Afterword(Here's some soundtrack that fits the mood)
Afterword
After almost two years of writing this story, I finally finished it. It was challenging to write since I began writing this in 2018. There were many times I felt lazy and unmotivated to write but your support encouraged me to continue and write on. Needless to say, I'm a proud of how Through Rough Times went. This is the first time I wrote a novel here with multiple chapters. I would like to thank everyone for supporting this. Years of hardwork and revision finally paying off.
As stated twice before, one of my greatest fears is being stranded in foreign soil when a crisis occurs. When a foreigner is stuck in another country, it would present a crap load of problems. Language barriers, currency, who and where to ask help, and many many more. I got this idea and then turned it into a story.
The following are the references used in the story:
- No Escape (2015) - A foreign family stuck in a Southeast Asian country when a civil war erupts. The main inspiration of this story.
- Dead Island (2011) - Foreigners stuck in a tropical island in Papua New Guinea in a middle of a zombie outbreak. Another inspiration.
- Resident Evil: Outbreak (2003) and Outbreak File #2 (2004): Random survivors of different backgrounds trying to escape a doomed city.
- Fear the Walking Dead (2015-present): Southern California setting and the breakdown of society. Operation Cobalt is the name of the firebombing operation.
- Highschool of the Dead (2006-2013): The outbreak is given the name the "Killer Pandemic" and the fact despite being slow zombies, the outbreak unexplainably occurs overnight.
- World War Z (2006) - Breakdown of society and initial military failures before the major offensive.
- Independence Day (1996) - Political rivalries are put aside to fight a greater foe in the face of extinction.
- First Contact War: 2021 (Fanfiction of Mass Effect by
kspence92) - similar premise wherein the human race has to put aside political rivalries in the face of extinction.
- The House of the Dead 2 (1998) - Miscellaneous references
- The Day After (1983) - Miscellaneous references
Special thanks to
ukron for collaborating with me in this timeline. Thanks to
kspence92, @potatogod34, and @wolverinethad for serving as inspiration for writing a long timeline like this one.
Soundtrack list:
- LANY - Malibu Nights
- In a House, In a Heartbeat (Highschool of the Dead remix)
- Akihiko Matsumoto - The Resident Evil: Outbreak - Staff Roll (a.k.a. Resident Evil: Outbreak ending theme)
- Jay Sean - 2012 ft. Nikki Minaj
- Thomas Wander and Harald Kloser - The President's Address (2012 soundtrack)
- Chase Holfelder - Star Spangled Banner C-Minor
- b.ob. - Airplanes (ft. Hayley Williams of Paramore)
- Bastille - Pompeii
- Clint Mansell - Lux Æterna (a.k.a. Requiem for A Dream)
- John Murphy - In a House, In a Heartbeat
- Johan Skugge and Jukka Rintamaki - The Majestic Valkyrie (Battlefield 4 soundtrack)
- Ryuichi Sakamoto - Forbidden Colors
- Aud Lang Sye
- Wiz Khalifa - See You Again ft. Charlie Puth
- Diddy - Dirty Money - Coming Home ft. Skylar Grey
- Marco Beltrami - Like a River Around a Rock (World War Z soundtrack)
- Jack Wall - Hero's Theme (Call of Duty: Black Ops II Official Soundtrack)
- Marco Beltrami - Epilogue (World War Z soundtrack)
- Alan Walker - Faded
- Resident Evil: Outbreak File #2 Good Ending Theme (unreleased soundtrack)
- Silversun Pickups - Panic Switch
If anyone wants to write a spin-off, feel free to do so. As of this writing, we have two spin-offs currently written by @danthefan28 about a chemist trying to escape Los Angeles before Operation Cobalt and @ilham12 set in his native Indonesia.
Stories of the Apocalypse coming up!
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