Percy P.O.V.
Central Park was going great. Estelle was having a blast. She really liked Annabeth. Seeing them play together made me think about having our own kids one day. Of course first I have to ask Annabeth to marry me. And Annie would want a career first.
"What are you thinking so hard about Seaweed Brain?" She looked at me while bouncing Estelle on her knee.
"Wisegirl, do you ever think about having our own kids?"
She paused.
"Well…." she started. Her gaze was towards Estelle. "I mean of course I want kids Percy, but I think we should focus on getting our careers in line first. You know I want to be an architect and you of course are majoring in marine biology."
"So what you're saying is not until we are stable enough to financially support ourselves?"
"In a way. But if something does happen and I do end up pregnant….." she faltered
"Annabeth Chase I swear of the River Styx that as long as I'm alive, I will support our family in every way shape and form." I vowed she stared at me. At first I thought she was going to punch me, but then she did something unexpected. She hugged me.
"Gods Seaweed Brain you didn't have to do that." She sniffled.
"I just wanted you to know that I'll be here for you no matter what. As long as we're…."
"Together." She finished. We had a couple more minutes of peace before all Hades broke loose.
Steve P.O.V.
I was still having trouble comprehending how an 18 year old could be a terrorist. I mean more than 6 schools blown up?
We got to Central Park. As instructed Clint and Bruce went into hiding. Stark was already in the air. Natasha and I were about 50 feet away trying to get a read on him. He was with a blonde girl that looked to be his girlfriend. They also had what looked to be a 8 month or so old. Could that be his daughter? I can't tell facial features from this far.
Suddenly Natasha nudges me which is our cue to go forward. We walk in sync trying to avoid regular people. Before we can even get them, a giant horde of dogs approaches them. They look like Dobermen and stand in front of the couple. Our target steps forward weilding a baseball bat? What? He stands guard in front of the girl and baby. His baseball bat shimmers and somehow turns into a bronze sword. But how is that possible. Suddenly even the dogs seem to grow, and they have glowing red eyes. I look back at Nat to see if she's seeing what I'm seeing. Her usually guarded expression is now one of confusion.
I look back to our target and he slashed at the first "dog." It is suddenly burst into a glowing yellow powder. There's about 4 more and in a flurry of movements, they're all turned into powder too. All this in under 4 minutes. He doesn't even seem to be breaking a sweat.
I finally return to my senses and approach them. His back is turned and he can't see me.
"Perseus Jackson I need —" I'm cut off my his bronze sword in my face. He then makes eye contact with me. His eyes widen and he lowers his sword. I regain my posture.
"As I was saying, Perseus Jackson, you need to come with us." His eyebrows raise as is asking, seriously?
"Um look Mr. The American Flag is My Favorite Color, I don't know who you are or who sent you, but I'm not going anywhere with you." Any steps forward.
"I'm sorry we got off on the wrong foot. I'm Special Agent Natasha Romanoff. This is my partner Steve Rogers and we're with S.H.I.E.L.D. You need to come with us, that's an order not a choice." She smiled sweetly and forcibly. Suddenly he laughs. He laughed. At us. The avengers.
"Okay look here agents. I finally get some peace and quiet and bonding time with my sister. I'm not gonna ruin. Just because some people from the government want me to. Now have a nice day." He turns and sits next to the blonde who looks quite impressed by his speech.
"Okay we warned you. If you won't come peacefully, then we have to take you in by force." Nat explains.
Perseus looks back at the blonde girl and she puts the child in her stroller and gives her a toy. She gets up and joins him.
"Before you detain him, he has a right to know what he's even being detained for." She states arms crossed.
"He's a wanted terrorist. He's blown up multiple schools and the St. Louis arch. He's held his mother hostage and disappeared for months without a trace." Nat states. Perseus just starts to laugh.
"Dude. I didn't blow up those schools. Just at the wrong place at the wrong time. And I didn't hold my mom hostage, she was kidnapped. And the St. Louis arch wasn't my fault. It was that crazy lady and her dog." He says in between laughs. "So are we done here because I have places to be."
"Okay you were warned. We have to take you in by force now." Nat says and begins to approach him. I approach the girl just in case she decides to help him.
Nat throws a punch at his jaw and he catches it with his hand. She's too shocked to stop his punch and it lands square on the shoulder.
Suddenly I fell down only to realize the girl sweeped my feet. I quickly try to get up but she puts her foot on my back and kicks me back down. She's strong. I grab her leg to pull her back down to me and she falls. She curses and we both get back up. She takes a stance goes to kick me. I grab her leg ready to push her down, but she twists it and I lose my grip. She lands a kick right in my stomach and I back up clutching it.
Without thinking I look back to see how Nat's doing and am met at the sight of her on the ground unconscious. She isn't bleeding as far as I can tell but it worries me . Perseus is walking back to the girl holding the same bronze sword he had earlier. I know I can't beat them both so I push the backup button on my communication device. Immediately Tony flew down and landed beside me. His faces showed that he was impressed. I mean an 18 year old kid taking down a master assassin?
Clint came, but not Bruce. He was probably going to transform soon.
Clint fired arrows at the two kids and they smiled! They started to dodge them or deflect them with their sword. It's like the dodged arrows on a day to day basis! Tony had enough so he aimed his energy blasts at them. The blonde girl elbowed the boy and something strange happened. Suddenly Tony was covered in a thin layer of water and it seeped into his suit. It's started to smoke and short circuit. Then he fell down no doubt electrocuted. That was one more person down.
Clint finally ran out of arrows and engaged in hand to hand combat with our target. I looked back the girl and we started to fight too for a good 5 minutes . Suddenly there was a huge roar and out came Hulk. Clint was made the mistake of turning back and Perseus knocked him unconscious with his sword. That's when I made the mistake of looking at Clint fall. Next thing I know I'm on the ground, moly world slowly going black.
Percy P.O.V.
I mean seriously I can't go one day without someone trying to kill me?
I knocked down the Apollo kid wannabe and I saw that Annabeth finally took down Mr. America. But now we had this huge green monster to deal with. He roared again and charged. I willed the water in the fountain next to us the hug around him like a straight jacket. He stopped and struggled to break free, but I held him back. I looked back to Annabeth for help.
" I can't hold him back much longer Annabeth. What's our plan?" I asked straining to hold him.
"If you can put a thick enough ice cage around him, it can give us time to escape." She says. I nod and will all the water from the fountain to wrap around him. I make sure to make it about 5 feet thick all around. I finish and let him go. He immediately starts to punch the ice. I turn to Annabeth and she's already getting Estelle and her stroller. We start to sprint towards my mom's apartment.
