The Infant Terrible
Author's Note: Hey there, folks! L1701E here! And I am back with a new Misfitverse tale, inspired by a classic comic: particularly Fantastic Four (Vol. 1) #24 by Marvel's first superteam: Stan Lee and Jack Kirby! Two of the Misfits team up with the First Family of Marvel to take on an alien with the power to warp reality itself! I hope you like it!
Disclaimer: The FF and the Enfant Terrible belong to Marvel Comics.
Chapter 1: Welcome to New York!
The Baxter Building, New York City
"You two are completely out of your minds, you know that?" A blonde woman frowned, crossing her arms. She was wearing a blue bodysuit with a famous emblem on it: A blue '4' in a blue-bordered white circle. She was Susan Storm, the Invisible Woman, a member of the first superhero team of the modern age: The Fantastic Four. Caught in a cosmic ray storm during an experimental rocket flight, Sue gained the powers of invisibility and forcefield generation. She was staring at two of her teammates in the Fantastic Four.
"Don't worry about it, Suze." A man made of orange rocks dressed in a pair of blue wrestling-style tights and white boots laughed. He was Benjamin Grimm, the super-strong rock-skinned powerhouse known as the Thing. "I won't be too hard on the matchhead."
"Bring it on, rockhead! You don't scare me!" A cocky blonde teenager grinned. He was Johnny Storm, the Human Torch. His powers were obvious: the ability to sheathe himself in flame, pyrokinesis, and flight. He was the youngest of the Fantastic Four, and Susan's brother. "I'm gonna get you back, man! I'm gonna get you back for that time you told the news about that time I tried to get Crystal back!" Ben burst out laughing. *
"Yeah, that was funny. Too bad nobody filmed it, it'd be on the next tape: The Best of Johnny Storm, Vol. 35."
"I'm gonna kick your head in, you stone-faced-!"
"Boys!" Sue snapped. She then presented them with a pair of large bowls filled with burgers. "You two do realize that if you get indigestion, then you'll have to get the Pepto-Bismol yourselves."
"We are aware of the risks, sis." Johnny grinned. "You'll see, Grimm. I'll prove you wrong."
"Yer lucky I promised Suzie I'd take it easy on ya, flamebrain." Ben smirked. Johnny scowled.
"Yeah right. Sue, turn the timer!"
"Alright." Sue sighed, turning a little timer that looked like a chicken. "You two have twenty minutes. Whoever eats the most burgers is the winner." She placed the timer on the table and let go. "And begin!" Johnny and Ben started scarfing down the burgers. Sue just watched with a sigh.
Hard to believe we beat Galactus...
Elsewhere in New York City
"Two hot dogs! There ya go!" The vendor whooped, handing a pair of hot dogs with various condiments on them to a teenage girl with long black hair that was streaked with blue. Dangling from her ears were a pair of triangular earrings made from Chinese coins. She was dressed in a blue t-shirt with a black leather jacket and blue jeans.
"Thank you." Althea Delgado smiled. The leader of the Misfits and eldest daughter of the GI Joe member Shipwreck, Althea was codenamed Wavedancer for her power to manipulate water. She also had gills on her neck that allowed her to breathe when she was in water. She walked towards a park bench, where a boy was waiting for her.
"Got the dogs, yo?" The boy, a blond with a ponytail, yellow eyes, and a frog-like appearance smiled. He was Todd Tolensky, the Toad, and Althea's boyfriend. The Toad got his codename from his leaping powers, ability to spit slime and acid, long prehensile tongue, and his frog-like appearance. Like Althea, he was a Misfit. One of the originals, in fact. The two young mutants had decided to enjoy a day out in the city.
"Yup." Althea grinned, handing Todd a hot dog and taking a seat next to him on the bench. "Look at that skyline, Toddles. Isn't it beautiful?"
"Yeah." Todd nodded in agreement. "It's nice." The frog-like young mutant then smiled. "I never got to see the city like this before, yo. It's amazing."
"Yeah." Althea concurred. "You gotta love it. So much neat stuff to see."
"I just wish it wasn't so expensive, yo." Todd shook his head. He then shrugged. "Ah, well. Nobody's perfect." A ringing was heard.
"Mine." Althea pulled out a blue cell phone from her purse, noting the number on the screen. "Hey, Dad."
"Hey there, Althea!" Shipwreck was heard greeting on the other end. "How're things in the big city?"
"Great, Pop." Althea nodded. "You oughta come see it. New York is beautiful!"
"Glad you're enjoying it so far, sweetie." Shipwreck answered. "Glad you called in."
"I can remember to call in every so often." Althea rolled her eyes. "Just please don't call me for bail money again. We don't need another incident like that one at the amusement park in Texas." Todd groaned.
"I never thought I'd feel sorry for those mimes, yo." The amphibious mutant shook his head. "Those bulls throwing them around was rough to watch. But it was funny when they crashed into that FoH meeting." Althea suppressed a laugh.
"Hey, that was not my fault. You can blame the Wallace Family for that. Hank, Warren, Tony, and Zandar Wallace." Shipwreck countered.
"Sure, Pop." Althea rolled her eyes again. "It's the Scotsmen's fault."
"Has Rahne ever seen the Wallaces?" Todd realized.
"No." Althea whispered. "And we're hoping she never does."
West Coast Misfit Manor, Malibu, California
"Nothing on..." Rahne Sinclair sighed as she flipped through channels. "Hey, the news."
"And in national news, Prime Minister David Cameron was chased down the streets of London by what appeared to be a group of intoxicated American tourists who appeared to be dressed as Scottish Highland warriors." The newscaster announced.
"What?" Rahne blinked.
"WE DEMAND OUR FREEDOM!" The Beast screamed as he chased the Prime Minister, waving his claymore. Rahne's jaw dropped.
"Oh, my God..." She groaned in embarrassment.
New York City
Todd watched the skyline in awe as Althea finished up her conversation with Shipwreck.
"Okay, Pop. We'll keep that in mind. We'll call again later. Bye!" Althea smiled and closed her phone. "So, what do you want to do now?"
"I dunno." Todd shrugged. "So much to do, yo. Do we go to that art museum, or see that famous building." Althea looked at her guidebook. A grin crossed the young hydrokinetic's face.
"Hey, let's go check out the Baxter Building." Althea suggested. Todd blinked.
"The Baxter Building? You mean, the Fantastic Four's HQ?" Althea nodded at Todd's question.
"Yeah! Maybe we could see the Fantastic Four in action!"
"They're big time celebrities, Al! Not to mention self-proclaimed 'imaginauts'! They'll probably be too busy exploring some other dimension or studying aliens to be meeting fans." Todd rolled his eyes, finishing off his hot dog.
"Come on, Toddles!" Althea grinned as she got up from the bench. "Even if we don't meet the FF, we can at least see the building they work at! And the UN building is right near it!"
"Alright, alright..." Todd chuckled. "Let's go see the Baxter Building."
"Hey, maybe we'll get to see the Thing." Althea suggested as she linked her arm with Todd's. The two mutants then walked in the direction in the Baxter Building.
An alley in New York City
FWASH!
A flash of light erupted briefly, leaving in its place a pudgy humanoid alien being, dressed in strange purple tunic-garb. Its eyes, a darker green than its skin, were multi-faceted, much like an insect's. It had no visible nose, and a large mouth. The creature's hands had two flat fingers and a thumb each. Its bald head were topped by a pair of antennae resembling horns, and it's feet almost resembled plungers. The alien let out a noise much out like a whimper, and then it started to wander into the wild steel-and-concrete yonder that was New York City...
Well, well, well! Looks like some craziness is going to hit NYC! What insanity will happen next? What is the alien creature? Will our two Misfits and the Fantastic Four get along? Will anyone get drunk? Will Ben and Johnny get very bad indigestion? Find out in the next chapter! Suggestions needed badly!
* - See Persiana13's fic "Hearts on Fire"