CHAPTER 5-VISIT FROM AN OLD FRIEND

Early in the morning, in a dark warehouse, a large cannon sits in the middle of the room. Two henchmen stand by a door covered with small patches of ice, one of the henchman pacing back and forth.

-Woman-" How could we leave Charlie there with those freaks? Who knows what their doing to him."

-Man-" Hey, what do you expect from a guy with no emotions. Besides, we got what we came for.

-Women-" How can you talk like that, he's one of us. I can't take this anymore, I'm going to discuss this with Freeze."

She starts to walk to the door.

-Man-" I wouldn't do that if I were you."

She opens the door to see Freeze sitting in a chair, eyes shut, while holding some object with music playing. She walks in about halfway.

-Woman-" Listen boss, I want to talk to you abo…"

Freeze's eyes fly opens, and stares at the henchman. He pulls his gun out, and fires at her, encasing her entire body in a thick block of ice. He stands up, placing the object on the chair, and walks towards the door, but not before shoving her against the wall. He walks out, shutting the door, and walks next to the henchman.

-Mr. Freeze-"( Emotionless, echoed voice) Well!"

-Man-"Oh, um, all the other equipment is connected to the controls, and we just have to connect the generator. However, we have to charge the systems, which could take hours."

The henchman shrinks his head into his neck, waiting for Freeze to punish him. Nothing happens.

-Mr. Freeze-"( Emotionless, echoed voice) Very well. I want you to make all other necessary preparations to have the cannon finished. I will return later.

-Man-" Where you going?"

-Mr. Freeze-"( Emotionless, echoed voice) I have some warm wishes to bestow on an old friend."

Miles away in Metrovile, Bob and Helen are driving home from dropping the kids off at school, and Jack-Jack in back laughing and cooing.

-Bob-" It was nice of Mirage to offer to clean the house while we took the kids to school, and give us time to talk."

-Helen-" Yes, honey."

-Bob-" So I was reading the paper today, and found some interesting articles."

-Helen-" Like what, dear."

-Bob-" Oh you know,' Edna's back in town',' Trojans won',( lowers voice)'Supers let Mr. Freeze escape at factory robbery'."

Helens eyes begin to shift around. Maybe he doesn't suspect it was us.

-Bob-" That last article mentioned the super being Elastigirl, Invisigirl, and a mysterious super."

Helen's eyes widen, and there was silence in the car, except for Jack-Jack.

-Bob-" Care to explain."

-Helen-" What's there to explain. There was a robbery and the three of us went to do what we do. You sound like that's a bad thing."

-Bob-" It is a bad thing, Helen. We don't know what Freeze will do or when he'll do it. He barely left you alive last time, what if he's not that kind next time?"

-Helen-" Listen, Victor knows who we are, and if he wanted you or any of us dead so badly he would have done it by now."

-Bob-" I don't care. I don't want you or the kids to do anymore hero work until I stop this h…"

Bob is interrupted when Helen slaps him in the face.

-Helen" I'm tired of this alone speech you keep preaching. When will you learn that I married you because I love you and I'm willing to face any danger with you. This problem is no different than any others we have faced before, and I will do what ever it takes to stop him. And the kids can handle them selves if they need to, but we can only do this as a family, and we need each other's support."

-Bob-" I thought you of all people were cautious about us using our powers."

-Helen-" I still am that person, but I have also learned that we can't hide who we are. We are a family, we are supers, and nothing will change that."

Bob smiles at his wife, he pulls her closer to him and kisses her on the cheek.

-Bob-" You know, we have a few hours before the kids get out, and we could always send Mirage out with Jack-Jack and spend some 'quality' time together."

Helen blushes.

-Helen-" Oh Bob."

Hours pass by, and Mirage enters the house holding Jack-Jack.

-Mirage-"( Shouts) Bob, Helen, we're home."

The phone rings, and Jack-Jack starts baby talking as Mirage answers it.

-Mirage-" Hello? Parrs residents, Mirage speaking."

-Voice over receiver-"( Loud) DAHLING!.."

Startled, Mirage drops the phone, and almost Jack-Jack. She picks the phone up.

-Voice over receiver-"…it's been such a long time."

-Mirage-"( Nervous) Yes it has, let me get Helen.( Turns towards the hall) Helen! Edna's on the phone."

After a couple minutes, Helen walks into the room wearing a bathrobe, and grabs the phone.

-Helen-"( Slight tired voice) Hello, E."

-Edna-" Hello, Dahling. I'm callin to tell you they ah just about finished, you can pick them up in one hour. Ok."

-Helen-"( Studiers) Um okay, we have to pick the…"

-Edna-"Ok, Goodbye."

-Helen-" Wait."

A click, then silence, then a ring tone. Helen hangs the phone up, and turns to Mirage.

-Mirage-" Is she always that loud( Laughs). So when do we go over?"

-Helen-" In an hour. We can go over after we pick the kids up. Anyway, thanks for taking Jack-Jack out for a while. Bob and I don't usually get much time alone since he's been back to 'work'."

-Mirage-" No problem. Speaking of 'work', you've noticed that ever since Freeze began his little plot, there hasn't been many crimes."

-Helen-" I have noticed. I know that the smaller crimes Frozone's been taking care of them."

Helen turns to her son, and starts baby talking to him, then after a few seconds she turns to Mirage.

-Helen-" If Dash was here, he would have been irritated by this."

Both women laugh, and Jack-Jack, continues to coo and laugh. Across town at E's, deep below the house, she stands next to six suits, and six small devices in front of them. As she picks one up, the power goes off for about a minute, then turns back on. She walks over to the comm. link, and tries activating it, but to no prevail. She opens the door, and walks out, but stops to she a tall figure in the distance of the dark hall.

-Edna-" Can I help you."

Silence. E starts staring at what the figure is wearing.

-Edna-" Hmm. Black, somewhat bulky, seems very newish. No cape, thank god. So have you come for a new suit?"

Silence.

-Edna-"( Loud) Well, what is its, who are you, what do you want?"

Silence still, then the figure start walking forward.

-Figure-"( Emotionless, echoed voice) Come now, E. Surly you remember your old colleague, Victor Fries."

Her eyes widen.

-Edna-" Victor.( Stuttering) What a… surprise dahling.. it's been such…."

Freeze continues to advance forward, as she slowly walks backwards.

-Mr. Freeze-"( Emotionless, echoed voice) You disappoint me, Edna, you who can makes anybody near you feel like a pathetic child, reduced to this."

She quickly jumps to a panel behind her, punches in codes, scans her hand and eyes, and a microphone comes out of the wall. She speaks into it.

-Edna-"( Echoed over microphone) EDNA MODE."

As the last words are said, a turret comes out of a ceiling panel, and aims at Freeze. Just as it fires, an ice ray collides with it, and covers completely in ice. The stray bullets are also covered in ice, and collided onto Freeze's torso and shatters, causing no harm. Edna runs into the room, and activates a switch, sealing the door shut. After a few seconds, a humming sound is heard from the other side of the door, ice starts forming around the seams, then the door is smashed down. Freeze walks in to see Edna in a fighting position holding a rolled up newspaper. He shakes his head in what seems to be disgust.

-Mr. Freeze-"( Emotionless, echoed voice) You have nothing to fear, Edna. I am not here to kill you, however…."

He walks closer to Edna, as she jumps towards him. Freeze fires at her legs, causing her to fall to the floor, and he walks next to her, towering over her.

-Mr. Freeze-"( Emotionless, echoed voice) …you know why I am here."

Edna's eyes shift to the suits, then back to Freeze. He kneels down and stares into her eyes.

-Mr. Freeze-"( Emotionless, echoed voice) Oh no, that not the only reason why I am here. I had something much more painful in mind."

For the first time, Edna's face expresses an emotion that she would never express-Fear.

Author's Note- I hope that everyone is enjoying the story. I will be putting the next chapter up soon.

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