Final Chapter-Homecoming. (SPECIAL THANKS TO INCREDIBLESFAN1 FOR THE REQUEST!)
Dash, in his Super Suit, ran up to the front door of the Parr house, with Eric lagging behind.
"Hey, Eric, I never told you thanks for finding my suit." Dash said as they walked up to the door.
"No problem, you're just lucky I did manage to find it." Eric asked before he knocked on the door.
"Come in." they heard Bob say. They opened the door, seeing it was dark.
"It's pitch black in here." Dash said as he cut the light on as he walked in, only for him and Eric to immediately stop right in the doorway.
There was a big red banner hung over the living room that read, "Welcome Home, Speed Demon".
Under it was Bob, Helen, Violet, Jack-Jack, Mirage, Edna, Karen, Lucius, Winston, Helectrix, Brick, Screech, Reflux, and Krushauer all wearing wide smiles and standing behind a large table lined with a Speed Demon cake, cards, and presents.
"Surprise! Welcome home, Dash, our favorite Speed Demon!" Everyone said.
Dash stared in awe as Eric looked with a smile.
"Go see them, kid. They're waiting for you." Eric said.
Dash just kept staring before Helen walked in front of the table and opened her arms, tears in her eyes.
Dash got teary-eyed before he ran and threw himself into Helen's arms, hugging her tightly around the neck as he cried hysterically.
"MOM!" Dash said.
"My baby! Oh, you're back home!" Helen said before she started crying hysterically. She couldn't believe she was finally holding her little boy in her arms again as she kissed his forehead.
Jack-Jack laughed as he teleported onto Dash's head, making Helen lose her balance a bit, but still stand.
"What's up, Jack-Jack?" Dash asked, getting more giggles before Brick took him.
Dash then noticed his crying father and jumped down and ran to him, shouting, "DAD!"
Bob grabbed Dash and held him up, "Son! We thought we'd never see you again!" he said before they shared a fist bump.
Dash then noticed his crying sister as his father put him down and shouted, "VIOLET!" as he ran and jumped into her arms. She hugged him while sobbing hysterically.
"Dash! We missed you so much!" Violet sobbed.
Someone then tapped Dash's shoulder and he looked and smiled at seeing a widely smiling and crying Mirage.
"AUNT MIRAGE!" Dash yelled as he ran and gave her a tight hug that she instantly returned.
"Dash! Oh, my little nephew! I missed you so much!" Mirage said before she kissed Dash's forehead.
Dash then saw Karen crying uncontrollably beside Mirage and ran to give her a hug, too.
"AUNT KAREN!" Dash yelled as he hugged her tightly, her doing the same.
"Dash! Thank goodness you're back home, little fella!" Karen said before she also kissed Dash's forehead.
Everyone else watching was smiling widely, Brick fighting back tears.
During all this, Helen looked at Eric with tear-filled eyes and said, "Thank you so much, Eric. We owe you a debt of gratitude we can never repay."
Eric smiled as he waved his hand in a 'no thank you' gesture and said, "I'm like Mr. Incredible. I'm just here to help."
A few minutes later, everyone was partying. People were having cake and drinks, playing a couple of party games, and much more before Dash decided to open the cards and presents.
"Save the big one for last, honey." Helen said.
Dash nodded before he started with Winston's, which was a life-size, DevTech Keyblade.
"Cool, huh? I managed to find the right tech to make it just like an actual Keyblade." Winston said.
"Awesome! Thank you, Mr. Deavor." Dash said before he moved on to the Wannabes' presents. Helectrix gave him a Jolteon bank. Brick gave him a Rock 'Em, Sock 'Em Robots game. Screech's present was a glider that was like Batman's cape that would actually allow him to fly. Krushauer gave Dash a Darth Vader figure with poseable hands and feet and removable Lightsaber that could talk. Reflux gave him a Godzilla Blu-Ray gift set as well as a lava lamp. Finally, Frozone gave him a new Pokemon game for the Nintendo 3DS.
After thanking everyone, he finally got to his family's gifts.
"Dash, please accept our apologies for the harsh way we treated you." Bob said.
"We hope you like our gifts." Helen said.
Dash smiled before he started opening them. He got an Avengers action figure set from Karen, a Spider-Man themed lamp from Mirage, a whole bunch of $50 XBOX gift cards from Violet, a PS4 Spider-Man action figure from Helen and Jack-Jack, and a whole bunch of Incredibles stuff from Bob. Afterwards, he opened the cards, which each had a message that told him how cool or appreciated he was.
"Awesome gifts, everyone! Thank you!" Dash said, earning wide smiles from everybody before he got to the last present, which was huge.
It had a tag that said, "To Dash, From Dad, Mom, Violet, Jack-Jack, Aunt Mirage, Aunt Karen, Uncle Lucius, and Auntie Edna." He opened the box and he dropped the lid with a loud gasp that left his mouth agape. He saw a huge glass sculpture of himself along with a smaller one of him at the front of his family and everyone else. Behind them, he saw an Incredibles suit that looked like the Iron Spider suit from Avengers: Infinity War.
"We know how badly you wanted a Mecha-Suit like everyone else, so we went and saw Edna." Helen said.
"Woah! Way cool!" Eric said as Dash took the card, which had been completely custom made from scratch. There was a really cool picture of him on the front of it with a caption reading in Incredibles style font, "To Our Incredible Speed Demon."
Dash then opened the card and out fell about $250. He pocketed it before he read the card, which had different parts written in each person's own handwriting.
Bob: We understand that we may be hard on you from time to time, but don't take that as a sign that we aren't grateful to you for turning out to be a hero who does the right thing. You may be a showboat and very eager for fame and recognition, but that's just part of your personality, and it's one of the things that makes you special to us. You're still a hero and an Incredible either way.
Helen: Please don't ever think that we would ever stop loving you for any reason at all. We understand you were just trying to survive out on your own. If we were in your shoes, we would've done the same thing. We're just grateful that you planned for your own well-being and that you were able to talk to us about what was wrong. We're very proud of you for holding your own and are extremely happy to have you back home safe and sound.
Violet: We can't even begin to describe how much we missed you. The first few nights after you ran away, we ended up going to sleep with tears in our eyes. But, we never gave up on you. We kept up that search like our lives depended on it. Mom even threatened a couple of search parties who said they just did it for the money. We're very lucky that you were found by someone as generous as Eric. We can't even begin to describe how relieved we are to have you back.
Mirage: Don't think of yourself as a burden to us. We are always happy to have you around and your energetic attitude and excitement always bring us joy. Despite the showboat attitude you have, you have a heart that's even bigger. Anytime one of us is feeling down or defeated, you always know what to do to get us back on our feet again. You mean more to us than you can imagine.
Karen: We are very sorry for the way we acted towards you. We should have been more thankful to you for saving our lives despite endangering them, as well as beating the villain at the same time. We all can hopefully pick up the pieces and learn from our mistakes. We promise, we'll never treat you like that for saving our lives again.
Finally, underneath all of this, it said, "Thank you for saving our lives all those months ago. We are proud to have you as part of our family and as our hero, Speed Demon. We love you, Dash Parr. Love, Mom, Dad, Violet, Jack-Jack, Aunt Mirage, and Aunt Karen."
Dash had tears running down his face uncontrollably as he smiled at his family, who was smiling right back with tears coming out of their eyes as well. Dash then started crying as he ran into his mother's arms and she lifted him into a group hug with Violet, Mirage, and Karen as Bob and Lucius walked over and patted Dash's shoulders while Jack-Jack laughed happily as he was held by a widely smiling Edna. Everyone else was smiling as well, some of them fighting back tears.
As this was happening, the Parrs turned to Eric and Bob said, "Thank you so much, Eric. If it wasn't for you, we wouldn't have our son back."
"The Parr Family owes you a debt of gratitude we could never repay." Helen said.
"You're the best for finding my brother." Violet said.
"You are a very kind young man." Mirage said.
"We wish we knew how to thank you." Karen said.
"There's no need. I'm just glad I could help you guys out." Eric said before he tossed them a communicator of his own.
"You ever need my help, just give me a call." Eric said before he thanked them for the food and bid everyone goodbye.
As he was leaving, Dash ran outside and called after him, waving, "Bye, Eric! Thank you for everything!"
Eric turned around and smirked with a thumbs-up.
Later that night, after everyone had gone back home, Helen tucked Dash into bed and he received another group hug from her, Violet, Mirage, and Karen.
"Good night, Dash. We love you." Helen said before she, Mirage, and Karen each kissed Dash's forehead and Violet gave him a hug before Bob shared a fist bump with him.
"Good night, everyone." Dash said before he fell asleep with a smile. Everyone else smiled before they walked out, Helen cutting the light off and closing the door. Throughout the whole night, Dash wasn't feeling uncomfortable, sleepless, or like he was in jail, because he knew he was back where he belonged, with the family that loved him. He knew he was home.
THE END.
NOTE: This is NOT the story's end! The second Speed Demon tale that's never discussed is still to come!