Title: Twist of Fate
Author: insomniac159 (Liz)
Genre: Horror/Drama
Summary: Everyone is given a chance to live the life they thought they always wanted, but when a super bug wreaks havoc at PPTH, they all realize their true callings.
Pairings: House/Stacy, House/Cameron, Wilson/Bonnie, Wilson/Cuddy, Cameron/Joe, many more
Rating: MA – To be safe. For language, adult themes, and gory/graphic descriptions
Author's Note: This is not my usual playful story. Most, if not all, pairings are not a major part in the plot. This story is not about relationships; it's about the importance of characterization. It's about fate.
Disclaimer: I don't own House or any of its characters. All original characters were either created by me or are cameos of someone.
Twist of Fate – By Liz
Prologue
Often times in life, we are troubled by the choices we have made and where those choices have brought us. Sometimes we wonder what might have been and what could have been. Would life have been better if I'd gone to college or if I'd started my own business? The truth is you never really know for sure until it's too late.
But what if they had known? What if they could live the lives they have always wanted? What if they could fix the biggest mistake of their lives, whether it's to keep the woman they thought they loved or to finally tell a man that they loved them? What if they had stood up for what they believed in and taken a different course in life, whether it's to pursue the career they thought they wanted, or the family they felt they couldn't live without? What if they could go back and change it all? Where would they be today…?
Allison was in the same place that she always was: the chapel. She was alone, like she always was. And she was beautiful, like she always was.
Greg took a seat next to her in the pew without even a greeting.
She greeted him though. "Greg." It was barely whisper.
"How are you doing?" he asked her, his voice not even as loud as hers.
Allison hesitated before she could even say a word. How was she doing? She didn't really know, to tell the truth.
"You're looking better," he said optimistically.
"We're going to die here, aren't we?" Allison's voice was steady, calm, and blunt, much to his surprise.
"Probably." Greg's voice was just as calm and blunt as hers.
She nodded slowly as Greg pulled her into a reassuring hug. "There's no reason to cry, Allison."
Allison clung to Greg for dear life. "I'm not crying."
What if House hadn't pushed Stacy away and what if Cameron had never left Joe? What if Cuddy had chosen to start a family and what if Wilson hadn't cheated on his? What if Chase had never left the seminary and what if Foreman had never left his family? Where would they be today…?
Dr. Foreman shuffled through his notes on research as he approached the podium.
"Thank you all for being here today," he began. "I'd like to start off by relaying the accounts of a very horrifying epidemic that took place several months ago at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital."