I’ve altered timeline to be closer to the present day canon timeline, but as a fixed points for this AU: 2009: Wildfire escapes containment; global infection reaches critical mass by March/April 2010. 2010-02-16: CDC first detected anomolies. 2010-04-24: Rick Grimes shot. 2010-07-24: WHO declares pandemic. 2010-08-08: Military executions at King County’s hospital. 2010-08-09: Cobalt Day. 2010-09-18: Rooftop handcuffing occurred.

Bringing in Scout’s POV was a lot of planning. The original “we were in Florida on spring break and battled our way to Atlanta” storyline has hit the cutting room floor. Scout will trickle out the details of how she got from California to Atlanta as time goes by, because this time her military history will be used as more than just Badass Marine Background the Author Forgot to Properly Take Advantage Of. Some histories have changed a little bit, ages tweaked, and some of the more telenovela level drama smoothed out. Never fear, they’re still the same people, just with a few less reasons to be completely bonkers in this world – or to go bonkers in different ways entirely.