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Chapter 4 Incredible Lessons

Mr. Incredible was holding a building, trying to keep it from landing on a young girl beneath it. Dash was already racing up to move the girl out of the way. To their horror, though, the building broke apart, falling on the girl. When they finally managed to dig her out, she was dead. The Incredibles stared in horror as Mr. Incredible said just that. The henchmen who had started the battle, even to knocking the building down, were already captive, so they couldn't change anything else.

This was when Blackfyre arrived. He even managed to arrive in time to hear Mr. Incredible say, "She's dead. We failed."

Blackfyre shook his head, gathering the group together. Then, he told them the words they had never been told before. "You didn't fail. You captured the henchmen. You saved more people than you lost." Then, he addressed each of them directly. "Elastigirl, as flexible as you are, you can still stretch yourself too far to be able to do everything. Mr. Incredible, you may be strong, but sometimes strength isn't enough to save people. Not strength of muscles at least. Dash, as fast as you are, you can't be in two places at once. The Incredibles can't save everyone. You're only human. Just like Violet is. Each of you needs to come to terms with that. When Violet has, I think she'll come back. I know she's trying right now. I spoke with her earlier."

The two adults froze at this, though Dash spoke as fast as ever. "You saw her? Where is she? Is she all right? Is she going to come home?"

Blackfyre shook his head. "Not yet. She needs time away from things that are causing her too much pain. Her father's rejection, her mother's anger, and yes, her mischievious brother causing her trouble."

The Incredibles each nodded, all but Dash doing so slowly. Then, Elastigirl spoke. "Keep an eye on her. If she needs us, call. If she asks why we're letting her be, we want her to know we love her, and tell her we apologize for being so angry."

The next evening, as Violet came back from school to the park, she saw Andrew walking up. She had decided to go to school like normal because she still wanted to learn, even if she didn't want to be home. When Andrew met her, she smiled shyly. He was almost as handsome in normal clothes as Tony from school, and she knew he understood her.

"I spoke to your parents last night," Andrew said to Violet, making sure no one else was around before he spoke. "They have some things to deal with themselves now, but they did say they love you, and are sorry they were so angry."

Violet's eyes widened. Andrew came just to tell her that? "Thanks Andrew. What are you going to do tonight?"

Andrew hadn't been certain what he was going to do that night until she asked. He answered, tentatively, "I'd like to take a friend to dinner, if she wants to."

Violet's eyes widened, and she nodded. "Sure, but where should we go?"

Andrew smiled at this, and he reached over, brushing Violet's hair away from her face. "I'll take you to get some pizza. Metroville has a lot of good places for that."

Helen Parr stared at her husband. "Explain to me again why we're going out for pizza and leaving Jack-Jack and Dash with a babysitter?"

Robert, called Bob by his wife and friends, replied immediately. We would like pizza for dinner. We haven't had any time to ourselves since defeating Syndrome, and this new villain RoboLord is making it harder. If we don't take the time to be together, we may not get another chance."

Helen thought this through for a minute, and then nodded. "You're right. Let's go."

Once they arrived, they arranged for their pizza, two large pepperoni pizzas with extra cheese and sat in a booth towards the back. They were eating their pizza when Bob spotted his daughter coming in with a young man. He frowned when they were seated immediately, but smiled when his daughter laugh as the young man ordered both food and drink for them. "Helen, look," he said with a slight smile.

Helen turned and gasped as she saw her daughter. "It's Violet. We have to do something."

Bob shook his head. "No. What we need to do is find out where she's staying. After they finish eating, you follow them. I'll go home and make sure Dash and Jack-Jack are all right."

Helen nodded, though she was clearly unsure of the wisdom of this course.

Violet was surprised when they walked in, but when Andrew ordered the pizza as well as drinks at the table, she laughed, knowing a pizza parlor has a register up front for ordering food, and not a waitress to take orders. She stopped laughing when the waitress merely nodded and left to arrange for their food, though. The two of them had a quiet meal, and then left the parlor for the park, never noticing the slender figure that followed them.

Andrew looked over at Violet with a smile, and spoke. "Violet, I enjoyed tonight. Would you like to do it again sometime?"

Violet looked up at him, surprised. Then, at a memory of the night before, she sighed. "Actually, I'd like you to stay with me tonight. The nightmares started up again, and I hope your being there will help."

Andrew nodded. "Sure, Vi, I'd be glad to." Secretly, he wanted to do more than be there for her, but she showed no sign of wanting that her self, so he would wait. He wouldn't be a hero if he didn't care about others.

Violet reached out and took Andrew's hand, loving the feel of it in hers. "Thank you, Andrew," she replied, pulling him at a run towards the park.

Andrew ran to keep up with her, feeling as if she'd pull his hand off if he didn't. Neither of them saw Helen Parr behind them, watching them as they moved through the town to Violet's hiding place, not even as she pulled him through the vines that covered, not a hill as it appeared, but a simple hollow in the plant life.

Violet, at the age of 17, almost 18 didn't wear pajamas any more, so she slipped out of her clothes, much to Andrew's surprise, and curled up in a corner of her hollow. Then, feeling unusually bold, she looked at him. "Don't you want to get out of those clothes?"

Andrew nodded, slipping out of his jeans and shirt. Then, he curled up with her for warmth.

She awoke later that night with a scream, and Andrew pulled her up against him. She still wasn't quite awake, but she felt the comforting warmth, and spoke through her tears. "Daddy asked me to put a force field over the girl. The building was falling on us. I tried, but I couldn't do it, and the girl broke her leg because of me."

Andrew brushed her hair with his hand, and replied. "No. It's not because of you. You met your limit, and it meant she couldn't be saved. You can't save everyone. Even your family found that out yesterday." Then, he sighed. "I learned that when I couldn't save my mother."

Violet looked up at him, and slowly leaned up, kissing his lips. She knew now, she loved him. He was handsome, caring, and he understood her the way even her family couldn't. When she pulled back from the kiss, it was only to remove her bra and panties. "Andrew, please. I want to do this."

Andrew froze when she pulled of her underclothes, but when she asked him to, he nodded slowly, pulling off his underwear. Then, he pulled her to him, kissing the side of her neck. Within moments, she was asleep, her body warm against him.

The next morning, Violet awoke with a sigh. When she realized nothing had happened despite her desire that last night, it only made her love Andrew more. She dressed and left for school, leaving the 'hill' open as she left to allow him to leave.

Andrew awoke to find himself nude and alone. He nodded slowly and dressed. Now he would go to talk to Mrs. Parr about what Violet had revealed last night.

Less than ten minutes later, Andrew was standing at the door to the Parr residence, waiting for Helen to answer the door. When she did, he smiled softly. She was a lot like her daughter in some ways. "Hello, Mrs. Parr. I'm Andrew McEwan. We met the other night, at Edna Mode's house?"

Helen had just recognized the young man as the one she had seen with Vi the night before when he introduced himself. She didn't recognize the name, but when he mentioned Edna's, Helen realized he must be Blackfyre. "Come in, Andrew. I was hoping to hear from you after I saw you and Violet at the pizza parlor last night."

Andrew blinked, but nodded. "Then you know I care about your daughter. She told me something last night that you should know," he commented as he stepped into the house, closing the door behind him. "She told me that when her father asked her to put a force field over the girl to protect her, she couldn't. it wasn't that she wasn't listening, but that she couldn't put another force field up since the building was falling on her, too."

Helen gasped. This was not what she was expecting to hear. She realized what it meant, though. "We didn't realize she had tried. We thought she just hadn't done it."

Andrew shook his head. "The fact that she tried and failed caused her to have nightmares. She was exhausted by the time she was headed home, so it took her longer. That's why she was late that day." He knew this not only from what she had said, but from what she had murmured in her sleep after they talked.

Helen shook her head, but also reached and pulled Violet's super-suit from where she had kept it behind a shelf. "Give this to her. Tell her that when she's ready, she's welcome to come back to patrolling with us, and home both."

Andrew nodded. "I'll do that, Mrs. Parr."

As the young man left, Helen realized that he had feelings for her daughter. She smiled, and turned back to taking care of Jack-Jack and the house.

When Violet returned, she found Andrew, and her super-suit waiting for her. "I spoke to your parents. Your mother said that when you were ready, you could come back home, and even to come back on patrol."

Violet shook her head, slipping out of her clothes as she closed the opening behind her. "I can't. I don't have enough training in my powers."

Andrew slipped out of his clothes as well, stopping only when both of them were nude. "I can help you, Violet. We can train each other in our powers."

Violet snuggled up against Andrew. "Only if you want to, Andrew. Me, I want this."

Andrew's eyes widened and he held her close, running his fingers over her back. "When we're ready, Violet. I'll train with you, and we'll go on when we're ready."

Violet smiled. "I'm ready when you are," she said with a smile as she ran her own fingers over his chest.

Andrew grinned and pulled her close, sliding himself into her. What happened next was new to both of them, but they still finished satisfied. The next night, training began for the two new lovers as they worked with each other on their powers, and afterwards, slept together, curling up with each other until time to go for the day. This was the pattern they followed for the next five weeks.