Here's the latest chapter…
Oh actually…before that I want to say thanks again to the reviewers, and ZELINIA I just want to say Chris is much hotter than Ioan!
Anyway on with the story…
Amara hadn't left Johnny's side since they had arrived home. Johnny had been placed in the infirmary straight away. Reed had done all he could think of and Johnny still wasn't waking up. Sue came in every 10 minutes, checking on her little brother, each time she saw there was no change she would burst into tears. Amara would hug her and start crying as well.
"Susie, look at this." Ben called from the living room. He was watching the news to see if there was any mention of their latest battle. Sue walked into the room and saw her worst nightmare playing across the screen.
"…is a warning to the Fantastic Four, or as they now are: the Fantastic five, Doom is back and is going to come for them one by one. The Human Torch isn't going to recover. He's gone." The image of Victor Von Doom paused. "You hear that Sue?" He continued, staring straight into her eyes. "Your little brother is as good as dead. And it won't be long until your beloved fiancé joins him." Sue sank to her knees.
"That was a video sent in from an unknown source. All we can say is that Fantastic Five, with their new member the Mind Bender, we are counting on you." The news reporter said. Ben flicked the TV off.
"Sue it's going to be ok." Ben said, trying to comfort his friend. "We've defeated him before, we can again.
"How? We need Johnny for that and in case you haven't noticed he's not in any position to help us." Sue said, fresh tears falling down her delicate features.
"Guys!" Amara's voice called. "I think he's waking up." Sue's face lit up and she ran to the infirmary. Amara had been holding Johnny's hand and she saw his eyes slowly opening.
Sue entered the infirmary to see her fiancé standing over Johnny.
"Johnny, how do you feel?" Reed asked.
"Like hell." Johnny mumbled. "What happened?" he asked.
"You were hit by a fireball, your fireball. You're lucky to be alive." Reed replied.
"Is everyone else ok? Sue? 'Mara?" he asked, trying to sit up.
"We're all ok," Amara said. "Now you're ok, we're fine" Sue walked over to the bed and sat on the edge of it, taking Johnny's other hand. Johnny smiled weakly at his sister.
"Do you want any food or drink or anything?" Sue asked him.
"Well, now that you mention it, I could do with a burger." He replied. Sue laughed, he's back to be himself already, she thought.
"Listen Reed, Doom was on TV." Ben said. Reed and Amara spun around to look at him, their shock evident on their faces.
"What did he say?" Reed demanded. Ben explained what Doom had said.
"But he must've been bluffing," Sue added as she looked at her brother. "Cos Johnny had recovered."
"Yes, but he shouldn't have, scientifically speaking anyway. Normally your fireballs would kill anybody; even you slipped into a coma. Every procedure I tried was unresponsive. What happened just before he woke up Amara?" reed asked.
"I was holding his hand and talking to him. I noticed his eyes opening so I called you guys." She replied and shrugged.
"Johnny can you think of anything to explain why you woke up?"
"Well I kept thinking 'what would the world do without Johnny Storm?' and knew I had to wake up." He joked. "Ok on a serious note I knew I had to wake up, what use am I to you when I'm dead?" he asked rhetorically. "I think I saw Doom though, while I was in the coma."
"What was he doing?" Ben asked.
"Well, Mr Crazy Paving I cant remember." Johnny replied.
"I think Johnny needs to rest," Amara said quickly, she could tell Ben was about to start arguing with Johnny.
"Amara's right, but I think one person should stay with him through the night. If we take it in turns it will be more manageable." Reed agreed.
"I'll do the first shift," Amara volunteered a little too quickly.
"Alright, but I'll be in at 12," Sue said with a silent warning, as she walked back over to the door after kissing her brother on his cheek. With one last look at the bed she headed to her room.
"I'll stay when Sue goes," Ben said.
"Come on! You can't leave me with him!" Johnny protested.
"Yes, we can. Now get some rest. You're not out of the woods yet." Reed told him as he checked Johnny's vitals. After a few minutes Ben and Reed left the infirmary.
"Johnny, don't you ever do that to me again." Amara said, holding back her tears. "I watched you get hit, I thought you were dead. And I got a lecture from Reed about being irresponsible cos I ran over to see if you were ok!"
"Hey, I don't plan to do that again. And you got another lecture, its great not being the only one!" He replied. "I never realised I could hurt myself with my own fire. It's never happened before." Johnny added, seemingly confused.
"We'll worry about that, Torchy," Amara said as she smiled. "Right now you have to get better." Johnny grinned and complained he was already feeling normal. He tried to get out of bed and fell over. Amara laughed and told him he was weak still. They spent the rest of their time listening to each others embarrassing stories. Johnny was half way through describing a fancy dress party he went to a few years ago.
"I dressed up as a fairy; I had a bright pink tutu and everything." Amara was in stitches, the thought of Johnny in a tutu was hilarious. "I arrived and I was the only one who had dressed up. Turns out it meant you had to dress up smartly." Johnny turned crimson just thinking about it.
"I wish I'd seen that! I can imagine you prancing around!" Amara said between laughs.
"Hey, it's not as bad as your playboy bunny story!" Johnny retorted, grinning as he remembered the story.
"Let's not go there again," Amara said, her laughter calming down. She looked at the door suddenly. "Susie's on her way, pretend you're asleep." Johnny smiled and nodded. Amara watched as he closed his eyes and snored. "That was so fake Johnny. You can do better." She added.
"How's he doing?" Sue asked as she entered the infirmary.
"He's been asleep for a while now." Amara replied after she pretended to yawn. "I'm going to bed."
"Sleep tight." Sue said as Amara got up and walked to the door.
