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one way to be,

and you ignored them.

And now I'm here.

So you are.

Am I that predictable?

Everybody is.

Well, you're wrong.

I don't wanna be famous.

I just want my work

to make a difference.

Well, here you are,

Captain Nemo.

Go for it.

Bye.

Let me guess.

Some kid from the Internet.

Science fair.

Franklin,

this board has invested

a great deal

in your little orphanage.

We need real world applications.

This has real world

applications.

I truly believe

that there is an entire...

"An entirely new universe,

"just beyond

our ability to see."

Yes, I've read your paper.

Once we get there...

If we get there.

...we'll be able to

discover new resources.

Energy sources which

will revitalize our own.

This is our chance to learn more

about our planet

and maybe even save it.

And I'm sure you all would

agree that even if...

Wait. What is this?

Victor Von Doom is on here.

He started this project

and devoted

a decade of his life to it.

He deserves to be in jail.

He deserves another chance.

He set fire to your

data servers before he left.

I'm going to personally

supervise him.

I need his talent.

I believe he and Reed

can finally get us there.

We want to support you,

Franklin,

but you put a lot

of faith in these kids.

I put all my faith in them.

So someone stole my design.

No one stole anything, Victor.

Someone else

figured out your idea...

and made it work.

That's what happens when

you drop out of the world.

Other people finish

what you started.

Well, if you came

to ask for help,

be better you didn't

insult both of us...

and turn back around.

Don't you wanna even

look at the designs?

I told you I'm done working

for you and your employers.

They're not my employers.

You can't do a thing

without their permission, yes?

Wake up. You're an employee.

They'll stay out of my way

this time. Trust me.

It's not you I don't trust.

Yeah.

Well...

I hate to interfere with

all of your important work.

Guess we'll just have

to make history without you.

Is Sue gonna be there?

I trust her.

Yes, Victor, she'll be there.

Clean yourself up, son.

Holy sh*t.

Amazing.

Oh, thanks.

Amazing you didn't black out

the entire Western Hemisphere.

Hmm?

You basically ripped a hole

in the fabric of space-time

with unspec'd components

and no supervision.

Yeah, that was, uh, an accident.

And if, by accident,

you upped the power...

you would have created

a runaway reaction

that opened a black hole...

and swallowed the entire planet.

Well, I'm glad

that didn't happen.

Are you helping on this?

I'm making

the environment suits.

Based on the soil samples

from our experiments...

anyone who goes

to the other dimension

is gonna need to be protected.

Who's that?

Victor.

Who's Victor?

He started this whole project.

Oh. Does he go here, too?

It's complicated.

Rudimentary.

Elementary.

This is basically

a child's drawing.

You know what

Albert Einstein said.

"If you can't explain it simply,

"you don't understand it

well enough."

Ten years searching

for something

that is basically runner-up

for a baking soda volcano.

We were actually disqualified.

The potato clock got second.

Reed Richards, Victor Von Doom.

Victor started

the Quantum Gate project

when he was younger than you.

Wow. It's great

to meet you.

Hi, Susan.

Hey, Victor.

Do you prefer "Susan"?

No.

It's been a while.

Didn't expect to

see you back here.

Yeah, well, I couldn't resist.

When I heard about the design,

I needed to see it

with my own eyes.

I gotta say,

it's pretty impressive...

Thank you.

...that you nearly destroyed

our entire planet

with speaker cable

and aluminum foil.

Yeah, that was an accident.

He did get it to work.

What is this?

This is where your little,

uh, accident leads to.

We put a camera on

a drone we sent over there.

The drone didn't come back,

but those images did.

Wow. It's beautiful.

Yes, it is.

New energy, resources.

It's a whole new world.

Which can help save this one.

Not that it deserves

to be saved.

I mean, think about it.

The people running the Earth

are the same ones

running it into the ground.

So, maybe it deserves

what it's got coming to it.

Dr. Doom, over here.

The failures of my generation

are the opportunities for yours.

There are no greater minds

than the ones in this room.

Is he gonna give a speech?

He's gonna give a speech.

But you're gonna have to

all come together.

Each of you working together

with a level of commitment

and collaboration...

putting aside petty squabbles...

if you want to fix

what my generation broke.

If you can do that,

work together...

then you can change

the course of history.

That's a pretty good speech.

I'm in.

Me, too.

I'm here, right?

First, design.

We figure out what went wrong

and correct it.

Then we build, then we send

organic matter over there.

But, more importantly,

we bring it back.

And then...

most importantly, they send us.

"Us"?

Us, us?

We're going over there?

Not unless you get to work.

So, get to work.

Johnny Storm.

So that's the

piece of sh*t Toyota

you been talking about.

Why, yes, it is.

Now you promise me

we'll still be cool

after I dust your ass.

No. Come on.

Rookie!

Bye-bye.

Oh, sh*t.

I cannot believe you're out here

doing this nonsense again.

I told you.

What?

I told you I was doing 45

when I spun out.

Yeah.

The ground was wet

and I hydroplaned.

Funny, I don't seem to

remember any rain today.

You were probably

too busy to notice.

Johnny, I thought you were

turning things around.

What is this?

What are you talking about?

This! This!

Is this the way you want

the rest of your life to be?

You keep acting out.

You have the potential and

the IQ to do so much more.

Oh, you mean like Sue?

I know you think you know

what's best for you,

but trust me, son, you do not.

Can you stop that?

What? Stop what?

Stop talking to me

like I'm one of your students.

Well, you're not

getting the car back.

Excuse me?

You're not getting the car back.

I built that thing from scratch

with my own two hands.

With my money.

My money, my car.

You want it back,

you're gonna have to earn it.

You're gonna have to

come work for me.

I'm not wearing a lab coat.

Appreciate your work, miss.

Oh, you gotta

untuck that shirt, man.

Is that Adolf? Long time.

Still not German.

And we don't need any more help.

Yes, you do.

With what,

his boundless enthusiasm?

Oh, why, thank you, Victor.

He can build anything.

With a broken arm?

What exactly happened?

What?

Were you racing again?

I don't know what

you're talking about.

I could use some help, actually.

Oh, this guy

doesn't take orders well.

Yeah, especially from

people who say sh*t like,

"I don't take orders well."

What you need, buddy?

Oh, that's brilliant.

Hey.

What's up? Johnny.

Reed. Nice to meet you.

Have you welded before?

Of course.

Keeps overheating.

Hey.

What's up?

I got to say,

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