"I'm going I'm going." Johnny sighed as he was escorted into the conference room he had been in. He hadn't planned to leave he just didn't like being cooped up. They entered the conference room and Johnny returned to his seat. The soldier stayed in the room and didn't leave this time.
It seemed like forever to Johnny before his dad came in and sat down in a chair just staring at him. "It's not possible."
"Fingerprints back?" Johnny asked with a smile.
"Yes and I still don't know what to believe. You are my son and yet, you are from the future. Are you sure you don't know how you got here?"
"Nope don't have a clue. I was in my room talking to Ben and then I was pulled backwards. The really weird part is right before that happened I got a package. I thought it was somebody's idea of a sick joke because it was a book and I hate to read."
"Which book was it?" Franklin asked taking his notebook out of his picket along with a pen.
"Time Machine. There was a note that said: To the youngest Storm. Then it asked if I remembered the book and that it would be useful in the near future. No one had signed it. Oh and they said we'll see each other soon."
"Interesting." Franklin said tapping the pen on the notebook. "You say it arrived right before it happened?"
"Well I'm not sure when it arrived. You handed it to me right before it happened." He sighed as his itchiness started to come back.
Franklin turned to one of the soldiers. "is the room ready?"
"Yes sir. We have him in one of the rooms as far as from the other children as you requested."
"Good." He turned to Johnny. "I expect that you will stay in the room at all times unless you need to use the restroom. We can't have you running into your younger self or your sister. Come."
Johnny sighed as he followed his father out of the room. His father probably would never change.
"What do you mean he's gone?" Susan asked Ben.
"He's gone. I don't know what happened to him. One minute we are talking and the next he disappears. I tried to save him but whatever had a hold of him was stronger then me Suzie."
"Did you see who it was?" Franklin asked.
"Nope. There was no one there."
"Could it be he was playing a trick just to escape?" Reed asked.
"Nah that's impossible." Ben said. "The kid doesn't have those kinda powers Stretcho. Someone or something grabbed him."
"So we need to go by the fact that someone kidnapped Johnny." Franklin said rubbing a hand over his eyes. "We don't know who or what or why. But I need answers. Reed did you ever finish that last project you were working on for the Ultimates?"
"Yes I was just waiting for a reason to test it first." He said. "I suppose it might give us some clue as to what happened but it could prove to be useless."
"What exactly is this gizmo?" Ben asked.
"It's to detect magic." Franklin explained before turning back to Reed. "Anything's worth a shot at this point."
"Agreed." Reed said. "I'll go get it and let you know what I find out." He said before leaving the room. Ben followed saying he wanted to see how it worked.
Sue and Franklin were left in the room. "I still can't believe someone snatched Johnny right from under our noses." Sue said to her father.
"I know." Franklin said resting a hand on her shoulder. "But we'll find him."
Sue just nodded not sure of what to think at the moment.