Streams of bullets flew through the air as Scourge used the arm mounted sickle of the Citizen V costume to slash through the power coupling of a Mandroid that was indiscriminately firing across the battle field. Up-ahead Tarantula was fighting the She-Hulk single handily nimbly dodging her opponent's punches and kicks, occasionally lashing out with her wrist blades, the cuts having little effect on her foe. It did seem that Tarantula was on a back-foot but help was incoming Constrictor and Shocker had just finished off their respective Mandroids and were heading towards the fist fight.

"She's a Hulk right?" Shocker asked Constrictor as the latter moved a broken down HUMVEE out the way.

"Yeah, Why do you ask?" Constrictor replied.

"She's going to be tough right? That mean's if we take her down our rep will be sky high." Shocker stated.

"This isn't about reputation Shocker." Constrictor chided, "But it is an excuse for you to test the upper power settings of those fancy gauntlets of yours."

Tarantula scored the hit she was looking for, a quick slash to the tendon in the legs sent her opponent onto her knees. She huffed, it had been an easy fight, she thought not even worth the dramatic entrance. Walking over to her target, Tarantula looked She-Hulk in the eyes and smiled menacingly at what she was about to do. Suddenly a massive hand slapped her knocking her back into a crashed Thunder Hawk, the impact shattering the cockpit glass. It was evident that her foe wasn't even close to being knocked out, and Maria knew that she had fallen for it. Advancing on her Tarantula saw the same look on the She Hulk's face that had been on her own moments before.

"Hey Green Giant," Shocker called, "Eat this." he added firing a blast of electricity straight at She Hulk. Screaming in pain the target was still moving albeit her form was smoking, and worse she looked mad.

"Maybe you should hit her again." Constrictor said his voice slightly worried.

"No problem," Shocker replied, "That was only level 5, let's see what happens when I increase it to say level 7. See how much HAMMER tricked out my weapons"

"No time." Constrictor screamed sliding off the ridge as the She Hulk pulled the rotor off the crashed Thunder Hawk and threw it at them. "Why don't you take this for a spin." she said casually as the blade scythed through the air. Shocker jumped off the ridge just as white smoke appeared in the spot he had been standing. The improvised blade smashed through the teleporting Sexton knocking his head off.

"Well look's like we're a man down." Constrictor commented picking up the head.

"Don't be so sure." the head replied as moments later as a surprised Constrictor dropped it. Peering over the ridge Shocker and Constrictor saw what Sexton's head was talking about his body was attacking the She Hulk with his spade, whilst slipping around her attacks even more effectively then Tarantula had.

"You're creepy you know that." Shocker told the head.

"Don't just sit there, go help me." the Sexton ordered. Shocker crawled up to the ridge setting his gauntlets to level 7, a blast from these could drop an elephant, it would defiantly be enough to deal with the green menace who was frustratingly swatting at the Sexton's body who attacked her with his spade.

"Cloud Nine, target me with the Gamma Enhancer Rounds, let's see how they like me when I'm angry." She Hulk growled. High above a shot rang out and a dart flew into the She Hulk' neck, radiation coursing through her body, as Shocker charged his gauntlets and fired. The electrical blast that was released caused the target to shudder as the energy flew through her body, but it did little good. Constrictor was now on the ridge with him and threw Sexton's head at the She Hulk, the gorse projectile biting into her skin before being thrown away.

"Looks like it's heads you loose." the She Hulk joked grabbing Sexton's body and ripping the legs off even as the upper body continued to slash with the spade. Tarantula had finally crawled out of the cockpit and leapt into the fray only to be swatted away.

"Now for you two." she said menacingly advancing on Shocker and Constrictor. From Scourge's position he watched as the She Hulk waded through Shocker's electrical blasts before throwing him off the ridge as the Constrictor fired a quick volley of long range punches before one of his arms was grabbed. Wrapping the arm around her own the She Hulk then swung the Thunderbolt around like a giant meteor hammer knocking out both her own troops and the few remaining HAMMER agents. From above a stream of pink projectiles impacted on the She Hulk's back, enraged she swung her make-shift weapon swatting Songbird to the floor. Getting to her feet Songbird let out a scream causing She Hulk to angrily turn towards her and swing Constrictor again missing her target by inches. Tossing her weapon aside She Hulk charged smashing into Songbird seemingly undaunted by the intense scream she was producing, before slamming her into a Grizzly APC.

"Is this all you have Osborne," she bellowed.

"Raptor 6.1 are you in position." Scourge called over the radio.

"Affirmative we are locked on and ready to fire Anti-Gamma Missiles at the target." Raptor 6.1 replied.

"Then fire." Scourge ordered. Seconds later a missile streaked to She Hulk's position spraying the giant with radiation suppressant foam. Emerging from the liquid ooze the She Hulk emerged still standing but defiantly looking less powerful then she had mere moments before. Sliding down the ridge Scorcher arrived and opened fire her flamethrower's igniting the area until She Hulk picked up part of the missile's blasted canister and threw it at the hero, piercing the weapon's tank. Scorcher threw the tank at her opponent before leaping off the ridge to land on-top of Shocker who groaned in pain as she landed on him.

"I may be more mean then green, but I'm still more then a match for you." she growled not noticing Constrictor grab her arms in an attempt to restrain her. "You want another ride?" she asked aggressively, "Get off." attempting to shake her attacker off She Hulk felt her legs buckle as Tarantula stuck knives straight into her hips.

"This time you get taken out by me." Tarantula warned readying to deliver the final strike once again.

"Abigail tell them to send it now." She Hulk commanded, "You guys are not the only ones with air-support." she added. Breaking through the clouds a heavily armed helicopter descended spraying the Thunderbolts with heavy-machine gun fire. Getting to her feet She Hulk kicked one of Sexton's hands that tried to trip her up and called up at the chopper. "Panther 2 split them up and I'll knock them down." The helicopter replied by firing four rockets effectively scattering the Thunderbolts.

"Shocker if I keep our green hostess busy, can you take down their air-cavalry?" Scorcher asked

"I'm more then a one trick pony." Shocker explained, "For example I can do this." he added sending a powerful wave of energy up at the helicopter. The enemy gunship was struck by the wave but appeared to be undamaged by the attack."

"In other words your other tricks are worthless." Scorcher snidely commented

"Oh that would have worked, but unfortunately for you that's a Eurocopter Tigere Feroce, a specially designed model that's hardened against EMP and energy attacks. In other words you may as well have blown bubbles at it." the She Hulk explained before banging their heads together knocking them senseless.

"Let's hit her together." Tarantula suggested to Songbird and the reassembled Sexton, "three blades all at the same time" Running across the crash-site towards the She Hulk, the Tiger opened fire with its chin mounted canon scattering the attackers. In an instant She Hulk was on Tarantula and Sexton slashing with the tail rotor from a Thunder Hawk, her improvised blade clashing against the wrist blades and combat spade. With a quick slash she was able to knock both the Thunderbolts to the floor.

"He may be able to survive without a head." she told Tarantula gesturing to the Sexton, "But can you?" she asked.

"Can you survive with a knife in the back?" Songbird screamed shoving a knife constructed of solid sound into She Hulk's back.

"Melissa, you seem a little rusty," She Hulk said to the Songbird hanging onto the knife in her back, "And I'm surprised that you joined Osborne."

"You filthy insurgents killed my team, I want vengeance." Songbird cried.

"We didn't kill your team." She Hulk explained.

"She's right," Songbirds inner voice told her, "You never were part of the original team."

"She's lying, keep your head in the game or loose it." the other voice ordered as She Hulk ripped off Songbird's sonic harness and threw it away before throwing Songbird down with the others.

"She Hulk," a voice commanded, "Come and deal with me." She Hulk turned and saw Constrictor standing in the decimated crash site right underneath the Tiger Helicopter.

"As you wish," she said menacingly, "It won't save them." she added jumping to Constrictor's position, only to find the Thunderbolt had backpedalled several meters and was reaching up to grab something. "You've just left yourself defenceless." she added smirking as she walked towards him.

"Look up," Constrictor replied pulling the Tiger Helicopter down on-top of She Hulk trapping her under the wreckage as the choppers stockpiled rockets and missiles detonated. Crawling out of the wreckage the She Hulk groaned and shrank back to her human self as the Thunderbolts closed in.

"Not so tough now Jenny." Tarantula mocked as Jenifer Walters searched for something. "Don't bother you won't find anything that will save you know." she added as Jenifer found the pilot's flare gun.

"Really, that's your last stand." Scorcher sneered, "Go ahead fire."

Jenifer fired the flare gun, the red rocket arching upwards.

"Are you done?" Scorcher asked.

"Not yet." Jenifer replied, "To use Constrictor's words, look up." Looking up the Thunderbolts saw an incoming artillery shell heading for their position. Scattering they watched as Cloud Nine and her Snipers swooped in and picked up the stricken She Hulk before quickly vacating the area as the artillery shell landed.

"Should we go after her?" Songbird asked

"Don't bother." Scourge called coming down from his Overwatch position, "You're all weak, it took six of you to take down one of these so called heros." he growled, "I expect better of my Thunderbolts."

"I didn't see you helping." Constrictor mumbled under his breath, Scourge didn't seem to hear seemingly fixated on the explosions in the distance as the F22 Raptors bombed the Insurrection's Howitzers.

"Move out." he ordered, "You all know your targets, I want that mansion in our control in an hour, or you'll be discharged." he threatened as he stepped onto a Grizzly APC and disappeared inside heading away from the front line.

Flying away towards the mansion Jenifer put her face in her hands as Cloud Nine and her Sniper team scanned the skies.

"I failed." she said softly, "What will Tony and Sandilla think when I tell them that HAMMER is still coming."

"Tony won't hold it against you, and Zulu will understand, you've failed nobody, not today at the very least." Abigail replied, "We found out that the team is divided, that this Songbird isn't the power house we were told she is and most of all with a little push that the majority will join us. Constrictor, Tarantula, Sexton and Shocker all hate this so called Citizen V and by extension Osborne, they are here because they were forced to. An Olive Branch of peace could achieve more today then a rain of artillery will, and for that we need Jenifer Walters."

Jenifer almost smiled, her orders had been to hold the line for as long as she could to ready internal positions and move the wounded to the secondary facility. From down below there was a sharp report of a sniper rifle and the marksman next to her tumbled off the cloud to the floor below.

"That enemy sniper is back." one of the marksmen called, "We need to get out of her Ms. Boleyn."

"This is a game for him." Cloud Nine called as she lowered the cloud onto the ground in the middle of the Insurrection compound, "And it's one I plan on wining." she added as a convoy of Grizzly APCs and HAMMER Humvee's swarmed towards the camp's main gate.