01x20 - Out of Time

[bunniefuu]

[BUZZING]

Come here, you! Stay still.

Stupid mosquito. I'm gonna...

[COMM LINK BEEPS]

REED: Remember, everyone,
don't touch anything.

The slightest disturbance here could have
catastrophic consequences for the future.

Whoops.

So this is the past? Weak.

There's no cars or roads,

and by the way,
your MP3 player here stinks.

I can't get it to play any music.

Johnny, don't touch that!

It's a temporal stasis device.
It's what allows you to exist here.

Got you. I'll go melt Ben's.

Tell me again
why you built a time machine?

Not how, just why.

My future self told me to.

SUZY: Really?
JOHNNY: Really?

REED: No. Someone bet me I couldn't prove
how the dinosaurs were wiped out.

JOHNNY: Nerd.
SUZY: Great.

We're out here being chased by dinosaurs
so you can impress your science friends.

Huh?

Here's your gizmo, Stretch.

And I didn't clobber anything.

This data could reveal
what cataclysmic event occurred here

and help prevent it from happening again
in the future.

I'm thinking the dinosaurs got wiped out
by a giant meteor.

Well, there are many theories...

JOHNNY: I'm sticking with the meteor.

REED: And now we're leaving.

REED: Isn't it amazing?

We're outside of time.

We could access any point in history.

Yeah, but I bet
we're still gonna be late for lunch.

BEN: Whoa! Time turbulence.

[REED GASPS]

That's not quite right.

JOHNNY: Dude,
the Statue of Liberty got real ugly.

Yo, Stretch, check out the Baxter Building.

BEN: That can't be good.

What happened?

ELECTRONIC VOICE: Unauthorized vehicle,

you are in violation of city security laws.

Land and surrender.

You have 10 seconds to comply.

No, you comply...with...stuff.

Evasive maneuvers.

Sorry, Stretch.
Your time doohickey is slowing us down.

Ben, no!

Hang on!

Hey, Suzy, how about a hand here?

Johnny, get ready.
Engage nova boost.

Boost systems online.

Oh, yeah! Flame on!

Since when do Doom's helicopters
patrol the city?

Yeah, yeah.
And how sweet was my nova boost thing?

What's going on, Reed?

Let's ask.

REED: Excuse me?

[SCREAMS]

JOHNNY: You scared her off.

SUZY: Reed, how long were we gone?

How could Doom have done all this?

That's just it.

We weren't gone at all.

We should have returned to New York
at the precise point in time that we left.

Say, Stretch, this...

This couldn't have happened

because something got messed up
in the past, could it?

Well, if something changed history,

it would alter the timeline.

But what could have changed?

[BEN CHUCKLES]

Well, the thing is, I may have accidentally

clobbered a dinosaur
while we were in the past.

Smooth move, Rockslide.

I don't think clobbering one dinosaur

would have affected the world
quite like this.

I'll ask again.

What happened?

Well, I think it's safe to assume
that Doom is involved.

JOHNNY: No kidding.

REED: We need to split up.

Susan and I will try to locate Doom
and find out what changed in the past.

Ben, you and Johnny...

Wait, where is Johnny?

JOHNNY: Sorry, I stopped at Doombucks.

This place is crazy.

Doom-accino.

Ben and Johnny will go after
the Fantasticar's time module,

which, as I recall, Ben dumped in the river.

It was slowing us down!

Remember, we're
in an alternate timeline now.

Make sure your temporal stasis devices
stay on.

They're the only thing anchoring us
to this reality.

[SLURPING]

Don't even think about it.

SUZY: Well, you have to admit,
finding Doom was pretty easy.

SUZY: Any ideas?

REED: As far as I can tell,
we don't exist in this timeline.

REED: I suggest we use
the element of surprise.

Time travel stinks!

You just know
I'm gonna get wiped out of existence.

Just watch. It'll be me.

BEN: Will you calm down?

Easy for you to say,

but I've never gone five minutes
without busting one of Reed's gadgets.

BEN: Let's just get our time machine
and get out of here.

JOHNNY: Dude! Where'd you get that stuff?

Doom-Mart.

Uh-oh.

BEN: Hey, that's our gizmo!

Look at it this way,
those Doom guys did all the work for us.

You know what's weird?

If Doom runs this place,

where's all the Doombots?

And not only that.
You'd think he'd build some kind of

Mega-Doombot, that's, like,


and loaded with gigantic weapons... What?

BEN: You just had to open
your mouth, didn't you?

Reed and Susan.

I've been expecting you.

So much for the element of surprise.

What have you done, Victor?

How did you alter history?

Richards.

Always one step behind.

It's not what I did.

It's what I didn't do.

SUZY: Johnny! Ben!

Hey, Suzy. We hit a little snag.

DOOM: You were all far less colorful
when I knew you.

But as you can see, I've been forewarned
of these powers of yours.

Forewarned? How could you...

I'm prepared to offer your team
a deal, Richards.

You may live,
using your powers at my command,

provided you kneel before me.

So in this timeline, your face is fine
but your brain is damaged.

We will never kneel before you, Victor.

You misunderstand, Richards.

The offer wasn't for you.

Reed!

You should take better care
of your inventions.

Susan, listen to me. You have to go back,
go back to the beginning...

As for you three, my offer stands.

No!

What did you do to him?

Foolish girl. With one simple strike,
I could wipe you from existence as well.

Well, wipe this!

Sis! We gotta get out of here.

No. I'll make him bring Reed back.

Suzy, Reed's gone. We gotta go.

Doom!

SUZY: No! Let me go!

BEN: Flame brain, we're leaving.

Suzy, get it together.

And then there were three.

SUZY: This can't be happening.

Without Reed, I don't know what to do.

See? What did I say? Time travel stinks!

Where did Reed go, anyway?
He just kind of blipped out.

Johnny, you're a genius.

JOHNNY: Yeah.

We have a time machine.

We can just go back in time 10 minutes
and save Reed.

One little problem.

We can get to the Fantasticar,

but Doom's g*ons have the time gizmo.

Good.

Your powers are still lame,

but that was awesome.

Gee, thanks.

All right, let's go back to 10 minutes ago.

BEN: Right. Does anyone
know how to use this thing?

I wasn't paying attention
when Reed explained it.

[THUDDING]

JOHNNY: Guys, we got
giant robot company coming.

SUZY: Come on, there's got to be
an instruction manual or something.

Help program initiated.

HERBIE: Hi, guys.

HERBIE, yes! Thank you!

We need to go back in time 10 minutes
to save Reed.

- No can do.
- SUZY: HERBIE! Take us back! Now!

I can't.

Why not? Please?

It's a fundamental law of time travel.

You can't go to any time
where you already exist.

You could see yourself.

- So?
- So?

So, then...
Then the world would...implode!

Or something.

Dr. Richards explained it,
but I didn't really understand.

We gotta go!

BEN: Crud.

SUZY: HERBIE!
Just take us anywhere, any when.

HERBIE: Fine! Just stop yelling at me.

ELECTRONIC VOICE: Declaration...

Oops.

SUZY: Did it work?

Where are we?

Hang on, I'll check.

JOHNNY: Hey, guys, how's it going?

It's a little nippy out here, huh?

[GRUNTING]

Okay. Anyways, can you point us
in the direction of New York?

We're a little lost.

Hey, hey, don't be rude.
If you don't know, just say so.

SUZY: Johnny, knock it off!

All right! Thanks for nothing, guys.

Johnny.

Reed, he told me to go
back to the beginning.

The beginning of what?

Of course! It's so simple.

The beginning of time.

Why couldn't you have disappeared?

SUZY: Doom knew who we were,

but he didn't know about our powers.

Yeah. That Doom-spider thing
from the future told him.

What if we never got our powers
in that timeline?

And Doom never got his scars?

It all happened on the same day.

The beginning.

- The flight!
- The flight!

JOHNNY: So, what, we go back to the day
we got our powers

and stop Doom from stopping us
from getting our powers?

That is so messed up.

No! You can't see yourselves.

We won't, HERBIE. I promise.

But there is one person we can see.

Last question.

Are cosmic rays dangerous?

The space station's shielding
should keep us safe

from any possible harmful effects
of the cosmic storm.

Now, if you'll excuse us,
we've got a flight to prepare for.

Now, Reed, don't freak out.

So what you're telling me is

that it really was a meteor
that wiped out the dinosaurs?

[SUZY CHUCKLES]

That's our Reed.

This is all so amazing.

If Victor is really going to cause
the shielding on the space station to fail,

and that's what causes you, us,

to get these fantastic powers...

Yeah, it's a doozy, huh?

All Victor has to do is, well, nothing.

If he doesn't sabotage the flight,
the shields will hold,

and the four of you, us,
wouldn't be exposed to the cosmic rays.

The Doombot is going after Victor.

I mean, that's just a theory, but it's...

No, I mean right now! Check it!

The flight launches in less than an hour.

We have to stop that thing
before it reaches Victor.

BEN: Yo, Reed. You in there?

Quick! You have to... Oh.

Fascinating.

Hi, Ben. What's up?

You having a party in there?

I thought I heard Johnny and Suzy.

No! Nope, just me, talking to myself.

I do that.

No kidding.

So, you wanted to go over
the flight plan? Again?

- I keep telling you it's fine...
- You're orange!

I mean, right.

You're right, not orange.

The flight plan is just Thing.

I mean fine. Fine. Fine, fine.

BEN: Hey, you okay?

Your brain's not overloading
or anything, is it?

You're a good looking man, Ben Grimm.

Thanks.

Huh?

Okay. Johnny and I will find Doom's robot
and stop it from getting to Victor.

Ben, you stay with Reed
and make sure he gets on that ship.

Hey, I want to beat up Doom's robot, too.

Buddy, you're huge and orange.

People might notice.

Hey, we're right by the cafeteria.
I'm getting a donut.

Johnny, no!

I look awesome.

Hey, sis.

[SIGHS IN RELIEF]

I thought HERBIE said
the world would explode.

I'm kind of disappointed.

BEN: Psst.

Over here.

Ben?

- What are you...
- I can't exactly take a stroll

looking like this.

This flight turns you into...

Into the Thing.

Ben, we can cancel the mission.

- You don't have to...
- Don't sweat it, Stretch.

I may not be as pretty as I was,
but it's okay.

I've done some good.

Saved the world here and there.

It's all right.

I'll find a cure, I promise.

I know you will.

But when we get our powers,

don't tell me that you knew
it was gonna happen.

'Cause I'd clobber you for sure.

- ELECTRONIC VOICE: Lord Doom.
- Huh?

Vic!

I forgot to tell you something.

What is it, Storm?

I'm a busy man.

Just that I think you're really cool,

and not a supervillain or horribly ugly.

So... Okay, then. Bye.

[GRUNTS]

Oh, boy.

Did you just see...

Nope.

Come here, you!

REED: Ground control,
we are Tminus 10 seconds until liftoff.

Tminus nine seconds and counting.

Tminus eight.

And... Tminus seven.

Tminus six.

Tminus five.

Tminus four and a half.

Four-three-two-one.

Can we go home now?

No. We should go to the future.

Pretty amazing, right?

I still can't believe a meteor was the cause
of the dinosaurs' extinction.

- What?
- SUZY: You don't remember?

Doom taking over New York?

Getting wiped out of existence? Nothing?

I think I would remember
getting wiped out of existence.

Actually, that would be interesting.
I wonder if...

Welcome back, egghead.

SUZY: Johnny, what did you...

JOHNNY: Whoa!

- Johnny! Johnny!
- Johnny! Johnny!

SUZY: All right.
Everybody back in the time machine.