Dateline: Wednsday, April 22, 1981, 7:01 PM, Pacific Daylight Time.

"Hey Dash! Don't forget to wash up for dinner!" called Violet from the kitchen.

"Don't worry, I won't!" responded Dash from the living room. "Oh, by the way, what'cha cooking?"

"I'm making meatloaf."

"My favorite!" Dash tried not to barf while he washed his hands. As he was doing this, the doorbell rang. "I'll get it!" He ran to the door with his trademark speed, stirring up Violet's hair in his wake.

"Hey there, Dash!" exclaimed the woman at the door as he opened it. She was in her early fifties, with blonde hair. With her was a man, about her age, a head taller than she was, and he also had blonde hair.

"Mom, Dad. What are you doing here?" asked Dash.

"What, can't a mother drop in on her own children once in a while?"

"Yeah, but it would have been nice if you had called first."

"Well, I hope you're happy, Dash," Violet complained. "Thanks to your antics, our dinner is covered in hair!"

Dash craned his neck in Violet's direction. "Maybe it wouldn't have happened if you would cut your hair once in a while, Rapunzel! Oh, by the way, we have company!"

"Well, tell them to get lost!"

"It's Mom and Dad!" Dash said with a smirk on his face.

"Like I said, let them in!"

Bob and Helen stepped into their kids' tiny apartment. Dash pulled out his mother's chair at the dinner table. Her husband sat across the table from her. Violet sat at the head of the table, while Dash sat at the foot. Dash said a prayer over the food, and the Parr Family began to eat.

"So Mom, you dyed your hair," observed Violet, "may I ask why?"

"Actually, your father dared me to," explained Helen. The young adults looked at their father crossly.

"I intend to prove that blonde hair does NOT make a woman stupid," he said in his defense.

"I think I liked it better the other way," Violet said. "So, how's Jack-Jack doing?"

"We discovered that some of his powers have disappeared due to non-use," said Bob.

"Really?" asked Dash. "So what powers does he have left?"

"The shape-shifting, mostly, although he does burst into flames once in a while."

"Is he doing well in school?" Violet wondered aloud.

"Not quite, he is having a little trouble with math," said Helen. "Luckily we got your friend Kari to tutor him."

"Wait a minute, are you sure that's the best idea?" asked Dash. "Do you remember what happened last time Kari watched Jack-Jack?"

"Yes, I do, but she doesn't. That's the whole idea!"

Dash just gave his mother a confused look, then shrugged his shoulders and went back to eating.

"And yourselves?" asked Violet. "Are you guys enjoying life now that you have officially retired from hero work?"

"Not exactly," Bob said with a hint of a moan in his voice. "We're still looking after your little brother, so we haven't been able to do anything exciting, like go skydiving."

"What?" Helen screamed. "You want to go skydiving?"

"You sound surprised to hear this, honey."

"Of course I'm surprised! I never would have suspected you as the type of guy who would want to jump out of a plane!"

"I'm sure I must have mentioned it to you at least once."

"No, never," said a still stunned Helen.

"So," said Bob, trying desperately to change the subject, "how are you two doing? Are you still planning to finish high school, Dash?"

"Yes, sir."

"Do you need anything, any help at all?"

"No, Dad. Violet is making enough money to support us both. Not only that, but the police are paying us for our super hero work."

"Speaking of super hero work, how are you enjoying it?"

"We haven't really gotten a chance to be heroes yet," explained Violet, "after all, we've only been on duty for a week so far."

"You'll see how quickly that can change," said Helen. "I do like the codenames you picked out for yourselves, Python and Rocket. They fit perfectly!"

"But there's still one thing I don't understand," said Bob. "How come you let your hair grow so long, Vi?"

"She hasn't cut it since Tony broke up with her," explained Dash.

"You broke up with Rydinger?" asked Helen. "Why?"

"First of all," Violet began, "he broke up with me. Secondly, we had irreconcilable differences. I liked being a super hero, and he liked having sex with strange women while I was at work."

"Wow, I'm sorry to hear that, but I don't think its wise for you to grow your hair out in hope that he'll change."

"I'll drink to that," said Bob, "because I certainly can't eat to it. Not with Vi's hair all over the food."

"That's not funny, Dad. It wasn't even my fault! If Dash could keep his speed under control…"

Dash cut her off. "If it wasn't me today, it would have been something else tomorrow."

"That's no excuse for running in the apartment like that, what if someone saw you?"

Helen stood up from the table. "Okay, I can see that you two are going to have a little fight, so I think Bob and I should go now."

"Okay, goodbye guys!" Dash called out to his parents. "Don't be strangers!"

As Bob and Helen left the apartment, Violet and Dash were still arguing.

"You're the one that's always saying that our identities are our most valuable possessions!" Violet yelled. "I'm surprised that you would jeopardize our safety like that, after you chewed…"

Dash cut his sister off. "Wait a minute, jeopardize our safety? Violet, we were in the apartment! Nobody could see us anyway!"

"This is not about us blowing cover, Dash!"

"Then what the hell is this about?"

"I'll tell you what this is about…" But her voice trailed off when she heard the phone ring. "As soon as I answer the phone, okay?" She ran over and picked it up. "Hello?"

"Alpha Force, we need your help, right now!"

"We're on our way." She hung up. "Remind me to yell at you later, Dash! We just got our first super gig!"

Dash ran to his room and changed into his super suit as fast as a jackrabbit. Violet, however, took a little bit longer, what with the rolling of her hair into that tiny skullcap. Within 12 minutes, Python and Rocket were ready for action.

"Showtime," they said in unison.

(A/N: The main purpose of this chapter was to burn the bridge that leads back to the Incredible household. Violet and Dash are adults now, and fully capable of living on their own. Of course, they still get all their crime-fighting style from their parents. Chapter 3 is on its way soon, with some of that fantastic super hero action I promised, and a little something extra!)