" Forget the walking wounded, Hulk. You got unfinished business."
The Hulk turned around, in anger, his muscles still expanding further. His size growing more and more every second.
" Who said that?" The Hulk demanded to know.
" I did, maybe you remember me. I'm the Juggernaut." Cain bellowed.
Hulk turned on his heel and charged the Juggernaut. The two met with a collision, shattering the ground beneath them.
The Juggernaut punched the Hulk in his face, drawing blood. He then slammed the giant on his back and stomped his face into the ground with his large boot.
The Hulk exploded back up, hitting Juggernaut in the chin with both of his fists, before grabbing the man's helmet and trying to crush.
The Juggernaut laughed and headbutted Hulk right in his chest, knocking the wind out of the beast momentarily.
Hulk recovered and tried to punch the Juggernaut again, only for the Juggernaut to catch his fist with ease.
With one hand open, the Juggernaut tried to do the same to Hulk only for the Hulk to catch his hand as well.
The two locked hands together, pushing against the other, vying for power. The ground beneath them trembled, and even though they appeared evenly matched, the Juggernaut was slowly beginning to overpower the Hulk.
"We've done this dance before, Hulk... And I.... Won." The Juggernaut told the Hulk. Even if he was overpowering the green beast, it wasn't easy.
" Nobody... Listens." The Hulk complained. " What happened before.... Is as dead.... As you're gonna be." The Hulk told the man defiantly.
The force of the two men struggling against each other began to rock what remained of the mansion, waking Ian from his slumber.
" Cain! Stop this!" Xavier yelled to the man. " You're undermining the mansions foundation! You'll bring it all down!" Xavier yelled to the man.
Cain turned and looked at Xavier, and Hulk used his moment of distraction to send the Juggernaut flying.
" Like I said before, I don't have all day." The Hulk stated. " Nothing stops the Juggernaut? Fine. Keep going." The Hulk exclaimed. He sidestepped Juggernaut and the man went speeding away from the institute. His momentum carrying him through the forest and into the lake.
Ian tried pushing himself back up to his feet, but his body was hurting. He was barely conscious. The Hulk had fractured most of the bones in his face. And over half the ribs on the right side of his body were broken, not to mention the bones in his hands and legs. Just trying to move an inch felt like a thousand knives digging into his flesh.
He had to watch as the Hulk turned his attention back to the professor.
" It's over, Xavier. By the time he drags himself out, we'll be gone." The Hulk told the man.
" As I told you. I won't resist." Xavier told the man, resigning himself to his fate.
However, before The Hulk could grab Xavier, Cessily jumped onto him, wrapping herself around his body.
" No! I won't let you!" Cessily yelled.
" Stupid mutants! Haven't you figured it out yet? You can't stop me! Nothing can!" The Hulk told the girl. He ripped her off of his arm and then hurled her through the Institue walls.
" CESSILY!"
" cessily!"
Both Xavier and Ian called out in terror as the girl went crashing through the building. Xavier ran after her and the Hulk followed.
Ian picked himself up off the ground and flew after the trio, slamming into the Hulk as he emerged from the hole in the wall.
" Ian, stop it. You're hurting bad." Xavier told the boy.
" Stupid mutant, you wanna die for this man?" Hulk asked the boy.
Ian got back up to his feet and stood in front of Xavier and Cessily. One of his eyes swollen shut, the other barely opened at all. His balance was weak. But yet still he stood.
" I won't... Let you... Hurt them." Ian wheezed between each word. it was getting harder and harder for him to breathe.
" I won't stop until you've all suffered as I have. You want to die? Fine then. I won't hold back anymore." The Hulk told the boy.
" Suffering?" The Hulk looked past Ian to the voice speaking. To the little girl pulling herself up. " You want to talk about suffering? Look around you." Cessily told the man.
And Hulk did so, taking not of all the headstones in the cemetery.
Cessily got up and walked over to two specific headstones. One that read Laurie Collins and the other Brian Cruz, former friends of the New Mutants and the Hellions who were killed by Stryker.
" Her name was Laurie Collins. All she wanted was for people to like her for who she was. She got shot in the head. She was only sixteen." Cessily told the man.
She then turned to Brian's stone.
" This is Brian Cruz. He loved his powers and being here. He lost it all on M-Day. He lost his life, too. Along with forty-one other kids. Because some Mutant hater blew them up. Like your wife was blown up." Cessily told the man. She then turned around with tears falling down her face and faced the Hulk. She walked up to Ian and stood in front of him. " Don't tell me we haven't suffered liked you. And don't ever tell us not to fight for what we have left! You're trying to do to us exactly what your enemies did to you. Destroy what happiness we've managed to find in a world that hates us. For something the professor didn't even do! Maybe we can't stop you. But don't you dare expect us to fight any less hard than you!" Cessily yelled in the man's face, the Hulk standing still and listening all the while.
The Hulk looked up at the boy behind Cessily, still ready to fight, and then to Xavier. His mind going over and replaying everything the girl had said and finally the Hulk came to one conclusion.
" Hmm. You consider this your fault, Xavier. And my guess is, you should. You're already living in hell." The Hulk told the man. He then turned and leaped away. Seemingly leaving the institute alone after hours of fighting.
Xavier sighed, knowing the Hulk was right. He then walked up to Cessily and hugged the girl, to comfort her. He then turned to Ian.
" Ian, come with me. Once Josh wakes up, we'll have him heal your injuries. For now, we need to make sure you don't aggravate anything else." Xavier told the boy.
But Ian didn't respond.
Xavier and Cessily both turned to the boy.
" Ian what's...." Cessily was asking.
However, as the two observed the boy, they noticed he wasn't conscious anymore.
Xavier rushed past Cessily and grabbed the boy.
" He's not breathing!" Xavier yelled. He picked Ian up and ran into the building with the boy in his arms. " Cessily go get Josh now!"