With no windows it was hard to keep track of the time. It could have been day or night; the team were none the wiser. Time passed slowly and painfully, Gavrok remained elusive, and they had no idea what had happened to Clint and Steve.
Tony's stomach groaned in protest to their lack of food, they were all dehydrated and exhausted. Somehow Thor managed to get some sleep; the others however had been awake for days.
"What's he waiting for?" Tony said, pulling at the chains above his head once more.
"Who knows"
"He's one crazy son of a bitch!"
"We can't underestimate him. He may be crazy but he still got all six of us here"
Suddenly the cuff's holding Bruce in place released, freeing him. The other three looked at him in surprise. He stumbled a few steps back..
"Oh no"
"Bruce what is it?"
He rubbed at his wrist; "there was a needle in the cuffs, it just injected me with something"
He shuffled backwards, into the corner of the room. Only Thor could see him properly now, Natasha and Tony both had their backs to him.
"Bruce?" Natasha's voice shook slightly
His breathing became louder and more rapid, and suddenly he wasn't Bruce anymore.
The Hulk appeared, and not two seconds later; Gavrok reappeared, shooting several large tranquiliser darts at him. All four hit their target and brought him down. He transformed instantly back into Bruce and was dragged from the room.
Gavrok remained, looking over the remaining three in the room.
"I wonder... which of you it'll be"
"Tell us what you want of us" Thor asked. He was the only one still stood upright; Tony had started alternating supporting his weight of his feet to his wrists and back again, and Natasha was struggling, mostly resigning herself to hanging from her wrists.
"I want some information from you, well, certain members of your team, but I intend to have some fun before I get it" he smirked, before turning to Tony and stabbing him with a long blade through his abdomen. Slowly he withdrew the blade and threw it to the floor.
"I've always wondered" he began, turning back to face Thor, "What effects do bullets have on you?"
He once again withdrew his gun and fired three shots. They had very little affect on the Asgardian, leaving little more than a bruise. Gavrok tilted his head slightly in contemplation; "Hum, interesting"
Two men entered the room and left with Tony, Gavrok turned to follow them, pausing to look at Natasha for a second before slamming the door once again.