Disclaimer: I don't own the Hulks or the villains

AN: Well after finishing the revisions and getting a new computer here is chapter six. If your are just reading this thinking that I won't have changed anything in the previous chapter then I strongly suggest you go back and read the revisions. I have made some major changes. For example, the old chapter five would have lead into General Ross becoming the Red-Hulk. This isn't happening anymore. Not in this story at least.

Anyway the updates will come hopefully once every one to two weeks.

I also highly reccomend that you read my other story Neptune Initiative if you haven't since it takes place at the same time and will lead into my version of Avengers 2 (Avengers Doomsday). There are also some references to the story as well as references to this story in Neptune Initiative.

Chapter 6: Fugitive Escape

Above the Northern Pacific

Hellicarrier

Time: 1930 h

"Director Fury," the British Council woman said, "You have continued to allow these people a free run. They have continued to destroy our cities. Now these Gladiators have been the target of an attack that leveled a mountain that was over ten thousand feet tall. The towns that were close to the mountain have been buried and hundreds of people have been killed. It is time that we begin to consider measure to eliminate them."

"And what happens when they aren't here to protect us?" Fury growled.

"We have other weapons that can be used against whatever enemies we face," said the American representative. "Right now we want you will be work on the Hulkbuster Project. As different plans are thought up to deal with the others they will be enacted."

"Sir with all due respect…" Furry began.

"You have your orders Director. Now follow them out," said the Chinese ambassador. The transmission ended and all but the Russian representative's screens went black.

Fury looked at the Russian man. The Russian sighed then said quietly, "Do what you must." His screen went black. The temporary walls went down and Fury was once again surrounded by the crew members. Fury sighed and turned to go to his office when he came face to face with Tony Stark.

"You look stressed," Tony commented.

"What are you still doing here Mr. Stark," Fury asked.

"Just getting ready to leave," Tony said calmly.

Fury suddenly had a thought. "Stark I need you to build a suit."

Tony turned and looked at the Director of SHIELD. "I am not building suits anymore Fury. Except for the occasional on for Rhody. Plus I don't build for the government."

"I only need the one. I need it to be able to contend with the Hulk. No to defeat the Hulk. I know you already have designs for one."

"A suit like that can't be built," Tony said trying to avoid the Director's eye.

"You can chose who will pilot it. I just need it done soon."

Tony looked thoughtful for a minute then he nodded and said, "And if I did what would this suit be used for?"

"It is a backup plan incase Hulk gets out of control?"

"Did you have a backup plan for me?"

"We still do," Director Fury said.

"I thought you believed in heroes," Stark sneered.

"Believing in heroes and trusting them are two different things."

"If I build this suit and I choose the pilot only that person will pilot it."

"See as you won't trust me, even if I say yes, I know you will make sure it is coded so only that person can pilot it."

"On one additional condition."

Director Fury scowled but said, "What is the condition."

"Tell me what it is that you have Agent Hill doing in Alaska."

"Absolutely not," Fury barked.

"Tell me or I will not build the suit."

Fury was silent for a long time. "Build the suit then we will talk."

"No deal. Tell me now or I won't build the suit."

Fury sighed. Finally he said, "Meet me in the storage bay in twenty minutes."

Willowdale, Virginia

The House of Betty Ross

Time: 1520 h

It had been almost six months since Betty had watched the news as the Avengers battled the aliens in New York. One Avenger in particular. It was then that she thought things would start turning around for Bruce. She even began to hope that he would come back to her. That he would stay with her this time.

It was a vain hope and she knew it. But that didn't stop her from hoping. Now months later she had all but given up that hope. She almost gave up hope of ever seeing Bruce again. He had a new life now and it seem like more monster were beginning to join him. She didn't want to disrupt his new family.

She couldn't forget him and knew she never would. She would always love him more than any other person she knew. Still she knew she was no longer a part of his life. She had continued to study the effects of gamma radiation on living organisms but on a much smaller scale. She thought about the two new Hulks that had recently appeared. She wasn't sure who they were but she thought she could take an accurate guess. Well with one of them at least.

Rick Jones had always been a close friend of Bruce's and would do just about anything to help him. It wasn't a far stretch to suspect he was this "A-bomb" as he was being called. The General could have easily talked the man into allowing himself to experimented upon in the belief that it would help Bruce.

But as thoughts about Bruce chased each other around in her mind Betty's phone rang. "Hello," Betty said as she answered.

"Betty it's me." She knew that voice all too well. Her father had called. She was just about to hang up when she heard the General shout, "DON'T HANG UP!" She thought for a second but something told her she needed to listen to him.

"Talk."

"Thing are bad here. I am not in control anymore. This man, Leader, his is similar to Bruce and he wants him captured even more than I do. He thinks that if he…" The line went dead. Betty didn't waste any time. She was out the door before the phone had even hit the floor. Her short time on the run with Bruce had taught her one thing, no phones and no credit cards.

By the time she was in the car and had her seat belt on, she was on her way out of the short driveway. A car honked as she changed gears and she was off. She was going to Seattle. That was where Bruce had been seen last. Maybe she could get to him before it was too late. The General would only give her a warning like that under one condition, Leader was after her.

She could only think of one reason why. This man thought if he used Betty as ransom Bruce would come to try and rescue her. He was wrong. Bruce wouldn't come, the Hulk would. But that didn't make he want to be captured.

She was so distracted that she ran the stop sign at the end of her street. Another vehicle slammed into the rear end of the car and it went spinning. Betty was dazed but not hurt too seriously. She looked up through the windshield at the other vehicle. At the Military Humvee. He head was suddenly clear. She unbuckled herself, opened the door, and ran.

There was a sharp needle like pain in her shoulder and everything began to slow. She fought the anesthetic as hard as she could but she was losing. Across the street she saw a man step out of his house. Betty looked at Lenard Sampson as she fell into unconsciousness.

Willowdale, Virginia

Leonard Sampson's House

Time: 1700 h

As soon as Leonard Sampson had seen Betty being kidnapped he knew what he had to do. He rushed into his how and grabbed his phone. He dialed the number quickly. The phone range for a few seconds before going to voicemail. "This Eric Selvig. Leave your name and number after the beep and I will get back to you as soon as I can."

Leonard waited for the beep and began speaking quickly. He figure there was a chance that the soldiers would come for him too, since he had witnessed the attack. "Eric it's Leonard. Listen," he could hear their boots on the sidewalk, "Betty Ross has just been captured by some soldier. They are coming for me now. Get a hold of your SHIELD people, Banner needs to know." The door swung open and Lenard quickly hung up the phone.

One of the soldiers raised a gun and Leonard felt a sharp pain in his chest. Everything began to fade into blackness.

Death Valley

Days since last incident: 0

Time: 1600 h

The Hulk stood in front of A-bomb and She-hulk. Bruce was still in control and he could feel the Hulks memories about the fights he had been in. Bruce had to admit though that he was not by any means trained. The Hulk had fought mostly on instinct. He was fueled by his rage but he was not at all skilled. That could be a problem.

He looked at Rick. "What do you know about fighting?" Bruce asked him.

Rick shrugged, "I have taken a few classes. Mostly in Tia Chi but that is about it."i

Bruce nodded. "I will teach," he paused here. It was not because he didn't know what to teach but it was more because he wasn't sure how he would go about the teaching. The main thing they would be have to be taught is how to keep their strength in check. "I will teach to control strength," Bruce said thickly. He decided it would just be easiest to keep the sentences short and simple to say. "Rick will teach skill."

Bruce walked over to a nearby boulder. He took a great breath, brought both fists up above his head, and slammed them down into the boulder with all his strength. Great cracks shot out in all directions as the boulder crumbled to dust. He turned to see She-Hulk and A-bomb staring in amazement. "That is what you can do. That and more," Bruce said. "We be careful in fight. Don't use full strength. We could destroy country."

"No kidding," She-Hulk said. Then she continued and asked, "Why are you talking like that Bruce? Or Is the Hulk in control?"

"It Bruce. Muscles stiff and make it difficult to talk," Bruce grumbled.

"Yours not," A-bomb asked the She-Hulk.

"No. Well not the ones in my mouth anyway."

"Lucky you," Bruce rumbled. She-Hulk laughed. Bruce notice that she seemed to be more cheerful as a Hulk.

For the next two and a half hours Bruce worked with She-Hulk and A-bomb on keeping their strength in check. They did well but it would be a while before they would be able to do some of the simple tasks that they did as humans. Those things that took the gentlest of touches. Stuff like giving someone a pat on the back.

It was only simple for Bruce because of the help he was getting from the Hulk. They were getting along now and Bruce could tell that in a fight they would be more dangerous than ever. Once She-Hulk and A-Bomb were trained the trio would be unstoppable.

Gamma Base New Mexico

Emil Blonsky's Prison Cell

Time: 1830 h

Emil Blonsky sat in his cell. His new cell to be precise. After he had almost escaped, and been drugged once again he had woke up here. That had been at least two days ago. His meals and water had continued to appear at the same intervals as always and the monotony of his imprisonment seem to never end. Then without warning the color around his neck opened and feel to the ground. He was so shocked that he didn't do anything for a long time. Then the door slid open.

It was no wonder that he had never managed to find the entrance to his prison he realized. He had always assumed it would be on the sides of his cell. Maybe it had in the old one but in this one it was in the floor. The door opened to a dark corridor. It was only just lighter than his cell. He stepped cautiously down the steps. When he got to the bottom there was a short passageway. When Blonsky reached the end of it he found an elevator. He pressed the up button.

After a few seconds the elevator arrived it was just large enough for a single person. When he stepped in the doors closed. Blonsky tensed. A slightly familiar voice came over an intercom, though he could not remember exactly where he had heard it. "There is no need to be alarmed Blonsky. On the floor there is a pair of sunglasses. If you would be so kind as to put them on the elevator will then bring you up to the surface." Blonsky reached done and put the sunglasses on. "Thank you," the voice said as the elevator began to move upward.

"I am sure you understand that after you captivity your eyes will require time to adjust to the light here on the surface. It should only take a few days but it will be much easier on your eyes this way. The elevator ride will take some time. You were buried roughly one thousand feet below the ground. I will be waiting for you when you arrive." With that the voice went silent. Blonsky was sure of one thing though, that was not the voice of General Ross.

The Elevator ride did indeed take several minutes. When he reached the top and the doors he was momentarily overwhelmed by the brightness. After a couple of second though his vision adjusted and then he saw him. The man who had funneled Banner's blood into him, but he looked different now. "Welcome to my base Blonsky. My name is Leader," the man said.

"Why did you free me?"

"We have a common enemy. The Hulk has come against us both in the past and defeated us. I am assembling a team to take him and his friends down. More Hulk have appeared recently and he is no longer on his own. I have already created an adversary for She-Hulk. But there is another who follows the Hulk. He is known as A-bomb. He is a cheap knock off of you. Something Banner created to fuel his army. They say he is stronger that you. They say even the Hulk couldn't beat him."

"I can't be manipulated through pride, Leader. If you want me to fight this A-bomb just say so. I am in your debt for freeing me," Blonsky interrupted.

Leader smiled, "I need you to fight A-bomb. The Hulk has already beaten you once. I think it is wise to find a new way of combating the beast. I have created several monsters that should be able to slow him down. That is when we shall bind him in chain."

"No chain can hold the Hulk," Blonsky snorted.

"Adimantium chains can hold him." Blonsky had no response. "No please find your way to the training facilities. There you will find Titania. She is the opponent for She-Hulk. Teach her everything you know. It is important that she be able to defeat She-Hulk."

"Are you not concerned about me being able to defeat A-bomb?" Blonsky sneered.

"I have complete faith in your abilities Blonsky. No go train." Leader walk off to who knows where.

Death Valley

Days since last incident: 0

Time: 2100 h

Bruce, Rick, and She-Hulk sat around a fire. Over the fire sat a pot that had been part of the supplies left to them by SHIELD. It had been a long day. After training for three hours they decided to give it a rest. When Bruce and Rick returned to their normal appearances and Jen had remain as She-Hulk the lawyer had to explain. "I just feel more comfortable as She-Hulk," Jen had said.

Bruce and Rick shrugged. They had returned to where the Quinjet had dropped them off and to the supplies that had been provided for them. They had lit a fire and now waited as their dinner, cream of chicken soup, cooked. It was as they began to eat that Jen spoke again.

"Is something wrong?" Jen asked Bruce. He had been sitting glaring at the ground for the past few minutes.

"No," he said unconvincingly.

"Is it because of how easily Rick and I got control?" she pressed.

Bruce sighed. "No, not really anyway. I am a little jealous but I was in control to so it is no big deal."

"Then what is it?" Rick joined in.

"Tony Stark."

"What about him?" Jen asked.

"He saves the world every other week with nothing but his brain. Yet I, who have just as much to offer, will be lucky if my gravestone doesn't say 'Hulk Smash.'"

Jen laughed and Rick smiled. "You realized that you save the world too right?" Rick said.

"Yeah I mean the Hulk may not be to most kind hero but you still gave the world one of its greatest heroes," Jen added.

"But…"

"Now listen Bruce," Jen interrupted, "If your headstone does say 'Hulk Smash' then I think it will be meant as a compliment. You have given Earth the greatest gift. An Avenger that cannot be beaten because the madder he gets the stronger he gets. No matter how tough an enemy is that come to Earth, Hulk will always win. I may take time but he will defeat them. He is the strongest there is. And he will always be able to stand and protect earth when even the 'Great Tony Stark' has fallen. Your legacy will be even larger than his."

"That's a nice speech," Bruce says.

"Yes and one day you will see that I am right," Jen growled.

Bruce turned and looked at Rick. "She is right Bruce," Rick said.

Bruce sighed and looked away. "That isn't all is it?" Jen said.

"I just have this really bad feeling," Bruce said.

"Whatever it is we will face it together," Rick promised.

"Why are you guys so willing to follow me?"

"Because you know more about this than use. And because we trust you," Jen said.

"We have to stick together Bruce," Rick said, "After all we are the Incredible Hulks."