Space For RENT In Latveria
EXT. New York Street- Night
Benny is finishing his conversation with Mark, Roger, Collins and Angel.
BENNY
You'll see… or you'll pack.
He leaves. Soon, a cloaked, masked figure emerges from the shadows. It is DR. DOOM!!
DR. DOOM
So, I understand you gentlemen are having difficulty with finances.
MARK
Yeah, our ex-best friend is threatening to kick us out of our apartment.
ROGER
And on Christmas Eve!
ANGEL
Honey, where did you get that dress?
DR. DOOM
It's not a dress it's a cloak. And I got it in… LATVERIA.
MARK
Where's Latveria?
DR. DOOM
It is my nation. I can make you gentlemen truly live for free. And you won't even have to shut down that protest I was hearing about.
COLLINS
Is this gonna be something freaky?
ANGEL
I'm down.
DR. DOOM
No, no, nothing like that. All you have to do is allow me to declare your apartment building soil of… LATVERIA! And you can live for free. In TRUE freedom!
ROGER
Sounds good to me.
MARK
Me too. What are we doing the rest of the night?
COLLINS
Life Support meeting.
ROGER
Nah, that's not for me.
MARK
I'll go if I can film.
ANGEL
Sure, honey.
Roger goes upstairs. The other three leave, leaving Doom behind.
DR. DOOM
Fools! Little do they know I have joined forces with Benny, giving him all the money he needs for his CyberArts studio! Soon, CyberArts will be as technologically advanced as my great nation of LATVERIA! And with this CyberArts in place, I SHALL RULE THE WORLD!!!
INT. Apartment
Roger is playing one song, trying to get some glory. There is a knock on the door.
ROGER
Yes?
It is Mimi.
MIMI
I need a light for my candle. Hey, who were you talking to downstairs?
ROGER
Oh, some guy who said that we could live for free if we allow our building to be declared soil of Latveria.
MIMI
Latveria? Oh my god, that was Dr. Doom! He's bad news!
ROGER
How do you know about him?
MIMI
He's the sworn enemy of the Fantastic Four. One of their members, Ben Grimm likes to go get hard at the Cat Scratch Club where I work. I dance.
ROGER
So, what should we do?
MIMI
Call in the Four, I guess.
EXT. The Streets
Angel, Collins and Mark are coming back when they encounter DOOM.
DR. DOOM
Oh, hey guys. Out this late?
COLLINS
Yeah, what are you still doing here?
DR. DOOM
Oh, you know, just figuring out where to put my flags and stuff.
Suddenly, he is attacked by the FANTASTIC FOUR! The fight is quite epic, but soon Benny pulls up in his Range Rover to put a stop to it.
BENNY
Hey, hey, hey! Fantastic Four, what are you doing? That's my main investor for CyberArts!
MARK
What? He was gonna give us free rent!
Roger and Mimi come outside.
ROGER
Don't trust him Mark, he's bad news!
REED RICHARDS
Go back to Latveria! Benny, I'll see to it that Tony Stark helps you with CyberArts if you just cut all ties with this guy.
DR. DOOM
Enough! I shall go back to Latveria!
He leaves. Reed Richards pulls out a radio.
REED RICHARDS
Stark, come in please.
Iron Man comes down from the sky.
IRON MAN
Right with you, Reed. I heard there was trouble, but I guess I'm too late.
REED RICHARDS
I'd like you to meet Benny. I'd consider it a personal favor if you went into business with him.
IRON MAN
No problem. Always happy to help a brother out.
TOM COLLINS
You got soul, Tony Stark.
IRON MAN
And who might you be?
TOM COLLINS
Friends call me Collins. Tom Collins.
IRON MAN
Hey, I'm addicted to you already.
Laughter.
THE END