Greek myths are real? Aliens or Monsters? C20
Sam ended up driving into the city, she knew the place that she needed to go to as she weaved in and out of traffic. She decided to focus on driving then what was going to happen within the next few days. She made her way to the street she was after, finding a park she began her walk deciding to keep her head down. She was happy that she could hear the sound of the busy street as everyone was moving about doing their own thing. Sam looked around at the buildings when she came across the one she was after, deciding not to hesitate she went up and knocked on the door. As she did the door opened she looked around before entering, she could hear her mothers voice in her head telling her this was not a wise choice. She entered the apartment building but it was not like any apartment building she knew. She entered into a main lobby area that had stairs leading up and there were several doors on the floor she was on, and one side of the room was a floor to ceiling bookshelf.
"Did you seriously forget…" A males voice stated but stopped as he came across her. "Oh you're not…who are you?" He asked
"Are you Dr Steven Strange?" Sam asked
"Who are you?" he asked again
"Me? I am no one important. I'm Sam…the reason I am here…it is rather complicated, but I have a feeling you know why I am here." Sam stated as Dr Strange came down the stairs he kept his gaze on her.
"I can't help you." He stated "You can show yourself out."
"But you will help. Thanos is coming… for the stone you carry." She stated as he had started guiding her out he stopped his hand gripping her shoulder he spun her around so she was facing him.
"How could you possibly know? Who are you?" he asked
"It is time to gather, as we speak the others are gathering. War is coming, you know this. When the time is right. I hope you will be there." She said taking his hand off her shoulder handing him a piece of paper before taking a step back. "We need you." Sam stated as she walked away from him. "I will show myself out." Sam stated heading for the door she felt his eyes on her until she closed the door behind her. Once outside Sam managed to catch her breath, shaking out her nerves she began her walk back to her bike. Sam did not end up going straight back to the Avengers facility instead she drove around New York for a while clearing her head. She could only hope that the others were successful.
"Romans! You knew about Roman demigods?" Percy asked it was later that night and everyone had returned.
"If Greek demigods are real why not Roman?" Sam asked back
"It makes sense the Romans did adopt the Greek gods."
"You were told that over history they moved from place to place, they spent a long time in Rome." Sam shrugged
"How do you know that?"
"Am I the only one that researched the gods after I found out I was related to one?" Sam asked but she knew Annabeth did too.
"What did they say?"
"We spoke with Jason son of Jupiter, he was with some friends. He agreed that trouble is coming but…He seemed to hate us." Percy replied
"Roman and Greeks don't get along." Sam replied "But we will need to if we have any chance of beating our foes. Did he agree to a sit down?" Sam asked
"What do you know about the Romans?" Annabeth asked
"Not much."
"He agreed, he said he would talk it over with his partner someone called Reyna. Frank and Hazel are in the other room."
"Who?"
"Jason sent two soldier to verify what we were saying." Annabeth replied "We were not the only ones to come back with someone though. Stark is in a different room with some interesting looking creatures." Annabeth stated
"Who you calling creature?" a voice asked making Sam turn and see a talking racoon enter in front of a blue man, a green woman, a man in a brown leather jacket and a walking tree.
"Is that?"
"A talking racoon? Yes, yes it is." Percy stated "and this is Frank son of Mars and Hazel daughter of Pluto. This is Leo and Piper, they have not been claimed yet." Percy stated as two kids moved in both looking at the new comers with wide eyes followed behind two Roman soldiers they both wore serious expressions, Sam could see that they had seen battle before but were still fresh.
"What is with the kids is this a daycare?" The racoon continued
"Sam?" Annabeth asked noticing the far away look in her eyes she turned on her heel and walked away. Annabeth and Percy shared a look and followed after her.
"Hey kid?" Stark asked after her but she ignored him. Sam ended up walking outside where Annabeth ran over to her placing her hand on her arm stopping her from walking away.
"What is it?" She asked when Sam looked at her before turning back and looking around the grounds.
"Can't you feel that?"
"What?" Annabeth asked back her hand going to her dagger but Sam shook her head
"Don't know, but it is something."
"Monster?" Percy asked he was looking around his hand on his pen but again Sam shook her head she couldn't describe it.
"I think we should head back inside." Annabeth stated Percy was agreeing with her
"Can you not hear that?" Sam asked
"What?" Annabeth asked back she and Percy were straining their ears to try and hear what Sam could hear but there was nothing out of the ordinary.
"Hmm." Sam ran back inside only to grab her bag before running back outside "Annabeth fill the others in on what is going on." She stated
"I have no idea what is going on." Annabeth stated grabbing her arm stopping her from running.
"Where are you going?" she asked
"Who said I am going anywhere?" she asked back at which she looked at the bag in her hand
"This? I need this for this?" she stated pulling out her flute she dropped her bag on the ground
"What are you going to do with this?"
"Respond." Sam stated
"Respond to what?" Annabeth asked
"How can you not hear the music?" Sam asked back sure it was quiet but it was on the wind and now that she identified it she could hear it as clear as day.
"Sam there is no music." Annabeth stated at which Sam seemed to not believe
"Just because you can't hear it does not mean it is not there." Sam responded "Trust me Chase, music is sort of my thing." Sam added looking into her grey eyes
"Don't do anything reckless." She stated
"Don't worry I am not Percy." Sam replied with a smile before running into the trees.
"Wait!" Annabeth called after her she did not want her to go into the trees. Just as she and Percy started going after her with Frank, Hazel, Piper and Leo behind them. The others were further back they only stopped when they heard a soft airy sound filtered across the ground caught in the wind it had a mystic feel to it…that and the fact that the trees now seemed to take on a sullen feel as mist seemed to seep out of them.
"What is going on?" Hazel asked Annabeth looking around just as a light seemed to come from the trees.
"Sam!" Annabeth shouted running into the trees with Percy on her heels, Annabeth had no idea where she was going but was following the sound of the music only for her to get somewhat inside the trees she looked around.
"There she is." Percy said taking lead running through the bushes only to stop when he came to a clearing looking around. "I swear I just saw her." He stated but the clearing was empty.
"The music is getting harsher." A feminine voice stated making Percy turn to see Piper behind them looking around the trees. She was right the soft sound of the flute seemed to be taking on an edge to it, instead of the slow calming effect it was faster and harsher.
"She's telling a story." Annabeth stated, she had once had a very long discussion about music and rhythm with her when they were younger. Sam tried describing the feel of it when she played how she liked to tell stories with her music but it went over Annabeth's head.
"To who?" Percy asked just then there was a loud crack and it had Annabeth, Percy, Frank and Hazel pulling out weapons. Only to lower them when Sam came around a tree looking at them.
"What was that? Where did you go?" Percy asked at the same time as Annabeth
"Wait so it is not you playing the music?" Hazel pointed out
"Where is your flute?" Annabeth asked noticing that it was no longer in her hands.
"I traded it." Sam stated moving over to them
"What for?" Annabeth asked
"To who?" Percy asked at the same time.
"Come on let's get out of here." She retorted guiding them out of the trees back to the Avengers compound where they met the others who were looking less than happy with them.
"You don't go running off like that." Natasha stated once they were back inside. They were all in the command room looking at the demigods expectantly.
"If I hadn't we wouldn't have this." Sam stated placing a small gem on the table the others looked at it surprised.
"Is that?"
"How did you hold that?" The man with the aliens stated Sam shrugged not really understanding what he was asking.
"With my hands." She replied
"Do we know what stone that is?"
"That is the mind stone." Thor stated sharing a look with several of his Asgardian buddies.
"I want to know how the kid could hold an infinity stone." The racoon asked Rocket, Sam remembered the name as they had been introduced to the Guardian of the galaxy (that is what they called themselves)
"Who did you trade with?"
"A guardian. We didn't exactly swap names, she said she had something I wanted and she responded to my music so I traded."
"Your dad's flute?" Annabeth asked she knew what that meant to her.
"I can make another one." Sam shrugged "Besides we are getting off point here, we need to get ready for the fight that is coming."
"Do you have any more information on that?" Steve asked
"Why are you all looking at the kid?" Rocket asked
"Thanos is coming here, with his entire army. The Earth mother has raised an army even larger than any of us have faced before with monsters older than the gods themselves. Thanos wants someone called Gamora and is worried about someone that Ronan faced. We need to find the other five stones and a way to destroy them we need to stop the giants from destroying the gods…we also need to free Death He has been captured by the monsters." Sam stated the others in the room were all silent as they comprehended what she had just said then it erupted into chaos.
"What do you mean free death?"
"What the bloody hell is she on about?"
"What monsters?"
"I am Groot."
"Why are we listening to this kid?" Many more questions were thrown at her but she didn't understand them as they drowned each other out. Once again the room was thrown into silence as Nico appeared out of the shadows asking for Percy's help before collapsing to the ground. Percy and Annabeth ran over to him as did Hazel. Nico had a large gash running down his side as if he had been clawed by something and had several bruises.
"Sam?" Annabeth asked
"Just reminding you healing is not my expertise." She stated going over to them but bringing her bag with her she handed it to Annabeth as she assessed him. As far as she could tell he was only bruised nothing was broken, the major concern was the deep gash on his side she pulled away his t-shirt that was sticking to his skin. "Damn Nico did you get in a fight with a hellhound again?" Sam mumbled noting that the gash was not one big gash but three separate scratches by one paw or monster.
"Are you meant to see rib bone, I don't think you are meant to see bone." Percy stated looking away from the scratch. Sam did note the bone, it was the first thing she noticed as she began to work on him.
"You do know what you are doing right?" Hazel asked
"I may not be as good as Will, but yes I do know what I am doing. I have had practise." She stated remembering helping out during the war with the Kronos.
"Sam who is that?" Steve asked as Nico seemed to gain conscious once again.
"Death…" He mumbled
"I know, take it easy." Sam stated as Annabeth gave him some nectar she shared a look with her.
"You want to start talking, what about death?" Annabeth asked
"Death has been taken. Caught" she replied thinking of Thanatos being caught was not good news at all.
"By the monsters, so you said earlier. What does that mean?"
"It means that until he is returned to his post souls won't die." Sam stated she didn't want to say his actual name that was why she was simply calling him Death, she knew that is why Annabeth was also calling him that. "Do you remember the last time he was caught? When Sisyphus tricked him? We need to free him." Sam replied
"Doors." Nico mumbled but on that Sam had no idea what he meant. Sam watched as the skin slowly began to heal from the nectar and ambrosia they were feeding him but she also knew that she would need to wrap it. So she pulled out the medical kit from her bag after cleaning the wound she began to bind it.
"That's all I can do, he needs to rest." Sam stated pushing some hair out of her face with the back of her hand she was well aware that she had his blood on her hands. "Steve can you take him to one of the spare rooms. I take it you will want to stay with him?" She asked looking at Hazel
"What?"
"You are half siblings." Sam replied "He will be fine…I need to check something, Annabeth get in contact with Chiron. He needs to be informed of this." Sam stated Annabeth nodded "You also might want to get in contact with your Praetor, inform them that Death has been caught they should understand what that entails." Sam stated walking out of the room, Annabeth watched her leave with a frown how did she know what their leaders were called?