Battleground: Berkeley! Trish Star tells Fred Sloan how she met the Hulk and the Defenders. Then, Hulk eats something and lays down to rest. But Fred's friends who live in the house are scared of the monster. One of them works for the Corporation which is run by none other than Curtis Jackson! The mobster leader sends his men to Sloan's house to kidnap Trish. One of his men is disguised as the Machine Man. Paralyzed with gas, the Hulk is unable do anything while Trish is taken prisoner. And he thinks the Machine Man is responsible for all of it.