TM: The Nomanisan Chapter
A/N: Second part of my telling max story. If you haven't read the first, this story probably won't make much sense. Okay, so this part of the story takes place about a month or so after the last one. Remember, the incredibles and Lucius belong to Disney and Pixar and Brad Bird and whoever else helped out; the other characters belong to me. Enjoy and review!
I stared out the taxi's fogged window, sighing as I rested my chin in my hand. I watched the lights of the buildings and cars pass blankly as I waited to arrive back at my house.
The "business trip" had lasted for four long weeks-longer than anyone thought it would last. I wasn't the one assigned super work, but Dash and Violet were. They mainly needed me on the trip to help with research. The reason they had gotten me was because I had been involved with Nomanisan Island and Sundew; they had found a connection between the two.
The taxi pulled up by the curb outside my house, and I grabbed my bag that was resting by my feet. I paid the driver, and then stood outside for a moment as the cab drove away. I gazed at the kitchen window, seeing the warm glow and happy silhouettes that were inside. Everyone was excited about me coming home, even if it meant that more of them would have to leave.
I finally walked up to the door, ringing the bell and waiting. I heard a hushed commotion inside, the sound of everyone realizing who was outside. Then, the door was flung open by Dash, who immediately threw himself on me in a hug.
"Dad!" Jack-Jack cried, rushing at me and attaching himself to my leg. Violet jumped on my back, hugging me around my neck. I managed to keep hold of my suitcase during all of this, and I now walked effortlessly into the living room. I sure was glad that I had super strength.
"Alright everyone, I think your dad needs a break. Come on, get off of him." Helen chided them. They released themselves from me, rushing back into the kitchen. Then, Helen walked over to me. She was smiling, gazing at me.
"So…Mr. Incredible," she murmured as she wrapped her arms around my shoulders, leaning towards me. "You glad to be back?"
"Yes, it was too long." I sighed before we kissed. I smiled down at her.
"DaAAADD!" Jack called out impatiently from the doorway. "We want to know what happened!"
Helen and I smiled at each other, rolling our eyes before joining the kids in the kitchen. Duke, Lindy, Max, and Lucius were in there too. I took a seat at the table, sighing as I sat. Everyone crowded around, leaning in curiously.
"Did you have to do any super work?" Violet asked, sitting too close to Max.
"No." I told them, setting my bag down on the floor and rummaging around in it. I pulled out a small metal box and set it on the table. Helen dimmed the lights as I opened it. A holographic screen popped up, showing a 3D map of Nomanisan Island.
"Violet, Dash, Duke, and Lindy…they want you to take on this case." I told them as the map started to zoom in on a part of the island near the volcanic mountain in the middle. They all exchanged excited glances. "Listen closely. Sundew was last seen at the fairgrounds where you supposedly defeated her. However, when they went back to search for her body the only thing they found was this metal piece in the shape of a sun." I explained as the screen showed the sun-shaped piece.
"Sooo…I didn't destroy her?" Duke asked, downhearted.
"We're not sure, but it would appear that she somehow survived. We traced the symbol and found a connection with Nomanisan Island. They think that there might be a civilization of villains living on the island, perhaps following in syndrome's footsteps." I told them as the metal sun was shown next to some cave art in the same design on the island.
"So you want us to go to the island?" Dash asked, leaning in over my shoulder. I glanced at him, only able to see the ten-year-old kid that had used his power to help save the world against syndrome. Shaking my head, I looked back at the screen.
"Yes, they want to drop you off from a stealth plane so that you can investigate what's happening, and maybe try to stop it."
"Didn't they send someone to investigate already?" Helen asked, touching my shoulder.
"Yes…" I paused, "But they disappeared."
The room was silent, only the faint hum of the hologram screen filling the dark room. Then, the screen disappeared and Dash flipped the lights back on.
"It's up to you guys if you want to go on this trip, you can say no." I told the four teenagers. They exchanged glances, seeming to communicate in that single look.
"Why would we not want to go?" Dash asked. "I mean, Lindy helped us all get healed in record time, I'm already good as new."
"Yeah, I've been practicing with my new powers and I know I'm ready." Violet spoke up.
Duke and Lindy looked at each other before nodding in agreement. I exhaled slowly, putting the metal box back in my bag. I retrieved four files, handing one to each of them.
"You leave in three days." I told them.
"Three days?!" Dash cried. Max glanced at Violet quickly.
"We can do it; we'll be ready." Violet nodded, standing. I watched her go upstairs to her old room, ready to pack. Max watched her leave before following her. I stood back up, tired and spent. All I wanted to do was go to sleep; I knew that that would probably be impossible; what with all of them leaving soon I'd be too worried to get any rest.
I knocked on Violet's door and she opened it almost immediately. I walked in, closing the door behind me. Violet was putting clothes and her supersuit into a backpack. I watched her for awhile before speaking.
"Three days…" I sighed.
"Yeah, I know. I'm so nervous." She replied happily, hugging herself.
"But, what about our plans for Saturday?" I asked her. She stopped, standing up.
"Oh! I'm so sorry Max…I completely forgot!" She turned back to me. "We can make it up when I get back." She promised.
"But-why do you have to go?" I asked her, bringing her into a hug.
"Because, as a superhero, you have certain responsibilities that others don't have. Sometimes you have to sacrifice what you want for what you need to do." She told me softly. I smiled down at her, her violet eyes so big and fearless.
"I love you." I told her. She smiled.
"I know." She leaned up towards me, kissing me on the cheek before going back and packing.
The quiet droning of the stealth aircraft we were in was the only sound as we flew over the Pacific Ocean. I was looking out the small window, seeing the endless amount of water flying by underneath us with nervous anticipation.
Lindy and Duke were sitting next to each other across from me, holding hands. Violet was next to me, rummaging through her backpack. Finally, she brought out a gold locket in the shape of a heart. She fastened it around her neck, hiding it beneath the collar of her shirt. She looked over at me as I was studying her.
"It's from Max, he gave it to me last year and I thought that it would be good luck to wear it." She shrugged. I smiled at my sister before looking back out the window.
We had been told to wear civilian clothes so that, if we were caught, we could say that our plane had crashed or our boat had sunk…or something like that. Our identity didn't need protecting unless we were going to be around civilization.
"Alright, we're almost to the jump point. When we get there, you're going to jump out the cargo door and deploy your parachute after about twenty seconds of free fall. You're landing near the southern part of the island, in a lagoon. That is where you will go and send a flare signal when you need someone to pick you up. You must wait till sunset or later to send out a flare, because that is when we're sending a stealth plane to fly over the island. There won't be any stealth plane for the first three days, so use caution." The pilot's voice explained over the intercom. "We've reached the jump point…proceed at any moment."
Violet stood, followed by the rest of us. She flung open the cargo door, and far below I could see the speck in the middle of the endless ocean that was Nomaisan. Violet stepped aside, signaling for me to go first.
"Alright Speed Demon, your ultimate thrill ride awaits." She smiled, her goggles starting to fog because of the cool air whipping around us.
I walked forward, leaning gently out the cargo door. I glanced back once more at our small group before I threw myself out of the plane. I immediately felt my stomach drop as I fell, the wind screaming in my ears. The speck of an island grew larger, and I could start to make out the lagoon we were supposed to land in.
I held my breath as I deployed my parachute. Instantly my falling slowed, and the wind wasn't as loud or cold.
I looked up, seeing three more parachutes opening above me. Looking back down, I tried to steer myself past the coral reef and sand bar that formed the outer part of the lagoon. My feet skimmed the water, and then I fell into it, sinking down towards the bottom. I swam back up to the surface and, working as fast as I could, unstrapped myself from the parachute.
Someone landed by me, sputtering and coughing. Looking over, I saw Duke as he was trying to untangle himself from his parachute also. I got myself free and swam over to help him. Lindy landed farther ahead of us, and Duke swam over to her. Violet landed almost on top of me, but I helped her out of her parachute also. Then, running for shore, I dried myself off as my feet flew over the surface of the water. I had collapsed under a tree when I reached the shore, dropping my backpack by my feet.
I fell asleep within five minutes, exhausted from the fall and swimming around trying to help everyone. My eyes closed, and I thought that I saw a shape above me in the tree watching me, but it was probably nothing.
A/N: There it is, one of the shortest chapters of this whole story I'm pretty sure. Oh well, I had to get it started somehow. For some reason, this was really hard to write. I don't know if it was boring or what, but it took me forever to write this single chapter. I hope you enjoyed it, because this story is going to get much better soon-I promise!