Summary

Chapter 11

The bus has exploded and incinerated all of their money, and most of their gear. They are trying to decide what to do when they smell greasy roadside food coming from a tourist souvenir shop and they decide to follow their stomachs. It is a shop that is full of plastic knick-knacks and cement lawn ornaments.

Later, of course, they realize that the 'lawn ornaments' are actually frozen people who've been turned into stone by Medusa's stare. Annabeth barely manages to warn Grover and Percy before they look into Medusa's eyes. Using a round reflective ball, they are able to attack Medusa and lop off her head. Annabeth sticks the head into a mailing box and addresses it to Mount Olympus with their regards. Interestingly enough, they find the address for the underworld on Medusa's desk.

Chapter 12

They spend a very cold...