Lovestruck
The next mourning after Mirror and Morph attacked Incredibles, Sean, Violet and Dash wakes up out of their beds. Sean packs his backpack, brushes his teeth, gets changed and rushes downstairs for breakfast. Violet brushes her long dark black hair, puts all of her books in her backpack and heads downstairs into the kitchen, where she meets Sean, Jack-Jack, her mother and her father. Violet sits down on hr chair as Helen places a stack of pancakes in front of her. Sean pours a glass of milk and waits as his mom places another stack of pancakes for him. The two teenagers eat their breakfast, without saying a word. Helen finally places one more stack of pancakes to an empty seat.
"Dash!" she calls. "Breakfast is ready." The Parr family waits for three long minutes until they see Dash still in his pajamas. He sits at the table and eats his pancakes, very slowly. Sean and Violet stares at him as if something is wrong.
"Hey Dash, are you feeling alright?" Sean asks. Dash looks back at him and says nothing.
"Come on, Dash." Violet said. "What's wrong?"
"None of your business." Dash mumbles. He stares at his food and he grows sick to his stomach. He gets out of the table, walks up the stairs and shuts himself in his room. Sean and Violet looks at the untouched meal Dash has left. Then they exchanged glances and then they look at the stairway.
"What's with him?" Violet wonders.
"I don't know." Sean answers as he finishes his stack of pancakes. He places his plate on the sink. "But I'm going to find out." Sean makes his way up the stairs and stands in front of the entrance to Dash's room. He knocks on the door and waits for an answer.
"What do you want?" Dash asks.
"Dash is there something you want to talk about?" Sean questions. "Is something bothering you? Why don't you just tell us what's going on?" Dash opens the door and he glares at Sean.
"No." he answers. "Now leave me alone." He slams the door in front of Sean. Sean shrugs and he goes back downstairs. He picks up his backpack and heads out the door. Violet finishes her stack of pancakes and she also picks up her backpack and she meets Sean in front of the car. Helen heads to the stairway and calls out to Dash.
"Dash, hurry up!" she orders. "You're going to be late for school!" she waits for five minutes until finally, she sees Dash dragging himself down the stairs. The boy heads outside, puts his backpack in the trunk and enters the car. Helen then drives her kids to school. She first stops at Western View Junior High and she drops off Sean and Violet. Helen continues driving and she sees Dash staring out the window looking depressed. She places her hand on Dash's head and smiles.
"Are you alright, sweetie?" she asks.
"Not really." Dash answers. "I just don't feel like going to school today."
"Why? Is it because of the fight you had last night?"
"Actually, it is not about the fight. It is about Mirror and Morph. Now that I know that Morph has a girlfriend, what happens if she goes to the same school as we do? I mean, I believe those two are inseparable, so how am I supposed to deal with the two of them all by myself?"
"Honestly Dash, I don't know." Helen answers. "I truly don't know. I think the best thing to do is to try to avoid the two of them as much as you can. Stay away from Morph and if you see anyone that looks exactly like Mirror, then you have to stay away from that person, no matter what happens."
"But what if they keep on following and what happens if they attacked me during class?"
"Honey, this is a situation where you're on your own. Your mommy and daddy can't always be there to help you in all of your problems. Sometimes the only person you have to rely on is yourself. If you believe in yourself, then no matter the situation, you will have noting to fear. Just believe in yourself and you can overcome your enemies all by yourself."
Dash thinks about his mother's advice and he smiles at her. Helen is glad to see Dash's happy face once again. She parks the car in front of Dash's school. Dash gives his other a he hug and exit's the car. He waves goodbye as Helen drives away. Dash turns around and he makes his way to the entrance of the school. He finally reaches his classroom along with his friends. Dash sits down at his desk and waits for the bell to ring and the teacher to come. Dash, however, exchanges glances at the seat where Moe sits. The bell rang and the entire class sees Mr. Kroop enter the room. The teacher begins the lessons and Dash spends two boring hours listening to the teacher, taking useless notes and staring at the empty seat Moe use to sit. Finally, the bell rings for recess. Dash and his friends race outside on the field to play soccer. The boys have fun and play their favorite game during recess. Then, all of the sudden, Dash makes a very powerful kick to the soccer ball. The ball flies over the goalie's head and into the playground. All of the boys stare at Dash.
"Dude, you kick it, you get it!" one of them orders. Without arguing, Dash hurries to get the ball. He finds the ball rolling underneath the slide. He picks it up and exit's the playground. He is about to meet his friends on the field, when something caught his eye. Dash looks to his left and he notices a girl with dirty blonde hair, sitting under a tree, reading a small book. Dash's eyes widened and his heart starts thumping. Dash throws the soccer ball over to his friends.
"You guys go play without me!" he yells. "I've got something to do." Immediately, Dash runs to the girl he finds very attracting. What he doesn't know is that the girl he's in love with is actually Ray/Mirror, who is officially working for the Eviles.
Ray sits quietly reading her book. She would glance at the other kids who are playing or having fun during recess. She then notices Dash moving slowly toward her. She hides herself in front of her book. Dash finally reaches her and he sits down next to her. He looks at Mirror's gorgeous blue eyes and he smiles at her. Ray, on the other hand, looks at him with disgust. She turns away from him and does her best to ignore Dash. Dash sighs.
"Hello." he said. Ray stares at him, says nothing and continues reading her novel. "My name is Dashiell, but you can call me Dash. Everyone does actually."
"Whatever." Ray mumbles. "My name is Ray, now get away from me." Dash ignores her orders and he continues to gaze deeply into Ray
"What a beautiful day we are having today." he said. "Just you and me, gazing at the sun, feeling the wind blowing at our faces and seeing all of these kids having fun with each other. You know, days like this don't come very often. So let us cherish this moment by sharing our thoughts and feelings toward each other."
"Eww!" Ray shrieks. "Get away from me, you nasty little creature!" Ray closes her book and she immediately stands up. She walks away from Dash, but Dash stands up and follows her. He stands in front of her.
"Don't you see it Ray?" Dash says excitedly. "The two of us. You and me. We have so much in common. We are like two different magnets. We are attracted to each other and once when we stick together, we will become inseparable. We are meant for each other."
"I said get away from me you nasty little pest!" All of the sudden, Ray gives Dash a vicious slap to his face. The impact to Dash's face causes him to fall to the floor. Ray takes off in running as Dash recovers. He watches as Ray runs away from him. However, a huge smile comes across in face. He gets back to his feet and he wipes himself.
"I've just fallen for her." he says romantically. "sigh." The bell rings finally to signal the end of recess. The students make their way to their classrooms. Dash also joins his friends, but he still has his romantic look on his face. As Dash enters the classroom, he could not help but think about Ray.
Meanwhile at Western View Junior High, Violet is having lunch all by herself in her shady spot, where she usually sits. She eats her sandwich and drinks her soda as she watches other students interact with each other. She looks around her area, waiting for her boyfriend, Tony Rydinger to come. She finally sees him and she waves at him.
"Hey Tony!" she calls. Tony looks toward Violet and his eyes widened and his mouth drops. He rushes toward Violet. Violet gets to her feet and she watches as Tony moves closer to her. Then, all of the sudden, when Tony is close enough, he gives Violet a great big hug.
"Oh Violet!" Tony cries. "How can they do this to you? Are you alright? Are you hurt? Violet, I'm…"
"Tony, Tony, please. I'm fine. What's wrong?"
"Violet, I saw you fighting last night against Mirror and Morph. I had never been so scared in my life. But as soon as I saw the two of them beating you up, I started crying. I thought I was going to lose you forever."
"It's okay, Tony. I just had a rough time last night, but I feel better already. My stomach hurts occasionally though, but I perfectly okay. There's nothing to be afraid about. As long as we're together and as long as we love each other, I don't feel an ounce of pain." Tony and Violet smiles at each other and holds each other's hands. Finally, Tony gives Violet a small kiss on her cheek, causing her to blush. Tony finally waves goodbye and he leaves Violet alone.
Meanwhile, it was lunchtime at Dash's school. Dash buys his lunch and looks for a place to sit. He looks for a couple of minutes and realizes that all of the seats are taken. Still, he looks around for an empty bench. He finally sees an empty chair for him to sit. But that's not what got Dash's attention. Sitting at that table is none other than Ray. Dash hurries to that table and he sits down next to Ray, who is all by herself.
"Like I said before." Dash said. "The two of us are inseparable. No matter where you go, no matter where you run, no matter where you hide, I will always be there for you."
"Really?" Ray asks. "Well let me tell you this, no matter how hard you try, no matter how hard you beg, no matter how far you'll go, there is nothing you can do that can make me fall in love with you. I hate you. You are a snobbish, nasty, spoiled brat. Now get away from me."
"Keep talking." Dash says. "Every time I hear you speak, your words dig though my heart and purify it. Your voice is like the sweet blue birds, whistling their soft beautiful tunes every mourning to bring peace and harmony."
"How sweet. But, unfortunately, your affections towards me bring chaos and calamities to my life and to this life. It is your fault that this entire world is in disorder. Therefore, must be destroyed, just like your love towards me. That too must be destroyed."
Then, without warning, Ray gives another slap to Dash's face. The blow causes Dash to fall onto the floor. Everyone in the cafeteria stops eating and turns to Dash. Every student then laughs at him. As the staff and principle try to restore order, Dash runs out of the cafeteria as fast as he could. He has never been so humiliated in all of his life. He waits until lunch is over. When the bell rings, all of the students, including Dash, enter their classrooms.
For a couple of hours, Dash stares out the window, not paying any attention to his teacher. He feels so depressed after being humiliated in front of the whole school. He couldn't help, but think about what Ray just said to him. Those words hurt a lot, but Dash will never give up. He really wanted to tell her how he feels. He waits until school is over. When the bell rang and all of the students race out of the classroom and Dash does the same, but instead of running to the parking lot, he races into a flower bed. There, he spots roses, tulips, lilies, violets and dandelions. Dash picks some flowers and when he has enough, he searches for Ray. He finds her sitting on a bench, working on her homework. Dash brushes himself up, takes a deep breath and slowly approaches toward Ray. Ray sees him coming toward her.
"What do you want?" she asks.
"I just want to give you these flowers." Dash said. He hands the bouquet to Ray. Ray takes the bouquet and observes it. Then Ray takes the petals off the flowers, one by one. Dash watches in horror as Ray picks the petals off and crushes them with her hands. Ray throws the stems back at Dash.
"Let's get something straight Dash." she says. "I don't like you for various reasons. One, you are annoying and a real pain in the head. Every time I try to brush you off, you always come back for more. Well guess what? You are never going to win me, because you are a useless, pathetic, weak boy. You think you can do a lot of things because you are "The Dash". You may be funny and active, but you are really stupid and therefore, you know NOTHING about me." Ray gives Dash one more ferocious slap to his face. Dash falls to the ground with tears in his eyes. "Consider this a warning." Ray runs off into the city. Dash stays down on the ground crying. He has been rejected, deject and heartbroken. He slowly gets up to his feet, wipes his tears and waits for his mom in the parking lot.
"BEEP BEEP!" Helen honks her horn to signal that she's here. Dash slowly makes his way to the car. He opens the door and enters the car. He sees Helen smiling at him, but he turns away and just stares out the window.
"Dash, how's school?" Helen asks. Dash ignores her. "Honey, are you okay? What's wrong?" Dash stays silent and finally Helen gives up. She drives off to Western View Junior High, where Sean and Violet are waiting to be picked up. They put their backpacks in the trunk and they enter the car. Helen starts driving toward home. Sean and Violet notices Dash looking depressed.
"Hey Dash, what's wrong?" Sean asks. Dash stares Sean and says nothing. "Did you fail a test? Did somebody tease you? Did somebody…?"
"That's enough." Helen commands. "Leave him alone. I'm sure he had a pretty bad day today." Sean and Violet stares at the ten year old boy oddly. He was supposed to be really talkative, really active and really crazy, but now he is as silent as a rock. Once when the Parr family got home, Sean and Violet immediately heads inside the house. Dash, on the other hand, gets out of the car and heads into the house very slowly. Dash drags himself up the stairs and into his room. He slams his backpack and his textbooks viciously on the bed. He breaks into tears and he cries all over the bed. This has been a pretty bad day for him.
Helen, Sean, Violet and Jack-Jack hear a loud thump coming from Dash's room. The four of them looks at each other, wondering what was that all about. Finally, Jack-Jack starts crying. Violet carries her baby brother and she swings him over and over. Sean and Helen smiles at the two of them.
"Kids." Helen says. "Get to work on your homework. I'm going to start dinner in an hour." Sean picks up his backpack and heads upstairs into his room. Violet, however, carries Jack-Jack up the stairs and instead of heading toward her room, she heads straight for Dash's room. Violet and Jack-Jack notices that Dash has locked himself in his room. Violet sighs and she knocks on the door. She and Jack-Jack wait for a little but and finally, Dash opens the door.
"What do you want?" Dash mumbles.
"Dash, are you alright?" Violet asks. "What happened to you?" Dash stays silent. He gives a petrifying glare at his sister. Then, without saying a word, Dash slams the door in front of Violet. Violet drops her mouth and she looks at Jack-Jack. Jack-Jack reaches his arms to the door.
"Dash." Jack-Jack cries.
"It's alright, Jack-Jack." Violet comforts. "We should leave him alone for a little bit." Violet then heads to her room and closes the door. She went straight to work on her homework, but she could not help but hear the moans coming out of Dash's room. Dash was sobbing. He has been hurt emotionally. His heart has just been broken by the only girl he loves, who is actually Mirror, who is now working for the Eviles. Dash used to be an active boy, but after Ray gave him three slaps to his face, all of his energy has been lost and Dash has grown really weak, which is a big lost to the Incredibles.