Why aren't you waking up Bruce?
We're nearly back at the faculty now, where you can get proper help.
We don't know what happened to you Bruce, why you're not waking up.
We just want you to be better again, to be with us again.
We want to understand why you ran away.
We want to help you Bruce.
I need to help you Bruce.
I love you.
We found you Bruce, you wanted to be found and we got you.
And I'm not letting go of you again.
I don't care about the Other Guy, he won't deter me from you. And we both know he's you, and that you both trust me.
I can give him his lullabies, and love you Bruce.
Never let him put you off loving me, let him put you off this relationship.
Don't let him put you off doing what you want Bruce.
Don't sacrifice yourself for his sake. You need to have a proper life still Bruce, having an alter-ego doesn't stop you from being human still.
And like all humans, you deserved to be loved.
I love you Bruce.
We all do Bruce, we're a family.
A mismatched, sometimes argumentative family, but a family nonetheless.
And families stick together, no matter what happens.
We're a mismatched team of fighters, and so what if you don't think of yourself as human. Is Thor human? Vision? They're still part of our family.
We don't care what you are Bruce, just who you are.
You're a Genius Bruce, a Scientist, in Biochemistry, Nuclear Physics, and Gamma Radiation. You were a Physician, helping all those people in India.
You and Tony, you created Vision.
That's all I care about.
Without you we would have never found the Tesseract, we would have died, Loki would have taken over if you hadn't found it.
We need you in our team Bruce.
We don't want you to be alone basically. None of us deserve to be alone.
Most of us don't have our families anymore, we all know what its like to be alone.
And to be honest, its something we don't want.
No one wants to be alone Bruce, not really.
When I found you, the first time, before Loki and everything, you were hiding, you didn't trust yourself.
You know now you can be trusted. You're not feared anymore, you don't need to hide away.
We know you have this thing under control.
You're not a risk, not a threat.
If you want, we can live away, live like Clint does.
His family are safe, away from danger. We can live away, but stay in contact with everyone. I think they'll still need us Bruce, I have to go on missions, finish wiping this red out of my ledger. And I'm sure Tony could use your brains from time to time, he needs someone to keep him under control.
Just please Bruce, let us know what's going on inside that head of yours from time to time. Be honest with us Bruce, tell us what you want, what you need.
We'll listen.
We'll all listen to you, to each other.
Tasha? Its me, Wanda. Clint says we're landing now.
Okay. Are they bringing a gurney up? We might need one, save them carrying him down.
I'll ask them to, Tony has them on radio, updating on our destination. We'll bring it up here and move him. Any change?
No. He's still asleep.
He'll be okay Tasha. See you in a bit then.
Yeah.
See Bruce? We all care for you, I think Wanda feels guilty, she thinks it might be her fault you, or he, ran away, because of the mind-altering thing she did to us.
I don't know if it was her fault. Only you know that Bruce.
We're at the Avengers Faculty now then, I don't think you've seen it yet.
I can hear the stretcher coming up now. You're safe Bruce, I'm not leaving your side until you're okay.
Hey Tasha.
Hey Tash.
Its Thor and Steve Bruce.
You reckon he can hear us Tasha?
He might. Its worth trying.
You're okay, we're going to lift your stretcher and put you onto the gurney.
He's way too light.
He hasn't been eating remember.
Bruce, you had better put some weight back on, you shouldn't be this skinny.
We shall hold him a feast to celebrate his return!
Thor.
Shawarma perhaps?
You can organise a shawarma feast if you want Thor. Tell Tony, he'll give you some money for it. Actually, he'll probably just buy a shop for you.
We shall feast!
Let's get Bruce better first Thor.
We shall feast later!
Yes. Now, move it Thor, get him out of the jet and into the faculty.
This gurney, it is a clever contraption. We do not have things like this on Asgard, the injured die in battle, or are carried home, where they can be healed.
No one is dying today Thor.
It is a brave and valiant thing, to die in battle.
No one is battling or dying today Thor. Through that door there.
Ow.
And mind that table. Lift his stretcher onto it now. Careful.
Hello? I'm the doctor, can we look at him now?
Yes. He hasn't woken up at all in the jet and getting him here.
Okay, could you just step outside for a minute? No need to worry, but for privacy reasons, and so I can examine him properly. I'm sure he doesn't want all his team to see him without any clothes. Could you go and get him some fresh clothes please?
Um, yeah sure. We'll be back in a minute Bruce, going to get you some clothes and update the rest of the team.
So Bruce, your doctor has left now. Its just me and you, the rest of the team is outside, sleeping, eating, distracting themselves. Someone will stay with you all the time Bruce. We're not letting you out of our sights.
Basically, you're suffering from dehydration, starvation, heatstroke and exhaustion. That's why you're now connected up to all these IVs and monitors. He thinks you should wake up soon, that being unconscious is your body's response to protect you. So later today or tomorrow.
He thinks you might be able to hear us, I'm going to carry on speaking to you just in case.
You're safe Bruce, you're safe, somewhere you can get better.
We just have to wait, but I am happy to wait with you.
We will all wait with you, give you all the time you need to get better, all the support you need, if you want us to.
We'll be here waiting for you Bruce.
I'm not leaving your side.
Not until you want me to.
AN: I have no medical knowledge whatsoever, so have just made up all these scenes, going by things I have read or watched, so apologies for any mistakes.
The speech is now what is said around Bruce, as Tasha no longer has any need to use the microphone.
How soon should Brucie recover? I'm thinking next chapter perhaps, then I can begin to wrap this story up.