(Manhattan, New York - Avengers Mansion: Early Morning)
The morning sun shines through Tony's bedroom window, the bright light beaming directly onto his face, causing him to let out a groan of annoyance and cover his face with a pillow to block the light. "Ugh, who turned on the sun?" He muttered tiredly as he slowly opened his eyes. The billionaire playboy tossed aside his pillow, then sat up in his bed and stretched his tired limbs a little, before getting up and headed downstairs to the kitchen for his usual morning coffee. "JARVIS, can you start the coffee maker, please?" Tony asked.
"Right away, sir." His A.I companion complied politely.
"Thank you." The armored avenger replied with a yawn as he stood in front of the kitchen counter.
"Sir, I would also like to inform you of strange activity that occurred in the mansion last night." JARVIS continued.
"Strange activity?" Tony asked, quirking an eyebrow. "What strange activity, JARVIS?"
"Well, sir, it would appear there was a blackout last night that shut everything down within the mansion." The A.I answered. "I've ran several scans through our systems, and it seems we were hacked by a skilled yet unknown entity."
The billionaire paused at that, "Was it another A.I?" Tony inquired, narrowing his eyes.
"I'm not sure, sir. Whatever or whoever hacked our systems last night, it was highly advanced; beyond what a human could create." JARVIS responded, sounding almost jealous that another A.I could best him at anything.
"JARVIS, I want you to keep me updated on anything else you find out about...whatever did this. Understand?" Tony said in a serious tone, before resuming his walk towards the kitchen.
"Will do, sir." The A.I said.
"Who could've hacked my home last?" The armored avenger wondered to himself. "Hopefully, it wasn't Doom or Baron Zemo with some kind of new alien tech."
Once Tony stepped into his kitchen, the billionaire was stunned when he seen that one of his kitchen windows were scattered. "What the hell happened here!?" He exclaimed at the damage. "I swear, if Hulk did this, I'll delete his Minecraft account."
Suddenly, Tony heard pained moans coming from the backyard and quickly headed outside to see who it was. The billionaire looked around, until he looked into the bushes and saw Wasp laying on the ground half-conscious with a bruise on her right cheek.
"Janet?" Tony said, feeling both confused and very concerned, before carefully picking her up in his arms and brought the shrinking woman back into the mansion, then he propped her up in a chair and started to gently wake her from her injured stupor. Groaning, Janet slowly opened her eyes and blinked a couple of times, before she registered Tony and her current surroundings.
"Janet, are you alright? What happened?" The billionaire asked, concerned about his fellow Avenger's well being.
"They took him!" Wasp exclaimed and went to leave, but her head still hurt, so she sat back down. "They kidnapped Bruce..."
"Who?" Tony asked, now on full alert at the idea that someone took his friend. "Who kidnapped Bruce?"
"Two people - a man and a woman, both of them were wearing really weird black armor, broke into the mansion last night and almost killed me, before kidnapping Bruce." The beautiful size-altering heroine explained, before looking at Tony with very worried eyes. "We have to find him. Now."
The billionaire nodded, "JARVIS, wake up Cap..." He said, in a serious tone as Janet began to recap everything that happened, leading up to Bruce's abduction.
(The Rao System: Faora's Ship)
"We'll be nearing home in under 10 minutes." Cor-Le informed. "Queen Kara will be awaiting our arrival."
"Thank you for the update, Cor-Le." Faora said, while gazing out into the beautiful sea of space as her ship passed by several stars, neighboring planets and a small pod of Acanti-Whales. The Tigress of Krypton could always find a sense of peace and comfort from doing this; it seemed to relax her at times too. "How is our guest doing?" She asked.
"Asleep and completely unaware, milady." Her A.I replied.
Faora nodded at that, before turning on her heels and headed towards the Medical Bay - where their guest was resting in order to check on him - while Nam-Ek stood off to the side, leaning against a wall with his arms crossed; brooding and still angry over not getting his revenge on Thor.
(Faora's Ship: Medical Bay)
The Medical Bay doors slid open as Faora stepped in, before closing down behind her. The Kryptonian General silently stared at Bruce's sleeping form on the examination table for a long minute, then approached him and looked at him with curiosity. There was something about this human that caught Faora's interest in such a short amount of time and she didn't quite understand what it was, but everytime she looked at him - her heart rate quickened and her cheeks turn a light shade of red...like right now as she watched him slumber.
The Tigress of Krypton shook her head; she shouldn't be feeling this way towards her best friend's potential mate as well as Krypton's possible King, but Faora couldn't help it. Admittedly, a part of her felt jealous that Kara had chosen this man before Faora could.
"Perhaps, Kara will allow me to have a little fun with you one day." The General thought with a sly smirk, reaching out and softly brushed aside a few strands of brown hair from Bruce's face. "You are indeed handsome."
"We're now entering Krypton's orbit, milady." Cor-Le announced. Faora sighed longingly, before she headed off to meet Kara upon their arrival.
(Manhattan, New York - Avengers Mansion: Living Room)
"And after a brief scuffle, I was knocked out of the kitchen window and landed in the backyard...then I passed out soon after while they few away with Bruce. That's when Tony found me laying unconscious in the bushes." Steve, Wanda, Natasha, Clint, Carol, Vision and Tony were gathered in the living room as their teammate, Janet, had finished telling them of her encounter with the two intruders last night and their kidnapping of Bruce/Hulk.
"You didn't try fighting them?" Carol asked, narrowing her eyes at the shrinking heroine.
"I tried, Carol, but it didn't work." The shrinking woman explained, slightly irritated at the Kree-Human hybrid's tone and wasn't in the mood to argue right now. "They were too strong for me to fight by myself, otherwise Bruce would still be here." She added, slamming her fist on an armrest in frustration for not being able to save Bruce.
"Easy Janet." Steve said, placing his hand on Wasp's shoulder in an attempt to soothe her emotions and calm her down. He knows how really close Janet and Bruce are, so it's unsurprising to see her act this way. "Did either of the attackers say anything? Or why they were taking Bruce?"
The size-altering heroine took a deep, calming breath. "No...but one of them knew Thor and really wanted to kill him." She responded, faintly rubbing her lower jaw. "He almost tore my head off if I didn't tell him where Thor was."
The heroes began thinking of any recent enemies that could have a vendetta against Bruce or them. "Maybe Enchantress sent a couple of rogue Asgardians to capture Bruce in order to use him against us like last time." Tony suggested.
"But Janet said that their armor didn't match that of an Asgardian." Natasha pointed out, before glancing at the size-altering heroine and asked. "Did any of them look like a gamma mutant? Perhaps, Samuel Sterns sent some of his spies to take Bruce."
Janet shook at that, "I doubt it, they looked human for the most part." She replied, when suddenly there was a loud boom and a flash of light out in the foyer of the mansion. "Friends, Thor has arrived!" The Thunderer announced joyfully, unaware of Bruce's capture.
Thor walked into the living room and saw that his friends were already gathered. He smiled and was going to greet them, but his smile fell when he sensed something wasn't right. "My friends, what has happened? Where is Banner?" He asked, looking around for his friend and fellow Avenger.
His friends looked at each other, before Wasp spoke up. "Thor...Bruce was taken." She said in a sad tone of voice.
"What? How?" Thor asked, alarmed.
The beautiful size-altering heroine explained what happened and needless to say, the Thunderer was shocked as well, but one detail of the story caught his attention. "These intruders...did they have a symbol on their armor?" He asked, in a serious tone.
Confused, Janet nodded and said, "Yeah, it looked like a combination of a wave, a bird and an 'F' inside of a diamond." She answered. The shrinking woman pulled out a piece of paper that she drawn the symbol on - in order to remember it - and showed it to Thor.
The Thunder God's eyes went wide upon looking at the symbol, before his entire body started blazing with fury. "Kryptonians!" He snarled. The other heroes were taken aback by Thor's anger. They always thought Hulk was the only Avenger to have a temper.
"Do you...know that symbol, Thor?" Steve asked.
"Aye, I do." The Thunderer said, feeling arcs of lighting course through his body.
"What's a Kryptonian?" Tony asked, just as confused as the rest of his friends.
Thor takes a deep breath to calm his anger, before speaking. "Kryptonians a race of powerful people with godly power...and have few weaknesses, I'm afraid. They are apart of the Kryptonian Empire and come from the planet, Krypton. As for I how I know of them, Asgard and Krypton had been in a long and bloody war that lasted for hundreds of years to decide on who could hold sway over the Nine Realms, before my father, Odin, and Krypton's admittedly beautiful Queen came to a peaceful resolution not long ago."
"Then what does that symbol mean?" Wasp asked.
"It is a symbol of the House of Ul, or more specifically - Faora." Thor answered, his grip on Mjölnir tightening.
"Who's Faora?" Janet asked, wanting every detail on Kryptonians as possible. "And why would she kidnap Bruce?" She added.
"She is the leader of Krypton's military - whose skills and fierceness in battle could rival my friend, Lady Sif, the Goddess of War." The Thunder God tells her, earning some wary looks from his friends, except for Steve, Janet and Vision. "Faora had killed many Asgardians during our war with Krypton." He added, while sorrowfully thinking of those deceased Asgardians; many of which were his closest friends. "As for why she took Banner, I sadly do not know."
After Thor was finished with his explanation, Wasp stood up. "Well, what are we waiting for?" She said and started heading to her room for her gear. "Let's go save Bruce."
Steve stops Wasp and tells her, "Janet, I want to save Bruce as much as you do, but we need to stop and come up with a plan before going to Krypton."
However, Wasp yells at him, saying, "Steve, Bruce needs our help now and who knows what those alien freaks are doing to him! I'm not sitting around for even a microsecond!"
The supersoldier tells Janet, "Janet, look. I understand why you want to help, but if what Thor said about the Kryptonians and their abilities is true, then we'll need a lot more help to rescue Bruce since we don't have Hulk to back us up."
Wasp counters Steve's words and says, "Fine...then I'll go alone if I have to."
Thor walks over and tells her, "Friend Janet, you won't be alone, because I am offering my assistance; I want to save Bruce and get some payback on a few Kryptonians." As Thor said this, Carol, Natasha, Clint, Wanda and Vision join in as well.
Steve and Tony glance at each other, before the supersoldier looks back at the team with a determined expression. "Avengers...Let's get ready..."
(Krypton: The Royal Palace of El - Kandor)
Bruce slowly opened his eyes and blinked a couple of times, then let out a yawn and a groan as he then stretched his tired limbs. "Huh, since when did my bed become so comfortable?" He thought to himself before sitting up and realized it wasn't his bed at all, or even his room for that matter.
The room looked like something out of The Jetsons, but its whole interior was metallic and lightish gray in color. "This...isn't my room." Bruce said aloud in confusion. Bruce glanced across the room and noticed a large oval-shaped window, prompting him to get up off the bed and walked towards it. "I swear if this is some kind of prank by Tony or Clint, I'll smash them into next week." He muttered, annoyed as he looked through the window.
Once Bruce looked out of the weird window, he couldn't believe his own eyes. Before him was a fancy city beyond any words; it seemed so advanced and futuristic that it couldn't be physically possible, especially not on Earth, given its limited resources compared to other planets. The buildings and structures were built in a way that give the city a beautiful shine to it, like Thor's realm of Asgard, but less magical and more scientific. What stood out the most to Bruce, though, was that people were causally flying around, but not through the use of jetpacks or any kind of propulsion equipment.
The former gamma scientist quickly rubbed his eyes to make sure that he wasn't imagining things, before looking again and he realized that it was in fact, real. "Alright...it's definitely not a prank." Bruce said, shocked and surprised by what he was seeing. "What...is this place?" He wondered.
"Greetings, Dr. Banner." A synthetic voice suddenly spoke up.
Startled, Bruce spun around and found himself face to face with a strange looking robot. "W-Who are you? And where am I?" He demanded, getting into a fighting stance, like how Steve and Natasha taught him during training sessions.
"I apologize if I may have startled you, Bruce. I am Kelex, service android of the Royal House of El." Kelex introduced himself. "And as for where you are, you're in Kandor, the capitol city of Krypton." He added.
Bruce took a deep breath and relaxed his guard after hearing that, but only a little, and asked, "Okay...then why am I here?"
"Kara Zor-L, our beautiful and loving queen, has taken quite an invested interest in you, Dr. Banner." Kelex answered.
"Why would your...queen take an interest in me?" Bruce asked, narrowing his eyes slightly at Kelex.
"I apologize, but only her Majesty can answer that." The service android replied before adding, "Follow me, Dr. Banner, Kara has requested to meet you." Kelex says, before hovering towards the door and patiently waited for Bruce.
The former gamma scientist was hesitant at first, but since he had no way of escaping, he decided to follow Kelex and meet their 'queen', if only to get back home. The doors slid open and Bruce walked out into a hallway with Kelex hovering a few feet ahead of him, leading the way. "So...what is your 'queen' like?" Bruce asked, curiously.
"She is a kind, intelligent and an absolutely beautiful woman unlike any other." The service android responded, honestly. "Kara leads the Kryptonian Empire and rules over a vast expanse of the galaxy within this region of the universe."
"Kryptonian? Is that the race of people who live here?" Bruce asked, glancing off to the side and saw what appeared to be a courtyard, where a group of people were standing in formation and listening to a single person standing at the front. A woman. Each of the other people were wearing solid black armor of various designs, although, Bruce could easily tell who was male and female. The speaker in particular was wearing a similar suit of armor as well, but had a long black cape trailing behind her.
"Yes, Krypton is the birth world of Kryptonians." Kelex answered. "They resemble humans on your birth planet of Earth, but are very different."
"Different? How?" Bruce asked.
"When under a yellow or blue star, Kryptonians are gifted abilities such as tremendous strength, near-invulnerability, flight, speed and extremely heightened senses." The service android replied, listing off a few common Kryptonian traits. "Our queen, Kara Zor-L, is the strongest member of the Kryptonian race."
Bruce raised an eyebrow at that bit of information as he continued following Kelex towards where Kara was currently at, thinking to himself, "If what this thing says is true, then Hulk and I will have some trouble trying to get off this planet if we come to blows." He thought, before glancing back out into the courtyard again. "They must be soldiers and that must be their commander talking to them at the front." He noted.
Their commander finished her speech and dismissed the group with a simple hand gesture. Once the soldiers were gone, the commander glanced up and spotted Bruce, causing him to pause in his steps as he looked right back at her.
The unknown woman was, to simply put it, beautiful with striking blue eyes, short dark brown hair and fierce yet stunning facial features, like she was prepped and ready for a battle anytime. Her figure, although it covered in armor, easily rivaled Natasha or Janet. Both Bruce and the mystery woman stared at one another for several seconds, though, it seemed like forever and a connection was forming within them, untill the woman had suddenly turned away and walked off to head elsewhere.
The former gamma scientist shook his head in confusion before catching up to Kelex.
(Krypton: The Hall of El - Kandor)
Bruce and Kelex then arrived at two large double doors - where two men, who wore silver armor and both were wielding spears tipped with glowing red blades stood guard on each side of the entrance.
The former gamma scientist stared at the door, a little wary and anxious, wondering if this queen was as kind and smart as Kelex made her out to be. "What's that symbol on the door mean, Kelex?" Bruce curiously asked, taking note of a strangely designed 'S' within a diamond shape engraved on the door.
"It is the family symbol of the great House of El." Kelex answered. "Here on Krypton, it stands for 'Hope'." The service android politely added, then turned towards the guards and said to them, "We have arrived as per her majesty's request. Please let us pass."
The Sapphire Guards nodded at Kelex, before stepping aside and allowed Bruce and Kelex to enter into the Throne Room.
(Krypton: The Throne Room of Queen Kara Zor-L - Kandor)
Once Bruce entered into the Throne Room, his breath got caught in his throat and was taken aback by a person sitting upon a throne with a very large white wolf laying at the base of it. The person was a woman - an extremely beautiful, gorgeous woman with bright blue eyes and short blonde hair along with a gleaming gold crown adorning her beautiful head. She wore a gorgeous forest-green dress that had gold trimming with a complementary chest window that showed off her rather humongous cleavage.
"Greetings, Dr. Banner." The Kryptonian Queen said, welcoming Bruce with a kind smile that seemed to make the rest of her shine, like a star. "Or do you prefer...Bruce?" She asked, a hint of flirtation in her question.
The former gamma scientist shook off his staring and struggled to find the right words, saying to the sexy Kryptonian Queen, "Uhh...B-Bruce is fine, your Majesty." He replied, slightly stuttered.
Queen Kara giggles at his nervous yet quite adorable response, before standing up and started to slowly approach Bruce, who took a brief moment to gaze at her goddess-like body.
The Kryptonian Queen possessed quite a striking and alluring figure that Bruce had never seen before. Kara stood at least 6'2" with a grand frame and perky disposition. She was curvaceous, well-muscled and busty as hell; she could certainly charm anybody in one way or another; although, it may be due to her enormous breasts and exposing chest window that showed off her cleavage so nicely. The way they just seemed to thrust out from her chest, all majestic and glorious, that Bruce really couldn't help but stare in wonder and awe at them. All and all, Queen Kara Zor-L was the epitome of female perfection and sexuality.
"Very pretty lady." Hulk rumbled from within their shared mind, complimenting Kara's stunning body.
"Yes, she is..." Bruce responded to that, stunned by the unrivaled beauty of the Kryptonian Queen. It seems that Bruce had finally met a woman that was sexier than Natasha.
Unbeknownst to Bruce, Kara was smirking inwardly at his stunned reaction towards her perfect form. "Looks like I have him right where I want him." She thought joyously to herself as she looked at her new mate. "In that case, Bruce, I formally welcome you to Krypton." Kara said, still keeping her smile and giving Bruce a small bow. "I know this might be confusing to you, Bruce, but know my intentions of bringing you here are good."
"Well, why was I brought here to begin with?" He curiously asked, that question having been on his mind all morning ever since he woke up on strange planet.
"I'll tell you everything...in due time, Bruce." Kara replied. "But first, I must give you a tour of my homeworld." She said, before walking in another direction and waved for Bruce to follow her. "Come, Krypto and I will show you around." Upon hearing his name, Krypto stood up from his spot, stretched his tired muscles and quickly followed his owner.
Bruce immediately strolled after them as something occurred in his mind. "Maybe being here won't be too bad." He thought with a small smile, still thinking about how sexy Kara looked when he first laid eyes on her.
Author's Note: What's up, everybody! Hulkfan96 and his fantastic co-writer, Jason Chandler, here. We just wanted to say that we hope y'all are doing alright and having a good day/night. (:
Bruce/Hulk's harem in this story will consist of Kara Zor-L/PG/Karen Starr, Faora-UI, Janet Van Dyne/Wasp, Maxima and Caiera.