Ch 2

After the Quantum Gate incident, Reed, Ben, Johnny, and Sue had all gained superpowers. Reed had superhuman elasticity, Ben was turned into a rock-like creature with enhanced strength, Johnny was made of fire, and Sue could turn invisible, generate forcefields, and she also had telekinesis. Reed had escaped the military facility to find a cure for the team. One year later, Reed Richards was hiding in an abandoned warehouse. Suddenly, the sound of a helicopter woke him up and Reed changed into his power-controlling suit before he ran out of the house. U.S soldiers fired on him with machine guns but Reed dodged the gunfire before he stretched out his left arm, lifted up one soldier, and threw him into the other soldiers, knocking them over like bowling pins.

Then, a man made out of rocks, a man made out of fire, and a woman hovering inside a forcefield came over to him.

"Who are you guys?" Reed asked.

"We met before." the man made out of rocks said.

Then Reed realized something.

"Oh my god." he said.

"Yeah, it wasn't easy before, but now we can control our powers and you can, too." Johnny said.

"Why do you need me?" Reed asked.

"We need you to rebuild the Quantum Gate." Sue said. "You're the only one who can do it."

"No. I did this, I failed you." Reed said.

"No, you did not." Ben said. "We can get our old lives back but only if you join us."

Reed considered for a moment before he made his choice, deciding that he had nothing to lose.

"What do you need me to do?" Reed asked.