Forever and Always

Chapter 18

It has been a month since I last saw the team. A whole month of spending time with Bruce in the lab and even accompanying him while I did my work for the week. The team has been jumping states and is currently in Colorado. Bruce has been keeping tabs on the entirety of the United States. I could tell it's been taking a toll on him and I've been making sure he gets fed and stays hydrated as he barely leaves the lab unless I tell him he needs sleep or to take a shower. It kinda scared me how he was so glued to the screen.

These days the team kept moving west as occurrences were happening at specific times. They tried to predict some but everytime they scoped out prisons it never happened. It was infuriating because we all knew that they couldn't come home until they stopped this, too many people have lost their lives already, even though they aren't innocent lives it still doesn't make it right because sooner or later there will be another successful experiment and who knows what that person will be capable of. Chills ran down my back just thinking about something worse than Kyle.

Currently in the lab with Bruce like any other day we looked at each other as the building seemed to shake. We both got up, "Friday what's going on?" Bruce asked with urgency in his voice. "The building is under attack" We ran out of the lab to the nearest window to see nothing but the city. "The attack is coming from underneath the facility" Friday informed us just as my phone rang, it was Phil. "Phil?" "Get to the top floor with Bruce, we will stop them down here." "Wait but what's..." he hung up before I could ask anything else. I grabbed Bruce's hand, "Phil said to get to the top floor." He didn't say anything as he followed me to the common room.

"The building is under attack. No, I'm not sure yet. We're fine. Yeah" Bruce was speaking to who I assume was Tony through the earpiece. "Friday has shut down all elevator access" Bruce said to me going over to a cabinet on the wall and pulling out a gun. He came over and tried to hand it to me, I put my hands up, "I don't know how to use that" He let out a breath of frustration. "It's simple, just slide this and pull the trigger. Don't second guess yourself" I took the gun from him, the metal was cold and heavy in my hand as my breathing picked up pace. The ground beneath us seems to shake more violently as each minute passes.

I fall catching myself on the back of the couch as the middle of the floor cracks and a drill like machine makes its way out of the hole. Bruce makes his way to stand in front of me. Three people wearing black hooded capes and black masquerade looking masks appear standing behind the giant hole in the ground. "If you leave now no one has to get hurt" Bruce warns. The person in the middle stepped forward, a deep low voice replied, "It's only you that will get hurt" The voice was laced with a poison and every red flag in my body standing straight up. "Why are you here then?" It was silent for a moment before the person began talking again. "It was a shame you stayed behind when we have no use for you" The person leaned their head to the side so they were able to see me.

"What with her?" Bruce blocked their view of me. "She would be successful" I gasped, this was Vile. "Your percentages are low with how much of a failure your group is" The person scoffed as the two others stood straighter. "It wasn't hard leading everyone away. Those failures were false hope to those that wanted to live" he shrugged putting his hands together. My grip tightened on the gun, "So you have more successful experiments?" Bruce was trying to figure out what their intentions were. "It's disappointing that you haven't done your research Banner" The person jumped forward as I took the gun and aimed, pulling the trigger. Time slowed down as the two others pulled out guns and shot. The person that spoke fell as I shut my eyes waiting for the impact of the bullets. Nothing came and I looked up to see the Hulk. He was enraged, punched both of the people with guns through the floor and took the other one and threw him so he smashed against the TV. A jet rose up on the floor and started shooting. The hulk shouted and grabbed me, his arm being big enough to cover me as he jumped onto the jet to take it down. There was so much happening at once and the constant feeling of falling every time he was coming down from a jump made me pass out.