(long)A/N: thanks for checking out this story! ^.^
A couple of things first, though. Just background stuff. *thinks of the Lego Movie…* Anyways, this story takes place after BoO and YJ S2. However, there is quite a few changes/things that are going to take place, more or less out of order from the normal DCU, as well as some from the YJ series.
Pairings: Percabeth, Jasper, Frazel, Spitfire, Supermartion, Wonderbird and some others I can't think of…
Many thanks to my beta and awesome person, SecretAgent013 (she has great stories, check 'em out!)
Key points: This is (more or less) Percy Jackson and BatFamily centered, but that doesn't mean the other characters are going to be downplayed/ignored. Just not as present, I suppose. The characters are probably going to be a little (maybe a lot) OOC. It's hard to capture all the characters correctly :^/ Although, I'm pretty sure I got a few right! Many of the changes you're going to read about in the upcoming chapters, and I'll hopefully be able to explain them all correctly :) Oh, but for this chap, the cave of Mt. Justice is still there…it shall be explained ^.^
Updates will be off and on (because life.) but I'll do my best. This bad boy is 2820 words, (something like that, a bit more, I think, which is pretty long for me) but I don't think all of them will be this long…
Also, reviews! Those are going to help sooo much! And if you have ideas/requests, please, I'd love to hear/read them (and hopefully implement them) :D and I have soooo many ideas! :3
Now, enough of me yammering off. These two series are simply epic! But I do have quite a bit to say on the HoO, 'cuz, come on! Who ends a series like that?! And there was a drought of Percy awesomeness…*Ahem* on with the story!
Disclaimer: Nope, I don't own them. Buuuut…they sorta own me… .
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Young and Bullet Proof
Chapter One: Jinxed It
Percy's day had been going great, that is, before he and his friends were pulled out of their world and dumped into another.
"By the gods am I glad that's over." Percy grumbled, rubbing his face with one hand.
"What?" Annabeth teased as she sauntered up beside him, "lack of sleep and endless paperwork don't fill you with unending energy?" she smirked and avoided his half-hearted jab.
"Paperwork is the worst monster a demi-god can face." He retorted, not wanting to think about the pile still waiting for him. "I don't even know why we have it, it's not like we're a government organization."
"Hey guys the pizza is still warm!" Leo interrupted as he crossed the field, a plate with six slices precariously balanced in one hand. "Wanna see Frank swallow a pizza whole?" Leo volunteered the Canadian.
"No, that's disgusting." Nico stated. Percy grinned, despite all the effort still needed to rebuild the camp, he couldn't stay annoyed knowing his friends were still here. After all, there had been a very good chance that Leo wouldn't have been with them…he shook his head, refusing to think about it.
Three months after the rise and defeat of Gaea, things at Camp Half Blood and Camp Jupiter had returned, relatively, back to normal. With the help of the Romans, the Greeks were able to restore Camp Half Blood into an even better state than it was before the attack of Octavian, and most of the campers had a great time exchanging swear words (and pranks, curtesy of the Stoll brothers) to Latin and Greek.
Things had been good, but Percy was still restless. And then Leo came back, right in the middle of their celebration party.
"Leo!" Hazel threw herself in his arms, wrapping him in a tight hug after he'd disembarked from Festus
"And that," Leo grinned, "is how you get the ladies."
Frank punched him in the arm, too happy to see his friend alive to be bothered by the comment on his girlfriend.
Piper had marched right up to him and slapped him across the face.
"How dare you?!" Piper seethed, glaring at Leo who was holding his red cheek. The entire pavilion went dead silent. "How could you have done something so…something so Percy?" She spluttered. Percy opened his mouth to say something but closed it when Annabeth elbowed in the ribs. "I don't…what in all of Olympus possessed you to-" Piper stopped mid rant gave him a bone crushing hug.
Leo grinned and hugged her back. "You can't get rid of me that easily, I'm just too awesome!"
Cheers, whoops, and a "FIRE MAN IS BACK!" cry from Tyson went up, and the Seven wasted no time in attacking their friend into a group hug.
Percy gripped Leo's hand. "It's great to have you back, man."
Percy grinned, remembering the feeling of pure elation when finding out his friend was alive and Calypso, who was free, happy and helping around at Camp Half-Blood.
After that, the days flew by with non-stop activity for Percy and others, as they were all either going back and forth between both of the camps, seeing to different activities, things, and finding and brining into the camps more demigods.
Frank had his hands full as praetor even though both he and Renya were working their hardest.
Nico and Hazel were taking care of the more underworldly stuff. When Nico wasn't helping his sister or doing other things, he helped/hung out with Will at the Med Bay, even though others found it ironic that a song of the death god was hanging out in a place where people were supposed to get better. But Will didn't care and even enjoyed his company, and Nico found himself actually smiling, which was weird.
Annabeth was helping Jason with new designs and plans for the statues to the minor and not-known gods and goddesses.
They'd finally managed to catch a small lunch break together before all of them had to return to their wrok.
"Guys," Piper got their attention as they all sat in the grass, idly chitchatting. It was something they did when they could, as a way to get out and relax.
"What's up?" Jason asked, noting the look of seriousness on her face.
"We've hardly had the chance to see each other since the victory, and we haven't even gone out once." She started, now gaining their attention.
"It's not exactly like this camp is in any state for us to go out and party," Nico mentioned.
"I know, but I seriously think we need a break. Anyone can tell Percy is about to turn into a living zombie-"
"Zombie's are un-dead." Leo interrupted. "So there can't be a 'living zombie." Nico raised an eyebrow as Piper glared at the son of Hephaestus.
"Anyways, we're going out to dinner tomorrow night. Any complaints?" She finally said. Everyone looked at each other but no one protested. It'll be really nice to get out, Percy thought. And they all knew Piper wouldn't take no for an answer.
The following evening, Percy, Leo and Frank had decided to go to Denney's despite Annabeth's protest for real food. Jason, Nico and Hazel didn't care where they went and Frank was happy since he could order breakfast food, despite it being 6:30 in the evening.
"I've had enough troubles with gods and titans to last me a life time." Annabeth said when they had all been seated and ordered, content as she sat next to Percy at their booth, entwining her hand with his.
"And enough near-death experiences." Hazel added.
"Amen to that." Frank agreed, looking pretty good in his new clothes. Aphrodite had been so pleased that she'd given Piper and the rest of them all a brand new wardrobe, complete with the latest fashion. Some were happier about that than others.
"Boy," Piper shook her head with a rueful smirk, "I still can't believe that we actually managed to pull that off."
"We did it, we did it, hurray~!" Leo sang the ending song from Dora the Explorer as he used the straw wrappers and sugar packets to create a miniature castle.
Nico threw his napkin at him and scowled. "Valdez, if you sing that gods forbidden song one more time I'm going to knock into a different universe." Nico threatened.
Percy and Nico fist bumped.
Jason frowned and looked at him. "What world would you throw him into?" He asked. Nico paused, obviously not having thought about it.
"I'm not sure, but one where singing is banned, pizza is only served cold, and girls are seven feet and three quarters tall." He said, a smirk barely traceable. Leo winced as the other boys laughed.
"That's cruel man." Frank grinned.
Annabeth's eyes lit up. "But you want to more what's even more interesting? Is the theory that it could be real."
"What?" Hazel asked, "Girls being seven feet and three quarters tall? Because Hades mentioned a few times-"
Annabeth shook her head, "No, not that. The idea of multiverses. Daedalus had a whole theory on it, and I've looked into further, it's just fascinating!"
Piper and Percy groaned.
"And here we go," Piper said with playful roll of her eyes, "once Annabeth gets going on this topic, there's no stopping her."
"I don't talk about it that often," Annabeth defended.
Percy laughed, setting down his drink. "Sorry Wise Girl, but you do."
Annabeth huffed, playfully slapping his arm, letting the topic go.
The evening continued on warmly, Leo making some strange comment, Frank not getting it, and Nico adding a sarcastic remark. Percy had somehow managed to get blue pancakes, much to everyone's amazement,
"Hey Percy, why did the beetle not go to the party?" Leo grinned, as Percy glanced at him.
"I don't know, why?"
"Because he was a 'blue' beetle!" he cackled. Percy and Jason sighed as Leo laughed at his own joke. "Get it? The beetle was blue so-"
"We get it." Annabeth cut him off with a roll of her eyes, and Leo still snickering.
The boys had ordered practically the entire menu between them and had started a pancake eating contest. The girls just went for hamburgers and drinks.
Percy was more than happy. The world wasn't ending, no god, goddess or Titan was trying to take over the world, all his friends and family were safe and happy, and he was with Annabeth. He gave a content sigh as they stood up to leave, secretly feeling like this time they'd get more than just three months before next crisis happened.
But as the famous saying goes, insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. So naturally, Percy would soon come to find just how wrong he was.
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"And here you go!" The receptionist chirped, handing Percy back his credit card and he smiled thinly, while tossing a glare behind him. (Jason and Nico had ganged up on him, saying that since it was his nose that had basically almost ended the world, he should pay for dinner. Even though he practically had no money.)
"Thanks," Percy replied, replacing his card in its proper place. He could have sworn it felt lighter.
"I hope you enjoyed your dinner, and come back again, honey," She replied, winking at him.
"Will do," Percy said, completely missing the girl's hit (and the way she looked at him.)
Annabeth smiled icily at her, sliding up to her boyfriend and taking him by the hand.
"Really, it was wonderful," She said, her stiff smile still in place, but her grey eyes sent the message clear as day. He is mine.
"Sooo," Leo dragged out the word as the group started walking down the street, "now what?"
"We could go to the peer," Percy suggested, and Nico rolled his eyes.
"Or watch a movie," Frank added, "We haven't done something 'normal' in a while." His suggestion was met with nods of agreement.
"Oh, how about we-" Hazel stopped midsentence, her eyes growing wide, all the color draining from her face.
"Hazel?" Frank asked in concern, taking a step towards her. Hazel doubled over, gripping her head, trying not to scream.
"Hazel, what's wrong?" Nico asked, gripping her shoulders. "Hazel!"
"Can you hear me?" Jason said, moving forward.
"Stop!" Hazel shouted, her eyes closed tightly. "I don't- I can't," Hazel did scream then.
"Hazel!" Nico cried as Frank asked at the same time "What's wrong!?"
"Percy," Hazel gasped, looking straight at the demigod, "You need-"
All commotion ceased as the air suddenly contracted, and everything around them just…stopped. The world seemed to fast forward then, and a blue wave slammed open, creating a whirling vortex right around Percy. His sea-green eyes widened and he stumbled back as white and blue strands of…magic started to slowly warp around his ankles, climbing higher on his thighs, around his waist and circling around his hips.
"What the heck!?"
"Percy!" Annabeth and Jason yelled at the same time. He was being half dragged, half consumed by the vortex. Annabeth and Leo jumped and grabbed Percy's outstretched hand, trying to pull him back out. To the side of them, Hazel screamed. Piper latched onto Leo and added her strength as Frank scooped up Hazel and Jason grabbed Percy's other hand.
Suddenly, the vortex widened, whirling blue, and now purple, strands grew and fully consumed the son of the sea god, pulling him fully into it.
"Don't let go!" Annabeth screamed as her and Leo's hands started disappearing into the vortex as well. Frank gasped as the same strands that had taken Percy wrapped around his girlfriend, and Frank found himself helpless to stop it.
"Watch out!" Someone yelled, but it did nothing.
For, five seconds later, the vortex closed, swallowing all eight demigods in it, leaving an empty sidewalk, seeming as though nothing had ever happened.
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EARTH-16
Ten Minutes Prior…
"Or we could play Clue, although personally that game is waaaaay too slow for me. Oh! How about we play Twister! Oh wait, that doesn't start with a 'C'. Okay then, how about-"
"Impulse!" Blue Beetle groaned. "Why can't we just watch a movie?"
"But we've done that for, like, the past five days!" Bart replied, zipping around the Cave.
"At least it's more entertaining than what you've suggested." Cassie sighed as she flopped down on the couch. "Why does Static, Robin, and Superboy get to go out and kick butt while we have to stay here and do…nothing?"
"Well, Aqualad did say that as soon as he and Batgirl have finished…whatever it is they're working on, we get to do some sparing," Garfield supplied with a shy smile.
"Ugh!" Cassie moaned, slumping further down on the couch. "It's not fair." She grumbled, still bitter about not being chosen to go on the mission her boyfriend was leading.
"We've also sparred for, like, the past five days!" Impulse said, sitting down on the couch and going to back to moving about the Cave within seconds.
"I can't believe you're complaining about this, hermano." Jamie said, "There's been no crises, no alien invasions, and no villains trying to take over the world. We're finally getting a break."
"Oh face it, Jamie. You're just as bored as we are." Cassie moped.
There was a collective sigh from the young heroes and a moment of silence and lack of movement from the resident Speedster as they wallowed in their boredom.
"We could play a prank on SB and Robin when they get back from their mission?" Jamie suggested with a shrug.
"Remember the last time we did that?" Beast Boy shuddered. "Robin might be quiet, but he sure knows how to get back at someone."
Impulse nodded. "He did learn from the best. Wally's told me some crazy stories about some of Nightwing's pranks. It's only natural that Robin learned how to retaliate. "
"Okay, so how about we…play video games?"
"We've also done that for the past three days." Cassie slumped further on the couch.
"I'm SO BORED!" Impulse moaned, flopping on the floor. "Nothing ever happens!"
Less than two seconds later, a whirling blue vortex appeared in the middle of the room, the edges stretching to the ends of the room as ribbons of blue and purple settled on the floor.
The young members of the Young Justice Team eyes widened and they jumped to their feet, fighting stances and weapons at the ready as something inthe ribbons started making human shapes. Then, like water sliding off a table, three seconds later the vortex, with its blue and purple ribbons, disappeared, leaving behind something that definitely didn't belong there.
A moment of silence descended upon the room.
"I stand corrected." Impulse said, breaking it as he, along with his friends stared at the eight teenagers that had just been dumped in the middle of their Cave.
The teens stared back at them, not saying anything until one of them, who looked about sixteen or seventeen with black shaggy hair and sea-green eyes, wide in disbelief, spoke.
"What in Hades?"
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