Earth-717: Fantastic Four Vol 2Chapter 4: RigelliaArriving at calculated interstellar co-ordinates in approxiatel! ten seconds" #o$ splendid%er'ie spun around $ith glee( using his hover )ets to per*or a aneuver siilar to a 'allet ove" +en had his hands on the controls( despite not actuall! having needed to drive the ship *or the last *e$ hours" Reed and ,usan $ere $atching the 'lue light tunnel $ith heav! anticipation" -ohnn! $as sleeping"Reed $as loo.ing at a datapad in his hands" /t $as sho$ing a holographic iage o* the ship0s plotted course through the galax!"1hree( t$o( one " " " "&1he $arp core eitted another pulse o* energ!( and the 'lue light tunnel *aded a$a!" 1he Venture instantaneousl! slo$ed do$n *ro *aster-than-light travel to a near standstill( $ith the inertia dapeners preventing the people inside *ro *eeling an!thing ore than a slight lurch" ,till( it $as enough to )ostle -ohnn! out o* his sleep"#e $as so startled that he iediatel! 'urst into *laes"2ho( $hat( $hen( $here( $h!( ho$( $hat3%&-ohnn! loo.ed do$n to see that he $as on *ire" ,usan and +en shared a 'rie* laugh" ,ighing( -ohnn! turned o** his *lae" Reed loo.ed over his shoulder at hi"4ood thing / had the *oresight to a.e the Venture0s interior *ireproo*( right3ell !eah(& said -ohnn!( his voice strained *ro 'eing out o* 'reath"#ot drea( )unior3& as.ed +en" #eh( heh" 4uess it0s 'etter than a $et one"&,usan sco**ed"+-+en( that0s( that0s not " " " " *-*unn! " " " "&,usan couldn0t *inish her sentence 'ecause she $as laughing so hard" Reed $aited until her laughing *it $as done 'e*ore pointing out at the planet 'e*ore the" /t loo.ed rear.a'l! siilar to Earth *ro or'it( al'eit $ith larger and ver! di**erentl! shaped continents"5oo.( ever!one" 2e ade it"&2o$" /t loo.s so uch li.e our o$n planet( Reed"ell o* a thing( egghead"&,pectacular%&,ure $e didn0t )ust pull a cosic u-turn3&Reed too. in a deep 'reath and siled as he loo.ed do$n at the planet" Ever!one $ent silent( .no$ing that he $as ta.ing a oent to appreciate the agnitude o* the *eat he had )ust accoplished"#e then loo.ed over his shoulder at ,usan and -ohnn!"2e did it" 2e " " " " than. !ou all" For doing this $ith e"&2e have !our 'ac.( Reed(& said ,usan"An! da!( 'ig 'rain(& said +en"1hin. / $as gonna iss out on this3& as.ed -ohnn!"Alright(& said Reed( *acing *or$ard again" 5et0s see $hat0s do$n there" +en( ta.e us in"&Adventurin0 aho!(& said +en"6ushing *or$ard the throttle( +en started *l!ing the Venture to$ards the planet" 2ithin inutes( the ship had 'ro.en through the atosphere and into a long stretch o* clouds" 7nce the Venture lo$eredthrough the $isp! $all( the *our $ere priv! to a pristine vie$ o* the $ondrous landscape 'elo$" 2ide s$aths o* untaed )ungle and tree-covered ountains stretched out in all visi'le directions"2hoa(& said +en"Reed $as silent( 'ut the sile across his *ace gre$ $ider and $ider as the Venture soared over the un.no$n $orld" 2hile the! could recogni8e uch o* the *oliage as tree-li.e( the colours o* the leaves covered a $ide palette o* shades o* 'oth !ello$ and green" At the sae tie( a hand*ul o* pin.( reptilian $inged creatures *le$ alongside the ship( $ith one o* the calling out at it"#e!(& said -ohnn!" 1he! got 'irds here too% 2ell( li8ard 'irds( or $hatever"&-ust as / suspected(& said Reed" An alien $orld" A $hole ne$ $orld *ull o* li*e" 2e are literall! seeing an entire alien ecos!ste *or the *irst tie"er'ie *lipped hisel* upside do$n"/0ve copleted an environental toxicolog! scan o* the surrounding air( 9octor Richards% According to ! data( the air is per*ectl! 'reatha'le% :ou $on0t even need to use the containent suits%1his planet0s rese'lance to our o$n is extreel! rear.a'le%&;oving to$ards a clearing( the Venture then *le$ over a cli** that had a $ater*all pouring over it" 1he $ater pooled into an area $here several