The Modern Four

Chapter 31

The next day at school, there was a buzz about the new superheroes in their small little town. It took the kids all their effort not to laugh about the fact that their classmates didn't know that they were sitting in the same room as these four "superheroes" right now. During science class, they made plans to meet up at Hiro's garage and discuss yesterday's events, since they very well couldn't talk about it in their classes without revealing their identities. Which was the first point of discussion that they had in Hiro's garage that evening.

"So, what do you think? Hidden identities or no hidden identities?" Hiro asked, as soon as all his friends were in the room. Wilbur, who was just making his way to where the snacks were, shrugged.

"I dunno, I mean, if we did show our identities, we would be like, instantly famous." He said, tossing up a pretzel and trying to catch it in his mouth.

"Yeah, but we may as well just put a big red target on our backs. Whoever is looking for us isn't just gonna stop because we're in our civilian form." Violet replied, frowning a little. Hiro nodded.

"She does have a point." Hiro stated, looking over at Wilbur, who was still trying to catch pretzels in his mouth. Wilbur sighed, picking up a pretzel off the floor and tossing it in the trash.

"Yeah, okay, you have a point Vi." He said, plopping down on the couch next to her.

"So, it's settled then, we keep our identities a secret-"

"But what about our families? If we start doing superhero stuff all the time, my mom's gonna start wondering where I am, or what I'm doing. She'd worry." Penny said, frowing. Hiro sighed, nodding.

"I know, Aunt Cass and Tadashi would be wondering as well..." He fiddled with his watch, looking down.

Wilbur and penny nodded in agreement, sighing and shaking their heads. Violet bit her lip.

"My family already knows." She said quietly, looking nervous. The other three turned to her, various expressions of shock on their faces.

"You're not serious, right?" Hiro asked, furrowing his brow. Violet bit her lip.

"But before you all freak out, let me explain myself! I haven't been... entirely truthful about my family..." She said, looking down.

"Are you saying that your family isn't your family and that you're actually a superhero alien like Martian Manhunter or Superman, because if so, that's totally awesome." Wilbur asked, raising an eyebrow. Violet blinked, and Penny smacked Wilbur lightly on the arm.

"Wilbur, shut up." Penny said, as politely as someone could tell their friend to shut up. Wilbur opened his mouth to say something more, but just one harsh look from Penny shot him down.

"No, my parents are my parents, I wouldn't lie about that, but... what I'm trying to say is... we aren't the only supers around here."

"Wait, are you suggesting that..." Hiro started, but Wilbur cut him off, pumping his fist in the air.

"SUPER FAMILY! No way! My girlfriend's family is a family of superheros!" He exclaimed, his eyes shining with excitement. The other three shushed him, and Violet turned pink.

"Please don't be mad... I didn't want to keep this a secret but my parents thought it would be best since they technically can't use their powers anymore and I mean what really could they do for us then and plus it's probably-"
"Wait, back up. They can't use their powers anymore? Did they like, outgrow them or...?" Hiro asked, his mind clearly running a mile a minute.

Violet sighed and shook her head. "No, no... It's nothing like that. It's just that... well, I'm sure Wilbur's heard of this, about fifteen years ago, all supers were banned from the world. They thought we were a threat to humanity or some stuff like that." Violet said harshly, only she didn't say stuff.

Wilbur nodded. "Yeah, I heard of that. But I thought something happened that the superheros were welcomed back to society. The Incredibles, or something. They saved the world. Or at least they supposedly did, there's a rumor that their enemy, Syndrome, survived and is hiding out, waiting for his chance to strike again. I read about it on some forums. Interesting stuff, really."

Violet couldn't help but laugh a little. "Syndrome couldn't have survived that." She said, then looked down. "Yeah, that happened, you're right. But the government told Mr. Incredible to stand down. Superheroes tempt supervillians. No heroes, no problem." Violet said. Wilbur frowned.

"How would you know that? Unless... Mr. Incredible has a daughter... who can turn invisible.... Violet.... Are you...?" Wilbur asked, his eyes wide.

"Yeah, I am. Surprise. My moms Mrs. Incredible, my dad's Mr. Incredible, my brother is Incrediboy, and I'm Incredigirl." Violet said, looking incredibly uncomfortable, which, who could blame her.

"No... freaking... way..." Wilbur said in shock. Penny and Hiro stared as well.

"This is insane." Hiro said, shaking his head. "You're pulling my leg, right? This can't be true. You can't be.... Can you?"

"Well, I am. I know, it's crazy. Sometimes I don't even believe it myself." Violet sighed. Hiro frowned, the gears in his head once again turning.

"Violet, I think it's time we paid your parents a visit." Hiro said, and the others agreed, everyone but Violet running towards their bikes.