*Marvel Theme Song played on Kazoo*

Percy gave Hogwarts one last look before stepping through the temporary Portal Hagrid's Cottage had been transformed into.

Artemis and Annabeth were waiting on the other side, the former looking around in wonder at the Land between the Raindrops, as the dimensional passage had become known as.

"I'm going to 616." Percy said, heading for a door decorated with a motif of a man wearing aviator glasses. "Annabeth, I leave the Guard in your care. Join up with Jason and update them to the situation."

Annabeth nodded. "Bring her home."

"I will."
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Natasha Romanov had jumped.

She didn't regret her decision. Thanks to it, Hawkeye would live. She saved his life in exchange for saving hers all those years ago. Back when she had been running from Red Room and the death that followed her.

Natasha opened her eyes to see her broken body a few feet away, eyes open and lifeless just like the many victims in her illustrious career.

She looked up to see Clint was no longer hanging from the precipice.

Good. If she was destined to be a ghost for the rest of eternity, she didn't want Hawkeye to know. Her death would already haunt him like no other. No need to make it literal.

"Hello, Natasha. Long time no see."

Natasha turned to see a teenaged boy, 17 or so, with pitch black hair and sea green eyes.

He wore a green cloak and was sitting at a table, a pair of twin goblets on it, one for him and one for...

Natasha slowly made her way to the table. "Are you Death?"

The boy shook his head. "No, but I am related to him. Have a seat. There is much to discuss."

The boy leaned forward, raising his goblet in a toast. "It's time to remember, Nat."
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"Jason!"

"Percy!"

The God and Custos leader slammed unto each other like bears, high fiving and telling each other how much they had missed the other and generally making it awkward for everyone else.

Nat leaned closer to Katie, who was most contemplating why she had agreed to follow these people for eternity. "Are they always like that?"

"I'm pretty sure I saw Jason propose with a football a few decades ago." She said, not looking away from the boys, who were now three minutes into a very elaborate handshake that even the Black Widow would have trouble replicating.

Nat nodded knowingly and watched as the reunion wound down.

Artemis, Annabeth and an Native American girl with an eagle feather in her hair were talking, Nat's experience in body language telling her they were coming up with a game plan.

Since the former Black Widow didn't recognize the third girl, but she was wearing the green guardian cloak and speaking with the other leaders, Nat made the assumption that she was high ranking in the Custos sect, perhaps even Annabeth's counterpart.

"Percy!" Annabeth yelled. "Bring your boyfriend and get over here."

"Come on." Katie said, as the Kidemonas lieutenant dragged Percy to the meeting by the hood. "Let's go help load up the ships."

"Ships?" Nat asked as they wound their way through camp.

They were in the harbor area of the Agora, loading up supplies for their trip into dragon country.

"Yup!" Katie said. "Jason's group usually crew them but we're bringing out all five for dragon country so we need to stock up and do repairs."

Nat shook her head. She was still a bit disoriented, having two versions of the time period of time, one where Percy had dropped into her life and flipped S.H.I.E.L.D and Asgard the bird, and another where the only sign of him was her flames and green cloak that just appeared in her closet in STARK Tower.

"Behold the Argo 2." Katie said, gesturing to the water. "And three, and four, and five, and six."

Each ship was huge Greek trireme, the Argo two with a bronze dragon head that swiveled and was watching guardians load it's cargo. The others also had bronze dragons but only the second was animated.

"Where's Thalia?" Nat asked, looking for the lightning huntress.

"Ireland." Katie said. "She went to recruit this princess she saw a movie about last weekend."

Nat stared. "Merida? From Brave?"

"Yup."

This dimension hopping thing would take time getting used to.

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Merida drew an arrow and fired, smiling as she hit the bullseye.

From over her shoulder came another arrow, spitting the red haired princess's in half.

"You're not bad." Came a voice.

Merida spun and aimed at her visitor.

An Auburn haired girl a few years younger then the Princess was leading against the trees, watching with silver eyes that made Merida think of the moon.

Next to her was another girl, this one with short black hair and eyes the color of the sky at high noon, a circlet of silver adorning her brow.

Both wore strange silver clothes, the second girl holding a bow, having been the one to spilt the princess's arrow.

"My name is Artemis." The Auburn haired one said. "This is my lieutenant Thalia. We heard your story and came to ask you a question."

"And what question would that be?" Merida asked, skirt rustling against the grass. It was a new one her mother had given her in preparation for the suitors arrival and the red hair was determined to break it in first.

Thalia spoke this time, grinning. "If you had a choice between marriage and racing through the forest, bow in hand and sisters at your shoulders, for eternity, which would you choose?"

There was silence for a long moment.

"Can I bring me horse?"
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Percy stepped into the forge and there up a shield of water to avoid the flames.

"How dare you Romans ruin my ship! My beautiful ship!"

"The controls were too complicated!" Amy, daughter of Vulcan yelled back.

"Complicated!? Complicated?! You're just an idiot!"

"You raise the sail with a Wii remote! I just made it user friendly!"

"Ahhhh!"

Percy leaned next to Carson, son of Hepeastus and Leo's assistant. "Is he okay?"

"He's working through the stages of grief." The blonde said, tightening the bolts on a retratable shield. "He just stared for a bit, then he cried, and now he's picking a fight. It will sink in later. Let them duke it out. I'll intervene if it get's out of hand."

"Die, you murderer!"

"I didn't kill anyone who didn't deserve it!"

"You killed my ship!"

"Just the controls!"

"And they have swords now." Percy said. "If it gets out of hand skip the breaking it up yourself and go straight to finding Clarrisse, okay?"

"Got it, boss."

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So, I was torn between the pic I have up and Sneks-part two, and decided on both plus an extra.

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