Franklin & Nicky
Chapt1: Introducing Nicky
As Franklin Richards sits alone at his work desk as usual because of his lack of friends, he tinkers with some type of small machine that only he and his parents would understand a soon-to-be-friend is coming up the elevator with Ben and Alicia.
"It seems that someone is on their way up. Ben, Alicia, and someone around my height." Franklin read from the small device.
The elevator opened to reveal exactly who Franklin predicted. Ben Grimm stepped out first.
"Hey Frankie, how ya doin?"
"Pretty good Uncle Ben, how's Alicia?"
"I'm just fine, hun, thanks for askin'. Sorry we're late Ben took two hours in the bathroom." Alicia said with her normally toothy smile.
"My toothbrush kept breakin', what was I supposed to do?" Ben explained.
"Don't worry Uncle Ben, I make you one." Franklin said reassuringly.
Franklin began to chuckle. He then saw the boy exit the elevator and was about to push something.
"Don't touch that Nicky." Alicia warned. The others looked at her as if to say "How'd she know, she's blind."
"I almost forgot. Hey Nicky, c'mere." Ben called.
The boy had light brown skin, rocky orange patches on his elbows and knees, and short curly brown hair.
"Frankie, meet my son, Nicky." Ben said with a rough grin.
"Hello Nicky." Franklin says.
"Hey what's up bro?", the boy replies.
Ben and Alicia smile.
"Ok boys," Alicia began,"we're going to go find Reed and Sue."
"Yeah, where are they Frankie?" Ben asked.
"They're most likely in the lab working while they wait for you. They we're kind of relieved that they weren't late this time." Franklin said with a smile.
Ben nodded and Alicia snickered as they went to press the button marked "up". Ben waved goodbye as the door closed while Alicia blew a late kiss at Nicky. Franklin turned to Nicky.
"Well what do you want to do?" He asked.
"I dunno, I'm a little new here." Nicky answered.
Franklin thought for a moment.
"Umm, do you have any powers?" He asked.
"Yeah, I can make my skin look like dads, I'm super strong, and super fast." Nicky spilled.
"I understand the first two but how'd you get super speed?" Franklin asked with a puzzled look.
"Mom told me she ran track before she went blind."
"I get it. So, where have u been all of this time?"
Nicky sat down on the nearest stool next to Franklin.
"Dad said it was too dangerous, but when I got my powers he changed his mind. How 'bout you?"
"Well, I'm smart like mom and dad, but I have too many others to explain, we'd be sitting here for days." Franklin said as if Nicky understood. Nicky, however, had raised both eyebrows in surprise.
"Dad told me you were strong but, wow." Nicky said.
"My dad told me I might be one of the strongest people on the planet."
"I'm not surprised from what you told me a minute ago." Nicky said.
Meanwhile, upstairs in the lab, Reed is finishing up his project.
"Hold on guys, I'm almost done." Reed says.
"Well hurry Mega Brain; we gotta make it in time for the reservation. And who's watchin' the kids?" Ben asked.
"Against my better judgment, Johnny is." Sue replied.
"Yeah against mine too, now I'm worried." Ben says.
"Don't worry Ben, we've got cameras all over the place and I've got my Palm Pilot. Plus, Franklin has done many training exercises based on this very occurrence." Reed assured him.
"Jeez you make him sound like a genius or somethin'."
Sue and Reed stared at him while Alicia only snickered once again.
"Oh yeah, sorry." Ben said as they exited the lab.
Back downstairs, Franklin and Nicky are racing mind controlled hotrods that Franklin whipped up two nights before.
"Why are our parents going out again?" Nicky asked zooming past Franklin's car with his.
"Well, mom and dads anniversary was two months ago but they had to work on a project for the military. So, they ask Uncle Ben if they could all go out to dinner on him and your mom's anniversary." Franklin explained while making a figure eight with his car.
"Wow, adults are weird."
"You said it." Franklin agreed.