The Son of the Hulk

Chapter 5

(AN: sorry it took me so long to update. College apps were due on Nov. 1 for early action so those have been taking up all my spare time)

Percy's POV:

"Day thee of the hostage situation." I begin talking into riptide as though it is a recorder while sitting in the stables hanging out with Blackjack. "The troops seem to be oblivious to our captured status but these people can't fool me. Contact to the outside world has been shut down and word from Camp Jupiter is that the situation is the same there. We ca..."

"Percy! Stop being a drama queen and get out here punk. Chiron needs you in the Big House."

"Coming!" Standing up I brush the excess straw off my body before heading over to where Chiron is waiting for me, leaving the stable of laughing pegasi behind. As I approach I am both excited and wary. Excited for the chance to leave camp but wary of the how in that equation. I love Camp Half Blood, don't get me wrong it's my second home, but being here for too long just reminds me of the rest of the seven and all those I've lost. Taking a deep breath, I look to Chiron and ask what is wrong.

"Percy you know that iceberg you and Grover found a few summers ago in Alaska?"

"Yeah, we mapped out the whole thing so demigods could use it as a campsite."

"Well, the Hunters of Artemis apparently decided to use it as a campsite but refused to use a 'boy's map' as they put it."

"Let me guess, they're lost inside the iceberg and I have to go find them?"

"Yes, though Artemis hates asking a male for help she can't go to find them and Grover is busy so you are the only other one who knows the area well enough to guide them out."

"Fine but only on two conditions. One, warn them that I am coming so that they don't shoot me when I show up and two, I get to call my dad to let him know what is happening and afterwards I get to go back to living with him."

"That is perfectly fine with me and I'll ask Lady Artemis to let them know now. How are you going to get there, will you be taking Blackjack?"

"It would be too cold for Blackjack, I'll just vapor travel there. It will be faster anyways. Best not to keep the man hating bow and arrow wielding girls from waiting."

At that Chiron nods in agreement and I turn to head to my cabin to collect the supplies that I will need for the mini-quest. Can it really be counted as a quest? I mean there was no prophecy only a request from a goddess. I guess since I am trying to accomplish a task it would be. It's definitely not a journey or an adventure. Continuing on this train of thought I am so absorbed in my own mental debate that I run face first into the doorframe of my cabin while trying to enter.

Walking in I change into warmer clothes and find my winter jacket. Grabbing a backpack, I throw some nectar and ambrosia into it, along with a change of clothes, my doctors bag that dad gave me, and some bandages. Going to turn away, I pause before throwing some extra ambrosia in the bag in case the hunters were hurt and needed it. Double checking to make sure I had everything I would need, I headed out towards Thalia's pine before saying goodbye to Peleus and vapor traveling away.

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Why does it have to be so freaking cold in Alaska. I mean come on its not winter yet so why is it so cold. Glancing around I spot the iceberg off in the distance. Ugh I couldn't have landed a bit closer, must be the whole land without gods thing. Sighing, I begin the long walk to rescue a bunch of angry girls who will probably shoot me for 'presuming that they need help.' why did I agree to this. Just focus on getting back to dad. Oh yeah, dad. I need to call him. Pulling out my special phone I call his number and after a few rings he picks up.

"Hey dad."

"Percy, where have you been? Normally you would have contacted me at least once since you left."

"Sorry the gods put camp on lockdown, but now I have to go rescue the Hunters because they got themselves trapped in Grover and my iceberg."

"Didn't you boys leave a map and supplies there so that demigods on quests could use them."

"Yes but they decided not to use a male made map."

"Be safe Percy, don't get shot."

"I'll try my best but if I do, yell a Thalia. It would be her fault."

"Percy can I ask you a question?"

"Of course dad, what's up?"

"If you had the chance to help a lot of people, but in order to, you had to do something you really don't want to do, would you?"

"What's going on dad? What brought this on?"

"Something bad is happing in S.H.I.E.L.D. and they want me to help fight but I don't know if I want to be a part of it. Currently I am in a place where I can go either way but I don't know what to do."

"Dad all I can say is if you don't want to fight then don't. I've fought two wars that I didn't want to fight and even though I don't regret fighting I regret all the friends I let die. So if you are willing to risk knowing who is being hurt or killed fight for the cause you believe in, because if you don't you will always regret it."

"Thank you Percy, I love you."

"I love you too dad, be safe." And with that we ended the call. I just hope that whatever dad is a part of he is okay afterwards. I don't know if I can handle losing another person I care about.

(AN: 1,000 words)