The Black Knight (Supergirl/You)

Chapter 8

1980: New York City

"It's okay it's just me buddy. Your friend, your knight in black Armor. Remember?" I was currently trying to calm the hulk back down to Bruce. We had just finished a battle against Loki and some alien creature things. Bruce still has not really learned how to control himself to change back willingly to himself. I spent so much time with Bruce that we managed to find one solution. Me.

One night Bruce and I were in his lab performing test and running samples trying to come up with a way to ground him. He got so frustrated due to so many dead ends that he got angry and instantly transformed into the hulk. At the time I had only seen him transform at a great distance away from me. I never saw him this close before.

The hulk trashed Bruce's lab and when he turned around and saw me I saw his face soften. He was no longer an angry ball full of rage. I think somehow deep down the hulk was able to recognize me. For some reason I wasn't scared of the Hulk like everyone else was. I could see pain, fear and agony in his eyes. It was no different than Bruce. I walked up to the hulk and he started backing away but I stopped him.

"It's okay. I'm not going to hurt you." I reached out for his hand and he hesitantly took it.

"Hulk. Knight. Friends." He grunts out.

"Yes buddy we are friends." I said softly. The hulk started relaxing and then he started shrinking and transforming back to Bruce. "You're going to be okay Bruce." He doesn't say anything at first. He just takes a good look at the damage that he's done and then he looks in shame. "Bruce, look at me." He locks his eyes with mine. "You're still learning. No one was hurt. We can fix everything and we can learn okay." I said assuring to him.

"I could've hurt you." He says and I just shake my head.

"You could've, but the hulk didn't and he wouldn't. I think he trust me and for whatever reason I trust him. I think you should to. I think you should treat him as someone else and start treating him as a part of yourself because he is, Bruce. Whether you like it or not you guys are in this together." I tell him. He just nods his head and I know he's scared. Whenever he's the hulk he loses all sense of control.

"Come on. Why don't you get dressed and I'll grab Nat then we can go get those tacos you love so much?" I suggest.

"Sure." He says with a small smile.

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Ever since that day, it didn't matter what battle we were fighting because The Hulk would always find me. If I was in danger he would get to me even without me calling to him. He would always protect me and I would always protect him. I was also one of the few people that could successfully calm him back down to Bruce. Natasha was another person. I wonder if he knows that she's gone and if he knows about the others?

I'm pulled out of my thoughts when Kara knocks onto my cell. I signal her to come in. "What are you thinking about?" She asks with her normally bubbly self. I chuckle a bit.

"Nothing much, just thinking about the beginning of the Hulk and I's relationship." I tell her truthfully.

"Can you tell me more about him? Please?" She asks me with those blue puppy dog eyes and I just cave. I don't think I could ever say no to her.

"Fine." I grunt out. "The Hulk is very complex yet simple at the same time. If that makes any sense. Bruce used to believe that the hulk was the worst parts of him but I was able to show him how wrong he was. Mainly because I also know how it feels to think of your powers as a burden. Just something you want to hide away from the world."

"What do you mean?" She asks me. I don't know what it is about her but something just makes me want to tell her everything.

"After I escaped hydra I fled back to New York and tried to live a normal life. Back then I didn't know the extent of my powers and how to control them. I tried hiding them but it never worked out. I don't regret any of things that I've done after leaving hydra but it did put on shield's radar which is how they found me in order to recruit me."

"What did you do when you escaped that put you on shields radar?" Kara asks me prying for more information which I didn't mind.

"I did a lot of freelance jobs. I'll be honest I was a mercenary. Well I still am I guess. When I'm not working on the Hydra missions that's how I make my money." I tell her.

"Freelance jobs like what?" She asks me even more curiously and it's like she's hanging on to every word.

"Things that might keep you up at night. Like I said I don't regret anything I've done. I always do things for myself. I've been that way for quite some time now and I don't have any plans to change that." I say while looking away from her.

"What about Hydra? You're not really doing that for yourself are you?" She asks while slightly getting louder and she seems saddened all of a sudden.

"The truth is I am doing this for myself." I said this time looking into her eyes.

"What do you mean?" She asks slightly hurt at my words.

"Many years back I got wind that the person that did this to me is still somehow alive and is still working for Hydra. If he made me like this then maybe he can cure me somehow, someway." I didn't tell her the whole truth because I know that her hero side would come out. After I am cured I want to kill Dr. Zola like how I should've done years ago.

"I guess in a way I understand. There are some days that I don't want my powers but there are others I'm thankful for having them. Saving and helping people is what makes me want to keep them. She says with a small smile.

"Well that's where we're different, Supergirl. I'm no hero." I tell her.

"But." She drags out the word while nudging me which her elbow playfully. I chuckle at her antics. "You could be." She says.

"I could but I won't. I was never the heroic type. Even when I was apart of the Avengers. I stayed because our main goal was taking down Hydra and that was my goal too. Honestly it's a win-win situation for everyone. Well I guess except for Hydra" I laugh out and she laughs along with me.

The next thing I know Alex comes barging in the cell and interrupts me and Kara. "I don't mean to break up you two love birds but we got a group of aliens that robbed a few banks on the run. They have high tech guns." She explains and I sigh out loud.

"Son of a b-" I start but Alex quickly cuts me off.

"Finish that sentence and I'll cut your tongue off." She says with a glare and Kara just chuckles at me.

"Be nice." Kara says to Alex and she just roles her eyes.

"I am being nice." She whines out and I chuckle this time.

"Come on let's take down these mother fuckers!" I yell and sprint out the cell all I could hear in the distance behind me was a big sigh from Alex and laughs coming from Kara.