7 - Incredible Hulk Library

“Incredible” Chapter 7
The Hulk Library (www.hulklibrary.com)
how strong this genetically engineered creature was. There weren’t many who
could go toe-to-toe with him and The Hulk had to confess a grudging admiration
for this Woodgod. A memory from the Banner persona of his psyche slipped into
The Hulk’s consciousness and made him laugh out loud suddenly.
Woodgod turned to look at him in confusion. "Something you find humorous?"
"Just a thought. It ain’t nothin’." The Hulk had no reason why Banner found that
line so funny: "Who is that goat-legged fellow, Smithers? I like the cut of his jib."
Or where it came from it obviously inspired a great deal of hilarity from the
Banner persona. The Hulk wasn’t sure how much he liked that.
The two walked into the wide opening of the cave that expanded into a larger,
well-lit cavern. The Hulk’s eyes plainly registered surprise as he took in the rows
and rows of gleaming machinery, computer consoles and long metal
workbenches.
The Hulk indicated the cave with a sweet of a great green arm. "What’s all this
about? Who tricked out this cave like this?"
"My friend David Columbo. He was also a good friend and colleague of my
parents."
"Yer parents…were they like you?"
Woodgod shook his horned head. "My parents were geneticists who created me
through artificial means combining human and animal genetic materials. David
Columbo assisted them during the early days of their research and some years
after my parents were killed he returned to Liberty and found me living there
with The Changelings."
"An’ who are they?"
"I found my father’s records, books, notes and computers and educated myself.
The hunger for knowledge became a raging burn that I fueled by stealing
technical manuals and texts from libraries and research laboratories. In time, I
learned enough of genetics to create a family of human/animal hybrids such as
myself that are called Changelings. I established several colonies of Changelings.
One is in Liberty. There is another in The Colorado Rockies. David was going to
help me establish another colony here."
The Hulk snorted. He didn’t believe a word of it. Woodgod hardly looked
capable of figuring out how a toaster worked, much less comprehending
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