Annabeth Chase and the Avengers

Chapter 4

Annabeth

Annabeth lunged at the hellhounds with her dagger at the ready. She swiped, stabbed and slashed at the monsters.

She took one down and quickly moved on to the next, dodging fangs and claws.

Barely a minute had gone by when somebody wearing red and blue spandex swung from the ceiling on a spider web.

Annabeth bit back the urge to scream, but then she realized it wasn't a spider, it was a human, yet they had webs like a spider.

The hellhounds took advantage of the distraction and dashed for her, teeth bared.

Annabeth narrowly avoided them, yet one managed to leave a nasty gash on her leg.

Blood poured from the wound as the spider person quickly got to work, shooting webs and entangling the hounds.

Annabeth stabbed another hound with her dagger, and stabbed the hounds that were tied up in webs, until they were all dead.

The person in spandex swung down next to Annabeth.

"Hey, um, ma'am, are you alright?" He asked.

Annabeth vaguely recognized his voice. "You're Peter." She guessed.

"Huh? Peter? Who's Peter? I don't know a Peter, ma'am."

That was it.

Annabeth rolled her eyes. "Your reaction is how I know you're Peter."

Peter sighed in defeat. "Alright. You caught me."

He gasped. "Oh no! Mr. Stark's gonna kill me!" He cried. "I promised him not a hair on your body would be touched."

He winced as he saw her leg wound. "And that's definitely more than a hair."

Annabeth shrugged. "If he bothers you, let me know and I'll deal with him."
"Really?" He stuttered. "Thanks!"

He clapped her on the back and dashed off.

Annabeth chuckled, and headed to her next class just as the bell rang.

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Tony

Tony stared, dumbfounded at the screen.

Nat walked up behind him. "So what'd you find?"

Tony turned around in his chair to look at her. "I contacted every college in Berkeley. They all say that Annabeth isn't enrolled in any of them."

Nat frowned. "Could be something wrong with their filing system."

Tony frowned. "They also said they didn't give out scholarships to girls matching her description."

"Well that could still be a filing malfunction." Nat reasoned. "But if you really want to know, then you should ask her."

With that, Nat walked away, leaving Tony to contemplate in silence.

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Annabeth

Annabeth gathered her school supplies and got on the bus. She chose a secluded seat in the back, and there were no kids around her.

Suddenly, Annabeth's phone rang.

Jumping up, she fished it out of her bag and accepted the call without even looking at the caller ID.

"Annabeth." Tony's voice rang in her ear.

"How did you get my number?" Annabeth demanded.

"I have my ways."

Annabeth rolled her eyes. "What do you want?"

"I want to know why all the colleges in Berkeley say you aren't enrolled kn any of them."

"Must be a problem in their filing system." Annabeth lied smoothly. She could practically hear Tony's frown.

"Alright." He said grudgingly. "I'm sorry about this morning. I have a gift for you, hopefully it'll make up for what I said."

Annabeth sighed. "See you soon. Bye." She hung up the phone and slipped it into her backpack.

When the bus stopped at the Avengers compound, Annabeth hopped off the bus and trudged up the driveway.

At the front door, Tony was waiting.

He gave a small smiled when he saw her.

"So, you're seventeen, right?" He inquired.

Annabeth nodded.

He grinned. "F.R.I.D.A.Y, show her what we got."

"Of course, Mr. Stark."

A garage door opened, and revealed a garage full of cars.

Annabeth gaped. "What in the-"

Tony grinned. "Happy late birthday. Pick a car, any car."

Annabeth walked through the garage in a daze.

Suddenly, an idea popped into her head.

"Do you have a blue Maserati Spyder?" She asked.

Tony smirked. "My car collection wouldn't be a collection without at least one Maserati."

He grabbed a key from the rack of keys and tossed it to Annabeth.

She caught it in her palms. She found the Spyder and climbed into the driver's seat.

She found herself outside Percy's apartment.

She rang the bell, and Percy opened the door.

They embraced, and Annabeth grinned. "Come see what my uncle bought me for my late birthday present."

Percy grinned, intrigued.

His eyes widened when he saw the blue Maserati Spyder.

"I knew it was your favorite, so I asked for it." Annabeth said. She held the keys up with her pinky finger.

"What do you say, want to take it out for a spin?"

Percy grinned, and climbed into the passenger seat. "Thought you'd never ask."

Annabeth climbed into the driver's seat, and revved the engine, and sped off.