I give you the first real chapter of Road Trip to Hell! I would have posted it sooner but things got in the way and I still haven't found a beta reader yet so there's bound to be mistakes in it somewhere. As far as views go this is doing a lot better than I thought it would, which I'm really pleased about, and hopefully I can get some reviews out of it too(hint, hint). Since each chapter will be an episode from the show they're going to be on the long side which I hope you all will appreciate.

Disclaimer: I do not own Z Nation or it's plot, only Mo.

Chapter 1

Puppies and Kittens

Mo stood quietly next to Addy and Mack as they looked through the weapon inventory before them. Most of them were guns which really didn't interest her as much as the blades did but some of them were cool. She already had her trusty machete, a large hunting knife, a pocket knife, and two pistols so all she really needed was some ammo but it was still fun to look. The two young adults kept an eye on the teen that was with them, hoping that she wouldn't cause any trouble. The girl looked all sweet and harmless enough with her long flowy blond hair, big innocent blue eyes, and kind of contagious smile but she had a habit of stealing things. She had amazing pick pocketing skills and could rob someone blind if she wanted too which has both come in handy and gotten her in trouble. She had this game where she would steal something off of someone and would give it back to them before they realized it was even missing just because she gets bored and is that good at it. Really though Mo was the nicest and most caring person they knew, both rare traits to have in the world they lived in now.

"You have any more blades lying around?" Mo piped up.

"Just what you see."

"What about something more silent?" Addy asked.

"I'll take that car stopping gun though, never know when a rogue car is gonna jump you from behind a bush or something." Mo said casually, causing Addy to giggle and Mack to snort and shake his head.

"Not today missy. You come back with a new gun then we're all going to be in trouble because technically Garnett says you're still grounded." Doc said.

"Ugh what's the point of groundings? It's the apocalypse for crying out loud! I was never grounded before the world went to hell in a hand basket." Mo grumbled.

"I don't agree to it either but quit grumbling about it. Just come stand next to me and be quiet." Doc said.

"Doc..." Mack warned.

"What? I can keep a better eye on her here." Doc said as he placed an arm around Mo's shoulders after she skipped over to him.

Garnett and Mack had brought Mo to Camp Blue Sky almost a year ago after coming back from a run and in that year Doc had become really close to the girl. He thought that she was fun to be around and often encourages her to have fun. While being her friend he also thought himself to be a guardian of sorts to her and it had nothing to do with the fact that he could get use out of her pick pocketing skills either though he often got on to her for stealing the drugs he has her steal for him from him. She always gave them back but still. Mo's relationship with Addy and Mack wasn't as good as the one she had with Doc because of the crush she used to have on Mack when they first met but she got over it and they're all really good friends now. From time to time Addy notices that Mo still gets down about the whole thing but she sees that she's trying to come to terms with it so she won't cause any trouble or risk the friendship they all have and tries to help her to the best she can. Mack being Mack was oblivious to the whole thing at first, thinking that Mo was just really friendly, but is still unaware of her lingering disappointment.

"Hey Mo, check this out." Addy said as she swung a metal baseball bat around with spikes on it.

"That is so you. If you don't get it I will." Mo said.

"What part of you're not getting anything did you not understand when we left Blue Sky?" Doc asked.

"One of you two get me that gun." Mo said.

"Oh so you're going to shoot me now?" Doc scoffed.

"Not yet but something's coming." Mo said.

Everyone tensed and sure enough a Z came running out of the woods. Addy used her new club thing to give him mercy and then his zombie brothers came running out but everyone but Addy shot them down. Mo pouted as closing time was announced and everything was packed away and hauled off. She really wanted that gun.

"What did you get?" Doc asked her as they hurried along.

"Plenty of ammo, some oxy, and aspirin." Mo said.

"What? When did you get the ammo?" Mack asked.

"When everyone was watching you try out your new guns." Mo told him.

"But how did you-where did you-never mind." Addy said.

"I got the stickiest fingers in the west." Mo bragged.

"You might want to reword the way you say that Mo." Mack laughed.

"Shut up and keep moving." Mo grumbled in embarrassment.

They made back to Camp Blue Sky but when they got there they were greeted with the horrible sight of it on fire. Mo went to run towards it but Mack and Addy held her back. If a fire on that large a scale broke out then who knew how many Z's were running around down there and they sure as hell didn't want Mo running in there head first. An explosion went off and Mo felt her legs give out and her blood run cold. Mack gently sat her down on the ground and Addy did her best to calm her down. Tears were starting to fall down her face while she began to tremble and her breathing quickened rapidly as if she was having a panic attack or something. Addy and Mack both tensed, she was having a panic attack!

"Doc she's having a panic attack!" Addy said.

"Mo you have to calm down okay? Breathe nice and easy, in and out." Doc told her.

"But Charlie and Warren-oh god they're in there!" Mo panicked.

"Relax Mo, it'll be alright. I'm sure they're fin. You need to control your breathing and calm down. Now is not the time to freak out." Mack said.

"We need you to stay strong okay?" Addy said.

Suddenly the walkie-talkie Doc had went off and the sound of Charlie trying to contact Blue Sky caught everyone's attention. Hearing Charlie's voice sent a wave of relief over Mo and calmed her down greatly but the poor girl was still shaken up and crying so Addy took her into her arms and rubbed her back until she was just sniffling.

"Mayday, mayday. Calling Camp Blue Sky." Charlie said.

"This is Doc with Thompson, Carver, and Mo. What's your situation? Over." Doc replied.

"Hey Doc what's going on?" Charlie asked.

"Thank god you're alive Garnett, we thought you were dead." Doc said.

"I'm not at Camp blue Sky. What's happening?" Charlie asked.

"Blue Sky has been overrun. The whole place is on fire and Mo is getting over just having a panic attack."

"Is she okay? What about survivors?"

"Well there was a ton of gun fire a while ago but nothing since."

Addy and Mack helped Mo up and they hurried off once again. Mo didn't know where they were going but she faithfully followed them. It wasn't safe to stay in a spot like that for too long and she was ready to get away from the site anyways. The sound of a vehicle caught Mo's attention and she slowed down a bit. She saw the camp's escape bus driving up and she hoped that there were survivors.

"Hey look there's the escape bus." Mo pointed out tiredly.

"They got the kids out!" Addy said.

As the bus drove by they saw those who were left of Camp Blue Sky and a zombie. Fear replaced the hope that Mo had felt as they rushed to help as the bus crashed. Before they could get too close the back door to the bus opened and Z's flooded out, forcing them to run away. Mo felt ready to pass out as they ran from the Z's chasing them but she forced herself to keep running. Normally she was the fastest runner they had but after her panic attack she was exhausted and sluggish. Luckily they caught sight of the pickup truck and she hopped in the back with Addy and Mack. She was sprawled out on the truck's bed and struggled to catch her breath. As things calmed down Mo couldn't fight her exhaustion any longer and quickly passed out. When she was woken up they were at what looked to be an old high school and she was introduced to Hammond and Murphy and was filled in on what was going on.

"My reinforcements are dead. We need to make a quick search for survivors and any supplies." Hammond said.

"This place is giving me the creeps. I feel like we're being watched and Z's could swarm this place any minute." Mo said.

"Yeah you can still smell fresh blood and that's never a good sign." Mack agreed.

"Garnett and Warren, you clear the building. You four check the vehicles." Hammond ordered.

"Bossy much." Mo scoffed as she hopped out of the back of the truck.

"I think that's his job Mo." Addy said.

"Yeah but still. Hey what's that over there?" Mo asked.

"Dunno, let's check it out." Addy said.

Mo led them over to a group of Z's surrounding something, trying to get at something. The closer they got they realized that they were surrounding a zombie cage. Mo took out her hunting knife and started piking Z's so she could see what they were after. With the other's help the Z's started dropping faster and she could finally see that they had been after a girl that was locked in the cage. Mo stared at the girl, a strange feeling forming in the pit of her stomach as she did so. Mack broke the lock on the cage but Mo pushed past him and went in his place instead.

"Careful, she might be dead." Doc warned her.

"I got this, don't worry." Mo said as she placed her hand on the girl's shoulder.

Suddenly the girl shot up and backed Mo up against the cage bars with a knife to her throat. Mo quickly raised her hands up in surrender, looking a bit panicked before running her fingers through her hair and laughing like a crazy person, confusing everyone. The girl gave Mo a look before gasping and backing off, confusing the others even more.

"Mo?"

"Cassandra!" Mo squealed as she threw her arms around the girl.

"Sorry, I didn't know where I was. I must have fallen asleep." Cassandra said as she hugged the younger girl back.

"Asleep? How long were you in there for?" Doc asked.

"Two days." Cassandra said.

"Two days? Come on, we'll take you back to the others. We have a lot to catch up on. I'm so glad to see you again." Mo said as she helped Cassandra out of the cage.

"You two know each other?" Addy asked.

""Yeah she took care of me for a while. Don't worry she's cool." Mo said.

"It's been almost a year since we saw each other." Cassandra said.

"Well we have all the time in the world to make up for it." Mo said.

They took Cassandra to the others and despite Mo vouching for her they still didn't trust her. Mo pouted in the corner like the child she was being treated as while Hammond questioned her. She argued with him about it because he had just showed up and started giving orders so what made him any different from her? At least Cassandra wasn't telling people what to do. Charlie had told her to let Hammond so what he wanted because it was important but all that did was make her make her upset. Since saving her and taking her in almost a year ago Mo had come to see Charlie as her father figure so it hurt her that he was taking sides with someone they barely knew over her. Cassandra had been her best friend at one point so why couldn't they just take her word that Cassandra was a good person?

"Why would somebody lock you in a cage and leave you to die?" Hammond questioned.

"I didn't do anything. I locked myself in the cage for protection." Cassandra said.

"You have the keys?"

"I lost them…"

"Why are you dressed like that?" Warren asked.

"I don't have to justify myself." Cassandra said.

"Maybe you do! We were supposed to meet the men in those vehicles. What happened here?" Hammond asked.

"Those men showed up here about a week ago. They cleared out the school and set up some sort of camp. But word got out that there was food. Lots of it from the bomb shelter. It didn't take long, there were too many people. The soldiers shot some of the locals and brought the Z's. you can guess the rest." Cassandra said.

"Why are we wasting time talking to her for? Give her the baby and let's go." Murphy said.

"You can't give this girl a baby and leave." Charlie said.

"Well they can't come with us." Murphy shot back.

"Why can't they come with us but you can?" Mo glared.

"Because little girl I'm special." Murphy said, glaring right back.

"Yeah special ed but that doesn't give you the right to be a dick." Mo snapped.

"Mo…" Charlie warned.

"You know what, shut up! We'll take them to the next safe outpost. God I hate moral dilemmas." Hammond grumbled.

"Yeah what's next chief, you wanna start a college fund for him?" Murphy asked sarcastically.

"Dude seriously shut up." Mo glared.

"Puppies and kittens 200 yards away." Warren cut in.

"Zombies." Charlie clarified for Hammond.

"Alright everyone, time to go. You five, I want you to grab all the food and weapons you can find. Load them in that truck, the keys are still inside." Hammond said.

"Hey we haven't talked about this." Mack said.

"We can talk about it later, right now you do what I tell you to do. Garnett, you stay with the baby and Murphy until we get back. Warren, you and I are gonna see if we can start up that deuce and a half. Everybody meets back here in five." Hammond ordered.

Except nobody made a move to do anything. Everyone just sort of looked at everyone else until Charlie gave them the okay. Seriously the guy was pushing his luck. Mo stormed out of the room followed by Addy, Mack, Doc, and Cassandra, all looking less than pleased themselves.

"Who the hell does that guy think he is?" Addy asked.

"I told you he was bossy. He's just mean…" Mo said.

"Well we might as well do what we were told." Doc sighed.

"So Cassandra, how long have you been out for?" Mo asked when everyone scattered to look for supplies.

"Not very long. They gave up looking for you, they think you're dead at this point. I did too honestly." Cassandra admitted.

"I almost was. I was still weak from Black Summer and I got chased up a tree by a bunch of Z's. I was stuck there for four days before Garnett and Mack found me. I would have died if they had found me any later than they did."

"I should have given you more supplies than I did…"

"You helped me get out and I'll never be able to repay you enough for that. Why are you still dressed like that? Weren't you able to find any other clothes?"

"Not yet. But hey you look nice, better than the clothes you were in before for sure." Cassandra said, referring to Mo's outfit that consisted of a blue and gray striped tank top under a gray zip up hoodie jacket, black cargo pants with holes in the knees, and worn out dark brown boots.

"Thanks."

Suddenly Doc started screaming and the girls quickly turned to see him holding off a Z. Mo pulled out one of her pistols but she couldn't get a clear shot in with the way they were moving around. Addy and Mack were having the same issue and for a brief second they all thought that they were going to lose him when suddenly a shot rang out and the Z dropped to the ground with a huge hole in its head. Mo ran to Doc and tackled him into a hug before the two looked up and noticed someone running away on the roof.

"Are you okay?" Mo asked worried.

"I think so. I'll let you know when my heart starts beating again." Doc said.

"Let's get the hell out of here." Cassandra said.

"I couldn't agree more." Doc said.

Mo silently followed along behind them as she tried to calm her heart rate down. That was a close call, too close for her liking. She had been devastated when she thought she lost Charlie at Blue Sky and she hadn't even gotten a chance to really confront him yet to get over the scare. Almost losing Doc like that had nearly sent her into another panic attack. Without Cassandra, Doc had been her go to person and she wouldn't know what she would do without him keeping her spirits up. It wasn't just Charlie and Doc though, the others had become her family as well and she didn't want to lose that. Losing one them was a major possibility though and she could cause some serious problems if she panicked and shut down every time something like this happens. She was of no use like that and she couldn't have that happening. Mo was suddenly snapped from her thoughts when the person she was walking behind stopped and she walked right into them and fell back.

"You okay Mo?" Warren asked.

"Yeah I will be. What's going on?" Mo asked.

"Weren't you listening?" Murphy asked.

"No." Mo deadpanned.

"The baby turned and now we're waiting for Hammond to give it mercy so we can go." Charlie said.

"Oh yeah there was a baby. Did it get bit? How did it die?" Mo asked confused.

"It was already really weak so it died naturally." Charlie said a bit sadly.

"Oh um sorry, guess I wasn't paying it much attention. Babies have always made me nervous and I hadn't seen one since I was maybe ten so I guess I just kind of ignored it." Mo admitted.

"I thought that women were supposed to be motherly but there isn't a motherly bone in that body of yours is there." Murphy scoffed.

"Some mothers give up their babies, some abuse them or ignore them, and certain female animals eat their own young. Don't stereotype me like that. I wouldn't ignore my own child but I'm only seventeen dude and we're living in the freaking apocalypse! Babies make me nervous as I said before; I don't hate them or anything. I haven't seen one in so long I guess I forgot how to deal with one. Did any of you besides Charlie? That's what I thought." Mo huffed.

"You've got some attitude problems don't you?" Murphy mumbled.

"Thanks I think it's my best quality." Mo said sarcastically.

"God I hate teenagers." Murphy said.

"I think you hate everything." Mo shot back.

"That's enough you two, knock it off. You're a grown man arguing with a seventeen year old girl." Warren said.

"And you're normally better behaved than this." Charlie told Mo.

"It's his fault, he's an ass! A lot has happened today too." Mo said defensively.

Charlie went to say something else but was cut off by Hammond's screaming. The others went inside to help and Mo shuffled in behind them. Arguing with Charlie and getting him mad at her was not how Mo wanted him to know that she was happy that he was still alive. The scene inside was not a good one, Hammond was laying on the ground with the zombie baby and another zombie eating him alive. Mo took out one of her pistols and shot at the three of them with everyone else. After that was taken care of they all just left for the truck since there was nothing left for them to do. Mo took her place in the bed of the truck while everyone else wondered what to do next. Camp Blue Sky was gone, they were stuck with some asshole who was supposed to save what was left of humanity, and they didn't know where to go.

"You okay?" Cassandra asked as she leaned against the truck.

"Stressed out but who isn't? I'm not being fair to the others but I'm just so-so I don't know! Our base camp was overrun earlier and I thought that I lost Charlie. He's been a father to me since he saved me but all I've really done since finding out he's okay is act like a bratty child. I'm not that kind of person." Mo sighed.

"You know that, I know that, I'm pretty sure they all know that. You just need some time to sort things out for yourself. You're seventeen but you're being forced to grow up in this shitty ass world and they understand that. Well except for that Murphy gut, what's his deal anyway?" Cassandra said.

"Dunno, he's as new to the group as you are." Mo shrugged.

"Hey listen up everybody! It looks like we're taking Mr. Congeniality here to California." Charlie announced.

"California? But that's almost 3,000 miles away!" Mo said shocked.

"Yeah I know that Mo but we just got orders from someone who needs us to take him to a lab in California." Charlie said.

"Orders? How did we get orders? Hammond isn't bossing us around anymore." Mo said.

"Hammond's walkie-talkie went off and some Citizen Z guy told us that we had to get Murphy to California before the batteries died. Look I know that it's not the idea situation and it's going to be hard but he might just be the only hope for humanity." Charlie said.

"I know that but it's just that today has been pretty rough, even for apocalypse standards. First Camp Blue Sky and then all this, it's too much for me to take in for one day. Going to California is going to be dangerous and I almost lost you, Warren, and Doc today, I don't want to see anything happen to you, any of you." Mo admitted.

"Oh Mo I know that today was really hard but we're all okay, we're all alive." Charlie said gently.

"Except for Hammond." Murphy cut in.

"Shut up." everyone told him.

"You never know what's going to happen or what day will be your last with the world the way it is now. When Doc said that Camp Blue Sky had been overrun I thought I had lost you too since technically you were supposed to be grounded and weren't supposed to leave but I had to stay strong even though I was worried because the others need me and I need you to be strong too because we need you." Charlie said.

"I know, I'm sorry Charlie." Mo said.

"It's okay, I understand. I'm really glad you're okay though." Charlie said.

"You too." Mo said before the two hugged.

"Great! Now that that's over with can we get going?" Murphy asked.

"To California!" Mo said with a grin.

Everyone split up to make room in the vehicles, Doc took the pickup truck and Cassandra rode in the front with him while Mo stayed in the back where she was and the others all took the army vehicle. Mo could have rode in the truck with Doc and Cassandra where she wasn't exposed but she like riding in the back by herself since she had all the space she wanted if she wanted to lay down and she like the feeling of the wind on her skin even though it made a mess of her hair. They weren't even out on the road for a minute before Doc slowed to a stop.

"Hey you're that sharp shooter that saved my ass back there aren't you? Need a ride?" Doc asked.

Mo sat up just in time to see a cute boy around her age with messy black hair and shoe soles on his shoulders jump in the back with her. She stared at him for a little while before he finally caught on to her staring and gave her a nervous look. She got up so she could stand next to him, noticing that he had gorgeous green eyes and that he was taller than she was, the top of her head just barely reaching his chin.

"Why are you staring at me?" he asked her.

"You're really the one who saved Doc earlier right?" Mo asked.

The guy nodded his head.

"Respect." Mo said.

"Uh thanks…" the guy said.

"Really though thanks, Doc means a lot to me. He's a good friend and I don't know what I would do if I lost him." Mo told him appreciatively.

"You're welcome."

"So what's your name? Mine is Mo."

"Ten Thousand."

"That's not a real name though."

"That's the name I gave myself."

"Hmm but Ten Thousand is too long. If someone needs your help and they call out for you if could be too late. Oh I know! Why don't I call you 10K? It's short and it sounds cool." Mo said excitedly.

"10K? Yeah that sounds good."

"Yeah now we both have cool nicknames."

"Mo isn't your name?"

"Nope it's short for my real name."

"What's your name then?"

"What's yours?" Mo shot back.

10K didn't say anything and Mo grinned.

"Well how about this then, we'll play a little game. I'll give you five chances to guess my name but here's the catch, you only get one guess per day. No limit on how many days it takes you to use a guess though. If you don't guess my name correctly after five tries then you have to tell me your name. After you tell me your name I'll tell you mine." Mo suggested.

"And what if I do guess your name right before my five chances are up?" 10K asked.

"Then you don't have to tell me yours if you don't want too. So what do you say? You game?" Mo asked.

"Sure, you're on." 10K grinned.

"Great! You can start guessing whenever you want but remember only one guess per day and you have no time limit." Mo said.

"Morgan." 10K blurted out.

Mo laughed and shook her head, causing 10K to frown in disappointment. This was going to make the road trip a whole lot more fun.

Yay, episode one is done! I'm trying not to make characters seem too ooc but I think I'm already failing lol. So what do you think of Mo now that you know a bit more about her? Like her, hate her? And what about her meeting with 10K? Leave me reviews telling me what you think! Reviews are the best so don't hold out on me! If you review then you get mentioned when the next chapter comes out. Also the more reviews I get the quicker chapters get put out!