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Episode 20- Equipment

Seeing me going in the general direction of the airport after getting out of the forest Bruce stopped. "You are not seriously thinking about catching a flight, are you?" He asked me in annoyance.

"Yes, why?" I asked him.

"Oh, nothing was just checking since I came here with my passport along with most of the American airport 'not' keeping an eye out for me." He became sarcastic.

"Don't worry about that," I told him and motioned him to follow me.

We booked a hotel and entered a room. "What now?" He asked me.

"Now you see how prepared I am." I smiled as I fully opened my bag and took out my clothes to reveal a hidden compartment that had material to block airport checking.

From there I took out an envelope and opened it up to reveal a nano mask along with a passport covered in bubbles wrap.

"Here is your passport and a new identity," I told him

"What the…?"

I made him wear the mask.

Soon standing in front of me was a completely different person.

"You are way too prepared for this." Banner spoke with his new face to which I just smiled.

We went to the airport in a taxi but as we got closer, I could see he was worrying.

"Breath in and breath out…" I told him as I motioned taking a deep breath in and out.

He looked at me strangely before doing it. I taught him how to meditate and stay calm as the cab drove us there.

We got out and was soon on the plane back to America.

Throughout the flight journey, I just kept guiding him through meditation.

"Remember to keep doing the meditation when we land in America. Your heart is going to shoot up when you see officers there, especially those armed units. So, keep calm and don't worry when they ask you for a passport and keep looking at you." I told him to which he nodded with worry.

I could see Bruce was happy to be back in America once more but was still worried about the airport officers.

Luckily, he kept through with the meditation throughout the whole process of checking and customs and we walked out.

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He released a big sigh after we came out.

"Let's go," I told him as we hired a cab to the new residence I had bought before I left.

It wasn't massive just more than big enough for a family of 6 to live comfortably.

"This is my home. Just go and washup and I will talk about the rest." I told him who nodded.

I started setting up a lab in the basement and ordering some pieces of equipment for my new lab.

Bruce came down just as the pizza I ordered had arrived.

We sat and started eating.

"What now?" Bruce asked.

"Now I teach you proper mediation along with martial arts so that you can always keep calm," I told him which earned a look of surprise from him.

"I can understand about mediation but why martial arts?" He asked me.

"Learning martial arts will bolster your confidence hence when you get to a stressful situation you wouldn't panic as much," I told him to which he nodded.

"When will you start doing experiments on me?" He asked me to which I raised my eyes at him.

"I think you heard me wrong Mr Bruce. I never said experiments, I said testing. I just need to do a few tests and collect some blood from you to get some data that is all. You won't be harmed or experimented on in any way." I told him.

"Huh…? All this just for a few tests?" He asked me.

"It might seem like a loss for you, but I like to keep my customers happy, through an equivalent exchange," I told him as I drank Pepsi.

"How is this an equivalent exchange?" He asked me.

"It is in my eyes," I told him.

He rolled his eyes as he carried on eating.

A week passed before all the materials for my new lab arrived. During this week I taught him proper meditation along with guiding him in Tai Chi.

Bruce help me set all the equipment up. In fact, he was ecstatic to be in the presence of lab equipment once more.

"Are you ready?" I asked him and he nodded as we started his tests.

I scanned his whole body and examined his blood samples before I remembered all the data and destroyed it.

"As we expected Dr Banner. Your cells contain gamma radiation which increases in level rapidly when an electric pulse is generated on the amygdala. The amygdala control part of the emotions of the human brain.

Your cell is like a container for gamma rays to act as some sort of playground and rapidly grow in number…" I explained to him the science behind how he transforms and what causes it etc.

"So, are you able to … you know?" He asked me with struggle.

I had to say something to stop him from asking me the same question without ruining our current standing.

"Dr Banner let me tell you a part of the reason why I won't kill him," I told him to which he silently listened. A little bit of truth will help.

"I don't care if you believe me or not, but soon you will realise there are beings in this universe vastly stronger than the big green boy inside you." He looked at me in disbelief.

"You mean aliens?" I ignored him.

"I believe the birth of the green giant in you is to help defend humanity very soon as these beings' attention is slowly being garnered by a few certain treasures in our planet.

You along with few others are the key to stop them, and I won't put a dent in that by killing the giant in you. I can help you grow stronger, learn to control the green guy and work with him, but I won't kill him." Dr Bruce looked at me for a few minutes like I was crazy.

"You don't believe me, do you?" I turned towards him with a smile.

"No… it's…" He tried to find some other reason.

"How about a bet?" I asked him.

"Okaay…?" He answered/ kind of questioned.

"Wait for at least 7 years. And during this time if nothing 'Alien' or 'Sci-fi' happens I will personally 'cure' you. But if you see anything as much as resembling an 'alien' you have to stop look for a 'cure' and learn to embrace the big guy in you. Deal?" I extended my arm.