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"I wish I could tell you more, but only the doctors really understand the details." The headmaster said. A doctor came out the door, then stopped in shock when he saw Damien.

"Absolute Leader." He began with a bow. "It's an honor."

"Can you tell us more about the Thunderbird twins?" The headmaster asked.

"Yes. I'm surprised those two survived a nitroglycerin accident like that with so little damage. They're not blind. Their limbs are not broken. They should be fine in about a month. I can't exactly say the same about some of the others. Two deaths, fourteen blind. A few with third degree burns. But it's impossible for the blindness to be purely caused by the accident. We found traces of a chlorine gas reaction. The two were wearing goggles and masks, so they're fine."

"Are you saying there were more reactions?"

"Well yes. This was sabotage, correct. It's not that much of a leap to say that the person who did this also released chlorine gas somewhere as well. Surely you didn't think those two twins did this to themselves."

"Of course not, but those two do have a record for pulling pranks." The headmaster replied. "But if that's the case, there was no trace of chlorine in the chemicals they were using. The twins definitely didn't plan this. I'll go inform the detectives."

"They're stable." The doctor said. "You can see them now if you wish. They're in room 207."

Vincent and Valkyrie were both sitting in a doctors table with frowns, holding each others hand for comfort. They were covered in bandages and bruises from what was exposed.

When the two looked up, their faces instantly brightened. Instantly, they tried to get up, but their movements were slow as they gripped their wounds, not able to get out of bed. They looked up at him with a mixed expression of happiness and pain as they tried to both reached for him.

The twins sniffled and gave a small nod.
"It hurts..." Vincent muttered.
"It hurts a lot..." Valkyrie agreed.
"Is... is everyone else ok?" Vincent asked. The doctor looked away and said nothing. Seeing the doctor's expression, the twins began to tear up, gripping their father's hand tightly, both barely restraining themselves from crying out at him.

"Thank you, d-absolute leader." Vincent muttered, lowing his eyes and quickly catching himself before saying 'dad'.

"We'll never forget this." Valkyrie nodded, beginning to tear up, the two trying their hardest to keep some form of distance in front of the doctors for the sake of Damien's reputation.

"Yes sir..." They replied, looking up at him as if they didn't want him to go. They then looked down at their wounds and then back at him.

"It will take about a month to fully heal, but you should be allowed to leave today when your guardian comes since it's only bruising and mild burns." The doctor told them. "We'll proscribe some salve to help the healing process, but it takes time more then anything else we could really do. You'll need to stay home from school for a week or two before returning, depending on how fast you two heal."

"A-a week?" Vincent stuttered.
"W-with mom?!" Valkyrie continued, both giving the doctor a look of horror. After all, technically she was their legal guardian. They then turned and looked up at Damien as if begging him to bring them home with him.

((I don't think the kids actually know what happened to her. At least, I'm assuming they don't. They're in boarding school, after all.))

"The mother? I'm not sure sir. Their parents haven't arrived, but I'm sure the headmaster has called them in order to pick them up." The doctor replied.