Disclaimer: I do not own the rights to Percy Jackson nor My Hero Academia. That honor goes to Rick Riordan and Kohei Horikoshi.
Chapter 4: Reinforcements
Mt Olympus
The room was in silence as they watched Percy and All Might defeat the creature. They had watched Percy use the blessings to amplify his strength and power to the point where he matched the hero next to him in strength and speed, which somehow had rivaled that of Heracles, and successfully defeated the abomination.
Tyson broke the silence by cheering and the entire room exploded. Everyone was celebrating or gushing over the monumental win. Except for Zeus, Athena, and Annabeth. Zeus had allowed his children and siblings to bless the boy, hell he would've too had Chronos allowed him to since he earned it. But clearly Perseus had gotten a bit stronger as a result. However he also knew that Poseidon's brat was nothing if not loyal to a fault, making it impossible for him to turn his back on his family.
Athena and Annabeth on the other hand noticed his current state. He was exhausted, his eyes were fierce but the fire behind them was dimming. They both knew that if he took one more step he was going to collapse. Thalia noticed her friend wasn't celebrating, as Artemis did with her sister. They both asked what was wrong and the response was to point at the screen.
USJ
Percy's POV
'Damn that took everything I had left. And considering the smoke coming out of him, he's almost out of energy. Damn Achilles seriously wasn't kidding around. Not only that but the withdrawal from using all four was too much' Percy thought to himself as he and All Might stood across a shaking Shigaraki.
Percy knew what he had to do and hoped All Might would understand. "What's wrong? Didn't you want to clear this level? To get payback for breaking your finger? Well now's your chance!" Percy taunted as he leaned forward. He could feel All Might staring at him before realizing what he was planning and continued "What's the matter? What happened to that bravado earlier about showing the world how flawed society was?"
Mt Olympus
Poseidon was shocked at Percy's mocking. "What's he doing? Why would he taunt the man instead of just ending it?" Tyson, Grover and Thalia were just as confused as were most of the occupants.
Athena answered condescendingly "And you call yourself his father! Look at him, he's exhausted! He can barely move right now. He's mocking that man because he knows he's afraid. And as a result Perseus is taking a risk as is All Might that the two would flee."
Annabeth lowered her head "It's not going to work Seaweed Brain." she moaned, shocking everyone around her, including Athena who asked "What do you mean daughter? While I agree it isn't the most foolproof plan, Percy can pull this off. The curse of Achilles is still in effect."
Annabeth raised her head as she clarified "And if it was just Percy, he would pull it off. But All Might is seriously injured and that specter noticed that even if the turquoise man hadn't. Also the curse severely drains him. If he didn't have it he would be able to move freely" Ares is just pissed "The kid shouldn't be running his damn mouth whatsoever. He should be charging in head on. Doesn't matter if he's tired."
Apollo knocked an arrow and fired it at Ares's throne "And get himself killed?! Hades, we don't even know what that guy could do. Side note, what can he do, Uncle Chronos?" he asked after a momentary welp from Ares.
Chronos rewinded the image to a time they hadn't seen before and watched as the turquoise man grabbed a long haired man wearing goggles by an elbow. In horror they all watched the shirt decay around the elbow, followed by the skin, shattering the man's elbow.
"Hades, imagine if he had grabbed Percy" Grover inquired horrifyingly. Chronos nodded and explained "Perseus was told about that and took measures to prevent that from happening. He had created a water barrier around his body in order to make sure nothing would grab him". Thalia was still confused though "Hold on a minute, wouldn't the curse protect him?" she asked.
Athena shrugged her shoulders "It's possible, but at the same time that is far too risky to try. Perseus thought rationally for once. But now he's out of time. He has burned through all his remaining energy and all he can do is bluff his way out."
USJ
Midoriya's POV
Midoriya was in awe of how Nomu was defeated. How All Might had dug deep and hit harder than ever. How Percy kept up with All Might using all the elements he had controlled so far at the same time. He wasn't the only one either. Kirishima, Todoroki, and Bakugo were all stunned. Somehow, the monster was defeated. But Midoriya knew that it wasn't over. He knew that All Might was out of time. And he also noticed Percy's eyes lose a bit of the fire he had. If either one took just one step he thought to himself, Percy would collapse and All Might would revert to his true form.
So when Kirishima asked him to check on the others, he stayed. Even when some of the villains were beginning to stir. As soon as he saw Shigaraki run towards the two with Kurogiri creating a warp gate, Midoriya activated One For All once again and launched himself at the specter, leaving a speck of dust, as well as a few confused classmates, where he once stood.
This time he wasn't so lucky. He grimaced in pain as his legs flailed, broken. He still didn't care. He pushed on despite the terrified look on Percy's face directed at him. He aimed for the metal brace Kurogiri wore and pulled his arm backwards as he yelled "GET AWAY FROM THEM YOU STUPID VILLAINS!"
However a warp gate appeared in front of Kurogiri's brace and one of Shigaraki's hands came out with the intent to grab him. Kurogiri had yelled out "I'm not falling for that twice!" as Shigaraki laughed since he was getting closer and closer to taking down one of All Might's students
All Might's POV
'Damn the bluff didn't work, Jackson's in danger, and so is Midoriya. Damn it all! Where's that backup?!' All Might mentally cried out as Kurogiri created a warp gate just in front of his brace allowing Shigaraki to send a hand towards Midoriya. Percy tried to move but his body just couldn't push forward and he fell on one knee. Shigaraki started laughing as one hand was closing in on Percy and the other was closing in on Midoriya.
BANG! BANG!
'Gunshots' All Might thought to himself. Suddenly Shigaraki pulled back in pain with bullet holes in both of his , Percy and All Might turned towards the origin of the shots and All Might smiled "They've arrived!" He reassured his comrades.
USJ Entrance.
The students at the top were beyond relieved. Uraraka and Mina were hugging each other with tears falling down. Their Class President arrived with the entire staff. Present Mic, Midnight, Ectoplasm, Snipe, Vlad King, Cementoss, Power Loader, Hound, even Principal Nezu had arrived. Besides Nezu, all the teachers were glaring at the villains, baring Ectoplasm as he cannot express emotions. Nezu, with a calm voice, called out "I'm sorry we're late everyone. We gathered as many teachers as we could."
Present Mic was still upset as he walked over to the stairs. The villains at the Plaza near the stairs either tried to charge the stairs or fire at him from long range. Present Mic just took a deep breath and yelled out loud through his speakers, sending large soundwaves down the stairs which pushed the villains back. Ectoplasm opened his mouth and smoke exited his mouth into the air as he duplicated himself. The duplicates then launched themselves at multiple villains and began to take them down.
The rest of the teachers fanned out as they set up a perimeter around the students. They were going to make sure none of them escaped. Snipe in particular had shot Shigaraki in both legs but couldn't do more as Kurogiri moved to protect his master, blocking more fatal shots. "We need to be able to capture those two from a long distance. Any ideas?" he asked. To everyone's surprise the rescue hero Thirteen, still nursing a ton of injuries that she had to have Uraraka and Mina stand her up, raised her gloved hand and opened all of them in the direction of Kurogiri unleashing the maximum amount of Black Hole she could muster.
Percy's POV
'Well then Shiggy got shot several times and now a massive burst of wind is trying to drag the specter back' Percy thought to himself as he pushed himself to stand up. As he did he noticed a gate opening behind Shigaraki. Normally he would chase it but he was too exhausted so he stared back at the villain as the man made a vow to kill them both. "Better men have tried and failed," Percy retorted before the gate closed around Shigaraki.
Percy sighed as he sat back down, the full weight of what happened today finally catching up to him. "So I guess this is it huh" he told the big man behind him who was still smoking for some reason. He looked to his right and saw Izuku still laying on the ground. "I'm pathetic" Izuku had stated as he lamented over not being able to do anything. Percy shook his head as he reached over to him and bopped the kid on the head gently forcing him to look up at the both of them smiling down at him.
"Hey. If not for you, both All Might and I would've been goners. Don't ever think that about yourself." Percy stated as he pushed himself off the ground as he stood. "He's right, Midoriya-shounen. Your distraction bought us enough time for the teachers to arrive. So thank you." All Might continued.
Percy then walked over to Midoriya and lifted him off of the ground and onto his back, giving him a piggyback ride. Midoriya was about to ask why before his name was called. Percy then took a look at All Might and saw him revert to a skeletal form. 'None of my business but the way he's panicking as well as how Izuku is, it must be huge.' Percy thought to himself as he walked towards the redhead intercepting him just before he reached All Might.
"Easy there shark teeth, I got your friend right here. All Might also is staying behind to deal with the mess here. How about the three of us join your peers and reassure them?" Percy suggested as the redhead looked at Izuku who was nodding. "Sure man we could do that. But first what's your name?" Percy smiled as he replied "Perseus Jackson, but please call me Percy. And you're Kirishima right?"
Kirishima's eyes lit up "Yep that's me. But dude how the hell did you beat that thing? You and All Might hit it so hard not even allowing it to regenerate" he asked as the three made their way to Todoroki and Bakugo. Percy just shook his head and shrugged his shoulders. "Not sure. Hell before today I didn't even know I could do the things I did today. But right now let's focus on getting out of here." Percy solemnly replied as the three became five and walked up the stairs together.
Percy studied the people around him closely. First the Todoroki kid. He noticed his red and white hair split down the middle as well as his two different irises. However a chill ran down his spine as he noticed a scar on his left eye, a possible burn of sorts. Reminded by another hero with a scar, he shook his head to clear his thoughts before studying the angry blonde. Bakugo seemed to be the hot-headed idiot that got into trouble far too easily. But while he was reckless, Percy also recalled the instance when he captured Kurogiri and explained exactly how he did it. Clearly this wasn't someone he could underestimate intellectually. Finally his eyes turned to Kirishima. Percy couldn't help but smile as the redhead cared so much about his friends that he had offered to take Midoriya off of him. Though he couldn't stop talking about how manly Percy was, whatever that meant. He was sure that wouldn't go over well with Artemis or Athena, two powerful female warrior goddesses in their own right, but the kid meant well.
As they reached the top of the stairs more people arrived to check on them. The children were either fawning over him or worried about their fellow classmates. The adults, however, were wary of Percy as he had expected. All Might wasn't exactly buddy buddy with him until Izuku interefered and explained what had happened. So it stood to reason that the others were going to feel the same way. However, that's when he started to feel the aftershocks of his withdrawal multiplied by the drain from the curse of Achilles. He got onto one knee and let Izuku fall onto the ground next to him before falling forward, shocking everyone around him as he collapsed. The last thing he remembered was yells and hollers before a small creature stood over him "Thank you for saving our students, Mr Jackson. I look forward to our conversation when you're awake" it said as he fell asleep.
Later That Day
Police arrived and went to work immediately. Detective Tsukauchi took command as they arrested 70 villains total. Lining the remaining students, he made a head count and breathed a sigh of relief as 19 out of the 20 students were in attendance with the last one was rushed to UA in order for Recovery Girl to use her quirk to heal the boy. One of the students, a girl with round cheeks and chestnut hair, asked with worry in her voice "Sir what about Deku?" A tall, blue haired spectacled teen in armor mirroring that of Ingenium followed up with "Yes how is Midoriya doing?"
Tsukauchi smiled at the concern for their peers as several students had leaned in for an answer. "Fortunately we were able to send him to UA for Recovery Girl to do her thing. Midoriya will be up and about in no time" Tsukauchi confirmed, allowing them to breathe a sigh of relief.
Another student hopped towards him, Tsuyu Asui he remembered, and asked, "Detective, what about Mr Aizawa?" Tsukauchi took a look at the poor girl and called the hospital the injured teachers were taken to and asked for an update on Aizawa. The leading doctor responded "Thankfully the damage to his elbows have been healed allowing him to retain full use after a few days. However he suffered facial fractures and his orbital floor has been crushed. It will take some time before he fully recovers. As for Thirteen, she will be making a full recovery as the damage was not as severe as was anticipated." Tsukauchi ended the call and the students breathed a heavier sigh of relief. However, one student had one last question.
The red headed Kirishima stepped up and asked a question that was on everyone's mind. "Sir, what about the guy who showed up earlier and fought alongside All Might? Percy Jackson?" Some of the students were perplexed. Others however were just as invested in that development. Tsukauchi smiled and answered, "As of now he's being taken to UA where we will find out exactly how he arrived once he awakens. Rest assured he is not facing any charges of vigilantism and we will help him however we can." That statement allowed everyone to breathe one last sigh of relief as they began to discuss the events of today amongst themselves.
Nezu, Midnight, and Snipe stepped out of the building allowing the detective a chance to speak with the principal "Excuse me Principal Nezu, if you don't mind I would like to ask you a few questions regarding this incident today" Tsukauchi asked the mouse-bear thing.
Nezu smiled and waved his hands "Of course detective, ask whatever questions you wish. After all, we wish to make sure this event never happens again. Also" Nezu looked around before beckoning him closer as he whispered, "There is an issue that we might need your sister's abilities. Toshinori will explain more."
Tsukauchi nodded as he asked his assistant to take the students back to UA as he began interrogating the teachers, feeling as if his day will not be over not by a long shot.
UA Medical Center Evening
Recovery Girl sighed as she studied the three occupied beds. One was a repeat visitor in Izuku Midoriya who she was getting tired of seeing as the boy, while meaning well every single time, was hurting himself because he was recklessly using his quirk, which he had occupied from the second occupant, All Might. All Might was in his skeletal form after having pushed himself too far today trying to save his students. However the third occupant was unknown to her. A black haired teen whose upper body had far too many scars for her to count. And yet whenever she had tried to place tubes of any kind, his body would reject the intrusion immediately.
All Might sat up revealing his bandaged torso, forcing Recovery Girl to push him back down. "You're lucky that I found out about the attack. Since this was unavoidable I won't be too harsh. But what about him?" Recovery Girl asked the veteran hero about her newest patient. "He's the very person heroes in America have been trained to be like. Selfless, with the heart to push caution to the wind in order to protect those he cared about. That's who Perseus Jackson was. But that begs the question. What brought him here? And how is he this young?"
Recovery Girl scoffs before adding "Whoever he is, it's impossible to even try to get a blood sample. Nothing I have was able to penetrate his skin. It's as if his body is invulnerable." All Might began to think hard and long on that conundrum as Midoriya woke up.
Midoriya looked up at Recovery Girl and All Might who looked deep in thought. He turned to his left and noticed Percy sleeping without a care in the world. 'What happened? How much energy did he use up in that form? What could've caused him to collapse like he did? Also how exactly did he get in?' he started to ponder before muttering his questions out loud which caused Percy to raise his hand unconsciously and bop Midoriya in the head lightly while muttering in his sleep "Annabeth stop talking too much. You'll hurt your brain" as he shifted to his left exposing his back to the three.
It was at that moment Detective Tsukauchi entered the room. Midoriya, realizing that All Might was in his skeletal form, tried to warn All Might who laughed. "No worries Midoriya-shounen. Detective Tsukauchi is an old friend. He knows my secret." All Might reassured him as Tsukauchi studied the room. "I must say All Might you and the teachers handled yourselves well" He said after reassuring All Might that the students, Aizawa, and Thirteen were safe."If not for the three of you, who knows what could've happened to the students. Not to mention our guest over here."
All Might took a deep breath as he countered "Sorry Tsukauchi, but you're wrong. These students risked their lives as well. This is a special batch of first years, one that has experienced a real fight so soon and yet they survived. They learned of the fear and the world that we adults live in. Those villains made a mistake. They made this class stronger. And as for him, I have a feeling he will be the new milestone they will try to reach." he said as he turned to Percy.
Midoriya, stunned, asked his mentor, "What do you mean All Might?" The veteran turned to his protege and answered "Before us lies Perseus Jackson, a hero that existed long before quirks were discovered. He was the model hero that everyone in America aspired to be." With that All Might turned to Tsukauchi, "But still we do not know how he is here or why? That's where you and your sister come in '' he whispered to Tsukauchi as to not reveal any secrets. Tsukauchi nodded and left, leaving a confused Midoriya
Mt Olympus
Chronos stopped using his powers and returned Riptide to Annabeth, who was deep in thought. As everyone decided to leave, Annabeth looked up at the Primordial and asked "Is there a way for us to send an idea of something from the past into the future Percy is in now?" she asked. The Primordial smiled as he motioned with his hand for her to continue "As in, an idea for a costume for Percy that way he could use his abilities without any withdrawal?" Annabeth continued. Chronos' smile grew larger as he answered "There is, I can already tell what your plan is and have only one suggestion. Work on it fast and give it to me during the next meeting. I will make sure it arrives and that it is constructed."
Annabeth smiled as she ran to her friends. Once she went home, she grabbed a notebook and began sketching a design of a costume for Percy to use. "I may not be there with you, but I promise to help you anyway I can Seaweed Brain" she promised herself.
Alright. Another Chapter completed. If you're wondering about Percy's future costume, I promise it will not be a ripoff. Also I do plan on removing the curse of Achilles soon as to me the only reason he had it was because of Kronos having it. If Luke didn't bathe in the Styx then Percy wouldn't have.
Next Time: Percy tells his story. But how will he cope with the fact that he's in the future?
