Chapter 35: Unbridled Rage.
It was dinnertime at the Parr house and the rest of the Parrs had invited their friends over and were waiting for Violet.
"I hope Violet gets home soon." Dash said, getting worried.
"Relax, kid. I'm sure she'll be here soon." Eric said as he stood by the door. As if on cue, a knock was heard at the door. Dash ran over and opened it, only to gasp in shock at seeing Violet with a bloody nose and mouth as well as her arms and legs bleeding, bruises, black eyes and messed up hair and clothes.
"Dash, help me." Violet said weakly before she collapsed, Dash and Eric catching her. Helen quickly took her to the hospital, the others following. A few hours later, in the hospital room, everybody was beside Violet as she started to awake.
"Where am I?" she asked as she opened her eyes.
"You're in the hospital. You collapsed as soon as you got home, so we brought you here. Well, that and you were pretty beat up." Eric said.
"What happened to you, Violet?" Bob asked.
"Helga happened." Violet said.
"Who's Helga?" asked Mirage.
"She's the top undefeated wrestler at our school and she's been jealous of how popular I've become. She ambushed me and beat me up. I couldn't use my powers obviously, but I still tried to fight back. I just wasn't strong enough to beat her." Violet said as she looked down.
"Hey, don't be sad. You'll beat her next time. Just gotta train harder and try harder." Eric encouraged.
Violet smiled at him, "Thanks, Eric." she said. During all of this, Dash looked angry. Violet had to stay at the hospital until tomorrow afternoon, so everyone bid goodbye to her and returned home for dinner.
The next day, Helen and Bob were at their respective duties and Violet was having breakfast in her hospital room when suddenly they heard something on TV.
"We're here live at Metroville Junior High, where a major event is about to take place." a female newscaster said as the crew walked into the gym, where a muscular girl in black boots and gloves, as well as a pink gym suit was waiting. She also had a green mask covering her face except for her eyes and three blonde ponytails sticking out the back.
"Excuse me, Helga. Can you tell us who challenged you?" The newscaster asked, walking up to her.
"I don't know yet, but I do know they're begging for their graves to be dug." Helga said, making Bob and Helen frown. Suddenly, they heard someone else.
"I DID!" they shouted. The camera panned over and they were shocked to see Dash in his Super suit at the gym door.
"YOOOO! SPEED DEMON! NO WAY! YOU'RE AWESOME, MAN!" a bunch of fans were shouting.
"Well, look who's come to get squashed. The little boy savior. But, what's that I smell? You reek of fear. Glad to see I already leave an impression." Helga said.
Speed Demon looked bored before he smelled his own hand.
"That's not fear. I ran all the way here. Also, you haven't left anything. I don't know anything about you, only your name and this lie about you being the undefeated wrestler of this school." he said with a smirk.
"Whoever told you that was telling the truth! Now, what business do you have with me?" Helga asked.
"You beat up a fan of mine, called Violet Parr. I'm here to stand up for her and everyone else you've beat without mercy, you sorry sack of dung!" Speed Demon yelled as the crowd cheered.
"Your funeral. Also, did you call the media here so you could embarrass yourself on national TV?" Helga asked.
"No. I called them here so everyone watching can see when I dirty the floor with your ugly face then mop it up with your ornery hide!" Speed Demon declared as the crowd cheered louder, making Helga mad.
A few minutes later, in the wrestling ring room, everyone was gathered as one of the teachers said into a microphone, "Get ready, ladies and gentlemen! The fight's about to begin! In this corner, from the Incredibles, the Coolest Super Kid on the Block, Speed Demon!" The crowd cheered as the young Super stepped into the ring, waving at the crowd.
"And in this corner, Metroville High's toughest of terrors and darkest of days, HELGA!" the teacher then called as the masked wrestler hopped into the ring with a roar. You couldn't see it, but she had a smug smirk on under that mask.
"What would you like your epitaph to read? How about, "Here lies the brattish buffoon?" Helga asked in confidence.
"I'm sorry. I think you mean, "Here snoozes the masked clown." Speed Demon said with a glare. Once the bell dinged, Helga made a motion with her pointer and middle finger that said, "Bring it on." Speed Demon rushed at her at normal speed, only for Helga to lean and avoid his punch before she punched him in the face, sending him flying back into the ropes with a bloody nose. He was then flung by the ropes back at her, but this time, he managed to avoid her punch by a mid-air duck and actually punched her in the face, drawing cheers from the crowd.
"Not bad. You're the first person to ever actually land a hit on me, but you will still lose." Helga said before she grabbed Speed Demon by the hair, causing him pain. In painful haste, he gave Helga multiple kicks to face at super speed, making her drop him as she clutched her face in pain. Speed Demon then took the opportunity to super speed over and punch and kick her at super speed, drawing rising cheers from the crowd as he gave her a strong uppercut that resulted in her stumbling out of the ring. Helga slowly rose to her feet as Speed Demon hopped out of the ring and glared at her.
"You little brat! You'll pay for this!" Helga shouted and before Speed Demon could even react, picked him up by the collar and harshly slammed him face first into the floor four times before pausing to smirk at seeing his bloodied face before she slammed him three more times, the third being a solid throw into the floor, making many people gasp. Bob, Helen and Violet were horrified at seeing what they were and were scared that Dash would end up where Violet was at. Speed Demon remained motionless as Helga walked away smirking. Suddenly, she felt him hit her really hard in the back, causing her to collapse to her hand and knees, one hand holding her back. Speed Demon then ran by really fast, stopping right in front of her. The masked girl looked at him with pure hatred as he stood in front of her smirking. She punched at him only for him to zip to the side of her face and avoid it.
"Looking for me?" he asked in a taunt as he and Helga kept repeating the cycle until Speed Demon kicked her in the side of the head harshly. The crowd cheered loudly. Helga stood up only for Speed Demon to quickly punch her in the stomach which started a scuffle of punches and kicks that ended with Speed Demon kicking her so hard she ended up spinning until she got dizzy. Speed Demon then ran and jumped up, kicking her so hard in the back of the head, she flew face first into a glass case for a fire extinguisher, breaking it and drawing a loud, "OOOOOOOOHHHH!" from the crowd. Helga pulled herself out, showing her mask had been shredded in the front, revealing her cut up face. She then noticed Speed Demon rushing toward her with his fist raised. She crossed her arms to block his punch only for him to jump up and deliver an uppercut straight to her face, actually causing her to fly through the air and land hard on her stomach on the gym floor.
"Worthless. Don't show your pathetic face around me ever again, you sorry piece of trash!" Speed Demon said as he walked over to her and stomped on her head, knocking her silly.
The crowd cheered loudly and chanted, "SPEED DEMON! SPEED DEMON! SPEED DEMON!" as the young Super waved at the crowd and yelled, "Yeah!"
Back with his parents and sister, they were extremely astounded. "I don't believe it! Dash beat her all by himself! I'm so proud!" Helen shouted, jumping up and down in happiness, with Jack-Jack giggling nonstop.
At his office, Bob thought to himself, "That's my boy! You're a chip off your old man's block!"
At the hospital, Violet was watching her brother being interviewed and had tears coming out of her eyes. "Thank you, Dash. What you won't do for me. You really are the greatest." she said.
Back at the school, Helga was getting up on her hands and knees as she said, "Impossible! I cannot be defeated!" she said with anger, making a fist.
"Wrong, loser. What can't be defeated is power, goal and desire. All three things you lack." Speed Demon said as he and the crowd started to walk away. Helga pounded the floor with her fist before she struggled to get back up.
"No! Wait!" she protested before she collapsed and fainted on the floor. Some time later, her parents came and got her, having learnt she was expelled for her senseless beating up of Violet. At the hospital, Dash was excited to see Violet. His mom had picked him up from school and his dad up from work and they were very happy to express their pride in him for defeating Helga. They were currently walking to Violet's room. Once they got to the door, they saw Violet up on her feet and ready to go. Dash ran in and high-fived Violet. Violet smiled as she high-fived back.
"Good job, Dash. You really gave Helga what she had coming." she said.
Dash gave her a thumbs-up, "Anytime for you, Violet." he said.