"Why do we need to stay away?" Brianna asked as Bucky lowered her back onto her bed.

Bucky looked at her and sat down next to her and drew out the bottle of lotion again. Brianna glanced up at him then moved into his lap and drew up her pajama pant leg.

"Bruce can be... dangerous when he transforms randomly," Bucky replied, spreading lotion across the scar.

"Oh. Will he hurt you guys?" Brianna asked, sighing when the lotion did its work and calmed her scar. She heard a roar of anger that seemed close by or at least a few floors down.

"Not intentionally," Bucky responded, putting the cap back on the tube of lotion. "Brianna, it's different when he looses control."

"Did he loose control?"

"Jarvis?" Bucky asked. "Did he?"

"I would not be the best expert on this matter," Jarvis replied. "However, the Hulk does seem to be trying to make his way towards your location."

Bucky raised an eyebrow. "Thor and Tony aren't herding him in a different direction?"

"They are trying. The Hulk is being very persistent."

"What kind of email was Bruce reading?" Bucky asked, peering down at Brianna as she watched him. They heard a loud crash two floors down and Brianna startled a little and burrowed further into Bucky's arms. He tightened his arms around her and ran his flesh hand through her hair, ruffling it a little. Brianna giggled and tucked her forehead against Bucky's chest.

"I believe he had contacted a friend in Britain, to ask about your daughter's history," Jarvis explained.

"What kind of friend?" Bucky asked as the two of them heard loud roaring. "That was close. Brianna, we need to move. Jarvis, give me an update on Steve, please."

"He is currently down," Jarvis said, sounding very apologetic. "My creator is getting him up now."

Brianna glanced at Bucky then up toward where she could hear Jarvis' voice. "I think I can help."

"Jarvis, where's..." Bucky trailed off, peered down at Brianna. "Bria, the Hulk is a very dangerous creature. Bruce only shifts in battle. Or at least he tries to only shift when we're fighting."

Brianna nodded. "I still think I can help."

Bucky studied her, noted the slight breeze that was wrapping around her. "Are you sure? I don't want you hurt."

"I might still smell of Fawkes," Brianna replied, looking up at her father. "Like a phoenix. Roar!"

Bucky smiled and laughed quietly. "Sweetheart, I think that's a tiger noise."

Brianna giggled.

"You're saying that might calm the Hulk down?" Bucky confirmed after a few minutes of quiet laughter. He stood up with Brianna in his arms and walked over to look out the door before going over to a certain set in cubby hole in the wall over in one of the corners. He put his flesh hand against the corner of it and watched it open.

"Maybe," Brianna said, eyes widening at the cubby in the wall. It had a stash of guns and knives in it, along with what looked like grenades. "That's a lot of weapons."

"The Avengers..." Bucky trailed off, looking down at her. "We get attacked a lot."

Brianna stared at him, nodded.

Bucky raised an eyebrow but returned the nod. "Let's go then if you're sure."

"Sir..."

Bucky stopped, glanced at Brianna then looked up to the ceiling. "Jarvis?"

"Dr. Doom and Amora is on his way, with Doom's inferior doombots."

Bucky's eyes widened and glanced at Steve, who was trying to herd the Hulk away from the two of them.

"Jarvis, what's their ETA?" Steve asked, catching his shield as the Hulk threw it back to him. He was breathing heavily and staring at Bucky then down where he could see Brianna's legs.

"Five minutes, sir."

"Shit," Tony muttered, flying to hover next to Steve.

"Buck, get Brianna out of here," Steve ordered. "Thor, I need you to do a flyover. See what you can see out there."

"Yes, Captain," Thor replied, swinging Mjolnir and flying out of the tower, through the great big hole that the Hulk had created. The rest of the tower was smoking and there were at least three big fires flaring in and around the tower.

"Tony, see what you can do with the Hulk. Jarvis, where are Clint and Natasha?" Steve asked.

"Hulk protect."

Steve turned to look at the Hulk, hearing Clint and Natasha come out of whatever hole they were in. The Hulk was looking at Bucky then they all watched as the Hulk kneeled down and held out a hand.

"Hulk protect girl."

Brianna watched as the Hulk came closer to Bucky and then reach out a hand towards them.

Brianna stared up at the Hulk as the creature approached. Bucky was in front of her, metal hand raised with a gun in it.

"Banner?" Bucky called out as the Hulk turned from throwing Iron Man away. There was a giant, hulking(no pun intended) hole in the tower and Tony went flying through it.

Bucky heard Brianna move and turned to see her move to stand beside him, leaning into him a little. He reached down a hand to stop her only for her to look up at him.

"Her eyes are glowing..." Bucky murmured, eyes widening.

"Bucky?" Steve asked, voice raised and a little hoarse due to the smoke floating around the air in the tower.

"Bria's eyes are glowing," Bucky answered, kneeling down and turning her face so that she would look at him. She stared at him and smiled. "Sweetheart... Are you okay?"

"Glowing?" Tony asked worriedly. "Do we have to worry about her getting possessed? I know we've fought Amora before but that was with Loki around. He's not here."

Brianna laughed. "I'm not possessed. Bruce won't hurt me."

"'Cause you smell like Fawkes?" Bucky guessed.

Brianna nodded. "Also cause I'm a witch."

"'Cause you're a witch..." Clint trailed off, nocking an arrow on his bow and turning to shoot a doombot. Bucky could see numerous doombots off in the distance and these were flying. They hadn't encountered doombots that could fly before.

"Avengers-"

"Yeah, cap. We're already assembled," Tony remarked in a teasing tone of voice before flying out of the hole in the tower. "You know, Brucie, you really did a number on the tower this time."

Steve snorted and threw his shield at a doombot that had smashed through a window and had come up behind Bucky and Brianna. Lightning flew outside and hit a group of doombots, indicating that Thor had entered the battle with the doombots already. "Hulk?"

The Hulk turned, eyes gleaming.

"Get Brianna out of here please."

"Hulk protect little witch."

Brianna nodded and hesitantly walked over to sit on the Hulk's palm.

"Banner, protect her," Bucky ordered, pulling out a pistol and firing at a doombot that was coming too close to them. "Get her out of here. Brianna, go with him. Stay with the Hulk, okay?"

The Hulk nodded and raised Brianna up to his shoulder where she moved. "Little witch stay on Hulk."

"I will, dad," Brianna replied, nodding down to him. "You're small."

Bucky snorted. "Yeah, well, you're tall."

"Taller than you?" Brianna asked, grinning.

"Yep. You're even taller than Steve."

Hulk ran, dodging a few doombots and kicking at others. Hulk ran down, picking the stairs that Bruce used.

"Hulk, watch out!"

Hulk punched out a doombot as they made it to the lobby. When he appeared, the lobby staff started to scream and panic. Hulk ignored them and crashed through the lobby door, reaching a hand up to protect the little witch on his shoulder. They finally made it out and Hulk continued to run, picking his way through the crowds of panicking people and cars.

Hulk lifted up a car that had crashed and placed it elsewhere, helping the people underneath it to move and continued running. Hulk stopped when he had not encountered any more doombots and glanced at the girl on his shoulder.

She smiled at him, patted him on his shoulder. "Thank you, Hulk."

"Hulk protect girl."

"Well, well, well. What have we here?"

Hulk turned around in the alley they were in to see the Asgardian witch that the ceiling voice had talked about.

"Why, Hulk, you have a witch on your shoulder," Amora remarked, clad in green armor. Her eyes were glowing a sickly green color, not like Hulk's witch.

Hulk could feel the girl on his shoulder start to tremble.

"I don't like you," Brianna said tentatively, wishing her dads were here.

"Oh, you don't? Well, I can fix that. You are coming with me," Amora ordered. "I have a feeling you could grow to be a powerful witch, if trained by the right person."

"Hulk..." Brianna whispered, frowning. She could feel Amora's magic float around her then down to the Hulk. She didn't even know who Amora was and she already hated the way her magic felt. It felt like it was diseased, dark and angry, nothing like how Fawkes felt.

"Hulk protect little witch."

Hulk growled as foreign magic flared around him and entered his body. Hulk roared and was about to go smash the bad lady when the little witch on his shoulder laid a hand on his neck. "Hulk, Bruce."

"Hmmm, you were already trained..." Amora commented, taking a step closer and waving her hand. Magic flowed from her to encompass the Hulk, stopping him in his tracks when the Hulk attempted to move back.

"Hulk... you can fight this," Brianna whispered, fear making her voice shaky. She knew she could fight this now but she would pass out right after; her little body wasn't big enough to handle that much magic flowing through her right now.

"Amora..."

The new voice stopped Amora in her tracks and the three of them turned to the entrance of the alleyway. Hulk growled at the new intruder, the new intruder that was vastly familiar to him.

"She is not yours," Loki stated, walking up to stand alongside the Hulk.

Brianna peered down at the new guy, tilted her head. He glanced up to her, his blue eyes glowing with magic. "I received word from my brother. Brianna Potter, hello."

"Puny god help?"

"Yes, Hulk. I'm here to help," Loki answered, his cold magic flaring around the three of them and clearing the area of Amora's magic. "You, Amora, will not touch her."

"Oh, I can't, huh? Is this about that dispute we had? Loki, we're good together," Amora said, coming closer.

Hulk growled louder, even louder than he had with Loki.

Amora stopped, crossed her arms. Loki stared at her and held up a hand. A ball of magic appeared in his palm, one that looked like blue fire.

"Alright, I can see that I'm not needed here," Amora started, taking a step back.

"See that you never come to Midgard again," Loki remarked steadily, magic still not gone from his eyes or his palm. "It is under the Avenger's protection. She is under my protection."

Amora snarled, almost, then threw a wild ball of magic at them. Loki stepped to the side and directed his magic to block hers.

"The Avengers will not be around forever," Amora shrieked then vanished.

Brianna let out a shuddering sigh, curling into herself. "Where are Bucky and Steve?"

Loki looked up at her briefly before keeling over, landing on the cement with a loud thunk.

Brianna gasped. "Hulk..."

Hulk slowly kneeled down and picked up Loki, almost gently. "Puny god hurt."

"We need to get back to the tower, Hulk," Brianna whispered shakily, peering over at who she figured was Loki. He had looked fine when he had first appeared but now... "Fawkes!"