(The Watchtower)

Bruce Banner stares at the ground in sadness and anger at his current predicament, waiting for Darkseid and his daughter Grail to arrive. The Justice League and Bruce's cousin, Jennifer Walters, aka She-Hulk, were also waiting for Darkseid and Grail to show up.

(Flashback: Three Weeks Ago)

-The Watchtower-

This was the day that Bruce Banner asked Karen Starr, aka Power Girl, who he has been dating for seven years now, to marry him.

"Karen...can I talk to you? Privately." Bruce said to the busty Kryptonian, who turns around and smiles as she locks eyes with Bruce.

"Of course." Karen said sweetly as they head to their sleeping quarters for privacy. "What'd you want to talk about?" Karen asked as the door shuts behind them.

Bruce exhaled heavily as he stands inches apart from his gorgeous, busty girlfriend. "Karen...in the seven years that we've been dating and fighting supervillains together...it's made me realize that...you are the one person I never want to leave. The one person I never want to be away from. The one person who...I want to spend the rest of my life with. Who I want to have children with someday." Bruce said sincerely as he holds Karen's hands with tenderness and care.

"Bruce, what are you trying to say?" Karen asked, wondering what Bruce was getting at.

Bruce smiled as he then got on one knee and pulled a small box out of the back pocket of his pants. He then opened it, revealing a rather beautiful diamond ring. Karen gasps as she falls to her knees, tears beginning to well up in her beautiful blue eyes. "I'm asking you, Karen Starr...to be my wife. So...Karen Starr...will you marry me?"

Karen starts to cry with joy after he asked the most important question that she'd ever hear in her life. "Yes! Yes, yes, yes! Of course, yes!" She says joyfully as Bruce slides the ring onto her ring finger. She then yanks him up and passionately kisses him before hugging him.

After proposing to Power Girl, Bruce and Karen eventually met up with She-Hulk. "Bruce, Karen. What's up?" She-Hulk asked as she stands in front of Bruce and Karen, the latter of which was wearing a white tank top and jean shorts which made the busty Kryptonian look like a goddess.

Karen smiles excitedly as she looks at Bruce. "Can I show her?"

"Show me what?" She-Hulk asked, wondering what Karen was referring to.

Karen squeals with excitement before holding up her hand, showing She-Hulk her wedding ring. "This! Bruce proposed, and I said yes!"

She-Hulk's eyes widen as her mouth hangs open in a gasp before she covers her mouth in surprise. She was so happy for them, especially for Bruce. After he lost his previous wife Caiera during his time on Sakaar many years ago, she had never seen Bruce so depressed before in her whole life. But now he had finally gained true happiness again. "Oh, my gosh, Karen! Congratulations!" Jen says as she tightly hugs Karen, beyond ecstatic that Bruce was marrying Karen after all the time they've spent together over the years.

(Flashback End)

Sadly, the amazingly great news of that day was soured by their latest dilemma involving Darkseid, which was on everyone's mind.

After being told of the arrangement by Darkseid, Bruce Banner and Power Girl spent the entire day together like it was their last, kissing and making love, never leaving each other's side, not even for a millisecond. As this was going on, Batman and Cyborg were at work, trying to find the Hellspores that were planted on Earth, but they've found nothing so far. Not a trace.

"I should've killed him eight months ago when I had the chance." The former gamma scientist thought with a low growl as he clenched his fists angrily. "If I had, we wouldn't be dealing with any of this right now." He added. Afterwards, he felt a soft and gentle hand touch his shoulder, which calmed him down pretty much right away. He glanced up, seeing that it was his beloved Karen, who had sensed his inner turmoil. She gave him a sad look, and Bruce noticed a few tears building up in her beautiful blue eyes.

The sexy, busty Kryptonian understood why Bruce, her beloved soulmate, was agreeing to Darkseid's terms and loved Bruce for his bravery, but this didn't mean she had to like how this was going to play out. In fact, she had to be talked down yesterday by Bruce Banner and Superman so she wouldn't fly up to Apokolips and push the planet into its nearest star. Luckily, Karen relented and calmed down, much to the relief of Bruce and Superman. Despite her stopping herself, a large part of her still thought of going through with her plan to to save or keep what rightfully belongs to her: her beloved Bruce. Consequences be damned.

"It'll be alright, Karen." Bruce says softly before pulling her into a comforting hug and adds, "I promise."

Hugging the love of her life tightly, Karen says "No. It won't be alright. Please, Bruce, don't do this." She pleaded as tears began to run down her beautiful face. "It won't be the same without you...I won't be the same without you." Karen says while planting small kisses on his cheek and neck.

"I know, sweetheart, I know...but...if I don't do this, then everyone on Earth, including you, Jen, Clark, Diana, Rick, and Barry will die." Bruce replied while rubbing her back in a soothing and loving manner before breaking their affectionate hug and gently wipes away her tears. "I'm not going to risk losing you or anyone else I care about. Not now...and not ever."

The busty Kryptonian sniffled and gives her soulmate a sad, but otherwise warm smile and says, "That's one of the reasons why I love you so much, Bruce. You always put the needs of others above your own."

"Yeah, well...being a hero does come with sacrifice." Bruce thought bitterly. It seems like fate was throwing another curveball at him once again, keeping him from being truly happy for once. If fate had a face, he'd surely punch it, and he'd be sure to punch it hard.

While Bruce and Power Girl were having their moment, the rest of the Justice League and She-Hulk were watching and listening to their conversation, all of whom had sympathetic expressions on their faces. They were just as saddened by what was about to happen as Power Girl was.

After hearing about Darkseid's deal involving Hulk marrying his daughter Grail, She-Hulk thought the League was joking around with her, but after getting confirmation from her boyfriend Barry Allen, aka The Flash, she realized it was true...Needless to say, she was angry at Darkseid, though that might be a severe understatement.

"If that asshole thinks for even a second that Bruce will marry his skank of a daughter, he's got another thing coming!" She-Hulk says in rage. "Why couldn't that evil bastard find someone else to marry that monstrous daughter of his?" She adds, crossing her arms under her bosoms. "I feel like...there's another motive at play here."

"Jen, it's Darkseid. Of course there's a hidden motive." Superman tells her before he glances at Cyborg and asks, "Any luck on finding those Hellspores, Victor?"

"No such luck, Clark." Victor responds with a sigh as he shakes his head. "Wherever Darkseid and Kalibak hid them on Earth, they hid them pretty well. I can't even find their signature. It's as if they're being cloaked by something." Suddenly, an alarm blares throughout the Watchtower and causes everybody to tense up, except for Bruce Banner and Karen Starr, who just held each other tightly with anxious looks.

"They're here." Batman states out loud as a boom tube suddenly opens up in front of the heroes and out of it steps Darkseid, along with his daughter Grail, and a small group of parademons.

The God of Evil smirks darkly as he then briefly glances around the Watchtower before saying in an unimpressed tone, "Not bad...for a Class 2 civilization."

Darkseid's daughter Grail, however, paid no attention to what her father just said, because as soon as she spotted Bruce standing alongside Power Girl and the Justice League, the New-Amazonian couldn't contain herself and approached him with a glee in her red eyes.

"Hello, my beloved. It's truly been a long time." Grail says with a loving yet unsettling smile.

"Apparently not long enough, Grail." Bruce replied, narrowing his eyes at the daughter of Darkseid, who only giggled in response. Just as she was a mere step away from Bruce, Power Girl stepped in front of him like she was a protective shield with a menacing glare that could burn the sun at its core.

"One more step, Grail, and I'll fry that shallow brain of yours like an egg." The busty Kryptonian threatens as her eyes glow red with her heat vision ready to go off at any moment.

"You should know better than to step in the way of someone that I desire most, Kryptonian." Grail darkly snarled at her as she reaches for her powerful, razor-sharp axe, ready to cut Power Girl and anyone else that'll keep her from her beloved down.

Diana withdrew her sword and shield before standing beside Power Girl, glaring hatefully at Grail. She'll never forget or forgive Grail for killing her former fiancé Steve Trevor in front of her despite her begging Grail to spare his life. Diana will be damned if she's going to let Bruce or his alter ego Hulk fall into Grail's claws. "Try it, Grail...and it'll be the last thing you'll ever do!" The beautiful demigoddess growled with intense anger. "You already took away someone that I deeply loved...but I will not let you do it again!"

"Still sour over that pathetic mortal Steve Trevor? You really should get over that, Amazonian." Grail says coldly, her words cutting deep into Diana's heart like a knife.

"You know what, Diana? I've been itching for a fight all morning myself." She-Hulk said with a smirk, cracking her knuckles as she joins Power Girl and Wonder Woman in protecting her cousin.

The rest of the Justice League watched on, tensed and worried that a fight was about to begin. Grail is one of the most dangerous villains they've ever encountered, along with her father, and the last thing they want is a bloody brawl to break out. As a matter of fact, Batman actually considers her to be a planetary threat. Glaring angrily at Power Girl, Wonder Woman, and She-Hulk, Grail is about to make the first move and attack them, but is interrupted by Darkseid before that can happen.

"Grail, stop!" The God of Evil commanded as he casually walked over to his daughter, his hands behind his back as usual. "We're not here seeking conflict; you'll get what you want soon enough. Understand?"

"Yes, father." The New God-Amazonian woman hisses in reply, still glaring at the three gorgeous women before putting her axe away.

"Good." Darkseid says with a nod before glancing at Bruce and asks, "I trust you've gotten your affairs in order, Dr. Banner?"

"I only have one last thing to do." The former gamma scientist tells him while he and his true love, Power Girl glance at each other with sad looks on their faces.

"Very well." The Ruler of Apokolips said, rolling his eyes in annoyance at this. "Be quick about it." He added.

Bruce nodded at that before he and Power Girl look at each other. Bruce then pulls his true love in for a deep, passionate kiss. Grail's eyes glowed red with rage at that, her expression quickly turning monstrous, but she prevented herself from attacking the busty Kryptonian, despite how much she really wanted to while her father watched on in boredom.

Bruce and Power Girl's kiss lasted for about a minute or two before they reluctantly broke apart, never wanting to stop kissing. "I promise...I'll come back to you, my love." He whispered to her before briefly glancing down at her stomach. "Both of you."

"I know you will." Karen says in response, moving a hand towards her stomach as tears run down her cheeks.

Bruce sadly nodded before turning to her cousin She-Hulk. "Look out for them, will you, Jen?" He says, gesturing towards Power Girl before hugging his cousin.

"I will, cuz. You can always count on me." Jen replies, hugging him back while trying her hardest not to cry herself.

"Thank you." Bruce says in response before breaking their hug and glances around at the rest of the Justice League and nods at them. "You guys stay safe."

"We will, Bruce." Superman says. "We'll miss you." The Man of Steel added.

Bruce nods at Superman before taking a deep breath to quell his ever-growing anger he had towards Darkseid and Grail. He then turns around and walks towards Darkseid and stands in front of the God of Evil. "Okay...I'm ready." He tells him as he glances up at Darkseid.

The God of Evil says nothing as a boomtube suddenly opens up behind him and Grail. Bruce glances at his family and friends one last time as Grail snakes her arm around his arm and guides him through the portal, all the while throwing a mocking look and mean smirk at Power Girl.

Before Darkseid leaves, he glances at the busty Kryptonian and tells her, "Don't worry too much, Kara Zor-L. If the brute behaves himself, I might let him come back and visit you...assuming that he hasn't moved on before then."

Power Girl's eyes burn bright red and her hands tightly ball up into fists. "Fuck you!"

"Hehehehe..." The God of Evil chuckles at her anger in response before leaving for Apokolips, and the portal closes, disappearing from view. The busty Kryptonian's eyes return to normal, but she then burst into tears and falls to her knees on the floor and starts sobbing. Seeing her friend in such emotional pain, She-Hulk bends down and holds her cousin-in-law in an embrace.

(Apokolips)

Darkseid, Grail, and Bruce arrive on Apokolips, or more specifically Darkseid's throne room, where Steppenwolf and Granny Goodness were waiting for them to arrive. Grail then glances at Bruce, who is looking around at his new surroundings nervously, already hating his decision to leave Earth. She looks at him with a loving smile before pulling him towards her.

"Welcome to Apokolips, my beloved. Now we can be together forever." Grail says to him before forcefully kissing him. Naturally, Bruce was against this one hundred percent.