Undead and Overpowered Episode 1

Episode 1 · Mia Reyes, Cole Mercer, Evelyn Pierce

Episode 1 recap

On November 6, 2029, Mia Reyes looks outside at a burning city as an infected zombie. Ten days earlier, a text warned her that Linda Foster would turn. Mia fled the office and bought fifty sacks of rice, canned goods, and water. At home, she unlocked a spatial storage cube to keep provisions fresh. Riots spread across the streets. Days later, Mia checked her mirror and discovered she had transformed.

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Episode 1 scene by scene

00:00: Looking Out at the Smoke
On November 6, 2029, smoke rises over the burning city. Mia Reyes stands at her apartment window and looks outside. She stocked enough provisions to survive the collapse, but she explains that she became an infected zombie anyway.
00:11: A Warning at the Office
Ten days earlier, Mia receives a mysterious message warning that Linda Foster will turn into a monster within three minutes. Linda complains about illness while her skin turns dark. Mia requests immediate leave and runs out the door before Linda collapses.
00:32: Stocking Up at the Supermarket
Mia rushes through a grocery store to gather survival goods. She orders fifty boxes of water, canned items, and survival food from the cashier. She arranges for fifty large sacks of rice to be delivered directly to her apartment address.
00:49: Awakening the Storage Cube
Surrounded by stacks of supplies in her storeroom, Mia experiences a sudden, intense headache. A mystical Rubik's cube appears in her hands. The spatial power lets her store all of her delivered provisions inside an infinite void that keeps food fresh forever.
01:19: Riots on the Evening News
A television news anchor announces violent rabies outbreaks across the software park. Outside Mia's window, infected mobs attack civilians on the street below. Mia pulls her curtains shut, confident that her massive stockpiles will keep her fed safely inside for a century.
01:44: Face in the Bathroom Mirror
Several days pass quietly inside the barricaded apartment. Mia wakes up in her bedroom and walks into the bathroom. She peers into the mirror and gasps in horror when she sees that her own face has fully changed into a zombie.

Key lines from episode 1

“And after stocking enough supplies to outlive everyone, I became a zombie.”
Mia Reyes · Mia narrates her strange situation while staring at the burning city outside her apartment window.

“I didn't even call in sick when a dog bit me last week. Young people are so dramatic.”
Linda Foster · Linda scoffs at Mia for packing up to leave the office in a hurry.

“Storage space!”
Mia Reyes · Mia shouts in excitement after awakening a magical cube in her crowded storeroom.

“If I stay put, I could survive a hundred years.”
Mia Reyes · Mia pulls her curtains closed after watching infected mobs bite people outside.

How episode 1 ends

Mia Reyes hoards a massive supply of food and seals herself away from the infected mobs outside. Her infinite spatial storage ensures she will never starve during the apocalypse. Yet when she looks in the mirror, she discovers she has transformed into an undead creature. Can Mia retain her human mind now that the virus has claimed her body?