected and killed them all. Swedish special forces snuck in and quietly cleared the town as fast as possible.

by **UED** » Sat May 24, 2014 5:25 pm

South Korean Secret Government HQ
Jeju City, Jeju Island
Jeju Autonomous Region, Republic of Korea

President Park Geun Hye had ordered nearly all high ranking officials to move to the secret government HQ in Jeju City. Jeju Island itself had been secured of the undead, and all un-authorized citizens would not be allowed to evacuate to Jeju Island. The island was blockaded off from the rest of the world by the Republic of Korea's Fleet. President Park Geun Hye had decided to stay in Seoul to maintain order and to still reassure the people that the government hadn't fled from its capital. The military was conducting massive amounts of quarantines and searching for zombies. The city of Mokpo was soon zombie free though the Seoul and Incheon outbreaks grew every day. North and South Jeolla were also secured, while the Pusan district was having a massive search operation to find the undead.

According to generals and scientists, the city of Seoul could not be saved. Pusan had a 50/50 chance while Taegu was 70/30. Incheon had no way of being saved anymore, and all that could be hoped for would be that the 600,000 zombies in the city would not break out of the government quarantine imposed there. The government was diverting nearly 400,000 troops to blockade the city. The reserves that were activated were 1,700,000 out of the possible 3,000,000. The government was enforcing curfew at 8:00 PM and was having police officers regularly patrol the streets. Citizens were being taught how to act if they saw the undead while at least one officer was present on every bus or train in the nation. School was not canceled nor was public transpiration completely cut off. Mass evacuations were happening in Jeju and the other Korean islands. Plans to possibly evacuate some people to Russia were being considered.

by **Alouite** » Sat May 24, 2014 5:37 pm

New York City
As the sole location the infection in America had begun in it was in full quarantine and they had hacked sound systems throughout the city to stop its spread. How would this help? They used the sound systems to produce noise attracting the zombies, then they would launch air strikes as hordes approached. The few survivors in the city had been given up on, and Manhattan was successfully saved from the plague as the bridges and the streets were on full examination. It had been a week, so they assumed no new yorkers were infected in Manhattan, however they feared bitten refugees from mainland New York City, gates surrounded the city and the mainland had constant patrols attacking any zombies they found, and the coast guard patrolled the strait between New York and Long Island. This way they could kill any fleeing survivors. Of course this was not in their official statement.

National Decisions
For the first time in American History the nation was seeing a Epidemic in its borders with the capacity to wipe out entire populations of American Citizens. To counter this, The US government passed the Fortress America Act and even began building sizable walls around major cities (which will be listed further down the post) in addition, they shut down highways and deported all foreigners except those from 'dead zones' such as Vietnam. They were given a choice to either return to their homeland or stay in the United States until Vietnam was liberated from the diseased. The Highways were reserved for military shipments and President Jacob Kennedy considered using the Patriot Act Bush had gotten passed, however he held back for now, instead he declared martial law and created strict curfew. All news agencies were bribed to begin making Pro-US propaganda for the sole purpose of ensuring stability and the internet began secretly being monitored and regulated by the NSA, which only allowed pro-US documents to be made after the New York contagion began. In Hawaii, the Navy began an anti-air program to shoot down any and all uncleared aircraft above US territory. For the rest of the US, aircraft were given three hours to leave or they and then the skies of America would only allow for approved personnel.

An Open Invitation
President Jacob Kennedy walked onto a podium on national television. He had something important to say, something that could America and several other nations, however it was extremely exclusive and limited. It was on CNN, NBC, and ABC. All three networks were told to have it broadcast on their international television networks. He began in his Bostonian accent he had which made him resemble his grandfather "Hello people of the world, this is an open invitation to all governments. We will allow for any and all heads of government to join the Last Stand program. In it we will use a massive bunker system to house the governments of the world until this plague is over, this way the government need not worry about infection, it was a Cold War program, and some nations are restricted due to us not being able to trust them in our borders, but send in a request and I will allow you to take refuge in the United States of America. We already have reserved spots for the following of ten potential nations, Canada, due to essential trade relations, Morocco, due to historic relevance, and the United Kingdom. Thus leaving eight spots, obviously North Korea is banned, but in addition Cuba, Syria, and Iran are barred from this program. It is a new challenge for us as people, and we cannot allow each-other to fail in this time of need."

Cities Fortified and How

Cities:

How its done:
Stage One, Deployable Barbed Wire set around perimeter, curfews set, military posts formed (1-2 days)
Stage Two, Fences built around community, helipad set up, air port converted into Air Force Base (3-5 days)
Stage Three, Military Patrol Routes created, Mandatory house to house checks, foundation for concrete wall made (4-6 days)
Stage Four, Wall Begins Construction, Heavy Patrols, Civilian Militia Formed to assist Military, Government Buildings converted into military posts(1 Week)
Stage Five, Wall Completed, Remote activated minefield created, power saving hours from 11PM-5AM (1-2 Weeks)

OOC:

by **Rostogovia** » Sat May 24, 2014 6:26 pm

Outside the Prime Ministers residence,
Tokyo, Japan.

Prime minister Shinzō Abe stood at his Podium, assembled in front of him was a group of journalists and reporters, who had arrived for the press release. After a short silence. the Prime Minister Spoke. "People of the nation, I have been given the solemn duty of informing the world that the Republic of Japan will close it's borders as of 12 o'clock tonight. In light of the recent tragedies concerning this deadly plague, we are left with no other alternative than to close our borders for the safety of our people. As a nation, we must unite to combat this insidious threat and safeguard our futures. As most of you know already, the majority of downtown Sapporo has been overrun, and I express my condolences to all those effected by the tragedy. Know that we are doing everything in our power to evacuate the survivors of Sapporo, and rescue efforts are all ready underway. Today the hopes and prayers of Japan are with those who have perished in this disaster, and we shall never forget those who have laid down their lives.". As the prime minister finished his speech, the crowd roared with noise, as reporters from every major news agency in the world bombarded him with questions.

Just south of Odori Park
Uptown Sapporo

First Lieutenant Akira Nakamura sat on the back of his platoons beat up Humvee, surveying the wartorn city. Behind his humvee rode two others, which provided Akira some sense of security. His platoon had been assigned to patrolling a recently recaptured block of the city. He had been stationed in Sapporo since the beginning of the crisis, and was one of the only soldiers present to have witnessed the initial panic. Gunshots could be heard no matter where one was in the city, even the once tranquil park now rang with the sounds of turmoil. Evacuation efforts had begun several hours ago, and the skies were filled with helicopters transporting panicked civilians to safety. Even in this tragedy though, hope still seemed to shine through. Tragedy had a way of unifying people, indeed, even the Yakuza had aided the government in the defense of the city. As if to interrupt his contemplation, a scream could be heard from behind a nearby building. Within seconds a group of 8 infected approached the humvee, and upon seeing the soldiers broke into a run towards the vehicle. Soon the humvee picked up speed, attempting to outrun it's assailants. Akira retrieved his assault rifle and fired several bursts at the nearest infected,before killing it. Akiras heart pounded, so far he had survived the outbreak unscathed, but that could change at any moment. Quickly he withdrew a fragmentation grenade from his belt, and in one quick movement lobbed it at the nearby group of infected. Before the smoke cleared the Humvee sped away, leaving behind it's undead assailants.

by **Lunas Legion** » Sun May 25, 2014 12:38 pm

Taverny Airbase, French Continuation of Government Complex

France had, officially, done nothing about the mysterious virus. Obviously, 'officially' was just a lie to tell the public, because 'officially' they'd been attempting to work on a cure. In reality, no such thing was happening, or at least no progress had been made beyond identifying symptoms and other details about the disease's only-human pattern of infection and means of transmission..

The French government and military high command had, under massed secrecy, completely relocated to it's nuclear bunker in Taverny Air Base to avoid any chance of becoming infected. The base itself was under complete lockdown, with it's substantial guard compliment under orders to shoot anything on sight that approached.

So far, however, the government knew the only major source of the infection was among Paris' substantial immigrant population. As such, Paris had been declared 'infected' and placed under quarrintine. Anyone found leaving the city or attempting to enter, for whatever reason was to be shot 'for the protection of the general public'.

The measures had worked to contain the infection. Combined with major searches at all ports and airports for infected who would be restrained, and then taken under armed guard to a research laboratory for further study, officially for 'treatment' of course. However, as word of the London breakout reached the media, the French government immediately locked down the Channel Tunnel with military force.

Of the forces not holding the Paris and Channel Tunnel quarantines, they had been relocated to guard air bases or to supply depots established within medieval castles which had been 'requisitioned by the government for major repairs'. The French government was planning for the worst, since there was no use planning for the best.

To Chancellor Merkel,

In response to the current situation, the French government has taken the presumptive step of relocating to our emergency complex in Taverny Airbase to wait out the crisis. As such, the government would be unable to attend any face-to-face conference, but we will join a video conference at the earliest possible time.

I would also advise you to relocate to any major military base outside of Berlin, as both London and Paris have been severely hit by thr disease.

President Hollande

by **Sabara** » Sun May 25, 2014 3:04 pm

Commonwealth Bunker
Ramsey, Isle of Man
United Kingdom

Ms. Amelie, along with her entire cabinet, had gathered together in a large, cold-gray chamber that lay at the heart of Commonwealth Bunker. It was located due south of the actual town of Ramsey, miles below the hills that blanketed the island. Another underground complex - the Royal Bunker- lay a few miles away under Mount Snaefell, the tallest peak on the Isle of Man. The bunker was originally designed to be the refuge of the British government in the event of a nuclear attack - but, with the impending zombie apocalypse, it would work just as well.

The Prime Minister walked to the podium that commanded a view over the room, in front of the chairs that her cabinet occupied. "Ladies and gentleman of the United Kingdom. Today, we gather at Britain's darkest hour - having fled our very own capital city. I will not comfort you with false information. The situation is dire, and the dead are gaining the upper hand. We are the only people now who can save the British spirit and her people." Amelie walked up to the large touch television that dominated the room. She swiped the screen, and immediately, a Sky News broadcast was filling the air of the dank room with the sound of sirens and screaming.

A lone, Palestinian-Briton reporter stood in the forefront of the picture, yelling to make herself heard over the chaos of fleeing refugees. "London south of the Thames has devolved into complete anarchy as hundreds of thousands of dead stream through the streets," While she was talking, the screen moved to a shot of a large infected male with horrifying wounds on his abdomen eating the face of a businessman - it looked to be in the general vicinity of Waterloo Station. "The military has declared the area as lost, and have closed all entry and exit from the town. The only civilians left are barricading themselves in their flats, waiting for aide. All citizens in London north of the Thames are being evacuated to on the roads leading to Colchester and Ipswich."

The camera moved to footage of thousands of civilians streaming through abandoned roads, leading north. The reporter continued. "Remaining military forces in London have destroyed the various bridges spanning the Thames. A full withdrawal is expected soon."

Amelie shut off the television with one touch of her finger. The entire room was silent, everyone taking in the grave situation. "You all understand, it is only a matter of time until the disease spreads to cities like Birmingham and Liverpool. Unfortunately, due to the geographical make up of England, our armed forces cannot possible prevent a mass migration of zombies - they are strained already. It's because of this problem that... I and the leaders of all branches of the military have come with a plan, the only possible way to save Britain."

OVERVIEW: OPERATION CELTIC
Status: HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL
Signed by: PRIME MINISTER AMELIE DONELL
Passing Decision: UNANIMOUS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

One. Regarding the establishment of 'Safe Zones'
i. Declare Scotland, Northern Ireland, and the Isle of Man as designated 'Zones'

Two. Regarding the withdrawal of the British Military.
i. 3/4 of the Royal Army will evacuate to Scotland (North of the Antonine)
ii. The Royal Corps of Engineers will oversee reconstructing wall: ANTONINE along with recruited civilians
iii. A small force of British Paramilitary will evacuate to Holyhead, in Wales
iv. Another force will secure Liverpool Harbor

Three. Regarding the evacuation of Civilians.
i. Encourage a small portion of the British public to follow the army north to Scotland
ii. Each garrison will follow the waves of refugees to stop the Dead from following.
iii. Encourage civilians to repair and propagate castles - ie, Caerphilly in Wales.
iv. Use the Royal Navy to evacuate civilians in harbor cities to Northern Ireland and Scotland.
v. Give pamphlets to civilians for basic knowledge of surviving the undead without governmental help

Four. Regarding Ireland.
i. Assist the Irish military in clearing the Isle.
ii. Encourage, and if need be, force the President to allow access of the Isle for British civilians
iii. Blockade the English Channel

by **The Vaktovian Empire** » Sun May 25, 2014 3:55 pm

Prague Castle, Prague, Czech Republic
President Milos Zeman stood in the window of Prague Castle. It was an enormous castle, erected in the ninth century, and including two churches; St. Vitus Cathedral, and St. George's Basilica. Milos lit a cigar from his tray of cigars. and starred through the window at surrounding Prague. He was an old man, at 69 years of age. He was not fit to lead such a vigorous campaign against a "zombie outbreak", that out of a movie or a book. No one ever expected such an incident to occur, but Milos now knew that it was ever more a reality. He could also not deal with the recent protests by rioters, and by the National Socialist movements rising behind the riots. Police had been deployed to the center of Prague, as the afternoon drew into the evening. The Nazis were led by an unknown General. He was said to be masked, and wore a tall top hat. He wore all black, and was also said to have been seen with his followers, brandishing German-made Sub-machine guns. Milos had warned against police getting into an armed engagement with the Nazis. He feared that with his intelligence officials reporting widespread armed revolutionaries across the Republic, that if a single law enforcement official fired a round at a Nazi gunmen, than the whole country would likely go to hell. Milos then realized that it was time to meet for his scheduled Skype meeting with the other two members of the Coalition the Republic, Austria, and Slovakia had aligned eachother in. He logged on, with the help of his assistant, and saw that Austria acting Chancellor Werner Faymann had already logged on himself and he saw him on the screen. "Greetings, Mr. Faymann, I hope all is well in Austria." Milos said. "It is, Mr. Zeman," the Chancellor said. "However, things in Hungary look grim. It appears the government is having a hard time taming the rebellious Communist Insurgency. How goes things in your neck of the woods?" He said. "Not well, the Nazis are in high proximity here, and I've demanded that if they are seen Armed in the streets, that law enforcement are not to kill unless they touch or harm civilians, as killing one could spark an entire nationwide war. As well as this, I can't have a rebellion and a zombie outbreak on my hands." He said. "Where is Mr. Robert Fico, of Slovakia?" Milos asked. "He sent me a message from his secretary's office earlier in the day. He's encountered an incident in Eastern Slovakia which required his attention. He gave his apologies, as he cannot make it. Anyway, I have important business to attend to as well, sorry to make this meeting short, but as long as there's nothing major to discuss, I should get back to work." Faymann said. "Of course," Milos said. He logged off.
He got up from his seat, pondering what to do of the Republic. At that moment, a sound was heard, gunshots, across the Charles Bridge. Milos jumped in fear, even though it was such a distance away. A staff member rushed into Milos' chambers, pulling the curtains and looked at the President. "Sir!" He said. "I am to escort you to your helicopter right away." He said. "What for?" Milos said. "I'm not going anywhere." "Sir, the Nazis, they've decided the time to strike was now, and they've begun an advance on the Charles Bridge. The local police and your personal guard will hold them, but not for long." The staff member said. "I will not go anywhere," Milos said. Then he thought about it. He decided the best thing was to die for his country, as he would not last the infection anyhow. He looked at the staff member, he looked at him coldly in the eyes, face-to-face, and spoke clearly; "Get me a gun."
Milos was in the staff kitchen, and his guards had turned it into a temporary staging base. He walked right into a conversation. "Mr. President!" He head-guard Adam Chalupa, said. "What do you need and where can we assist?" He asked. "Adam, give me your sidearm." He said. Adam gave his President a weird look, but seemed to be able to understand. He pulled the tab off the top of his sidearm holster, and handed Milos the pistol. It was a German made pistol. He cocked it back, and turned the safety on, and put it in between his shirt and pants. He then looked at Adam, and the surrounding guards. "What's the situation?" He asked. "Well, the Fascists have advanced onto the Charles Bridge, they've got multiple squads of mock-up armed forces, with SMG's, Rifles, Pistols, and Shotguns, which at the moment are giving our police and guards hell. We've set up emplacements on the small village directly below the castle walls, at the end of the bridge. They should be able to hold the enemy for a time. We've got walkies running on all channels, forces communicating, and a full 25 man task force engaging the enemy as we speak. We've got Mi-17's dropping in troops now, and a perimeter is being secured around the castle. An explosion rocked the building. Chalupa's expression changed to one of intrigue. He held his walkie to his mouth "Edgar, can I have a 411 on what that proximity explosion was?" He said.
"Hot Copy, we've got Tiger tanks, I repeat Tiger Tanks on the Charles Bridge, ripping us apart, over." Chalupa replied. "I'm sorry Edgar, it sounded like you said Tiger Tanks? Over?" He said. "Affirmative 2-3. That was Tiger Tanks. They've got Post-WWII modified Tiger Tanks with heavy armor and modern rounds and turrets. Over" He said. "We're falling back to the bridge, hot copy." He said.
"Holy Shit!" Chalupa said. "Mr. President, are you sure you still want to go out there?" Chalupa asked. "Yes." The old man said. He cocked the pistol, and took the safety off. The guards exited the building, just as Mi-17's unloaded the first rounds of troops. "Sir! We've got T-72's en-route to this location, Aero L-159 Alca's also en-route to intercept." A soldier just getting off of the helicopter said. He went running towards the lower village outside the castle walls. Milos followed with the guards. The Army had a deployment of around 150 or so soldiers in the village as they were currently running. "We've got contacts!" A soldier yelled, right before he got pierced by a round in the head. His body went tumbling to the ground, blood curdling out of his scalp. Milos was about to vomit.
The night was young, but the sky was dark, and Milos could not see anything. "WHERE ARE THOSE PZL W-3 Sokół's!" Chalupa yelled into his walkie. "Hot copy sir, they're right over head, ready to light em up!" the man on the end said. "Do it!" Chalupa yelled. At that moment, utility helicopters modified with flood and search lights lit up the ground from above, and the enemy was visible. At that moment, so was Milos, a soldier standing only a few feet away from him saw him, and grabbed him just as a Nazi fired a round from his sniper towards the President. They brushed against a house, and Milos realized he had lost Chalupa. He did not know where he had gone. The soldier fired a round from his Rifle at the enemy down the road. And then reloaded, as he looked at the President. "Sir, what do you think you're doing?" He said. "You'll get yourself killed out here! We need to get you to safety right away!" He said, looking around the corner, and firing off another spray of bullets. Milos looked at the street from his vantage point, and saw a Tiger accelerating down the road. The gunner opened fire with a machine gun, and it tore through the corner of the house, the soldier grabbed his chest, and went falling to the ground. Milos, grabbing the fallen man's Rifle, turned the corner and fired right at the gunner, hitting him dead on. It had been a while since the President had served, but he had had military experience in the Cold War. He decided he would attack and see how long he could survive. If only to delay the impending demise of his country for another second, he decided it would be better than nothing. He shot right at the tank, and kept running at it. At the same time, Fascists ambushed him, and they grabbed him, tossing with him in the street on the ground, until a Fascist fired a round into Milos' leg, and he was paralyzed. They dragged him into a military truck with a painted Swastika on the side, and handcuffed him to the railing on the inside of the back of the truck. They gave him a sedative and then he fell asleep. As his eyes dimmed, he saw a traumatic explosion, and realized the entire village had blown into a fury of smoke and ash, and the castle would most likely be soon to follow. An enemy bomber glided overhead, and Tigers rolled by in the opposite direction as Milos went unconscious.

by **The Kingdom of Glitter** » Sun May 25, 2014 6:47 pm

Palermo, Sicily

The train had arrived in Palermo during the early hours of the morning. Immediately after it crossed the bridge connected the island to the mainland, the bridge was destroyed by Italian battleships. Palermo city hall had been taken over and given to the president and his administration. He and the pope parted ways as the pope headed for the offices of the Archdiocese of Palermo. The island was now under complete lock down. Nothing would get in or out of Sicily.

President Antonioni sat down at what had now become his new desk in his new office.

"Sir, this just came in from the Germans" his aid said as she handed him a piece of paper.

"Thank you, I shall read this at once. Please remain with me so I can tell you what to send to them." the president said as he read the message and told his aid the follow:

An Official Communication from the Republic of Italy

Dear Chancellor Merkel,

The recent horrors that have flooded our continent are almost too much to bear. As I contact you I already know that the city of Milan and the entire Region of Lombardy have fallen to ths outbreak. It is only a matter of time until this spreads. Italy's shared borders with Austria, France,and Slovenia have all been closed and have been for some time. The only borders we currently have open are those to Switzerland.

As a result of the above I am currently residing in safety on the island of Sicily. For that reason, I will not be able to attend the conference in person but will be attending through a video conference.

May God Protect You,
President Giovanni Antonioni
of the Republic of Italy.

A military man walked into the president's office holding several documents.

"Mr. President, the army has asked me to show you this map. The three red zones which encase Sicily, Sardinia, and Venice are currently designated as safe zones. Nothing will enter these areas without the military's permission, and only military vehicles, vessels, and aircraft have permission. The pink regions are going to be declared safe zones after the military secures them and constructs a wall separating them from the North. Limited evacuation from the North will be allowed into the South, however it will be kept at a minimal. The dark blue line exasperating the North and the South is where the wall is currently being built. The light blue regions represent what we believe will fall to the outbreak and are being locked down. The purple line separates the infected lavender colored regions from those we expect to fall shortly. Those three regions are completely lost. The yellow lines represent our closed borders and the light green our open borders. However, due to the fall of the North to the infected our borders with the Swiss are no longer of use and we cannot reopen our French borders for the same reason. We expect the same of our borders with Austria and Slovenia soon. The orange region of the map is a country that is forbidden to enter Italy's waters. Anything boats coming from Africa will be sunk immediately, per your orders." the man said.

The president looked over the map. He was pleased with the plans. While the North was more populated than the South, a large portion of Italy's population would survive.

"Thank you, Officer. Do you mind if I keep a copy of the map?"

"No, not at all. We have plenty, Sir. Have a good day."

The president sat and his desk and decided to turn on the news. He sat in sheer horror as to what he had seen on the television. The disease was rapidly spreading throughout Europe and the rest of the world. He was most deeply concerned as to what would become of Italia and her friends.

by **UED** » Sun May 25, 2014 6:55 pm

Gangnam, Downtown
Seoul, Republic of Korea

The citizens of Seoul were experiencing their first major zombie outbreak. The zombies numbering in the tens of thousands were massacring people. Thousands were ripped to shreds and killed. The Gangnam District was soon in total chaos as people struggled to get past the military that was telling people to enter buildings instead of trying to flee and spread the infection. The military forces had blockaded the Han River, preventing the south side from infecting the north. Seoul was placed under total lockdown and transportation completely stopped. The troops were soon engaging infected people, mercilessly gunning them down. Tanks were deployed against the undead while the government started to evacuate the non-infected out of the city slowly.

Incheon, Downtown
Incheon, Republic of Korea

The Korean Air Force is forced to carpet bomb the downtown district of Incheon. The area is now overflowing with the dead and they will soon leave to attack the military blockade, which is already under siege. The Korean Jets fly down and carpet bomb the area, destroying entire skyscrapers and obliterating thousands of infected. The Korean artillery also starts to bombard the city, wiping out more infected. About 70% of the infected in Incheon are wiped out within 48 hours. The undead will most likely not get pass the blockade, but over 700,000 have died in the past 2 weeks in Incheon, nearly 1/3 killed while they were not infected, but by the bombardment. The Korean military has suffered nearly 120,000 KIA or MIA throughout the entire nation, with nearly 80% from Incheon.

by **Jack O Land** » Mon May 26, 2014 5:28 am

India
Secretariat Building, New Delhi

"Alright General, out with it. Why the hell did you interrupt my prayer session?" spat Modi.

"Well sir, do you want the good news or the bad news?"

"Good news first, like always."

"Alright. Well, 10 more citadels have been completed in the past month, and the only ones that have yet to be finished are in the south, and should be done on schedule before the zombies advance. Already six million people have been evacuated to the citadels, and have enough supplies to last over a year. Also, we have larger helium reserves than expected, so once they are finished, we will be able to travel between them in blimps to avoid the zombies. The construction of forty blimps began shortly after the citadels were completed, and is being funded by a private company. And finally, we have managed to rescue 42 students from research labs stranded in the Kashmir area. I recommend we offer them to Germany, as it seems they are making progress with their research, and our initiatives have ultimately been fruitless."

"Alright, this is good. There may be hope for us yet, General."

"Not quite, sir. While we were building the citadels, the zombies have advanced to cover most of the northeast. The citadel at Ahmedabad has fallen, and the region of Rajasthan has also been overrun. Current estimates are now at fourteen million zombies; worse, an estimated hundred thousand more zombies every day. One of our paramilitary supporters has called off the hunt, and moved their operations to Crete. We won't get any more help from them. This means that more zombies have been slipping through the borders, and a few outbreaks have even occurred here in New Delhi. I'm afraid it's no longer safe for you here, sir. Zombies have been spotted floating down the river, and we have already lost a village in the south. It was firebombed. Anyways, evacuation of New Delhi has begun at once. All those who are unable to move into the citadel have to flee south. The citadel is already half full, and 11.5 million citizens are going to have to leave. There will be riots, most likely. It is recommended that you be evacuated to the citadel now; a helicopter is ready for you on the roof. You and your family will be moved to one of the penthouses."

"Alright, let's get out of here. I hate to leave my people, but my life and that of my family comes first. Send the students to Germany, see if they can do anything to help."

"Oh, one more thing, sir. A communique from Pakistan-"

Suddenly, a massive explosion rocked the room. Modi looked out the window, and saw the a fireball burst from the Citadel. Suddenly the tallest tower began to collapse. It knocked over the shorter tower, and soon the entire structure imploded. Dust and debris cascaded down, and the streets were filled with screams.

"WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT, GENERAL!"

"I-I...Terrorists! It must be terrorists."

"No!"

"Pakistan sent us a communique, sir. They expressed concern over the number of zombies leaking over from our borders, and cited some 400 Al Qaeda members dead. They. . . They didn't even give us a chance to reply!"

"Those monsters! 250,000 men dead, and another 11.5 million with nowhere to go!"

"What are we going to do, sir?"

"First of all, get me the hell out of here! Where's the nearest citadel?"

"To the east is Allahabad, and slightly further to the south is Naipur, sir."

"Get me that helicopter! We're going to Naipur!"

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