Breakout, Part 2

Flashback, 10 Years Ago

Unlimited resources, human test subjects. Bottom line, Doctor, we're looking to continue Abraham Erskine's work. SHIELD wants supersoldiers, and we want you on our team.

When do I start?

Pull the plug, Doctor.

I said not yet. This is my lab, and I can control this. Can't you feel the power?

Shut it down, Hall. That's an order. Aah!

Why am I in restraints? What happened to my lab?

It's okay, Franklin. There was an accident. We're concerned that you may have been exposed

What do you mean accident? I want to see my chart. I want

Aah!

Aah!

I don't understand.

What in the. I'm doing this. I'm controlling gravity itself. I want to see Nick Fury right now.

Present Day

Where am I? How long have I been here?

Longer than me, and I have been imprisoned here for six years.

Fury!

The Raft

Nick Fury is levitated to Graviton, and he attempts to use his pistol.

With only a finger, Graviton throws the toy away.

"What do you want, Hall?!" Fury asked in controlled anger.

"Oh, I think you know. I want to treat you to the same kindness that you've shown me, I'm going to take years off of your life!" Growled Hall as he warped gravity around Fury making him grunt in pain, "On second thought, I'll take them all!" He was enjoying himself so Thor threw his hammer knocking Hall back but he dropped Fury and the Raft

The Wasp came in and grab Fury by the scruff of his suit. "Wasp?"

"No time for small talk. We got to move."

Thor, "Your power is impressive… For a mortal!" Thor said snidely. "Stand down now before anyone is hurt, and you may yet walk away from this."

He said before Hall growled. "Fury called me Graviton, Fury, he knows." Growled Graviton. "I can control Gravity, I can do anything!" Graviton cracked his knuckles, "I'll crush Fury. I'll crush you, and then I'll show the world the power that I have!"

Thor smirked, "I think not villain. HAVE AT THEE!" He threw Mjolnir but Graviton waved a hand causing it to stop.

Europe

Ah, I'm never going to get a taxi JARVIS, any news from the helicarrier?

Still sinking

Open remote access to the Chicago Remote access Activating MK VII armor

Huh?

Hey, just waiting for my ride.

New York Harbor

Anything you'd like to tell us, Fury?

Not really. SHIELD command, this is Director Nick Fury. I am declaring an omega-level Every SHIELD agent, every Hulkbuster unit, the US Armed Forces, they are all now under my direct control.

Wow, Nick Fury is actually worried Who is he?

I'm never going to get a taxi here. JARVIS, any news from the helicarrier?

Still sinking, sir.

Thanks. Open remote access to the Chicago armory. Remote access initiated. Activating MK VII armor now.

Huh?

Hey, just waiting for my ride.

Anything you'd like to tell us, Fury?

Not really. SHIELD command, this is Director Nick Fury. I am declaring an omega-level emergency. Every SHIELD agent, every Hulkbuster unit, the U. S. Armed Forces, they are all now under my direct control.

Wow, Nick Fury is actually worried.

Who is he?

Dr. Franklin Hall. The physicist? No one's heard from him in years. Not since he joined SHIELD. - What happened to him? -

That's classified.

Really? Because I think it's about to get unclassified pretty quick.

No! Enough. This ends now!

Nevada Diner

"Reports are coming in from New York City of a possible earthquake. Some are saying a tsunami. Hang on. We're receiving word now. The SHIELD helicarrier has just crashed into the bay outside the city. And eyewitnesses are reporting that Thor is on the scene."

Hulk busted in scaring the customers away before he put Leonard down and turned towards the waitress, "Chicken Soup. Take care of him." The waitress nodded before going to work when Hulk looked at the TV to see Thor against Graviton.

"You could help."

Huh. He spun around to see Bruce Banner sitting in a booth. "What do you want?" Asked Hulk.

"You could make a difference. You could save Thor just like you saved Sampson in the Cube." Hulk narrowed his eyes.

"Funny. I don't remember Thor ever coming to save me." The waitress looked over to see Hulk talking to thin air and she raised an eyebrow at that.

Bruce didn't back down, "If you help, it will help us. If you stand by other heroes, if you save lives, people will begin to see that the Hulk isn't a monster. That you can be a force for good."

Hulk thought about that before he came to a conclusion, "If I do this, then you do something for me."

"What?" Asked Bruce.

"I stay. I stay the Hulk, not Banner." Bruce looked right into Hulks eyes before he nodded accepting the deal.

New York Harbor

I can't just stand here and watch this. We have to do something. If Thor can't stop him, he'll come into the city.

Don't you think I know that, Wasp? -

Jan. -

We're talking millions of people. - I'm not going to let that happen. -

Jan. Jan, wait.

Can your brutish mind understand what I'm telling you? I control one of the four fundamental forces of reality. I can remove gravity's effect on you sending you hurtling into space. Or I can increase it a thousandfold like this!

Fury!

Franklin Hall, you give theoretical physicists a bad name. Now knock it off before I make you.

Are you joking? With the power at my disposal Ow! Ow! Ow! Aah!

Jarvis, give me full satellite coverage on the scene. Janet?

Ready to give up?

Hey, Janet. I knew we traveled in some of the same social circles, but I didn't know you came to parties like this. So who was that guy?

Some crazy physicist. Something to do with Nick Fury. Tony, am I glad to see you. I wasn't sure if you were on the west coast or Oh, no. - Thor! -

What?

Thor. You know, with the hammer. He's on the bottom of the ocean. We have to help him.

Warning gravitational field around the target is in flux. Extreme caution advised.

Jan, the energy he's putting out the only comparison is a black hole. - This guy is trouble. -

You're right.

Aah!

What are Graviton's upper limits?

We've studied him for years, and as far as we could tell, he doesn't have any. What do you think you're going to do, Pym? Talk him down?

No, it's too late for that.

Hank, you went big.

Janet, get out of here. I'll handle Graviton.

What? No, we're in this together.

Graviton approached Fury and Reaper before he blasted Reaper right through a couple of buildings so he wouldn't interfere and he lifted Fury up bringing him to eye level, "Do what you want with me Hall but no one else gets hurt." Fury told him and Graviton laughed.

"No, you wanted me to create a supersoldier, but I've become so much more. I'm beyond human now. I'm going to crush you and show the world their new master's power." Then his eyes glowed, "Destroying the city will be a good demonstration. Goodbye, Nick Fury. Ha. Fury. Aah!" He crushed Fury like a soda can to discover that it was just a robot.

The real Fury was watching from the shadows, "That could've gone better." He muttered.

I need more power.

Note Gravitational effect has ceased.

"I recommend you stay down, mortal." He growled as Mjolnir came back to him.

You think you can stop me. I've beaten you before. I can do it again. Aah!

Graviton got up before a blue blast of energy shot him back down, "You should really listen to the man." Iron Man told him.

Graviton got up again but Giant Man got behind him, "You're sick, Franklin. You need help."

Wasp flew in, "Or possibly more zapping."

Graviton lost it, "No, no, the power I wield, I " He blasted them all back into the buildings and held them there, "You are nothing compared to me. I'm stronger than all of you. I'm the strongest one there is." Then he heard a crash and he turned to see the Hulk on top of a building.

"You sure about that?" Hulk lunged and tackled Graviton cancelling his effect on the others.

With that the others followed the trail of destruction to the Harbor where Hulk was attacking Graviton savagely, "I did not realize there were ogres on Midgaard." Thor said to himself as Iron Man flew after him.

Reaper, Wasp and Giant Man came in, "Is that the Hulk?" Asked Giant Man in shock.

"Isn't he supposed to be, you know, the bad guy?" Asked Wasp.

No!

Then Graviton increased Gravity pushing Hulk down, "TAKE HIM DOWN!" Iron Man ordered and they all rushed in there before Graviton increased Gravity on all of them.

"Hee-ya! Ha. Look at you fools." Graviton said as they all struggled against Gravitons power, "I possess the power of the Universe itself" He flew up, "I AM POWER!" To prove his point he made everything swarm around him making a twister of everything.

"Can't move. Can you?" Asked Iron Man as he struggled.

"Nay." Thor answered. "The others."

Nothing is that powerful. I control gravity itself. Aah! This isn't possible.

Hulk lunged and started to wail on him before he blasted Hulk up and threw containers at him but Wasp blasted them down.

"Huh? You're helping me?" Asked Hulk in disbelief.

"Yeah. Now hit him." Hulk smirked as she said that and Reaper used his scythe to cut through the containers as well until Hulk started to smack Graviton down into the dirt but he blasted Hulk back again before Wasp came in and stung him.

Ow!

Iron Man followed by unleashing the strongest Unibeam that he could knocking him into the ground.

Giant Man appeared again and threw an oil tanker onto Graviton causing it to explode.

While that was happening Thor was in the sky twirling Mjolnir summoning the strongest lightning that he could, "FOR MIDGARD!"

He shot down the lightning to smash right into Graviton causing him to scream in agony. Aah!

He got up singed and weakened to see all of the heroes in front of him, "Who's strongest now?" Asked Hulk with his arms crossed.

Giant Man reverted back to his original size, "You had the power to do anything, and you used it to put millions of lives at risk."

Wasp flew at him, "Pretty sad." She said and zapped him causing Graviton to fall over and drool out of his mouth. Ow.

Then Thor walked up and pulled everyone but Wasp who was still small into a hug, "Come! Let us celebrate!"

"FREEZE!" They all looked to see a freaking army aiming at them, "Step away from the Hulk. He's a fugitive from the Cube."

Hulk snarled but Iron Man got in front of him as well as everyone else. "You want the Hulk, you go through me." He said causing Hulk to look at everyone in surprise, "The Hulk saved us all. He's a hero. As sure as any of us."

Then they heard Fury's voice, "Stand down!" Everyone listened to him as he walked forward, "We've got bigger problems than the Hulk. Seventy-Four Super villains are now on the loose all across the country, maybe the world by now."

"How did this happen, Fury?" Asked Iron Man.

Fury shrugged, "I don't know, but we can find out together." He held out his hand, "Come work for me. As SHIELD agents, you can make a real difference."

Giant Man walked forward, "No." He said causing everyone to look at him, "This is your fault isn't it? SHIELD created Graviton. Whatever you had Hall doing, it changed him. You kept it under wraps, and this happened."

"Fury's right!" Now everyone was looking at Iron Man in shock.

"What?!" Asked Wasp, "You of all people are going to work for SHIELD?"

"No, he's right about us making a difference together." Iron Man said calmly, "One-on-one we can each take down a villain or two, but seventy-four? None of us can do that alone. Together, we have a chance. What we did here, it can change things. The world needs us-." Hill went to interrupt but Fury held her back, "-but not as SHIELD agents. As a team on pour own. Together we can avenge the wrongs caused by all these villains."

Wasp looked thrilled, "We can be Avengers."

Hulk grunted, "Good name."

Director Fury, we have the security footage online. Graviton didn't wake until after the supervillain prison shut down. He couldn't have been responsible.

And if he wasn't, who was?