Yet another Judd/Vicki fic. This one is a lot heavier than Domestic Bliss. Set during the tribulation, just shortly after Judd and Vicki are married.

I don't own LBTK etc etc.

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"If I only could make a deal with God,
Get Him to swap our places.
Be running up that road,
Be running up that hill,
With no problems."
-Kate Bush "Running Up That Hill"

The Commanders boots fell heavy on the concrete floor of the prison. The sound of his steps alone could bring the strongest, bravest warrior to their knees. He carried with him an air of impending doom. Death followed wherever he went. There was one thing that was certain when it came to Commander Fulcire. You didn't want to be on his bad side.

Fulcire barreled through the doors to the meeting room, his underlings already seated around the table, eyes forward and bodies leaning in to hear from their leader. They had achieved a victory that day, and they were all eager to hear their leaders next move.

The Commander sat heavily and glared at the other troops, his gaze was the epitome of terrifying.

"Gentlemen." he began, his voice deep and authoritative, "Today we have achieved a great victory, but we must not allow ourselves to become too proud of ourselves. For this victory is only the beginning if we play our cards right. The prisoner we arrested today is just one piece in the puzzle that we are trying to complete, but she is indeed a very large piece."

Fulcire glared around the room, eyeballing each troop at the conference table, before throwing up a mug-shot on the screen. The woman was young, she looked tired, but fierce. Her eyes held a distinct courage that could only be held by someone with the faith that she held.

"The prisoner in question is a nineteen year old, Caucasian female from Mount Prospect, Illinois. You may know her as Vicki B. Full name; Victoria Byrne. This young woman has been a thorn in the Global Communities side since she began distributing illegal news propaganda material in her high school shortly after the disappearances five years ago. She later went on to commit several other crimes against the Global Community including the disruption of a GC Gala with an illegal broadcast that she and her accomplices made possible after stealing GC equipment. We have had this girl in GC custody before, but she has always managed to slip through our fingers, usually, from the help of her main accomplice: this man."

Fulcire clicked the button and a photo of a young man appeared. This wasn't a mug shot. This had been taken from a distance without the subjects knowledge. "This man is Judd Thompson, a 21 year old Caucasian male from Mount Prospect Illinois. He has many times been linked to crimes committed by Vicki B and is of course responsible to many for of his own and he is now, as we have so recently discovered, Vicki B's husband."

Murmurs erupted around the table. This was new and interesting information.

"This man is the only reason why I haven't already personally executed Vicki B." Fulcire continue, "If his past actions are any indication, this stupid boy will do anything to try and rescue his precious wife. All we really have to do is play the waiting game. We hold Byrne is custody, and wait, until Thompson decides to show his face and then we capture him as well. The only thing that would make executing this pest a whole lost sweeter would be watching her face as we execute her new husband first. So I need round the clock watch, at all of our prisons and bases in the area. I need Peacekeepers out there 24/7 keeping watch for that boy, because when he comes around, and I know he will, I want him brought in and I want him alive. Do you understand?"

Fulcire glared at his troops who all saluted and replied, "Yes sir." in unison.

"We're close gentlemen." Fulcire said, rising from his seat, "Incredibly close to having not only one, but two of our most wanted criminals in our custody, and I will not rest until they are both dead."


To be continued.. if you want more that is... oh heck, I'll continue either way. x