A/N: Well here is the latest chapter of Fantastic Four: A New Addition. Thanks bunches to all who reviewed the last few chapters, your comments mean a lot to me. My exams are now officially over so updates can be a little more frequent again, and next week even more often because I get it all off (yeah, as an experiment we get an exam break, then we go back to school, get like a PA day and then March Break comes up... sweetness!). Awesome, huh? And also to those of you who have not checked out my 'website', there is a section about my fanfiction there and I do mention that the title, "Fantastic Four: A New Addition" is not as everyone originally believed, and what they originally believed was that this was another "Fantastic Four become Fantastic Five" story. Although I'll read those stories, I find that they aren't that great writing wise (for me to actually write, I mean) so I wouldn't do that. You'll just have to wait and see what the "A New Addition" part actually does mean. Ooooh... the suspense heightens ; )

Disclaimer: Okay, every chapter so far I have mentioned that Fantastic Four belonged to Marvel, what makes you think that in one chapter's time that would change huh?

Fantastic Four: A New Addition

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Chapter Six: Problems with Debbie

After Sue and the others of the Fantastic Four had questioned the secretary at the front desk about the visitors, they decided to head back home and get something to eat. They had learned one thing, however: A strange woman with pale blonde hair had come to visit the prisoner in question several times, but she was the only one who had visited.

"It doesn't make sense... why would she visit so often in one day, and what connection does she have to him?" Sue asked. They were sitting in the living room while they waited for the Chinese food they had ordered to arrive. Johnny was in the kitchen, although what he was doing, they were unsure. Reed was leaning back in a chair, staring out by the window, deep in thought.

"I don't know. Could she be a relative? A lover?" Reed named off several ways she could be connected to him. Ben sighed.

"I don't know Reed. I do know that I am very close to strangling someone... which is why now would be a perfect time for us to find the people who kidnaped Alicia." Ben leaned back on the couch and sighed. This feeling of not knowing what was going on... it was driving him crazy. Johnny came in with drinks and set them down on the table.

"I thought you guys might be thirsty..." he muttered, sitting down. Sue looked up at her brother, surprised. She knew he had felt bad about forgetting what he was out to do, but he was going all out on making it up to them. She was proud of him, and a little too hopeful that he wouldn't return entirely to his old ways. Ben grabbed the metal glass appreciatively.

"Thanks, k— Johnny." Ben replied. Johnny shrugged.

"I was thirsty myself." he grabbed a glass and took a sip of the juice. The doorbell rang, and he got up to get it, assuming it was the Chinese food. He grabbed the money off of the table and opened the door to get sprayed with ice cold water. Quickly wiping his eyes, he looked around but saw nothing but a trail of cool water, and a note lying in a puddle. He picked it up and headed out to the living room.

"Hey guys, I think I know who that girl is. I mean, in a way we would know her. Does the frozen fire ring a bell at all? I think it was a woman who did that, and she left this..." Johnny threw the wet note onto the table. It had a lipstick mark on it and said,

"Life is just like a game of chess. We're all just pawns... and your friend is about to be taken out of the game." Ben stood up and ran out of the apartment. They tried to stop him, said they would all go together, but he didn't listen. He didn't care. If he didn't find Alicia soon, then he knew what fate had planned for her. Sue grabbed the note carefully from the table.

"Hmm... I don't even think fingerprints could be lifted off this, it really is soaked. I suppose we could send it to the police anyways, its still technically evidence." Sue replied. Johnny snorted.

"Yeah well that evidence looks like its about to wash off," he pointed out. Reed grabbed it and went into his lab, coming back out a few minutes later with the paper perfectly dry and still readable. Sue smiled faintly at him. At least his work had paid off for something good, she thought.

"Did you leave the note?" Jake asked. Ice looked over at him from the top of her magazine.

"Of course I did, Jake. Do you think I would just go all this way to ruin the plan by forgetting to leave the note? Give me some credit," she replied. Jake chuckled, shaking his head.

"I don't know about you, Ice. Hey look, the chick's waking up," Jake nodded towards Alicia. Ice saw her moving.

"I guess now would be a good time to get her something to eat, huh?" Ice walked over towards Alicia started to make loud noises and Ice shot some cold water at her. "HEY! Keep quiet over there, or I won't feed you and just go directly to putting you back to sleep." Ice lifted her up, and went up the stairs. Jake stopped her.

"Hey wait! Do you think you should actually go alone?" Jake asked. Ice laughed.

"Jake, if she tries anything, she's a popsicle. I think that's pretty simple, don't you?"

Ben was walking back to the café. He thought there was something... odd... about the whole matchbook thing. It seemed as if it would be a perfect clue, something that was left behind intentionally... just like that note. Someone was playing with his mind, someone wanted him to know that he had everything he needed to find Alicia... that way, if she died, he'd feel as if he could have stopped it. Ben stomped over towards the counter in the café and saw that the girl that Johnny had been with was there. Deciding to ask a different young waitress, he moved aside, but felt a hand go on his shoulder. He turned around, hopeful that it was Alicia.

"Hello, Ben. You never called me back," Debbie replied. She sat down at her table, but Ben remained standing. She smiled apologetically.

"Sorry Ben, I forgot. Let's go outside and sit somewhere, talk for a bit, hmm?" Debbie suggested. She grabbed her purse and set down the tip. Ben didn't move.

"Debbie, I have something I have to do..." Ben started, but he noticed Johnny outside. Is he looking for me? Only one way to find out... Ben excused himself from Debbie for a moment and walked outside. "Johnny!" he called out. Johnny jogged up towards him.

"There you are. Listen, I think that we should look for any places that have... well, ice... that shouldn't..." Johnny started, but Ben interrupted him.

"Johnny, listen... your little girlfriend in there is lying, I'm sure of it. We asked her earlier today about the matchbook and she told us that she didn't know, but she seemed really suspicious. And no offense, but you don't just go walking any lady to work... there's something strange about her, and look I think her break is coming up, she's heading towards the back there. See if you can get any information out of her... I have another problem to deal with, that won't go away until I do." Ben nodded towards Debbie and Johnny frowned.

"Right. See man this is why you shouldn't get seriously involved with women." Johnny walked into the café and told Debbie that Ben wanted to talk to her outside. He then ran to catch up with Becky. She turned her eyes on him, and a strange feeling came over him. That's how I felt earlier! Johnny realized. There WAS something about Becky.

"Hey there, I'm on my break, want to come outside with me?" Becky asked. She opened the door leading out to the back valley and waited for him to go through. He did and leaned up against the wall. She sat down on the step.

"So what brought you back here?" she asked, turning her eyes on him. Johnny looked away. He had to avoid looking into her eyes. Now that he knew how she did... whatever it was that she did... he wasn't going to let it happen again.

"I was actually just passing through and saw the café here and decided to see if you were still working," Johnny lied. Becky seemed satisfied with that, but continued to stare at him. He pretended to be interested in a fight that was going on across the street. It wasn't until he heard a match strike that he looked at Becky. She had one of the café matchbooks and was lighting up a cigarette. He quickly looked away so she wouldn't notice. She smokes... what if it was her that...

"I know, smoking is bad for you... but I don't do it any other time than at work. That's why I usually just grab the matchbooks. If I don't smoke at work, I eat, and I'd rather smoke than eat a lot and gain unnecessary weight, you know?" Becky took a puff of her cigarette, and stared off by some garbage that was lying around. She grinned at him. "You know, people should learn to properly throw out their garbage. Why don't I get that..." she replied. Johnny expected her to get up, but she didn't. He stared at her confused, and saw she was focusing her attention one hundred percent on the garbage. He looked at it and saw it begin to rise into the air, and then fall into the garbage can. Becky threw her cigarette at the garbage can, lighting it on fire. She walked over to Johnny and closed her eyes. He knew he should run but he couldn't... right before him, Becky was changing. Her face was molding into the face of another, her hair fell out and grew back a different colour. He squinted his eyes... she looked exactly like the woman Reed had been with in the paper!

Ben and Debbie were sitting outside on the grass. Debbie reached up to put her hand on Ben's arm.

"Ben... I'm so sorry. I should have been more understanding... I was so selfish, I know that. Please Ben, don't let my mistake ruin our relationship. We love each other, and... I'm sorry." Debbie moved her hand away and looked out into the distance. Ben heard a shout... is that Johnny? He wondered. When he saw a ball of flame hit a tree, setting it on fire, he knew that Johnny was in trouble. He got up but Debbie grabbed his arm.

"Ben, wait! Where are you going?" she asked him. He knew he didn't have a lot of time to just waste.

"I'm sorry Debbie. Its Johnny... Johnny Storm? He's in trouble, because of me, I have to help him!" Ben headed towards the alley that the flame and random objects were coming from, but Debbie ran in front of him.

"Ben you better not turn your back on me. We love each other, but if you want us to work, you have to give up this life of danger. Its very heroic, but its too dangerous and I can't always be worrying about you!" Debbie exclaimed. Ben stopped and just stared at her.

"I can turn my back on you if I want if it means saving the life of someone who actually didn't run away from me. Sure, the kid made some jokes about my new weight, but he still accepted it. You didn't. And you know what? I did love you, but you broke my heart Debbie, and I learned to move on. This life of danger is my life. I gave it up once, and I learned that it was a gift. I learned to accept myself for who I was, and I found others who accepted me from the start for who I was, not what I was. Do what I did... learn to move on." Ben pushed her aside as lightly as he could and ran up to where Johnny was fighting. He turned back to Debbie, who was close to tears.

"Deb... please, call Sue and Reed, you remember Reed's number right?" Ben asked. Debbie nodded, and walked up to the payphone.

"I'm sorry Johnny... you really are cute... but I have a job to do, and that's to get rid... of you." Johnny began to throw flame at her but stopped when she pulled out a gun. She began to pull the trigger but Ben knocked the gun out of her hand. Johnny shot some flame at her.

"Johnny! We have to hold her off until Reed and Sue get here!" Ben shouted. He caught the large garbage can that she threw at him and threw it into the air.

"So you mean to tell me that you actually expect me to believe that all of this was just for research?" Sue replied, disbelievingly. Reed nodded.

"Yeah, Sue, I do. Listen you can check everywhere, I didn't even keep her number. You know how people twist anything around to make someone look bad. All they need is a photo, they don't care about the story behind it!" Reed ran a hand through his hair and sighed. Just then, the phone rang. Sue went over to answer it, and immediately hung up after talking.

"Johnny and Ben are in trouble," was all she said before grabbing her coat. Reed grabbed his quickly and went after her. He was planning on being there for Ben this time.

A/N: Well there it is. Chapter six. You know, I had one reader who was a little upset with the direction this story was going, and I'm sorry if that's how the rest of you feel as well, but its my story, its already planned out I just need to get it actually on paper so to speak, and I don't write to satisfy every individual. My first goal is to make a story good, and to actually get what I want done. Then I try to play it by ear, and if that's a problem, sorry, but its how it is. I just wanted to say that before I actually get flames, I don't think I will but it has happened in the past when people were discouraged with the story. That said, there is a bit of action coming up for those who wanted it. I guess that this chapter might be somewhat considered action I suppose... I'm actually thinking this story might not be too overly long, but I don't really know for sure. At least past 10 I figure, but I could be wrong. Thanks to those who reviewed, and thanks in advance to those who are going to review. If you like it, review and tell me!