"Help!" a hoarse voice cried out, growing fainter each time it was forced to holler the pathetic word. The voice's owner, May Benson, had just witnessed the epic battle between the Avengers and the evil, yet misunderstood, Loki in New York. In fact, she had only been a few blocks away from the heroic final scene, and she had no way of moving from her position. May was trapped against a building by a bus that had been thrown effortlessly and carelessly across the streets of New York. May was trapped so that she was held by her right leg, and it caused her searing pain every time she tried to move away. However, May had more serious things on her mind because her boyfriend, Brian was trapped entirely by the bus. He had tried to push May out of the bus' path when it hurtled toward them. As far as May knew, Brian was still alive. She told him to squeeze her hand as often as he could, so she would know he was still with her.
"Help!" May cried again. She felt as if she were trapped in a plastic bubble; her voice bouncing off its walls, unable to carry into the city. The sun was mercilessly beating down on war-torn New York, and May didn't know how much more of the heat she, or Brian (who was still making an effort to squeeze May's hand in reassurance from under the bus), could take. May felt her knees start to weaken and quiver.
"Help!" May cried out once more. She could feel herself becoming faint. Amidst her blurred vision, she watched as a group of familiar heroes made its way to her hellish situation. May kept her knees strong as she awaited the Avengers' assistance. One faulty move on her part might injure her leg more than what had already been done. Plus, May had to keep strong for Brian, whose squeezes had grown significantly weaker.
"It's okay, Bri. They're coming for us," May managed to say, though her throat was painfully dry. She wasn't entirely certain if she was assuring Brian or herself. She just had to tell both of them that everything would be okay, despite the fact that her loving boyfriend was trapped under a bus and her legs were shaking uncontrollably as she tried to maintain consciousness.
"Bruce! Over here!" a battle-worn Captain America called to his monstrous companion. Though the combat had ended and the Hulk had calmed, he still maintained his gargantuan, green form. Captain America motioned for the Hulk to utilize his incredibly abnormal strength to remove the bus that was holding a young woman hostage, not knowing said woman's lover was also being crushed by the bus' weight.
With a roar that was distinctly inhuman, the Hulk threw the bus off the civilians. May was now bouncing in and out of consciousness, and without the bus supporting her weight, her hand slipped from Brian's (whose squeezes had disappeared long ago) and she faded into a black abyss.
"Captain, you should take her to a hospital," Black Widow stated as she knelt over Brian's mangled body. All of the Avengers had gasped in shock when a second body slumped to the ground after being freed from the bus' custody. Captain America had dutifully caught May as she collapsed when the Hulk saved her from her perilous position under the bus. The good Captain swept up an unconscious May and set off to carry her to the nearest hospital. Upon finding that Brian had no pulse, Black Widow summoned an EMT over her earpiece to take care of the corpse. Hopefully there weren't too many more post-battle cases like this for the Avengers.