-Town-
With the munitions factory destroyed and empty, the only place left that the Germans have to hide is the large castle.
"That's it up there. Diana's got to be up there. I'm sure of it." Hulk stated, fully confident that she's there.
"You heard the big guy! Troops, march onward into that castle!" Alec commanded as Hulk and the troops ran towards the castle...
-Torture Castle-
Diana is still being tickled, now strapped to a table as a woman straddles her and tickles her exposed armpits and thighs, giggling as Diana laughs, begs and thrashes around.
"Yes. Struggle. That makes me want to tickle you more!"
"BWAAAAA-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! STOP, STOP, STOP! SERIOUSLY! OH...MY...GOD! CURSE MY COSTUME FOR EXPOSING ME SO MUCH! OKAY. OKAY, OKAY OKAY! THAT'S ENOUGH!" Diana hysterically said as the woman went to town on the helpless heroine's armpits and inner thighs.
"Tickle, tickle, tickle. Koochie, koochie koo!" The woman taunted as her fingers danced along the smooth hollows of Diana's armpits.
"SHUT UP!"
"How rude! Take this!" The woman said as she rapidly rubbed her fingers along Diana's inner thighs as payback.
"AHHHHHHHHHHH! NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO! DO NOT RUB MY INNER THIGHS! PLEASE STOP! I'M SORRY! HAHAHAHAHAHA! OH, NO! I CANNOT TAKE THIS ANYMORE! HAHAHA! THIS IS KILLING ME! I'LL TALK. I PROMISE! I'LL TELL YOU EVERYTHING, JUST TELL HER TO STOP!" Diana had finally broken from the cruel torture.
"Stop! I knew you'd break, Amazonian."
However, before Diana could spill the beans, a German soldier burst in, breathing heavily.
"It's the Hulk! He's come for us and the woman!"
"Oh, no! RUN!" The general ordered. Within seconds, Hulk smashed the front door down with one punch. He saw the man that orchestrated this whole thing, who looked back at Hulk fearfully.
"YOU! I WILL SMASH YOU INTO OBLIVION!" Hulk roared out, his voice full of rage and hatred.
"Oh, hell." That was all he said before he ran.
"Alec, cripple the old man, but leave him alive!" Hulk roared to Alec as he pursued the fleeing Germans.
"DIANA!" Hulk cried out, horrified to see his friend bound and seemingly motionless. He tore the restraints off of her body and carried her out of the castle, bridal style.
"Diana...come on! Wake up! I don't know what they did to you, but I know you're too strong to die now. Please..." Hulk sat down, still holding her body. "Diana...I'm so sorry. I didn't know you were taken until it was too late. Forgive me." Hulk implored as he rested his forehead against her own, tears lightly dripping from his eyes.
Diana slowly regained conciousness, and put her hand on Hulk's oversized fist.
"Diana...if you can hear me...say something." Hulk sobbed.
"You're squeezing me too tight." Diana strained. Hulk's head bolted backward as he gasped. "Hey, big guy. I missed you."
Hulk held Diana in a hug as they both started to sob, ecstatic that they were together again. "Well, I guess we're even now." Hulk said as he wiped his eyes.
"What do you mean?"
"You saved me from being executed by your mother, and I saved you from those Germans." Hulk pointed out to the dazed heroine.
"Heh. You're right."
-Later-
Diana finally reclaimed her powers and paid a visit to her tormentors.
"You tortured me so you could use Hulk. You failed." Diana said before Hulk snatched both the general and the woman by the throat.
"YOU WERE STUPID ENOUGH TO GO AFTER THE ONE PERSON I CARE ABOUT! NOT ONLY DID YOU FAIL TO MAKE ME A WEAPON, BUT YOU LOST!" Hulk roared louder than he ever has before snapping their necks and dropping their limp bodies onto the ground. Diana was surprised, to say the least.
"Hulk...you really care about me that much? Enough that you'd kill to keep me safe?" She asked.
"More than anything. You're the only thing that matters to me."
"Hulk...thank you. Now, how about we get out of here and go somewhere not filled with people that want to kill us?"
"I think that's a good idea."
-Town-
Hulk and Diana say their goodbyes to the Allied troops, who thank them for their aid.
"Hulk, Diana...thank you. From the bottom of all our hearts, thank you. Thanks to you, we won the war, the Germans are gone for good, and we can rebuild this town to the way it was." Alec said, grateful that the duo helped them win.
"We're heroes, Alec. Heroes help people." Diana says. Hulk and Diana board a large ship and sail off as the Allied troops wave goodbye.
-Ocean-
"Diana?"
"Yes? What is it?"
"Are you feeling okay? What did the Germans do to you?"
"Like you pointed out, they wanted to use you as a weapon against the Allied troops. They tortured me in an attempt to get intel on you, like a weakness."
"Did you tell them anything?" Hulk asked cautiously.
"No. I almost did, but I endured until you saved me." Diana said as she gripped Hulk's hand with her own. "We're friends, Hulk. We trust each other and we look out for each other no matter what. Okay?"
"Okay." Hulk smiled as he gripped the beautiful Amazon's hand.
-Author's Note-
Well, that was emotional! Hulk reunited with Diana, rescued her right as she broke from the unbearable tickling, became closer to her as a friend, won a war, and they're now off to parts unknown for their next adventure!
Next chapter will focus on one of Wonder Woman's rivals, Cheetah, who tries to seduce the Hulk into abandoning Diana and being her partner in crime and/or lover. Cheetah better watch out. Not all monsters are so easy to tame...
