When I woke up, I expected to see angry blonde curls. No such luck. Just Frank. In his defence, he did look worried.
"Percy! Thank Jupiter you're ok!" he said once he saw my eyes open.
"That stuck up momma's boy had nothing to do with me," I muttered.
Frank sighed and nodded towards the others. "Yeah, he's ok." Piper smacked me lightly on the cheek.
"Ow! What was that for?" I whined. Piper helped me to my feet and nodded towards the building.
"We aren't done. We've still got to get inside," she said, urging me forward. I sighed and shook my head, sending water flying in all directions. "Are you ok to fight?" she asked. I nodded and rubbed my sore head. I wanted a nap.
"Yeah, what are we up against?" I said groggily. This is where Piper smiled.
"It's us against whatever's inside that base." That didn't sound reassuring. "Plus, we've got backup," she added, moving out of the way to reveal Mr. USA and the rest of the independance squad. The serious look on Steve's face on told me that I probably wasn't going to make it to work tomorrow. Poor fish.
"Oh, hi guys!" I grinned. They didn't return the favor.
"Are you sure he's sane enough to fight?" Tony said.
Piper rolled her eyes. "He's more sane than you are," she said. Frank scoffed and did a bad job trying to hide it.
"Yeah, I'm ready to fight. What about you?" I taunted with a smile. Tony rolled his eyes and put his mask on. I missed Annabeth. And Nixon. And Masia. And Mirra. And my mom. And Grover. You know? I just miss everybody. This island was ugly and dark and sad and it made me miss my family. As soon as I get this over with, I can get back to them.
"What's the plan?" Hazel asked, stopping me before I could stomp in guns ablaze. Or well, sword ablaze.
"Go in, shoot stuff, get out," Clint said, notching an arrow. That's a stupid plan, I don't even know how to shoot an arrow! It took me a moment to realize what he'd actually met, then I nodded in agreement.
"No, Annabeth made a plan already. Once we get in, alarms are likely to go off. After that, we've got limited time so we're going to have to split up. We don't know exactly what we're looking for so grab anything that looks interesting and important, and try to destroy their systems." Jason said.
"Right," I added on, my mind getting back on track. "Tony you go with Nico and Will. Thor, join Leo and Natasha, Hazel. Banner, Piper and Jason. Captain, join Frank and me," I ordered. I wanted Bruce Banner and Piper to go together so she could calm him down if he hulked out at the wrong time or if we had trouble getting the good doctor back. Natasha could control Leo and Tony, but I added Hazel so she wouldn't lose her mind in the process. I decided that Nico and Steve should be in different groups because they both had a hint of an idea of what to look for.
Tony looked like he was about to say some kind of sarcastic comment, but one glare from me shut him up. "Tony, the time for joking ends the second we step foot in that base. Lives are in danger.'
Jason rolled his eyes. "Are you sure you're the best person to give that advice, Percy?"
I shrugged and pointed towards Tony, "But my jokes don't usually get people killed."
"Usually?" Natasha prodded with a raised eyebrow.
"Apparently Kronos isn't a fan of corny jokes. Not my best moment. Anyway! We're cutting it close on time. Let's get in there and get out as soon as possible."
(PLZ tell me what you guys want to happen next!)