Hope {z nation - 10k}

3x2

The motor of the tiny boat roars as Murphy steers it to shore. As the crew from the ship unloads the boat, Murphy watches them with his hands on his hips. "That's it, Captain. Put your back into it. In two minutes, I want this place in my rearview mirror. Exploding submarines tend to draw the wrong kind of attention." A stunned 10k sits up at the boat and looks at Murphy. Getting up, he lifts his shirt to see the gunshot wound he got before departing with the rest of the crew.

" What happened? Where is everybody?"

" This way kid. Let's go. We're going our own way now."

" We kept you alive all the way to California. Where are you going?"

" To start a new world." As Murphy starts to walk away, he stops and turns to 10k. " You might want to check the boat for any leftover cargo." He then turns back around and continues to walk. 10k sighs and turns back to the boat, rolling his eyes. He's one hundred percent sure he remembered everything. As he approaches the ship, he catches a glimpse of brown hair. He drops his bag and runs. Lying there on the floor of the boat is an unconscious Lana, her entire right side covered in blood.

...

As they drive into a clearing, 10k jumps out of the vehicle and takes off into the woods. " There he goes. He'll be back." 10k would never leave Lana willingly. So when he appeared back in the same clearing right next to Murphy, he wasn't surprised.

"I don't understand."

" Get in. We need to keep moving. The further we get away from the humans, the better."

...

" Let's find this blue son of a bitch," Warren says to the crew. Just then, an armored truck beeps its horn at them. "Thank you," she says, looking up.

"Speak of the blue devil."

Murphy sat in the driver's seat, captain's hat and all, smirking. " Well, look who's still alive. Roberta Warren."

" Murphy."

" The Murphy."

" Murphy!"

" Where is 10k and Lana?" Addy thought that her question was the most important. That's a better question than everyone saying Murphy's name a thousand times again. Murphy looks at her and shakes his head, indicating that the two love birds didn't make it off the ship. Addey knowing that the blue man is full of shit, just glares at him.

" Well, look like you've been busy making friends."

Warren looks into the armored truck and sees the doctor in the passenger seat with a bite on her face. " Looks like you've been making some friends too."

" Funny. El Scorpion. "

"It's not El Scorpion anymore. Just Hector."

" Oh. A little "Road to Damascus" moment there, eh Hector? Me too, I have seen the light." As the conversation goes on, it gets more heated, and Warren draws her gun and puts it in Murphy's face.

"Get out of the car."

"Seriously, Roberta. Okay." He holds his hand, and 10k lets out a warning shot near Warren.

" 10k?" Enders start to approach the warehouse, and Murphy takes off. As soon as he's gone, the crew runs, too. As the armored truck pulled around the warehouse, 10k emerged from his hiding spot. Once inside the truck, he grabs Lana, puts her head on his lap, and starts to run his fingers through her hair. He noticed the bite on the side of her neck that Murphy gave her. He had the same bite on the back of his neck.

" The warning shot, the Enders, that had to be 10K, right? Who else can shoot like that?"

"We have to let him go. We are going to drive ourselves crazy."

"Okay. It's just us now. And we are going to stop Murphy from creating his damn race of Blends. Onto the new mission."