A huge human trafficking center is at the works. Their mascot, Alexys Barnes, has been theirs for 10 years... and is also a subject of interest to Sam, who wants to try rescuing her. The rest of the group is against the idea, as school is starting up soon and no one wants to get involved. Things start to change when they start hearing about disappearances happening all around them, including several instances when travelling to Avery's dance competitions. It all culminates in the abduction of Brielle, Avery's older sister. With the help of Dr. Scientist and a mysterious old lady, Sam, Elle, Mia, Mackenzie, Sean, Shanna, Heath, Luke, Skylar, and Avery have another rescue mission on their hands... potentially their most dangerous one yet. Meanwhile, Mackenzie has to come to terms with the fact that she may be sent away with her birth parents after finding out she was actually abducted at childbirth by the illuminati.
This is the 7th story in the Teenage Journeys series.
Co-written with @MC_Sparkler.
Cover art by Brookie (Discord friend of mine).
Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlFtosIdF0s
NOTICE: There are a couple of controversial subjects brought up in this story, including rape and suicide. If any of these subjects make you uncomfortable in any way, be wary of the chapters with (TRIGGER WARNING) in them.
**COMPLETED**
Several years after the world succumbed to a deadly strain of measles that turned those infected into crazed, mindless cannibals, Charlotte wanders the backroads alone, content with surviving day-to-day.
That is until she crosses paths with Nate and his daughter, Emmi. Emmi is not and cannot be vaccinated against the disease, so the only way to protect her and give her some kind of life is to reunite her with her estranged mother in a quarantine zone on the other side of the country.
Charlotte wants nothing to do with Nate or the girl who looks like her dead sister. She does not want to go through the grief of losing people again if something bad was to happen. And something bad does happen when Emmi is kidnapped, and it is no one's fault but Charlotte's.
Through this obligation alone, Charlotte feels like it is her responsibility to get Emmi back, to right her wrong. In helping Nate pursue his kidnapped daughter, Charlotte inadvertently allows herself to feel again, to care for those other than herself.
But with the clock ticking, Charlotte's new found family may just end up like her own, dead and destroyed, if Emmi is exposed to the disease that her father tried so hard to protect her from.