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[right][b]Unknown Location, New Mexico. 0700HRS Local time.[/b][/right]

Banner woke up with a start, drawing a deep breath as if it was his first. For a couple of minutes he sat, disorientated. Confused. Obviously whatever had happened with the [i]Hulk[/i] had been more serious than he had expected. The transition wasn't usually this... rough.  he looked around trying to get his bearings. It was cold, sand irritated his skin and he could hear birds in the distance. Standing up he recognized that he was in what appeared to be a small impact crater, obviously the Hulk had decided not to stick around with Ross. Probably a wise decision given the way things always seemed to turn every single time they faced off against one another. He just hoped he didn't cause too much damage back in Vista Verde... he truly did care about the people there. He'd never go back, that was for sure. He had ruined their lives not once, but twice now. He'd make sure to not make it a third time, he wouldn't make it a third time anywhere. 

Hulk tore families and homes apart, destroyed infrastructure and peoples livelihoods. It wasn't fair for him to try and gain some sense of normality, only to destroy the normality of those around him. He wouldn't stand for it, not anymore. It was time to look into getting rid of the Hulk once and for all, he had been a defeatist before but he couldn't let Hulk control his life. Couldn't let Hulk ruin his life anymore, or other peoples. Ever again.

Walking to the edge of the small crater he had to use his hands to dig into the sand in order to pull himself out. Looking around the scenery wasn't terribly familiar. At the very least he would surmise that he was still in New Mexico, and the temperature indicated that it was either morning or night. So turning to have the sun on his right shoulder he began to walk south... or north. At the very least he'd find out in a couple of hours depending on whether or not the temperature increased or decreased. Either way he'd need to hurry, the last thing he wanted would be for his vitals to take a turn for the worse and have him hulking out again. That would probably just cause him to become even more lost. No, he had to find civilization. That was his goal for now, keep it simple.

Find civilization, don't worry about the next step. Just complete the first simple task. Then worry about the next step. In the distance, through the waves of heat along the horizon line he saw a flash of light as something moved quickly along what would most likely be a road. A road meant people, at least when there was a car driving along the road. A road bridged the gap between one town and another, though with any hope he wouldn't need to walk for hours to find an actual town. While roadhouses were rare nowadays they still existed, that would be his ideal target. Somewhere very far away from law enforcement so that if people did report his presence it would take Ross a while to respond. 

Looking around, he realized something. This truly was no-mans land, and this was the kind of place he needed. Somewhere far enough away that if anything [i]did[/i] happen Hulk couldn't hurt anyone.

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[right][b]Elsewhere, Unknown Location, Unknown time[/b][/right]

[color=fff200]"You understand the mission at hand?"[/color] The man standing opposite him simply nodded. [color=fff200]"Good. Use the needle I provided, remember I only need one sample. Then bring it back to me."[/color]