The majority of the Parr family is in the waiting room of the secret government hospital for supers. Bob was anxiously striding back and forth while Helen was in the delivery room about to give birth to their possible 4th child. Due to the events that occurred prior to Helen's pregnancy, they are still unsure if the child is Bob's, Luscious's, or the evil Assimilator's.
Bob had promised to stay by Helen's side no matter what happens, but he deeply desires this child to be his. It would at least put his mind at ease.
"Is mommy going to be okay?" Jack-Jack asked, now that he was old enough to speak..
"Don't worry," Bob assured him. "Your mother has never had any trouble giving birth with her ability."
"But dad," Violet insisted. "There could still be multiple complications."
"Violet!" Bob shouted, but then calmed himself. "Please don't be negative. We're all worried right now and your-"
"Is everything alright?" Mirage interrupted while Luscious escorted her into the waiting room. Bob stared at Luscious for a moment, and Luscious looked away feeling guilty. Their friendship has not been the same ever since Luscious and Helen had their sexual affair. They remained friends, but their conversations have been shorter and uncomfortable. Bob managed to sigh and give the newly formed couple a smile.
"Yes, everything is fine," Bob assured her, and patted the two of them on the shoulders. "Helen got here in time, and they're going smoothly."
"Listen Bob…" Luscious began to say uncomfortably. "If this baby… is mine, I just want you to know… I will give you and your family all the support you need and-"
"Don't worry," Bob told him. "Everything will be alright. We're just glad you could make it."
They all smiled.
"Shouldn't you be in there with Helen?" Mirage asked.
"The doctors wanted to make the room safe just in case the baby is a super," Bob explained. "Once Helen starts to feel contractions, the doctors will let me in."
Mirage nods and she sits down with Luscious. They wait a few more minutes until Mr. Dipper finally arrives.
"Bob, it's time!"
Bob rushes into the delivery room, and Luscious follows a few strides behind. Bob arrives to find his wife breathing deeply on the bed with all sorts of equipment around her. He runs over and grasps her hand. Luscious looks in through the door window.
"Bob… Thank you for everything you've done," Helen tells him with a smile and sweat beading off her face. "Even though I don't deserve it."
"I told you that I forgive you," Bob assured her as he kissed her forehead. "No matter what happens, I want to stay by your side."
They smile. The doctors tell Helen to push and she complies. Unlike normal women, Helen barely feels any pain while giving birth. Her elastic qualities allowed her children to come out without any problems. It is just customary to take guard, as Super babies can be unpredictable and could do damage to themselves or others if their powers have already developed. It all seemed very quick as Helen pushed the baby out. The doctors caught the crying newborn gently with robotic hands and immediately brought it over to the bath where it was cleaned and tested.
Both Bob and Helen were anxious for the results.
"Where's my baby?" Helen persisted. "Did I have a girl? A boy? Is it healthy? Is it-"
"We're finishing up the tests Helen," Mr. Dipper assured her. "So far we know that you gave birth to a healthy baby girl, and she hasn't shown any signs of super powers yet…"
Helen smiles and sighs with relief. Bob kisses her on the cheek and hugs her for support. A doctor carries the newborn over to Helen wrapped in a white cloth. Helen smiles as she takes her child and chuckles for joy. Bob's smile slowly fades as his hopes have been crushed.
"The birth father is here," a doctor says to another. "Please let him in."
A doctor lets Luscious in and he is speechless as he gazes on the infant girl. Helen allows Luscious to hold her, and Luscious can barely hold back his smile. Luscious and Helen suddenly notices Bob's discomfort, so Luscious hands the child over to him.
Bob looks down at the mocha skinned love child of Helen and Luscious, and sheds a single tear.
A few months go by. The Parr family attempts to continue with their daily lives as a normal family, and with their superhero work. Luscious and Mirage visited often in order to help take care of his daughter, Alice. Pretty soon they were all talking about living together under one roof. It only took a single day to move the couple into the spare room.
Almost everyone was content with the situation, except for Bob. Every time he saw the dark skinned baby, she reminded him of the past he so desperately wanted to forget. It seemed as if no one suspected anything with his display of affection for the child.
Alice wasn't the only thing that troubled Bob. Every so often he'd glance around the corner and he'd find Helen and Luscious conversing, as if they were close friends. Helen would open up to Luscious about things she didn't share with Bob.
There was one time when he found the two of them cleaning the dishes.
"So how have things been for the two of you?" Luscious inquired.
"Things seem to have settled down…" Helen began. "Maybe too much…"
"What do you mean?"
"Bob and I haven't done much of anything lately. I know our lives are busy and it's hard to get out, but he hasn't been showing any effort. We haven't even had a personal conversation for quite some time."
"Maybe you should."
"I don't know if he'd agree…"
"You never know unless you try."
"Maybe… Though our sex life hasn't been active lately again, and that's probably something I should bring up to him."
"Really? I thought you two had a tighter bond than ever."
"It seemed like that for the first few months, but even after I gave birth to Alice he hasn't been in the mood."
"Does he want problems to occur again?"
"I'm completely sure he loves me, but I have limits."
"Which reminds me… Are you comfortable with Mirage here?"
"At first I thought I'd end up biting her head off, but I realized she's part of the family now. And so are you."
They smile at each other. This only led Bob to have dangerous suspicions.
At night Bob and Helen remained wide awake without the other's awareness. Though, they could hear through the walls the intense sex Luscious and Mirage were having nearly every night. One night Bob noticed Helen's strange interest in the noise, which nearly tore him apart.
The next day, Dash wandered by Violet's room and noticed a tack board she had hung up. He rushed in front of her and gazed at it closely. Violet groaned at the annoyance. It had articles and pictures of all of the super villains they had faced as a family.
"What do ya got here?" Dash asked. "You trying to become Nancy Drew?"
"It's just research," Violet told him as she used her force field to push him aside. "Mom and Dad seem to be busy, so I'm just taking preemptive steps."
"Why?"
"Just being cautious."
Dash noticed the largest of the section was outlined for the Assimilator and Agent Zero. He smiled at the numerous pictures of the male counterpart.
"You got a crush on the Assimilator? Man you're gross!"
"You dumb twerp! It's nothing like that… These two nearly brought the apocalypse, and we were lucky to stop them."
"Yeah, but ever since that incident we've been able to stop their robberies. We even tossed their butts in jail! They're not a concern anymore…"
"Dash, they broke out, so they're not easy to contain. And besides that, they've only been easier to face because they're dying from the effects of their unnatural powers. Mr. Dipper told us that after his tests."
"So they're not a problem anymore…"
"Not necessarily. A cornered wolf is likely to strike the most viciously when faced with death."
"Huh?"
Violet slaps her hand on her forehead. "It means those two will try to find some means to survive, no matter what it takes. The only question is how…"
"Okay…" Dash says awkwardly. "With that aside, what do you think of the new living situation with Luscious and Mirage?"
Violet sighed. "Mom is going to have an affair with Luscious again…"
"What? What makes you think that?"
"Dad has been really grumpy lately, though he's been trying to hide it. If this continues, Mom is bound to get sick and tired of it. Besides," Violet went on to explain. "Do you think this move was the best for those two?"
Meanwhile, in a run down apartment building, Kevin and Rachael are hiding out from the police. They both have machines pumping a serum into their bloodstream, but Kevin's is larger and he appears much more exhausted than Rachael.
"Time is running shorter than we anticipated," Rachael exclaims as she works the outdated computer screen as Kevin breaths heavily in the bed. "We need a cure for our conditions…"
"We don't need a cure damn it!" Kevin exclaimed with a pound of his fist against the table. "We need something to stabilize our powers so that we can continue on!"
"Kevin, that technology is far beyond anything we can comprehend! A cure is far more likely to-"
"We can't give up on our dreams!" he desperately continued on just before a harsh cough. "We came so far only to have that fucking family ruin it for us!"
Kevin begins to cough up blood and Rachael helps him lay back down onto the bed. "Don't push yourself, you're suffering from all of those powers you've adapted. The effects are hurting you quicker than me."
"I can't help it," Kevin admitted. "Sixteen years of scheming led to nothing. If only we could find the answers. If only things were different…"
Rachael looks sadly at him before turning back to the screen. She researches for a few more minutes until she stumbles on one article. A wide grin spreads across her face and she turns back to Kevin.
"We might be able to make things different…"
Kevin looks at her with a confused expression.
Bob arrived home the next day after work to find Helen, Luscious, and Mirage conversing and drinking coffee as they took care of Alice and Jack-Jack. They seemed to be enjoying themselves. Bob closed his eyes and inhaled deeply, calming himself before he'd overreact.
"Helen," Bob smiled as he addressed his wife. "Could I speak to you in the bedroom for a moment?"
"Sure Bob," Helen shrugged and followed him upstairs. She seemed very confused.
Bob closed the door after her as his face became distraught. He turned to her and tried to calmly find his next words.
"I don't think Luscious and Mirage should be living here anymore."
"What?" Helen is troubled by his conclusion. "Why?"
"The situation just seems too awkward. Haven't you sensed that?"
"No, not really. Luscious wants to be there for Alice, and it's much easier when he's living here."
"Why can't he just take care of Alice on his own? Mirage seems more than eager to help."
"But Alice is my daughter as well. I can't just abandon her."
"But this family life is getting complicated. Haven't you noticed? We're supers as it is, do we really need such a strange living arrangement to draw attention to ourselves."
"Hmm… You have a point there… But I'm not letting Alice live anywhere else, and if Luscious wants to stay here, we have no reason to throw him out. Besides, could you ever part with Dash, Violet, or Jack-Jack? You'd be asking Luscious to do just that."
Bob groans and turns away. Helen goes up to hug him from behind.
"What's your real problem honey?" Helen asks with great concern. "You've seemed distant lately."
"I… I guess I'm just concerned you're going to have sex with-"
"Oh! I can't believe this!" Helen angrily walks away from him. "I don't feel that way about Luscious anymore!"
"Well you could have fooled me!" Bob argued. "You seem to talk to him a lot more than you ever talk to me!"
"You've been silent all this time! If you wanted to talk you should have said something!"
"Should I have to?"
"My God you're being stubborn!"
Their argument continues like this for nearly half an hour. Everyone else in the house can hear the shouting, and it silences them like a depressing fog. The vibes seem to be at the most intense levels they've ever seen in this marriage. Finally Bob stomps his way down the stairs, and Helen is shouting after him.
"I can't take this!" Bob proclaimed. "I'll be at the local Motel if you need me!"
"Fine! Go ahead!" Helen shouts after him. "We don't need Mr. Depressing ruining everything for the rest of us! I won't stop you!"
"Fine!"
Bob slams the front door behind him. Helen turns around angrily and folds her arms. It doesn't long until her hands are covering her face as tears stream down it. Luscious and Mirage see her distress and rush over to comfort her.