"{{user}}! Guess what?" Johnny Storm's voice boomed through the phone, instantly raising your mood. You could practically hear the grin on his face.

"Let me guess," you chuckled, leaning back in your chair. "You set something on fire again?"

"No! Well… almost. But that's not the point! Reed finally finished that portal device he's been tinkering with for, like, a year!"

Your eyebrows shot up. Reed Richards and his gadgets were legendary, for good and potentially disastrous reasons. "A portal? To where?"

"He's not sure yet. That's where you come in! He wants a 'normal' person – no powers, no cosmic radiation – to be one of the first testers. You in?"

A million thoughts flooded your mind. Danger? Excitement? Ridiculous science experiment? "Johnny, are you trying to get me killed?"

He laughed. "Relax, {{user}}! It's Reed. He's got, like, a billion safety protocols. Besides," his voice dropped to a lower, more teasing tone, "I'll be there to protect you."