Chapter 3: Most Fantastic Changes

"Oh, man… did I drink last night?" Ron asked as he slowly started to wake. His head was pounding, and his body felt light and strange. It took him a second to realize he was hanging upside down by a webline. "How did I get here?" He asked before looking forward to see a reflection in the window of the skyscraper he was hanging by. "And what happened to my suit?" He asked, noting the familiar red and blue webbed suit replaced by a solid black suit with white eyes and a large white Spider-symbol on his chest. "Not that I'm complaining…"

Ron let go of the webline and tumbled through the air before snapping another to the side of a building to swing in another direction. "Whoa…" he breathed as he flipped through the air to land on a radio tower. "This suit… where'd it come from? The power… it'd be so easy to get lost in it…"

He spent hours just swinging between buildings, enjoying the additional strength and agility this strange suit had given him.

Ron was on top of the world, feeling better than he ever had before. But in the back of his head, something felt off, like he was forgetting something drastically important. He swung down to street level when something caught his eye on the local news. He stopped quickly and pressed his hands to the glass of the electronics store. "…Kim Possible, former teen hero and daughter of the scientist-turned-super-villain James Possible, was hospitalized late last night along with her mother Andrea Possible, pilot Benjamin Flagg, and supervising scientist Reed Richards after the unexplained space shuttle crash …"

"KP!" Ron gasped before swinging away at full speed. "How could I have forgotten?"

'They're alright; you don't need to go…' a small voice spoke in the back of his head, but he ignored it. "I really need to stop staying up so late… even my brain is making silly talk." He said to himself before he dropped in behind the hospital. "Great… no change of clothes… what?" He blinked when the mask pulled away by itself. He glanced down to see a black jersey not unlike his favorite shirt in high school, a pair of black cargos and matching sneakers in place of his suit. "Impressive…"

Ron walked into the hospital and found the ICU waiting room quickly. His spider sense barely registered before the hand connected with his cheek. "Where the hell have you been?" Gwen snapped, her eyes glaring daggers at her fiancé.

"I've… been out…" Ron stammered.

"Well, while you've been 'out', your BEST FRIEND and her mother have been in the hospital fighting for their lives, and her younger brothers have been here with me scared to death. Damn it, Ronald, they knew you didn't love her, but they thought for sure you at least gave a damn!"

"And what was I supposed to do, sit here and cry like a pathetic loser?" Ron snapped back, shocking himself with his words.

"What?" Gwen's eyes flashed.

"Kim's strong. So's her mother," Ron said, feeling as if he had lost control of his mouth. "The strong survive. It's the natural order of things."

"What's gotten into you?" Gwen asked, taking a step back as she and the twins stared at him in shock.

"I… I'm not sure myself…" Ron said, shaking off an angry response.

"Excuse me?" The four turned to see the doctor walking into the room. "Possible, Flagg, and Richards family?"

"Are they ok?" the twins asked in unison, raw terror etched on the faces.

"Are you all of the families?" he asked, glancing around the small group.

"Reed doesn't have anyone," Jim answered.

"And Brick's family and girlfriend are out of town," Tim continued.

"Very well. They're unconscious still, and almost physically fine…" the doctor said, looking at each of them.

"Almost?" Gwen pressed.

"They're giving off a strange radiation. Very low level, but still there. We're not sure exactly what it or the cause of it is. But we'll let you know as soon as we can," the doctor said, turning and leaving the room.

Gwen turned quickly and hugged the twins before they started to break.

Ron couldn't just stand there, unsure on what to do. "I've… gotta go change…" he said, glancing down at his black outfit.

F4

Beep-beep-beepbeep

Kim Possible's eyes slowly fluttered open from the familiar sound signaling someone somewhere needing help and found herself in her old bed. She glanced around and was surprised to see a bright light in the center of the room. "What?"

"Greetings, Chosen One," a booming voice spoke, and she squinted her eyes at the bright light before her. She could vaguely see the outline of a man standing in the light upon what looked like a large surfboard.

"Something is coming, Kimberly Anne Possible, something beyond all human imagining," the man spoke. "That's why I have chosen you to utilize one of four primary elements: water, fire, earth, and air. You are the Guardian of Elemental Fire. I have given you the cosmic power to harness it. Now, I will give you the knowledge to use it."

"What's coming?" Kim asked as she felt herself starting to drop.

"A force, neither enemy nor friend. I served it once. And for what I have seen, I am giving you an opportunity to save your world…" he said before Kim fell back into the darkness. "When you awaken, you will know what you must do…"

F4

Reed Richards opened his eyes and found himself laying on the floor of a dusty, old warehouse. "SPIDER-MAN!" Reed looked up to see Kim watching on as Spider Man and a green, armored figure battled.

He watched the exchange in interest, but couldn't stand seeing the young hero getting beaten by the Goblin-like monster. he was so far off, though. "You must defeat your demons before you can gain the power of the Guardian of the Elemental Water." A booming voice spoke in the back of his head. "Remember who you are, what you became, and become what you are meant to be."

"What did you call me…" Reed shook his head, glanced up, and saw Spider-Man fly back, half of his mask burned off. "RONALD!" He called out. Before he could stop himself, he threw a punch, stretching his arm across the warehouse and punching the Goblin in the face. The fact that he had just turned his arm into Silly Putty didn't register at all. Instead, he ran toward the Green Goblin.

"Retake your life and your family," the voice spoke as the world froze except for Reed and the Green Goblin.

"I want to live again… I didn't get my revenge," the Goblin chuckled as the two men turned to face each other.

"That's it, let it all out," Goblin laughed as Reed threw angry punches. "Become me again… become me again!"

"No," Reed stepped back, much to the Goblin's surprise, "I won't."

"It's inevitable; you're just going to bottle everything up until it gives me the opening I need," Goblin laughed.

"No I won't. You taught me what I need to do. I'm going to talk to my family, tell them where they make me proud as well as where I'm disappointed, and talk out what I'm angry over. You're done," Reed said, and in a flash, he found himself on a table in a laboratory.

"Where am I…" his other self asked.

"Hello, Dr. Richards," a man in a lab coat approached. "Do you remember who you are, Dr. Richards?"

"Dr… Richards?" he asked glancing up at the dark haired scientist.

"We were afraid of that. My name is Dr. Victor Von Doom, and you're Dr. Reed Richards. We work together here at Global Justice Science Department." Dr. Von Doom sighed, "Do you remember anything at all… who you are, home life, anything?"

"I… it's fuzzy… almost everything… but I do remember… a wife, kids: a daughter and two sons… but names… faces…"

"Yes… I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but… your family was killed in the same accident that caused your amnesia," Von Doom said sadly. "Do you remember anything about Spider-Man or the Green Goblin?"

"Green Goblin? No… but Spider-Man? I… no, nothing," He shook his head. "I want to remember…"

"Don't worry, old friend, I'll help you through this…" Victor said, placing his arm around the confused man.

"What did they do to me?" the current Reed said, looking at the face in the mirror, seeing how different it looked.

"A blessing in disguise… you may regain your family," the voice spoke, "as you protect your world."

"Who are you?" Reed asked, looking around the frozen scene.

"If you must call me anything, call me Norrin," the voice then explained that a great force was coming to Earth and that Reed had been chosen to stop it. "I have given you the cosmic power to control your element. Now, I give you the knowledge to use it. When you awaken, you will know what to do."

F4

Spider-Man swung into his apartment. "Something isn't right …" He said as he reached under his bed, pulled out an old briefcase, placed it on his bed, and opened it. "Something tells me I need to give you a break…" Ron said as he tried to pull off the mask.

"Hmm… kinda tight…" He said and, after a moment, was finally able to pull the mask off. He then did the same with the top and pants, both giving him the same strong resistance. "Creepy…" he said before folding the suit and placing it in the case. "See you later…" Ron said, closing the case and pushing it under his bed before he turned and went to his closet for a change of clothes, not noticing the suitcase wiggling and jumping under the bed.

F4

Andrea Possible woke up and found herself standing in the middle of the street. "What? Where am I? What's going on?" She asked frantically, but it was as if no one in the crowd could see her. They all just continued to stare up at the darkened sky. Anne looked up to see what they were staring at and gasped in shock: a city-sized space craft hovered above them. "PEOPLE OF TERRA! YIELD TO YOUR DESTRUCTION!" A large alien hovered above the city street on a large stone. He had purple skin and his long silver hair blew in the wind as he stood with a large scythe. "I am Terrax the Tamer, and your world has come to an end!"

Before the seven foot tall monster could continue his monologue, his face was webbed. "WHO DARES DEFY THE HERALD?" He demanded.

"Oh, no one important… just your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man," Spider Man said from where he sat on the side of a building.

She smiled proudly as the red-and-blue clad hero swung quickly and kicked the alien off his rock. "Having fun? Tourists always get a kick out of downtown Upperton," Spider-Man stated as he landed before the alien.

Before Terrax could get up, he was quickly cocooned in a web. "I'd show you around town, but it looks like you're all tied up," Spider-Man commented before tilting his head. "Call yourself the Tamer, huh? Well, judging by how wild your hair is, I don't see how it fits. If you can't tame that mop, what can you tame?"

"You are the earth's champion?" Terrax asked, glancing up at Spider-Man. "I am…" faster than even Spider-Man's spider-sense could go off, Terrax was free, and his scythe was impaled through Spider-Man's chest. "Unimpressed. Any last witty banter, hero?"

"Yeah… this sucks…" He breathed in response.

"NO!" Andrea screamed as the world froze around them.

"He is a mighty and brave hero," a booming voice spoke, and Anne looked up to see a man apparently made of shining silver floating above the crowd on a surfboard. "But he will die in vain, attempting to protect the innocent lives of this world."

"No… I can't accept that…" She said, staring up at the being.

He proceeded to tell Anne of this possible future. "I have given you the power to fight back as the Guardian of Elemental Air. Now, I will give you the knowledge to use your power. When you awaken you will know what to do…"

F4

Benjamin "Brick" Flagg woke up, floating but finding it hard to move. "Where am I?" He asked, noticing the Moon in the distance and a field of debris between him and it.

"This is the planet Terra, or as you call it the planet Earth, within the next year." A booming voice spoke in his head. Brick glanced up to see a tall, silver-skinned man on a board. "You have been chosen, Benjamin. You have the power to stop this… but your price will be great."

"What am I supposed to do?" Brick asked, staring at the rubble.

"I have given you the cosmic power to fight as the Guardian of Elemental Earth. Now, I will give you the knowledge to use it…" the voice said, paused a moment, and then continued, "For what it is worth, Benjamin… I am sorry…"

F4

Spider-Man swung through the city on his way back to the hospital when his Spider-Sense exploded. "Oh, great … Gwen's so gonna be pissed at me… not that she doesn't have a right to be…" he said to himself as he made a pass to return toward Main Street.

"OVERWORLD! PREPARE TO FALL!" A costumed man bellowed as he stood in the middle of the street. He was chubby and wore dark sunglasses as well as a green jumpsuit.

"Hey, big guy, can I help you with something?" Spider-Man asked as he landed in front of the villain. "I can tell you straight out a visit to Club Banana or Smarty Mart wouldn't hurt."

"I am the Mole Man, and I am here to avenge my beloved Underworld!" the odd man yelled in Spider-Man's masked face. "The Overworld will fall to my power!"

"Great… another psycho with delusions of grandeur…" Spider-Man groaned to himself. "Alright, bud, I'll let you take first crack. What ya got?" Mole Man took a vial from his belt and threw it at the ground, which hissed and smoked before absorbing into the asphalt. "That it?"

A second later, the ground began to rumble and shake, and the people traveling along the busy street finally took notice. "Oh... snap." Spider-Man said softly as a giant humanoid rock monster rose from the ground with Mole Man straddling its head, laughing insanely. "I should have worn my new black suit…"

F4

Simultaneously, four eyes snapped opened at Middleton Memorial Hospital. Kim Possible was the first to get out of bed. "Mom! Reed! Brick!" She called out, glancing around her private hospital room. She got up and saw herself in the mirror. "What the heck?" She asked as she turned to look at her profile.

"Where did these come from?" She asked, cupping her chest. She had never been busty like Bonnie or even her mother, but now her modest and athletic B-cups had grown into at least C-cups. She let her eyes look at her curves, which she had never been ashamed of and were now far more defined, adding a more feminine quality to her already toned and athletic physique. "Me like…"

She rushed out and ran right into someone. She fell to the floor and looked up to see her mom standing there in a hospital gown as well. Her physique had been altered, too, it seemed. Her hair was a little longer, her body had increased in muscle tone, and certain parts that had began to 'relax' with age were once again perky. "Mom? Sorry, I didn't see you there." Kim shook her head.

"I know you didn't," Anne said with a knowing smile, "So what can you do, Kimmie?"

"What can I… it wasn't a dream?" Kim's eyes widened.

"I thought so, too, until I tried this…" She said, vanishing into thin air. "What do you think?" Anne asked as she reappeared. "Let's see your trick."

"Um… not really sure how… let me try something…" Kim said, closing her eyes. Her mother's gasp made her open her eyes to see her hands in flames. "Whoa… Shego eat your heart out!" Kim smiled. She put out the flames and then grinned brightly. "Mom! Imagine that… but… everywhere!" She said, motioning all over her body.

"Focus, Kimmie. You go check on Brick, and I'll check on Reed," Anne said, adjusting her hospital gown. "Can't wait for him to see this…" she giggled at the thought.

Kim knocked on the door. "Brick, are you ok?"

"GO AWAY!" came his reply in a tone a bit rougher than what Kim was used to.

"We've all been changed, Brick, it can't be that bad," Kim said as she knocked on the door again.

"I wouldn't be so sure …" Brick replied.

Kim waited patently as she heard the door handle start to turn. "Brace yourself…" Brick warned before he pulled open the door, and Kim had to stop herself from gasping.

"Brick?" Kim breathed covering her mouth with her hands.

"Literally now…" He sighed as he looked down at his feet. Kim could only stare at her friend, whose body had seemingly been turned completely into stone. "I think I'd rather have the muscle and bigger boobs over this, Kim…"

"It's… not... that bad…" Kim said with a tight smile.

"I'm gonna lose Mon…" Brick said, putting his face into his large rock-like hands.

"Now, don't start thinking all negatively," Kim said, placing a hand on his shoulder. "Monique's not like that."

"Kimmie, how's… oh, my word…" Kim looked up to see Reed entering the room with her visibly trembling, but thought it was from the shape Brick was in.

"Hey, Reed, what did you get out of the deal with Silver Guy?" Kim asked, diverting any conversation away from Brick's appearance.

Reed gave a smile before he reached out and placed a hand on Brick's shoulder… from across the room. "Wow, can you stretch any part of your body?" Kim asked curiously.

"As far as I know… I haven't really had a chance to test it…" Reed said as he retracted his arm.

"Oh, I'm sure Mom'll help with that," Kim said with a suggestive smirk. "So… have you tried... um... turning it off, Brick?"

"Don't think I can, Kim…" Brick sighed.

"How come? We all can… you just need to figure out how," Kim offered, but Brick simply shrugged.

"I'll work with you, and we'll get this figured out in no time," Reed said, walking up to his friend. "I promise." He then turned to the younger redhead in the room. "Could you turn on the TV, Kimmie-cub, so we can see what's going on out in the real world?"

"Don't call me that…" Kim said, her jaw flinching slightly along with her narrowed eyes.

"Sorry…" Reed said with an odd sad expression in his brown eyes. Kim shrugged and turned on the TV, but her eyes widened at the news report.

"What the heck?" Kim asked as the three watched the giant rock monster outmatching and overpowering the much smaller Spider-Man.

"…And the Spider-Man struggles to even distract this so-called Mole-Man and his monster in downtown Upperton. How long he can dodge this monster without injury to himself or other innocent bystanders is a question none of us can answer…" The reporter said as the live footage showed Spider-Man take a backhand from the giant's fist to crash into the windshield of a parked police car.

"Did you see what's happening on TV?" Anne asked as she came rushing into the room, having missed Reed in his own.

"We have to do something, Mom!" Kim said with worried eyes.

"Like what?" Anne asked, watching the screen hopelessly.

"Oh, I don't know…" Kim said sarcastically as she sparked a flame on two fingers.

"Oh, right… I forgot…" Anne flushed brightly.

"Norrin said we were supposed to use our powers to fight that invader…" Reed said, showing anxiety about getting into a battle.

"And how are we supposed to fight if we don't even know how to use our powers?" Brick asked, raising his larger arms in desperation. "Spider-Man has saved me several times. Here's an ample opportunity to return the favor." Kim said, holding out her hand palm down. "Who's with me?"

Anne was the first to place her hand on Kim's. And a moment later, Reed's hand followed, giving both a small squeeze before settling.

"Aw, what the hell…" Brick sighed before placing his hand on theirs, covering all of them. "It's Clobberin' Time."

To Be Continued…

Next Chapter: Rise of the Fantastic Four!