A/N: I don't own Gravity Falls or Marvel Comics. Also this set after the third issue of Civil War Two, where Bruce Banner was killed by Hawkeye.
Chapter One: A New Hulk in Town
Gravity Falls was no stranger to the weird and the frightening, heck they had survived and even canceled the apocalypse at the hands of a deranged triangle, but even with the threat of Bill Cipher gone, their where still things that went bump in the night. It wasn't just the creatures in the woods that the people of Gravity Falls, but also the outside world. Normally, the tiny town was mostly off the radar to the rest of the world around them, but recent events were starting to change that. The townspeople had managed to avoid the super-hero Civil War, the Skrull Invasion, the dark reign of Norman Osborn, the conflict between the Avengers and the X-Men and the outbreak of the Inhumans.
But things were quickly changing once more; another war between the superheroes was quickly rising and this time the whole world was about to be affected by what was happening. Gravity Falls wasn't going to be spared from the effects of this war this time around, for it was starting to drive super powered villains away from the big cities and further into westward, or better put, northwest.
Case in point was Carl 'Crusher' Creel, a former boxer and petty thug turned super-villain via a magic potion given to him by the Norse God of Evil, Loki. From then on, Creel became the villain known as The Absorbing Man, and as the name implies, Creel gained the ability to absorb the elemental properties of anything he touched. With this remarkable ability, Creel had gone toe-to-toe with the likes of Thor, Spider-Man, the Avengers and most notably, the Hulk. But with Bruce Banner slain at the hands of the heroic archer known as Hawkeye, the Gamma powered monster was no more.
While the heroes were once again at war among each other, Creel and his super-strong lover, Titania, headed away from the coming battles and decided to head west to make claim for themselves, however, rather then risk going to California were more and more heroes were starting to make home in, Creel got the idea to instead to head a bit further northward since there hardly any activity regarding heroes in majority of the other states.
And so, like a super-powered Bonnie and Clyde as they were known as, they began to pillage and plunder every small town they passed through without a single man or woman in tights to stand in their way. The villainous duo continued their road trip of terror onward into the little town of Gravity Falls where they laid siege to it. As per usual with their blitzkriegs, the frightened townsfolk attempted to flee from the two titans, but soon enough, they were rounded up and brought them together in the town's square.
"Hiya folks!" the Absorbing Man began as he stood atop a car "the Mrs.'s an' me are tourists, an' we were hoping you give us some good ol' small town hospitality and hand over your money all nice like. But if you try anything funny…"
To get his point across, the villain bent down and touched the hood of the car. The moment his hand made contact with the metal, his entire body became a like living metal statue. He then raised his signature wrecking ball and shattered the vehicle under him in a single strike.
"I think you get the picture" Creel said with a smirk
Titania then took a hug burlap sack and began to walk by the people of Gravity Falls, who handed over their money, jewels and other valuables they had on them. The citizens were complainant, not even so much as looking at the villains in the eye. While they seemed afraid on the outside, inwardly however, it was really all an act to keep the duo from getting suspicious. For recently, Gravity Falls had gained a protector, one whose power could make the very mountains crumble. Thankfully, this defender was gentle toward the townsfolk and only unleashed its fury on those who would dare threaten Gravity Falls—just as Creel and his lover were doing.
"That's enough!" a young voice called out from among the crowd
Now Creel nor Titania had no patience for some moron getting brave on them, so whoever this punk was; they were going to make an example of this wannabe hero—and make it hurt!
"Who said that?!" Absorbing Man demanded "Which one of you backwater, goat-fucking, sons a bitches just signed his own death warrant?!"
From about twenty feet away from were the two villains were standing, a young boy bravely stepped out of line and into the street to face off with the pair. The boy seemed to be around thirteen and was dressed in a red shirt with a blue vest and a blue and white cap on. He had a short, brown hair was as skinny as a twig. Of course, neither super-villain was intimidated by the boy's command.
"Kid, either your really brave or really stupid!" Creel mocked as he and his lover continued to laugh
"If you both return what you've taken and leave right now, I swear that no one here will turn you over to the police" the boy furthered as he stood strong "But if you stay…then I won't be responsible for what happens"
The two powerhouses continued to laugh at the teens threats while the young hero remained silent. Normally, when a boy so young stood up to such beings like the two thugs; the townspeople would rush to pull him back in line, all the while begging the evildoers not to kill him or take their rage out on the rest of the town, but instead, they only murmured and muttered in approval and some in excitement at the sight of boy standing up to the villains, like they knew something the duo didn't.
"What's your name kid?" Creel asked
"Mason, Mason Pines" the teen answered causally "But my friends call me Dipper"
"Well you got balls Mason, I'll give you that" Absorbing Man before looking over to Titania "Make an example outta him, babe"
"Love to" she replied with a wicked grin
"Last warning, guys" the teen suggested "leave. Before I get angry"
"Angry? Ha! Oh that's rich kid!" Titania scoffed as she raised a fist "Who do you think you are? The Hulk?"
The giant woman brought her fist downward toward the boy's head, but just before she could strike his scalp, she was suddenly stopped by her would-be victim's hand, which felt like hitting Adamantium. Mason's iris suddenly changed from a light brown to a fiery red as he began to squeezed Titania's fist in a vice-grip, making her cry out in pain as she fell to her knees before the young hero. Creel was both confused and angered by the sight of the kid's sudden burst of power and using it on his lover. The boy had to be either a mutant or an Inhuman to that his beloved. All around the super-villains, the crowd of once scared townspeople began to raise up they're voices as they cheered for Mason's transformation.
"I don't think I'm the Hulk…" he growled before shoving her back "I AM The Hulk!"
Mason fell to his knees as the transformation began, shocking the two criminals. His skin changed into a dark grey color as his muscles expanded at a rapid pace. His hat fell of his ever growing head, revealing his hair morphing from brown to black. As his once skinny frame gave way for a more muscular one, his clothing began to be ripped away by his ever expanding form—save for his shorts, though they looked like they were on the breaking point as well. The change, of course, was by no means painless, as was evident with his cries of agony as he continued to morph into a monster. Mason slammed his ever growing fist into the pavement, making the whole town shake from the force of the impact.
Absorbing Man and Titania were in total shock at the once puny boy's sudden transformation. Who was this kid? An imperfect clone of Banner? The Hulk's bastard son, maybe? In the end, it didn't really matter to either of the villains; all that did matter was this: could they kill it?
Once the change was complete, the boy known as Mason Pines was gone; now only the Hulk remained! The grey-skinned beast stood nearly nine feet tall with thick muscles that seemed to chamber over one another. His eyes blazed with fury within them as he locked his sights on those who threatened his home. Despite being completely unprepared for a fight, the villainous lovers still prepared themselves for the oncoming battle. While absorbing Man and Titania were shocked by this new Hulk, the townspeople let a collective cheer for the monster.
"Hulk not like metal man and big woman" the beast suddenly declared before pounding a fist on the ground "Hulk Smash!"
"Yeah Hulk, Smash 'em!" Thompson called out
"Get 'em! Get 'em!" the mayor cheered
Before either villain could react to what was going on, the Hulk let out a deafening roar as he bolted toward the duo as break-neck speed. With a mighty punch, he sent Creel flying upwards in the air and sailing backwards out of the town and toward the outlying forest. The Absorbing Man finally crashed into the dirt with for force of a small meteorite, making a small crater in the process. As Creel struggled to stand back up, he barley had enough time to register the large shadow that was now covering him. He looked up at the last second only to see a pair of huge grey feet large squarely on his chest, pinning him down in the crater he made.
Hulk roared again as he began to pummel the villain repeatedly in the face with both his massive fists. Crusher reached for his ball and chain and smacked the brute across the face, knocking him off his person. As the super-powered thug got back to his feet, the Hulk lunged at him once more, only to be stop by surprise punch from Titania, who had jumped after her lover. The Hulk stumbled back, but quickly corrected himself before taking hold a large bolder at his side and chucking it at her. The super-wrong woman punched the oncoming rock, shattering it into a pile of pebbles in a single blow. But just as she destroyed the huge rock, a huge, grey fist flew right into her face, knocking her backwards into several trees that she broke down during her surprise flight until finally coming to stop when she hit a large bolder.
Creel swung his ball and chain and attempted to crack the Hulk across the head again, only for the grey-skinned behemoth to dodge the weapon and punch him in the gut. While the Absorbing Man doubled over in pain, Hulk then put his hands together and hammered Creel in the back of the head, making the villain fall face first into the ground before being kicked into a nearby tree by his opponent. The grey-skinned monster was then heard the sound of a tree being torn from its roots. He turned around just in time to see Titania holding a whole tree in her hands and in mid-swing with it.
Luckily, Hulk caught the tree just before it could hit him and yank the rest of it toward him, pulling Titania along with it and right into his fist. Hulk then proceeded to take the tree and stamp the villainess under it, holding her down as he applied more pressure with his ever-growing strength. Suddenly, Creel slung his weapon around the Hulk's throat, forcing him release his grip of the tree and try desperately to free himself from the chain that was now choking the life out of him. Titania picked herself from the ground and began to repeatedly punch the Hulk in the chest and stomach, making him cry out in rage with every hit.
"Thought you could take us on, huh?" Titania laughed "if we can take the real Hulk, then we can take a wannabe like you!"
"Hulk…not…wannabe…" the beast rasped "Hulk...is…Strong!"
As the rage inside the Hulk grew stronger, steam began to slowly rise from his body. The grey giant's body then started to quickly heat up, causing the chain around his neck to weaken as his body grew hotter. Hulk reached up and tore the chain from his neck, breaking creel's weapon in the process. He then whirled around to punch Absorbing Man directly in the jaw. Creel stumbled backward from the force the blow and attempted a wild haymaker in defense, but the Hulk grabbed his fist and flung him over his shoulder and onto the villlain's girlfriend. The two rolled out of the way before being stomped under Hulk's massive foot.
Crusher got back to his feet alongside his lover and together they attempted to punch the brute together, but the Hulk blocked their united attack against with his hands. He engulfed their fists under his much larger palms as he closed them around they fists. The two villains did everything in their power to free themselves from the monster's grasp, but to no avail. Hulk then applied even more pressure to their hands to the point of breaking bone in their respective arms, making them scream in agony. With all of his strength, the Hulk flung the duo high into the air, sending them sailing through the air and far from Gravity Falls.
"Hulk told you…" the giant said with a small smirk in the corner of his lip
With that, he leapt away from the forest and back to the town.
The people of Gravity Falls could hear the sounds of battle from were they were and waited with bated breath for their protector's returned. As dipper Pines, he and his family saved the town and the world itself from Bill Cipher's Weirdmageddon, but now as that was given the powers of a Hulk, he now defended Gravity Falls from both threats within the town and outside evil that would do them harm. Admittedly, when they saw him first transform, they were apprehensive around him, fearing that he would be another Bruce Banner waiting to happen, but he assured that that unlike Banner's Hulk his changes were on his command and not triggered by anger and that as long as they treated his Hulk with kindness and respect, they would have nothing to fear from him.
And so they did and in return the Hulk protected them from whatever manner of monster of super-villain that dare to do them harm. The Hulk not only watched over the humans of Gravity Falls, but also the creatures that resided within its vast surrounding forests, for they had as much right to live here in peace as the humans did. But should either human or mystical being were to step out of line; they would answer to Dipper's monstrous form. Needless to say, both sides got the message. Here in Gravity Falls the Hulk was safe from the likes of S.H.I.E.L.D and the Avengers and as long as the Hulk stood strong, he would keep the town that he cared for safe from outside world.
Just then, the grey-skinned hero landed before the crowd, who began to cheer for their hero's triumphant return until they quickly realized that something was wrong. The Hulk's body was emitting a huge amount steam as his eyes blazed a hellish red. Dipper had told them that while he could easily change into the Hulk on command, changing back was much more difficult. He could only turn back into his normal self was either one of two different ways and if they didn't act fast and get him to calm down, it would be devastating for the whole town.
Then, from among the crowd, a redheaded teenager began to make her way through the masses and toward the behemoth. The people around her quickly stood aside as she walked forward, for only she could save them now. Her name was Wendy Corduroy, and she was both Mason's and the Hulk's lover.
"Well who wants a lamby, lamby, lamby?" she sang to the monster as she approached him "I do! I do!"
The Hulk locked his focus solely on the teenager as she continued to walk toward him without a hint of fear, knowing he would never harm her.
"So go up and greet your mammy, mammy, mammy" she continued to sing to him "Hi there, hi there"
The Hulk let out a low groan as the sound of her voice, letting his anger leave his body. Once she was close enough to the brute, Wendy reached out and took hold of both sides of his face, making sure that he would keep his gaze focused squarely on her and not the world around them. The steam that was coming off his body stopped as he began to slowly shrink down and let his other half take control once more.
"So march, march, march around the daises" she sang in more softer tone
Soon enough, the Hulk was gone and a very exhausted Dipper Pines took his place. He collapsed into his girlfriend's arms, who embraced him tightly in a loving embrace.
"And don't, don't, don't you forget about the baby…" she whispered to him
The people of Gravity Falls let out a great cheer for the Hulk who had once again saved them and for Wendy who prevented their defender from doing them harm. Despite feeling incredible weak and tired after changing back, Dipper reached up to kiss his lover, who kissed him back intensely.
"The town…out of danger?" he managed to say
"You saved us as always, sweetie" Wendy assured him before kissing his forehead
"Thank you…for bringing me back" Dipper breathed out
Wendy helped her lover back to his feet and allowed him to lean on her as they walked through the crowd, who thanked and praised him and Hulk for defending them yet again. One would think Mason 'Dipper' Pines had everything: a beautiful girl to love, good friends and a whole town who loved him and his monstrous alter-ego—all the things Banner never had.
Yes, he had everything. Everything, except, his sister.