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We’re gonna have to slingshot!

Hang on!

Are you all right, ma’am?

I’m perfectly fine.

Boys are jerks

and superheroes suck.

Good morning!

He takes one look at me in that suit.

and decides to pretend

he doesn’t even know me.

He’s protecting himself.

If he really did see you,

it’s best that he forget.

It’s better for you, too.

I can’t tell you how many memories

Dicker’s had to erase over the years.

when someone figured out

your mother’s or my identity.

It was Dicker!

You told him about Tony!

Honey.

You had me erased from Tony’s mind!

I hate superheroes!

And I renounce them!

I renounce them!

Is she having adolescence?

A new report out today shows that,

when it comes to decision-making.

people have more trust in a monkey throwing darts than Congress.

What’s going on, Tommy?

A protest?

They’re here in support.

Support?

Support of what?

Well, in support of you.

Wow.

Oh, hey.

Thanks for coming out.

Hi.

Oh, my goodness.

Thanks so much.

Oh, hello.

What does your sign say?

Supers should be legal now!

Talk to ya.

Oh, what do ya know!

Ellenwood.

Oh, now you wanna

return my calls

about superheroes, huh?

I’ll have to call you back.

Oh, that felt good.

Felicia, hold my calls, please.

Hey!

It’s working!

Hey, the ambassador made a big speech

about superheroes today.

Turns out

saving someone’s life

makes a good impression on them.

Who knew, huh?

I’m getting calls from all over the world.

Media awareness is up 72%.

The push for superhero legalization

is becoming a worldwide movement!

I have big plans for our next move.

We’re gonna have a summit at sea.

We’ll use our ship.

we’ll gather leaders and Supers from all over the world.

That’s great.

I’m happy.

I’m happy the numbers are up.

I’m happy the ambassador is pro-superhero.

and I’m happy you’re happy.

I’m hearing that you’re happy,

but why am I not feeling it?

Because I didn’t get him!

Screenslaver is still out there.

All I did was play his game

and win this round.

He’s gonna want more

and as long as

he gets to play, he wins.

One thing

I’ve learned in business?

Smell the flowers.

They don’t bloom that often.

What do you want on your tombstone?

“She worried a lot”?

All right, stop talking.

Show her.

This is just so exciting, isn’t it?

Huh?

Oh, wow.

Wow!

Elastigirl,

there you are.

Hello.

I didn’t.

Wow!

Come on, get yourself together, Karen.

Hi, my superhero name is Voyd.

I just wanna thank you,

for, like, for being you!

Okay, what I can do, um, is this.

Yeah.

That is impressive.

Very interdimensional.

I felt like an outcast before.

But now, with you being

you, I feel like.

Yay, me.

I flew them in from all over.

They’ve all been in hiding.

They have powers,

secret identities.

and names they’ve given themselves.

I’m Screech.

It’s a pleasure.

I’ve always considered you

the gold standard for superheroes.

Well, thanks.

You’re too nice.

I am called Brick.

Nice to meet you, Brick.

Uh, where are you from?

Wisconsin.

Elastigirl.

I assume your powers are.

You know, zapping things electrically.

charging things, bolts of

lightning, that kind of stuff.

Name’s Reflux.

Medical condition or superpower, you decide.

I say just to put

people at ease.

Hope I don’t offend.

Oh, no, no, no.

Reflux.

Love it.

Well, I do look forward

to working with you.

Yes, that is impressive.

Keep practicing.

Ow!

Well, I’m beat.

Congratulations.

Big day.

Good night, ladies.

I will see you tomorrow.

Good night.

Must be nice for you,

being out front

after all this time.

Out front?

Well, it’s been a while

since your superhero days.

and even then,

you were kind of

in Mr. Incredible’s shadow.

Nah, I beg to differ.

I’m not.

I’m not

saying you weren’t big.

No, you were,

and are, a superstar.

but you have the stage to yourself now.

And people have

to pay attention.

Oh, you mean, “It’s a man’s world” and all that?

Well, what world do you live in?

Your brother runs DEVTECH.

I don’t want his job.

I invent, he sells.

I ask you, which of us

has the greater influence?

Which side of me are you asking?

The believer or the cynic?

The cynic.

Would say selling is more important

because the best sellers

have the most buyers.

Doesn’t matter what you’re selling.

It only matters what people buy.

This is true.

If I discovered the origin of the universe.

my brother would find a way

to market it as a, uh, foot massager.

So, what would

the believer say?

The believer would tell you

to make your mark.

Don’t wait for permission,

assert yourself

and impose your will

on the status quo.

Sounds like my brother.

What?

You sound like my brother.

Well, he’s not wrong.

There is an art to getting a reaction.

Oh!

I know how to get him.

My brother?

No.

Screenslaver!

You’re tech-savvy.

I need to lock onto a signal.

and trace its origin.

How fast can you slap something together and meet me at the airport?

Airport?

Need to go out of town, pronto.

I can get your contraption

together by 5:00 a.m.

I need to get on TV.

Chad!

I’ll get my brother to set up

an exclusive with him

tonight on the newscast.

Finish our interview by phone!

Promote the hell out of it.

Independence from Screenslavery!

Chad tonight.

Boom!

Dicker.

Yeah, hey, Rick.

You remember that kid I mentioned to you?

Tony Rydinger.

Mind wipe?

Yeah, nice kid.

Well, you also wiped out the Friday night date

my daughter had with him.

In fact, you wiped out my daughter.

Oops.

Not an exact science, Bob.

Rick, you gotta help me here.

Violet hates me, and you,

and superheroes.

I gotta fix this.

What do you know about Tony?

Not much.

Seems like a good kid.

Popular,

plays sports, music.

Parents own The Happy Platter,

kid works there part time.

Happy Platter?

Why did we drive

all the way across town

for The Happy Platter?

We’d like a booth over there,

near the philodendron.

Good, right?

Near the philodendron.

This platter doesn’t look

all that happy to me.

It looks bored.

Ha-ha!

The Bored Platter!

I thought Vi would want a change of pace from drive-in food.

I like drive-in food.

Does this mean vegetables?

A balanced diet

means vegetables, kiddo.

Get used to it.

Good evening, everyone.

Oh, no!

Is she all right?

Violet, are you okay?

Nothing to see here.

Yeah, more napkins would be good.

I’m fine, I’m fine.

It happens all the time here.

Mops it right up.

Normally, she doesn’t ever drip like this.

Would you like water, sir?

Yes.

Yes, I would.

This is my daughter.

who you must know, right?

God.

Stop.

Hello.

Violet.

Hello, Violet.

Hey, Vi, say hi to.

Don’t push it, Dad.

I’m Dash,

her little brother.

Hello.

Mmm.

This is really good water.

It’s very refreshing.

Spring water, is it?

I don’t know, sir.

I think it’s tap.

Well, it is very good.

Excellent tap.

Excuse me.

Well, nice to meet you.

Where’d she go?

Mmm.

To find a good place

to be angry?

Tonight, we go now to

a special remote interview with Elastigirl.

How you feeling, Chad?

You doing all right?

I’m fine.

The doctors checked me out.

I have no memory of the event.

I gotta tell you, it’s pretty strange to see a recording of yourself the night before and have no recollection.

I don’t think

anyone needs to worry.

We’ve taken many precautions tonight though.

Where are you right now?

On a case, in a secure undisclosed location.

I wanna talk about you.

starting with your save of a runaway train.

Here’s an exclusive unedited clip from your own suit cam.

Roll the clip.

This thing’s really moving.

100 and climbing.

How much track is built?

About 25 miles.

The Screenslaver interrupts this program for an important announcement.

I’ll be damned.

She knew.

Let’s see if your gadget works.

Don’t bother watching the rest.

Gotcha!

Elastigirl doesn’t save the day.

She only postpones her defeat.

And while she postpones her defeat.

you eat chips and watch

her confront problems..

that you are too lazy to deal with.

Superheroes are part

of your brainless desire.

to replace true experience

with simulation.

You don’t talk,

you watch talk shows.

You don’t play games,

you watch game shows.

Travel, relationships, risk.

every meaningful experience

must be packaged.

and delivered to you

to watch at a distance.

So that you can remain ever sheltered.

ever passive.

ever ravenous consumers.

who can’t bring themselves

to rise from their couches.

break a sweat

and participate in life.

You want superheroes

to protect you.

and make yourselves ever more

powerless in the process.

While you tell yourselves

you’re being looked after.

That your interests are being served.

And your rights are being upheld.

So that the system can

keep stealing from you.

smiling at you all the while.

Go ahead,

send your Supers to stop me.

Grab your snacks,

watch your screens,

and see what happens.

You are no longer in control.

I am.