Chapter 6: Asking a Favor.
Joseph knocked on the door to the Parr House. Helen answered the door and smiled at seeing him.
"Come in, Joseph." Helen said, welcoming him inside, where everyone was sitting in the kitchen, eating burgers.
"Hey, Joseph, what's happening?" Violet asked as she passed him a burger.
"Guys, listen, I need a favor from you." Joseph said.
"What is it?" Mirage asked.
"Well, Mom got badly hurt today in a fight." Joseph said, alarming everyone.
"Is she okay?!" Dash asked.
"Yeah, she just needs to rest at home for a bit, but I think it would've gone different if I could still be Howler." Joseph said.
"Well, how do you figure we can help you with that?" Evelyn asked.
"If I remember right, Dash said Mirage used a machine to give her powers. Is that true?" Joseph asked Mirage.
"Yes. Hey, wait a minute, you're not thinking of using that on yourself, are you?!" Mirage asked with concern.
"I have to. I want to help my mom fight crime and be the best she can be. I know I said I would be a hero without powers, but I think now that having powers is the better option. Please, you guys have to help me." Joseph said.
"We're sorry, Joseph, but we can't. That machine is raw power infusing into a human being. That kind of thing requires your own power of will to withstand it. Mirage was tough enough that it just left her exhausted, but for someone like you, it could be fatal. That force of power could flatten you like a pancake." Bob said. While he was talking, Joseph noticed a teleport transport remote he had shown him previously was in his pocket.
"Aside from that, your mom would kill us if we let you take that risk." Violet said as Joseph finished his burger.
"Well, if risking my life means helping Mom, then it's worth it 100%!" Joseph said before he quickly grabbed the remote and, before anyone could stop him, teleported himself to Nomanisan Island.
"We should go get Sarah!" Violet said before the Parrs rushed outside.