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The Avengering Twin: Percy Jackson/Avengers For years the Jackson twins have been separated, but when they are both forced back into high school they will finally have the chance to meet once again. All Percy and Merida wanted was peace and quiet-though Merida also wanted to stop being compared to Princess Merida-though nothings ever peaceful for a Jackson.
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Hi guys, I'm really sorry for the wait, I've been super busy with assessments. I made this chapter longer, so that you'd have more to read in response to the late update. I'm sorry if it's not as good, I kind of got a bit of writers block –that's not completely my fault, it's the weathers fault, as it's been 30-40 celsius and I can't think if it's that hot-. Sorry again, but here's there new chapter.
Chapter 14: Olympus and Bruce
"Wait," Clint said. "Do you guys have anyone else you need to kill?" Thalia glared in return, and then she was holding an arrow and twirling it between her fingers. "I can think of one person." "Ok let's go," Jason said. Thalia pouted and the arrow was gone.
Thalia's POV:
To say Thalia was annoyed was an exaggeration; she was ready to punch Thanos' to Tartarus and back.
How dare he hurt her little cousins; Percy was practically a brother to her, and sure she hadn't met Merida, but she already knew that she was gonna love her. From what she had been told, she was like the girl version of Percy. Okay maybe not everything was good about that, half the time she could barely deal with one Percy, now there were gonna be two, and the other ones a girl.
Thalia seriously figured she'd be dead within the week.
But that didn't stop her wanting to murder Thanos for what he did, she cared about both of them.
"So where just meant to stay in the elevator?"
She rolled her eyes, she was already pissed enough with what had happened, and the fact that they were all squashed in an elevator with horrible music blasting through, didn't help when one of the Avengers asked the same question for the millionth time.
"Yes!" she heard Natasha shout at Clint. This little thing had been going on for a couple of minutes someone would ask if they were meant to stay in the elevator or something along the lines, and someone else would shout the answer back.
I'm gonna be dead within the minute, she thought changing her mind from a week to mere minutes.
The song faded out as the sound of a ding rang through the elevator and the white metals doors opened revelling Olympus to the group.
Annabeth had really done amazing work on rebuilding it, she thought, and Avengers agreed as they stared wide-eyed at the city.
Thalia and the rest of the demigods –along with Calypso- snuffled laughter; sure each time they saw it they stared in awe for a while, but they had learned to stuff it down. The gods had enough of an ego as it was, they didn't need anything else to boost it up. But they always made sure to tell Annabeth just how amazing her work was.
"Were off to see the gods, the annoying gods of Olympus," Leo sang, as he linked arms with Calypso and Jason and skipped up the pathway, dragging the two along.
"We hear they are the annoyest gods of gods, if there was ever a championship."
"How long do you think before the gods hear," Piper whispered to her. Thalia held up five fingers in response and counted down using them.
"If ever, oh ever annoying gods there was, the annoying gods is one because…"
"Leo Valdez!" The voice rang out across Olympus, but Leo still skipped up the pathway, singing the song; Calypso and Jason dragged along with him, mouthing the words and smiling.
Thalia smiled at Piper, showing her that her fist was closed at the same time that the voice rang out; Piper laughed in return, her hand over her mouth while the other one was holding her stomach.
"Because, because, because, because, because." Now Calypso and Jason were singing along with Leo, and completely skipping, instead of being dragged.
"Because of the annoyance they bring, wherever they go."
"Were off to see the gods, the annoying gods of Olympus
"do do do do do do do do do do."
"Do they always do this?" Stark asked, coming up behind her.
Thalia nodded; "Something along the lines, just as long as it offends the gods."
Leo, Calypso and Jason where still skipping up to the throne room, repeating the song over and over again.
"How mad do you think Zeus will be this time?" Hazel asked, moving so that she was standing next to Thalia, giving her a better view of the three signers.
"He won't get that mad at Jason, but Leo and Calypso might be in trouble," Piper answered. Her arms were now folded over her chest as she stared up at them; she looked like she was trying to smile, but the corner of her lips were upwards, destroying the illusion of her trying to be serious.
"Might," Will laughed, walking over to them, Nico next to him. "There singing a song about how annoying the gods are."
"True," Piper said, "but let's not forget the last time this happen, a couple of them were cheering."
"Yeah," Nico scoffed. "And Zeus got pissed at them all."
"Why are acting like this is ok?" Sam asked, his voice rising in pitch at the end. "You guys said that; the gods trend to kill people they don't like."
Frank nodded, "yeah but Zeus wouldn't risk it, knowing that he'll have a war on his hands."
"Ok," Sam said, his word dragging out.
"Hey I got a better question," Stark said interrupting the group. "Why can't we exit this damn elevator."
Thalia sighed, gods these have to be the most annoying mortal's I've ever had the unfortunate of meeting.
"You can't get out 'cause the barrier stops you," she rolled her eyes, and started walking up the path, making sure not to look down at the city that lay below the mist. There was no way she was staying back there with their annoying questions.
She heard footsteps and looked behind her to see the rest of the demigods walking up to, the Avengers and Loki stayed in the elevator. She wondered if Thor and Loki could get out of the elevator, they weren't mortals, but the gods did hate them.
She remembered back to when Kronos had gotten up to Olympus, he had to take the elevator and he got up, maybe it only stopped mortals.
"If ever, oh ever annoying gods there was, the annoying gods is one because…" Leo, Calypso and Jason's voices rang out across the city; bringing a smile to her face. It was good to know that somethings would remain the same, no matter what was happening.
"Because, because, because, because, because," she sang, jogging up to meet them, and linking an arm with her little brother. Jason gave her a smirk, that she responded by pocking her tongue out.
They finished the song at the steps to the temple, statues of the Olympians rested on the outside of the temple. The statues of Zeus and Hera being the ones at the edge of the steps, the first ones you see; showing the rank and power they possessed.
Thalia frowned, sure Zeus was her dad but that didn't mean she thought he was a good ruler. Heck, even Hermes and Apollo would make better rulers, and that's saying a lot; they were probably the most immature gods on the council.
They all stood in a line, and pushed the door opened; sure one of them could do it by themselves, but they preferred to make dramatic entrances.
They entered to see Zeus, Hera and Ares glaring at them; Artemis, Athena, Hestia, and Hephaestus were all looking at them, a cross between disapproval and smiling. The rest were smiling at them, and some where even clapping.
"Bravo, bravo!" Apollo and Hermes shouted, they acted like fans at a concert who had just heard the band play there favorited song. "That was awesome!"
"You should be glad that I cannot harm you," Zeus threatened, his glare switching between the demigods and Apollo and Hermes.
Thalia had to resist the urge to roll her eyes; now wouldn't be a good time to get on her father's bad side. Well bad-er side, her father was always on his bad side. "We figured it was a time for a meeting, and we brought the Avengers along."
Her father opened his mouth to argue, but Jason beat him to it. "Were meant to be working together, and we can't do that if we don't create plans together."
She mentally clapped her brother's quick thinking.
"Father," Athena called. "This is the only way." She also mentally clapped Athena's quick thinking, for helping them.
Zeus sat back his chair, as if deciding what to do. He frowned and nodded, knowing he was beat. "Let them in."
The sound of thunder echoed through Olympus, along with some very girly screams. She looked at her brother, who just like her was trying hold in laughter.
It took only a couple of seconds for the Avenger to reach the temple but when they did they came running in. They were covered in soot, making her guess that her father's way of letting them enter was by shooting a lightning bolt at the elevator.
"Which one of you laughed like a girl?" Leo laughed.
Wanda smirked, and motioned to Stark, Rhodey, Sam, Scott and Loki. "Them."
"You said Avengers, Loki is not an Avenger," Zeus growled, upon seeing the green clothed Norse.
"Well," Jason said, trialling off. "It's a long story." He smiled sheepishly, and clapped his hands together.
"Lord Zeus," Rogers said, taking a step forward and bowing to Zeus. Zeus in return sat up straighter, and beamed in pride.
Thalia inwardly groaned. Seriously her father had enough of an ego already, now Captain America Rogers was bosting it up a notch.
"We got Merida and Percy, back from Thanos' planet, and we came here so that we could devise a plan."
"Very well, meeting underway," Zeus banged his master bolt against the floor, leaving another scorch mark.
"Nobody tells Annabeth," Nico whispered to the group. They all stared at the scorch mark and nodded. If Annabeth ever found out that her master piece went to ruins because of a lightning bolt, she would be pissed.
"Agreed."
"The two shapeshifters have already left, and Thanos is probably already preparing an army; ready to strike," Steve began.
Zeus nodded. "If Thanos and Tartarus have indeed joined sides, then we will need people to stop Tartarus in his tracks."
"But father," Thalia said, stepping forward. "What you are proposing is that some of us go down to Tartarus, to go through it and come out, has only been done three time."
Thalia held her breath, hoping that her father rethink his decision. She didn't need to be him to know where he was going with this, and she wasn't the only one who had figured it out.
"Then the three shall go."
Thalia froze, as the sounds of argument filled the room. Had her father really just said that Percy, Annabeth and Nico, had to go through Tartarus again.
She saw Nico freeze and start shaking, Will was by his side in a second; trying to calm him down.
"Zeus, I will not let you send my son/daughter back to that hell hole."
Athena, Poseidon and Hades words rang through her ears. At least it wouldn't happen, Zeus wouldn't want to rage war against the three of them, it would be a massacre before the first move was made.
"Father you can't do this!" both her and Jason screamed. "They won't survive another trip."
"Yes Zeus, listen to your children."
The voice echoed through the throne room, anyone who had been talking instantly stopped, and all heads moved towards where shadows engulfed the back of the room.
A dark chuckle came from the shadows and Nyx stepped out.
"Is someone going to explain who the creepy lady is?" Stark asked.
"Why, Mister Anthony Stark," Nyx said raising her hands above her head, as her wings unfolded; casting a dark shadow over the room. "I am Nyx, goddess of the Night."
"Like from the book?" Stark asked. All heads turned to him, as the gods slowly moved; drawing their weapons.
"Book?" Nyx asked.
If Thalia had been able to see her mouth she would have guessed that it was set in a snarl.
"Yeah," Stark said. "You know from that book House of Night."
Now Thalia guessed Nyx had a very confused look on her face, as the shadow of her head could be seen tilting to the side.
"Excuse me?"
Stark gave an oof as someone elbowed him in the stomach, and the gods gave them a looking telling them to get out.
They inched towards the door, eyes never leaving Nyx. But apparently she didn't care as she waved a goodbye to them, before beating her wings; lifting herself in the air.
She was already as tall as the gods, but she still had room to fly and tower over them. The shadows from her wings cast across the gods faces and completely submerged the people on the ground.
Thalia brought out her bow and arrow and careful aimed it at Nyx, reading to shoot the goddess. A hand placed itself on her shoulder, and she turned to see Jason shaking his head. She lowered the bow, but still kept it at the ready in case something happened.
They got out, and Thalia sneaked a glance behind her to see Apollo and Artemis shooting their own arrows at Nyx.
They ran to the elevator and jumped in, Piper was the one to press the 'Ground Floor' button and the elevator started moving.
"Ok is everyone here?" Clint's voice broke the silence, and the sound of scuffling filled the elevator as everyone tried to move to see if everyone was present.
"Everyone's here," he confirmed.
"What do we do now?" Leo asked.
"Not go through with Zeus plan, that's for sure," Will said, his arm was wrapped around Nico's shoulder; Nico who was staring at the ground, face pale from fear, and eyes glassy while tears leaked from them.
Hazel looked at her older brother and pushed her way to him before wrapping her arms around him and hugging him. Nico didn't complain, and hugged her back.
Thalia smiled, glad that Nico had someone. She had meant Bianca, and remembered her death; she hadn't been around to see Nico's reaction, but she had heard about it.
"We go after Thanos first," Jason said. Thalia looked at her brother; it was still strange to see the little boy who ate a stapler act so mature. "We get to him before anything else can happen."
The elevator let out a bing and once again the doors opened, this time revealing the lobby of the Umpire State Building.
"I still can't believe Olympus was here the whole time," Scott murmured, as he walked out of the elevator.
Thalia grabbed the card, which allowed access to the 600th floor and twirled it between her fingers. The card was smooth, completely white except for the word in the middle; Olympus, written in Ancient Greek.
"Every single time I let you up there something always happens," the security guard hissed upon seeing the group.
"Nice to see you too George," Thalia said, throwing the Key Card to the security guard. George glared but caught the card none the less.
George grumbled and stuffed the card in his pocket. He went back to sitting behind his desk and kicked his legs up.
"I miss the old guard," Will grumbled.
"Nice to see you too," George said, giving the son of Apollo a wave.
"I miss Jeffy," Will pouted.
"Jeffy?" Wanda asked.
"The old guard," Nico answered, lifting his head up. "Jeffy was Will's brother. He died in the Titan War."
A silence overcame the group and Nico squeezed Will's hand.
"I remember the time I used to ask him if he was Jeff the Killer," Thalia laughed trying to break the silence. [1]
Will started laughing and some of the group slowly inched away from her. "He looked like Jeff the Killer before he got burnt and he had the same name."
"Next were gonna hear she knows Slender Man," Scott murmured.
Thalia smirked and snuck behind the Ant Avenger till she was behind him, she leaned over his shoulder so that she was speaking in his ear. "I do, surprisingly nice guy." [2]
Scott jumped up in response and latched onto Rhodey; Rhodey in return glared at Scott and pushed him off.
"Someone tell me she's joking," Scott said, hiding behind Rhodey. Once again Rhodey tried moving away from Scott, but Scott moved with the Avenger.
Jason looked at Scott, his face completely serious though the corners of his lips were pulling up. "She's not."
"Someone catch me," Scott said, falling towards Sam this time. "I think I'm having a heart attack."
Sam sighed but caught the falling man anyhow; Sam looked at the man that fell in his arms. "I'm not carrying you back." And he dropped the Avenger.
Scott hit the floor with a Thud and crossed his arms across his head like a child. "Rude."
"Race ya," Thalia said turning to Nico. She needed to get her cousins mind off Tartarus, so what better way than a race.
Nico smirked in reply, "I can shadow travel remember."
"No powers," she answered. Nico nodded and the two took up running.
"I'll make sure they don't kill each other," she heard her brother sigh behind her.
She snuck a look behind to see Jason running after them, she turned back to see Nico a couple of metres ahead of her. She scowled and gave a burst of speed to catch up, soon it was her who was ahead; Nico trailing after her.
*~*T.A.T*~*
Hazel's POV:
Hazel watched as her brother and cousins ran down the street; headed for Avengers tower.
"They understand that we have a huge problem on our hands, right," Steve said.
"Yeah, but there them," she heard Leo answer.
"Olympus just got attacked, the gods are battling Nyx as we speak and there acting like children," Frank said, he sighed before finishing. "Yep everything's normal."
Frank took Hazel's hand in his and the two followed the running demigods.
"How bad do you think this is going to get?" She asked. Truthfully she was scared, the Giant War had only just finished and here they were in a new one. The whole time they had been playing it down, hoping that it wasn't as bad as they thought; this…this attack on Olympus, took that thought away. Yet they still played it down.
They were all scared; they were versing Hell himself and an alien Warlord. And already two of them had been taken out.
She bit her lip; Percy and Merida were in no condition to fight, but she knew that wouldn't stop them. As soon as the War started they would be out there fighting.
"I don't know Hazel," Frank said, unlinking their hands and wrapping his arm around her. He brought her close to his chest and she welcomed the warmth it came with.
"This might be bigger than Gaea." His voice was muffled as he had dug his face into her brown curls. She sighed, wondering just how bad this war would on be.
She turned and gave him a peck on the lips. It was good to know that she could rely him, when the going got rough.
The walk there was short, but it seemed to take forever; what with the War on the tip of the iceberg, ready to come into play at any time.
*~*T.A.T*~*
"What the Hades!"
Hazel looked up at the sound of Thalia's scream; they were in the elevator while Thalia was a couple of floors above them still, yet her voice could be heard easily.
They all shared a look, just as Nico's voice flooded the air.
"Stop using my father's name as a curse Grace!"
Hazel sighed, knowing that it wasn't anything bad. If it was then Nico would have never shouted in response, instead going for the kill.
The ding of the elevator and the door opened to reveal Thalia and Nico standing in the door way that lead to what Hazel had guessed from when she was in there a combination between a living room and meeting room.
"What's wrong?" Hazel asked as she stepped out of the elevator.
Thalia and Nico turned to her and pointed into the room. "They are idiots."
"Hey," two voices said in unison from inside the room.
"They didn't," Jason said. Thalia and Nico nodded, and then there were two people poking their heads around the corner and three others entering the hallway.
"Ve tried to stop vhem," Pietro defended.
"Why does this always happen," sighed Steve.
"So how did it go?" Merida asked, looking at the group, most of which was still in the elevator.
Hazel studied the red haired girl, her arms had bandages wrapped around them, and some of the cuts on her face had been stitched up. Next Hazel looked at Percy, he also had bandages up his arms, but his forehead also had bandages wrapped around them.
Lastly she turned to look at the third person standing in the hallway; he hadn't been there when the group had left. He wore a purple button down shirt, with jeans, his brown hair dark enough to be confused as black and his brown eyes seemed to shimmer with a radioactive green.
"Friend Banner!" shouted Thor.
"Um…Hi Thor," the man said-Banner-, he gave the Asgardian a nod before turning to the man standing next to him.
Banner's eyes seemed to glow with radioactive green, as he glared at the black haired trickster. "Loki."
"Friend Banner, my brother is innocent of his crime with the Chitauri," Thor said.
Banner nodded stiffly, and the green died down; but specks still flicked through his eyes.
"And you two," Steve said, changing the focus. He looked towards the two demigod twins, that upon realising where gonna get in trouble started to sneak back into the living/meeting room.
Pietro superspeeded so that he was in the doorway blocking the two's path. He gave them both a smirk and the two pouted before turning to face Steve.
"Why are you two up?"
"It's boring lying down for hours on end," Merida answered, she shrugged. "Plus we got hungry."
Hazel had to resist the urge to laugh; Merida sounded exactly like Percy.
"You got hungry?" Steve guessed.
Merida and Percy nodded, and Steve turned his gaze on Annabeth and Pietro. "Really?"
Annabeth laughed, "We tried to stop them, but they seriously had their minds dedicated to eating." She motioned to them, "and as you can see the Ambrosia and Nectar was already doing its job," She waved her hand towards Banner now. "And then Dr Banner came along and patched them up even more."
"So," Percy said, "how did the little trip to Olympus go?"
"Um," they all said in unison.
"It didn't go well?" Percy guessed.
Thalia rolled her eyes, "Olympus got attacked by Nyx."
"What?" Percy shouted; he spun around to face the daughter of Zeus.
"I agree what?" Annabeth said, looking at her friend.
"When we left the gods were still fighting Nyx," Hazel said, making her voice calm. "There either still fighting or they've won, 'cause if they hadn't than Thanos and Tartarus would have already started a war."
She didn't miss the winch that Percy and Annabeth gave at the name of Tartarus nor did she miss the one her brother gave. She frowned; they kept trying to play down the fact that Tartarus scared them but they weren't doing it good.
"Nyx, crazy lady that attacked us right?" Merida asked Percy; he nodded in response and Merida nodded slowly.
"Can I kill her?" Merida asked.
"Ok," Pietro said, crossing his arms over his chest. "Mer's staying vere."
Merida looked at Pietro, "Mer will not stay here."
"Vhis again," Hazel heard Wanda say.
"They do this a lot?" She heard Calypso ask.
"Ves."
"No, vou stay vere!"
"I will not stay here!"
"Why are you guys arguing over this?" Percy asked, the two Avengers. "We have more important things to deal with."
"Yeah," Merida said, turning away from Pietro. "Pietro stop acting like a child we have a crazy lady to kill."
"Pietro," Percy said, "I'm with you; Mer's staying here."
Merida pouted, "I hate you all."
Annabeth shook her head, "Enough with acting like children, we have more planning to do, and we have to act soon."
"Did the gods say anything before they were attacked?" Annabeth asked, turning to the group that was still standing in front of the elevator.
"No," Leo lied, his voice rising a bit at the end.
"Valdez you're a horrible liar," Annabeth said. Hazel frowned and looked towards Nico, he was staring at his hands and nearly fully encased in shadows.
"Split up….Three of us goes into Tartarus and slows down his war against the gods."
Hazel didn't say anything after Annabeth's realisation. "I have to admit that I've been thinking about that, but I discarded the idea."
Hazel looked up at Annabeth; Percy had an arm around her in comfort and was whispering in her ear. But Hazel could see that he too had been thinking about the idea.
"Ok hands up who've thought of the idea," Thalia said. Jason put his hand up along with Calypso.
"I thought of it but I didn't want to say anything," Jason admitted, Calypso nodded along.
Hazel frowned, part of her felt betrayed that they would think about sending them back but another part of her knew that it might be the only way to stop or at least slow down Tartarus.
"I got a better idea," Merida said. "How 'bout we kill Nyx."
They all turned to the red head. "Seems like a good idea in my opinion."
"Vou opinion also once vearly involved vou jumping of a bridge, to punch vomeone," Pietro said.
Merida shrugged, "Seemed like a good idea at the time."
"So did realising a pack of lions from a circus?" Clint said.
"Shut up Legolas," Merida said sheepishly.
"I might have an idea?" Frank said; all heads turned to the son of Mars, and in return he shifted under all the stares. "Tartarus can't come out of his realm right, so why bother going down there. He'll send Nyx up probably, like he just did; but she'll probably go to that weird Planet place. So why don't we just hitch a ride there and attack them there."
All was silent for a moment as each person thought of the plan. Hazel placed her right hand on her left forearm; she admitted Frank was a genesis for coming up with that plan, but the Avengers were lucky when they went, they got out before Thanos could even catch them. She suspected that wouldn't happen a second time, this time once they got to Thanos planet she knew he'd be waiting for them.
"That might work," Annabeth said. Hazel turned towards the blonde demigod. "If we split up into a few groups, and each group lands in a certain place, we might have a chance."
Hazel nodded, seeing how this plan could work. Each person had a flyer or teleported in there team, and they landed in different spots then they could fight off the ones who attack them and then regroup.
"Each person had a flyer or teleport?" She asked, to make sure she was one the same page as Annabeth. Annabeth nodded and continued explaining:
"Thanos would most likely expect us to land in a different place then the time the Avengers first landed; so will give him that. Pretend to play into his hands, before doing something unsuspected; Being in groups. Each group will have a teleporter or someone who can fly, or move really fast; that way once Thanos minions come to attack, we beat them then we demigods go to Nyx and any other monster or god that Tartarus has sent, while the Avengers go after Thanos."
Annabeth sucked in a breath before continuing; "Two Avengers and Two Demigods in each group, so that way if a group goes up against a monster and something else then both can fight."
"Everyone got that?"
"I think," most people answered, while others just nodded.
"Good," Annabeth said, clapping her hands together. "Planning. Who goes were."
"You mean that whole speech wasn't planning?" Stark asked.
Hazel resisted the urge to laugh, that speech was planning but so was figuring out which group everyone was in.
"Look Mister, we have to hurry up, so everyone think," Annabeth said, walking into the Living/Meeting Room. The group followed, and soon everyone was sitting around a table; that had a large blank piece of paper on it.
"Ok," Annabeth said as she wrote headings on the piece of paper –group 1, group 2 and so on-. Once finished she looked over the group.
Hazel looked at the door to see Banner and Natasha talking; Natasha was leaning against the door frame glaring at the Doctor, said Doctor was standing in front of Natasha and rubbing his neck while saying something. He wasn't looking at her instead looking at the ground.
"Bruce, Natasha," Steve called to the two in the doorway. "I understand you have much to catch up on, but we also have a war to plan."
Natasha nodded and walked towards the group not giving Banner a second glance, Banner solemnly walked to the group before sitting down next to Stark.
"Thank you," Annabeth said to the two, she studied them all with stormy grey eyes and Hazel –much like everyone else- shifted under her friends gaze.
"Ok, Avengers pair up," Annabeth announced, "go with; who you work best with."
"There thirteen of us," Merida said, "wait never mind fourteen, sorry forgot 'bout me." Hazel knew what Merida was trying to do, make sure that Annabeth didn't forget she was going, Annabeth apparently had other ideas.
Annabeth nodded, "And eleven of us."
"You and Percy still need to heal, so you guys get to stay back. Thor, Loki and Vision will join separate groups making it five."
"What!" They both shouted.
"I thought that was a joke."
"No," Annabeth answered, bitting the tip of the pen. "You guys might be walking around now, but if you get hit or anything else you're down; and that's a risk we can't take."
They both opened there mouths staring at the daughter of wisdom. "You got to be joking Wise Girl."
Annabeth shook her head, before turning back to the Avengers; she was still biting her lip, an indication that she wasn't 100% with leaving the two here.
She looked at each pair of Avengers and quickly wrote them down, before looking over the demigods. Hazel knew she didn't have to ask them, and the fact that Annabeth straight away started writing out pairs for them just confirmed it.
There were two sets of groups; the Avengers and the Demigods left. Annabeth looked between both groups on the list before looking up. She studied both groups again before writing down a couple of things. She mouth moved as she spoke the words she wrote, softly so that only Percy and Thalia –the two on either side of her- could her.
Hazel looked at Thalia and motioned that her –Hazel- and Frank were with Scott, Banner and Vision. Hazel looked up at the three Avengers; she wasn't completely sure how this was going to work, as they Scott seemed so different from her, Frank and Banner, and Vision…well she wasn't sure what to think of Vision.
She mouthed something back –who are you with?-, Hazel already knew that Thalia and Annabeth would be together, it was just logical as the two had knew each other since they were kids. Thalia motioned to Wanda and Pietro. Hazel nodded, she could see how it worked; Annabeth and Wanda both had the leadership quality, while Thalia and Pietro both had the ability to act like kids.
"Ok," Annabeth announced, giving the list of groups one last run threw. "Pass it around."
Hazel knew why Annabeth had said those words; if anyone was listening it was better to not say who would be going with whom. When the paper reached her, she gave it a quick look to see who the other groups were:
Group 1:
Rhodey and Tony and Loki
Calypso and Leo
Group 2:
Clint and Natasha
Nico and Will
Group 3:
Sam and Steve and Thor
Annabeth and Thalia
Jason and Piper
Group 4:
Bruce and Scott and Vision
Hazel and Frank
Group 5:
Wanda and Pietro
Jason and Pi
Annabeth and Thalia
She wasn't surprised to see that Annabeth had originally paired herself and Thalia with Sam and Steve, they did seem like the ideal group, but Hazel had to agree it was better to pair them off with Jason and Piper, and Annabeth and Thalia with Wanda and Pietro.
She passed the paper to Frank who gave it a run through before passing it on, and so the looking and passing continued. She saw that the paper was also handed to Merida and Percy, who in turn looked through it before passing it on with a pout.
"Everyone got it," Annabeth said once the paper had made a full circuit. Nods came from the group and Annabeth passed it to Leo telling him to 'Do the honours', Leo gladly lit the paper on fire before making a joke of passing the flaming paper to Annabeth.
Annabeth was the first to stand up, "it would be best we go know."
Percy pouted and stood up to hug Annabeth. "I'll miss you."
Annabeth hugged him back, arms barely touching him, "I'll miss you too."
"Ok," Stark said. "Mer you know your way around, make sure he doesn't touch anything." He turned to Annabeth, "they'll be fine, trust me. I built this place, it's indestructible, the security systems are the best created; no one's getting in here."
Annabeth nodded though she was still biting her lip.
"I'll be fine," Percy said, placing a bandaged hand on her shoulder. "Plus Mer's here, she'll keep me out of trouble."
The girl in question was re-wrapping her bandaged hand out of boredom.
"Also," Percy said. "Can you get my sword back I miss it."
Annabeth nodded and gave a small laugh before wrapping Percy in a hug again. "Stay safe," he murmured.
"Are they always like this," she heard Rhodey ask someone, followed by the sound of Thalia's,"You have no idea."
Annabeth let go, and followed the group to the balcony. Hazel gripped Frank's hand and she felt Frank do the same as Thor shouted to the sky, a blazing rainbow encased the group and she felt herself lifting off the ground.
*~*T.A.T*~*
Percy's POV:
Percy watched as Annabeth was surrounded in a rainbow light before only the empty spot where she stood remained.
"Were not gonna sit here are we?" Merida asked, but Percy could tell she already knew the answer.
"What do you think," he laughed. There was no way that he was staying back here. "Do you know how to summon the weird glowing rainbow light?"
"I was just gonna shot for this Heimdall guy," Merida responded.
He clapped his hands together; winching as he felt pain shot through his arms, but he smiled none the less. "Let's do this."
Merida looked at the balcony, "let me get my stuff." She walked towards the doorway and disappeared into the hallway.
"Stuff?"
"Yeah," she said poking her head around the doorway. "My uniform." She disappeared again before reappearing. "And my guns."
"You might want to get changed," she said, looking at his clothes. He looked down at what he was wearing, his t-shirt was one that Annabeth had found lying around in his room; unfortunately it was one of the ones that he needed to throw out due to being shredded. "You can borrow one of the guys clothes, I'm sure they won't mind."
She disappeared again, and Percy raced after her.
"So where is everything?"
"We all sleep on this level," she answered, "Steve's idea of keeping us all together, so that if something happens the team can easily assemble."
"Oh," Percy said, nodding along.
Merida pointed to a group of doors, "that's the boys room, take whatever clothes you find; I'll make sure they don't come after you." She gave a smirk before disappearing through cream door that was on the other side.
Percy nodded to himself and searched through them trying to find some clothes. In the end he had a shirt from what he guessed was Steve's room, a pair of jeans from Sam's, and a pair of runners from Pietro's.
He waited outside for a couple of minutes before; Merida came walking through her door. She wore a white t-shirt with blue jeans, with a gun stationed in her belt on one side, while a dagger was in the other. She had white runner on, while her eyes were framed by a green mask and her hair fell down her back in red curls.
"Congratulation's," Merida said, throwing her arms out. Percy noted that her voice changed so that it sounded older, "You finally get to meet the most awesome person in the world."
Percy laughed and shook his head. "Sorry sis, but that's me."
Merida placed her hands on her hips and smirked, "Sure it is."
He gave her a smirk and walked away, "no one is more awesome then Persassy."
He walked away from the Avenger back into the meeting/living room. Merida followed and Percy could hear her laughing.
"So we just shout at the guy?" Percy guessed when they found themselves on the balcony.
"Yeah," Merida answered, before her eyes light up and she ran back inside.
"Wh-"
"Forgot something!" she shouted back.
She ran back out and handed him a dagger. "Sorry thought you might need one, seeing as you don't have that sword."
He twirled the dagger in his hands before nodding, "thanks."
"Ah," she said, before looking up. She bit her lip before shouting: "Um…Heimdall, rainbow bridge thingy please!"
They waited a couple of seconds; Percy started to question whether this would work.
A rainbow light filled his vision, and he smiled, it had worked.
He felt himself being lifted of the ground by some magic force, a scrunched his eyes shut.
[1] Yes I called Jeff the Killer, Jeffy. It's an inside joke between me and my friend, we call him Jeffy a lot.
[2] Slenderman will not have anything to do with this story, I only added that part because I felt like it.