Chapter 7: Being a Hero
(Mira's P.O.V)
I was now hanging in a similar trap that suspended me, and everyone else along with me. Syndrome kept flipping through channels that showed his creation in a city. It was mainly news reports about the 'strange device' that crashed in the city.
"Huh, huh? Oh come on You gotta admit this is cool!" Syndrome started, getting all excited as he explained his plan. "Just like a movie! The robot will emerge dramatically, do some damage. Throngs of screaming people! And just when all hope is lost, Syndrome will save the day! I'll be a bigger hero than you ever were!" He spat at Mr. Incredible.
"You mean you killed off real heroes so that you could...pretend to be one!" He yelled and Syndrome tuner around, obviously insulted.
"Oh, I'm real. Real enough to defeat you! And I did it without your precious gifts, your oh-so-special powers. I'll give them heroics. I'll give them the most spectacular heroics anyone's ever seen! And when I'm old and I've had my fun, I'll sell my inventions so that everyone can be superheroes. Everyone can be super. And when everyone's super...no one will be." Syndrome said laughing as he left the room.
Once the doors closed I sighed sadly. With this device on my head I couldn't think clearly. I felt so weak...
"I'm sorry..." I said and everyone turned to me. "I could have stopped this...but I trusted him...this is my fault..." I started to feel tears flow down my cheeks. Due to the trap I couldn't wipe them away.
"Oh no, it's not your fault. He tricked you. You couldn't have known." Elastigirl said gently. I sniffed and looked up at screen watching the Omindriod attack people in the city.
"I'm sorry too. This is my fault. I've been a lousy father. Blind to what I have. So obsessed with being undervalued that I undervalued all of you." Mr. Incredible said.
"Um dad?" The boy started but his mom shushed him. "Ssh don't interrupt." She said.
"So caught up in the past that I...You are my greatest adventure. And I almost missed it. I swear, I'm gonna get us out of this safely if I..."
"Well, I think dad has made some excellent progress today, but I think it's time we wind down now." I didn't realize that she managed to get free. She pressed the release button and we fell down and the cuffs were removed. I then felt the device on my head and tried to pry it off.
"Please, allow me." The boy said and quickly zipped his hand up and the device fell to the ground. I then stomped on it.
"Thanks um..."
"Dash." He said slyly and gave me a wink. "And I'm Violet." His sister said, giving him a tiny nudge. "Mira." I said simply and walked over to Mr. Incredible.
"We don't have much time, follow me." I said and we rushed out the door.
"We need to get back to the mainland." Mr. Incredible said.
"I saw an aircraft hangar on my way in. Straight ahead, I think." Elastigirl said thoughtfully.
"Yes, it's this way." I said and lead them too a door. "This is it." Mr. Incredible then pried the doors open and looked in.
"Where are all the guards?" He asked and we all peaked out. "Go, go!" He whispered yelled and we ran in, letting the door shut behind us.
I quickly noticed the van tapped Mr. Incredible. He turned to me and I pointed to the van. He gave a nod and snuck over. One of the guards popped a bottle of wine or champagne, I don't know, and Mr. Incredible grabbed the cork and shut the van doors, attacking the helpless guards. He opened the van once again and gave a whistle. We then ran past the truck and deeper into the hanger.
"This is the right hanger but I don't see a jet." Elastigirl said looking around.
"A jet's not fast enough." Mr. Incredible said. "What's faster then a jet?" Elastigirl asked.
"Hey, how about a rocket?" Dash asked getting our attention. We ran over to him and sure enough there was a rocket just hanging around there.
"Great, I can't fly a rocket." Elastigirl said.
"Well you don't have too. Just use the coordinates from the last launch." Violet suggested.
"She's right, Syndrome's technology is able to do that." I said.
"Wait, I bet Syndrome's changed the password by now. How do I get into the computer?" Mr. Incredible asked.
"Say please." A familiar voice spoke through the microphone and we looked to see...
"Aunt Mirage!" I cried happily and I ran over to the stairs with the others following me. Once I got up there we embraced happily and she smiled at me.
"You shouldn't scare me like that." She said jokingly. I gave her a small smile. "I'll try better next time." I said. Then we broke the hug and my Aunt turned to face the others.
"I'll be able to get you into the mainframe. You'll be able to get to the city before too much damage has been done." She explained.
"Thank you Mirage, is there any way you can repay you?" Mr. Incredible asked. "Take Mira with you." She said, without hesitation.
"What? Aunt Mirage I can't leave you!" I argued. She grabbed my shoulders and looked my straight in the eye.
"Mira, you can't stay here. You and I both know that, but you can have a normal life. You're more then what Syndrome made you to be. Go, and be a hero. Like your father wanted you to be." She said sternly, yet gently at the same time. I felt tears in my eyes as we hugged again.
"I will." I sobbed into her shirt. She rubbed my back. "Good, now let's get to work."
We moved quickly and used the van as the center of the ship, though Elastigirl had to connected it to the main part of it. Soon it was ready to launch. I hugged Aunt Mirage once more and she kissed my head.
"I'll find you, don't worry." She said and Elastigirl came up to us. "We'll take care of her, promise." My Aunt nodded.
"I know you will." She said and we hugged once more before I joined Violet and Dash in the truck. Once I sat down Dash quickly ran to my seat and sat next to me.
"Don't mind me beautiful." He smirked and I scooted closer to the window.
"Ignore him." Violet said as she sat down across from us, earning a glare from her brother. We soon took off and I fiddled with my hands for a while. Awkward silence...yeah I don't think that's happened to me before...
"So...uh...what exactly are your powers?" Dash asked, breaking the silence.
"I have the powers of the mind. I can read people's thoughts, to a certain level." I explain.
"Cool, do me!" Dash exclaimed eagerly pointing to his. "I shouldn't..." I stutter.
"Why not?" He asked. I sighed.
"Because you might not like it...I've spent my whole life living in solitude because of my powers. I'm not even sure if this is the right choice to go to the main land." I said and looked out the window.
"Hey, we'll help you adjust." Violet said. I looked at her. "You will?" I asked.
"Of course, you're not the only one to deal with powers and live with other people." Violet said and we laughed.
"So...can you read my mind now?" Dash asked.
"Alright..." I said and peered in for a moment. Then I exited. "Okay done."
"Wha- that was barely two minutes! Come on prove it." He challenged I raised an eyebrow but sighed.
"You're name is Dashiell Robert Parr, you're in 5th grade and the middle child of the family. Violet being the oldest and your brother Jack-Jack is the youngest. You're powers include super speed. At one point you used them to put a tack on your teachers chair, though he placed a camera he didn't catch you." I said quickly. Both Dash and Violet stared at me, with jaws dropped.
"What? You wanted me to read your mind so that's what I did."
"Whoa, that's so cool! What else can you do?" Dash asked.
"Um, I can 'talk' to people in their heads. It's hard to explain." I said. We talked a while longer before the rocket separated leaving the truck hanging from the main part.
"Are we there yet?" Dash asked.
"We get there when we get there." Mr. Incredible said frustrated. He then opened the window. "How you doing honey?" He called out.
"Do I have to answer?!" A voice cried back. A city soon came into our view.
"Kids strap yourselves down like a told you!" Mr. Incredible said and we rushed to the control panels getting ready to separate the car form the rocket.
"Ready Violet, ready? Now!" Violet slammed her hand on the button and Elastigirl climbed in the window and onto the passenger seat.
"This is gonna be rough! Mr. Incredible warned and the truck crashed right onto the road. I yelped slightly as we drove through the crowded highway. I could barely even pay attention to the grownups arguing about what road to take. I was more focused on the massive buildings. I have hardly seen them in day light...it kinda looked nice...minus the gaunt robot that was attacking.
I was pulled out my thoughts with the van being flipped and rolling through the street. Finally landing in a parallel parking space with a bang. Huh, convenient.
"Is everybody okay back there?" Mr. Incredible asks, turning back to us.
"Super duper dad!" Violet replies slightly shaken.
"I'm alright." I assured him.
"Let's do that again!" Dash says laughing. Though the moment was cut short when we saw the Omindroid pass, followed by several screaming people.
"Wait here and stay hidden, I'm going in." Mr. Incredible announced and left the truck quickly followed by Elastigirl.
"While what? I watch helplessly from the sidelines? I don't think so." She said sternly walking up to him. Violet, Dash and I walked up to the door and watched them.
"I'm asking you to wait with the kids."
"And I'm telling you, not a chance. You're my husband I'm with you better or worse." She says placing hand on his cheek.
"I need to do this alone." Mr. Incredible says sternly.
"What is this to you, playtime?"
"No."
"So you can be Mr. Incredible again?"
"No!"
"Then what? What is it?" Elastigirl asks, getting frustrated.
"I'm not...strong enough..." Mr. Incredible replies.
"Strong enough? And this will make you stronger?"
"Yes...No!"
"That's what this is? Some sort of workout?!"
"I can't lose you again!" He exclaimed grabbing her arms tightly. Then lowering his head. "I can't. Not again. I'm not...strong enough." He said quietly. Elastigirl then pulls him into a passionate kiss and they embrace. I couldn't help but give a tiny smile at it.
"If we work together you don't have to be." She says once they break the kiss.
"I don't know what'll happen." Mr. Incredible replies.
"Hey we're superheroes, what could happen?" She asked then I heard Violet scream as we ran out of the truck only for the Omindriod to destroy it. We tried to run but it's leg landed in front of us and prepared to attack once more.
"Vi, Dash No!" Elastigirl cried, I braced for the impact but it never came. I then noticed a purple force field surrounded us. The Omindriod tried to collapse it with its leg but couldn't penetrate the field. It then moved to the side and used its body to crush it, causing the force field, and Violet, to collapse.
"Violet?" Dash moved to his sister worriedly. The Omindroid prepared to strike again but was stopped by Mr. Incredible holding it up.
"Dad!" Dash cried. "Go, go!" Mr. Incredible cried and Elastigirl grabbed Violet and pulled her out. Dash and I followed close behind and we went behind a nearby building.
"I'm okay mom, really." Violet assured her mom as she was set down.
"Stay here, okay?" She told us sternly and ran back into the action. We watched the battle closely and saw Frozone join the battle I tried to think of a way stop shut it down when I heard Mr. Incredible cry out.
"Syndrome's remote!" I looked towards him and the Omindroid. It picked him up, but when Mr. Incredible pressed a certain button, the arm fell completely.
"The remote controls the robot!" Violet said in realization then I hit an idea.
'Okay guys, you two online?' I thought in their heads.
'Okay, this is weird.' Violet thought as she felt her head.
'Whoa...so this is what you meant. Wait why aren't we taking?' Dash asked.
'I gave a plan but I can't risk the Omindroid hearing us. It may be a learner but it can't read minds. Now, I have a plan. Dash I need you to get the remote.' I said quickly.
'On it!' He said and rushed out into the opening. 'Violet, you and I will be on standby.' I explained.
'Wait, I can turn invisible, but does the robot have heat readings?' She asked. I shook my head.
'Not that I know of.' I thought.
"Dad, throw it! Throw it!" Dash cried reaching his hands up. "Go long!" Mr. Incredible cried and threw the remote like a football and Dash ran after it.
"Got it!" He cried, catching it. The Omnidroid kept shooting at him.
"Homey take out its gun!" Mr. Incredible cried and Elastigirl grabbed a sewage plate and aimed it at the Omindriod's gun and used it to destroy the gun.
'I'm going in.' I thought and before anyone could stop me I stood right in front of it and took a breath.
"Override, Mira requesting accuses to control system." I said and the Omindriod stopped to process my voice.
"Accuses: Denied." A deep, robotic voice said and its legs condensed inside its body and started rolling my towards me. I jumped out of they way and saw it heading for Dash.
'Dash, look out!' I yelled and Dash seemed to get my message and started moving faster and Frozone caught up to him and just as the Omindroid splashed the water, Frozone changed it to snow, allowing Dash to land safely.
'Violet, try to get the remote!' I thought and Violet disappeared from sight and I came up to the others.
"Mom, I've got it, I've got the remote." Violet said running up to us.
"A remote? A remote that controls what?" Frozone asked as Violet pressed a few buttons. One causing the Omindriod to fly straight into a building.
"The robot?" Frozone asked in disbelief.
"It's coming back!" Dash cried and took the remote out of Violets hand and he pressed a button, though nothing seemed to be affecting it.
"That wasn't right."
"Give me that!" Violet said and snatched the remote back and tried a few move buttons.
"Here, let me see." I said and she handed it to me. "Urg, Syndrome changed the controls." I groaned frustrated, and Elastigirl took it from me.
"Lucius, try and by us some time!" She cried and he ran over to the bot and created an ice wall, blocking the Omindroid and slowing it down slightly.
"Honey!" Mr. Incredible cried as Elastigirl pressed a few more buttons.
"Press that button again!" He cried and she did. I turned and saw he was carrying one of the Omindriod's foots. Elastigirl pressed a button and it caused the foot to start spinning.
"No, the other one! The first one!" Mr. Incredible cried.
"First button, got it!" Elastigirl cried.
"It's getting closer!" Dash cried.
"Get out of here kids! Find a safe spot!"
"We're not going anywhere." Violet said. "This is our fight too!" I cried.
"Press the button!" Mr. Incredible cried as Frozone kept creating ice as the Omindriod destroyed it.
"Not yet!" Elastigirl cried.
"What are you waiting for?!"
"A closer target! You got one shot!" She cried preparing to press it. The Omindriod then burst through the wall of ice and she pressed it.
"Everyone duck!" Mr. Incredible the let go of the foot and we ducked before it flew straight into the Omindriod causing a large hole in the center. It collapsed into the water and we all stared in awe.
"Hey, Zone." Mr. Incredible said and Frozone gave home a finger gun before laughing. Soon several people came out and started clapping for us. I felt this strange feeling...I don't know how to express it, but it felt...great to help.
"Just like old times." Frozone said.
"Just like old times." Mr. Incredible repeated slapping the other hero in the back.
"Oh, yeah hurt then too." He laughed. Then noticed me and gave me look. "Wait, I know those eyes. You're Echowave's kid." He said in realization.
"You knew him?" I asked in surprise. "We never met outside the mask, but he was a nice guy." I smiled.
"Thank you, I need to hear that."
Authors Note:
Well that was long! Haha, hope you enjoyed it, only two more to go then off to Incredibles 2! Whose excited?! I am! I'm saving the date! Anyway, please don't be shy to comment. It really means a lot!
Disneyheart3: Thanks for your review. I agree that Syndrome is a great villain. Wonder if he'll somehow make an appearance in Incredibles 2.