Interactions

The sun shines into the Parr residence. The light gleams into Dash's room and on his face. Dash feels the warmth of the sun. He opens his eyes and wakes up having the same smile on his face he had last night. He gets out of his bed and he prepares for school. After five minutes of changing and cleaning up, he heads down the stairs, where he sees Sean, Violet, Jack-Jack, Helen and Bob eating breakfast. Dash smiles and heads to the cupboard. He pours himself a bowl of cereal and a glass of juice. The Parr family stares at Dash oddly. Dash sits down at the table and he starts eating his breakfast.

"Well now." Bob smiles. "It's about time we see you back to your original self."

"Welcome back Dash." Sean said, giving his brother a pat on the back.

"What were you disappointed about yesterday?" Violet asks.

"Nothing really." Dash answers. "It's just I've been having problems with someone yesterday."

"Morph?" asks Sean.

"No, it's not Morph. It's someone else. It's a girl." Dash says. Sean and Violet stares at each other and then at Dash. Then all of the sudden, the two teenagers break into laughter. Dash glares at his siblings. "What are you guys laughing about? This girl slapped me on the face three times yesterday. I was heartbroken. I didn't feel well until we face Bombarder. When mom told me to rescue people, one of them turns out to be the girl who I fell in love with." The kitchen falls into silence. Sean and Violet stops their laughing and even Jack-Jack stops cooing.

"What happened?" Violet asks.

"Well." Dash looks at his sister. "When mom carried you to safety, I thought everything was going to be alright. Then I noticed Bombarder throwing a bomb at me. I easily dodged it, but when I turned around, I saw Ray lying on the ground. She was unconscious, and I was afraid. My bones wee chilling and I was frozen stiff." Dash's voice becomes a quiet whisper. "I pushed her out of danger, but as she rolls on the street, all of the bombs drop on me. They exploded and I cried in pain. I couldn't remember anything else, but that's what happens between Ray and me." Bob, Helen, Sean, Violet and Jack-Jack look at each other, and then at the ten year old boy. Dash, however, breaks into tears.

"Wow Dash." Sean said. "I didn't know that girl means so much to you. I mean, having her slapping you on the face three times. That must be pretty hard." Dash doesn't say a word. He puts his bowl of cereal away, packs his backpack and heads out the door. Sean and Violet does the same thing. They, along with Helen meet Dash at the car. Helen starts driving to school. While in the car, Violet and Sean talks to Dash about his problems.

"Dash, I know how you feel about being rejected." Violet says. "But you have to learn to get over it. So what if she doesn't like you. Maybe she's not the girl for you."

"Who knows?" Sean said. "Maybe someone out there is waiting to meet a funny, energetic boy like you." Dash looks at his siblings and he smiles once again. Sean and Violet smiles back. The three of them waits until Helen parks near Western View Junior High. Sean and Violet exits the car and hurries to class, leaving Dash alone with his mother. Helen drives off to Dash's school. Dash gives his mother a kiss and he exits the car. Dash race as fast as he could to his class.

When Dash gets to his classroom, he immediately heads to his desk. He unpacks his homework and spends the rest of them time talking to his friends. Dash still keeps his eye on the desk where Moe always sits. He waits for a couple of minutes, watching the empty seat. Finally, he smiles and continues to mingle with his friends. Finally, the bell rings and all of the students stagger to their seats. The teacher, Mr. Kroop enters the room and he starts teaching a brand new lesson on math, English, social studies and science. After a couple of tedious, dull, boring hours of learning, the bell finally rings for recess. The students, including Dash, race out of the classroom. Dash and his friends get a soccer ball and heads to the field. The boys start playing a quick game of soccer. Dash not only is having fun with his friends, but he also is trying to forget Ray or anyone in the Eviles. The boys continue to play, until Dash kicks the ball too hard. The ball is sent sailing into the playground. The boys glare at Dash, but before anyone of them has a chance to speak, Dash rushes to the playground. He finds the ball hiding under the slid. He retrieves the ball and is heads back to the field. Since the playground is covered with little children, Dash has trouble maneuvering around the little kids, without hurting them. Dash is about three feet out of the playground, when he accidentally bumps into someone. The two of them falls down to the ground. Dash quickly gets to his feet and he wipes himself off.

"Sorry about that." Dash said. "Here, let me help…you…out." Dash could not believe what he is seeing. The person he just bumps into is none other than Ray. Ray gets to her feet and she too wipes herself off.

"Hey Dash." Ray said. Dash, however, gives Ray a terrifying look.

"Get away from me." he growls. He turns away and runs to the field. The boys continue to play their game of soccer. Dash would exchange glances with Ray. He glares back at her and he continues to play soccer. Ten minutes later, Dash kicks ball too hard once again. The ball rolls out of the field and straight into Ray. She looks down at the ball, and then at the boys.

"Dash! Get the ball!" the boys order. Dash looks at every one of his friends, then at the ball and finally at Ray. He glares at her once more. He finally gives up and he drags himself to where the soccer ball and to where Ray is. He finally reaches her. He grabs the soccer ball. He scowls at Ray once more time. Ray just smiles cutely at him. Dash turns around and was about to walk back to the field, then Ray grabs him by the shoulder.

"Dash, wait." she pleads. Dash grabs her arm and pushes it aside. His scowl on his face towards her becomes even fiercer. Dash shakes his head and walks away. He turns around and he notices Ray following him. "Dash, please." Ray begs. Dash ignores her and he continues to walk away. Ray's eyes begin to fill with tears. "Dash, I'M SORRY!" she cries. Dash stops moving and he turns slowly toward Ray.

"Listen Ray." he growls. "I'm getting really tired of hearing your voice. I'm also getting sick of being around you. I remember what you did to me yesterday. In fact, everyone knows what you did to me. You slapped me across the face, right in of the whole school. I tried to apologize, but what? It was just a waste of time. You broke my heart, Ray. This is what I'm like if someone breaks my heart. And now you're saying "YOU'RE SORRY?" Well, forget it! You were the one that touched my heart, and now you were the one to shatter it. My heart is in pieces, like a broken mirror. Ray, no matter what you do, no matter what you say, and no matter how hard you beg, there is nothing you can do to keep me away from you." Dash turns around and he slowly walks toward the field. At that point, Ray burst into tears. She cries uncontrollably. Dash hears her, but he presses on toward the field. Ray falls on her knees and looks at Dash. She clenches her fist and grits her teeth.

"DASH! I KNOW WHO YOU ARE!" Ray yells as loud as she could. Dash immediately froze. He looks back at Ray, who is on her knees. Dash's eyes widened and he slowly moves toward Ray.

"You what?" Dash asks.

"I said, I know who you are." cries Ray. "Yesterday, you saved my life. As I watched the bombs fall on you, I was scared. When I moved closer to you, I saw your super suit torn up, bruises all over and…your mask was off. I couldn't help but recognize your face. I felt so guilty. I didn't know that the person who I've humiliated, would actually be the person who saved me. I'm sorry for mistreating you. Thank you for saving me." Dash was touched by her words. He tries hard fighting back his tears. He kneels next to Ray.

"Come on Dash!" his friends yells. "Are you going to play or not?" Dash looks back at his friends, then at Ray.

"You guys go on and play without me." Dash says as he hurls the soccer ball to his friends. Dash looks back at Ray and he wraps his arm around Ray. The two of them gazes deeply into each other's eyes. "I'm sorry." Dash said. "Sorry for being so mean to you. Can you ever forgive me?" Ray wipes her tears, smiles and nods.

"RINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!" shouted the bell. All of the students stagger to their classrooms. Dash helps Ray up to her feet. The two ten year olds smile at each other.

"Can I please sit with you at lunch, Dash?" Ray asks. "There is so much I want to know. So many things I want to learn from you." Dash stares at Ray oddly.

"Are you kidding me?" Dash asks. "My friends will make fun of me if they see you sitting next to me"

"Okay, then. How about if you sit with me during lunch?"

"WHAT? Are you crazy? Me sitting next to you? Jeez, my friends and the whole school will notice the two of us…" Ray, all of the sudden, smiles and gives Dash a cute look.

"(blink) (blink) Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease?" she pleads. Dash looks at Ray's cute little eyes and struggles to fight back the cuteness. Finally, he gives up and sighs.

"Oh, all right." Dash says. "You can sit with me during lunch." Ray jumps for joy and gives Dash a great big hug. All of the students stops moving and they look toward the odd couple. Dash looks at Ray as if he wants her to let go of him. Ray finally releases Dash and the two of them heads to class. When Dash enters his classroom, every one of his classmates points at him and laughs at him.

"Dash got a girlfriend. Dash got a girlfriend." they said repeatedly. "Dash and Ray, sitting in a tree, K I S S I N G!" Dash had never felt so humiliated in his life. He makes his way to his desk and spends the next couple of hours learning from Mr. Kroop and listening to his friends makes fun of him. Finally, the bell rings for lunch. Dash races as fast as he could to the cafeteria. He gets his lunch and looks for a table. He sees his friends leaving an empty seat for him to sit. Dash is about to head toward the table, when he sees Ray waving at him. He sighs and makes his way toward Ray's table. He sits down next to Ray and she smiles at him. Suddenly, the whole school breaks into laughter seeing Ray and Dash together. The two of them, however ignores the laughter and they begin to star their conversation.

"You have no idea how many times I hear those guys talking about us." Dash says pointing to his friends.

"I know." Ray remembers. "Anyway, tell me Dash. Is your entire family superheroes like you?" Dash smiles and nods his head. "Wow, what kinds of powers do they ha…" Dash puts his finger on Ray's lips. He glances around just to see if anyone is watching.

"Shhh." he shushes. "You're probably the only one in this school that knows my secret. I don't want anyone else to know but you. If you want me to tell you everything, then you must promise me never to tell anyone that my family and I are superheroes. Do you swear, Ray?" Ray stares deeply into Dash's eyes. Finally, she nods her head.

"I swear." she said. Dash smiles. "So what kind of powers does your family have?"

"Well, my dad is obviously Mr. Incredible. His super power is super strength. He can lift up heavy things, break through walls and do other incredible things. I'm just lucky to have a dad like him."

"Wow! I wish I can be a super like you guys. How about your mom, Mrs. Incredible?"

"Actually, she goes by Elastigirl. Her super powers are elasticity. She can stretch about 30 meters. She's very flexible. I mean, she has to save the world, and take care of me. How crazy is that?"

"Is your mom nice?"

"Well, yes she is nice. She can be very caring most of the time. But sometimes, she can be tough and very strict, especially when it comes to hero work. Occasionally, I would get into to trouble and my mom would constantly yell at me. I tried to run as fast as I could to my room, but when I reached the door, (slap) my mom would reach across the house and slap me in the face. But other than that, I am very fortunate to have her as a mother."

"How about your siblings? Do they have super powers like you?"

"Uh-huh. I have an older brother, and older sister and a baby brother. Which one do you want to hear first?"

"Let's start with the eldest."

"My older brother? Okay. His name is Sean. He's a pretty cool guy. His powers are laser vision and metallic claws coming out of his hands. He gets into fights most of the time, but that's just him."

"And your sister?"

"Who, Violet? Well, her powers are invisibility and force fields. She is a very shy person. I mean, she wears dark baggy clothes everyday and she used to have her hair covering her face. She has a boyfriend and she has gone through a lot of beatings, just to protect him. I'm telling you Ray, Violet will do anything, just to keep her boyfriend safe."

"Does your baby brother have powers?"

"Well, yes he does. We just don't know what he can do yet. We seen him burst into flames, teleporting, levitating and we seen him turned into a monster. But he's a baby. Jack-Jack is nothing but possibilities. We don't know what he can do yet, but when he's old enough, I'm sure he will learn to control his powers. And that's pretty much about everyone."

"RINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!" The bell rang and the students head for their classrooms. Dash and Ray smiles at each other and hugs each other one more time, regardless of the number of students watching them. They part their separate ways and head to their classrooms.

Dash waits for the bell to ring to signal the end of class. He has spent hours listening to his boring teacher teaching, and his friends teasing him about him and Ray. The bell has finally rang and all of the students sprint out of their classrooms. Dash goes to the front of the school, waiting for his mom to pick him up. He hears someone whistling. He urns around and he sees Ray sitting at a bench, waving at him. Dash shrugs and he approaches the bench. He sits down next to Ray.

"Gosh, I had wonderful time talking to you." Ray admits.

"So did I." said Dash. He looks at Ray. "Hey Ray, is it alright if I take you to the mall tomorrow? Just you and me?" Ray smiles at him and nods.

"I love to go to the mall with you." she says.

"Great. I'll tell my mom to drop me off and we'll meet each other near the park."

"That's fine with me. So Dash, do you or your family have any enemies?"

"Enemies? Well, we have a lot of enemies. For example the super villain we faced yesterday, Bombarder. There is also the Underminer, a really dirty super villain that came from under the ground. And of course there is…" Dash's smile is replaced with a terrifying glare. Ray looks at him strangely.

"Dash, what's wrong? Who else is there?"

"Our worst enemies are none other than…The Eviles."

"The Eviles?"

"Yeah the Eviles. We are a family of super heroes. The Eviles are a family of super villains. They are merciless, cruel, wicked, and obviously evil. My family and I have fought this family many times. Sometimes, the Eviles almost killed me, my parents or my siblings."

"Who is in the Eviles?"

"Well, there is the dad, Mr. Evile. He is the cruelest, meanest, super villain that has ever lived. His super powers are mind reading and my controlling. My dad has fought Mr. Evile for the past 15 years. There is also the mom, Evila. She and my mom have been enemies for as long as I can remember. Evila's super power is the ability to control the elements of nature. Such as fire, water, wind, rock, and other things."

"Do they have kids?"

"Yes they do. And who would have thought that their kids would be the opposite of me and my siblings. Their eldest son is Valagor. He is noting but a big jerk. He and Sean have fought a couple of times. But on their last fight, Sean blasted Valagor off a building and I guessed he died. I kind of feel sorry for him, but since he is one of the Eviles, I guess we have no choice but to kill him.

"How about Violet? Who does she fight?"

"Well, the Eviles also has a daughter and she is supposed to fight Violet. Her name is Ultra. Her super powers are telekinesis and she can shoot laser beams out of her hands. Violet has told me that she has a lot of trouble of fighting her. I can tell she's telling the truth by her super suit all torn up and bruises all over her body."

"And how about you, Dash? Who do you fight that is in the Eviles? Who is your worst enemy?"

"My worst enemy? Oh God, you have no idea how much I hate this guy. He is the youngest of the Eviles. His name is…Morph. He can transform any part of his body into anything he likes. I swear, one of these days, I'll kill him. He is nothing but a pain in the butt."

"Wow! That has got to be one tough family. At least the Eviles are one short of a family member, right?" Dash slowly moves his head toward Ray and he stares at her. Ray looks at Dash, wondering if she has said something.

"Actually Ray, there is one more person that I forgot to mention. And by God, I just hate her. Man, if I see her with Morph once again, I'll…I'll…"

"Dash, calm down! Who is this person?"

"She is the newest member of the Eviles." Ray grows a little frightened. "She is Morph's boyfriend." Ray's palms were starting to sweat. "And she is none other than…Mirror."

M…Mi…Mirror?" Ray gulps.

"Yes, Mirror. She can project reflective force fields and she can copy other superheroes' powers. Sometimes, I wish I would just come up to her and just rip her heart off." Ray was panting fast. She has never been so scared in her entire life. Dash is actually insulting his own girlfriend.

"Um, Dash?"

"Don't worry Ray. I swear, I'll protect you from the Eviles and/or Mirror. If I see Mirror destroying the city or taking over the world, then by God I'll…"

"Beep. Beep." Dash looks up and he sees his mom waving at him. Dash smiles and he picks up his backpack.

"I'll see you tomorrow, Ray." Dash says as he gets ready to leave.

"Dash, there's something I have to tell you?" Ray said.

"Tell me tomorrow." Dash says. He sprints as fast as he could toward the car. He gets inside and Helen drives away. Ray watches as Dash disappears into the city. She was speechless. She has never felt so uncomfortable in her entire life after interacting with Dash. She gets ready to leave, but as she draws closer into the city, she doesn't feel comfortable being with Dash AND with the Eviles.