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Penny didn't know what to feel. She had thought Madam Medusa was gone until she saw her the other day. And that's why she had called the Rescue Aid Society. She couldn't handle this alone; that was just a fact. So here she was, Miss Bianca on one side of her and Bernard on the other, trying to find her former captor. Within the last days, they had traversed down to a place much more wild, but she didn't miss being hime. " see it! Her tracks are there!" She pointed to where a trail lead toward a forest, smiling as she ran after it.

Her companions chased after her and lead her toward the red-haired woman.

Miss Bianca heard something and turned toward it, momentarily distracted though Bernard and Penny tried to call her back. But Penny quickly realized they would have to carry on alone for the moment. They would meet again; she knew that. But she was determined to find Madam Medusa and whoever had saved her.

And before long, she did. She saw her, but she wasn't afraid of her. If anything, being this woman's prisoner had only made her braver, and part of the girl wanted to thank her for that. But how she was alive was the question—there should have been no way Penny could thank her.

She drew closer and smiled at her, holding out her hand nervously. "I brought a present."

The woman looked down and her eyes widened in shock, making a grab for the girl. "You-"

Penny smiled. "Someone you don't want to hurt. Unless, of course, this is no longer important." She held out the diamond she had searched so long for, unable to believe she was going to relinquish it. But this was Bianca's plan; she was simply executing it. And she would trust her with her life iff it came to that after everything they had been through. If she said give Medusa the diamond, she would give Medusa the diamond.