Dang it, your not all shipping what I want you all to ship. Hopefully by the end of this chapter you will :)

I know you are all probably sick of the short chapters, but I feel like if I make them any longer the story will move along too fast and the story will be short. And... I don't want it to be short.

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R5Girl13: I'm only making Rydel treat Ratliff like that for some humour to the story, not for people to ship them. It was either him or Riker and to be honest, I don't think Riker really suits being treat like a hostage by a girl. It's funnier with Ratliff lel. Daaaang it. You are wrong with what I want you to ship cx haha. Oh well.

Riaura fan: No, Rocky and Rydel are not going to be related. Nobody in this story is related by Ross and Rocky. That is all.

Chapter 5

Ratliff stayed silent for a little while as they drove through the streets of LA, looking from Rocky to Ross and to Rydel who had finally put the gun down and was looking out the window with her knees held lazily up to her chest.

They had been driving for the past half an hour in the truck that was starting to shake, and honestly... Rocky thinks it's going to collapse or break down. He's not the only one with that thought, Ratliff has that thought too he just hasn't said anything. All the boys know it's Rydel's old car and they don't want to say anything incase she picks up the gun again and tries to shoot them. They wanted to get to Utah in one piece. Whether if it was in a car or not.

At long last of them trying to find an exit out of LA that wasn't blocked or had zombies around it, they found one. Ross turned the car down the road and began to speed up a little bit, now that it appeared they were coming down a deserted road. The road he and Rocky always use to travel down going back and forth from Utah and LA. Now that they had found it, the journey to Utah should be easy for them.

Just as Ross had that thought, he drove over a bump which made the car jump even more and even shook Rocky, Rydel and Ratliff off their seats a little. Ross tightened his grip around the steering wheel. He had forgotten how bump this road was.

The four of them got threw around the car like rag dolls, Ross not so much as he had the steering wheel to hold onto. The most he got was bobbing up and down. Rocky almost ended up in the back seat at one point, Ratliff and Rydel kept smashing into each other and kept hitting into the back of Rocky and Ross's chairs. It wasn't the most comfortable journey.

After one last bump Ross slammed the breaks down on the car, throwing everyone forwards. He took a deep breath and everyone else sat up properly on the seats, after getting themselves into awful and awkward positions. "Rydel, if we don't stop driving now... I'm afraid your car is going to die on us." Ross said.

"Don't be stupid," Rydel said, slightly offended "before the apocalypse happened I drove my car down here plenty of times. It was fine. Sure, the same thing happened but it was perfectly okay. It didn't break. Look at it. It's completely fine now, isn't it?"

"Yeah, but for how much longer?" Ross asked, causing Rydel to slap him harshly round his blonde head.

"Rydel, stop hitting him! Ross, stop provoking her to hit you!" Rocky said, as if he was the father of two children.

That was a mistake for Rocky to say. Because as soon as he said that, the two of them started shouting at the same time about how shit the car they were driving in was and how much Ross deserved to be hit and trying to defend the poor old, badly damaged car. Ratliff slouched in the seat at the back, rubbing his temples and wondering how the hell Rocky managed to put up with them both. He'd only known them all of half an hour, 40 minutes if you count the time he was hiding under the blanket, and already he was losing the will to live with them both.

Eventually Ross and Rydel finished shouting towards Rocky and at one another before they stopped, taking a heavy frustrated sigh and sitting crossly in the seats they were in. Ratliff lifted his head, looking between Ross and Rydel "Oh, so we're done acting like five year olds now are we?" Ratliff asked.

Rocky smiled sarcastically "And meanwhile, whilst you were both arguing and acting like children you both failed to notice that now the car is being surrounded by at least three zombies."

Ross turned his head very slowly to the window next to him where he saw a zombie, probably female, standing there looking at him. "OH SHIT!" Ross shouted in fear, getting the fright of his life. His natural instinct right there and then was picking up his gun that was next to him in his bag and shooting the zombie several times. Of course the bullets broke the window completely before it actually got the zombie in the head.

Rydel gasped "YOU DID NOT JUST BREAK THE WINDOW!" She shouted.

When the zombie had fell to the floor, Ross peered over the window of the car and shot the zombie a couple more times in the head to make sure it was actually dead and not pretending. He put his head and arm back in the car, turning to Rocky "Done." Ross smiled in relief.

Ratliff nodded, with a smile on his face that told Ross had had just made a horrible mistake "Yeah, he said three zombies. Not one."

Suddenly Ross felt the back of his shirt being pulled on backwards, and slowly he was starting to move that way. "OH SHIT! ROCKY HELP ME!" Ross shouted, reaching out for him. Rocky reached over and grabbed Ross by the hands, trying to pull him away from the two zombies who were trying to pull him away. "RATLIFF HELP!" Rocky shouted.

Ratliff got from where he was, leaning over the back of the two seats and grabbing Ross by wherever he could and tried to bring him back away from them. "NOT HELPING!" Ross shouted, letting out a small scream as he felt himself move away from Rocky and Ratliff a whole lot.

Ratliff turned his head slightly to where Rydel was sat, looking as though she wasn't bothered by what was going on "Don't just sit there, Rydel! Help us!"

"No! They know what I told them back in the store." Rydel said, even though Ratliff didn't know, but Rocky and Ross did.

"Don't expect me to do anything for you guys. Okay? If you guys get into trouble, get out of it yourself. You seem like the type of idiots that would have that happen to you and lets face it... I don't think it'd look good you two being saved by a girl, would it? I mean, it's bad enough you both got took down and tied up by one."

Ratliff raised his eye brows in disbelief at Rydel. He went to go say something, but realised Rocky was struggling even more now that Ratliff had distracted himself to get Rydel to help them. Ratliff got a tighter hold on Ross and tried to pull. Rydel watched with her arms folded, enjoying them all struggling. She only wasn't going to help them right now because she knows they'd managed to get Ross away from both the zombies if they just used their brains. Their very tiny brains which don't seem to be working right now.

She watched as Ross was practically halfway out of the car by now. Rydel sighed, rolling her eyes. She stood as high up as she could in the car, managing to fit one of her legs through the gap between the chair and the window. She kicked her leg out where she kicked one of the zombies in the face. At least she thought she did. When she heard the scream of pain, she realised she kicked Ross instead.

Instead of attempting to kick again, Rydel got out of the car from her side and turned to both of the zombies. Who were fighting for Ross with Rocky and Ratliff.

She couldn't believe she was about to do this.

"Hey zombies!" Rydel shouted, waving her arms around "look!" she shouted. The zombies stopped what they were doing and looked towards Rydel. The zombies slowly let go of Ross, who grabbed hold of Ratliff and Rocky so he didn't fall backwards out of the car.

Rydel really didn't think this through because it looked like the two zombies were going to go after her. "Okay, so um..." Rydel said, stumbling for words as she stepped backwards slowly "it's been really nice knowing you guys for the past hour almost, but um... I think I'd better run whilst you guys get out of here."

"Rydel! Don't be so stupid!" Ross said, holding himself out of the car so he could see her "you're not killing yourself just so we can get away! Now... COME. ON!"

Rydel turned her head where she saw a small broken, wooden fence. She grinned before running over to it and kicking it as she got to it.

"RYDEL!" Ross shouted as she ran over to it and the zombies started going over to her.

When Rydel got over to it, realising the two zombies were hot on her trail, she practically drop kicked the fence so it would break. She landed on the grass flat on her ass when she did, but there was a piece of broken wood from the fence next to her so she was having no complaints. She picked it up and stood up as quickly as possible, turning around and bashing both zombies over the head once or twice with the wood.

Ross, Ratliff and Rocky watched in amazement as Rydel fought them both off with no problems. Yet, when Ross was being pulled out of the car he, Ratliff and Rocky were losing. Like Ross said earlier to Rydel, he knows a military base that could do with someone like her. Once Rydel had the first zombie down and dead, hopefully, she spun round and smacked the other one straight in the middle of the face where it's head practically exploded.

The three boys grimaced in disgusted and hissed "Ooo..." as that happened.

Rydel stayed frozen holding the piece of wood in the air, and looking slightly disgusted as parts of the zombie guts when all over her. Including her hair and face. She shuddered, walking away from the field and making her way over to the car.

Rocky laughed "Well, doesn't somebody look pretty." he teased.

Rydel glared at him "Shut up, I just saved your ass when I said I wouldn't. Don't get all cocky and sarcastic with me."

"Yeah, and almost died trying." Ratliff added.

Ross nodded in agreement "Don't... don't ever do that again, Rydel."

Rydel looked at him confused "What? Don't save you ever again? Okay." she scoffed, absolutely shocked Ross was telling her not to do that.

Ross shook his head "No, not that," he said, he would be more than happier letting Rydel save him again due to the fact he has more faith in Rydel saving his life than his own brother and Ratliff "being a distraction for the zombies. Sure it was brave Rydel, but next time you might not be so lucky."

Rydel frowned a little at Ross as he got back into the car properly and as did the others. She got back into the car and shut the door, sighing heavily as Ross re-started the car. Ratliff let his eyes wonder around awkwardly, feeling the tense atmosphere that had been created. Obviously Rocky could feel it too, cause he was debating whether or not to say something.

And he did.

"Oh, have we had a lovers tiff? Is that why we're so angry?" Rocky asked, directing to Ross and Rydel. Making Ratliff laugh. All he received from them both was a glare.

Ross shook his head "I was only warning her slash trying to protect her."

Rydel scoffed "I don't need protecting!" She protested "if anything, your the one who needs protecting because if it wasn't for me you'd be dead right now!"

"Yeah and if it wasn't for that strike of luck of there being a broken fence, you'd be dead, Rydel!" Ross snapped back at her.

Rydel rolled her eyes "Why do you care for? You only just met me! You shouldn't be bothered about whether I die or not!"

"I just do okay?!" Ross yelled "you've decided to come with us which means that's another person we have to make sure who doesn't die as well as Ratliff. Cause if you die then it's our fault for not looking out for you properly. No matter how long we've known you for. So just shut the fuck up and lets get back on the road."

Rydel silenced herself, leaning back into her chair more feeling more angry than she already did. She didn't need no babysitter. She could look after herself. Ross needed to understand that, because the last time someone said they'd look out for her and make sure she didn't get hurt, hurt her and almost killed her. But that's a whole other story she doesn't want to get into. Though no doubt she'd have to tell Ross that sooner or later so he would get it drilled into his head. She can look after herself.

Rocky spoke up "We'd better find a river or lake or something, you know. So Rydel can clean herself up." Rocky said, trying to be delicate incase it set one of them off again.

Yet again silence followed. Ross angrily tried to start the car again, but it wouldn't. He was starting to get impatient with it to the point where he gave up and punched the steering wheel. Rocky sighed, putting his hand on the key and turned it where the car started up again. "C'mon, let me drive now." Rocky said, feeling like it wasn't a good idea for Ross to drive pissed off.

Ross got out of the car, slamming the door and walking round to the passenger side where he also slammed the door as Rocky climbed into the drivers seat.

So... what do you ship now? Do you still ship what you shipped before or has that changed? *prays it changed* lel.

Thanks for reading!

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