Ultimate Fantastic Four: N-Zone, Part 5
Issue: #17
Writer: Warren Ellis
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Inker: John Dell
Colors: Dave Stewart

With the faceplate of his helmet essentially gone, Reed immediately expands his hand and covers the hole, resealing his suit. Ben Grimm has no such protection, but after coughing a few times, he discovers the alien atmosphere can't harm him. He goes after Nihil, who rips Ben's suit open with his claws. Ben punches him. Nihil flies to the top of a column and utters a cry. Ben grabs the column and shakes Nihil off. As Nihil lands on the ground, a door opens and a group of guards runs in. Ben uses the column in his hands like a baseball bat and takes out the guards.

Meanwhile, Reed is cutting a new faceplate from a plastic-like substance on a nearby console. Nihil jumps Ben, who grabs him, tears one of his wings off and then rips into the remaining guards. Faceplate repaired, Reed and Ben fight their way back to the shuttle. On the Awesome, Sue notes that Johnny's condition is worsening.

Apparently impervious to the guards' weapons, Ben steamrolls over them. The rest of the people on the station also begin beating on the guards. Ben forces the airlock door open. He and Reed reach the shuttle, but the station is jamming the signal that would allow them to open the shuttle's door by remote control. At the other end of the tunnel, Nihil causes the station to disengage, leaving Ben and Reed outside both the shuttle and the station. Sue opens the shuttle door and uses a force field to scoop her teammates into the shuttle. As the Awesome streaks away from the station, a dragon-like vehicle bursts out of the station and pursues. Nihil and his crew plan to follow the shuttle back to their entry port, and from there to Earth. Awesome outruns the dragon-ship and disappears into the entry port. Nihil orders his crew to open fire.

Submitted By: Seldes Katne