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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[vincent_amora]

The rumble in the street drew Vincent's gaze up from the book he'd been reading as he walked down the sidewalk. He scowled slightly, then sighed as he saw Jay. He walked straight towards him.

"Is there something you need help with?" He put one hand on his hip as he stopped in front of the viridian behemoth.

[lil_hulk]

The young Hulk had been looking around at its own eye-level and wasn't aware of Vincent until the smaller man spoke.

"Rrr." The Hulk looked down at Vincent. Its eyes held no recognition.

[vincent_amora]

Vincent blinks at the mindless, well, more mindless than usual, countenance.

"...Walters?" He keeps his voice low. "What are you doing?"

[lil_hulk]

What was Jay, buried under the rage and gamma radiation was trying to pull his psyche back together.

Though what was facing Vincent wrinkled its nose at the low talking book-toter in front of it. It leaned over to look Vincent straight in the eyes with a fiery green glower. Its lips curled.

[vincent_amora]

"Words cannot do justice to how little time I have for this..." Vincent mutters, pulling out his phone to call the Avengers, making the somatic components for a spell with his other hand. "Just go to sleep, you." He attempts to pacify the behemoth, before turning him over to the people whose problem he really is.

[lil_hulk]

The young Hulk was even less impressed with the man in front of him than Vincent was with it. It gave a guttural roar in the spellcaster's face.

It felt something tingling along its mind. Which made it think that whatever wavy fingers this guy was doing was triggering something implanted by Dr. Green. The Hulk hated Dr. Green with every fiber of its massive green being. Rather than go to sleep, the Hulk got angrier. It lashed out, trying to swat Vincent off the sidewalk.

[vincent_amora]

The strike connects, Vincent being hurled bodily across the street, barely avoiding traffic before colliding with a building on the opposite side. His demigod constitution prevents any harm from having come to him, unlike the wall, but his phone is smashed. It takes him a moment to collect his wits, then his lip curls back in a snarl.

"That was a mistake." He narrows his gaze on Jay, and gestures again. If he won't go to sleep quietly, he'll simply choke the beast out. From a distance, of course. A sphere of force forms around Jay's head, cutting off his air.

[lil_hulk]

The young Hulk almost started down the street since the nuisance was out of its way. Except it felt something encapsulating its head. It brought up hands to pat at the force bubble around its head.

The Hulk's eyes narrowed. Dr. Green's annoying sidekick had to still be around. Holding its breath it turned toward the opposite side of the street. It took a second to find where Vincent was. Then the Hulk launched itself at the spellcaster.

[vincent_amora]

"Not this time." Vincent glares as his image blurs, and he arrives on the other side of the street. "I don't care if you're stronger, I don't care how angry you are. Your power is meaningless if you can't touch me, idiot.

Now, with what breath you have remaining, would you like to explain what in Odin's name you are doing?"

[lil_hulk]

The enraged Hulk did not question why Vincent was trying to talk to something with an air-tight force bubble over its head. Instead, the Hulk grabbed the side of the building Vincent had been in front of, broke off a huge chunk of it, and threw it at Vincent.

The Hulk did not care about any innocent bystanders or drivers in between itself and Vincent. All it wanted was to smash the puny man.

[vincent_amora]

Vincent ducks the debris thrown at him, surprised by the speed it came at him. He withdraws to the best range he can still keep hold of the spell at. It forces him to divide his focus, but he casts an illusion spell at the same time, projecting a giant glowing 'A' into the sky above. If they were going to throw him out, then they could be the ones to handle this. Granted, he wasn't so callous that he was going to let the monster keep rampaging without hindrance, but he didn't want to have to deal with it by himself.

[lil_hulk]

While Vincent is dividing his focus, the Hulk is not. With his target withdrawing, the Hulk advances, picking up a parked car on its way. It hadn't taken a breath since this bubble appeared around its head, but it still had another minute or two of air.

The young Hulk threw the car at Vincent with an overhand throw. It followed that up by rushing at the spellcaster.

[vincent_amora]

Another snarl, and Vincent is about to jump out of the way again, when he realizes something. He can't see into the car the way it's tumbling at him. Even an angry Hulk wouldn't throw a car with people in it, right?

But he can't take that chance.

The bubble around Jay's head releases as Vincent needs his full focus on the car. A disc of force underneath it; not slamming into it, but only forceful enough to ease its descent. Ease it enough that his own strength is enough to let it down to the ground gently.

[lil_hulk]

Feeling the pressure around his head dissipate, the Hulk let out what it had been holding and sucked in a big breath. If anyone else was on the street or in a nearby car, it wasn't paying attention. It had one thing on its mind. Smash Dr. Green's minion before it was taken back to a lab.

The Hulk growled as it pounced toward the Vincent focusing on setting the car down easily.

[vincent_amora]

"No!" Vincent has just enough time to register Jay coming at him. He only manages to turn his body halfway. He only manages to get one arm into proper position for the shield he raises. He feels the impact against the shield, and then the arm he has fully facing the green beast goes numb. For a moment.

He registers a sickening snap before pain explodes across his awareness. He's dimly aware of letting out a scream, and then the shield gives way. A massive fireball hurls forward at Jay.

[poorgirlsarcee]

Mira had slipped away from the mansion long enough to get new strings for Lucifer. She was about to zip back when an explosion caused by who knows what in NYC, caused a cloud of dust to block her way. She saw the green shape within and a smaller form as well.

This was one time she actually wished she had the weapons active on the suit instead of most of the dangerous ones being in the lab. "You know New York already has enough problem with buildings in need of repair, how about you calm down and talk about this all civil like?" Hey it's worth a shot right? If nothing else might get the attention drawn away from the screaming man.

As she spoke she hit speed dial on her cell, she didn't say anything, hoping that someone would be manning the phones and realize what was going on.

"Hey tiny, why don' ya play with someone a little more capable. Slim there doesn't look like a challenge." As she spoke she activated the systems that wrapped the bike around her would take a few seconds, but hey worth a shot and might keep her from getting her back snapped like a twig.

[lil_hulk]

"Crispy," was all the young Hulk growled after fireball exploded around it. Any pain caused only fueled the Hulk's anger.

The other person speaking at it was not a concern. The Hulk had one thing on its mind. Smash the mouthy little man that was going to take it back to Dr. Green.

The Hulk bellowed as it reached to grab Vincent. He seemed sturdy enough to use as a bludgeon for awhile.

[vincent_amora]

Vincent ducks under the grab and dives between Jay's legs, rolling away from him until he can scramble to his feet. His broken arm, if it had been consulted, would have strongly objected to that course of action, and makes its opinions known. Vincent, befitting of his keen analytical mind, takes note of them in detail.

Once he can focus his thoughts, he calls on his armor and magical equipment, leaving him more ready to deal with Jay. Of course, clothes shifting around his injured arm bring a whole new world of torment that he has to weather. He works through the pain, letting it turn to rage and frustration that fuels his next spell. He lifts Jay off the ground and holds him there. Out of arms-reach and with no leverage.

[poorgirlsarcee]

Mira was glad that she wasn't attacked while the bike shifted around her. Darting forward she knew it was stupid she really was non-com, but really, one person against a hulk...

As she darted forward she activated the one weapon she had with her. The 'boom' which was really just a speaker, hovered nearby as she quickly thought. Not picking a song she just let feedback flow through the tiny ball.

Windows on the block shattered, oops, hopefully she wouldn't get blamed for it if she managed to get the big guy's attention and get him out of the populated area. Come on... take the bait!

[lil_hulk]

The young Hulk struggled with having itself lifted off the ground. It tried to get its bearings as sonic boom hit it.

Its lips curled back. More people to try to imprison it. More people to send it back to the mad man with scalpel. It puts its hand to one ear and glowered. It would tear them both limb from limb before it went back there.

"Puny. Stupid. Humans." The Hulk didn't need reach or leverage for this. It just needed its two massive hands and its strength.

The sonic boom from the woman on the bike was followed by the Hulk slamming its hands together, aiming the concussive force directly at Vincent.

[vincent_amora]

Vincent cringes as he's pushed back by the force of the blast, but manages to preserve his hearing. He focuses on the spell and waves an upturned palm vertically, driving Jay higher and higher into the sky.

[poorgirlsarcee]

Mira caught what the Hulk did with the boom from her speakers and instantly regretted using it. Though watching a moment she realized what the man facing him was trying to do. Even if the man was a bad guy, because really, Hulk was one of the good guys right, she knew letting him rampage was probably the greater evil.

She used her fingertips to move the orb closer aiming it up to help whatever spell was being used. It was sloppy, but she didn't really use the weapons on the armor that much so she needed the practice.

This time she did choose a song though, humming softly to herself to focus. The song was some old rock song she only partially remembered, but the added sound from the machine added some more oomph to the small softball sized orb.

[lil_hulk]

The young Hulk was still in the air and getting assaulted by sounds. It clamped its hands over ears and howled. Its rage saw nothing but the Doctor's minions on the street.

It took its hands away from its ears. It slammed its hands together harder than last time. The concussive force aimed toward Vincent and the building by the spellcaster.

Having already lost its windows and been effected by one Hulk Clap, the next boom of force made the occupied building start to crumble.

[vincent_amora]

This time, Vincent's luck is apparently spent, and he goes flying off his feet. His demigod constitution is all that's preserved his eardrums at this point, enough for him to hear the falling bits of mortar and screaming bystanders as they run from the now doomed building.

He doesn't have a choice. He diverts all his attention away from Jay, hoping for more help to arrive soon, and focuses on the building. Shield spells. Lots and lots of shield spells. He can't just wrap them around the outside of the building, or it'll pancake and fall into itself. He sets one against either side, then tries to visualize the interior floors, bracing the ceilings one by one. It's not going to last forever, but hopefully people can evacuate.

[poorgirlsarcee]

Seeing Hulk falling she yelped a moment. Hoping her armor would be strong enough to handle it. "Work on getting everyone out of here, I'm going to try to lure him away maybe calm him down." She let the boom stop, catching it. She held up her hand using another sonic blast to keep a large bit of debris from hitting Vincent.

Her eyes were off Hulk only for a moment.