Before I Die (Split Souls part 1)

50: He Picked A Fight

THIRD POV

Will was buried deep in a book when JARVIS activated a call program. He was assaulted with his boyfriend's voice screaming for help. The blond fell out of his chair in alarm. "Nico!" Will shouted. 

"Will?" The boy's voice questioned, confused and hopeful.

"What's wrong?" Will demanded as he righted himself.

"It's Percy, he's- oh gods- he's hurt." His voice shook.

"What? Where are you?" The son of Apollo was ready to run out the door, he just needed direction.

"The hallway beside the living room-"

"I'm on my way." Will shouted as he sprinted out the door. Nico rarely panicked like that, which meant it was bad. His boyfriend's panic fueled Will to run faster. He just wished he had some idea of what he was running to. Impaled by a sword? Arrow through his shoulder? Spear in his knee? Poison? He should've asked. Percy was a god- so how had he gotten injured?

Somehow, Will had a feeling that none of what he came up with would justify Nico's panic. His fear was proven correct when the elevator doors opened. He dashed to his boyfriend, who was cradling a limp body's head in his lap. 

Will dropped to his knees next to Percy. He couldn't see much else besides charred skin and ichor. If he hadn't known Percy so well, he might not have even recognized his friend. The son of Apollo dove into his work. His entire focus was on the body in front of him. He grew frustrated- it was like he wasn't doing anything- it wasn't healing Percy.

JARVIS connected a call between the crew, activated by Tony. All the demigods and Avengers could hear each other. "Hey guys," Tony announced. "So, you might want to get over to our computer room, there's something you've got to see."

"What is it?" Steve's voice pitches in, with that authoritative tone of Captain America. 

At the same time, Clint pitched in quietly as if asking himself, "Who's singing?"

"It's Percy, we think he's gotten into a fight-"

"What?" Annabeth shouted.

"We know!" Nico cried out.

"What-?" Came the collective outburst over the speakers.

"It's not working!" Will exclaimed. "I'm not doing anything!"

"What's going on?" Natasha demands.

"Percy, he's hurt- Gods, I haven't seen worse on the living- I need help." Will answered her.

"Where are you?" Bruce inquired, ready to help.

"Living room, hallway beside the living room-" Will answered.

"What do you need?" Bruce asked.

"I need to get him to the infirmary." Will replied.

"I'll bring a stretcher." Bruce announced before jumping into action.

Nico looked to Will, wanting to do something to help. The healer caught his boyfriend's look, and told him, "Nectar." Nico nodded and dashed off to retrieve some.

Everyone managed to squish into the elevator at the same time, and burst out into the hallway. Will glanced up only for a second before returning to his doubled efforts into healing Percy. It still didn't feel like much was helping the young god at all. 

Thor had only seen the likes of such an injury from Frost Giant burns. Steve was reminded of damage inflicted by grenades. Leo imagined that he might've looked similar when he himself died temporarily. Clint thought it was like looking at barbeque, and immediately regretted that connection. Natasha had seen what happened to a body when it was left in electrified water, and this wasn't much different- Save that this body was, in fact, alive. Calypso had seem him after Mount St. Helens, and even then he had already healed some when she got him.