The Devil Made Him Do It

[lil_hulk]

The eight foot tall Hulk wandered the streets, not really knowing where it was. Its heavy footfall sometimes making things shake just a little. Most people and things gave it a wide berth. Those that didn't got growled at; then they gave it an entire sidewalk to itself.

It wasn't sure where it was going. It had just destroyed the building that had captured it. Or destroyed the building over the mad doctor's lab who had captured it. Either way, there was rubble behind the Hulk, on its shoulders, and in its hair.

It walked down the street, looking around. It was trying to figure out where it could go to have some peace. To get away from the doctor it had left behind in the rubble.

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[lil_hulk]

The young Hulk huffed a breath and peered at the winged horse with a rider. It made no move to raise a hand or harm either one. It carefully watched the horse come closer, tensed to spring away if either tried attacking the Hulk.

When Aether was close enough and neither horse nor rider tried to attack the eight foot tall Hulk, it crouched down to slowly and cautiously offered its massive palm for Aether to sniff.

[the4thblackknight]

The winged horse's initial reluctance was gone now. He nosed at Jay's hand and swished his tail happily. He knew Jay, after all, and was happy to spend time with him now that he wasn't rampaging.

For his part, Marcus stayed silent for now, just letting Jay relax. At least, hopefully he would.

[lil_hulk]

The young Hulk let out a soft, inarticulate sound at the nosing of its hand. It slowly reached out the same hand to the base of Aether's neck, down where the neck meets the withers. In a very careful and gentle manner the Hulk patted the horse there.

It was much more intent on touching the horse than the surroundings.

[summersspawn]

Sara quietly flew in to the park. She stopped behind Jay and Aether, watching the scene through the leaves of a large sheltering tree.

Was Jay going to calm down enough on his own? She didn't know. She didn't have much experience with rampaging Hulks, beyond training videos and a Danger Room simulation. She waited for a signal.

[comic_awareness]

Bruce nodded to Mira. "Keep an eye on him," he said, before lifting off.

He quickly found the others, but kept his distance, not wanting to startle Jay.

[poorgirlsarcee]

She nodded shifting a little so that she wasn't crouching.

[the4thblackknight]

Marcus wished he had a plan. He didn't do plans. Plans were for team leaders and retirees. Right now, all he was hoping for was for everyone to keep quiet and keep their distance long enough for Jay to calm down.

Aether always loved attention, so he had no problem being a Hulky security blanket... minus the squeezing.