Bruce Banner and Diana sail in their boat, hoping to find a place to rest, since they ran out of food. Bruce developing a small case of seasickness didn't help the situation.
"Oh, I wish I inherited the Hulk's inability to get seasick." Bruce said as he leaned his head over the edge of the boat.
"It'll be fine, Bruce." Diana said, slightly amused. "We're almost there."
"Oh... Where?" Bruce groggily asked. He noticed a moderately big city with tall buildings.
"Gotham City." Diana simply said as the boat arrived at a harbor and was docked. Bruce was happy to be on stable ground, to say the least.
"Well, at least I can walk without worrying about losing my lunch." Bruce said as Diana giggled at his retort.
-Gotham City Streets-
Bruce and Diana wander throughout the streets of Gotham, unaware that a certain femme fatale is stalking them from above. She has a sleek human figure, but she has the physical traits of a cheetah, including claws, fangs, fur, a short tail, and predatory tendencies.
"So...my old foe Wonder Woman has returned. Oh, and she has a new friend. Let's change that." The woman said to herself as she followed Diana and Bruce into a long alley, leaping down in front of them.
"Hello, Diana. It's been a while."
"Cheetah. What are you doing here in Gotham?" Diana asked.
"Well, you know me. I can't settle with stalking impala in Africa, princess. I'd rather stalk men in alleys. It's more fun." Cheetah stated as she fidgeted with her claws.
"What exactly made you into a human cheetah, ma'am?" Bruce asked curiously.
Taking notice of the man, Cheetah grins.
"I was cursed, only because I wasn't a virgin. Because of that one mistake, I am cursed to look like this."
"I am sorry. I can only imagine what it'd be like to look like that forever." Bruce said.
"Why? I have the strength, speed and reflexes of a cheetah. Sure, I'd prefer to look normal, but whatever."
Diana stood between Bruce and Cheetah, setting up some distance between the two.
"What's wrong? Afraid I'll break your friend?" Cheetah teased.
"Leave him be, Cheetah. Your quarrel is with me."
"That's so cute. The princess showing such love for a human." Cheetah taunted, cupping her hands into a heart shape.
"I assure you, he is stronger than he looks." Diana warned.
Cheetah lunged, tackling Diana to the ground and grabbing her arms with her clawed hands. She lunges her head forward, trying to bite into her foe's face.
"Come on. Just a bite. I want to know what a goddess tastes like." Cheetah said.
Suddenly, Cheetah was sent flying off of Diana and onto the cold concrete floor of the alley by Bruce, whose eyes were glowing green.
"Leave her alone." Bruce said, his voice deeper than usual. "That was a warning." Cheetah stood up, lightly groaning from Bruce's assault.
"It's gonna take more than a light tug to take me down, little man." Cheetah taunted. "I've taken down Batman. You're gonna be as easy as taking change from a bum."
"You sure about that?" Bruce asked Cheetah, who nodded.
Bruce let out a light chuckle before quickly transforming into the Hulk, towering over Cheetah, who stared in horror.
"Oh...my...God." Cheetah muttered.
"Raaaaaaah!" Hulk roared in anger as he slowly approached Cheetah, who stood motionless with fear.
"Okay. Wait a minute. We can talk about this." Cheetah said, clearly terrified by her new enemy.
Hulk ignored Cheetah and punched her, sending her flying into the harbor, smirking as she screamed all the way there. Diana walked up to him and tapped his arm.
"Did you just kill her?" Diana was a bit concerned that Hulk was now openly killing people.
"Relax. I held back. If anything, her neck will be a little sore. If I didn't hold back, I would've killed her." Hulk replied, still smiling.
-Gotham Harbor-
In the harbor, Cheetah swam out of the water, her neck very sore from being punched by the Hulk's massive fist. She shook herself like a cat, drying most of the water off of her body.
"Well, that was embarrassing. Ooh. I just got an idea. What if Wonder Woman and that monster are a thing? I'll just seduce that beast into joining me and have him kill her for me! Perfect! Wonder Woman, your days are numbered..." Cheetah said sinisterly as she strutted off into the night.
-Author's Note-
Uh, oh! Cheetah's plan has been set in motion! Good luck seperating them, though!
The start of the Cheetah arc, and already I'm excited to see how it plays out.
I hope you're enjoying the story so far and there's more to come!
I already have plans for the third arc, which will center on another Wonder Woman villain, Circe. She arrives in town and turns Wonder Woman into a puppy, forcing Hulk to commit various crimes in exchange for turning her back to normal. I'm having Circe turn Diana into a puppy since in a Hulk comic, he was defeated by a crate full of adorable puppies.
