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Chapter Interlude: Prelude to the Fantastic part 4: Victor Von Doom
Latveria: Castle Von Doom; Victor Von Doom Age: 8
In the throne room of the large and old Castle sat two figures in the center of the room surrounded by candles. The first figure was a very beautiful woman with long dark hair and a serious face, the other was a small boy with the same dark hair as the woman. The boy was reading from a book that almost too big for him. The book itself was old, very old, it's pages were slightly worn but the words inside them were still clearly readable; the name of this book was in an old Latverian text that most couldn't pronounce, but it roughly translated into: Darkness shall rise. As the young boy read from the book the woman closed her eyes and listened as he read, but then the boy mispronounced a few of the words and the woman's eyes snapped open and she lifted her hand.
SLAP! SLAP!
"AGAIN VICTOR AGAIN….FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION!" yelled Victor's mother after slapping him.
"Lew...La...Meja..."Started Victor before his mother slapped him across his face again.
"NO Victor its Lew La Metaja" she corrected. Growing angry at the way his mother kept correcting him, Victor stood up from his position and threw the book he was reading across the cold stone floor of the castle.
"Why must I learn this nonsense anyway Mother….Its too hard" said the young Victor Von Doom.
"Victor don't ever let me hear you say that again…you are a Von Doom nothing is too hard for you" she said while standing up. Going over to where the book lay she grabbed it, brought it back to her son.
"Victor listen to me carefully…..The dark arts are the tools that you will use to bring your enemies to their knees. The Dark Arts have been apart of our line for generations and its only natural that you follow in the footsteps of those before you"
SLAM! Went the doors to the throne room, a young girl came running into the room and kneeled before Victor's mother.
"Mistress…Mistress" said the girl slightly out of breathe
"Yalina calm yourself…What Is the problem"
"Mistress….the Apprentice is here" said the girl in a frightening voice.
"To your position, I shall deal with this troublesome boy myself" said Victor's mother with confidence.
"Yes Mistress" she replied standing and rushing out of the room.
"Mother should I hide" asked Victor holding the large book that he had been reading from.
"Of course not…go sit in my throne and watch how I use the Dark Arts to destroy my enemy" replied his mother.
The doors the throne room blew open, BOOOOOOOOOOOM! they went as they were blasted open. Standing in the doorway was a young man in his early twenties.
"So you're the apprentice that has the shadow realm whispering" said Victor's mother
"And you are the supposed Mistress Supreme of the Dark Arts" the apprentice replied
"That I am now whelp…who might you be so I can etch your name on my list of enemies that have fallen before my greatness"
"I am Stephen Strange, Apprentice to the Ancient One: The Sorcerer Supreme"
"You mean X- Sorcerer Supreme…since you know I killed him….though the old bastard did put up a good fight….but in the end he fell before my feet…just like you will"
"I highly doubt that….KALUM!" shouted Stephen Strange as mystical energy formed around his hands and it shot out at Victor's mother.
"HAHA…please boy is that the best you can do" she said raising her hand and a shield of Dark Magic formed and deflected the good magic.
"Your arrogance shall be your downfall witch" he said.
"My Arrogance…please….you are the one that dares to barge into my castle Alone and you dare to challenge me…Do you know how many good magic users I've killed…do you boy…..and all of them were far more powerful than you'll ever be…you should know this being the apprentice to that old fool"
"First of all 'Mistress' The Ancient One was no fool and secondly I will defeat you because I have something that all those that fell before you didn't have" said Stephen pulling out a large circular disc that had a golden eye engraved inside.
"THE EYE OF AGAMOTTO!" exclaimed Victor's Mother with wide eyes "NO IT WAS DESTROYED"
"A clever misdirection Mistress…..SALUM ETA SULA" yelled Stephen, Suddenly the whole room started to fill up with copies of Stephen and each copy held the Eye in his hands, "KALUM!" they all shouted. A steady stream of good magic shot out and rocketed towards Victor's mother who only just barely managed to put up a shield of Dark magic, but the good magic was too strong especially with the Eye of Agamotto enhancing the magic. Victor's mother went flying back and she landed roughly on the ground right in front of Victor who was watching with wide eyes. Growling Victor's mother stood and said an incantation.
"Meja Toh Enseta" she said, her hands started to glow a dark blue color and suddenly sharp purple disc flew from her hands and they destroyed the copies of Stephen. Stephen shield himself from the attack and was about to say another spell, but Victor's mother was faster.
"BINDS OF TORMENT" she yelled and thick Binds of Dark Magic wrapped around Stephen and started to squeeze him.
"ARGHHHHH!" Stephen yelled as he struggled with the dark magic.
"Come to me Victor NOW!" said Victor's mother who was out of breath, she hadn't anticipated that her foe would have a powerful artifact such as the Eye of Agamotto. Listening to his mother Victor got out of the chair and ran to her.
"Are you alright mother"
"Come NOW!" she responded, grabbing him and pulling him down a long dark corridor in the castle.
Pushing open a door Victor's mother entered with Victor by her side. The room was bare except for an extremely large mirror. Walking to the mirror Victor's mother pulled out a knife and slightly cut her hand, and then grabbed Victor's hand and slightly cut his palm.
"Ouch Mother" said Victor.
"Victor what have I told you….You are a Von Doom, and Von Doom's do not feel pain" she said. Taking Victor's Hand and her hand she placed them on the mirror and said a spell.
"Blood of Son, Blood of Mother, Find the Blood of the one I call Brother". The mirror glowed a deep emerald green for a second before changing to white.
"In you go Victor"
"NO! I want to stay with you" replied Victor. Victor's Mother kneeled down to her son and stared into his eyes.
"You can't Victor I can't concentrate with you here…..Once I deal with this minor annoyance I will come fetch you…but Victor if I don't come to get you after two days….it means that I'm dead and if that happens I want you to give your book to the person that's going to be looking after you…do you understand" she said staring into her son's eyes intently.
"Mother I'm scared" he said, but as the words left his mouth his mother slapped him across the face three times.
"What have I told you….You are a Von Doom, we don't get scared, we don't feel pain, and we don't feel remorse, we spread these things Victor; now give me your book" she said. Taking Victor's book she closed her eyes and said a quick spell, that made the book glow purple and then she gave it back.
"When you reach your destination he will be waiting for you remember give him this book Victor…..and it's imperative that you give him this book" she said. Kissing him on the forehead, she shoved him into the white light, just as the door to the room burst open and Stephen Strange entered with his hands glowing with good magic. Taking the knife she slammed it against the mirror shattering it, and she turned to face her enemy.
"Von Doom your time has come" said Stephen.
"Not likely Strange" she replied raise her hands and letting the Dark Magic glow around her.
Somewhere
Landing roughly on the ground Victor looked up at his surroundings. He was in a forest where there was nothing but thick green trees all around. Rising to his feet he looked all around for the person that was supposed to be there but he didn't see anyone.
"HELLO!" he yelled taking a few steps forward.
"HELLO!" he yelled again, but this time he heard rustling from the bushes behind him.
"SHOW YOURSELF" demanded Victor trying his best to be brave even though he was scared. Walking form out of the trees was person about 6'2 in a yellow hazmat suit that made his way over to the young Victor.
"Lew La METAJA!" yelled Victor thrusting out his left hand and a stream of Dark magic shot out at the person. But the man in the suit simply raised his hand and deflected the magic easily. The man stopped once he was standing in front of Victor. The man removed his helmet to reveal black hair, black eyes, tan skin, and a handsome face, and Victor could make out a slight resemblance between the man and his mother.
"Hello…you must be Victor"
"I am"
"Well Victor I'm Vernon Von Doom, your mother's brother….I'm your Uncle" said Vernon.
"M-My Uncle" repeated Victor
"That's Right….My God you look just like your father too bad they chopped his head off…..Man I miss Latveria…..oh well come Victor we must go" said Vernon turning around and walking in the direction he came from.
"Wait my mother told me to give you this book" said Victor running after his Uncle. Vernon looked at the book and his eyes widened in recognition.
"KEEP THAT BOOK AWAY FROM ME!" yelled Vernon stopping and back away from Victor and the book.
"Why my mother said it was important….she said you would know what to do"
"I know what to do and I know what she wants"
"What does she want" asked Victor
"She wants…uh…she wants me to teach you" said Vernon
"Sorcery" replied Victor
"Hahaha….yes sorcery, but not the same kind of sorcery you're used to Victor"
"What kind is it"
"This type of sorcery is called Science and science is what's going to rule the world and you Victor being a Von Doom shall be at the forefront paving the way, this is my promise to you…..Now come I am late for my meeting with the A.I.M. directors" said Vernon as he resumed walking.
"A.I.M." repeated Victor following behind Vernon
"Advanced Idea Mechanics, a secret organization tasked with saving the world through science Victor….now come I will explain everything once we reach the base" said Vernon walking through the forest with the very young Victor Von Doom following behind him.
7 years Later, Victor Von Doom age: 15yrs old
"Uncle these calculations of yours are sloppy and inconclusive….your slipping" came the irritated voice of 15 year old Victor Von Doom. For the past seven years he had been living with his Uncle at an A.I.M. base in the center of the forest where his mother had sent him. In those seven years Vernon Von Doom had been teaching him everything he knew in the field of science and math and to his mild surprise Victor had excelled way beyond his expectations, nothing seemed hard for Victor, not physics, chemistry, quantum mechanics, astrology, geography, geology, nothing was hard for him, and that simple fact made Vernon Von Doom swell with pride knowing that his nephew was living up to the Von Doom name. Though as the years went by Vernon noticed that Victor had inherited the Von Doom curse that usually brought down all Von Doom's in the past, arrogance and over confidence.
"The boy is right Vernon" came the reply of the other scientist in the lab with Victor and Vernon. The man was about 5'7, brown hair, and average build, nothing exciting, his name was George Tarleton a self titled Super Genius.
"I see the both of you are still in a rush when will the two of you learn that patience is key…..there is a reason why those calculations are like that…..I'm redoing the whole formula" said Vernon calmly.
"WHAT!" yelled George at the top of his lungs, "The formula has taken us three years already the A.I.M. directors will be here in the morning there have already been talks of scratching this whole thing"
"I know" replied Vernon
"You Know… Dammit Von Doom this is my chance to Join the A.I.M. inner circle if I can give them a working formula….I been striving for this moments for years"
"I care not for you struggles Tarleton…we shall do things my way because without my knowledge this damn project would not have gone past stage one" said Vernon.
"WHY THE HELL ARE YOU STARTING FROM STRACTCH VON DOOM!" yelled George
"Simple you ignorant pest the way the formula works now it will cause massive expansion of the cranium and the brain, but in the process it will destroy the host body and kill the individual"
"Since when do you care about the host Vernon?"
"I don't but I'm certain the director's want a live specimen"
"BAH! Your being dramatic Vernon"
"I agree Uncle…even though I detest agreeing with those below my intelligence level" said Victor
"You know I'm starting to get real tired of working with the both of you…especially you…you're just a kid"
"Despite my outward appearance Tarleton I am in every way superior to you" said Victor
"Why You arrogant BRAT!"
"ENOUGH! The both of you…..George I don't give a damn what you think I'm doing it my so if you don't like it there's the door"
"They are going to kill all of us if we do not give them something" said George desperately.
"Let me worry about that George" replied Vernon still in his calm voice. George gave Vernon and Victor a snarl and then turned around and stormed off.
"Hmph….such dramatics" said Victor watching as George Stormed off and out of the their lab.
"Victor….shut up" said Vernon turning to his nephew and punching him hard in the face. Victor fell to the ground and look up at his Uncle with fire in his eyes only to see his Uncle staring back with the same look.
"YOU DARE STRIKE ME" yelled Victor.
"YOU DARE TO QUESTION ME!" Vernon countered.
"Of course…When I know you are wrong" said Victor getting up
"I AM VERNON VON DOOM….I'm never wrong boy…..remember that next time you dare to question my judgement"
"You forget Uncle I am a VON DOOM AS WELL" growled Victor
"Not yet boy….you carry the name but you don't know the true meaning of being a Von Doom but I promise you that you'll know when the moment comes…..Now get out of my face" said Vernon. Looking at his Uncle, Victor reluctantly walked away, and towards the direction of his room.
Barging into his room Victor slammed his door with all his strength and then proceeded to trash his room. Victor in his anger destroyed mirrors, shelves; he took his desk and overturned it.
Several minutes later a tired Victor Von Doom sat down in the middle of his room. Victor's anger stemmed from the fact that his Uncle had the nerve to strike him like he was some common child.
'Uncle Vernon shall pay dearly for this' thought Victor, but his thoughts were interrupted by a strange purple glow coming from under his bed. Reaching under his bed Victor retrieved the object which turned out to be the book his mother gave him seven years ago.
"Mother…..I had almost forgotten" said Victor as he allowed a small smile to cross his lips, while he reminisced about his time with his mother. Unlocking the small lock on the book Victor opened the book, only for the purple light to intensify and a purple mist seep out the book and fill the room. The purple mist started to form into the shape of a woman that Victor immediately recognized.
"Mother"
"Hello My son"
"I-I thought you were dead"
"I am dead"
"Then how"
"Victor I am a master of the Dark Arts nothing is impossible…but I am confused as to why I'm not flesh and blood by now…did you not do what I asked you and give the book to my brother"
"I tried but he refused to take it he said magic was a waste of time and the only sorcery that mattered was science" said Victor
"AND YOU BELIEVED HIM!" she yelled "Victor words can not describe how disappointed I am in you"
"I'm sorry mother" said Victor but as the words left his mouth his mother slapped him across the face.
"DON"T APOLOGIZE YOU ARE A VON DOOM WE DON"T APOLOGIZE TO ANYONE!" she yelled.
"Well then mother what do you suggest we do about your current situation" asked Victor rubbing the spot where she slapped him.
"Simple my son" she replied with a smile on her face.
Knock! Knock!
"Enter" came the reply of Vernon Von Doom. Victor opened the door to his Uncle's room and saw that he was sitting at his desk reading.
"What do you want now Victor" asked his Uncle putting the book down. Reaching behind his back Victor pulled out a gun and aimed it at his Uncle.
"What is the meaning of this"
"SHUT UP!" snapped Victor as he cocked the gun. Victor then reached behind his back again and pulled out the book and then threw it on the ground in the center of the room.
"Touch the book Uncle" said Victor
"No"
BANG! Went the gun as he shot a round out
"AGH!" yelled Vernon cradling his ear
"I wasn't asking Uncle" said Victor cocking the gun again
"Y-y-you know why she want me to touch that book don't you"
"Yes….because you have the Von Doom blood flowing through you veins, her spirit will be able to take over you body, thus killing you and allowing her to live" said Victor in a matter of fact tone.
"And you're okay with that….think about this Victor who was it that taught you and gave you a purpose"
"I haven't forgotten Uncle but…."
"BUT WHAT….all you h-have to do is put down the gun and burn that damn book and we'll be free of my sister"
"Uncle if everything goes according to my plan I'll be rid of everyone by today's end"
"Why is that" asked Vernon looking into Victor's eyes
"Touch the book"
"I know what you're gonna do"
"I highly doubt that…the complexity of my plan can only be comprehended by me now Uncle enough stalling TOUCH THE DAMN BOOK!" Having no other choice Vernon Von Doom rose from his spot and went to the book. Kneeling down in front of the book he reached out with his left hand and touched the book and the reaction was instant. The book glowed a brilliant purple and then flipped open. Purple Mist seeped out again and the shape of Victor's mother formed, and faced her brother.
"Hello Vernon"
"Hello Valeria…..I wish I could say I was happy to see you but we both know that would be a lie"
"Oh brother you wound me because I'm so happy to see you"
"I'm quite sure you are sister" he said. The image of Victor's mother quickly exploded in purple mist and the mist surrounded Vernon and started to enter through his mouth, nose and eyes. Vernon's body fell on the ground and began to spasm until he suddenly stopped. Victor took a few steps forward.
"Mother"
"FINALLY VALERIA VON DOOM LIVES AGAIN!" she shouted levitating from the ground. Floating over to a mirror in the room she looked at her reflection and saw her brother staring back.
"Oh my this will not due at all…..NJA KWA ZETA" she said, and her appearance started to shift and change until it was a beautiful dark haired woman staring back.
"That's Better….Come Victor we have much work to do"
"Yes I do" said Victor BANG! BANG! BANG! Went Victor's gun and all of the bullets hit their mark, two in the chest and one in the throat. Victor's mother eyes widen in shock as she was hit, she fell to the ground with a thud and blood started gushing out in large quantities as she laid on the floor gasping for air. Victor casually walked over to his dying mother and knelt down.
"Well mother I would say I'm sorry but Von Doom's don't apologize right"
"cough…ack…."
"No don't speak just listen….I don't need you anymore, you and Uncle served your purposes but there can only be one Von Doom calling the shots and with the two of you alive it would never be me so the both of you had to be eliminated….and another thing Mother no one strikes Victor Von Doom and lives…oh and do try to stay dead this time Mother" said Victor standing up and aiming his gun at his mother's skull.
"N..ack"
"What was that"
"N..ow….you..re….a Von Doom" she struggled to say with her last breathe.
BANG! Went the gun as Victor pulled the trigger
"I know" he said
Barging into the room George looked around and saw Victor with a gun in his hand standing over a woman.
"Victor….what the hell is going on in here I heard a gun shot…..Where's Vernon and who the hell is that woman"
"She was my mother…but that's not what you should concern yourself with the only thing you need to worry about Tarleton is sleep" said Victor walking towards him
"The Hell…..AGH" yelled George as Victor hit him over the head with the gun and knocked him out cold.
"Ugh….Ow…my head" mumbled George as he slowly woke from his forced slumber.
"Why can't I move….and where are my clothes" said George struggling to move, but his hands, chest, feet and head were strapped down tightly.
"VERNON! VERNON!" yelled George beginning to panic
"He's Dead" came the calm and cold voice of Victor Von Doom as he stepped from out of the shadows.
"You killed him didn't you…..why"
"That is none of your concern" replied Victor as he walked around and checked the restraints on George.
"Release Me!"
"Why would I do that Tarleton"
"Because I said so you BRAT!"
'Tarleton you're in no position to make demands" said Victor.
Suddenly the lab doors burst open and four people entered.
"Right on schedule" said Victor with a smile
The four figures started to get closer and they all had on the yellow hazmat suits except for one, he stood out from the rest he wasn't very tall but he had an aura of evil around him that could be felt, but to someone like Victor he was just another person to manipulate. The man had a red hazmat suit instead of the yellow ones the others wore, and his face was not covered.
"SUPREME SCIENTIST THANK GOD YOU ARE HERE" shouted George
"That's Scientist Supreme Tarleton now what's going on here" came his calm reply.
"THIS PSYCHOPATH HERE KILLED VERNON AND NOW HE'S TRYING TO KILL ME!"
The three A.I.M. bodyguards escorting the Scientist Supreme immediately pulled their weapons and aimed them at Victor.
"Is this true boy"
"Far from it Scientist Supreme….Allow me to introduce myself I am Victor Von Doom nephew to the late Vernon Von Doom…. I arrived here seven years ago and I have been helping with the project since you assigned it to my Uncle, but recently my Uncle began to grow weary of his work and wanted to quit, so he blew his brains out"
"Why is Tarleton strapped down?"
"Because Mr. Tarleton has agreed to become the first test subject of the formula that you requested we create"
"THAT'S A LIE!" George yelled
"Regardless if it is or isn't you Scientist Supreme need a test subject and Tarleton is already strapped down and with your permission I will show you the fruits of my labor" said Victor
"Proceed" replied the A.I.M. Scientist Supreme
"Very Good" said Victor picking up a syringe filled with blood red liquid.
"WAIT YOU CAN"T BE SERIOUS!" yelled George panicking and trying his best to break free of the restraints
"Of course we are" said Scientist Supreme
"Tarleton relax it should only hurt for the first few hours" said Victor swiftly injecting George in the neck with the blood red liquid.
"AUGHHHH….AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" yelled George as the formula coursed through his veins, corrupting his genetic make up. George began to scream louder as the formula began to show results. His head began to expand and expand, his pupils began to disappear leaving only the white, his skin began to change into a sickly gray, and even though his head started to grow the rest of his body was staying the same but the weight of his head could not be supported so some of his bones began to loudly snap and break. Finally after what seemed like an eternity the transformation stopped. The once 5'7 George Tarleton was now about 12ft and what made up most of his height was his head.
"MY GOD" whispered one of the A.I.M. bodyguards
"Astonishing isn't it" said Victor
"What is he now" asked Scientist Supreme "And will he do what I want"
"He is what you want…his intelligence has increased exponentially and he should have some psychic abilities among other things" Victor replied turning to face the Scientist Supreme.
"Good…..I am impressed, but regrettably you have served your purpose and no longer needed…shoot him" said The Scientist Supreme to his bodyguards.
"Yes sir" they replied aiming their weapons at Victor again.
"That would be highly unwise Scientist Supreme" replied Victor calmly.
"And why is that Von Doom"
"Because of that" said Victor pointing at George who at that moment started to shake, spit out blood, and convulse.
"WHAT"S HAPPENING TO HIM!" shouted Scientist Supreme
"He's going into shock; while his brain has grown the weight of it is crushing the rest of his body. Now I and I alone know how to keep the M.O.D.O.C. alive and functioning at maximum capacity…but I can't do that if I'm dead" said Victor.
"M.O.D.O.C." repeated Scientist Supreme
"Yes you wanted a human computer and that's what Tarleton is now he's the: Mental Organism Designed Only for Computing"
"Catchy"
"I know"
The Scientist Supreme stood still for a moment weighing his options, he took a long hard look at Victor and then at the shaking M.O.D.O.C.
"What do you want Victor"
"To be apart of A.I.M."
"And you can keep M.O.D.O.C. alive"
"Absolutely"
"Well then Victor Von Doom welcome to Advanced Idea Mechanics….hopefully you'll be a better addition than your Uncle" said the Scientist Supreme holding out his hand
"Trust me You will never have a more efficient or effective member Scientist Supreme I assure You" replied Victor shaking the man's hand.
5 years Later, Location Unknown Victor Von Doom age: 20
The leaders of the A.I.M. organization sat around a circular table facing each other. The reason the meeting was called was to discuss their recent defeat at the hands of top cop S.H.I.E.L.D director Nick Fury.
"DAMN THAT FURY! HOW MANY BASES HAS HE DESTROYED NOW!" yelled Carla Supra Scientist Supreme #2 and second in command.
"That makes 2 bases in the past month he is starting to become a nuisance" came the reply of Charles Moore Scientist Supreme #3 and third in command of A.I.M.
"Not to worry my Colleagues M.O.D.O.C. has alerted me to a plan to eliminate Nick Fury, in the meantime I want to discuss dimensional travel that has been brought to my attention" said Scientist Supreme #1 Dr. Sean Rappaccini, leader of A.I.M
"Yes our spies have informed me that a scientist by the name Dr. Franklin Storm has found a way to open dimensions but so far it's just a theory nothing has been built but there is talk of the government bringing together a think tank of young genius to work on Storm's theory" said Carla.
"They must not be allowed to create such a thing, if did they could possibly start using this device to teleport anywhere even into our bases it would be….." started Charles before being interrupted.
"The end of A.I.M." finished Carla
"What do you suggest then" asked Charles
"We consult M.O.D.O.C" said the Scientist Supreme rising form his chair and heading to the direction of where M.O.D.O.C. was located.
Sitting deep within the underground Lair of A.I.M. was M.O.D.O.C. He was 12ft, 750lbs, and was being kept alive by a specially designed hover chair created by Victor Von Doom. The A.I.M. scientist had all types of wires hooked up to M.O.D.O.C.'s head because he was feeding information through each wire to a different A.I.M. base across the world. The A.I.M. directors arrived and stood in front of M.O.D.O.C. and presented him with the situation.
"Processing information…Solution Found" replied the scratchy voice of M.O.D.O.C.
"What's the solution" asked the Scientist Supreme
"Enemy recruiting young candidates, use young A.I.M. operatives to infiltrate and report on enemy"
"Who do we use for such a sensitive mission?"
"Processing…..two names have been chosen" replied M.O.D.O.C.
"Knock Knock" said a young woman standing in front of Victor Von Doom's door. The door cracked open and the young handsome face of Victor appeared.
"What do you want Monica" Victor asked curtly. Monica smiled sweetly and then pushed her way into Victor's room. Looking around the room she saw that he was working on something that looked like a suit of armor.
"Whoa….what the hell is that" she asked. Victor pushed her aside and covered the suit with a sheet.
"Nothing to concern yourself with now what do you want Monica" Victor Demanded.
"Oh come now Victor is that anyway to treat your lover" she said wrapping her arms around his neck.
"I do not have time to divulge in lust or your games Monica…..now state your business" replied Victor taking her arms off his neck.
"Grouchy…I guess we can fix that later...but the reason for my visit is that my father wants to see us immediately it's about an important mission" said Monica turning and walking towards the door. Victor growled slightly hating that he had to stop working on his greatest invention to listen to the A.I.M directors prattle on about nonsense, but ultimately he started towards his door and exited his room.
4weeks later, Baxter Building
An attractive man and woman entered the Baxter Building. The woman was Monica Rappaccini and the man was Victor Von Doom who of course had a scowl on his handsome face. They both went to the front desk.
"Hello Excuse me we are here for…."
"Top Floor" the woman responded not looking up from her magazine
"Thank you" replied Monica leading the way to the elevator.
"Oh Victor lighten up this is an exciting mission we're on" she said while pressing the button.
"First of all woman you and I have a different definitions of exciting"
"What's this the big bad Victor Von Doom is afraid" said Monica entering the elevator.
"Victor Von Doom is not afraid of anything so watch your mouth woman" growled Victor just as the elevators were about to close.
"WAIT!...HOLD THE ELEVATOR" yelled a voice. Monica's hand shot out between the doors to let the person in.
"Thank you soooo much….. I'm Reed Richards" said the person
"My name is Monica Rappaccini"
The Next Day Dr. Franklin's Main Lab
"Thank-you both for joining me, I specifically chose the two of you to help me with this project because the two of you from your resume's have the best chance of understanding the complicated science needed to pull this off' said Dr. Storm
"Well Dr. Storm you were right in choosing me but I'm not so sure about him" said Victor in an arrogant tone.
"I have a name you know and it's Dr. Reed Richards and I promise Dr. Storm that I will prove my worth" replied Reed.
"I know the both of you will now what can the two of you tell me about Dimensions"
"There are theories circulating that there are an infinite number of parallel dimensions exact replicas of our own, with minor changes or in some cases extraordinary changes" replied Victor
"Also building upon that these parallel dimensions are stacked upon each other like boxes….it has also been theorized that it may be possible to view these said dimensions and maybe even access them, but then again this is all in theory" continued Reed.
"Absolutely correct…..both of you…but what if I told you that I've found a way to make theory into reality"
"Well Dr. Storm I would Say…."
"Show Me" Victor interjected.
Dr. Storm lead Victor and Reed to the large computer monitor in the lab, where he opened up a file and showed them a long chain of complex numbers and figures.
"Here we are gentlemen my life's work I believe through these figures we can possible be able to view one of the many parallel dimensions" said Dr. Storm
"My word…you just might be right Dr. Storm…if you were to expand this figure here and then these numbers here we might be able to…."
"Open a gateway to the other side" finished Victor who had a momentary crack and allowed his amazement to show through, but as quickly as it came it went away.
"I knew I was right about the two of you….yes I believe it's possible to open a gateway….but that's the problem I'm good with equations and theories….it was my wife who was good at the applications of my theories but s-she's out of the picture…..So that leaves the two of you will you help me" asked Dr. Storm looking at both Reed and Victor.
"I would be delighted" replied Reed
"You have Victor Von Doom's cooperation" said Victor
"Good…..now we must get started immediately because we have much work to do" said Dr. Storm leading the two deeper into the large lab.
Later Victor's Room
Beep! Beep! Beep! Went a small metallic device on Victor's Desk. Rising from his bed Victor pressed the button. The blue static image of M.O.D.O.C. appeared before Victor
"VON DOOM REPORT!" demand M.O.D.O.C
"DO NOT MAKE DEMANDS OF VICTOR VON DOOM, you large headed cretin and who put you in charge anyway"
"The Scientist Supreme thought it would be prudent if all information came through me since this was my idea, now do you have anything of value to report or would you rather continue this pointless trading of verbal barbs"
"No nothing of value has come to my attention"
"Well report back when you do….A.I.M wants this technology….M.O.D.O.C out" the blue light went away leaving Victor in the darkness again.
'ha you may have increased intellect but your feeble mind is nowhere near my level….no one but me realizes the potential of this dimensional technology…..Not A.I.M, Not Dr. Storm and especially that buffoon Richards...but if I'm going to steal this technology it will take time and patience…..no matter I am a Von Doom we are renowned for our patience' thought Victor as he sat on his bed with his hands together.
4 years later, Victor Von Doom age 24
"YOU DARE QUESTION MY SKILLS RICHARDS!" yelled Victor
"I'm not questioning your skills….I'm questioning your ethics Victor, there has to be another way a better way" replied Reed. While the two of them were arguing neither noticed the entrance of Dr. Storm and General 'Thunderbolt' Ross into the lab.
"HEY! what's going on here I could hear the two of you arguing all the way down the hall" said Dr. Storm.
"Dr. Storm Richards is keeping us from moving forward this is the third day of us going back and forth" said Victor.
"Dr. Storm look at these blueprints that Victor made….according to these this machine that we are building is not going to allow us to view other dimensions...this machine is designed to essentially rip a hole in our dimension"
Grabbing the blueprints and looking at them for himself he looked back up at Victor.
"Is this true….why wasn't I informed about this Victor"
"I'm only doing what you wanted to find a way to access the other dimensions" replied Victor
"That's not what we agreed upon…the three of us stood here and agreed that accessing other dimensions is too dangerous...remember we tried about a year and a half ago and the electromagnetic backlash nearly destroyed this lab and half the city" said Dr. Storm
"I never agreed to anything Dr. Storm…..and besides Science is all about trial and error only the error wasn't on my part…..my blueprints are flawless if we follow my design we can access the other dimensions by the end of the year but if we follow you and Richards it'll be another 20 years before we even attempt to access anything again" replied Victor "And I'm sure the military would love to fund us for another 20 years and not have anything to show for it" he added
"He's right Storm that's the reason for my impromptu visit the government wants to know how long before this machine is up and running…but Dr. Von Doom here has already answered my question" said General Ross
"No Victor isn't right he's cutting corners"
"Regardless if he is or isn't I'm going to talk to the higher ups and have them scrap this project….also I'm taking your best geneticist and reassigning them"
"WHAT! You can't do that" yelled Dr. Storm
"I can unless you can persuade me otherwise"
"Alright General Ross alright…..three years give us three years and we should have a machine up and running that allows us to view parallel dimensions and maybe be able to go through them but I can't promise that but I promise we'll be able to see them" said Dr. Storm.
"That's better…..okay you've got your three years, but only three and I'm still taking a few of your geneticist not all….I'm taking my Daughter, Dr. Bruce Banner, and the Pym's" said General Ross turning around and leaving the lab.
"That's never gonna work Dr. Storm three years" said Reed
"Well Reed we're gonna have to make it work" replied Dr. Storm
"Don't worry Richards I'll be here to talk you through each step" said Victor smugly.
"You know something Victor I'm sick and tired of your Damn Smug Attitude" said Dr. Storm whipping around to face Victor, "You're not as smart as you think you are and your arrogance is astounding…..do you know the amount of pressure you just put all of us under….Damn it Victor I-I-I- can't even look at your right now just get the hell out of my lab….your suspended until further notice" Clenching his fist in anger Victor gave Dr. Storm and Reed a glare and swiftly turned around to leave the lab.
"I give the both of you a day before you come crawling back to me" said Victor over his shoulder as he exited the lab.
"Dr. Storm he scares me" Said Reed looking at Victor as left
"Me to Reed….me too" replied Dr. Storm
Storming out of the lab Victor made his way to his room.
'NOBODY TALKS TO VICTOR VON DOOM THAT WAY NOBODY. I SHOULD KILL THE BOTH OF THEM THOSE BUFFOONS THEY'RE SLOWING ME DOWN.. NO…..NO THAT'S TOO EASY THEY MUST SUFFER FOR THEIR DISRESPECT AND I KNOW JUST HOW TO MAKE STORM SUFFER THE MOST' thought Victor deviously as he made a slight detour.
Biology lab
18yr old Susan Storm was looking through a microscope at some cells that she had been experimenting with for the past few hours. Susan had grown from a very intelligent 14yr old girl in a very beautiful and very brilliant young woman. Looking up from her microscope she turned around in her seat, because she thought she heard someone coming into the lab. Everyone else had taken a lunch break, but she wanted to work through lunch because the cells she was looking at were too fascinating. Not seeing anyone she turned back around in her seat and continued to work.
Victor stood ever so quietly behind her and watched her as she worked.
'What better way to hurt your enemy than to woo his only daughter' thought Victor.
"Hello Susan"
Startled by Victor's voice she jumped at his presence
"Victor…..you startled me" came her response as she tried to calm her nerves
"I apologize my dear…that was not my intention" said Victor inching closer to her.
"U-u-uh Victor….um…What are you doing here" asked Susan who was starting to get very uncomfortable.
"I was merely exploring the compound when my eyes caught the sight of you working diligently and I had to know what piqued your curiosity" answered Victor placing a hand on one side of the table Susan was sitting at.
"W-Well I'm studying the effects of these plants on human cells…..I-I recently discovered that some plant life when mixed can stimulate brain cell activity"
"Really"
"Yes…t-think about what this could mean we could have a cure for people with brain damage or people in a coma"
"Fascinating….Susan has anyone ever told you that you are quite beautiful" said Victor placing his other arm on the other side of the table trapping Susan.
"W-W-well uh" stumbled Susan before she was interrupted by a knock at the lab door followed by tapping.
"Sue are you in here"
'Thank GOD for Alicia'
'DAMN IT' thought Victor
Alicia Masters pushed opened the door and walked into the biology lab.
"Sue"
"Alicia right on time" said Susan ducking under Victor's arm and walking quickly to Alicia and grabbing her arm.
"Sorry Victor can't talk….promised Alicia I'd take her out to lunch…bye" said Susan walking out with Alicia in tow.
Out of ear shot of Victor Alicia whispered to Susan.
"The Hell was that about"
"You just saved me from Tall, Dark, and Creepy thanks best friend"
"Yeah anytime"
Back in the lab Victor stood still staring at the door where Susan had just went through.
"hmm it seems wooing Susan is going to be a challenge…..luckily I like a challenge' thought Victor getting ready to leave when he eyed Susan's work.
'Hmm this might be useful one day…..but not for helping people, but for helping me with my plans' he thought stealing two of the vials on the table with the plant extract.
1 year Later Victor 25; Susan 19; Reed 25
'Hmm Susan is proving to be a greater challenge than I anticipated' thought Victor as he sat in his room working on something that looked to be a suit of armor.
'and yet I don't mind…..' thought Victor before he was interrupted by someone knocking on the door. Quickly coving his project Victor cracked the door open to see Monica, who pushed her way into his room.
"What do you want" demand Victor watching Monica as she sat down on his bed.
"Now Victor is that anyway to talk to the woman that just saved your life" she responded
"What are you prattling on about now"
"Victor you have lost focus of your goals, A.I.M. is beginning to lose confidence in you….there was talk about killing you and replacing you but I was able to convince my Father and M.O.D.O.C. otherwise" said Monica
"Despite what those fools think I haven't lost focus on anything"
"Now you see….I'm not so convinced"
"Choose your words wisely woman" Said Victor in a low threatening tone.
"Oh please Victor you may scare everyone else but not you don't scare me, As I was saying your focus is waving and it has a lot to do with that jailbait Susan Storm you keep following"
"You do not know what you are talking about"
"I think I do because I've been watching you and you may be able to fool everyone else but you can't fool me you care about her" said Monica with a smile on her face. With surprising speed Victor crossed the room and grabbed her by the throat and started to squeeze tightly.
"You presume too much Rappaccini" growled Victor
"….Augh….i-f...if…..y-you kill me i-i-t will only make me r-right" Monica struggled to say while Victor was choking her.
"…..." Victor reluctantly let her go.
"W-wow….cough…this girl must have something that I didn't to spark such a response form the great Victor Von Doom" said Monica rubbing her neck.
"Are you finished….I have much work to do"
"Yeah I've said my piece but there is something you should know your little crush has absolutely no interest in you" said Monica brushing past Victor and going to his door.
"How would you know?"
"Well like I said I've been watching you….and maybe I've been watching her too, also Victor you should know by now that I'm an expert on reading people …..good-bye" she replied leaving his room.
'She doesn't know anything…I'll prove her wrong…Susan should be getting back from her research expedition by now…..time to ensure our union' thought Victor glaring at the door Monica just went through.
Later that Day: Fazoso's Restaurant
"I DEMAND TO KNOW"
"Fine you want to know it's Reed"
"RICHARDS….Y-YOU LIKE THAT BUFFOON RICHARDS!" yelled Victor and he stood up from his seat and spilled his wine.
Bursting into his room Victor Slammed his door shut with all his might.
'NOBODY REJECTS OR EMBARASSES VICTOR VON DOOM NOBODY' hethought angrily 'AND RICHARDS OF ALL PEOPLE THIS MAKES THE THIRD TIME HE HAS UPSTAGED ME…THIS SHALL NOT GO UNPUNISHED' he thought while clenching his fist so tight that they drew a small amount blood. Marching over to his desk Victor pulled out the vials he had stolen from Susan's lab a year ago.
'And I know just how to get my revenge on everyone…..A.I.M, Storm…and especially RICHARDS' thought Victor as he began to plan a devious plan.
2 years later, Victor 27 Susan 21 Reed 27 Ben 27 Johnny 15
Victor Von Doom sat in his room talking to the hologram image of A.I.M. super thinker M.O.D.O.C.
"Now under no circumstances are you to deviate from my plan M.O.D.O.C., the A.I.M directors wanted the dimensional technology and they shall have it by this time tomorrow, if you follow my orders"
"BAH! Your plans are flawed Von Doom I can come up with a plan 10 times better than the one you're presenting"
"You are not capable of such a thing…..you're forgetting Tarleton I created you the creation can never surpass the creator"
"YOU DARE YOU INSOLENT WHELP I SHOULD…." Started M.O.D.O.C. before he was interrupted by Victor.
"YOU SHOULD WHAT…..keep you idle threats to yourself M.O.D.O.C"
"Von Doom this plan better work..."
"It will because I came up….wait we're not alone" said Victor who quickly shut off the image of M.O.D.O.C. off and went to his door and opened it. Johnny Storm stumbled slightly as the door was opened. He looked up and stared into the eyes Victor Von Doom.
"What do you want Storm"
"My dad needs you and Reed to go over some last minute stuff"
"Fine" said Victor closing his door and walking in the direction of the lab.
'Soon the world will bow to the genius and might of Victor Von Doom' thought Victor as a slight smile crept along his mouth.
End Interlude: Read and Review. Thus ends the final interlude. Victor Von Doom is one of my all time favorite Characters and Villains, and I thank you guys for sticking around as I did these interludes, like I said a few chapters ago I felt that these were necessary in order to understand the next chapter and the chapters in the future. All of these interludes have been building towards the next chapter, which is easily one of my favorite chapters that I've written so far, but anyway I hope you guys are enjoying the story, so until next time….
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