The whole day passed on in a blur.

As soon as they reached the HQ, they wheeled Annabeth to one of the beds in infirmary. Tony offered Percy a room on the same floor as the avengers but he insisted to be near her. When lots of cajoling didn't work they caved in and gave him the keys to the nearest room to the infirmary.

Bruce had called the team of doctors and did a basic check-up of her vitals. They were astonished when they told Percy that her body doesn't requires any life support. Percy had just nodded while unpacking his clothes. When he looked up, he saw Bruce leaning against his doorway. Every room in the HQ had big doors so that Bruce could move easily.

It was then that he realised that Bruce was waiting was explanation. In the past month nobody had called him seaweed brain. He wondered that maybe when She used to call him stupid he could realise his stupidity. Now that she wasn't awake he didn't even realise that his brain is different than others'.

"We are hardwired for battle. It's in our blood. Most of our lives are spent on quests and we cannot risk going to a hospital, battered and bruised with no logical reasoning whatsoever." Percy explained. "Also since we have godly blood in us, it makes healing easier. So instead of putting her on life support we give her a little amount of ambrosia once a day."

Bruce scratched his imaginary beard. "Okay" he said, satisfied with the answer.

"Annabeth is resting, her vitals seem normal. If anything changes an alarm will go off." He informed Percy and he motioned him to continue. "I can give you a tour if you want." Percy had no work to do and one little tour did sound good.

He stood up "alright, lets get going."

Bruce led him through a maze of hallways explaining the different areas. There was a giant kitchen which was joined with the dining room. Beside the kitchen was living room as big as the campfire area at camp half-blood. Living room had a bunch of sofas that Percy didn't second glance. His ADHD was kicking in. His eyes darted everywhere, video games and consoles littered some cushions in the far corner. A giant TV sticked to the centre of the wall. Food was lying here and there.

Bruce noticed his gaze. "Sometimes it gets dirty if Tony loses the games he invented." He explained. There were small teddy bears a self made tent with fairy lights by one of the couches.

"That's Morgan's 'little girl cave', as she likes it to be called." Bruce must've seen Percy's perplexed face so he explained. "Morgan Stark. Tony's 5 years old daughter, she keeps him on his toes. She and her mother, Pepper." Percy smiled. This sounded exactly like the case at his home, where his mother kept him and Paul on their toes. And the pregnancy hormones lately have been the cherry on top. Now that he realised this he felt pity for Paul. He has to face her wrath alone.

He smiled for the first time in so long that he was shocked too along with Bruce who had stopped his tour and looked at Percy's face, a smile at his own.

"My mother is pregnant with my little sister. I understand what you're saying." Bruce gave him a genuine smile. It was good to see the kid opening up. The avengers wanted the kid to warm up to them, they wanted to help him go through his bad time. By then others had started scurrying in the living room and they all were happy to see the kid smiling. Percy was oblivious to this, it seemed like he was lost in a memories.

"We have children of all age groups at the camp. After the titan war me and Annabeth used to play with children at the camp. They used to brighten our days. All the tensions of the giant prophecy went away by spending time with them" Percy remenicised.

They were interrupted by a feminine voice that seemed to resonate through walls. "Mr. Stark you have a meeting with Mr. Parker in five minutes" it said. "It's F.R.I.D.A.Y, Tony's A.I" Natasha explained. She still looked torn. Anybody would, if they were told that their whole existence has been a lie. Percy decided then that he would talk to her and accommodate her to the new world.

Not now. She needs help not spotlight, explanation not criticism.

Percy knew that nobody in the room would purposefully make her feel that but it was human nature.

Tony went to his room to have his online meeting with Peter who had to report if there was any strange occurrences. Everyone went their way and Bruce excused himself saying he had to talk to the doctors about Annabeth's treatment before along Clint to continue the tour.

Clint led him to another set of hallways. The headquarters wasn't a tall building. On the contrary, it was like a big mansion with 3 storeys. It was excluded from the city's busy roads to provide peace. Clint stopped at a door which opened to be a gym.

"Behold" he said, "the great Captain America's secret lies here." He moved closer to Percy and cupped his mouth so nobody could hear. "His secret to the body that could compete with that of Chris Evans. Don't tell him that but he's jealous of that guy. So he spends his free time in this room, he gets cranky if you complement that guy." "Got it" Percy replied in a heartbeat.

They then moved to another door which was across the hallway. It opened to reveal an Olympic sized swimming pool. Water instantly calmed him but the chlorine mixed in it disgusted him. Water liked to be pure. He memorized the way from his room to the pool for future relaxation. Clint showed him a few more rooms and finally led him to his room.

Clint opened the door and beckoned him to enter. Percy entered with his hands in pockets, it felt like he was intruding into Clint's privacy but then Clint didn't object so he went further. There were various photos on the wall in the form of a collage.

"The people in this mansion are the first team of avengers. These pictures are of the newly recruited." Clint explained. Percy looked over to a picture of a woman in pixie cut with a costume similar to Steve's, next to Nick Fury. "Who is she?" Percy asked. "Carol Denvers, Captain Marvel. She's a mutant and had superpowers. Usually stages in space, going planet to planet, whichever needs help."

Clint began introducing others as well. A group of people most of which didn't look humans. A girl with antennas, a man with coloured skin and great muscles, a rabbit and a human who happened to be guardians they too like Carol stayed in space. Apparently Thor had joined them as well but was on earth to tie some loose ends and have a break from saving the world thing and lounge in Tony's mansion. He wanted to eat the only thing that humans make good, 'tarts of pop' as he said. Percy got to know about Ant Man, The Wasp, Winter Soldier, Scarlett Witch, Black Panther and many more that he thought that his brain would literally explode if he had to fit anything in his brain anymore.

Percy saw another photo in a frame on the bed table. It looked like a family. "My wife Laura and our kids." Clint said with a smile. "Where are they?" Percy asked. "Our job is not safe, you would know. We stay away from our family to keep them safe. However, Morgan is a small child she needs a father figure so her mother brings her here sometimes. When she comes, nobody can separate Tony from her. They become a one-plus-one package." Clint chuckled and Percy smiled. He knew the urge to keep his family safe. He was freaking out when he saw his mother and Paul in the second titan war.

Time flew by and they didn't even realise. They instantly clicked and became friends. They came out of their little bubble when F.R.I.D.A.Y told them that dinner was being served in the dining room. Only then they noticed that the sun had set long ago. Percy and Clint made their way to the table bickering with each other.

That day Percy made new friends.

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