The Words From A Spider And The Thunder
"Alright. Clint, you're with me. Tony, finish up in the lab; Thor and Natasha? I need one of you to give Hulk his lullaby." Steve's voice crackled in their ear over the comms and Black Widow glanced over to Thor, who wasn't too far from her. "I'll go this time." "Alright. Just, be careful. He might be more railed up than usual." She smiled at the Asgardian's words of caution, heading towards Hulk's last known location. She found him ripping an armored vehicle to pieces. Natasha moved on top of a small hill so she could more easily be at the other Avenger's eye level.
"Hey big guy," She started, sucking in a sharp breath at how sharply he turned to face her. "Sun's getting real low." She spoke, knelling down before lifting up her hand, her palm facing Hulk. She saw that he looked both confused and interested, just like every other time, and as he lifted his hand, matching how her's was, Natasha turned her hand around so it was like she was offering Hulk something. He again moved his hand like she did, but then an enemy stumbled into Natasha's view and shot at Hulk. His calming anger instantly flared back up and he slugged the enemy out of the area, most likely into a tree if how far their scream seemed to echo was any indication.
Though now, Natasha was in danger; she had no way to prevent Hulk's backhand that was heading right for her. Though, she was jolted by the sudden motion of being thrown quickly to the right, a strong, protective arm wrapped around her waist. "Are you okay?" Thor asked as he set her back on her feet, one hand holding his hammer, the other cupping her cheek. "Y-Yeah..." "Looks like he's even angrier now... Damn it." They looked to where Hulk was, the larger man snapping around in circles, trying to see where Natasha went.
"Thor, wait." He didn't say anything as he started to move towards Hulk, only move his hand up to quiet her. "Hey big guy," The God of Thunder started, Widow stunned at just how low and soft his usually loud and boisterous voice was. Hulk's attention was instantly on him, hearing as he growled at him, but Thor didn't hesitate. "Sun's getting real low." He spoke, slowly lifting up his left hand, holding it like he was offering Hulk something. Having seen that gesture done before, Hulk offered his right, confusion on his face. "Sh...sh..." Thor whispered as he turned his hand around and set it in Hulk's palm. "That's it, sun's going down." Thor gently stroked the inside if Hulk's palm, making sure the movement was clear and slow. "No one's gonna hurt you anymore."
Hulk's eyes snapped to Thor's and both he and Banner saw that warm, gentle smile on the man's lips. Banner want to see them? Please. Hulk and Bruce exchanged, the larger male beginning to stumble away from Thor and deeper into the forest. "What's going on guys?" Steve's voice popped up, and Black Widow jumped a little, not expecting it. "We've got it under control." "We? Thor, what happened?" "A stray managed to find Hulk and Tasha and angered him even worse; she's safe and Hulk's been calmed down." Thor informed Captain America, turning to look over Natasha; he saw that her legs were shaking a little.
"Come here." He hushed and he let his arms wrap around her lightly shaking form; she's never been afraid of Banner, or of the Hulk, but she was always scared of having the Hulk's anger pointed at her, even more so after the Helicarrier incident. She pulled away from the Asgardian when they both heard Banner's weak groan, both of them moving towards him. "Hey, it's okay." Thor hushed as he placed a hand on Bruce's back, the scientist flinching, then calming when he saw the familiar faces he loved dearly. Natasha smiled tenderly to Banner, her hand also touching his back, before Thor scooped the man up into his arms, cradling him against his left side, his arm under his thighs to support him.
Natasha gave Thor a very lost look when he scooped her up as well, cradling her to his right side, his hammer now hanging off his belt. "You're both spent. Rest up; I don't mind carrying you two." Thor smiled when he heard Bruce chuckle, feeling as his head rested against his shoulder, Natasha doing the same a moment later. Clint spotted as Thor came back to their mode of transportation, getting a little worried when he saw he was carrying both Bruce and his closest friend. "Are they okay?" He asked, but Thor just hushed him. The rest of the Avengers were baffled by why he did that, until they saw that both of the people he was cradling against his body were asleep.
Tony grinned as he shook his head, helping Thor settle in his seat while keeping the ones he held protectively against his body, Steve grabbing a spare blanket and draping it over the three of them, Thor thanking them before the helicopter started up and they headed back to the Avengers headquarters.