That night, the rain was pouring down from the open sky and Bruce was running. Running for his life, running through the puddles and rain.

Horrible images ran through his skull.

Samuel… Yuri… Sergeant Blonsky… And all the others.

"It's your fault!"

"You said it was safe!"

"HE LOST HIS MIND!"

Bruce hissed as he grabbed his head and then he fell. "ARGH!" Bruce shouted as he managed to catch himself. Pressing his hands towards the earth. Only to be faced with a puddle of water and in that puddle a pair of shining green eyes shone back at him. "No!" Bruce gasped as he sat up grabbing his face. "No no no!" he threw a hand into the puddle splashing the water to absolve the image. "Stay calm… Stay calm Bruce." he gasped, even as he felt his heart rate rising. Then he sucked in a deep breath, forcing himself to calm. And the glow of green subdued and Bruce swallowed.

Just then he heard it, the rumbling of the tanks and Bruce got up on his feet as he kept running. There had to be a way out of this. A way to fix this. To find answers.

"Let me out of here!" Betty screamed as she hammered at the door. "What are you doing?"

A small hatch opened to reveal the face of a soldier. "Forgive us mam. It was General Ross's strict orders that you do not get involved in any of this. He wishes you off base but right now we are locked down due to potential gamma contamination."

"So you're locking me in a room?" Betty asked.

"Forgive us mam. You are a civilian and do not have clearance to current events." The soldier continued. "Don't worry. You'll be safe."

Betty hissed annoyed. "Tell me what is going on."

"I'm sorry mam. I don't have clearance either. I am only ordered to keep you safe and out of harms way." And then the hatch closed.

"HEY!" Betty shouted but it was no use and Betty hissed as she turned around and finally sat down on the bed in the room. Making an annoyed face. "Bastard." she muttered then she looked up to face a ventilation shaft and Betty grinned.

Bruce gasped as he looked up. Right there in front of him. The military base!

Maybe they had brought the data… Computers. Into the facility! He could find out what went wrong. Find out how to fix this. Help everyone! And Bruce swallowed as he started to crawl down, his entire body shaking from the soaked rain.

The base was clearly active as multiple people were running around, thankfully it was dark and very rainy so it was easy for Bruce to use the cover of darkness to reach the tall fence and from there he managed to crawl over and land on the ground inside.

Bruce followed the walls until finally he found an unlocked door leading to one of the barracks.

Bruce sighed relieved as he headed to the first chest he saw and pulled out a clean uniform to quickly dress up like one of the many soldiers before ending with a cap covering part of his face.

Now dressed Bruce tried to stand as straight as he could as he walked towards the inner building, to where-ever they had stored the information.

There had to be something there. Just something.

That was when Bruce saw it, a woman with long dark hair running right past him in the hallway and Bruce's eyes widened. "Betty?" he asked and then he run. "Hey! WAIT!"

Betty though only seemed to quicken her pace as she ran and Bruce gasped as he tried to catch up.

"Betty!" Bruce shouted again as he reached out and grabbed her hand.

"Let go of me!" Betty screamed as she tried to rip out her hand.

"Hey! Hey Betty. Stop! It's me!" Bruce shouted.

And Betty halted. Then slowly she turned around and finally looked up. Her eyes widened. "Bruce?" she asked.

Bruce nodded.

Betty gasped. "Oh my god. BRUCE!" she screamed as she embraced his neck and cried freely. "Bruce… You.. You're." she sniffed.

Bruce swallowed as he embraced Betty back. "Yeah… I'm alive." he said. "I don't know how. But I am."

Betty sniffed as she hugged him tight, then finally let go only to grab his face and pull Bruce in for a deep kiss as she sniffed.

Bruce smiled a bit defeated. "Are you all right Betty?" he asked.

Betty sniffed as she stood back wiping her eyes. "I was really scared." she admitted. "The whole thing. It blew up. I saw it."

Bruce looked at Betty with painful eyes. "I understand." he said. "Betty… The soldiers. They must have brought the computers and papers here right?" he asked. "Do you know where they are stored? I must have calculated wrong! I have to know what happened."

"Oh Bruce." Betty swallowed. "It's not… Come with me." she asked as she took Bruce's hand and pulled him the other way.

Soon they were in the room where Betty had done her studying, just a small officer like room and Bruce held a bundle of papers.

"It was never going to work." Betty whispered. "It never could have worked. Doctor Sterns withheld the information. Gamma wont just cool off. It will keep growing, keep building up the pressure. It can't be controlled."

Bruce's hand was shaking as he held the powers. "I.. I'm such an idiot." he gasped.

"No Bruce." Betty assured. "It's not your fault." she assured. "You didn't have all the information."

"It is my fault Betty." Bruce stated turning to her. "I was appointed the lead scientist of the experiment to ensure things would go right! It was my job to go over every tiny little aspect! But I was blinded! I was to excited by the possibilities. And I trusted Samuel." he swallowed. "There was a reason he was removed as lead scientist." he whispered. "He wanted it to work… He wanted it to work so badly that he threw out his own calculations." Bruce whispered holding the paper. "It was my job to uncover it. To make sure… I failed." he looked up. "Betty… It was my responsibility. It's my fault."

Bettys eyes were misty as they filled with tears.

"I have to fix this." Bruce whispered. "There has to be a way to fix this!" then he halted, he turned back to the papers and his eyes widened. "Oh... no. Oh god."

"Bruce?" Betty asked.

Bruce scrambled to the table with the papers as he sat down and picked up a pen as he started to draw numbers at lightning speed. "No... SHIT!" he shouted.

"What is it?" Betty asked.

"It wont just stop! The gamma is most likely building up again." Bruce gasped. "And if we don't stop it there will be a second blast! This one could be even bigger!"

Betty gasped. "Are you sure?"

"Sure or not. We have to make sure that doesn't happen!" Bruce exclaimed. "I need to get back to that reactor. Right now!"

"I'll come with you!" Betty shouted grabbing Bruce's arm. "I'm a scientist. I can help."

Bruce shook his head. "I've already been exposed to Gamma. You havn't. Stay here."

"But." Betty began only for the door to be slammed open and there was… General Ross and a bunch of his soldiers.

Wide-eyed Ross looked at them then he hissed as he reached for his gun and then held it up. "Step away from my daughter." he demanded. "Now!"

Betty gasped horrified. "Dad!" she exclaimed.

Bruce how-ever held up his hands as he took some steps away.

"General." Bruce gasped. "I don't want any trouble. I have to get back to the facility! This is important. Listen to me! I have to do this."

"I think you have done more than enough Banner." Ross stated. His gun not having lowered still aimed at Bruces chest. "You are under arrest. And if I have anything to say about it. You will be locked up till the day you die."

Bruce's eyes widened. "Sir… Please." he asked.

Only then was Ross tackled by Betty sending him into the wall. "Bruce RUN!" she screamed and Bruce took the one opening he had and pushed himself through the only door.

Ross hissed as he stood up. "Betty you are under arrest for interfering with military duty. Men… ARREST THAT MAN!" he shouted as he pointed at the fleeing Bruce. "Do not let him escape! Bruce Banner is now a wanted man! ARREST HIM!"

Betty hissed as a soldier grabbed her arm and picked her up. "Dad! Listen to me. It's not his fault."

"I have testimony saying otherwise." Ross informed as he looked at Betty. "Betty. You should never have been here in the first place. This is not a place for civilians. Lives are at stake."

"But." Betty objected.

"I understand you are upset with me." Ross cut her off. "And I hope one day you can forgive me. But I have a duty. To protect innocent civilians whom don't even know what is going on. Lock her in a room and this time. Please make sure she doesn't get out until she has transport to get off base." he muttered as he turned around.

Betty hissed as the soldiers dragged her away. Tears running down her face. "You're making a mistake!" she exclaimed. "DAD!"