CHAPTER 13: GAME…
A tense silence pervaded the room as Steve watched in what could be best described as absolute shock, whereas Natasha stared at the spectacle playing before her with a blank look in her eyes.
The impromptu lip lock ended approximately a minute later leaving the atmosphere in an unsurprising and absolutely tense silence.
The disturbing silence carried on for a while longer, until Eze finally decided to break the ice by speaking up, "You've had that one coming a long time Percy…" he took a swig from his drink, "… in all honesty, I'm surprised she waited that long to come meet you. I could have sworn she would be able to detect your divinity the moment you got within her sensory range" he stated pragmatically.
With no small amount of discomfort, the half blood attempted to extract himself from Nyx's grasp, an action that proved to be futile as all she had to do was increase the power behind her grip, successfully keeping him in her grasp.
"Steve and I… w…we're going to wait for you at the compound gate, you can finish this up and meet us there" Natasha muttered quietly before briskly walking out of the room while Steve followed with an uncomfortable expression etched on his face.
"…"
"… I guess I should say I'm sorry"
"You're apologizing to the wrong person Perseus"
"I guess… but I do owe you an apology as well, I mean, I practically – possibly literally – relegated the task of taking care of her to you even though I am the one responsible for her present condition. I'm sorry man, you didn't deserve that"
The Nigerian shrugged as he poured himself another drink, "Maybe I didn't deserve it, but I've lost count of how many times I've seen people get what they did not deserve. I guess at the end of the day, it all boils down to the choices you make regarding your lot" he stated, taking another swig of his drink.
A pair of sea green eyes blinked at him owlishly, "Huh?"
"Just take her and get out of here you stupid white boy"
"At least animals don't swallow money in my country"
Eze growled at the low blow and only got a smug smirk in return.
As the son of Poseidon turned on his heel in his bid to leave, his friend's voice rang out.
"By the way, Percy?"
He turned, "Yeah?"
"Would it kill you to actually learn to tame your psychic abilities?"
Percy frowned at him, "I mastered that power a long time ago man" he responded.
The Nigerian raised a brow in surprise, "Is that so?"
"Yes… why'd you ask me that?"
Another swig of whiskey is taken.
"Take this word of advice from me Percy… keep a close eye on the women in your life. After all, it's like I say 'love can be both beautiful and twisted when it wants to be'"
Another owlish blink.
Eze looked at him in amusement before chuckling, "Just get out of here white boy"
Shrugging to himself in confusion, Percy – with Nyx still clinging to him like a lifeline – began to make his way to the main gate of the compound.
An eerie silence descended on the room…
… Eze took a sip of his whisky.
"… Goddammit Percy"
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"Are you okay Nat?" Steve asked worriedly as the duo waited for a certain half blood at the compound gates.
The red head simply shook her head positively in response to the question making the super soldier sigh, "Look, Natasha, I can't say that I'm some sort of relationship expert or something, but don't you think you should have a little bit of faith in Percy?" he asked.
The Russian super spy was quiet for a bit, "… I don't doubt Percy, I mean, I can't blame him for what happened back there, she practically threw herself at him. But…" the rest of her sentence devolved into an indistinct mumbling from that point making Steve stare curiously at her.
"But what?"
"… I've never felt myself get this angry before" she whispered.
Steve maintained his curious gaze.
Natasha took in a shaky breath, "Please… don't tell Percy this, but I used to be married, I want to think about how I managed to do it. How I successfully maintained a double life as a spy and as a loving wife. I loved my husband so much, so much that it was scary for even me…" a pause, "… he had affairs from time to time with other women, and sometimes men and I know very well how angry with him I would get, I would yell at him, hit him and generally be an all round bitch to him, never caring to know whom he did it with, until I calmed down."
She chuckled a bit.
"But with Percy…" she paused a bit once more, looking for the right words to say before continuing, "… I seem to get angry at him yes, but it's all a ruse, I can't seem to be able to get mad at him over anything. Whether he cheats on me, lies to me. Hell! Even if he were to stab me in the back, I just can't seem to associate the emotion of anger in my regard to him. The ladies on the other hand… I just want to see them bleed for having the guts to put their eyes on my man, I want to cut them, stab them, hit them, I generally don't care as long as it makes them bleed."
Taking another shaky breath, "I guess I should tell you as well, how I don't want him to leave me, my anger at him is just to keep his attention on me at that moment… I'd rather die than have him leave me" she finished with a whisper.
A bead of sweat rolled down Steve's left eyebrow, "He had read about this once in a manga… or at least something similar to this, what was the word associated with the female character again?'
Before he could ponder any further, the smell of salt water wafted into his nose and then, Percy materialized next to them… with a certain black haired beauty firmly in his grasp.
Forest green eyes glinted maliciously.
Noticing the awkward tension in the air, the son of Poseidon coughed awkwardly (seemed fitting), "So, I guess we should get going?" he asked lamely.
Wordlessly, his companions grabbed his shoulders, and immediately their bodies began to dissolve into sea water.
Just before the teleport could be completed, the word that Steve was looking for popped back into his head.
'Yandere'
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FOUR DAYS LATER: UNDISCLOSED LOCATION.
"I guess this is it huh?" Sam murmured to himself as he stared at the passing clouds aboard an unknown aircraft model.
'Unknown' because the aircraft literally appeared above their secret base and was only picked up by their sensors once it uncloaked itself. Before anyone could panic, a disgruntled Percy quickly ordered every one to suit up and board the ship which was easily the size of two hellicarriers.
Their confusion was further increased by a highly synthetic human voice (for him at least, Natasha simply called it an AI... though she had a dark look on her face for some reason) addressing a very uncomfortable looking Percy Jackson.
"Greetings lord Perseus"
Their confusion was relatable.
The half blood in question merely maintained a stoic visage with a look in his eyes that clearly stated that he was not in the mood to answer any questions relating to the matter.
"The support drop ship is standing by and awaiting your order to advance. Shall I deliver the order sir?" The AI queried in a tone that was both queer and respectful.
Percy grunted in annoyance (for some reason Sam couldn't comprehend, he seemed to be disgruntled by the present situation), "No, tell them to turn around and set course for home. I already have reinforcements inbound, no need to turn the hellicarrier into a charnel house…" he paused and suddenly gained a far away look in his eyes, "… on second thought… Cortana!"
"Yes my liege?" came the clipped reply.
"Inform the troops to set course for home… and tell them to activate the brainer device"
"Understood, I wish you a bloody good hunt milord and long live his majesty"
"Long live New Genesis"
With those parting words, the AI departed (however the hell they do that), and Percy cracked his neck.
Before Steve or Sam could pull him aside to ask some questions, the son of the sea god gave a Shark like grin (Sam mentally noted the irony here) and uttered two simple words…
"Full Tilt"
The juggernaut of a flying vessel lurched forward, nearly throwing every one on board (bar the half blood) on their asses, and gained near ridiculous speeds for a flying vessel this large.
Sam grabbed the nearby pole that he had grabbed initially even tighter.
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The hellicarriers came into view in a matter of minutes, impressing all those onboard at the speed of the hulking behemoth of a flying contraption which was not only twice the size of a single hellicarrier, but apparently twice as fast as well…
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… That was honestly a worrisome fact now that Steve thought about it, and judging from the disgruntled look on the face of a healing Nick Fury, he knew that the director was equally if not more worried about that prospect.
Just how the hell did this half blood get that rich?
The next sentence that escaped Percy's lips made the SHIELD director choke on his own saliva and nearly everyone else on board freeze up.
"Cortana…"
"Your highness?"
"… unleash the toxic dark matter wave with your targets being all the hellicarriers but the commanding ship"
A humming sound echoed through the ship before a sound all too similar with shattering glass, but amplified on a sonar level tore through everyone's ears, a menacing looking purple wave was expelled from the ships cannons as they all fired at once.
The wave, as if sentient, took the form of an arrow head making everyone tense in an odd mix of anticipation and silent horror as it made its way towards the Hellicariers that were blissfully unaware of their impending doom and remained in perfect formation.
Within mere inches of its first target, the wave of toxic dark energy dispersed into three smaller arrows , all of which ignored the command carrier and struck the other three carriers.
For a second, all was silent as the purple energy engulfed the three carriers, and then a loud hissing noise began to emanate from the carriers.
The hissing noise grew in volume and once it reached its peak, the carriers crystallized into a purple glass like material in an instant before shattering as such…
The shards of glass floated about for a bit, before Percy's next sentence put an end to that.
"Open containment system and activate the toxic dark matter magnet"
Another low hum filled everyone's ears once more and then with the sound of a vacuum, all the shards were sucked in to the ships containment.
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"SON OF A PROTESTANT WHORE!"
Steve couldn't help but agree with the random SHIELD operative, 'What in God's green Earth did I just see?' the super soldier questioned himself numbly.
A certain one eyed Eagle, for the first time in years, shook with trepidation… trepidation and fear.
"Set anchor on the Command carrier and prepare individual teleports to teleport in groups of twenty five to randomized areas of the the intended target.
"Yes sir"
"Anchors set, beginning teleportation procedures
A blue light scanned every single passenger aboard the ship in a matter of minutes and in a instant they felt their bodies twist and warp through space and time.
Percy stared into the distance for a bit.
"Cortana…"
"The kingdom is in perfect condition, but the people are anxious to see their king again, which is a good thing. They miss you"
Percy breathed a small sigh of relief.
"Lord Magneto sends his regards as well"
Percy chuckled before putting on his mask, and disappearing with the accompanying scent of the sea.
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On pure instinct, Natasha ducked just in time to avoid a stray plasma beam that would have undoubtedly rendered her head into unrecognizable bits of flesh and brain matter on the flight tarmac on the hellicarrier.
Without wasting as much as a second, she quickly drew a throwing knife and threw it at the offending agent and without even pausing to look at her handiwork (the agent crumpled), she buried her fist into the gut of a nearby HYDRA operative, hearing the (somewhat) satisfying sound of air leaving his lungs, before grabbing his head and bringing it down to her knee with enough force to shatter the baklava, sending its fragments into his skull.
Her elbow made contact with another agents throat, and before he could so much as wheeze, she drew a dagger and slit his throat in one fluid motion.
Taking a moment, the Russian red head took a calming breath, before her eyes snapped open and gained a murderous look, and then the blood continued to flow.
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Percy materialized on the hellicarrier, right next to a heavily panting Natasha to be precise, he raised an inquisitive eyebrow at her blood stained form and did not hesitate to ask the question that was at the tip of his tongue, "I thought you were all for stealth kills?" he asked making her head snap towards him with a manic glint in her eyes before she caught sight of his sea green eyes and the glint immediately vanished.
The red head paused, as if unsure of what to do, before settling for weak emotionless mask, "I guess I got carried away" she stated bluntly.
Percy frowned at the ice in her tone and took a step forward, but before he could grab her, she had already spun on her heel and was making her way to another sector of the hellicarrier where the action was most likely to be present.
His frown deepened but he put the matter to rest (for the moment) and focused on the task at hand…
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Which was quite simple actually, all he had to do was to bring this cheap imitation of a mega carrier down and then he and his woman would have a long heart to heart that would most likely end in make up sex.
He sighed.
He just needed to hold back and downplay his skill set, no need to make them even more cautious of him.
Besides, the greatest assassins are the most illusive ones, his versatility and flamboyance in the trade was just an added bonus.
AN: Um… hi? So long story short, I resolved my issues a long time ago and got a little to absorbed in gaming… and hitting the gym… yeah.
So then… review?
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