"Clatter."
Facing Hulk, Steve threw away his shield and let it roll across the ground.
This action instantly brought a momentary silence over the battlefield as everyone's eyes turned toward him.
"What are you doing, Captain?!"
Tony's eyes widened as he shouted, "Have you lost your mind?!"
"Listen to me, Tony..." Steve did not look back. Empty-handed, he walked step by step toward the approaching green monster. "You know it. We're in serious trouble now..."
"This isn't something we can solve by fighting. We have to wake Hulk up..."
So we can't fight...
"This is the only thing I can think of..."
"Boom!!"
Before he could finish, a green fist carrying a stench of blood slammed into Steve's face!
"Pfft..."
Steve was sent flying, then crashed heavily onto the deck, vomiting a mouthful of blood.
I hurt myself today
(I hurt myself today)
To see if I still feel
(To see if I could still feel)
I focus on the pain
(I focused on the pain)
The only thing that's real
(The only thing that was real)
Steve slowly opened his eyes.
He could no longer feel half his face, but he still struggled to raise his head and look at Hulk, his voice slurred.
"Hulk, listen to me. I'm Steve..."
Another, even more violent fist answered him.
"Boom—!!"
The steel deck was smashed downward, letting out a teeth-grating screech of twisting metal.
The needle tears a hole
(The needle tore at the wound)
The old familiar sting
(The same old familiar pain)
"I know... you're in pain. Because of all the torment you suffered, and even more because we once... abandoned you..."
Steve said hoarsely.
Then Hulk's third punch came down.
"Boom—!!!"
The sound of bones shattering was clearly audible.
"Sorry, Hulk..."
Half of Steve's