The Fantastic Four Page #17

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REED:

That's what we're here to find out.

SUE:

If it happened to him, then it

could...

Happen to all of them. Reed nods softly.

JOHNNY:

Wait. You mean there's chance we

could be full-on-24-7-fantastic?

SUE:

Grow up, Johnny. You want to run

around on fire for the rest of your

life?

JOHNNY:

Is that a trick question? C'mon, I

can't be the only one who thinks

this is cool.

Reed considers. But Sue cuts him short with a look.

DING! The elevator stops.

INT. BAXTER BUILDING - ATRIUM - MOMENTS LATER

The elevator opens. They step out. They might be on the

20th floor, but Reed owns the building from here to floor

sixty. It's a massive atrium, lit by skylights far above --

Reed leads them into another area filled with separate

"apartments" and all the amenities of home.

REED:

We should stay here until we can

define the extent of our changes...

JOHNNY:

This place is deluxe. You got cable?

REED:

(hearing Ben's FOOTSTEPS)

...and figure out how to reverse them.

Let me show you to your rooms.

EXT. BAXTER BUILDING - DAY

The press has died down, but there are still plenty of

cameras. A MAYBACH SEDAN rolls up. Victor emerges, wearing

sunglasses. This time, the press pay no attention to him.

No cameras flash. Victor tightens, and enters the building.

INT. SUE'S ROOM - DAY

Sue walks out of the bathroom in a robe, drying her hair.

She notices a familiar book on a shelf: a SCRAPBOOK.

She flips through it. It's filled with pictures of Reed and

his inventions -- a lot less fancy than Victor's multimedia

globe. She stops at a picture of her and Reed in COLLEGE.

A noise, and she turns, flinching slightly, surprised to

see...VICTOR. He smiles, standing at the door, watching her.

VICTOR:

God, I've been so worried about you.

She notices the scar on his head.

SUE:

Victor, your scar --

VICTOR:

I told you, I'm fine. It's you I'm

worried about.

SUE:

I'm sorry I didn't get a chance to --

VICTOR:

Please, no apologies. I've arranged

for your things to be moved to one of

my condos. You'll have round-the

clock care.

He goes for her bag. But she stops him. A half beat.

SUE:

Thank you, that's generous, but I

think I should stay here. With my

brother. Until we get a handle on

this.

Victor is not used to being rebuffed. He gives a thin smile.

VICTOR:

Sue. I think you should let my

doctors have a look at you.

A tense beat. Standoff. Made more tense by --

REED (O.S.)

Victor! What are you doing here?

They turn to see Reed approaching, with files in hand.

VICTOR:

I'm starting to wonder the same

thing... How much do you know about

what happened to you?

REED:

Not much. We need to run tests to see

the extent of the damage.

Victor pauses. He looks at Sue, knowing she's here to stay.

VICTOR:

Well, let me know if there is anything

I can do. We're all in this together

now.

Victor shakes Reed's hand. His GRIP is so tight that Reed's

fingers STRETCH. Victor lets go, and turns to Sue, who puts

her hand out. He smiles, and shakes. He heads off.

Reed looks at his hand. Shakes his wrist. He looks at

Victor.

INT. BAXTER BUILDING - HALL - DAY

Victor moves fast, holds tight to his anger. Reed catches

up.

REED:

Victor wait... I just wanted to say,

I'm sorry the mission didn't go as

planned --

Victor suddenly WHEELS on Reed. Lights flicker.

VICTOR:

Didn't go as planned? It was a

catastrophe. You ruined the lives of

four people --

REED:

I ruined? With all due respect, I

told you to abort --

VICTOR:

Abort? Reed, I put my company, my

name, billions of dollars on the line,

and I will not let you make me look

like a fool --

REED:

Victor, if we could understand what

happened to us --

VICTOR:

I don't want to understand it. This

isn't one of your science projects. I

just want to fix it. Fast!

Reed sees Victor's SCAR maybe growing. Lights dim.

VOICE (O.S.)

There a problem, Vic?

They turn to see...BEN down the hall, leaning in a doorway.

Victor tightens, looking at Ben's massive rock-hewn body.

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