"My love, was it shallow"?
"Was it never meant to be"?
" Was my heart never in love "?
" Can my love still endure"?.
Reed Richard's head was hung low. A deep pain piercing his heart. A glass of bear in his hands, his eyes reflecting the deep conflict he felt at the moment. He wanted to cry but no tears came out.
Recently Reed and Susan's relationship has become tense and the conflict between them has grown to the point of separation.
He was wondering if he should bury this love for good and dedicate all his life to his research.
Just when his heart was torn between love and goals a sudden voice interrupted his thoughts.
"amor seu proposita"
"Love or goals", said wanda, " Which one weighs more on the scale of your heart Mr Richard "?.
surprised, Reed took in the appearance of the two people who appeared in front of him out of nowhere, bypassing all the security measures.
" Scarlet witch? Quicksilver? What are you doing here"?. As soon as Reed saw the intruders he noticed the two were a little different, wanda was slightly younger and Pietro had a arm missing.
"We are here to invite you to come with us", wanda told Reed in a straightforward manner.
"To where"? Reed was feeling very weird right now after being approached by the maximoff twins of all people, afterall he barely had any contact with them.
"To the multiverse, you see in my pursuit many universes have to be explored" Wanda said "even universes outside our parallel universes"
Wanda continued, "right now I need the help of a excellent scientist like you Mr Reed"
Mr fantastic looked at the two, 'no wonder they look different, it turns out they are not from this univers'
"Thanks for the invitation but sorry,I can't leave with you", Reed shook his head.
He can't just abandon the world he knew for practically strangers. After all, all the people he loved and knew were in this world.
" Don't be so quick to dismiss our invitation Mr Reed ", wanda said in a calm tone.
" Mr Reed, a persons True self is unyielding, true self is lonely. Why cling to this ill fated love", wanda said,"after hundred years when you look back you will see the bitter love for the world and women stopped you from truly walk the path you were meant to walk"
"Mr Reed come with us, and create miracles with us across myriad worlds", Wanda's soft seren voice was filled with persuasion, " This the single most important decision of your life"
" Mr Reed, think carefully, opportunities like this will never come knocking again"
"Wait, let me think for a moment"
Mr fantastic sat down, all moments he spent with his team and sue started to float in his eyes. All the bitter sweet memories he made with them. The first time they met, the first time they gained their superpowers, their first day of being a superhero team.
For quarter of an hour he sat in silence, recalling all his memories. After he came out of his memories his eyes flashed with determination.
He stood up, "give me a moment, I will need to collect some of my useful gadgets"
Wanda nodded,"We can wait".
They were in the lab on the first place so it didn't take much time for Mr fantastic to get his things.
"I'm ready, let's go", Mr Reed's tone was firm as he held a suitcase in hand.
Wanda nodded and opened a portal to her domain. " You go first ".
Mr fantastic walked towards the portal, his steps halted for a moment but just after a second he started walking again.
Finally he entered the through the portal and left his old life behind.
Wanda and Pietro soon followed
On the other side he saw a land that stretched far beyond the horizon.
"Which planet is this"?
" This is not a planet but a independent space outside of time and space ", Wanda said, " I created it with my own hands "
Reed was amazed, as a scientist he knew how hard it was to create something like this.
"Mr Reed you must be exhausted, we can start our operations from tomorrow".
Wanda took Reed to her tower. Found a vacant room and conjured all the essentials for him.
At the same time on earth, Susan storm came back to the bexter building. She saw that no one was present at the moment.
When it was evening she saw Ben and Jhonny return but she didn't see her boyfriend with them.
"Ben, Jhonny isn't Reed with you two"?
Ben shook his head, " No, when we left he was still in the building, drinking alone".
"Where did he go then", anxious, she called on his phone. But even after trying several times there was no answer.
After failing to connect with Reed's phone she was about to check the surveillance footage when she saw a piece of paper on the table.
She picked up the note with trembling hands. She slowly started reading it.
'Susan, Ben, Jhonny I'm sorry i didn't even meet you in person before leaving. I'm going to a very far away place, so don't try to finding me. Susan I think we should pursue our goals from today and move on. And once again, I'm sorry'.
Susan broke into uncontrollable sobbing after reading the note, "it's all my fault, I shouldn't have quarreled with Richard"
"If we didn't fight this wouldn't have happened"
Jhonny put his hand on his sister's shoulder, "sis, don't worry we will find him no matter what"
Ben's face was solemn at the moment, "Reed never did something like this before, I think he is serious about this".
For the next few days they searched everywhere for Mr fantastic's whereabouts, they asked for help from the avengers and Dr strange.
Every rock was turned upside down,they tried every method even magic but it proved futile.
After several months of searching no clue about Mr fantastic's location was found.
In the bexter building, the fantastic four where sitting motionless, their eyes vacant. After fruitless search they could only hope that their leader will return someday.
But their hope will always remain just that, hope.