Darkness Consumes Me
Disclaimer: Obviously I don't own anything about the Fantastic Four, aside from this plot.
A/N: Okay, I had this idea and had to get it out of my head. I have every intention of finishing Alternative. This is just a side project. I'm not even sure if I'll write another chapter of just leave this as a one shot or whatever. Let me know what you think. This fic will mostly be about Johnny, with some Ben and Alicia in there, though not necessarily together and of course Sue and Reed. But uh, yeah, let me know what you guys think. So Read&Review :)
There are millions of things in this world that people take for granted. Every day, millions of people go through their day without being grateful that they have what others don't have. Johnny storm always knew he was blessed. Sure, he had his problems. His mother had died when he was young and his father had gone to prison. His life was a tale of broken hearts and broken bones, but he always had a roof over his head, clothes on his back, and food in his stomach. Not to mention, just as life really started for Johnny, he became a superhero, the exact existence that millions of kids and adults dreamt of every day. The Human Torch. He had a pretty good life. With the exception of his parents, he had never really suffered.
Until now.
It had been a routine fire. Nothing to sweat over. The Fantastic Four rushed to the scene to once again save the day. Nothing out of the ordinary.. or so they thought. Johnny had just reached the top floor to save the old woman who was trapped. He flew through her window and immediately reached for her. When the woman turned around, it had been Doom. Johnny, completely surprised by this, didn't move a muscle. He stared. His bright blue eyes stared at the metal man with such shock that it paralyzed him. By the time his mind had wrapped around the reality that Doom was here, it was too late. The lightning bolt had been so strong and forceful that it sent him flying right back into the wall. Johnny looked up, trying to keep the pain pushed away. When his eyes did meet Doom, they only caught light. Doom radiated light so bright it made the whole room turn white. The lightning flew out of Doom from all over, the bright light and bolts attacking Johnny, surrendering him unconscious.
Johnny wasn't sure what happened after that. Next thing he knew he was waking up in the Baxter building, but there was one major problem.
He couldn't see.
That was the moment in Johnny's life that changed him forever. The day he went blind.