Chapter 6: Child of Gamma, Part 2

"I'M THE JUGGERNAUT, YOU SON OF A BITCH!" the running man exclaimed.

"HULK SMASH PUNY JUGGERNAUT!"

"AS IF!"

"Miss Walters, hold onto something."

"Why-"

McGee floored it.

"You're a maniac, McGee!"

"So? I'm getting us away from the miniature kaiju battle!"

"A what battle?"

"Kaiju! It's a Japanese fiction genre characterized by giant monsters like Godzilla!"

A sonic boom filled the air.

"Is that the military?"

McGee craned his neck out the window and saw a red and gold suit of powered armor.

"No, it's Iron Man's latest armor."

As if on cue, the armor fired off a missile, staggering the Juggernaut.

"HULK SMASH!"

Hulk swung a large green fist into Juggernaut's stomach.

"The hell was that?"

"That was your cousin!"

"Bruce doesn't look like that!"

"He does when he's mad as hell or in danger!"

McGee slammed on the brakes. Unfortunately, the car skidded off the road, fell into an embankment, and sideswiped a tree.

"Old McGee luck…" McGee muttered as he undid his seatbelt.

The reporter waited for the stars to clear from his eyes before checking on his passenger.

"Jennifer? You okay?"

Silence.

"Miss Walters?"

A groan of pain broke the silence. McGee turned around and saw Jennifer clutching herself, her clothes stained red.

"So, why me?" Bruce asked as he made himself comfortable in the backseat of Tony Stark's car.

"It's your cousin, Bruce."

"You could donate blood, McGee."

"We're incompatible. I'm Rh positive, she's Rh negative. You're Rh negative, at least according to your records."

"But what if I-"

"It's a gamble, but you're going to need to take it."

THAT NIGHT:

"You okay, McGee?"

McGee looked up at his companion.

"Depends on what you mean by okay. I didn't take too much damage in that crash, but I wasn't thinking clearly then."

"Get some sleep, Jack. You'll need it."

Meanwhile, in her hospital bed, something began to change with Jennifer Walters.

Why do I suddenly feel like I could take on the world? she thought.

As if on cue, her skin, hair, and eyes turned green. Within her, muscles and bones became stronger and more durable. Her heart and lungs became stronger and more efficient to keep up, and she gained a healing factor. Within minutes, the changes were complete.

THE NEXT MORNING:

"What the-"

McGee was speechless as he saw the figure that had replaced Jennifer. There, in the hospital bed, was a 7-foot tall green-skinned woman with nearly-impossible proportions.

"Come on, don't be shy. Tell me if I look good."

McGee hemmed and hawed at the scene before him.

"McGee? Is everything-"

Bruce saw the figure on the bed and fainted on the spot.