Luke Cage and Iron Fist fly to the Southwest in pursuit of
some criminals when they see the Hulk below. Hulk, however, thinks the plane is
after him so he leaps up and knocks off a wing, afterward bounding away. The
plane is brought down roughly by the pilot Carole but Danny is knocked out. A
family of desert dwellers watch Luke moving the wrecked plane and assume he is
the Hulk. Paw demands the “Hulk” help them with a task, threatening to shoot
Carole if he refuses. So Luke agrees and they go off into the desert, having
hidden Danny from the family’s view. After much walking, they come to a hill
where a rockslide has sealed off the family’s water supply and Paw demands that
Luke clear it away. Luke sees that there is one huge boulder that he cannot
move but starts clearing the smaller rocks away….
Back at the crash site, Danny awakens and changes into his
Iron Fist outfit, meditating to deal with his aches and pains. And then the
Hulk finds him. Hulk recognizes him for an enemy and attacks. IF fights him but
his martial arts moves do nothing. He prepares for his Iron Fist and the glow
of his power mesmerizes Hulk into calming down enough to transform into Bruce Banner.
And knowing Luke would not have abandoned him, they follow the tracks
to see what’s happened to him….
Luke has cleared away the rubble from the spring except for
the biggest boulder. The family’s little girl Patty offers Luke some of the
family’s small supply of water. Iron Fist and Bruce arrive just as Paw is
beating Luke for “stealing” their water, calling him “Hulk.” The sight of
people abusing “Hulk,” so upsets Bruce that he transforms into Hulk and goes to
attack the family. Luke and Danny try to prevent him by hitting and dodging.
Eventually, by concerted effort, they maneuver Hulk into smashing the giant
boulder, releasing the spring. Army copters searching for Hulk arrive and he
looks around, taking in the copters, Luke and Danny, and the family, all
perceived as enemies and he hesitates. Paw takes aim to shoot Hulk and Patty
tries to stop him, only to be slapped by Paw for her troubles; enraged, Luke punches
out the old man. Hulk, confused and realizing he has no friends, flees. The
army captures the family and Patty asks if she can come with Luke…so they take
her back to New York with them….