Phoenix Under Attack!

[hulksmashed.livejournal.com]

That's the headline people are trying to avoid.

The Hulk doesn't care. His gait brings him ever closer to the populated city, and so far, nothing seems to stop it.

There's hope that the sandstorm that just kicked up might buy them more time. A sandstorm that's the doing of Crusader, the new girl carrying Thor's hammer and Captain America's shield, who's crazy enough to try to face the Hulk without the help of her team, who have been held up by dealing with some other U.S. agent.

The storm doesn't stop him. It only slows him.

Slightly.

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[ultronomicon.livejournal.com]

A slew of Ultron robots soar in, circling Ground Zero. Scanning and reporting visuals back to the base.

[hulksmashed.livejournal.com]

Once the smoke clears, there's a very dead human form lying in the crater.

Looking eerily like himself.

Banner recoils from the viewscreens, a hand over his mouth.

Turning away to think.

"Good god... what have we just done?"