Steve Rogers banked the Quinjet  hard as he began his final approach to the Baxter Building rooftop.  Of course the Fantastic Four headquarters had an advanced hanger deck he could have easily used but an emergency message like the one he received begged for a more direct and less sheltered approach.  As he came fully around he spied Ironman standing passively beside the roof entrance.  The Golden Avenger may have looked like he was waiting patiently but Cap knew that his colleague was using every technological advantage available to scout the territory.  As the VSTOL jet landed lightly on the heavily reinforced rooftop platform, the Star Spangled Avenger opened the canopy and shouted "What's the deal tony? The Quinjet systems don't show any readings when I scan the building.  Looks like we have a hot situation here!"

Ironman turned and approached the vehicle as he replied "Not necessarily Steve. If you used your Avengers emergency code the building would have let you scan it. At least it did when I used mine.  All systems show nominal so far.  There are only two people inside. Susan and Reed's lab assistant, Dr Regina Rodriguez."

Cap was relieved to hear that the building wasn't in a lockdown.  At least the situation hadn't degraded to an entrenched NRV fortifying themselves in the most advanced facility in the country but, of course, evil liked to hide in plain sight. No defenses didn't mean no problem. Cap nodded as he weighted the possibilities and asked "So what do you recommend?"

Tony opened his facemask and smiled "Divide and conquer.  You talk to Sue and I'll take the scientist."

Cap's eyes narrowed on his friend as he replied "You sure that is the best plan?  Your sensors could pick up the drugs in Sue's system."

Tony shrugged "I didn't say I wouldn't check Susan out.  I just meant we start there.  When I am with Dr. Rodriguez I can check both her and the lab out for suspicious tech that you would be less likely to notice.  Frankly if Sue has been drugged she might find you easier to talk to.  In any case we stay until we have a good reason to leave or call in reinforcements, agreed?" With a nod of acknowledgement, Cap strode confidently to the roof entrance.  It was game time... No need for further discussion.

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Gina Rodriguez smiled slightly as she observed the Avengers entering the building.  She had listened in on the rooftop conversation and had analyzed the scans Tony had performed. Normally she would have Roberta do that, but the AI was too big of an unknown quantity at the moment.  The sexy scientist was sure that the AI was still enough within her control that it couldn't tell the Avengers anything incriminating... yet... but it was too dangerous to command her and take the risk that its interpretation would cause more chaos.  No, she would have to take her time investigating Reed's fail safes.  She might not be able to remove them but she had better at least know what and where they are.

Gina was pleased with the division of the heroes forces for the early investigations.  Sure, if Tony went to Sue she might have had an opportunity to have Sue get into his iron pants, but this was a game of precision from here.  Gina turned to the latest device she had cobbled together.  A Life Model Decoy of Sue and a generous amount of the scientist's world class genius was all she needed to solve the problem of Sue's recent pregnancy and the prospect of an even greater coupling to drive the bitch and Reed further apart.  She smiled wickedly as she reviewed the telemetry.  All four embryos were doing well in their high tech incubator.  Where Tony would help drive Reed away, Sue's bastard children will help bind her more tightly to her street life. A push of a button put the device in behind a quantum shield with the rest of the high sensitivity equipment it protected and outside of Ironman's scan range.

As the scientist returned to her study of Negative Zone activity the lab door opened for her guest.  Without even looking up, Gina called out over her shoulder. "Good evening Mr Stark. What brings you to my humble lab tonight?"

Tony looked the facility over with keen eyes as he played the arrogant hero to her cool academic "Good evening to you Doctor.  A tad paranoid, aren't you?" As he spoke he took a good look at the petite woman before him.  Even in her lab coat, it was obvious to his trained eye that there was a curvy figure under that concealing white smock. Her raven tresses flowed down naturally to her mid back and as she turned he saw that her face was every bit as beautiful as any model he had dated.

Gina gave a look of disdain at the armored man for a second as she replied "Excuse me?  What on Earth gave you that idea?"

Before he could reply she was already staring back at the screen but he replied anyway "Well, it is a bit suspicious that someone as intently working on Negative Zone scans as you appear to be would have even noticed my approach yet you knew I was coming didn't you?"

Gina chuckled "Oh please, I have more PhDs that you have steel underware. You're no stranger to multitasking.  Why is it such a surprise that someone hired to work with Reed Richards wouldn't be limited to a single focus.  By the way, you might want to do a diagnostic on seal F-16B. Last time you went to the bathroom it didn't seal completely. Wouldn't want you freezing anything you value if you happen to go stratospheric."

It took a lot to embarrass Tony Stark, but this lady proved she had more on the ball than he'd seen in a great while.  After fixing the issue she discovered, he continued the interview. "Yes... Well, thanks.  Actually I'm here in answer to a distress message."

Now the sexy scientist turned to give her visitor her full attention as she asked "Distress message?  From who?  About what? I'm not aware of any issues here!"  Her face visibly blanched and her eyes went wide for a long few seconds before she continued "It... It wasn't from... Reed was it?? He, Ben and Johnny are returning from the Negative Zone today! They are due within the hour!"  She turned back to her monitors and equipment and gave them her undivided attention as she replied "I'm sorry, Mr. Stark, but I have no time for this foolishness now.  I have to make sure that the team is alright.  I was scanning the portal event horizon area to make sure there were no surprises for the team.  Please continue your investigation and be so kind as not to leave the premises as if there is an emergency I would greatly appreciate your assistance in helping rescue the greatest mind on the planet!"

Whatever else was going on here, Tony was sure that this woman had a bad case of infatuation with Reed, but then again so did half the intellectually elite women of the country. After all, unparalleled geniuses who are good fathers are hard to find.  But was there more going on here?

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Susan took a long time basking in the hot shower.  For the first time in weeks she felt like a human train wreck. It was like having an itch she not only couldn't scratch, she couldn't even understand its source.  Her erogenous zones pulsed with a burning need like none she ever experienced, but that was not it.  Her body ached like she had run a marathon but didn't sleep well after and she thought that might have had something to do with the drugs she did last night with Slick.  It was hard to remember but she could swear she heard someone say it was heroine she injected and the while lines she snorted were probably coke, but that would certainly explain the body aches.  Still there was something else.  It was if something from a children's book was sucking the joy out of her life faster than she could possibly replenish it. The more she thought about it, the more she realized that for the last few weeks she had been riding a near manic high the whole time and now that she was away from that life her normal world seemed horribly depressing in comparison.

As she left the shower, Sue took as long look in the mirror and what she found shocked her back to reality.  Her hair was platinum blond with pitch black roots.  Her eyes had extended ware contacts to make them look green. Both arms were a tattoo sleeve work in progress that was only one third done.  Various cute little demons frolicking and lipstick kiss tattoos adorned her torso and tits. Over her Brazilian waxed pussy was a rainbow arcing over the words 'Happiest Place on Earth' and under the tramp stamp on her back it said 'Slick's #1 Ho'. She had forgotten that part of her commitment to the life of Starr was to make her body as like the Perception Filter disguise she used as possible. The heady feeling of not only living the life of the hedonistic tart but of deciding that she would never turn back washed over the beleaguered heroine like warm spring day and for a minute it was more rejuvenating than the shower had been. Sue had the urge to bask in that glow but she knew that would lead her in a direction that she could not go and remain a heroine. With an effort of will she brought herself back to reality.  The hair would be easy to fix, but the tattoos would take time and discretion. Until then she would have to use a perception filter to get by as Susan Richards.  

As Sue prepped the device for its needed image projection, she heard a familiar voice echoing in her bedroom "Susan?  Susan Richards, are you here?"  

Sue's eyes went wide as she realized that Captain America was here looking for her.  She couldn't let him see her now.  As she quickened her pace setting the device Sue called out "I'm in here Cap.  Give me a minute please, I'm indisposed right now but will be right there."

Cap waited a minute as he weighed the options. If Sue really had been drugged and it had become an addiction issue, she could be taking or trying to hide the drugs right now.  It wasn't his style, but in his opinion he had no choice as he replied "My apologies Sue, but this is an emergency and I need to see you this minute.  I promise to be as gentlemanly as possible."

With that the Star Spangled Avenger invaded the master bathroom to face a very irate Mrs. Richards.  He looked the woman over in her ankle length robe and hair completely enshrined in a towel. As he started to blush, the woman of the house let him have it with both barrels "Steven Rogers! How *dare* you come into my bathroom uninvited! Wait until I tell my *husband* about this outrageous invasion of privacy!" In side the heroine's heart was pounding a mile a minute.  She hadn't been able to get the filter fully up in time so had to improvise but her best bet now was to get her visitor the hell away from her! In her head she thought 'Arrogant moralistic bastard! Mr. Super Soldier, lording his precious authority and Puritan morals on everyone. No one needs your judgemental, rigid, goody-goody, sanctimonious bullshit! I swear you're fucking worse than that cheating bastard Reed!' Of course, in this situation Sue had every right to be embarrassed and angry, but this went far beyond that.  Cap was a man she always respected and admired; so much so that she even sided with him on the Registration Civil War against her own husband! Truth be told she always had a secret crush on the man and he was by far her favorite fantasy lover when she indulged in some personal pleasuring but now in this moment of fury there was nothing but disgust and revulsion for Cap.

Steve raised his hands and tried to calm the raging storm in the woman before him "Whoa, whoa, Mrs. Richards. This isn't personal, this is responding to an emergency call for help sent from this building.  I'm here to help!"

Sue leveled dangerous eyes on her guest and growled "Well then *help* yourself to a seat *in the sitting room*! I'll be with you in a *God* damned minute and you can either wait *patiently* or get your damn ass out of my fucking home!"

Cap's jaw tightened as he took the scathing from the lady of the house, but he knew something wasn't right here.  He had known Sue for quite sometime now and that was the first time he ever heard Sue swear, let alone drop an 'F bomb'. With a curt nod, he turned heal and moved into the sitting area as requested.  It wasn't long before Sue came out of the bathroom with her hair dried and her makeup on, but even Cap had to adjust his seating to prevent the 'junior officer' from jumping to attention.  He alwas knew Sue was a beautiful woman, but he couldn't help but notice her makeup was significantly more provocative and her manner was more than seductive. Sue had managed to get the Perception Filter active but she was completely unaware that her look was significantly more Starr than Susan.

Sue strode with a sexy confidence that made her audience visibly uncomfortable and growled "Ok, Steve, what is this emergency that's so important you had to play 'hide and *peek*' in my bathroom?"  His discomfort was not hidden from the heroine as she observed him and thought 'Hypocritcal pig! He's squirming in his khakis watching me.  Just proves every guy is a upstanding gentleman until their dick starts standing.  What a joke!'

Cap cleared his throat and said "Tony and I were called here by your security system.  Among other things they said you were drugged and Reed was under the mental domination of a NRV.  I'm sure you realize that these are serious charges and why we came here immediately."

Sue, being a respectable actress, was able not to let on she knew anything about the alledgedly emergency as she stared at her guest like he was an idiot for a minute before she said "And it never occurred to you that Johhny might be playing one of his famous jokes, did it?  Like when he replaced your shield with a replica made of lead? Or maybe when he hacked Tony's armor and installed a 'Dixie' horn toot ringtone that played everytime someone messaged Ironman.  Any of this sound familiar?"  Uncharacteristic anger flashed in the patriot's eyes as he held back his ire for his hostess. Even though Sue still found the man strangely disgusting, she had calmed down significantly and right now she needed him gone not kicking hornets nests looking for trouble.  The blond bombshell closed her eyes and took a deep breath before she continued "Look, Cap, I'm sorry.  We definitely got off on the wrong foot from the start and frankly after a couple decades dealing with my brother's sense of humor I'm afraid my patience and civility is at an all time low.  Fact of the matter is Reed, Johnny, and Ben are all out of town at the moment but I expect them back any time now."

Accepting her explanation, Cap calmed down significantly as he asked "I didn't know they were out of town.  How long have then been gone and where have they been."

Before she could answer a familiar voice answered from the door "Negative Zone.  According to Dr. Rodriguez they've been there 24 days but should be back within the hour."  As Sue's eyes met the new arrival, she smiled deeply for Tony Stark.  Having took a moment to shed his armor, the handsome billionaire swaggered into the posh bedroom. The former playboy leveled playful eyes at the gorgeous woman and said "Hi Sue.  You're looking good tonight."

Cap couldn't help but notice the change in Sue's body language. Her posture was erotically provocative but belligerently aggressive when it was just Cap there, but with Tony all that changed.  Her demeanor was warm and enticingly inviting.  Her posture was both sensual and flirtatous.  There was definitely something going on but if they were going to find anything out it was obvious that Tony was the only one that would get anything out of the lady of the house.

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As she worked her console like a virtuoso, Dr. Rodriguez stifled a chuckle. Sue wasn't the only one who knew how to work a Perception Filter and with it her purple hair and any readings of her pheromones would be hidden from the Armored Avenger's scans.  Well at least the fact that she was the source would be, but sooner or later Tony would pick up the readings and hopefully that would send the Avengers barking up the wrong tree. Still it wasn't her engineered abilities that would make this man useful.  It was the mutant power she was born with that would do the trick.  Hers was a subtle power that was easy to overlook and utterly impossible to detect in careful use.  She wasn't a psionic like Professor X or Jean Grey, but her ability was mental and over time could guide someone to great changes. Gina had the ability to enter anyone's subconscious and fantasies. There she could interact with them and as long as she stayed within the parameters of their secret desires she could guide them. Given enough time she could not only expand what the person found acceptable in fantasy but eventually carry it over into was acceptable in real life. 

Since the sexy professor first manifested this power she had used it to stay ahead of the curve both in education and in work. In fact this innate power helped her build her mind's intellect, knowledge, complexity, and overall power to the point where she became a respectable intellect even to the great Reed Richard's standards but since she started working with him Gina's intellect has grown exponentially due to exposure to his unparalleled mind. Still, it was discovering that her intellectual idol secretly fantasizes about a sexy woman who is a mental match for him and what a heady feeling it was to find that he was fantasizing of her being that woman even without her assistance.  It was then it hit her like a ton of bricks... He's rich, handsome, a loving father and the smartest man on the planet... Reed Richards was her mister right to the 100th power!  

That was over three years ago when Gina started work with Richards and she had greatly increased her presence in his mind since.  Within a month the fantasies were no longer ruled by his subconscious and Reed began actively daydreaming about his associate.  Within 6 months the wildly sexual imaginary adventures became more prevalent in his thoughts than those of his wife.  Within 12 months Reeds only fantasies were of a deeply intimate, romantic, sexual relationship with Gina. She and Reed had been in a deeply fulfilling and committed 'dream' relationship ever since. As far as Reed knew it was all in his head, but thanks to her power it was as real to both of them as any physical relationship could ever be.  Still, the real trick is to bring it into the real world. Within 18 months, the emotional intimacy they shared in their dreams had leaked out into the real world and he found that Gina was closer to him than Sue and the whole family combined. So much so that Reed even told her all about the fantasies and profound attraction.  Reed would never knowingly cheat on his wife, but then again as people's desires grow they tend to redefine the limits of cheating to subconsciously allow more contact without even realizing it; even the great Reed Richards. At 18 months they were both comfortable with physical contact like holding hands, hugging, cuddling and even light kisses on the lips for greetings as long as it was outside the view of others but soon even deep intimate tongue massaging kisses were acceptable for special occasions. By 24 months, hands were accustomed to free and welcomed exploration of their partners bodies even to the point of long hours spent giving handjobs and finger fucking. By 30 months oral sex was common an even anal sex was an occasional treat.  It was then that Reed admitted that he was hopelessly and completely in love with the vixen but he deeply regretted he had not met her before Sue.  Although there was no doubt that Gina was his true soul mate, he still loved Sue and would never leave her.

That was a crushing blow to Gina, but she was never one to give up.  She was so close to winning but nothing she did could guide Reed over that final hurdle. Still there is more than one way to skin a cat.  Gina began delving into Sue's fertile imagination and discovered a sexually repressed woman who dreams of other men and even an more sexually open lifestyle. With that ray of hope the good doctor began her current campaign.  It was simplicity itself for her to use her power on the rest of the Fantastic Four family. She had Johnny, Ben, and the kids trusting her implicitly in a matter of weeks and then she began work on Sue. After only a month she had Sue to the point where she would actively go to singles hot spots under guise of the perception filter to dance and court attention from strangers to boost her ego. Within 2 months the heroine was flirting up a storm and even made out with a few of the hunker prospects, but still there was that love/betrayal barrier the heroine just wouldn't cross. That is when frustration took over for the scientist and she decided that if her rival wouldn't take the dive on her own, maybe having someone roofieing her would give Gina the crack in Sue's defenses she needed. Her intention was to use her power in Sue's dreams to change the experience from bad to good so she could encourage more slutty behavior, but fate smiled on her when she hired the hooker Tina to slip Sue the roofie. Who knew that drugs have such different and advantageous affects on the cosmically powered? Well, again the sexy siren was close to achieving total victory but this time it was Tony Stark that would be the knife to cut the binds between Sue and Reed.  Gina had already seen the deep seated lust that Sue and Tony have for each other.  All it would take is small pushes and and the same tech she used to impregnate Starr at Slick's house.