ARC THREE
CHAPTER ONE: A LITTLE MEET AND GREET
PREVIUOSLY:
"I see… is this rumour I hear about the only resistance our forces faced being six men and a woman the truth?"
"Indeed it is my liege"
"Interesting, any news on those other impostors that were involved in the fight?"
"No sire…"
"That would be my doing actually"
"And you would be who exactly?"
"Oh, no one special really but I believe we can help each other"
"Care to enlighten me?"
"Of Course, but I believe this discussion should be between us"
"…Leave us"
"But sire…!"
"Do Not question my orders!"
"My apologies milord, I will leave at once"
"Well, that was dramatic"
"Stop blathering away and tell me what you want"
"Yeesh, impatient much? Anywho, my name is…"
NOW:
THLUNK
A shower of blood followed the sickening sound of steel slashing through flesh only to be stopped by bone.
"Oh common! I didn't slash you too hard!" a garbled voice whined in a child like manner as the victim of the fatal wound crumpled to the ground in a lifeless heap.
That was the three hundred and forty third one in the last two hours.
…or was it the four hundred and forty third?
…Meh.
The black clad figure grumbled out a few un decipherable comments before finally coming to terms with the fact that there was no one else left to kill and then releasing a sigh of discontent before pulling of the cowl on his face…
…only to re attach it just as quickly.
"Fuck! I can't do that yet, not until I finish my mission. That just takes the dramatic flair out of the whole thing!"
…Okay?
With that er, declaration, he swung his sword in a circle flicking off the bits of blood, gore and viscera that were smeared all over the blade before re sheathing the Katanna blade and made to move before pausing slightly.
"Maybe I should tone down on the extreme violence next time I get into a fight" he muttered to himself…
"…Nah, I've got a brand to maintain after all"
With that not so comforting comment, he resumed his casual stroll through the ominous looking facility.
"Sooo…I wonder what kind of creepy shit HYDRA actually stores here, ooh, maybe I'll find a colossal sized tank or an android shark…" he sighed dreamily, "…the possibilities are endless"
After an hour and a half of aimless wandering, he finally came across two cells that were surrounded by some sort of energy barrier.
He raised a single brow at the varying colour schemes of both cells (one being a bright blue and the other being a fiery shade of scarlet) before pulling out a fist sized, silver plated discus like object from one of his pouches and throwing it at a control panel.
Tendrils of azure electricity spiraled out of the disk as it embedded in the panel, frying the power supply and powering down the energy barriers surrounding the cells.
Inside the cells were two young adults of both genders, the male being the one in the blue cell and the female being the one in the red cell.
He rolled his eyes at the stereotypical colour scheme.
The two of them looked similar, siblings maybe?…or fucked up bio engineered clones.
It's very vital to keep an open mind especially when dealing with the likes of HYDRA.
"So, should I wake 'em up or should I just wait here till they wake up?" he questioned himself while scratching his scalp with his index finger, "I mean, I've got time to wait but…nah I'll just wake their asses up"
With a simple blink, the nearest plumbing pipe burst and water within it rushed towards him, just as it was about to slam into him, he tilted his head to the left and the water mimicked his movement and diverted to the left where it scooped up the two and raised them a good feet off the floor before slamming them down into the floor.
They both woke up in spluttering fits after that.
The guy was the first person to regain his bearings, "What the fuck was that for?!" he managed to spit out with a thick eastern European accent despite his current struggle to get rid of the excess water out of his system.
The black clad figure sniffed and instead turned his attention to the female who was now trying to rise to her feet, "She's your sister" it was a statement, not a question.
The salt, pepper haired youth glared at him for a moment before nodding slowly.
The Katanna wielding maniac nodded, "She's hot" he stated bluntly making said female turn red in the face at the comment.
"Just who the hell are you?" the male asked exasperatedly despite his hand twitch that indicated that he didn't appreciate such comments about his sister.
Over protective much…
…but then again, who am I to talk?
The figure took his eyes off the female who was eyeing him inquisitively and instead fixed him with a dull look, "Normally I would prefer to kill off HYDRA experiments before they turn to major problems for the general public, and by general public I mean where my interests lie and the topmost of that being my peace of mind…" he started but was cut off.
"That wasn't what I asked you, you piece of shit" the youth bit back.
The guy in black fixed him with a look before chuckling a little, "If you were a girl, I would have a crush on you already" he said amidst chuckles.
The siblings grimaced in disgust.
The man stopped chuckling and looked at them curiously, "Homophobic?" he asked curiously, "I find that word offensive…" the female started, "…but yes, our home training made sure to instill that trait in us" she finished.
He blinked, "Cool, anyway, all chatter and banter aside…" he pulled off his cowl, "…my name is Percy Jackson, though people call me the Blood Merchant when I'm dressed like this, don't ask how that name came about I didn't call myself that but it just stuck. As for why I'm here…" he paused and a thinking expression appeared on his face but he muttered out a 'fuck it' and shrugged, "…honestly I was bored and cleaving people in half is a fond past time of mine" he answered bluntly.
The siblings shared a glance and sweat dropped.
The boy coughed a little, "Well, my name is Pietro Maximoff and one could say that I am the fastest man alive.
Percy smacked him in the back of the head making him yelp.
"Don't steal Barry's line dude, the multiverse hates that shit" he chided. Pietro blinked, "What?"
"…Forget I just said that" Percy grumbled out.
The siblings shared another glance and both took a step back…this guy was definitely nuts.
"Ah, my name is Wanda Maximoff…" she began but was cut off, "and you can use chaos magic" Percy finished quietly making both siblings widen their eyes in surprise.
Before she could query him on how knew that, he spoke up "I'll explain how I know that later but first things first, both of you have to come with me" he stated making them stiffen.
Percy face palmed at his statement…and his nose popped out of place due to the power behind the palm.
The Maximoff siblings winced at the sickening sound.
Percy frowned at the mess of blood on his face and palm but shrugged regardless and then proceeded to pop the appendage back into place.
The siblings winced once more.
Wiping the blood on his palms off via rubbing on his pants, he began to address them once more, "Calm down both of you, I'm not taking you to S.H.I.E.L.D, I'm taking both of you to my apartment, it's not really a big place but hey, it beats sleeping on the streets while on the run from government agencies who want to poke at your brain all day with all sorts of pointy shit just cuz they want to find out how you do what you do"
The sibling looked at each other…again.
Percy's right eye twitched at the repetitiveness of the action.
After a few tense moments, Pietro sighed, "Fine, but you better not try anything suspicious" he replied sharply.
Percy stared at him…
And kept staring…
…and kept staring…
The speedster gulped and took a few cautious steps back, "If you were Savitar, then I'd be more worried" Percy answered bluntly.
On that note, he spun on his heel and began to walk away…they followed suit.
Percy shot them a glance over his shoulder, "I hope you guys have good tolerance to high levels of gore and blood, if not I would suggest you both shut your eyes and hold onto me for guidance, cuz well, the following scene is rated R for extreme violence.
"Do you take us for pussies?"
"Language Pietro!"
"Whatever, just don't say I didn't warn you"
Maybe these guys keeping him company was just what he needed to avoid going on another psychotic killing rampage.
Sadly, the universe is an asshole and this meeting is just the starting point of one of the many problems in the life of Percy Jackson, this one in the form of a love triangle that will set two very dangerous beautiful women on a collision course that we all know will not end prettily…
…maybe?
AN: You ever been threatened at gun point before? If you haven't, then good job! I honestly envy you, apparently it's a normal occurrence for people to be threatened at gun point (most times for the most stupid of reasons) over her *sigh*.
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