Waiting for his ride;

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One day after his arrival at the internet community Dramadramaduck, Bruce Banner found himself waiting for the impossible: a god to transport him across worlds, where he'd receive help from someone he knew only as Nagato Yuki. Bruce had no idea how old Yuki was, but from what he'd been able to gather she was a logical, reliable individual that

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"I shall hold you to that," Apollo said briskly, though his smile was still kind -- he had every intention of receiving his end of the deal. He had the feeling that Bruce knew the God had the upper hand; that was precisely what Apollo wanted.

"Do not hold your breath, take care to hold onto your bag -- it may be left behind, if you do not keep it close." He moved beside him, taking his arm, "Let's go."

The Canadian flatland around them shifted smoothly, almost like an earthquake in slow motion; it melted and faded away, the colors changing from the mundane shades of every day to brighter, higher contrasted shades of the animated Japan where Nagato Yuki lived. A school sprang out of nothingness, the grass that was under their feet a moment before was now sidewalk with naught but a imperfection, much like the rest of the new environment where they stood.

New noises, cicadas, foreign cars, foreign language, it came next, overcoming the momentary silence of world hopping that Apollo always hated. It was a relief to simply hear again, even if the sounds were near-intelligible. He released Bruce's arm and smiled, gesturing in front of them.

"We're here."