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AN: THE REVISIONS ARE DONE! This story will be moving along again. If you have already read chapter five before I highly suggest rereading it be cause i have changed a lot of thing from the end of the chapter. It is going to flow much more smoothly now and is heading in the direction I want. The next chapter should be up in a few days and I think I am at about the half way point for this story. I may begin posting chapters for Thor The Dark World but I am not sure yet. Anyway enjoy the much improved Chapter 5 now entitled Take Over.

Chapter 5: Take Over

Quinjet over the California Coast

Days since last incident: 2

Time: 2000 h

Bruce had to give Jen and Rick credit; they were taking these changes far better than he had. Maybe it was because he had been alone when it started, or maybe they were just good actors. Hawkeye didn't speak as they flew and Bruce didn't try to strike up a conversation. He wasn't sure what he should do anyway. He hadn't known the archer for very long after all.

But if there was one thing he was sure of it was that had a long road ahead of him. So did Rick and Jen for that matter. It was one of the perils of being a Hulk. No matter what, you would always be feared. Finally he was tired of the silence and spoke to Barton. "What was Fury listening to when we first arrived?" he asked.

"I honestly don't know. Probably the wiretap he has on Hill though. That's what he listens to most of the time anymore. Not that many understand what Hill and Jackson are talking about," Barton said.

"And what are they talking about?" Jen asked.

"It is above my clearance," Barton said. "But I have seen the person Hill spends her time talking to. He looks kinda like a caveman."

"Why is SHIELD interested in him?" Rick asked.

"Could be any number of reasons, but it is probably because of his powers."

"What powers is that?" Bruce asked.

"I only know one. It is the ability to control water. But from what I have seen I think he could go toe to toe with the Hulk."

If Bruce hadn't know that Hawkeye had very little sense of humor he would have laughed. He could tell though that every word was truthful.

Gamma Base New Mexico

Office of Leader

Time: 0150 h

Leader sat at his desk waiting for news. He was going to create other monsters to combat the Hulk and his friends. He was going to use the Abomination against A-Bomb. This new She-Hulk was the problem. He just hadn't decided, for sure, what he was going to do about it. This new woman, Mary MacPherran, looked like a good candidate. He was going to try something other than gamma radiation with her. Instead he was going to try DNA modification. If things went as he planned then the She-Hulk would not be a problem any longer.

He needed the Hulk here in chains so he could keep his new abilities. They had begun to where off now and he was running out of Banners Blood.

There was a knock on his door and a lieutenant walked in. "Sir, we have located Ms. Ross. A team is on location to take her. All they need are your orders."

"Keep close but don't do anything yet. Let's wait two more weeks for Banner to come. If he hasn't then we will take her," Leader said without looking up from the test results. The orangutan was still alive and had turned back to normal. At one point it had lit on fire but soon it had changed back to normal. It had remained locked in however. The Hulk had proven the need to contain these creatures.

"Soon you will be in chains, Banner, and with an unlimited supply of your blood Leader will rule." Finally Leader would have his revenge. The man that had been laughed at because of his theories would no longer be the laughed at Samuel Sterns.

Quinjet on the Way to Death Valley

Days since incident: 2

Time: 0800 h

Bruce, Jen, and Rick sat next to each other as they soared over desert. "So," Rick asked, "How do we start?"

"First you have to understand that these changes happen when your heart rate gets to high. So you have to learn to control in. Slow it down or speed it up at will," Bruce responded.

"And after that?" Jen asked.

"We change."

"Just like that. No fancy secret?" Rick asked.

"The secret is realizing that the things that trigger the changes in your heartbeat are always there. You just have to learn when to initiate the change the let your other self take the reins," Bruce said.

"I thought we were here to learn how to control it?" Jen said.

"Sometimes things can't be controlled. Now you have to learn the hard part of being a Hulk. This is the part where the people you fight to protect sometimes fear and hate you. And it's the hardest part because sometimes to protect what you love you have to walk away from it."

"We are out casts now aren't we?" Jen asked

"Unless they decide they need our help, yes."

"We're here," Hawkeye called from up front.

Gamma Base New Mexico

Test subject: Mary MacPharran

Time: 1200 h

Leader sat alone in the observation room. The doctors in side were working on placing the tubes into their correct places. Soon they would be injecting the virus that would hopefully infect the DNA and attacking the sections that would enhance strength, stamina, and durability. As long as MacPharran remained alive then this experiment would be a success. Soon he would have his own She-Hulk.

Marry was a small shy woman. As a teenager she had been nicknamed "Skeeter". Soon she to would be able to take revenge on the one that had made fun of her.

"You're sure this will work," she asked in a high squeaky voice.

"Of course," Leader lied. He nodded to one of the doctors and he inserted a syringe into MacPharran's I.V. At first nothing happened.

"Perhaps it will take some time to take effect," the doctor commented.

"No the virus is designed to act rapidly, similar to Ebola," Leader snapped. It was about thirty minutes after the virus had been administered that the changes began. It was hardly noticeable at first but soon it was obvious.

Her body began to grow in height from five feet to six-foot six inches. MacPharran's arms and legs grew more muscular. She developed a more womanly figure instead of the body of a young girl. Finally her face hardened and she ripped free from her bonds.

"How do you feel?" Leader asked triumphantly.

"Invincible," she said in a booming female voice.

"Good, but there is someone else that thinks she is the strongest," Leader said calmly.

"Who?"

"Her name is She-Hulk. She is said to be the strongest woman in the world."

"Where can I find her?"

"She is a friend of the Hulk. If you can find him you will find your enemy, MacPharran."

"I am not Mary MacPharran anymore. I am Titania."

Death Valley

Days since last incident: 0

Time: 1230 h

"Ok so I think the first thing we should work on is figuring out exactly what triggers your transformations. For example with me it is stress, anger, or excitement," Bruce told the others.

"Okay so how do…" Rick began but he was interrupted as Bruce punched him. Rick stumbled backward before he glared at Bruce, "WHAT THE HELL BRUCE!"

"Good," Bruce said, "I think we can rule out anger and spontaneous events." He turned to Jen. He had a thoughtful look on his face.

"Watch it Bruce," she warned.

Bruce smiled, "Don't worry; I am just trying to think of a way to figure out what your trigger is. It helps to know what can cause you to lose control."

"So you hit me," Rick said irritably.

"Yes and you wouldn't believe how many times I have changed for less than that. We'll have to keep trying through; we need to know what could cause you to change."

"Fine, just don't go punching people again."

"Sorry. Well, until I get some better ideas let's just work on speeding up and slowing down your heartbeat."

The sat down on the desert floor. The heat was stifling and they were all sweating, but they would just have to deal with this for now. Bruce soon had Jen and Rick sitting cross-legged and doing breathing exercises. After about a half an hour later Bruce said, "Okay I think you have a good enough handle on that for now so let's change. But don't try and fight for control just work with your other side."

They stood and Bruce told them to think of something that would escalate their heartbeat and they followed his instructions. In seconds Rick began to expand and grow to be the eleven foot A-Bomb. The monster looked down at the others and spoke, "Did it work?" His voice was rumbled like an earthquake.

"Um, Rick, Yes it worked," Jen whispered in disbelief. Rick, or A-bomb, looked down at his hand and jumped. He could hardly feel the tightness of the pants now. His shirt was ruined though.

"Really blue," he mumbled.

"Your…in control," Bruce said in disbelief.

"Well, I think the credit goes to my teacher," Rick said looking at Bruce.

"But I haven't ever been in control."

Jen looked at A-Bomb and said almost eagerly, "My turn."

Bruce was ready to have to keep her from harming anyone. After all, both of them couldn't gain control so easily. Could they?

Jen too began to grow and strengthen until she was the She-Hulk. The monster raised her hands and looked at them cautiously. "Weird," she commented in a voice with hardly any difference from her regular voice.

"This isn't possible," Bruce breathed. How could these two, who had been Hulks for less than a week, achieve control so easily? It wasn't right he had fought for control in an attempt to rid himself of the Hulk and failed. But they didn't try to get rid of the change. The voice was deep and gruff. Bruce realized it was the Hulk speaking.

Then Bruce caught sight of something in the distance. It was like a dust trail but it was disjoined like the vehicle was going on and off pavement. Then he saw it. Just before a new cloud would appear a black spec would land on the ground. "Guys someone is coming," Bruce said. He began to change and for a second he was stunned. He was in control. The Hulk was still there in the back of his mind but he wasn't controlling his body right now, Bruce was.

He could see everything clearly. He could feel the strength of his new powerful arms. He suddenly realized just how strong the Hulk really was. Not only did he realize how strong Hulk was be he could see that the madder Hulk cot the stronger he would become. Puny Human, said the voice of the Hulk in the back of his mind. Bruce was suddenly overcome with fear as he realized what could happen if Hulk every really lost control. But he shook it off, he didn't have time for that right now.

Just as the person made their final leap Bruce stepped in front of the other two. With a ground shaking crash the being landed a few feet in front of them. When the dust had cleared enough for them to see they saw a woman in front of them. The woman looked at Jen and said in a booming voice, "Hello Greenie."

"Who are you," Jen asked.

"I am the strongest woman there is and I am here to prove it. My name is Titania." Before any of the Hulks could respond, Titania lunged into battle with the She-Hulk.

Hulk and A-Bomb where now running to catch up with the two woman. Titania was immensely strong. The She-Hulk was fighting with everything she had but things where evenly matched. Titania was also a very skilled fighter. Jen had no hope at besting her in skill but she could out think her. Bruce could see why Jen was a formidable Hulk. As a lawyer she could look at things objectively and make split second decisions, like where to place a punch in this case. Just watching the fight Bruce could tell that if Jen had experience fighting this "Titania" wouldn't stand a chance. But slowly Titania was gaining ground on her enemy.

Bruce and Rick were having trouble keeping up with them. Their speed was much greater than the men's. When Hulk and A-Bomb had finally caught up Jen was on the ground. She look like she was tired from her battle but her eyes were still defiant. ""Face it, Greenie. There's only room for one strongest woman…and it ain't you!" Titania bellowed.

Before Titania could do anything else the Hulk reached out and grabbed her by the arm and through her with all his strength. The woman went flying through the air toward Arizona, maybe landing in New Mexico.

"Are you alright?" Bruce asked as the Hulk. It was the longest sentence the Hulk had ever said. Bruce now understood why the Hulk was always so silent. The Muscles in his mouth were strained and tight like even they too had been enlarged and it made speech difficult. The longer Bruce was in control the more he began to sympathize with the Hulk.

"Yeah," Jen said as she stood from the ground, "Thanks."

Hulk surfaced for a second and spoke, "Hulk will teach to smash." Then Bruce was back in control.

"Yes," Bruce told the others, "Yes, he will."

Rick and Jen both keyed into the different speech patterns. They nodded and readied themselves for the training. Hulk was the strongest and patients weren't something he had a large supply of, but he would teach them what he could.

Gamma Base New Mexico

General Ross's Office

Time: 1515 h

Ross had realized that Banner was building his own army. Rick Jones had joined him and from the way things were looking so had Banner's cousin. If Ross's suspicions where correct, then the Hulk had somehow found out about his research and would soon come here. They couldn't use the Abomination to fight Banner that had been proven in Harlem. They needed a new weapon. Ross knew the Leader had created a woman to fight the She-Hulk. He still had a few people who remained loyal to him.

What they needed was someone with Blonsky's skill but with even greater strength. But he was also worried about Betty. Despite everything that had happened he still loved his daughter and wanted her to be safe. He worried that Leader would somehow find the connection between Banner and Betty, if he hadn't already. For now though he would just have to wait things out.

There was a small knock at the door. "Come in," Ross called. One of the few who remained loyal to him walked in.

"Sir," the corporal said, "Leader has place a team around your daughter. He means to bring her here in the hopes of luring Banner in."

"WHAT!" Ross yelled.

"Sorry sir, I just thought you should know." The man left.

Ross paced around his room for a while. Finally, when he felt he had no other choice, he picked up the phone.

"Hello," Betty called from the other end of the phone.

"Betty it's me. DON'T HANG UP!" Ross said. He was quiet for a second.

"Talk," was Betty's only response.

"Thing are bad here. I am not in control anymore. This man, Leader, he is similar to Bruce and he wants him captured even more than I do. He thinks that if he…" Ross froze as static met his ears.

There was a clicking sound behind him and Ross turned to face Leader. "Did you really think we wouldn't have wired her phone just in case you tried to call her, General?" Leader said calmly.

Ross put the phone down and for the first time he began to root for Banner. "What are you going to do with her?" Ross asked easily.

"Keep her here as bait. Hulk will come here to retrieve her and when he does we shall have him in chains. Soon all our problems will come to an end General." Leader smiled a twisted insane smile that sent chills down Ross's back.

"What happens to her when you have the Hulk?" Ross asked.

"I guess we will see won't we. As we speak my men are taking her. Within a few hours she should be here. I think I will…" but before Leader could finish Ross had pulled his gun and shot three times at the man. Only he was no longer there.

There was a chuckle from behind him and Ross turned. Leader stood there smiling. "One the gifts from Banner's blood General, teleportation. You should have realized who I had once been when I brought you Banner's blood. I was once Samuel Sterns."

"SHIELD took all of the blood," Ross said as he began to back away.

Leader laughed, "They only took what was in my lab, not in the stores at my house. Now General I think it is time for you to go to your cell, or I can take you it doesn't matter to me. You will be joined by your daughter in a few hours."

Ross looked at the man before him. He knew what he had to do. He had to get word to Banner. "That wouldn't be a smart move General," Leader said smiling. Ross tried anyway as he ran from the office.