Under the waves, in the deepest depths of the ocean, stands the
capital of the underwater nation of Atlantis.
Inside the largest structure in the city sits a king on his
throne, speaking with a group of advisors.
The king is sitting shirtless, his legs dressed in ceremonial
Atlantean armor, his pointed ears and small feathered wings
on his ankles. They flap slowly in the water.
The group with the king consists of two larger men with warrior
armor, a scrawdy scientist, and a woman, each with blue skin.
Except the king, they all have gills on their necks, allowing
them to breathe. Violence will only lead to more
violence. They continue poisoning our
waters and our people will die. We must strike back.
Though he is often wrong, I must agree with Artuma.
The surface dwellers pose the most imminent threat.
We must act now before they try to wipe us out.
Silence. Sire, all we are saying is that
we need a solution. This problem is worsening by the
day and if we continue to do nothing then.
Enough I refuse to enter a war with the surface and risk the
lives of Atlantis's citizens. Sitting idly by will put more
citizens in danger. We act now or we will be
destroyed. I hear you, Atuma, but I have
made my decision. You are all dismissed.
Three of the four advisors leave the throne room of the palace.
The woman stands alone with the king.
The more you remain here with me after I have dismissed my
advisors, Why? You're a good king cousin, but
you let your past with the surface dwellers cloud your
judgement. I'm not saying jump into a Wharf
with a surface, but you must be prepared to make the hard call
you have been running from. Thank you cousin, you have been
heard. Your words will be taken into
consideration. No more exits the throne room,
leaving the king to his thoughts.
In New York City, in the basement of the Baxter Building,
Reed Richards and Johnny Storm are hard at work on an
engineering marvel. The invention they're working on
is covered in a large brown tarp.
Come on, Reid. Let me do.
It trust me, it would be the most awesome and outrageous
party of all time. That is what I am worried about.
I do not want anything too extreme.
Plus, I'm going to ask Ben to be the best man that gives him all
the responsibilities of planning the bachelor party.
Oh, I get it. You want a lame party, so you
give the responsibilities to the lamest guy you know.
Ben Grim walks into the room. My ears are burning.
What's the kid saying this time? We're just talking about how
Reid. Nothing.
Hey Ben, can you go get Susan? I think we are ready to show her
the finished product. Yeah, sure thing.
Ben leaves the room. After he does, Reid turns to
Johnny. So about the whole best man
thing, I have not asked him yet. Oh, right, so keep it hush hush.
Johnny winks at Reed a couple of times.
Stop that. What?
It is quite disturbing. Whatever.
Johnny turns the back toward their project and wipes some
dirt off the side. Can you please pass me the
blowtorch? Johnny gets up.
No need. He puts his arm up and super
heats the metal. Ben walks into the room with Sue
Storm behind him. You boys are finally done with
your project. Reed and Johnny stand up.
They both grab onto the tarp. May we proudly present.
They pull off the tarp to reveal.
The fantastic car. A white armored vehicle the size
of a large car with blue racing stripes down the center.
The what? The fantastic car.
What is it? The team's new all terrain
transportation vessel. What my friend here is trying to
say is it's an insanely awesome car.
Right, All four members get alerts on their phones.
Something is going on at the docks.
Good, we get a chance to test this thing out.
It's rush hour, it'll take us forever to get there if we
drive. Who said anything about driving?
Reed pulls a remote out of his pocket and presses a button on
it. The top of the fantastic car
comes off and moves to the back to reveal 4 seats on the inside.
Ben gets in the driver's seat and Johnny gets in the far back
seat. Reed and Sue fill in the other
two spots in the middle in between Ben and Johnny.
Custom made seat and control to fit your larger body.
Nice, so this thing flies. That button Reed stretches his
arms and points to one of the buttons on the console.
Ben starts the engine and presses the button.
The Fantastic car wheel suddenly fold in.
In their place. Thrusters activate.
The vehicle starts to lift off the ground.
Ben Grimm flies the Fantastic Car to the docks.
When the four arrive at the scene, they land the Fantastic
car and Ben, Sue and Reed get out in their matching team
uniforms. That wasn't too bad of a first
flight. Whatever you say.
Johnny gets out last, holding his head.
What's that over there? Johnny points in the direction
of three large men in full covered black wet suits and face
masks pushing shipping containers into the water.
How are they? Let's do this flame on.
Johnny suddenly combusts into flames and flames over to the
men. The other three members follow
after him on foot. Excuse me, gentlemen, but I
don't think that's where those are supposed to go.
The largest man, a similar size to Ben Grimm, swings at Johnny,
but he manages to get out of the way.
You've got to do better than that if you think you're going
to take on old Johnny Storm. The brute swings again, this
time making contact and sending Johnny flying.
Johnny hits a shipping container and falls to the ground.
Reed and Sue engage one of the guys while Ben takes on the
other. Johnny, struggling to get to his
feet, uses the last bit of his energy to hurl a fireball at the
man. The fireball hits the man in the
chest, burning off some of his shirt and the lower part of his
mask, revealing blue skin and an advanced breathing apparatus.
Fall back. We have done what His Majesty
has sent us to do. The other two men escape their
fight and all three jump into the water, swimming deep.
The Fantastic Four come together and help Johnny to his feet.
Ben Grimm turns to read. What were those guys?
I do not know, Ben, I do not know.
Hours later, the Fantastic Four are in the living room of their
suite of the Baxter Building, trying to find an answer to the
question of the men at the docks.
Reed is riding on a whiteboard, Sue and Ben are looking through
piles of books, and Johnny is on his laptop.
So what are we thinking, Reed? No idea.
The only explanation I can think of is a genetic mutation, but
the chances of all three having the same mutation is very low.
What about you 2? Anything in those books?
Nope. Can't find nothing in these
books. You would probably have a better
chance of finding something if you could, I don't know, read.
Why you? Ben starts to get up to fight
Johnny, but Sue raises her arm in front of him, calming him
down. Well, if you're such a genius
smart guy, what have you got? I actually did find something.
I just did a search for strong blue people with breathing
problems and bam. The retakes the laptop from
Johnny and scrolls through the article.
Doctor Walter Newell Hmm. Oceanography Atlantis.
Are you trying to tell me we fought sea people?
I mean is it that far fetched in a world with aliens and mole
people? Mermaids are what you question.
Fairpoint. I said we go down there and ask
them why they were attacking that warehouse.
I don't know how are we going to get down there.
Reed, do you think the fantastic car could withstand the
pressure? I think it could work.
The hull should be strong enough.
Where have I heard that before? Right, Johnny and I will do one
more look over before we go. The Fantastic Four get into the
fantastic car and take off, heading for the ocean.
Here we go. Ben flies the fantastic car into
the water, switching from flight settings to aquatic.
So what exactly are we looking for down here, Reed?
The article made mention of a city.
The radar should alert us if we are close to it.
So once we get there, then what? We bash some heads.
No, we are here to be diplomatic.
We are just going to ask some questions.
Right. Then we bash some heads.
If it comes to it, then here I have the helmets from our space
trip. I tweaked them so that they will
extract the oxygen from the water, thus allowing us to
breathe. Reed hands each person a helmet.
They all put them on the tinted black visor cover, now replaced
with a clear plastic. The vents on the sides are what
funnels the oxygen. I probably should have asked
before, but what about the water pressure?
Sure, the fantastic car can handle it, but what about us?
Our suits will protect us from the pressure.
The cosmic rays not only changed us, but also the molecular
structure of our suits. It created something new,
something that is both light and strong.
I call them unstable molecules, and our suits are filled with
them. As they continue their journey,
the team looks around, the fantastic car's lights shining
through the darkness of the ocean, allowing them to see
their surroundings. Ben pilots them through litter
and debris. They pass through the shipping
containers that the men at the docks had been pushing into the
ocean. Reed sees something on one of
the containers. That symbol, Where have I seen
that before? He reads the name on the logo.
Aim. Johnny looks out the window.
What is that? Johnny sees something speeding
toward them. Looks like.
A man. Suddenly, the thing moving
toward them hits the fantastic car, sending it's spinning out
of control into a sea mount. Sometime has passed and Reed,
Johnny and Ben wake up in a prison cell.
My head. Johnny looks around, seeing Reed
and Ben unconscious on the floor next to him.
Sue. Johnny looks around frantically
but can't see Sue Storm anywhere.
Guys, wake up. He grabs Reed and starts shaking
to wake him. Reed.
Sue's not here. What?
Sue's gone. Reed sits up, now more aware and
awake. He sees an Atlantean guard
walking by the cell. Reed gets up and stands against
the wall. Hey.
The guard turns around. What do you want?
Surface dweller. Where is Susan?
The lady, oh, she is with His Majesty.
Johnny steps forward next to Reed.
Who's that? King Nemour.
Meanwhile, outside of the prison, in the streets of
Atlantis, Sue's Storm is walking with Nomura and two of the royal
bodyguards. The walk is silent until Sue
breaks the silence. Where are you taking me?
The King has requested your presence.
We're taking you to the throne room of the royal palace to meet
with him. I apologize for your rough
arrival. Some of our people don't take
well to outsiders. Right.
And your people are? Atlanteans.
Atlanteans So this really is the lost city of.
Atlantis. Yes, how?
We have been here for as long as anyone can remember, though it
is believed that the first athletians were gifted their
abilities to survive the ocean depths from beings far more
powerful than you and me, beings not from this world.
The energy barriers to run in the city keeps us hidden from
the outside world. It is also what is allowing us
to walk on the city floor. It controls the buoyancy of
everything inside. Interesting.
Sue, Nomura, and the two guards reach the palace.
One of the guards steps forward and pulls the large doors open.
Sue looks at Nomura, who gestures for her to walk inside.
Nomura and the guards walk away from the door, leaving Sue.
She walks forward. Inside there are two more guards
stationed behind the door. In the center of the room sits
the king on a high golden throne.
Why am I here? Namor raises his hand, sending
the guards away. The doors close behind them,
leaving him and Sue to talk alone.
He makes his way down from the throne.
There have been ripples in the waters of Atlantis.
Some of my people do not believe me fit to rule.
While my mother was Atlantean royalty, my father was from your
world, the surface. Because of this, some consider
me unfit to sit on the throne. To make matters worse, humans
are causing problems for us. I'm told by my advisors that the
oceans are filling with materials dangerous to my
people. I'm being called to do
something. And you're telling me why?
You have a fire. I like that.
What is your name? Susan.
Well, Susan, I believe that you could be the key to uniting our
two worlds. My informants on the surface
tell me that you and your team are valiant warriors and leaders
of your world. We've done some good.
Well, I would be honored to give you a chance to do more good for
more people. What are you saying?
My people need to see the potential in humanity.
I need someone by my side. I need you as my Queen.
I'm flattered, but I can't. Excuse me?
My answer is no. I think you misunderstand.
I am not asking. Neymour takes a deep breath and
walks to the door. He opens it, motioning to sue.
I respect your decision. Shall we return you to your
family? Sue walks out the door, followed
by Neymour, him closing the door behind them.
Sue and Neymour continue walking down the path back to the prison
in silence when something in the distance starts moving toward
them. Sue squints her eyes, trying to
clearly see what's coming at them.
Ben. Get away from the ladyfish face.
Ben Grimm charges toward the 2. Not slowing down, he punches
Neymour, sending him flying into a building.
Ben, what are you doing? Getting you away from that creep
and getting out of here reading. Johnny found the fantastic car.
Let's go. As Ben pulls her away, Sue looks
back in the direction that Neymour was sent.
A far ways away, Neymour rises from the rubble of the building
he was sent flying into. A Tuma and two Atlantean
warriors run over to where Neymour is.
Sia come quick. Something terrible has happened.
The trio leads their king into the hospital.
They walk into a private room in the back of the building.
How is she? I'm afraid there's nothing more
we can do. Neymour walks over to a bed with
a body lying on it, covered by a white blanket.
He moves the blanket off the body's face, revealing his
cousin Nomura. Neymour lowers his head, crying
over her body. Why cousin?
Neymour raises his head. What's happened?
The medical. Analysis revealed scorch marks
on her body. We believe whatever caused the
burns is responsible the surface dwellers.
One of them had the ability to generate fire from his hands.
They broke out of the cell. They must have done this on
their way to their vessel. Namor takes a second to think.
A tumor. Prepare your men.
Yes, Sir. Tuma and his men walk out of the
room into the hall. Tuma turns to his first
Lieutenant. We are going to war.
Back in the fantastic car, the Fantastic Four are making their
way back to the surface. How did you guys get out of the
cell? There was this guy who came to
the prison. He told the guard to leave and
he let us out and then you came and got me.
Bended we went to get the fantastic car.
The four continue their trip back home.
Later at Coney Island, families are enjoying the park and rides
on the shores of the beach. A head peeks out of the water.
Namor erases from the waves, ready for a fight, followed by
an army of his Atlantean soldiers, their blue skin
absorbing the last little bit of water as they leave the ocean.
Breathing devices cover the mouths of the soldiers.
Ailments. The time has come for you to pay
for your crimes against Atlantis soldiers.
Do what you must. You heard the king attack.
Neymour sends his troops out. They start destroying the
amusement park. The Fantastic Four arrive flying
in the fantastic car. Neymour, you told me you didn't
want to start a war, but here you are.
What changed? I opened my Kingdom to you, and
your family took something from me.
What are you talking about? We did nothing.
Clearly he won't listen to reason Sue.
Let's just fry these fish and get this over with.
Yeah. I'm with the kid.
Good to hear. Flame on.
Johnny lights his body, Namor realizes.
You. Wow.
I mean, I knew I was popular, but they recognized me under the
sea. Imperious rest.
Actually, it's Johnny Storm. Neymar throws his Trident at
Johnny. He dodged the incoming weapon
and turns his head back. The wings on Neymar's ankles
start to flap. He is lifted into the air.
Neymar flies at Johnny. Neymar flies with Johnny in his
hands. He.
Will pay for what you've done to the throne of Atlantis.
I don't know. What you're talking about?
Johnny blasts fire, causing Neymar to drop it.
Johnny hits the ground hard. He lands next to the Trident
that is stuck into the ground. Neymar dives down, landing on
top of Johnny. He grabs the Trident and pulls
it out of the ground. He raises the Trident above his
head, ready to deliver a final blow.
Imperious Rex. I got a little.
Catch phrase too. Neymar turns his head to see Ben
charging at. Him.
It's Clover Time. Ben hits Neymar, pushing him
back. Neymar sticks his Trident into
the ground, slowing himself down.
You seem to only be able to strike when I am unprepared,
beast. Neymar drops his Trident.
Let us see what you can. Really do, finally.
I get to hit something. Both men charge at each other.
Ben throws a punch, Neymar catches his first and pummels
him into the ground. Johnny flies around Neymar and
blasts him with fireballs. Across the beach, Atuma is
watching the fight. Standing next to him is Orca and
another soldier. The king needs assistance.
We should go. No, a tomb stops the soldier.
King Namor can handle himself. Namor grabs Ben by the legs,
swings him and sends him flying at Johnny.
Ben hits Johnny and they both fly through a Ferris wheel.
Breed and Sue are trying to prevent any more damage.
We need to hold off the soldiers and keep the damage to a
minimum. Sue Storm creates an invisible
wall around the Atlantean soldiers.
Get ready to do what you need to.
I won't be able to hold them for long.
Reed nods, understanding. Sue shrinks the field, bunching
the soldiers together. I'm dropping the field.
Sue stops concentrating and force field drops.
Reed stretches his arms, taking the breathing devices off the
soldiers. Once the Master taken off, all
of the soldiers collapse. That went well.
A little ways away, Neymour is holding Ban a little above the
ground, lifting him by the neck. Nymour punches Ben repeatedly
until he is unconscious. Nymour drops Ben and walks over
to Johnny. Nymour stands over Johnny's
beaten body. He grabs his neck and lifts him
up. Nymour starts squeezing.
You killed my cousin for what? I didn't.
Kill anyone. Sue and Reed, run over to Namor.
Namor, please. Now is not the time, Susan.
He must pay for what he has done.
You told me that there was a human that you knew, that you
trusted. I need you to do that again.
I need you to trust me, please. Namor loosens his grip.
Aye. Namora don't.
Namor turns and sees his cousin Namora walking out of the ocean
onto the beach. She is limping and holding her
side. She collapses on the beach,
landing on her knees. Neymour drops Johnny and flies
over to Nomura. He helps her to her feet.
What? How A.
Tuma, he tried to kill me. He wanted you to go to war with
the surface. Neymour lifts his head and looks
for a tuma. Where is a tuma?
Neymour returns to his palace in Atlantis.
He bursts through the doors. A Tuma.
When he walks in, he sees a Tomba sitting on his throne,
wearing his crown, standing next to him, a huge Atlantean and a
smaller soldier with mechanical hands and sharp metal teeth, His
lieutenants, Orca and Tiger. What is this?
Explain yourself. Oh my dear King, it has been
made clear many times that you are not the right person to roll
over Atlantis. Atlantis needs someone that the
people can trust, someone that won't hesitate to go to war for
them. Someone who is truly Atlantean.
Orca tiger, get rid of this hack breed filth.
Finally, I have been waiting a long time for this.
Let's turn the shreds. Bring it.
Orca and Tiger charge at Namor. Orca throws a punch at Namor.
Namor ducks and returns the hit with an uppercut to the jaw, and
as Orca stumbles back, Tiger jumps at Namor, biting Namor in
the arm. Namor swings him off into the
wall. Namor turns his head and Orca
punches him in the face. Namor falls to the ground,
stunned. Orca grabs Namor's head in one
hand and slams it into the ground repeatedly.
That's enough, Orca. The Tuma gets up from the
throne. He walks down the stairs to
where Orca and Tiger are standing open.
Orca and Tiger each grab one arm and hold the day's Neymar up.
Who knew the king would fall so easily?
The tuma starts punching Neymar, first hitting him in the chest,
in the stomach, then moving up to continuously hitting his
head. A tuma walks to another wall,
grabs a Trident that is hanging, and returns to Neymour.
Atuma looks down at the weapon, examining it.
Let's finish this. Atuma brings the Trident back,
ready to impale Neymour when the doors suddenly swing open and an
invisible force knocks Atuma, Orca and Tiger off their feet.
They drop Neymour and he hits the floor.
The Fantastic Four come running into the throne room.
Reed and Sue run over to help Neymour to his feet.
Atuma, Orca and Tiger get up and prepare to fight.
Let's make an example of these 5.
Pro Throw No. What?
I challenge you to pro throw no. What's that?
It is Latin. It means fight for the throne.
I accept your challenge. Then it is decided we will
prepare the Colosseum. Moments later, Namor is waiting
in a room underneath the Colosseum.
With him is Nomura and the Fantastic Four.
He's putting on Atlantean combat armor, covering his legs and
arms, but still leaving his chest and feet exposed.
No more. You're in no shape to fight a
tumor. It is the only way, Nomura.
Nomura is right, you can barely stand.
Let me do it for you. I've been dying to pound one of
these blueskin water breathers. Ben turns to Nomura.
No offense. That's not how it works.
Only the king and the one aiming to take the throne fight in the
arena. Just maybe there's a diplomatic
solution to all of this. I am sure if we can just sit
down with a tumor, then there's. No reasoning with him.
A tumor is too far gone. This is the only way I can show
my people that I am still the one who should sit on the throne
and put an end to a tumor's attempts at the crown.
At my crown. Neymour finishes putting his
armor on. Neymour grabs the helmet sitting
next to him he picks up the helmet.
Nomura puts her hands on the helmet, looking at Neymour.
Cousin, you know what? Tuma has no honor.
You're walking into an unfair fight.
A tuma may not have honor, but I do.
This is why I must do this. Nymour lifts the helmet over his
head, putting it on. Moments later, Nymour walks out
into the Colosseum, a Trident in his hand, the large audience
watching filling the arena with their cheers.
Namor looks around the stands. He watches as the crowd jumps
and yells, ready to see the fight.
He turns his head to the Royal Box, where Nomura is taking her
seat, with the Fantastic Four following behind.
Everyone gets quiet and they all turn in the direction of the
noise. Atuma walks out, followed by
Orca and Tiger. His lieutenants stop and he
walks onto the elevated platform of the arena, standing across
from Namor. The mediator enters the arena.
Welcome citizens of Atlantis. King Namor has challenged
General Atuma to pro throno a fight for the throne to the
death. Winner comes out with their life
and the crown. It's the challenge begin.
The mediator swims out of the arena and the fight begins.
Neymour and Atuma swim at each other, colliding the trident's
clashing with each other. Atuma brings his Trident back
and swings at Neymour's head. Neymour reacts quickly, managing
to duck under the Trident, countering by charging the rod
of his Trident into a tuma's stomach.
A tuma is said, flying back. Really.
Neymar, not giving him a second, charges again, this time
punching A tuma with his free. A tuma takes a second to recover
and tries to catch Neymar off guard, swinging his Trident and
Neymar's leg. Neymar notices and lifts his
foot off the ground, stepping over.
The attack turns and hits a tuma with the back of his Trident.
They're causing him to hit the ground.
Atuma looks back at Orca and Tiger.
He gives them a slight nod. Orca and Tiger nod back and move
in opposite directions. Around the stage.
A tumor rises to his feet, leaving the Trident on the
floor. Atuma swings his fists at
Namor's head. Namor blocks it with his
Trident. As soon as he does, Atuma uses
the opening and kicks the wing on Namor's ankle.
Namor stumbles back too much jump set, punching him in the
stomach and then in the face. Up in the royal box, the
Fantastic Four sit with a nervous Nomura.
Nomura Exactly how much is legal in this fight?
Almost everything, I'm afraid. That kick to the ankle shifting
cult though. Sue sits back in her chair.
Johnny looks over the balcony. I think I know why it wasn't.
Johnny points down to where the mediator is standing.
The group looked down and see Tiger standing behind him.
Finally, an excuse to hit something.
Not so fast. At most, men are worthless.
Trust me girlie, I can handle it.
Ben walks out of the room. If you want keep living, keep
your. Mouth shut, enjoy life.
Why don't you leave the nice mermaid alone, huh?
Tiger turns to see Ben Grimm walking towards him.
He releases long sharp claws from his mechanical fingers.
Ben cracks his. Mouth grenade.
Kills Back on the elevated stage, Atuma has gained an
advantage over Neighbor. Atuma kicks Neymour in the
chest, pushing him to the ground.
Orca walks near the stage with two swords in his hands.
My legs. Atuma turns to Orca.
Orca throws the blades up to a tumor.
He catches the blades and turns his attention back to Navy.
Atuma swings his swords, cutting Neymar again and again.
Neymar stumbles back in response.
The tuma prepares to continue his assault, getting into an
attacking state, swords in hand. Neymar charges of a tuma
swinging in front of his Trident.
Atuma blocks the weapon with one of his swords and swings the
other. Neymar blocks the blade with the
end of his Trident. Both men push forward against
each other, there's super strength forcing him deeper into
the ground. Neymour head butts a tumor, the
tumor's helmet dents and falls to the ground, dropping his
sword. Neymour drops his Trident, gets
on top of the tumor start punching his face with heel.
Ben Grimm continues to fight Tiger.
Orca swims over and grabs Ben pins him against the wall.
Tiger walks next to Orca, holding out his clawed hand,
pulls his hand back, ready to strike.
Suddenly, Tiger's head is smashed into the wall next to
bend. Orca screams out in pain and
collapses, revealing Namora standing behind him, the knife
standing on his back. Yeah.
Thanks. Namora smirks and nods.
Back on the Arena Stage, Namor continues to beat a tumor.
He stops seeing a tumor. Struggling to breathe, Namor
stands, lifting his arm in victory.
The victor, your King Mamo. Fantastic Four the audio drama
season 1 episode 3 Imperious Rex featuring Reuben Marquis as
narrator, Doug the Bug as Ighthon, Delano Johnson as
Etuna. Michael.
K as Crank Alexander McKee as name Dasha Liva as Nomura Noah
Wilkinson as Johnny Storm William Wilkinson the 3rd as.
Reed, Richard. William Wilkinson, the 4th as
Bank Grill. Veronica Wilkinson as Sue Storm.
Noah Wilkinson as Wilkinson, Jeff Pepper as Guard, Devon and
Nelson as Soldier. William Wilkinson the 4th as
Tiger Written by William Wilkinson The 4th Edited by
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