Disclaimers: I'm just a poor person who writes for fun, therefore I don't own any of the F4 characters, all the rest though I do own unless stated otherwise.

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Had the three of them been in the laboratory, they would have seen the bruise on the girls face fade until there was nothing there, and her wounded side heal. They would have seen her eyes flicker, flutter a little and slowly open.

They would have witnessed her slowly rise and push away the blanket that Reed had placed over her. They would have seen her swing her legs over the side of the examination table and slide off the bed, look around and notice her bag lying on the floor. She reached and picked it up, unzipping the opening, then smiling looking at the contents. But they weren't there, so they didn't see her, neither did they see her make her way out of the room.

She could hear where they were, and followed the faint murmur of voices to a room with an open door, and stood just outside of it.

"How is that possible?" said a young man's voice, "How can she have the injuries that were inflicted on me?" he sounded so confused.

The next voice she heard was deeper, "I don't know, like I said she's not human," the older man said.

"How do you know exactly?" it was a female's voice this time, "She looks human, was it her blood?" she asked.

A short silence followed, the girl looked into the room and saw the older man, the man who the deep voice belonged to, was nodding. "Her blood is red, just like ours… but her blood cells are a different shape," he said.

She looked from the older man to the younger one, the one she saw lying on the ground, he was sitting next the woman. The three kept looking at each other, until all of a sudden they decided to look in the direction of the door.

They'd seen her… she went to move, but she couldn't. Her legs wouldn't do what her brain was telling them to do. 'This must be the fear feeling' she thought to herself.

The woman was the first to stand, and walked slowly towards her, "It's ok, we're not going to hurt you," she said gently. "My name is Sue Storm," she said. "That is Reed Richards," she said pointing at the older man, "and he is my brother Johnny," she pointed at the younger male.

The girl nodded, and shifted on her feet a little having regained control over her limbs. She was afraid, but she didn't feel threatened, there was something soothing about the voice that belonged to the woman who'd called herself Sue.

Sue turned to look at Reed, who got on his feet and joined her. They were both then joined my Johnny, who still looked a little pale. "Are you ok?" Reed asked her, she nodded her reply. He walked up to her slowly and pointed at her face, he was baffled as there was no longer any signs of injury on her cheek. "May I?" he asked pointing to her side. The girl took a step back as he moved his hands closer to her. "Sorry," he said gently, and watched as she slowly rose her shirt a little showing there were no longer signs of a stab wound.

Reed shook his head, "I don't understand…" he said. "How is that possible?" he asked himself.

Only the girl was confused, "Is that question directed to me, or is it a question that is rhetorical?" the others looked dumb founded at her English. "Why do you watch me so? Did I say something wrong?" she asked.

"You speak English?" Sue asked.

The girl swallowed as if she was trying to stop herself from saying something, then she nodded, "I speak many different languages…" she told them.

"What is your name?" Johnny asked, the colour beginning to return to his face.

The girl laughed a little, "It is difficult to pronounce," she said."

Reed coughed, "I'm sorry, but I'm a little confused. When I left you in the laboratory, you were barely alive, and now you stand here in as if there had been nothing wrong," he paused. "I know this sounds rude, but I think you owe us an explanation."

Sue elbowed him, "You're right that does sound rude," she said to him with an annoyed tone in her voice.

"Yes, but I feel Reed is correct," the girl interjected, "You are in need of an explanation," she wavered a little and put a hand on the wall to steady herself, in her other hand, she clutched he bag tightly (an action no-one noticed).

Sue took her arm just above the elbow gently to support her, "Are you alright?" she asked concerned.

The girl smiled faintly, "I am afraid I am still a little weak," she confessed.

"Maybe you should sleep for a bit," Johnny suggested, gesturing to his bed.

The girl smiled again, "I do not wish to sound ungrateful, but you are male," she stated.

Johnny blushed as he felt everyone looking at him, "You can use by bed," she said leading her in the direction of her room.

Johnny looked at Reed, "Best choice, she doesn't use it anymore," he grinned.

Reed smiled, a little embarrassed, "You seem to be feeling better," he observed.

The young man smiled, "I am a little wiped," he confessed.

"Sounds like you too need to 'sleep a bit'," Reed said quoting him.

Johnny smiled and made his way to his bed, pulling back the cover and taking off his shoes. As he did this, Reed turned off the lights, stepped out into the hallway and pulled the door closed.

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