Author's Note: Hello, Incredifans! It's great to come back with another chapter for you guys to read, especially after my exams. This means that updates will most likely be 1-3 times a week, so woo! A huge thanks for all of you that have read, followed, and favorited this fic. I never got a huge number of views since the day I first joined, so I appreciate the support. I did make a huge mistake in the previous chapter. I wrote that Xerek was imprisoned for over 45 years, but he is really imprisoned for 10 years. Now then, let's address the elephant in the room. Why is Syndrome not in this story? Why is Mirage a villain? To answer your questions, I will say this...there are a LOT of plot twists in this fanfic. I had this mindset that the first chapter I wrote was to try evoke confusion and thinking, which I THINK I did. The explanation of Mirage's betrayal to return to the bad side will be further explained in a later chapter. Regarding Syndrome's appearance, this chapter is going to give a subtle hint as to if Syndrome will appear or not. If you can figure out what the hint is, you've earned yourself a cookie! I will put a poll on my profile related to this so do vote (I already know the answer but it's fun to see what you guys think of this)! :D Without further ado, Chapter 2!


Xerek and his team of villains walk away from the metal door, smirking at the damages done for their first villainous act as a group. Mirage's heels quickly click across the hallway, going in front of everyone. In front of the group, another door is seen, this time with a required handprint to enter the room. The seductive lady places her left hand on the handprint scanner, to which it correctly identifies the hand, thus unlocking the door. The door leads to a moving walkway that travels at a fast speed. The group steps on it, quickly moving from the ruins of the police station to an underground location.

"Here we are, De Soto Island." Mirage said as she looks on her GPS. Out of the group, Mirage is the only one who is familiar with this location. De Soto Island is notorious for its large volcano, which takes up more than 50% of the land. It is an abandoned island due to the lack of resources for the inhabitants at the time. This island is also known by The Unforgivables, a Xerek-formed league of supervillains, as a place to scheme, loathe, and discuss about heroes in underground lairs that have a vast majority of resources to operate such as electricity, nutrients, and shelter.

The villains walk inside the room, which includes three couches, a coffee table, a computer with a holographic projector, and gadgets that have never been used before such as a robotic hand that can reform into a robot suit, a pair of gauntlets, and a pocket watch with a stopper. With the exception of Xerek and Mirage, the group is in awe of what they see, but are also curious as to the reasons of their hideout.

"So this is where you guys meet up to discuss evil plots, I suppose," Gilbert Huph says, raising his eyebrows and smiling.

"Precisely," Xerek responded. "It is one of my many owned lands. Here, you will meet more of The Unforgivables, a group of men and women that I formed. Bomb Voyage, Underminer, and Cascade are some of my most prominent members. You will meet other supervillains unheard of: Anna Mal, Nero, Abunai, The Sorcerer, and more that come from around the world. Anna Mal, Zero, Abunai, and The Sorcerer are fundamental in my plans as I will explain.

"Anna Mal is an exquisite yet petite female, but her looks shall not have you fooled, for she is as fierce as a lion, both figuratively and literally. I injected an acid that allows the host to transform into different animals using her train of thought, hence why she can be a dominating figure. Nero, such a diabolical fellow. His craft is highly considered by many heroes and villains because of the abilities to alter time, space, and teleportation. It is why he is extremely feared whenever he is around; the ability to slow down or stop time completely to strike, or to create or delete space such as to use it as an advantage, is what those against him fear. Abunai, Japanese for the word 'dangerous'. She has caused many casualties and injuries with her weapons of mass destruction, hence why some cities over the world are ghost towns. Without her robot suit, however, is when she is vulnerable, but no one has been able to get her out of the suit. Lastly, The Sorcerer is the one of the most important villains in the universe due to his formidable talents in wizardry. Levitation, ability booster, and shielding are just some of his 'magic tricks'. There would have been a 5th key member...Syndrome, but I am not sure where he went off to."

"His cape got caught by a plane's motors, sir," said Mirage. "The information spread like wildfire."

"Ah," Xerek responded. He starts to walk to the holographic projector, which automatically turns on. "I see. Well, time to discuss. Villains, come in."

An army of ten distinguishable villains walk in the room with shallow smiles that betrays all innocence. Four of them were ahead of the pack, and they fit Xerek's descriptions of the fundamental members. Anna Mal, as he described, is indeed small and delicate with ferocious red hair with dark red lipstick. She dons a grey T-shirt underneath a black leather jacket with black biker pants. On the side of her neck is a tattoo of a parrot, which serves as an example of irony due to the parrot being able to mimic other sounds. Nero is an African American figure that dresses in a flamboyant purple patterned suit. Outside of business formalities, he would carry the pocket watch with a stopper whilst wearing a silver steampunk outfit that is accompanied by a plague doctor mask and top hat of the same colour. Abunai was of Japanese descent, dressing in a hakama outfit complete with headband to keep her hair up. When in combat, however, she uses a cyan robotic suit that is assorted with weapons such as kunai knives, shurikens, and machine gun. She uses those as her primary weapons because they are least likely to kill a person, as she feels guilty of committing murder, but is forced to do so. Lastly, The Sorcerer fit a stereotypical criteria of a wizard: old, big-bearded, and donning a dashing monocle but often tied his grey hair back. The Brit was as old as Xerek, two hundred years of age, but moved as if he was a twenty year old. He wears a long, black jacket with a white collared shirt and a black tie that is complemented with black jeans. In addition to, his pair of off-white gauntlets were the key to his witchcraft; if they were to be removed, he is practically useless.

"Good evening, madams and gents," The Sorcerer welcomed with a booming voice.

"Bonsoir (Good evening)," Bomb Voyage replies back, shaking the hand of the magician firmly.

"The commodities are excellent, Xerek!" Nero spoke with clarity and excitement.

"Tashikani! (Indeed!)" added Abunai, who definitely had a anime-like voice.

"So, what are we doing here?" Anna Mal asked Xerek and Mirage.

"Excellent question!" Xerek responded. "I am certainly enthusiastic to answer that. Heroes are legal again in countries, thanks to Winston Deavor who fought hard to live his goal to bring them back. The Incredibles defeated the Screenslaver, otherwise known as Evelyn Deavor, and I am certainly positive that the new hopefuls as well as supers from all over the world have battled and have been superior to us. I here was imprisoned for over 10 years for my plan to destroy the world and to utilize the energy of my lover, Helen Parr, otherwise known as the despicable Elastigirl. But I have improvised of a plan. A plan that can ultimately end the reign of supers once and for all. I formulated that supers have never battled more than one of us, but I also theorized that they equally have of many supers as we have of us. This is when the toxicating part comes in play. During my time in prison, I have brewed up a serum that can manipulate one's mind and soul. How do I know it works? Well, because I am Xerek, a rich man who knows when things function well and when they don't. If we capture some supers and inject the serum into their bodies, they will plead allegiance to the Unforgivables!"

"Uh, Xerek?" Cascade nervously asks. "Is there an anti-serum to this?" As soon as the aqua woman asks this, Xerek chuckles at her.

"Of course not. Precisely, what does happen is that the serum happens to run on time; 8 hours to be exact. If they are not injected with a syringe full of it or do not consume it, then they return back to their normal states. The serum is calibrated so that it only makes one join the dark side. Not a single trace of goodness. Targeting the weaker and newer heroes would be the most effective idea since they are prone to attacks. With their allegiance, the serum makes them more powerful, badder, better, and thus will help take down the world with me!" Xerek maniacally laughs while the room of villains is full of concerned looks on their faces.

"The end of the world?" Mirage asks out of fear. "What about us?"

"Ha!" the cunning man scoffs. "We will all go down together. Life is not precious. Not at all. You don't realize it until you lose everything, until you see nothing is worth living for after a certain while. I'm 200 years old! I am tired of being immortal! Kids dreaming to living eternally are ridicul-"

His comments of what would happen to the world draws an irate Nero to jump at Xerek, only to be stopped by others, so that no one gets harmed.

"You cannot do that!" Nero yells. "Yes, I understand that we are villains and pleaded our allegiance, but as far as I know, my purpose is not to die for nothing, you moron! I have a life, and so does everyone else here. We have reasons to live and be a villain, whether it is to show the world our side of the story, get money, or to atone for our sins by fighting off others. Maybe society misinterpret us, our actions, and why we commit to evil. The only reason why I am here is because you just targeted me just like how you targeted that short man with glasses and will attempt to make him your pet project! You're pathetic, Xerek. You should have died earlier and never extended your life…"

Thus, an awkward silence ensues. Never has one exposed such honesty and a form of betrayal to the intelligent Xerek. In his mind, Nero knew he was still a human that was unfortunately enforced by the laws of maliciousness. The group of villains hold back Nero as Xerek is glad to see a weak soul right in front of him.

"Mirage," Xerek says as he looks on into Nero's eyes. "Bring me the syringe. Now. As for you men and women, do your job or else, I will make sure you guys will go out before my demise."

That being said, the group of villains attack the anti-hero with grimacing expressions. They strap him to a chair, securing every bolt tightly so that he cannot urge to escape. Nero tries to fight the straps but is unsuccessful at his attempts. On his hand, Xerek carries a syringe filled with a yellow, opaque substance.

"It is so great to see you like this." Xerek whispers loudly. "You are still my pet project from the day I first found you. And you have now made a grave mistake. 8 hours is all it will be. Gruelling pain with darkness consuming you. For shall you be the first victim of 'The Delirium', any final words, pretty boy?"

No words come out of Nero's mouth, but it is noticed in his face that was better explained than a thousand words: upset of his suffering, regretful of what he has done, and hoping for a quick and painless transformation.

"Very well, then." Xerek continues. "Have a nice ride." Thus, Xerek inserted the syringe into the victim's arm, pressing down on the material. Nero starts to scream due to the excruciating pain stemming from the harmful substance. By the time Xerek depleted the liquid, Nero was out cold. The darkness started to overtake his body, as his skin went pale.

"Anyone else?" Xerek wonders. The remaining villains quickly nodded, crystal clear that they fear the intelligent, rich man more than anyone.

"Perfect," he continues. "Wheel him to the safe room. Mirage, I need to discuss with you." All of the villains except the svelte woman transport Nero to the corridors, whispering amongst each other. Mirage, shocked by the events, timidly walks up to Xerek, who sits on the couch. He lights up a Cuban cigar and puts it in his mouth, inhaling an enormous amount of tobacco as it travels down to his lungs. He notions if she wants a cigar or a drink, to which she nods.

"Listen," Xerek starts off. "You are a core member of the league. Your input, beliefs, values, and opinions matter to me the most, besides my own. What Nero said was an example of hypocrisy, unbeknownst to the world's dark secrets. I understand that we are humans, but we play the role that is associated with grim, evil, and hatred. But I do have an intriguing question for you, child...am I too vile or too 'scary'?"

"No, sir." Mirage replied with a smile, but it was sensed that she said it out of horror and agitation.

"Good," he answered back. "I was born like this. Moving along, I understand that you are technologically skilled, so I need you to help me out sincerely with this operation. That CEO guy, we need to change him entirely. He will not do us any favours with his size and there is only space for a certain amount of intelligent people in town, and he would not belong in the fray. We need to provide him with essential powers!" He stands up and walks around, while Mirage opens up her tablet to show a picture of the Incredibles, the future supers, and Frozone on the holographic projector. Xerek groans in an act of dislike.

"Oh, those supers. When will they ever learn? They never quit, do they? I affirm that this ordeal will be something they have never experienced, including that family. Speaking of which, tell me more about them."

Mirage sighed, as she once was on their good side, but after returning to her former job as an assistant to villains, they quietly drifted apart. "I do believe you have heard of Mr. Incredible and his resume. They have three kids: Dash, Violet, and Jack-Jack. Each one is unique in their own way: Dash is associated with speed, Violet is known for invisibility and

force field generation, and Jack-Jack has a vast list of powers. I consider him to be the strongest super in existence then and now."

"Ah, the Jack-of-all-trades!" Xerek said in amusement. "Interesting. If I can somehow get to that baby, then he would be instrumental in world domination. Am I right, dear?"

Mirage shifts in her seat, noticeably uncomfortable with the situation. "Sure… Are we seriously killing their kids?"

"I wouldn't say that necessarily." Xerek responded. "We can say it more as an abrupt, harmless way to end life. Do you have any pertaining issues with that, madam?" She slowly nods.

"Superb. I have developed a team of engineers to help implant large-distance thermobaric fuel-air explosives across the world. It will completely wipe civilization as well as destroy the planet entirely. All it requires is a press on a button. Now you might be wondering, why could I not just press it now? Simple, I am out for revenge. It would be hypocritical of me to commit mass genocide without letting everyone around the world giving a fight to protect themselves. I want to see them suffer, just like Nero. Tears flowing down their faces, going on their knees to beg me for mercy. I quite enjoy that!" He starts to laugh maniacally.

"Syndrome told me something before his untimely death. He had security cameras at his base, and noticed many flaws involving you, in particular, helping the supers. I will give you a second chance to redeem yourself but if you ever pull a similar stunt, my dear...Oh, you do not want to know what I could be capable of. Understood?" Mirage nods in agreement with a sorrow look in her eyes.

"Good. Go check on the groupmates; it's best that we get them together and inform them of the ultimate plan. This is going to be classic, Mirage! Just you wait on it!" He yells out as Mirage walks out of the room.

Back in the city, as Bob and Helen were about to drive off to the house, Helen's cell phone buzzes. She picks up the call and listens to the caller.

"On it, we'll meet you there. Okay, bye." She ends the call, but rolls her eyes. "A part of me wishes we were never heroes. Winston wants us to come to his office. Sounds like a big problem, actually."

"Ah man!" Bob exclaims. "You have got to be kidding me. Villains never stop their antics, huh?" He chuckles at the thought of the villains' perseverance. He makes a U-turn and drive up the street to DevTech. As they were driving, they listened to some jazzy music, letting out some shoulder shrugs along to the musical beat. As they arrive at the parking lot of the building, the couple walks out with their super costumes, wearing huge smiles on their faces. They walk inside to Winston's office to find him whistling a new tune. As he approached the end of the tune, Bob and Helen were amazed at the tune yet curious as to what it is.

"How'd you like that?" Winston says with heavy enthusiasm. "It's called 'The Glory Days' and it was actually written as a theme for the Incredibles and Frozone team! Anyways, I got some good news and some bad news. Which would you like to hear first?"

"I guess we can go with the good news first," Helen answered with a grin.

"Perfect!" Winston screams out loud, thus scaring the two. "First, I would like to congratulate you guys on becoming legal once again! You saved the city and myself, although I cannot believe what Evelyn did. Anyways, let me cut to it, you guys have your first mission already set up for you! How cool is that?"

"Alright there, Bob Odenkirk," Bob says. "What's the bad news?"

"Well…" Winston starts off uneasily. "That's the bad news. Your first mission is a bit of a doozy. Miles away from the city, a bomb detonated at a local prison where one of the guards got killed. It was unknown what necessarily happened, especially since those who were imprisoned got their weapons and stuff confiscated. But one cop believes he saw someone walking into the prison but he isn't too sure."

"Do you know who were the people imprisoned?" Helen asked.

"To my understanding," Winston started off. "The police showed me the database of the cellmates of that particular prison. The Underminer, who was eventually caught by the hopefuls, Bomb Voyage, Cascade, Gilbert Huph, and Xerek."

Both of the adults dropped their jaws to the ground. They couldn't believe all that they just heard. The fact that the next generation of supers caught The Underminer was very impressive to them. Bob linked the bombing to Bomb Voyage, but was unsure of who would ever let the Frenchman grab ahold of his weapons. Helen is amazed to know that Cascade was still around, for she was a former enemy during her prime.

"Gilbert Huph is with the villains?" Bob wonders in pure shock.

"Xerek…?" Helen says out of worriedness.

"Yeah…" Winston answers back. "None of their bodies were around after the detonation, so it is assumed that they have transported elsewhere. But, will you guys be ready to take on this task? I mean, you just finished…"

"You got it!" Helen says out of frustration. "I had a feeling that he would do this. Always capable of outsmarting others. Come on, Bob. Let's get a move on." Bob and Helen were about to walk away to the elevator when all of a sudden, Winston runs up to them and stops them.

"Wait, wait!" the businessman yells out. "There's something else you need to know..."


And that's where I end it off. I loved writing this chapter so much, that I stayed up to 4 AM writing majority of it, lol. A chapter heavy on detail...my specialty. I also hope you guys noticed the Fourth Wall being broken with that reference. If you didn't get that, Bob Odenkirk is the voice actor of Winston Deavor, and they both look similar to each other, hence why I used that. Again, thank you guys for the feedback! I am shocked to see so many reading this, you guys are 'incredible' (ha, get it?) So again, just a reminder, do vote in the poll about Syndrome so I, as well as other readers, can see what you think. Next chapter, it will focus more on the supers, since I covered mostly about the Unforgivables, so that should entice you. Till next time, folks!