Guys? What are you doing?
Ben! Lift it higher!
I'll try.
Sue!
Stay back, before you get somebody killed.
oh, my God.
What the hell was that?
We'll make adjustments. Next time, we'll be ready.
Next time? There's no next time.
You can't handle this alone. I'm bringing in help.
Bringing in soldiers and weaponry will put innocent people in danger.
No more than you already have.
Victor?
What's the matter? Afraid of ghosts?
- Look out! - Don't move!
Since you're a ghost, you won't mind if I break your neck.
- Let him go. - You know who that is?
Victor von Doom. He's here under my orders.
Ben, let him go.
How is this possible?
How are you still alive?
No thanks to you four, that's for certain.
Von Doom's made contact with the alien. He's got valuable information.
Information that might just help save the planet.
Now let's be clear about this...
...shall we? I hate you.
All of you.
But the world's at stake and we need to work together to survive.
General, we know firsthand, you trust Victor and you're gonna regret it.
So far, the only one I've regretted trusting here is you, Richards.
Reed, don't agree to this.
Let's see what he's got.
I made a detailed recording of our little encounter.
All that you know is at an end.
Well?
I like the part where he knocks you on your ass.
Look at where the energy levels surge when he attacks me.
There? See what happened?
The energy was channeled through him, but it originated from his board.
If we can separate him from the board, we can cut off his power completely.
- That's what we have to do. - How?
If I knew that, I wouldn't need you people, would I?
You two should get started right away.
I'm glad we have the opportunity to collaborate again.
I'll try to talk slowly so you can keep up.
How can we be working on the same side as Victor?
You got me. Things were simpler when I could just whale on the guy.
What's he doing? A fire.
Look at that.
I'll pay for that.
I'll tell you, Ben, I'm starting to feel like a complete screw-up.
Hey, hey, you're not a complete screw-up.
Thank you.
Look, kid, it's out of our hands. It's up to the eggheads now.
You think Reed's right about the whole end-of-the-world thing?
He's never been wrong about this kind of thing before.
You know, I'm not exactly a deep kind of guy.
Really?
But if Reed's right, and this is it...
...how do you want to spend your last few minutes?
Part of me would like to go out fighting.
But the truth is...
...I'd like to spend my last couple of minutes holding Alicia.
That sounds pretty good.
I mean, not the "holding Alicia" thing. She's your girlfriend, not mine.
Want nothing to do with her. Not to say she's not attractive.
She's very attractive. She's so attractive.
Even with the- I can't think of a guy that wouldn't want to-
What I meant...
...was that it's nice to have somebody.
Well, you got me, pal.
How's it going?
I can't find a link.
- It'll be all right. - No, it won't!
The whole world's counting on me, and I just...
Reed, you're gonna find the answer.
- You always do. - Thanks, Sue.
- You just need to relax. - Yeah, right.
You do. Reed, you need to relax.
Take a deep breath.
Slower.
There you go.
Come on. Again.
See? I can already feel your pulse slowing down.
- Do you remember that time-? - A pulse.
A tachyon pulse.
I love you.
I'm glad I could help.
So exactly how does this thing work?
When we activate the field, it'll separate him from his board...
- ... making him powerless. - Like a fish in a net.
- Yeah. - Yeah.
- In theory, anyway. - How long until it's operational?
- Three hours. - Three hours.
I can only go so fast, since I'm working by myself.
- What do you need to make this happen? - There are a couple of things.
Do your field engineers have a beryllium casing?
What are you doing?
- Don't you knock? - You're supposed to be helping Reed.
Tell him not to worry.
I'll be there to hold his hand and finish his little project for him.
- Anything else? - How'd you do it?
How did you come back?
It scares you, doesn't it?
The things I can do.
Did you know I could create a force field inside someone's body...
...and expand it until they explode?
Give it your best shot.
Just get back to the lab.
Mr. Storm?
We're heading to intercept the Surfer in 10 minutes, with or without you.
Were you waiting outside the bathroom to try and catch me in a towel?
That was a joke. I was joking.
Why are you so down on me? You don't even know me.
I know you very well. I read your personality profile.
Confident. Reckless. Irresponsible.
Self-obsessed, bordering on narcissism.
okay, so you do know me.
All I've seen is a guy that almost got his team killed.
okay.
I've been a little off my game lately.
This is not a game.
- Sir, he's in position north of here. - Good.
- General, give us a one-mile perimeter. - Forget it, Richards.
You had your shot and you blew it. This is a military operation now.
Jam the signal, get out of the way, and let us do our job.
- You don't understand. - No, you don't understand.
So let me make it clear for you and your pack of freaks.
I'm the quarterback. You're on my team.
Got it?
But I guess you never played football in high school, did you, Richards?
No, you're right, I didn't.
I stayed in and studied, like a good little nerd.
And fifteen years later...
...I'm one of the greatest minds of the 21 st century.
I'm engaged to the hottest girl on the planet.
And the jock who played quarterback in high school...
...is right in front of me, asking me for my help.
And I say he's not gonna get a damn thing...
...unless he does exactly what I tell him to...
...and starts treating my friends and me with some respect.
Give him what he wants.
I am so hot for you right now.
- Me too.
This is it.
You have your coordinates. Set up your posts and rendezvous back here.
First squad, move out!
Hey. You scared me there, Smokey. Look at you. You're cute.
Yeah, that's right. Keep running, Boo Boo.
overgrown furball.
- What's our status? - Yeah. I'm good to go.
- Same here. - Almost there.
Guys?
- We have a problem. - What's wrong?
He's here.
Get out of there, right now!
Why are you destroying our planet?
I have no choice.
- Sue! - Wait!
What do you mean, you don't have a choice?
There's always a choice.
Not always.
Why are you trying to destroy us?
I am not the Destroyer.
Come on, Richards. Jam the damn signal.
Maybe he needs a little persuasion.
- Fire one over the top. - Roger, out.
- open fire. - open fire.
open fire! Repeat, open fire!
Fall back! Fall back!
- Let me just- - No, wait!
Reed.
Come on, Sue.
All right, it's up.
Reed.
Got him.
Not so tough now, are you?
Victor! Stay back!
You're the quarterback.
Eyes on! Keep your weapons trained!
- Perimeter secure! - Move him out.
- open the gate! - Get him to the debriefing room.
- We had an agreement. - Calm down.
The enemy has been captured.
- Where is he? - Contained.
General?
Mr. Sherman.
If you'll excuse us, we have work to do.
- I want to be there for the questioning. - Not gonna happen.
Make sure our guests remain here, comfortably.
Yes, sir.
General, what about the board?
It's in a chamber which continuously scrambles the signal.
There are certain things I'm not permitted to do...
...because they're considered human-rights violations.
Fortunately, you're not human.
Are we prisoners?
How did that happen?
Apparently, they don't want us interfering with their methods.
I can't imagine what they're doing to him.
- I say he gets what he deserves. - How can you say that?
I'm just saying maybe the general's right about this.
The guy was about to destroy the planet. He said so himself.
It doesn't make sense. He protected me from the missile. Why would he do that?
Maybe he thinks you're cute.
There's more going on. He said he wasn't the Destroyer.
Maybe he lied?
We need to get inside there and talk to him.
But under the radar.
Is there any way we could get some DVDs...
...or popcorn or something?
- I'll call it in. - Great.
Thank you. Semper fi.
That's the Marine Corps. We're the Army.
Right, I know it's the Army.
Captain Raye. Access granted.
General.
Von Doom wants to speak with you.
You should really be a little more cooperative.
Mr. Sherman, let's take a break.
I know you are there.
What's your name?
Come on, you must have a name.
I'm Susan.
You said you weren't the one trying to destroy our world. Then who is?
- The one I serve. - Who do you serve?
I'm trying to help you, but to do that, you have to tell me the truth.
Please.
It is known by many names. My people called it...
...Galactus...
...the Devourer of Worlds.
It must feed on energy to survive.
Both thermal...
...and organic.
How can you serve this thing?
Because I must.
Doesn't it bother you, all the worlds and innocent people you've helped destroy?
My service spares my world...
...and the one I love.
Why did you try to protect me?
Because...
...you remind me of her.
Could you stop the Destroyer if you wanted to?
It is not I who draws the Destroyer here. It is the beacon.
What's the beacon?
The source of my power.
Your board?
Take joy in the last few hours you have left...
...for he is nearly here.
Well? I helped deliver the alien to you, as promised.
Now it's time to keep your end of the bargain.
You can do your tests on the board...
...but under armed guard and in my presence only.
Absolutely.
General Hager. Access granted.
The board draws it here.
How do you fight something that eats planets?
We have to get to the board and lead it away from here.
Well, do you think the general will go for that?
He'll have no choice.
Thank you, general.
But I'm afraid...
...the truth is...
...sometimes Reed is right.
What-?
Hey, you. Come here.
Let me ask you something.
Nice.
Crap.
Ben!
okay, that one hurt.
- Where's Reed? - Back here.
My bad.
Reed.
Victor. We've gotta get it back.
We need to get the Surfer. He understands its power.
Even if we break him out of this place, how are we gonna catch up to Victor?
Leave that to me.
- Halt! - Stay where you are!
Pal, this is the luckiest day of your life.
What the hell is going on? Where is General Hager?
He's dead.
And if we don't get him out of here, we'll all be.
Frankie...
...the world is literally at stake here. You have to trust us.
Please.
We need to get to the roof. It should be here by now.
What should be here?
Holy crap!
Reed.
This is by far the coolest thing you have ever done.
- Hemi? - of course.
okay, Ben, you get inside. Johnny, you fly behind us.
- You gotta let me fly this. - I'm the best pilot. I should drive.
- Guys. - You're lucky if it can carry you.
- I can fly circles around you. - Guys!
- Reed. - Shut up! And move it!
I'm driving.
Flame on!
okay. We're now officially enemies of the United States of America.
Victor is out there somewhere with unlimited power.
And we've got a giant intergalactic force...
...that's about to destroy our planet in less than 24 hours. Did I miss anything?
I've locked on Victor's energy trail. He's headed over Southeast China.
Hang on.
Norrin Radd.
- What? - I was once called Norrin Radd.
Norrin, we'll need your help to save our world.
Do you understand?
What the hell was that?
Victor, the board is drawing the Destroyer here. You have to give it up.
You know, I've never been the giving type, Reed.
Hold on!
We're sitting ducks!
We're gonna have to split up!
- What? - This ought to be fun!
He's really pissing me off!
Surf's up, metalhead!
Victor, only the Surfer can stop the Destroyer. But he needs his board.
- Come and get it, Richards. - Victor.
Let's all go for a spin!
Norrin!
Catch.
Sue!
oh, my God.
Sue. Sue.
- oh, God. - Johnny, don't touch her!
oh, God. oh, God.
You need to find a way to get the board.
- Sue, I... - okay.
He is here.
Reed?
Reed.
Victor's gotta have a pulse emitter linking him to his board.
We take it out, we can separate him from his board.
He's too strong for me.
I could whale on him if I get close...
...but he could see me coming from a mile away.
It would take all of us.
or maybe just one of us.
We don't know what it could do to you.
Let's not make this about me.
To quote a friend of mine...
...it's clobbering time.
You ain't going down fighting, kid.
Not without me.
You've gotta go.
Treasure each moment with her.
And tell her she was right.
We do have a choice.
Thought you could use a hand.
oh, my God.
Why isn't it working?
We were too late.
I will no longer serve.
This is the end for us both.
Hi.
What did I miss?
Hey! Hey!
- He did it. - Great job, kid.
Hey, wait. I'm not changing.
Hey, that's right.
Great.
okay, now you're making me uncomfortable.
So I guess this is it.
We all go our separate ways.
No.
- No? - No.
- No? - If not for the team...
...the whole world would be gone.
We can't run away from our responsibilities. This is who we are.
- That's what I've been saying. - What about having a normal life?
- A family? - Who says you have to be normal...
...to have a family?
So are you up for another media-circus wedding? Fifth time's a charm.
No.
I got a better idea.
Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to join Reed Richards...
...and Sue Storm together in holy...
...matrimony.
- What is it? - Venice is sinking into the Adriatic.
oh, boy. That's a biggie.
Could we just skip to the end?
- Yeah. The love these two share- - No, the very end.
Yeah, great. You have the rings?
oh, yeah.
I now pronounce you man and wife, and you may kiss the bride.
- okay. We should get out of here. - Yeah.
- Gotta go, hon. - okay.
I have to throw the bouquet.
Ready?
Heads up, Johnny.
Sorry.
Reflex.