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                        Chapter 2

  It was a beautiful summer day in New York City. A gentle breeze complemented the warmth of the sun, making for the perfect temperature. The beaches were full of people enjoying the heat, and many more were going to Central Park to have a nice picnic outside. There was even less traffic than usual. Almost everyone was out making the most of the sunny day. Everyone, that is, except for the two men inside Stark Tower, casually talking to each other with cups of coffee in their hands.

  “You know, it’s actually nice to not have any work today. Just sit here with a cup of coffee, reminiscing over old times.” The older of the two men said.

  “Yeah, it is.” The second one replied. “No bad guys to fight, no prisons to inspect, no paperwork to fill out-”

  “Oh don’t even say that. The only paperwork you’ve ever had to deal with is taxes, for goodness sake! I, on the other hand, have to fill out forms all the time. I get cramps in my hand all the time now.”

  “To be honest, I find it somewhat funny that you’re the “Genius billionaire playboy philanthropist”, and yet you still find things to complain about, Tony. Just be grateful for what you have.”

  “And I am grateful, Steve. I just don’t like all the work it involves, and I honestly don’t feel like hiring another secretary to help Pepper and I. I did think about asking your old girlfriend Sharon Carter to step up, but she hasn’t been a big fan of me since that whole Civil War we had.” Tony Stark chuckled. “Those were good times.”

  “Yeah, it was a lot of fun punching you in the face.” Steve Rogers responded with a grin. Tony was about to say something more when his phone rang. Tony looked at the name of the caller. “Oh, it’s Reed.”

  “Isn’t he in the Negative Zone right now?” Steve asked. “Yeah Steve, he is. The place matches his personality pretty well.” Tony put his phone on speaker and answered it. “Hello?”

  A very scared voice answered on the other end. “Mr. Stark?”

  “Franklin? Is that you? Where’s your Dad? Why are-”

  “Mr. Stark, we’re being attacked. A floating guy with a cape. He’s got my parents and Uncle Ben and Uncle Johnny.” He sounded frantic now.

  “Wait, hold on Franklin. Is anyone else with you?”

  “No, it’s just me and Valeria on the ship. There was a portal and stuff and now they’re captured and- oh no he’s coming! Mr. Stark! Mr. Sta-” The call ended abruptly. Tony and Steve looked across at each other, worry in both of their eyes. It’s not just a petty criminal that defeats someone like Mr. Fantastic. Especially when they were in the Negative Zone. People like Annihilus come from he Negative Zone, and even Thanos had been a bit scared of him.

  “F.R.I.D.A.Y., show me the heroes that are closest to the Negative Zone!” Stark commanded. Instantly a hologram shot up in the middle of the table. After the last fight with Thanos, when Thanos was thrown into the void of space and never heard of again, Tony had created a system that tracked every registered hero in the universe, so that he could call on whoever was closest to help in a situation. It was a bit like the Sokovia Accords, but in Cap’s words, “At least this is in our own hands, rather than the Government’s”. Tony and Steve looked at the hologram. 10 beacons of light (Representing heroes) were grouped together, and although they weren’t quite in the neighborhood of the Negative Zone, they were closer than anyone else. “Zoom in.” Tony said. Now each beacon was labeled.

  “Well this is interesting. The Guardians, Yondu, Kraglin, and Thor are all aboard the Benatar right now. I’m gonna call them.” Tony closed down the hologram and pressed another button. Another screen came up, but this time it was more of a Skype call. The passengers of the Benatar seemed to be having a fun time. Thor was eating ice cream in the corner; Groot, Rocket, and Kraglin were playing a game of cards; and the others were standing around talking to each other. Thor, who had answered the call, greeted his old friends through the screen.

  “Tony! Cap! It’s great to see you again. You know, I keep meaning to come down to New York and visit you all, but I just have too much work to do. It’s not easy running Asgard.” He said cheerfully.

  “Yet as we speak you’re with the Guardians eating ice cream…” Tony responded dryly.

  “Well, this is a special occasion, you see. I took the week off and left Heimdall in charge, since today is Quail’s birthday.”

  “It’s Quill, not Quail!” Star-Lord called out angrily as he noticed their conversation. “And hello, Stark. Hello, Captain.”  Tony and Steve responded back and wished him a Happy Birthday. “Now Quill, Thor, can you gather everyone around? We need to discuss something very important.”

  “What’s so important that you’d interrupt my birthday to tell me about it? If it’s another mission then I don’t want to-”

  “Quill, the Fantastic Four and the Richards kids have been kidnapped in the Negative Zone.”

  A few minutes later, Tony and Steve concluded telling what they knew. The others sat in solemn silence; Thor had even stopped eating. “Well, this wasn’t how I thought I’d finish my birthday.” Star-Lord said after a pause. “But I mean, that cape guy took the kids. Those kids need to be rescued, so since we’re the closest we’ll get them. “Wait a minute!” interrupted Rocket. “Hey, I’m not going on this mission unless they pay us.”

  “Rocket! Those are kids we’re talking about!” Gamora exclaimed angrily. “But I thought we were looking for the Fantastic Four, not kids.” Drax muttered under his breath. “Anyways,” Star-Lord continued, “On behalf of the Guardians of the Galaxy, we will go look for Fantastic Four and Company.”

  Tony nodded his approval. “Thank you, Quill. I trust you to succeed.”  

  “And you know what? I’ll come too. Me and Kraglin can help out a bit.” Yondu put in.

  “And I might as well help, since I’m already here. I’m sure Heimdall can watch Asgard for a bit longer.” Thor added.

  “Good. Report back as soon as you’ve finished. I’ll keep this line open.”

  “On it, Stark. We’re out.” Star-Lord ended the call, and the screen disappeared. Tony and Steve sat in silence for several seconds; then Steve spoke. “Well, Tony, all we can do now is wait.”

  Back in Metropolis, Superman sat at a conference table with the founding members of the Justice League. He had called an emergency meeting after the incident with the invaders, and he had just finished explaining his encounter with them.

  “So… I see that those shock weapons I gave you worked out after all.” Bruce Wayne observed. “Yeah, they did. I know I was skeptical of them at first, but now I’m glad I had them.” Superman responded.

  “Aside from that, where are they now, and is the portal still there?” Diana cut in. “Those are the most important questions right now.”

  “To answer your first question, I had the prisoners taken to that nice prison LabMax made for us under the ocean. Apparently they know nothing about how the portal came to be there or how to make it go away. We’ll see if they answer the same after a bit of questioning, though. As to your second question. I’ve never seen anything like it before. I’ve had the police cut off the alley, but the substance of the portal itself is very unusual. Hal, you took a look at it. What do you think?” Hal Jordan, better known as the Green Lantern, finished his iced tea before answering. “No, I have no idea either. It’s like it came from a place that’s never been discovered before.”

  “Clark, you said that the one guy you captured, Reed Richards, called the other place the Negative Zone. That’s not a place that we know of.” Cyborg paused before continuing. “I know that they’re probably just aliens trying to attack us, but let’s put that aside. What if, just possibly, there’s a different universe that we haven’t discovered yet. What if these, what did they call themselves… Fantastic Four, you said. What if the Fantastic Four live in another universe, and really did come across the portal by accident? I know it’s a small possibility, but still, we should think about it.”

  All were silent at the table, and the silence was only broken by Barry Allen’s snoring. Aquaman slapped him on the back, and he woke up with a start. “Oh yeah, yeah, I totally agree. We should go fight them.” Barry spoke as he tried to recover his bearings, causing a round a laughter to erupt from the others.

  “I guess it’s possible, Cyborg. It probably wouldn’t hurt to take another look there. I can go there.” Superman said.

  “Yeah, let’s go look. I’m sure it’s nothing. And by the way, Clark, you need to go release those children you captured. I don’t think there’s any harm in them.” said Diana.

  “You say that because you didn’t see them. I did, and they’re not normal kids. I need to study them before I let them go. Now let’s just head to the portal and check it out. I didn’t see anything useful in their spaceship, but I might have missed a clue. With 7 of us looking, however, it’ll be better.”

  “Well, I’m down. But let’s go tomorrow. It’s already afternoon, and we might need a whole day in the other place.” Aquaman chimed in. Cyborg and Green Lantern nodded their agreement.

  “How about tomorrow then? Meet here at 8, and then we go. Simple enough.” Bruce said. Everyone agreed, and the meeting was broken up. Batman went back to Gotham; Aquaman into the water; and Superman spent the day in Metropolis with Wonder Woman, Cyborg, Flash, and Green Lantern. Tomorrow, they would group up again, and explore whatever secrets were hiding on the other side of the portal.

  And at the same time, the Guardians of the Galaxy, Yondu, Kraglin, and Thor were heading to that same portal, hoping to rescue their friends from whatever had taken them.

Copyright 2019 by Jason Grace

Wow... Nothing else to say.. 

Thanks! XD

"Thor had even stopped eating"

That's how you know that things are serious.

Exactly. Especially when it's ice cream. 

Maybe you can direct it or something

I would, just give me a bunch of money to do so XD

Sorry, I'm a bit low on money right now.

By low, I mean I'm broke

Well, this isn't necessarily taking place in the MCU. Imagine it as more of a comic book story. So characters that are dead in the MCU could be alive here, and ones that alive could be dead. I'm not strictly following the MCU

Sure... Explain the suit in your pfp! XD

Well... uh, you see, I.... uh, It's none of your business ! XD

I see spending all the money on the suit made you broke.