"There is nothing you need to apologize for," Paul spoke softly neither of them asked but they somehow knew that Annabeth was gone they didn't know how but they could feel it. They didn't know what happened to Percy in the time he was gone but they knew it was bad Percy reminded Paul of a soldier returning from war and in reality that is exactly what Percy was a solider one too young to be saving the world. Paul hated that Percy was the one protecting them all the time, so in a way he felt that anything he could do even if it was small to protect the kid he saw as a son he would without question; because he thought Percy didn't deserve all the things he had been given and he thought Percy was too good for this world. Everything he had been through he was still kind and funny either know his smile was worn and small.
Elsewhere
"Fury what is the meaning of this meeting?" Tony Stark aka Iron man huffed "please tell me there isn't another world-ending crisis we have to deal with I am starting to enjoy the downtime." It had been almost four months since the last almost world-ending fight the Avengers had to face and the team had been using the downtime to bond and learn more about being a team.
"and that is why I called this meeting all of you have become complacent so I have a mission for all of you." Fury stated
"Director Fury sir are you sending us out to do busywork?" Scott Lang aka Antman asked trying to be as respectful as posable because in honestly the spy scared him
"no this is not 'busy work'" Fury clicked a button on a small remote and the room lights darken as the screen switched on reviling a picture of a teenage boy with raven black hair a mischievous smile and startling sea-green eyes. "his name is Perseus Jackson I would like you to bring him in for questioning-"
"wait, wait why do you want us to kidnap a kid and why would you need all of us for that?" Sam Wilson aka flacon asked
"Sam is right I don't feel comfortable going out and capturing a kid." Steve Rogers aka Captain America stated a frown on his face others started to voice their opinions before Fury slammed a stack of files on the table and gave the group an irritated look
"I was going to explain the situation to you if you would care to listen." He hissed when no one spoke he pushed the stack of folders into the center of the table Natasha Romanova Aka Black widow reached out to grab some and handed one to Clint Barton aka Hawkeye " Perseus Jackson is 17 years old and has been on SHILD's watch list since he was 10 years old as a suspected terrorist."
"a 10-year-old terrorist come on Nick that is a little hard to believe," Tony stated with the wave of his hand ignoring the glare he is receiving.
"if I may continue." He asked sarcastically when no one spoke he took as his cue to continue " He was kicked out of over six schools over the course of six years some of those being military academies. in his four-grade year he dumped his class into the shark tank at an aquarium in fifth grade he blew up his school bus with an old war cannon and in seventh grade blowing up his school's gymnasium. Which later he has been cleared of all charges and was never questioned for any of the incidents. When he was 10 he disappeared and was accused of kidnapping his mother he was spotted falling from the St Louis arch after it blows up and somehow survived by landing in the water which should be impossible since the arch is at least five hundred feet from the edge of the Mississippi River, let alone surviving a fall from that Hight. He was also found fleeting the explosion of a greyhound bus. Then seen at a gunfight with a man on the beach while protecting two other minors. he was cleared of all charges as repots stated the mysterious man kidnapped him and his mother but neither was questioned and the 'kidnapper' was never found. Afterward his stepfather one Gabe Ugliano the one that initially accused his stepson as a troubled young teen disappeared and is now presumed dead." He paused "Since then Perseus Jackson has been disappearing during the summer and some months during the school year only to be spotted across the country and even a crossed the world. Without having any travel documents or records that he left the state" When he finished the room was silent some reading the information for themselves in the manila folders others stared at the picture of the smiling teen
"so… you want us to kidnap this 17-year-old kid so you can ask him some questions?" Scott asked breaking the silence
"I think I might like this kid." Clint started with an uneasy smile as he read all the funny things he has done at school.
"but it says here he had disappeared 9 months ago and why are you bringing this up now?" Bruce Banner aka the Hulk asked flipping thought the thin file.
"As of two days ago he reappeared at his mother's apartment," he stated clicking a bottom the picture changed to his mother hugging him in the hallway both her and her new husband had tears in their eyes they couldn't see Jackson's face as it was buried in his mom's shoulder on a duffle bag carelessly tossed to the floor.
"Does his mom know where he disappears too?" Steve asked frowning at the picture because for some reason it seemed familiar to him
"no, she does know something about the trips but other than that nothing." Nat stated not looking up from the folder
"we did interrogate her and her new husband Paul Blofis. all the times he has disappeared she has not put in a missing person's report she seemed to be hiding some information about his disappears but she was telling the truth that she didn't know where he goes and she also seemed worried about her son." Fury spoke
"what I want you to do is find out as much as you can about him, is he a potential threat if given the opportunity I want you to bring him in for questioning. He is possibly enhanced so I would approach with caution. are there any more questions…" when no one spoke "good, I want to be kept informed of any progress." And with that fury walked out to the room
"ok so what the plan?" Tony asked after the director was out of earshot