Percy Jackson x Miraculous Ladybug x Justice League - BOOK - 3

Chapter - 6

Amy shot out of bed, sweating and panting. Percy, Luke and Amy had decided to stay with the MPS squad for the night. Solely because they knew that they would have nightmares from Siren.

Luke immediately woke up, having heard her little cry, and shuffled closer to her.

"Shhh.... I'm here...." He whispered, pulling Amy into a hug and kissing the top of her head. She buried her face in his chest, and let out dry sobs. This always saddened him.

He hated the fact that she almost never cried. He hated the fact that she didn't shed tears.

But he knew that, especially in Paris they needed to have full control over their emotions. An akumatized Percy or Amy? That's signing the end of the world.

A scream rang through the room, followed by another, and another. Soon, there were 5 screams echoing through the night

Adrien. Marinette. Chloe. Kagami. Even Luka wasn't immune to fear. And he was the most level-headed of the group.

Percy shot out of bed, opening Riptide and crouching, his body tense and alert, ready to strike at the slightest hint of danger.

"Perce... Its nightmares. They need help" Amy said.

"Oh gods, I almost had a heart attack" Percy said, frowning when he realised the screams.

They split up, moving around the bed and the floor, slowly bringing them out of their nightmares.

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Adrien shot up, crying out. Water, so much water. Drowning. Death. Screaming. He couldn't breathe. He couldn't see anything. Everything was black. Why was it black?

"Adrien, deep breaths. Follow my lead ok? Breathe in....... Breathe out..... There, that's it." A girl's voice spoke.

He followed her advice, and slowly his eyes adjusted to the dimness of the room. Gosh was it still night time?

"Yes, it's still night" He jumped, and saw Amy sitting next to him.

"H-how do you do it?" He asked, his voice still shaking from the after affects of the panic attack.

She shrugged.

"I would say experience. Every demigod gets dreams, more like visions. And most of us have nightmares." She said.

"H-how do you stay so... So calm?" Marinette asked, having woken up and helping Percy shake Chloe awake.

"Let everyone wake up. It's a long story" Luke said, having gotten Luka out of his shocked state.

Everyone huddled around, as Chloe flipped on a lamp beside her bed.

"Everyone thinks being a demigod is fun, y'know, with powers and stuff. It's not. It gets you killed in painful nasty ways. Death quite literally follows you every step of the way. I never wanted to be a half-blood. But here I am. Back when I was 12, all the demigods slept with the knowledge that they might not wake up the next day. " Percy started explaining.

Chloe shivered at that. Once she changed, she always knew that Marinette had to cope with the burden of Paris on her shoulders. And Chloe was doing everything she could to lessen it. But these..... These teens were YOUNGER than them when they started having the burden of, not one city, but THE WORLD. She couldn't even begin to imagine how fast they had to grow up.

"Before I turned, the youngest demigods were no older than 6. And even to this date, the eldest demigod, besides us, are 16 years old. Most demigods actually don't make it past the age of 16" Luke said, shrugging like this was normal.

Everyone gasped quietly. 16....16!!!! Chloe had tears stinging the back of her eyes!!! And she thought that SHE had a hard life. Bullying, she was once the bully, now the bullied. At least she could feel what Marinette was feeling. She can't... To no extent, imagine what demigods felt. They lived their life in constant danger, always having to live with the knowledge that they could die in a few minutes, if not alert and careful.

She suddenly understood the reason Amy never relaxed her guard down. She thought she was being paranoid. Now? It was instinct, her need for survival pushing through.

"Wh-what's the easiest life a demigod can have?" Marinette slowly asked.

They thought about it for a while, before Amy spoke up.

"He/she would have to survive till at least 12, and then trek to Camp Jupiter. Supposing he/she makes it there alive, or at least, gets there before it's too late, they can continue their life there without any hitches"

THAT was the easiest life?

"Yes Chlo, that is the easiest life. Provided the demi God is Greek. If Roman, than he/she has to pass Lupa's test, and if deemed worthy, they can have a safe life"

Kagami thought, and slowly spoke up.

"Which demigod had the hardest life?"

Silence.

Percy and Amy spoke at the same time.

"Percy" Amy said.

"Amy" Percy said.

They glared at each other.

"Percy you had an abusive step-father, then had to defeat the Minotaur at 12 with no training, along with defeating Ares, Medusa, Chimera and getting the master bolt back from Uncle H. Again. WITHOUT training. Along with some how trying not to get blasted by Uncle Z. And then coping up with betrayal." Amy said.

The MPS squad gaped at Percy. He did ALL THAT? Chloe had a very strong urge to bow down to him.

"Amy, your parents died when you were 2, you had abusive aunts and uncles, and cousins until 5, when they died. You ran away when you were 5. Your orphanage burnt down when you were 10. You were living in the streets for 6 years. And during that time, you were kidnapped and tortured 3 TIMES." Percy said.

"Tortured?" Adrien asked in a small voice.

Chloe felt her respect for the twins increase a million times. And they were so.... So YOUNG when they had to face that.

Hawkmoth suddenly felt like an extremely small threat when compared to what these teens were going through.

"Chloe, Luka, it's your problem. Hawk moth is a serious issue, whether or not he's a primordial. But I know this for sure. A PRIMORDIAL is powering hawkmoth's transformation. If what Amy said about Tikki being Auntie is correct, then all your kwamis are actually primordials. But we'll worry about that tomorrow. Right now, I want to sleep." Percy said, yawning.

Everyone laughed quietly, and Chloe snuggled back to bed.

The last thought in her mind before she went to dream land?

Amy and Percy were legends, and were heroes.