Hey guys! Happy New Year! Here's another update! I should tell you, I don't know if I'll update so often once school starts on Monday. I'll either have homework or will be too lazy. I'll update to the best of my ability, because, I'm honestly dying to know what will happen in my own story.
Something you should know about my writing style: Completely improvised.
When I do collabs, we improvise, but we revise once we have the plot of the chapter done. For an original story, I just completely write down what's on the top of my head and build on that.
So....yeah...explains why most of the chapters are so jumbled. XD
Okay, enough rambling on and on about me! Time for the chapter!
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Percy Jackson's P.O.V (First Person)
Here's something all of you mortals should know.
(A/N: Percy! No breaking the fourth wall! Took me a while to fix it last time! Oh why do I bother...)
I know I'm breaking the fourth wall, but this is serious. I am not as dumb as you think I am. Annabeth thinks I'm mentally incompetent of being smart. That's not true. I simply don't care. My school grades never mattered to me and neither did Greek and Roman mythology, until I met Annabeth and figured out my heritage.
Anyway, the reason I'm saying this is because, I'm smart enough to realize when someone knows my secret. Such an instance occurred when I saw Natasha eye me with admiration, calculation, and...utter fear. I don't like it when people fear me. It makes me feel like a monster.
Thor and Loki had already explained what Bruce knew and the fact that he had sworn on the River Styx already. He was pretty happy when his theory, about me and my cousins being demigods, was confirmed. So, when I looked away from the conversation for less than a split second, I saw that realization on her face.
I grimaced, 'Great. Another one of them knows.' I thought.
I gestured for Natasha to come join our conversation. She hesitantly walked over, her hand resting on the stock (handle) of her gun. I frowned and said, "You know who we are, and we're dangerous, true. But we aren't hostile. I mean, I'm literally a 17 year old kid. If you expect me to kill you on the spot without reason, you're kidding yourself."
My cousins and Natasha gasped, I'm thinking, because of me actually sounding smart. I rolled my eyes and spoke again, "Look, we weren't really saying anything, just explain some stuff. As I was saying before you joined, we're going to have to reveal the prophecy soon anyways-"
Natasha cut me off, "Why not reveal it now?"
I sighed and was about to answer, but Thalia beat me to it, "Kelp Head here," she nudged me, "wants to protect you all for as long as possible."
I nodded, "There's no need for anyone to know until necessary. Speaking of knowing, you know who we are, which means?"
Natasha sighed and whispered, "I swear on the River Styx that I will not reveal to anyone, including my teammates, that you are a demigod, until you say it's alright, they figure it out, or you tell them."
Thunder rumbled outside, and I nodded, "Thanks."
She kept a straight face and asked, "What's the prophecy?"
I looked at our small group: An assassin, two gods, a doctor, and two demigods. Behind us, the rest of the Avengers waited patiently for what we were going to do. I shook my head, "Not now. It's better if you and Bruce learn it with the others. Soon."
Loki chuckled, "You've gone soft young hero."
I rolled my eyes, "They're my friends. I'm going to keep the prophecy away from them for as long as I can. No but's about it."
Thor looked at me, "Young hero, maybe it would be better-"
"No!" I yelled. Everyone looked at me, but I didn't care. I was mad, "I'm not going to let another person I care about, die. Jason's dead, and I didn't do anything about it. I will keep you all alive to the best of my ability and for as long as I can. That's final."
Nico clasped my shoulder, "Perce," his voice trembled, "Jason was as much of a brother to you as he was to me. He knew about me before anyone else. We all cared about him, but there was nothing we could do about it. The Fates cut his string, and-"
"So who cares if they cut his string?! It wasn't his time to go!" I fell to floor, the same way I did when I heard of Jason's death, "Why couldn't it have been me? Jason had so much time left. So many temples to build. People to lead. I had nothing. Just a few friends. That's all. They'd move on. Jason-"
Thalia slapped me, and I knew why. This time, I didn't even stop the tears. I let them flow. I let down my guard a little, and before I knew it, Tony was holding me like my mom would when I got a cut or bruise. Thalia and Nico were holding my shoulders. The rest of the Avengers, my unconditional family - even though we'd only known each other for a few days - they made sure I had a shoulder to lean on.
I wanted to protect them, but they were vital to the prophecy. They had to know it. They had to know who I was, whether I liked it or not. I shakily got up, Tony still supporting me. I sniffled, "I'm a demigod."
Everyone gasped, including Thalia and Nico. They didn't know I would reveal so fast - right after I had told them to figure it out. I nodded, feeling my voice solidify again. I gestured to my cousins, "They are, too. So is my girlfriend. And all my friends. Well, except Rachel. She's the oracle, but that's another story. I'm a son of Poseidon. God of the Seas, Horses, Earthquakes. All that. I hate it, but I'm powerful. And I despise the fact that I have to rope you guys into this. A prophecy isn't meant for mortals...but..."
Cap stepped up, "It's important that we know, Percy."
I sat on my bed, "Yeah well. When I tell you the prophecy, we have to start the quest. So, it's better if I tell you at camp."
All the Avengers looked at each other, and I remembered that Loki had wiped their memory of even being at camp. I had to grin at that, "You'll have fun there. But only for a day or two. After that...our real struggle begins."
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How was that? You guys like? I know that cliffhangers are awful, but ya know. I love 'em.
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