A/N: Got the idea while watching Fantastic Four.

Summary: We all saw what happened to the Fantastic Four…but what if it was five? (Yeah I know this is a sentence not a summary but roll with it!)

Disclaimer: I don't own Fantastic Four.

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A Deal With Von Doom

Reed Richards, Katherine Richards and Ben Grimm all walked up to a huge building. There was construction being done on a statue.

"Well, typical of Victor Von Doom to build a 30ft statue of himself." Ben snorted.

"It's obviously aimed at first time business men to give them a feeling of smallness…inadequacy." Reed spoke sadly.

"Aw cheer up bro. One thing you've got that Victor Von Doom doesn't is friends." Katherine said. Katherine was a head shorter than both Reed and Ben. She had dark brown hair like her brother Reed's that reached her waist. Her chocolate brown eyes sparkled the gold fleck on the iris. She was 19 years old.

Reed smiled. "Thanks Kat."

"Why are you here again?" Ben asked. Kat smiled.

"Well, since mom died I've been living with Reed, and since YOUR usually my babysitter that means FIELD TRIP!"

The trio walked into the huge building and to the top floor. "A million years ago a cosmic storm passed through earth's orbit which I believe triggered the planetary evolution. In 6 weeks another cosmic storm will pass right through Earth's orbit. If we can study this from space we can learn more about the human gene. Think of all the good we could do? Children could live longer, stronger health-" Reed was offering. Ben was standing next to him and Katherine was sitting on the stairs behind them writing in a notebook. Victor interrupted them.

"Turn it off."

"But I don't think I've fully-"

"Oh but I think you have." Reed didn't seem put off.

"Victor, remember in school when we thought about working together? Well that was what I was about to propose. The storm is deadly. The shields on your space station should be strong enough to protect the occupants." Victor turned on the light.

"So it's not only my money you want, it's also my toys." Reed nodded. "Tell me if NASA doesn't trust you what makes you think I will?" Reed and Ben shared a look. Katherine shut her book and stood up at Victors chuckling.

"Well, you've always been a visionary Victor. How would it look if Victor Von Doom not only funded and provided the research facility but also aided in a new amazing discovery that could change our outlook on life?" Katherine put in. Reed raised his eyebrow and smiled at her. Ben was trying not to laugh at Victor shooting her a quizzically look. "Reed isn't the only genius in the family." Katherine said sitting back down.

"I don't know Reed. I'm not liking this." Ben spoke.

"It's alright Ben. It's just business." Reed assured.

Sue Storm came out from behind Katherine. "He's right Ben. It is just business." Katherine turned around and smiled hugging her. "Hey Kathy. How've you been?"

"Good. Just a little reading and writing…and I MAY have accidentally blown up Uncle Ben's room." She added on the last part sheepishly.

"That was you?! I blamed Reed for that for weeks!" Ben shouted. Sue laughed and went to hug Ben.

"It's so good to see you. How's Debbie?"

"Debbie's fine."

"Good. It's good to see you Reed." Sue stuck out her hand for him to shake. Katherine bit her lip looking at her brother and quickly opened up her notebook again and started writing. Victor came over.

"If we are to work together then I want 75% of the profits." Victor spoke. Reed was about to argue before Victor spoke again. "25% of a Billon is enough to keep the lights on for a while. Might even pay off the fourth mortgage for the Baxter building." Reed's jaw set but her never the less shook Victor's outstretched hand. "Look's like we're all going to be working with each other. Funny how things work out?" Reed started gathering his stuff up and walked with the other three out of the room. They all piled into the elevator.

Ben and Katherine were standing in the back. Katherine's book was opening but she occasionally would lift her eyes up to stare at Sue and Reed. Ben wasn't even bothering to hid the fact he was staring. "Reed the solar winds are picking up speed they might-"

"I've already factored them in." Reed replied.

"Oh, in theory. It's a lot different when your out there." Sue pressed on.

"I assure you I fact-" Ben cut off Reed.

"When are we leaving?" Sue looked back at Ben and smiled at his attempt to lighten the mood.

"Well, everything is all set so I'll schedule the launch." She pulled out a car from her pocket. "You can call me to get the information." Reed looked at the card and smirked.

"I think I remember the number."

Without even letting the confident smirk leave her face she spoke again. "It's been changed." Reed's smirk fell. Katherine stifled a laugh. Reed look back at her and she looked at Ben then back at Reed. She pointed to herself and Ben then back to Sue. After she was sure her brother got the message she went back to writing in her notebook.

Reed cleared his throat. "Well, I was thinking fro crew we could get Ben to pilot and Kat to help with calculations and collecting findings." Sue smiled.

"Kat is always welcome to come. But we've already got a pilot. Your welcome to ride shotgun though. You remember my brother Johnny?" Immediately Ben's face fell and Reed looked over at his younger sister. She had stopped writing and looked up her eye brow raised and her eyes narrowed dangerously.

At the Launch Site

The three were all standing on a catwalk with binoculars on. They saw Johnny making out with a girl while she was driving her car and he was riding his motorcycle. "I can't do it. Can't do it." Ben muttered. Katherine was glaring daggers at the boy.

"I'm with Uncle Ben."

"What are you talking about? Ben you were the best pilots at NASA and Katherine you were sent a formal letter of acceptance for the Junior Scientist position 13 times!" Reed exclaimed.

"It's not that. I can't take orders from the underwear model!" Ben argued.

"I'm sure he isn't that bad." Reed spoke.

"He got kicked out because he snuck to Victoria Secret wannabes into a flight simulator." Katherine crossed her arms across her chest.

Reed smiled trying to look on the bright side of things. "Youthful spirits."

"They crashed it into a wall. A flight SIMULATOR!" Ben retorted.

"Oh come on how many times have I asked you two to do something you absolutely couldn't do?" Reed asked. Ben and Kat looked at each other.

"5 times." They said in unison. They both started walking away.

"I had it at four." Reed spoke.

"Well this makes five!" Ben shouted behind him. Reed smiled.

Inside Getting Ready

The team were all inside getting ready for the flight. Ben was packing his bag. Reed had already packed both his and Katherine's while she was changing into her flight suit. Ben was looking at a picture he kept as a book mark. It was of him and his wife Debbie. "I miss you already Debbie."

"Captain on the Bridge!" Someone shouted. Immediately Ben was on his feet and standing in a military position. There was a camera flash coming from the camera in Johnny's hand. He was wearing a skin-tight blue jumpsuit and black boots. He had his bag slung across his shoulder. "Camera $200. The look on your former C.O.'s face when he find out that he's your Junior Officer…priceless." Johnny snickered. Ben glared at him and walked over and grabbed his neck. Instead of strangling the boy like he wanted to he simply zipped up the jumpsuit. "Oh thank you that's very sweet." Johnny said sarcastically.

"I can handle the ship. I can even handle Mr. Blonde Ambition. What I can't figure out is whether to fly the ship or do Swan Lake in these suits. Who designed these anyways?" Ben complained. Sue came around the corner in her own suit and boots. She had the zipper down to show off a sufficient amount of cleavage. She looked stunning and everyone in the room knew it. She was holding standard astronaut suits in one arm.

"Victor did. The synthetics adapt to ones body. It becomes a second skin adapting to your individual needs." She explained.

"Now, you see what that means is it keeps the hot stuff hot and it keeps the cool stuff cool." He explained in simpler terms. Reed got out of his seat and walked over to Sue.

"Wow. Fantastic." Sue smiled a bit. "Material made from unstable regulating molecules." Sue's smile fell. Everyone shared a look. "I've been working on a formula for this.

"Well I've got everyone's flight suits. Ben." She handed his sweetly to him. "Reed" She threw it at him as he was unbuttoning the top of his shirt. "Where's Katherine?" Sue asked looking around. Johnny looked up smiling.

"No way. Little Kathy's coming? Oh man I haven't seen her in five years!" He exclaimed. Ben rolled his eyes. "I can't wait to see her."

"One you are only two years older than her and two I'm pretty sure the feeling isn't mutual." He snickered.

Johnny smiled and pointed to his face. "Who couldn't love a face like this?" Then he thought a second. "And besides I'm sure that she hasn't grown much since I've seen her." As if on cue Katherine walked into the room.

"Hey Kathy." Ben smiled at the girl. Johnny hearing the arrival of the girl turned and his mouth dropped open. She looked as good as his own sister in the suit. In fact, in her own way she looked BETTER. Johnny swallowed the lump in his throat. Katherine had walked over to the group.

"I don't like these suits. They're so not fun to wear." She pulled nervously at her collar.

Sue smiled and gave the girl her flight suit. "Well, it'll grow on you." She assured. Then she looked at her brother and smiled evilly. "Here's yours Johnny." She said tossing it to him. Katherine immediately froze at the mention of Johnny's name. She turned her head slowly around and saw Johnny smirking. Johnny got up and walked over to her. The scowl on Kathy's face was a clear sign that Ben was right. Reed was changing into his flight suit chuckling a bit while Ben and Sue were looking at the two and struggling not to laugh.

"Hey Kathy. Look's like you've grown up since the last time I've seen you." Johnny spoke in a soft slightly seductive tone and put a hand on her shoulder. Kathy's scowl disappeared and she smiled brightly. Johnny took that as a sign he was working his magic. No women could resist his charm.

"Not only have I grown up but I'm not as defenseless as I was back then." She spoke. Johnny raised and eyebrow slightly confused. From behind a door Reed shouted out.

"She is now the New York state Kickboxing champion and a third degree black belt in Judo, Tai Kwon Do, and Aikido." He called out. Katherine smirked.

"And if you want to keep your arm attached to your torso then I suggest you remove it from my shoulder." She said in a menacing tone. Johnny immediately removed his hand. Katherine grabbed her bag and flight suit and walked out. Everyone started to laugh at the shocked expression on Johnny's face.

In Space

The shuttle docked and the 6 members of the team stepped out. Victor was in front leading the way. "ETA 9 hours." He spoke. Johnny and Ben came out next carrying two boxes each.

"If your good maybe next time Daddy 'll let you drive." Johnny taunted.

"Keep talking and there won't be a next time." Ben growled. Sue and Reed came walking out next. Reed stopped and stared out the window.

"A long way from the projection at Hayden's Planetarium isn't it?" Sue asked walking away. Reed smiled after her.

"Yes. Yes it is." He then followed. Katherine came out last holding a notebook and comic book in one hand. There was a pen in the space between her ear and hair. She didn't look out the window. She just kept going right past it lost in her own little world.

They all walked into a huge room. "We can monitor the storm and assess the findings from here." Sue spoke. Johnny went to go put down the boxes he was carrying and Sue went to a console. Katherine had plopped down into a seat and started writing. She would occasionally close her book and started reading the comic.

"You sure it's safe in here?" Ben asked.

"The shields should protect us." Reed assured.

"Should?" Ben questioned.

"What's the matter Ben? Getting paranoid in your old age?" Victor taunted. Ben tossed Victor a dirty look.

"Let's start loading those samples. Ben get your suit ready." Reed spoke. Ben nodded and started walking away.

"I see your still doing all the heavy lifting." Victor continued. Ben stopped. "Reed you should have stayed at the lab. Field work never suited you." Sue and Johnny were now watching the argument take place. Katherine was still doing her own thing.

"He does the talking. I do the walking." Ben spoke defending Reed.

"Then take a walk Ben." Victor retorted. Katherine slammed her book shut. Everyone turned to look at the girl. She walked over and stand beside Reed and Ben but so she was in front of Victor.

"Reed does the talking, Ben does the walking, and I do the hitting. The next insult that is directed at my brother or my Uncle (not really related) that comes out of your mouth is going to win your mouth a date with my fist." She didn't wait for an answer. She turned on her heel and walked out of the room. Victor cleared his throat.

"If you could all excuse me for a moment I need to borrow Susan." Everyone walked out. Katherine was leaning against a wall watching the door.

"Thanks sweetie." Ben spoke. Katherine smiled.

"No problem." The four walked off to get Bens suited on. Reed had stopped somewhere to work on something.

Johnny was just finishing strapping Ben into his suit when he started talking. "Please tell me your boy isn't trying to rekindle things with my sister."

"Of course not. Strictly business." Katherine assured. She was reading a Super Girl comic book sitting on a stack of boxes.

"Yeah, well his eyes say differently."

"Look, two hearts were broken last time. Maybe she's not over it either." Ben spoke.

"Wow Dr. Phil that's deep. Let's think about this for a second. We have Victor, more money than God, stud of the year and then we have Reed. "The worlds dumbest smart guy and worth less than a postage stamp. Jeez it's a toss up." He handed Ben the flowers and hooked it to his suit. He turned and saw Katherine standing barely an inch away glaring murderously.

"One more word. One more bad mouth on my brother and your being shipped out instead of Ben…without a suit." She threatened. Johnny smirked holding his hands up. He guided Katherine out of the airlock.

"Don't wander off now boy." He said to Ben. He shut to airlock door and saluted to Ben. Ben rolled his eyes and turned around. The doors opened and showed him space. He could see all the stars and earth. He hopped out and started arranging the flowers on different levels.

"Wow…" Katherine breathed finally looking outside.

"Breath taking isn't it?" Johnny asked. He looked over and saw Katherine nodding. "Very romantic." He added on. Katherine nodded her head again and stopped mid-nod. She looked over at Johnny.

"You are such a flirt." She snorted and went back to a console. She was monitoring Ben's vital signs. She turned and saw Johnny. He had backed her into a wall and had his arms on either side of her.

"Yes, I am." He whispered. His face was a few inches away from hers. Katherine leaned in so they were centimeters apart. They could feel each others breath on their neck. Johnny's heart jumped. Katherine had leaned in a bit more so that their lips were a second away from touching. Katherine smiled at Johnny's face.

"Too bad. It's not working on me." She whispered and jabbed him in the stomach. He reeled back and stumbled onto his butt. Katherine laughed and went back to her seat on the stack of boxes.

With Victor and Sue

"Are you surprised that I took Reed's offer?" Victor asked.

"I understand the business reasons." Sue spoke.

"Sue every man wishes to meet a woman they want to give the world too. In my case that isn't just an expression." Victor said. He opened up the viewing gate and Sue could see the Earth.

With Reed

He was scribbling something down on a piece of paper when something beeped. 'Cosmic Storm ETA in T-Minus 9 minutes and counting.' Reed did a double take.

"That's impossible. It should be 7 hours."

With Victor and Sue

Victor held a small leather box in his hands. "We've been together for two years." He spoke his hands behind his box.

"It's been a good two years. The company has accomplished so much."

"Yes…the company. Well I've come to realize that all the accomplishments in the world mean nothing without someone to share them with. I've never been afraid of taking big steps…but now it's time I take the biggest of them all."

"Victor…" Sue said.

"If it helps think of it as a promotion."

"Victor." Sue spoke more sternly.

Victor took out a small black box and opened it showing a massive diamond ring with emeralds on the side. "I have four words. Four little words that will change your life forever."

Reed ran in. "The cloud is accelerating. We've got minutes til it hits not hours." Reed explained. Sue immediately ran to a console. "Victor this storm is deadly. We need to abort."

"No, we didn't come this way to lose our nerve at the first glitch. Close the shields." Victor said harshly.

"Ben is still out there!"

"Then reel him in. We came here to do a job so lets do it. Quickly." Reed turned and ran.

"Victor. Reed's right we have less than 6 minutes!" Sue shouted. Katherine was sitting on her box reading the Super Girl comic and Johnny was at a console when Reed rushed in.

"Ben you need to get inside now! Katherine get into the shield area with Sue and Victor now!" Reed shouted. Johnny turned and Katherine lowered her comic.

"What's wrong?" Johnny asked.

"I ain't done arranging your flowers yet egghead!" Ben complained.

"Ben turn around!" Reed spoke. Ben turned around to see a the massive cosmic cloud heading for him.

"I ain't gonna make it." Ben whispered.

"Ben you've got to jump! It's the only way!" Johnny shouted.

"Ben!" Katherine shouted. Reed pushed her back.

"Katherine go to the shield room." Reed ordered. Katherine shook her head her eyes brimming with tears.

"I'm not leaving you guys here!" She yelled.

"That wasn't a request! Now go!"

"NO!" She screamed.

"Katherine we don't want you to get hurt, your too important now go. Please." Johnny spoke softly. Katherine closed her eyes tightly a fresh round of tears coming down. "Go." Johnny whispered again. Katherine spun around and ran down the hall.

"Thanks Johnny." Reed thanked. Johnny nodded.

"I wasn't lying about what I said."

With Victor and Sue

Victor was closing the shields. "What are you doing?" Sue asked.

"Closing the shields." Victor answered.

"We can't just leave them out there!"

"Watch me." Sue looked at Victor before running out. "You can't help them anymore than I can!"

"I can try!"

Sue ran out and saw Ben through the window jumping to the portal. She froze.

Katherine was running down the hall when she stopped. She looked down at the comic book in her hands. 'Super Girl would never leave her friends behind.' She told herself. She threw the comic book to the ground and started sprinting back. "I need to be stronger. I need to be faster. I need to be…to be…a super girl."

With Johnny and Reed

Ben was jumping when the storm was approaching. "Come on you go this Ben!" Johnny shouted. Ben was getting closer.

"Alright Johnny get ready to close the portal." Reed ordered. Johnny nodded and ran to the console. Ben was close to the opening when he was hit with a few of the particles. It sent him flying into the glass as the portal closed. Ben's face was blank and his eyes shone scared as he slumped to the ground. Reed was frozen. He looked to the portal and saw it glowing it exploded and Reed was hit with the particles. He was trying to reach forward for Ben. Johnny ran to Reed and started getting blasted with the particles while fire surrounded him. Sue ran up and got hit. She tried to desperately block her face. Katherine had just turned the corner when the particles hit her. It knocked her into the air. She struggled against it. Trying to see her friends. Trying to hear them. She felt her eyes burning with tears again as she tried to fight her way through the storm. The storm passed and everyone blacked out.