Torn Between Lies

Chapter Twenty One~Bruce Over Hulk

Well, the ship was wrecked so we needed to find another way off this damn planet. Thor was pacing back and forth on the lookout as I sat with Bruce who was groaning, head in his hands.

"We just need you to stay calm," says Thor.

"Calm!? I'm on an alien planet!" shouts Bruce.

"It's just a planet. You've been on a planet before."

"Yeah! One!"

"Now you've been on two. That's a good thing. It's a new experience."

I shoot a look at Thor before rubbing Bruce's shoulders "Your neurons must be firing faster than your brain can handle the information." I say, he nods "The whole thing is totally different this time. In the past, I always felt like Hulk and I each had a hand on the wheel, but this time it's like he had the keys and I was locked in the trunk."

This was bad, if Bruce went Hulk again would he come back?

"Alright, well, you're back now, that's all that matters," says Thor.

"No, it's not what matters. WhatI'm trying to tell you, is that if I turn into the Hulk again, Banner may never come back. And we're stranded on a planet that is designed to stress me out."

"We're not stranded, I'm gonna figure out a way to get us home."

I sigh "Thank you."

Thor shakes his head "Not your home, though.   Asgard."

Bruce and I's heads snap to Thor "What?" we ask. "Listen, my people are in great danger. You and I, we have to fight this really powerful being who also happens to be my sister."

I and Bruce begin to complain "Okay, that is so wrong on so many/I don't wanna fight your sister. That's a family issue." we both finish.

"No, she's an evil being."

"I don't care what she is. I'm not fighting any more beings. I'm sick of it. I just told you. If I turn into the Hulk, I am never gonna come back again." says Bruce. I nod "Yeah Thor and you don't care!" I shout.

Thor kneels down to us "No, no. I'm putting together the team. The Hulk is the fire."

"Wait, you're just using me to get to the Hulk," says Bruce.

"What?   No!"

"That's gross Thor," I say.

"No! I don't even like the Hulk. He's all like... "smash, smash, smash." I prefer you. But if I'm being honest, when it comes to fighting evil beings, he is very powerful and useful."

"Yeah, Bruce powerful and useful, too." I state fighting for him "Is he though?"

"How many PhDs does Hulk have? Zero. How many PhDs does Bruce have? Seven." says Bruce.

Thor bites his lip before giving up "Fine, you don't have to fight anyone. But we're in danger here,          so we have to move." he says grabbing a towel from the ground next to him. He puts the towel over his head.

"What are you doing with that?" I ask.

"I need a disguise. I'm a fugitive."

"I need a disguise." says Bruce, I turn to him "You are the disguise!"

Bruce finds a pair of Tony's sunglasses in his jacket. "I'll be Tony Stark."

"What?"

"Yeah.   The Starks and the gypsy."

I put my head in my hands over the fact that the IQ of my team members has dropped "No, no you're not Tony. You're Bruce Banner." says Thor.

"Then why did you dress me up like Tony?"

"Because you were naked." I groan "Okay, I'll give you that." says Bruce. I still needed a disguise, flicking my wrist I turn myself into Val, shes tough so people should leave us alone. Thor nods. Bruce adjusts his crotch. "What are you doing? Stop doing that!" says Thor.

"Tony wears his pants super tight!" complains Bruce.

"Why are you being so weird?"

"I don't know. Maybe the fact that I was trapped for two years inside of a monster made me a little weird." Bruce flashes green. "Hey. It's okay. You're good. Calm down. Come on. Listen, we're gonna go to Asgard and you're not gonna have to think about the Hulk ever again. All right?"

"All right."

WHAP!

Bruce gets nailed in the face with green paint.      Caught off guard, we're swept off into a massive street festival where revelers dance and cheer while throwing powdered paint at each other... in celebration of Hulk!

Green EVERYWHERE!

Inside the parade, it is total chaos as I'm pushed around until I feel a hand on my shoulder. Turning I see Val and Thor and Bruce, she looks at me confused "Val it's me, sorry but I need someone to look like." I state.

"No, you look great." she says and turns to Thor "What are you doing here? I thought you were leaving."

"I got sidetracked," says Thor.

"What's with the..."

"It's my disguise."

Val points to me "That's a disguise, I can see your face."

Thor covers his face "Not when I do this, you can't. Your hair looks nice. I like what you did with it. Change it? Washed it maybe?" Val just rolls her eyes, takes Thor by the arm.

She escorts us through the street leading us into Sakaarian apartment building. Once out of sight I let my illusion fall. Val stops at the end of the hall and faces us "Look, I've spent years in a haze trying to forget my past. Sakaar seemed like the best place to drink and forget and to die one day."

"I was thinking that you drink too much, and that probably was going to kill you," says Thor.

"I don't plan to stop drinking, but I don't want to forget. I can't turn away anymore. So, if I'm going to die, well... it may as well be driving my sword through the heart of that murderous hag. Yeah. So I'm saying that I wanna be on the team. Has it got a name?"

"Yeah, it's called the Revengers."

I facepalm at the name "Revengers?" I ask.

"Because I'm getting revenge. You're getting revenge. Do you want revenge?" Thor asks Bruce "I'm undecided."

"What revenge do I want?" I ask, Thor points at me thinking "She took away your trip."

Okay that fair, I nod "Also, I've got a peace offering." says Val.

A peace offering? This planet full of trash, what shit did she find for a peace offering?