Howdy folks! Basically, my main idea behind this is to write up one-shots centered around our favorite superhero family! Some of them may be connected, most won't, but I'll be sure to let you all know the deal What's first you ask? Well, how do first time parents Bob and Helen Parr react to an infant daughter that has...special abilities? So without further ado, enjoy!
Children weren't commonplace in the superhero world. There simply wasn't enough time between fighting crime and saving the world to raise children, who needed far more attention and care than most Supers could give. But the times were changing, and Supers were close to being ran underground entirely. This presented some with the chance of finally retiring and settling down.
So when a beautiful and healthy baby named Violet was born, Mr. Incredible believed he had finally settled into being Bob Parr, and it felt good. 7 months later, however, he was beginning to crack. Mr. Incredible had been...well...incredible. A superhero by every definition of the term, a man who could stop speeding trains and lift cars with one hand! But this Bob Parr, he was a boring and mundane man who struggled to hold down a job for more than a few weeks.
These were the thoughts that ran through Mr. Incre- Bob Parr's head as he got out of his car that was too small for him and walked up the steps to his home. To his family. To what kept him sane. The thoughts immediately vanished as he opened the door and saw his beautiful, loving wife washing dishes in the kitchen.
"I'm home, honey!" He announced, walking into the kitchen and giving his wife a quick peck on the cheek.
"Hey! How was work?" Helen turned from the dishes to face her husband.
"Same as usual, nothing important. How was Vi?" He asked. Ever since Violet was born and superheroes were closer and closer to being outlawed, Elastigirl settled into the role of homemaker as Helen Parr.
"She's been napping for a while. Could you go get her? It's about time for her dinner." She asked as Bob proceeded to walk down the hallway and into their daughter's room. "Hey, speaking of, what sounds good for us?" She called, looking into the pantry to see what they had.
"Um, Helen?" He called back, ignoring her question.
"Yeah?"
"You said Vi's been napping, right?" Concern shown through his voice.
"Yeah. Is something wrong?" She asked, growing a little nervous herself at her husband's tone.
"She's not in here..."
"What!?" She left the pantry open and ran into Violet's room, where Bob was now frantically searching.
"Are you sure she's not in a different room?" He asked, throwing open the closet door so hard it almost broke from its hinges.
"Why would she be in a different room, Bob!? She was right here!" She shouted, pointing at Violet's small crib. Wait...under the thin blanket were...her clothes? "Bob...?"
He got up from where he was looking and moved to Helen, who was staring oddly inside the crib. As he looked inside, he understood the confusion on his wife's face. Violet's clothes were almost floating in the crib as if someone unseen were wearing them. Looking closer, he also saw an impressing on the mattress. Hold on...could Violet have...?
"Honey..." He began, cautiously reaching his hands into the crib and touching at the clothes. A small giggle emanated from the mass. Lifting up the said mass, the body of his daughter reappeared in his hands. "Oh my God..." He said in awe. Helen let out an exhale of relief and sat down on a small chair in the corner of the room. "Honey, Violet has powers!" He shouted with a huge smile forming over his face. Violet giggled louder. A look of fear began to overtake Helen's face.
Bob began moving around the room, Violet in his hands. "Who has superpowers? You do! Oh, yes you do! Can you turn invisible!?" He said in a baby voice, his face shining with glee.
"Bob..." Helen's face not changing from the look of fear.
"Our daughter has superpowers, Helen! Isn't this amazing?" He stopped to face her.
"Yes, it's great, Bob, but think about this." She said, standing up.
"What's there to think about? Vi's gonna be a little superhero!" He turned back to his daughter, who was still giggling with a large smile on her face.
"Violet can turn invisible, Bob..." Helen said, a hint of aggravation in her voice.
"I know!"
"Can we talk about this for a second?"
His smile faded at his wife's tone. He set Violet back down in her crib and faced her.
"I don't think you're hearing me right, honey." She began. "We have a baby...that can disappear."
The same look of fear now took over his own face as he finally understood his wife's words. "Oh..." He said with worry. "Oh boy..."
"Yeah." She said, falling against the back of the chair. Bob got on a knee and sat against the chair's side, wrapping an arm around his wife, who buried her head into her hands. "I mean, as if having a baby wasn't stressful enough, we have one that can freaking disappear? We can't take her anywhere now, she could get lost! What if we lose her somewhere? Oh, and it doesn't help that she's so quiet, I mea- " She abruptly stopped, realizing what she had just said. "Oh my God, did I just complain about a quiet baby!? What is happening?" She cried. "How are we going to deal with this, Bob?"
"Hey, it's not that bad. Her clothes don't turn invisible when she does, we can just dress her in really bright colors all the time! Maybe put a bell on her!" He joked, letting out a nervous laugh. She did not let out any laugh, which only made him more nervous. "Do you remember what I said when we got married?" He asked.
"It's hard to forget when you bring it up whenever we're faced with the slightest adversity." She said with a small smirk, doing away with some of his nervousness.
"Well it's true!" He laughed. "We're superheroes-"
"-What could happen?" She finished for him as her smirk grew larger. He laughed and pulled her closer.
"We can deal with this, honey, I know we can." A silence fell over them, interrupted only by Violet's baby babble and occasional giggle.
"Were we ready for this? Kids and all?" She asked, breaking the silence.
"I know I was, and didn't you say you were ready to settle down and start a family?"
"Yeah, but that back when superhero work could earn you a good living. We're about to be illegal, Bob." She sighed.
"Trust me, I know. But I have a decent job right now. We're not in any trouble."
"And thank you for that. I know how much you hate needing to have these normal jobs, and it means so much to me and Vi that you still stay at it." She said, leaning over to plant a kiss on her husband's cheek.
He smiled a bit. It made the jobs seem less horrible remembering he was doing them to support the two people he loved most in the world. "Later on, Violet will learn how to use her power, and everything will be fine." He said reassuringly.
"I know that. I can't say I won't have a small heart attack when I walk into a room and can't see her, though." She laughed, getting up from the chair and walking over to Violet's crib.
"When she does learn how to control it, have you ever thought about...maybe having another kid?" He asked. She stopped in her tracks and turned around.
"Another kid?"
"Yeah..." He clarified nervously, realizing it probably wasn't the best thing to ask at the time.
"Well, I mean...have you?" She asked.
"A little." He was surprised at the docile response.
She took it in. "I guess it would be nice for Vi to have another little girl to talk to and play with..."
"Another little girl?"
"Or boy!" She quickly added.
"Gee, could you imagine brother-sister fights with superpowers?"
"Oh, God! They'd destroy half the city!" They both laughed. "Ya know, maybe when Vi has control of her powers..."
"Really?" He asked, again surprised.
"Yeah. Maybe. Now come on, Vi's probably starving." She said, picking up the again invisible baby from her crib and walking out of the room, followed by her husband.
He followed Helen into the kitchen and watched her sit Violet down in her high chair. Yeah, they'd find a way to make it through their little girl's powers. But maybe, just maybe, if he was lucky, they'd get to go through it again. Next time with a little boy.
So what'd you think? Be sure to comment and tell me! Also feel free to leave some suggestions for future one-shots!
