Violet sat herself down at her computer and started powering it up. It was Wednesday night, which meant that her dad was out with his friends, her brother Dash was at track practice, and her mom had taken Jack-Jack with her to Mrs. Cathella's house across town.

A sudden flash of lightning illuminated the room through the window. Violet covered her eyes as a loud crack filled the air. She squinted. It didn't sound like thunder. Instead, it sounded more like a snap.

"Everything's creepier when it's dark out and you're all alone," Violet said, rubbing her arms and adjusting her purple sweater. She brushed a strand of dark hair behind her ear and turned her attention back to the computer monitor. It was unusually slow booting up.

BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG!

Violet jumped involuntarily, spinning her seat so that she was facing her bedroom door. It was 9 pm. Who could be at the front door at this time? Maybe Violet's dad lost the keys again.

Dingdongdingdongdingdong!

"I'm coming," Violet said grumpily, getting out of her seat and leaving her bedroom. She entered the kitchen and reached for the front door, hesitating for only a moment before pulling it open.

Two young men stood on the porch. One had shaggy dark hair and brown eyes. He was wearing a gray jacket, red shirt, and jeans. The other guy had dark hair as well which looked like it had been gelled into a spike in the front and he had brown eyes like the first. He was wearing a navy blue shirt with a lightning bolt on the front and blue jeans. The spiky haired kid was slightly taller than the shaggy haired one. Both of their mouths feel open when they saw Violet.

"Can I help you?" Violet asked awkwardly.

"I'm here to save your life," shaggy hair said, breaking out of whatever held him captivated.

"No you're not!" spike hair broke in, glaring at his friend. "I'm the one saving your life!"

"I don't need any saving," Violet protested.

"Can we come in?" shaggy hair asked. Violet hesitated. On the one hand there was stranger danger, but on the other hand she was interested in what they had to say. And besides, she didn't want to send them away that quickly. What girl would send away two guys who claimed they were saving her life and who were both undeniably cute? And besides, she was a super. It wasn't like they could kidnap her or anything.

"Sure," Violet said. She stepped aside and allowed the young men to enter the kitchen. She closed the door behind them.

"What's going on?" Violet asked.

"I'm from the future," spike hair told her.

"We're from the future," shaggy hair corrected.

"Barely," spike hair muttered.

"My name is Hiro Hamada," shaggy hair said.

"And I'm Wilbur Robinson," spike hair added. "I've come from the future in order to find three people and protect them. Hiro here is one of them. You're another. And there's one more person we need to reach who lives across the country."

"But what do you need to protect us from?" Violet pressed.

"There's a man from the future who wants to kidnap at least one of you three," Wilbur explained. "He's going to try to get all three if he can get away with it."

"So he's a villain?" Violet checked.

"I think kidnapping falls under villainy," Hiro agreed.

"Then count me in!" Violet declared, grabbing the purse which held her super suit. She followed the two boys outside where a ship was parked. Wilbur climbed into the driver's seat.

"You can have shotgun," he offered, extending a hand to Violet.

"Thanks," she said, allowing him to help her into the ship. Hiro sat himself down in the back, face sinking into a frown.

"Next stop, California," Wilbur announced as he pressed a button on the dashboard.