It had been six hours since Sue, Johnny, and Ben's discovery of their leader and his stepdaughter's vanishing. Despite all that time passing by, the three remaining members of the Fantastic Five still had no clue on how to somehow bring back their oldest and youngest friends. Johnny, the team's only expert on mechanics other than Reed was totally baffled.
"You know guys, I have never given it much thought, but now I wish Reed could have somehow labeled these buttons and levers. It would have saved us lots of time, trouble, and made for less confusion."
"Ya know kid, even if Stretch took tha time ta create an instruction booklet for thiz thingamajig, we would still be havin' a hard time." Ben countered.
"Could you imagine what it would be like if Mary was here? She would probably be laughing her head off at how we don't get how to operate this thing. Then, she would work with it as simple as if it was a toaster, microwave, or television. And then, rub it in more. Man, that girl makes me so sick sometimes." Johnny said as he looked over the control panel for what felt like the zillionth time.
"Johnny! Mary might be a pain sometimes, but you know good and well she loves all of us. Even though, it may seem that she appreciates and supports Reed more than us at times..." Susan hesitated for a second, then continued.
"Anyway, as much as Reed would hate for us to do this, we have no other choice boys, but to play around with the controls, and hopefully find which one will bring back Reed and Mary."
Ben and Johnny could not believe what their possibly temporary leader was saying.
"Sis! That will be like finding a needle in a haystack! Look at all those controls! There must be over one hundred or more of them!" Johnny interjected.
"Tha kid's right Suzie. We may even be riskin' sendin' Stretcho and his kid to somewhere else, that iz if they're still alive." Ben agreed.
"Please Ben, don't remind me of the possibility that Reed and Mary could be... dead." Sue solemnly said, trying to fight the feelings of sorrow attempting to overcome her. It was burdensome, but she was able to control the tears welling up in her eyes. And continued firmly.
"Now boys, lets get to work carefully but quickly choosing which button or lever we feel will bring back Reed and Mary."
And, without further dwindling, the three remaining members of the nation's most famous heroes under the leadership of the only adult feminine member began to consider which control would bring back their beloved leader and his trainee.
"You know guys, I have never given it much thought, but now I wish Reed could have somehow labeled these buttons and levers. It would have saved us lots of time, trouble, and made for less confusion."
"Ya know kid, even if Stretch took tha time ta create an instruction booklet for thiz thingamajig, we would still be havin' a hard time." Ben countered.
"Could you imagine what it would be like if Mary was here? She would probably be laughing her head off at how we don't get how to operate this thing. Then, she would work with it as simple as if it was a toaster, microwave, or television. And then, rub it in more. Man, that girl makes me so sick sometimes." Johnny said as he looked over the control panel for what felt like the zillionth time.
"Johnny! Mary might be a pain sometimes, but you know good and well she loves all of us. Even though, it may seem that she appreciates and supports Reed more than us at times..." Susan hesitated for a second, then continued.
"Anyway, as much as Reed would hate for us to do this, we have no other choice boys, but to play around with the controls, and hopefully find which one will bring back Reed and Mary."
Ben and Johnny could not believe what their possibly temporary leader was saying.
"Sis! That will be like finding a needle in a haystack! Look at all those controls! There must be over one hundred or more of them!" Johnny interjected.
"Tha kid's right Suzie. We may even be riskin' sendin' Stretcho and his kid to somewhere else, that iz if they're still alive." Ben agreed.
"Please Ben, don't remind me of the possibility that Reed and Mary could be... dead." Sue solemnly said, trying to fight the feelings of sorrow attempting to overcome her. It was burdensome, but she was able to control the tears welling up in her eyes. And continued firmly.
"Now boys, lets get to work carefully but quickly choosing which button or lever we feel will bring back Reed and Mary."
And, without further dwindling, the three remaining members of the nation's most famous heroes under the leadership of the only adult feminine member began to consider which control would bring back their beloved leader and his trainee.