Archive of Our Own

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AU DESCRIPTION:
An alternative universe, where the plagues of our world rule as living beings. They can see and hear each other, as well as send signals and communicate with each other. Most of them work together to bring down humanity, each of them having a corresponding time period of ups as well as downs, some of them prefer to hunt alone or have already retired. The story is mainly focused on the different aspects and personal development of plagues over the decades. How they came to be, how they died down and how they are doing now. There are currently 12 viruses, the order on the board is the platonical order (might post it on my Tumblr if the story gets enough attention). All of them will be viewed as how a person would, just more livid, interactive and dragon-like.

The plagues walk the earth as a human would. They can not be seen or heard by humans, only by each other. This doesn't apply to affected people. They use this tactic as haunting during the sickness period, making the person suffer even more. They can not be touched, captured or killed regularly, although each of them has weaknesses and immunity defense, such as vaccines, etc. Also, please note, that none of the plagues have actual genders, I only write the pronouns as they are to give them a typical image and to be able to describe them better. Explanation of each character below.

THINGS TO NOTE:
• this book is going to consist of several oneshots about the connections and history of the different plagues, as well as the intact on humanity
• the stories take place in whatever date is given at the beginning
• the viruses are based on in-real-life symptoms and nature, as well as personal experience
• the designs can be altered and imagined differently by anyone, it doesn't have to stick to my description!
• the genders can be altered too, they don't technically have any, it's just to personalize them better
• the concept was though out a few years ago out of boredom and was made into a "family" of some sort, purely for the sake of writing and fun
• none of the plagues can actually die, they can be deactivated through sterilization or freezing, though
• some of them can eat and breathe like humans, this doesn't affect their own health though
• spoilers for character description ahead (recommend reading to understand their purpose, otherwise you can skip!)

Here are the main character/virus descriptions, as well as their past and present states:

COVID-19 (2019/ongoing):
COVID is the youngest of the viruses, only actually being 5-6 years old in comparison to most of the others being a few hundred at least. He is sadistic, selfish and full of himself. He doesn't really care what others might say, he mostly does what he thinks is best for himself. Gaining ultimate power a few years ago, he viewed himself as a ruler of the world. The news, the lockdown and the vaccines are something to mention. He forced Earth's population to go into hiding and referesh their minds about washing their hands. Although the symptoms are very similar to a normal cold, he's successfully gotten millions of people into hospitals, the virus capable of attacking the lungs. The lockdown was at massive for about a year, before the vaccines arrived and his power died down. As of now, as his no.1 weakness, many versions of vaccines have been created and he's not considered life threatening anymore. He was the last member to join the group.

His relationship with the group may vary. He's often called out for being young and doing reckless things, him naturally ignoring all of the tips he's given and going his own ways instead. Otherwise, he's very social and sassy, taking part in most of the hunting and activities. He's lost most of his motivation due to the loss of power, but still tries his best to get a few victims every now and then. He's mostly present in hospitals, pharmacies and kindergartens, haunting his victims like most of his counterparts would. He had once been saved by MEASLES after he got injured throughout his rapid growth. The two had been friends ever since, a great memory he'd recall daily.

His appearance may also vary on how much power he's currently posessing. His main, most powerful form from his early years consists of him having a pale body with red undertones, sharp, uptone horns and spiky claws. He's very slim and swifty, easily getting anywhere he wishes (see the fast overtake on the world). He's seen with a few belts around his body, which prevent his hody from tearing apart. This became a problem since the rapid power gain and eventually became too much for his physical form to handle. Wounds have formed on his body since, which are now stitched together. A piece of bandage over his right eye is worn to cover the damage done by vaccines, which he doesn't like to show out of insecurity. A thin piece of thread is also wrapped around his horn, which he uses for strangling. As for his weaker form, he is seen without the bandage, as the damage now posesses the whole left side of his head. It is numb and cracked, like a shattered crystal. He has a pale, washed out skin tone, which is covered by red, blood-like spots. They look like bruises or clutters from up close. His eyes lose their signature yellow shine and turn into a faded red. Not many have seen this form of his, as he's able to recover very fast and it is one of the only critical ones. He likes to hide when it comes to the state, preferring to stay out of anyone's sight, as to not seem weak.

SEPTICEMIC PLAGUE (~1350):
Being one of the oldest and deadliest viruses, he is often seen as the leader or the "father" of the group. He founded said group very early on, him and FEVER being the first members of it. He has a very big following of people still fearing him and he won't hesitate to get his claws on some rats every now and then to spread his virus silently. Although his favorite hunting place is Africa, he doesn't visit it as much anymore, thanks to the group he has to get around. COVID and DEMENTIA constantly have to be "supervised", so he decided to focus on them instead of killing, as well as finding new members for the group to grow in power. Why he decided to do this is unknown, as he himself doesn't have an answer either. It is probably due to his age, not preferring to move as much anymore, but nobody can know for sure.

As for his relationships with the others, COVID is someone he really despises. The littler one is almost always trying his best to overcome the bigger one, naturally trying to prove that he's better, failing each of the times. He is an annoying little bug in his opinion, wishing he could just squish him like one sometimes. Hatred aside, he can't help but be greatful for him, taking care of him and teaching him whenever he can out of instinct, even if the other ignores it. They have a very faint father-son relationship. The others often like to make fun of SEPTICEMIC for this.
As for FEVER and DEMENTIA, they are people who he has very dearly. FEVER had been there for him since the beginning and DEMENTIA is like a brother to him, actually having been rescued by the other (see DEMENTIA's description). He isn't usually the one to have favorites though, so he tries his best to care about everyone equally.

He appears as a very lanky and tall drake, having a flat head and spiky horns. His color palette is a dark purple, making him almost unnoticeable in darker places. He has middle length claws and a pitchfork tail, which he uses for spreading the disease. His style is medival, often seen carrying a cross or a book. He often moves and kills slowly, turning his victim's limbs an ithcy and dark stud upon touch. Unlike the others, he doesn't haunt his victims, preferring to avoid being seen. His biggest weaknesses are antibiotics such as Gentamicin.

SPANISH FLU (~1918):
SPANISH FLU is the only (as of currently) isolated member of the group. He is one of the most famous diseases, but has gone into retirement about 100 years ago. He has lost almost all of his power and has been weakened to the point, that he no longer wants to socialize, not even with the group. He was the third member to join after SEPTICEMIC founded the community, having joined him over 70 years ago. He helped him a bunch in the past and they have been good friends ever since, but after his downfall and after losing hope in being powerful again, one day, he just disappeared. SEPTICEMIC tried to find him multiple times, but he wasn't ever able to reach out to him again. It is said that he retreated into a place where no one can find him, officially giving up on his purpose to wipe humanity. It is unknown if it was his own choice, but nonetheless, he no longer means any harm to anybody.

Lastly, as described, he posesses a green, scaley color palette, long legs and neck, a small head and small ears. He's often seen wearing an old hat and a watch medal, probably to tell time. He also has a pair of fashionable, pink glasses for his big snake-like eyes. His killing techniques consist of brushing through a group of victims slowly with his long tail, giving them shivers and sneezes in the process, repeating this to affect many in a short time. He moves rather slowly and doesn't like loud noises. The increasing human population may also have made things too much for him to handle. These might have been some of the reasons why he retired in the first place.

FEVER (ongoing):
FEVER is a special kind of sickness. She's able to constantly grow and decrease in power, due to the sickness being a natural human immune response. It can't be killed in any way, giving her immunity for the longest time and making her the most flexible disease. She is a fast killer, mostly gaining advantage of weak people, especially children. She is very common, affecting most of the population as of right now and every day. She's viewed as a fiery, stinging being, often bringing coughs and chills with her. She doesn't usually kill people, she mostly tortures for fun. She likes "hearing the children cry".

She is highly viewed and appreciated by all of the people in the community. She was the second member to ever enter the group, therefore she's also looked at as the right hand of SEPTICEMIC. She prefers to work alone, but enjoys every member's company in general, especially COVID's and DEMENTIA's. She has gotten used to SEPTICEMIC being close to both of those two and she stuck around to help eventually too. She finds the two very silly.

Her appearance resembles a lava rock, having a red glowing aura and patchy skin. She has giant ears, flamey eyes and long claws that pierce skin. She also has a leaf-like tail, that serves as a fan. She usually starts off with flowing it bit by bit, giving people chills before draining them of sweat. The rest is taken care of by her hot touch. She's really small in size compared to other members, her swiftness making up for it and being able to affect many people at once. She always takes her chances, but water, antiviral medications and a strong immune system is something she wouldn't ever want to mess with.

RABIES (ongoing):
Although never being seen much, she's also one of the oldest members of the group, being discovered multiple thousands of years ago. Her power exceeds any immune systems, making her kill fast and merciless, being able to send humans to quarantine for multiple years at most. She prefers lone and quiet places, such as forests, where she infects wild animals, sending them onto human territory afterwards. This allows the virus to spread without her having to do any dirty work. She's smart, swift and relentless, not taking no for an answer, and therefore being one of the most reliable people in the group.

One of her favorite members being COVID, she can't help, but visit the group every once in a while. She barely has any importance of the others, but views them as family nonetheless. She's good friends with SEPTICEMIC, WHITE PLAGUE and SCHIZO as well.

Her appearance might be decieving, resembling a light green/forest-like camo with undertones of purple and red, blending in with the natural forest palettes. She has curvy horns, the right one having been broken off halfway. She wears a golden collar that was trying to keep her contained before. She also has long fangs and a short face, much like a bug or snake of some sort, piercing her victims or stabbing them with her scorpion-like tail. She doesn't have any hind legs, only two long and muscular ones for fast movement. Imagine it like the Skullcrawlers from Skull Island. These also have claws on them for better grip. Although thought incurable, she can be scared away by early antibiotic treatment or proper defense against wild animals. She rarely attacks people herself so encountering her is pretty rare, if not impossible. Although it's still a huge threath and untreated and infected people usually die within a week with the virus having a fatality rate of 98%.

CANCER (ongoing):
Known as the "king" or the "incurable one" by many, CANCER has been the world's biggest worry for hundreds, if not thousands of years. Their ability to alter human cells to be diseasous at any given time has raised many concerns over the years, the lack of immunity giving them basically constant world domination. Their cocky and controlling personality stays over others and they won't hesitate to show it. Affecting basically any living being, may that be a child, an adult or animals, they won't get picky over their victims. They come in many forms; liver, skin and lung cancer are the most common types. They are on the seek for victims constantly, especially ones who like to live. That's right...they usually go for people who either have their whole life ahead of them or have many potentials. Why they do this is unknown, but they are said to do it for the thrill. It also isn't scientifically proven, people still being able to be affected by it no matter who they are or what they have gone through. Victims who experience their wrath often go through a slow and peaceful death, being haunted by the being for a very long time afterwards, ranging anywhere from multiple weeks to the end of their lives.

Their appearance is rather confusing. They are described to have flesh-like skin with a pink undertone and big patches, which appear shiny if held under light. They have very lushes, blue eyes acting as a swirl, a round head and giant, fan-like ears. They also posess seven pairs of limbs which end in a long tail-arm. They're often seen wearing their makeshift (stolen) crown and a purple cancer-awareness scarf, which is quite ironic. Their overall scaley body gives the appearance as if they were dirty or unclean, which is, for most people, very unsettling. Many also recall the smell of smoke when confronted about it, affected people being generally confused about the being.

If you asked the other members, they would probably say, that CANCER is one of the more annoying ones to deal with. They often times act very bossy, taking advantage of anyone who tries to mislead or disobey them. It doesn't matter who it is, as long as they are smaller than them, they will take a chance. And by small, I don't mean size. They have been one of the latest members of the group, having preferred to go on their own ways before being confronted by SEPTICEMIC. They eventually accepted by the chance of gaining more power, not really caring for the group itself. Despite their intolerance for Chemo and drugs, as well as laser therapy, they almost all the time win the race of life, making them the only incurable disease generated purely by the human system.

DEMENTIA (~1850's):
- BEGIN DOCUMENTATION BY ᙀᙁКᙁOᙎᙁ-
Dementia is a very special mental sickness, being the only one to be created accidentally. In the beginning of its story, it was a normal, tiger-like drake posessing a tall and lanky build. It was considered as an abomination out of the crossing of two animals; ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ and ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛. Being kept hidden away from the public, it was experimented on and locked up for the sake of being used in the military later on. The experiments eventually all failed, leaving the government empty handed and having to throw out the creature. It spent the next days wandering the forests of ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛, until it met it's demise through a car accident. The impact caused it's head and tail to seperate, leaving it decapitated in the middle of ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ Road. It was eventually found by the SEPTICEMIC PLAGUE, him sensing a strange aura around the area he was currently patrolling. He decided to try to save it, seeing that the body was still fresh, taking it to a hidden place and gifting it a makeshift head, trying to reconnect it to the body. He tied together the skin of a ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛, stretched it, and gave it the eyes of a ⬛⬛⬛⬛. The brain was able to be saved and the transaction was successful, causing the being to eventually wake up, being able to learn how to walk and speak again. Even though it took a long time and it did recover, it doesn't seem to remember anything that happened, yet still states, that it is traumatized. The only person who it will talk to or make contact with is SEPTICEMIC, considering him as it's savior and caretaker. He later gave him a tail to ease the phantom-pain. It is said, that SEPTICEMIC spent over ⬛⬛ months with the subject before introducing it to the group.

The name "Dementia" comes from the word "Demenz" from the german language. SEPTICEMIC decided to name the creature after the word upon hearing germans talk about forgetful people, which was very fitting for his friend. He later found out, that it was an actual mental illness people would get when coming closer to old age. The sickness was discovered adound the time he rescued Dementia. Pretty strange, if you ask me.
As of now, it is considered the weakest sickness, not being able to actually kill anyone, just make their life slightly more miserable. The group welcomed it nonetheless and it made good friends like FEVER and RABIES.

As for it's powers, it hadn't really evolved further, asides from the past reports SEPTICEMIC knows about. As of now, DEMENTIA consists of ⬛ different animal parts, those being explained above. It's mental state had gotten better, but it's still said to be very unstable. It has very wobbly legs and needs constant help in communication and eating. Scars cover its body in most of the places, the trauma causing it to have trouble sleeping, needing constant Melatonin dosages. SEPTICEMIC is still currently in possession of DEMENTIA, making it part of the plague family and considering it as a real mental sickness, even though it is just a failed experiment from a hybrid animal, not a real virus. This makes it the only one to be able to be seen by humans with the naked eye. The intentions of the leader doing this are unknown. So far, ⬛ subjects report seeing the specimen, which SEPTICEMIC is going to try to keep that way, as it could cause serious problems between the two races. The last sentence he stated himself.

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SCHIZOPHRENIA (~1887):
It is said to be one of the more confusing sicknesses, not just because of it's appearance, but it's psychological identity. The being is said to be a conjoinment of two intellectual halves, but none of them seem to be able to recognize each other's presence. They both have a seperate identity, but only half the body, excluding the heads, which it has two of, connecting into one body. It was said to be made out of a person's hallucinations, being discovered around 1887, haunting its victim if not treated right. It sent shock waves through the brain and eyes making the person see imaginary things, such as shadows and figures that were never actually there. It slowly formed itself into the person's mind and stayed there until his medications arrived. This worked, and it received a physical form, which it now uses to hunt further and interract with the other members of the group.

The being itself is kind of corrupted, only knowing how to do it's job correctly, but nothing else, really. It doesn't talk and is barely seen around, constantly trying to sneak into hospitals, clinics and old people's homes. These places are said to make the best hunting ground for the creature. It prefers to stalk alone and slowly, preferring to make one go as insane as possible. Naturally, this was accepted by the group and as long as it didn't cause any trouble, every one of them respected it and left it to be. Although it's a bit difficult to understand how it is feeling, it can be fun to be around if you really tried.

It naturally has a shadowy aura, although upon being touched, it is said to eject a tiny shock, probably as self defense. The right side of the being is a black color with white eyes and claws, the left is the exact opposite, being a white color. They also appear to have two semi-transparent antennaes each, which they have connected to eachother's heads. They have four legs and a long tail like a normal drake would, though, in the middle of their chest, a big heart shaped scar can be seen. SEPTICEMIC states, that upon studying the creature better, he could notice a very similar brain function, such as in thinking and moving, meaning the creature probably shares a heart. Asides from not being able to see each other's sides, both halves get along with pretty well, such as a long-term schizophrenic person would get used to the hallucinations.

"As stupid as it looks, it's very evil nonetheless." - FEVER, stating her opinion over SCHIZOPHRENIA.

TETANUS (ongoing):
Stated to be the second most annoying member of the group, TETANUS was also one of the later fellows to join the community. He was once caught in a fight with SEPTICEMIC, attacking out of self-defense. Upon confrontation, he excused himself and tried to make up for the other, to which the plague requested him to join his alliance and help cause more deaths. Accepting the offer, he introduced himself with great pride, making his story one of the most pitiful things the group had to sit and listen through. After a lot of discussion, the community let him stay and he continued his daily shenanigans of causing trouble. He has, since then, often been described as "fucked up" and "strange" by other members, which is true, no matter his behavior. He prefers to do unique and unusual things regardless of what anybody thinks or says.

His killing techniques date back to the oldest of times. Being older than any other sickness from above, TETANUS chooses to hide away in nature and surprise-attack humans. This includes hiding in soil and corrupting grounds such as gardens or construction sites, luring victims on it either by accident or out of convenience. He likes to choose highly polulated places so that the wait doesn't have to be long. He is usually very quiet and calm, preferring to stay out of sight and mind of the unsuspecting victims, only letting them see him when becoming infected;
"That's a little messed up, but that's alright." - COVID

His appearance represents a bent, rusty nail, having the same rusty color and very deformed limbs. His skin also feels like a rusty nail, which is part of the corruption process. Anything he touches will become infected, so as long as it is a good breeding-ground for bacteria, he is able to claim any land he wishes. He has upright spikes on his back, this coming in handy when hiding in the dirt, easily poking people if not carefully inspected. His body is overall very bent out of shape, furthermore representing old metal things. One thing he is also good at is staring and causing panic. Using his big, hollow eyes, he will proceed to smile and stare at the infected person from a given distance, no matter the place or time. This often causes panic in the subject's mind, causing it to panic and fear death even more. Although, people with Tetanus anti-vaccines or people who watch their steps will never have to meet the fate of the virus, making these things his one and only worst enemies.

MEASLES (~1000's):
MEASLES is one of the more acceptable and merciful members of the group. Having been around for at least a thousand years, she decided to try and take herself off the killer-routes. The first person she met from the group was COVID, having taken him back to the base after she helped the other recover from his new injuries. She herself has met with the family through a trespassing accident. The group welcomed her with heart nonetheless, despite discovering her unwanted abilities. Being very shy in general and so popular back in the old days led her to develop a natual fear of big groups of people and social interactions. She's very introverted and hates loud places, she likes to stay hidden and alone if possible, only coming through to interact once in a while.

As stated generally, her appearance can be very deceiving, appearing huge and muscular, but having a sweet soul. She has red, pokey skin, similar to the virus itself. Long, swirly horns, raptor-like claws and bendy limbs are also part of her features, accompanied by a giant heart. She also has two pairs of brown eyes, very similar to a human's. She is one of the more appealing diseases to be around, also not having any smell or different aura.

Despite her quite huge build, she can easily be scared away, which she isn't very fond of in general. She easily infects anyone due to her size being so massive, which doesn't help her deny her identity any further. She isn't happy with her abilities, never wanting to affect anyone, and seeing that the virus can spread on it's own by touch too makes her generally very disappointed. The group formed a great relationship with her regardless and comforts her about these things almost all the time. She's developed a great friendship with FEVER and RABIES, though, she also appreciates the presence of COVID and SEPTICEMIC.

HIV/AIDS (ongoing):
HIV is easily the most human-like disease, being infected by it once will have any human at chokehold, as it is considered incurable. "...that is, unless you can replace all your cells." - HIV stating the possibility of healing.
As stated above, this fellow is highly common against the human race, affecting a very high amount of people around the world. Very common among sex workers and strippers, but it can also spread by injecting specific drugs. It is commonly found in prisons as well. HIV accidentally became a part of the well known plague group when stumbling across one of the members in an unspecified location. That member was the WHITE PLAGUE, trying to silently patrol the area. (Note, that they were NOT part of the virus community when meeting HIV this first time.)
The both found the encounter very interesting, deciding to stick by each other's side as they were both sick of being alone all the time. Once, and twice, because this gave them a better chance at infecting people further. Since HIV knew a lot of social places, it obviously would've meant good loot for the other to stick by for. They also found very similar traits in each other's presence and enjoyed their hunts together.
They both joined into the community a little later on when the WHITE PLAGUE bumped into a patrolling SEPTICEMIC PLAGUE. He convinced them both to be part of the alliance, finally joining as both the latest members. Their relationship with the group can vary, but overall, they are chill and accepting with everyone.

Despite being able to form great friendships, HIV is a merciless killer. Their powers consist of killing white blood cells that protect the body's immune system from other simple diseases such as a fever or influenza. Thanks to this technique, the body will fall dead to any given sickness if not given proper medications to fight it off. This allows them to skip the dirty work and let life take over the rest of things. The spreading usually happens through intercourse. This includes them sneaking into bars or strip clubs, or even private homes of unsuspecting people and touching all over the places they can affect. They were given two pairs of arms to help achieve this faster. The rest is taken care by humans and their suspicious actions.

The virus owns a light pink color, six spiky horns and three giant eyes in the middle of it's face. Said four limbs, an upper body and a long, slim tail accompany its look, all of these features appearing awfully human-like for a very specific reason. It is the only one without claws, having human fingers instead. It doesn't posess any legs, so it floats and swirls in swift motions. Never touching the ground also allows it to be very certain with the areas it wants to affect. One more thing to note is the tangled thread all over their body. This is meant to represent the incurability of the virus, sticking to it's owner until it dies out. Once done, the victims will forever have a sense of haunting visions of it, only wanting to sin even more. Easily avoidable by using protectives during intercourse, or just completely avoiding doing it with infected people.

WHITE PLAGUE/TUBERCULOSIS (~1800's):
This virus caused an outbreak in the early 19th century, spreading itself all through Western Europe and then parts of South America and more. It was awfully small at first, but growing with every given victim. Not being the only one during this time period, they constantly had to fight over who gets the most kills, and to their demise, they stayed last most of the time. Despite their efforts and thoughts about giving up, they continued to hunt for a while before dying down and switching to a calmer life, meaning not hunting for competition, but for fun. This went on before they've met HIV and later joined the beloved group of viruses, completing the community. The plague and SEPTICEMIC have since grown awfully close together, going as far as having alone times and conversations, which was taken upon notice by multiple members of the group. They are said to try to keep it a secret, even if it comes off as very obvious. What the two actually have and why is unknown, the leader refuses to tell anyone about it.

Their hunting technique is practiced through a tranquilizer gun, which was created by themselves for better techniques, shooting people with it while keeping an ordinary distance, therefore being able to infect people and stay hidden from them at the same time, much like a sniper. The virus usually attacks the lungs, making the victim cough blood and have trouble breathing over time. The bullets for the gun are made by themselves through an extraction of their saliva. It is highly contagious and it only needs to affect a few people before it continues to spread on it's own. The treatment for it consists of several drug-mixtures and can take multiple weeks to heal, therefore affecting the victim for an awfully long time.

MISS PLAGUE (nicknamed by SEPTICEMIC) or TUBERCULOSIS appears as a homeless person would look after war. They have pale skin with scales and purple undertones, their face being covered by a gas mask, which is held up by their ears. Underneath can be seen two glowing eyes, but strangely, nothing else (SEPTICEMIC is said to be the only one ever seeing the other's face, being allowed upon confrontation and growing closer together). They have multiple very long, spike-like horns at the back of their neck, sticking out very far like a hedgehog's spikes would. Similar hands, that turn into scyte-formed limbs, intended for slicing. They also wear a long, torn, faded blue colored skirt, similar to those worn by women at the time. This covers its tentacle-formed lower body, which they use to slither around. They are said to be slightly disgusted by it themselves. Asides those accessories, they also wear a gun-holder on their backpack, and several bulletholder belts.

Well, that's it for the character descriptions, the rest you'll have to find out through the oneshots. 

CANONICAL JOIN DATES (the order of which the group was assambled from first member to last):

1. SEPTICEMIC PLAGUE
2. FEVER
3. SPANISH FLU
4. RABIES
5. MEASLES
6. DEMENTIA
7. HIV
8. TUBERCULOSIS
9. SCHIZOPHRENIA
10. CANCER
11. TETANUS
12. COVID

PLATONICAL CREATION DATES (the order of which the members were drawn):

1. COVID
2. SEPTICEMIC PLAGUE
3. SPANISH FLU
4. FEVER
5. RABIES
6. CANCER
7. SCHIZOPHRENIA
8. DEMENTIA
9. TETANUS
10. MEASLES
11. HIV
12. TUBERCULOSIS

SIZE ORDER (smallest to tallest):

1. SCHIZOPHRENIA (roughly 2 meters)
2. FEVER (2 meters) 
3. COVID (roughly 2,5 meters) 
4. TUBERCULOSIS (roughly 3,25 meters) 
5. RABIES (3,5 meters) 
6. MEASLES (3,75 meters)
7. HIV (roughly 4 meters) 
8. CANCER (4 meters) 
9. SPANISH FLU (4,25 meters)
10. SEPTICEMIC (4,5 meters upright)
11. TETANUS (4,5 meters) 
12. DEMENTIA (5 meters) 

HEADCANONS (nowhere near finished, just a bunch of ideas to keep you entertained):

• Dementia ate a bee once. 
• Fever has a fear of every type of water. 
• Septicemic used to wear those old, black jackets from the eighteenth hundreds, he thought they were cool (he still does). 
• COVID hates sweets. 
• All viruses would listen to Phosgore and Metallica. 
• Despite their agressive personalities and behaviors, all viruses love Earth's nature and appreciate plants like flowers and trees. 
• Tetanus talks to himself and has no shame in it. 
• Septicemic has a crush on Tuberculosis.
• Measles likes nightcore and weirdcore things. She would also listen to Mitzki and watch Flamingo. 
• Cancer abuses kids in their nightmares for fun. 
• Dementia would probably like fast food and take out, such as McDonald's and GrubHub. 
• Schizophrenia likes to make flower crowns when he's alone. 
• White Plague has a fear of cats. Her skin is sensitive to scratches.
• Spanish Flu used to play the piano. 
• Rabies loves birthday cakes of any flavor. 
• White Plague likes to watch detective movies and imagine herself as one. 
• Cancer likes to dress up pretty sometimes, but it refuses to show anyone. 
• If they all lived in one house, it would probably blow up. 
• COVID can speak chinese. 
• If excited, Dementia will swing their tail crazy like a dog. It could also probably strangle victims with it. 
• Both Tuberculosis and HIV go to sushi bars when they have the occasion. 
• None of the viruses can ride any kind of vehicle, such as bikes, cars or trains and elevators. This prevents unwanted spreading. 
• The belts on COVID's body help keep his wounds from ripping further, also helping his body stay it's original size without tearing. The one who patched him up was Measles. (see "INFLUDEATH")
• The only ones who can be seen by humans without an infection are Dementia and Rabies. 
• Schizophrenia has Schizophrenia itself. 
• COVID's favorite food is ramen noodles. 
• Septicemic loves cats and animals im general. 
• If he was human and not a virus, Spanish Flu would be a great timekeeper or psychologist. 
• Fever could survive inside of an iceberg due to her average high temperatures. 
• Measles would probably play with dolls and organize tea parties.
• Tetanus can't jump because of his drastically deformed limbs. 
• None of the viruses are capable of feeling pain, although they can feel numb if they are weakened. They fall completely numb once they die out (hadn't happened before). 
• Cancer's swirly eyes make it difficult to look them in the eyes.
• Out of all the viruses, Schizophrenia is the only one who can't verbally communicate. 
• HIV's design was inspired by NiGHTS' Wizeman. 
• Rabies' claws are as hard as a boulder, basically indestructible. 
• Fever sleeps like a cat. 
• Speaking of sleeping, none of the plagues really need sleep, they do it to hibernate or regain energy. 
• Cancer has a similar personality to Trixie Mattel. 
• Septicemic hates being called old, especially by COVID, who does that daily.