United We Stand, Divided We Fall.

And while some other superhero teams might struggle with unity, it has never been problem for the First Family. From the moment they got their powers to the very present day, Fantastic Four are always together. Not just in symbolic display, but in practice. Throughout all the ups and downs of their lives, they're faced it all together, never leaving each other's back. Because that's what a Family means after all, right?

It's not like they never argue, of course. They're 4 capable individuals bound by the thread of love and affection, not headless machines. As such, some disagreements are bound to happen. Especially when you have folks like Reed Richards aka Mister Fantastic and Johnny Storm aka Human Torch out there. Both the hot headed, outspoken and carrying varied form of ego, some clash is always on cards when they're together. And of course, while Sue Storm aka Invisible Woman and Ben Grimm aka The Thing are among the more level headed ones, spending entire day together for the life means even they're bound to have their moments of anger and disappointments. All in all, seldom passes a day in the Baxter Biilding without some bickering or argument.

But while quarrels are commonplace, the heroes always ensure that things remain in control. Usually, Sue or Ben are always on guard to diffuse the situation before it escalates out of control. Sometimes even Reed lets maturity prevail of bruised egos. All in all, they're all very conscious and protective of their most cherished possession, Their Family. And hence, the bickering and quarrels never reach the boiling point.

Until today.

On a mission to tackle a powerful enemy, Reed and Johnny got into their usual bickering. Only this time, Reed happens to pass a rather below the belt comment about Johnny's parents. Being Johnny's sister, Sue is disheartened by the unnecessary comment, and gets one over Reed by bringing up his past. The comment drags Ben into the mess, and even the usual calm head loses the control.

While it starts off as Storm siblings against the childhood friends, things quickly turn murkier and in no time, all the four of them start to verbally thrash each other with most brutal and deeply personal insults. Needless to say, when they reach the spot, the unfocused and totally uncoordinated group of heroes, irrespective of their individual skills and prowess, gets totally thrashed and are left in a beaten state to bite the dust. A colossal failure with only deepens the valley of distrust as the blame games reach their peak.

Back in Baxter Building, the scene is highly unusual for the ever united team, but totally demonstrates the rift between them. Alone, disjointed and injured, the once mighty team now feels like a bunch of discount clowns. Hurting, distracted, and divided.

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