Disclaimer: See Chapter 1.

A/N: I want to thank all of my reviewers! I had each of you thanked personally, but the floppy disk I saved on broke and I can't get online right now. Anyway, I remember one of them commented on the fact that the strong anti-super feeling did not start until what we saw in the movie. I realize that is when the public started feeling it. However, like most things, it had to have started with the government. Feelings like that don't just pop out of thin air. It just hasn't trickled down to the public yet. The public still love the supers, and the media, playing on the public's feelings, has only printed good about them. Therefore, the government has yet to implement any sort of action directly against the supers. Oh, and BTW, John is my own creation. He won't be that important though, at least, I don't think he will. Anyway, on with the story!

Forbidden Love

Chapter 3

Helen looked up and saw the face of Mr. Incredible looking down at her with a tragic look on his face. Peering closer at his face, she couldn't understand how she had ever missed who he was. Buy they do say that hindsight is 20/20.

"Bob…" she whispered brokenly.

"It's okay, Helen, I know. We'll get through this," Bob reassured her, holding her closer. "I'm not going to lose you."

"But the government— "

"What are they going to do? Arrest me? What prison can hold me? I will not abide by this stupid law if it means losing the only reason I have to live," Bob stated vehemently.

"I must warn you all!" John's voice called over the dim of voices. "If any supers attempt to ignore this ruling, those supers will be caught and contained in an isolated environment designed to combat any possible power they may have." His face took on a sorrowful countenance. He knew what was in store for any super caught. "I am sorry."

Hearing this, Helen steeled her face. She knew what she'd have to do. "Bob, I won't let you go down because of me," Elastigirl stated. "Our relationship is over." She walked around calmly, but her heart was being torn to shreds.

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"Helen!" Bob yelled as he banged on the door, being mindful of his strength so he wouldn't knock the door in. "Helen! Please open the door! We don't have to take this! We have to fight it!"

Helen opened the door a crack. "Bob, be quiet!" she hissed. "Someone may be listening. Come in quickly!"

He hastily through a look over his shoulder in an attempt to locate any possible spies and promptly walked into the apartment and shut the door, only to be faced with an angry Elastigirl. Well, she wasn't in costume, but she had the look on her face, the one that made evil doers cower in fear and actually thankful when the police arrive.

"What were you thinking? If anybody had seen and heard you outside my door… I don't even want to think about what could happen to you! Or me, for that matter! Don't you even care? Do you want us both to get thrown into some torturous hole?" she shrieked.

"I'm sorry, okay!" he shouted back, and then in a weaker voice said, "I'm sorry. I just… This legislation is driving me crazy! I can't live without you, Helen! I won't! I've felt like this before that stupid law was passed, and my feelings won't change because of it. However, I know that you're right and I won't put you at risk of getting hurt. But know that I do love you. That will never change."

"Oh, Bob…" Helen said in a voice full of emotion. She closed the distance between them and brought their lips together. They stayed lip locked until both their lungs were screaming for oxygen before they reluctantly parted. "I love you, too," Helen whispered. "But we can't be together, and it's tearing me apart just as much as it is you."

"I know," he replied. "I guess I should probably go then," he said, heading towards the door.

"Yeah."

Bob opened the door and looked at Helen. "I love you." He then turned and walked out.

Helen waited a few minutes after the door was shut to break down. This wasn't fair! Why was the government doing this to them? They had never done anything wrong! They did a lot of good! They made the world a safer place! Why were they being punished for it?

That night, for the first time ever, Helen cried herself to sleep.

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Lucius opened the door to Bob's apartment warily. He didn't want to disturb his friend if he were sleeping. He didn't get a lot of sleep lately. It had been hard on him, these last few days. Ever since he and Helen had been forced to break up.

The iceman sighed as he saw his friend in the same position he had left him in. Sprawled lifelessly in the easy chair, staring into space. "Man, you can't live like this."

"Something we both agree on," Bob said in a dead-sort of voice.

"Dude, snap out of it. You can't— "

Before Lucius could finish that statement, the door was kicked in and a team of armed men came in.

"Robert Parr, you were seen leaving the residence of one Helen Truax three nights at precisely 10:56 P.M. Due to this disregard of the newly made law, you are hereby under arrest." Suddenly, one of them fired a tranquilizer dart at him.

Bob fought the darkness that seemed to invade his consciousness long enough to whisper a plea to his friend. "Warn Helen. Don't let her be taken too…"

Tbc…

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