The Professor loaded the gun into the trunk of his car, slammed it shut and began walking towards his house. His wife Elizabeth was running late, and if she didn't get here soon he would have to leave without her. He didn't want to, he really wanted her to witness his moment of triumph first-hand, but he couldn't wait much longer.
As he got to the front door, his wife came racing up the driveway in their other car, and who she had inside with her infuriated Ben. He saw both his mother in-law and sister in-law, and both of them got on his nerves equally. His mother in-law, Joyce, she of the 3 failed marriages, was always instructing Elizabeth on ways Ben could be a better husband. He had a million ways that she could be a better mother in-law, but he kept them to himself. His sister in-law, Jackie, was so snobby that he was surprised to even see her sitting in the back-seat of their SUV. She was used to driving around in her BMW, as her husband's very succesful investment firm afforded them an incredibly priveleged lifestyle.
"Liz, what the hell are you thinking? I don't have time for this right now!" He yelled at her like she was a 10 year old.
"I would never allow my husband to speak to me in such a disrespectful manner." Joyce interjected.
Elizabeth sighed, she knew this wasn't the best idea, but her sister and mother both wanted to come to the Avenger's mansion, in fact they had insisted on it, but she had hoped it wouldn't be such a big deal to Ben. "Ben honey, they wanted to come, I hope you don't mind. It would mean a lot to me if you let them come."
She looked at him with her sweet face, it was the look that both she and Ben knew that he couldn't resist. She only used it when it meant a lot to her to get her way.
"It's your car also Elizabeth, so you have a say in this."
"Jackie please, not now!" Elizabeth turned back towards her husband and saw his annoyance with this unforseen intrusion. But she also saw the look of compassion for her knowing that she was in an uncomfortable situation herself.
"Alright, Dweedle-Dee and Dweedle-Dum can come." Besides, he thought to himself, he couldn't wait to see the look on both of their faces when he got the Hulk's powers and transformed right in front of their smug faces. "We'll take this car, just let me grab something." Elizabeth smiled. It was going to turn out okay after all.
Ben opened the trunk back up and grabbed the case that was holding the precious cargo. He looked at it again and smiled. He looked over at his other car, Elizabeth had slid over to the passenger seat and she was engaged in a heated discussion with her mother and sister. How the hell did she turn out so sweet when the other 2 were such pain the asses. He slammed the trunk closed, pressed the remote to open the hatch on the back of the Tahoe, and he carefully placed the case in the rear. He hurridly walked over to the front of the SUV and hopped in.
"What was in the case honey?"
"Oh, just a special camera that I borrowed from work."
"It figures that he has to borrow a camera and doesn't have one of his own." Jackie remarked, which drew a chuckle from Joyce. Elizabeth reached over and placed her hand on top of his, letting him know whose side she was on.
Ben adjusted the rear-view mirror, pausing to look at the two hyenas yucking it up in the back at his expense. Soon, he would be the one laughing at them. He put the car in reverse, backed out of the driveway, and he was on his way to a date with destiny.
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