Fantastic Four Page #6

- ##[ All Singing ]

- [ Groans ]

## [ Ends ]

How's it hanging, Ben?

[ Flames Crackling ]

[ Pressurized Ratchet

Ratcheting ]

[ Pressurized Ratchet Ratcheting ]

[ TV:
Announcer ] Assassinating

competitions everywhere this season

Truly unbelievable

The crowd is going nuts here at the arena

- If there's anybody out there

who can do what these guys do

- [ Popping ]

We dare you

to come on down here.

Look at this- spread-eagle, no arm,

back of the seat motobike grab.

[Johnny ]

I gotta get outta here

Incredible performance,

vaulting him into first place

Virtually impossible to pull off

- ## [ Stereo:
Rock ]

- [ Engine Revving ]

Hey, pretty boy.

Let's see what you got.

Where's your hot sister

and the monster?

- [ Revving Continues ]

- Let's go!

[ Engine Knocking, Sputtering ]

Whoo!

All right! All right!

I want you all to make a lot of noise now

for a very special guest!

MrJohnny Storm

from the Fantastic Four!

Whoa! Look at that lift!

[ Emcee ]

That was fantastic!

Hey, Johnny!

Come on! That's old school!

Show us somethin'new!

Something new.

You got it.

Whoa, whoa, whoa! No!

Come on, Johnny! Come on!

- Is he flying?

- Wait- No!

[ Groaning ]

[ Crowd Quiets, Murmuring ]

[ Panting ]

That is dangerous.

I'm okay I'm all right

I'm good.

- He's okay! He's all right!

- [ Cheering Resumes ]

Johnny Storm,

ladies and gentlemen!

I have to give you props, Johnny

You were on fire!

##[ Hip-hop ]

##[ Ends ]

That's new.

Reed!

Reed! Have you read

any of these?

They're from all over.

People wanting us to fight crimes...

save their kids,

solve their problems.

Reed

Reed.

We can't even

solve our own.

[ Ben ]

No! No freakin'way!

Ben? Ben, what's going on?

[ Sue ]

What's wrong?

- [ TV:
Cheering ]

- He didn't.

Oh, yes, he did!

Flame boy never listens!

What did he do to his uniform?

[ TV:
Woman ]

You've made history in Moto-X

- I've gotta ask you about this outfit.

- It's Armani meets astronaut.

- So, what are your superhero names?

- They call me the Human Torch.

- Ladies call me Torch.

- [ Onlookers Laugh ]

- What about the rest of the team?

- That's the Invisible Girl

- "Girl"?

- Reed Richards? I hear you call him Mr. Fantastic.

- Could have been worse.

- I guess.

Is it true what they say, that he

can expand any part ofhis anatomy?

- [ Onlookers Murmuring, Giggling ]

- Whoo!

- I've always found him to be a little limp.

- [ Onlookers Gasping, Giggling ]

What is that?

What do you call that thing?

That's it The Thing

You think this is bad?

You should have seen him before

Okay, now I'm gonna go kill him.

[ Crowd Chattering, Cheering ]

- [ Man ] Sweet, Johnny!

- [ Woman ] I love you, Johnny.

There he is.

- Johnny-

- Look, can we talk about this later, guys?

No, we can't.

What are you thinking?

Where's my ride?

[ Onlookers Gasping ]

[ Alarm Chirps ]

You think that's funny, Pebbles?

Johnny! You gave us names?

You don't think!

So now you're the face

of the Fantastic Four?

A face that's about to be broken!

This isn't permanent. We need to

be careful until we're normal again.

What if I don't want to be normal?

I didn't turn into a monster!

[ Onlookers Gasping ]

[ Sue ]

Johnny, say you're sorry

Huh? Did you just-

- That's it, Tinker Bell! You wanna fly? Then fly!

- No, Ben.

[ Groans ]

[ Sue ]

Wait a minute, guys

- Ben, don't do this

- Let's see if we can get blood from a stone.

Let's see. Bring it, Burnout!

You two need a time-out!

- Talk to Blockhead. He started it!

- I don't care!

Damn it, Johnny!

Ben, wait!

What?

You need to control yourself

and think before you act.

Yeah, but that's your problem-

you always think, you never act.

What if we got these powers for a reason?

What if it's like some higher calling?

- Higher calling?

Like getting girls and making money?

- Is there any higher?

You know what, Reed?

This is who we are.

Accept it.

Or better yet...

enjoy it.

- Wait, Ben! Slow down!

- Hey, check it out!

He didn't mean it.

- You know Johnny. He's always been a hothead.

- It ain't him.

- It's them!

- [ All Gasp ]

I can't live like this.

Just give Reed a little more time.

You know how he works.

Analyzing every little step

before he takes one.

- It's easy for you to be patient.

- No, it's not!

I thought I was done

waiting for Reed, but l-

We're all in this together, Ben.

Together?

Susie, look at me.

You got no idea what I'd-

what I'd give to be invisible.

Thank you, gentlemen.

I'm just going to pick up a few things...

for some friends

Perfect.

##[ Rock ]

- ##[Jukebox:
Record Scratches, Music Stops ]

- [ Loud Footsteps ]

[ Patrons Gasping ]

##[Jukebox:
Record Skipping ]

##[ Continues ]

##[ Stops ]

[ Laughing, Murmuring ]

That's not funny.

[ Bartender ]

This is Ben Grimm here

the first mook from Brooklyn to go

into outer space, so pay him some respect.

- Just give me the usual, and I'm out.

- All right

Make it a double.

[ Woman ]

Make it a triple

Put it on my tab, Ernie.

- You got it, sweetheart

- Appreciate it.

No problem.

[ Bartender ]

It's okay, Ben

If there's a God, He hates me.

She... is not so into hate.

If you could see me,

you wouldn't be saying that.

Then let me see you. Can I?

- [ Chair Scrapes On Floor ]

- It's okay.

Whoa.

Wow.

Huh.

[ Sighs ]

So sad.

[ Chuckles ]

Hey, now, being different

isn't always a bad thing.

Trust me.

This ain't one of them times.

Not if you don't want it to be.

All right, Ernie,

I'm outta here.

- I'll take you.

- See you later, Benny.

[ Sighs ]

I'm Alicia, by the way.

- Thanks, Ernie

- [ Door Opens ]

[ Beeping ]

- [ Whirring ]

- [ Beeping ]

- [ Whirring Decreases ]

- [ Beeps ]

Reed got what he wanted

and everything he wanted...

he took from me.

Now it's time...

to take it back.

But first I need to get rid

ofhis bodyguard

[ Thunder Rumbling ]

This seat taken?

What are you doin' here?

I was worried about you.

[ Chuckles ]

You were worried about me? That's sweet.

Come on. Let me buy you

something to eat.

Looks like you could

use the company.

Reed?

[ Chuckles ]

I was just resting my eyes.

So I see.

The new readouts

look very promising.

Not promising enough.

When are the next tests?

[ Exhales ]

I've run out of plants.

So I was thinking maybe...

there's always me

No. It's too soon.

- Reed.

- I should get back to work.

You need a break.

- Sue, not now. Please.

- Come on. Let's go.

Remember our first date here?

God, I was nervous

You know, I bribed the projectionist

ten bucks to keep the place open late.

- Really? I gave him 20.

- Mm.

- No. No way.

- Yeah. Yeah.

- I didn't want that night to end.

- Oh, Sue

You were right.

It wasn't complicated.

I just wasn't ready to-

You always talked about

how you liked the kind of man

who could approach you,

speak his mind.

One who wasn't afraid to tell you

exactly what he wanted.

I did... but I wanted you

to be that man.

Why didn't you

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