The Black Serpent (Pjo/Avengers Crossover)

Chapter 12

Omg guy thank you SOOOOO much for 1.57k veiws!!! I love you all so much and am so freaking happy right now! Well here's the new chapter:

Calypso's POV:
For the last three years I have been dreading the moment Leo and I would finally visit Camp Half Blood. Not because I feared they would dislike me, or that they would steal Leo's attention from me. No that was insignificant. What worried me was the effect returning would have on my repair boy. Even if all of the seven had survived, many campers had died in the battle and that would create a significant strain on Leo's well-being. After arriving and learning of what had happened during the Giant War I felt as if my worst fears had been confirmed. Leo collapsed into a sobbing mess and I could already sense the guilt radiating off of him. I wrapped his shaking form into my arms and held him tightly until he could finally stand. I did not trust my voice so I trailed him silently and made no comments during our visit with the Oracle nor the resulting race to Festus. We flew faster than ever before and reached Stark tower in under five minutes. Festus landed with a crash and both Leo and I immediately slid off ready for anything that faced us. The door to the roof slammed open and eight disgruntled people armed with various weapons charged through. My heart stopped. There he was. Perseus Jackson. The boy who had once had my heart. Now all I could see was a broken man. He was not the same cheerful boy I had fallen for, and I was no longer the foolish goddess who looked at him with stars in her eyes. When he saw Leo I swear I could see the fear and confusion in his eyes. The blade in his hand crashed to the ground as if in slow motion.
"Leo?" He muttered. "LEO!" Not waiting for an answer Percy threw himself into Leo's arms causing both to fall.
"You um... Know these people?" A man in a metal suit asked hesidently.
"Of course he knows him that's Leo Valdez you idiot, he is one of the seven!" I turned to the voice and looked over the speaker. He had and olive complexion, dark brown/black hair and wore black clothing. This must be Nico Di Angelo, son of Hades.
"I don't know who the girl is though."
Hearing this Percy looks up from his vantage point on the floor and squints up at me.
"Calypso?"
"The one and only. Though actually, it's Calypso Valdez now."
Percy jumped to his feet with lightning speed, pulling Leo up with him.
"YOU GOT MARRIED?!!!?"
"um" *cough* "yea actually....After I rescued her from the island we-" *cough* "traveled the world. This past July we got married and well..." *runs back of neck awkwardly* "Here we are."
Percy's mouth split into a wide grin and I finally caught a glimpse of the person I once knew. Judging from the reactions of the group he came up with Percy actually smiling was uncommon.
"Leo your all grown up!" Percy exclaimed rubbing Leo's hair playfully. "Gods I've missed you repair boy. I am so fucking happy for you two!"
Leo looked flustered and I worried he would accidentally light his nose on fire.
"Your. Your not... Mad?"
"Of course I'm Mad! We're all crazy here! But no I'm not angry at you. I left camp as soon as I could and I completely understand why you didn't want to come back. Sometimes it is too hard to face the past right away. It is easier to fix yourself by looking ahead rather than back, at least at first. I really am happy for you two! So what made you come back?"
"Well... We both had a dream. The same dream."
"The Fates visited you too?" Nico interrupted.
"You had the dream as well?"
"Yea, that's why I'm here. Rachel spurted out her prophecy right after I woke up from the dream."
"Yea well we decided it was time. It seemed like you needed help and honestly, I missed it here. At the very least, I wanted to show Calypso where I came from and face the past I have been hiding from."
"Why don't we go inside? It's a bit drafty up here on the roof." A man with a circular sheild painted red white and blue with a star in the center said hesidently. "Will your... Dragon, be...okay?"
The rest of the mortals seemed to see Festus for the first time and reacted with varying degrees of shock. The man in metal seemed expessially flabbergasted. They can't see through the mist! The one with the sheild must be clear sighted.
"His name is Festus and yea he's fine. Nothing can beat him. Well....almost nothing. I built him myself."
"YOU WHAT!?!!?!!!?!!!?" the metal man shouted in shock. He must be an inventor or something, judging from his getup.
"Let's get inside before Tony goes completely bat-shit crazy" a women in black with bright red hair growled as she grabbed the metal man, presumably Tony, by the arm and started dragging him, away. The rest of us followed and one awkward elevator ride later we were standing in a spacious living area complete with the best technology out right now.
"So why don't we start from the beginning?" The man with the shield said as he put his sheild down.

Percy's POV:

Leo is alive. Not just that, he is alive and happy. Frankly when I saw him on the roof I didn't even bother checking to see if it was actually Leo and not some sort of clone monster. If it had been a monster he could have killed me and I would die happy. win win win. But it really was Leo and I could not wipe a smile from my face. I was not completely alone. There was someone out there who could be my anchor to this world.
"So why don't we start from the beginning?" Steve asked interrupting my thoughts. Why can't we just be happy that they are back? Why must we question them? Why is this needed?
"My name is Leo Valdez and this is my beautiful wife Calypso. I was one of the seven and during the war I exploded in a fiery ball of fire while riding Festus. This of course killed me, although I am usually flame proof. Lucky I had taken something called the physician's cure from my friends and programed Festus to inject me with it if I died. This brought me back to life and instead of going back I flew until I found Calypso. She was a goddess who had picked the wrong side in the Titan war and had thus been imprisoned on a remote island. She was cursed so that she would fall in love with every person who ever landed on her island but they would have to go. Once one leaves the island it is impossible to ever return. Except for me. I am the exception. So obviously when I arrived she was delighted to see me and we left for anywhere before the sun had set. That's it really. When we weren't traveling the world we had a machine stop for Demigods and good mythical beings in Spain. It was always a dream of mine. And that's what's been happening really, until last week when we got that creepy ass dream and came here."
"We had the dream as well but none of us knew what it meant. I'm Steve by the way. Steve Rodgers. Also known as Captain America. This is Natasha Romanov, aka Black Widow, Clint Barton, aka Hawkeye, Bruce Banner, aka The Hulk, Tony Stark, aka Ironman, and Thor, aka Asguardian god of thunder. We are the Avengers."
"What is it the 'Avengers' do? I'm sorry I am still a bit behind on modern news" Calypso questioned. Rather than listening to the teams answer I instead studied her face. My biggest what-if. I was surprised to find that seeing her again did not spark any sort of feeling inside me. It was like we were strangers. She seemed... different than the goddess I had once known. Maybe its just because I'm different. When I had first learned Leo had been to Calypso's Island, I was angry. This bitch had cursed my Annabeth. But the more I thought about it, the more my anger had faded away. It was not her fault. Just like it was not my fault she wasn't released when I wished her to be. After my anger I was confused. I'm sorry but Leo doesn't exactly fit the criteria of heros who have landed on her Island. The heros of old were tall, strong and powerful and well Leo was skinnier than a stick and not exactly a 'stoic hero'. Calypso had seemed way out of his league. But seeing the two together made it all click. They moved together with utter grace and just being next to one another seemed to fit. Calypso wasn't the unearthly and beautiful goddess I remembered. She was dorky and sweet and happier than anyone I had seen I a long time. And she had barely said two words since she's gotten here! All of this I can just feel radiating off of both of them. It's like I can sense their love and happiness directed to one another. I used to have that. Oh gods I missed her. She was my other half. Why was that taken from me. These people are speaking of a dream they had that was sent by the Fates. What have the Fates ever done for me? They rip away my love, my family, my home. Fates are the cruelest evil in this god forsaken world. You are the champion of Fate. No. NO. I refuse to be their puppet anymore. It is too much.
"I'm sorry Annabeth" I mutter. The others are too deep in conversation to notice.
Tonight is the night. I will see my wise girl again tonight.

_______________________________________
IMPORTANT AUTHORS NOTE!!!!
I am going to Italy on Wednesday and will be staying there until the beginning of April. I will not get a chance to update again for at least three weeks. Sorry :/
Hope your day is going great and that if you get one, you are enjoying spring break. To those who celebrate it, Happy Easter and I will see you all soon, Byeee!
-E.R. Ruff