01x05 & 01x06 - Klaws/The Red Ghost

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Breathe. Get back. There's something in

there. Don't worry, Ben. It can't break

through the temporal field, at least not

yet. We've got to learn what it is, the

extent of its powers, if we're ever going

to make subspace safe for human

exploration.

Uh oh, the visit phone. It's Johnny.

All right. What's up, hot shot?I'm just

checking in to tell you working sniffs

goodbye. I'm all packed and ready to

leave on vacation. No tears now, pretty

boy. Have fun and be careful, Johnny.

Goodbye, Johnny. We'll miss you.

Well, even us superheroes need a vacation

now and then. See you in two weeks, sis.

Flame on!

Come on, Sue!

That brother of mine, always showing off.

Uh oh, time to call Reed to

lunch.

Quick, Ben. Take that equipment and

record any sound he makes. Boy, that

subspace whatchamacallit's a blasted

lasma. Listen to the racket he's making.

No, Ben. That's not the subspace

creature. It's some sort of

ultra-powerful sound wave. Look out for

the sonic boom!

Sonic boom, huhNow he tells

me. Ouch!

Mr. Fantastic and the things are trapped.

I've sealed them inside their laboratory

with an unbreakable wall of solidified

subsonic waves.

The Fantastic Four never expected to be

menaced again by Claw. The

human torch seems to be missing, but his

sister is inside and helpless without

her two friends. All I need to do is

shatter the glass inward with a simple

sonic thrust. A

sonic blast?I've got to activate my

invisible force field. Just

in time. Who are you?

Don't you remember me, Mrs. Richards?

Claw, the master of sound.

Claw?But we thought you perished.

Not so, my lovely. I

survived. In truth, I did more than

survive. My physical structure is

now composed of solidified sound,

which serves me a weapon far

greater than the world has ever seen.

And now I will wreak my vengeance

stuff. Ohh

Your cries are in vain. Your husband and

his grotesque friend are already trapped

within their lap by my wall of

subsonic sound waves. This

laser's useless, Ben.

The entire lab seems to be sealed off

with some sort of sonic vibration

barrier. Well, hook up some kind of

anti-barrier gizmo, get us out of here!

There is one thing we can try, but it may

be dangerous. Yeah?Dangerous for

who?For you, I'm afraid. How come you

never cook up any gizmos that work better

on guys that stretch?Hey!

What in blazes is this thing anyway?It's

a crude counter-sonic harness. It should

lessen the sonic feedback for a few

seconds. Hopefully, it'll allow

you just time enough to plow through the

door. Here goes nothing.

Just like my football days! Up two! Up

two! Here comes Banshee plunging through!

Touchdown! I made it!And

now to find out who's behind all this,

and then... it's clobbering time!

Now that you have tasted my invincible

power, you must know resistance is

useless. Therefore, I command you to

contact your brother, the Flaming One.

You can't force me to betray Johnny. If

you can't find me, I'll escape you

yet. Though I cannot see you,I can

hear you. And now I command

you. Drop your cloak of

invisibility.

Good. You obey. Yes, but it won't

help you get Johnny. I don't care what

happens to me. I'll never betray him.

Very well, then. With one sonic

immobilizer beam, I shall now deprive

you of all your powers.

Take cover, Susie girl. This kind of

horse plays more up my alley. The thing,

it can't be! Ohh Would you

believe Rock Hudson?My immobilizer beam

will dispatch you as quickly as it would

the girl. Yes, it can, fancy fans.

That nutty oversized kazoo of yours can't

stop the ever-loving blue-eyed thing. It

has to stop you. It's pure sonic energy.

It can fell the tallest redwood. No,

kid. I'll try to remember that while I'm

clobbering you. I'll stop you yet! If

I can stop you, I'll

stay. If anybody told me I'd

be knocked silly by a sound wave, I'd

flatten him. I don't know how you did

it, Clawboy, but I'm still gonna put

you out of circulation. Before you

can interfere,I shall finish off the girl

and her trap husband. Then I shall deal

with you at my leisure.

Farewell for now.

Soon these three will be destroyed.

So, you have succeeded in transforming

yourself into a creature of living

solidified sound. You comprehend

quickly, Richard. A pity your brilliant

mind must be destroyed. We have been

threatened before, Claude. But as you can

see, we are still here. Look out that

window behind you. You disappoint me,

Richards. Did you think to duke

me with a cheap, childish trick?

Johnny, go back. It's Claude.

I know, sis. That's why I'm here. Just in

time to perish with your friends.

Goodbye, Human Torch!

Here you go, Reed. Can't. Thanks, buddy.

Reed, I don't understand. What are

those metal bands for?Claw's sonic

barrier couldn't stop radio waves, Sue.

So I altered my experimental maser wave

equipment into a powerful transmitter

with which I contacted Johnny, and had

him bring me these bands of solid

vibranium. One element against which the

evil master of sound has no defense.

My turn now, Claw.

My turn, brother-in-law. Make yourself

into an elastic backstop, will ya?

I'm ready and waiting. I am

invincible!

There's your invincibility, Claw.

Handball with an oddball, anyone?

Back so soon, Claw.

Whoops, I missed. Sorry about that, Claw.

You do not subdue the master of town that

easily. Now it's my turn to attack.

I have powers you've never dreamed of.

Even a sonic blast can be completely

smothered like this.

Good work, Reed. You got him. Where is he?

Let me at him. He's right here, Ben.

Where?Where is he?I've vulverized the

bump. I've got him covered. And forcing

him to drain his last iota of sonic

energy. While my vibranium insulators

absorb his expensive powers. In other

words, old friend Claw is unconscious. By

the time he regains his sonic powers,They

can have a solid vibranium cell ready for

him. I've got a vacation to get back to.

Fun and frolic calls. Flame on! So

long, everybody! Bye, Johnny! Have fun!

Be careful! Take it easy, kid! Oh,

look! He's skyriding.

See you soon! You

know something?I kind of miss that Bunsen

burner when he's gone.

Suffering cats! What happened to Reed's

lab?Let's get in there and find Reed.

Then, you search over by the reactor, and

I'll flame on and fly over the wrecker.

Be careful, you two!

Careful, Torch. You're almost out of gas.

Let's get down out of here.

Oh, thanks! Heaven, you're safe! Hey,

Reed. What you trying to do?Blow the

place up?No, I was experimenting with a

new kind of rocket propellant. And it

proved even more powerful than I hoped it

would be. Look over there by the

ultra-high tuner. That little piece of

matter is still glowing, giving off

energy. Let me get out of this

asbestos suit and I'll tell you all about

it. I first

found this substance in a meteor crater.

It happened like this. An idea came to

me when I heard of a meteor falling on an

uninhabited island off the coast of

Africa. A scientific paper stated

that an eccentric master scientist named

Kragoff was supposed to have developed a

superfuel from the meteor properties.

So not long ago, I took a helicopter into

the Great Meteor Crater in Arizona to

extract samplings for tests. And

this is one of the samplings from that

crater. There's enough energy in this

chunk to send a huge rocket to the

moon. This means that America

will win the space race. Not so fast.

There's a rumor that Dr. Kragoff is

preparing a rocket too. And I fear that

he may have made the same meteorite

energy discovery as I have. If

that Kragoff gets to the moon first, he

could goof up the whole world. Right.

That's why I've modified our experimental

rocket. So that next week, at this time,

I can be here in this mysterious blue

area of the moon.

Come, my fearless one, pick up the

g*n.

Excellent. And now, we will see how

our gorilla is performing.

That's it. When I turn the red light on,

you open the escape hatch. And

now for the third member of our little

crew. Even an

orangutan has learned to repair the

machine at my command. I shall

be the first mortal, the first human

being on the moon.

And the first man to land on the moon

shall rule the world. Prepare to

blast off. Our moment of

destiny is at hand.

Seatbelts fastened, everyone. Next stop,

the moon. I am

about to enter the cosmic ray belt, the

area where the Fantastic Four derive

their fantastic powers. As we pass

through the cosmic rays,We will absorb

even more of the miraculous cosmic

element. I can feel the

cosmic grace bombarding me. This shall

give me power! Power! Power!

It's beautiful. I don't think we can

stand another blast. Look! Another

spaceship! Let me investigate, Reed. It

will give me a good chance to use the new

AtmoWeb suit you designed for me. Put it

on. But remember, make it a quick trip.

This is crazy. Just one

guy and three apes. Now,

we shall see what miraculous powers we

have acquired. I hope

this stun-ray g*n will hold him off if he

attacked. What?

WhatWhat is happening to this g*n?

It is changing its form. It is turning

And cosmic rays give him the powers to

change his shape. Some sort of reverse

magnetic power is coming from that ape. I

feel myself weakening. Must get back

to the ship. Got to warn the others.

You just got back in time, kid. What kept

you so long, Johnny?I know this sounds

weird, but there was just one guy

and three super apes. in a

transparent spaceship. Yeah, but who's

the Joker running the ship?My guess is

that he's none other than Ivan Krakov,

the scientist I told you about. I fear

the worst lies ahead. I fear the

moon lies ahead. Dead ahead. Get

busy and fire those retro rockets or this

Krakov will have the whole place to

himself.

Well, the Earth's okay.

It looks like a very ancient city. That

city is the remains of a long-dead

civilization.

What a spooky place. I feel like we're

being watched. Those

apes. There, in the shadows. I'd better

blast off. Take cover. Dang to the hills.

Amsterdam, my pets. My

pets! Okay, buster.

Now, I will turn my freeze g*n on the

porch. Look out, Charlie!

That will put these fires out! Ah,

and now you, Mr. Big!

Freeze!

Scott me! Help!

Help me! Somebody help me!

One finger isn't covered. If I can

just get it to flame on...

There, it's working!Hey,

George, let's get over and melt that

stuff off Reed.

Quickly, into this jet-powered car. We

will take the girl as hostage.

I would bet the young lady's friends

would like to know of the weapons I have

found beneath the city. You haven't

destroyed them yet. Just wait, they'll

get you. A jet car just left

here. I can smell the smoke. You two

start down after them, but keep a safe

distance. What about you, Stretch?I've

found some equipment that I think we can

use. I hope in time to save two.

The only exit is on the other side of my

pets. They will stay beyond the

forefield, longing for this food.

Do not tempt my pets. I bid you

farewell.

The ape might forget me if I gave

them the food. I'll

concentrate and use my full

force field and try to break his. It

worked. They're so hungry, they don't

even notice

me. Here they come. They will step right

in the path of this disintegrator ray.

I heard something up ahead. Johnny,

Ben, he's got a trap up ahead. How far do

you think he is from us?He's right behind

that steel girder. You guys stay here.

I'll try something.

Aha! I think I hear them coming.

I gotta have plenty of power to cut

through that girder quickly.

Come on, he's getting away!

Hold it right there, Krakov. I'll kick

the latch back on that cover. When will

you learn, Richards, that your weapons

cannot harm me?Do as I say, Krakov.

As you say, Richards. Come on out,

g*ng, I have him covered. I'll grab him,

Force. You cannot press me!

I am transparent!

You've had your laughs, evil one. But you

haven't figured on this! What have you

there?Some kind of new toy?

No! It's a ray that will turn you to a

plastic statue. It was designed to

operate on the same molecular level as

your own atomic body structure. And

so, evil one!

Let's get going. We gotta round up those

apes.

Thank goodness our troubles with Kragoff

are over. Wait! We still have a

problem. What's that?But when we land

with these monkeys at the controls,

everyone on Earth will think we've gone

apes!