Andy knew it was her nearly instantly. When her and her friends showed up looking for sanctuary from the law and their parents he recognized her. It wasn't just how she spoke, and her actions that made him realize it was his old online friend it was something deeper. An instinct or something that brought him to the realization. 

Nico Minoru was the girl he talked with online for so long. She was Sister Grimm. 

He didn't want to hear second hand information or the news that claimed her and her friends killed a girl. He needed to tell her who he was and asked her what happened. He needed to talk to her again. In his old normal routine after and during school he only had her as a friend. Things he couldn't tell his parents about he told her. When he got fed up or argued with his sister he ranted and shared with her. She was pretty much his best friend and possibly the only girl he really liked. Her personality, her comments all of was one of a kind. 

He waited till her other friends were busy before finding her. With their colorful assortment of skills the other runaways found multiple ways to assist the Compound and Underground.  The only male members of their group Chase and Alex helped out Sage while Molly  and Karolina trained with Lorna.  Gertrude or Gert was with her dinosaur named Old Lace. It or well she stayed outside due to  a early incident with Zingo.

Andy found Nico reading a old horror novel.  He was nervous his hands were shaking and she nearly dropped her book from the faint. " I'm Andy Strucker and-"

" Aren't you that Carrie wannabe form the news? Haven't we been questioned enough about what happened to that girl? We didn't kill Destiny Gonzalez. Our parents framed us." She snapped at him. Clearly he caught her while she was trying to finally finish a book or on a bad day or both. And the tremor didn't help. 

" N-ever mind. Sorry Sister Grimm." He hated how he stated her full old username instead of her real one. He hated himself.

' She needs her real friends not her stupid pathetic anonymous online pen pale whi never even had a girl that was just his friend.'
He got caught up thinking about how he screwed things up and should've stayed quiet when she replied. " Chaos?  This is actually you?" She asked. 

He was flustered, embarrassed and scared." Yeah. Sorry for the disappointment. "

" Wait a minute that's why you stopped sending messages. The last thing you sent was right before the dance. What happened? "

He looked embarrassed. " Bullies were waiting for me. You see my dad threatened to sue the school unless they took action and punished them. The jocks got phone calls home. So they dragged me into the gym showers at the dance and let scalding water go all over me. I was screaming so angry. My family had to go on the run give up everything they worked for. My sister turned out to be a mutant but she hid it for so long. And the X-Gene ran in my family. We've been staying here helping out."

" So the Perfect sibling had a secret. Well we have a lot to catch up on. First off why didn't you take my advice? The hair dye, the clothes.  Seriously you don't need to look plain around here."

Andy couldn't believe she actually wanted to keep talking to him. She wanted to spend time in the real world.  It made the Compound in a way better then his room, then his old hime. Because it had her physically there. 

" If you can steal or find platinum blond hair dye and the right clothes I'll do it Nico. "

" Challenge accepted. Give me a couple of days.  Now let me share my story. It's really confusing but try to pay attention chaos."  She told him everything.  The covered up death of her sister made to look like a suicide.  Their parent's annually sacrificing teenagers. The powers and equipment the teenagers awakened or found. Trying to find proof but failing but finally running away. And then being made some of the most wanted teenagers. 

Then they moved on to  what exactly  they could do now. Andy told her about him being a unfocused destructive telekinetic.  Nico showed off the Staff that was previously used by her mother. The Staff of One which can read what the user desires and can bring it forth. Andy mentioned Fenris and his great grand parents.

It was very late when they decided to call it a night." I wanted to give you this."  She held out her arms. Andy hugged her.

" I meant the book Andy this wasn't a hug."  He blushed and apologized. He took the book.

" Just forget about that please. My family's probably worried.  See you later. "

When Andy returned to his family he told his parents the abbreviated half truth that wouldn't give too many details away." Ran into a old friend. Hadn't talked to her since you know... We talked,  she gave me a book and I made things awkward with a hug. I really liked her and kind of still do. We were confessing a couple things and it's like a even better connection then before."

" She's definitely more then a friend Andy. I know you wouldn't want us meddling with it. But when your ready introduce her to us. I know deep down you know what to do. Now go to bed. In the morning you can start the book and then talk to her." His mom knew just what to say.