Donovan walked outside of the hospital with the Parrs and Rick. He had decided to stay with the Parrs until the Resurgence was stopped once and for all. The Parrs, especially Helen were happy to hear of the boy's decision, and Rick himself seemed proud of the boy's decision. Right now, the boy is by the Parr's car as they were talking to Rick.
He looked at Helen, who was simply looking at Rick as he and Bob talked. Helen noticed Donovan looking at him, and smiled at him. Donovan smiled.
"Hi." He said silently. "Hmhmhm, hello Dononvan." Helen said with a giglgle as she gently rubbed her thumb on his scalp with a giggle. "So, are you ready to come home?" she asked softly, kneeling down to his level. Donovan nodded. Helen chuckled.
"Trust me; you'll love it, and our kids." She explained. Donovan looked at her, tilted his head and gave a concerned look. "Do…do you think your kids will like me?" he asked, worried. Helen looked at him, understanding of his worries. Dash could be rather welcoming towards him, but at the same time, he could be quite a showoff at times, and he feared his constant pestering could annoy him. And Jack-Jack…well, he's Jack-Jack, a baby…
However, there's Violet. She's usually withdrawn, but she can be quite blunt and sarcastic at times, and plus, she fears that with her constant bickering with Dash could potentially make her immediately distrustful towards Donovan. Just before she could continue, she heard Bob saying,
"Well, thanks again, Rick." "No, Bob. Thank you and your wife for looking after this child, especially when no other super is able to do it…or are willing to." He explained, looking down slightly. Bob and Helen looked at him confused. "No one is wanting to take him in before you two, least they want their homes burnt down." Rick explained. Bob nodded in understanding
"Yes, of course." He said. Then, after a brief period of silence, he then said. "Well, I guess we should be going. The kids back home are probably worried sick, or…more likely, trashing the house." Bob said cheekily. Rick just gave a small smirk, shaking his head, before he noticed Donovan walking up towards him. "I'll see you again, right Mr. Dicker?" he asked innocently. Rick just chuckled and gently ruffled his scalp. "Of course. Like I said before, I'll be by their house to check up on you and see how you're doing. Alright?" he asked. Donovan smiled, before hugging his legs. Rick looked at him, and gave a slight chuckle, before giving him a pat.
Helen just smiled as Donovan kept hugging Rick. After a while…Donovan just kept hugging him. Rick cleared his throat and looked at the Parrs.
"Umm…you can let go of him now. He's gotta go back to his home." Helen explained, approaching him. Donovan looked at her, and looked like he didn't want to. "You'll see him again, dear." She added, placing her hands on his shoulder. Donovan looked at her, and pondered for a while…then he sighed, moving away from Rick's legs.
"Okay…nice to see you again, Mr. Dicker." Donovan said, rather sadly. Rick gave a final smile and a nod. "You take care now, kid." He said.
Donovan nodded with a slight smile as Helen gestured him towards their car. Bob looked on and then looked at Rick, before giving him a handshake. "Again, it's nice to meet you again, Rick. And we'll do our best to watch out for him." He said. Rick nodded, though he didn't smile this time, keeping his neutral expression.
"Nice to see you both again, Bob. And thanks. I never say this, but it means a lot to me." Rick said, with a tone of gratitude. Bob nodded, before he got into the car, starting the engine. Helen looked out of her window, and smiled at Rick, letting him know that they won't fail him. Rick just nodded as the car drove away, before he took a glance at Donovan, who looked at him with innocent eyes. Rick gave out a wave of his hand as the car drove further and further away, until it was out of sight.
Donovan just looked at the back of his seat, staring at the direction that Rick is, still having a sad look on his face. Helen looked back at him with worry. She could see the look of worry and sadness in his eyes; like he had just lost a father figure once more after a brief reunion. She wanted to just stretch her arms out and caress him in a way to console him, but they were out in public, people could potentially see her doing so, and it would expose her identity. So, taking a silent breath, she began to speak to him. "Donovan?" she asked.
Donovan looked at her, looking almost like he was about to shed a tear. Helen looked at him with sadness. "Don't worry, honey. I promise, we'll take great care of you. And you don't have to worry about any of us getting hurt. We're a tough family." She assured some more as she reached out without using her elastic powers and wiping away a tear that did come out of his blue eye. Donovan looked at her, and just sighed.
"…I want to be with Mr. Dicker." He said silently. Helen pouted slightly. "I know, sweetie. He's a good man, but…he needs a break for a while…at least until we, or anyone else gets rid of the Resurgence." She explained as she rubbed her thumb on his cheek. Donovan looked at her, and smiled slightly, before sighing.
"He just wants to stay safe from me…I'm a danger." He said, though he meant to say the last part to himself. However, Helen and Bob heard him, and they looked at each other in worry for the boy.
Soon, they've arrived back at the Parr's new home. Donovan looked on, and was in awe at seeing such a house. It looked very futuristic looking, and the best part, it was surrounded by forest, with the house on a cliff overlooking the distant city of Metroville. "Wow…you guys live in a lovely house." He said in slight awe. Helen and Bob smiled at seeing him being happy. "Thanks, kid." Bob said. Helen nodded in agreement.
"Do you also have pets?" asked Donovan, looking at him. Helen shook her head, while Bob replied, "No. We don't have any pets. Why?" Donovan looked at him, and shrugged. "I'm just curious; I'm not comfortable with pets." He replied. Helen nodded in understanding.
"Bob and I are not good with pets. You should've seen how I was with my dogs during my childhood years. Short and sweet to the point, they hate me." Helen said. Bob just chuckled. "That's because they're GUARD dogs. Not meant for pets." He said, making Helen scoff at him, and gently smacked him the back as they parked their car.
"I was young and naïve. I didn't know." She complained, making Bob laugh. Donovan couldn't help but smile as Bob and Helen got out, before looking at the house.
As he looked on, he noticed something in the window. It appeared a purple shirt, and a pair of long sleeved pants just sitting by the window. They appear to be floating as it a ghost was wearing them. Donovan looked a bit put off by this. Helen noticed and approached him. "What is it, honey?" she asked. Donovan pointed to the direction of the floating clothes, and the clothes just got up, and moved out of view. Helen just gave a silent sigh and disapproving look. "That's probably Violet. That's one of her powers; turning invisible. Though…why she's here invisible, I'm not sure." She said, though she may have a suspicion on why.
Soon, Bob and Helen took Donovan to the door, and Bob opened the door, while Helen guided Donovan inside. Immediately, they saw a brief flash of light, followed by giggling sounds. Donovan looked confused, while Helen and Bob groaned.
"It's Jack-Jack…again." Bob said, while he went to try and catch the baby. Donovan looked at Helen in confusion. Helen shrugged. "Like I said, we're working on it." She said nonchalantly, sighing in the process as she closed the door. "Jack-Jack, where are you?" Helen called as she approached forward. Donovan looked at her as he began to follow her. "Um…should I help?" he asked. But Helen shook her head.
"We'll be fine. Just…stay in the living room, alright? We'll be back with you soon, sweetie." She instructed as she followed Bob.
Now, Donovan was all alone in the front door with not much to do. So, he decided to look around. He marveled at the design and architecture of the place. Donovan looked at the walls as he ran his fingers on the surface feeling a rough, rocky, yet somewhat smooth texture on the wall.
"Wow. This place is gorgeous." He muttered to himself with admiration. He then looked at the large window, and silently gasped with admiration, looking at the view. He could see the blue sky, with big fluffy clouds, as well as an extension of the forest with a highway cutting through, until the road approaches the distant city of Metroville. "Jeez, I didn't think Mr. and Mrs. Parr are rich." He grumbled to himself.
"Well, not really." a voice replied right beside him, making him slightly jump in shock. He turned to the voice to see the floating clothes from earlier. "Uh…you are…Violet, right?" asked Donovan. The clothes straightened themselves, as Violet soon turned visible once more, and Donovan saw that she had a distrustful look to her face. She nodded at his answer.
"Yes, you're right. And you're Donovan." She said, pointing at him. Donovan nodded, and smiled shyly. But Violet just crossed her arms.
"Donovan, let's get something straight here; mom and dad may be keen on taking you in and helping you, but that doesn't mean I have to put up with you. To get this out of the way, I don't trust you." She said, eyebrows furrowing. Donovan looked hurt at hearing her say something like this when they've only just met, but how can he blame her? He did destroy an entire building and slaughtered men and women – granted they were evil, but still – and even indirectly caused one police car to blow up…as well as hurting the children and workers there, as well as Rick Dicker when he accidently set his old home on fire. Violet saw the guilty look in his face, and just sighed.
"Listen, I don't care what happened in the past; but there are some things I want to clear up. Understand?" she asked.
Donovan looked at her, a bit fearful at her tone as he nodded. Then Violet pointed out another fact. "First, I don't want you entering my room, under any circumstances. What's going on in MY life is MY personal business. I already have an annoying pest to deal with, and another one who can't control his powers. I do NOT need one more to add to my troubles. Got it?" she instructed, stepping closer to him. Donovan nodded, before Violet raised a second finger.
"And secondly; I DO hope Rick wasn't lying when he said you learned to control your powers. Because, if you don't, and you torch up my room…you won't like what will happen next. Understand?" she instructed, nearly face-to-face with him. Donovan gulped, but before anything else can happen,
Zoom.
A speedy blur ran past them, and quickly yanked some of Violet's hair, making her yelp in pain. "Ow! Dash, you twerp!" she called as she noticed the blur running toward several parts of the house, making her raise her hands towards it, creating force-fields in an attempt to enclose and trap it. But the blur was too fast, and it soon stopped by Donovan, revealing to be Dash himself.
"Hey there, you must be Donovan. My name's Dash." He greeted happily, before pounding his chest. "Also known as; Dash the Flash." He said. Donovan looked at him, puzzled at how he just got from one part of the living room to another in such short record time. Dash noticed his puzzled look, and chuckled. "I've been known to run faster than the speeding bullet. It's not much of an accomplishment." He said with a cocky shrug and smirk. Donovan looked impressed.
"Really?" he asked. Dash nodded, before eyeing Violet and pointing to her. "She giving you a hard time?" he asked. Donovan looked at her, and just shrugged. "She's got good reason to, though." He said, trying to defend her. Dash just scoffed and waved it off. "Don't worry about her, she's having adolescence again. For the third time." He explained, making Violet gasp.
"I'm NOT having my 'adolescence'" she said, saying the word in quotes. "And that one time, I was like that because my dad had Rick erase Tony's memories!" she added as well, pointing at Dash. Donovan had no idea what was going on, but before he could have more time to figure it out, Dash grabbed his hand.
"Let me show you around the house. It's very nice here." He said, before blurring away from Violet, dragging a shouting Donovan with him.
For the next few seconds, Dash was just running around the house, showing Donovan across the house the various rooms, backyard, forest areas surrounding the house, the pool, and even the rooftop. Donovan would've enjoyed it all…if it weren't for how fast Dash was going. With the possible exception of the pool, he could barely process everything else. So when Dash brought him back to the living room, and asked him what he thought of the place, Donovan could only answer.
"It's…you went too fast, Dash." Dash could only groan as he flopped his head back. Donovan shrugged and raised his hands. "You were." He said. "That's my brother for you." Violet grumbled, apparently still there. Dash looked at her, and stuck his tongue at her, making Violet smirk back.
"Jack-Jack, come back here!" The kids heard Helen call out. Then, there was the sound of a baby giggling echoing from all over the house. Donovan looked around, then at Violet and Dash.
"That's Jack-Jack, our baby brother." Dash explained. Donovan pointed to the walls. "He's not always like that. But whenever he is, you better be prepared." Dash explained once more, just as a bright flash of light shined right in front of them for a fraction of a second, and a baby was now in between them. Donovan yelped and jumped back in shock, making the baby laugh. Dash and Violet had to chuckle.
"He's just a baby, he won't hurt you." Dash said as he picked up Jack-Jack. Donovan looked at him, while Jack-Jack was doing the same. Then, Jack-Jack just giggled and reached out to try and grab him.
Donovan just had to smile. "Why am…I always wondered why a baby's laugh can make almost anyone smile." He said as he reached out and allowed Jack-Jack to touch his hand, which he did.
"Jack-Jack?" called out Helen as she soon arrived with an exasperated Bob. She then sighed in relief. "There you are, Jack-Jack. I see you met our newcomer." Bob said as he approached them with a smile. Jack-Jack just giggled some more. "Oh, hello Mr. Parr." He greeted with a smile. Bob and Helen smiled back as the latter kneeled down to his eye level to talk to Dash.
"Have you been good to him, Dash?" she asked, a bit concerned that he may've overwhelmed Donovan a bit. Dash nodded with a prideful smile. "Yep. I even showed him around the house already so you don't have to." He explained, while Donovan pouted. "You were going too fast. I can only process the fact that you guys have a pool." He explained. Helen looked at Dash, a bit worried that her fears were just confirmed, before she shook her head.
"Sorry about that, that's just…how he is." She said, laughing softly. Donovan just sighed. "This is gonna be a LONG while." He muttered to himself, making the adults laugh, while Dash looked at him confused, Violet just continued staring at him with suspicion and Jack-Jack…well, he's Jack-Jack.
Then, Donovan asked, "Is there um…any chance of food? I haven't eaten anything in…however long I was out." His stomach grumbled to prove his point. "See?" he pointed to his stomach, and Jack-Jack just giggled some more. Helen smiled and nodded. "I bet you are. I'm gonna be making some steak and pasta for dinner." She suggested, and Dash jumped for joy.
"Yes, I love steak!" he cheered as he then blurred over to the kitchen, anticipating the food. "Dash, your mother hasn't even started yet!" Bob called out. There was a brief moment of silence, before Dash came grumbling back. "I'll watch TV while I wait." He said as he went towards the television set. Violet just sighed to herself as she walked away. "I'll fix myself up." She said as she walked up the stairs, leaving Bob and Helen with Donovan and Jack-Jack.
"So, Dash showed you the house?" asked Bob. Donovan nodded as he gently tickled Jack-Jack's cheek, making him giggle. "But he was way too fast. I couldn't keep track." He explained, while Jack-Jack played with his finger.
"Hm, no problem. Bob, would you mind showing him around again, while I start up dinner?" asked Helen as she took Jack-Jack. "Got it." Bob replied before she walked away, before looking at Donovan.
"She's really nice, isn't she?" he asked. Donovan nodded. "She's one of the nicest I've ever met." He replied, making Bob chuckle. "Yeah; there's a reason why I fell in love in her." He said, his voice a bit dreamy. "Because she's nice?" he asked as he turned to him. Bob shrugged. "That…and because she's got a fiery spirit that very few women, let alone supers, had at my years during the 'Glory Days'." He said. Donovan looked at him, and gave a slight smile.
"Will you tell me of your days as the Old 'Mr. Incredible' before you met her?" he asked, and Bob saw a bit of admiration in his eyes. He just chuckled again before he ruffled his scalp. "Maybe someday, kid. Maybe someday." He answered, and Donovan nodded in understand. Then Bob took his tiny hands. "Now come on, let me show you around the house, for REAL." He said, and Donovan nodded in agreement as he took him and began to show him around the house.