That night, Man-Wolf was running around the outskirts of New York City. He felt more powerful than he had ever felt as a human. The light of the full moon got his blood pumping at a quick rate. He stopped every once in a while to smell the grass that was on the ground. He had amplified senses in this form. He listened. He could hear a vehicle coming down the road. Specifically a van. He ran to the road and observed the van.
It stopped. He believed that he may have been spotted. It looked like someone was cramped up in the van. It did not look like an ordinary man. As he exited the van with great difficulty, Man-Wolf could discern that the man resembled a Rhino. He was a bit taller than Man-Wolf. He walked in Man-Wolf's direction.
"I couldn't find you in the city," Rhino said. "Then it hit me. I figured that a wolf like you would want to run in open space."
Open space.
The phrase reminded the man in Man-Wolf of his previous flights in outer space. Man-Wolf stared up into the stars. His eyes began to water a little.
Will I ever be human again? Or will I stay a monster forever?
He heard the ground shake. He turned back and saw Rhino running towards him. Rhino headbutt Man-Wolf, his horn barely missing him. Man-Wolf fell back. He pulled himself up. He was now very aggressive.
A wolf can hunt down this rhino!
He stood up and swung his fist at the right side of Rhino's torso. It hurt like hell. He tried again on the left side. It gave him the same amount of pain as the other side. Rhino's polymer layer seemed impenetrable.
"That's right," Rhino said. "I am much stronger than you. What's the puppy gonna do? Cry? Are you gonna cry little puppy?"
The two began to grapple with each other. Rhino proved to be the stronger of the two. He managed to push Man-Wolf down to the ground. He then picked him up and threw him to the ground again. He tried slamming down his fists, but Man-Wolf rolled away, dodging them.
"You can roll over?" Rhino said. "Well, I have a few tricks of my own."
Rhino ran towards Man-Wolf and hit his chest with his horn. Man-Wolf pushed Rhino away. He examined his chest and saw a scratch. The blood that was there looked black in the moonlight. Man-Wolf observed Rhino.
The face, he thought. That the only place that doesn't have rhino skin.
Man-Wolf ran towards Rhino and clawed at his face. Four scratched appeared across Rhino's face. Man-Wolf howled.
"Now you've made me angry!" Rhino said.
Rhino punched Man-Wolf in the snout. Man-Wolf tried clawing at Rhino's face again. Rhino ducked and dodged it. He rammed his horn into Man-Wolf's abdomen. It did not impale his stomach; it only scratched the surface of his abdomen. He punched Man-Wolf in the head, knocking him unconscious.
"Stupid dog!"
Rhino dragged Man-Wolf all the way to his van. He put him in the back. He then struggled to get into the van to sit in the driver's seat. When he was inside, he closed the door and drove off. He was on his way back to New York, where he would arrive at Morbius Manor and deliver his prize.