Chapter 7
Disclaimer: I do not own Percy Jackson or Avengers all rights belong to Rick Riordan and Marvel.
Percy's POV
I walked into the kitchen, the next morning, to a yelling match between Jason and Thor. Apparently Jason tried to eat a pop tart and Thor got angry with him. It also involved a lot of thunder booming outside and lightning hitting the ground. Thalia broke it up. She calmed Jason down and apologized to Thor for Jason being stupid. Tony and Leo were in deep conversation while Tyler was discussing some medicine thing with Bruce. Frank was speaking to Clint about archery and Steve was talking to Reyna about leadership or something.
"That was fun," Tony grinned.
"Who do you think would have won the fight?" Leo asked.
"My money would be on Thor, he's a god," Tony said.
"But Jason's dad is King of the gods," Leo countered.
"We wont be finding out the answer, sorry," I interrupted. "We need to figure out a game plan."
"Well, Leo and I had some ideas for some weapons to build and he showed me Celestial Bronze and how cool it is," Tony said.
"Other than that?" I asked.
Tyler shrugged. "We just woke up for Zeus' sake, Percy. We'll have a meeting later."
"Speaking of meetings," Natasha said walking into the room, "You two have a meeting with Fury today."
"Is it because the whole 'escaping the government prison' thing?" I asked.
"No duh!" Thalia said, hitting my arm.
"When is the meeting?" Tyler asked. "And is it with the 'oh so wonderful' council?"
"It's in an hour and no, just Fury."
"I can handle that," I said. "Fury is pretty relaxed."
"Sometimes..." Steve mumbled.
An hour later, Tyler and I were sitting in a meeting room. Fury was facing us from across the table. "Tell me again, what exactly happened?"
We retold the story for the second time, taking a little more time to explain things. When we finished, Fury looked like he aged ten years.
He scratched his scalp and spoke, "This is getting out of hand... And you say these friends will help? The same ones that tried to kill you?"
"Yep," Tyler said.
"I believe you, but still... the council is going to have my head. They can barely tolerate two demigods, adding more would stress them out."
"Can you tell them to just leave it to us? I mean, we can handle it," I suggested.
"I will tell them that, but I can't promise anything."
He dismissed us. When we exited the office, a lot of people looked at us strangely. Some un-nerved me a little. Their gaze was a little un-human-like. Tyler's hand moved to his pocket so I assumed he sensed danger, too. I put my hand in my pocket and gripped Riptide. We ended up getting through without trouble, but I spoke too soon for that. Nearly two minutes passed before we were attacked. How is it that out of all the demigods out and about, these monsters choose us?
The monsters were similar to the ones we had fought before, but this one was twice the normal size. Thirteen feet tall, at least. He was wearing a bronze breastplate. Wielding a sword that was the color of Tarturus' skin. I find that completely offensive, in my ADHD mind. He slowly walked towards us, but did not swing his sword or attack. He looked... worried? He stopped about five feet away from us, glaring, but he did not look mad at us.
"You two," he said pointing his sword at us, "we need to talk." He pointed in the direction of a cafe and started walking there.
"Probably a trap," Tyler said.
"Maybe, but maybe he has answers," I suggested.
"One way to find out," Tyler said, walking towards the cafe.
The place was called Blue Bottle Coffee. I wondered if they served blue coffee. Then again, I never really drank coffee, that was more of a Rachel thing. He sat down at a booth, we sat across from him. We waited in awkward silence before he spoke up.
"I suppose your wondering if you can trust me?" he asked.
"A little bit," I answered.
He laughed. "Figured as much. Anyways, I'm not going to hurt you," he said as he put his sword away. "I came here to warn you of what your up against." He leaned in close. "I understand you think that Tarturus is stirring, correct?"
"Yes," Tyler and I replied.
He nodded. "You're absolutely right, the Titans have risen to wake him. Don't know why. I do know that they need you two and your friend, the son of Jupiter, for some sacrifice."
"How do you know this?" I asked.
"Hmph, I used to be in Tarturus. Do you not recognize me, Perseus Jackson?"
"No..." I said.
He looked down. "Oh! Forgive me, I forgot to remove the Mist from myself." He flicked his hands and his body changed. His upper body became a cherry-red color. His legs became dragon-like , also red. His hair was the color of iron-rust. His body grew to a full twenty feet tall. I realized who he was.
"Damasen!" I exclaimed in awe. "H-How? How d-did you escape?"
"It was difficult, yes, but father forgave me for aiding you. He told me I could repay him by helping him rise out of the abyss. I do not want to help him, I've grown quite fond of the demigods," he explained.
"Wait, Percy? You know this guy?" Tyler asked.
"He helped me and Annabeth escape Tarturus and seal the Doors of Death," I explained. I looked at Damasen, "Where is Bob?"
His expression became depressed. "Father punished him for his treason. He is trapped still, but I want to free him. That is for another time."
"Have you seen the Titan's captives?" Tyler asked.
"Yes. I spoke to Annabeth and the other two about two days ago."
"Are they okay?" I asked.
"They are fine. The Titans believe they can lure you three to them by holding them captive. They are being kept alive and I suggested for them to be unharmed," Damasen explained.
"But how do we beat them?" Tyler asked.
"It will be difficult. You will need an army of the finest heroes out there. Also, you must defeat the new monsters. But I will tell you a secret," he leaned in closer and whispered to us, "the monsters can be killed by any element. Fire, water, light, electricity, brute force- if you wish-, and mortal weapons. Mortal weapons can hurt them because the original monsters were born from a demigod."
"Who?" I asked.
"I do not know the name. I only found out about their weakness yesterday, during a training. They are becoming stronger. You will need a lot of help."
"We have help. The Avengers and the two camps," Tyler said,
"Yes, that will most likely aid you, but you two will play the most important role. I do not know details, but one of you may not make it out of this alive. I can see one of you facing death and losing your final battle. That is all I can say at this time," he said standing up, "Until next time, brave heroes."
He left the cafe. Tyler and I sat there for a moment before finally getting up to leave. I glanced at the time and saw that we had been gone for two hours. The meeting was only an hour.
"We need to get home," I said.
When we entered the Tower, we were instantly scolded by Reyna and Thalia. They sounded like mothers and it did not help that Natasha was backing them up. Tony, Leo, and Bruce were down in the lab working on some weapons. Thor and Steve were training. Frank and Clint were having a archery contest while Jason watched.
"What took you so long!?" Reyna demanded.
"Someone missed us," Tyler said, smirking. In response, she punched his arm.
"Answer!"
"Ran into an old friend," I said.
"Who?" Thalia asked.
"Let's wait until the others come up, better to explain it once than twice."
When the other people came up, we gathered in the living room. Tyler explained to them what happened and I explained our meeting with Damasen.
"Are you sure we can trust this guy?" Tony asked.
"He helped me escape hell, so I think we can," I responded.
"Fair enough," Tony shrugged.
"So your saying that our weapons are useless?" Leo asked.
"Not entirely," Tyler said, "They might throw other monsters at us, but the mutants wont die from our usual stuff. Except maybe Thalia's silver. We don't know if silver works."
"And they need us for a sacrifice?" Jason asked.
"Something like that, yeah. They plan to awaken Tarturus from the abyss." I told Tyler that we would leave out the 'one of us shall die' part. They don't need to know about that. Well, maybe they do, but we don't want to tell them.
"Just remember to keep your eyes open for threats. And we need the help of the campers from Camp Half-Blood and Camp Jupiter. We need as many people as possible," Tyler explained.
"I'll contact Camp Jupiter," Frank said. Reyna and he left the room to contact their group.
"Percy, you and me are going to Camp Half-Blood," Thalia said standing up.
"What about me?" Jason protested.
"Yeah, let's take two of the three needed for a sacrifice to a camp still recovering from an attack, that's brilliant," Thalia scolded, "Did that not click into your head, little bro?"
"Sorry," Jason mumbled.
"Tyler, you and Jason stay here. You two and Leo can help the Avengers learn about some monsters and help with armor and weapons," I suggested.
Tyler just shrugged, "Sounds fine."
"Tyler, how about we practice with a little sparring?" Thor suggested.
"I'll do some hand-to-hand combat with Jason," Steve suggested.
They nodded.
"All right, good luck everyone," I say as Thalia and I head to the roof.
I called Blackjack to come pick us up. When he got here, his lips were covered in sugar. "Really? You eat doughnuts or sugar cubes?"
Sugar cubes, boss. I swear! He spoke in my mind.
Thalia was stifling a laugh.
"What?" I demanded.
"It's funny to watch you talk to animals," she said, now fully laughing.
"Can you talk to animals? Like maybe any type of bird? Or maybe an eagle?"
"An eagle is a bird, stupid."
She's gotcha there, boss.
"Let's just go."
Halfway through the ride I remembered a very important detail. Something that I can not believe I forget. Tyler and I are public enemies one and two to both camps.
"Um... Thalia?" I asked.
"Yeah?" she replied.
"Aren't they going to kill me on sight if I go there?"
She thought about it for a moment, then napped her fingers. "I sent an Iris message the first day we got there. Chiron said he was relieved as you would be impossible to kill."
I chuckled a little. Leave it to Chiron not to be relieved I'm not a traitor. He just worries that I would be impossible to kill. "Okay, so Tyler and I are welcome back?"
"Yep," she said popping the 'p'.
Blackjack landed us at the Big House. It looked the exact same, but I could see the remnants of the battle. The cabins were messed up, some had holes, some had blood. My cabin had collapsed. I was saddened by that. It had been my home for years. Ever since I was twelve and claimed by Poseidon, I had stayed in that cabin. Thalia noticed my expression and followed my gaze.
"Sorry, but the monsters made it a point to destroy your cabin. Along with Tyler's and Jason's." she told me.
"It's fine. It will probably be rebuilt," I said.
We walked to the front of the Big House. Chiron and Mr. D were there, playing pinochle. Chiron looked up when he heard us approach. I could almost imagine I was twelve again. Grover was leading me to the table where I would meet them. However, this time, I was going to talk to them, hopefully I can stay on Mr. D's good side.
"Ah, Percy. Good to have you back. Thalia, nice to see you again," Chiron said.
"Hello, sir," I said to both Mr. D and Chiron.
"Hmph, welcome back, Peter, now will you be joining us for pinochle?" Mr. D asked.
"Um... I'm not staying, I just need to talk to Chiron real quick," I explained.
Mr. D waved his hand. "Make it quick, I have a good feeling about this game."
Chiron followed us inside the Big House. We were in the living room. Thalia and I sat on the couch while Chiron was in wheelchair form. "So, Percy, what is this about?"
"The recent events that have been happening," I started.
"Ah, yes. Go on."
"Well, we need to get your help, the camp's help. An army is going to rise and try to destroy the gods and raise Tarturus from the abyss."
"I feared as much," Chiron started, "Do you know anything about the army? How it involves you?"
"We know that they need to sacrifice Percy, Jason, and Tyler to raise Tarturus," Thalia said.
"And their army can't be killed by Celestial Bronze or Imperial Gold. We need to use our demigod powers and use hand-to-hand combat," I explained.
"I see..." Chiron's face seemed to age a century, "I will gather what forces we have. I will ask Tyson to summon some Cyclops to help in the fight. Do you know when it will happen?"
"No, but we know it will be soon. Also, they want Jason, Tyler, and I to go after Annabeth, Piper, and Sarah. They want to capture us," I said.
"Do not give in, we will send a group to look for them, but you stay with the Avengers. Thalia and the others will join you. We will do everything in our power to rescue them," Chiron said, rubbing his beard.
"Thank you, sir." Thalia and I stood to leave. When we walked out, some campers had gathered at the Big House.
"Welcome back," Rachel said.
"Thanks,good to be back," I replied.
"Are you going to save the world again?" Nico asked. "You need to take a break from that stuff, enjoy life a little."
"Says the kid who spends all his time with the dead," I joked.
He smirked. "IM us when it's time to fight. Those guys wont know what hit 'em."
"Will do," I said before getting on Blackjack with Thalia. We flew off, towards the Avenger Tower. Hopefully Chiron can rescue Annabeth and the others. Hopefully we don't die. Maybe, we'll get a break after this war. Who knows what will happen next.
