One-on-One, the Rules of Hell's Kitchen

Sue Storm sped through the streets of Hell's Kitchen in a van.

When she'd first gotten the news, she couldn't understand how, only a few days after they'd barely survived their trip through space, her little brother had already dared to come to Hell's Kitchen looking for trouble.

Sue knew exactly why her brother had done it. Before they'd taken off, Alvin had given Johnny a gift—one he'd never forget.

After discovering he'd gained the power to control fire, Johnny hadn't been able to resist the urge to show off and flaunt it...

That was a common impulse among young people, but Johnny had clearly picked the wrong person to provoke.

Reed, sitting in the passenger seat, looked at his worried girlfriend and said with a smile, "Don't worry too much. Alvin isn't a bad guy, and Johnny should be fine.

"But you really should talk to him. Sometimes, Johnny just loves being the center of attention."

Ben Grimm, his body made up of reddish-brown, rock-hard muscles, sat on the van's floorboards where the back seats had been removed. He grumbled at Sue, "You're acting like a worried mother. Johnny will be fine. He might get roughed up a little, that's all.

"At worst, Alvin will beat the shit out of him. He definitely won't kill him, though I don't think that'd be such a bad thing."

Sue glanced back at Ben with displeasure. "He's my brother, Ben. Johnny isn't a bad person..."

Ben waved a hand, signaling Sue to stop. With his stiff lips curled in a grin, he said, "Right, Johnny isn't a bad person. Aside from his foul mouth and troublesome personality, he's a pretty good friend.

"Before, it didn't matter. No matter how much trouble he went looking for, he couldn't provoke anyone too dangerous.

"Now