Hey guys! So glad you seem to like the beginning of this tale, but don't worry because the best is yet to come! And just to be clear this crossover is also my take on Incredibles 2. Please do leave reviews as well, your feedback is motivational and appreciated. I won't ramble any further, so on with the show!
Chapter 2: A Change In Scenery
''Oh man, this is bad Tikki.'' Marinette said, while the mole-man thing continued to ramble on through the speaker with typical villain monologue of ''declaring war'' and ''trembling before them''. It was something she would often hear from some of Hawkmoth's Akumas. Speaking of which…
''Whoever that is, who was it that got akumatized this time. I get the feeling it isn't someone from school.'' Marinette said to herself. Tikki, sitting in Marinette's purse rubbed her chin before her eyes widened in surprise. ''It's not.''
''Well that's what I fig-''
''No Marinette, I mean this isn't an akumatized villain.''
Marinette raised an eyebrow, watching as the mole man's platform lowered back into his drill tank. ''How can you tell?''
'Remember, the Akumas are created via the butterfly energy from the Butterfly Miraculous. That energy, even when negative we kwamis can sense. But I sense none of that from this creature and his machine.'' Tikki said. Just then the tank rolled forward, and began plowing it's way to the Eiffel Tower. Bits of brown and green earth were flung onto the air by the grinding of tank treads and the ground shook as if there was Richter scale breaking earthquake. ''Whoever they are, they must be stopped nonetheless!''
Marinette nodded, but then looked over to Adrien. ''What about him?''
''He's with his father and guardians, they'll hold out. But you have to transform now!'' Tikki exclaimed anxiously. Marinette nodded and ran towards some bushes a bit of a distance away. The foliage was just big enough to conceal her. ''Tikki, spots on!'' Within seconds out of the bushes hopped Ladybug. Drawing her yo-yo, she ran towards a building and swung upwards. Before she confronted this new foe, clearly there needed to be some damage control;
Gabriel was relieved to see that Adrien was well shielded by Nathalie and the Gorilla. Seems the saying is true you get what you pay for since they did do a fair job of keeping an eye on the boy. Mostly. With his concern for his son lessened a bit, Gabriel could only look on at this ''Underminer.'' He was perplexed? What was this thing. It obviously wasn't one of his akumas, but perhaps others might think so.
''Could someone be using me as a scapegoat?''
''Gabe, GABE!'' Gabriel turned to see Wayne shaking him, holding his phone. I just called in one of my other bodyguards. He's bringing my personal yacht to the Louvre, but we have to go now!''
Gabriel nodded. ''NATHALIE! Take Adrien and follow me and Wayne, now!'' The Agrestes' assistant nodded and grabbing Adrien by the hand they ran with the Gabriel and Wayne. But then something hit Adrien like a bullet.
Marinette.
''Wait, where's Marinette?!'' Adrien said frantically, looking back and searching for her among the clouds of dust and torn up Earth. ''There's no time. We have to go now!'' Gabriel said. ''No we can't leave her father!'' Adrien said, planting his feet defiantly.
''Adrien Augustus Agreste, you will stop this and come this instant!''
Before he could protest any further Adrien was snatched up by the Gorilla and placed on his shoulder. Gabriel gave a quick nod of approval to his hired muscle before turning and continuing to run with his everyone else in tow, coughing at the dust in the air, almost running into cars and lightposts that were obscured by the brown clouds. Adrien pounded on the Gorilla's muscular shoulders, his eyes glistening slightly.
''Marinette, no please be safe…''
…
If Violet had to make a list of the worst days of her life, this would be numero uno.
There was dead silence as the Parrs sat in the passenger section of the NSA issued van driven by their assigned agent and friend Rick Dicker. The family had just finished being interrogated by the authorities due to their interference with the Underminer. Though their parents might not have told them what the agents said, Violet was smart enough to know it had to do with the collateral damage caused. Sure, the banks were ensured, and yes her dad's powers could definitely cause some extra damage when fighting villains. But giving a grandiose speech about declaring war and a hostile takeover usually didn't leave an impression of a simple heist.
The authorities didn't seem to get this. While her parents were taken for a full interrogation, she and her brothers were taken to a smaller holding cell. They were asked a few questions but it seemed the main questioning was for their parents, which made sense. The only thing they asked Violet and Dash was if their parents forced them to fight, how old they were and whether they knew of any other friends or associate Supers. To that, they only said Frozone as they honestly didn't know any other Super people.
It was part of why growing up had been so lonely for Vi, Aside from the constant moves, Violet tended to be shy by nature, making her own superpowers ironic. Dash had always managed to find other boys to hang out with, even if he missed out on sporting events. But in the 3 years they had lived in Metroville, Violet had only occasionally talked to a few people at school, before finding a best friend in Kari and now possibly a relationship with Tony.
Tony.
''Crap, he saw me without my mask!'' Violet thought to herself as the memory came back to her. While it had been infuriating for her parents to leave her with babysitting duty, in hindsight it was really stupid for her to just take throw off her mask like that. ''I figured all the civilians had moved away, I guess. Should I tell Mom and Dad?''
''We're here.'' The voice of Rick Dicker brought Violet back from her thoughts as her family took what few duffel bags they had out of the black van. She saw they were at the motel they had been staying in since their house had been reduced almost completely to ash due to Syndrome. Violet could hardly believe that only a mere two weeks ago her family had almost been murdered, she and her brother fought armored soldiers in on a tropical island and they had stopped an omnicidal robot unleashed by her father's ex stalker fan. Guess that was just life for her them. Or it used to be at least.
''Alright Vi you and Dash take the stuff and Jack-Jack inside. Here's the key.'' Helen said, giving her the thin plastic card. She nodded and headed up the stairs holding her youngest brother. She looked back and saw her parents at the side of the van, still talking to Dicker.
''Vi, the door?'' Her brother said, struggling to hold all the luggage at once. Violet rolled her eyes and slid the keycard in the slot and opened the door. ''Please, those bags aren't too heavy for you.''
''Yes they are, but you just had to take your sweet time.''
Violet flapped down on one of the beds in the room ''Oh come on. Weren't you such a tough guy on the island? Have you gotten weaker in just two weeks?'' Shock flashed on Dash's face before he crossed his arms turned his face from her, ''No. FYI, weaklings don't win second place at their very first track meet.''
''Well, real winners don't have advantages like super speed.'' That's when she felt a pillow hit her face with a soft thud. ''Oh you're gonna pay for that twerp. Just you wait.'' Violet said in a playful tone. Despite the circumstances, Violet had felt closer with her family, even her annoying brother after having fought together as a family. Now it seemed that would be gone too.
She then walked over and picked up Jack Jack, cradling him in his arms. ''Yeah, you're bwrother is a weal meanie. Right Jack-Jack?'' The baby laughed and giggled in response. ''See, even Jack Jack thinks so too.'' ''Whatever.'' Dahs siadi as he rummaged through his own duffel bag.
Just then, her parents walked back into the room, both with solemn expressions on their faces. Something else was obviously wrong. ''Mom, Dad, is everything alright?'' Violet asked.
Bob sighed before speaking ''Well kids, it seems that the government has shut down the NSA, meaning Dicker's heading for retirement.''
''What?!'' The siblings exclaimed in unison. Jack Jack only gave a confused ''Beh?'' as their mother continued. ''Apparently, the incident with Underminer was the final nail in the coffin it seems.''
Violet couldn't believe what she was hearing. It was tragically ironic. Almost 3 months ago she wanted to be normal more than anything. Now when she finally liked using her powers, fate had dealt a cruel blow. ''So Dicker lost his job, and other supers are not gonna have government help, because of us?''
Bob rubbed his head, ''Well Vi, to an extent yes like Dicker said they've been gun-''
''Hey, hey.'' Helen interrupted. ''We can talk about this later. Right now, let's focus on dinner. I'm guessing I should order takeout.''
Violet sat down in one of the chairs, putting Jack Jack in his high chair. Her mom began to dial a Chinese place a few blocks away, but any appetite Violet had was diminished by this new news. Not only could her family not help people anymore, but now other people were on the chopping block.
As she pulled out one of her mildly charred magazines and put her headphones in and turned on her music app, she thought one thing to herself.
''I hope someone out there is having as bad a day as me.''
…
Man, was this not a good day for Marinette.
As she continued to swing from building to building, she could see the mass destruction the Underminer's machine caused. Cars and debris were flung in all directions, and she had already had to help several civilians who were mildly injured, be it some scrapes and bruises, minor cuts or even a fractured arm and leg. This was certainly a more aggressive villain she was facing, though for some reason it seemed collateral damage, at least some of it wasn't intentional. Nonetheless, she knew she had to take this villain down, now.
''Alright Underminer., prepare for some bad luck.'' That's when it his her: Where was Cat Noir? Sure he did sometimes show up late when fighting past akumas but she really did need him now. ''I can't wait for him. He'll show up, he has too.'' Ladybug looked at the path the driller was taking, and gasped. Just a block from it was her mother, Sabine who's leg was trapped under a chunk of debris. She remembered her mom had taken a stroll to the grocery store to get some ingredients for the bakery, hence why she saw paper bags of flour, milk and eggs as she swung down towards the poor Oriental woman.
Sabine was tugging repeatedly at her leg, but when she looked up and saw Ladybug land in front of her a wave of relief crossed her face. ''Ladybug thank goodness! I need your help, please.''
''It's okay Mo- I mean maam. I'll help you.'' Ladybug then lifted up the large white chunk of concrete, the ground rumbling as the driller was practically right on top of them. She then grabbed Sabine and jumped up and swung onto a roof, the drill missing them by inches.
Sabine panted for a few seconds, more from fear than exhaustion. ''Oh, th- thank y-ou Ladybug. You saved me just in time!'' Ladybug gave a smile, no problem miss it's all in a day's work.''
Before Ladybug could swing off, Sabine stopped her. ''Wait, did you almost call me ''Mom'' back there?''
Marinette's face flashed with worry. ''Uh, no I think you just misheard me. Well I gotta go, bye!'' And with that LAdybug swung off sighing in relief. ''I gotta be more careful. That was way too close!''
Ladybug continued swinging till she landed smack on top of the drill. She saw a hatch with a circular handle and twisted it with all he might until it gave way and she opened the hatch. She then dropped down, and then spun her yo yo as she proceeded down the metal corridors. After a minute or two, she came across what looked like a control room filled with pipes, a couple of computer screens and control panels. At one of the panels was Underminer, who turned and took a defensive posture when he saw her. ''Who are you?''
''Name's Ladybug Underminer, and you're tearing up my city!'' She shouted and swung at the mole man who dodged it and lunged at her, swinging his fist which began to bounce forward and back from it's socket. ''Say hello to my Jack hammer!'' Ladybug began to duck and dodge, throwing defensive punches and kicks that the Underminer(painfully) deflected with his other metal hand. Suddenly a hit landed in her gut sending her flying against some pipes with a loud thud. Steam began to burst from them, and Ladybug was on her hands and knees gasping for air.
''Ha! Ya gonna feel that in the morning little lady.'' Underminer said with a menacing chuckle. Ladybug gritted her teeth and saw him approach her. ''Lucky Charm!'' In an instant there was a flash of pink light and a red and black spotted trashcan lid landed in her hands. What am I supposed to do with this?'' She thought to herself. Then she looked at the steam coming out of the broken pipes, then Underminer who was right on top of her with raised fists. Just as he began to swing down she jumped up and put the trashcan lid over the leaking steam, angling it so it flew towards underminer how yelled and stumbled back in pain.
'''AAAAAGGGHHH, you brat!'' He yelled. Ladybug then ran over to him, hitting him with an elbow to the chin, an uppercut to his gut, and a well placed low roundhouse kick to his thigh, her shin impacting so hard she could have sworn she heard a crack. Just then Underminer having regained his senses swung at her, and she jumped back slightly barely avoiding the blow. She quickly countered with a spinning back kick to his jaw, and she saw his bottom buck teeth crack and shatter, and the villain fell to the floor with a thud.
Panting with exhaustion, Ladybug kneeled down to rest for a bit. But a few seconds later she remembered the drill was moving. She bolted up towards the controls and luckily saw a stop lever and gently but firmly pulled it down and then felt the whirring of metal slow and stop as well as the sound of rushing steam. Then she flopped down on the floor, exhausted and still sore in her midsection. ''Boy, that sure wasn't an Akuma.'' She said to herself. Never before had an Akuma been so tough to handle at close quarters. She turned and saw that Underminer was still unconcious, though she couldn't be sure he'd be that way for long.
''Miraculous Ladybug!'' She said and threw the ladybug trash lid into the air. A blur of ladybugs with a pink aura flew around Underminer wrapping him up in rope. He clearly was too heavy for her even with her enhanced strength, so she would leave him to the authorities. As she retraced her path back to the hatch she came in, she climbed out and gasped.
All the destruction that had been caused by the large metal behemoth still remained. The typical world-healing waved used after every encounter with Hawkmoth's brainwashed lackies had for some reason not worked now. ''I don't understand, how is this possible?'' Just then she heard the beep from her earrings. In a minute or two she would transform back. She quickly swung away from the drill just as several police cars surrounded the inoperative landed in an abandoned alley just as she transformed back. She then leaned back against the wall and sighed, her kwami resting on her shoulder.
''Why Tikki, why didn't it work? All that destruction, it's still there All those people are still hurt-'' Marinette's voice began to crack., but then she felt Tikki press her face against her cheek. ''Don't blame yourself Marinette, you did your best. You did stop the Underminer and prevented any further destruction. You should go easy on yourself.''
Marinette smiled and hugged Tikki closer. ''Thanks Tikki. Though still, something is off about this. I need to talk to Master Fu.''
Tikki nodded. ''You're right. I also feel something peculiar is at play. Plus we should see if he's alright considering his shop isn't far from here.''
A smile of determination came over Marinette's face. ''Well then, let's get to it!'' Tikki got back into Marinette's purse and she raced out the alley and down the street. In her excitement, she missed a black car with tinted windows sitting some distance away, it's driver observing her as she disappeared into the distance.
''Madame, the girl has detransformed and left the area. Should I pursue?''
''No, the drones have collected enough data for now. Return to base.'' A female voice said in a firm yet calm voice. ''Understood.'' The driver said into his communicator and pulled out of his parking space and down the empty street.
….
After a dinner of arguing over whether what they did was right and Dash's personal hygiene being called into question, her parents had gone out for fresh, Jack Jack and Dash were watching TV while Violet was back on the bed listening to her music. She was currently listening to ''Unyielding Lightning'', the theme from one of her favorite animes Solar Force Delta. Violet was quite the anime fan and manga reader. She had all 36 current volumes and was almost finished with Season 2 of the anime adaption. She had never really used it as a way to make friends aside from Kari, even though it was fairly popular among her peers, even some of the cheerleaders and athletes like Tony were into it.
There it was again. Tony. Honestly, Violet felt both nervous and guilty. Nervous because she and Tony still had their date on Friday, and guilty because she had decided to keep it from her parents. Then again, would they still go out Friday? Considering how he ran from her, Violet wondered if he was even interested in her anymore.
Just then, her parents came back into the room, both with smiles on their faces. ''Alright guys get up and get your suits on.'' Bob said.
Violet, not hearing him at first removed her headphones. ''Huh?''
''Get your suits on, there's somewhere we're gonna take you.'' Helen said, slipping Jack-Jack into his red onesie and mask.
''Where are we going, is it another mission?'' Dash asked excitedly, having his suit on in meer seconds. ''Something like that. You'll know the details soon enough.''
Violet felt a bit of excitement wash over her. Could there be a possible hope spot? Could there be a chance of them going Super again? Violet quickly went to the bathroom and put on her supersuit after her mother had put on hers. The family then went downstairs and into a black limo where Frozone sat waiting for them.
''Hey Lucius!'' Dash said, slapping hands with the blue and white hero. Violet waved and he nodded at her in return. ''So Lucius what's going on?''
Frozone chuckled. ''You'll see Speedo.'' The limo then drove for some time, until final they reached a large building with blue lights and windows, and logos saying DevTech. ''Woah.'' Dash said marveling at the sight, even Jack Jack cooed at what they were seeing. Even Violet thought it was pretty impressive. The driver then opened their door and as they got out handed them their security passes before they another man approached them. ''Hello Timothy Williams. Mr Deavor will see you now.'' He then lead them to an elevator which went up several floors and then down a corridor to a large door, which opened to a large room with a spiraling stair way and a couch area with screens.
''I love superheroes!'' a voice said. They all turned and saw a man with neat brown hair, angular features and a blue suit and tie come down the stairs. ''The costumes! The powers! The mythic struggle!'' He then walked over to the adult heroes shaking their hand and introducing himself as Winston Deavor, proceeding to sing their own theme songs with them as he did so. ''Wait, Dad and Lucius had their own theme songs?'' Dash asked, clearly perplexed while Violet shrugged. That's when Winston turned to them. ''Hey the kids of and Elastigirl, Jack-Jack, Violet and Dash. Great to meet ya!'' He said shaking their hands, and bopping Jack Jack on the nose. ''What would your hero names be?''
''Ooh! I'm Speedo!'' Dash said getting into another one of his trademark flexing poses.
Winston chuckled. ''Well hello Speedo. And you?'' He said looking at Violet. ''Um well, I'm...'' It hit her then. From what that guard said on the island. ''I'm Miss Disappear.''
''Well glad to see you've appeared, all of you. Have a seat, please.'' He said directing them to the couch. They all sat down, and then they heard a door open. They looked and saw a woman in messy hair and light brown shirt and black pants stumble into the room. ''Sorry I'm late.'' She said. Winston stepped up to the woman, her leaning onto him. ''This is my sister Evelyn, Evelyn Deavor.'' ''Hi everyone.'' Evelyn said taking a seat in a nearby chair.
Winston then went on to explain how collateral damage is the main reason for the public turning against heroes, and how they needed to show how superheroes were needed once more. Violet and Dash chuckled when it was explained that Dad was...sloppy with his hero work but Mom left less collateral damage, and thus was chosen to be at the forefront of the movement to bring back Supers.
''Wow Mom, that's great!'' Violet said. ''That's right, girl power!'' Evelyn said, causing all 3 women to laugh. ''Oh but there is one more thing.'' Winston said walking over to Violet. ''What do you mean Mr Deavor?''
''Dear, call me Win. Anyway, you see this movement isn't simply limited to the States. It also involves in other countries that didn't ban their superheroes. And guess what? France is one of them.'' Violet nodded, not sure where this was going. ''So what are you saying Win?'' Dash asked.
''I'm saying, how would you like to go to Paris?''
