Heading up to Olympus, Andy went with Nico and Hades. She'd never spoken to her uncle before, and anything was better than listening to this awful elevator music in painful silence, so she spoke up.

"Uncle, I mean Hades, sir…Thank you…for fighting with us." For a moment there, she thought Hades would blast her to bits or tell her to shut up, but he sort of smiled instead.

"Thanks..." he mused over the word, "Don't get that often." Andy let out a ragged breath, glad he'd taken it well, when Nico took her hand in his. He offered her a sweet smile which Andy returned instantly. Together, the three of them headed to the throne room, but while Hades and Nico didn't seem fazed by it, the park where the field hospital had been was totally destroyed. All the trees looked like they'd been hacked with a giant weed whacker. What happened to Pollux? She knew Connor and Travis were okay, minus some small injuries, as she'd seen them not too long before coming up here.

The three entered the throne room to a hero's welcome, Hades being thanked by the other gods. Just then, from a few yards away she heard Dionysus say, "Well Percy Jackson, I see Pollux made it through, so I guess you aren't completely inept." So Pollux was okay. That was a relief. But the more pressing thing now was who Dionysus had been talking to. Andy let go of Nico's hand to sprint to her brother. She smacked right into him and threw her arms around him, for Percy hadn't died. But who had the prophecy meant? She didn't care to know at the moment, and Percy would tell her soon enough. All that mattered was that Percy was still here, and she could still talk to him, tease him…Her brother was okay.

"Hey Ands." Percy laughed hugging her back. "I'm glad you're okay."

"I'm glad you're okay, you dummy!" she said, breaking from the hug to smack his arm lightly.

"We made it Andy. Everything is going to be okay from now on, promise."

Andy smiled up at him, just as Grover and Tyson approached.

"Sister! You are not dead!" Tyson proclaimed, crushing Andy to him. Andy would've laughed, but she couldn't really breathe. And only when the Olympic council began did everyone calm down.

Annabeth came in to join the others, and one by one, each hero was called to face the council. Thalia, Tyson, Grover, Annabeth, and Percy. Nico and Andy weren't called, but it didn't really matter to them. Percy was offered godhood and the thought of losing him went through her again. But he turned it down in favor of making the Gods swear to claim all their children from now on.

"Honor guard!" Poseidon called and the Cyclops made a path for Percy.

"All hail Perseus Jackson! Hero of Olympus and my big brother!" Tyson beamed and Andy did the same. Her brother had saved the world, and not just anyone could say that.

Nico and Andy headed downstairs after that, going outside to see Rachel Elizabeth Dare climbing onto Blackjack, heading to camp. Knowing Percy, and knowing Blackjack belonged to Percy, she whistled immediately for Coral to come.

She told Nico to go back and find Percy and explain what had happened while she went after Rachel. "I'll see you at Camp Half-Blood." She told him and kissed his cheek, mounted Coral and took off in pursuit.

"Why is it that I always have to chase Blackjack for you?" Coral whined, and Andy held back a smile. "You're looking much better too. That blond guy seemed worried about you the other night."

"Well Pollux will be Pollux" Andy answered. "Now c'mon, we'll lose Blackjack if we don't hurry up." At camp, they landed on the grass by Blackjack.

"Hey Andy-Dandy! Sorry about the mortal, she's weird. She made me do it."

Andy sighed as she got off Coral. She heard Coral mutter, "What an idiot."

"Blackjack, take it up with my brother when he gets here. Also, how many times have I told you not to call me that?"

"Sorry Andy-Da…I mean, Andy." Blackjack dropped his head down nervously and Andy shook her head, smiling.

"Oh Blackjack, you big oaf." She laughed, petting the pegasus, and his mood instantly brightened. Just then, the others arrived, and they all headed to the Big House together. In the attic was Rachel, along with Apollo. Andy could still remember her first encounter with the god. It was like meeting an old friend, but obviously they weren't friends. Rachel became the Oracle that day, even though Nico said he had seen her dying. Just then, Rachel doubled over, and in a strange voice, recited some new prophecy, which scared the living daylights out of Andy, despite Apollo assuring the campers it most likely wouldn't happen in their lifetimes.

The rest of the day was weird. Like after the Labyrinth battle, all the injured were cared for, and all the dead given proper funeral rites.

Luke was dead. He was the one to die in the prophecy, not Percy. And to be honest, Andy wasn't sure how she felt about it. Luke had been so kind to her for the short while they'd been together when she was first introduced to the demigod world, but on the other hand, she hadn't really known him at all. So she just felt numb about it.

As shrouds burned, Pollux came up behind her, his arm healed.

"Good to see you're alive." He said from behind her and Andy turned to see him standing there, smirking.

"Thanks to you. And I see you're doing better now too."

Pollux chuckled to himself and patted Andy's head. "I'll see you later." He told her and walked away.

Dinner was pretty nice. Percy and Andy sat together, and Nico was at the head table, and everyone had their place. It was just as it should be. Bit by bit, the campers left the dining pavilion. Some to head to the campfire, and others to their cabins. Annabeth slid in beside Percy and winked at Andy from across the table.

"Happy birthday." Annabeth and Andy told Percy, but he answered back stupidly with a what.

"August 18th." Annabeth said and Percy seemed to chew on this for a second, looking at the misshapen blue cake in front of him.

"Tyson helped." Annabeth cleared up. Andy rolled her eyes jokingly.

"Please, the cake would've been completely inedible if I hadn't walked in on you two and saved the thing." Andy turned to Percy. "They were both covered in flour, you should've seen it."

"Yeah, she almost bust a gut from laughing so hard." Annabeth recalled and Percy began to laugh and he blew out the candles. Andy seemed content then, and rose from the table.

"Well, have fun you guys. But not too much fun." She snickered and headed towards the doors.

"Hey! You shouldn't know about that stuff yet! Did Connor and Travis tell you something?" Percy called out to his sister, his face red. But Andy just laughed and kept going. Outside, Andy hid where all the other eavesdroppers were and listened in.

"She's only twelve. She shouldn't know that stuff yet." Percy said, sinking back down onto the bench.

Beside him, Annabeth laughed, "You can't protect her forever."

"Well I can try." He muttered.

"You saved the world, and that's enough for now." Annabeth said, easily changing the subject. Relieved to hear them stop talking about her, Andy eagerly listened now. They were being cutesy until the pair kissed and everyone barged in. Percy complained and Andy started cracking up. Her brother and his new girlfriend were carried down to the canoe lake and dumped in. While everyone waited for them to reappear, the joke on them, Andy laughed even harder.

"You dumped the son of Poseidon in a lake. I don't think they'll be coming up any time soon." Andy told the others, and headed off, laughing still.

The next two weeks were pretty amazing. Half-bloods from all over came to camp, and every night, campers were being claimed, and so the Hermes cabin was a lot less crowded. More cabins were being built too. Not just for the minor gods but for Hades as well. Nico had a team of the undead building for him, and for once, Andy got to spend uninterrupted time with her new boyfriend. For two weeks, he didn't go anywhere, which was pretty great in itself. She didn't have to worry about him, or Percy, or anyone else. She could just relax for once.

On the last night of camp, Andy received her second bead. It was the Empire State Building, with all the names of those who had died on it. Andy put it on the other side of her ring, so the ring remained in the center. Andy hoped she wouldn't have to use it ever again. She was content with keeping the ring as a ring. Nico sat beside her, holding her hand at the campfire, and when Percy noticed, she was sure he'd pound Nico into the sand or something. But he just sighed, as if he was just upset at how fast Andy was growing, which kind of made sense since he'd just gotten a girlfriend himself.

He later told her that it just mattered if she was happy, which was obviously was, and what harm could two twelve year olds do to each other? So, at that campfire, he just looked Nico in the eye and said, "If you hurt her, you'll have wished you stayed in the Underworld." It sort of echoed what Andy had told Nico last summer, so he grinned and nodded at Percy.

"Wouldn't dream of it." He said and Andy grinned too. School started in a few days, but then, in that moment, she had everything she needed.

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