So, it was the next day. Jackie and Scott dropped Conrad off home before heading home themselves the day before.

The Gingerbread twins and snuck snacks from the kitchen and were huddled in his hammock watching a film.

Until Jackies phone went off, it was Conrad. John picked up some packets out of his way so he could reach his phone, failing to pick up the first time.

"Damn it," Jackie sighed and sat up, John huffed and sat up too, pausing the film.

"Go on," John smiled softly as Jackies phone rang again. Jackie gave him a small smile back as he stood up off the bed and wipes crumbs off of him, answering the call as he left the room.

"Hey baby, what's wrong?!" Jackie asked slightly panicked as he heard Conrad crying from the other end.

He walked through their main room, dragging Scott by his ear towards the hangars. "Hey, don't cry, it's okay, I'm on my way,"

Scott tried to keep up with Jackie so his ear didn't hurt. "Get off!" He hissed.

"Keep up and it won't hurt," Jackie growled quietly, tugging him forward briefly to prove his point.

"Jackie.. I'm scared.." he could barely make out the words that came from his mouth.

"What's wrong?"

Scott picked up on the urgency and pried himself free of Jackies grasp, keeping up with him better as they headed to one, a worried expression played on both of their faces.

"Did they hurt you?"

"They who's the-" Scott's whispers were cut off by Jackies hand, covering his mouth as he listened.

"Tried to.." Scott could quite literally feel how pissed Jackie was, sitting himself in ones cockpit while Jackie was seated not too far behind him.

"What did they do?.." he asked softly, One's engine started up, their father becoming particularly curious as to where Jackie was dragging him off to.

"Where's he dragging you off to?" Jeff asked his eldest son as he answered.

"So.. you know how they decided to tell his parents and stuff? I'm guessing they didn't take it to well.."

"Oh.." Scott turned around after he heard Jackies voice raise slightly.

"What?"

"Just hurry."

Thunderbird one launched, it would only take them fifteen minutes to get there, whereas Two would've taken twenty.

"You were right I shouldn't have said anything.."

"Hey.. it's okay.."

Time skip

"Holy fuck!" Jackie was shocked to say the least, sitting on his knees next to his boyfriend, gently holding his face in his hands, examining the wound.

He pulled Conrad into a hug, careful of the wound that was pretty deep, running from the left of his chin up to his cheekbone.

Scott contacted Tracy island again, giving Virgil and Virgo a heads up that Jackie might pull them by their ears too.

"There's no way, I'm leaving you alone here again. I promise, they won't hurt you again," Jackie promised, holding Conrad closer to him.

The smaller male clung to his shirt, letting Jackie pick him up and sit him down on the sofa, leaving briefly to grab a small towel, running it under some water before sitting on the coffee table in front of him.

"Try to keep still.." he murmured, holding the opposite side of his face gently, dabbing the wet cloth over the wound, washing it the best he could.

Conrad hissed as the water touched it, pulling back from Jackies grasp. Jackie huffed and kisses him gently, taking the chance to wash it again.

Conrad grinned and pulled back. "Sneaky shit," Jackie smiled and sighed.

"If you gonna let me do it, you'll have to let Virgil or Virgo do it, and uh... well they struggle to be as gentle.." Conrad's eyes grew wide.

"Yeah, so keep still."