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[i]I keep seeing this green creature - a huge, great, muscled monstrosity that's just screaming and screaming with pain. I get the feeling... it's chasing after me, trying to kill me. [/i]
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[right][b]Vita Verde, New Mexico. 1925HRS Local Time.[/b][/right]

Bruce sat in the small diner, the noise of the construction ahd died down for the day. After all this time people were still tidying up the mess from him and [i]Abominations[/i] disagreement. Since then he and Hulk had had a deal, Hulk could come out at Night on the condition that he didn't smash anything. An easy enough deal to strike, considering Hulk only wanted to be left alone and the view of the stars under the desert sky was truly amazing. Besides it let Bruce have some sense of normality, he didn't need to worry about every little thing that could go wrong during the day and what use did he have for the nights anyway? He managed to make a life for himself here... the only town in the world where if Hulk was sighted it was considered a [i]good[/i] thing. At least by most.

It was rare that him and the Hulk agreed on anything, but they both liked it here. He had a job in a small job in a shop, the pay wasn't the best but it was cash in hand and he got to live in the space above the shop so he couldn't complain. It kept him busy and Vista Verde was full of nice people. He smiled as the waitress walked up to him. "Refill 'hun?" Bruce shook his head as he moved his hand to take money out of his pocket. 

[color=598527]"No thanks, if I drink anymore I'll be up all night-" He took a couple of bills out of his pocket and placed them on the counter. "-I'll see you tomorrow Veronica."[/color] He stood up to walk out, as he reached the door he noticed a couple of men in suits come walking towards the door. He wouldn't have thought anything of it at first except for the fact that one of them tapped his compatriot on the shoulder and nodded in Bruces direction. He just stopped in his tracks, it was far too late to pull his hood up and feign ignorance. They had [i]recognized[/i] him, which meant they were either employees of LexCorp (In which case he should be glad that they weren't the Justice League) or special forces. 

He did a quick scan of his surroundings, there weren't any vans nearby so that meant they likely weren't any of Ross' men, he would never be able to resist being in on the action. He wasn't quite sure how they tracked him, but that was really an i ssue for a later date. He turned around and walked back towards the counter and smiled at Veronica. [color=598527]"You know what, I think I will have that extra coffee."[/color] She smiled back at him and pushed a already full mug towards him. Had it been a couple of years ago he would have thought she had a crush on him, maybe even asked her out. Though after Betty, and what happened to her. He couldn't be with her, and he couldn't be with anyone else either. It was too dangerous. He pulled this weeks cellphone (while they were burn phones he never liked to keep them long) out of his pocket as the two men entered and sat at the far end of the diner, right beside the door.

At least they weren't willing to risk a confrontation around civilians, that described a level of intelligence that did point away from Ross who was hell bent on taking the Hulk down that he didn't care if people got in the line of fire. He held the phone to his ear as it dialed.

[color=00aeef]"Hello? Bruce, is that you?"[/color] Bruce let out a sigh of relief, they obviously hadn't tracked him via Rick. Otherwise they would probably have detained him. [color=598527]"Rick! I need you to come to the diner right now, and cause a scene."[/color] There was a moment of silence, though Bruce could hear the faint rustle of clothing and the distinct sound of movement, that was the good thing about Rick. No questions asked, a true friend. After all that happened Bruce didn't really deserve a friend like that, despite what Rick kept telling him. [color=00aeef]"Who is it I need to cause a scene for?"[/color]

[color=598527]"I think they're LexCorp as they're being awfully subtle, but I need to be fast before Lex finds out and sends some of his caped crusaders after me."[/color] At that Rick laughed. [color=00aeef]"Please, you could take any of them. Or rather, Hulk could."[/color] Bruce just frowned, if there was a T-Shirt in existence that said [color=007236][i]'Hulks #1 fan'[/i][/color] Rick would own it, in fact he probably had one custom made. While it was kind of comforting that Hulk could make friends Ricks arguments about how Hulk was the strongest being there is got kind of annoying. [color=598527]"I'd rather not have Hulk tear this town to pieces trying to catch [i]The Flash[/i] Rick, how soon can you get here?"[/color] With that he turned to the door as he heard the bell tinkle indicate the door had been opened, and had to stifle a laugh. [url=http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m967g8SDsS1ruukiw.jpg]Of course he was already here.[/url]

Bruce stood up and began walking towards the door, both the suits got up too. He just ignored them, he had faith in Ricks ability.

[color=00aeef]"Hey, aren't you the guys that stole my bike last week?"[/color] Bruce just smirked as he walked out the door, and once out of the view of the window broke into a run. [i]Deep breaths Bruce, get out of town... one step at a time. Don't lose it now.[/i] Looking behind him he saw the two agents breaking into a run after him, one of them had tapped an earpiece and was talking into it. That was never good, if Lex didn't know where he was before he probably did now. He'd have to break is deal with the Hulk and [i]not[/i] let him out tonight, he'd never get away as a giant green goliath after all. He ran around the corner and stop as he was suddenly hit by spotlights, raising his hands to cover his eyes it took his eyes a couple of seconds to adjust and he just swore to himself as several military jeeps sat before him, a AAV siting at the back with a familiar figure on the roof.

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[color=f26522]"Well, if it isn't Bruce Banner." [/color]He pulled out his sidearm, as the doors to several of the jeeps opened dispensing soldiers, all weapons trained on him. [i]Deep breath Bruce, you can still get out of this without destroying anything.[/i][color=f26522]"You got something that belongs to me, and I want it back."[/color]