Bend Around the Wind by Scyllaya

Chapter 79: Earth Day Two

Chapter Seventy-Nine

Earth: Day 2

Milky Way Galaxy

Sol System

Nine Realms / Planet Earth

The first thing Bruce remembered after the attack was waking up outside. But instead of seeing the sky he was staring at Tony's almost panicky face and an enormous spaceship floating above the house.

'Whoa,' was his first reaction.

'Okay, you're back, come on, we need help,' Tony urged, trying to drag him up to his feet.

'You're bleeding,' Bruce said.

'I'm fine, it's Bee, come on,' Tony said again. Bruce was a little woozy, like always after being the Hulk, but he got up and started walking inside. He had no shirt or shoes and his pants were in tatters, but he had other priorities. He didn't have time to ask question, Tony just ushered him down into his workshop.

'Oh crap,' he cursed when he looked around once they were there.

Bee was up on a table with Hatchet and an unknown man leaning over her. Both of their hands were covered in blood. Juyu was standing completely still a few steps away from them, seemingly torn between looking and not looking.

'Tony, I'm in no state to be able to...'

'You just gotta help Mike, okay?' Tony said.

The guy with the short dirty blond hair spoke without looking up from what he was doing.

'I'm Dr. Ahlgren,' he said. 'And I need someone with some medical knowledge to assist me.'

Oh, an honest to god real medical professional, that was very good.

'Dr. Banner and that I can do,' Bruce said and hurried over to the closest sink to wash his hands and face. Tony walked over to stand by Juyu's side, just hugging his own arms and waiting.

'JARVIS, scan the lower abdomen,' Dr. Ahlgren said. 'Tony, I hope you realize that I have no idea what I'm doing.'

'Just get the bullets out,' Tony told him.

'She's similar to humans, but she's not one,' Dr. Ahlgren continued, but he didn't stop working for a second. 'They didn't exactly cover alien reptilians in med school.'

'Just do what you can,' Tony told him.

'Already doing that,' the doctor sighed. 'Her respiratory rate and heartbeat are too slow, dangerously so.'

'I'm doing that,' Hatchet said. 'I'm slowing her down, to give her more time.'

'Right... magic,' the doctor said. 'What's your name again?'

'Hatchet.'

'Listen, Hatchet,' Ahlgren said. 'It's helping for now, but you're going to have to let up a little when we give her blood. Otherwise it won't do her any good.'

'But if I let up, she might die,' Hatchet said. 'You gotta seal the wounds first.'

'If you don't let up I won't see if there is damage inside. If I sew the wounds together without checking first, she might die of internal bleeding. I'm not saying stop altogether, but you have to allow her body to react just a little.'

'All right,' Hatchet said after a moment. 'Tell me when.'

'I will,' Ahlgren said. 'Is there anything else I need to know?' He asked then, addressing the room in general.

'They shot her,' Juyu said. 'Not just with bullets... those... dart.'

'Tranquilizers?' Ahlgren asked. 'How many?'