Monday, July 1, 2013

Chapter 24: Flaming Friendships


MR. FANTASTIC: Seriously? Look, Watcher.  Can you go talk to Galactus?  I've got a crapload of math and whatever to do.  And I know he can eat the planet and stuff, but--


UATU: Perhaps I can intercept Galactus...talk some sense into the old coot.  I will do what I can, Reed Richards.  But I can make no promises.



MR. FANTASTIC: Well, that's better than nothing.  Now to try and solve this Monad conundrum.  If only--


BEAST: Reed!  Professor X sent me to help.  I'm the branniest of the X-Men and we figured--


MR. FANTASTIC: Skip the exposition, Blue Boy, and put that biological know-how of yours to work solving this Monad situation...




MR. FANTASTIC: While Hank and I work on this deal, Johnny, it would really be great if you could enlist the aid of--


HUMAN TORCH: --The Avengers?  Look, Reed, I go to the movies.  I know they beat the crap out of us.  You're smart and all, but Captain America?  Come on!


MR. FANTASTIC: Convenient, Johnny.  Convenient.  But I can't argue with you.  Get to Avengers Mansion; we can count on Uatu to intercept Galactus, but we need an emissary worthy of--



HUMAN TORCH: Flame on!!!



MR. FANTASTIC: Excellent, Johnny!  You and the Avengers can work on the Monad situation while Beast and I work on...um...the Monad situation.

TO BE CONTINUED!