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Invulnerable:Chapter Nine

Future

"Good morning Polkadot, its wake up time."

"Ugghhhh, shut up Marky let me go back to sleep"

"No way we got things to do today, places to be."

Percy groaned as he grabbed a pillow and threw it at Mark.

Mark dodged the thrown pillow and literally went up to Percy and slapped him upside the head.

"What the hell man!" Percy got up in a furious rage, shirt off and in blue striped pajama bottoms, as he turned towards his attacker.

Mark shook his hand that he hit Percy with, "Damn that hurt."

"Good you idiot dumbass." Percy said as he looked to Mark in his classic blue sweater and orange polo combo, but also sporting sunglasses. Something about his eyes were sensitive.

Mark looked to Percy and for the first time since their fight, got a good look at the scar on his chest, "Yo bro you okay, where did you get that?" Mark always wondered where it came from but never asked Percy.

Percy embarrassed went to his trusty bag and summoned clothes, he put on a blank orange tshirt, "None of your business, Mark."

"But, I thought you were indestructible?" Mark said, a bit of sadness in his voice cause that scar looked like like it hurt wherever it came from.

"I am Marky." Percy said smiling, as he finished getting dressed.

A week had passed since Percy helped Cecil rejuvenate the Guardians and Mark, since then he had gone to school everyday learning things about the world and the people,Typical school he thought, it wasn't too difficult. He had seen Eve in passing, to afraid to talk to her or have the guts to talk to her. To be honest with himself he was fighting a bit of himself, the Annabeth part. He didn't want a potential loved one, another to leave him as The Lone Survivor. So, he stayed away and it seemed she was scared to come up to him as well. Two teenagers who want each other, yet too afraid.

In the meantime, Mark occupied his time with showing him the city, when he wasn't with his girlfriend, or doing his superhero thing.

They walked the streets, the shops, and the beach they first fought at. When Mark wasn't there, Percy would explore by himself. He was beginning to feel at home in this new world. Debbie and Nolan felt like an aunt and uncle he never had before. They watched movies together, ate together, and bonded. Debbie still seemed off and they had yet to have a conversation about the bloody suit of Nolan. Speaking of him they got along rather well he seemed kind but he paid special attention to Mark like an obsession about his powers and abilities.

So, things were going better then Percy thought was possible, it felt normal then the last few years of his life. Constant grinding to beat an infinite enemy. He was the last and he would make sure to live on for them.

The pair walked out of Percy's room after he was done getting dressed as they walked down the stairs to meet both Nolan and Debbie at the kitchen counter.

"Boys" said Nolan gruffly.

"Hi Mark, Hi Percy." said Debbie just as gruffly.

Percy and Mark took a glance at each other they had a fight.

"Morning Mom, Dad"

"Morning Mr. And Mrs. Grayson"

"You boys ready for the day?" Said Debbie putting on a half smile.

"Yes Mom, we are packed well I am, Percy has that crazy backpack." Mark said jokingly.

"Gotta do better Mark, and yes we are ready, just waiting on Amber to join us." Percy remarked.

"About that, she won't be joining us she had to do some extra shifts at the kitchen." Mark said sadly.

They were visiting a college today, someone had given Mark a recommendation to go see it and now Mark was dragging Percy there something about, "You will never know what you might want to do." So Percy decided to join the poor kid.

"Aweee I am sorry Mark, but at least you got your trusty sidekick here." Debbie teased to Percy.

Percy scoffed, "Marky is definitely the sidekick." He saw Nolan give a sad look to Mark. Weird?

"Come on boys outside now." Debbie ordered.

They all got up to go outside, Percy with his blue, not so empty bag and Mark with a orange bag.

"I want you boys to take care of the car, put gas in and to keep your feet off the dash if I see any funny bus-" she was interrupted by the sound of the three men laughing."What?"

"Mom I am a viltrumite and Percy here is, well no one knows what he is." Mark teased Percy, turning back to his mother "we needed the car for Amber since you know shes not in the know." He nervously said.

"Its fine Mark I understand." She ran over to give him a hug. "My little boy all grown up."

Mark embarrassed, "Mom its just a visit not like I have decided to go yet."

"I know son but its the thought that counts." Said Debbie to both Black Haired boys. "Take care of each other please."

"Its Mark that needs to be taken care of." Said Percy looking at the tender moment. "We will be back before you know it." As he turned around, Debbie went and pulled his arm, and thus himself into a hug.

"Please watch over Mark." She whispered in his ear.

"Always Mrs. Grayson," he whispered back.

"Come on Polkadot" Mark said pulling Percy away from his mother.

The two boys walked to the end of the driveway, "So, wanna race?" Said Mark knowing he could never beat the teleportation.

"Ha Marky, I am not waiting at a campus full of strangers for your slow ass." Percy said as he grabbed Mark on the shoulder and they both disappeared into a Pillar of Water.

Huh I will never get used to that thought Nolan.

Break

They both coalesced outside the limits of the Upstate University Campus.

"What the hell Percy," Mark groaned, "Why do I have the sudden urge to use the restroom?"

Percy laughing, "thats just a side effect should go away soon. Now we are here, who are we supposed to meet?"

"Aweeee thats better." Mark said shaking his head as his sunglasses danced on his face. "Its a guy named Rick I think, my friend told me he'd meet us right over there." He said pointing to a building that looked like where the dorms were kept.

"Well grab your bag, Marky."

"Oh shit your right, Percy why is my bag wet?" Mark said in anger. Percy laughed as he made his way to the dorms.

They both were met by a Tall blonde guy named Rick who happened to be a student at the college. Percy and Mark followed Rick around the huge campus showed them, classrooms, cafeterias, the dorms. Everything that you would find at a campus. It was breathtaking and open different from the highschool Percy thought as he eyed the sheer scale of the place. How Annabeth would love it here.

Percy and Mark followed Rick into a classroom to "see" how the classes were run. It was a professor teaching a few students, about the effects of extending life. A weird boy was arguing with the professor about technology to extend life. Weird kid Percy and Mark thought.

After finishing the class Rick told them to enjoy the rest of the day to themselves and explore. So, they decided to get some lunch.

"Marky, you want a dog?" Percy asked as he was in front of a hot dog stand.

"Duh, Percy." As Mark made his way over as Percy was handing money to the vendor. "Yo when did you get money?"

Percy smirked.

"Dude what the hell, every time we went out to explore I had to pay. But, you have had it this whole time." Mark said angrily with a hint of amusement.

Percy shrugged, "I never offered and you never asked," as he chuckled. They both grabbed their hot dogs and ate them quickly. They both sat down on the grass, in the plaza of the school. The grass Percy could feel, purred at his touch, begging for attention.

Percy sighed, "Do you see yourself having a place here Mark?" He asked looking over to the Sunglasses boy.

"I don't know, its hard to think about the future when you know you are a superhero. But, I like to think so. What about you Percy, you have to want a future for yourself or you just apparently have infinite money in that bag of yours." Mark said in response, watching as the grass was looking like it was being pulled towards Percy's form.

Percy laughed, "It is a useful bag let me tell you, it was a gift from an old friend." Percy stopped as he got serious. "I never really thought about the future."

"Why is that Polkadot?" Mark said curious to learn more about his reserved powerful friend.

Percy looked at Mark and back to the grass his hand lightly touching the grass, he could feel the Earth begging to be used. "The thing is Mark, me and my kind were never meant to live this long. So, there was no potential to think about possibilities for any of us." Percy said looking at his own reflection in Mark's shades.

"I get that Percy, as a superhero, my duty is to the world against the threats they don't have the power to stop. Everyday is a chance I could die, but I don't want to. Besides don't tell me there are more Polkadots running around, I can barely tolerate you." Mark said with a chuckle. "What does the great Perseus want for his future?"

Percy pondered, what did he want? "I don't know yet Mark I am more of go with the flow kind of guy the future is hazy, just a few days ago I wasn't on this world, now I am here sitting next to my best friend at a college campus who happens to be a flying superhero. Which to be honest, if you would have told me that a year ago I would've laughed at that Percy's face."

"You're my best friend too, but you have the power to make the world your bitch, I have seen and felt what you can do."

"Marky, power is one thing but how and when to use it, is what makes us Mortal." Percy with a light touch of the grass thought of a flower, a lilac, as the flower bloomed on the grass, Percy plucked it and fiddled with it.

Mark shocked as he watched the flower spring to life, " But, you are stronger then me and probably my dad, you can change the way things are for people."

Percy raised his eyebrow, "Trying to get me to join your little crusade?"

"No, but you would be great in it."

What was he doing? What am I? Part God? Full God? Something else? Percy said, " growing up we were essentially soldiers to do the will of our parents and we were effective. But, even that comes with a great cost. I am essentially the last of my race."

Mark's eyes bulged under his sunglasses, "The last of your race? I understand my dad, is the last of his except for me that is, so I kinda can relate. But, what do want your future to be Perseus?"

Percy sighed as he looked to the sun," Peace, I want peace, but at this rate I am not sure I deserve the luxury. Maybe a wife, maybe kids, a house on the beach. Something I can build with my own two hands. I just want peace despite how powerful I am, I can't make it stick." Percy said as the images of his loved ones passed through his mind.

"Maybe, that is something to strive for, you can do that you are the creator of your own destiny, Percy." Mark said as he saw a tear go down his friends face.

"creator of my own destiny." Percy whispered to himself.

"It doesn't have to be college, or a job, but something you enjoy because you just want to do it." Mark shrugged out.

Could he strive for it maybe a better future for himself? He was effectively in a world without the gods? I can change to who I want to be but I don't even know what I am?

"Enough about me, Marky, tell me about this girl Amber?" Percy quickly changing the subject.

Mark looked away embarrassed at the sudden shift of his friend, "she is amazing, but I am having a hard time balancing being Invincible and being with her. And I think its effecting us."

"Just tell her Mark, tell her who you are it is easier to speak the truth and be upfront about it, look at your parents as inspiration."

Mark sighed, "Maybe your right but I don't want her to be a weapon to be used against me just in case the thought of losing her is unbearable."

"I understand, I feel the same way but that is a task for you to get stronger, better, faster so that way you can stop who ever comes after her." Percy said.

Mark said with a smirk, "Then why don't you ask out Eve? I've seen the way you both look at each other."

Percy stunned, "Its more than that Mark, I had a girlfriend, Annabeth, she died in my arms, and that pain still haunts me to now. I don't want to be left again as The Lone Survivor. It not fair to Eve and to everyone around me."

"Take your own advice Polkadot and get better, stronger, faster to protect those around you. You have the power Percy. Do it for your own benefit even you deserve to be happy. Besides you have me and my mom, my dad and possibly Cecil. But, it doesn't mean you don't have to move on from this Annabeth, what would she want you to do?" Mark replied.

What would she want for me? The same distant echo, Live for me for all of us.

"Mark your right, I should stop being a bitch and go for it. I will make you a bet you tell Amber who you are and I will ask out Eve. Deal?" Percy said through watery eyes which he could still see through.

"That is a deal, but if you hurt Eve I will throw you to the moon." Mark said jokingly.

"Not Likely Marky, but anyway there is something going on with your paren-" Percy cut off.

A bang was heard as they both looked to a fountain as a Man stepped through the smoking fountain. Or what could be described as a man, it had robotic limbs full metal arms and a metal helmet.

The two dark haired teens stared at the half man half robot in amazement as the people around them screamed and panicked as they ran away.

"What the hell is that?" Said Percy curious but ready for an attack.

"Fuck if I know man, but I can take it." Mark said as he brought out his wet Invincible suit, he tried to put it on quickly.

"You sure? By all means show me what you got. Also, new shaded goggles huh?" Percy remarked as he kept his eye on the creature in front of them as it was more curious then anything. As he watched it take the helmet off.

"You know my eyes are sensitive Polkadot, now move out of the way a one man beat down coming up." Mark said as he put on his mask.

Percy watched Mark jump up and fly to the creature. About to spring into action. Percy was curious about the abomination, never seen anything like it. But, the creature grew worried as it looked down at its form and Percy heard its heartbeat in panic mode as it looked around and saw a sundial in the middle of the plaza and flung itself onto it impaling itself in a shower of blood and guts.

Percy came over to a open jawed Mark as he was staring at it, "Hey man you good?"

Mark eyes wide, "Yeah it just threw itself onto it, I was prepared for an attack not this." Referring to the bloody guts of the creature as blood was once again on Invincible's suit.

"Where do you think it came from" asked Mark still traumatized.

Percy walking over to the hole the creature crawled out of, "Hmm seems like underground." As he saw a tunnel of some kind leading to who knows where.

"How is that not effecting you Percy?" Mark said pointing to the impaled cyborg.

"I have seen much worse then that Mark trust me." Percy said sensing where the tunnel would lead too.

"Come on Mark snap out of it lets go see where it came from." Said Percy as he jumped down into the hole.

"Ughhhhh" Mark remarked still disturbed by the body, he followed the orange shirted man into the hole.

"Why is it so Dark and wet down here?" Mark said as he dropped onto a shallow river of water with a splash.

"Really Marky, its a sewer it stinks more than anything now shut up and follow." Percy stated as he could perfectly see in the dark and sensed the way the water was flowing.

"Why do you get to lead, Percy?"

"Because I am not as dumb as you and I am curious about that thing." Percy said as he walked easily through the water.

"Fine." Mark said as he started to float above the water.

They walked for a while twisting and turning to find anything. Before they came upon a chasm of a pool of water that all the pipes came too. In the corner Percy sensed with his Hades abilities there was a room on the otherside of the wall.

"Hey you see something Percy?"

"I am unsure there seems to be a room over there but no where to access it that I can think of, Mark watch out."

Several bodies dropped into the water as several of the robotic men came down the tunnels and tackled both him and Mark into the water.

Damn they don't think do they Percy was born to be in water despite it being dirty as he was plunged into the water as the creature hugged him. He used his abilities to force the water to chain the demon as it struggled to fight its bonds. Percy swam over to the thing and punched it straight in the jaw as it went unconcious he let the creature go. As he sensed Mark was fighting several of the things and he also sensed Mark's blood in the water. Ughhh always have to be saving him. Percy swam over to Mark and Percy used the water to create an ice scythe and cut the one, beating up on Mark, in half.

Horrified by the blood in front of him Mark quickly got untangled from the creatures and flew out of the water.

Percy killing the next two easily with his Ice Scythe as their bodies dropped to the bottom of the water. Saw Mark fly up and Percy followed. A lone cyborg grabbed Mark and threw him into the wall Percy sensed earlier. Quickly Percy brought his hand out and used the scythe to cut off the cyborgs head as it fell into the water lifeless. What are these damn things?

Mark thrown into the wall came up coughing as he saw a room a darker room. Is that my shades or is this room just dark? He heard a chuckling of a person. He whipped around to find the source.

"So, you will be a fine addition to my collection perhaps with some improvements." Said the voice, a voice he recognized from earlier from the class Percy and him had the voice of "Sinclair" Rick had said.

In partial darkness he felt a punch to his gut and then a punch to his head damn shades, multiple of them why?. As he tried to block, these things were tough as hell. Where are you Percy?. As he groaned as he felt his nose break and a couple bruised and broken ribs from the onslaught.

Percy angered walked through the hole in the wall to see a what only can be described as a seriel killer room, bodies of the cyborgs everywhere with wires sticking out and his eyes reached towards the man in a Pink suit and black pony tail. "Sinclair" he growled out as he saw Mark getting beat the hell out of but trying to fight back.

"You know who I am boy?" Smiled Sinclair.

"Yes technology guy right, I see you took your own advice and tried to make these innocent people into something?" Said Percy as he saw Mark knock out a couple of the creatures. He's improving he thought. Turning to the pink suited guy that screamed seriel killer. Percy of all things smiled it had been awhile since he had a fight like this or had his blood pumping, he missed this.

Sinclair growled, "you think you are better than my works of art soon I will make you better. Get Him!!!!!" Several of the cyborgs came to life ripping themselves off there plugs. 10-20 of them came rushing towards Percy.

Percy calmed, the atmosphere was heavy from his presence as time seemed to slow down, his battle instincts came in as he reached into his pocket and withdrew the gift from his father. He uncapped the golden pen as it transformed into a 6 foot tall golden trident crackling with energy.

The cyborgs hesitated as they saw it they looked back towards their master as he shrugged and pointed. They listened and attacked.

Percy was born with the gift of the Trident, he had trained with his brother Triton, during the wars. He threw the trident like a javelin as it went through several of the things chests and backs. 3 of them dropped instantly in a shower of blood, as Percy eyes red from battle, thrust his hand out and the trident came back to him. All in the span of 5 seconds. The rest stopped in their tracks looking very afraid, shaking.

"Finally, good of you to join the fight Polkadot." Mark said wincing as he stood next to his best friend with a broken nose and blood on his suit. "Couldn't have joined earlier?"

"I like to make an entrance." Percy stated with a grin as he used his water abilities to wipe the blood off the beautiful trident.

"Bro you can do that, why can't you do that with me?" As Mark pointed to his face still bleeding.

"To teach you Mark, just don't let them hit you." Percy replied.

"I hate you so much right now."

Sinclair yelled, "Enough!!!! you both can't defeat my Reanimen."

"Classic Villian type isn't he," said Percy as the first of the Reanimen came forth and got stabbed by his trident.

Mark flew forwards barreling through many of them as he tried to hit them but he kept getting hit as well. One of them grabbed him by his ankle and threw him into a table. Fuck why am I being dumb there's to many of them. Mark looked up as Percy hit one of the Reanimen with the shaft part of his Trident as the thing was thrust into a nearby wall. Percy looked at ease by the sheer amount of Reanimen as he ducked, slid, thrusted, twirled his weapon like he had done it a thousand times. Mark was jealous at the ease at which Percy slaughtered each with either a kick, punch or the golden trident. And he's not using his powers at all just a trident. Mark wanted back into the action, so he forced himself up on wobbly legs.

This was light work for Percy and to his surprise the Imperial Gold worked rather well on humans here. As he headbutted the helmet covered Reanimen. The Aura of Ares wanted their blood for attacking him. He was happy to finally get some action.

He felt Mark move towards him, as Percy kicked the Reanimen trying to get back up.

"Come on Marky, gotta keep up." Percy said red eyed.

Mark coughed up blood, "grrrr because you're fresh and I do this every week and look, not a scratch on your clothes and not even blood on the fork you have."

Percy scoffed, " It's a Trident thank y-"

"You think you can stop me, or any of my work soon I will meet you again with better creations to defeat even you."Sinclair said shaking in his boots at the sheer ease the man with the trident, killed his future.

"Real piece of work isn't he so do you want the honor Mark or should I?" Said Percy to his shaded friend.

"Honor of what bringing him to the police, I thought we would call Cecil?" Said Mark wondering about his friend.

"Ahhh no, I meant killing the bastard." Percy said stonefaced.

"You You You can'ttttt kill me you're heroes right, heroes don't kill." Sinclair said as the color drained from his face.

"He's right Percy we can't kill him let Cecil deal with him." Said Mark.

"Look what he did to these people Mark, he did this and ruined their lives. If you let him live he might do it again." Said Percy as he stared a hole through Sinclair.

"That's the job Percy, and its just what we do, let's call Cecil." Mark replied as he stepped in between Percy and Sinclair.

"Fine you win, but if he ever hurts another innocent that's on you Mark and just to help you." Percy struck his trident towards Sincliar and using the 6 inch bladed tips like a knife, cut off the right hand of Sinclair. Who screamed in agony.

Mark tried to stop him but was way to slow as he watched a mutilated hand fall to the floor. "What the hell man?" Mark gasped out.

Percy once more cleaning the trident, thought of it as a pen, it transformed and back into his pocket. All in less than a second. "Mark he's fine thats to prevent him from using his own hands to do the work I just made it harder for him but let me cauterize it before he passes out from blood loss."

Mark watched as the man strode foward and lit his hand up in a ball of flames, brought his hand to the bleeding wrist and like a steak on a burner, heard the flesh sear to close off the arteries, as once again Sinclair let out a high pitch scream and his eyes rolled back and passed out.

Percy sighed as his aura died down now that the fight was over,"Mark, I am sorry but it's either be killed or be killed. I have learned that the hard way." As he looked to the shocked Invincible. One day he will understand what it is like to lose a loved one to fight to the bitter end.

Percy put a hand on Mark's shoulder, as he looked around at the mutilated bodies he tore apart they were nothing more than monsters at this point. And Sinclair passed out on the ground with his new wound.

"Okay." Replied the still recovering Mark. "Percy heroes don't kill." He said as he also stared at the mutilated bodies.

"Mark, I am not a hero remember, I do what I think is right." Percy said as he dragged Mark back out, the way they came in, "Call Cecil,since I do not own a phone."

"Okay." Mark replied steeling his bumbling nerves, heroes don't kill, had always been his motto, but Percy makes it seem like Sinclair would hurt more people for letting him live. Mark put a hand in his pocket and dragged out his phone, contemplating his reaction to Percy's ways and Percy's deadly abilities with a Trident, as he dialed Cecil's number.

Elsewhere...

She was angry at her parents, at the world, at herself why can't they let me, be me she thought as she created a house in a tree.

Also Elsewhere...

She found out about, his clothes, she knows everything but not truly everything as Nolan stepped into his house to have a conversation with his wife.

More Elsewhere...

"He's powerful, Sir if he did all this with no abilities?."

"You are right Donald, but I don't know if he can beat him the only who has a chance is his son."

"Dangerous Times indeed Sir, Dangerous Times indeed." as he watched a one handed Sinclair be put in a cage.


And Nine Chapters down, thought about two parts but well that takes time. is Percy vs Nolan next hmmm will be interesting, stay tuned to find out.

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