Chapter 24

By: MysticFantasy

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Tony, Clint and Fury were at a loss for words when they saw a large red mass of muscle.

The archer and director already had their weapons ready to use and Tony had summoned his armor while Thor called for his hammer.

"You destroyed my reputation." the red Hulk that was Ross declared with burning eyes.

"Your reputation?!" Bruce exclaimed. "You destroyed my life! You took away everything I had, everything I had going for me just because you wanted to make your own army of super soldier and to keep me away from Betty. You're not better than Johann Schmidt."

"Fight me." Ross growled.

Thor caught his beloved hammer and Tony's armor soon appeared and attached to his body.

"Feel all that power you have?" Bruce taunted. "All that rage. Now you know what it feels like. Now you know what it's like to have everyone look at you like you're a monster."

Ross growled and slammed his large fist into the ground. The entire floor shook and the heroes and director managed to keep their balance.

"Banner, now would be a good time for the Hulk to show up." Fury said.

"No. I'm not going not going to let him win." Bruce delcared as he kept his distance from the angered general. "Now he's going to know what it's like to be the monster, to be hunted down to be used as a weapon, to be made into the enemy and not have anyone trust you. Instead, they'll be feared by you."

Ross growled with anger and raised a fist. He was about to launch it at Bruce but a hard swing from Mjolnir ceased that action and caused him to fly into a wall.

"Hill." Fury shouted into his comm link. "Get everyone evacuated. Things are going to get messy and we don't need anyone injured from it."

"On it." Hill replied.

A second later, the evacuation siren sounded. The sudden loud noise caused Ross to become a little startled but he quickly got over it and gathered himself.

He once again focused his attention on Bruce who still refused to transform.

"Banner." Ross shouted. "Fight me."

"Bruce, you may just want to give him what he wants." Clint said.

"Or I will." Thor said as he began to swing his hammer. "Please, allow me to do so."

"No. Clint is right." Bruce said. "I should give him what he wants. I should also give myself the chance I've always wanted."

"What's that?" Tony asked curiously and cautiously.

"To punch Ross in the face." Bruce answered as his eyes turned green.

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"Any word?" Steve asked as he sat up without care of getting yelled at by the spy.

"Nothing." Natasha answered as she tried to contact the helicarrier once more. "I hope they're alright."

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"Duck!" Tony shouted as he grabbed Fury and jetted them away from the fist fight between the two Hulks. He grabbed Clint's extended arm on the way and began to fly them down the still in tact corridors.

"Sir, are we just going to let them destroy the helicarrier?" Clint asked.

"This one is worth the sacrifice." Fury replied. "There's a new one being made for us already. Only makes sense that this one could go out with one last fight."

"So should we just let them have their fun?" Tony asked before they burst through the doors and out into the open.

"What else can we do?" Fury replied as he was set down.

"We can help our friend." Thor declared.

"Remember what happened last time?" Tony reminded.

"Our match had been interrupted by your warrior pilot." Thor replied before a machine came crashing through the roof followed by a loud roar.

"Worry about that later." Clint said. "Maybe we should get out of here before they decide to follow us."

"We have to make sure they don't kill each other or do anything else that would be a cause for concern." Fury said.

"We're in the middle of the ocean. What could happen between two enormous rage monsters?"

"Do you really have to ask?" Clint exclaimed.

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Natasha sighed in frustration when her call was once again not answered. It was starting to make her worry greatly but she knew that she couldn't risk leaving the safe house because Steve was, in her opinion, still in no condition to leave or fight.

Especially not against two Hulks on the helicarrier floating over the middle of the ocean.

"Natasha, we have to go see what's going on." Steve said as he sat up only to be roughly shoved back down.

"We are not going anywhere." she declared. "You attempt to get out of this bed without me knowing and I will break both your legs and extend your med leave."

"I won't even breath." he stated.

"Good. I'm worried enough about the others as it is. I don't need to worry about my captain too."