The new Marvel

Chapter 14

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Marvel

The Newest Marvel

*** HULK DEADLINE: 23:14:34 ***

Jean watched the green behemoth jump away from the Xavier Mansion almost all but wrecking it. All around her was the entire X-family, from the original five, which included her, to the latest Paragons which included Wolverines' daughter.

"You alright Jean?" Psylocke came up to, the Asian beauty was looking haggard, her sword were broken but it wasn't anything she couldn't fix.

"I'm fine," Jean told her friend and teammate. The Hulk had been so angry, his sheer will power was able to defeat her astral form. That one single powerful overriding emotion acted as a shield from all telepathic attacks. Which left them with nothing but physical ones to fall back and... and it was all but useless.

Colossus metal arms were warped through sheer brute force. Despite Logan adamantium skeleton, the Hulk blows all but destroyed his brains. It would take him a while to recover from that even with a healing factor. Even their one time enemy, the Juggernaut, was defeated, the man who once stood toe to toe with the Hulk!

If it wasn't for Mercury, one of the students, who appealed to Hulk, they might have all been defeated and the Professor dragged off. Jean gazed at the tired broken man that was her mentor. Never had he looked more old in her eyes.

For a moment she had wanted to called Clark, but, he should not have to pay for the Professor mistake. Jean knew Clark would readily help but what could he do that all available X-Men couldn't?

"Someone should probably tell Tony what the Hulk did here," Scott, aka, Cyclops spoke up even as he clutched his ribs. Broken in battle with Banner.

"He'd need all the info he can get, that and luck."

Jean exhale a bit painfully before going over to the Professor to comfort him.

*** HULK DEADLINE: 08:13:32 ***

The world watched as the clock ticked down with breathless anticipation. Over the skyline of New York the Hulk spaceship continued its silences, as if honoring the Hulks words. It was a weird feeling for many people of the world. Somme were genuinely horrified what could happen to one of the world premier city. Many other treated this as a sporting event. Stadiums all over the world were sold out for people interested in what was going to happen when the clock hit zero. Everyone knew that there was about to be a major battle between Earth's Mightiest Heroes and their former ally. Vegas was even letting people place bets on the outcome of the fight. The odd part was there were people even cheering for the Hulk as if cheering for their favorite team. Hulk paraphernalia sold out all over the United States almost instantly.

*** HULK DEADLINE 00:05: 23 ***

Clark sat in his parents home, a bowl of popcorn in shared between them, watched as the newscaster was standing in New York Time square clock where it had the timer of Hulk's ultimatum slowly counting down. The evacuation of five million people in twenty three hours were truly impressive.

"Do you really think he's going to do it Clark?" Jane Kent, Clark's mother asked worriedly looking at the timer.

"It's possible," Clark had a feeling that the Avengers had planned how to defeat the Hulk already. Now to see if it worked.

"But then again the Hulk might just be bluffing."

Clark took out his smart phone and texted Jean, the phone lines had been down for most of the day, but he was sure if something happened she'd contact him telepathically. It wasn't until a few minutes ago that phone service returned in his area.