CHAPTER 3-PAST MISTAKES
The next morning, in a dark warehouse outside of town, men and woman work on what seems to be a large cannon, and all are wearing heavy jackets because of the low temperature. Freeze walks out from a room, and up to a man holding a large piece of paper.
-Mr. Freeze-"( Emotionless, echoed voice) Are you done?"
-Man-" The barrel is nearly finished, and we're finished filling the cylinders with the chemicals you've mixed. All we need now is the generator, and we can finish completely."
-Mr. Freeze-"( Emotionless, echoed voice) That will be taken care of tonight, I want your men prepared by 6:00 to carry out the robbery."
-Man-" Do you think Mr. Incredible will show up again?"
-Mr. Freeze-"( Emotionless, echoed voice) It does not matter. He will soon learn that revenge is a dish best served cold."
Back at the Parr's house, Bob is reading the newspaper in the living room, and the headline that reads, Frozen fiend chills cryo lab. He continues to read the article. … lab technicians and other personal later on described the criminal wielded what seemed to be a freezing gun, and called himself Mr. Freeze. Thou the superhero Mr. Incredible did arrive on the scene, he failed to catch the perpetrator. Bob throws the paper to the ground, and turns to his two children, who are watching TV.
Voice on TV-" ( Exaggerated French accent) I don't wanna talk to you no more you, empty headed, animal food trough wiper. I… fart in you general direction. You're mother was a hamster, and you're father smelt.. of elderberries."
The doorbell rings.
-Helen-"( In other room) I'll get it."
Helen, with Jack-Jack in her arms, runs over to the door, and answers it to see Mirage, and Rick Dicker standing in front of her.
-Helen-" Hello Rick, Mirage. Where's Lucius?"
-Mirage-" He responded to a fire across town, and said to come here without him. Rick decided to join us to help clear some things up."
-Helen. Ok. Come in, I've got coffee ready, would you like some?"
-Rick-" Yes, black please."
-Mirage-" Yes, cream in mine please."
All three walk in, and Helen stretches an arm to grab the remote and turns the tv off. Dash and Violet turns to their mother, with a surprised look on their face.
-Helen-" Ok you two, I need you to go into your rooms. Your father and I have business to discuss."
-Rick-" Actually, it might be good if they listen too, after all if they plan to become great supers, they need to know how some things work."
Helen hands her son to Bob, and walks into the kitchen, as the two guests take their seats. Rick places a briefcase on the table, and looks at Bob.
-Rick-" How you holding up, Bob?"
-Bob-" It been ok, besides this new problem."
-Rick-"( turns the children) How you two? Staying out of trouble at school."
-Violet/ Dash-"( Monotone) Yes."
Jack-Jack starts making cooing sounds, and the three adults smile. Helen walks into the room, stretches her arms out to hand Mirage and Rick their coffee, and sits in the chair with her husband.
-Bob-" So Rick, can you tell me who this Victor Fries is. It sounds familiar."
-Rick-" It should, Bob. Twenty years ago, Dr. Victor Fries, worked for the NSA as it's Chief Medical and Science Doctor.
The kids eyes widen.
-Violet-" So this guy actually worked for the government?"
-Rick-" Yes. He was a brilliant man of science, and was able to treat almost any super with any problem. He also worked with Edna on medical gadgets, and technology to further advance for the suits. And he helped with the chemicals that were mixed into the fabric of the suits to comply with a super's powers."
-Bob-" So what happened?"
Mirage-" Well, as most of you know, when the government passed the Superhero Relocation Act, the government's need for a chief medical doctor faded. However, the NSA keep Victor on part-time in case of a medical emergency, and was hired to create more treatments for normal civilians. But then…"
-Helen-" What?"
-Rick-" About Five years ago, Victor's wife of fifteen years, Nora, was diagnosed with an unknown disease. At first she seemed fine, but as a year or two passed, her condition worsened. Her health deteriorated, and if a cure had not been found, she would've died."
The families eyes widened, except Jack-Jack who at his age was oblivious, as they heard this news, but Dash then turns to them.
-Dash-" Wait, you said 'would've'. Was a cure found?"
-Mirage-"( turns to Rick) Should I show them the tape?"
Rick nods, she pulls a tape out of the briefcase, and walks over to the TV.
-Rick-" This tape was recorded over a year ago in one of our remote facilities a hundred miles outside of Municiberg."
Mirage places the tape in the TV, and turns it on. At first it shows nothing but static, but then clears up to show a man in a lab coat, holding a clipboard standing in front of the screen.
-Man-" My name is Dr. Victor Fries. These recordings are of my experiment of what, I pray, will be mankind's first step towards immortality."
He turns to the side, stepping back to reveal a large cylinder tubing, with something inside.
-Victor- "Behind me you see a CC100, a cryogenic freezing chamber of my personal design. I created it expressly for the purpose of freezing subjects stricken with inoperable ailments. Subjects like… my own beloved wife Nora( looks at the tubing, then back to the screen). Once a remedy has been found…"
A buzzer rings. Victor pulls a remote out of his pocket, aims in into the distance and presses a button. A door is heard opening in the distance.
-Victor-" Hello Rick, what can I do for you?"
Rick walks in the room, who looks unhappy, and stops next to Victor.
-Victor-" What?"
-Rick-"Victor, I want to thank you for all the years you've helped us with your experiments and tests, and the years you've have assisted with the supers. You have really many people. However, due to some problems that have risen, the government has declared that you must cease all experiments. I'm sorry, you must clear out of these facilities within twenty-four hours."
Victor's eyes widen, and drops his clipboard.
-Victor-"( Emotions rising) No, but this is my experiment. I paid for this equipment. And you can stop it now, my wife is in there, and you can't interrupt the process now. Please Rick, I've got more money, let me continue. Please, this is her only chance."
Rick stares at Victor for a few seconds, turns to the chamber, then after a few seconds, turns back to Victor.
-Rick-" I can try to give you more time to transfer the equipment to an abandon warehouse, and let you continue, but I can't make any promises."
-Victor-" Thank you."
-Rick-" Take care, Victor."
Rick walks off the screen, and the door shuts. Victor stands in the middle of the screen with his head down, then walks over to the chamber and places a hand on the glass, next to his wife face. After a few seconds, pulls the remote out, aims it at the screen, and then the screen goes black. The room becomes silent, except for Jack-Jack.
-Rick-" Shortly after, he disappeared, along with the equipment."
Bob stares around, contemplating something.
-Dash-" What happened to him?"
-Mirage-" Nobody knows, he just disappeared, and left to trace of where he was going."
Bob continues to contemplate, and Helen turns to him.
-Helen-" What's wrong, honey?"
His eyes widen, and looks at the others.
-Bob-"( To himself) So that's why he hates me."
-Violet-" What are you saying, dad?"
-Bob-"Don't you see, this all happened when I was trying do relive the Glory Days, and be a hero again. And if I hadn't have caused that accident with Mr. Hump, none of this would have happened."
-Helen-" You can't blame yourself for all of this, Bob."
-Mirage-" She's right, Bob."
Helen and Bob turn to Mirage, Helen being surprised.
-Mirage-" You can't blame yourself. Many things could have also happened, and even if some of it was your fault, you can't place the burden on yourself for what Victor has become. He chose this path, believe me, I've been in the same situation. But I have learned from my mistakes, and got passed it, maybe you should too."
Helen smiles, thinking to herself, Maybe she's right, maybe I should also get passed for what she has done , and perhaps we can get along together. Bob smiles too.
-Violet-" Ok, so what happens now?"
-Rick-" I have called Edna, and she said she will come home from her vacation. She should get home tonight, and she will starts on new suits as soon as possible. Mirage and I will try to find out any leads on the location of Victor's lab."
-Helen-" If it's okay with you, I would like it if Mirage said her for the time being to help us out with this."
They all look surprised.
-Rick-" That's ok, if it's alright with you Mirage."
-Mirage-" That's ok.( turns to Helen) I just have to go and pack a few things, and I can be over as soon as possible."
-Rick-" Alright. I call you if I find any information."
Rick and Mirage get up, and walk to the door waving good-bye to the family.
Author's Note- I'm not too great with these end of chapter note, but I hope that everyone is enjoying the story. Next chapter we see the girls in action
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