haha...I see you guys don't want Reed dead...dont worry about it I dont either...I got emails about how depressing my story is...is that a good thing? I have no idea, but that was what i was going for.
Thanks to everyone who reviewed. If you didn't thanks anyway for reading. Well heres another chapter up...I hope you like it. I think its time to end the saddness.
Italics means a dream state, or a thought. But you guys probably know that already.
Chapter 6: Fulfilled Promise
Reed gave a slight groan as he opened his eyes. He noticed a man tending to his wounded leg, he saw his left side was already bandaged. The man looked familiar to Reed, but he couldn't figure out why.
"Thanks" Reed mumbled.
The man didn't look at Reeds face, almost as if he was avoiding it. "Don't thank me…."
"Do…do I know you from somewhere, I'm sorry but you look quite familiar to me."
The man was silent, he didn't respond, he looked sadden, guilty almost. Reed looked at the man's face, noticing a huge scar on his left cheek. "That's a heck of a scar"
The man finally spoke "Sorry…."
Reed was confused. "Sorry? Sorry for what?" Then it hit him, he knew where he met this man, it was the same man he saw that day, the man who dropped the bomb, that had nearly killed him. "oh…" it was the only thing that escaped his mouth after.
"I didn't mean to drop it, it was an accident…."
Reed understood, so he assured the man it was ok, but then asked him a question. "I…Understand, but, why would you create a weapon for no particular reason?"
"I didn't have a choice…..he made me, he made us build it….if we refused he was going to kill us." The man then looked at Reeds face, still in sadness.
"Who?"
"Victor….Victor Von Doom…."
Reed's eyes turned wide, but he didn't say anything, he let the man continue.
"He said if we built him a weapon, he would give us everything we ever wanted, many who refused was forced to build it……he said, if I didn't help him, he would kill me, I was a coward….so I helped him……..but then…you…you saved my life…you saved everyone's life…we all, refused to continue working on the weapon, he was angered and gave me this scar….he tried to kill me"
"Where…where is Doom now?" Reed wanted to know, he was afraid for the sake of his friends.
"I heard he went to go see the rest of the Fantastic Four to finish them off, but failed."
Reed was in relief, but still hoped they were ok. "Are we almost there, to New York?"
"Almost, probably around tomorrow, and try not to move too much, or your wounds would open up again, you should of had those wounds sewed up"
"No, it would take too much time, I have to get back as soon as possible."
" I see, well….I better get back to the deck, and try not to injure yourself too much" The man then left the room.
------Arriving at New York--------
The supply boat has arrived at New York. Reed then said all his thanks and goodbyes to the crewmen. Just as he was about to walk off the boat, he fell. The crewmen laughed at him as they went to help him up. Reed chuckled himself.
He then looked at his surroundings, admiring the city, where his home was located. "Guys...I'm coming home"
Reed put on a hooded jacket that one of the crewman gave him. He didn't want to draw any attention from the crowd, so he put on the jacket and attempted to cover his face with the hood. That way, he looked just like any normal homeless person you could find in the streets of New York.
It was far for Reed to walk back to the Baxter Building, especially because he was injured all over and was limping, it was miles away, but he didn't have a choice, so he continued to look down, trying not to draw attention. The streets were crowded, he kept bumping into people.
"Move" "Watch it" Reed constantly heard those words, they were said to him because they thought he was a bum. Then a man on his way to work was running toward Reed.
"GET OUT OF THE WAY!" the man screamed and pushed Reed onto the floor.
His wound opened on his leg, and side, he couldn't move, there was so much pain. Reed closed his eyes in pain, he heard people yelling at him, some teenagers laughing and pointing at "the homeless person" lying on the floor. He was bleeding again, this time more, because of all the people walking around him, some stepping on him.
Reed left his eyes closed, he then felt a man pick him up and slung Reed's arm over his shoulder, and starting to walk. Reed left his head down trying to avoid the man's face so he didn't gather attention.
"You look like you need a lift" The man said as he put Reed into a car vehicle. "Whoa! Jeez, you're bleeding like crazy!"
The man noticed Reed's leg was bleeding and also blood was seeping through his jacket.
"Alright buddy, I'm gonna have to take off your jacket and look at that wound…" The man then lifted Reeds hood off. His eyes turned wide as he saw his face.
"REED!" Reed's eyes shot open, he didn't believe it, he was looking straight at the eyes of Johnny, his face showed happiness, as he gave Reed a huge hug. "You're alive!" Reed slightly winced at the hug, but hugged back.
"It's good to see you too" Reed responded he was breathing hard, because of all the pain.
Johnny then pulled away. "Jeez…what happen to you…."
"Long story…." Reed the noticed he was in a taxi cab. "Johnny….why…are you driving a taxi cab?"
"Well, someone had to pay for you electric bill!" Johnny responded jokingly. "Alright time to get you to a hospital"
"No…..just…take me back…I need to see Sue" Reed was still breathing slightly hard, he was turning pretty drowsy, but he kept his focus, he kept his focus to see Sue.
Johnny's face didn't show very much happiness anymore, he then moved to the driver seat. "Johnny? What's wrong? Did something happen to Sue!"
"When we were told you died…..she couldn't handle it, it was hard for all of us, but she was a total wreck, she even tried taking antidepressants and sleeping pills to get over it, she might have overdosed….she cried everyday…."
"Sue….." Reed whispered. "Please be ok Sue"
"You sure you don't wanna go see a doctor?"
"After you told me that…..I just have to see her…."
"Ok but hold on.." Johnny then popped the trunk open, and took out some bandage wrap, and began to wrap up Reed's leg, and side wounds.
"Alright off we go!" Johnny then sped off in the taxi back to the Baxter Building.
---------In Front of the Baxter Building--------
Ben was helping out the delivery man deliver large packages when he heard Johnny call him from his taxi cab.
"Hey, big guy! Look what I found!" Johnny exited the cab and opened the back door, as Reed stood up.
Ben's eyes turned wide, and had a big grin on his face. He quickly ran to them, as each step shook the ground slightly. He then gave Reed a hug. "Welcome back!"
"It's good to be back, Ben." Reed then took a step to the entrance of the Building, but fell.
"AH! Why does this keep happening?"
Johnny and Ben laughed at him. Johnny picked up Reed and slung his arm over his own shoulder and put his hand behind Reed's back and helped him through the building.
They were now in the lab, Johnny then lead Reed to the front of his room. "She's in there, that's were she always stays" Reed then opened the door, and they entered.
There she was, leaning towards the window, peering through it.
"SUE!" Johnny yelled. She didn't respond.
"Sue! Come on! Look!" He exclaimed with a sort of whining tone.
"……what is it Johnny this better be impor-" She stopped talking, after she turned around, she couldn't believe what she was seeing.
"Reed….." She whispered as she slowly walked towards him. Her eyes were slightly red, showing she had been crying recently, but now she was smiling, with tears forming in her eyes.
Reed removed his arm from Johnny's shoulder, and started to walk to her. He almost fell, but Sue was there to catch him before he did.
Reed and Sue stood there in each others arms, gazing in each other's eyes.
"She's…so beautiful" he thought to himself.
"You're….you're really alive…." She whispered softly, but he was able to hear.
She was staring at him with a smile on her face, tears falling, but this time, the tears meant something totally opposite from all the other tears shehad shed.
"Yeah, I a-" Reed was cut off, he felt Sue's lips on his, as she kissed him.
The kiss then broke off her eyes still closed she rested her head on his shoulder.
"…please...please don't let this be a dream…." She whispered.
"Sue….I promised you I would come back….and I did…." He then slightly pushed her away and use right hand to lift up her face. "….open your eyes….this is no dream…."
She opened her eyes, he was still there, more joyous tears came from here eyes, she smiled then put her hands on his cheeks as she brought him closer to her and kissed him again.
Johnny was there the whole time, smiling, he was glad, his friend was back, and his sister is happy again. He made his exit from the room to leave them alone, closing the door on the way out. He then moved his head to look up. "Thanks" he whispered.
End of Chapter 6. OK! What did you guys think? The story isn't over yet, there is one more chapter i plan to write, the next chapter is going to focus on Sue and Reed because this is a SueReed fic and they were kinda seperated for most of the story, so yea 1 more chapter!I hopethe ending of this chapter was ok...I was kindaworried whenI wrote this, actuallyI was pretty worried whenI wrote this whole chapter, causeI didnt quite think it through..the part I was really focused on was the ending when the reunite, cuz thats like the most important part.Please Review!Did you guys like it? Hate it? Please Review!
