Percy POV

I think Loki and Thor find joy in interrupting my sleep. Thor dragged me out of my chambers to meet with Odin. 

Apparently we are leaving today to go back to Earth and we have to tell Odin what we have found. 

After a week of exploring Asgard and all it holds, Thor, Loki and I found our way back to kneeling before Odin awaiting his judgment. 

"Rise." He commands, "Tell me, Loki, what you have found." 

Loki is the first to rise. He and Thor are back in their Asgardian armor. The gold on Loki's shoulder catches the light just enough to blind me as I stand, "All-Father. We have discovered the Algea are the reasoning behind the attacks." 

Odin sighs, "I have not heard that name in a long time." 

"But you have heard of it, Father?" Thor questions, his cape flowing behind him as a silent burst of wind comes through the room. 

"Yes." He shakes his head, looking off in the distance. "It has been hundreds of years. If they are truly back, you must take care of them before more destruction comes." 

"But how?" It's my turn to voice my questions. 

"I swore not to say. You all must return to Midgard immediately. Heimdall will know of your coming."  

"Good bye, for now, Father." Thor nods to his dad. He then turns, his cape hitting me in the leg, as he heads for the door. 

Loki doesn't say much. He makes eye contact with Odin. No doubt it's a silent conversation. But it seems to end well. Loki smiles slightly and Odin doesn't seem as stern looking. He too heads for the door, with Thor. 

All too soon, I'm standing alone in front of Odin.  

I pause for a moment, staring off onto the ground. Then I stare into his one good eye, "Thank you, All-Father, for welcoming me into your realm." 

"Percy, young hero, be kind to yourself. You are welcomed here any time you wish to come." 

I offer him a small smile and walk to join Thor and Loki. 

"Percy! Do you now know your way around the palace?" Thor slaps me on the back once we are out of Odin's presence. I believe he means it to be a pat, but sometimes he doesn't know his own strength. 

Loki laughs, "Thor, he has only been here for a few days. No one could know their way around the palace." 

I shake my head, "I disagree, I can lead us to the stables so we can get to the BiFrost." 

"It is a challenge then." Loki smirks, "Let's see if it can be done." 

I wasn't lying about knowing my way around. But to be honest I don't remember the way to the stables. But I have an ace up my sleeve. All I have to do is listen for the horses thoughts. 

Much to Loki's dismay, I lead us to the stables in less than five minutes. 

Let's just say that taught Loki not to bet against me. 

After another five minutes, we arrived to Heimdall. His golden armor, a different color from Loki's, always caught my eye. I could tell by one look, his eyes have seen everything the worlds have to offer. And they probably have. 

"Thank you Heimdall for bringing us here." Thor greets him, "Please, return us to Midgard." 

"It will be my duty, Odinson. Be careful while on Midgard. Hardships await you all." Heimdall meets each of our eyes. 

He motions for us all to follow him inside, and places his sword in the slot. The round structure moves rapidly until it reaches the correct speed and position to send us back. 

"All we have to do is jump right?" I ask worriedly. 

"Yes, quickly now." Thor barely glances at me as he jumps into the swarm of color. 

Loki follows afterward, leaving just me. I glance once more behind me. The sun is just starting to set over Asgard. The city is breath taking as the last rays of sun hit its' building. I try and build it into my memory, and jump. 

The colors disappear all too quickly. It leaves me facing my home city, New York. Olympus is in view. All I can do is stare at the skyline. Sunrise just finished, I could tell by the noise coming from the streets. 

"They're back!" I hear Steve call. I glance towards his voice. All the Avengers are there, just eating breakfast on the roof top. 

"Come join us, we have places set up for you." Clint invites us over. 

Just looking at the food makes my mouth water. There's a stack of blue pancakes and waffles. Along side are plates of bacon, sausage, eggs, and fresh cut up fruit. 

There's three empty seats between Steve and Tony. Our absence didn't change their fighting it seems. 

"What did you find out?" Bruce asks. 

"May we first eat? We have not eaten yet." Loki sits in the middle seat between Steve and Tony. I end up taking the one closest to Steve, leaving Thor to sit next to Tony. 

"Of course. We just have been waiting for you to return for a week." Clint states sarcastically. 

We just ignore him and go straight for the food. 

You could say we are typical guys. We can only have one box open at a time. Right now, that's our food box. 

The rest talk between themselves. I'm too interested in my waffles to pay attention.  

A few minutes later, Loki clears his throat. "We have found much in Asgard. These spirits are called Algea." 

"Algae? Doesn't that grow in lakes?" Tony remarks. I totally would have said something like that. 

"It almost makes sense, they both have to do with water." Bruce, always trying to draw connections. 

"Guys. He said Algea. Not algae. What would algae even want to with Percy?" Natasha, the one who actually listens. 

"I believe they were trying to keep all doors open, Tash. This is a new world we are all dealing with." If someone gave me just this dialog, I could tell you that out of everyone, Captain would be the only one to say something like this. "Loki, why don't you continue?"  

"Algea are spirits of suffering and pain. When someone feels these emotions, they can feed off of them. They are just a handful of many Greek gods and goddesses of different emotions." He tells them a much shorter version then what he told me. Maybe he was worried I would freak out again. 

"So what do they want with Percy?" Steve asks, not being able to see it. 

So I tell him, "They see a lot of pain in me, so they see a lot of energy they can get. More energy means more power. Their whole goal is to make me suffer." 

"There has to be more. These spirits cannot directly change those feelings into energy they can use. They must be answering to someone else." Thor adds in. Loki raises an eyebrow at him, "I did some reading also, brother. There's no need to act surprise." 

There's no way we can find out who this person is through textbooks. Otherwise we would have found out who it is already. 

We really only have two options. 

"Guys, there's only two things we can do." I break our silence. 

"And what is that?" Tony asks while shoving a piece of bacon into his mouth. 

"We can try to get information out of the Algea, Loki brought something that will help you all be able to see them." I can already tell they are going to say no to this one. 

"I don't like the idea." Natasha starts. "But we should all take the potion so we can see them next time they show." 

"What's the other option?" Bruce glances up from his longing stare at his plate. There's only a few pieces of watermelon and a few strawberries left. 

"I call in some favors." 

"Favors? Who owes you favors?" Natasha wonders. 

"Many, many people do." The list goes on for a long time. 

"So who are you going to call?" I wonder if Clint notices what he just asked.

"You know, just the usual. Just the Goddess of Love herself."