(Prologue: The Rao System)
Deep within the Andromeda Galaxy lays a vast empire that encompasses and governs many different worlds as well as many races and cultures within their native solar system and far beyond that. The Kryptonian Empire is ruled over by a very intelligent and extremely powerful race of extraterrestrial people known as the Kryptonians.
Their home world of Krypton orbits around a bright yellow star, which the Kryptonians had nicknamed "Rao", after their Sun God. The sun also granted every Kryptonian on the planet with amazing abilities, which also allowed them to explore their native galaxy as well as expand to other worlds and inhabit them.
Like many of the other great races such as the Kree, Skrulls, or the Shi'ar, the Kryptonians have also used science to further advance their already incredible society; so much so that they never get sick, if at all, and can live far longer than most species. Their military forces have also been enhanced to the point that not even the Skrull, Kree, or Shi'ar Empires would dare challenge the might of the Kryptonians out of fear of being wiped out. The Kryptonians also brought about a long-lasting peace for the warring races within their native system. All was right with their galaxy...
The Kryptonians are currently living under the rule of Kara Zor-L of the noble House of El, and she has lead and ruled over the Kryptonian Empire for nearly 30 years.
(Kandor: Capitol City of Krypton)
Currently, Krypton's Queen, who was wearing a beautiful and elegant white dress with gold trimming and a revealing cleavage window of her magnificent breasts. A small golden crown adorned the beautiful woman's head, the House of El symbol etched on the middle of the crown. Kara lets out a heavy sigh as she sits on her throne, a look of boredom etched on her beautiful, flawless face as a fellow Kryptonian enters her throne room, his arms full of treasures.
"What do you want, Jar-Ax?" Kara asks in a bored tone as she looks at the male Kryptonian standing in front of her. Jar-Ax was a Kryptonian of average height, around 6'3", with a lean, muscular build. He was quite handsome for a Kryptonian and had many Kryptonian women swoon for him, but Jar-Ax had eyes for only one woman: Kara.
"Forgive me for my intrusion, my Queen...but never in my life have I ever seen such perfection nor such beauty from a woman like yourself..." Jar-Ax expressed to Kara as he laid out all of his gifts on the floor to the Kryptonian Queen. "These gifts are for you, your majesty...as a token of my love for you."
Kara looked at the gifts strewn across the floor and rolled her eyes at Jar-Ax. This wasn't the first time that a man had given her gifts or treasures as some kind of offering for marriage. "Ugh, save your breath, Jar-Ax. You're not the first person that has tried to woo me with gifts and I doubt you'll be the last..." The Kryptonian Queen said, disinterested with Jar-Ax and his gifts.
"Your majesty...I implore you...to take me as your husband. I swear to love you forever and give you the life you truly deserve!" Jar-Ax pleadingly says as he gets down on his knees.
After letting out a yawn of annoyance, Kara glares at Jar-Ax and says. "I already said, no, Jar-Ax! Guards!" The Kryptonian Queen calls out as two Kryptonian guards enter the throne room.
"Yes, my Queen?" One of the guards politely asked.
"Get this fool out of here. He's boring me." Kara orders, pointing towards Jar-Ax.
"At once, my Queen." The guard said with a nod, before glaring at the Kryptonian in question. "Come along, swine!" He yells sternly at the man as both guards grab Jar-Ax by his arms.
"No! My Queen! I'll do anything! I can please you in ways that nobody else can! Ways that men and women can only DREAM of doing to you!" Jar-Ax yells at Kara, desperately trying to change her mind, but she completely ignores him as he was dragged out and thrown to the ground outside of Kara's palace, the same as so many other suitors that have tried and failed to woo her in the past month. This was due to the High Council of Krypton repeatedly sending men to Kara in an attempt to give her a husband, as her 30th birthday was a week away.
Then, a synthetic voice calls out to Kara, saying, "My Queen, did you cast aside another potential suitor?"
Kara sadly nodded in response before saying, "Yes, Kelex. I did. Jar-Ax is just like the rest of them...Pathetic and sex-obsessed. At this rate, I'll probably live the rest of my life all alone. I'll never have the chance to find real love or have children of my own one day..." She tells Kelex. Ever since she was a young girl, Kelex was Kara's A.I as well as her closest friend, even if he was just a synthetic program.
After a somber moment of silence, Kelex spoke up, saying, "Kara, might I suggest finding a potential suitor outside of our native solar system? It is not uncommon for a Kryptonian to mate with another species." Kelex asks, which was true as Kryptonians have paired up with members of the Eternals and members of the Shi'ar race at one point or another.
The beautiful Kryptonian Queen thinks this over for a moment, before she was practically beaming at the idea and asking Kelex, "I like your idea, Kelex. You wouldn't happen to have any good suggestions on where to look for a potential mate, would you?"
The A.I. bot makes a nodding motion before saying, "Yes, my Queen. You could investigate the planet Terra, though it's also known by many names, such as Midgard or Earth. It is located in a neighboring galaxy close to ours. The planet also possesses many similarities to Krypton and It's own inhabitants."
The Kryptonian Queen nods happily at Kelex's suggestion. "Sounds promising Kelex. Anything else you want to tell me about Earth?"
"Earth is a flawed planet, my Queen. It is full of people and individuals who have done both great and awful things to further their own goals...but the planet has many beautiful landscapes and many pure-hearted individuals with amazing powers that use said abilities to protect their planet. There are even groups of heroes. Heroes that work together to protect the planet from great threats. They are called the Avengers." Kelex says as he describes Earth's good and bad qualities as well as the superhero team that protects the planet.
"Hmm...These...Avengers...Tell me everything you know about them, Kelex." Kara says, wanting information about the Avengers.
"First is Tony Stark, aka Iron Man. He is a gifted inventor, weapons designer, and a multi-billionaire...but also a well known womanizer." Kelex says with slight disgust at Tony being a ladies' man.
"Well, Tony will definitely not be my mate." Kara says with a sigh before adding, "Who's next?"
"Next is Steve Rogers, aka Captain America. A super soldier from the 19th century that was frozen in ice until he was discovered and thawed out some time in the 20th century. He is a gifted strategist, combat expert, and natural leader of the Avengers." Kelex said as he went through a dossier on Cap.
"Hmm. He is quite a beautiful man. Sounds interesting, but I need someone who's...passionate, and strong." Kara said as Kelex moved onto the next Avenger.
"Next up is Thor Odinson-" Kelex said, only for Kara to hold her hand up, prompting the A.I. to halt.
"Thor, the Asgardian? Ughhh. No way am I mating with him." Kara said with great disgust; Asgardians didn't exactly have the best of histories with Kryptonians, which led to the two races having a long, bloody history for centuries. "Just move onto the next one, please." Kara added, not wanting to dwell on Thor any longer.
"Yes, my Queen. Next up is Janet Van Dyne, aka The Wasp, and Hank Pym, aka Ant Man/Giant Man. They are both brilliant scientists that are expected with particle physics. They utilize Pym Particles, an energy from a 'pocket dimension' that enables them to shrink and grow as well as control most species of Earth insects." Kelex said, noticing that Kara didn't seem that interested in either Janet or Hank, so Kelex moved onto the next file, which was Black Panther's file. "King T'Challa, also known as the Black Panther, is the former King of Wakanda, a secret kingdom in Africa that has access to a mineral called Vibranium, which has been integrated into their society."
"Hmm...not really a 'secret' kingdom if you know about it. This man has potential. Anyone else that could be my potential suitor, Kelex?" The Kryptonian Queen asks.
"Yes, my Queen. Dr. Bruce Banner, though he's vastly more well known as The Hulk. Or just Hulk, as the creature prefers." Kelex stated before displaying archival footage of Hulk fighting criminals, monsters, aliens, giant robots, and various super villains alongside the other Avengers.
As Kara watches the footage, she can't help but feel an intense attraction towards Bruce and his beastly alter ego, Hulk. She had somehow become immediately infatuated with him, and she hasn't even met the man in person yet. Finally, she manages to gain restraint on herself and asks Kelex, "I want you to find every bit of information you can on this 'Bruce' guy."
Kelex nods as he begins to sift through his databases, slowly but surely getting bits and pieces of information on the human. A few minutes later, he looks at Kara and reports with, "Bruce Banner is currently unmarried, my Queen, and is residing in a city on Earth called, New York City. The rest of the Avengers appear to live within the same city."
Kara smiles upon hearing where Bruce is currently residing on Earth, now knowing finding him won't be hard. She looks at Kelex and says, "Kelex, contact Faora-UI. I have an important matter to discuss with her..." She says as a devious smirk appears on her face.
(Later)
Not long after Kelex makes a call to Faora-UI, the aforementioned Kryptonian General flies into Kara's throne room, bowing down at her Queen in a respective manner.
"My Queen." Faora-UI says kindly as she then looks at Kara. "I came as soon as Kelex said that you requested me. Why have you asked for my presence?" She asks Kara, unaware of why she was summoned to the throne room.
Kara smiles widely before saying to her, "I have done it. I think I have finally found the perfect mate for me. Kelex, show her the archival footage on Bruce Banner!" She calls out to Kelex, who then hovers in front of Faora-UI and projects the same footage of Bruce and Hulk, getting a gasp of shock from the Kryptonian General.
"M-My Queen, he is certainly a handsome individual, but...it seems odd to me that you want a non-Kryptonian to be your mate, not to mention Krypton's new King." Faora-UI says in mild protest upon watching the footage. "Plus, he is a beast."
"I do not care about that, Faora. I want him as my mate, and I do not care what anyone else here thinks about it." Kara says in a determined tone of voice. She seemed so sure that Bruce is the one for her.
Faora-UI sighs, not wanting to argue with her Queen/best friend, so she drops the arguing and says, "Very well. I still think it's an odd choice, but I understand and I will respect your decision."
Kara smiles at this and then says to Faora-UI, "Good. I also summoned you here because I want you to go to Earth and bring my future mate to me. Do not fail me." She said sternly, not accepting failure when it came to this.
"I will not fail you and It will be done, your Majesty." Faora says with a bow before leaving the throne room and departing from Krypton in a ship, its destination being Earth. As the ship departed. Kara stood up from her throne and walked over to a balcony, watching as Faora-UI flew off in her ship. Kara then glanced out at the city with a smile gracing her beautiful face; she couldn't wait to rule over Krypton with Bruce/Hulk at her side as her King and lover...
(Manhattan, New York: Avengers Mansion - Mid-Afternoon)
The Avengers, which now currently consists of Captain America, Iron Man, Black Widow, Scarlet Witch, Carol Danvers/Ms. Marvel, Vision, Wasp, and Bruce/Hulk, are happily enjoying a day of relaxation after destroying a HYDRA base and then thwarting many villainous plans from the evil group in the past weeks; they earned and deserved this relaxing day.
As of this moment in time, Steve is sparring with Natasha in the gym while Tony working on an upgrade for one of his suits. Thor is away on Asgard, Ms. Marvel, Wanda, and Vision are doing their own things as well in the Avengers Mansion.
However, Janet is doing something worth noting. She was currently heading towards the living room, a bowl of popcorn in hand as a cute smile graced her face. She was wearing a dark grey sweatshirt and a pair of light blue sleeping pants, which made her look adorable.
She and Bruce had started watching a marathon of The Walking Dead, and were now on the premiere of Season Two, and the two heroes were having a very good time hanging out together. Plus, Janet wanted to take this opportunity to tell Bruce about her true feelings towards him and that will hopefully lead to them being more than just teammates and best friends, as she has had feelings for Bruce for quite a few years now, even if she was with Hank Pym when these feelings surfaced, but has kept her feelings for Bruce a complete secret. At least until now, anyway.
Janet walks into the living room, receiving a happy greeting from Bruce, who was sitting on a couch. As he greeted her, he smiled at Janet; his smile could easily warm her heart on any day. Janet adorably hops onto the couch before looking at the TV and asking Bruce, "Hey, what'd I miss?"
"Not much, really. It's just getting started." Bruce replied as he took a handful of popcorn from the bucket and ate it. They watched in silence as Rick and his group hid from a horde of zombies on the highway before Rick ran off and saved Sophia, then left the young girl by herself as he distracted a couple of zombies into following him, away from Sophia. As Bruce and Janet kept watching, the former gamma scientist shook his head at Rick's actions. "Okay, why did you do that, Rick? You don't just leave a child alone by herself!" Bruce asked, criticizing Rick for leaving Sophia by herself.
Janet chuckles at Bruce's complaint and says to him, "Hey, they were being chased by those ugly zombies. Besides, Rick couldn't defend himself and protect Sophia at the same time."
"Yeah, I know that, but still...I wouldn't leave a kid behind like that." Bruce firmly responded before looking at Janet and added, "I also wouldn't leave a...woman behind in that situation."
Janet smiles at what Bruce said before deciding that it was finally time for her to tell Bruce how she truly feels about him. She feels a great amount of nervousness in her body as she pauses the show and looks at Bruce. "Bruce, there's something I need to tell you."
Bruce looks at Janet, surprised that Janet suddenly had something to say. "Oh. Okay. What is it, Janet?" He asks as he keeps his eyes on Janet.
However, right as Janet is about to get the words out, she gets cold feet and stops herself and instead asks him, "Um, do you want a soda?"
The former gamma scientist gives Janet a confused look as he then says, "Um...Sure, I guess."
"Great! Alright, I'll go get us one!" Janet quickly says as she practically jumps up from the couch and hurries off to the kitchen, cursing to herself the whole way. "Stupid, cowardly Janet...! What is wrong with you? Just tell him...!" She mutters to herself in her mind. As she left the living room, Bruce watched her leave, still confused by Janet's eccentric behavior before shrugging it off and resuming The Walking Dead.
(The Sol System: Earth's Orbit)
Faora stares out of the window of her spaceship as it approaches Terra, or as the inhabitants prefer to call it, Earth, a look of determination on the Kryptonian's face. From where she was standing, Faora said in silence to herself, "It is quite a beautiful planet, but I did not come here to sightsee; I came on a mission."
After saying that, Faora's personal A.I. Cor-Le, suddenly spoke up and said, "I have located the target. Identity, Bruce Banner. Location, Manhattan, New York. He was quite easy to track; he seems to give off a strange radiation signature."
Faora's massive and bulky second in-command, Nam-Ek, stood next to the General with his arms crossed as a fierce look appeared on his face. "Should we begin our mission now?" He asked, not wanting to wait around anymore.
The Tigress of Krypton thinks things over for a moment before shaking her head in response and replies, "No. We'll go in during the time of night, keeping the other humans in the area unaware of our presence. That way, the mission will be fast, quiet, and there won't be any need for conflict, Nam-Ek."
"Is the Asgardian amongst them?" Nam-Ek inquired, practically itching for a fight so he could kill a certain hammer-wielding thunder god, who killed his father, Ron-Ek, during the Great Kryptonian-Asgardian War - a very long and bloody conflict over who could govern the Nine Realms that lasted for nearly 350,000 years. The Kryptonians had the slight advantage due to their physical strength, speed, and intelligence, but the Asgardians had magic on their side of which the Kryptonians were highly vulnerable to. Both sides exacted devastating damage to each other and had suffered tremendous losses until a peace treaty was finally agreed upon 30,000 years ago by Odin, King of Asgard and Queen Kara Zor-L to end the fighting for good.
"Our scans show that Thor isn't among them," Faora responded to Nam-Ek's question, before turning around and headed towards the armory. "We are here on a mission for our Queen, Nam-Ek. Save your personal grievances with the Asgardian for a later time." She added.
Nam-Ek reluctantly nods, watching Faora leave, before briefly glancing back at Terra and then heads to the armory as well.
(Present Day, Avengers Mansion: Nighttime)
Outside the mansion, Faora is ready to execute her plan, as she looks at Cor-Le and says, "Cor-Le, disable the power to their mansion. We don't need them aware of our presence and disable any countermeasure they might have as well."
"Yes, Miss Faora." Cor-Le replies before hacking into the mansion's power grid and shuts everything down, including various turrets and other weaponized systems that Tony Stark designed to keep out intruders, specifically supervillains. Faora and Nam-Ek then entered the dark mansion. Thankfully, all of the Avengers were asleep and unaware of their intruders.
"Okay. They don't know of our presence. Let's just find our target and get out of here." Faora whispers to Nam-Ek, who simply nods his head then immediately splits off from his general, feeling that they'll find Bruce much faster if they split up, though Faora was quick to whisper to him, "Hey. We are here for the one called Bruce Banner, not to seek revenge for your family's deaths."
"The thunderer killed my father, General. I will not stand for it anymore!" Nam-Ek growls as he walks off to find Thor. Faora sighs in annoyance before splitting off as well.
After this tense exchange had occurred, Wasp got out of bed and headed downstairs into the kitchen to get a glass of cool water. As she does this, she thinks to herself, "Ugh, there's gotta be another way of telling Bruce how I feel without looking like total idiot..." Clearly, she has not given up on her feelings towards Bruce and his super strong alter ego.
After finishing her refreshing water and putting the cup in the sink, Wasp turns around and looks up, noticing a huge, muscular figure in strange black armor, a weird symbol emblazoned on It's chestplate. It was Nam-Ek. Wasp gasps and turns around, but before she could do, say, or even muster a scream, Nam-Ek grabs Wasp by the mouth and whispers into her in a deep, dark tone of voice, "Silence, human. Just tell me where that blockheaded Thunder God is, and you get to keep your life."
(Bruce's Bedroom)
While Nam-Ek was busy interrogating Wasp, Faora snuck her way upstairs and opened one of the doors upstairs, which led to Bruce's room. Luckily, he was fast asleep. Faora grinned as she quietly entered the bedroom and looks down at Bruce's sleeping form, staring at the man with curiosity in her eyes as he slumbers. She thinks to herself, "He's quite handsome for a human." However, Faora immediately shakes those thoughts from her mind and sprays a white mist in Bruce's face, which will keep him unconscious for a bit longer.
(Kitchen)
Nam-Ek was still threatening Wasp, who decides to fight back by blasting him in the face with her stingers, but much to her surprise and shock, her attack barely fazes him. Annoyed by her attack, Nam-Ek growls and keeps his hand over Wasp's mouth, asking, "I'll ask you one more time...Where is Thor?" He asked with more anger, unaware that Thor was currently off world. "If you don't tell me, you can say goodbye to your jaw." He adds before gripping onto Wasp's lower jaw, intent on tearing it out if she doesn't start talking.
Luckily for Wasp, Faora comes downstairs, with Bruce flung over her shoulder, who then stops Nam-Ek from harming Wasp. "What is wrong with you, fool? Release the woman!" She yelled out with authority, which got Nam-Ek to release Wasp, albeit hesitantly. "You stupid fool! We are here for Banner, not for your troubling vendetta against the Asgardian! I gave you an order to only find Banner, but it seems that you're too much of a simpleton to follow your General's orders!"
Wasp breathes heavily with relief as she rubs her sore jaw before looking at Faora and Nam-Ek, who were arguing and noticing Bruce flung over the former's shoulder and angrily asks, "Who are you two, and what do you want with Bruce!?" Wasp angrily asked as her hands glow with bio-energy.
Faora responded by simply rolling her blue eyes, saying back at Wasp, "I don't have time for this." She then rather suddenly backhanded Wasp through the kitchen window, scattering it and landed into the backyard with restrained yet powerful force. It didn't kill Wasp, but it was enough to knock her out cold. After this, Faora, with Bruce still on her shoulder, and Nam-Ek fly out of the mansion and head for their ship. Wasp, struggled to recover from her unconsciousness, practically swimming in and out of it after Faora's punch.
"Ugh...that was like getting punched by Hulk..." Wasp groaned as she stands up on wobbly legs and glances upward, spotting the Kryptonian ship flying away at lightning-like speed, with Bruce onboard. Once the ship vanished, all Wasp could say was a whispered, "Bruce...". She then fell to the ground and passed out completely.
(Author's Note)
What's up everybody! Hulkfan96 and his awesome co-writer, Jason Chandler, here. We hope you guys like this new story of ours, because after this, we're going to be updating our other stories such as "Underworld: Gamma Strain", "Jurassic World: Isla Gamma", "Tarot and Raven's Gamma Lover", "Dead Rising: Case Gamma" and "Hulk: God of Rage and Strength".
The main hookups for this story will be: Bruce/Hulk, Kara Zor-L/Power Girl/Karen Starr, Black Widow, Janet Van Dye/Wasp, Faora, Caiera, Maxima as well as Diana Prince/Wonder Woman and Vixen. (: