Some would call it the beginning of the end.
Some would call it a blessing.
Some would call it a curse.
But most….most would call it THE HULK.
Marvel Genesis: Untold Tales of The Hulk-Part One
It all started three years ago, before the death of Bruce Banner, in a secret military base, in the middle of a desert. No life was around for miles, save for insects. Inside that base, were several scientists and military men. Among them were partners in science Samuel Sterns and Emil Blonsky, General Ross, and chief among them, Bruce Banner.
In the corner of the base, Blonsky and Sterns brooded over what to do.
“He stole our research, Sterns.” Emil grunted, his thick Russian accent seeping through his words.
“I know, Emil.”
“We were on the verge of this discovery before he beat us to it!”
“I know, Emil.” Sterns sighed.
“Someone has to do something about this!”
“Emil, I have a plan.” Blonsky’s head snapped to the side, giving Samuel Sterns a look as if to say ‘what the hell are you talking about?’
“Please, enlighten me.”
Sterns pointed to the control panel of the experiment, “look for the dial in the center, turn the dial to the limit, sabotage his experiment, then we’ll be the first to crack this experiment successfully. His career will be ruined, while ours will be skyrocketed.”
Blonsky sneered. “Good plan, doc….good plan.”
While this was going on, Bruce Banner was addressing a crowd of army men and scientists about the experiment. Only top men were allowed to know about it; a fact that made Bruce Banner quite nervous.
“Gentlemen,” Bruce said, “What I am about to do will change the world as we know it forever. What I am about to do is break a dimensional barrier into a realm known as the Negative Zone.”
“And how does this benefit the United States army?” Ross asked from the crowd in a slightly angered tone.
“Well, we don’t know much about what’s in the negative zone, or N Zone for short, however, it has been speculated that it is almost entirely energy.” Bruce paused as he saw the dissatisfied look on Ross’s face. “However, some reports on the N Zone,” Bruce continued, nervously, “show that there may be creatures inside it. If we can make peace with those creatures, imagine what that would do for our army, to have interdimensional beings we can call upon?”
Ross smiled, “I like the sound of that.”
Finally, Bruce handed out green suits, telling everyone that it is for their own safety. He stepped over to his control panel, and the machine hummed with life. “Opening portal in five…four…three…two…one!”
The boom could be heard from miles away, the shockwave kicked up a dust storm, spraying sand throughout the desert. If anyone without protective suits were to look at the light, they would be instantly blinded, despite being miles away. The portal had been opened.
Bruce stared through the portal. “It’s…beautiful….it’s true…almost entirely energy…fascinating!” The group of scientists clapped with approval, but this was suddenly cut short when the machine clicked and whirred, making unusual sounds. Electricity crackled and popped, as Bruce’s gaze turned to the dial. “Oh, ****.”
In a deafening explosion, multiple creatures poured out of the negative zone, stretching and warping, until they shot into space. Although, three remained: The first one leaped through the portal and went to tackle Bruce, but as he went to touch him, he disintegrated, and nearly melted into Banner, like water going down a drain. Bruce fell to the ground with a thud.
The second one ran at Sterns, and the two collided, both were sent flying from the base.
Blonsky, however, looked intently at the third creature. “Such raw….power,” Blonsky whispered. Without hesitation, he ran toward the creature, grabbing it by the neck, as he too was absorbed by the creature. The conscious men fled the scene as fast as they could as the place went up in flames.
On that day, the world was changed forever…
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