A/N: thanks for such positive response. This gives me so much motivation to write more. Big shoutout to Chimera629 for giving me some great ideas for this story. Regarding some questions:
Adrian King1: uncomfortable was the word I was looking for, but for some reason it escaped my mind. I blame shy on english dictionary. Bat won't be a jack*** forever, but this dude got serious trust issues.
HPfan7-8: don't worry, he will. I wanted to to this in this chapter, but there was no chance. He will do it later. Maybe not to the bat, because the moment is gone, but there are others he will have fun trolling.
Chimera629: Basically, the fates made one last play on him :) Gods left this world because it started to move too fast. With aliens, meta-humans with powers that weren't demigods, mist was constantly failing. Also, there are few things that gods lied about that Percy will learn the hard way.
Guest: Percy will not be a pushover. He will be anyone but that. Don't mistaken his acceptance for passiveness. True, he was a bit down for the time, but what other choice did he have? Also, he did not let himself get captured. He made half the palace just stop in place while fixing the cracks caused by quite powerful bomb. He overstepped his power and got knocked out because of it. For the record I imagined Poseidonis Palace the size of acropolis, so imagine him holding it all together with just his willpower and little help of the trident he had no idea how to use. I did not forget about his 'troublesome' nature. He will be giving batman many headaches. I plan on Percy having an attitude of "I will agree with you, but I will be complaining the whole time"
Guest #2: There is whole plot for the trident. Percy is a bit soft. He still regrets every demigod he killed during second Titan war. As for age, it is really subjective. f.e some people say I am 24, while others immediately guess that I am 17-18. It depends how close you look and what experience you have.
Themyscira
August 17th, 10:33
Percy blocked the two attackers with his trident and reciprocated with wide slash. His mind was working on overdrive, analyzing the situation. He decided to move back to get some space and better utilize the range advantage his weapon gave him. He caught the sword one of the attackers used and locked it in his trident, then with quick snap of his wrist the blade was flying away. Who knew Luke's disarming technique worked so well with tridents once adapted. One swift move later first attacker was on the ground. The other, realizing the disadvantage started to play dirty. Slashing the sword on sandy ground and sending dirt on Percy the assailant hoped to distract him and get his guard down, but Percy simply spinned, using the other end of his trident to make his opponent loose balance. After that a quick kick was enough to send attacker flying. Sword fell of her hand and Percy pointed his weapon at her throat.
"Yield?"
"Fine. You win this time. But I want a rematch some day." Donna frowned, but deep down she was impressed. This mysterious demigod was able to best every Amazon in single combat, and now he proceeded on with kicking their asses in groups. She and Artemis were supposed to be best of the best among their ranks, but he didn't even break a sweat while knocking them down.
"Sure you will. Just not in this century." Percy extended his hand and she took it.
Without turning back he made a jab with blunt part of his trident and Artemis was sent back. "Not cool. I did not expect such dishonorable behavior from you." Percy laughed as the other Amazon tried to stand up, but fell back down because of pain.
"Stupid demigod reflex. If you weren't a demigod, I would have defeated you already." After that she added a string of colorful curses in ancient Greek, to which Percy only smiled. He then turned to Diana, who was observing the whole event.
"So?"
"I'm impressed. You really are greatest swordsman on two earths. But let's see how you do against someone that can match you in power." Wonder Woman smiled as she jumped into the arena, drawing her sword.
Percy only smiled and readied his trident. "Bring it on Princess."
Diana dashed at Percy, but the last moment she sidestepped left and tried making a jab, but instead she hit the shaft of his trident as Percy blocked her attack. Then, she proceeded with three more slashed and few jabs, but Percy blocked or dodged all. While she was trying her best to hit him, he went on defensive looking for some opportunity. When Diana made overhead slash, he intercepted it with his trident and locked the blade on the ground. He then used his weapon like a jumping pole to boost himself and launch a kick at her head. To dodge, Wonder Woman had to let go of her sword, which she did. Now Percy stood between her and the weapon. He smiled and kicked the blade away, making it unlikely she will get it before the fights end. She took battle stance and made welcoming gesture. Percy launched himself using the trident like a bo staff. He swiped high, making Diana duck, but at the same time, he opened himself for her low kick. She made him loose balance enough to grasp his weapon and try throwing it away to even the ground. To her dismay, Percy held the trident firmly and used it as a leverage, while falling on his back and kicking her back. He then jumped on his feet and pointed his trident at her neck, but before he could say anything she swiped again, sending him onto the floor again. Then, she pulled a small knife and pressed it to throat, but as soon as she did she felt something pointy near her heart.
"I would call it a draw." Percy smiled at Diana. She frowned at first, but also smiled and helped him stand up.
"I don't know how, but you are able to match me in combat every time. Well done. Although I am not sure my mother will be happy with how today's training session turned out. Amazons' pride is already down now that this, and I quote, 'insolent male' came to Themyscira and started wiping the arena with each of them. Hearing that you matched me in fair battle will be like a slap on the face. I have no knowledge on how much longer they will tolerate you, before ganging onto you fifty versus one." Wonder Woman laughed before going to pick his sword. Percy chased after her.
"So? When I will be able to join the league? Don't get me wrong. It's nice here and I like training, but it feels too much like a prison here. No offence to other Amazons, but they act too much like... Like they want to put me in orange jumpsuit and make me move boxes around."
"Patient. Your skills are really impressive and you are quick study when regarding the customs of this world, but some members would prefer to have you stay here permanently. We can't allow that, but there is still much to be done before you can be brought into the spotlight." At Diana's words Percy frowned. Sure, spending few weeks training was good break, but on Themyscira he had no friends and no real way of making any. He was bound to specific timetable, he couldn't explore the island or even leave his room without supervision. Only thing to do was either train or study. He already had pretty good grasp on the world he found himself in and the more he read, the more he wanted to kick gods where Apollo doesn't shine using Thalia's boots with reinforced steel cap. He also learned to use his father's trident as his main weapon. Turns out that he has natural skill with it.
"My father used to say that 'Sea cannot be contained and it is dangerous to try.' I agreed to be a hero not to be locked in remote island somewhere in the Mediterranean sea." The lack of fun was killing him. At some point Percy considered writing a book about his life, but abandoned it after first chapter. There was no point and writing was boring. His ADHD kept acting up. He needed some action.
"Well, there is one more option. Lately, Batman formed a team for special cases. Robin, Aqualad, Kid Flash, Miss Martian, Superboy and Green Arrow's new protege Artemis. I could get you a place there. This would be a chance for you to prove yourself and earn a place in the League." Wonder Woman wasn't convinced the team would be good place for Percy, but it was only alternative to being confined to Themyscira.
"So basically I would become what? A glorified errand boy for big scary bat?!" Percy got really pissed. The earth around him began to slightly shake. "Nunu. I'm done with being a servant, a tool, anything but equal. Right now this Batman is acting like a god. And to remind you, I'm done with gods."
"I know Percy, but League will be accepting new members in late December. You think you could at least try working in the Team until then? It would be a chance for you to get field experience."
"Or I could just jump into the ocean and become hero all by myself. Like I said. Nothing but an equal." Percy raged at the Amazon and tremor increased.
"Perseus Jackson! Calm down now and try to think for a moment. The league was created to enforce and embrace certain values. One of them is teamwork. Also, aren't you acting like the gods by claiming that this team is below you?" Diana pulled one last card out of her sleeve turning Percy's words against him. Hearing the last part he calmed, but still looked unhappy.
"Fine. You win, but I will join on my rules."
"Great. I will talk things through with Batman and some others. You can start packing." Diana was happy that she finally got Percy to agree and he was happy that he was leaving this paradise prison. For a moment he thought he would miss Donna. She was truly the only one that actually talked to him and treated him as an equal rather than intruder.
Mount Justice
August 18th, 20:21
Recognized: Wonder Woman, 0-3
Recognized: Perseus Jackson B0-8
The team eagerly awaited the arrival of mysterious new member. After what they witnessed three weeks ago, it was really something special.
Flashback
After arriving at the last known location of a suspect, team found themselves on hill in the forest. The place looked almost peaceful if not for large hole in the tree. Robin pressed some button on his glove and scanned the area. There were some particles of unknown metal in the hole, but not enough to conduct full analyze.
"He was here, but I think we missed him. Now maybe let's get some snack. I am hungry. You want to go get some pizza together sunshine?" Kid flash directed the last one to M'gann.
"Focus. He may be gone, but there might still be some clues about where he went." Aqualad started to look around.
"Ugh, Guys! I think I found something." Superboy was holding a small dart with green substance at the end. "I think he wasn't alone here."
Robin run an analysis on the poison, but he already knew what to expect from the shape of the dart. "League of Shadows. This poison is strong enough to take down Bane."
"There is also a trail of broken branches leading deeper inside the forest." Miss M. pointed at one of the trees.
The Team followed the trail, but their pace was rather slow because Robin kept insisting on stopping by to analyze random holes in the trees. Or at least random to Wally, because it turned out that they were made quite recently by some projectile weapon, most likely kunai. Finally, the team arrived to small glade. There, the grass was red in some places. Yet another quick analysis revealed that the blood belonged to an assassin known as Cheshire, associated with the League of Shadows. Wally found some metallic shards that Robin took for further study, but the evidence suggested that fight carried on outside the glade. As they were about to leave, Superboy found a tree with large hole in it.
"Whoever attacked this tree was angry." He pointed at the look-through space in the middle and then at the tree behind the first one.
"Or really strong. Team! Stay on alert. We don't know if whoever battled here left or what is his endgame." Aqualad ordered the team and took the lead, following the trail into the woods. The longer they followed, the more visible destruction became. In retrospection it looked like they both were holding back at first, but now the trees were much more devastated by prolonged fight. Finally, they got near some stream.
There, the trail suddenly turned cold.
"He must have traveled through water. Didn't Aquaman mention that he swims fast. He must have used it to escape Cheshire." M'gann tried to lift up the atmosphere. "There aren't any blood traces."
"You are right. It is possible, but maybe she managed to subdue him. We must report back to the cave. This is getting fishy."
End flashback
Now looking back some of the Team members are happy that they did not meet him back there. Would the fight break out, they would loose painfully. Aqualad had chance to witness the power this boy held when he went to visit Atlantis. He was called back after investigation revealed that Prince Orm was in fact the Ocean-Master, now wanted fugitive all across the Atlantis.
Batman stood there with his hands crossed. "I see someone managed to finally convince the boy to accept the invitation" He said the last words with sarcasm.
"I did not agree to anything yet. I said I will come and see, but don't expect me to stay. I will not be errand boy anymore. Got that?"
"Doesn't he kinda remind you of Speedy?" Wally leaned over to Robin and whispered to him. Percy looked their way and they both knew immediately that he heard them. Robin stepped toward.
"Hi. Glad to finally meet the person that gave bat a headache of the decade. How did you manage to piss him off so much?"
"Let's say that the sea does not like to be contained." Percy gave Rob and the rest his mischievous smile. "I will tell you later. right now I would really want to get my bags to my room and settle in."
"Hello Megan! Of course. Follow me. Right this way." Miss M. started flying into one of the corridors. Percy shrugged. He picked his bags and followed in.
Once the two were gone Batman turned to Diana. "You sure this is the best way?"
"This teen needs to spend some time with other people. The only thing we can do is at least give him space to do so or he will end up running away on his own. Last thing we need is another 'Speedy' to keep tabs on."
"I hope you are right."
"How is the work on the suit for him going by the way?" Diana wanted to already go, but last moment remembered about what gear Percy designed.
"I made some improvements for the design, but otherwise it will be ready for tomorrow." Batman gave one last look on the cave before familiar sound of zeta tube was heard.
After Megan showed Percy his new room he started settling in, but after about fifteen minutes someone knocked the doors and before demigod had a chance to answer they bursted open and Kid Flash barged in.
"We are going to have a bonfire at the beach. You coming or what?"
At first, Percy wanted to answer 'or what' for the sheer fun of irritating this dude, but he decided to drop it. After all he came here to have some fun and finally meet other people. "Fine. Let's go."
The two arrived at the said beach to meet everyone else already settled. It was already dark, but summer nights are warm and fire gave enough light to let everyone see clearly.
"Nice of you to join us Perseus." Aqualad greeted Percy, but he winced at the sound of his full name.
"It's just Percy. When someone calls me Perseus they usually want to kill me. Pleasure is all mine. Man! After spending three weeks on Themyscira I would give anything for some quality fun time. So? What's the plan?"
The team was surprised by his open nature. After description they received from Leaguers they expected angsty teenager with anger management issues. Second superboy not another KF.
"Well, usually we toast marshmallows and tell stories..." Megan began.
"Cool. Do you also sing?" Percy got excited. This was finally a chance for him to have some normal life.
"No. No one here really knows how to sing." Superboy put him down.
"So what? The fun is IN the fact that no one can. I will start and you join me. What says?"
The team looked at one another unsure what to do. Seeing their hesitation, Percy started singing. As soon as he first started, all their eyes turned to him. His voice was crystal clear and he never missed a tone. After one song he carried on with another and another while they all listened, holding their breathes so they don't accidentally interrupt him. Finally, after third song Percy stopped and took his glass of lemonade. The shock he left them slowly started to wear off.
"That... that was... Where did you learn to sing like that?" Artemis finally managed to speak up.
"Hm?" Percy got confused. "Nowhere. I don't know how to sing." After seeing their open mouths he facepalmed. "Of course. Apollo's blessing. Guess I will have to thank him for that... after I kick him."
"Yeah right. And real version? You can't expect us to believe that some old god blessed you and suddenly you can sing. It takes years of practice to learn that." Wally shook his head.
"You guys know who I am right?" Seeing their puzzled looks Percy just gave his signature mischievous grin. "Oh. That explains much. Let me introduce myself. I am Percy Jackson, son of Poseidon."
While most of them were staring at Percy not knowing how to answer, KF started laughing uncontrollably "Yeah right! And I am a kryptonian. Seriously. Who do you take us for? We are supposed to suddenly believe that you are fish Jesus or something?"
Percy only chuckled and walked toward the ocean. Water crept to him and suddenly shot up into his grasp, forming the Trident that solidified and turned golden. Later, sea rose behind him into giant wave with hole in the middle looking like a winged horse. A glowing trident appeared over his head. "Does this serves as enough proof?" Percy looked at the rest of the team grinning widely. Robin and superboy were starring with awe, Artemis took a step back and Miss M. opened her mouth to say something, but closed it not finding any words. Aqualad quickly rose from his seat and knelt before Percy.
"My lord. I had no idea. Forgive me for..."
"Whoa! Slow down. I did it just for the fun of seeing your faces. No need to jump on one knee."
Wally smiled. "So you admit this was just a joke? HA! I knew I am right. There are no gods and magic doesn't exist. Science wins again"
"No. I am son of Poseidon, just that I don't want anyone to kneel in front of me because of that. It's enough that fish mistake me for my father in this world." He gave out another chuckle.
"Not buying it. You are just an alien. Or half alien. Or Atlantean. Or atlantean-alien hybrid." Kid Flash frowned.
"On mars we place great value and trust in our Priests."
Hearing that, Wally's attitude made one eighty change. "Of course. Magic is totally cool. I love magic. Maybe we could go somewhere private to compare notes?" This earned disapproving glare from Artemis and chuckle from Percy.
Rest of the evening was spent on telling stories from personal life. At first Percy was reclutant to share, not exactly comfortable with telling them about wars, but he finally settled on telling them about some 'accidents' regarding his school life. The tale about how he dropped the whole class to the shark pool earned applause from Wally.
The next day evening Superboy and Kaldur were engage in sparring practice. Megan and Artemis watch and talk about which of their teammates the other should date. Percy was standing in the back, enjoying the show. Finally, SB got the advantage and threw Aqualad, using the trick Canary showed him.
"Good battle. I am curious though. Who would win if you did not hold back on your powers." Percy knew that both of them kept to just practicing hand-to-hand combat, not using any powers. It was different at CHB, where most of the times demigods were taught to utilize all and every advantage they had.
"The point is to be able to fight without powers. There might be time when you won't be able to use them and then what?" Kaldur gave Percy the same peptalk Canary gave SB some time back.
"Well, then I will have to figure something out. I've done it before."
"Or you can train with us. Come on. Show us some of this 'demigod moves' of yours." Wally mocked Percy
"You're on." Was the only response. Wally wanted to back off, but Megan was standing right next to him. He just gulped and jumped onto the platform.
Percy and KF took battle stance and waited for each other. Finally, Wally attacked with right hook. Percy just ducked and reciprocated with uppercut. Wally was sent flying and landed on the ground. Big red DEFEATED appeared over his head. Percy turned to the rest. Wally gritted his teeth. This guy was getting on his nerves. First he comes here talking magic mumbo-jumbo and now he knocks him down in one punch? That's it. He zoomed with super speed aiming another strike at Percy's head, but to his surprise boy turned around and simply caught his fist. Percy gave him a wide grin before throwing him over his shoulder and giving him a hard landing.
"Wow. You are acting like Artemis. She is also a sore looser." Realizing that the blonde in the room started to give him the glare, he quickly added. "I meant the Amazon I used to train with. She never accepted defeat either. Sorry if I went too hard on you this time. When my reflexes kick in I have harder time controlling my strength."
"And how strong exactly are you?" Superboy chimed in.
"Well, according to what I managed to figure out, I can stand toe to toe with Wonder Woman. It would make sense since we are both children of big three." Seeing their puzzled faces he clarified "Zeus, Poseidon and Hades. The three sons of Kronos and Rhea. There is also that this whole world is overcharged with magic. Since arriving here I got stronger, my powers increased in magnitude and I got some degree of invulnerability back. When I once sparred with Diana head-on with all tricks allowed we ended up recreating World War 1 battlefield. I had to learn to control this strength not to accidentally kill any mortals."
"You can go toe to toe with Wonder Woman? Sorry but I have hard times believing that. She is like... Superman level strong." Superboy was unconvinced. This teen came out of nowhere claiming to be best of the best.
"Wanna do hand-wrestling?" Percy offered.
"You're on." Superboy smiled and walked to the table.
He and Percy locked the grab. Kaldur gave a mark and they began. At first they were equal, but slowly and surely Percy advanced. Soon, superboy found himself almost defeated. In last desperate effort he put his whole strength in the push, but Percy returned with even more strength. Suddenly, before either could win, the table broke into pieces.
"WHoa! That... was some show." Kaldur constantly shifted a look from one boy to the other.
"Good play. For a moment you almost got me at the end." Percy extended his hand to congratulate superboy. Everyone expected Connor to rage at Percy, but to their surprise he took it.
"You aren't that bad."
Just then Red tornado came into the room. Wally immediately zoomed to him and started pestering for a quest.
"Missions assignments are the Batman responsibility"
"He is playing Dynamic Duo with the Robin back in Gotham, but you are heading somewhere. So? you got a date or a mission?" Wally did not want to give up
"We can be of help if you need us." Kaldur added.
Red turned around and hologram of an old man appeared. "this is Kent Nelson. A friend. He is one hundred and six years old."
"He doesn't look a day over eighty" Percy joked, earning a disproving glare from Kaldur.
"He has been missing for twenty three days. Kent was a member of Justice Society. A precursor of your mentors Justice League.
"Of course! Nelson was earth's sorcerer supreme. He was doctor fate." Kaldur enlightened the rest. Hearing that, Wally snorted. He wanted to say something, but Percy sent him a glare that silenced him. This guy can joke one moment and then turn dead serious. What is his problem?
"Kent may simply be on one of his... walkabouts, but he the caretaker to the helmet of fate, the source of Doctor's mystic might. And it is unwise to leave such power unguarded."
"He is like the great sorcerer priests and priestesses of Mars. I would be honored to help find him."
Hearing Megan volunteer, Wally immediately raised his hand. "ME TOO! So honored I can barely stand it. Magic... rocks." In the back Artemis rolled her eyes.
Red Tornado pulled some weird metal thingy. "Take this. It is a key to the Tower of Fate."
Meanwhile, Wally ignored anything and tried to flirt with Megan, but she only smiled kindly in response.
"One more question." Percy came to Tornado. "Did Batman maybe sent something for me?"
"Yes. The outfit you designed is already in your room." Red simply pointed toward the living quarters before leaving the team to prepare.
His new suit was made of something batman called Titanium-carbon alloy fiber, which Percy shortened to Tiber Metal. His shoulders, elbows and some parts of his chest were protected by bronze reinforcement. The gloves contained supply of water that he could control, similarly to Aqualad's backpack. On his legs he had fins. An addition to his own design made by Batman. Apparently the guy did have some sense of humor. On his chest there was large golden trident that stood out from overall deep blue color scheme. Same image was emblazoned on each shoulder guard. His face was covered with domino mask that was equipped with some standard gadgets like binoculars or enhanced reality.
Salem
August 19th, 20:22
The Team arrived at coordinates Red Tornado provided, only to find an empty plot. Wally started to run around trying to find anything, but Percy just stood there smiling. To demigod's disappointment they were all in civilian clothes not to attract attention.
"Maybe the new guy should help us look." Wally turned to Percy.
"I don't need to. I am looking at it. Hand me the key Kaldur."
Curious to see what Percy had in mind, Aqualad handed the requested object to him. Percy simply took few steps toward and inserted the key into invisible keyhole and twisted it. Large, four-sided tower appeared in front of the Team.
"I have experience with camouflage magic. This spell was really strong, but I think it didn't work on me for some reason." Percy pushed the door and whole team entered into the darkness of the tower. Once everyone was inside, the doors disappeared.
"eh... where did the doors go?" Suberboy looked around. The whole interior was kept in rather medieval style, with torches being the only source of light.
An image of Kent Nelson formed in front of Percy. "Welcome Demigod. You've entered the tower using the key, but the tower does not recognize your companions. State your purpose and intent."
Wally wanted to jump in and impress Megan, but Percy stopped him. "We are here to see Kent Nelson. His friend Red Tornado is worried about him and asked us to come."
The image smiled, before fading. The wall in front of them opened to reveal labyrinth of staircases.
"Let me do the talking here. I have experience with magic."
"yeah? Where from? Oh! Let me guess... Another god blessed you?" Wally snapped at him. This boy kept getting on his nerves and taking away chances to impress Megan.
"Nope." Percy answered Popping the 'p'. "I learned some basics from my friend. I also encountered fair share of sorceresses in my life, so stay put. I feel we might encounter some traps."
"Yeah right... I could have guessed that too. Any magical treasure is guarded. Just like your beautiful eyes Meg." Wally spoke the last turning to Miss M standing next to him.
That did it for Artemis. She pushed wally all the way to the wall. "Enough! Your little impress Megan at all cost is potentially endangering the whole team. What would happen if Percy wasn't there huh? If you triggered some trap while showing off. You don't even believe in magic so stop. this. charade!" She was honestly tired. This guy needed to learn that M wasn't interested in him and stop embarrassing himself and the martian in the process.
In the back, Megan looked confused. "Wally? You don't believe?"
KF looked first at Artemis, then at miss M. Finally, he broke. "Fine! Fine. I admit. I lied about believing in magic. But magic is the real lie. A major low."
"Wally. I studied for a year at the conservatory of sorcery in Atlantis. The mystic arts created the skin icons that power my water bearers."
"Dude. Have you ever heard of bio-electricity? Hey in primitive cultures FIRE was once considered magical too. They are all just a bunch of tricks."
"You are pretty close-minded for a guy breaking sound barrier in his sneakers." Artemis countered.
"That's science. I recreated Flash's laboratory experiment and here I am." He raised his hand high. "Everything can be explained by science."
"Enough people. We must move. You can sort your problems back in the cave." Percy silenced everyone just as Artemis opened her mouth to argue with Wally.
They walked onto the staircase when a cane floated toward them.
"what is this?" Artemis extended her hand to grab it, but then wally run toward it and also wanted to grab it.
"Probably his magic want. " He said while placing his hand on the cane the same moment Artemis did. When their hands touched floating item, golden light enveloped them and they rose in the air.
"I can't let go!"
"Me neither!" Artemis wanted to add something, but they disappeared in flash of light. Percy just shook his head.
"Am I the only one thinking they will end up together?" He joked before carrying on.
"Aren't you worried about them?" Kaldur caught up with Percy.
"Nah. There is no point. This looked like the cane Kent Nelson used on the picture Tornado showed us." Probably it was supposed to guide us to him." Best thing now is to try find him the other way." Just then they walked onto the platform with one doors on it. "Told you." Percy opened them and walked through, followed by the rest of the team.
They walked out on another platform, greeted by Kent Nelson (now holding his cane), Artemis and Wally. Percy walked toward to greet the magician, but he and everyone else were knocked back by the lighting striking between them. Percy, Wally and Kent were thrown toward the big bell in the middle while the rest were pushed away. Nelson stood up and hit the bell with his cane, making it light up. He then walked inside, followed by Wally and Percy. Klarion raged and also jumped into it.
They all appeared on the top of the tower, with golden helmet levitating above them. It's design reminded Percy of some gladiator helmets he saw in museum. This type was worn by captured Greek warriors fighting in the coliseum. He had no idea where this knowledge came to him, but it just did. Kent tried to grab the helmet, but before Percy or Wally could react, he was blew back by a red light.
"Well, well, well! If it isn't demigod son of Poseidon. My friend told me about you." Klarion said to Percy, but doing so he focused all his attention on him and did not realize that Kent summoned a protective spell around him, the helmet and Wally. Percy was standing too far away and did not get covered by the shield. Instead, he quickly equipped his gloves.
"Your... friend?" Percy was surprised. Not many people were supposed to know his true identity. There was something about the way this boy referred to him that made him think he knows him well.
Klarion shot another beam of red energy at Percy, but demigod swiftly dodged it. "Yes. You made quite a commotion. First mortal to travel through Tartarus and escape alive... and sane." Hearing this Percy froze for a moment and that gave Klarion a chance to fire at him. Percy was sent back flying from the tower.
"NOOO!" Wally shouted. Kent Nelson just died in front of him and now he saw Percy falling down from the tower. Klarion started furiously firing flaming projectiles at the shield. Hearing M'gann plea for help and seeing his shield fall apart Wally grabbed the helmet and put it on, ignoring warning given to him by the Witch Boy.
While Wally let the inner monologue with Kent, himself and Nabu was battling Klarion, Percy slowly rose back onto the rooftop. He was about to hit ground when in last desperate attempt he created a hurricane around himself to slow the fall a bit. It did stop him mid-air, but learning how to navigate this thing took him few moments. Finally, after he touched the solid ground and pulled the water back into storage compartments in his gloves he saw Witch Boy battling doctor Fate. Doc seemed to be winning, but there was no trace of KF. Suddenly, Klarion disappeared into mist and reappeared behind Fate. From that on, the battle seemed to be in favor of the Lord of Chaos. Percy wanted to intervene, but he had no idea how. Finally, Doctor Fate was thrown away and moaned from pain. Just then it hit him. The voice belonged to Wally. The speedster became new vessel.
Percy extended his hand and out of nowhere (not from his gauntlet) water formed into a trident. He then jumped between laying doctor fate and Klarion and plunged the weapon into ground. Immediately, salt water started coming from the hole. Percy used the newfound supply to create a barrier between the fighting sides. Witch Boy started shooting red rays onto the shield, but whenever the shield broke in some place, more water filled the crack and reinforced it. Fate managed to stand up.
"Attack the cat. It's his anchor allowing him to stay in this world." Fate calmly spoke to Percy before rising above the shield and shooting beam of golden light in general direction of Klarion. Lord of Chaos created shield in front of him, but attack was not directed at him, but rather at the animal next to him. Said familiar was not protected and got tossed away.
"Attacking a defenseless animal? it's low even for a lord of Order" Klarion screeched, but Fate only responded with another attack directed at him. Witch Boy jumped into the portal and appeared next to his cat. "Killjoy. Come on Teekl. We are out of here."
Lord of Chaos changed into shadowy tendrils and disappeared. Wally levitated in the air for a moment, but he finally took of the helmet and landed. Percy decided to stand back and not say anything as the boy walked to Kent's body and put a watch in his grip.
Happy Harbor
August 20th, 11:58
Wonder Woman was dressed in casual clothes and wearing glasses. She sat in the cafe, waiting for someone. Finally, right when bell on the town hall signaled mid-day a casually dressed teenager, also wearing glasses of similar design joined her.
"So Percy? How was your first mission with the Team?" Diana asked. Waitress came to collect their orders. Percy asked for two frozen coffees and two slices of Apple Pie. Wonder Woman did not question his choice.
"Megan told me that their Pie is apparently to die for. As for the team... Guess they are okay. Kinda remind me of my friends. Wally is everywhere and flirting with each girl he meets. Megan is shy and still new to modern world. Kaldur is responsible and devoted. He tries to act as an adult even if he is only sixteen. There is also robin, who... well the boy is a mystery. And artemis reminds me of..." Percy's voice broke for a moment. "Annabeth. It's not just the blonde hair and stormy eyes, but also her attitude. She won't bend or accept shit from anyone. She is proud of her achievements, but there is something more. She is so determined to prove something, but I can't figure out what."
Diana listened calmly. "And superboy?"
"He is okay. Slight anger management issues, but we get along pretty well."
"I am happy that you found some friends in there. And what with the mission? I heard what happened." Percy tensed, silently praying that Diana doesn't ask about the Pit. He closed this chapter and locked the memories deep down. Sometimes he still had nightmares, but it wasn't so bad anymore. "You stood up against Klarion the Witch Boy and saved Doctor Fate. League is impressed. Good job."
"yeah... Thanks." Just then two plates of pie were placed in front of them. Young waitress sent Percy a smile, but he was already focused on his food. Diana chuckled internally. They talked a bit more about various things. Percy told her how stunned the team was when he summoned the trident. Secretly, he was practicing the whole act at the beach of Themyscira when he had nothing better to do.
"There is one more thing. Aquaman wanted to invite you to visit Atlantis. He wanted to thank you for revealing his half-brother's schemes. What should I tell him?"
Percy pondered the question for a moment. "Tell him that I will be glad to come and properly meet him. We really started on a wrong foot." Happy to hear that, Diana finished her coffee and stood up.
"See you soon then" She said before walking away. Percy sighted and also left, leaving a large tip. If you have almost infinite money for small expenses, why not act generous?
A/N and that concludes this chapter. Never following dialogues so closely again. Next chapters will mess with episodes more. Again thank you very much for all the reviews and encouragement. I probably shouldn't be writing so much, but it's too much fun. It's already 20k words...
Themyscira is never shown in the series so I based it on other DC animated media and a bit on comics. Both Amazon!Artemis and Donna are actual DC characters. Like I said, not a fan of OC.
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