Simon Paladino is not a mirthful man.

Now that super activity is legal once again, the wannabe supers have dubbed themselves the Soaring Six, and they're ready to take on their first missions on the streets of New Urbem. When two powerful and mysterious supervillains with unknown motives begin attacking innocent civilians at random, the Soaring Six must band together to stop the perplexing threat, at any cost.

In the glory days, Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl, having warmed up to each other but not quite in love yet, enjoy some behind-the-scenes fun at a news conference, courtesy of Elastigirl's surreptitiously stretchy abilities.

Becoming the primary slave-slash-scapegoat to a genius millionaire supervillain is not a typical part of Mikey's job description. Until tonight.