#fantasticsuestorm

[a-themockingbirdsings]

Breakthrough

@fantasticsuestorm

It had been a particularly emotional night.  The last of their test subjects had died, bringing them back to square one as far as the vaccine went.  Months of work seemed fruitless and she had called it a night, leaving the poor, dead rat in his cage to be properly put to rest the following morning.

And then there was what she was going to call ‘everything’ with Clint, because she wasn’t entirely sure of how to put all of that into words.

Bobbi was especially careful with her coffee rations, but today was the day she decided she really needed that pick-me-up to get her ready for a day in the lab.  She strolled down, large travel mug in hand to keep her liquid solace warm and secure.  The machines that were always powered down at the end of the night were all on, so she assumed Sue had already been down, though she wasn’t inside now.  Bobbi set down her three-quarters finished coffee, and snapped on some gloves so that she could take care of the little brown rat in the small room where they kept their active test subjects.

She pushed open the door and yelped in surprise when she saw the rat drinking from the water bottle that hung on the side of the cage. “Sue?”  She called out.

[aspidersurvivor]

Another kind of Family

@fantasticsuestorm

It only took a little bit of poking around and a few questions for a familiar name to pop up.   A very familiar name that brought about another sense of home.  Not every family would be the kind built by bonds of blood or marriage.  Some were the kind you found.  That you adopted or got adopted into.

The Fantastic Four fell under that kind of category for Peter.  One of the few that knew his dual identity (well eventually they did) and he could go to with certain problems.  One of the places he could be comfortable in his own skin.   So when he saw Sue’s name pop up in conjunction to researching the Infection he dropped everything to go in search of her.

One of his concerns, he didn’t see any of the other Fantastic’s names listed anywhere.   Peter checked different lists as he could, slowly.   Difficult to not see names as much as he got relief from seeing others.   So if he struggled with not seeing their names, how much more would Sue.   

“Sue?”  Peter hovered in the doorway when he finally tracked her down.   Self doubt a thing he struggled with a times.  Sometimes wondering about his welcome even now.  Even as a part of him itched to engulf her in a hug.

[drreedrichardsff-blog-blog]

Ripples

Reed Richards, hear me

The deep voice in the darkness forced Reed's eyes open, bleary and sore from another night of far too little sleep. Outside, the moon still shone brightly high above the Manhattan skyline. Reed looked around and tried to remember where he was again. The empty bed he awoke in was still unfamiliar, but perhaps nothing would be familiar again. He had traveled far and wide the past couple years, slipping between Earths and the Negative Zone, seeing so many versions of himself and his family.

"My family," he whispered to himself, painfully. His wife and children. Susan...

Reed Richards, hear me now, there is not much time

"Oh, no, not again," the voice was suddenly clear and familiar. The Watcher. "You can not ask more of me. Not this time, Uatu."

Reed Richards, you are the only one that will hear

"Why? Why is it me? Haven't you forced me around too much? For someone who watches, haven't you interfered far too often? Haven't I left UNIVERSES because of your 'gaze' over my life? Why?"

Because it can be no other

The Watcher fully materialized before Reed, a look of remorse visible on his great visage. Reed paused in his anger, shocked to see blatant emotion from the being. He relaxed and closed his eyes again, collecting himself.

"What is it, then, Uatu? What this time?"

The Watcher of what you know of as Earth-616 has been murdered

Reed stared, horrified. A Watcher, one of the most powerful beings known to the universe, had been murdered? It was seemingly impossible. 

"So, you're not Uatu? Or does it matter?"

I am not Uatu, I am the Watcher of what you call Earth-618; I am Urta

"Oh, well, can you explain to me how this happened? What is happening?"

I can, if you can help protect this world

"But protecting this world means accepting it...being THE Reed Richards here...putting the others behind me...Susan..."

Choose, Reed Richards, for there can be no other

Reed stopped, closing his eyes once more. 

"I..."

[haveyouseenmytaser-blog]

Excuse me, Ms. Lewis? My name is Sue Storm, may I have a word?

Sure. How can I help you?

[thewasp-janetvandyne]

Sleep Over

Janet stood outside of Susan's apartment and rang the door bell. She had a duffel bag slung over her shoulder and a couple of sacks with different ice cream flavors. "Hey, Suzie~ It's Jan~! I come bearing the gifts of companionship and ice cream!"

[hank-pym-giant-man]

Visit at Susan's

Hank passed the door of the downtown building where Susan and Reed had a penthouse appartment.  Jan had told him this was where Sue had gone to, and he just wished Susan was at home.  It had been hard enough convincing himself to go ahead, he didn't think he could manage to come back again some other time. 

He could understand Reed, in a way.  When he and Jan had separated, years ago, he just left.  He really felt like he didn't deserve her, and that he would be doing her a favor by getting her rid of his presence.  Of course, the message it had sent Jan may not have been that.  Maybe she had thought that he didn't think their relationship had been important enough to try to salvage it.

It was strange to see that opinions could change so much when one was not involved in a situation.  His first instinct had been to go get Reed, give him a good kick in the ass, and tell him to pull himself together.  But since that was definitely not his style, he respected Reed's desire to get some perspective on things.  On the other hand, Susan was his friend too, and he didn't want her to think that he was taking sides in this.  He could also understand her desire to leave, to protect the children and herself from more heartaches.

Contrary to Jan, who was a lot closer to Susan than he was, he woudn't feel comfortable meddling in without Susan either wanting or knowing about it.  If she didn't want him to try to talk to Reed, he would respect her wishes.

He knocked at the door of the appartment, waiting patiently for someone to answer. 

[johnonfire]

Brother & Sister Storm (Johnny|||Sue)

"Sue it's good to see you so come over here and give your brother a hug"

[stark-attacked-blog]

fantasticsuestorm replied to your post: Hello Tony.

Always a flatterer Tony. *smirks* I’m okay, how are you?

To those of the opposite sex who deserve it, sure. And I'm very fine, as always, thank you for asking.