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Edwin smirked at the shocked look on the General's face, "And they're not happy…when they tell our parents what you're doing here, then you're in big trouble."

He grinned, "They're coming for you."

This time, it was General Ross's turn to smile as he pointed up to the sky at the blue energy shield. "They are more than welcome to try. Anyone who tries to get through that shield is in for a shock…literally."

Edwin shrugged, still holding up the phone. "My Papa's the smartest man ever. I'm sure he'll find a way in."

Joey nodded in agreement, "And you can bet that my Dad's aren't gonna be happy with this!"

"Your parents shouldn't have tried to keep me from what is rightfully mine!"

The children crowded closer to the Hulk, all glaring at the General and his soldiers as they moved closer. The General sighed, "Look….I don't want to hurt you anymore than I would want to hurt my own daughter. But if you keep getting in my way, then I may be forced to take drastic measures, understood?"

Silence.

The man sighed again, gesturing to the soldiers. "Very well…grab them." He ordered. With guns still aimed at the children as they were grabbed, the Hulk was clearly hesitant to attack. Edwin yelled as one of the soldiers grabbed the phone from out of his hand and smashed it on the floor. "Hey, that costs more than what you'll make in your life!"

Seb's hands were quickly pulled behind his back before he could web the soldiers to the wall, whilst Ian, Joey and Oliver were restrained using handcuffs. Once all of the children were tied up, General Ross ordered for them to be placed in the back of an army truck, however, they never got that far.

The energy field flickered around them before disappearing entirely, causing General Ross and the rest of the soldiers to glance around in shock. They heard the whirring and clicking of a mechanical object, along with the rumble of an oncoming horde of jeeps. Noticing that the guns were now no longer aimed at the children, the Hulk saw an opportunity. With an almighty roar, the Hulk began to run towards the General, his fists clenched as he prepared to fight.

"Stand down buddy!" called out a voice from the sky, "We'll deal with the General!"

The children cheered as a robotic suit landed directly in front of the Hulk, stopping him in his tracks. "You've been a very bad boy General…" scolded Tony, "…And I can guarantee that I'm not the only one who isn't happy." He pointed at the jeeps, which were just pulling up. "The people in those jeeps are going to make your life a living hell for the next few months…aka the time it'll take for my lawyers to charge and punish you for child endangerment, the breaking of a treaty, unlawful use of army equipment to pursue your own selfish interests…well, I think you get the idea."

Before the General could say anything, the jeep doors opened and men rushed out. The first out, was a middle-aged man, closely followed by a younger agent. "Ian!" called out the first man, "Ian!"

"Daddy!"

Barton shoved the soldiers away from his son as Coulson used a small key in order to unlock the handcuffs. Once free, Ian practically launched himself into his Dad's arms as Clint then moved to free the other children.

The rest of the passengers soon made their way over to the small group and General Ross easily spotted Captain America over Stark's shoulders. He also spotted an unknown young, bespectacled man running over to one of the children. He watched as his soldiers were ordered to stand down, narrowing his eyes as heard the tap, tap, tap of that bloody lawyers cane!

"General Ross!" called out the shorter, blonde lawyer, "I wish I could say that it was a pleasure to see you again, but we lawyers aren't really allowed to lie."

General Ross could only growl at the men, watching as the blonde partner helped his son up and pulled the boy close, acting as his guide as Murdock strode closer and closer to the General. The blind man smiled, "Though rudely done, my partner does have a point. I thought that after we sent the restraining order against you and several high-ranking members of the army, that would be the last that we'd see of you. Clearly I was wrong."

The man handed another envelope to General Ross, "We'll see you in two weeks General" he stated before walking back to his partner and son. Tony took the time to lift up his face mask and smirk at the General before grabbing his son plus a now de-hulked Banner, and flying off. The rest of the small group piled back into the jeeps and zoomed off.

His face flushing red in both anger and humiliation, General Ross ripped open the envelope and poured through the contents of it.

Court Summons…great.

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It had been two weeks since his failed attempt to capture the Hulk and the General could honestly say that it had been the worst two weeks of his life…and that was including the day his daughter practically disowned him. The army had lawyers after lawyers on their payroll and even they didn't help with all their deals and pleas.

They tried to negotiate with Nelson and Murdock, but those two were on the warpath. Despite their own son being involved in the case which should mean that they were off the case, they argued that it was about so much than that. That the case was really about the rights of that…creature!

General Ross couldn't help but disagree. If those children hadn't been there, then there wouldn't be nearly as much fuss about the whole incident…granted, if they weren't there, then the Hulk would definitely have attacked. Using the children as leverage was both a blessing and a curse in the end.

And now here they were two weeks later, sitting in a private court room and being glared at by SHIELD agents and jurors alike.

"All rise for the Honourable Judge Dourdan." The judge entered the room, and soon ordered for the room to be seated. The charges against General Ross and the United States army were read out, and this included child endangerment and the breaking of a treaty. Then the countersuit against SHIELD was read out. This had been actively encouraged by the army's lawyers in the desperate hope that it might take some of the heat off of the army. This countersuit involved reckless endangerment, specifically regarding the Hulk and his nature.

The indictments and charges were read out and as they were the ones who summoned General Ross to court, Nelson and Murdock were permitted to go first. Nelson made the opening argument.

"Ladies and Gentlemen of the court, Martin Luther King once said that 'freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.' Doctor Bruce Banner…"he pointed at the quiet man, who was seated by Murdock, "…demanded his freedom…and Doctor Banner managed to earn this freedom through the help of SHIELD. General Ross signed a treaty and that should have been that. Doctor Banner now has friends and a little family all of his own. However, on the 15th of September 2015, General Ross…" he pointed at Ross, "…tried to take this freedom away."

Rather over-dramatically, General Ross thought, Nelson span around to face the small crowd that we gathered in the seats. "We are here today, not only to protect the basic human rights of the Doctor here…but also to make that General Ross and other members of the army won't be able to do this again. The outcome that should come out of this courtroom, is that the army's power over us as citizens has decreased to a point where we're not glancing over our shoulders every second, worried that some soldiers are going to snatch us off the streets!"

"Because not only did General Ross abuse his power trying to grab an innocent man off of the streets, he used six children as leverage in order to get what he wanted. Aimed guns at them and threatened to kill them. Now, if that isn't the very definition of child endangerment, then maybe I shouldn't be standing in front of you. The root of all evil is the abuse of power…which is why, after each testimony you hear today, I want you think about your own freedom and find these high-standing members of society and the army guilty of all charges. Thank you."

Nelson sat down, just as the army's lawyer, Mr Imes stood up to make his own statement. "In this line of work, I've heard every negative thing about the United States army that you could possibly imagine…and every time, there has been a sensible and responsible reason for the actions that the army took. This incident is no exception. Doctor Banner here is a very dangerous man under the right…or rather wrong circumstances. And yet SHIELD choose to ignore this very important fact, so is it any surprise that General Ross was forced to take action? I mean the last time Doctor Banner was out in the world, he destroyed…well Harlem. Lives were lost and SHIELD tried to hush it up."

"Our armed forces exist solely to protect our nation and make it safe, and that was the thought process behind my client's actions that day. If SHIELD chooses to put the innocent lives of US citizens at risk, then how can we punish the army for only doing what was right."

Imes sat down as the Judge nodded. "Mr Nelson and Mr Murdock, would you like to call your first witness please."

Nelson nodded, "Yes. We'd like to call General Ross to the stand."