She-Hulk sank to the mirror dimension’s floor, breathing heavily. Tears streamed down her fading green cheeks. “I… I’m grateful to see you all again,” she whispered, her voice raw with relief. The layered reality crumbled, leaving Bong defeated. The team stared, suspicion lingering on Praxis, though evidence vanished with the illusion.
With only a day until the trial, She-Hulk and her team retreated to Earth-616 to strategize. Deadpool, gravely injured, had to return to his universe. “Jen? I let you win this time, okay? I’m skipping out. Good luck, losers!” he rambled in his signature style as Colossus carried him away.
In his comfortable office, Agent Praxis monitored his failed attempts to thwart She-Hulk’s team. His expression was sour, not just from the defeat, but because they’d uncovered Wanda-838’s secret as an Anchor Being. Only the trial remained. The decisive moment.
That night, everyone involved in Wanda’s upcoming trial struggled to sleep. She-Hulk, Wong, and America held a lengthy discussion, preparing their ultimate strategy. Praxis silently gazed at a photo of his late wife and child, victims of Gurges Gigas’s attack.
Meanwhile, Judge Vignya studied trial documents. Her gaze was occasionally drifting to a redacted file on her desk. She touched it, as if it held personal significance, then refocused.
Seconds ticked by. Minutes passed. Hours slipped away. The trial day arrived. The day of reckoning.
The courtroom air grew heavy. Agent Praxis, usually composed, now sweated profusely, nerves betraying him. Judge Vignya’s sharp gaze fixed on him. She-Hulk and Wanda-838 entered, taking their seats as defendants. While Wong, America, and the Maximoff twins sat among the audience.
The trial dragged on. Both sides presented facts and arguments of nearly equal strength, deftly guided by Judge Vignya’s firm hand. The proceedings remained orderly… so far.
She-Hulk stepped forward, delivering an undeniable truth with a steady voice. “Your Honor, Wanda-838 is an Anchor Being. Executing her would be virtually the same as to murder her, dooming Earth-838, sooner or later.”
“Moreover, the ‘evidence’ video from Agent Praxis’s previous hearing? It’s fake! We can prove it.” She-Hulk called someone from the audience. “Daisy Johnson will explain the technical details, Your Honor.”
Daisy, an Inhuman leader from SHIELD and SWORD, a tech expert who once hired Jen/She-Hulk as legal counsel years ago, now returned the favor.
