Chapter 6
Annabeth couldn't help but smirk and let out a soft chuckle.
Tony Stark raised his hand like a child in school. "I am confused," he stated.
All eyes turned to Percy who looked at Annabeth. Annabeth crossed her arms. "Your file, your problem," She said.
Percy let out a sigh. "How should I put it? Oh yeah, Greek gods are real, Annabeth and I are demigods AKA half gods, and I don't know how anyone managed to make a file that pretty much revealed that since all the people who know are sworn to secrecy. In fact I probably shouldn't be telling you anything though I doubt I could leave otherwise."
Rodgers let out a hysterical laugh. "How come it seems that all mythology is real?"
"Don't sweat it Cap, you'll figure it out eventually," Tony said with a smile as Steve gave him the death glare.
"Wait, why do you say all mythology is real?" Annabeth asked.
"One of our BFFs is Thor god of thunder," Tony stated simply.
Percy grinned. "Goody, another god of thunder to annoy."
Thunder echoed through the tower. Annabeth sent a glare at Percy. "Could you at least try to be tolerable for your uncle?"
Percy shrugged. "I dunno. When I feel like it, I will be a charming little nephew."
Annabeth rolled her eyes and sat back in her chair.
"Just because of the formalities," Agent Seward interrupted. "Is there any evil, diabolical, revenge-wanting enemy of the Greeks?"
Percy glanced at Annabeth. "There was one. Though I defeated him last year…"
Annabeth scoffed. "You never paid attention to Chiron's lectures. There are plenty of things that could try and attack Mt. Olympus. There's the Giants, of one, then all the little evil villains. Not to mention the wars the gods make between each other like in the World Wars."
Agent Seward was taking notes on her clipboard. "And which one of these scenarios is most likely to happen?"
"Probably the gods making war with each other, but that won't happen for a long time. The gods are pretty happy with each other right now," Annabeth sighed.
"Also Zeus is probably too consumed on how he needed my help to defeat Kronos," Percy muttered.
Another thunderbolt shook the tower. "You are hopeless," Annabeth sighed.
Nick Fury left quickly; he needed to file away information or something like that. Percy followed Annabeth, while Annabeth followed Tony and Bruce. Steve felt awkward because he didn't have a buddy. Steve was about to leave and beat the crud out of some punching bags when he felt a tap on his shoulder. He turned to face Seward.
"You look so pitiful. If you want a buddy to beat the crud out of just ask. I enjoy a challenge."
Steve's face felt hot. For some reason this felt like flirting even though it was a sincere offer. "Um, OK."
Seward flashed a smile then walked off to join everyone else in the labs.
Annabeth felt like she was in science heaven. Tony couldn't stop talking when he found out about Annabeth's large love of science and architecture. Bruce, being his quiet self, slipped into his own labs. Percy decided to follow Bruce because he couldn't stand Annabeth's excessive monologue about god knows what.
Bruce was working on his usual experiment, ridding himself of the Other Guy. Not because he couldn't handle the Other Guy, but because he didn't enjoy blacking out then waking up with a path of destruction in his wake.
Bruce was looking at the mutated DNA when Percy finally spoke up.
"Whatcha doing?" Percy asked.
Bruce almost collapsed in surprise. He turned and saw Percy standing there looking around. "Um, just figuring out some things."
"What do you need to figure out?"
"Uhh…"
"Dr. Banner is just trying to fix a problem of his," Agent Seward said as she walked in, her clipboard at the ready.
Bruce had almost forgotten she was going to be his lab assistant.
"So… what are you doing?" Percy asked, still hopelessly lost.
"He's making an antidote to a mutation cause by lethal amounts of gamma radiation that causes… uncontrolled transformations," Seward said, dancing around the real answer.
Percy sighed. "Why do only a few people understand science while the rest of us are bored out of our minds?"
Seward chuckled. "Steve is upstairs destroying punching bags. You might find that better than watching simulations of DNA as different theoretical-"
"You lost me at simulations," Percy interrupted walking out the door.
