Last Zombie Standing: Episode 1
A zombie eat zombie world
Synopsis: This story is about a zombie apocalypse from the viewpoint of Larry the zombie, and it focuses on Larry’s moral dilemma with being a zombie.
Act I
Scene 1
The sun had just risen, casting a golden glow across the quiet town. Birds chirped in the trees, and a gentle breeze blew through the streets, rustling the leaves and scattering a few loose papers.
It was a peaceful morning, but it wouldn’t last.
Deep within a nearby laboratory, a deadly virus was being developed. Scientists worked frantically, their eyes glued to microscopes and screens, as they tinkered with the genetic code.
They were trying to create a cure for a disease that had ravaged the world for years, but in their desperation, they were blind to the potential consequences of their actions.
As the hours passed, the virus continued to mutate, growing stronger and more dangerous with each passing moment. Eventually, it broke free from the lab, spreading through the air like wildfire.
People began to cough and choke, their bodies wracked with fever and pain. Panic spread quickly, and within days, the entire town was in chaos.
Larry was just an ordinary man, going about his business like everyone else. He was on his way to work when he heard the first screams, and he knew something was wrong.
But he had no idea just how wrong it was.
As he rounded the corner, he saw a group of people running towards him, their eyes wide with fear. They were covered in blood and scratches, and
Larry knew that they were infected. He tried to run, but it was too late.
They caught him and tore into his flesh, devouring him alive. But something strange happened after Larry died.
His body began to twitch and jerk, and he slowly rose to his feet. He looked around at the other zombies, and he knew that he was one of them now.
As the days turned into weeks, Larry and the other zombies roamed the streets, searching for their next meal. They stumbled through the wreckage of the town, their hunger driving them forward. But as time passed, Larry began to feel something stirring within him. It was a glimmer of something resembling humanity, a distant memory of who he used to be.
The virus had stripped away his humanity, but it couldn’t erase it completely. And so, Larry began to struggle with the terrible cravings that consumed him, trying to hold on to the faint hope that he could one day regain his humanity.
But with every passing day, that hope grew dimmer, until it was almost extinguished completely.
Scene 2
Larry shambled through the streets, his eyes scanning for any sign of fresh meat. He could hear the groans of his fellow zombies echoing through the city, but he had learned to tune them out.
Hunger gnawed at his insides, a constant reminder of the virus that had turned him into a monster.
As he turned a corner, he saw a group of survivors huddled in an abandoned convenience store. They were armed and looked ready for a fight, but Larry knew he could take them if he had to.
He was fast and strong, and his hunger made him reckless. But as he approached, he heard one of the survivors speaking softly to a crying child.
“We have to stick together, no matter what. We can’t give up our humanity just because the world has gone to hell.”
The words struck a chord in Larry, and he hesitated. He had once been human, after all. He could remember his life before the virus, before the hunger had taken over. Was it really worth giving up everything that made him who he was just to satisfy his appetite?
But the hunger was so strong, and the smell of fresh blood so tempting. It would be so easy to attack the survivors, to tear them apart and feast on their flesh.
He could almost feel the warm blood running down his chin, could taste the salty tang of human meat on his tongue.
No, he had to resist. He couldn’t let the hunger control him. Larry backed away slowly, his hunger gnawing at him.
As he rounded the corner, he caught a glimpse of movement out of the corner of his eye. He turned to see a lone survivor walking down the street, her back turned to him.
The hunger surged through him, a primal urge that he could no longer control. He stepped forward, his eyes fixed on the survivor’s neck. She was alone, vulnerable.
It would be so easy to take her down. But then he saw her face, and something in him shifted.
She looked so much like his sister, who had died in the early days of the outbreak. He remembered her smile, her laugh, the way she used to make him feel.
He couldn’t bring himself to hurt someone who reminded him so much of her.
Larry turned and fled, his hunger still clawing at him. He knew he would have to find a way to control it, or he would end up like the mindless zombies he saw around him.
He had to hold on to his humanity, no matter what.
Scene 3
The initial outbreak began in a small town on the outskirts of the city. At first, it was thought to be just a flu-like virus, but within days, the infected started to show unusual symptoms.
They became agitated, aggressive, and began to attack and bite others.
Soon, the town was overrun with the infected, and the government had no choice but to intervene.
The first attempt to contain the outbreak was to quarantine the town. The roads leading in and out were blocked, and anyone trying to leave was turned back. The army was brought in to patrol the perimeter, and a curfew was imposed.
But the virus had already spread beyond the town, and it was only a matter of time before it reached the city.
The second attempt was to establish a perimeter around the city. The army set up checkpoints on all the major roads leading into the city, and anyone showing signs of infection was turned back.
The hospitals were overwhelmed with patients, and it became clear that the virus was spreading faster than anyone could have predicted.
Finally, martial law was imposed. The army was given orders to shoot on sight anyone showing signs of infection.
The city became a war zone, with soldiers patrolling the streets, searching for the infected. But it was too late. The virus had spread too far, and the infected were everywhere.
Scientists tried to develop a vaccine and worked around the clock, but every vaccine they developed failed. The virus was mutating faster than they could keep up with, and it seemed like there was no end in sight.
Finally, the city was evacuated. The army set up safe zones on the outskirts of the city, and helicopters were brought in to airlift people out. But the infected had already spread beyond the city limits, and it was impossible to know who was infected and who wasn’t.
The government made the difficult decision to bomb the city and the surrounding areas, hoping to contain the virus and prevent it from spreading any further. The city was reduced to rubble, and millions of people died.
But it was too late. The virus had already spread beyond the city, beyond the country, and soon, it would infect the entire world.
The failed attempts to contain the outbreak would not be remembered as a cautionary tale because all those who did remember would soon be dead.
This story was written utilizing OpenAI ChatGPT as a companion writer, and it was edited by a human.
