AUTHOR'S NOTES-

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NAT

"Oh God." Johnny said breathless as he grabbed the cold metal and swung the door open running over to the fallen body, dropping to his knees and pulling him over to his back. Johnny held back the need to gag as he saw his eyes glazed over and blood pouring from his chest.

Instead in he inhaled and exhaled deeply looking around frantically to find anyone to call for help or to see if any other were victims; he saw no one. Suddenly the electric went out and his hard breathing subsided as his sharp eyes looked around. Something wasn't right and he knew it. With that he snapped his fingers and a bright and blazing flame flew out of the ends of them, giving a little bit more light in the room for him.

Suddenly a smearing pain came to his right shoulder as he felt his body fly backwards a couple of feet away from the body. He felt his body hit the hard ground and roll a couple of times, landing on his side; his injured shoulder up. He looked in pain at it and then over to where the stair door was. His eyes widened as he saw their enemy standing there—Dr. Doom.

"Doom!" Johnny said with disgust as his hand rose to his wounded shoulder, but he didn't dare try to get up yet, for he know his body would betray him and refuse.

"Ah little Johnny Storm, doing what your always doing best…poking your nose where it doesn't belong." He hissed at him taking a couple of steps closer to him.

Johnny glared at him, anger boiling in his eyes, breathing heavily. But whether it was from the smearing pain in his shoulder or from fear, he did not know.

"It's a good thing I poked it in here then, you know the rules Doom…play nice." He shot back then sent a large fire ball flying at him as he then managed to pull himself up to his feet.

The fireball hit Doom head on, but to Johnny's amazement he didn't fall over let alone even stumble backwards. His eyes widened slightly as he saw this and even he backed up a couple of steps.

"Child's play." He bellowed and then sent a large streak of lightening flying his way, making contact with his chest. Johnny groaned in protest and in pain as he flew backwards into a wall, making a large dent.

Johnny's vision seemed twisted and stretched as he tried hardly to gain his senses and focus back. He could see Dooms black figure approaching closer, but there was nothing he could do even if he tried. His body wouldn't cooperate and a terrifying wave of fear sprung into him. Before he knew it he felt freezing cold metal on his throat. Johnny closed his eyes in pain as he felt it clamp tightly around his skin and was lifted off the ground and slammed into the wall.

Dr. Doom glared at the young boy who was struggling to breathe. He could feel the fragile windpipe under his metal fingers desperately trying to expand as he simply tightened his grip. Johnny's body withered under his hand, he placed his feet on the wall, trying desperately to push himself up to ease the pain and the lack of oxygen. Once he saw that wasn't working, his right hand busted into flames and he clutched Doom's wrist, hoping that it would do something.

Doom laughed loudly and evilly at him then threw him to the side. Johnny hit the ground, his hands springing up to his neck, clutching it. He choked and coughed loudly as he rolled onto his side.

"You know I could very easily rid myself of you flame boy," he hissed walking to his body and once he reached him he stepped painfully on his head, smashing his right temple into the marble and Doom's boot smashing into his left temple.

Johnny groaned at the amount of pain, squinting his eyes shut tight.

"Then do it already." Johnny dared him as he winced and groaned in pain behind his teeth as he felt the man put all of his weight on his skull.

"You always were a cocky little brat Johnny…but you have guts. That's what I admire about you. You're about to die and all you've got to say is 'do it already'. I am beginning to think, that you think I am bluffing." He hissed digging his heel into Johnny's temple.

He could hear his point was made when he heard yet another noise of pain escape from Johnny's lips.

"How's your sister Johnny?" He asked, his monotone voice seeming to speak a little lighter.

Johnny glared, not liking the question. Doom smiled once he felt his foot becoming slightly hotter, he guess it was from Johnny's temperature rising.

"Leave Sue…ALONE!" he shouted in anger.

Doom then got off of him and yanked him up off his feet. Johnny fought him, as he spun Johnny around to face him, their bodies pretty close to each other. Johnny swallowed hardly as he looked a the emotionless metal mask with the piercing green eyes with a sliver of flesh around them. He tried not to show it, but he knew fear was whipped all over his face and he knew Doom saw it.

"Victor…" Johnny began in a pleading voice, taking in a ragged breath. He had nothing more to say before Doom painfully backhanded him, Johnny falling to the ground unconscious. Doom laughed evilly.

"Not so tough now are you flame boy?" he hissed.

Reed shook his head as he stared deeply at the sizzled breaker. He then stood up and rubbed his chin in thought. He then heard shoes echoing within the hallways. He frowned as he submerged into the hall, looking to the left then right.

He then started creeping to his right keeping his eyes, mind, and body alert. Suddenly he saw a figure standing in front of the glass. Reed frowned and peered closer. His eyes widened as he saw Doom and grew even larger once he dropped something.

Johnny's body slammed to the ground with a thud. He hit the ground on his left side then, thanks to his dead weight, tumbled to his back-one arm lying across his stomach as one leg was bent where as the other laid out straight. Reed looked at him, cocking his head to the side.

"Johnny" he said in a helpless manner.

"Ahh, Reed Richards, nice to see you again." Doom began taking a step over the body and closer to him.

"What did you do to Johnny?" He demanded, trying to sound tougher than what he actually felt at the moment.

"He's not the topic right now." Doom murmered.

"I asked you a question." Reed said angrily.

"Reed, Reed, Reed, my dear old buddy…I would be more concerned about you." He said his hands glowing with electricity.

Reed frowned and stepped back just in time to see a large bolt of electric streaming right at him. He turned his head from it catching a glipse of the electicity smashing into some other force, causing a bright light- which caused him to turn his head.

Not understanding what was going on he looked behind him, diagnole slightly to see an angry Sue Storm, her arms outstretched, her blonde hair flying behind her shoulders and around her face, which gave an angry face as she used her forcefield powers to suck up the electric.

Doom glanced over at her, knowing that it was her that was stopping his powers from hitting Reed.

"Susan." He hissed.

She lowered her arms, her body already feeling slightly weak from using it but she glared at him none-the-less. Her glare then disappeared as fast as it appeared once she saw Johnny.

"Johnny!" she screamed without realizing.

Doom took her distraction as an advantage and hit Reed with a powerfully bolt of electric sending him flying into a wall. Sue whipped her head over to him in horror seeing him hit the wall and fall to the ground. She was releaved however when she saw that he was still moving.

She made a notion to run over to him but Doom grabbed the back of her shirt and yanked her back to him. She groaned in anger and tried deperatly to pry away from his grip. Suddenly she felt herself flying backwards as he threw her out the window. Reed's eyes widened as he saw her body smash throught the glass, the glass making a horrifying sounds as it shattered. Her scream filled his esars, causing his heart to jump clear into his throat and his blood and mucsels freeze.

Sue reached out desprietly trying to grab a hold of something. She felt her heart ease once she felt the rough feel of something. She closed her eyes and prayed that once her body weight caught up with her, that it wouldn't rip her from what she was holding on to. Sue's lower body slammed into the side of the building as both of her hands clutched the ledge, holding on to it.

She felt the glass tumble down on her, she closed her eyes and turned her head away so glass wouldn't fall in her eyes or on her face. She gritted her teeth as she could feel various pieces of glass cut her arms.

"SUZIE?" a loud voice boomed.

Her eyes flew open, as she tried to look over her shoulder to see who called her name. She felt like crying but she recognized the voice.

"BEN! Help Reed! He's in trouble!" Sue screamed.

Suddenly her eyes widened as she felt her hands weakening.

She closed her eyes tightly, clenching her teeth tight.

"No, no, no, no." she begged herself.

But her body didn't listen as her grip lost and she started falling back first. She screamed loudly as she felt her stomach go up in her throat. Suddenly she felt someone grab her. She snapped her eyes open in happiness and looked up, seeing Reed's arm, she smiled to herself mostly because she wasn't falling anymore, but also seeing Reed catching her.

He quickly coiled her back up, barely making it to the edge of the side of the window until Doom tackled him. Reed let her go, Susan falling halfway inside the building with a thud. She groaned but climbed back safetly onto the floor. She exhaled loudly as her hair, now stringy, covered her face. She watched Reed battle against Doom, wrapping various parts around him, ducking and doging electric bolts.

She sighed and looked over to her right, seeing her brother. She crawled over to him, resting on her knees in front of his head as she pushed her hair out of her face.

"Johnny, wake up." She urged lifting him up and letting him fall back on her lap.. She bent over frontward, putting her ear to his chest, hearing him breath. She relaxed and even smiled at bit as she pulled back.

She looked over at Reed who was still batteling with Doom and sighed, looking back down at her brother.

"Come on Johnny, we could really use you right now!" she replied shaking him.

Seeing there was no way of getting him up she flew to her feet and looked at them and then back out the window. She then gathered all of her strength and sent a forcefield at Doom, shoving him out of the window. Reed was breathing heavily as he watched him fall over and disappear, he then looked at Susan who look back at him.

Both of them ran over to the side to see nothing but a huge hole in the sidewalk. Sue breathed hardly as well as she slowly looked up at him who shook his head and looked back.

"Are you ok Sue?" Reed asked softly.

Sue nodded.

"No you're not Sue, you have cuts all over you." Reed replied noticing the various scars on her arms.

"I'll be fine Reed." She said smiling then walked back over to Johnny.

Reed rose an eyebrow at the thumping that was coming towards them, and soon saw Ben in sight.

"What happened?" Ben demanded.

"Nothing Ben, it was Doom, but he's gone now…we think." Reed replied sighing turning from the window to face him.

"Well is everyone ok!" Ben replied looking from Reed to Sue.

"A few bumps and cuts but nothing to serious." Reed replied walking over to Sue and Johnny, bending down checking his pulse on his neck. "At least I think nothing serious." He corrected himself.

"I think he's just out of it." Sue said nodding.

"Ben can you take him into my house?" Reed asked nodding his head over in that direction.

Ben nodded and picked Johnny up and walked towards his room. Reed looked back at Sue who looked back smiling weakly.

"Glad you're ok Susan." He said wrapping his arm around her leading her back to his place as well.