DISCLAIMER: I do not own Percy Jackson/Heroes of Olympus, all rights to Rick Riordan! I also don't own The Avengers either, so rights go to Marvel or whatever.

IMPORTANT: So I messed up two chapters ago and said the effects of the Politician were permanent—which is incorrect. They are still temporary. My bad. Very sorry. Enjoy the chapter :)

"What the…" Clint Barton held his bow lightly, deciding whether or not to shoot.

Natasha laid a hand on his forearm, keeping him from drawing his bowstring. "Is that girl riding an…eagle?"

The giant bird screeched in response, swooping in low over the mass of agents surrounding Camp Half-Blood.

"I think so." Clint voice was small.

"Don't shoot, I repeat, do not shoot!" An officer somewhere was shouting orders.

"Is she being held hostage? Maybe she's a civilian." The redhead shielded her eyes from the sun.

The agents around them were moving quickly, many taking photographs and live videos streaming directly to SHIELD HQ.

"Don't think so," Barton replied.

"Why not?" Natasha glanced at him as the eagle descended into Camp Half-Blood unhindered.
Hawkeye smiled slightly. "She's not screaming."

Natasha rolled her eyes just as an agent flanked by two cops approached her. "Agent Romanoff, Agent Barton, Director Fury has requested to speak with you."

Natasha nodded for them to lead the way and the two Avengers turned their backs on Half-Blood Hill.

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"Hazel! Are you okay? What happened out there?" The group planning the attack had rallied around Frank and Hazel when they'd landed in the center of the common area.

"I'm fine. Some lunatic pistol whipped me." The daughter of Pluto winced as she wiped more blood from her forehead with her sleeve. "I ducked, so he just barely got me."

"Come on, you need to get that taken care of." Nico stepped forward and led his sister by the elbow to the Apollo cabin. Will Solace ran ahead to get his supplies.

Chiron's gaze settled on Frank. "What happened? Did you gather any information?"

Frank nodded. He turned his gaze away from Hazel. "Well, apparently they've got two of their Avengers team right outside the borders. I don't know where Thor is, though."

"What about the Hulk? Did they bench him?" Percy asked, his quilt wrapped around his shoulders. "Please say they benched him."

"Yeah," Frank nodded. "They did."

The group seemed to let out a collective sigh of relief.

"Bad news, though." Frank fiddled with the cuff of his shirt. "They've got a new weapon. One that can take away our powers."

The group was silent for a moment, trying to digest this information. That's when Leo spoke up.

"You mean our godly abilities? Like, Jason's lightning and Annabeth's brain?"

Annabeth glared at the son of Hephaestus, who didn't seem to notice.

"Yeah." Frank hadn't realized Leo'd joined the group until he'd said this. That must be a good thing, though. It meant he'd finished the weapons.

"What else do you know about it? How does it work?" Annabeth asked.

Frank shrugged. "No idea. That's all I got before me and Hazel had to get out of there."

Chiron nodded slowly. "Good work, Frank." He turned to address the entire group gathered. His voice was heavy. "Our attack will begin at dawn. Leo, have you finished the weapons?"

Leo nodded doggedly. This was the one time he actually looked tired. "Fifty swords, twenty five knives, and about ninety-eight assorted guns."

"What happened to the other two?" Percy sneezed.

Leo winced. "You don't wanna know."

Chiron spoke again. "All right, everyone, get some rest. You'll need your strength for the battle."

Then the old centaur climbed the steps to the Big House and disappeared inside.

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"Rogers has gone AWOL." Nick Fury's voice was angry and blunt.

"What?" Clint stared into the screen of the video conference, eyes alight with confusion. "What are you talking about? I thought you said the demigods dropped him off back at base."

Fury shook his head. "No, he's still in the camp." He cursed. "They sent a fake in here to gather information. We got some too, though. One of the kids turned into a bunch of different animals and made a mess of headquarters. He flew out of here like a giant eagle."

Clint nodded.

"I should have realized something was wrong." Fury continued to pace around his office angrily.

"You're saying Steve joined them?" Natasha's forehead was wrinkled with thought.

"That's exactly what I'm saying." He mumbled something under his breath about Steve being a "son of a—", but neither Widow nor Hawkeye were paying attention to that.

"I should've seen this coming." Natasha put her hands on her hips. "It's just like Steve to do something this…" She trailed off, searching for the word.

"Heroic? Crazy?" Clint offered.

Natasha shook her head. "Not helping, Clint."

"Romanoff, you're going to accompany me to the camp. We need to talk to Rogers. And Barton, stay here and keep everything under control. Don't fire unless they shoot first. Got it?"
"Yes, sir," Clint said, switching off the video.

There was a minute of silence before Natasha spoke. "I can't believe Steve would do this. He's supposed to be on our side."

Clint looked at her for a long moment. "Of course you can believe it, Nat. He's Captain America. Captain America doesn't fit a bunch of kids."

She sighed. "I know. But why does he always have to go around getting himself into trouble?"
Clint laughed, giving her arm a reassuring squeeze before leaving the tent.

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"You at least need to take some more ambrosia." Will's voice was firm. Hazel stood next to him, hands on her hips and a thick bandage around her forehead.

"You are not going to stop me from defending my home." Nico's expression was hard. Obviously, his statement was non-negotiable.

Percy's heart warmed when he heard that word. Home. He was glad Nico finally felt accepted and loved after wandering for so long. Annabeth's tugged on his hand, not knowing he'd stopped walking. She turned to face him, and her gray eyes softened when she saw him watching.

They were about ten feet behind the three demigods—Will, Hazel, and Nico. Hazel and Will seemed to be trying to convince Nico he needed rest, while the son of Hades insisted he was fine and should go because he needed to sharpen his sword before the battle.

"Nico, that sword was literally just made yesterday. It hasn't gone dull. I promise." Hazel stared her brother down.

"I told you, I'm going to fight and that's my decision." Nico tried to step past Will, but he moved in front of him.

"We're not saying you can't fight, we're just saying you at least need to get some rest and build up your strength. I know you're not going to listen to me and stay up until two o'clock in the morning again.

Nico shrugged.

They didn't seem to notice Percy and Annabeth watching their exchange. The son of Poseidon glanced at his girlfriend and squeezed her hand.

"They're right, you know," Annabeth murmured to Percy. "Neither of you should be fighting."

Percy sighed. "None of us should be. But we don't really have a choice, do we? Would you stand by while Camp Half-Blood was attacked?"

Annabeth was silent.

A quiet rain began to fall from the sky, and the daughter of Athena leaned into her boyfriend. He wrapped the other half of his quilt around her, shivering a little in the damp, cool air.

"Come on, Percy. You need to get some rest and take an Advil or something, since you can't have any more ambrosia for a while. I think you've got a cold."

As they moved in the direction of their cabins, Percy could hear the three demigods behind them still speaking.

"At least take it easy, will you?" Will Solace was saying. "I can't have you passing out on the battlefield."

"I am not going to pass out." Nico's voice was angry.

"Calm down, Nico." Percy could almost see Hazel wrapping an arm around her brother's shoulder. "Just go get some sleep, okay? I'll see you in the morning."

There were a few quiet words, then Percy heard the door to the Hades cabin close.

Ooh, Percy's dream is starting to become reality. We got Cap, Widow, and Fury all on the scene at Half-Blood Hill. Yikes
All right, so just to recap: We've got Steve fighting with the demigods now. SHIELD has ten Politicians—a gun that can leech a demigod's powers for a maximum of 4 hours and also temporarily paralyze the area it hits. They also have a few tucked away for safekeeping. Banner's out of the fight, but not Thor. We're gonna have a god vs. god thing coming up. Tony, Natasha, and Clint will all be in the fight, and I hope you guys haven't forgotten about Coulson! I might throw in a few Agents of SHIELD characters, too. See you next chapter! XD

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