Marvel's Avengers Assemble

: Welcome to Stark Industries,

developer of the most amazing technology on the planet.

Which is why so many bad guys

are always trying to steal it.

In this case, the tech-pirates known as SteelCorps.

Normally I'd call for some muscle,

but it's Saturday and Hulk likes to sleep in.

: Is this really the best time to be making a corporate video?

Just keep recording, Friday.

There's nothing investors like more than

smacking down the competition.

S.H.I.E.L.D. rockets, A.I.M. thrusters

and are those Justin Hammer optics?

Doesn't anybody know how to innovate anymore?

: Innovation, Stark, is simply

using old ideas in new ways.

There is also something to be said for strength in numbers.

Whoa. Hey! Watch it!

Maybe you should call your big green friend.

: Power levels are at 15%.

Which is also your chance of coming out of this alive.

Friday, call for backup!

Comms just went down.

Which puts you at 10%. For both.

You can stop recording now.

Took long enough for you to show.

Iron Man, what are you doing

fighting these guys on your own?

I appreciate your concern, Hulk.

Concern? I almost slept right through the smashing.

Now!

Hulk!

What happened? I don't...

Banner. Always good to see you,

but maybe now is not a great time.

You can say that again.

Human again? But how?

Power's back to 20%.

Turn back into the Hulk now!

You won't last five seconds in this.

By my estimate you're being generous.

You need a little help getting riled up there,

Mr. "I'm-Always-Angry"?

I never have before. It doesn't make any sense.

Well, your B.O.'s even worse than the Hulk's,

and you're kinda useless in a fight.

More!

Maybe I can help. How's this?

You finally have a puny body

to match your puny mind, Bruce!

That voice. It's so familiar.

Ha! So long, Mister

The Hulk never runs from a fight.

You're not the Hulk. So stay put or get smashed.

: Get away from him.

So now you're cribbing my Stark Tech?

I'm innovating.

Maybe it's time for a little reflection.

I couldn't agree more.

We have what we need. Let's go.

Go, science bros.

: According to these bio-scans,

Bruce's gamma levels are way below normal.

Normal for him at least.

Tony, what's the bottom line?

The Hulk is basically a walking gamma reactor.

Somehow he's been cooled down.

Can't we start him back up?

I don't know.. make him sit too close

to the microwave or something?

Or perhaps a jump start.

Microwave? Lightning?

It was a precisely calibrated gamma wavelength

that would be nearly impossible to recreate.

: We may not need to.

Your cells are still generating

residual gamma radiation.

Good catch, Falcon. Like burning embers.

If they smolder long enough, they can restart.

But it will take time to get to his transformation point.

If ever. : Bottom line..

You can skip the stretchy pants for awhile.

Meanwhile, any idea who your SteelCorps buddy might be?

His voice was so familiar, but I can't place it.

Take some time. Maybe it'll come to you.

Huh? Bank robbery in progress.

Let's go. I'm coming too.

It's just a bank robber.

It's the Abomination.

Maybe I'll go...

stop an online hacker or something.

I call foul play!

Using your tiny fingers

is an unfair advantage. Hmm!

Titanium woven sheets seemed like a good idea at the time.

Can I join in?

Yeah, no thanks.

Last time we sparred, you thunder-clapped me

into a wall.

Those warheads. I can power them up for you.

Eh, knock yourself out.

Gimme!

Huh.

Maybe this "All-Banner- All-the-Time"

ain't such a bad thing.

I'm glad you stopped sulking.

But you're giving Hawkeye an upgrade?

I'm also de-powering his Hulkbuster arrows.

Don't tell him, but they really sting.

Hand me the wire stripper.

And Cap's helmet.. I think there's a way

to make it withstand more force.

Static probe?

Reminds me of our first time nerding-out together

back on the Helicarrier. Spanner?

I've been such a fan of your whole

rage monster thing, I forgot how much

I missed having my old science bro around.

The big guy tends to take over sometimes.

And to be honest, it was nice to just

let someone else drive for awhile.

Ugh! Got a good whiff of that guy's breath

and figured out why they call him the Abomination.

You missed a good fight.

We did some work while you were gone.

It's half the weight.

And twice as strong. And Hawkeye, I increased

the output power of your arrows by drawing

on their own kinetic energy.

That's amazing.

Yeah, we're not used to you leaving things,

you know, the opposite of broken.

Attack on the East River Nuclear Reactor. SteelCorps.

They're not even trying to hide who it is.

Like they don't even care if we show up and kick their butts.

Us? You got lucky last time.

No way you're fighting armored supervillains today.

Avengers.. Except you, sorry.

Assemble!

Set the reactor to overload.

: I think not.

Stop them!

Anybody miss me?

The Hulk!

Not quite.

Is that my Hulkbuster armor?

As long as he is on our side, I do not care.

Not War Machine,

not Iron Patriot.

What exactly are you?

An Avenger!

Bruce? Even with that cobbled-up tech,

you're useless!

I'm not useless!

Igor Drenkov?

Of course! Igor Drenkov.

Who's Igor Drenkov?

My old lab partner.

We worked together back during the Super Soldier program.

But--but the gamma explosion!

You were never found.

You're dead.

Presumed dead.

All these Gamma-tech thefts!

Are you trying to recreate the accident?

Replicate the explosion that turned me

into the Hulk? Why?

Because I was the one who should have absorbed the gamma rays.

I should have gotten the power

and become the celebrated hero.

Everyone within 100 miles

will be caught in the nuclear meltdown.

You know as well as I do that some losses

are acceptable for science.

And your demise is something I find quite acceptable.

The only one who's losing here

today is you, Drenkov!

Your time as a hero--

In fact, all your time is up, Banner.

We have to stop the meltdown.

It's already too late.

Thor, lightning blitz!

No need to destroy the Avengers.

The reactor will do that for me.

It's about to go critical.

I'll shut it down.

There's gotta be an emergency backup.

Banner, there's no safe distance now.

We could use whatever you have left in that muscle-suit.