Family will Save You

Chapter 9

Four months later
Percy

It's been four months since the car wreck. Four months since I found out who I was. Four months since I got my first memory back.

After that we ran. We never stayed in one place for more than a day or two. My leg healed quickly thanks to my water mutation. Over that last four months memories would get triggered and me and Winter slowly pieced all of the pieces together.

When I was two my mom died. She's the one who's screams I heard in the car crash. I have no idea how I remember that but it's in there.

After that I was adopted my Tony Stark. He was my dad and Pepper Potts was my mom. I had severe ADHD and went to a summer camp for kids with similar diagnosis. I met my best friend Grover there as well as my girlfriend Annabeth.

That was the hardest memory to get back, because I already know both of them. I know them as the Destroyer. I know them because I killed them.

I was assigned to kill 7 kids in Greece. I hesitated for just a moment, but killed all of them. Annabeth was the last, and she saw me. I know she did, and now I know she recognized me too.

When I realized who I had killed I wanted to stop. I didn't want to know anything else. I didn't want to see anyone from my past because of what I did to them. But Winter convinced me that I had to keep going, that we had gone to far to go back.

I learned that the Avengers were basically my aunts and uncles from the time I was 12. There are still a lot of blanks in my memory, but I have a lot of small random memories too. Good and bad. These are the ones that keep me going.

I have also made memories with Winter. He knows everything about me, I think he understands me more than I understand myself. He is my better half, my best friend, my brother in everything but blood. I would of died a long time ago if it wasn't for him.

I still had my black out moments where I attacked but that hasn't happened in over a month. And the last time I did it, Winter got me out of it in under 5 minutes.

Now we are headed for New York. Winter said he wouldn't go with me. He says he will drop me off and leave, that this chapter of my life is mine, and doesn't have him in it. I'm not sure about that, but I'm not going to argue with him. It's time he finds out who he is. Ima die I think he wants to do it alone.

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We were driving through the city. This would be the last time in a while that we will be together. "Are you sure you won't come with me?"

Winter laughs, he's been doing that more recently. "I'm sure kid. I don't belong there. This is your life."

"Your my life too Winter. What am I gonna do without you?" I ask him.

"You'll do things I could never do. You'll be a great person Percy. You are a great person. The world won't be able to see that when your with me." His voice is serious, and I don't like it.

"I don't care about the world Winter. I care about you. You are all I've had for years and now your leaving. How do you except me to just move on?"

"I'm not all you have anymore kid. You have so much more. You deserve so much more than I can give you. Your family can give that to you." He keeps glancing over at me, and I'm trying not to cry.

"Your my family! And-" my voice breaks before I can finish.

"Kid stop this. You are strong, you will be able to manage without me I promise. Now stop crying punk your gonna get your stupid tears all over my car!" Winter was smirking now. I knew he was right but I didn't want to admit it.

I laugh at him and punch him in the arm. I wince slightly because I used my flesh hand on his metal arm. Not the smartest idea. "Remember when you tried to climb the tree to get a kids kite? And your arm almost broke the tree?" We both started laughing before I even finished the sentence.

We were getting close to the tower now and we wanted to leave on a good note. We shared a few more stories, but got interrupted by gun shots.

Winter slammed on the brakes and we jumped out. There were two HYDRA agents on the sidewalk 6 blocks from the tower.

Great.

Me and Winter both pulled out our guns and started firing. We aimed to kill. HYDRA has ruined our lives enough, they weren't gonna ruin this.

There were 7 agents and they seemed to be focusing on me. I got shot in my left shoulder but kept on going. There wasn't much of a choice. Winter took out three of the dudes but I got shot two more times. Once in the gut and once in the leg.

I took out three more. Then there was just one more Winter, the agent and I all fired at once. Winter hit him in the head and I got his heart. But he got my chest. Straight through the lung.

I gasped and fell to my knees. We were just 20ft from the tower now. I used my powers to fill in the wounds using the water in the air. It healed them a little but the bullets were still in me.

I got to one leg and Winter came and picked me up bridal style. He rushed me to the tower and all the way to the elevator. He was about to go up with me when I pushed against him. I knew he didn't want to be seen, but would stay for me.

"Go" I whispered.

He shook his head. "I can't leave you." He demanded.

"Yes you can. Now go find yourself." He gently set me down to that I was standing against the wall. He knew I was right, and that I would survive this.

He back out of the elevator keeping eye contact with me. "Don't die. Or I'll kill you."

"Right back at you." I tell him but I'm not sure he heard since it was so quiet. "Goodbye Winter."

"Goodbye kid." A single tear ran down his face, and he turned to leave right as the doors closed.

I hit the button for the level that had the labs. "Jarvis?" I asked. I hoped the AI could hear me.

"I'm sorry sir, but Jarvis Isn't here." An Irish female voice said.

"Why? Who are you?" I ask meekly.

"Jarvis was destroyed." It said simply, "I'm Friday Mr Starks new AI. Who might I ask are you?"

I cough slightly. "I'm Percy Stark, Tony's son. Please alert him I'm here and in need of medical attention."

"Right away sir." The voice replied before going silent.

I sighed knowing my father would be here to take care of me. I was home. With that thought I stopped fighting and fell into unconsciousness, and to the ground.