In Good Hands 2/?

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Title: In Good Hands 2/?
Author: not_from_stars
Fandom: Women of the Otherworld, The Darkest Powers, Fantastic Four
Pairing/Characters: Chloe Saunders, Johnny Storm, Reed Richards, Sue Richards, Ben Grimm
Rating/Category: PG-13, Gen
Summary: The assignment? Rescue some kids and hostages held by members of an offshoot of Project Genesis II called the Edison Group. What could go wrong?
Words: 1,690
Notes: This fic was started when someone wanted me to write a crossover with Savannah and Chloe where there could be pictures used of Chris Evans and Dakota Fanning from "Push" as Johnny trying to comfort and help Chloe.



Chloe was scared and she was cold and she knew that Derek, Simon and maybe even Tori were freaking the hell out because she was gone. She hated worrying them, but she had to do this first. She could deliver her promised message and then go back to the Council and be reunited with her friends.

Taking a deep breath, Chloe entered the lobby of the Baxter Building and walked over to the desk where the uniformed officer was sitting. "I need to speak to Johnny Storm immediately."

The guard looked her up and down and shook his head at her eyes, her waifishness and the red streaks in her long blonde hair. "Sweetheart, Johnny doesn't have time for his fan girls to be dropping in at his home all of the time, and besides, you look much too young."

She didn't like the implication the guard was making and she clenched her teeth. "I need to speak to Johnny immediately as it could be a matter of life and death." She narrowed her eyes at him and looked as angry as she could. "Tell him it's about Savannah. Unless, you would like to be the one who tells him the love of his life was murdered because you refused to let me talk to him when I first asked."

The guard gave a tired sigh and reached for the phone. He was pretty sure the girl was exaggerating and the best thing to do was to humor her so that she'd go away sooner. "Mr. Grimm? This is Michael from the front desk. I'm sorry to bother you, but there's a little girl down here who wants to speak to Mr. Storm right away. I tried to explain that Mr. Storm is a busy man, but she insists that she speak to him. She says it's urgent and about someone named Savannah." Michael's eyes widened as he looked back at Chloe. "Oh, of course, Mr. Grimm. I'll send her right up." Michael hung up and shook his head. Take the elevator all the way to the top floor. They're waiting for you."

Giving him her best I told you so look, Chloe turned and headed for the elevators.



The doors to the apartment on the first floor opened as Chloe approached them and she almost didn't go in. Yes, she had her switchblade in her pocket to make her feel safe, but really. If these people were friends of Savannah's, then they were powerful and there wasn't much that an inexperienced Necromancer could do if she got into trouble here. At the thought of Savannah, she took a deep breath. The woman who had been through exactly what she had been through would never send her some place where she'd be harmed. Her friend had told her that Johnny would be able to help, and it was her fear for Savannah that caused Chloe to be able to take the steps through the doors.

The first person she saw was a friendly looking blonde woman. Taking a breath, she forced herself to speak, praying that her stuttering would stay under control right now.

"My n-name is Chloe S-Saunders," she said. "I'm looking for J-Johnny S-Storm. S-Savannah sent me." Damn it. She had been getting so much better with the stuttering since the break out.

Sue smiled at her. "Hello, Chloe. I'm Sue, Johnny's sister. This is Reed and Ben. I called Johnny as soon as Ben got the message from downstairs and he's on his way."

Chloe squeaked a little in surprise when she saw Ben. "Y-y-you're--"

"I'm not gonna hurt ya, kid," Ben said with a sigh.

Chloe realized she might have hurt his feelings and quickly sure her head. "Not s-scared. S-Savannah wouldn't have sent me if you were d-dangerous. She's in trouble and needs help."

"What's happened to Savannah, Chloe?" Sue asked her gently. When Chloe looked unsure, Sue gave her a slight smile. "I promise you, Chloe. We're not going to let anything happen to her, she's a part of this family."

"I h-have s-something f-for Johnny," she explained. "S-Savannah s-sent me with it so he'd know that I wasn't lying."

"It's ok sweetheart," a third man said as he entered through the open balcony window. "I'm Johnny. What's going on and what's happened to my wife?"

She stared at him with wide eyes. In the midst of the preparation and the fighting and the blood, Savannah hadn't told her that she was married. "S-s-she was part of a t-team s-s-sent by the Council to help rescue s-s-some kids from a Project Genesis II program c-called Edison Group."

Johnny let out a hissing breath. "Project Genesis?" He demanded. "Are you sure that's who it is?"

Chloe flinched, watching as his hands clenched at his sides. "Yes, I'm s-s-sure. I was one of the kids that were there."

"Johnny," Sue asked as Reed came closer, looking concerned. "What's going on? What's Project Genesis?"

"It sounds like something that crackpot Doom would cook up." Ben suggested.

"I wish it was," Johnny said as he felt his skin heating up. "Project Genesis is the group that had Savannah locked up when she was twelve and murdered Eve. They wanted to train Savannah to be a perfect weapon for them. Who knows what else they were messing with on her or anyone else." He looked at Chloe. "Is that what they were trying to do to you?"

Chloe wasn't sure exactly what they had been planning for any of them. "They had n-notes in a computer. S-some of the kids had been rehabilitated. S-some of them had been terminated, like my friend, Liz... and they weren't sure what they were going to do to me and Derek. Though, some of them wanted to kill Derek."

Johnny nodded and looked at the others. "If The Council and Savannah found out about this, there would be no way to keep her from trying to help. She still has nightmares about them sometimes and there's no way she'd let any kids stay locked up by those people if she could do something about it." He ran a hand through his hair and looked back at Chloe. "Now, sweetheart, I need you to tell us everything that happened. We need to know all of it so we can go and get Savannah."

"They're going to kill her, aren't they?" She said in a soft whisper, guilt in her voice. "If she hadn't come with me, they never would have --"

"Don't you start," Johnny said firmly. "I know Savannah better than anyone. As soon as she found out she would have been going after them no matter who was with her." He looked Chloe in the eyes. "I promise you. They are not going to kill her. We're not going to let them."

"I want to help," Chloe said, starting to let go of some of her nervousness.

"We'll decide that after you tell us what happened, kiddo," Ben said. "That sweet girl obviously wanted to make sure that you were safe or she wouldn't have sent you to us."

"She sent me to tell Johnny what happened," Chloe said in confusion.

"That's true," Sue said. "But she knows us and she knows that sending you to us would also guarantee your safety from whomever was after you."

Chloe stared at them all. "She knew that she wouldn't get out of there and they'd kill her if they caught her, didn't she? She knew and she followed me into that place anyway?"

Johnny nodded. "She probably had a good idea. Chloe, I am not going to let my wife die, but you need to tell me everything about this place and the raid you guys went on."

"You're married," she said in confusion.

"For about two years."

"But... she's not even twenty yet." Chloe was trying to wrap her head around that. "You had to have gotten married when she was seventeen... that's only two years older than me."

Johnny sighed. "Honey, I'm not going into mine and Savannah's history right now. She's in trouble. People who are killing people with powers have got her and we need to know everything that you saw or heard on that raid so we can get Savannah out of there."

Johnny was trying to be patient, but Savannah was in danger from those bastards that had caused her so much pain and fear. The idea of her with them again caused his skin to start heating up and he was biting back on his temper. The kid was scared, but she was also the only way of getting to Savannah in time. "Chloe --"

"A couple of us kids broke out of Lyle House to find a family friend of Derek and Simon's, but then we got grabbed again. Me and Tori managed to escape and we started looking for Derek and Simon. When we got back to the guys, we started for New York because that's where the family friend lived. The guys from the Edison group found him too... and then they were shooting at us in the woods. Andrew -- the friend -- escaped and grabbed the four of us kids and we stole one of their trucks." She swallowed. "He took us to this place that was well hidden and I guess guarded too so we could be safe. A couple of days later, he took us to meet the Interspecies Council. Savannah was there with a werewolf named Elena and a guy that was a half demon named Adam. The others, the only names I remember are Paige, Eve and Jeremy."

"What happened then," Sue prodded.

"Andrew told them about finding us and what we had escaped from. Savannah got angry and started cursing in a language I didn't understand. Adam had to grab her and pin her arms down because she was losing her temper and I guess he thought she was going to scare us."

"Adam... pinned her down?" Johnny's voice was a growl.

Reed frowned at him. "That's not the important thing right now, Johnny."