The first part of this chapter isn't meant to offend anyone or their views, it is meant to be something light and funny before I delve a bit deeper into the story line.

Also, ya girl saw Endgame, and don't worry there will be no spoilers from me. But just know that I'm not gonna do you all dirty- hell, I planned the fight against Thanos BEFORE INFINITY WAR EVEN CAME OUT- how's that for being prepared? So, I got you guys. I'm gonna treat you right, the way you deserve.

Anyways, with love, ya girl,

-Tug

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This call to Assemble wasn't for a fight, first and foremost. They were being called to DC to manage a protest that was about to get violent.

Normally, the Avengers wouldn't be called for this, but after roughly a dozen appearances by them at certain events, they gained a reputation of being able to handle crowd control with a certain degree of finesse. The most notable, however, was when the Westboro Baptist Church were protesting and harassing a Pride Parade in the streets of New York. Suddenly, dozens of Iron men armor of all different sizes landed on either side of the road to protect the parade. Each had been given a temporary paint job in the colors of so many different Pride flags. The one that been painted with the gay pride flag in glitter paint retracted its helmet, revealing Tony Stark, smiling, hair covered in matching glitter. As one, every armor pointed their repulsors up to the sky and shot biodegrade-able glitter of their respective colors into the sky. Tony blew a kiss towards the protestors just as the other Avengers arrived.

Clint had been proudly decked out in the colors of the asexuality spectrum, using his justly named 'Aro' arrows to scatter even more black, purple, and grey glitter into the sky. Thor landed, hair proudly braided with rainbow ribbons, cape colored like the lesbian pride flag. While Falcon swooped overhead, wings the colors of the polyamorous flag, Nat came out with her suit colored to look like the demiromantic flag, matching green widow bites adorning her wrists.

Pietro's top were the heterosexual flag, but his pants were the gay flag, indicating the straight ally flag- it also looked super cool when he ran. His sister decked out in the colors of the colors of the pansexual flag.

War Machine had shown up as well, rainbow as well, with black and brown added to it. Vision changed his suit to don the colors of the non binary flag and his cape became the gender queer flag.

Percy and Bucky both came out wearing the colors of the bisexual/biromantic flag, Bucky still shy around people but still wanting to support. Steve was on Bucky's other side, gasps coming from the crowd as they saw Cap's shield painted like the transgender flag while his suit was the colors of the original gay pride flag.

The Hulk wanted to be there as well, and so the team had fun throwing all types of colors at the big guy's chest and back. Spiderman swung back and forth in his pansexual colored suit, his webs somehow dyed rainbow.

As the screaming reached a crescendo, Tony's voice had been projected from every single suit. "While we all may not identify with the colors we wear today, know that the Avengers stand with you, that we love all of you. The Avengers offer you a safe house if you need it; we care for our own. And for those who have too much hate in their hearts to spread love- we have something to say. Love yourself first and don't be worried about others- we have extra love to give. If you are scared and hurting we understand and accept you. But what isn't okay is attacking others because they are different from you. If God doesn't like gays, then why did he create us? Didn't God want you to love thy neighbor? The opposite of love is not hate, but indifference; for at a minimum, to love or hate someone is to have intense emotions toward them. So if you are unsure, if you doubt your hate, come with us and celebrate yourself. The Avengers Tower is open to all as a home or refuge. The Avengers will protect you." A few stragglers from the crowds of screaming people made their way timidly to the parade, the people in the sea of rainbow quickly giving them a place with them. "And now, without further ado, for those who cannot see past their own bigotry and hate, here is a song just for you." Gives You Hell started to blast from each and every Iron Man armor, accompanied by yet another blast of biodegradable glitter.

Anyways, back to today. This protest was rumored to get violent- like super villain level violent. An insane doctor, who proclaimed to be 'Pestilence' planned on releasing a genetically modified disease out into the masses. You see, this protest was being held by those whom were against vaccinations, and this Pestilence whomever wanted to create more panic and disease. Those who refused to get immunized would be the perfect carriers for his new disease. And the publicity that it would bring him allow him notoriety. Dozens of news stations were broadcasting this protest, anti-vax people pitted against those who supported vaccines that saved millions of lives.

Percy, Clint, Bruce, and Natasha had been tasked with finding the man and detaining him while Tony and Steve, with Thor on lookout, took to the stage to cause a distraction.

"As Captain America, a man out of time, I am constantly astounded by how far the world has come from when I was frozen in ice. A flying car was thought of as extravagant and futuristic, but nowadays, there is someone who decided to do one better and create a suit of metal that could fly. But even if I am wholly appreciative of how far we have come as a society, I am disappointed in backwards thinking that holds no precedence against years of study and testing in scientific fields. As many know, I was a small shrimp of a kid in the forties. I had asthma and if anyone so much as breathed at me wrong, I could catch a disease that would ultimately killed me. If I was still that small kid from Brooklyn, then I would have to trust those around me to be vaccinated because I would have been too immunocompromised," at this word Steve glanced back at Tony to make sure he was saying the right word, "to be able to get vaccinated. If one or two people around me was sick and passed it onto me, I would have most likely died.

"But I'm not that small boy from Brooklyn anymore- but that doesn't mean my position has changed. My super soldier serum was my vaccination. It cured me of my ailments and prevented me getting sick in the future. Without the serum, I most likely would have died within a few years; it was amazing that I survived as long as I had.

"So," Cap stated, having gotten the cue that Percy had detained the man in question, started wrapping up, "I would like to point you in the direction of the free vaccination booths just over there. And as Captain America, I am telling you to vaccinate your fucking kids. I didn't go into the ice for this shit." With that Steve, followed by the rest of the Avengers left the protest, their wannabe super villain put in custody.

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Fox News had a breakdown that night.

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Percy slowly brought herself to wakefulness, highly aware of the presence above her. She let herself feign her sleep for a few minutes more in order to allow herself the chance to identify who was above her. She had fallen asleep on the couch next to Eddie, the man taking solace in her presence, especially after his capture. So, due to that, along with the harsh whispering of the man next to her, it was easy to find that Venom was the one looming over her.

Percy slowly blinked her eyes, not flinching in the slightest at the sight of the huge alien with sharp teeth not even six inches from her face. "Good morning Eddie. Venom."

"Sorry about him- he doesn't know boundar-" Eddie was easily cut off by the symbiote that was branched out from his chest.

"You are tiny." Percy blinked "And you smell weird."

"You know how to flatter a girl, don'tcha Venom?" Percy taunted teasingly, holding out her hand in permission to touch. Black ink flowed over her palm, sinking in slightly before quickly withdrawing.

"You taste... different than Eddie. Eddie is Eddie and tastes like other humans. You- you taste... like a... star. Bright and burning but gives light to those who need it. You taste like you are too large for your body, like you will..." Venom paused, looking for the right word in Eddie's mind, "like you will supernova. You should burn but you don't. You soothe."

Percy smiled gently, Venom probably never came across a demigod before, never mind on of her own caliber. "Eddie, you do know about Greek and Roman myths right?" Eddie nodded in confirmation, Venom retreating to look through Eddie's memories to gain a better insight, a small little face of black goo and bright white eyes sitting on his human's shoulder. "Well, you know Thor is a god. I am the demigod daughter of the melding of Poseidon and Neptune, along with my mother being the daughter of Aphrodite. I have a lot of powerful god in my blood, so that's probably why I taste so different to you Venom." When Venom poked another tendril out towards her, Percy smiled and offered her hand once more.

"We like you Nibble."

That was a new nickname- one she hadn't heard before. Percy's smile simply smiled, letting the duo ask and inquire more about her.

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Percy stayed and helped the Guardians get used to Earth along with helping Eddie heal and acclimate to the Tower, seeing as his flat had been destroyed by the Life Foundation. They were out for coffee, a heavy twisting of Mist and Strange's glamours embracing the Guardians to allow for privacy, when Mrs. O'Leary started to growl. Percy stiffened stood up abruptly, hissing a "stay here" before running off in the direction of an empty, dark alley.

Ignoring her the newly arrived heroes ran after Percy. When they skidded into the alley they saw a pitch black dog the size of a tank with red eyes and drool that was for sure toxic dripping from its mouth. Eddie yelped in time with Peter's own, the Guardians drawing weapons. Turning, Percy rolled her eyes and scoffed, grabbing onto the dogs jumbo collar and swinging herself up onto the beast's back.

"This is Mrs. O'Leary- she's a Hell Hound- the only good one. I'm using her to shadow travel to the park where there are reports of a Greek monster. You are all welcome to come but I dont thing any weapons of yours will be able to help. But what you can do is-" Percy turned and saw four terrified kids breaking the tree line. "Protect them."

Pressing her bluetooth, eyes flashing green she started talking. "Agent Ectocore here. We got a cleanup on the produce isle." Percy paused in her talking, taking the chance to get closer. Closing her eyes she shivered. "Scratch that there are a few kids that got separated from their class at the planetarium. I have unqualified back up besides the tank but I'll be okay."

"Copy that Ectocore. On route now to you now. Brining Gold-Sanctioned medics and we have chaperones on the way to escort the kids back to the planetarium."

Taking out her sword and activating her shield had the people behind her flinch back, but she paid them no mind as she ran forward. Once reaching the young kids and pre-teens, she directed them in the direction of Eddie and the Guardians. "Go- they will protect you while I deal with this."

Suddenly the monster emerged and roared, angry at its prey escaping. But taking a large huff, the beast seemed to smile at Percy. "Dr. Thorn's ugly ass brother is here." Percy said, knowing an agent was listening in on what she said. "Be ready to treat any poisoned wounds."

The manticore roared at the insult, charging. Its scorpion tail arched forward, throwing its barbs at her. They were batted away by her shield easily and Percy slashed her sword at the lion's human face. Growling, the beast pounced, claws extended. Percy's sword clanged at the contact with the claws, Percy giving a grunt as she pushed the manticore away. She ducked as another volley of spikes were thrown, managing a few decent slashes at the beast's side. She flinched as a pained screech echoed behind her, risking a glance behind her and getting a claw to the forearm for her trouble. Venom had taken two spikes to the shoulder and chest protecting the demigods and other superheroes. Knowing that she had to end this quickly- who knows if Venom could actually die from it. The spikes had certainly come into contact with him.

As the manticore reared up Percy shook her head, deactivating her shield. "I am so gonna regret this. Whatever. Regret comes later." She ran and slid on her knees under the manticore, bringing her sword up to get a long cut into the belly of the beast.  Roaring again, the manticore flailed in pain, a poison spike making its way into Percy's right shoulder just as she turned and faced the lion-man-scorpion hybrid. "And there's the regret." Passing her sword in to her left hand. As the manticore ran at her, she rotated her wrist a few times, spinning the sword, to limber up her wrist.

At the last second, she dropped to her right knee, her left leg bent and foot planted solidly. She lined up her shoulders so her right shoulder was in the back and her left shoulder was out in front. Riptide was held at the center of her stomach, point out. Face towards the manticore, she let the monster run itself into her blade before digging Riptide further into its chest, her positioning allowing for better leverage.

The shocked look on the manticore's face was funny, shocked at running himself into her blade before bursting into gold dust. Coughing before spitting monster dust out of her mouth, she got up and jogged over to the group her hellhound was protecting.

Although weary at first, the four kids warmed up to Mrs. O'Leary, burying themselves into her fur and laughing when she nosed at them. Upon seeing her approach, two of the kids running to her and running into her legs. Luckily, Venom's large hand was there at her back, stopping her from falling. Nodding at him with a smile, she looked down at the two kids on her legs. They looked like twins, eight years old at most. The two older ones were either ten or eleven and quickly joined their friends in hugging her. Squeezing them before making them let go, Percy waved over the SHIELD medics, denoted by the tiny gold lyre pins.

(It funny to know that the agents refused to wear Hermes' caduceus, instead electing to honor the actual god of healing and wearing his symbol instead. )

Two of the agents separated from their fellows and got Percy to sit and lean against Mrs. O'Leary so Percy didn't collapse while they treated her. Luckily the kids didn't seem to have made contact with the manticore's spines, only covered in bruises and cuts. Venom slouched in on himself, trying to protect himself and his host, watching Percy as the medics pulled the spike out of the demigod's shoulder, a gross squelching revealing greying flesh as the poison took action. The second medic opened their bag, pulling out a a few water bottles that had been filled with sea water. Knowing how prone to injuries Percy was, SHIELD tended to stockpile ocean water. An agent took off their belt and put it into Percy's mouth so she wouldn't bite her tongue.

Taking a deep breath and preparing herself for what she had to do, she closed her eyes, searching to the poison in her blood. They needed the poison to create an antidote for Venom- any godly cures would surely kill not only Eddie but Venom as well. She could feel the sickness make its way through her, infecting her, killing her. Waves of calm washed over her from her soul bond, allowing Percy to center herself in the present and remover herself from Tartarus. Just as her fists were about to clench air, a small, rough hand slipped into her right hand while a warm mass enveloped her right. At a quiet go ahead and the feeling of a plastic collection cup pressed under her wound, she pulled.

The slick oil of poison fought to stay, trying to wrap itself tightly within Percy. The demigod fought, searching for those jagged edges that hadn't ever fully smoothed over. She reached for it, finding that ball of pulsing power, and broke it. Poison seemed to flee her body, running as she pushed it away. The medics needed as much as they could, each drop increasing the amount of antidote that could be made and thus used to treat Eddie and the symbiote.

When Percy felt the medics flush her wound with salt water and smear ambrosia paste over it before wrapping it, she dove back within herself. She found that pulsing, jagged ball of power within her and started to smooth it, ease it. Percy smiled as she felt phantom hands join her, easing the ache and helping to make her whole again. When she urged Bucky to continue what he was doing- going over strategies with Steve- she felt him roll his eyes as he cradled that ball in his figurative hands. Bucky didn't care for Percy's dismissal of her own pain nor Steve bugging him when he saw his friend becoming distracted. Finding that Bucky would not leave her alone with her pain, Percy let him help her.

Percy shook herself, paying attention as a medic approached Venom without fear, injecting them with the antidote for the poison. Immediately Venom seemed to grow bigger, having shrunk back into Eddies body to do his best to preserve them both. Venom, once having caught their breath and back to full health, scooped Percy up and placed her on her feet, large hands hovering as her knees shook. "Thank you Nibble. For saving us despite your discomfort. I would not know what to do without my loser... Eddie told me to not call him a loser but he calls me a parasite. I think I would call it even wouldn't you Nibble?" Percy laughed and nodded in agreement.

Warm waves of love hit her and Percy smiled softer; she lucked out on her soulmate.

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"Okay guys. Bucky went out for a run and to go try out that new coffee shop and Percy is out dealing with some new demigods. I called this team meeting because we have a team emergency. Back in that HYDRA base, before Percy was captured, Percy said Bucky's words." Cap said frantically.

"Bucky's words?" Sam asked very much confused. Steve had called the Avengers into an emergency meeting that was specified to have no need for a call to action.

"Yes. Bucky's soulmark. Percy said it. I grew up with Bucky- he's my brother in all ways except blood and I memorized those words a long time ago. Percy said his words. That's how he was able to resist HYDRA's use of his code words."

Tony, amidst shocked faces, started to smile, an idea working its way into the genius' brain. "Hey Pepper!" Tony called, "We need to get married!"

Pepper poked her head into the room, quizzically looking at Tony. "Honey are you feeling alright? We already had our quiet wedding with just our family. Why do you feel the need to do so again?"

"For one, the public doesn't know yet, they only know of our engagement. Two, Percy said Bucky's soulmark words and Bucky refuses to say anything back. If we force them to go together to a public function, especially if paired, then they have to talk to each other. That way they can actually realize they are soulmates. They deserve this happiness Pep and if we have to brave the media storm for family, I know that I will do so willingly."

Pepper gained a mischievous glint in her eyes. "Lets give them the wedding they will never forget Tones."

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Hullo guys! I just wanted to get this chapter out to you guys by the end of this month but this month has not given me a chance to even take a breath. Feel free to point out mistakes- I type most of this on my phone so it can be quite awkward to write and even more of a hassle to edit. Just know that mistakes may not be fixed immediately- I tend to not like spamming you all with false updates. But it means a lot that you guys nicely point out the errors, which helps me to become a greater writer.

Anyways, I once more wanted to remind you that this is a safe place away from how the MCU has hurt us with AOU and onward. I planned my version of Infinity War before it happened.

I planned a Stan Lee cameo before that beautiful man passed away. I tend to plan big events ahead and it has worked to great lengths.

Feel free to vote for this chapter, comment your ideas as they are always welcome, and feel free to pm me.

Take care of yourselves, if not for yourself, do it for me. Even if I do not know you, even if you are a silent reader, you are appreciated and loved by me. I may not know if you leave but know that I would mourn you all the same. You are all loved and valued. If floating is all you can do, just float and thats okay.

Thank you for the love, and sorry for the long author's notes,

-Tug