-Abandoned Warehouse-

Hours Later

Power Girl continues to suffer, trapped and forced to laugh for what felt like an eternity. She isn't sure if she'll last much longer, as the arms continue to tickle her armpits and inner thighs. While her thighs were very sensitive, her armpits were her most ticklish spot on her body. As the machine tickled her, it felt like dozens of fingers were scribbling against the soft skin on her armpits, and it tickled. A lot.

"Ahhhhhhhh! Please! I can't take this anymore! You're killing me! Hahahahahahahahaha! Ahhhh! Not my armpits! Seriously! Please! Please stop! I'm begging you! That tickles! That tickles so much!" Power Girl begged, clearly in a hysteric state of pain.

"Gus...look at her. How much more of this can she take?" One of the thugs argued. The leader thug, Gus ignored him and turned up the intensity all the way to 10.

"More than she says she can. I'm not finished with her yet." Gus says as he sadistically smiles, enjoying watching Power Girl struggle in vain as the machine starts to break her. Gus grins as he turned a dial on the machine, making the arms tickle Powner Girl harder and faster than ever.

"HAHAHAHAHAHA! OH, SHIT! STOP, STOP, STOP, STOP! TURN THIS THING OFF, I BEG YOU! THAT IS SO BAD! PLEASE STOP, I'LL GIVE YOU WHATEVER YOU WANT! ANYTHING! THIS IS TORTURE! PLEASE STOP!" Power Girl begged, shrieking at the top of her lungs as best she could, given how long she's been tickled without rest.

-City Streets-

Hulk is walking on an empty street, admiring the beautiful sunset when he hears Power Girl laughing. Not wasting any time, he smashes through the wall, his eyes set on the restrained heroine, who is breathing heavily with her head lowered in defeat, finally being given mercy. Gus and his crew grabbed their guns and aimed them at the large brute that stood before them.

"What the hell?!" Gus exclaimed.

"Let the woman go, or I'll break every bone in your body!" Hulk threatened.

"Whoever you are... Help me...please..." Power Girl weakly said. She was tickled for too long.

"Enough of this! Shoot him!" Gus commanded. The men fired their weapons, but like with the mechs, their bullets did nothing to the green-skinned monster. Hulk casually walked forward and knocked out each goon with one punch, being careful not to kill them. Once they were down, Hulk approached the bound and exhausted Power Girl.

"Hey. Hey! You still alive?" He asked.

"Yes, you big ape. Now untie me. My wrists are starting to chafe." She complained as Hulk tore the restraints apart, releasing her. She woozily stood up, rubbing her wrists before looking up at Hulk.

"Thanks. Seriously. Thank you. I'm Power Girl. What do I call the...whatever you are that saved my life?" Power Girl asked as she held out an open hand.

"Hulk. That's my name." He simply stated as he gently shook her hand.

"Hulk. Hmm, I've heard weirder. Again, thank you." After properly thanking him, she walked past him, only to stop and turn around.

"Hey. Um...do you have anywhere to go?" Power Girl asked. She felt like her savior deserved a proper reward for saving her, and she intended to deliver fully.

"No. I'm...sort of new here." Hulk admitted.

"Oh. Well, I still feel that I haven't thanked you enough for helping me, so...would you like to stay at my place?" She asked. Not one to deny such a kind offering from a gorgeous woman, Hulk simply nodded in acceptance.

"Great!" Power Girl cheerfully exclaimed.

-Power Girl's Mansion-

Hulk and Power Girl arrived at a luxurious mansion on a large island off the coast of the city. It had three floors, solar panels, and it's own clean water supply. Hulk was amazed by the building's size, to say the least.

"Wow..." Hulk said. Power Girl giggled at his reaction, lightly nudging his side.

"Yeah. Pretty big. But wait until you see the inside." She teased. She opened the front door and they both entered the gigantic structure. Upon reaching the living room, which had three couches, a coffee table and a large 60 inch TV, the two heroes sat next to each other before looking at the other.

"So...what's your story, big guy? Toxic waste?" Power Girl asked the giant.

"Close, but no. Gamma radiation. I turn back into a puny human...when I want to." Hulk stated.

"Oh. Well, I'm an alien." Power Girl admitted without missing a beat.

"Alien?" Hulk looked up and down, being careful not to look at her boobs, though he was tempted to. "You look pretty normal for an alien."

"Well, I'm Kryptonian. We're supposed to look human." She explained.

"Why were those jerks tickling you?" Hulk asked.

"They're perverts and they wanted to make me suffer, that's why. Oh, and if you tell anyone I'm ticklish, I'll melt your face off." Power Girl threatened.

Hulk chuckled at the threat, though he knew she wasn't kidding. "Something tells me that we're going to be great friends." Hulk said, smiling at the stunningly beautiful heroine sitting across from him.

"I hope so, because I like you a lot..." Power Girl said, enunciating on 'a lot'.

To be continued...

What adventure will the superpowered duo start with?

Will the two heroes eventually become more than allies?

Author's Note: I do plan on Bruce Banner showing up and interacting with Power Girl at various points throughout the story, in case you were wondering. I also plan to have more tickling scenes.