Fury sat down in a chair to watch as Jenna squeezed her eyes shut and Bruce injected a blue serum into her. Jenna cried out in pain as the serum started to take effect, feeling like she was burning from the inside out. Fury kept his eye trained on her while Bruce held Jenna's hand. Bruce could feel his anger boiling inside, but knowing Jenna was there, nothing happened. The two large agents sat there desperately trying to keep a poker face. One of them started cringing. Jenna eventually stopped writhing and laid on the table, out of breath. Bruce pulled a Hello Kitty Band-Aid out of his pocket and put it on her arm.
"We are keeping you here overnight for observation." Fury said coldly.
Fury walked over to the door, the two agents in tow.
"Are you coming Doctor?" Fury asked.
"No," Bruce said looking at Jenna.
Fury stared at Bruce for a bit longer before leaving.
"You okay?" Bruce asked Jenna.
Jenna nodded her head and her eyes slid closed. She could still feel the burning sensation from the serum. Bruce started undoing the restraints on her and Jenna snapped her head up to look at him. When he was done, Jenna sat up and looked at him hard.
"Why did you do that?" Jenna asked.
"I'm not a cruel person. I don't like being strapped to a table either."
Jenna gave him a questioning look, but Bruce held up his hand.
"A story for another time, right now, you need to rest. Tomorrow won't be any better than today. Come on, there's a room attached to this one we can use."
Jenna nodded and pushed herself up from the table. She stood for a few seconds before crumpling to the ground. Bruce leaned down to her and picked her up, helping her walk.
"Sorry, should've known that would happen." Bruce said wrapping an arm around her waist.
They stumbled into the room next door. Jenna sat down on the couch and looked around.
"Bruce?"
"Hm," Bruce hummed turning away from the desk.
"Sleep on the couch."
"What, no!" Bruce said looking her in the eyes.
"No, you've been so nice, please."
"Jenna no, trust me you're going to want the couch."
Jenna gave him a pleading look.
"Argue all you want, I'm not sleeping on the couch."
Jenna pouted and decided it would be best just to lie down.
"Are you going to be staying up?" Jenna asked as Bruce pulled out his laptop.
"Uh yeah, does light bug you?"
"No,"
At that, Jenna rolled over, back to Bruce. Her eyes slid closed as she listened to Bruce typing, away, and then writing something on paper.
Suddenly a thought filled Jenna's head and it sounded like Bruce.
'Well if I mix the chemical with . . . I wonder what Jenna's dreaming about, or if she's sleeping at all, no Banner, focus.'
"Bruce?" Jenna asked sitting up and staring at him.
"Yes?"
"Did you say something?"
"No,"
"What chemicals do you want to mix?"
Bruce's head shot up from his work and he slowly turned around and looked at Jenna.
"What was that?"
"I asked what chemicals you were mixing." Jenna said keeping a calm gaze.
"How did you know I wanted to mix chemicals?"
"The thought just popped into my head."
"Hmm, see if something will 'pop into your head' this time."
Jenna gave him a weird look, but closed her eyes like she was sleeping.
'There's no way she's psychic, I know none of the scientists on deck could've made a successful serum.'
Jenna's eyes snapped open.
"Bruce, I think the scientists made a successful serum."
"You could hear what I was thinking?"
"Yes," Jenna said, a mite annoyed he didn't grasp that faster, but forgave him seeing as it was late.
'I wonder if I can give people messages. Bruce, can you hear me?'
Bruce's mouth tugged upward slightly.
"Did you just-"
"You heard?"
"Yes,"
Jenna held up a finger and concentrated.
'I wonder how long I can keep this going, It's just so-'
Jenna grabbed her head after getting a massive headache. Bruce jumped forward.
"Are you okay?"
"Yeah, fine, I should, uh, probably just hold off and build endurance." Jenna said offering a weak smile.
"You should get some rest, tomorrow will be worse than the headache." Bruce smiled, pushing his glasses up his nose.
"Yeah you should too, I prefer not getting a needle in the eye."
Bruce chuckled warmly, dropping his head to look at his hands and back up.
"Alright, I give in."
Jenna smiled and tossed him a pillow.
"Don't sleep on the floor." Jenna said as she watched him throw the pillow to the floor.
"I can't hover," Bruce said.
"I know, come here."
Bruce gave her a questioning look, but walked over to the couch. Jenna tucked her feet under her, trying to take up as little space as possible. Bruce sat down next to her and watched as she got herself comfortable tucking the pillow in her arms and her eyes slid closed. Bruce smiled and watched as a small smile formed on her lips. He shook his head and took off his glasses, carefully setting them to the side of the couch and closed his eyes, slipping into a dreamless sleep.
AN-
Jenna has powers! But how? If any of you caught what they gave her, you get cookies!