Brothers At Last

Chapter 16

Percy had run off with some of his friends, leaving Bucky to introductions. Chiron walked toward the crowd of campers, wanting to see what was going on.

"Okay, now I've seen everything. First a goat man, and now there's a horse man," Tony said to Bucky. "What's next? A bull man?"

"Percy killed the bull man," Bucky replied, looking at Chiron instead of Tony.

"He- I'm not even gonna ask."

"This is the camp leader, Chiron. He's a centaur."

"James," Chiron said with a nod. "Do we have new demigods?"

Bucky nodded. "Tony Stark is a legacy of Vulcan, Pepper Stark is a daughter of Aphrodite, and Morgan Stark is a legacy of both Vulcan and Aphrodite. Natasha Romanoff is a daughter of Athena, Clint Barton is a Roman son of Apollo, and Bruce Banner is a Greek son of Apollo."

"We have Greeks and Romans, demigods," Chiron announced to the campers. "Perfect timing for Capture the Flag."

It took everything that Bucky had not to jump in the air and run around like he had as a kid when Capture the Flag was announced.

"What's Capture the Flag?" Steve whispered to Bucky.

"Um, so basically it's an all out fight to get to the other team's flag before they get yours. Swords, daggers, spears, cannons, shields," Bucky explained, excitement in his voice. Steve's eyes looked terrified as he gaped at Bucky.

"We have to stab kids?!"

"Well, you do your best not to stab them, Stevie. You just... I don't know, sort of... slash. But you're hardwired to fight with a sword like a Greek, so you'll get the hang of it pretty quickly. Anyways, even if you do manage to stab someone, or someone stabs you, then a bite of ambrosia and a sip of nectar should fix that for you. Just... don't die, because then I have to tag team with Percy to capture Death and get you out of the Underworld. Even then, Hades may put you on his list to bring back. Then we'd have a problem," Bucky explained, a hand in his pocket.

"What weapons do we use?" Steve asked, ignoring Bucky's comment about capturing Death because he thought it to be a joke.

"There's an armory, but we have to choose teams first. Greeks against Romans won't be fair anymore."

"Oh."

"What if we play Greeks against Romans, winner against the Avengers?" the ever-practical Annabeth said.

"Annabeth, I think that's a wonderful idea," Chiron agreed. "Romans to the creek flag, Greeks in the forest."

"Okay, you guys, we've got about an hour. Maybe an hour and a half. We'll head to the armory and then I'll draw up a battle plan."

"Can Thor use his hammer?" Clint asked. "Major advantage if he can."

"Well... technically, yes, since it's a gift from the gods. The only legal weapons are the ones forged in camp or the ones gifted by the gods."

"So I don't have a suit?" Tony asked.

"Ooh. If you can forge one in about an hour, then it's legal," Bucky replied.

"Piece of cake," Tony said, running into the door labeled 'Forge'.

"Well," Steve said. "Show us the armory."

"Here we are," Bucky said, throwing open the double doors.

"What's that smell?" Bruce asked, scrunching his nose along with everyone else.

"Weapon polish," Bucky replied. "Gods, the amount of time I spent here."

"How do we know what to get?" Nat asked.