Chapter 3- Daemons and Angels

Gabriella screeched and tore at her chest as the Avengers looked at her horrified. Her's words were pounding in the child's skull and the screams grew more feral and animalistic as they drew on. Bruce leapt forwards and tried to help her but Tony and Steve held him back. He had to watch as his child as she writhed in the pain of her transformation. A pain Bruce knew far too well.

Then her eyes bugged, their natural green color darkening even more so, muscles rippled in the little girl's arms and legs as they grew to have a greenish tint. The once sturdy braces on her legs, snapping and ripping to shreds as if they were just plastic. Her hair darkened like her eyes and grew even longer, cascading down her back like tangled black waves. She grew then, her body growing larger and larger, not as large as Hulk but about to his chest. Her teeth bared in a snarl and she roared so loudly, it seemed to shake the entire tower.

"Stop it, Gabriella!"

Bruce screamed but he realized there was something different about his transformation and Gabriella's. Her eyes were fuzzy with madness, she was a mindless killing machine.

"Bruce!"

Tony screamed and looked at him pointedly as Gabriella ripped through the Tower. Shredding the metal walls as if they were as thin as paper. Bruce clenched against the pain as he let his own skin melt away to be replaced with the Hulk's.

Hulk roared as he looked at 'Her' because that was no longer Gabriella. Her roared back just as loudly, throwing her fist forwards to connect with Hulk stomach and throwing him into the side of the tower, ripping through several walls.

Hulk shook his head then pounded forwards and tackled Her, both of them roaring in anger as they shot out of the tower, falling to the ground below.

Tony ran down to his lab to get suited up as Steve pulled on his own suit. As soon as they could, Steve, Tony, Natasha and Clint went out to help in anyway they could.

At this point, Hulk and Her were in a wrestling match through out the city. Every time Hulk would get the upper hand, Her would find a way to maneuver around it. Hulk may have had brute force on his side but Her was slightly smaller and faster and could easily avoid his blows.

They were locked in a heavy match, Hulk fighting to subdue, Her fighting to kill. Her spun around and threw Hulk into the side of a building. The streets were full of screaming and madness as the rusty smell of freshly spilled blood filled the air.

Most of the Avengers were trying to save people who were stuck in the cross fire. Which was many, o thy had their hands full. They had to leave Her up to the Hulk.

Finally Hulk managed to get squarely on top of her and shove her face into the shattered sidewalk. Then they both began to shrink down, a naked man and his naked daughter, both exhausted as Gabriella sobbed into his shoulder as he carried her through the streets Her had destroyed, never had he felt more like a monster.

-Later-

"ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY THREE PEOPLE! THAT THING IS A MONSTER AND NEEDS TO BE KILLED! YOU CAN'T KEEP THAT MURDERING THING HERE!"

Director Fury roared, pointing at Gabriella as she quivered behind Bruce, new braces on her legs and her cane in her hand.

"No, you listen here! Gabby is a child! She doesn't understand! You can't lock an innocent child up like an animal!"

Tony slammed his hand down on the meeting table as he glowered at Fury.

"THAT 'CHILD' JUST KILLED ALMOST TWO HUNDRED PEOPLE AND INJURED COUNTLESS OTHERS!"

Fury yelled back and Gabriella flinched and bent down slightly lower.

"So what?! I killed people under Loki's control and you didn't threaten to kill me!"

Clint yelled, standing beside Tony, who looked slightly surprised at the Archer.

"Leave my daughter alone! I understand how she feels when this happens and it's not fun! Gabriella would never do this if she had been in her right mind at the time!"

Bruce yelled, eyes darkening in anger as Fury glared at them and they glared at Fury, finally it was Gabriella who broke the silence. She hobbled over to Fury and held out her wrists.

"I know I'm a monster. And I know I've killed people. But you can't kill me, other people have tried, they failed. But if you can lock me up somewhere, where nobody can ever get hurt by me ever again. Then I want to go with you."

She whispered and the Avengers present stiffened. Even Fury looked flabbergasted at the child. She met his eyes squarely.

"But I have one request. To spend one last night with my father, please?"

The child whimpered and Fury nodded as she hobbled back to Bruce and practically collapsed in his arms, crying.

"I'll be back for the child, tomorrow."

Fury snapped and turned on his heels as he left the tower, Bruce hummed brokenly as he cradled the daughter he had never known, but that he loved more than anything.

-Later that night-

Bruce held Gabriella close as she sang softly, he had forgotten that Betty had been polish but he remembered as Gabby sang her lullaby.

"A, a, kotki dwa...

Jeden duży drugi mały

Oba mi się spodobały

Jeden duży drugi mały

Oba mi się spodobały

Aaaaaaaaa...

A, a, kotki dwa

Szaro bure obydwa.

A, a, kotki dwa.

Jeden pobiegł do lasu

Narobił tam hałasu.

A, a, kotki dwa.

Drugi biegał po dachu

Zgubił butki za strachu.

Drugi biegał po dachu

Zgubił butki za strachu.

Aaaaaaaaa...

A, a, kotki dwa

Szaro bure obydwa.

A, a, kotki dwa.

Nic nie będą robiły

Tylko ciebie bawiły.

Aaaaaaaaa...

A, a, kotki dwa

Szaro bure obydwa.

A, a, kotki dwa

Chodzą sobie po sieni

Miauczą głośno - "pieczeni!"

A, a, kotki dwa

Biega szary, biega bury,

Aż obydwa czmych do dziury.

Aaaaaaaaa...

Biega szary, biega bury,

Aż obydwa czmych do dziury.

Aaaaaaaaa...''

Bruce just held her tightly as she sang then they both began to cry.

"Daddy, I miss her."

She whimpered and Bruce nodded.

"I miss her too."