The Fantastic Four Page #14

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But her clothes don't go invisible. Beat. Reed mutters:

REED:

Sue. Your clothes. Lose them.

SUE:

What...?

(realizes)

Oh.

She unbuttons her blouse. Not thrilled with the idea. She

wriggles out of her pants. Down to her skivvies. She

reaches back to undo her bra...momentarily loses

concentration and becomes visible. The sight of Sue in her

undies grabs the COPS' attention. Everyone watches, stunned.

The realization that she's visible hits her like a ton of

bricks. Cops are transfixed. So is Reed.

JOHNNY:

This is wrong in so many ways.

REED:

You've been working out.

SUE:

Shut up.

Sue takes a deep breath. Closes her eyes. Focuses. Nothing

happens. She's embarrassed and furious.

SUE (CONT'D)

Any more ideas, Reed? Maybe you

should strip down next, see how it

feels to have fifty people staring --

...and she DISAPPEARS. Entirely. Undies float. Jaws drop.

REED:

Uh, Sue?

She stops ranting. Realizes she's gone invisible.

SUE (INVISIBLE)

Oh. Well then...

The undies drop. The cops stare open-mouthed. They turn to

look at Reed, astonished. He sheepishly shrugs his

shoulders.

JOHNNY:

I'm gonna need serious therapy.

A beat. She walks away. The cops watch her, gaping. By the

time they turn back around, Reed and Johnny are gone,

disappearing into the clouds of smoke.

EXT. BROOKLYN BRIDGE - DAY

A news CHOPPER flies around the bridge, fighting for the best

angle on the action.

EXT. BROOKLYN BRIDGE - ACCIDENT - DAY

Reed races through wreckage. He tries to see over a big

TRUCK, and his neck STREEETCHES!

He finally sees...BEN. Reed wraps around a car, and...BOO!

His face snakes right in front of Ben. Ben jumps.

BEN:

What the --!

REED:

Ben. Are you okay?

BEN:

Am I okay?! You wanna explain that?!

He motions to Reed's neck. Then to his own body:

BEN (CONT'D)

Or this?! What the hell am I? 'Cause

I sure ain't Ben anymore.

Reed opens his mouth, but he has no answer. Not yet.

SUE (O.S.)

REED! BEN! LOOK OUT!

Ben spins, looking for Sue. He can't see her. But he does

see...A CAR INCHES AWAY, WITH GAS TANK FLAMING!

BOOOOM! The first car BLOWS! BOOOM!BOOOOM!BOOOOOM! Empty

cars BLOW in a chain-reaction. The flames are mushrooming!

Reed SWIPES his ARMS OUT, holding people back. His arms

FLATTEN to form a barricade -- FACES INDENT his skin.

FLAMES lash out. A pack of attractive YOUNG WOMEN scream.

Johnny LEAPS toward them. His feet LEAVE THE GROUND, giving

him extra lift. He SPINS, lands, and embraces the women,

SHIELDING them from flames which burn up his back. He looks

the ladies up and down, and gives a cheesy smile.

Sue SCREAMS. She puts her hands up (a normal reflex). The

air seems to RIPPLE around her hands, like FORCE-FIELDS.

She looks at them, surprised, confused. Her invisible fields

SPIRAL OUT, partially CONTAINING the blast. But the flames

hurtle closer. She fights the pressure. Blood trickles from

her nose. Just as the white hot blast is about to hit her...

Sue is dressed again. Visible. She SCREAMS, and PUSHES THE

FORCE DOWN INTO THE ROAD! She collapses, as the blast

deflects off the street and into...

An oncoming FIRETRUCK! BOOOOM! The firetruck is KNOCKED OFF

THE GROUND, SLEWING SIDEWAYS. Brakes scream. Its tail

slashes out, PUNCHING through the guard-rail.

THE BACK OF THE TRUCK DANGLES OUT, HUNDREDS OF FEET ABOVE THE

WATER! FIREMEN hang off the back and sides. The truck

TEETERS, falling! Ben wastes no time. He GRABS onto the

front of the truck, just as it goes off the side!

He DIGS his heels into the ground, but his feet DRAG across

the concrete, digging grooves into the street.

ON THE DANGLING FIRETRUCK: FIREMEN climb out, clawing toward

the bridge. Their truck SWINGS. Bits and pieces tumble down

at them -- a hose, an axe, a helmet. All deadly now. The

HANGING LADDER swoops down, with men RIDING ON IT!

Ben SCREAMS! STRAINING with all his might. Ben SCREAMS!

His muscles ripple, and...he takes his first step...back.

Another scream. Another step. Another. Another. Epic,

painful.

He is pulling the truck back onto the bridge, inch by inch.

His footsteps THUD. With monumental effort, he levels the

truck. Firemen scurry over hoses and ladders, some climbing

over Ben.

Reed tends to Sue who has fainted from her effort. Ben steps

back from the truck and slumps to the street exhausted. Wary

cops close in to cover him with weapons, but...

The FIREMEN slowly begin to APPLAUD. The crowd of onlookers

joins in as well. Sue, Reed, and Johnny seem surprised,

touched by the reaction. But Ben seems uncomfortable.

Firemen step forward to offer Reed a couple of their coats;

he hands one to Johnny and uses the other to cover Sue.

EXT. BROOKLYN BRIDGE - DAY

Ben sees a familiar face in the masses: DEBBIE. Ben steps

toward her, but she stops him with a look. She places

something on the ground and runs off into the crowd.

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