Chapter Twenty-Four: S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier - 2012

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            Mindy felt like kicking herself when she received the call from Fury that the Hulk had arrived in the hangar, because she was on the other side of the Helicarrier with Lisa, Sammi, and Pluto, dealing with the dozen thugs that popped in unannounced. With her "Super Soldier" abilities, taking out the thugs was not a problem; but she preferred her skillset to be reserved for the Hulk, who was not only a more challenging adversary but a far more dangerous one to everyone else on the aircraft carrier. Once she was finished putting the thugs into submission, she rushed over to the hangar with Lisa, Sammi, and Pluto in tow and found a half-sleeping Hulk tied down by Mrs. Incredible.


            At first, Mindy was highly disappointed that she missed out on the confrontation, but disappointment made way for concern when she spotted Fury tending to an injured Ciciley. "Oh, no," she cried while rushing over to them. "Is she alright?"


            Ciciley groaned – more in anger than in pain. "Argh! I don't go down so easily to any greenie...even the literal ones." Her sarcasm was enough to assure Mindy that she was fine, albeit wracked with pain.


            "I should've been here with you all." Mindy said, her discouragement returning.


            "Nobody could've counted on the Hulk coming to this part of the ship, kid." Fury justified. "We were all caught off guard. Don't blame yourself on what happened."


            Mindy nodded, accepting Fury's justification for the unforeseen change of events. It still didn't prevent her from playing out what would have happened had she arrived on time to help them face the Hulk. All her years of training, being built up to be as efficient of a soldier as Captain America himself, put into perfect use against the green behemoth, making both Fury and especially Ciciley proud. Her fantasy was brought to a brusque end when she and the others heard loud, frantic shrieking from past the hangar entrance.


            They watched Gaston enter with Jack-Jack (back in his normal form) still clinging to his head and giggling. Seeing Jack-Jack on top of Gaston's head, Helen went into her "mother mode," distracted enough to untie herself from the Hulk and focus on her infant son along with Bob, Violet, and Dash, who were all equally concerned. "What's that guy doing to my son?" She shouted.


            Gaston, hearing what Helen had said, managed to remove Jack-Jack from his head and hold him in his massive hands, glaring at him. "What am I doing to himHe did this to me!" He pointed to the deep scratches on his once-flawless face, which made him look as if he had been mauled by a tiger. "This child is a monster! And I'm going to do what I always do to monsters!"


            "NO!" The Incredibles screamed as they watched Gaston toss the giggling Jack-Jack into the air and swiftly pull out his bow and arrow, intending to exterminate the infant child while it was in the air.


            Before the arrow could have escaped Gaston's bow, he was brought down by Sammi, who unleashed an effective punch to Gaston's already damaged face. Both Gaston and his weapon fell to the floor with a collective thud; he drifted into unconscious straightaway. "Why don't ya pick on someone your own size, big fella?" Sammi told the beaten Gaston while Pluto successfully caught Jack-Jack by the collar with his teeth. "Way to go, Pluto!"

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