I've seen a lot of crazy things in my life, but I'd have to admit, Leo was a surprise. I thought I'd just meet Annabeth at where ever Tony's tower was, but Jason sent Leo? Don't get me wrong, Leo's awesome and all, but he wasn't exactly the smartest guy around. And where was Annabeth?

"Get rid of him," Tony ordered. The driver complied. He swerved through and around traffic like nobody's business but he still couldn't seem to lose the motorcyclist. In reality, it was because Leo was flying above the cars, and the pegasus he was riding was highly motivated. Blackjack swung his head around as if trying to tell Leo to shut up.

Boss, you in there?

I smiled. I was tempted to wave but I didn't think that would help my current situation any. The car suddenly slammed to a stop. The doors opened and I was pulled out. The stampede of men ran towards the building, giving me no choice but to go with them. We made it to the lobby before the doors opened behind us.

"Yo! That's my client you got!" Leo yelled, running as fast as his short legs would allow. I froze in my tracks, distracting the guards long enough for Leo to catch up.

"Mr. Valdez, nice to see you and all, but where's Ms. Chase?"

Leo glared at me and motioned with his eyes toward a paper on the bulletin board behind him. It had a picture of a large beautifully designed building with the caption "Athenian Architecture" and a picture of Annabeth standing beside it, in her best suit and her arms crossed over her chest. Beautiful as ever. And smart as ever too; she knew people would recognize her if she came to my rescue. Still, I was a little hurt they sent Leo instead.

"This your lawyer?" Bruce asked. Leo smiled and nodded quickly, practically daring me to say otherwise.

"Yeah. Regrettably." I almost rolled my eyes. Almost. Tony, on the other hand, didn't stop himself. He sighed for a moment before nodding and leading us upstairs. We got to an interrogation room. As soon as we sat down, my ADHD kicked in, so I really doubted Leo was any better. I looked over and was surprised to see that was sitting perfectly still.

"How are you so still?" I whispered, leaning closer so we'd go unheard. Leo remained perfectly calm.

"Have you ever been threatened by Annabeth Chase Jackson?" He whispered back. I smiled, remembered the good old days. And yesterday. Yeah, Annabeth threatened me a lot.

"Do you remember when she first got to New Rome? Annabeth threatens me a lot, a lot more than she threatens you," I said. Leo paled as if the thought terrified him.

"Can we get to our questions now, or are you too busy gossiping?" Tony asked. I straightened up and tried to pay attention.

"Yea yea, go right ahead. But I'll warn you now, I've got an amazing legal team waiting for me back at the office." Leo threw him a charming smile. Tony ignored him and began to ask his boring questions,

"How did you get me out of that tank. Even though I totally could have gotten out by myself," He reminded me a lot of Leo. Sarcastic, narcissistic, way too full of himself.

"I swam. Which, by the way, you seem unable to do." I said sarcastically. Leo nudged me but I had no idea what he was trying to say. The door opened and another man walked in. I recognized this man immediately; how could I not. Suddenly, I found a way to get myself out of this mess.

"Steve Rogers," I greeted. He looked surprised that I hadn't welcomed him with his more well-known name, Captian America.

"Nice to meet you. Have we met?" He asked. I smiled,

"Ask your little brother."

He dropped the papers he was holding and his face went slightly pale. He didn't really seem to get what I was trying to say. Too bad, I needed to get out of here. Tony's eyebrows knit in confusion but I didn't give him a chance to speak.

"Can I make another call? I promise this one will clear everything right up," I said with a smile. By this time, everybody was confused. Including Leo. But I knew something they didn't know.

Before the war, when Steve was younger, he didn't have many friends. He lived in a small apartment with Bucky and his adopted brother and sister, who they had found on the streets years earlier. (AG: I'm changing Nico's back story to make this work, sorry!) Nico was closer than a brother to the pair but went missing before Steve became the super-soldier. Bucky and Steve searched for as long as they could. Bucky nearly quit the army to look for him, but then Steve joined so Bucky stayed to try and keep him safe. They never stopped looking, but they never found Nico. The thing about Nico now, he was too scared to go see Steve. He didn't want to expose his friends and family, plus it would be nearly impossible to explain. Steve though he was dead, and Nico thought that was for the better.

"Fine." I was knocked from my thoughts by Steve, handing me his phone. I would have preferred to use my own but it was confiscated. I turned to Leo,

"What's Will's number?" You see, Nico didn't have a phone. He lived further from Camp, so having a phone became more dangerous for a kid of the Big Three. Will had a phone, which was the only way to get ahold of him or Nico if you didn't happen to have a drachma and a rainbow lying around. Leo typed in the number, still not knowing what was going on, and handed the phone back to me.

"Hello? Who is this?" Will asked.

"It's Percy, I gotta speak to the ghost king."

Will sighed. There was a slight pause, then a new voice said,

"Percy, what do you want?"

"Neeks! Good to hear from you. Listen, I know you're taking another break on the underworldy stuff, but I need you to come to Stark Towers." I said.

"Stark Towers? But that's where-,"

"I know, that's the point. I may or may not have been kidnapped by the avengers. Leo Valdez is a terrible lawyer and I need to get out of here before we're attacked. Please, I need you to come." I was proud of myself for actually saying please this time. Nico sighed, just like Will had done before.

"Fine." He said, "Where are you?"

I smiled,

"First interrogation room on the second floor."

"I'm going to kill you, Jackson." He hung up. I handed the phone back to Steve.

"How long until your friend gets Here?" Tony asked. I looked at the imaginary watch on my wrist,

"I don't know, about 10 seconds?" I guessed. Leo was staring daggers into my brain. I knew he wanted answers but he would have to wait, just like everybody else. There was a crash downstairs, then angry footsteps made their way towards our room. Steve got into a fighting position in front of the door.

"You might want to sit down Cap," I warned. He ignored me. Why does everybody do that? I'm not always stupid! The door crashed open and a blonde boy with eyes blue as the sky appeared in the entry way.

"Perseus Jackson you better have a damn good reason to get Nico to travel across the entire state," he warned. I smiled sheepishly.

"Nico?" Steve asked. I looked to my lap as Will pieced one and one together.

"You called Nico to bail you out because you knew that Steve Rogers was here?"

I nodded,

"I couldn't exactly fight my way out; I'm a normal person now!"
Will rolled his eyes, then stuck his head into the hallway and told the person with him to stay put. He turned to Captian America,

"Ok, what you're about to see will probably surprise you. No, scratch that, it will definitely surprise you. But when you see what I'm about to show you, I hope you'll understand."

I hope Nico told Steve about demigods and I hoped Steve knew how to keep a secret. Will exited the room for a second, then came back with a pale Nico Di' Angelo. Steve dropped his shield.

"Nico?" His voice was soft. Nico, surprisingly, smiled.

"Uhh, blame Dad?" He said as if asking a question. Will nudged him forward, and Steve gave him a tight hug.

"I thought you were dead!" He smiled brightly at my little cousin. Tony, who was silent until now, finally piped up.

"Ok, what's going on here?" He asked. Steve faltered. He looked to Nico, who instead of answering, pulled a card from his pocket. I didn't need to be able to read well to be able to know what it said. The picture on the card was a man standing in the midst of a giant wave, holding a trident and leading a row of horses made from the water around him. Dad. Steve took one look at me, then turned his attention back to Tony.

"He's a candidate for the Avengers."

Oh, styx.