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]

Crusader, however, is not alone.

A sweeping horde of robots springs forth out of the sand, unleashing a powerful barrage of technological weaponry at this monstrosity's legs, trying to upend it and keep it from advancing.

Some of them launch themelves at its head.

In a makeshift bunker, some distance from the fight...

[hulksmashed.livejournal.com]

A thin, bespectacled man is running the show.

"Hank, get me visuals from Ultrons 20 through 40. Iron Man, quit dragging your ass, this is where it counts. Logan, get the hell out there and start doing what we pay you for - and somebody get me an ID on who this girl is! She can't be fifteen and she's got Thor's hammer! NO ONE is worthy at fifteen!"

[spidey2099.livejournal.com]

As Morph flies them over the desert plains to get closer to the commotion, Spider-Man uses his accelerated vision to catch sight of the Hulk and Sarah.

"Down there... shock, where are these Avenger people? She's fighting that thing alone!"

[uneasy-rider.livejournal.com]

Meanwhile, the girl skeleton on the bike is acting purely on instinct. First, dropping off her blue passanger in firing range, and second gunning for the bald woman who feel wrong here.

[hulksmashed.livejournal.com]

Meanwhile, the Hulk is free to be pounded by the Hulkbusters while the Avengers are occupying all the interlopers, and gradually, his direction is being changed, as he keeps getting knocked around and spun... but he never falls.

[spidey2099.livejournal.com]

"Oh, god..." Spidey says as he watches helplessly from a distance too far to cover.

"I... really hope we didn't just botch this..."

[cap-a.livejournal.com]

Captain America begins to stir.

"...Wha?"

[wwii-hero.livejournal.com]

Patriot casts a gaze over the assembled Exiles.

"Judging by the side you were fighting on, I'm assuming the magic bracelet said something about helping the Avengers East?" he asks them.