We back baby pumping these out. A few chapters ahead now.
I am loving writing this, despite my cheesiness of last chapter.
Also, William(Marks best friend in the show) will not be present. I have a plan for him no spoilers.
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Invulnerable:Chapter Eight
Questions
Percy burst into a pillar of water, right in the living room of the Grayson Household. He heard a high pitched scream of a woman. Whipping around he saw Debbie, in her green shirt, with her hands behind her back, like she was hiding something. He heard her heart beat unbelievably fast, like a child being caught.
"Perrrcyyyy what the hell!" Debbie yelled, nervously looking around.
"Sorry Mrs. Grayson, I uh Didn't feel like walking and Mark left on some superhero business so I just came back here. Should I teleport outside next time?" Percy replied with a smile, as he narrowed his eyes to look at what she was hiding. He could see the edges of a black bag of somekind. And the faint odor is that blood?
"Percy please don't do that right in the middle of the living room." She took a deep breath clutching a bag. "What is this about Mark, did he finally go help that Titan guy against that crimelord?"
Percy stunned, "How did you know about that? I only just overheard his conversation 5 minutes ago. After he left his girlfriend high and dry." He chuckled. He still couldn't get over the fact, Mark had a girlfriend who was genuine and didn't know who he really was. He needed to have a conversation with him about that.
"Please Percy, I am his mother I know everything. How was your first day at school?" She smiled at the tall boy.
Percy felt something like a sixth sense, he narrowed his eyes and looked around, something he hadn't felt since he was in the realm of his uncle, something from the Underworld had come through here. He didn't know why he hadn't felt it before maybe it was the food this morning and how tired I was when I first arrived.
"School was boring today met some new people." Especially Eve he thought to himself.
Debbie shifted as the bag swung behind her back. He got more of a look as a sleeve of a blood red suit was popped out of the bag. She nervously glanced at the moving eyes of Percy.
"Is everything okay, Mrs. Grayson?" Percy said softly.
"Uh yes everything is fine. Do not worry."
Percy felt the air move around the house a flyer. As he looked to the sliding back door window. Nolan was there holding a bag of wine and food in a brown paper bag. Percy saw Debbie frantically drop the bloody bag onto the floor behind the counter. She gave him a pleading look. So, Percy nodded at her he got the meaning don't tell Nolan about the bag.
The sliding door opened and Nolan walked in, eyes bright, "Hey hun I got the food you wanted from your favorite restaurant." He said as he smiled. He looked to Percy. "Hey Percy first day of school, I personally never went, how did it go?" As he set down the bag of goodies on the counter.
Percy stepped over to the kitchen next to Debbie , taking his bag off his shoulders, "It went well, had to do too much paperwork, they showed me around the school. Met Mark's girlfriend he never told me about. Otherwise another day." Percy looked over to the bag.
"That is great, Percy, I am glad you found something in this new world of ours, took awhile for Mark to tell us about his new girlfriend."
Debbie fidgeted to his left, "Yeah it did, so got the food from Rome I see." She made her way over to the brown bag. "Good and the best wine thank you." She went in for a kiss with Nolan.
Percy turned away to let them have there moment. As he looked down at the bag right under him. He saw an identical Suit that Nolan wore the time the first time Percy met him. Why would she hide this?, why is there underworld figures in the house? Something is going on?His Athena brain thought a mile a minute about possibilities but none came to mind.
"Sorry Percy but I only got enough for two, but please make yourself something or summon something you like." Nolan said with an arm around his wife.
"No worries, Mr. and Mrs. Grayson, I might just do that when Mark gets back." Percy said as he looked into the thank you eyes of Debbie.
"Speaking of him where is Mark?" Nolan turning to face Debbie.
"He's helping out that Titan guy, remember he talked about it with is a couple days ago." Debbie said eternally grateful for Percy not saying anything about Nolan's suit.
"Right, I told him not to do that, but he is becoming his own man now." Nolan said frowning, he's a viltrumite not some lap dog to help others, Nolan was making his way to the living room. Debbie's eyes bulged. Percy thinking quickly made the bag disappear with his abilities of Hecate.
Debbie followed behind her husband and looked under the counter. She mouthed thank you.
Percy nodded his head. Something is not quite right? Why would she hide it for what purpose? It was beginning to frustrate him.
The sound of a doorbell was rung. They all perked up to the front door.
"I wonder what that could be." Debbie said quickly. She made her way to the door and opening it. The black suit of Cecil was standing there with a serious look on his face. Isn't he always serious Percy thought.
"Hey Debs I do apologize for the intrusion," Percy saw his eyes dart from Nolan to Debbie in a quizzical manner.
He knows something? Percy frustratingly thought.
"But, I need his help." Cecil finished.
"Cecil what have I told you about leaving Mark the hell alone from your crusade." Debbie said, with a hint of anger.
Percy saw the grey haired man sigh and bring his hand to his nose, "Debs I am not here for Mark," Cecil brought his finger up, " I need his help" pointing at Percy.
Percy frowned my help? Why would he need my help? He looked into the stoic eyes of Cecil. Percy stepped forward, "And why would I help you, Cecil?"
Percy saw a pleading look from Cecil, as he darted his eyes to the other two figures in the room. Percy immediately understood something happened to Mark.
"Okay, I will help you."
Debbie looked to him in a confused manner. "Well I can't really stop you can I?"
Percy on instinct hugged her, "Its gonna be okay, I will be fine, I don't mind helping those in need." Whispering in her ear, "We will talk later."
Percy gave Nolan a slow nod and Nolan gave him one back with a smile. Does he know something? Percy walked out the door, leaving his bag, he shut the door of the Grayson Household.
Walking next to Cecil, "what's happened?" Percy said confused.
"Shhhh not here." As he raised his finger to his ear in a someone might be listening manner.
Percy bunched up his eyebrows, "Okay" he looked around for a vehicle of somesort that Cecil would come in. Looking to the street he didn't find one. This time Percy was the one surprised as he and Cecil disappeared into a beam of white particles.
"Fuckkkk you, Cecil." Percy said, stumbling onto a patch of grass. He was dizzy, as far as he knew Cecil was mortal how can he do that? He turned, as his eyes were dizzy, to the shape of the man next to him.
"Not pleasant the first time let me tell you." Cecil said with a smirk, finally got one up on the guy.
Percy was angry his eyes shining a deep menacing green, as he recovered from the teleportation, "how did you do that?"
Cecil threw up his hands, "Its a teleporter, convenient as hell, but expensive as hell."
"Don't do that again." Percy growled out.
"Fine, Whatever, but I need your help." Cecil said softly.
"What you need me for? Is this about Mark?" Percy suggested.
"How do you-?"
"Come on man, you were eyeing up his parents, that you didn't want to worry them. Believe me I do know that look." Percy looked behind him to see once again the oustide of the Pentagon. Why come back?
"Just follow me and I will catch you up." Cecil said as he headed for the doors with Percy following closely behind. They quickly went inside. To the waiting room once again. Percy got impatient.
"What happened, Cecil, spit it out."
Cecil sighed as he stopped and turned around, "There was an altercation, Mark was investigating a local gang, at his own risk. He asked me to help him in the endeavor and I complied, other wise he would've done it anyway." Cecil explained.
Percy looked over the man, "Is Mark okay, I feel like there is more you are not telling me." Percy crossed his arms.
Cecil fidegetd with his hands, "There was a fight, Invincible was overwhelmed by the guards of the crimelord and I was forced to send aid. I like the kid I won't see him die."
"Aid?" Percy asked, what kind of aid? Ohhhhhhh.
"I sent the brand new guardians which I have assumed you have been informed on?" Cecil suggested.
"Briefly, Mark told me of them, and that they work for you." Percy shot at him.
Cecil ignoring it, "There are several injuries to my team and Mark as well, and since I have seen you do it before-"
"So, you want me to heal the team and people you put in danger?." Percy said, pointing a heated finger at the suited guy.
"If you could, it would save hundreds of lives, and their own lives, and to be honest lots of precious time. You seem like a good kid Perseus. I would be in your debt if you helped Mark and the Guardians." Cecil said in hope the man across from him had some kind of sympathy.
Percy pondered at the man's convincing words. He did have the power to save them, save thousands, but he didn't like that Cecil was sending him on a "quest." No one told Percy what to do. Feels like Cecil is playing god.
Percy sighed, "Fine I will help them, Not you, remember you do not control me ever, you got that. My abilities are my own and you seem like the guy who is very curious about me, probably watching me at all times. I know how this works Cecil."
Cecil stunned, how could he know? Work with Percy slowly I need him on my side? How to control him, to beat Omni-Man, just proved to be that much harder. "Yes I understand let me show you to them."
Percy was pissed, he was not something to be pointed at like a weapon, but he calmed down, helping others to survive, I promised Annabeth that much. I will never break that promise again. "Lead the Way." He said dryly.
Percy followed, as Cecil led him to an even more elaborate medical wing. They turned down the corner to see a bustle of doctors and medical personel, panicking, discussing medical treatments, bringing supplies to rooms. The atmosphere seemed down, like something big was happening, a sense of dread.
The pair walked to the first room, it was huge, medical equipment were everywhere, shelves of drugs, and tables of supplies. In the middle of the room, doctors were trying to bring a person to life. They seem panicked like it isn't working. On the table was a black suited man as electricity arced off his body and he was not coming to.
"This is Black Samson a member of the guardians he got hit by something hard and his heart is not beating." Cecil said looking down, "we don't know if we can save him, we don't have anything with enough juice to restart him."
The Lone Survivor looked on completely unfazed. He had been in worse situations before. Many lost battles of losing friends before. Live for you echoed in his head. I made a promise.
"I can restart him." Percy said nonchalantly.
"You are telling me you can hit him with enough juice?" Cecil questioned curiously. How powerful is he?
"Yes lets go in before I change my mind."
Percy opened the door as the doctors looked to him confused.
"Hey you can't be in here young man." Said the lead doctor of the operation, he assumed.
"Everyone leave the room now." Came the stern voice of Cecil. Everyone looked to the man and quietly ushered themselves out of the room.
"So, hit him with enough juice huh, I have something in mind," said Percy as he strode forwards. Thinking of Jason his old friend, who used to tap him with electricity that left burn marks in his clothes. I wonder.
Thinking about Zeus and his powers over lightning, Percy felt electricity in his body, burning his nerves, but it didn't hurt. So, bringing his hand up he coalesced all the electricity from his body to a single point, his index finger. As he just tapped the man on top of his chest. Electricity from Percy's finger jolted the guy for a second before he went limp again. Immediately the heart beat monitor went static and then the steady heart beat was heard.
Cecil slack jawed,what is this kid? Just like that, like it was easy. "That was easy." Cecil didn't know what else to say.
Percy shrugged, "He will be fine, plus I had inspiration, wasn't sure it would work, but apparently it did."
Cecil was flabbergasted never in his life had he seen a person literally come back from the brink, simply because of a finger poke.
Percy turned to the old guy, "So, who is next?"
Cecil getting himself back together, "I uh right."
Percy walked behind him once again. As Cecil led him to another room this one not much different then the last. A great behemoth of a monster was strown out on a table with its face literally peeled off.
Percy once again entered.
"Hey you can't be in here stranger, she is in critical condition." Said a strange robotic voice almost sounding sad.
Percy looked to the voice as of all things, a bronze looking Robot with green illuminated eyes was sitting beside the green monster.
"Robot stand down." Said Cecil to the now identified Robot. A Robot called Robot thats Ironic thought Percy shaking his head.
"Cecil, I refuse to leave her side, she as well as the others are my responsibility." Robot stated.
"We are here to save not to harm." Cecil said. As Percy made his way over to the creature.
"This is on your team, Cecil?" Percy remarked gesturing to the big monster.
"Yes Percy she is, this is her curse, despite that she is very human." Cecil replied.
"What are you doing to her?" Said the Robot.
"Saving her life tin man, now butt out." Percy shot back.
Percy thinking about how he saved Mark, after their fight. Once again, He could see the arteries and bones of the creature/human thing. With a gold glow of his hands he put his hands on the creature. Immediately wounds closed up and a new face regrew. Percy saw the change, as the creature changed to a little girl maybe like 11 or so.
Percy flared his power, his eyes grew in intensity as the walls creaked and the floor cracked in his rage, turning to Cecil. "YOU USE CHILDREN?" The distinct sound of a thundercrack could be heard outside.
Cecil paled, as Monster girl was now just asleep looking perfectly healthy. He felt the sudden shift in the man as a great pressure came down on him like he was in the eye of a storm. "Per."
"YOU USE CHILDREN FOR YOUR GAMES, OLD MAN!!"
Robot in the corner felt, if he could feel, as Monster Girl span of 3 seconds was perfectly healthy, he was baffled it shouldn't be possible his science and tech skills refused to believe it. As this new dude came forth and easily easily just nursed her through what should've been a year of fixing her broken body.
"PERCY!!!!!" Cecil yelled over the boy, shaking in his boots, trying to calm the kid in front of him.
Percy shot forward as he grabbed Cecil by the throat literally off the floor, eyes green mixed with red. As he stared into the eyes of Cecil. As Cecil tried to breathe and tried scratching at his impenetrable skin. "Why Cecil why, give me one reason I shouldn't kill you." Percy said hatefully no one uses kids not on my watch.
"Peeer uhhhhhggg eeeeee." Cecil gagged out.
Percy let him go for a second. As Robot came in and tried to tackle Percy, Percy in anger caught Robots arms and ripped them off and kicked the husk of metal to the side, he examined the arms, huh I could make this robot better he thought. Then he three them over on the floor.
Cecil looked over, bent over catching his breath and rubbing his neck. why kid? Damn that hurt? I was not prepared for that? He watched as Robot tried to tackle Percy and in the blink of an eye Robot was on the other side of the room.
"Percy she is actually an adult older than you in fact ughhh." Cecil replied quickly,"That is her curse." Please don't do that again. Is that thunder outside?
Percy wondered should he believe him.
He heard a groan of the little girl as she came too. "Yes please stop fighting I am older than I look that is my curse."
I know what a curse feels like. Thought Percy
"I guess I have you to thank for keeping me alive." Said the girl/monster to Percy.
Percy deflated as he let his abilities go and had his eyes go back to normal. "No need to thank me." as he walked back into the hallway with Cecil on his heels.
"Sorry Cecil, got carried away should not have assumed." Percy said looking over to the handprint on Cecil's neck, wincing he nearly killed the fragile mortal.
"I understand, thank you for saving her, and thank you for not killing me." Percy is dangerous very dangerous, and did a complete 180 there. He is unpredictable, Cecil thought as they walked down the hallway.
Percy hummed in response, cutting it close, otherwise I would've destroyed the building and everyone inside. A shiver went down his back.
The next room they came too was a big operating room as doctors were opening up a body, performing surgery. Percy recognized him immediately, Mark. He barged straight in as he saw Mark in very bad shape. His whole suit was red in blood, he saw claw marks running down his side, his chest cavity was caved in, from what Percy could tell was from a blunt weapon that hit him.
Percy strode forward immediately, as the doctors quickly moved out of the way, his hands glowing Gold as this time he put them on his head. In the span of 10 seconds, Percy watched as Mark's body repaired itself, wounds closed and bones snapped back together. Percy took his hands off as he looked towards the baffled looking Cecil and the medical personal.
"Percy you continue to amaze me, thank you for saving them." Cecil let out with a sigh gesturing for the doctors to leave.
"I didn't do it for you. I did it for the people that help this world. And for a promise I made a long time ago. Also, for Mark who I consider a friend." Percy said as he watched Mark move slightly. For Annabeth and the rest he thought as each one of their faces passed through his mind.
"Thank you, Perseus, this saved us time and effort and I am eternally grateful, I will give you some time with him." Cecil stated as he went out the door.
"Polkadot?" Said the groaning Mark.
"Yeah Marky, your still alive thanks to me, now you owe me one." Percy saw Mark open his eyes and a flash of gold could be seen. Weird?
"what happened?" Mark replied sitting up.
Putting a hand on Mark's shoulder, "go easy Marky, you need to rest, you lost buddy tell me what happened."
Mark coughed before answering, "Ughhh why is it so bright in here. All I remember is being outclassed by this White Wolf looking thing in armor. He had a gold mace. And he beat all of us with ease."
"It is alright, Mark you are safe and healthy because of me, plus your parents are going to be pissed when they find out." As he flashed a grin, squeezing Mark's shoulder.
He saw Mark sigh, "that's the thing Percy, I think he could beat even you."
Elsewhere...
"So, Amber how are things going with Mark." Eve asked as she dished out scoops of mashed poatoes.
"Its complicated, he seems closed off like he is holding back secrets, it could be another girl, which I hope isn't the case." Said Amber, scooping up beans.
"He will tell you when he is ready I hope or you could force him to tell you?" Eve said with a wink.
"Maybe? But enough about me what about your love life? You and dreamy eyes should totally go out." Amber said winking back.
She frowned, could she? Right after Rex? He seems normal enough and maybe what I need is normal. "I think I would like that" she replied to Amber. As she went back to serving the food, dreaming of the Man with the Sea Green Eyes.
A catch up chapter if you will. I thought about two parting this but fuck it its my story.
I know the whole healing thing is powerful but it works for my story.
Follow, review you know, the usual.
As Always DaddyDragon Out.
