Fire…so much fire…

It can consume almost anything in a blink of an eye, as well as any unfortunate soul that gets caught in it, resulting in a painful, burning death. It's especially traumatizing for those who survive the enraging inferno.

Especially causing guilt to the ones who caused it…


Inside a burning building, a small boy was running across the halls, barely dodging the flames that are currently enveloping anything inside of the building. Through the burning inferno, he could hear people shouting directly at him.

"Get the boy!" one of them, a man shouted. The boy whimpered to himself in fear as he then a loud banging sound, followed by a ricocheting sound to his left ear. He flinched at the sudden noise and squealed out in horror. As he does so, his back began to glow a bright purple, followed by the back of his throat as well.

Reeeeee!

Suddenly, a bright, purple beam erupted from his mouth and shot right towards the direction of the gunshot. A loud, painful scream was heard, followed by silence, save for the burning fire and distant shouts. "He's there! Secure him for the Father!" another one, a woman shouted. "No!" the boy shouted back in response, the purple aura still radiating from his back.

The response was a yell of determination. Just before the boy could do anything else, several loud cracks came from above. The wood supports collapsed right in front of them before the intruders were able to catch him. Taking the opportunity, he continued running through the halls.


Then, there were sounds of sirens audible in the distance. Policemen and firefighters have arrived on the scene. The boy looked on in shock and horror, fear clutching his heart. "Oh no…" he whimpered to himself. The child continued to run across the hall, until he bumped into someone. He fell back, and looked up; and screamed in horror. In front of him was a man holding a rifle. He appeared to be in his early forties and had long straight black hair. He also had a beard that was only partially grown.

The man looked at the boy, and gave a smirk, before grabbing the boy from his scalp, as the boy was bald. "I've got it." He said before he began to carry the struggling boy out. Then he pressed something in his ear and spoke. "I've got the boy! He's fine." He said. Then, over the radio, someone replied with, "Good. Now let's get the sedatives ready and get him the hell out of there!" a feminine voice replied. The boy struggled as he tried to escape his grasp, but the man was too strong.


Outside, policemen are hiding behind their vehicles as the intruders began to fire back at them. "We've almost got the key! Get these sinners out of here!" a woman from the intruder's side ordered. "Yes, ma'am!" they replied back as they continued shooting.

Nearby, an impressive looking car pulled over behind the corner of one building. Inside the car, a seemingly normal family of 5 is looking out of their window. The woman was especially looking on in concern, wondering if the kids inside made it out safely.

"Welp, this is the place." The man said to the rest of the family, pulling something out from his pocket. "Are you ready, honey?" he asked his wife as he puts on a set of eye masks. The wife nodded as she did the same. "Yep. Kids, get yourselves ready. We've got a deadly group here." The wife instructed. The kids in the back nodded as they put on their eye masks as well. "Understood." The girl said. The infant giggled as well before he began to float. The man smirked as he moved away his shirt, revealing a large 'i' symbol. "Showtime." He muttered to himself as they got out of their car.

The Incredibles have arrived to save the day.

One of the cops looked behind him and gave a smile. "Alright, the Incredibles have arrived!" he shouted towards the others as they ran towards the cops, barely avoiding the bullet fire. The man, Mr. Incredible went near the cop. "What's happening?" he asked.

"Well, as you can see, there's a fire going on in this orphanage, and this group is causing a ruckus." The officer explained. Mr. Incredible rolled his eyes at the obvious circumstances while his wife, Elastigirl, approached from her husband's side.

"Are most of the kids out safe?" she asked, worry in her eyes. The officer nodded.

"Yep. The kids and the caretakers have gotten out for the most part…except for one kid. He's still inside that building with some of the crazy people inside." He explained.

Elastigirl and Mr. Incredible widened their eyes in shock. "He's in there?! And NO ONE'S tried to help him?!" went Mr. Incredible in anger.

REEEEEE!

A purple beam bursts from the burning building, causing parts of it to topple over and crash to the ground, crushing some of the crazy men in the process. The team widened their eyes in shock. "Uh…I assume that's the boy?" asked the teenage girl, whose name is Violet. The officer shrugged. "I guess, the owner hasn't told us much because of-"

Bang!

A bullet ricochets past the officer's head, making them flinch back down. "You come any closer to us, and we'll show you the wrath of the Lord." One of them, presumably the one who fired called out. Elastigirl sighed and shook her head. "Yep. It's a cult." She went with another, more frustrated sigh. Mr. Incredible and the kids looked at her in confusion.

"You've dealt with these people before?" the former asked. Elastigirl nodded. "Yup. Well, not THESE people. These are extremists who would do anything because God tells them to." She explained.

"Mom, how do we get inside?" asked the boy, Dash. "They're trying to think of something." Violet retorted before noticed something's missing.

"Wait, where's Jack-Jack?" she asked. Dash raised a brow, and then looked down at where he was supposed to be holding the baby. His eyes widened. "Not again…" he groaned as the others widened their eyes.

Ahahahaha!

They widened their eyes and looked above the car, and saw Jack-Jack, who was walking towards the cult.

"Oh no." Dash went as he clenched his teeth. The cultists weren't paying attention to Jack-Jack walking up towards them with a giggly smile. Suddenly, Jack-Jack felt his eyes brighten and suddenly felt lasers coming out from his eyes, cutting through the guns. The cultists widened their eyes at seeing their weapons sliced like knives.

"Uh…" one of them went. They looked up and saw the Incredibles in their fighting poses. The cultists, however, weren't fazed and pulled out machetes, or other melee weapons.

"For the Father!" a woman cultist shouted as they ran towards them, knowing they'll lose, but it's better to go down with honor than to face the Father's wrath in their eyes.

REEEEE!

Another blast of the purple beam shot through the fire, brutally slicing through the cultists like molten hot lead going through butter. The family was cut off guard, but Violet was quick enough to manifest a purple shield around them just in time, the beam reflecting off the shield and onto the path of a police car. The policemen ran out of the way just as their car blew up in a fiery explosion. The family flinched. "Sorry!" called Violet.


Soon, the beam stopped, allowing Violet to de-manifest the shield. Eventually, a small boy ran out of the fire, burns on what's left of his clothes. He was panting without noticing the family, who was looking at him with shock and concern, Elastigirl especially. They could see that the 7-year-old boy was bald, and from a certain glimpse, she could see two different colored eyes from where she was standing. There was also an amputated hand on his left shoulder.

The boy looked up to get more air when his eyes laid upon the Incredibles. His eyes widened in shock, and in fear, beginning to step back. Immediately, Elastigirl was the first to try and soothe him. "No no…it's okay. We won't hurt you, I promise." She said, slowing walking towards him, hands raised in a peaceful posture. The boy stepped back, still fearful and wondering who these people are. "It's okay…it's fine. We're here to help you, okay?" went Elastigirl, trying her best to calm him down.

The boy, while still uncertain, briefly looked at her more clearly; she didn't seem to be crazy-looking, nor as dangerous as the other strangers. She was…actually pretty looking, and she gave a warm, motherly smile. For a moment, he loosened the tension from his body and allowed her to take a step closer, and closer until she was right in front of him.

"There…see? We're here to help you, me and my family." She instructed, moving towards the amputated hand. The boy followed her gaze and silently gasped as he saw the hand, not expecting it to be there. "It's okay, I got it." She cooed softly as she began to pry it off.

"Yeesh, that's a bit morbid," Dash mumbled to himself as the rest of the family watched, earning him a smack from Violet. "Shut it!" Violet hissed. "Kids," warned Mr. Incredible. The boy didn't hear them as he just stood still as Elastigirl finally took off the arm.

"Yeesh…I don't know what happened in there…but I'm really sorry about that." She said softly. The boy gave a soft smile before their conversation was interrupted by the creaking wood behind them. The building was beginning to collapse thanks to the purple beams.

"Uh oh. We've gotta go, sweetie." She said as she grabbed his shoulder softly. The boy moved to her as she grabbed Jack-Jack, took the boy's hand and they ran as quickly as they could. Suddenly,

Bang!

The boy shouted in agony as he felt the pain coming through his left shoulder. The Incredibles were stunned as the boy grasped his arm. Elastigirl gasped as she stretched her arm to give Mr. Incredible Jack-Jack. "Hold Jack-Jack." She instructed before she looked at the fiery building. Out stepped another man with a missing hand, and a pistol on his right hand. He had short black hair, and a long beard as well. "Come with me, kid!" he shouted before he stopped upon seeing Elastigirl glaring at him. The boy gasped to himself as his back began to glow purple. "He's not going anywhere with you!" she shouted.

Elastigirl then stretched her left arm out and quickly grabbed the cultist's shirt, before pulling him closer to her, lifted him over her shoulder and slammed him against the ground. The boy remained looking at the building, and with a deep breath, he opened his mouth and launched a purple beam towards the building. As the building topples, the beam cuts through, cutting it apart into two pieces. Elastigirl and the rest of the Incredibles flinched and had to duck from the debris. Even through the debris, everyone could see the purple beam bursting through, moving about. Elastigirl instinctively moved away back to her family, still carrying the struggling man with her. "W-Why is he still shooting that beam?! How is he even doing that?!" asked Dash, the noise of the beam loud enough to force him to shout.

Elastigirl just shook her hands to clear her vision. She could barely see the boy, illuminated by the purple beam. She looked at the boy's face, but couldn't tell clearly what he was feeling.

Then, the purple beam appears to widen, and it later turned orange, and soon the beam now became a flamethrower, the fire quickly lighting up and engulfing the remains of the orphanage, sending dust and debris flying. The nearby trees, as well as fences, and a playground in the backyard were all engulfed in flames. Everyone widened their eyes, and backed away, as the surrounding air began to feel hot.

Elastigirl was preparing to do the same until she heard something coming from the boy. It sounded like a high-pitched scream of pain and agony. "The boy…" she said to herself as she sympathized with him. The fire must've been burning his throat, teeth, and even lips. She wondered why she didn't stop, but as the dust cleared, she saw…fear and panic in the boy's eyes.

"He's…he's scared." She said to herself. Mr. Incredible looked at her, thinking he heard something from her. "W-What?!" he asked, trying to get her to answer more clearly. Elastigirl looked at him. "I'm gonna try and calm him down!" she shouted before she moved forward. Mr. Incredible and the kids looked at her like she was crazy.

"What?! Helen, are you crazy?! You'll get burned to death!" he shouted as he grabbed her shoulder, accidentally using her secret identity's name. Elastigirl flinched at the grip, but she wasn't one to give up when someone's in danger…especially when that person is a little child. "He's panicking, Bob! The poor boy, I don't think, doesn't seem to understand his powers yet! And I think he's actually hurting from the fire as well!" she explained. The boy's screams of agony further proved her point. Mr. Incredible looked at the screaming boy, tears streaming down from the pained child's eyes.

"I'll be fine! Besides, Edna made these suits indestructible!" she said with an assuring, yet cocky smirk. She then placed the captured cultist in front of him. "Keep him here!" she said before she ran off towards him. Mr. Incredible grabbed the cultist and looked at her, still unsure of what she's doing.

"Helen!" he shouted briefly before he sighed and shook her head. He very well remembered when they first met before superheroes became illegal. She's quite a feisty and determined superwoman…probably one of, if not THE reason why he was into her in the first place. "*sigh* That woman…" he grumbled as he grabbed onto the cultist, who was still struggling.

Elastigirl approached to the side of the boy, who was still firing his fiery breath and still screaming in agony. "Sweetie! Kid, please calm down!" she pleaded. The boy moved his eyes towards her, and through a river of tears, shook his head. Elastigirl now can clearly saw the fear in his eyes.

"They're gone! Those bad people are gone! I promise; you took care of them!" she shouted once more, approaching him despite the heat.

The boy huddled his arms closer, and still shook his head. Elastigirl sighed in sadness. "Kid, you HAVE to! You'll hurt your throat, teeth, and lips even more than last time! Please, you don't want that, don't you?!" she asked. Her words stirred something inside of him, as he widened his eyes upon realizing what she meant…

Elastigirl saw the fiery wave becoming less and less intense, but still intense enough to be worrisome. "It's working…gotta keep it up." She thought to herself. However, she knew her words won't be enough. So, she tried to do something very risky. "Come on, mom…" Violet mumbled to herself as she and Dash looked on in worry, as with Mr. Incredible. The captured cultist looked on in anticipation as well. Elastigirl sighed to herself and closed her eyes and she extended her arms.

The boy's eyes widened some more and his heart skipped a beat as he felt arms wrapped around him. But this time, they were…soft. More comforting…warmer, and…loving to him. Elastigirl was hugging him, hoping to whatever deity is out there that this will work. The boy was stunned, so much so that the fiery breath coming from him was becoming less and less intense. The fiery breath became smaller and smaller until it soon dissipated. Elastigirl felt her heart flutter in relief. Then she looked down and saw the boy crying his eyes out as he covered his mouth with his hand. She couldn't see the exact wound, but she could see black marks surrounding his mouth.

"Hold on, let me see that." She instructed, placing her hand on his hands, gently pulling them away…only for her eyes to widen at the grotesque sight before. The fiery breath was so hot, that the lips were all but gone, and the surrounding skin was melted to the bone. The teeth themselves were melted almost to the point beyond recognition. Everyone else besides them were also stunned and repulsed by the sighting. Violet gasped in shock, while Dash just covered his own and Jack Jack's eyes. Mr. Incredible just looked on, stunned in horror. He had never seen this kind of brutality happen to anyone, especially to a child. "Poor kid…" he mumbled to himself.

Unfortunately, the captured cultist overheard him. "You call THAT THING a kid?!" he growled at him. Mr. Incredible just glared at him. "Be quiet, sir! You're already in enough trouble as it is." He threatened with a low tone. But the cultist didn't back down. "I don't care. The Father made it very clear that he wants the boy for the Awakening! He wants it to awaken our-"

Whack!

A single punch from behind by Dash was enough to knock the man out. Mr. Incredible looked at Dash. "What? He was getting too loud, and was ruining the moment." He said with a shrug, pointing to Elastigirl and the boy, who were looking at the crazed man.

Elastigirl heard shuffling and saw the boy whimpering, hiding behind her from the man, mouth still open from the massive burn. She was quick to respond, and she hugged him close to her.

"It's okay…it's all over now." She said, holding him closely while being mindful of the wound. The boy just looked down at the ground, amazed at this stranger's kindness. Upon realizing she won't hurt him, he just closed his eyes and sobbed silently. Elastigirl smiled warmly until she looked at the cops.

She gestured her hands to get Mr. Incredible to do something. He was confused, so Elastigirl had to play 'charades' with one hand to get him to get the others to call for help. Mr. Incredible eventually nodded and turned to the others.

"Well, what are you guys waiting for? Call for help, now!" he instructed, pointing towards them. The cops nodded as one of them pulled out the radio from her patrol car.

The boy remained sobbing for a while before he felt his body growing heavy. His eyes grew heavy, and so did his breathing. Elastigirl looked at him, and she ran her fingers through his scalp, as he's got no hair.

"Just rest now, sweetie. You look tired from all that." She said softly as she stood up, carrying him. The boy shook his head, trying to stay awake, but the combination of her warmth, soothing voice and lack of energy in his body was getting to him, and before long, he leaned his head to her chest and before long, he was unconscious.


Elastigirl approached her family, still holding onto the boy. "Well, that's taken care of." She said. The kids just stared at the boy's ruined mouth. "Yeesh…that's terrible…" Violet said, feeling sympathy for the boy. "But…but Dragons aren't affected by their fire breath, and even certain fiery supers don't seem affected by their powers." Dash replied.

"Well, first of all; dragons don't exist," Violet began. "and secondly, that's only because those supers had their skin…adapt – I think that's the word – to their abilities. This boy doesn't seem like he's built for those powers." She explained. "Oh…well, what super is he, then?" asked Dash.

"I don't know, sweetie. But I think the owner may know about this boy." Mr. Incredible suggested. "Is the ambulance on their way?" asked Elastigirl. Mr. Incredible agreed. "Yes. Help's on the way, don't worry." He instructed.

"E-Excuse me, Mr. Incredible?" asked someone from behind him. Mr. Incredible and his family turned around and saw a policeman walking towards them with a serious expression.

"Hello there, officer. How may I help you?" he asked, shaking his hands. The officer nodded. "Of course. The owner of this orphanage is willing to speak to you about the child. She wants to know if you're available." He explained. Mr. Incredible looked at his wife, who nodded, and then he nodded back. "Yes, of course. W-Where is she?" he asked. The officer nodded as he gestured away, and Mr. Incredible followed.

Elastigirl and the children remained behind as the other cops began to cuff the unconscious cultist and place him into their patrol car. Dash looked at the unconscious boy, who was still in Elastigirl's arms, sleeping deeply despite the grotesque appearance.

"Mom?" he asked, and Elastigirl looked at him. "What is it?" he asked. "W-What's gonna happen with the boy now?" he asked, concern in his eyes. Elastigirl looked at the unconscious boy and shook her head.

"Well, he's gonna be sent to the Metroville Hospital for Supers to see if they can do anything about this…well, this." She said, referring to the burnt wound. "As for what will happen afterward…I'm not sure. But if this cult is anything like the previous ones I've fought before, they're persistent; they will come for him…and maybe us as well now." She added the last part with fear for her family. The kids looked at one another with concern, while Jack-Jack just looked on at the scenery around him with excitement.

"Mom, is he…gonna stay with us?" asked Violet. Elastigirl shrugged. "There are other Supers out there that could probably take better care of him until the heat with the cult dies down…but I don't know if WE'RE gonna be the ones…I really don't know…" she said as he rubbed her thumb on his scalp, wondering for sure if her husband would approve of keeping a dangerous child at all…


AN: Well, this was something I've been wanting to do for a while, but never really got to until I saw the Incredibles 2 in theaters last weekend – at the time of writing and posting this – and watching clips of Shin Godzilla.

Nothing really much else to say, aside from the Godzilla incarnation I'm using will be the Shin Godzilla.

Well, I hope you enjoy this and stay tuned for more!

Edit: For those who wondered why this looks different; I now have a beta-reader for this story! The reason why is because I like this story, and I want to do my best with this one! The beta is Inspector Brown, and he made good Incredibles stories as well. So, that's what I wanted to tell you. The other chapters will be different too, so I'd type this just to let you know!