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"Stop shooting him!"
"What the hell else am I supposed to do?!"
"Not shoot him, that'd be a good start!"
The Hulk barely understood what was happening as Tin Man and Hawk Eye fought with each other. Tin Man was telling him no, stop, don't, he understood that. He liked Tin Man. Tin Man liked him.
Tin Man understood. He always understood.
In truth, none of the other Avengers understood precisely what the hell was going on, after they had beaten back yet another incursion of both frost giants and Chiqtauri, attacking in tandem. The streets were a mess, everyone seemed to be okay...then they had all realized the last time anyone saw Natasha, she'd been taking on a squad with Hawkeye and the Hulk.
The group found her in a pile of rubble, unconscious and clearly out cold, and that's where things had stopped, because the Hulk was on her in an instant. Clint started shooting, to no avail, and it took all Tony's fast talking to stop him from doing worse as the green behemoth stood over Natasha's prone form, bellowing and beating his chest, ready to tear apart the first person that dared to try and get past him.
"Just give him some breathing room, huh?" Tony barked from behind his helmet, his voice hissing through the comms. "Maybe...I dunno, just see what he does. He's not hurting her."
"But she could be injured." Steve pointed out.
The Hulk tuned them all out, unaware that Tony was watching him closely as he turned his back and crouched low, fists resting on the ground as he peered closely at the Red Lady, still laying still and not moving in a way that made him angrier than he already was.
With a low, questioning growl, the Hulk reached out with one massive finger and gently nudged her shoulder. When that didn't seem to help, he growled at her.
That didn't work, so he finally took one hand and, very very carefully rolled her over so he could see her face. He knew the Other could help her, but he couldn't protect her. That meant he had to stay.
...but he wanted to help her. The Hulk just didn't know how.
"What the hell else am I supposed to do?!"
"Not shoot him, that'd be a good start!"
The Hulk barely understood what was happening as Tin Man and Hawk Eye fought with each other. Tin Man was telling him no, stop, don't, he understood that. He liked Tin Man. Tin Man liked him.
Tin Man understood. He always understood.
In truth, none of the other Avengers understood precisely what the hell was going on, after they had beaten back yet another incursion of both frost giants and Chiqtauri, attacking in tandem. The streets were a mess, everyone seemed to be okay...then they had all realized the last time anyone saw Natasha, she'd been taking on a squad with Hawkeye and the Hulk.
The group found her in a pile of rubble, unconscious and clearly out cold, and that's where things had stopped, because the Hulk was on her in an instant. Clint started shooting, to no avail, and it took all Tony's fast talking to stop him from doing worse as the green behemoth stood over Natasha's prone form, bellowing and beating his chest, ready to tear apart the first person that dared to try and get past him.
"Just give him some breathing room, huh?" Tony barked from behind his helmet, his voice hissing through the comms. "Maybe...I dunno, just see what he does. He's not hurting her."
"But she could be injured." Steve pointed out.
The Hulk tuned them all out, unaware that Tony was watching him closely as he turned his back and crouched low, fists resting on the ground as he peered closely at the Red Lady, still laying still and not moving in a way that made him angrier than he already was.
With a low, questioning growl, the Hulk reached out with one massive finger and gently nudged her shoulder. When that didn't seem to help, he growled at her.
That didn't work, so he finally took one hand and, very very carefully rolled her over so he could see her face. He knew the Other could help her, but he couldn't protect her. That meant he had to stay.
...but he wanted to help her. The Hulk just didn't know how.
