Incredible Hulk #63

The INCREDIBLE Hulk #63

Date: January 2004
Title: Blue Moon: Split Decisions 4of 6
Writer: Bruce Jones
Penciler: Mike Deodato Jr
Inks: Mike Deodato Jr.
Letters: Cory Petit

Colorist: Studio F
Editor: Axel Alonso
Cover Artist: Mike Deodato, Jr.

The agent known as Mr. Blue these past few months is a female agent that works for Home Base and as the Hulk holds her, she tells the Hulk she is Betty Ross. She tells the Hulk that the Krill are afraid of the fire which is going out quickly so he has to leave now. The Hulk is still confused that he is holding Betty in his hands. The agents back at Home Base, able to see through the Krill eyes, wonder who Betty is. The unseen leader tells them that Betty is Betty Ross. One of the agents thought that Betty was dead and lying at Gamma Base. The Home Base leader says that those close to Dr. Banner have a way of coming back unless of course the woman is lying.

Betty looks into the Hulk's eyes and tries to convince him that it is really her even though she looks nothing like she did before. She explains how she was awakened and the first thing she told the technicians was to not tell anyone and they could use this to help Bruce.

The Home Base agents figure she is grasping at straws and that no one could keep that kind of secret and that they were just down the hall when they got the Abomination. The leader asks if anyone chekced to see if Betty was actually in the chamber or if she had been replaced with a look-alike. The leader just figures out that the people that Betty is working for have been one step ahead of them from the start.

The Hulk tells Betty that she couldn't believe that General Ross would allow them to do that to her face and Betty says that it was not her father who did it. Suddenly, Krill start to overtake Nadia so the Hulk reaches out and grabs her and kills the Krill holding onto her and smashes the rest on top of the house.

The leader yells at the agents for the Krill disturbing the situation just as they were about to learn more about Betty and for whom she is working. The agents are still confused about Betty. The leader explains how Betty was at Gamma Base with radiation poisoning when the Abomination replaced an IV with his blood, putting her into a deep coma and before she died, General Ross put her into a hyper chamber in statis or so they believed. The agents inform the leader that the fire at the house is out and the Krill are moving in to attack.

The Krill start to swarm over the Hulk and he lifts Betty and Nadia up high. The Krill swarm over the Hulk and up his arm and over the woman. The Hulk takes the women and thows them, still covered in Krill, into the water tower. The Krill are still attacking the Hulk when one digs it's fangs into the Hulk and gets blood. The agents tell their leader that one has blood and that it is on it's way back to base but suddenly the Hulk fists come down and squish it.

Up in the water tower, Nadia asks how the Hulk could have known the water would short out the creatures and Betty says the Hukl probably smelled it. Nadia thought the creatures were organic but Betty says that they are half organic and half silicon, namely androids. Nadia says they have to try and help the Hulk but Betty says they can not hurt them, just steal his blood. Nadia mentions that Betty was married to Bruce and Betty says that Betty Ross was married to him and that was before she gave away her face. Nadia asks if she gave away her heart also.

The Hulk contiues to smash the Krill when the lights from a helicopter suddenly shine in.

Nadia asks Betty if her father knew about her waking up and what happened to her face. Betty says that her father still thinks she is in a coma back at Gamma Base and that only a few know the truth but she can not reveal who knows for fear of risking their lives. Betty gets defensive and tells Nadia that she knows that Nadia sold Bruce out to Home Base and even slept with him. Nadia admits she betrayed Bruce, Home Base, and herself. She does say she will be grateful to Bruce for opening her eyes. Betty realizes that Nadia may be in love with Bruce.

Samson and Sandra notice that the lights from their helicopter are blinding the creatures attacking the Hulk. Sandra wonders if the Hulk knows that they are helping him. Obviously the Hulk doesn't because he hits the helicopter.

Betty tells Nadia that the helicopter is a Home Base helicopter and it is targeting the Hulk.

Sandra tells Samson to shine the light again on the Hulk since the Krill started attacking again. She tries the helicopter loud speaker to tell the Hulk they are there to help but it is not working. Samson wonders how well Sandra knows Bruce.

Nadia notices a rifle that has fallen to the ground from the helicopter when the Hulk struck it.

The agents tell their leader that Samson and Sandra have stolen a chopper that they had sent. The boss tells them to just make sure one of the Krill gets some Hulk blood.

Sandra tells Samson to get closer with the helicopter and lights. She leans out of the copter and yells for the Hulk to stay in the lights but the Hulk just hits the chopter again.

Nadia and Betty climb down the water tower ladder, confident that all the Krill are focusing on the Hulk, and go for the rifle. Betty says that her hand is too hurt to shot it so Nadia says she will do it, to get back at Home Base.

Samson and Sandra get out of the ruined chopter and Sandra strips down to almost nothing. Samson wonders what she is doing.

Nadia looks at the rifle and discovers that there is only one round.

The Hulk is standing in the downed helicopters lights as Sandra approaches him. Samson warns her taht Bruce might not be in control. Sandra steps up and tells Bruce to focus on her and to hear the calming sound of the surf, just like Bruce's focus procedure. Betty wonders what the agent is doing as Nadia aims the rifle. Sandra continues to try and get the Hulk to foucs and calm down as Nadia aims the rifle at her. Just as she is about to fire it, Betty hits the rifle, making Nadia shoot elsewhere. Betty says that the woman was using transcendental imagery and that only three people know about there, herself, Bruce and Sandra Verdugo. They step out as the Hulk notices them as starts to come near them. Nadia tries to talk to Bruce but Sandra tells them to run. Suddenly a Krill bites the Hulk's leg, drawing blood, and takes off. The Hulk tries to smash it but misses and takes off after it in the dark. The remaining Krill start attacking the remaining people. One gets on Nadia and Sandra shoots it off and then asks who they are. Betty tells her who she is but Sandra doesn't believe her. Betty tells Sandra how she was the one who put the special disk in her motel room back when she was with Jink Slater that she opened with Bruce's special computer. Sandra asks if she is the mysterious Mr. Blue. Betty asks her to call her Betty and then says hello to Samson. Samson says it does sound like her. Sandra then informs them that they have about five minutes left on the copter battery before things get dark.

The Home Base boss tells some agents how in 30 short minutes, they will finally have the Hulk blood after all the money and effort they have spent. Suddenly agent G-7 breaks in and tells them that the Krill is making great time and should be at the base in minutes but also something is following the Krill. The long range cameras bring up what is following closely behind the Krill, namely the Hulk.

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