Intermission

Prologue

Intermission, noun. Definition: a short interval allowing a rest between the acts of a play or parts of a performance; a period during which action temporarily ceases; an interval between periods of activity; an act of intermitting or the state of being intermitted; a period where contact is lost, a 'lapse' in contact; an inadvertent interruption in a broadcast in which there is no sound, a pause in communication.

Intermission; four syllables, twelve letters. An interval, a delay, dead air.

Life had become an intermission of sorts. Contact from other sides were missing, as if misplaced, but there were answers that came with the silence heard. She had known that this would happen when the final decision was made. She expected it, feared it. It had been a huge decision, such a life changing decision that, for Anna Carlisle, was one that was made with a heavy heart. She had told her colleagues that she didn't agree with their thoughts and decisions, that what they were doing was completely immoral and betraying towards all those who were alive. They had laid their trust in us, she had said, and we're stabbing them in the back. But her words were left hanging, and ignored. She had left work in the evening and walked home, her mind heavy with the images she had seen in the lengthy presentation. The excitement within the room was too hard to watch. She had never seen her colleagues as excited as they were, claiming that it would be best for the city of Atlanta, as well as other cities and countries all around the world, if they went ahead with the decisions and the five year long wait for the confirmation and the testing. It was all ready to go ahead, but like Anna, those that she worked with, the people that she saw every day and spent the majority of her days with, were unprepared for what was in stall for them.

The cure for the common cold, flu. But something had gone wrong. An ingredient had accidentally been added into the serum, and the test subjects were experiencing fever-like symptoms that turned severe, dangerous and life-threatening. Before they knew it - and before Anna could comprehend the situation - the test subjects succumbed to their symptoms. And a short time later, the world as they had known it was no more. The dead had come back to life. How and why, those were the questions that would remain unanswered.

Until now.

Author's note: Got this idea after re-watching season one of The Walking Dead and immediately had to write it down. I'm very excited about it, and can't wait for the story to unfold. The prologue is short, and is an insight as to how I imagine the outbreak happened. The show will have relevance in this but I'm going to make it as original as possible.

This is set in season three, right at the beginning, and before the group even knew about Woodbury and the Governor. This will be a Rick/OC fan fiction.

Please leave a comment as I'd love to know what you think!

Disclaimer: I do not own or hold any rights regarding The Walking Dead including the story lines or characters; living or dead. I do not take credit for this. I have no desire to make a profit from this, and am only doing this as a hobby. I do, however, take credit for my own OC Anna Carlisle, as well as the OC characters that will be appearing in this.