Chapter 21

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Nico POV
I felt so bad. I've been hiding since the war and Percy has been by himself. I just couldn't stay. Not after losing my second sister. Not after losing so many people. I however quietly kept tabs on Percy. His so called team didn't know he cries himself to sleep every night. They don't know about his nightmare. I was furious at them! And Percy! He would refuse to tell them. He would say that he's fine or he can handle it on his own.
I had told the JARVIS dude what was happening and helped Percy find Peter. Once he did I snuck off again. I was glad Percy found people who would help him but he needs to tell them everything. Not just his story but his nightmares. I sighed and walked off to the cemetery. There was a hidden one for demigods or gods. I've only been here once or twice. I walked in and sat down at Hazels. I stared at her grave. She had a double date on hers as she was once dead but then I saved her. I looked around and for the first time I saw a new one under Apollo. I tilted my head in confusion.
I got up and walked over and gasped at who it was.
Will Solace
No! I-I let him die! I should've been there! After everything he did for me! I couldn't save his life. After he helped me let go. After he helped get through the mud hole I made myself, I couldn't help save him. He's gone and it was because I didn't stay back with him and help. I sat down and just stared. I'm not much of a cryer but this time, I cried. For everything and everyone I lost. I cried because I couldn't save my savior. I cried for hours. Finally I decided it was time I went to Percy.

Peter POV
I woke up to a searing pain in my head. And it wasn't a headache. I tried moving but of course I was tied down to a chair. "Look-e here, he's awake." Bad-me taunted...he made a clicking sound? "So, now he can tell us!" Bad Percy was...always excited... he also clicked."Shut up you idiot!" I winced at how bad-me treated bad-Percy. "Now, you will do as I say, or Percy, will die. He's already found 'you'." He put quotes around 'you' and then he left... with a click. This is going to be very bad. Then bad-Percy suddenly became very serious and well bad. I slowly worked on the binds on my hands. "Make a mistake and the bad you will kill him." He clicked again. I spit in his face, "It'll take a little more than a robot to kill him." I found that out when he fought Ultron. "Not a clone of you. The clone does everything you do. And he will act like you, just Well more bad. And he won't be able to tell the difference." He clicked twice and I froze. He really won't be able to tell. Percy might die. "What do yo-" I was cut off by bad-me in and landing hard in the ground. I quickly got out and tackled bad-Percy. I was suddenly knocked off and I looked up. "Percy?" I and bad-me said at the same time. Me, bad-me, and bad Percy stood. "Percy, ask the question." I said slowly. We had made like a safety question incase something like this happened. "What question?" Bad-Percy was a happy go lucky robot again. Percy sighed and quickly took him out. "You killed my partner!" Bad-me screamed. Guess he cared for him more than he let on. My thoughts were interrupted by bad-me tackling me. I tried in vain to get him off and destroy him but unfortunately he was somehow stronger than me. Percy knocked him but held his double swords at each of us. "Don't move a muscle." I shifted and he cut me across the cheek. That's going to leave a scar. "I said don't. Move." He raised an eyebrow when blood seeped out of my cheek. "What?" Bad-me noticed his questioning look. Then Percy cut him on his cheek to but when no blood came out, he sliced him straight through the middle. He instantly died out. I sighed and collapsed on the floor. "Don't do something so stupid ever again." Percy flopped down beside me. "Sorry, I kinda forget what the question would be so I improvised so I wouldn't answer it by accident." He gave a half-hearted laugh. "Of course." He push's himself and offered me a hand, "So did I." I grabbed his hand and he heaved me up. "Of course." I mimicked. We laughed and started home. We put our masks on and swung through the city. Only stopping to get a drink and sign a few things. Once we were back we snuck in through my window and I took a shower first then Percy. We both had clothes in each other's room just in case we snuck out or something like this happened and we didn't want to be bothered with questions right away. Once Percy was out he flopped on my bed and I did the same. "How did they go rouge?" Percy asked after a few minutes of silence. "Some wrong code. I remember hearing the clicking that Ultron made. And they made that sound." Percy furrowed his eyebrows, "They did?" I nodded, "I was told to look over Ultron after we got Dr. Banner and I found some misplaced wires. I figured out that, that was making the clicking sound. Then rubbed the wrong way, and clicked and made a spark. They could've blown." Percy took this in. "It's a good thing you know how to handle wires and such."  At that Percy got under the covers and I did the same. I knew Percy was a cuddler so I just let him latch onto me and I turned and he was on my back and like that we fell asleep.

Percy POV
When I got under the covers I was thankful that this time, Peter made no comment when I latched on to him. Seeing the clone of me sent thought swirling through my mind. I once acted somewhat like that. When I controlled poison, and when I controlled blood. The thought sent shivers through my body. Peter moved around and looked me in the eyes, "What's wrong? And dont you dare say nothing." I sighed because Peter knew me that well, "Seeing the bad me. It's just that I once acted somewhat like that." He made a sound like a pfft. "I don't believe that." I wished it wasn't true, "Peter, remember when I said Misery got a hold of me? I didn't say everything because I was scared of what I did. I controlled her poison and I controlled blood. I got the poison out of me and I forced it in her. I controlled her blood and killed her. I know you can't kill a goddess but I did. She reformed but still." I heard Peter suck in a breath. I felt tears run down. Peter heard and wrapped an arm around me. "You did it to get out." I cried myself to sleep. We slept with Peter's arm wrapped around me, and I had my head buried in his chest and my arm wrapped around his middle. We'll deal with questions later.

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