(Book 1) The Wolf Avenger (A Percy Jackson and Avengers Crossover)

*Final For This Book* Chapter 16: Under the Ice

I shifted uneasily as I stood next to the Howling Commandos waiting for Steve's phrase so they could burst into the place.

Of course I wasn't allowed because apparently I must relax and allow my paws to heal, stupid people. I whined from where I was--which was chained next to Howard who was monitoring the feedback from Steve's hidden mic.

I felt Howard distantly pet me and I felt the need to bite his hand but refrained from doing so. Instead I grumbled as well as I good and pulled on the chain around my neck (it was my collar of sorts) which chained me to a random tree.

I paid back attention when Howard shooed the Commandos to shoot the ziplines and help Steve take down the weird Red-Face dude.

I sat back up quickly as I watched them sail into battle and looked at Howard who was urgently packing the items up so he could talk to the General.

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I waited patiently at head base waiting for the return of the group, Peggy was with the General in the electronic area room and has yet to be out yet.

I felt a burst of happiness when I saw the Commandos and instantly ran to greet Bucky but something seemed odd.

Something odd enough the my happiness quickly died down, I tilted my head and looked around and tried to find a whiff of the scent that was just Steve's.

But I didn't smell him anywhere. Quickly I jumped off Bucky's leg and looked around the corner ignoring the Commandos and sat down.

I stared at the door of the compound for Steve who should be coming any second. My tail wagged for a second or two when the door opened but stopped when I saw Peggy.

But she wasn't the strong Peggy who was able to resist my puppy-dog look. In fact I could have sworn she had tears running down her face and the only reason she would have those....

My heart felt like it stopped. I felt frozen as I finally took in the Commandos faces including Bucky's.

They all had one thing in common....Grief.

No.

No he can't be.

This has to be some joke.

Something my mind is making up.

I made a low, pitiful whine and walked over to Peggy who still wasn't the strong woman she usually was.

In fact, a sob broke through her and she quickly picked me up and hugged me. Burying her face into my fur.

The moment my heart felt painful..

That's when I knew.

Steve Rogers--my best friend who didn't even know I was a 7 year old boy--had died.

I wish I could cry as a wolf. Instead I quickly squirmed out of Peggy's arms and dashed through the hallways until I ducked behind some shelves that were unmovable and unreachable by anyone.

I quickly laid down and kept out of hand range even when I heard Bucky, Peggy, and Howard calling out for me.

I didn't want to come out.

I didn't want to face the truth.

So I didn't.

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It took two weeks for anyone to get me out of the corner, they always tried to coax me out. The reason I hadn't died was because the space was just large enough for a small cup or food and water, which I drank and ate reluctantly.

The only reason I finally got out of my corner was because Howard said that it was time for Steve's funeral.

Something I wasn't going to enjoy but definitely wasn't going to miss.

I allowed Howard to carry me, let him give me a small bath to wipe the dust that was in the corner originally and any dirt that got on my fur.

I just felt hollow, even more during the ceremony where reporters demanded entry. Having almost no respect for the man who sacrificed his life so they could live.

After the ceremony I went reluctantly with Howard to a home he apparently had where he instantly set up work to search for Steve.

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Sometimes I found a bad habit of just waiting by the door, waiting for someone who wasn't going to be coming home. But that was alight.

Mostly because Bucky came by every so often along with Peggy who seemed to have made some sort of agency with Howard and Bucky.

Howard somehow met a nice lady named Maria who quickly became Maria Stark. All of them helped me move on slightly, but my heart still felt heavy at times even when Howard hired Edward Jarvis as Butler extraordinaire who took care of me whenever Howard didn't have time and when Maria would follow him wherever he went in search of Steve.

Jarvis was pretty cool, he gave me treats and helped me stop focusing on Steve.

But the moment I really moved on, was probably when Howard and Maria went off one night--Maria with this large stomach she had been gaining for a few months--and they came home.

They came home with this small blue bundle in their hands that was making a small fuss and part of me wanted to be annoyed with the whining, but my wolf body quickly met to greet them (I finally reached Howard's waist for tallness).

Only to be shoved aside and for Howard to tell Jarvis to keep me away from the squirmy baby named Anthony.

Anthony, what a horribly long name....Tony it is.

While my first meeting with baby Tony wasn't that well because of Howard, I still finally felt something I hadn't since Steve took a swan-drive with a plane.

My heart didn't feel so heavy; in fact, I would almost say I had a connection with Tony Stark.

Oh how right I was.

Notes:

Obviously this was the end to THIS book; however, I will be creating a sequel for Tony and Percy and then ANOTHER book for the Avengers and stuff. I have no idea how long this series is going to be, really I don't, so just bare with me and I'll post the sequel for this book probably soon.

Thank you all for reading.

I hope it met expectations (or exceeded them).

Sorry for not having Percy go down with Steve...BUT I really wanted Percy and Tony to grow up together.

Percy's wolf body age will be explained in the sequel (you know about the whole long wolf age and stuff (seeing as how his wolf can age and such). Or keep reading where the SPOILER will be with an explanation.

Thank you all for reading and yeah, rambling. Have a nice night (cause it's like; 11:30ish PM when I post this).

SPOILER:

What I plan to do with Percy's wolf body is that every few years his mother will come and revert his wolf body back to that of a wolf pup. Say every 5-7 human years. That way his body is still young and not old-join-hurting wolf body. Details aren't too clear just yet.

ANOTHER SPOILER WITH REFERENCE TO PREVIOUS SPOILER:

But the reason Howard NEVER knows is because Percy will sneak off during that time for a few weeks before stumbling into the area with a new dog-tag with a new name as if he is the SON of the previous wolf. However Tony is smart and he just happens to figure it out one time. Which will happen in the next book.

THANKS FOR READING!