01x18 - The Cure

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[PEOPLE CHATTERING]

Huh?

[BOTH EXCLAIMING]

Well, you don't see that every day.

Actually, we do.

Hey! Hey!
l think these guys are hotter than me.

Yeah, maybe, Johnny,
but you're still more dangerous.

Thanks, Sis. That means a lot.

[SUZY GROANING]

SUZY: Somebody needs a breath mint.

We have to stop them
from reaching the geothermal extractor.

The... The what?

Don't worry, Reed.
She-Hulk is on the case.

JOHNNY: Yee-haw!

[BEN SIGHS]

[SOFTLY] It's clobbering time!

So how exactly is this
gonna make me human again?

l can't believe l didn't think of it before.

Right before the flight to the space station
and our transformation by cosmic rays,

l had you, Johnny and Susan
undergo a genetic scan.

BEN: Yeah. What was that for again?
You said it was important.

Oh, well. l just wanted to try it out
and you all agreed.

-lt wasn't really for the flight.
-Great.

But by using that data, l realized
l could break you down, atom by atom,

and rebuild you, using your original
human genetic map.

-Piece of cake.
-Yeah, but...

You're gonna take me apart
into little pieces?

Reed, l'm sure you know
what you're doing,

but is this dangerous?

Of course!

Not.

l mean, of course not.
It's almost perfectly safe.

Oh, sure it is.
That's why they're watching from outside.

They've got all the confidence
in the world.

lf he blows up, l get his stuff.

Ben, are you sure you wanna do this?

Yeah. l iust wanna be myseIf again.

No matter what you look like,
you'll always be Ben Grimm.

Ben, we don't have to...

Yeah. l do.

Hit it, Stretch.

HERBIE, begin the atomic re-sequencing.

Yes! l've always wanted to
disintegrate something.

What?

Wait! l can't see.

-Did he blow up?
-Johnny.

[GROANING]

What...

What is this for again?

-The flight?
-Ben, are you okay?

Sure. Why wouldn't l?

[EXCLAIMS]

[STAMMERING] Reed, your body!
What's going on? Are you okay?

Reed, Ben, what's happening?

[SCREAMING]

What the blue blazes is going on?

JOHNNY: Oh, man. Reed, what did you do?
He's hideous.

Oh. It was bad before. But now...
Oh, the horror.

-Johnny, you're on fire.
-Boy, am l.

Just wait. l got one more.

JOHNNY: Hey!

-What...
-lt's okay, Johnny. l got you.

-lt's gonna be all right.
-Ben, stop! Calm down.

What the heck happened to you guys?
Who's that?

Ben, what's the last thing you remember?

We're... We're gonna launch
for the space station tomorrow.

l'm piloting.
You wanted to run some tests.

[SIGHS]

Yes. This may be my fault.

You see, the brain actually creates
new pathways to store memories.

When the sequencer reverted Ben back
to his pre-Fantastic Four days,

it seems to have reverted
his memories as well.

What's a Fantastic Four?
And why are my pants so big?

-So, he has amnesia?
-Not exactly.

Those memories, those experiences,
they never happened for Ben.

The flight, the space station,
the FF, nothing.

Amnesia, huh? Cool.

Ben, just so you know,
you owe me $1,OOO.

And you make my lunch every day

-after you finish washing my cars.
-SUZY: Johnny.

You've all flipped out.
This is some kind of crazy dream.

Pre-flight jitters, maybe bad salsa,
l don't know,

but l... l gotta get out of here.

HERBIE: Mo problem, Beniamin.

[SCREAMING]

HERB_E: Beniamin? Ben? Human Ben?
You've been requested to stay put.

Where are you? What is this place?

Ben, chill out. You're acting like
this is weird or something.

Suzy, you too?
You've all turned into monsters.

Ben, it's okay. We're your friends.
Let us explain.

[SCREAMS]

l know all of this may seem odd...

[PANICKING]

[GRUNTING IMPATIENTLY]

Open up, you blasted...

HERBIE: Mo problem.

HERBIE, we need to have a talk.

Mo problem.

Okay, so we'll hang out here
for another hour

and if nothing happens, then we'll go
cover the dog show.

What is going on here?

Listen to me,
l sound like a broken record.

Oh, get ready, it's...

Some guy in his underwear.

Wait, that's... That's Ben Grimm.
That's The Thing.

Ben Grimm is human again.

More rocks. Build the pressure.

lmagine, my pretties,
every volcano on the planet

erupting at the same time.

We will unleash the Earth's own power
against the surface world.

Volcanic ash will block out the sun,
the surface dwellers will finally pay.

When the time is right... Huh?

What is it, my children?

Top story. Ben Grimm, the hero known
as The Thing, is now human again.

The time is now!

[CACKLING]

So let me get this straight.

Reed can stretch, the kid goes on fire
and Suzy turns invisible?

-So, what do you do?
-l'm your friend.

Oh, good. So, did l have powers, too?

HERBIE: Hi, everyone. Guess what?

The Mo_e Man is attacking a _ab
outside the city.

Mole Man?

-Who the heck is Mole Man?
-lt's a long story.

-You could tell me on the way there.
-Ben, l...

l think you should stay here with Alicia.
This will be dangerous.

Dangerous? But what if they need me?
l'm their pilot.

l was in the Air Force.
l used to clobber people all the time.

Come on.
There's something l wanna show you.

Where have you been? You just took off
and now the Mole Man is attacking.

Oh, l've been doing stuff.

You know, making arrangements,
phone calls,

-a few fires.
-Johnny, what have you done?

You didn't burn anything down, did you?

No. Well, not yet.

REED: We are approaching
the Project PEGASUS labs now.

Fascinating work they're doing
developing new energy sources.

They have an engine that...

-Fascinating.
-Fascinating.

Uh-oh.

Don't panic. l'm here to save you.

-We're okay, actually.
-Then my work here is done.

What happened here?

-This is the geo-power lab, isn't it?
-Yes, but it took the whole lab.

We thought it was an earthquake,
but a giant hand came out of the ground.

We were able to get the engine out,
but the lab, it was pulled underground.

Odd that they would leave behind
the most important device.

[ELECTRICITY SURGING]

[ROARING]

SUZY: You just had to say it,
didn't you, Reed?

-Whoa !
-Whoa !

[ROARS]

[GRUNTS]

lt would seem the Mole Man
is up to something rather elaborate.

SUZY: Well, are we gonna go after it?
REED: We'll need to be cautious.

Without Ben, we may not be able
to handle the Mole Man

and a legion of monsters.

Then you're gonna love me
when l tell you what l've been up to.

You have got to be kidding.

Nope. l set up auditions.

Of all the... l can't believe you'd think
of replacing Ben. He's family.

-We can replace her while we're at it.
-SUZY: l heard that.

This was me?

What was my power? Being ugly?

How can this be me?
l don't remember any of it.

Hey, if l was a big giant monster,
how come my clothes are laid out here?

Because every time
Reed comes up with a cure,

you believe it will work.

But you were no monster, Ben.
Take a look around this room.

You've got friends. People admire you.

You're a hero. You've saved the world.

How many monsters can say that?
Think about what you've given up.

This is nuts. l'm no superhero.

l'm heading back home where l belong.
The Fantastic Four don't need me.

Nice.

[SCREAMS] Fire!

Captain Ultra, super strong, flies,
eye lasers and is afraid of fire.

-Great.
-Next.

JOHNNY: [SNICKERING] Next.

Next!

Ta-da !

Next!

[EXCLAIMING]

[EXCLAIMING]

You don't have any powers, do you?

No. No, l don't.

JOHNNY: Next!

See? Flatman!

l can stretch, too.

Next!

Oh, come on. You're a superhero?

-Yes.
-Sure you are.

Let me guess, that's your magic briefcase.

No, it's actually a normal briefcase.

All right. fine. Show me what you got.
But it better be cool.

[GRUNTS LOUDLY]

[SHRIEKING]

How's this, hot stuff?

[MUFFLED] That's cool. You're cool.

[SUZY CHEERS]

You don't happen to be any relation to...

Yeah. The Hulk's my cousin.

Good enough for me.
Do you mind letting me down?

We could use an extra hand
against the Mole Man.

[ALARM SOUNDING]

What size are you?

Do you have any idea
what the Mole Man's plan is?

REED: HERBIE and l are trying
to figure that out, right now.

We know it's bad
and that he has a head start.

Don't sweat it, She-Hulky.

lf things get too tough out there,
l'll protect you.

[GROANING]

My hero.

Don't make me angry, big guy.

You wouldn't like me when l'm angry.

This lab has been working on a device
that utilizes geothermal forces

and converts them to energy.

Theoretically, if they were combined

with the engine from
the Mole Man's last attack...

Reed, get to the point.

The Mole Man could make
a massive b*mb.

Hey, maybe you should worry a little less
about a massive destructive b*mb

and more about me.

They gooed my arm.

Aw!

Did they mess up
your manicure, tough guy?

Yeah!

[EXCLAIMS]

Whoa !

Whoa !

Oh, no!

We gotta do something.

But l thought you said
that your friends didn't need you.

That you weren't a hero.

l may not have fancy superpowers,

but Ben Grimm doesn't leave
his crew behind.

Hey, Hector... Henry...
Whatever your name is.

-H ER Bl E !
-l need a ride. l gotta help the tea m .

Hurray! Oh, but, no. Sorry.
They took the Fantasticar.

Well, ain't you got anything else?

The fantasticar Mark One.
It should still fly. l think.

Great. l got no powers
and l get to ride in a flying bathtub.

[MOANING]

[STRAINING]

[MOLE MAN CHUCKLING]

Ew.

Are all the FF's bad guys so ugly?

''Ugly,'' you say.

Once l've blocked out the sun,
you may not think so.

No, l'm pretty sure l will.

She-Hulk, wait.

Your restraints are attached to the engine.

lf you break them,
you could overload the device.

-Overload? As in, ''Boom''?
-Big time.

l've been inspecting the technology here.

He's created a b*mb that's powered
by the Earth itseIf.

lt's really quite brilliant.

l would have gone with ''nuts,'' personally,
but l guess ''brilliant'' works.

What do you hope to accomplish here?

Setting off this device may activate
every volcano on Earth.

But you do realize it would also
Fill Subterranea with magma, right?

Yes. Well, maybe.

But the surface world will pay.

[CACKLING]

[COUGHING]

[WHISTLES]

Wow. He's all kinds of crazy, isn't he?

Activate the machine.

[LAUGHING TRIUMPHANTLY]

[BEEPING]

Thanks for the update, HERBIE.

Jennifer, we should have a window
of opportunity in about three seconds.

lt's clobbering time!

Huh?

You? What are you doing here?

Now!

[STRAINING]

[SIGHS]

What? You... You can't do that.
The Thing never did that.

Hey, green, how are we doing?

Three guesses.

Yeah, this is pretty normal for us.
You get used to it.

No way Ben Grimm gets left behind,
you big egghead.

l missed you, Ben.

Yeah. Well, there'll be time for hugs later.

-Now, how about we get out of here?
-Not quite yet.

We have to shut down the engine.

lf it continues, it could very well
destroy all life on Earth.

SUZY: Whoa !

[GRUNTS IN FRUSTRATlON]

Ben, you came after us?
Man, that was dumb.

-SUZY: Reed, we need to go.
-Almost got it.

Destroy them ! Shatter the cavern floor.

Almost.

Shatter the cavern floor?

Susan!

[ALL SCREAMING]

l can't believe it.

l did it!

[LAUGHING]

l've destroyed the Fantastic Four.

l may not have destroyed
the surface world,

but this... This is...

Huh?

No! It's not possible.

This isn't happening. l destroyed you.

You may wanna reassess that assertion.

BEN: Just clobber him, Einstein.

l won't be captured. Not this time.

Reed, the whole place is coming down.

[LAUGHING]

So after all that,
the Mole Man just gets away?

Don't worry. He'll be back.

We'll just have to settle
for saving the world this time.

Yeah. l think l'm gonna quit
while l'm ahead.

You guys aren't superheroes,
you're a family.

l can't take Ben's place,

and, besides, doesn't seem
like he needs replacing.

What? Oh, come on! Stay. Please?

-You could replace Sue.
-Johnny, l'm standing right here.

We'll talk later.

REED: Are you sure you wanna do this?
BEN: Yeah. l'm sure.

All those memories, my time with the FF,

you guys are my family.

That's worth something to me.

[GRUNTING]

What? Didn't it work?
Some doohickey you got there, Stretch.

l'm never gonna be normal again, am l?

Maybe not.
But you'll always be Ben Grimm.

JOHNNY: [EXCLAIMING]
Welcome back, brick head.