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“Incredible” Chapter 7 The Hulk Library (www.hulklibrary.com) Now behind The Kwaidan Building was another structure, a smaller gray dome with no windows. The entire smooth surface of the dome was in actually one huge network of sensors and telemetry grids. This building was what The Kwaidan Corporation was a front for. Here was where the billion and billions of dollars The Kwaidan Corporation made were poured into. And while the name of the building had a soothing sound it’s actually purpose and reason for existence was one of technological horror. For you see, this was Serenity Base. One of the largest of the many conference halls inside the base was filling up rapidly with representatives from many nations, many countries. Most of these representatives were from other corporations, some from governments as official representatives, some not. Others represented private interests. Nearly sixty men and women from all over the globe had come at the summons of the brilliantly deranged woman who was in charge of Serenity Base and the work being done there. They took their seats in the stadium-like conference hall, the quiet murmuring of their conversation dying down as they made themselves comfortable and waited. The lights were dimmed slightly, except for the recessed lighting illuminating the circular stage. A door at the far end of the hall opened and a woman slowly walked into the conference hall, graciously acknowledging the quiet ripple of respectful applause that filled the hall. She was dressed in a formfitting metallic suit of intricate design that shimmered an iridescent pale cerulean. Circuitry inlaid on the surface of the suit in patterns like those of ancient hieroglyphics from some future time. A row of crystal bars perhaps two inches wide ran up the side of her left leg and her right arm. The bars pulsed and throbbed with their own inner life. They gradually darkened from maroon to sable, and then turned transparent and the cycle would start again. Her head was bald save for a thin black ponytail that reached from the back of her delicately shaped head almost to her knees. And as she stepped fully into the light, another striking thing about her was immediately apparent: Her skin was a rich, healthy, deep shape of green. The woman was very beautiful indeed with neon blue eyes that demanded attention and respect. Not a tall woman at all. Perhaps five feet three inches even in her high heels. But her striking appearance along with the bizarre yet wonderfully exotic metallic suit she wore gave her a stature that went beyond mere height. - Page 4 of 15 -
“Incredible” Chapter 7 The Hulk Library (www.hulklibrary.com) Professor Janelle Ban cleared her throat and took her place at the podium. "Thank you all so much for coming to Serenity Base on such short notice," she said in a strong clear voice that had a wondrous singsong lilt that vaguely sounded Caribbean but there was another, stranger infliction that was most difficult to place. "I know how difficult it was for many of you to get away but I trust that you know for a certainty that I would not have called you here if the need were not most pressing." Professor Janelle Ban’s left hand reached inside of her stomach, passing through the metal of the suit as if it did not exist and withdrew a pair of glasses and an oval device that appeared to be some sort of electronic notebook. The screen of the device lighted up at her touch and she put her glasses on. "I’ll get right down to business: our plan of either duping or recruiting Doctor Bruce Banner aka The Hulk into working for or with us has been disastrously compromised. We’ve already lost Thaddeus Ross due to mismanagement of colossal proportions and I am beginning to have serious misgivings about further use of the Talbot clone. But in his defense let it be noted that without the clone we would not have acquired some important pieces of Banner’s technology which have been brought here to Serenity Base." Another ripple of pleased applause filled the room. A female Russian voice from the eleventh row spoke over the applause: "I was opposed to the Talbot clone being used in the first place. As well as Ross. When it comes to The Hulk, Ross was always unstable." Professor Ban sighed and nodded reluctantly. "In retrospect, the entire scenario of having the Talbot clone pretend to be Ross’s prisoner to lure Banner in proved to be overly complicated and compromised too many valuable resources. Apparently Ross snapped and instead of following the plan attempted to kill The Hulk on his own." From the sixth row, a deep male Australian voice said; "I always said we should have made Banner a straight up and down offer. Banner’s always looking for a home, a place to stop running. He’s tired of walking down that damn highway with his thumb out." Professor Ban shook her head. "We discussed that exhaustively and it was decided that we couldn’t take the chance. Our sources inform us that recently it appears as if Banner and The Hulk have reached some sort of agreement that has resulted in a blending of certain aspects of their personas. The two personalities seem to be working together toward some common goal that cannot be - Page 5 of 15 -
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“<strong>Incredible</strong>” Chapter 7<br />
The <strong>Hulk</strong> <strong>Library</strong> (www.hulklibrary.com)<br />
Professor Janelle Ban cleared her throat and took her place at the podium. "Thank<br />
you all so much for coming to Serenity Base on such short notice," she said in a<br />
strong clear voice that had a wondrous singsong lilt that vaguely sounded<br />
Caribbean but there was another, stranger infliction that was most difficult to<br />
place. "I know how difficult it was for many of you to get away but I trust that<br />
you know for a certainty that I would not have called you here if the need were<br />
not most pressing." Professor Janelle Ban’s left hand reached inside of her<br />
stomach, passing through the metal of the suit as if it did not exist and withdrew<br />
a pair of glasses and an oval device that appeared to be some sort of electronic<br />
notebook. The screen of the device lighted up at her touch and she put her<br />
glasses on.<br />
"I’ll get right down to business: our plan of either duping or recruiting Doctor<br />
Bruce Banner aka The <strong>Hulk</strong> into working for or with us has been disastrously<br />
compromised. We’ve already lost Thaddeus Ross due to mismanagement of<br />
colossal proportions and I am beginning to have serious misgivings about further<br />
use of the Talbot clone. But in his defense let it be noted that without the clone<br />
we would not have acquired some important pieces of Banner’s technology<br />
which have been brought here to Serenity Base."<br />
Another ripple of pleased applause filled the room.<br />
A female Russian voice from the eleventh row spoke over the applause: "I was<br />
opposed to the Talbot clone being used in the first place. As well as Ross. When it<br />
comes to The <strong>Hulk</strong>, Ross was always unstable."<br />
Professor Ban sighed and nodded reluctantly. "In retrospect, the entire scenario<br />
of having the Talbot clone pretend to be Ross’s prisoner to lure Banner in proved<br />
to be overly complicated and compromised too many valuable resources.<br />
Apparently Ross snapped and instead of following the plan attempted to kill The<br />
<strong>Hulk</strong> on his own."<br />
From the sixth row, a deep male Australian voice said; "I always said we should<br />
have made Banner a straight up and down offer. Banner’s always looking for a<br />
home, a place to stop running. He’s tired of walking down that damn highway<br />
with his thumb out."<br />
Professor Ban shook her head. "We discussed that exhaustively and it was<br />
decided that we couldn’t take the chance. Our sources inform us that recently it<br />
appears as if Banner and The <strong>Hulk</strong> have reached some sort of agreement that has<br />
resulted in a blending of certain aspects of their personas. The two personalities<br />
seem to be working together toward some common goal that cannot be<br />
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