-Watchtower-

Zatanna lifts the rubble off of Devil Dinosaur with a magic spell. Devil gets up, shakes his head, and thanks Zatanna by licking her face, receiving a giggle from the magician.

"Hey, that tickles." Zatanna says as Devil keeps licking her face before stopping.

Black Widow approaches Diana and puts her hand on her shoulder. "Diana...I'm so sorry."

Diana looks at Black Widow. "Why did you help us? You could've just stood by..."

"I helped because I still care about Hulk. I've accepted that you are the one he truly loves. And for that...I'm gonna help you get him back to being the lovable green hero we all know and love. Okay?" Black Widow says, receiving a nod from Diana.

"Problem." Hawkeye interjects. "How do we get that ring off without killing him?"

"I don't know. Doctor Fate probably knows. He's better at this sort of thing than anyone I know." Zatanna says as she heads towards Diana's room.


-Diana's Room-

Doctor Fate entertains baby Amber with his magic when Zatanna enters, hands on her hips and a serious expression on her face.

"Zatanna. What seems to be the matter?"

"We need to know how to take off a Red Lantern's ring without killing them." She says, her voice full of authority.

"It is impossible. A Red Lantern's life is bound to their ring. Removing it is the same as tearing out their heart."

"Not an option, Fate! Hulk might be a Red Lantern, but he is our friend, and Diana's husband, not to mention Amber's father. We do NOT abandon our friends and allies, no matter what side they're on!"

Doctor Fate sighs as he looks at Amber and then Zatanna. "Since I cannot persuade you to abandon Hulk, I suppose a magical ritual is in order. We shall help Hulk regain control, but he can only do that if we remove the ring."

"I thought that'd kill him?" Zatanna says questionably.

"No. The ritual will make it possible to remove the ring without endangering his life, but...it requires physical contact with the recipient in order for the spell to work."

Zatanna's eyes widen at the thought of getting close to Hulk to perform the spell. "P-Physical contact?! You've gotta be joking!"

"I'm afraid I am not, Zatanna. It is the only way." Doctor Fate says.


-Watchtower-

Control Room

Batman is sitting in front of a console, monitoring Themyscira as Diana walks over.

"Thanos hasn't reached the island yet. I'll keep an eye out, Diana." Batman says to Diana assuredly.

"Thank you, Batman." Diana says as she walks away, still processing everything that's happened.

Captain America and Iron Man sit against a wall, catching their breath.

"How are you going to fight Hulk without a suit, Tony?" Cap asks, pointing out Tony's destroyed armor.

"Oh, don't worry, Steve. I got the perfect suit in storage..." Tony says with a grin as he activates a communicator. "JARVIS."


-Earth 616-

Stark Tower

"Yes, sir. How can I be of service?" A synthesized voice responds to Tony's voice.

"JARVIS, I'm gonna need the Hulkbuster suit, pronto." Tony says, speaking through an intercom.

"Hulkbuster armor is at 700% capacity, sir. It will be ready in 10 minutes." JARVIS politely says.

"Okay. Just...send it to my coordinates when its armed and fully charged."

"Yes, sir." JARVIS replies before ending the call.

"Hold on. There's one more person I need to call." Batman says as he makes a call to Earth.


-Central City-

A red streak zips across a city street in less than a second, easily catching several thugs and zooming to a police station. The streak is revealed to be a man in a red suit with a lightning bolt emblazoned on its chest.

"Thanks, Flash. Central City can't thank you enough." A police officer says to the man.

"Ah, I'm just being a hero. Same as you and every other police officer here." The Flash says proudly before receiving Batman's call. "Excuse me." He says before running to the roof of a tall building. "Batman? What's going on?"

"I'll tell you later. Just meet us at Themyscira. I'll give you the details when we get there."


-Later-

Diana's Room

Diana is sitting on the bed, clutching the emerald necklace Hulk gave her, tears dripping from her face onto the large emerald gem. The door slides open, revealing Skaar.

"Hey." He simply says, looking down with a sad look.

"Skaar. What's wrong?"

"Mind if I join you?" Skaar asks, wanting to spend a moment with his new 'mother'.

"Not at all. Please." Diana says with a sniffle as she scoots over so Skaar can sit.

"We're gonna get him back. I don't know how, but...we will." Skaar says kindly as he sits next to Diana.

"You're so kind and sweet. No doubt you got that from your father." Diana says with a light chuckle, still sniffling as she looks down at the emerald necklace.

"I guess I did." Skaar replies before Zatanna walks in.

"We're ready. Let's get our friend back and kick Thanos' ass!" Zatanna says with determination.

Diana and Skaar nod in unison as they stand up and walk out of the room, the emerald necklace still in Diana's hand as the heroes, including Devil Dinosaur, teleport to Themyscira, leaving the injured Green Arrow behind to look after baby Amber.

"Typical." Green Arrow mutters. "Everyone else gets to go save the big green guy and fight a maniacal purple alien, but I'm stuck here in space...babysitting a super baby. Fantastic!"


-Later-

Themyscira

Thanos, Hulk, and the villains walk onto the tranquil beaches of Themyscira, immediately being spotted by the Amazons, who sound the alarm and fire arrows at them, only for Atrocitus to form a shield around them, making the arrows bounce harmlessly to the ground. Upon dropping the shield, Doomsday leaps up and takes down the archers in a matter of seconds.

"Arrows...So primitive!" Atrocitus mockingly says as he uses a platform construct to lift the others up to the Amazonian palace.

"The last of the Infinity Stones...It's here. Bring it to me!" Thanos loudly demands.

As his allies begin to search, and deal with Amazon reinforcements, a portal opens, revealing the Justice League and the Avengers.

"You fools don't give up. I beat you once, and I have the Hulk. What hopes do you have to beat me this time?" Thanos says tauntingly, with Hulk standing beside him.

"We are more than a team, Thanos. We are family, and Hulk is our family. So, even if we die, we will get him back...then we will cut off your disgusting head and put it on a pike!" Diana angrily says, pointing her sword at Thanos.

"Such anger. Maybe I'll keep you and your offspring as pets." Thanos smugly says to her. "Hulk...destroy them." He commands as he walks away to find the last Infinity Stone.

Hawkeye draws an arrow into his bow. "This is gonna be one hell of a fight, Diana..."

Batman steps forward. "We know. That's why I called for some help."

Soon after, Tony steps forward as well. "So did I." He says with a grin.

Three sonic booms were heard almost simultaneously. A large, red and gold colored suit of armor lands next to Tony, who quickly climbs into it as its chest area opens for him. The second sonic boom was caused by the Justice Buster armor landing behind Batman, who gets in it and primes it up for a fight. The third sonic boom is the Flash, who arrives, only to holler in fear at the sight of Hulk.

"Ahhh! W-W-What the hell is that thing?!" Flash exclaims.

"My husband." Diana coldly says.

"Mazel tov." The Flash says in a joking way.

"Enough talking. Let's fight!" Hulk yells as he runs towards the heroes, only to be knocked aside by the Justice Buster, making him fall to the beach below, followed closely by the heroes.

Upon landing, Devil Dinosaur bites down on Hulk and swings him around before throwing him across the ground, roaring in anger. Aquaman and Superman then tag team on Hulk, trading punches with the jade giant until he grabs the two by the throat and tosses them away, only to be hit square in the face by Thor's hammer, breaking his nose and knocking him down.

"Ooh!" The Flash exclaims in response to Hulk getting hit.

Hulk gets up, repositions his nose and fires a blast from his ring, which Green Lantern blocks with a shield construct. The Flash then starts running around Hulk and rapidly punching him, though it has little effect, as the giant grabs the speedster by the neck.

"Stop...doing that!" Hulk yells angrily before throwing him back towards the heroes.

Tony, in his Hulkbuster armor, fires a barrage of mini rockets at Hulk, which detonate around him, only to be blocked by a bubble shield construct. "Oh, come on!" Tony exclaims in frustration.

Hulk grins as he creates a giant fist construct and strikes the Hulkbuster, sending it flying backwards. "Stupid Stark and his toy robot suits..." Hulk remarks as the Hulkbuster rolls across the sandy terrain.

Superman and Aquaman recover and attack Hulk again, the former blasting Hulk in the back with his heat vision, searing his flesh. Hulk screams in pain before yanking Aquaman's trident out of Aquaman's hands and throws it at Superman, which embeds itself in his chest, taking him out of the fight. Aquaman is undeterred, and trades blows with his fists, only for Hulk to catch a punch and break his wrist.

"Ahhh!" Aquaman screams in pain before Hulk punches him downwards into the ground. Hulk growls as he approaches the still injured Superman and grabs the sides of his head and begins to slowly crush his skull.

"AHHHHHH! HULK, STOP!" Superman screams in anguish as he tries and fails to pry Hulk's massive hands away from his head. Before Hulk could finish off the Man of Steel, a familiar looking lasso wraps around his neck, making him release Superman.

"My love...I do not wish to fight you." Diana says as she pulls back on the lasso.

"You don't have a choice." Hulk retorts before firing a energy shot from his ring, knocking her away. He then pulls the lasso off of his neck, only for the Justice Buster to jump on top of him and begins to brutally punch Hulk again and again. Hulk eventually catches a punch and tosses the large mech into the ocean. "I hate robots." Hulk mumbles as he gets up.

The Hulkbuster charges at Hulk and delivers a rough right hook to the gamma goliath's face. He prepares to hit him again with a vicious left uppercut, but Hulk catches his large mechanical fist and dislocates the arm before countering with his own uppercut, sending the Hulk-sized mech flying upwards.


-Watchtower-

She-Hulk and Power Girl look out a large window in their room that has a view of Earth. Power Girl has her arm wrapped around She-Hulk's slim waist in a loving embrace.

"We should be down there helping the others. He's my cousin, Karen." She-Hulk says, obviously worried about the team as well as Hulk.

"Babe...it's too dangerous. Besides, I'd stop you from going." Power Girl whispers into her green-skinned lover's ear.

"Oh, really? Well, I'd fight back." She-Hulk says teasingly as she moves her lips towards Karen's.

"I'd still stop you..." Karen says seductively, only to be cut off by She-Hulk's lips crashing against Karen's.

"Mmm..." She-Hulk moans as she kisses her passionately before pushing her Kryptonian lover onto the bed and straddling her, her shapely butt resting on Karen's legs. "God, I love you!"

Karen smiles happily. "I've been waiting for you to say that ever since I met you..."

She-Hulk giggles as she leans down and gives Power Girl a quick peck on the lips. "Now you heard it, you absolutely gorgeous super hottie."


-Themyscira-

Zatanna starts a lengthy incantation as the other heroes keep Hulk occupied. Devil Dinosaur bites down on Hulk's leg to hold him in place. Diana approaches Hulk, tears starting to well up in her eyes as she pulls the necklace off of her neck and holds it in front of Hulk's scowling face.

"Hulk! My love! You see this?! You gave it to me...as a symbol of our love! A love that will never die or falter! You were given this necklace from a small child that you saved! You have to fight what that evil ring on your finger is doing to you! Please! I love you!" Diana says tearfully while Zatanna finishes the spell.

"Now! Get the ring off!" Zatanna urgently shouts to the others. They all nod as they slowly but surely force Hulk's fist open and yank the ring off his hand. The ring stops glowing, and the Red Lantern uniform disappears from Hulk's body. Hulk clutches his chest as he starts puking the corrosive blood substance, much to everyone's disgust. He eventually stops before laying his head in Diana's lap, who holds him in comfort.

"Hey. Beloved..." Diana whispers as the other heroes take a few steps back. Hulk slowly sits up and looks at Diana.

"Diana..." Hulk says, horrified by his actions. "What have I done...?"

Diana hold Hulk's face in her hands. "Those actions were caused by something evil. That ring corrupted you. But you need to help us now. Thanos is after the last Infinity Stone." Hulk looks at her and nods with a light grunt.

"Let's end this..." Hulk says with determination as he stands with his allies. He was back...and he was not happy...


-Author's Note-

Sorry about the late update.

Uh-oh! To quote Infinity War, "You guys are so screwed now!" Hulk is back, and things are gonna get really bad next chapter!

Stay tuned, as the story will end with a few more chapters and possibly an epilogue.