Swallowing The Spider

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It wasn't that hard to get access to all the information the Fantastic Four had on the mind and telepathy and all that sort of stuff as all I had to say was that I needed it to completely finish my product in time for the month deadline, if I knew that it was that easy to get information then I would have just asked about Reeds research into alternate dimensions but unfortunately for me Susan asked if this was the only information I needed to complete my project to which I said yes, if I turned around now and requested to access the alternate dimension research than although I would probably be granted it I would also look very suspicious and as much as I hate to admit it my friendship with Johnny has grown on me (though I haven't been hanging out with him much aside from working on my car as I've been focused in completing my project) plus I'd like to stick around Susan a bit more as well.

Once I had access to the abundance of information that the Fantastic Four had on the human brain/mind, which was most likely provided because of Reeds colleague like relationship with Charles Xavier, I had been able to get my head down and focus on my project like I have never focused before and wouldn't you believe it, I had finished my product that would revolutionise the containment of super/enhanced people and it would surely impress the two big brains of the Baxter Building proving to be a very profitable product while not being too dangerous, now all I have to do is come up with the final schematic after all what I've made is just a prototype/LITE version of my final product which will have a sort of area of affect feature.

It took me a week to finish my product as well as the presentation I was going to show at my project review and I've pretty much completed my task but I want to go above and beyond which is why I will spend this last week until the project deadline making the schematics for my final most advanced product which will surely secure a massive payday for 'Fantastic Four, Inc' and keep the Fantastic Four funded while also making a nice little nest egg for myself, the reason I am only making a schematic and not the final product itself is because the final product will take too long to make as well as being very expensive but I have a plan for that as well which will also grant me access to Reeds research which involves the portal to the negative zone which Reed has already built.

My product at the moment is essentially just a collar which will be put on super powered people that will stop them using their powers in an incredible and ingenious way if I do say so myself but this collar can easily ripped off by someone else that has super powers and isn't wearing the collar which is why my final product will be a bunch of relays which will create a sort of area affect barrier where everyone inside will lose their powers which is quite frankly pretty awesome, I could probably get a Noble Prize or something for this shit considering how much it is going to help the world at large with super villains considering that they are a pretty big problem in today's time.

With only a week left until the deadline to finish my schematic even though I already have everything prepared for the presentation it was time to put my head down and get back to work, at least I thought it was until Johnny bashes the door open and barged into my workspace which was currently the electronics room. "Nick, there's a party tonight and you my buddy are invited, it's a college party at ESU so you know that there are gonna be a whole load of pretty probably drunken girls there ready to make the worst decision of their life which goes by the name of 'Johnny Storm', let's go!" Johnny immediately exclaimed much to my annoyance, I didn't even look up from my work when replying to him.

"I can't Johnny, I'm busy working on my project which is due in a week so I don't have any time to waste on parties." I'm startled by Johnny slamming his hand down onto the table and look up at him in surprise. "Cmon Nick, you've been working nonstop on this project for three weeks and we've hardly hung out, you're gonna burn yourself out and I'm horny so lets go to this party, okay. I promise that if you go with me tonight I won't annoy you for the next two weeks at least, plus you've been working so much that I bet you haven't been able to scratch that itch in your pants so this will be good for you too."

True, I've been focusing on this project for the last three weeks that I haven't had s.e.x in the past three weeks either though that doesn't mean that I don't want to. "You know what Johnny your right, I've haven't had fun in three weeks do sign me up, let's go to that party and get some!" I set down my work and stand up, I'm dressed in brown boots, blue jeans, a white shirt with a black leather jacket on top so I don't have to worry about getting dressed up for the party, I even have my black aviators on me to finish off the look (I have the money do I might as well dress nice and take advantage of being rich).

Johnny gains a megawatt smile and punches his hand out into the air. "Alright, let's go right now then, you work here so late that the party is about to start around now so we should get there just in time for when it gets jumping, let's go get some!" Johnny quickly rushes out and I make haste to follow him finally catching up with him in the elevator where he pushes the button for the lobby. "The lobby? I thought we would be going up to the hangar and taking a vehicle from there, this isn't like you Johnny, what's going on?" I question him, usually Johnny's all up for taking the Fantastic Fours vehicle out on unscheduled joyrides and to pick up girls so it's weird that why aren't taking one of the vehicles now.

"Just wait my friend, I have a surprise waiting for us in the parking lot in front of the building, a surprise which I think you'll like." He tells me but that isn't enough for me, I annoy him all throughout the elevator ride and even the journey to the parking lot trying to get him to tell me but he keeps quite, Johnny can keep a secret when he wants to, we finally get to the parking lot and I'm awestruck by what I see waiting for me in one of the parking spaces.

Johnny skips like a giddy child to the vehicle and rests his band on it. "You like it? I hurried up and finished it just for tonight." What he's taking about is my baby 'Chantelle' which is an grey Audi R8 that looks so gorgeous right now though I can't stomp down at the bit of irritability I feel when I see the car finally repaired. "Dude, we were supposed to be finishing this together, don't get me wrong I'm happy that my baby is finally up and running but I would have liked to have been there when she was finally restored!" I finish frustratedly,

Johnny waves his hands trying to appeases me. "I know I know but I was bored and had nothing to do so I thought that I'd finish it, plus I thought that it would give us a great opportunity." My anger temporarily abated I look at him intrigued. "What opportunity?" I question him and to this he grins. "I brought it to the Baxter building for a reason, now that it's finished I thought that we'd be able to work on it together at the hangar at the base. We could use the freight elevator to get it up to the hangar where we could use all the resources there go kit it out even more, I might even be able to convince Susan to let us make it flight capable." He finishes sparking the fire of enthusiasm in me.

"No shit, thats a brilliant idea! Who knew that you you'd be so clever Johnny, well you know what they say, 'A broken clock is right twice a day' and it looks like it's your hour Johnny." I smirk at him but he just chucks the keys at me. "Shut up doofus and get in, your driving us to the party, it's at one of the dorm houses at ESU." I catch the keys and hurry to get into the car with Johnny.

Sticking the keys in the ignition and turning them I can't stop the shiver that goes up my spine at the rumble of Chantelle's engine. My baby is back from the dead...

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