For quite some time Reed Richards had looked forward to this one week advisory trip deep into the Negative Zone. The directors of S.H.I.E.L.D had been concerned of further issues like the Blastaar fiasco at Prison 42 and had been avidly pursuing his assistance for months. The fact that the Baluurian monarch had overrun the prison and tried to use it as a launching point of an Earth invasion was surely motivation enough for almost any expense in upgrading the facility. It took a considerable amount of firepower and resources to retake this facility and they were determined to make sure that never happened again. To that end, the prison had been outfitted with cutting edge defenses and weapons as well as the best and brightest the agency had to offer to man it.
As usual when it came to matters scientific, it was Reed assignment to work with the Stark Enterprises support crew, reviewing and advising on the defensive and offensive upgrades. Tony's tech squad had certainly outdone themselves with this project and even the great Reed Richards had to smile at their ingenuity. Oh, he still had volumes of ideas and suggestions to push their edge even further but what they had done already was a marvel in and of itself. Yes, Reed was happy indeed as this was just the kind of food for thought that spurred the genius's unparalleled intellect into high gear.
While Reed handled the technical updates, Ben and Johnny worked with the guards on battle simulations. Well, that is Johnny helped Ben work with the guards in between hitting on the hotter ladies on staff, both guards and technicians. Many of the guards were highly decorated former Navy SEALS and Army Rangers. Even with Ben and Johnny's vast power, the defenders of Prison 42 were able to hold their own.
It was halfway through the week when the klaxon sounded. Reed turned quickly from the inspection of the regenerative defensive shield as Commander Koenig announced on the loud speaker "All available hands to the Command Center. This is not a drill. Repeat, this is not a drill!" To their credit, all personnel not on duty with the prisoners or the defenses had feet on the floor of the Command Center within 4 minutes.
As the last person entered the large room, the Commander addressed his personnel "OK, looks like we have a quorum now; might as well get this going. Something appears to have happened with our connection with Earth. The 12:00 prisoner transfer did not take place and all attempts to raise the Negative Zone Portal from this end has failed. I suppose it's fortunate that we have the inventor of the technology here with us now. Dr. Richards, could you work with the team at Station 4 while I continue with work assignments?"
Mr. Fantastic smiled confidently, more for the moral of the others than anything else as he stood and replied "Certainly Commander Koenig. I should be able to have some data in a few minutes to report."
The senior officer of the facility nodded approvingly as he replied "Thank you, Dr. Richards. Now, as for everyone else, we have jobs to do and supplies that will last us for at least 6 months, so we are in no real danger at this point. I expect everyone to do their jobs and continue the exceptional level of performance I have come to expect from you. We have the best people for the job here and we can handle any issue that comes our way!"
As the assembled crew and advisers confidently exchanged words of encouragement with each other, the Commander noticed that men at Station 4 had ceded control to a very focused Dr. Richards. They were good men and didn't show any outward signs of trouble, but neither did they show signs of renewed hope. No, one did not need to be a high ranking S.H.I.E.L.D. officer to recognize poker faces when they saw them. With an appreciative smile and a commanding voice, Koenig announced "Ladies and gentlemen, I believe we all have important tasks to do. Let’s get back to them, shall we?" After the room cleared of all but the on duty staff, the Commander approached Station 4 for an update. He gave Richards a minute to begin his report but when it became obvious that the scientist's attention was wholly focused on the data, Koenig was forced to be more obvious. The Commander asked "Dr. Richards, do you have anything to report?"
The effort to respond was obvious in the superhero as he pulled his conscious attention back to the commanding officer to respond "Sorry, Commander, I'm afraid I am too use to working alone. Sometimes my focus is too deep, but yes, I can at least give you a high level summary. The issue is that the main Negative Zone Portal at the Baxter Building has shut down completely. Until it comes back online, our portal here as well as the one on Hellicarriers 1 through 5 will remain offline."
Koenig growled in response "What do you mean? I was under the impression that the S.H.I.E.L.D. portals were independent of yours. How is this possible?"
Reed continued to study and adjust the readings as he answered "The portal here was always dependent on an active portal from Earth. That was a defensive feature. After Blastaar's incursion though, it was thought that 6 separate fully functional portals on Earth represented too much opportunity for Negative Zone invaders as well as for Earth based forces to break prisoners out. It was decided by Nick Fury that there needed to be one prime projector that could be used to shut the whole network down at one time. For feasibility, the Baxter Building one was the best choice."
This news was something that the Commander could understand. After all, the men knew that they might have to sacrifice themselves to prevent invasion of Earth, but there also had to be contingencies. As he mulled the matter over, the officer responded "Fine, whether by equipment failure or order of S.H.I.E.L.D. command, we've been cut adrift. Where does that leave us?"
For the first time Reed looked up from the console "If it is by S.H.I.E.L.D. order, the contingency plan is to reopen contact for 5 minutes on three separate occasions. Each event will be at noon on the 7th, 14th, and 21st days after closure. These events will be to make contact only and will plan out an orderly evacuation and demolition of the facility. If it is a mechanical failure then Roberta, the Baxter Building AI is more than capable of bringing the portal back online within a matter of 4 days. Even if there is an issue with Roberta, Sue is capable of bringing Roberta back online in a matter of hours and if needed could even guide S.H.I.E.L.D. tech support to completely rebuild the portal in under a week. I know it's beginning to look a bit bleak at this point but believe me, my wife will move mountains to bring us home!"
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As the chirping of song birds announced the first moments of the new dawn, Suzzie escorted her amorous client to the bar/brothel back exit. The hulking villain freely groped the sexy ho's swaying ass as the couple walked down the hall, intimately entwined. The Rhino was a sexual dynamo whose carnal prowess made his famous fighting skills look meek by comparison and to the former heroine's new mindset it seemed a shame that she couldn't get off on his masterful ministrations without ample assistance of her fertile imagination. As she opened the door for the stud she leaned in close and purred "MMMM, Baby, you are one smokin' hot mega stud! The only thing that would make you hotter would be joining up with one of the real hot villain teams. Did you ever think about joining an A list team like the Frightful Four?"
Aleksei Sytsevich looked oddly at the beautiful minx in his arms. That question had come out of left field for him and he had no idea what prompted it but after a second's consideration, the hulking brute smiled and answered "Tell ya what, Babe, if joining up with them gets me a discount with you, I'll be first in line for their next tryout."
Suzzie smiled wickedly as she purred "Oh yeah, Baby, it surely does get you a big discount." With that she gave the big man a fiery kiss to send him on his way. As the door closed, Suzzie's hand rubbed her now needy snatch as the thought of making exceptional clients into potential allies for her Frightful Four idols kicked her over heated libido into high gear. The former heroine smiled wickedly as she daydreamed of the Rhino fighting with Wizard, Trapster, and Klaw against Reed, Johnny, and Ben with Spiderman filling in for her. Suzzie's breath grew heavier as she watched Trapster easily encase Spidey in his special elastic glue traps and of course Reed was no match for the wicked strategies of the magnificent Wingless Wizard! Then, while Klaw used his sonics to make her stupid brother writhe in agony until he passed out, Rhino goes toe to toe with the Thing; two colossal gladiators of old fighting for all they're worth. No quarter asked, no quarter given. Punches rang out like thunder and the force of the blows shook the earth like earthquakes. It’s a battle of wills to be won by who wants it more and there's no doubt that Rhino wants HER more than anything! Sue is right there in the dream, looking like her old self cheering for Rhino "That's it Baby! Fuck that rock pile up! Hurry up and smash that clown and we can get to the real prize!" Her meaning isn't lost on the villain as his eyes go wild. In a herculean effort, the Rhino smashes Ben with a two fist hammer punch that uses every bit of his strength that literally crushed his opponent to rubble. Soon Spidey, Reed, and Johnny are fitted with headbands that leave them completely immobilized and Rhino dragged Reeds rubbery body to the hot sultry vixen. While the heroes are helpless to do anything but watch, Trapster and Rhino use Reeds body as a rubber while they fuck Sue's willing ass and pussy. Sue writhes and moans in pure abject pleasure as the villains pump her glorious body with their cocks, but the sounds are muffled by Wizards long hard shaft wildly fucking Sue's slutty mouth. The vision builds with erotic heat for several minutes as Suzzie reveled in it but suddenly the whore was snapped back to the real world by the biggest orgasm of her life. Not one, but several mind blowingly powerful climaxes racked her body as soul; each one bigger than any she had ever experienced before. It took a minute to collect herself after that, but it was a very satisfied Suzzie Sizzle (AKA Susan Storm Richards) who picked herself up off her knees and made her way to the bar.
This time of morning, most of the girls were still asleep, but there were a core few, like Suzzie, that were early risers. After all, with the gifts of the Muses of Mayhem, the whores needed very little sleep and this was the best time of day to actually go out and do things for themselves while the clientele were elsewhere. As Suzzie approaced the bar, Cassie, another of the Muses of Mayhem, greeted the former heroine "Good morning Suzzie girl! I hear you worked all night, but from the looks of you I'm guessing business was a big pleasure... Am I right?"
As the settled in the seat directly across from Cassie, she purred "Oh, it was great. I still had to imagine I was with... someone else to get off, but I think I talked Rhino into trying out for the frightful Four and that *really* sent me over the edge."
Sue suddenly blushed when she realized that last part was a little too loud with other girls right next to her, but the Muse smiled wickedly and replied "Don't worry dear. No one can hear exactly what we say. They think we're talking about how magnificent Rhino's package is and what he can do with it." The powerful Goddess paused for a second as she pulled a plate from the kitchen for Suzzie piled high with home fries, bacon, blueberry pancakes, and sausages. The plate was almost big enough for Ben, but as the former heroine started to protest, Callie cooed "Don't worry, sweet cheeks, figure control is part of the protection plan. You could eat a horse and still have a rocking figure. Can't say you won't gain a pound, but your tits and ass will get a nice firm upgrade!" As Suzzie began eating the incredibly delicious breakfast, her advisor winked and continued "Besides, I have some good news for you."
While the sexy sirens enjoyed their repast, Callie turned on the TVs at the bar. Suddenly all eyes were turned to CNN Headline news as the anchor cooed in her deeply sensual voice "This is Robin Meade at the CNN Headline News desk and the top news story of the day is the complete plundering of the Baxter Building, headquarters of the world famous Fantastic Four. It appears that all financial and technical assets were plundered last night leaving the adventurers bankrupt, but that is only where the story begins. S.H.I.E.D. reports that the robbers also took the Negative Zone projector which is the only means of accessing the so called "Wonderland Prison' for alpha level criminal threats. Trapped in the Negative Zone are 37 prisoners, 637 S.H.I.E.D. agents, 543 Stark Industries technicians as well as founding Fantastic Four members Reed Richards, Johhny Storm, and Ben Grimm. S.H.I.E.D. further reports that without the help of Reed Richards, the rescue of these valiant people is virtually impossible." Suddenly, the broadcast shifted to another feed as the anchor woman announced "We now have some new information on the situation and are cutting live to Caribbean island nation of Barbuda. Christi Paul is live with the tropical country's new Minister of Science, the Mad Thinker! Christi?"
Onscreen now was a pretty woman reporter standing next to the Mad Thinker who was arm in arm with a gorgeous blond woman. As the blond turned toward the camera, the shocked audience gasped at the visage of a very happy Susan Storm Richards giddlily cuddling the criminal/minister for the world to see. With a straight face, the reporter replied to the camera "Yes Robin, we are live with the Barbudan Minister of Science, the Mad Thinker. Excuse me sir for not using your real name, but it appears that our sources were unable to find one. Would you like to give us a more fitting name we could use."
The villain turned political figure laughed deeply as he replied "No, thank you Christi, but the titles imposed by emotional parents at birth have little meaning to true men of science. I long ago rejected alegence with my forefathers and chose an appellation that fit my role, but now that role has changed. You may refer to me as Mister Minister, as is appropriate for my new role."
Christi nodded as she looked the couple over and continued "Thank you, Mister Minister, but excuse me... Isn't that Susan Storm Richards, wife of Reed Richards, with you?"
The blond woman giggled happily at the reporter as Mad Thinker replied "Yes and no, Christi. You see, under the laws of Barbuda, abandonment of over 1 month is grounds for divorce here, and since Reed is now currently trapped in the Negative zone forever, the government granted my dear Susan a divorce after which she and I happily wed. She is now my blushing bride, Susan Storm Thinker." The elated woman thrust out her left hand to the camera which sported both a solid gold wedding band and a huge engagement ring with a 3 carat pear shaped solitaire surrounded by sapphire chips. The bands of both rings had matching diamond and sapphire chips around the circumference as well. Mad Thinker continued "In any case, this is not why we brought you here."
The seasoned reporter was quick to reply "I see. Well then, Mister Minister, let’s get to the real business. What are we here to announce?"
The master scientist smiled smugly as he replied "Why to discuss the issues with Reed Richards, S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Fantastic Four of course. You see, thanks to my lovely bride, it came to my attention that Richards and S.H.I.E.L.D., among others, were planning an illegal action against our sovereign nation in clear violation of international law! The proof of this has already been submitted to the United Nations and I expect that you will soon be hearing an outcry from our fellow countries worldwide. As such, it was well within our country's rights to defend ourselves so we are responsible for the action that trapped Richards and his heinous terrorists in that horrid universe. All assets of the Fantastic Four have been seized as well as retribution. Now that the business is out of the way, my wife and I would like to get back to our honeymoon." As if on cue, a beautiful blond in a sexy French maid uniform slinked into camera view carrying a sliver serving tray with caviar and three champagne flutes. The Mad Thinker smiled broadly as he said "Thank you, Felicity my dear. Christi, please join us for a toast."
For the first time, the reporter appeared a little flustered, but did accept the offered champagne. She then turned to the camera and said "Robin that looks like all we have for now. This is Christi Paul reporting for CNN Headline News."
As Cassie turned her attention back to the surprised former heroine she cooed "There we have it. All the loose ends tied up. Mad Thinker gets to keep Mystique and Black Cat as mind slave toys as well as select inventions of Reed's and 1/4th the money stolen from the Fantastic Four. The Xavier Foundation will raise your little brats and as a brokering fee, we Muses of Mayhem also keep 1/4th the money stolen. That leaves you with 1/2 the total assets of the Fantastic Four and all the tech you could ever want stored in a secret spot only known to us that we have provided for you. So, Suzzie Sizzle, what do you plan to do from here?"