Dead Reckening

Dead Reckoning The Outbreak October 1986. A meteorite carrying an unknown pathogen crashes in the Alaskan wilderness. The US Army secures the extraterrestrial object, sealing it in a sarcophagus aboard a C-130 Hercules for transport to Sierra County Prison—an isolated facility in Washington chosen for temporary containment. The Crash. Mid-flight, the sarcophagus fails. The pathogen escapes, infecting the aircrew within minutes. As they transform into violent afflicted, the C-130 crashes directly into the prison grounds, completely breaching containment and releasing the infection. First Blood. Within hours, the pathogen tears through inmates and guards. What authorities interpret as a prison riot is actually humanity's first encounter with the undead. The Sierra County Regional Response Team deploys immediately—the majority are massacred facing infected they don't understand. The 19th Special Forces Group inserts next. Numerous SF operatives die in brutal combat before survivors extract with the truth: conventional containment is impossible. The Quarantine. The military establishes total lockdown around Sierra County. Washington National Guard seals all routes with orders: keep everyone inside—living and dead. No communication permitted with those trapped. The public cover story: a violent rebellion requiring military intervention. The truth—an alien pathogen creating the undead—remains classified. Inside the zone, thousands of trapped civilians fight for survival with no rescue coming. Outside, soldiers enforce the cordon, imprisoning American citizens to their fate while the infection spreads unchecked through Sierra County.