Greek Myths are real? Aliens or Monsters? Chapter 16
Sam looked at where she had fired her arrow in time to see the hellhound turn to ash she looked around another arrow forming in her hand…honestly she had no idea she could do this but was happy she could…
"What the hell?" Sam Wilson stated the others were all on the defensive but Sam was ignoring them she kept looking at the shadows. She could sense more monsters but not in this room so she ran out…ignoring the shouts from the others as she ran down the hall she ended up skidding on her knees holding the arrow up as a hellhound jumped at her the arrow running through the monster turning it to ash. If there was two there would be more. She heard running feet behind her and a hand grabbed her she turned around the arrow she was using like a knife only stopping when she recognised it. Steve was standing there with the others behind him he was carrying his shield the others were also armed.
"What is going on?" he asked and Sam clamped her hand over his mouth she tilted her head before spinning and throwing the arrow as a hellhound appeared in the hallway it took up the entire space.
"What is that?" Several voices asked but she ignored them she had not seen one that size before. She fired three arrows at it as it growls at them the arrows stuck out of it clearly visible but it was not killing the monster.
"Please work." Sam mumbled to herself she picture the hunting blades that Artemis had given her she felt her bracelet heat up as she started running she did not want any of the mortals getting any ideas. She ran up the wall jumping over the hellhound as it tried to bite her she continued to run she felt the ground shake as it gave chase…'could really use those hunting blades' Sam thought as her bracelet continued to burn she felt that the monster was getting closer she dived around the corner of the hall and heard a crashing noise as it ran into the wall, it did not keep it down though it snarled and growled getting back in the chase. Sam ran into an open room, looking around only slightly panicking considering there were people in this room. She kept running until she reached the stairs looking back she knew that if she went up the hellhound would go for the easier marks but she needed her hunting blades…there was only one way. She called an arrow and sliced her arm she saw her blood as it began to fall. She heard a new noise come from the monster as it got a whiff of her blood and she started running again. Taking the stairs two at a time bursting out onto the main floor she headed for where she dropped her bag only for the hell hound to materialize in front of her blocking her path to her bag… She could see the hunting knives they were so close but there was no way around the monster this time. She fired another arrow but it did not do any damage.
"Figured." Sam mumbled as it started its charge at her she only just managed to dive out of the way of its mouth.
"Sam!" was shouted and she really wanted to curse at Stark for entering then again it gave her a distraction as he fired his repulsors at the hell hound making holes in it. It only seemed to piss it off more. Thor turned up throwing its hammer only for it to fly right through it as the hellhound melted into shadows. Tony somewhat cheered as he landed Sam dived for her bag pulling out the hunting blade, even though this was a new weapon it felt right in her hands. She threw it at Stark who shouted out at her only for her aim to be true the hellhound was behind stark semi out of the shadows it then turned to ash. Sam sighed leaning back onto her bag she gave a nervous laugh…then remembering her arm she sat up and opened her bag pulling out some medical supplies she bandaged her arm and grabbed a piece of ambrosia she also placed the other hunting knife on her person before looking up to see that the others were in the room looking at her.
"What was that?" Tony asked
"Hell hound. I will check the perimeter make sure there is no more…but I can't sense any so I'm hoping that was it. You were lucky they were only hellhounds. Any other monster on the intelligent side would have gone for you over me."
"Your arm?" Bruce asked looking down at her
"I know how to take care of wounds. This is just a scratch, it needed the scent of my blood for it to follow. Only way to get it up here." Sam said getting up moving over to Stark and taking her knife from his hand she placed it in its sheath at her side.
"Sam…"
"I have to say seeing your faces was amusing…I better check the area." Sam stated growing serious she went out the door.
"That was a hellhound?" Bucky asked
"What do you guys think she meant when she said we were lucky? That thing looked hard to kill."
"She seemed to find it easy enough." Clint stated
"So these are the monsters she faces." Natasha stated
"She said she fights them to survive." Clint stated remembering back to their conversation on monsters.
"Well they did seem to want to kill her more than us." Bruce stated he was close to hulking out when he saw that thing but Natasha told him to leave to calm down.
"Thor, you want to shed any light on this?" Tony asked but it seemed the Asgardian was in deep thought he did not hear anything they had said.
"Thor?" Steve asked
"Yes?" he asked looking at him
"Anything you want to share?" Steve asked
"Share? I did not bring anything to share?" Thor stated
"He meant information, on what we just saw."
"Monsters came and she slayed them." Thor stated
"That is it? That simple?" Steve asked
"That simple…it is not complicated…there are monsters out there and people like her keep them in line." Thor stated
"People like her?"
"Demigods. She is a demigod." Thor stated looking at Lady Sif who nodded
"On the Greek side." She added
"I have told them this but they did not believe me, I don't think they could wrap their minds around the whole Greek god thing. The perimeter is clear if you were wondering." Sam stated grabbing her bag from the couch she looked around.
"We have managed to wrap our heads around it but it is a lot to take in. I just have one other question…I actually have a lot more questions but this one is one I really want to know. You were deaf before but now you can hear?" Steve stated
"They took my hearing for a purpose that purpose is over so I have it back."
"Okay…next question that monster you fought before you disappeared what happened there?" Steve asked
"No one could get close to kill it because of the noise it was making I couldn't hear so I took care of it. I killed it…next question?"
"Your friends said you shouldn't have been able to do that, but you did. They also said that your life was in danger because you did."
"Is there a question?"
"What happened?" Tony asked they all saw that she placed her hand over her bracelet as she seemed to be thinking over her answer.
"They were right, I shouldn't have been able to do that. But I did…One of his kids having that much power…they were talking about killing me. Too much of a threat…I fight for them and they think I am too much of a threat…My dad was there got to see him, then again not really considering that I was dying because of my power I unlocked…it is all kind of hazy. Short version I am alive, they sent me here to unite you with our world."
"They let you go just like that?" Clint asked the way Annabeth and Percy were talking was like they would not see her again.
"J-ust…not just like that…stuff happened, but I am here now." Sam stated she tried lying and inwardly cursed she still could not lie.
"What stuff? You want us to believe you, to help you…you need to be honest with us."
"That is all I have been doing since I got here. I joined my aunts service…think of it as a guardianship technically she is now my guardian."
"What about your mother?" Tony asked
"Did you not file paperwork saying she was unfit?" Sam asked back he looked down and Sam's eyes widened "you never sent them in." Sam stated "You played me…clever trick old man." Sam said
"I did get in contact with your mother, she was the one that told me not to believe you."
"Why would she say that?" Sam asked
"To protect you, I saw it in her eyes when I spoke with her. She was trying to protect you." Tony stated and Sam had to give a small smile at that, it sounded exactly like something her mother would do. The smile dropped though when she thought about never seeing her again, once she joined the hunt no contact with the outside world. Then again she would not age, that would bring up too many questions…it will be hard on her mother…she might have to fake her death.
"Sam?"
"Huh?" Sam asked shaking away those thoughts Natasha was the only one left in the room.
"Where are the others?"
"Settling in, we will meet in the command room to make a plan. We will contact some of our friends, if this war is as big as you are saying we will need all the help we can get.
"Right yes, um…I need to make a call." Sam stated and Natasha nodded letting her go but was surprised that she moved over to the kitchen and turned on the tap. She pulled out a coin, but not a normal looking coin.
"O Iris goddess accept my offering Annabeth Chase camp half-blood." Sam stated silently praying that she could get in contact with her, she smiled when she saw the dracamae disappear. Annabeth appeared in front of her she was in the arena with Malcom and Percy only stopping when she saw her.
"Sam?" Annabeth asked seeing her she stopped her sparring with Malcom.
"Annabeth how fast can you get to Upstate New York? I need you and Percy…Malcom tell Clarisse to prepare a war council for our return."
"What?" Malcom asked
"Why?" Annabeth asked at the same time.
"You heard me, I will explain when I can. Annabeth you and Percy need to get here."
"Okay, we can be their soon." She stated and Sam smiled giving her a nod
"Sam wait." That was Malcom calling out to her she stopped herself from running her hand through the mist.
"Yes?"
"Are you alright?" he asked
"Honestly? I am going through the motions right now…it hasn't really sunk in."
"You have joined the Hunt Sam, you know what that means."
"I know. Didn't really get a choice in the matter…listen Malcom I will talk to you later…I need to go." She said running her hand through the mist before he could say anything else.
"What was that?" Natasha asked
"How we communicate…we don't have phones." Sam stated
"You don't have phones?" Tony asked entering the room
"No, they attract monsters." Sam stated
"How?"
"Honestly? I have no idea. Mr Stark can I ask a favour?" she asked making him stop what he was doing he turned to look at her.
"Depends on what…"
"Can you contact my mother, get her to come here…it's just I want to see her." Sam stated he nodded his head
"That's doable, I will get in contact with her." He said leaving the kitchen
"What aren't you saying?" Natasha asked
"Many things…I am going to have a shower before the meeting." Sam stated leaving Natasha she headed back to her room only to be stopped by Peter Parker.
"Hey." He said he seemed rather nervous.
"Hey." Sam replied
"MJ's been asking about you." Peter stated
"I am fine."
"Yeah, she knows that…it is about the movie."
"Movie?"
"Yeah, we saw…"
"I completely forgot about that. What did you think?" Sam asked
"You can really sing." He stated
"Thank you? Why are you nervous?" Sam asked
"I saw you fight those things…"
"Monsters." Sam supplied
"Yeah, monsters…you were totally kickbutt. I am not nervous by the way. Just in awe."
"Awe? You're Spiderman." Sam stated
"I know…it's just I have been taking this as a game of sorts…not really serious I am the friendly neighbourhood Spiderman, but you, you fight monsters to survive. You stop wars…"
"You helped fight Ultron didn't you?"
"I didn't really do anything there, only what Mr Stark told me…swing there…get those people out…hold that building together." He stated running his hand through his hair.
"You saved your friends in DC, you stopped the bad guy with the wings…you have stopped robberies and other crimes. You do good things for the neighbourhood. Most people have no idea what I do, what people like me face."
"Exactly you have probably saved more lives than most people and no body knows you do it. You get no recognition…"
"I don't do it for recognition. We do it because that is what we are fated to do. It is our lifestyle…we don't really get a choice in the matter. Besides your teammates have stopped two alien invasions and you are part of this team Peter don't forget that."
"But…"
"You don't get the recognition for saving people. Spiderman does but nobody outside a select few know your identity to keep those you care about safe. When we fight monsters…normally mortals don't see it…they don't see us for us. Who we are…they think we are trouble makers…lazy. We are just designed differently. We are used to fighting in plain sight but we are protected so the mortals don't see what we really do. This way our families are safe if we have them…I have to go get ready for this meeting." She said walking away from him.