Percy's POV

I spent the rest of that day testing out the chair with Tony and Loki. Loki was there just in case something went wrong, and Tony because it was his baby. We finally took it to show the other Avengers around noon.

I take a bit of a sandwich as Bruce says, "Percy, I just realized you never learned everyone's name."

I shrug, "I haven't had a moment too. I know who you are along with Captain America. I'm in the Avengers Tower which used to be Stark Towers. But other than that, I'm lost."

"You can call me Steve, Captain America is like my code name."

I nod, this is the most I've talked in awhile. Maybe they will do good for me.

"People call me Hawkeye but my real name is Clint." The arrow guy speaks up after Steve.

"I have been just calling you Arrow guy honestly."

The red head laughs, "That's a good name for you Clint. I'm Natasha or Black Widow."

A silky voice says, "I believe you know that I am Loki"

"And that I am Thor, we are Norse gods as you know."

Tony speaks up, "Wait why would he know that you and Reindeer Games are Norse gods?"

I bit my lip, I don't want them to know about that yet. They won't look at me the same. I can't go back to the camps because of what happened, I don't want that to happen here.

The Master of Lies spoke up, "We are gods, we have been famous throughout the centuries. Obviously, Percy has done his research and knows who we are."

Natasha doesn't seem convinced but she thankfully keeps her mouth shut. Everyone just seems to roll with it.

An awkwardness settles over the group. Then Tony pipes up, "Well now that we got that out of the way. Is there anything you want to do, Percy?"

"I want to go swimming." I say immediately.

"Well we can go right now if you want. There's a pool on the first floor." Tony says.

"Awesome! I've wanted to go swimming now for a while." Clint exclaims.

"What is a pool?" Thor asks innocently.

Loki chuckles, "Midgardians use it as a form to hold water as entertainment. However it is not for drinking."

"Interesting word of choice, Loki." Natasha flashes one of her rare smiles as she walks towards the elevator.

"Hold up!" Tony calls out, "We all need a ride up to change."

"Does everyone have a swimsuit?" Bruce questions.

"I don't, but I don't need one." Once I found out who my dad was, I never bothered keeping a swimsuit. Kinda pointless when I can't get wet.

"I believe everyone else has one, so let's go." Clint says as we all load in the elevator.

Tight spaces. They are not my favorite. Especially with what happened downunder. No, I can't think about it now. It would ruin the day and I don't want that to happen. I push the feelings down as we ride up to our floor.

The elevator dings and I exit first and just sit to the side waiting for everyone to change. I don't know how I'm going to swim. I just hope the water will bring some comfort.

20 minutes later, we are all at the pool daring each other to get in first.

"Just put me in the water already!" I call out, just as Tony pushes Clint into the pool.

We all laugh as Clint comes up for air.

"Come on! Join me, the water is warm." He splashes Natasha right in the face.

"That's it!" She jumps in, almost right on top of him.

Thor seems too excited about the splash war and jumps in to join them.

Bruce, Loki and I watch from the sideline as Tony pours himself a drink. Steve hasn't shown up yet. Everyone's swimsuit matches their secret identity in some way. Bruce and Loki are wearing green shorts. But Bruce's are brighter and Loki has a darker tone along with gold trimming.

Natasha is wearing a bikini with red and black on them. Clint's swim shorts are just a plain purple. Tony's swimsuit, however, is is busiest. He has Ironman's mask all over his. I'm wearing my shirt and shorts still.

"Here you go," Bruce hands me a pool noodle. "You'll need this to help keep you up. We are going to put you in the shallow end of the pool."

I wheel over to the steps just as the elevator dings.

"Hey, sorry I'm late. I couldn't find my swim shorts." Steve says.

"Those are nice, Cap." Clint laughs. His shorts is the America flag.

Steve rolls his eyes at Clint's remarks, "Percy, do you need help getting in?"

I nod so Steve comes over and lifts me out of my chair and places me into the water. I adjust the noodle, even though I don't really need it, that way I'm sitting on it.

I just watch everyone mess with each other as I sit on the sidelines. It's a bit chilly but that doesn't stop us from enjoying it. Thor ends up dunking Loki, but it actually was one of his magical replicas. Natasha and Clint are still doing some sort of splash war towards the deep end near where Steve, Bruce and Tony are discussing important. Their voices were hushed yet Bruce kept looking at me. Obviously they are talking about me.

I want to let go of the pool noodle keeping me up and just sink under the surface of the water. The world underneath the waves is the place to escape and to just exist. The water surrounds you and holds you in place. It is just so peaceful and calming. The perfect way to escape reality.

However, they don't know who my dad is. The less they knew about me the better. It seems the ones closest to me get hurt first. I can't risk losing anyone else. If I do, I might just lose the last part of me that I have left.

I'm so lost in my thoughts, I don't hear or see Steve swim over to me.

"Hey son," Cap says as he stands next to me in the water "Now that we are in the pool, what do you want to do?"

I bite my lip, unsure. "Most of the time, I just sit at the bottom and think."

Steve looks confused, "How long do you usually sit on the bottom?"

"As long as I can hold my breath for" I shrug.

"Interesting..." Hey, I didn't lie to him. I told him the whole truth. "Would you like to come talk to Tony, Bruce and I? We'll do our best to protect you from Nat and them."

I shrug again, "Sure, why not?"

Steve helps me get to the corner with Tony and Bruce. They were talking about something science-y that only reminded me of an Athenian kid talking to a child of Hephaestus. Both were so animatedly talking Steve had to clear his throat.

"I found Perce. What did you want to ask him?"

I raise an eyebrow, so that's the real reason on why they wanted to join them. They are going to grill me. This can't be as bad as the time the daughters of Aphrodite kidnapped me and interrogated me about a date I had with... her. My happy thoughts slowly turned sad.

"I was going to ask yo- Percy are you okay?" Bruce questions.

I bite the inside of my cheek hard, drawing blood, as I count to twenty. I can't break down here.

I faintly hear Tony say, "He's going to have a panic attack again."

The laughter from Thor suddenly stopped and Loki was suddenly next to me.

I tightly close my eyes and try to shut out everyone around me. I just want to sink to the bottom of the pool.

Then, without thinking, I take the noodle out from under me and allow myself to sink as I lose consciousness.

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I am so sorry for taking so long to update.

I'm getting back into the schedule.

Next chapter should be around the same length

Until then,

stay alive <3