What If...? #35

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The basis of the "What If?" series is to give Marvel fans a glimpse into the road less travelled by their favorite and not-so-favorite heroes with mild to moderate success. It's also worth noting that, ninety percent of the time, "What If?" stories don't have a happy ending.Previously in "What If?", Spider-Man joined the Fantastic Four, making it the Fantastic Five. However, at the end of that story, Sue left the team, making it once again the Fantastic Four. In the intervening time, however, Sue has rejoined the team and was impregnated by Reed Richards. Thus our story begins, after Uatu has his say.PlotThe book begins with Uatu telling us about the Time Keeper's plot involving Immortus and his culling of divergent realities. The plot succeeded to a point, failing only after the intervention of the West Coast Avengers. However, the Time Keepers are up to their old tricks, and are letting Uatu take a front row seat.The story of "What If the Fantastic Five Had Invaded the Negative Zone?" begins with the male members of the team sitting at the Baxter Building asking Reed if he should be at the hospital with Sue, who is about to deliver a baby. Reed snaps at them, and then reveals that the accident that gave the original Fantastic Four their powers may now mean the death of Sue and her unborn child. The only thing that can save them is a rare element that can only be found in the Negative Zone, where Reed plans to go alone.The rest of the FF won't have it, and soon the team straps on harnesses and are off to the Negative Zone. At this point, however, the Watcher announces his confusion, as Sue should be with Namor at this point, not lying in a hospital bed with Reed's unborn child. The Time Keepers aim to keep that child unborn, and Uatu asks them why. The answer: ANNIHILUS, THE LIVING DEATH THAT WALKS! One of Annihilus' scavengers swoops in and grabs Spider-Man, only to toss him on a rock a few minutes later. The rock is actually a magnet, and it's dragging Spider-Man...