As soon as they stopped the car, to Percy's disappointment, Dick had tried to bolt. He supposed it was foolish to expect that Dick would suddenly be overjoyed at the idea of coming to camp after he had been kidnapped, it's not like he had any choice in the matter.

"Ok, lil bro. We're taking you to see Chiron he'll explain everything about the camp. Trust me it's a lot cooler than you think. You might even like it!"

Dicks face looked panicked. "No! I can't face him again!"

The four friends stared at Dick in absolute shock. Percy's shock allowed Dick to wiggle free and bolt towards the woods. Percy had just enough time to grab him by the collar of his shirt.

However instead of wrapping his fingers around fabric he felt his fingers hold on tight to a chain, when he tried to pull Dick back he found that the chain had snapped and he was holding a necklace with two wedding bands dangling from it. Dick had bolted past the barrier and was already in the woods. The kid was a lot faster than he looked.

Percy pocketed the rings, silently promising to return them once he'd caught Dick, and bolted after him into the forest, forcing his friends out of their shock.

"Dick come back! It's not safe outside the barrier!" Percy cried. Instead of listening Dick kicked off of a tree and ran in a different direction. At this rate Percy would never catch him.

"Ssssson of Poseidon!" Came an angry slithering voice. Percy stopped dead in his tracks. That voice was chillingly familiar.

Medusa.

Percy released riptide and tried to look around for Dick but he couldn't find him. Annabeth, Grover and Thalia caught up with him and saw that he was in a defensive stance, immediately they released their own weapons.

"What is it?" Annabeth asked.

"Medusa." Percy answered quietly.

He heard Thalia swear under her breath beside him. "She's finally regenerated. But why come here? Camp's a long way from her shop."

"I ssssee you child." The voice said sounding farther away than it originally had.

"She's after Dick!" Percy cried panicked, he bolted towards the voice and heard his friends as they pursued. When Percy caught sight of Dick in a clearing he was about to run towards him but was pulled back by Annabeth.

"We have to go about this smart, or we'll just put Dick in more harm." She whispered. Percy stared behind her at Thalia and Grover who had worried looks on their faces and nodded. They quietly walked around the clearing until they were directly behind Medusa.

"Your head will ssserve as sssufficient revenge againssst the ssstar ssspangled goddesss for interfering in my affairs!" She cried angrily.

Percy looked at his friends and saw that they looked just as confused as he was. Clearly, at only nine years old, this kid had already been on quite a few adventures! Percy could see that Dick had his eyes closed, but he strangely looked peaceful, focused and sure of himself. Percy had thought he would be trembling, he definitely was in his first battle against Medusa. However how could he be sure this was Dicks first battle?

"You underestimate me." Dick said as he pulled a long bronze sword from the back of his pocket. 'Where did he get that?' Percy thought.

"Ah, giftsss from the Amazoniansss. However dessspite your obviousss friendship with them, I know quite well that they refussse to train men! And a sssword in the handsss of an untrained man is jusst a sssword." Medusa was circling around the boy menacingly. The four demigods had their eyes trained on Medusa's form but avoided looking at her head.

When Percy saw her getting closer to Dick Percy tried jumping into action when Annabeth stopped him. "Wait, watch."

Percy looked at her like she was crazy, but obeyed none the less. Annabeth wouldn't stop Percy if she believed Dicks life was truly in danger. Maybe she had sent someone else to come save Dick and they were sneaking up on Medusa right now.

Suddenly Dick kicked of the ground and jumped high into the air, on his way down he kicked Medusa in the head causing her snakes to hiss angrily.

"Thisss isss not the product of Amazonian training!" She hissed.

After landing, Dick sprinted towards a nearby tree kicked off it and lunged towards Medusa's chest knocking her to the ground. He raised his sword and plunged it through her neck. Panting Dick stood up, still with his eyes closed he produced a large garbage bag from somewhere in his pocket, how many things was this kid carrying in there?

Dick bent down and carefully wrapped Medusa's head into the bag. He opened his eyes and stared at her carcass soberly. "Your right he whispered, all the Amazons refuse to train men. Except one." He said with a smile. "Besides, I was trained by the best." He mumbled the last bit so quietly Percy had barely heard him.

Suddenly Grover stood up in amazement. "What was that!" Dick jumped slightly at this and backed away. "Who trained you? How do you know the Amazons? Why did Medusa want to kill you?" Dick continued backing up slowly and Percy could tell he was about to run.

"Dick don't do it." Thalia warned.

Despite her warning Dick bolted back into the woods, but was thrown to the ground when he bumped into something, no someone.

Dick groaned and looked up, he gave a nervous chuckle and rubbed the back of his neck. "Hey Chiron."