Percy POV

They all stared off each other. Ms. Potts looked like she was gonna pummel Tony if he didn't start talking. The demigods all looked at Thor, who looked like he was torn between excitement and fear. He had a big smile on his face and the hand holding the hammer was trembling.

Finally Clary broke the silence. "Well, this is nice and all, but we've all been standing like this for half an hour and I'm getting bored." She perched on a stool, studying us as she fiddled with a pocketknife.

"Thor, you know these kids?" Natasha's eyes flitted over to him briefly, before flying back to the demigods.

"Tony, what is going on?" Ms. Potts stalked over to the billionaire.

"Uh . . . . Pepper, don't get mad but . . ." Tony was struggling for words.

"Who are these kids?" She stared at Leo, who was now standing next to Tony with a screwdriver. "And why are some of them armed?"

Leo grinned innocently. "Well, Ms. Potts, it all started when Tony kidnapped my friend Percy. Naturally, we reacted by attempting a rescue mission. Then, he kept me hostage here to steal my genius mind." Leo put on his most innocent look.

Pepper looked furious. "Tony! How could you?" She glanced at Leo softly, "Don't worry honey; Tony was going to let you leave right now." Tony's jaw dropped. "And you can call me Pepper." She added kindly.

"Leo, you're making this worse," groaned Reyna. "You can ignore him, we're all staying here on our own free will," she said to Pepper, "What he meant was we are the newest addition to the Avengers initiative." When Thor heard that, his smile widened even more.

Pepper looked horrified. "How could they recruit teenagers?"

Nico frowned. "No offense lady, but most of us are considered adults by the time we turn fifteen." Thor stepped forward.

"It is an honor to meet you," Thor squeaked. He looked like he was trying to contain his excitement. He grabbed Leo's hand and shook it. "Especially you Leo Valdez, you heroic sacrifice was the most admirable. Our people yearn to die honorably in battle."

"You're Thor right?" said Percy. "The Norse god of thunder."

"Indeed, I am Thor Odinson of Asgard. It is an honor to meet you, Percy Jackson, the famed Hero of Olympus. Our two kinds have ceased interaction for many years, however news of your achievements still reach Asgard." Thor knelt in front of the four of us, his hammer on the floor. "My apologies for trespassing on Greek territory. I had no idea Olympus was moved to New York. I hope this will not cause a rift between us. If it is possible, I would like to speak to your uncle." He looked at us gravely.

The demigods looked at each other, bewildered. "Hey," Leo grinned, "it's cool. I didn't even know we had a territory." Thor returned Leo's grin uncertainly. "As for talking to Zeus, I don't think we can schedule that right now. We'll explain in a minute."

"Hold up," Tony held his hand up, "stop it. You guys are confusing us."

"You are not aware of demigods you recruited?" Thor looked shocked.

"What's a demigod?" asked Tony, looking even more puzzled.

Reyna sighed. "We were just about to explain."

Percy jumped in. "Ok, have you guys ever heard of the Greek gods?" Cue several nods. "Ok, they're real. All the stuff in Greek mythology exists." He waited for that to sink in. Tony scoffed.

"Are you claiming to be gods? Yeah right," He laughed. Pepper elbowed him up effectively.

"Tony, Thor just said we were demigods." Piper sighed through the IM. Thor jumped like he just noticed them.

"We're demigods, the children of the gods." Percy explained. "That's why we have the powers we have. We grow up with monsters trying to kill us, so we train to fight them in camps. Usually, only our weapons can kill them, but mortal weapons can wound them too I guess."

Clint nodded. "Ok, so are there any other mythologies we need to know about?"

"Just Romans," Percy said slowly. "Reyna, Hazel, and Frank follow the Roman version of the gods." Clint nodded.

"Just a question, why is Thor acting like he worships you guys or something?" Tony pointed to Thor, who was babbling away with Piper and Jason through the rainbow.

"Well, a few years ago, my grandfather Kronos tried to take over the world, or more accurately, the Western civilization. I know, my family is messed up. I try not to focus too much on family relations in the godly world, like how all the horses in the world are actually my half brothers.

Anyway, so he tried to take over New York and we stopped him. You know the big blackout a few years ago when everyone just fell asleep, yeah, that was it. "

"Percy saved the world," said Nico softly.

Percy scowled. "Luke was the real hero, all I did was hand him the knife that killed him."

"Ok, so you saved the world from you evil grandpa, what about the others?" Natasha looked skeptical. "And how is New York Greek territory?"

"After, Kronos was defeated, my great grandmother Gaea tried to take over the world using her kids, the giants. There was a quest of seven demigods to go to Greece and beat them. Hazel and Leo rescued me," Percy swallowed, "and Annabeth from Tartarus, which is like literally hell. Um, Frank led a charge against an army of monsters. Reyna and Nico delivered a statue that united the Greeks and Romans for war. Piper, Jason, and Leo defeated Gaea. Leo sacrificed himself to kill Gaea but he was revived. And he rescued an immortal girl off her prison island.

As for the territory thing, I have no idea about that. Well, maybe cuz NYC in the East, but that doesn't make sense because, um, never mind." Percy said nervously.

Luckily, Natasha moved on to a different subject. "What do you mean revived?"

"I drank a magic potion that let me come back alive," said Leo sarcastically, "It wasn't very pleasant, I'll tell you that."

"But why keep it such a secret?" Clint looked really confused. "So you fought two wars and won, that's impressive, but why hide it from the world?"

Percy shrugged. "If the whole world knew the gods existed and was in New York, they would go crazy. People might try to find Olympus or dive in the ocean for Atlantis. Evil scientist could lock us up and experiment on us." Reyna frowned. "What? Theoretically, that could happen."

"Theoretically the sun can explode and plunge the world into eternal darkness, but no one really dwells on possibility." Clary said.

"You know we have to tell Fury this right," Natasha said.

"Yeah," Nico sighed, "Just don't go babbling it into the world or something."

"You know, Rachael did that once," Percy smiled, recalling that day he and Annabeth sat with her in café, "she shouted it to a whole restaurant, but no one seemed to care."

Natasha walked away with her cell phone, probably calling Fury.

Tony raised a hand. "What's that?" he pointed at the rainbow.

"Iris Message," said Nico "lets us communicate from anywhere as long as we pay and there's a rainbow."

"Cool, how does it work? Does that light particles from the rainbow transmit the image? Does it work underwater too?" Tony chattered on and on about some theory.

"If I may ask, where is lady Annabeth?" Thor looked quizzically around. "And why are your auras so powerful?"

"I'll finish the story," said Nico, "after Gaea was defeated, there was a big celebration at Camp Half Blood. Then a huge group of monster stormed us. They wiped out everything, demigods, nymphs, satyrs. Annabeth and Calypso died in that battle. Percy and Pipers' parents were murdered during that time as well.

The gods summoned us after that. They gave their blessings, which is basically more power. Then they went silent. Olympus was closed, and us eight was left to fend for ourselves in the world. That was about five years ago."

"Wait, so they loaded you with kick ass powers, then left you on the streets? That doesn't seem right," said Clint.

"Indeed, the Greeks and Romans are more honorable than that," said Thor, his brow furrowing. He looked troubled.

"Yeah, well it happened. We tried to get in contact, but nothing. The Hunters went MIA. The Amazons disappeared, even though the website is still running. Nymphs, satyrs, minor gods disappeared. The Underworld closed itself off too, and I can't find Atlantis again. Only monsters still remained, lucky us, and they were getting smarter too." complained Percy drily.

"Smarter? You beasts are not known for their intelligence, with the exception of a few," Thor said.

"Well, they got smarter. Hell hounds appear in packs of at least three dozen. Laistrygonian giants gather in huge bases. Empousa band together. And sometimes, we come across big planned bases like the one last night. It's like they have war strategists."

"Interesting," Bruce looked really fascinated.

"Ok, what happed last night?" Jason asked. "That's what triggered the age thing right?"

"We attacked a big base. Kill the monsters. They were holding Hebe in a cage. And when we freed her, she went crazy, and then she got killed by an unidentified person. Her blessing vanished, so we back to our original ages," Nico said.

"They killed a goddess? But that's impossible? How?" Hazel looked shocked.

"No idea, she just vanished in a light, well, actually, it was more of exploding into a billion pieces kind of thing. I just wish I could ask Dad about it, but, well, you know." Nico looked really frustrated.

"Well, we just called to let you know me and Hazel are going to be with Jason and Frank on their mission. We're lying low for the moment. The press would have a field day if they got pictures of us." said Piper. Leo whistled.

"Alright, we'll call you if we have any new developments," said Reyna. Piper nodded, and then cut the connection.

"So, you added half god teens to your team and destroyed a war base. Anything else I should know Tony?" Pepper frowned. "Have you been eating? You look skinnier."

Tony sighed. "Are you my girlfriend or my mom?" Pepper crossed her arms and gave him a chastising look.

"So, we all had an eventful day, what do we do now?" Clary looked really bored.

"Get food, I'm not the only one hungry, right?" said Clint.

"Food is overrated," huffed Clary.

"Who are you?" asked Thor. He looked suspicious.

"I'm a new recruit too. I'm not a demigod though," said Clary.

"No, but you are not fully mortal either. Holy blood runs in your veins," said Thor.

"Holy blood?" repeated Tony.

"Really?" Clary looked intrigued, "Hydra told me my blood was different, but holy was the last thing I ever thought."

"You remind me of an ancient race I have never meant, just heard about. Your weapons look similar as well," Thor looked at the wand thing Clary had strapped to her arm.

"Yeah? You can tell me who I am?" Clary looked eager. Thor looked uncomfortable.

"I am not certain," he muttered. Clary looked crestfallen, and she wiped her face blank. She shrugged.

"Leo, come with me," Reyna stood up, "I'm going to reprogram the computers so you need to fix them." She lugged him out of the room.

Percy stood up. "Well, see you later." He headed for the elevator. "Call me if something happens."

He took the elevator to the garage. Mounting a motor bike, he sped onto the streets.

Hours later, he pulled up at Montauk. The familiar landscape greeted him, giving him a sense of security and promise.

Percy sat at the edge of the water, feeling the sea breeze whip around him.

"Hello brother."

Percy tensed. He turned around. "Triton, it's such an honor," he said sarcastically. The last time he met his half brother, the exchange wasn't exactly friendly. It was right before the big battle, and he had been outright cold to him. "What do you what?"

"I need your help."

Unknown POV

"Master, I have taken care of the goddess as you wished. As you predicted, the demigods freed her and witnessed her demise." A lone figure knelt before a black throne. The darkness shielded almost everything from sight, except a bright blue glow. It seemed to pulse in the darkness, radiating a pull of centricity and submission. "I have noted their abilities; however, there were only four of them there, and some mortals.

"No matter, the other four will be tested later. Are to mortals going to present a problem?"

"No, they seemed rather weak."

"Excellent, our plan is in motion. Ready the others, the search will have to continue quickly."

The figure shivered. "What about the prisoners?"

"If they do not join us soon, they will be executed. We will have only loyalty in our cause."

"And the girl?"

"She is almost ready. A few more days, and she will be completely under my command. Now go gather the troops."

The figure retreated backward, the darkness enveloping her. "As you wish Master."