Fire.

Flames and ashes rained down from the sky onto the massive crater that was formed from the impact of the Hulk and his opponent, Valids. The fight from the two beasts caused a lot of collateral damage to the vast expanse of the Everfree forest. Several miles of the forest were completely destroyed, battered, or burnt. The fight literally altered the landscape around them. Smoke and clouds of dust were everywhere, and in the center of it all stood The Hulk.

As powerful as the Hulk was, even a fall from space can hurt...a lot. His healing factor was already in motion, his skin didn't even suffer minor burns from the re-entry to the atmosphere. He was naked during the fight, so he did not have to worry about his personal clothing during the confrontation, or burning off from the heat. There landing produced an enormous crater, perhaps several miles wide.

Crouching down, looking at the charred and beaten remains of his opponent, he began to experience emotions of relief, and sorrow.

Did he really want to kill me so badly...that he would even sacrifice his own? How far would he have gone to see my destruction.

The Hulk stood up, taking one last look at his now dead opponent, he began to walk out of the crater, each step cooling the surface of the earth that was still very hot from the impact. After several seconds of walking he stopped; he began to hear footsteps, everywhere. All around the crater, thousands upon thousands of the timber wolves stood, looking upon the Hulk. He was very surprised, he did not expect them to want to fight still. Was it their pride that made them want to fight, or was it because they truly wanted war? It did not matter, the Hulk could not let thousands of innocence die because he let these wolves live. He began to tighten his muscles, slow his breathing, and began to concentrate on the enemies that surrounded him. He was controlling his anger, but he was also displaying the emotion of sadness.

Even when their leader abused and used them, they are still willing to fight. Banner...this is wrong. This is not the fight I should be fighting.

For once Hulk...I agree, this doesn't seem right anymore., but we can't let all of those people die.

The Hulk set one foot behind him, firmly planting it into the ground. His leg muscles tensed up, readying to charge the large pack when suddenly-

One of the wolves began to approach him. He was old...very old. He slowly walked towards him, eyes sagging and each step seeming to take longer then the last. He must of been the eldest one here, clearly in no condition to fight the Hulk. He looked so aged and tired, he did not even have enough energy to even lift his tail above the ground. The Hulk began to lower his guard, seeing as how this old wolf was no threat to him. He decided to wait for the old wolf, wondering what he was doing. When the wolf was within several feet of the Hulk, he stopped moving. He slowly raised his head to look straight at the Hulk, his eyes filled with countless years of knowledge and wisdom. The Hulk in turn, returned the gesture and gazed at the wolf. The two looked at each other for what seemed like hours, trying understand each other not from their appearance but from the soul itself. Until finally the wolf spoke; his voice was rasps and dry, and much slower then the average form of communication.

Thank you for freeing us from the tyranny of Valids, green warrior. Please...Tell us your name.

The Hulk continue to look at the elder wolf, but he was confused. Why did the wolf want to know his name?

My name....is Hulk.

Well Hulk...You have done the Wolf Clan a great service today...We shall honor you name...and tell our grandchildren of your heroic deeds. Thank you.

He was still skeptical, were they still going to attack the town? What were their intentions now?

What will you do now? You are not going to cause anyone harm right?

Be calm Hulk...We will not attack Ponyville tonight, nor ever. We never wanted war, all we want is peace and food for our wives and children, which this forest already provides us...More importantly...we must burry the ones who fought tonight against their will. We regret the loss, but...we hold no grudge against you Hulk.

Goodbye Hulk, Savior of the Forest.

With that, the elder wolf slowly turned around, and with his tail still dragging, began to make his journey back into the forest. The others followed suit, each one of them descending back into the forest, leaving the Hulk in the crater with the smoldering remains of their once evil ruler. The Hulk was now even more confused, had he heard the elder wolf correctly?

Ponyville....? I never heard of any geological location, city, town, or village named...Ponyville? What the hell was he talking about?

Banner, while I was in space for nearly a minute, I got a good look at the planet we are currently standing on. It is not Earth. I do not think the Military are coming for us anytime soon; at least I hope not.

It was still dark out, they must of been fighting for only 30 minutes. Though the amount of destruction and death they caused seemed incredible for such a short amount of time.

*Sigh*

It reeks of blood and death. I am done, I caused enough damage tonight. I'm tired mentally..You take over. One last thing...Stop lying to yourself Banner.

What the hell is that suppose to mea-AAAAAHHHH!!!

Banner's thoughts were cut off as the Hulk reverted back into his regular human state. The process was just as painful as the transformation several hours ago. Bones breaking themselves back down, organs shrinking themselves to normal size. It was so painful it felt like his entire body was on fire. Once the process was complete, the 2000 pound, radioactive rage machine transformed back into the 98 pound, weak nuclear physicist.

AAAHHH!!!!! God Dammit Hul--

The pain was overwhelming, too much for his mind to comprehend, he began to pass out. Darkness started to surround him as his consciousness began to leave. The last thing he heard was the sound of a feminine voice. It sounded very innocent and shy.

"Please wait!!! I can't really run as fast as you vekk. Where is this friend of you- Oh....My..."

5 minutes before Earthquake

"Oh Angel...Where are you. It's been hours and I haven't seen you at all. Something went wrong I just know it. What if he got stuck on some roots, or hit himself by accident, or some nasty predators came after him-

*Gasp*

Fluttershy let a small tear come out of her eye as she finished that last sentence. It was possible, the EverFree Forest was a dangerous and hostile place, especially at night."She was nearly killed by a Hydra once, and was not eager to repeat the experience."

I have to do something. C'mon Fluttershy, put away your fears for your friends. You can do this!!!

With a new sense of confidence, Fluttershy began to gather various items should could bring along for the search of her dearly beloved friend. She trotted around her house, gathering anything from a lantern, to her medical kit, and some bits of food and herbs she collected, to even a comfy scarf that Rarity was generous enough to make her for chilly nights out.

Fluttershy was not really the most social pony, so she did not really go out late at night to begin with, but it was still a very caring act for her to make the scarf. She was grateful now for her friends generosity, for tonight seemed like it would be very, very cold. Satisfied that she collected everything she would need for the trip, she packed all of the items into her bag, slung it over her back, and made her way to the door.

She was about to open the door, when she heard a knocking coming from the other side. She froze, unsure of what to do. It was late at night, why would anypony come all the way out to her cottage? Regardless, it must of been important to travel all the way out here in the night. she put her hoof on the door, and slowly opened it, about to get a good look at the pony who would-

She was not looking at a pony. She was looking at a cold blooded predator; a young timber wolf, but still very large in comparison to ponies. It stood around the same height as Fluttershy, and had glowing yellow eyes that looked all the more intimidating and intense in the blackness of night.

*AAAHHHH!!!!!*

Fluttershy screamed out loud, nearly fainting in the process when she noticed something peculiar in the wolfs mouth. It was-

"ANGEL BUNNY! YOU BIG MEAN WOLF, WHAT DID YOU DO TO MY DEAR ANGEL. YOU PUT HIM DOWN- RIGHT NOW!"

Fluttershy, in the heat of the moment and seeing her friend in potential danger,  was about to initiate one of the most threatening thing in Equestrians existence- The Stare. She was about to make the wolf submit to the powerful gaze when-

He put the bunny down by himself.

"Wha...Huh? You put him down? But why?"

He means a lot to a friend of mine.

Fluttershy froze in place. Was she going crazy, did the wolf just-

Yes, we are capable of talking pony, just like your species. Look I know this is a huge surprise to you but we have more important things to worry about. I heard that you are a care taker of animals, well one of my friends is about to get seriously hurt and really could use your help. Please!

The young wolf waited patiently for an answer from the speechless pegasus. She apparently was still in shock, not able to comprehend that this wolf just spoke with her.

"But...How...When...You can talk? Why don't you wolves talk to us ponies then?"

*Sigh* Not to scare you miss-

"It's ummm Fluttershy..."

Right err...Fluttershy, we wolves normally don't talk to our prey.

The minute the wolf referred to her as food, the color started to drain away rom her face. She was visibly very distressed-

B-B-But!!! We don't normally hunt ponies. Especially not me...Umm I actually like you ponies. Even though this is the first time I have ever talked to err one before. I spoke with a Zebra who lives in the forest and from what she told me you ponies seem really nice and peaceful.

The wolf could tell that Fluttershy was relaxing a little bit, still obviously nervous that a predator that could most likely kill her was only several feet away from her. The wolf tried to put on the most sincere smile possible. It was cute in a way, the wolf displayed something similar to a small boys innocent smile. Fluttershy began to return the gesture, noticing that this wolf was actually really nice and knew one of her friends.

"Right...I am sorry Mr. Wolf. I just did not know you could talk, I honestly thought you were going to eat me but you are actually really nice. Your voice is very high-pitched, you must be a young little pup then. You know your actually pretty cute"

The wolf started to visibly blush at the gesture, not expecting the pegasus to give him such a nice complement when-

RAAAWAAAARRR!!!!!!!!

The ground beneath them started to shake and crack seconds later after the monstrous roar was heard. Vekk fell and toppled over himself from the shaking of the ground. Once the shaking stopped after several seconds, he finally was able to regain his composure and request the help of Fluttershy when-

She was not there anymore. Vekk began to look around when he noticed a big, pink form in front of him. Right below him, Fluttershy was curled up into a ball so tight she looked like a big, pink bubble gum. Vekk, clearly worried about Fluttershy's condition, stretched out a paw to inspect her and make sure she was ok.

Ummm Fluttershy, are you ok?

Fluttershy, noticing the danger was gone, slowly uncurled herself and looked back up at the wolf.

"I-I'm fine. J-Just a little shaken up. What was that? Do you know Mr.Wolf?"

Yea I have a pretty good idea what that just was. C'mon Fluttershy, we are running out of time. Our friend is in danger, he could use your help.

Fluttershy began to think about the situation for a moment. Was she being tricked by the wolf. No. He clearly was compassionate and caring, so she wasn't getting lured into a trap. Who was this friend though?

"Umm if you dont mind me asking, who is this friends of yours?"

He is...something I don't even know. What I do know is that he saved both my life, and your little bunny there too.

"He saved Angel Bunny! Oh my I hope he wasn't hurt too badly. It doesn't matter now, whatever he did, it looks like it helped Angel a lot. Alright, lets go and save this friend of yours"

The wolf did a quick jump for joy, happy that the caretaker of the woods was helping him out.

Alright Fluttershy stay close, things are going to get kinda dangerous once we go back into the woods. Don't worry, Ill do my best to protect you...friend.

"I trust you umm-

Vekk. My name is Vekk haha. Mr. Wolf is my father.

Vekk momentarily put his head down for a brief second, to mourn the loss of his father and mother.

"Right...Umm I'm sorry for calling you a bad wolf Vekk, I trust you."

Another loud explosion, something similar to a sonic boom, was audible to both the Wolf and Fluttershy.

We are running out of time, lets go!

The two of them bolted towards the woods, hoping to not meet any other of the now hostile wolves. They both jumped, ducked, and dodged the natural obstacles presented in there path. Hopefully the wolfs keen sense of smell was leading them to the Hulk, though it was still difficult for the both of them. It was dark out, and the forest was extremely big if you went too deep into it. After almost half an hour, the two of the soon realized that-

"Ummm Vekk...were lost...arn't we."

Ummm well Miss Fluttershy you see, well err we are not lost, just taking a short cut haha...ha

Vekk was starting to worry, they were indeed lost. He did not want to admit it though, his boyish pride got in the way and also the fact that his new shy and timid friend might freak out if he told her. Just when all seemed lost-

"What is that!"

Fluttershy lifted a hoof into the air; Vekk followed its direction and noticed a giant flaming ball hurdling towards the ground.

I don't know but whatever it is, I think we should follow it. C'mon lets go!

Vekk began to sprinting towards the blast that the fireball formed, unaware that he was leaving Fluttershy behind. The moonlight gave the timber wolves more strength, power, and speed; something Vekk took advantage of. After about five minutes of running, he came upon the crater. Slowing down to a slower pace, he walked into a bush and peered out of the opening. What he saw was incredible-

His friend the Hulk, who was standing in an enormous crater, had indeed managed to defeated Valdis, that much was evident when he saw the still smoking remains of him. What really caught his eye was what was happening to the Hulk, he was...changing. He was turning from green to...a lighter, sorta light skinned color. He was much, much smaller and looked a lot less intimidating then before.

"AAAHHH!!!!! God Dammit Hul--"

After this smaller creature yelled, he passed out.

"Please wait!!! I can't really run as fast as you vekk. Where is this friend of you- Oh....My..."

Now both Fluttershy and Vekk were staring at the unconscious body of Dr.Bruce Banner. The question now was, what were they going to do with him?