Annabeth Chase and the Avengers

The Avengers Stab Their Eyeballs Out

Tony

"We're demigods." Annabeth said, gesturing to herself and Percy. "Greek demigods, not Norse." Tony's eyes bugged out of his sockets. Greek demigods? What the-

"Is that why you said you were an expert on Greek mythology?" Nat asked, intrigued, interrupting Tony's thoughts.

Annabeth nodded. "I'm the daughter of Athena, goddess of wisdom, warfare, and crafts. Percy, is the son of Poseidon, god of the sea, horses, hurricanes, and earthquakes."

Tony still felt very confused. "Wait. Back up a second." He held up a hand. "Greek gods are real?"

"Yes." Annabeth launched into a short summary of what the gods have been doing since Greece was sacked by Rome. How they turned into their Roman forms, Neptune, Minerva, Jupiter, etc. She then gave a quick overview about the feud between Greek and Roman demigods, the American Civil War, World War I, and World War II, and how they were all based on the feuds between demigods, and how they were mirrored in the mortal world.

Steve, who had fought during World War II glared angrily. "So you're saying, that World War II was started by a demigod?"

"Demigods." Annabeth corrected. "It wasn't just one demigod. And yes, the Axis powers were lead by children of Hades, or Pluto, take your pick. The Allied powers were lead mainly by children of Zeus, or Jupiter, and Poseidon, or Neptune. After the bloodshed caused by World War II, the elder gods, Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades, agreed not to have any more children, since they were the most powerful. But that wasn't the only reason."

"What was the other reason?" Steve asked.

"The Oracle of Delphi, who could see the future, or, bits and pieces, gave a prophecy.

A half-blood of the eldest gods,

Shall reach sixteen against all odds,

And see the world in endless sleep,

The hero's soul, cursed blade shall reap,

A single choice shall end his days,

Olympus, to preserve or raze."

"And by the way," Percy added. "That's raze, spelled r - a - z - e. Or, at least I think that's how it's spelled. I'm dyslexic."

"And so did this prophecy come true?" Tony asked skeptically. "Or is this whole 'Oracle of Delphi' thing a sham?"

"It came to pass. It was Percy's prophecy, in fact. On his sixteenth birthday, Kronos rose from the pits of Tartarus." She shivered at the name. "And he raised an army to fight against Olympus. He failed of course, thank the gods."

"Olympus, as in the mountain?"

"Sort of." Annabeth said. "Mount Olympus was where the home of the gods was, back in Ancient Greece. When Rome became the center of power, they moved there, and then I think after Rome fell the went to Britian. Anyways, after a while, the gods ended up here, in New York."

"Where, exactly?" Rocket asked.

"The Empire State Building. Six hundredth floor." Percy and Annabeth said, simultaneously.

"Six hundred?" Clint frowned. "I thought it was only one hundred and two."

"That's what mortals think." Percy said.

Tony felt outraged. He had created Stark Tower so that it would intentionally be taller than the Empire State Building. Now apparently, there were six hundred floors! Who the heck were these upstarts?

"Anyways, we can go into more detail later; our current Oracle, although she disappeared in the Blip, gave another prophecy, after the Second Titan War." Annabeth said.