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"Abort! Abort! There are children in here!"
What? Children? We were going to kill children? I turned to face the hero I had admired since I was a little girl. Please, no, let it be a bluff.
"No!"
But there was no denying the frantic tone of the woman in the plane, nor the look on Mr Incredible's face.
"Abort! Abort!"
Children! Mr Incredible had children? And the woman on the plane… his wife? Impossible! Syndrome had always told me…
No. It all made sense now. That's where Mr Incredible's strength comes from. Having someone to love. Having someone to protect.
And Syndrome doesn't even bother to try to save me when I try to protect him. How wrong I was.
"It would be easy, like snapping a toothpick."
"Show me."
Strength does not come from exploiting the weakness of others. Power does not come from weaponry or persuasion.
I told Mr Incredible I was attracted to power. I told him it was my weakness. Both are still true. I've just finally seen what true power and strength really are.
And Syndrome doesn't have it.
Attraction can turn to aversion. "Next time you gamble, bet your own life." Your power is nothing now.
I can imagine the look on his face - Mirage, baby, what is going on? Women and their hormones…
You forget who I am, 'Syndrome'. My name is Mirage. What you see is not what you get.