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"Okay, that's it turn off that stupid game and let us watch TV." Sue said sternly to her younger brother.
"Just give me five more minutes to complete this and then I'll find a save point." Johnny said not taking his eyes off the screen.
"I thought you didn't need to find one on that game, it is Need for Speed 2 isn't it?" Reed said curiously.
"You do now," he replied.
"Look, the game may be yours but the television is not and if Reed wants to watch his TV he will." Sue said forcefully.
"Yeah, the only problem with that is that Reed doesn't wanna watch TV. He's just agreeing with you because you're making him."
"Reed is a grown man and can make his decisions," Sue said stiffly. Johnny saw that he was getting somewhere.
"I suppose that's why you made every decision to do with your relationship," he said with a smirk.
"That was two years ago," Susan said to her brother in a know it all tone.
"And my how times change," he replied sarcastically. Reed couldn't be bothered to listen to the brother and sister bicker so he got up and went to watch TV in his Laboratory. Reed was sure that such constant quarrelling stopped once siblings became a certain age or at least things got better. It must have been hell ten years ago, he thought to himself.
Reed sat down in his large chair and turned on his small television. He rarely watched it in his lab because it always caused a great distraction. Mr Fantastic flipped through the channels, something must be on, it is a Saturday, he thought. He stopped flicking when he reached CNN; he stared at the television and the images being played in front of him.
"Johnny, Sue come and see this," he yelled. The arguing stopped and the Storms ran into the room,
"Whoa," Johnny said when he saw the screen. A reporter was live in front of a bar not too far from the Baxter Building. Behind her on the roof of the bar were three figures, two of them were hard to identify but one was not.
"What's going on, why is Ben up there?" Sue asked frantically. She was sure Ben was out on a date, not picking fights with random people. The three superhero gave a gasp as Ben was thrown to the other side of the roof by a bolt of electricity.
"Wow," Johnny said in amazement.
"We have to get down there." Reed said as he went to get the suits. He came back shortly wearing his suit and carrying Sue's. Johnny began to take off his clothes to reveal his own outfit, while Sue went to get changed in her bedroom. "Doesn't this make you gratefully for my additions," Johnny said to Reed in reference to the fours he had sewn on. Reed rolled his eyes and walked out the lab and towards the elevator.
"I know you like 'em Reed. I saw you checking yourself out in mirror and stroking the four." The Human Torch said persistently as he followed Reed. Reed looked at the floor embarrassed.
"I find them really comfortable," he admitted. Sue came out her room.
"Let's go," she said.
"So Mr Grimm, getting tired yet." Victor said as he sent Ben flying yet again with some electricity.
"I don't think I could ever tire of this," he said chuckling. Meanwhile Alicia tried desperately to find her stick. If I could just…aha, her hands closed on a long smooth wooden stick. She grinned and stood herself up. She had no idea what was going on but whatever it was wasn't good. She started walking forward carefully. She felt the ground in front of her suddenly disappear beneath her stick. Where the heck am I, Alicia started walking backwards and bumped into someone or something. Whatever it was grabbed her by the throat, its hands were cold and smooth, metal, she thought.
Ben groaned and got up, the last bolt of electricity had really hurt. He looked over to where Metal Man was standing. No, in one hand he held Alicia. She desperately tried to pull away from his steel grip while Ben started to run forward.
"Do you really want to do that Mr Grimm?" Victor asked The Thing. Victor walked slowly towards the edge of the building and dangled the blind girl over the edge.
"Come any closer and I'll drop her. All you have to do is surrender and she'll live."
Ben growled. He had no intention of giving up to a man made of metal but he had Alicia and she would die if he didn't do something. The Thing thought out his chances. Metal man could drop Alicia a lot faster that Ben could reach him. Ben took a deep breath and sank down to his knees.
"I surrender he said just loud enough for Victor to hear. Victor von Doom smiled beneath his mask, so predictable. Victor gathered some energy from a nearby lamp post, careful not to scorch the girl before shooting it all at Ben. He laughed to himself as he transferred all the energy into Ben; The Thing rose into the air and flew down onto the street among the television reporters. They went wild and started to thrust microphones in his face.
"Ben," Victor shouted. The reporters cleared a path so Ben could see what was going on.
"I lied," Victor said evilly and let go of Alicia.
"NOOOOO!" Ben yelled.