Last Chapter! Dayum! It's kinda short, but I didn't have many ideas, so this was born. I'm formulating some ideas/plot for a prequel story as to how Percy met and joined the Avengers. Anywhat, give this good boy a read.

A week had passed since the return of the Avengers. Everything had basically returned to normal. Then one day, Tony Stark showed up outside the borders. An Apollo camper let him. The councilors were summoned.

"Demigods, this is-" Chiron was interrupted by a shout.

"Tony Stark!" Leo yelled. "Dude, you're the coolest! You have some awesome tech and you built the suits and your nanotechnology is amazing and the Arc Reactors are the sweetest power source ever and-"

"That's enough, Valdez. Mr. Stark has something to tell us." Chiron said.

"Yeah, uh, actually, I wanted to talk to Jackson. And also Nico, whoever that is. Just us three"

"Very well. Out, campers. Percy, Nico, stay and talk to our guest." Chiron said. The campers walked out, leaving the three behind.

"Alright, first off, thanks for your help, Percy."

"Yeah, no problem."

"If you ever need anything, call me." Percy nodded. Nico spoke up.

"Why am I here?"

"I need your help. Both of you."

"What is it?" Percy asked. Tony turned to Nico.

"Aquaman here told me you're a son of Hades." Nico glared at Percy. The air became cold. "It's cool. I'm a legacy and demigod. Athena's my mom and Vulcan is my granddad." The billionaire explained. "I was wondering if you could do me a favor. And the other Avengers, for that matter." Tony said. Nico turned his attention back to the man.

"What is it?"

"Can you take us to the Underworld so we can talk to Steve?" Tony asked. Nico shook his head.

"Dad only lets me down there." Tony's face fell. "But, I can summon him. Where's his body?" Nico asked.

"Why?"

"Summoning works better if the body is nearby."

"There isn't one. It vanished on Vormir." Tony said, grief ripping through his voice.

"Grave?"

"We haven't had a funeral yet."

"Family graves?"

"Dunno about his family."

"Could his shield work?" Percy asked. Nico considered.

"Yeah. That would work."

"Where should I meet you?"

"Meet me in Green Wood Cemetery at midnight."

"Why there?"

"It's in Brooklyn." Nico said.

A few days later, Nico and Percy shadow-traveled to the cemetery. Tony was waiting with the other Avengers. Wordlessly, they filed in. Nico led them through the gravestones. Percy saw spirits flitting around, souls trying to get back. He even saw a guy with a dog head. A jackal, he remembered. Anubis, the Egyptian god of death had a jackal head. Percy remembered the Egyptian magicians (he liked that phrase). They had been an immense help in the fight. Carter had been among the dusted and his sister, Sadie, would have done anything to get him back. The guy looked at him and nodded in greeting. Percy nodded back.

Finally, Nico stopped.

"Here." He announced. Bucky stepped forward with the legendary shield and laid it reverently on the ground. Nico touched his sword to the ground and began chanting in Ancient Greek.

"Ω, πνεύματα των νεκρών, εγώ, Nico di Angelo, σας καλώ να φέρετε το πνεύμα του Steve Rogers σε αυτόν τον κόσμο. Φέρτε τον, για να μιλήσει στους αγαπημένους του. Με καταστρέψτε και ρισκάρετε την οργή του Άδη." Ethereal light shimmered and an unearthly howl ripped through the air. A glow came from between the stones. The unnatural events faded.

"That's creepy." Peter said. Tony shushed him.

"What are you guys doing?" the spirit of Steve Rogers walked up to them, smiling, though tears streamed from his eyes.

"Hey, Capsicle." Tony said, his eyes glimmering.

"Hey, Tony. What are you guys doing?"

"We wanted to talk to you. Make sure you're okay." Natasha said. Even the cold assassin couldn't stop the tears from streaming down her face.

"You guys, I'm fine." Steve said. "This place is amazing. I got to meet my dad. You guys don't need to beat yourselves up over this." A somber silence fell over the group.

"Hey, Buck?"

"Yeah?"

"Keep Captain America going for me, will ya?" Even as a spirit, the sentiment still hit home. Steve's voice hitched. "You deserve it." Bucky nodded. Steve addressed each of the Avengers. They all walked away, save for Tony, Percy, and Nico.

"Percy, I'm sure you blame yourself for this." The demigod nodded.

"You had to save me and you fell."

"No. You're a kid. Way younger than me. You have family, a life, a girlfriend. I have none of that."

"But what about Bucky? And Sam? And the others?" Tony asked.

"Bucky deserves a second chance. Give him that, Stark. Sam is doing good things. And you guys are the Avengers. I was nothing compared to you." Steve said. Tony bowed his head. He couldn't beat.

"It's time to go." Nico said. "You are released." Steve smiled and faded. A light glimmered on the ground. It was the star from his suit. Tony knelt and touched it. He picked it up and left. Percy and Nico shadow-travelled back to camp and went to their cabins.

A week later, they held the funeral. Everyone mourned. Percy was invited as well, though he still couldn't shake the feeling of guilt. Afterwards, when everyone was mingling, Peter Parker walked up to Percy.

"You're guilty."

"How do you know?"

"Because I've been there before. When I got my powers, I wasn't sure what to do. Then my uncle was murdered right in front of me. You feel guilty. Let it go. From what you've told me, you've lost others close to you. Remember them, but don't let it drag you down." Percy stared at the teenage superhero. Lots of wisdom from a kid younger than him. Percy nodded.

"Thanks, Peter." He stood and shook the Spider's hand. Percy headed out the door and made his way to the rooftop. He whistled for Blackjack. The pegasus landed.

Heya, boss. You good? The horse asked.

"Yeah. Yeah, I'm fine." Percy mounted his steed. As Blackjack prepared to take off, a voice stopped Percy.

"Kid! Don't leave yet." Blackjack wheeled around. Bucky Barnes stood by the roof door. He walked over to the demigod. "I owe you."

"What for?"

"That paper you gave me? Steve wrote it and it said I should be Captain America. I just wanted to thank you for passing it to me. Without it, Captain America would have died for good. So, yeah, thanks." Percy nodded.

"No problem." Bucky turned away and left. Blackjack took off, taking Percy back to camp.

When Percy got back, he went straight to his cabin. He took off the formal clothes and threw on some jeans and his camp shirt. Fishing Riptide out of the dress pants, he shoved it into his pocket. A small device buzzed on his nightstand. Percy picked it up. It was a pager message from Tony.

Thanks for your help. We'll call if we need you. Percy sent a message back.

I'll be here. Hurricane out. The small screen showed the Avengers logo, then turned off. Either by the Three Fates, by luck, or coincidence, Percy was still an Avenger. One of Earth's Mightiest Heroes.

Whew! That's done. For the Greek stuff, I just used Google translate. But yeah! PM or comment some ideas for the prequel. Situations, ideas, possibly characters, title names, whatever. In the mean time, go read my Mortal AU, The Green Eyed Newbie. Shout out to the8horcrux for reviewing most of the chapters! This has been ya boi, RFA.

I don't feel too good*.*.*.*