His head stuck inside Stu Wendell’s bloblike body has Bruce Banner
dreaming he is in an idyllic American small town until Chrissie literally pulls
him out. They move on for their next stop, Tryon, Nebraska. Camping overnight,
Bruce is still surprised that Chrissie was able to calm Hulk down with her
words. The two kiss….
Moving on, they determine that their next friend Mrs. Gray is
living at the compound of the religious sect known as the New Church of
Consecrated Light. The roads are blocked because there is an FBI/ATF standoff
at the Church compound and they wonder if their pursuers could be behind it. At
night, following Intergalactic’s map brings them behind the compound and they
approach the Agent in charge, claiming to be former cult members and offer to
negotiate with the Church leaders. They approach the compound and are taken for
the prophesied “Charioteers.” They locate Mrs. Gray who is a very tall version
of a gray alien, wearing a nurse uniform. Bruce talks to the cultists in their
own terms, trying to calm them and avoid a violent confrontation. A phone is
tossed in and Bruce speaks to Mohamed Simensky (the guy hunting the mutates)
who offers safety to him and Mrs. Gray if they leave now. They do, along with
Chrissie, taking a jeep parked beyond the FBI barrier. Driving off, they reach
a police barricade where Stealth swoops down and slashes the cops to death; the
heroes drive off and Stealth attacks them, blowing up the jeep and hurling
Bruce into the air. Bruce transforms into the Hulk in midair. He fights Stealth
who relishes being able to test her powers for once and she slashes him across
the chest twice. Hulk hurls a tractor at her, damaging her systems; she panics,
slashes Hulk’s throat and flies off, approaching Chrissie and asking her to
surrender to the baddies. Hulk attacks Stealth yet again and she flies off with
a warning for Chrissie. The young lady tries to talk Hulk down again but this
time he doesn’t trust her and is determined to kill her….