Family will Save You

Chapter 14

Percy Stark

I headed down to Dad's lab. Friday was showing me the way and I wasn't paying a lot of attention, I was lost in thought. I ran into someone.

"Dad!" I said when I realized who I ran into.

"Percy? Why are you down here? How are you even walking around?" He asked astonished.

"I healed my leg and my other wounds are almost completely healed." I smirk. "Mutations have their benefits. Where are you going?"

He rubbed the back of his neck. "I was actually coming to find you. I need to tell you something." His voice was grim and I was worried about what he gonna tell me.

We walked into his lab and sat down at a mostly empty table. "So what's up?" I asked.

"We figured out who you and your friend are." He paused for a moment and looked me in the eyes. "Your Destroyer and he is the Winter Soldier. Right?"

I stare at him in shock. "How did you-"

"Am I right?" He asked again.

"Yes."

Dad sighed and rubbed his face. "Natasha figured it out. But now we have another problem. You, as Destroyer, are wanted in numerous countries. So we have to clear your name before you get locked up in a high security prison."

This is just great. Now my family knows what I've done. Perfect.

"What are we going to do?" I finally ask.

"Pretty much everything we can do is done. I've been working with Nick Fury for the last 13 hours, trying to convince the government that you are innocent. They finally agreed to drop charges but you have to be careful. They know you have powers and are a highly trained assassin. If you make one wrong step your done for. The UN has agreed to pardon you as well."

I can't believe this. After everything I've done. "Thank you Dad. For everything."

He smirks. "Your welcome kid. Now what did you want to talk to me about?"

I shake my head. "I have a question first. I thought the world hated mutants. You told them I have powers and they still let me go?"

Dad rubbed his face, "We might of stretched the truth a little bit. We told them HYDRA gave you the powers during experiments."

"And they believed that?"

"HYDRA gave Wanda her powers. You got them while with HYDRA. They experimented on you right?" I not slightly. "It's not that far fetched. And your genes will be so similar they wouldn't be able to tell. You also seem to have extreme indurance that didn't come from your powers."

"Yeah I got something like the super soldier serum. So did Winter." I explain.

We sat in silence for a few minutes until I remembered why I came down in the first place. "Dad, yesterday you said that after I got better you would send me to someone who could help with my powers. Who is that?"

"His name is Charles Xavier. He is a mutant, one of the only mutants trusted by the government, and he runs a school for young mutants. He helps them learn how to control their powers, and offers a safe haven to those who have no where else to go." I could tell Dad admired the guy. "He said he could help you."

"When would I go?"

"I was thinking we would give you a while to get settled and let things die down a bit. Once the government knows you won't go crazy and start killing everyone." He explained.

"So when exactly?"

"Two months before your 20th birthday. That will give you time for everything to calm down. Then you would stay till a week before your birthday. This would give Charles plenty of time to do whatever it is he does. Is that okay with you?"

I smirk, "Sounds good Pater. Glad to hear you aren't trying to send me away so soon."

"I just got you back," he said sadly. "I'm. It loosing you again yet."

Time Skip

I decided to go down to the gym and train after my talk with Dad. No one else was down there and I was glad. I knew they were all still nervous around me and I don't want to give them more reasons to be.

I was at the punching bag for a while when someone came in. It was Natasha.

"Having fun?" She asked me.

"Yeah sure. Blast." I shook out my arms and sat down, grabbing a cup of water.

"It's been a while, you wanna spar?" Before I disappeared her and Steve used to teach me some fighting stuff. When we spared they would take it REALLY easy on me, and still won half the time. Maybe some payback is in store.

"Why not." I responded.

She smirked. "And don't expect me to take it easy on you this time Perce."

"Right back at ya."

We walked over to the mat and circled each other. She struck first. Running at me and shooting a punch for my jaw. I dodged her easily, ducking under the punch and landing one on her.

She stumbled back and I took that moment to attach. I punched her in the jaw with my right arm. I wasn't thinking about it being metal, and wasn't used to holding back in fights. She grunted and fell. Before I could react she swiped my legs and I fell next to her.

She rolled over on top of me. She tried to pin me down but I used my right arm to hold her back and used my left to roll us over.

Bad idea.

She managed to get her legs between us and kicked me in the gut pushing me off of her.  She managed to kick me in the bullet wound and I gasped for breath.

I managed to stand up but Natasha didn't know what happened. She go a few more good hit in. But by time she realized it was to late. I was in a black out.

I tried to stop but my body wouldn't listen to my mind. I walked toward Nat. I still felt the wound that had started to bleed again, but it didn't slow me down now. And I couldn't stop.

With my right arm I swung at the side of her head, it would of knocked her out and caused some damage if it had made contact. But luckily she ducked.

For the next few minutes I continued to attack. She called my name, yelled at me to stop, but I couldn't. She ended up calling for help.

Natasha was on my shoulders when Steve Sam and Rohdey came down. I threw her off and continued forward. Not even looking at the new arrivals.

They too called my name and tried to talk me down but nothing worked. I couldn't stop. Finally Steve tackled me. I knew it would be just about the only thing to work. I was face fist on the ground with him on my back. I could tell Sam and Rhodey grabbed my right arm and Natasha got my left.

"Percy! Stop this. We are your friends, stop!" Steve was yelling. My body shook in protest.

My shoulders raised up and my head threw back, he slammed his shoulder down and my head hit the ground hard. Pain flared up but I tried to get up again. Once again my face met the ground.

After this happening four more times, I felt power come back to me. I let my body relax. I stayed that way for a minute, I felt pain through my whole body, and I hated it. No one loosened their grip.

"It's over." I finally said. "You can let go now. I promise I won't do anything." Steve cautiously released my shoulders. The others loosened their hold on my arms. "You can escort me upstairs you want. I will need medical attention but I want attack again."

Everyone finally let go and Steve pulled me up. He held my metal arm behind my back as we walked toward the doors. "What the hell was that?" He finally asked when we got in the elevator.

The memory was already fading. I know I attacked Nat then the others came but the specifics aren't there.

I hung my head, but from the shame and the pain. "I don't know. I'm sorry."

Rhodey shook his head. "We won't ask again now, but you better do a whole lot better when we ask again later."

And with that we all walked out of the elevator and to the lab to face my father.