Dash didn't want to wake up.

He didn't want to be reminded that his parents hated him. They wanted to disown him. As he thought more about it, he knew Syndrome was right. It was his fault he got into this mess, dressing everyone in just because of his recklessness. He was not worthy to be a Super. Even though he was fast, all he did was to become a burden to his family. Hell, even Jack-Jack would be better than him in fights against some superhero. He was wild. He was unable to control his power.

And as Syndrome stepped into the room holding a shiny polished scalpel, Dash didn't squirm. He didn't fight back. He deserved the pain as a punishment.

He only winced when Syndrome stabbed him. It hurt a lot, but he knew it was his just desserts. When Syndrome pulled out a gun and shot his leg, only did he let out a strangled scream. It burned. For a moment he passed out, then only came to from the intense pain emitting from the gunshot wound.

Then Syndrome left and Dash was all alone again.

Lucius looked at the computer screen. There was a new video that was recently sent and he saw the apprehension in the Parr's faces. He clicked on the play button. He saw Dash on the table, but realised that he looked different somehow, not because of the severed finger but he just looked… sadder somehow. Like he didn't trust them at all. That wasn't good news at all.

Lucius somehow managed to get past the whole video, though he was definitely shaken by the horrifying sight before him - the blood, the knife…

Wait a second… Lucius clicked on the video again and fast forwarded to the part where the captor was wielding the knife. Even though the video wasn't very high-quality, there was still a reflection of someone.

"I can see the captor from the reflection!" Lucius announced and Helen and Bob immediately surrounded him. However, all they could make out was the large hair that looked like a brush, the fox-like face with the buck too. It could only be one person - Syndrome.

"Syndrome? I'm pretty sure he's dead," Lucius muttered. It couldn't be. Syndrome's body was shredded into bits by the plane's engine and he would have definitely died.

"Let's kill that stupid idiot then," Helen growled. Even though there was still some doubt about who the captor was, Helen didn't want to wait anymore. She knew it was him, Syndrome. It must be. There was no other person she could think of right now who would want to cause panic and fear in the family.

However, an obstacle stood in their way of getting back Dash. They did not know the location of where he was held captive at. Syndrome had a plethora of places for him to hide and there was even some places that the Incredibles bet they didn't know about. It was herculean task to search through every potential hiding spot and that would take a long time and something tragic could happen within that period of time… Helen shivered at the prospect of it.

But it was the only way. They needed to comb through every building linked to the evil genius and hopefully the first few (or even first) place they went through was the place he had kept Dash in.

"We need a plan for our next course of action," Lucius stated. They all nodded. "Well, we - the three of us - will go to Nomanisan Island and check. We can summon some supers from the DevTech to help us search too. It'll be more efficient."

As soon as he finished, Bob and Helen instantly went into their room and changed into their supersuits. Lucius stared. "Well, you guys better get some rest. It's been more than a day since you slept."

"No!" Both Supers said at once.

"Well, I'm not going into a fight with two exhausted Supers and end up carrying three people to the hospital," Lucius firmly declared.

After a bit of arguments, the two weary Supers decided to turn in for the night at least for a while. Lucius contacted the DevTech people and they instantly agreed to participate in the search for the missing boy. Then Lucius left the residence.

The moment Helen and Bob laid on their bed, they immediately fell into a dreamless sleep.

And at DevTech, the search began.

A/N: Ooh short chapter! I can't promise you guys how long the next is gonna be, however. :(