CHAPTER 1

Dick Grayson stared at the camp in awe. "Whoa. That's a climbing wall. With lava flowing down it."

"I'm underwhelmed," Bruce Wayne, aka Batman muttered.

"I still don't know why I'm here," He added.

Bruce smiled. "You'll see."

Dick raised an eyebrow at him as they entered a huge blue(?) house. "Uh huh. Is this a secret world I've never heard about?"

Bruce snorted and shook his head. "Hello, Chiron. Remember me?"

Chiron, in the wheelchair, smiled at him. "Ah, yes, Bruce. I remember when you came here, and the only thing you did was train. No protesting with no quests. You were a good camper."

Bruce grinned at him. "I recently adopted another demigod."

Dick frowned. "A what now?"

Chiron examined him. "ADHD?"

Dick blushed. "Um . . . yeah."

"Dyslexia?"

". . ."

"One real parent one step parent?"

"Were killed. I don't like talking about it."

"You're a demigod. A half human, half god."

Dick swallowed. "My dad was my step parent."

Chiron smiled at him. "We'll find out who your real dad is."

Bruce left in a jet, saying he couldn't stay too long. Dick followed Chiron on a tour. "So, who's Dad's parent?"

"Athena. You're surprisingly unfazed about all this. Most people are a little overwhelmed."

Dick cracked a smile. "hmm. You said overwhelmed, Bruce was underwhelmed, why isn't anyone just whelmed?"*

Chiron gave a small smile. "I don't think the Athena cabin will appreciate you butchering the English language."

Dick shrugged. "What can I say? I do it all the time."

A girl ran past them. Then, she backtracked, her eyes widening. "Dick?"

Dick blinked. "What . . . A-Alexa?" He stammered. But you - ground - splatter - dead -"

She flushed. "I, um, lived. I had known about camp. I ran away, because I knew the camp's nectar could help. They didn't want to tell you because I ran away. I knew the camp's nectar could help me. But, um, it looks like we've got a lot to talk about."

Chiron smiled at them. "Alexa, you can continue your brother's tour."

Alexa spun around to face him, alarmed. "How did you-?"

"The way you kept staring at the front of the Gotham Gazette when it had 'Richard Grayson' on the front was a big clue. But, Alexa, tell him who your father is. Your father's his, too."

Alexa's already pale face drained of color even more, if that was possible. "No wonder. But the wire breaking culprit was Zucco. Of course, it was the Fates." She turned to Dick and took a deep breath. "Our father," She began slowly. "He's-"


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