Chapter XXXIII: Truly Incredible

Ushio watched from the back of the news van as the city came into view. After getting into the computer, the five devised a plan to use the van they'd found in the hanger as their carrier in the rocket. At the moment, Mrs. Incredible used her powers to help keep the van in place. With their first goal in sight, Mr. Incredible called out.

"Kids, strap yourselves down like I told you." Poking his head out the window, he yelled for his wife. "Here we go, honey. Ready, Ushio? Ready? Now!"

On que, Ushio pressed the button, releasing the ship part of the rocket into two. Mrs. Incredible finally let go of the side and crawled into the van as it dropped.

"This is gonna be rough!" Mr. Incredible called out.

Speeding up, the van hit the road as it shook. Ushio feel the force rock her around as the van continued driving. Soon they'd be faced with the giant threat. However, Ushio thought to herself she'd have to deal with the crazy driving first.

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"Is everybody okay back there?" Mr. Incredible called out to the back.

"Of course…" Ushio replied a bit shaken as the others gave their response.

The trip was simple enough. However, the driving was the crazy part. Between quick changes, high speeds, and the van flipping several times, Ushio found herself thinking how the mundane task had turned into a potential deadly encounter. And that wasn't even counting the giant robot they were going to fight.

Hearing screams of panic, Ushio spotted the Omnidroid marching ahead.

"Wait here and stay hidden. I'm going in." Mr. Incredible said. He hopped out as Mrs. Incredible followed.

Getting out of the van, Ushio picked up on the end of the small back and forth.

"I'm with you for better or worse." she said.

"I have to do this alone." he stated.

"What is this to you? Playtime?"

"No."

"So you can be Mr. Incredible again?"

"No!"

"Then what?"

"I'm not…I'm not strong enough…I can't lose you again! I can't. Not again. I'm not…strong enough."

"If we work together, you won't have to be."

"I don't know what will happen."

"We're superheroes. What can happen?"

Hearing Violet scream, Ushio looked up to see one of the legs of the Omnidroid coming down. Everyone turned their attention to it and ran out of its way as it crushed the van.

As it's body came down to crush those beneath it, Mr. Incredible held the robot up. Once everyone was clear, he continued to hold it before it grabbed him and tossed him.

"Hey, down here!" Ushio called out.

Getting it attention, she jumped up the robot as she struck it with her Keyblade. Several hits in, it appeared that little damage was being down. She went to continue her strikes as one of its claws grabbed her and tossed her too.

She groaned as the sensation shot through her body. Temporary stunned, she laid on the ground as the robot marched off towards the rest of the family. It spotted Mr. Incredible as it went to attack. With him distracting it, Ushio took the chance to regain her bearing and charge again. She watched as ice began to freeze part of it over.

"That wasn't me." she said to herself.

Watching the Omnidroid, Ushio spotted a guy in a white and blue outfit skate by on a path of ice as he blasted the robot with some. However, the robot grabbed and tossed him all the same.

With the new guy and Mr. and Mrs. Incredible on the assault, Ushio took her chance. Trying her ranged attacks, her cry of Thunder seemed to do little to injure the attacker. Blasting at the others, Ushio ran up the moving leg of the Omnidroid and started attacking towards its head. Seeing her, it blasted her into the ground below.

Ushio got up, the injuries causing pain all over. Even with her built up tolerance for pain, she didn't have the abilities of the supers she fought alongside. As she luckily blocked an incoming claw, she glanced back at Mr. Incredible. It seemed he'd found something.

"Syndrome's remote!" he called out.

It seemed to get the robots attention as it stopped attacking Ushio and immediately tried crushing Mr. Incredible with one of its legs. As it grabbed him, he frantically pressed on the remote until its leg came off, releasing him.

With the robot pressing down on him, Ushio came to his side. The girl deflected on the lasers aimed at the pair.

"Throw it, throw it!" she heard the voice of Dash call off in the distance.

"Go long!" Mr. Incredible threw the remote.

Dash ran off to catch it as the Omnidroid turned to chase him. Once more, Ushio leapt onto the robot. As it continued to chase and blast, she wanted to damage it as much as she could.

"Honey, Ushio, take out its guns!" Mr. Incredible called out.

Mrs. Incredible grabbed a nearby sewer lid as launched it as Ushio used her attacks to get its attention. It swiveled it's head to face the girl, aligning its gun perfectly to be chopped off by the lid.

With its gun gone, it couldn't attack long range anyone. Sucking it's head and limbs inside, the giant, steel ball rolled towards Dash who had gotten help from the guy in white and blue. Ushio found herself running and balancing for dear life as the robot took her with it.

Losing balance, she aimed for the ice trail below. Feeling a slight soreness in her feet, she followed the man's example and skated forward along the trail. Looking behind her, she spotted the robot stopping. Before she knew it, it had leapt into the air. As Ushio caught up to the ice man, the big droid was getting above them. It crashed down just behind her as the three of them were thrown with the water beneath them. Ushio saw as the water turned to ice and snow to cushion their landing.

"Thanks, uh…" Ushio started, not knowing his name.

"Just call me Frozone." he said, hurt beside her.

"Ushio." she replied as she struggled to get to her feet.

The pair got up as Dash followed suit where he'd landed. Seeing Mr. Incredible launches in one of the Omnidroid's claws, they made their way to assist. Following Frozone's example, she aided with her ice magic. With the ground slippery and the robot missing halve its legs, with the aid of Mrs. Incredible's elastic powers, they managed to trip it.

Watching as the remote floated on its own, Ushio started off to aid Violet, who she knew had grabbed it while invisible. However, she proved to handle it well enough as she approached the four.

"Mom, I've got it! I've got the remote!" she called out.

"A remote? A remote that controls what?" Frozone asked.

Pressing buttons as the machine approached, Violet finally hit one that showed its use. A booster on the Omnidroid's legs caused it to take to the sky and fly around without aim.

"I guess it's for the robot." Ushio said, slightly dumbfounded.

As the robot crashed into a building, it regained its control. Ushio watched as the two kids tried to use the remote to stop it. From her earlier attacks, she knew that it was their best bet.

Frozone approached the robot, trying to slow it down with his ice. Ushio followed suit as she cast her own to aid them. Despite the ice walls they created, the robot kept pushing forward. Finally pushed back to where the others were, Ushio knew this was their last last. Making one last wall, she could feel the exhaustion of the repeated magic use. With no energy left, she could only bet on their last hope.

"Everybody duck!" Mr. Incredible called out.

Doing as instructed, Ushio fell to the ground as a rocket powered claw of the robot whizzed overhead. It pierced straight through the Omnidroid as sparks shot out. Defeated, the Omnidroid fell over before exploding.

Ushio watched as the citizens came out of hiding, clapping at their heroics. It appeared that the day was saved.

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With their work down, Ushio bid farewell to her new friends. While Syndrome was still out there, they knew they could take him down now. As she said her last goodbye, she walked off. Ushio's body still felt sore and tired from everything she'd gone through.

"That was intriguing." someone said. Turning around, she saw as Aster walked up.

"So you were watching everything as you guys always do." she stated.

"Of course. Beside, it seems someone has taken interest in you and said to watch you. So, who's your friend in the coat?"

"Looks like you know as much as I do." Ushio said, recalling the man who'd freed her. "So this verifies he's not with you."

"Indeed. I'd know who he was if he was a part of our group. But now with this over, I have other matters to attend to. Who knows if we'll meet again."

Turning around, he opened a Corridor of Darkness. Walking in, Ushio decided in an instant on a crazy plan. Not letting this chance slip her by, she rushed after him into the portal. Once inside, she found a swirl of choking darkness. Aster continued walking forward as she raced after him.

However, she felt her hand grabbed by something. Turning to face it, she saw a strange figure. Clad in a black cloak, they had a set of crimson and dark grey armor on. They overpowered her as they singlehanded lifted her by her arm. She struggled to be let go. Soon, she found herself tossed to the side as a portal threw her out of the space she was in.

With the quick shock over, Ushio looked around as she found herself in a new, strange world.