01x09 - Three Predictions of Dr. Doom

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Hey, Ben! What are you trying to do?Wreck

the place?Just get my daily exercise,

Junior. Stand back.

Maybe a little heat on the subject will

quiet things down. Hey,

you little tinderbox. That's too hot to

hit. Now look, you melted my punching

bag. Okay, you guys, break it up.

Reed, Johnny, Ben, come quick.

It's Dr. Doom. His image is on the

television screen. He came right on in

the middle of the race. Doom?But...

You thought I was done for, ehBut you're

wrong. I'm very much alive.

We can see that. What do you want?It

is my most prime desire to challenge the

Fantastic Four to adieu to the

finish. Why, you have to iron out.

Quiet then. Let's hear him out. A good

idea, Richard. Mark well the

three predictions of Dr. Doom.

First, I shall remove the heart

of the Fantastic Four. Secondly,

I remove your greatest strength. And

my third and last, the strongest

power, will conquer all.

That's enough!

You cannot destroy my pseudo-image that

easily, Ben Grizzly. What did he mean

by those three predictions?Ah, he's just

bluffing. I'm afraid he meant it, Ben.

I should have been at the photographer's

ten minutes ago. Should I cancel?No,

Sue, just be careful. Don't forget,

we are to receive honorary memberships at

the Conference of Peaceful Countries in

two hours. Right. I'll see you at two.

A little to the right, Mrs. Richards.

There. That's perfect.

Like this?Just fine.

Now hold it right there.

What's this?Who

are you?Greetings, Mrs. Richards. My

first prediction comes true. I have

stolen the heart of the Fantastic Four.

You'll never get away with this. When

Reed, Johnny, and Ben find out I'm

missing, they'll... They'll try to rescue

you. Exactly as I planned.

The green plant life from one of my

sporoids is just one of the many powers

with which I intend to defeatThe

Fantastic Four.

A rocket ship disguised as a

water tank. Correct, Mrs. Richards. Where

are you taking me?You'll learn in due

time.

Wonder where she is?I don't know. She's

never late. My fellow

delegates of peaceful countries. Silence!

Silence, I say! All of you!

Listen to me. I am Dr. Doom.

Unless you vote to recognize me as world

ruler. Within 48 hours, I'll

destroy every major city on Earth with

tidal waves. Impossible!

How can he do it?I see there are those

who do not believe my threat.

Observe here on this banner where I

appear. I shall go off and use

my powers to bring you a television

picture of the Hudson River.

Behold my power. With a flick of the

switch, my tidal impeller can destroy

the very building in which you stand.

I shall demonstrate my power on this

abandoned navy arc.

I hope I have convinced you, gentlemen,

of my sincerity. We have to

stop him. Just one chance for a haymaker

and it's all over. Ah, Richard.

Sing. Torch.

I felt that you would try to stand in my

way, so... I present to you

your partner, the Invisible Girl.

It's through. He's got through. You're

quite right. My first prediction has come

true. I have removed the

heart of the Fantastic Four.

What do we do?If you want to see her

again, you will not interfere with my

plan. Hear me again, you

delegates. You have 48

hours to meet my term. I

bid you adieu.

She's my sis, and I'm gonna go get her!

Wait, Johnny! I'll get him!

I've got you, Johnny!

Ben and I are just as anxious as you are

to get Sue back, but we have to plan it

together.

Any idea where he's operating from?

Getting a reading on a strange image. I

hope I'm right. We know he's gotta

be working from outer space. If we can

locate him, can we get there before the

tidal waves start?I've got him on the

scope. Put it up on the big

reflector screen.

Wow! Look at the size of that

ship! Let me adjust and I'll

burn through that cloud.

There. Now I'll see if I can get through

the skin. We'll see what's inside.

It's got everything. There's the

vaporizer that makes the cloud cover.

Here's the cloud again. Hey,

that's the strange cloud that's been

right over the city all week. That's

right. Doom's ship is made of anti-radar

alloy, but the atomic magnet on our ship

should zero us in on him without any

trouble. Let's prepare for

blast-off. Okay, g*ng, let's

go get that tin-head Dr. Doom.

Hey Ben, are you and Shaunie okay?Yeah,

everything's fine. I'm going to switch on

the atomic magnet to stop the search.

Look out for violent course changes when

I switch over. Stand by.

Johnny, you and Ben still in one piece?

Yeah, so far, so good. There,

we're coming on course. Hey, Doom's

ship is on the scope. Hang on forcontact!

It's clobbering time, Doom! Here

I come! Follow me,

g*ng! That sounds like Ben.

And here, Ben!You must be down this

companion way. Welcome, Fantastic

Three.

I have prepared a reception committee of

my sporoid men. This cosmic ray

simulator was designed to reproduce the

exact rays which give you your powers.

And when fired, it will dissolve those

powers and return you to normal strength

humans. Thus, harmless.

Quick, you two. Duck behind me.

Flame on! See how the vegetables like

this.

That takes care of them. Ben took a full

charge. How's it feel?Uh,

Ray. I feel like I'm changing

back to the old Ben Grimm.

I'm... I'm.. Over here,

gentlemen. I'm the viewer.

And so my second prediction comes true.

I have removed your greatest strength.

The thing is just a human. Quick,

Johnny. We've got to find the control

room. I'm back to

normal. The way I've always wanted to be.

You can thank me, Ben Grimm. I offer you

a chance to escape and go back to Earth.

Not a chance, Doom. Not while my

pals are in danger. So be it.

Watch the monitor.

I have already trapped your famous

partners. First, the Invisible Girl.

Her force field cannot long withstand the

powerful closing wall.

Now the torch. Each time he flames, the

room spins, extinguishing his flame. He's

burning up the oxygen in the airtight

room.

And now for Mr. Fantastic himself.

He is sealed in the refrigeration chamber

so that he will soon shatter like a

frozen rubber ball. So,

Ben Grimm, enjoy the show.

I must take leave to contact the

Conference of Peaceful Nations.

Their time is up, and no power on Earth

can stand in my way.

My pals can't last long in those traps,

and I can't help them as a human being.

This is the only way, even if it

means turning back into the thing for the

rest of my life. Here goes.

It's working! I feel it!

My strength is coming back!

It's clobberin' time!

Hang on, g*ng! Oh, blue-eyed Benji's on

the way!

Well, gentlemen, have you reached a

decision?Doctor Doom,

the nations of the world refuse to be

ruled by a tyrant such as you. You refuse?

Any well, you shall suffer the

consequences. The switch on my tidal

impeller will send enormous tidal waves

over every major city in the world.

Five... four... three...

two... Grif,

Invisible Girl, how is it possible?We got

a few tricks, too. Now I'm gonna take

you apart. Hey!

Hold it, Ben. Don't bust your knuckles

down that steel door. Let Torch cut

through it for you. Ohh I can get through

there quicker than he can. Is that so, my

brawny friend?Watch!

Maybe we can locate him by checking all

the compartments on the ship's

communication scanner. There's the

main inductors in the engine room. He

doesn't seem to be in there. That's the

control. It's obvious the ship's on fully

automatic. m*ssile room.

Don't see him in there either. We better

check the outside.

This is a good bow view. Uh

oh, I think that's him coming out now.

Who else?That

was him! Let's get our ship and go after

him. He's still mighty dangerous.

Any luck on the scanner, Reed?Not much.

I see some tiny flips. Hey,

they're getting bigger. What's up there

at one o'clock high?What are they?They

are missiles.

Look out!

Hey! They seem to go right through us!

They were phantoms to confuse us. Where

do you suppose they're coming from?Uh-oh!

Gibby over again! I see them!

Hey! Get out of here! This time they're

real!

Anything on the scope now?No.

But what do you make of that one

high-altitude Cirrus cloud?That's

it! Doom has a cloud vaporizer aboard the

spaceship tender. Let's run him out of

there. No. I'm going to circle the cloud

a few times first.

Nothing happened. What do you think?Well,

when I was in the Great w*r, I used to

bore right in clouds, and if there was a

zero in there, I figured if I couldn't

get a shot at him, I might accidentally

ram it. I don't want to rab him, but here

goes.

Man, this thing! There he is. Now

let's get out of this cloud.

What are you gonna do?Go back in and

sh**t him down?Better than that. I'll

pull him out with the atomic magnet.

There he is. I can't hold him with his

power on. He's getting away!

He's heading back to the flying fortress.

Okay, g*ng. Nothing to do but go back and

dig him out of that flying tip cigar. As

I used to say, tally-h*!

We'll lock on magnetically at the same

place. Enter the ship with caution.

Doom has lots of mean toys.

Ah There they are. In the battery

room. Perfect. Now to release my super

electronic power spheres.

Film is in one of his minor control

rooms. But which one?We

must carry out our search with caution.

Hey! We're trapped!

Yes, Fantastic Four! You are held

prisoners by my positive and negative

spheres. I will leave you there for the

moment. These king-sized

marbles are tough. I can hardly move 'em.

Wait a minute! Ben, you push. And

I'll try to get my hand out.

That's it! This might work.

If we can reverse the polarization in the

whole ship, these spheres might let go

and release us.

It works!

You've got a hand it's all, Doom. He can

sure think up the weirdies. I'll turn you

all to statues with liquid

titanium steel! Quick through! Your

force speed!

Excellent! They're trapped in a steel

prison. And now, to proceed

with my plan. I'll clobber a

hole in this bite cage.

Ow! Save your fist, muscles. I'll

melt us out.

Wow! This is tough stuff! Johnny, stop!

You're using up all the oxygen!

I'm suffocating! The floor's made of the

same special steel. And its blame

bubble is sealed to it! And we're

trapped?Maybe not. I've got an

idea. Sue, this will strain your powers

to the limit. But concentrate your force

field into one single power ray and

bombard the floor. If you can penetrate,

We'll have oxygen for Johnny to burn

through.

You did it, Susie! Just in time.

She's exhausted. Let's get out of here.

Look! A cotton-picking arsenal!

Who needs weapons?Let's get doomed! Hold

it, Johnny. I think that arch is

booby-trapped. Let's test it. Good

Kevin!An atomizer ray. It'll turn us

to dust if we walk through that arch. Got

it! If you're all game, Johnny,

burn a hole outside and then into the

next room, okay?Check! The

Fantastic Four are about to become

acrobats.

Ready, Johnny! Ready! Alley-oop!

There, easy as pie! Don't talk,

pull! We

made it!Well, next time, I think I'll

take a taxi. My sentiment's exactly bad.

But right now, we've got a job to finish.

Let's Fine Toom!

With the Fantastic Four at bay, I'll now

start the first tidal wave on London.

Uh, pardon me, Doctor Doom!

Grimp!

Your third prediction has come true. The

strongest power has conquered after all.

I refuse to be captured by the likes of

you. He's opening the escape patch.

I missed. I couldn't

grab him.

He'll need his best devices to come out

of this.

Gentlemen, as you all know, the

ultimatum of Doctor Doom no longer

exists. His maniacal threats for

world domination were thwarted and

destroyed. by the magnificent efforts of

the famous Fantastic Four.

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