"Hi Honey, I'm home."
Honey looked up from where she was fixing the salad. "Hello, sweetie."
Lucius, aka Frozone, set down his bags and kissed his wife. "The Ashton's are still coming over for supper?" he asked.
"Yes, so you'd better go and get ready."
Lucius laughed good naturedly but backed away, hands raised. "Alright, alright. I'm going."
Taking his bag with him, Lucius retreated to the bedroom. Quickly, he changed out of his formal business suit to a more comfortable blue sweater. Then, realizing he hadn't done so in a few days, shaved his scraggly beard. He was putting on aftershave when loud crashes, bangs, and screaming were heard from outside. Rushing to the window, he saw a large metal robot trashing the city and being chased by a helicopter. Time for a change in plans. Lucius ran back to his sock drawer and dug around for a remote control. He found it and, pointing it at the wall, opened a secret compartment where he kept his super suit.
Or at least where it was supposed to be.
"Honey?"
"What?"
"Where is my super suit?"
"What?" Honey called.
"WHERE. IS. MY. SUPER. SUIT?" Frozone yelled to be heard over the noise.
"Oh. I, uh, put it away."
"Where?"
"Why do you need to know?"
"I need it!" he called desperately.
"Nuh uh! Don't you think about running off doing no derrin'-do. We've been planning this dinner for two months!"
"The public is danger!" Lucius was panicking now.
"My evenin's in danger!" Honey protested.
"You tell me where my suit is, woman! We are talking about the greater good!"
"Greater good? I am your WIFE. I am the greatest GOOD you are ever gonna get!"
Lucius rolled his eyes and walked into the kitchen as calmly as he could. Taking his wife by the shoulders, he stared into her honey brown eyes.
"Honey. I love you. I promise that I will try to defeat this evil and be home in time for a late supper. But if I don't go, the Ashton's could die before they even make it to this apartment!"
Honey raised an eyebrow. "You are making that up. What danger?"
"How can you not hear it?" Lucius yelled. "Follow me!"
He dragged her into the bedroom, despite her protests that the apple pie was almost done and she didn't want it to burn. She stopped abruptly at the window.
"Oh...My. Well it looks like you were telling the truth. You should probably get out there."
"Not without my super suit. Where is it?"
"Uh..."
"You didn't forget, did you?"
"Well, I think it's...um..."
"Tell me you didn't forget!"
"I didn't! I don't think. Um..." She shuffled around in her own drawers. "Not in here."
"You forgot!"
"No! I remember now! It's in the pantry behind the bag of flour."
"Oh great," Lucius grumbled as he ran to the pantry. "Now I'll have to be 'Flour Man!' Don't forget about the pie!"
Rummaging around in the pantry, however, produced no result. There was no suit.
"Honey?!"
"Try my pillow case!" Honey said as she pulled the pie from the oven and waved smoke out of her eyes. "Or maybe it's at Edna's?"
Lucius picked up the phone and dialed Edna's number. He shook the pillows upside down. "Come on, pick up!"
"Hello, this is Edna Mode..."
"E! Great! This is..."
"I am unavailable at the moment, designing heavenly clothes. You must call back so we can arrange a meeting. You must see them darling, they're wonderful! In the meantime..."
Lucius hung up with a groan.
"Try again!" Honey said. "Sometimes if you call twice in a row she'll stop sewing and answer."
Desperate, Lucius redialed the number. Almost immediately it was answered.
"Yes yes? What is it? This had better be important!"
"Edna! It's Lucius, and I..."
"No, no! I told you. I am not interested in this luscious business. I am a fashion designer!"
"Edna Mode, listen to me! It's Frozone! The superhero. Did Honey give you my super suit?"
"Why ever would she do that darling? I mean, your suit was one of my best works!"
"E..." Lucius began.
"It needs no fixing or remodeling as far as I know. However, since Bob got a new suit..."
"Edna."
"I can understand if you want a new one as well, but do you really need one?"
"EDNA!"
"What is it darling? You don't need to shout. That's the wonderful thing about phones you know."
"E, the city is being attacked and we can't find my suit. Now please hurry and tell me in a simple yes or no whether or not my suit is there."
"No."
"Ok, thanks E."
"No problem darling. But I thought I made it perfectly clear in the beginning, and..."
"Bye!" he said quickly, hanging up.
"Lucius, I found it!" Honey yelled.
"Yes!" He yelled, running to the door. "I don't even care where it was, just let me have it!"
Honey tossed it to him. "It was in the couch cushions."
"Well luckily it's elastic so it won't wrinkle," he said, quickly changing. "See ya!"
"Be safe!" Honey called after him. "Good thing the Ashton's already know you used to be a super..."
Frozone surfed along on his ice bridge. By this time the Omnidroid had moved deeper into the city, and although he could see the Incredibles fighting it, they needed more help. A cold breeze flew out of his hands, freezing the microscopic water droplets in front of him into the perfect consistency for his snowboard. He was closing in now.
Up ahead, he could see Mr. Incredible knock the robot to the ground. Frozone came in at full speed just as the robot was getting to his feet.
"Frozone!" Mr. Incredible called happily. "Yeah!"
Frozone froze the joints of the machine, hoping to momentarily incapacitate it, but it instantly shattered the ice and threw him on top of a car. That did not stop the super. He was back on his feet in an instant, making a new, curving bridge. Coming up unawares, Frozone tried to freeze the hands of the robot, but this too proved useless.
The robot began to fire into the city, and Frozone saw to his alarm that the Ashton's were cowering in their car in a side street. The gun blew out their tire, and the car went up in flames. Quickly, he dashed over and iced the whole car in one swoop, effectively putting out the fire. He melted it just as quickly, then opened the door and let them out.
"Go, go go!" He yelled as a loud crash sounded behind him.
The Ashton's nodded and fled. Turning, Frozone saw Bob lying on the ground next to one of the metal arms. On the other side of the robot, Dash had come out of hiding.
"Hey, Dad! Throw it, throw it!"
"Go long!" he yelled, throwing a tiny white object through the air.
Frozone saw the direction it was heading and immediately started sledding in that direction to help the boy. He watched in fascination as Dash began to run on water, catching it on the far side of the lake. Without slowing down, he kept running on dry land.
Boom!
A car exploded right in front of him. Dash changed directions, but another car was blasted. He stopped, unsure where to go next.
"Honey, take out its guns!" Mr. Incredible yelled to Mrs. Incredible.
Frozone kept on going, knowing that he was the only one close enough to help Dash, unless Violet had crept up on him. As Helen propelled a manhole cover with her elasticity and destroyed the robot's guns, Frozone swept into the burning car wreckage and picked up Dash.
"Whoa!" Dash yelled, panicked.
"Gotcha!" Frozone said reassuringly, swinging him onto his back. He carried Dash piggie back along the street, but the Omnidroid tucked away its legs, transforming into a giant bowling ball, and began rolling after them.
Frozone turned and began icing the lake, crossing the water in his own fashion. The ball unfolded back into a robot and leaped into the water, creating a giant wave that overwhelmed the ice path. Dash yelled in terror as he was thrown from Frozone's back. While still in the air, Frozone twisted and turned the wave into snow, spreading it so that Dash landed on a soft snowdrift.
The white object, whatever it was, had landed in the street some distance away. Mr. Incredible ran for it, but the metal beast fired its hand at him, blasting the super further up the street. The droid began advancing. Frozone didn't know what the thing was, but he knew they had to project it. Sliding smoothly up to the curb, he froze over the asphalt, causing the robot to slip dangerously. Mrs. Incredible stretched herself between two lamp posts, finally tipping it over.
Frozone helped Helen to her feet.
"You alright?" He asked.
"I'm fine, thanks."
They noticed the robot getting to its feet. Violet appeared underneath it and started running toward them.
"Violet!" Frozone said.
"Mom! I've got it! I got the remote."
"A remote?" Frozone asked, seeing the object in Vi's hands. "A remote that controls what?"
Violet didn't answer. The robot had gotten back on its feet and was again advancing. In desperation, she began pressing random buttons on the remote. Rocket jets fired from the feet, and the Omnidroid suddenly blasted into a nearby building.
"The robot?!" Frozone yelled with excitement.
The excitement was short lived, however, because it was already on its feet again.
"It's coming back!" Dash yelled, grabbing the remote from his sister and pushing a button. Vaguely, Frozone thought he heard someone yell behind him. "That wasn't right."
"Gimme that," Violet said.
"It's getting closer," Dash said panicked.
"It doesn't work!"
Helen took the remote away from the kids. "Lucius, try to buy us some time!"
Frozone raced towards the robot and built a tall but thin wall of ice. This time he used a direct spray from the hands, something he rarely did, to strengthen it. It didn't take much for to break through, but it was all he had. This thing was unstoppable!
"Press that button again!" he heard Mr. Incredible yelling. Then, a second later, "no, not that one, the other one! First one!"
"First button, got it!" Helen yelled. "Kids, get out of here!"
"We're not going anywhere!" Violet said defiantly. It seemed the robot fighting skills had given her some confidence.
"Press that button!" Mr. Incredible yelled.
"Not yet!"
Frozone sprayed a new wall, but the Omnidroid broke through it just as easily as before. "Helen!" he urged.
"What are you waiting for?" Bob asked.
"A closer target; you got one shot!"
Frozone was standing next to the family now; the robot was right on top of them. He could hear Dash's nervous, ragged breathing, a sharp contrast to his mother's calm, determined breaths. Violet seemed to have stopped breathing altogether. Finally, she pressed the button. The sound of a rocket's engines sounded from behind them.
"Everybody duck!" Mr. Incredible ordered.
Everyone turned and saw that he was holding the metal monster's hand and was struggling to hold it back. They ducked. Mr. Incredible let go, and the metal torpedo sped through the air and tore right through the robot.
With creaky and snapping, the Omnidroid fell into the lake, and exploded.
"Hey, Zone," Bob said, greeting his friend properly.
Frozone laughed, partly relieved, and partly enjoying the victory of a thrilling battle. All around them, people emerged from hiding, cheering and clapping.
"Just like old times," Frozone said.
"Just like old times," Mr. Incredible agreed, slapping Frozone on the back good naturedly.
"Uh!" He grunted and flexed his back. "Yep, hurt then too."
The city was safe.
The dinner went remarkably well, if not a little late. Honey had baked everything to perfection...except the apple pie. While it was not burned, it did taste a little smoky. But it did not matter to the Ashton's. They were grateful to be alive, and thanked Frozone over and over.
"Like I said, it's no problem," Lucius said. "I was just doing my… "
Suddenly he stopped. A cold ice wind was pulsing from his hands, yet it was not freezing the glass of water two inches in front of him.
"Lucius!" Honey exclaimed. "I told you, no powers in the house!"
"I'm not doing anything!" Frozone said, surprised at the outburst.
Mrs. Ashton tentatively put her hand in front of Frozone's. She automatically drew back, expecting her hand to be frozen over, but to her astonishment it was not. Again, she put her hand out.
"Why, it's not cold at all!" She said.
"It's like the power is going somewhere else," Frozone grunted, trying to stop the flow. "And I can't stop it!"
"What do you want me to do?" Honey asked, kicking into super wife mode.
"I don't know, call E, or Mr..."
Abruptly the wind stopped, and Lucius collapsed on the table, completely drained of energy.
"Are you alright?" Mr. Ashton asked.
"I'm...I'm fine," Lucius said, confused. "Look, I'm really sorry about this, but I have to go."
"But..." Honey began.
"No, it's fine," Mr. Ashton said. "We understand completely. See you all later."
The Ashton's left the apartment, leaving Lucius in the bedroom, hurriedly packing a bag.
"But where are you going?" Honey asked.
"I don't know. But something has happened, and I need to find out what! If you need anything, just contact the Incredibles. I'm calling Bob now to let him know what happened."
"When will you be back?" Honey asked quietly.
"I don't know," he sighed. "But I'll keep in touch." He zipped up the super backpack, always ready with emergency supplies, and shouldered it.
"You better call me every night, you hear?"
"Yes ma'am!" Lucius said, saluting. He kissed her goodbye. "I love you."
"Love you, too," Honey said.
With one last smile, Frozone turned and walked out of the house into the unknown, determined to find out what had just happened to him.