Who's your favorite MCU character? Mine is hands down Loki. Tom Hiddleston just brings the god (demigod) to life.
Okay, time for the chapter!
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Natasha Romanoff's P.O.V. (First Person)
A few minutes after we got Tony awake, we managed to get over to the couch. We set Tony on the couch, and Steve gave him an icepack before sitting on the glass table in front of us.
Tony groaned and rolled his eyes, "You barbarian. There's a seat next to Clint. Why do you need to sit on my table?"
I flicked his forehead, making him dizzy. Steve chuckled, "I need everyone's attention, Stark. We, no doubt, need to talk about Percy and his friends."
Bruce checked his notepad, "While Percy and his cousins were explaining their...circumstance, I took some notes. They've been in two wars and multiple prophesies. Many mythologies have had prophesies: Greek, Roman, Norse, Indian. Needless to say, Percy already confirmed that he isn't human. I have some theories of what he might be, especially saying that his powers are...um..."
"Water Bending." Peter stepped in, bouncing in his seat, "Percy's a Water Bender. Thalia is a Lightning Bender, which isn't technically Fire Bending. And Nico, the goth kid, is a Death Bender?"
Clint patted his shoulder, "That's not a thing kid."
Peter raised an eyebrow, "You're saying this even when you've met Norse Gods, kids with powers, and Tony Stark."
Tony looked like he wanted to protest, but Bruce managed to stop him, "Yeah, sure, a Water Bender. Why not? But about my theories-"
Thor cut him off by clasping Bruce's shoulder, "Banner, he said to swear not to tell anyone, in case you managed to figure it out. Since Perseus isn't here, I shall make you swear."
"Fine, I swear not to tell anyone." Bruce mumbled.
Steve stood up, "Now wait just a minute-"
Thor help us his hand before glaring at Bruce, "Swear on the River Styx that you will not anyone, no matter the circumstance, unless Perseus says it's alright."
Bruce reluctantly repeated after Thor and thunder rumbled outside. We looked at Thor, who just shrugged and said, "Wasn't me."
I sighed and leaned back, "Well there goes our chance to figuring out who this kid is."
Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Thor and Loki share a look. I glared at them, "If you hadn't sworn that oath, your necks would be backwards right now."
Loki was about to say something when we heard the screaming from Percy's room. We still hadn't gotten used to it. While we ran to Percy's room, Friday's voice rang out, "Mr. Jackson has given special requests to throw a knife at him in case he screams again."
Tony yelled, "WHAT?! NO WAY!"
We burst through Percy's bedroom door in time to see Nico throw a glinting black bade straight at Percy's face. Before we could do anything, Percy shot up and caught the knife with two fingers right before it impaled his forehead. He flipped it to its hilt and threw it at the wall.
We all sighed in relief, including Nico and Thalia. Percy wearily smiled at us, and that's when we noticed them. The cuts and bruises. Opened wounds and bloody gashes on his body. He had his shirt on, but it was soaked in the red liquid. Nico got Percy onto his feet, despite Nico himself looking feeble. Thalia helped hang onto Percy's other arm as they led him to the bathroom.
We heard them turn on the shower and watched them come out, closing the door. They stared at us, and Nico asked, "You saw what I did just now?"
We all nodded to him, and he continued, "You do that every time he falls asleep and starts screaming."
Loki spoke after contemplating a little, "What if there was a way we could numb down the screams a little. I can enter his mind and see what's upsetting him."
Thalia and Nico shared a look. "You'll go insane," was all Nico said before Percy came out of the bathroom looking fresh as a daisy. His clothes were dry, and all the blood was gone.
He looked as if he could do one hundred jumping jacks right then and there. He grinned at us, but Thalia just went up to him and slapped him. On the cheek. Hard. I was beginning to like this girl.
Percy held his cheek, but he didn't look hurt at all. He rolled his eyes, "What was that for?"
She shrugged, "You need to stay awake. It's your best bet."
Nico nodded, "That's the only way the torture's going to stop, Perce."
Tony shook his head, "Wait, wait, wait. What torture? And why do we always find him bleeding every time he sleeps? And he has to stop sleeping in order to stop the torture?"
Thalia put her hand on her hip, " One, none of your beeswax. Two, side effects of his nightmares. Three, yes. Either that or sleep next to his girlfriend who has the same disorder as him."
Tony stood there, appalled. Percy seemed to notice his expression and widened his eyes, "No! Nothing bad. Sleeping next to her stops our nightmares. We've been through the same thing. So has Nico, but he went through it alone..."
Nico cradled himself in his arms, apparently remembering something. His two cousins went to console him, and for a moment, I felt terrible for these kids. They hadn't hit 20, and they looked as if they could depict the two wars they had been in, with perfect detail. It was frightening.
Thor and Loki walked up to them, talking to the three teens in hushed tones so that we wouldn't hear anything. Eventually, Bruce had to join the conversation. I saw Bruce's eyes light up - the way they do when one of his theories is confirmed. I racked my brain for answers.
I didn't know who or even what these kids were. I didn't know what Bruce knew. I hated not knowing. I thought back to what my teachers had taught me in the Red Room. When we learned Latin, they read us stories that were both Greek and Roman.
In some of them, there were kids, sons and daughters of the gods, who had the same powers as the kids standing in front of us. My eyes widened as I figured out who Percy was. Who they all were.
Percy Jackson was a demigod.
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REALLY NAT?! OH WOW! I DIDN'T KNOW! Huh.
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