so I found my answer. Thanks for all the help. 

You could ask the guys from SkyNet 3D Firmware... 

They modifiying the Marlin FW for the Anet A8.
https://www.facebook.com/skynet3ddevelopment/

Depending on what features you want ( or need), you might even be able to take a simple driver and adapt it. The original code used for my 3D printer was based on Arduino code for a 2D drawing machine. The code is on GitHub referenced from https://hackaday.io/project/13420-rigtigs-big-3d-printer (although the final working version was on a USB that disappeared). If you want to follow through on that route, and you need assistance, just send me a message.

ask @Whosawhatsis.  That guys knows his way around marlin and mods. 

Thanks for the reply. I sent him a msg.

I assume you've already looked under Configuration_adv.h where there's an option to utilize the second extruder driver/motor as a second Z motor? As far as running this motor independently of your Z axis I'm not sure, but that's a good place to start.

Look in the code there and maybe tweak it a little, and also enable one of your empty endstop connections under Configuration.h.

Yeah. Been looking at the documentation trying to see what can be done with the config.