Meanwhile at Castle Doom, everyone awoke to being in a cell. The cells that the four captured members of the Fantastic Five were being held in had immobilized their powers. The one whose immobilization was most obvious was Ben. The special cell had made him human again. At first, he thought that his ultimate dream had come true.
"Oh my... Stretch! You did it! You finally cured me of bein' tha Thing! I cannot believe I'm..."
Ben paused when he realized where he was. He instantly pressed the button that activated the hidden communicator in his uniform's belt. Despite his immense size as the Thing, Ben's uniform still fitted due to the outfit's ability to adapt to any change physically the person endures. Ben said quietly over the communicator.
"Are any of ya guys awake?"
A response instantly sounded on the communicator. It was from Reed.
"Yes Ben. Can you hear me loud and clear?"
"Yeah Reed. I'm hearin' ya just fine." Ben replied.
"Listen Ben, I've been able to get in touch with Sue and Johnny. But I can't reach Mary. It's almost as if she is not within the vicinity of this castle." Reed answered back in a concerned tone.
Ben then said.
"Man... You don't think she's..."
"Don't say it Ben. It grieves me to think she could already be dead." Reed said in a humble, but awful sad voice.
"Stretch, ya shouldn't give up hope like that. She's a tough girl. I think she could hold her own against Doom."
"I'm just praying that those robots made a flaw, and left Mary at the Fantasticar. If that is what happened, our only chance of escaping alive lies with her."
"Is that girl even ready for such a mission?" Johnny joined in.
"My main concern is I have not even trained her on what to do for such a situation. We have no other choice though but to put our faith in her." Reed responded.
"Oh Reed, the poor girl. She probably is terrified!" Sue suddenly said.
"Not terrified Sue, but brave. For her to be all alone like that, without me, Ben, Johnny, or you around, and especially in this country is to be very brave for someone like Mary." Reed said in a calm, firm voice.
Reed then thought to himself when he and the others were done with the conversation.
"Please let it be that Mary is somewhere near this castle and not already dead like she could be. If Mary is dead, Doom will pay for harming that innocent girl."
He thought way back to the time he saved Mary from almost starving and dehydrating to death when he found her outside his mansion one fateful night in Central City, California. Not only did Reed save Mary from lack of food and drink; he also saved her from having to go back to a slum called the Central City Orphanage. He decided he wanted a child to share his scientific discoveries with, to teach, and one to simply call his own. Reed thought all about what he and Mary had been through since then. The rocket flight, being on the run from the public for a little while after they got their powers, and their bouts with Submariner, and Dr. Doom. He sighed, and actually shed a tear. Then, he closed his eyes, praying that wherever Mary was, she was safe and sound for the time being.
"Oh my... Stretch! You did it! You finally cured me of bein' tha Thing! I cannot believe I'm..."
Ben paused when he realized where he was. He instantly pressed the button that activated the hidden communicator in his uniform's belt. Despite his immense size as the Thing, Ben's uniform still fitted due to the outfit's ability to adapt to any change physically the person endures. Ben said quietly over the communicator.
"Are any of ya guys awake?"
A response instantly sounded on the communicator. It was from Reed.
"Yes Ben. Can you hear me loud and clear?"
"Yeah Reed. I'm hearin' ya just fine." Ben replied.
"Listen Ben, I've been able to get in touch with Sue and Johnny. But I can't reach Mary. It's almost as if she is not within the vicinity of this castle." Reed answered back in a concerned tone.
Ben then said.
"Man... You don't think she's..."
"Don't say it Ben. It grieves me to think she could already be dead." Reed said in a humble, but awful sad voice.
"Stretch, ya shouldn't give up hope like that. She's a tough girl. I think she could hold her own against Doom."
"I'm just praying that those robots made a flaw, and left Mary at the Fantasticar. If that is what happened, our only chance of escaping alive lies with her."
"Is that girl even ready for such a mission?" Johnny joined in.
"My main concern is I have not even trained her on what to do for such a situation. We have no other choice though but to put our faith in her." Reed responded.
"Oh Reed, the poor girl. She probably is terrified!" Sue suddenly said.
"Not terrified Sue, but brave. For her to be all alone like that, without me, Ben, Johnny, or you around, and especially in this country is to be very brave for someone like Mary." Reed said in a calm, firm voice.
Reed then thought to himself when he and the others were done with the conversation.
"Please let it be that Mary is somewhere near this castle and not already dead like she could be. If Mary is dead, Doom will pay for harming that innocent girl."
He thought way back to the time he saved Mary from almost starving and dehydrating to death when he found her outside his mansion one fateful night in Central City, California. Not only did Reed save Mary from lack of food and drink; he also saved her from having to go back to a slum called the Central City Orphanage. He decided he wanted a child to share his scientific discoveries with, to teach, and one to simply call his own. Reed thought all about what he and Mary had been through since then. The rocket flight, being on the run from the public for a little while after they got their powers, and their bouts with Submariner, and Dr. Doom. He sighed, and actually shed a tear. Then, he closed his eyes, praying that wherever Mary was, she was safe and sound for the time being.