"Andy, stay by me, alright? I need to find my dad." Nico sayed, quietly.

"Huh? You mean like Will? I heard you calling him 'Daddy' a lot in your sleep."

Nico blushed madly, and responded with a hand quickly going down to cover the area where a bulge was growing as he spoke. "N-No, like Hades."

"Oh. Okay. Still though, donky-dinky kinda kinky!"

"Where the fuck did you hear that rhyme?"

"Nowhere...?"

"I'm unconvinced."

"Okay, fine. I heard it in my parent's bedroom the other night."

"Ah, I see." Nico said, and started his trek upwards from the pits of Tartar-sauce.

The first 2 hours in Tartarus was horrible, and the two boys barely made any progress. Then, Nico remembered he had the cocoa puffs.

He summoned them, and had them fetch the nearest cellphone. Risky, but... Nico called his father briefly, and fought off the nearest monsters, who had tracked him from the call. Just as a monster started to overpower Nico, though, it scrambled away, frightened by something behind him. 'Took yer long enough," Nico said with a country twang. Will's accent been rubbin' off on 'em lately, and he ain't knowin' why.

"You should thank me. And I brought your boyfriend."

"Husband," a familiar voice corrected, and Nico turned to see Will."

"Ex-Husband, actually," Andy said, and Nico was proud to see Will's very first death glare directed straight at him. Nico finally came out of shock, and ran up to kiss Will, then stopped short, remembering all the things he had done.

"I... I'm so sorry, Will... I just..." Nico trailed off, and Will tried to reassure him.

"I know, Nico, it's--"

"I just didn't want to hurt you!" Nico looked at all the newly purpling bruises on Will's face and arms, and flinched. "I didn't do very well... Do you need help cleaning up?"

"No, that's quite alright."

"Ah. I see."

"Well! Boys, I should be getting you back to camp, unless of course, you love birds along with this child want to stay here a while longer...?"

"No!" The three yelled simultaneously, and ran for Hades.