Disclaimer:

I do not own Left Behind: The Kids, they belong to Tim Lahaye and Jerry B. Jenkins. If I did own this series then we would have a book 41 and a TV series. Plus Judd and Vicki would have gotten together a long time ago.

Summary:

An old friend of Vicki's has arrived in Avery, Wisconsin with a truckload of equipment and supplies. But he also brought a surprising partner with an amazing story that will shock the Young Tribulation Force and show them that God really does work in mysterious ways.

A/N:

I still cannot believe that I have this chapter done already. I wasn't expecting an inspiration to come for at least another couple of days and another week before it could published and yet here I am. As you have probably noticed by the title of the chapter I have chosen to wait a little longer to reveal who the mysterious passenger is to you guys. But don't worry; I am not trying to be cruel or anything like that. I just figured that it might be a good idea introduce Vicki and the others first. Now before I move on to the story I just want to make something clear. These author's notes are very important so make sure that you read them.

Prologue: A Surprise for Vicki

7:00 P.M. Avery, Wisconsin

Dinner at the Avery hideout had just finished and Marshall had everyone stick around a little bit for a couple of announcements before they scooted off to their cabins for the night.

"Alright everyone, settle down! Before you all head off to bed I have a couple of announcements to make. Earlier today I received an email from Chloe Williams that let me about a truckload of equipment and supplies that will be arriving tomorrow morning. So I need everyone to be up bright and early so we can help unload everything."

"Is all of this stuff for us or are we just going to store it for the Co-op until later?" asked Mark.

"Good question. I have no idea. Chloe wasn't very specific in her email about the truck for security reasons but she did say that the driver and his passenger will be staying with us for at least a week. So we also need to have a couple of beds ready for them by tomorrow evening."

"Shelly and I can handle that," Melinda volunteered.

"Ok then, thank you Melinda."

"Do we know anything else about these guys? The last thing we need is for something to go wrong and we end up being taken by surprise with a truck load of GC Peacekeepers," Vicki commented.

"Don't forget the creepy little Moral mice," Darrion shivered.

"Hey! We're sitting right here you know!" Conrad and Melinda piped up.

"You two don't count since you're both Christians now," Janie reminded them.

"Ok you guys, that's enough. And to answer your question Vicki, there is one thing that Chloe did tell me about them. Apparently the driver is an old friend of yours but she promised the guy not to reveal his name because he wanted you to be surprised, so don't bother asking," shrugged Marshall.

"An old friend huh? Hmmm, something tells me it's going to be a very interesting day tomorrow," Vicki said with curiosity written all over her face.

"More like a back-breaking day to me," Janie chuckled.

"These are the days where I am very glad Janie 'the complainer' is gone for good," Mark teased.

"Keep it up, Eisman, and she may come back to haunt you tomorrow," Janie teased back jokingly.

"And that is my cue to dismiss you all. And remember, the truck should be here at around 7:00, so be up bright and early tomorrow," Marshall said with an amused smile.

With that everyone said goodnight and left for bed. However, Vicki stayed behind to talk to Marshall in private.

"You're really not going to tell me who this guy is, are you?"

"Vicki, even if I knew, I wouldn't be allowed to tell you. You'll find out in the morning. But you must have some theory as to who he is, right?"

Vicki sighed and shook her head. "To be honest I have no clue. I've only known a few truck drivers over the years and they're all either dead or don't believe at all. Part of me is hoping that he's someone from my old neighborhood. It would make me and Shelly feel a little bit better knowing that we aren't the only Christians that came out of that trailer park after the rapture."

"Well that's something to talk to God about, but we won't truly find out for sure what happened to all of the people from our old lives until Jesus comes back."

"I know," she sighed.

Marshall put a hand on her shoulder, gave her a small smile, and said, "Get some sleep. We have a long day ahead of us."

Vicki nodded and walked outside to go to the cabin she shared with Janie and Shelly. When she got there, both girls were waiting for her with a million questions written on their faces. But Vicki shook her head and told them that she was tired and promised that they would talk about it in the morning. So the girls let it go for the moment and they all crawled into their respective beds. After Janie and Shelly had quickly fallen fast asleep, Vicki was still awake with so many questions running a million miles an hour through her head. She knew that sleep would not come easily for her tonight and a part of her wanted to call Judd and tell him what was going on. But in the end, she decided that it would be best to just send him a quick email tonight, tell him to expect a call the next night, and that she could use some prayer. When that was done, she hopped back into bed in the hopes that she could get some sleep. Because Marshall was right, it was going to be a very busy and very long day tomorrow.

As she finally drifted off, her last thought was, "God I don't know who this guy is and a part of me is scared about who and what to expect. I ask you to please give me peace about whoever this mystery guy turns out to be. Something tells me that I will need it tomorrow since these days surprises are not usually very fun at all."

We know who the mystery guy is but Vicki doesn't so it's understandable that she is very nervous right now. But next time Vicki will find out and then we'll see her reaction to Deacon's appearance and the identity of his mysterious passenger.

By the way, I am planning on putting up a poll later today about who Mark should end up with since I've always wondered who would be a good match for him. The only romance I'm planning on doing right now with this story is with Judd/Vicki on occasion and maybe Conrad/Shelly. But my plan is for this story to be focused entirely on Deacon and passenger for right now.

I have four girls in mind for this poll and three reasons for why I chose them:

Melinda and Janie: I have seen people mention these possibilities on Fan fiction

Darrion: If you have listened to the Radio version of the series then you know why I included her.

Nada: My own personal curiosity and yes I am aware that curiosity killed the cat.

Looking forward to seeing the results and please review my story. Reviews make me very happy and give me a reason to keep going.