Fantastic Four #397

After being warned of danger posing his teammates, the Human Torch has rushed from Oklahoma back to New York City via JFK International Airport. Once on the ground, Johnny flames on and flies off towards the headquarters of the Fantastic Four, the Four Freedoms Plaza. After he has left, a suitcase on the luggage carousel suddenly shape-shifts into Lyja, Johnny's estranged wife who has been secretly following him since he last left New York. While at the Four Freedoms Plaza, Ant-Man and the Thing are fueling up the Steal-Hawk to go after Sue when Johnny arrives at the scene. As Scott explains that they have a homing beacon on Sue's Time-Sled, they are about to depart when suddenly the Watcher appears before them. He warns the three members of the Fantastic Four that the Skrulls are planning an invasion of Earth. Ben isn't buying this story, pointing out that the Watcher said that he must exile himself during their last encounter. Caught in a lie, the Watcher suddenly lashes out, firing energy beams from his eyes at the three heroes. The Watcher proves too powerful for them to fight. While Johnny and Ben try in vein, Ant-Man gets sudden inspiration from the Steal-Hawk. With the battle not going well, Ben tells Johnny to initiate plan 4-W, which Johnny reluctantly agrees to do, telling Ben not to die while he is gone.