"The bobbies.." Vivian mumbles as Colby Jack gets in the car. He looks to her confused.

   "Whats that about?"

  "The..Bobbies are what police are called over the pond."

   "I see.. How do you know this?" Viv knew she had to come up with a decent story.

   "History buff." Jack stayed relatively quiet as Vivian drove her usual route.

'The hood' is what the kids called it. Making the place sound cool when really it wasn't. Every day and every night she heard of drug deals, murders, drive byes, and rapes. Half the time she was first on scene to all of these. The neighborhood knew her, and she knew them. They didn't mess with her and she gave them the respect no one else has.

  "We doing a foot patrol?" Jack quietly asked. Vivian looked around then started on the perimeter of the neighborhood.

  "We are going to stay put." She responds as watches some young men walking down the street.

  "You're kidding."

  "No, I'm not. Nothing huge happens here, where we need to be on foot. He looked extremely confused as she drove down a side street.

A young woman came running toward the car. Vivian stopped the car and got out.

  "Stay Jack." she then looked to Alicia. "What is it Alicia?"

  "There was a fight... and now theres a man.." She looked up to her home then back to Vivian. "The girls are in there." Alicia cries out. Vivian pats her shoulder then looks over to Jack.

  "Alicia, was he armed?" Alicia nodded and in one swift move Vivian had her in the back seat of the squad car. "Alicia, you are safe here. We will get your girls."

  "Wait, whats going on?" Jack asks getting out.

  "Possible hostage situation." Vivian whispered to him. She looked around and found a place to shield herself.   "Radio in the cavalry Jack." He nodded and called in our location and findings in plain site. As he was calling for backup, something moved within the house. Vivian creeped toward the car. "Jack! Get d-" a loud gunshot rang as Vivian jumped in front of her partner. From the back seat of the car Alicia screamed.

Viv laid on the cement, her knee cap blown off, and her wound unusually bigger than she expected. Jack had his gun pulled and pointed to where the original shot came from.

   "Viv! Let me get you a tourniquet." He frantically searched the car. Vivian sat up and grimaced.

  "Ah. No need." Jack watches her in amazement. He saw her get shot in the knee, how is it not bleeding, and how can she move? "Cover me with your long gun. I'm getting the kids." Before Jack knew it Vivian was already up and about to breach the front door. Another squad car arrived, the officers got out and followed after Vivian. Jack pulled his long gun and covered the outside. He listened for yelling or gunshots from the house, but heard nothing. Vivian cleared every inch of the house looking for the girls and the shooter. She cleared an area she waited for the team, once they were with her she walked upstairs slowly. They came to a big open area, but no shooter. Thats when she noticed a closed door across the room. She motioned to it, the others nodded and they went over to the door. On the count of three Vivian led the group into the room. The suspect held the girls, Ava and Jamie, naked against him. When Viv and the team entered he had pointed the gun to her, and Vivian, a marksmen, had hers pointed to the middle of his forehead.

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  "Try Me." Vivian growled. He flinched to pull the trigger and Vivian shot him right between the eyes. The girls screamed as his blood spattered on them and he fell to the floor. Vivian holstered her gun and took the girls in her arms. "Put on something okay?" She whispered to them.

  "We will probably have to take photos... and keep them for questioning." One of the men states with a smirk. Vivian glares at him.

  "They are fifteen and sixteen. Minors and victims." Vivian defends them, wrapping a sheet around them.

  "So?" One of the cops pushes.

  "They will not be publicly humiliated in that manor. Haven't they been through enough?" Ava and Jamie started to cry silently, Vivian held them close and tried to calm them down.

  "Lets get your statement taken, then you can go back to your mom."

Vivian took the girls statements and helped them get cleaned up and dressed. She then walked them down the steps and out the front door, Alicia hung onto Jack who himself had a blank face. Alicia and the girls ran to each other and held each other. Vivian went back to her partners side.

  "How?" Jack asked looking to her.

  "How what Colby Jack?" Vivian glared to him.

  "You were shot. I saw it."

  "I guess since we are stuck together Jack. There is something you should know."

Vivian called into their Lieutenant asking for a couple hours of coverage so they could calm down and debrief. That was automatically granted and they went to Vivians home.