A/N The answer to the last question was Lupa which I know at least half of you got. Congrats! Now onto the important stuff: the story!
Thor is just emerging when the others make their landing on the upper deck of the Helicarrier. He carries Percy bridal style with his hammer clenched in the hand that wraps around Percy's legs. The black haired demigod is out cold, his skin pale and glistening with sweat. Even with the fading light a light red tint indicates that he is likely once again suffering from a high fever. Tony looks absolutely furious behind his Ironman mask as he looks upon his nephew.
Director Fury appears on the other side of the platform, glaring at his team. "What do you think you are doing?"
"We are taking Percy back now," Tony says through gritted teeth. "And then we're going to kick you're spy arse for kidnapping our family!"
"I can't let you do that." Fury says calmly. "He's a threat and therefore must be contained."
This time, to everyone's surprise, it's Natasha who steps forward. "Sir with all do respect, we're all dangerous, Percy least of all. You have no valid reason to detain him. The reason you want him is because he's an unknown to you."
The two spies stare each other down, Fury determined and Natasha with her normal coldness, although there his a flash of anger in her eyes. Even she has come to see Percy as part of the odd little family they've made.
"We are wasting time!" Thor booms suddenly causing Bruce, Steve and Tony to jump. "Friend Perseus needs medical treatment."
Tony is at his side instantly, moving quicker than he has ever before. He flips open his visor and slips off a metal glove. He lays his hand against Percy forehead, which is nearly as hot as it was before they gave him the ice bath a couple days ago. He curses. Then he notices that Percy is wearing a different shirt than what he had left in. Under the white fabric Stark can make out lines of bandages around his shoulder.
He wants desperately to confront the Director, but he knows that Thor is right. Percy has only recently gotten over being severely ill and it's definitely dangerous that he's already had to push his body so far. He leaves Percy in Thor's arms, where he will be the most comfortable. He motions for the blonde Asgardian towards the small plane they took to get here.
He notices that fully armed men have quietly surrounded them. He raises his own weapons and points them at the dark skinned man. He speaks with deadly calm, something not the norm for his easy going personality. "I wouldn't that if I were you Fury. You wouldn't want to lose your ship so quickly after getting it repaired."
He spins around quickly and joins the others. He watches from the open door as they lift away. No one lowers their guns, but it is clear that Fury does not plan on giving the order to fire. The men's eyes meet and they rage a silent battle until the plane is too far away to continue.
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When they finally get back to the Tower it is a mad dash to find the right medicine for Percy's fever and a sedative of some sort for the pain he is obviously experiencing in this shoulder. They take him to his room where Alicia quickly joins them. She hovers silently in the corner, only offering useful advice when they get a little too flustered. Steve has to admit the sudden glimpse at the girl's real personality is a bit unnerving. She is strangly in control of the situation yet she appears to do so little.
Finally they manage to bring down the fever and get Percy to wake up long enough to give him a boat load of pain killers.( Bruce suggested that the sedative may have been a bit too much) Bruce offers to stay with the teen and encourages the others to eat dinner, which they forgot about with everything that has happened. Alicia drifts over to the bed and sits by her friend's head. She turns on the Tv, some show called Supernatural that Bruce hopes dearly is a lot less real than Greek mythology.
They sit like that for only about thirty minutes before Steve and Tony slip back in. Bruce leaves to head to his lab, where he feels more at ease. He insist that they alert him should anything happen.
Stark and Rodgers immedietly get to work fussing over Percy, worry plastered across their faces.
"You're fussy mothers, the both of you," Alicia scolds in a teasing tone. "Let him sleep already or he'll be a pain in the arse when he finally does get up."
Steve looks guilty as he settles on the couch on the other side of the room, but Tony only tsk's and pulls up a chair. Alicia rolls her eyes. She's actually a bit tired, seeing as it's getting pretty late and she was up late last night serfing through some classified European files. (shhh..... don't tell) However she sits up straighter, determined to wait until Percy wakes and tells her to before she leaves.
She shifts. Nana won't be angry if she does't return home, but she will worry and that causes a little guilt to bloom in the young girl's chest. She slides out her smart phone and sends a text to Dylan, the older woman's caretaker. Nana doesn't even talk on the phone let alone text, which is Alicia's preferred mode of communication, so Dylan is usually the one to relay messages between the two whenever they're apart.
"What are we watching," Tony grumbles after some time.
Alicia smirks, "It's educational and will help you brush up on your mythologies."
Stark shoots her a look, but settles back without another word. He doesn't perk up until Ruby appears. Steve looks over at her and she raises an eyebrow.
"Have long have you and Percy been...friends?" he asks, curiosity barely concealed within his kind voice.
"Not too long. Maybe around nine or ten months." She replies with a shrug.
This seems to surprise him. "But you seem so close."
"We are to an extent," she says as she folds her legs into a pretzel. "but time has nothing to do with it. We just... I dunno, get each other I suppose."
Steve nods, remembering how quickly he and Peggy had unknowingly become closer. Oh how he misses her sometimes.
Tony turns away from the Tv."So how were able to figure all that out about the helicarrier?"
Alicia looks at him with wide, inocent eyes. "I don't quite know what you mean."
"Oh yes you do," Tony says, rolling his eyes, but he's smirking.
She smiles back and gives that little shrug again. "Little tricks you pick up when someone lets you alone with a computer for several hours."
"When did that happen," Steve asks curiously.
"A couple years ago I think. I was in Europe at the time and my friend Dante left his Macbook with me when he went to a family dinner. Needless to say he regretted it." Alicia looks quite proud of herself. "So what about you Steve, any tricks you picked up?"
Steve grimaces, suddenly uncomfortable again. He hadn't even realized that he'd relaxed while the small blonde spoke. "Besides being a super soldier...."
She laughs, startling Captain. "No something you did, something that's you. From what I've heard you're a great leader and good with spontaneous rescue missions."
This surprises Steve even more and he flushes, embarrassed. Tony groans, "Don't compliment him. He's the only one here without an inflated ego."
"So you admit you have one," Steve shoots back and the billionaire just smiles.
A small groan emits from behind Alicia causing them all to turn and stare at the shifting black haired teen. Bright green eyes blink open and a yawn escapes his mouth.
"Shut up and get out. You're all too loud." Percy grumbles.
Alicia rolls her eyes. She seems to be doing a lot of that lately. "Welcome back."
"I'm back," he replies sleepily, a small smirk playing at the corners of his lips.
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Hope you enjoyed. I thought it was time to maybe have things take a turn for the better. Also I wanted to slip a bit more of Alicia in there because some of you seem to like finding out a little more about her last chapter. It was time for some bonding.
*as a side note I do not own Supernatural. Eric Kripke does cause he's awesome.
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~Halie <3