1. Last time on the Fantastic Four,
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2. Ben Grimm is lured into a trap
by the mysterious Madam Medusa.
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3. He is then captured
by an evil inventor, the Wizard,
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4. and his fellow inventors,
the Trapster and Hydroman.
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5. Once in the clutches
of these Frightful Four,
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6. Ben is subjected
to the Wizard's Id Machine.
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7. This sinister device changes the Thing
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8. from a lovable blue-eyed hero
to a virulent creature of hate,
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9. bent on destroying his best friend,
Reed Richards.
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10. With the powerful Thing as an ally,
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11. the Wizard
has the Fantastic Four in his clutches
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12. and Reed Richards seems doomed.
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13. Only the love of Alicia Masters
can finally break the web of hate
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14. and bring the Thing
back to his right mind.
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15. But the Torch
has other things on his mind.
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16. He's smitten with the beautiful Medusa.
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17. When Torch has the chance
to capture her, he lets Medusa get away,
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18. which puts him
in the hot seat with his buddies.
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19. And now part two
of "The Inhumans Saga".
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20. Amazing. Average hair diameter,
0.45 inches.
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21. And each strand
has greater tensile strength,
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22. modulus of elasticity,
and sheer resistance
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23. than a titanium iron wire
of the same thick...
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24. Wait. Mind putting that into something
resembling the King's English?
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25. What it means, Ben, is that I wish
Johnny had not let Medusa escape.
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26. - Enough's enough, brother-in-law.
- Reed.
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27. This hair sample proves
she's something more than human.
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28. I'd simply like to know more about her.
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29. You ain't the only one, stretcho.
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30. I think Torchy here
has the hots for that wacko redhead.
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31. You and Reed have been all over me.
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32. - Now just back off, you hear?
- Touchy, touchy.
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33. Johnny, wait. Nice work, you two.
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34. Can't you see he feels bad enough
already? Why don't you lay off the kid?
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35. "The kid." That's just what
they all treat me like, a little kid.
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36. Even my own sister.
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37. Susie still thinks she has to fight my
battles for me, like when we were kids.
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38. - What the?
- Keep driving.
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39. Well, if it isn't
the carrot-topped girl of my dreams.
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40. Just keep driving. Faster.
It's a matter of my life and death.
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41. You can stow the blaster, Red.
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42. Any pretty lady who wants
a little joyride in this buggy
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43. has just gotta ask.
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44. This new super-padded exercise room
is pretty good therapy, huh, Ben?
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45. Yeah, nice cooking.
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46. You know, stretcho,
I've been meaning to tell you.
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47. Well, you know,
about what I almost did last week.
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48. - I know, Ben.
- Yeah, well, I wasn't myself.
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49. The Wizard messed with my mind.
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50. - I'd have never hurt you or Susie.
- Forget it, Ben.
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51. Friends never need to apologise.
Especially best friends.
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52. Isn't it kind of amazing
how this new hyper-elasticised fabric
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53. can absorb just about anything?
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54. What the?
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55. Comes with a built-in reverb, too, huh?
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56. Hey, some Bigfoot's
wrecking my rec room.
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57. It's walking right up
the side of our building.
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58. But I can't see who.
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59. Just as well, stretcho. When I'm done
with our wacky wall-walker,
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60. there won't be enough left
for a positive ID.
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61. Reed, our new building.
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62. Construction insurance just ain't
gonna cover this kind of thing.
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63. Bigfoot is copping our chopper.
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64. And he's damaged the Fantasticar
so we can't follow.
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65. Yeah, it's like all our vehicles
have "Trash Me" painted on 'em lately.
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66. Hey, you mind clueing me in
on what's going on?
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67. Guess what, Red.
Corny as this sounds, we're out of gas.
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68. - Is this a trap?
- Trap?
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69. Lady, last time I looked,
you're the one holding the blaster.
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70. Kidnapping me
could land you in the slammer
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71. along with the Wizard
and your other pals.
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72. But you really do seem too nice,
not to mention too pretty, for that.
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73. How'd you ever get hooked up
with those losers anyhow?
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74. It seems like so long ago.
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75. I found myself in Paris,
stealing just to stay alive.
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76. But when the French police
had finally tracked me down,
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77. the Wizard arrived and distracted them
long enough for me to escape.
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78. So when the Wizard asked me to join
what became the Frightful Four,
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79. I readily accepted.
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80. I felt I owed him that much.
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81. And I was tired of being so alone.
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82. You said you found yourself in Paris.
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83. - But where do you really come from?
- I don't know.
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84. I have no memory
of anything before that.
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85. And yet I've always sensed
that someone is after me,
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86. following me everywhere,
even here to America.
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87. Listen, why don't you let me help?
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88. Trust me. After all, I let you escape
back at the warehouse.
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89. Let me escape? Madam Medusa
needs no help from an insolent youth.
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90. So you're copping that
I'm-just-a-kid attitude, too?
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91. This kid's getting a little steamed at
having that blaster stuck in his face.
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92. The vacuum pellet temporarily drains
the oxygen from around you, Torch.
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93. Strange. You deliberately missed me
with your flame.
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94. Well, no matter. By the time
you recover, I will be safely gone.
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95. Though we met as enemies, there is
much kindness in you, Johnny Storm.
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96. Medusa, I've waited too long,
searched too far, to fail now.
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97. No.
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98. Who are?
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99. Flame on.
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100. Man, I always liked hot cars, but...
Hey.
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101. Why don't you just consider
putting the lady down, hammer toes?
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102. Meddlesome human. Your attempt
to protect Medusa is futile.
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103. - Stop.
- Gorgon takes orders from no one.
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104. Hey. Now, that buggy
looks awfully familiar.
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105. Well, stolen gyrocopter or not,
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106. I should still be able
to catch him unless...
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107. he uses the new turbo-chargers
I installed.
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108. Not another pellet. I'm gonna have to
start taking out fire insurance.
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109. Gotta jump-start my flame.
10,000 volts ought to do it.
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110. Lucky my brain-in-law Reed
made our costumes insulated.
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111. Houston Control, we have ignition.
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112. - What? Gorg...
- Gorgon.
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113. It is I, Medusa. Did you think you could
flee Attilan and elude us for ever?
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114. Attilan? I don't know of any Atti...
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115. Wait. Attilan.
It's all coming back to me now.
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116. What happened before Paris. Who I am,
where I really come from. Gorgon...
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117. Foolish human. Trying to rescue you
will only ensure his doom.
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118. Flame's still too weak to catch 'em.
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119. But I can still sunburn
those turbo-chargers
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120. with concentrated beams
of ultraviolet rays.
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121. - We're losing power.
- Bingo!
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122. Now, gotta pour it on.
Really feel the burn.
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123. - Torch, no, don't.
- Relax, Red. I won't burn you.
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124. Release me.
You don't know what you're doing.
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125. Yeah, it's a good thing
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126. Bigfoot never stomped his size 18s
into our air-jet hangar.
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127. - Gorgon followed me round the world.
- Lady, you gotta trust me.
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128. This kid's gonna help you
whether you want it or not.
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129. Oh, man. Those vacuum pellets
really took some fuel out of my furnace.
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130. I may have to join
Flame Losers Anonymous.
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131. Reed, look.
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132. Susie, nice driving.
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133. Course. I'm the one who got you
off of training wheels, remember?
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134. Well, congratulations, shrimp.
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135. You finally caught
this carrot-topped crook.
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136. And only one week behind schedule. Gee.
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137. You don't understand. I am not
a criminal. Release me or you will be...
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138. - Destroyed.
- Medusa.
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139. Just can't hold onto a gal, eh, junior?
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140. Well, let old blue eyes
show you how heroes do it.
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141. - What? That ugly creature...
- Ugly?
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142. We'll see how pretty you look
after I finish stuffing
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143. those clodhoppers of yours
into your mouth.
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144. Arrogant monster.
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145. Hey, show some respect
for the idol of millions.
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146. To battle Gorgon is futile, Ben Grimm.
His powerful kick can topple anything.
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147. Well, I just ain't any Thing, lady.
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148. I'm the ever-loving, blue-eyed,
clobbering, flavoured original.
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149. The roof's so torn up,
we can't land there.
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150. But my force field can.
Take the controls.
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151. What is this?
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152. - Never felt such force.
- Darling.
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153. Now you did it. You hurt Susie,
you two-bit grape stomper.
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154. - Gorgon, wait.
- Relax, sister.
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155. This'll only hurt him for a year or two.
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156. Idle threats do not impress Gorgon.
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157. You're just in time
for a little roof rumbling.
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158. - And some light clobbering.
- Stop all this destruction, Gorgon.
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159. This destruction is because of you.
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160. You fled the Great Refuge
to live among lowly humans.
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161. I didn't flee. Maximus erased my memory
and sent me to the human world.
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162. Maximus the Mad?
Now the puzzle makes sense.
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163. Well, I'm glad
you like a good puzzle, buddy.
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164. Because I'm gonna rearrange your pieces.
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165. Enough. Medusa must be returned
where she belongs.
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166. It is forbidden for our race
to mingle with mere humans.
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167. - Their race?
- Mere humans?
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168. Pal, you better get your eyes checked.
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169. - Wait. We should try to reason...
- Enough with you meddlers.
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170. - Get close together.
- Where's Ben?
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171. Hey, what are you looking at?
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172. - Thought I'd take the express.
- I'm gonna find Medusa.
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173. Maybe Medusa
doesn't want to be found.
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174. She'll change her tune
once she gets to know me.
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175. Johnny, wait.
Your flame powers are still too weak.
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176. Think so? Well, just watch my smoke.
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177. Old hot-and-bothered
just can't seem to...
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178. Burn that redhead out of his hair
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179. - She is a fascinating woman.
- You don't say.
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180. Why, in a purely scientific way,
of course, darling.
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181. Yes, of course.
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182. OK, down, boys.
We'd better find that brother of mine
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183. before he gets in more trouble
than he can burn his way out of.
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184. No sign of 'em down there.
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185. You'd think with gunboats like his,
Gorgon would stick out like a sore toe.
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186. Yes. When you're hot, you're hot.
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187. But I'm not.
I'm still not up to full steam yet.
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188. I hate it when Reed's right.
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189. Better save my strength. Who knows
what could be hiding down there?
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190. A girl. And a real looker, too.
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191. Hello. Are you lost?
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192. - No. Stay away.
- Hey, chill.
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193. I just wanna talk.
I'm not gonna hurt you.
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194. Hey.
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195. What happened? Hey, where'd you go?
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196. Man, Torch,
you must be losing your touch.
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197. Beautiful, mysterious ladies keep
slipping right through your fingers.
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198. No. Go away.
They must not find you.
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199. - They who?
- Goodbye.
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200. Hey. What are you,
some kind of pyromaniac?
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201. Using fire's not the recommended way
to get rid of me.
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202. - But how do you?
- You have hidden powers.
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203. - You are one of us.
- Right.
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204. One of you.
That's what I've been trying to say.
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205. How wonderful. My name is Crystal.
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206. - What is yours?
- I'm the Human Torch.
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207. But my friends call me Johnny.
Johnny Storm.
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208. I would like to be your friend,
Johnny Storm.
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209. No problem there.
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210. Say, what are you doing
all alone here
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211. down in this rundown place?
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212. But I'm not alone.
Lockjaw's with me.
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213. Lockjaw? Is that like measles?
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214. Don't be silly.
Everyone knows Lockjaw.
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215. - Isn't he the sweetest?
- Yeah. Like sugar.
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216. What the?
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217. Lockjaw thinks it's time
I returned home.
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218. Lockjaw thinks...
Hey, where'd he go?
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219. He's always doing that. Come on.
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220. I'd like you to meet my family.
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221. I get the feeling
I'm not in Kansas any more.
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222. Black Bolt made this place for us
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223. so we could live safely in this strange
city while we searched for my sister.
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224. - Don't tell me. That's Black Bolt?
- No. That's my cousin Karnak.
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225. He has the power to find
the weakest point in any object.
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226. - And destroy it.
- Among other talents.
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227. - Must come in handy.
- This is Johnny Storm.
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228. - He too has a hidden power.
- Put it there, Karnak.
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229. Your centre of gravity is about here.
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230. Please forgive my cousin.
He likes to show off.
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231. - Here are the others.
- Gorgon. Medusa.
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232. - You interfering fool.
- Why can't you leave us in peace?
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233. Johnny.
You know my sister, Medusa?
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234. Sister? I should've figured. Are you
some race of super-powered beings?
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235. Foolish child. It is forbidden
for Inhumans to mingle with outsiders.
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236. You got a problem,
take it up with me.
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237. You have discovered us and you cannot
be allowed to live and tell about it.
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238. - Johnny.
- Hey.
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239. No matter. He cannot escape.
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240. - No.
- You were deceived, Crystal.
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241. - He is not an Inhuman.
- Do not let the boy be harmed.
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242. - He once befriended me.
- Flame on.
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243. No.
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244. Gotta find Reed before those Inhumans
pull their disappearing act again.
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245. He's gone.
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246. When Black Bolt learns of this,
his anger will be unimaginable.
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247. Johnny's belt signal seems to be coming
from that deserted part of town.
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248. You can turn off that crackerjack prize
of yours, stretcho.
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249. Here comes the flying matchstick now.
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250. - Looks like he just won the lottery.
- I found Gorgon and Medusa.
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251. And Crystal,
the most beautiful girl I've ever seen.
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252. What? You ditched the redhead already,
lover boy?
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253. She's Medusa's sister, you big brick.
There's a race of Inhumans down there.
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254. Inhumans.
So that's what they call themselves.
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255. We're wasting time.
Crystal could be gone.
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256. Crystal. Sounds like the only one gone
is my baby brother.
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257. That's where I blasted out.
Their hiding place is down there.
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258. - You know what to do, Karnak.
- The weakest point is here.
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259. Did you hear something?
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260. - It's Gorgon. The other one's Karnak.
- Black Bolt. The time has come.
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261. And who's this Black Bolt clown, Sparky?
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262. I don't know.
He's the only one I haven't met.
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263. Black Bolt, huh? Well, la-di-dah.
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264. Let's see if he can handle
an orange bolt.
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265. - He floored Ben with one punch.
- But that's impossible.
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266. The Thing's the strongest human alive.
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267. Well, maybe he's just met
the new number one.
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