bruce banner (smashes) wrote in colligo_threads, |
Bruce had known Thor probably wouldn't pick up on the subtlety of what he'd been saying. The guy was a great ally, and a good friend, but he wasn't exactly quick on the uptake when it came to things like that. Which was fine. Really. Sure, it could be a little eyeroll inducing at times, but now really wasn't the time for that. They really did have more important things to focus on.
Although of Loki thought he was going to get away with barking orders at him, he really had another thing coming.
"I'm not letting the other guy loose right here, Loki," he said simply, hands sliding into his pockets as he gave the guy a thin smile. "Unless you want him to ignore the current threat and focus on playing beat the Asgardians with one another. Because, I gotta say, that's about what would happen if he doesn't have another target." What? What could he say? The other guy liked Thor well enough, but he still had no problem proving he was strong enough to take him. And Loki? Well, while the other guy didn't despise him as much as he once did, he wasn't exactly his biggest fan either.
Stepping away from the Tower, Bruce's hands slid out of his pockets as he followed quietly along for a few more paces. Up ahead, there were plenty of targets roaming about, and he could already feel the other guy getting reared up to go. Inhaling and exhaling in a slow, even pattern, he casually began to wander a bit away from the Asgardian duo. Once he had a clear line of sight to the various Cybermn and Daleks who were still gathering in a very peculiar co-existing in peace (for now) sort of way, he glanced over to Thor.
"The ones with the eye stalks are the ones with the shields," he explained. "I'll go for the walking metal suits of armor first." He might have said more, probably something about being careful and he'd see them both when this was over. However, before he got the chance, he was spotted by a handful of Cybermen. They immediately started moving toward him at a rather impressive pace.
Bruce, meanwhile, simply continued to stand there, arms dangling at his sides and, thanks to the slight distance between himself and Loki and Thor, making quite an easy target. Which was just what he wanted. Because, as soon as they were within thirty yards or so, everything about him changed. There wasn't any warning, no dramatic shout, nothing. One minute, he was an average looking human.
The next, he was an "enormous green rage monster". And he was pissed.
Fuelled by the loss of Clint, as well as invigorated by the opportunity to finally, finally let loose somewhere other than in the Danger Room, the Hulk let out a massive roar, leapt into the air, and landed nearly half a block away, directly in the middle of the first wave of Cybermen. Loki and Thor were quickly forgotten about, as was just about everything else, as the Hulk began to do what he did best.
Smash.