The fight with Aldrich Killigan was very anticlimactic. Killigan was very reliant on his Extremis. Even the Iron Man suit could be melted by his powers. So who knew that three teenagers, one Latino kid, a shield agent, and another big teen could be a fair fight? Mostly the fight consisted of Tony and Rhodey being scandalized by the two demigods and cyclops conversation as they carelessly defeated each enemy

"NO! Why aren't you burning?" Killigan shouted in rage as he touched Tyson and Leo was hitting Killigan with his hammer- also technically touching him

"Technically I do somehow get burned. I mean I burned off my eyebrows once and oh boy did Piper mock me for that a while, and I get burned sometimes by the lava wall- wait why <em>do</em> I get burned sometimes, and don't? " Leo pondered

"Le Gasp!" He said literally " PERCY!" he shouted next as he let Tyson take care of Killigan while Leo started to take care of the goons surrounding Tyson

Percy who was hiding behind a pile of equipment from a goon that was shooting at him, jumped from his hiding place, ducked behind a second good (used him as a shield to block some more bullets) choked the first goon's neck Black Widow style, and finally tossed the first goon into a third goon that was climbing upwards the platform and made him fall answered "YEAH?" Percy shouted back to his friend

"DO YOU THINK I CAN EAT FIRE?" Leo shouted in the vague direction of Percy

"WHAT?" Tony shouted as he heard the conversation making him almost get touched by an Extremis goon – the fight for Iron Man was basically a lethal version of Tag

"Oh, I forgot I had comms so we don't have to shout- anyway- Percy! I'm gonna borrow Tyson after this so I can experiment with fire!"

Percy sighed as he tossed his gun to an Extremis goon- but the goon caught the gun and melted it "Sometimes I wish I can control ice! Anyway, ask Tyson!"

"Kid, are you going to EAT fire?" Tony asked as he flew about

"Well, I might. I survived an explosion-"

"-more like died- " Percy murmured but both Tony and Rhodey heard his murmuring from the comm

"-can set me on fire, yet I burn from lava? I need to figure out why, what, when, who, how, who, we, huh, why- " Leo was cut off by an Extremis goon blowing himself up "Hey! If you want me to shut up say something! Don't just explode in my face!" Leo said to the remains of the goon, as the tips of Leo's hair smoked "As I said! Does me surviving fire only include my organic fire? "

"Tony, where did you find these kids? And did Agent Jackson-Fury just say that other kid died?" Rhodey asked his friend

Tony murmured 'Organic Fire' and before he could comment, the next thing that happened was the Tyson kid- the agent's half-brother apparently- grow 30 feet tall and just sat down on Killigan.

Sometime later Percy realized that if he drowned the Extremis goons first they won't explode and that quickly ended the fight1

Like it was said at the start. The fight itself really wasn't much of a big deal. It was now the formation of a new friendship that was more important.

"Hey kid," Tony said to Leo "Call me and we can do something together in my shop yeah?" Tony said a bit awkward not used to branching out- much less to a kid who was pretty smart

Leo rambled as he was flustered too. Leo hadn't had any personal connection to an adult (Mortals mostly- Chiron and the gods don't count) in years, but Tony was so cool, and Leo would not mind a friendship with him. Imagine all the inventions we can create! (And the companionship- both Tony and Leo thought- someone that understands the need to talk and fiddle with tech)

"Oh! We can't use phones, but I am definitely going to do something about it – like if Daedalus could make a laptop work why not a phone- oh so I opened my own garage, Percy can give you my address? " Leo said bashfully.

Percy looked at their reactions to each other and thought 'I am not sure whether I'm glad they are bonding or terrified of its outcome' Rhodey also thought the exact same thing and the two shared a glance. The two nodded at each other.

(Back to young Percy and dad Nick )

A younger Percy was on the roof of their apartment looking at the newly made constellation of Zoë the huntress. The sky was dark, but even in the city, Percy could see the stars of The Huntress. He suspected it was the gods doing (Artemis) for the weird 'not see stars but only the new star' vision, but right now Percy was not in the mood to even think about them. He was thinking of Bianca and Zoë's deaths, and how his actions could have prevented Nico from running away. The gods have only brought death, and there was no one to help them. No adult to trust or even ask for guidance.*2*

"Percy?" Percy was not startled by the voice of his guardian. Nick was always quiet, and Percy already knew not to get scared by such things. Percy could feel Nick sitting next to him by the roof hearing his slight grumble about how small the seating was and that he was getting too old for it.

A few moments later Nick ran his hands through his son's hair- eyeing the new white streak. Only 13 years old and he held up the sky- as Percy let out silent tears leaning against the shoulder of his dad.

"D-dad?" Percy croaked

"Yes, son?" Nick said trying to be as reassuring as he could

"Do you think that if I join SHIELD, I can make a new division just to help demigods as backup? "

Nick hummed "Well, that depends on a lot of factors," Nick thought to when the Threat monitoring project was created- Nick sighed. No matter what good intentions Percy had, monitoring demigods would never end up good for the kids. There will always be corrupted people seeking for an opportunity.

Percy sensed that his idea was being evaluated in a negative way and started to sit properly- leaning away from Nick. Nick wouldn't admit it but he mourned the loss of close contact with his son. His son was getting stoic. He was hardening from the war that was beginning to brew. Nick didn't like it how his innocent son was no longer innocent. (No matter if that made his survival better, Nick will never want his son to turn out exactly like him) Nick had heard what had happened during the quest when Percy had arrived home. The world of demigods was a harsh one. Fury could only compare it to another child-soldier creation group- the Red Room. It was a hard day for Fury and Coulson when they realized in their son and nephew's world, an adult demigod was as rarer as diamonds.

"...Percy, I won't lie to you. That is may be a good idea, but- "

"- It's not a good idea?" Percy butted it a bit angrily. Angry at the mortals and the gods that only thought for themselves. Percy drew in a breath. Percy hated everything right now. But he wanted this to change. "Dad... I want to join SHEILD" He said. Percy had thought a lot about this. Percy knew he needed training and knowledge. He will use the organization for his own benefit. A far cry from what all 8-year-old Percy from SHEILD was to be closer to his guardian.

"... the junior program recruiting starts in 3 weeks," Nick said in a grave voice. Nick never wanted his son to join SHEILD, but Director Fury already assessed his son's value... Which may sound heartless, but he knew his son was dangerous (and in danger) and he wanted his son to be in a place where Nick can still see him. (Because Nick could never keep sight of his son's quest no matter what technology he used, how many good agent's we got to track them- official Quests were for demigods only- and oh how he hated that). The junior program doesn't recruit teens of Percy's age, but Percy wasn't a normal kid. He was a demigod. (No matter how heartbreaking that truth was)

"I'm going to join SHIELD. And I am going to make a new agency- an agency for demigod support. So... so that demigods can live... and at least have someone they can trust on their back" Percy's dream right now may be vague and a bit more like a daydream and an objective, but Nick will help as much as he could to make that dream into a reality.

Percy Jackson-Fury would never forget the deaths of his friends. No demigod did. Percy didn't know this at this stage of his life, but the Romans already knew that mortal help can make demigods live longer. Monsters avoided mortals like their least favorite dish. Romans mixed with the scent of mortals (Like Sally Jackson once did before the Mortal had murdered her) and that is why their demigods could live into adult life and sometimes natural death and have Legacies. Percy Jackson-Fury will grow in SHEILD until he was strong enough to change things. So that every demigod would be happy. So no demigod will think joining the Titans to kill their parents was a choice they had to make in order for them to be happy. And while Artemis's Hunters had a good idea, it was mostly for girls and it didn't help them before they were hurt. Percy will help the demigods and will fight for his ideals and for his friends with his life.

Nick Fury, saw his young boy turn into a strong young adult that day. It is a sad day when a child has to become an adult in a world where they don't know if they will return back alive to even live. *4*

The future Percy envisioned may be the reason why Percy could still be the bright person he is today. For instead of the constant ridicule from mortals, this Percy had his father- Nick Fury, who always is on his side no matter what. This Percy knew both the good and bad of mortals. And he can use them to his advantage.*3*

In the sky, the Huntress constellation seems to brighten at Percy's unspoken oath

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AUTHOR NOTE

1* This whole Ironman 3 plot made me lose interest in writing so Ima skip a loooot of it and move on. And I may ignore a lot of the details from the books a bit. I am going to rewrite this as soon as I finish it- which means I am going to write a bit sloppy but give a sense of direction to the fic- ANYWAYS I think that it is better to fix than not write at all (sorry for the hiatus )

I really don't LOVE this chappy. I feel like I need to improve things but as I said before, Ima finish the book and then edit that whole thing later on.

*2* Percy was dependent like a normal child of an adult. The scene here shows how Percy is coping with being made into a soldier by the gods- he has an emo stage (more like a depressed stage) and then soon after Percy becomes the more cheerful fun guy. But right now in the scene, his friends had died.

*3* That is why in my fic, Percy turned down the gods' offer of immortality in the claiming the kids before 13- that is the first step after all

*4* My take on why demigods are a mixture of Adult responsibility and Childishness. They had to grow up fast, yet they are still children. 

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Sorry guys for the long wait yet short chappy :(

To be honest I had lost the motive to write the book and life goes by fast. I will try to finish the book and even tho I said it at the end of the notes, I will say it again. I will finish writing chappies and this book with a 70% effort. 

Mostly because writers are never satisfied with their end results and will edit and edit and edit then loose motive. Not to say that I will purposely to a bad job, but I will finish a chapter and upload, then when the book is complete I will edit the whole thing

Thank you for the support and interest in my fic.