A few hours later

In a hospital room, the sound of a vital machine awoke Victoria. She opened her eyes slowly, feeling a sharp pain in several parts of her body. Her head was spinning, and she could not understand where she was. However, the intense pain in her arm, which was covered by a cast, brought her fully awake.

She looked around and swallowed hard. The images of the devastating explosion flooded her mind, causing her to jerk upright in a startle.

"Ethan, Melany! Children! My God! My babies!" she screamed, as she pulled off the sheet covering her and carefully tried to sit up. It was then that...