"What do you mean?" Doom demanded. "She saved Johnny?" Chris and Kira hadn't been back more than 15 minutes and Chris had already told Dr Doom the whole story. Upon arriving back at the layer, Chris had ordered his love interest to her room and gone straight to find his master.

"Yes and no," Chris replied. "She as good as saved his worthless life. I was this close," he gestured a small distance between his fingers, "to wiping him out of existence, but she stopped me. Told him to leave us alone." Chris snapped, his fist connecting with the rocky wall surrounding them.

"You forget your place!" Doom roared. "Your life is mine and the decision that Kira is yours, was mine. I could simply get another recruit."

"Begging your pardon, Sir." Chris bowed, replying uncharacteristically polite. "I did not wish to be insolent. It will not happen again."

"It is no matter; Kira will remember nothing about them soon. The Fantastic Four have no idea why I took her, and will be too busy trying to get her back, to worry about the big picture. The fake plans I had you plant served their purpose." He sneered.

Meanwhile, Kira paced around her room. She was completely confused. Especially about the way the Human Torch had looked at her, had told her he loved her. Was he serious? And how they had all called her Amara. The name sounded so familiar to her, yet she knew no one by that name. She had noticed the way Chris had taunted Johnny at every possible opportunity and how Chris seemed pissed off when she had stopped him from killing Johnny. She didn't even know why she had stopped him. He deserved to die, it was him, after all, that had killed her mother. Chris had seemed so angry with her when they had arrived back at the layer. She jumped as her bedside lamp crashed to the floor. Damn, she thought.

"Kira honey? You ok?" Chris called out from the door way. Kira stopped pacing and turned to face her lover.

"Yes baby" She said silkily. She smiled at him as he walked over to her and wrapped his arms around her.

"I brought you something, it might make you feel better," Chris replied, handing her a cup of what appeared to be herbal tea. Kira took the cup and drank the liquid in one gulp. She felt light headed and dizzy as the room span around her. She grabbed onto Chris and hugged him to stop herself falling to the floor. She felt like she had had to many vodka shots. But she also felt at peace with herself. Her earlier worried had stopped their constant screaming in her ears. As the room stopped spinning Kira loosened her grip on Chris.

"Wow," she said. "Whatever that was, it was…wow." Chris laughed.

"I thought you'd like that," he replied, Kira could have listened to his deep voice forever if she had the choice. "You need to rest; Dr Doom is sending us out again soon."

"But isn't it a little too soon? Kira questioned.

"That's what the Master hopes. The Fantastic Four won't be ready for us now." Kira nodded and smiled evilly.

"Can't wait," She replied. "But Chris, before we leave…" She trailed off and smiled suggestively at him. He smirked at her as he picked her up and took her to bed. Whatever his master had planned, he liked it.

Johnny was lost. Not physically, he knew where he was, recognized the dull grey walls of the mall. He was mentally emotionally lost. How could Amara become so evil? He was sure the collar didn't affect the wearer that much. Why did she not remember her name? Why did she blame her friends for her parent's deaths? Johnny had felt his heart being ripped into pieces as he saw Chris holding Amara. He had only experienced the feeling once before and since then he had vowed to himself to never let a girl get that close. Going on a few meaningless dates and ending up in their beds so just a way to pass the time. But somehow Amara had gotten close to his heart. And now Chris was making sure it was broken. Amara couldn't even remember how close they had been.

"Earth to Johnny. Snap out of it." Ben said, causing Johnny to snap out of his reverie. After the Masks and Amara/Kira had teleported out, Johnny had managed to get Ben to wake up. He, so far, hadn't had the same effect on his sister and Reed. 'It must be 'cos Ben's rocky layer saved him from getting hurt.' He reasoned with himself.

"We could carry them back home?" He suggested. He just wanted to get out of the mall.

"I think that's the best plan, in case the Masks return." Ben replied. He could see how much Johnny was hurting.

"Fine, but you can carry Stretch." Johnny said as he picked up his sister. "What has she been eating? Weighs a tonne," He complained. Ben chuckled quietly and picked Reed up; to Ben his friends didn't weigh very much.

"You must just be weak," He shot back.

"Ha-ha, very funny." Johnny said sarcastically as he walked out of the mall.

Don't hate me...I promise you Johnny will eventually get Amara back...

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