TRTSS35: Journey to the Savage Land! – By DS Wynne
Disclaimer: R1/2, SM, ST, the DBU and other properties belong to their respective owners.
Note: This is a multi-genre "two-part" story has been extended to a third chapter.
Special Note: This takes place in present time.
Author's Note: C&C are welcomed.
Part 2
Meanwhile, in Japan…
"Thank you for coming, General Tenaka," said the Defense Minister, as he greeted one of the youngest flag officers in the Japanese Self-Defense Force. "I take it that you have read your assignment?"
"Yes, I have, sir," said General Noriko Tenaka, of the Special Tactical Unit (STU), a division of the JSDF that was in charge of dealing with paranormal threats, including "monsters". In fact, the Tenaka clan has always been at the forefront of dealing with monsters, stemming from their days as "monster hunters" during the feudal period of Japan's history. "But I don't understand why dealing with our…national embarrassment needs my attention, since the creature's primary activities are centered in the American Southwest…"
Tenaka was referring to the menace known as the Delightful Hulksagi, who runs around shamelessly while rampaging through the city of Tokyo.
"Normally, I would agree with you, but it appears that the Hulkusagi has found…a mate," the Defense Minister said, as he brings up another photograph, this time of the Hulkma.
"Oh, my," Tenaka said, as she sees the awesome body of Hulkma, who was lifting a car at the time against Wendigo-Ryouga. "He's seems…fit."
"Well, the Prime Minister is concerned that these two might 'breed'," the Defense Minister said.
Bad enough we still have a Gojira family problem from Monster Island, but he is concerned that there will be more of these Hulks that could infest Japan."
"So, what is my mission, sir?" Tenaka asked.
"Intelligence has indicated that the original Hulk will take a trip to the Savage Land, with his 'Warbound', in due course," the Defense Minister said, as he hands Tenaka another file that had a SHIELD log stenciled on it. "We believe that both Hulkma and the Hulkusagi will accompany them to this place."
"So, what do you want me to do then? Do you want me to observe their activities?"
"No," the Defense Minister said, as he signals an attaché to hand him a compact, silver briefcase. "One of our science groups has come up with a way to sterilize either Hulkma or Hulkusagi. Again, we do not want any more Hulks being bred for US to deal with."
"Of course, sir," Tenaka said with a slight hint of disappointment. Then again, sterilizing a subject does not necessarily mean that said subject can't "perform"…
"Sir, one more question, I have one more question," said Tenaka. "Will this…thing affect the Hulks' quality of life?"
"Don't worry, the serum shouldn't have any effect on their…quality of life," the Defense Minister said with a smirk, knowing the real purpose behind the question. "Just remember to do your job."
"Of course, sir."
Meanwhile, back at Gammaworld, New Mexico…
"I can't believe you, Saotome," Hulk said, as he and the other Warbound members loaded up supplies aboard the transport craft, which was bound for the Antarctic. "Here I am, trying to heal up, and you go to 'boinking' games with my cousin, Usagi and Elloe."
"Hey, I got to be ME, Bruce," Hulkma said with a smirk.
"Huh. By the way, I need 'She-Hulkma'," Hulk said with a smirk.
"What?" Hulkma replied. "Why should I?"
"Because, the Elders do not know about 'Hulkma', dear," Elloe said, as she comes off the transport, after loading her and her daughter's gear unto the transport.
"Yeah, they know only of 'Red', little human," smirked No-Name the Brood.
Hulkma still shivered at being around the Brood Queen, after almost being impregnated by her. Still, since that altercation, they have become some-what friends and comrades…
"Whatever, 'bug'," Hulkma said dismissively. "Besides, this discussion is moot. I'm not going to be 'She-Hulkma'."
"Just be She-Hulkma, and get over with it," Hulkusagi said, as she peek her head outside the transport ship. "We don't have time for your 'machismo'."
"You weren't complaining about my 'machismo' last night," Hulkma said with a smirk.
Hulkusagi merely rolled her eyes.
"Oh, before you do, let me kiss you before you go," said She-Hulk, as she goes over to her lover and mate.
"Fine, Jen," Hulkma said, as he took She-Hulk into his arms. He then kissed the original Jade Giantess…
"Ew," said Blue She-Hulk, as she and her ken sat down the equipment that was bound for the Savage Land. "Bad enough we had to hear your affection from last night…"
"Hey, how do you think YOU came about, girl?" Hulkma said with a cocky smile.
"I still don't want to think my parents…like that, you know!"
"Huh," She-Hulk said, with a smile, as she looked into Hulkma's eyes. "Now I remember why I always come back to you."
"Jen, no matter what, I'll be there for you," Hulkma said, as he shifts into his "She-Hulkma" guise. "She-Hulkma likes She-Hulk too-too much."
"Why are you talking like that, bro?" A-Bomb asked.
"She-Hulkma doesn't know why," She-Hulkma said with frustration. "Talk like bimbo, when not."
"You don't say…"
"Okay," Hulk said, as he addressed everyone. "Some of us will be moving to the Savage Land to protect our people there, while some will stay here."
"Wherever you go, we're here to follow," Korg said, as he held Hiroim's hand for comfort.
"And we will sacrifice our lives if necessary, brother," Hirorim said.
"Hopefully, it won't come to that," Hulk said. "I will need all the help I can get, since I'm still recovering from my injuries…"
Hulk turns towards Kate.
"Kate, we'll keep in touch on an interval basis."
"Got it," Kate said. "And if you're in trouble, we'll come to extricate you from your…difficulty."
"Right. Lyra and Liz will be staying here."
"Papa, why is Skaar going with you, and we can't?" Sailor Hulk asked.
"Warbound stuff, sis," Skaar replied.
"Exactly," Hulk said. "The rest of you have to stay here."
"Besides, Teddy could use some company," Hulkusagi said, of her son "Hulking". Hulkling was the son of Hulkusagi and a Skrull nobleman who wanted peace between his people and the Kree, back when Hulkusagi took the guise of the Skrull princess Anelle for a deep undercover mission for the Avengers, who wanted intelligence on the Kree-Skrull War. This was easily done due to the fact that her own shape-shifting abilities, acquired through a mishap involving a True Changeling (an ancient species who could shapeshift into anything, organic or inorganic). Unfortunately, so deep was the assignment that Hulkusagi had forgotten her own identity to the point where she had unwittingly gotten involved with her assignment on a romantic level, which resulted in the birth of a son named "Dorrek" (aka Teddy Tsukino, aka "Hulkling"). It wasn't until Ranma had gone looking for Hulkusagi, that she recovered her true self, though found herself with child…
Since then, Hulkling has lived with a guardian in New York City, New York, while adventuring with the Young Avengers super-teen club, with his team-mate (and boyfriend) Wiccan.
"Okay, Mom," Sailor Hulk said with a sigh. "I never get any fun."
"Don't sass your mother," the Hulk said.
"Okay, Dad…"
"Good hunting, Bruce," A-Bomb said, as he was helped to his feet by his wife Marlo (aka "The Harpy").
"Dear, just be safe," Red She-Hulk said with a smile, as her yellow eyes glowed softly.
"Hulk, loves you, too, Betty," Hulk said with a smile.
And so that was that.
Hours later, the Warbound found itself flying to the Savage Land, a hidden area, created by the ancient Atlanteans, of the Antarctic that had first been discovered by 19th century Victorian explorers and adventurers. Since then, it has served as a heritage site where scientists and adventurers could explore a land steeped in Bygones (i.e. any creature, myth or mundane, that no longer exist in the rest of the world for the most part) and other craziness; the kind that one would find on the old television program "In Search Of…", hosted by the great Leonard Nemoy…
"So, what is our purpose for going to these 'Savage Lands', brother?" Hiroim asked, as he bundled himself up with fur.
"A day ago, Kazar, Lord of the Savage Lands, received word of a hit on one of the Imperial villages that had only recently been set up," Hulk said. "Our job is to find out who was responsible, and handle the situation."
"Hulk makes it sound so easy," She-Hulkma said, still irritated that as the "She-Hulkma", she has a tendency in speaking in the third person. "She-Hulkma knows that Savage Land is dangerous. Does Hulk know who is responsible?"
"Unfortunately, no."
"Then She-Hulkma and friends must formulate contingencies."
"Agreed," Elloe said, as she held her daughter Nodoka. "The last time we came into contact with our people, there was a schism between the Warbound and the 'Red Elder'."
"The Red Elder believed that it was the fault of the Hulk for what has befallen the Sakaaran people," Hiroim said. "Personally, I would not have trusted him regardless, since he did not stand against the old Red King, during his terrible reign."
"Doesn't matter," Skaar said, as he looks at his father. "We resolve the crisis, regardless. Right, Father?"
"Right," Hulk said, as he looks out the window. He had a feeling that he and his Warbound were walking into a trap…
"Bruce?" Hulkusagi said, as she places a hand on the Hulk's knee.
"What?" the Hulk replied.
"It'll be okay."
"Hrrr."
Upon arriving over the thick jungle of the Savage Land, the team arrives at one of the surviving villages. Unfortunately, they weren't prepared to deal with the dinosaurs…
"Arrrgggh!" the Hulk yelled, as a dinosaur bit down on the Hulk side-ways.
"Hulk!" Hulkusagi said, as she knocks down the Velociraptor that was attacking her.
Meanwhile, She-Hulkma managed to knock out her own dinosaur attacker to see that the Hulk was in trouble. Skaar was closer in position to his father, but he was busy at the moment…
"Hang on, Hulk!" She-Hulkma said, as she ran towards the Tyrannosaurus Rex that had the Hulk in his clutches. She got close to the creature, leaps up into the air, and then performs a front-kick attack that forces the dinosaur to release the Hulk.
"GGRRRAARGH!" the Hulk roared, as he punches his attacker in the stomach, knocking it to the ground. He then grabs the dinosaur by the tail, spins it around, and the releases it at least a mile away before collapsing from the lost of blood.
"Father!" Skaar yelled, as he goes to his father's side, as Hulkusagi goes to the Hulk to check on his vitals.
"He should be fine," Hulkusagi said, as she checked the Hulk's wounds. She then glances at She-Hulkma.
"You okay, Ranma?"
"She-Hulkma is okay, Hulkusagi," She-Hulkma said proudly. "No need to worry about She-Hulkma!"
Just then, a handsome, rugged, blond man (dressed in jungle gear), his sabretooth cat and other Sakaarans burst through the foliage.
"Is everyone okay?" asked the blond man.
"Kazar!" She-Hulkma said, as she bounced over to the blond man, and hugged him. "It's good to see you again!"
"Huh?" Kazar replied. "Who-?"
"It is okay, Kevin," Hulkusagi said, as she continued to dress the Hulk's wounds. "It's Ranma."
"What happened to my old friend and mentor?" asked Kazar the Savage, aka "Lord Kevin Plunder". Ranma and Usagi knew the Lord Robert Plunder (an English nobleman and scientist), was a friend from their days as members of the 19th century superhero team known as the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. In fact, it was because of Robert Plunder that the Savage Lands were first discovered by modern man, after the Plunder Expedition was deemed lost, prompting the League to search for it. Plunder's grandson, Robert Plunder the Third would journey back to the Savage Lands to discover the rare alloy Vibranium, a mineral that, once processed, could either absorb energy to strengthen metal, or drain energy to weaken metal. Robert's son Kevin would end up being raised in the Savage Lands to become Kazar the Savage. With his side-kick Zubu the Sabretooth Tiger and his wife Shanna the She-Devil, Kazar would go on to protect the Savage Land, and its inhabitants, as its Lord, with all the rights of a sovereign state.
"Brother Ranma has been altered by his 'Gammazon' form," Hulkusagi said. "But he'll be okay."
"I see," Kazar sweated, as She-Hulkma cuddles the Lord of the Savage Lands.
"We have to take Brother Hulk to safety," said Korg.
"Of course," said an Imperial scout. "Our village is not that far away."
"Father, come on," Skaar said, as he helped his father up to his feet.
"Don't think you're old man is going to remain weak, you know," the Hulk said with a smirk. "I am still…the strongest one there is."
"I know, Father, I know…"
As the Warbound goes on to the Sakaaran village, She-Hulkma turns towards the jungle.
"What is it, little human?" No-Name asked.
"She-Hulkma thinks we are being watched, bug," She-Hulkma said, as she stared at the foliage.
"Of course we are, Ranma," Elloe said, as she held her daughter. "This jungle is alive, after all."
She-Hulkma nods her head, as she turns towards Hulkusagi.
"Come on!" She-Hulkma said. "Let's go!"
"I'm coming!" Hulkusagi said, as she gathers her medical kit. However, a certain pair of eyes was watching her leave.
"So, you've come as well," said a voice that sounded like blown leaves, as the owner of said voice watched the Hulkusagi leave with the others, as they all returned to the village.
"When my tribe has returned, it will be after I have eaten YOUR corpse, Moon Princess!"
Meanwhile, miles away in an Antarctic international research station, General Tenaka and her team are ready to enter the Savage Lands.
"Okay, team," Tenaka said, as she made sure she was protected from the cold. "According to our scanners, the Hulks have entered the Savage lands. At early dawn, if conditions are optimal, we will launch our attack."
She then looked at her mobile suit designed to take on monsters, thanks to Stark Industries.
"If all goes well, the Hulkusagi and the Hulkma's will not be a threat to Japan!"
Tbc.
Next Time: As the Warbound protect the last of the Sakaarans, they face the twin threat of the Hulkbusting General Tenaka and the insect overlord Miek the Unbound! See you then…