Andrew Hendersen

### Notable quote(s)

"Mr. Ruth said he thinks I'd be a good guinea pig yesterday. How does he know I like animals?"
"I like shiny things. Do we get to keep it?"
"How's my scowl? I'm trying to channel Mr. Ruth for this exam."
"I just realized... this place is neither a Court or a Yard!"
"Why do you and Elise smell like goats? I like it, I'm just wondering why."
"Agreed. As ever, my thirst for knowledge is unquenchable."
"Are you kidding? Who can resist this face?"
"Ambrose, I dare you to be nice to me for the rest of my life! Please?"
"I would've saved you a seat if this [outdoor] class had seats."
"We've been looking all over [for Squeaker]! Well, not in the walls, but only because Angela said they wouldn't fit."

"*How many students go to Tower Placement? Every time I try to count I get distracted. Wait, what was I doing again?*"
―Andrew Hendersen[src]
**Andrew Hendersen** is a loyal member of the Armies of Organa. He is the brother of Caden, Nicholas, and Edward, and Myrtle Hendersen. He is the tritagonist in *Boys vs. Girls: The Coming Darkness* and a supporting character in *Boys vs. Girls: The Rise of the Serpent* and *Boys vs. Girls: The Fate of the Towers*. He is mentioned a couple of times in *Boys vs. Girls 2*. Before he and his family left Utah in around 2022, he unintentionally left a mutation of himself behind, named "Andrew", losing his connection to mutantry as a result. It is unclear what became of Hendersen following his departure, but as the new Andrew begotten of his hand began to grow into a humanoid mutate, he stayed with the Boy-Team and endeavored with them on many adventures, making the mutate a major character in *Boys vs. Girls 2*. He appeared once more in *Agents of the S.M.S.B.: The Latest Threat* at a government meeting, but his fate following the Brightening is hitherto undisclosed.

## Biography

### Early life

#### A fairly happy childhood

Andrew Hendersen was the third of three children born to Eloisa and Octavius Hendersen, and got his first name from his uncle. He was born at the height of the NoHead Empire, in Orem, Utah. In the fighting his maternal aunt and uncle, Fauna and Jason Prowse, both members of the United States Armed Forces, were killed fighting Caberra and four other NoHeads. While he was still a toddler, the Empire collapsed thanks to the Police Grand Army.

Andrew and his older brothers — Caden, Nicholas, and Edward — as well as his older sister, Myrtle, grew up on the outskirts of Orem in Utah. Like all his elder siblings, he was home educated in reading, writing and simple maths by his mother. The Hendersen siblings, especially Edward, were fond of teasing and playing pranks on each other, and Andrew was a particular target for them. Edward once dared him into eating pepper. On another occasion, he made Andrew think a tick was approaching him, prompting him to scream in public. When Andrew was younger, he had a pet cat named Mattie. In whole, Andrew had a fairly happy childhood.

#### Starting school

"*I messed up two computer monitors back at the library with Andrew. Well, it was his idea, there were toy magnets lying around and he wanted to have fun with them. Andrew put it up to the monitor and thought it looked super cool that way as we watched the rainbow colors dancing on the face of the monitor. We kept doing it until we got yelled at. I'm pretty sure they stopped putting out the magnets afterwards.*"
―Michael Watson[src]During school, Andrew Hendersen became very close friends with Michael Watson. He was at the library with Watson when he spotted toy magnets lying around. He misused two computer monitors by continuously applying the magnets to them and watching the reflected light dance on and off of them, eventually causing Watson to do likewise. Eventually, a staff loudly confronted them and the magnets were confiscated, no longer to be used by students.

#### The Boy Trap

Andrew Hendersen attended the assembly of 2021, after witnessing Emily Watson’s defeat in gym class. Once on stage, Emily quickly hammered a large sign saying ‘Girls Rule’ and announced that girls were the smarter gender and were more polite. She told the boys to come and prove her wrong if they dared. Repulsed, Hendersen volunteered himself for the task. He stepped up to the trap’s starting line as Helen McKeen performed a technology check.

Ludwig Beethoven II pulled a lever, and the tile that Andrew was standing on shot upward, sending Andrew flying through the air. He landed in a tunnel, where melatonin gas consumed him from both sides. Before he could recover, the tunnel dropped him onto a tower and he righted himself as a replica of a black wolf attacked. When the wolf threw a spear, Hendersen caught it and threw it back at the wolf, scoring a direct hit and smashing it off the tower. As Andrew stopped to catch his breath, a robotic replica of a thirty-foot monster emerged. It worked its legs at Andrew, intent on crushing him. Andrew dodged them all, trying to size up the situation, when he noticed a lot of candy inside the tower. Even amid a duel, he dove inside and began eating the candy. This proved it, because Andrew had displayed a severe lack of focus and discipline.

Knowing they would be disliked by everyone, the boys decided to orchestrate their own plan. To do this, they arranged a secret meeting that night. Hendersen attended the meeting, during which time Steven Thompson became the Boy-Team leader. Before they initiated their plans for revenge, the boys also recruited Summer Petersen, which later proved to be essential. And thus did the boys execute their plan. They left out all the girls in their games, manipulated their friends, and insulted them. A few days later, Emily attacked Steven with her flamethrower after he accidentally spilled his lunch on her, something which Andrew and Michael witnessed together.

### School War

#### Battle of Draper

Steven Thompson initiated a second meeting, where he made Andrew Hendersen a War General and offered him a chance to take a test to see if he was eligible to fill in a recently vacated position within the Decemahead. However, the two were then captured by Emily Watson along with Summer Petersen. The trio was sentenced to execution, and as they were brought into Andy Ballard Arena, Andrew expressed his faith that things would work out. From there, the three were individually chained to three stone pillars in the center of the arena, where three gun-wielding Girl-Team members were turned loose to kill them.

While being watched by the Girl-Team, Hendersen, Petersen, and Thompson continually did all they could to fight back against the gunslingers brought out to kill them. After seeing the others were locked in combat, Narissa immediately targeted Andrew. Narrowly dodging the former’s gunfire, Hendersen finally found a bullet-resistant tile Thompson had taken from the wall and used it as a shield to deflect Narrisa’s bullets. Finally, he threw the tile at Narrisa, knocking her to the ground and causing her to lose grip of her gun. Andrew grabbed the gun and used it against his enemy. Narrisa seized the tile and deflected several blasts before missing one and being shot down. The execution was put on hold as Vincent Organa and a strike team aided in their rescue. The three prisoners together fought in the Battle of Draper, where Hendersen again proved himself sufficient in combat despite his inexperience. Though the battle was a victory for the Armies of Organa, it was but the first battle in the School War.

#### Abduction of Eegan Grover

"*This whole place is stuffed full with fried brains in skin shells!*"
―Andrew Hendersen complaining[src]Andrew Hendersen took his friends to an amusement park, where they ran into Summer Petersen, who reluctantly agreed to ride a roller coaster with them. However, as the ride progressed, the boxcar they were in slid to the side and stopped abruptly, effectively trapping them several dozen feet in the air. Hendersen thought it was a part of the ride, and Petersen told him they were stuck. Two hours later, Charles finally pointed out that no one was going to get them down, leading to Hendersen wailing and Petersen speculating that they had been trapped deliberately. Hendersen disagreed, refusing to believe Emily Watson had sprung the trap. Vincent suggested that they could call for help. All eight Boy-Team members began calling down to the pedestrians, who mistakenly thought they were being offered gestures of greeting and did nothing, much to Hendersen's outrage. Thompson suggested they tell jokes. Charles suggested they joke about each other, and despite no one agreeing with him, he still told a mean joke insulting Hendersen's height. Petersen was about to tell another one, when Emily Watson turned up looking up at them. She began mocking them, telling them they could use a little "neurological simulation", and left as Hendersen hurled insults at her. Suddenly, his parents, Eloisa and Octavius, arrived to rescue them.

#### Battle of the Bow-Tie

"*Don't you wish failure smelled like mangoes? I'd fail often.*"
―Andrew Hendersen[src]
Finally, the boys found out about Helen McKeen’s mobile weapon. Because Steven Thompson knew a counterattack had to be prepared, he called the Boys together to discuss his plan. Andrew Hendersen attended the meeting for which they prepared a group of skyfighters to penetrate the station’s super ingot, and hopefully the entire station. They hoped to outmaneuver it and bomb the spherical center, destroying Emily Watson and Helen McKeen in the process. After hearing the full plan, Andrew made for his skyfighter and he followed all the boys as they filed out toward their ships and took off.

When the boys reached the Bow-Tie, Hendersen immediately took on several skyfighters in the ensuing sky battle. Most of the Girl-Team fighters evaded the fleet, but one of them was destroyed. As they neared the ship, the turbolaser cannons opened fire, taking out Robert Angel and clipping Thompson’s wing, causing the latter to spiral into the station. Immediately, all the ships launched their torpedoes toward the giant stabilizer charging the Supreme Ingot. The superweapon's stabilizer took a hit; explosions ruptured the Bow-Tie’s center. The following outburst of drones vaporized as another explosion heralded the loss of the shield generator. Summer reported the damage, relieving Hendersen. The boys proceeded to open fire, hoping to tear the station down. However, despite setting several small fires, the generator was too strong for their laser cannons, meaning they would have to destroy it from the inside. Hendersen chose to land in the Bow-Tie, and Michael Watson followed him. Inside, Petersen and Thompson planned to plant bombs in the main control center, causing a chain reaction. Before the two left, Hendersen and Watson were given orders to go after Petersen and Thompson if they did not return in the next forty-five minutes. Andrew and Michael both obliged. With that, Thompson and Petersen proceeded for the higher levels while Hendersen and Michael remained in the chamber.

Thirty minutes later, Hendersen split up to find Petersen, while Michael went to find Thompson. Shortly after Petersen redirected the controls so the Bow-Tie would spiral into space in ten minutes’ time, Hendersen arrived just as Emily Watson unleashed a withering barrage of lightning at the helpless Michael. Seeing him arrive, Emily redirected Michael’s reeling body and slammed him into Andrew, knocking them both toward the door. Andrew finally attempted to carry Michael, but then collapsed due to exhaustion. Hendersen hugged Michael tightly, horrified at his imminent death. Struggling for breath, Watson, who knew too well his time was coming, said there was nothing Andrew could do for him. He also apologized for his idea to avenge the girls that began the School War. Andrew hastily forgave him. With his last breaths, Michael foresaw that McKeen would betray Emily. With that, his head fell backward and he died. Hendersen began to cry, but then the alarm brought him to urgent focus.

Andrew immediately made for the front of the Base, until he found Summer and Steven preparing to board their ships. He hitched a ride to Summer’s fighter and they took off for the nearest Boy-Team ship. Inside weapons designer Robert Iego greeted them warmly and they headed for the main ship. Just as they neared the ship, two enormous booster jets ignited from below the Bow-Tie, sending it rocketing upward and into space. As Robert walked Andrew, Steven, and Summer inside, Vincent asked where Michael Watson was. Andrew replied that Emily had murdered him.

#### Aftermath

"*I seriously doubt we should…"
"Come on, you've* gotta *do Mr. Ruth!*"
―Andrew Hendersen and Ambrose Melling[src]
In the aftermath of losing his best friend, Andrew Hendersen began hanging out more with other students such as Caius Staunton and Ambrose Melling, who despite bullying a lot of students had only ever harassed him infrequently because they had no desire to give Emily Watson leverage regarding the Boy Trap. Two days before the presentation, Staunton said he should hang out with him and Melling. Hendersen asked Staunton what they were doing and he just shrugged.

The next day, after P.E., Andrew chose to join Caius as planned. He met Caius by an array of wall-mounted school pictures. Once he ensured Andrew had brought his mother's pens, Caius used a permanent marker to draw a wig on Zambaux’s school portrait, and Andrew then drew a large mustache and emotionless unibrow on Mr. Ruth. Along with Ambrose, the students drew over every photo in the array. Every student and teacher now had a weird hairdo, a funny mustache, extra facial features, or all of the above. All three began to giggle and snicker at the photos until a custodian approached, forcing them to run and narrowly avoid discovery.

The following day, they did their presentations. Eventually, Squeaker went missing. Although it was not Andrew’s fault, some people had been accusing him of it. Ambrose was trying to make him cheat, and when he requested her to participate again and she refused, they threatened to tell Zambaux it was Andrew who kidnapped Squeaker. But he feared that if he told on them, he would have no friends.

#### Capture

Eventually, the Syndicate of Light fleet under Emily Watson and the Sanguine Bullet launched a siege of the entire Decemahead, including Andrew’s home, terrifying his parents. In response, the Boy-Team deployed its forces against the Girl-Team. As the battle raged in the sky and on the ground, Summer kidnapped Andrew. Realizing that they had been lured away from Tower Placement, Steven Thompson, Charles Hugh, and Helen McKeen made their way back to Provo, where they set out to rescue the Decemahead. They eventually found Hendersen, bound to a chair in the detention unit of the Red Battlements. Before they could rescue him, however, Watson appeared and the four of them dueled.

Emily Watson was aware that this duel was meant to rescue Andrew Hendersen. As they dueled, Hendersen silently cheered his friends on, until they continued fighting within the Power Generator Complex. Steven Thompson was injured while battling Watson, but McKeen continued to fight. When McKeen disarmed the villain and had her down on her knees with both Watson’s laser sword and her pistol crossed at her neck, Watson immediately escaped. This was a victory for Hendersen. He offered to carry an unconscious Steven Thompson as they left, but McKeen insisted she do it. The three of them were later captured by Summer Petersen, who was now an insurgent, but Petersen secretly let them go free. When the entire Decemahead teamed up to go rescue Cade Hogan, Andrew grew afraid and awkwardly asked them to confirm they were on top of things with or without him, before eventually being driven home.

#### *Emms, Eggs, and Easter!*

"*Why is it always me being the one getting bit? I must taste yummy. Like candy corn!*"
―Andrew Hendersen complaining about mosquitoes[src]
#### Liberation of Utah

After Summer Petersen was exposed by Emily Watson as an insurgent, Emily made a phone call to the police, telling them the boys were trying to murder them due to a “science project.” Andrew Hendersen was arrested, along with almost everyone else. Eventually, Summer Petersen succeeded in acquiring the keys and helping the boys escape their cells. They immediately reclaimed their weapons. Although the jail guards noticed them leaving, everyone fought back and put up a defense as a fierce skirmish began between adults and children. The boys finally won the battle and proved able to defeat them, though Jay Organa and Petersen were locked up again. After meeting up with I.D.E.A.L., the boys planned an ambush on the girls. They then headed to the Red Battlements.

The boys arrived for a surprise attack, with Hendersen standing behind Vincent, and subtly hid in the shadows. However, Emily Watson had anticipated this and sent the entire army to fight, and a heated battle took place. Unfazed, the Boy-Team utilized their weapons, deflecting the blasts and cutting through the first group with ease. Hendersen nearly cut down Lisa Perry, but the latter dodged and disappeared. Ignorant of how high her position was, Hendersen let her go. From there, he fought aside Helen McKeen, who he had developed something of a crush on. However, he and McKeen were separated when Beethoven II attempted to fight and kill Helen. McKeen killed him and returned to Hendersen’s side, before slipping away and offering the girls anonymity if they surrendered. The girls fled the school for a seemingly permanent time. Ecstatic, Hendersen kissed McKeen on both cheeks, annoying her.

After learning from McKeen that the Red Battlements were destroyed, Hendersen rushed to help Thompson and Petersen along with McKeen and Thomas Sanders. Rushing upstairs with Sanders and McKeen, Hendersen witnessed Petersen’s death in Thompson’s arms, after she was fatally slashed by Emily Watson (who was now dead). He shed tears over his friend’s demise, just as the heads of Vincent and Jay Organa mysteriously lock together. That is when Petersen miraculously revived as well as several fallen members of the Boy-Team.

Afterwards, the boys celebrated their victory. During the party, Andrew Hendersen confessed his love for Helen McKeen, who nervously revealed she had affections for him as well, just not romantic ones. The two were later seen playing hand games next to Vincent and Jay, who were dancing merrily.

### Searching for a place to belong

#### A new Andrew

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"*We got concussions, a fractured arm, a hand with no meat on it, and their medics were tied up removing a rib from a lung.*"
―Andrew to Summer Petersen[src]
At some point between June 2022 and May 2023, Andrew Hendersen and his family moved away, something Helen McKeen blamed a deceased Emily Watson for.

Shortly before he moved, Hendersen was gravely injured and he kept his severed hand, which, as a result of the opening being sealed seconds after it was fractured, preserved his mutated cells. McKeen obtained the hand from Hendersen, and while unconfirmed, it is implied that he gave it to her directly. The injury was probably a factor for Hendersen moving. After he and his family departed from Provo, the hand began to grow into a new Hendersen, possessing all the memories the original had. Because of this, Hendersen had lost his connection to mutantry and essentially became a Fobble.

McKeen managed to convince her mother, Grace Thornton, to adopt Andrew. Andrew, who was extremely grateful, began bonding with his adopted older sister while they lived together.

#### The search for Summer Petersen

When it became clear that Natalia Thornton had declared war on Tower Placement and had created the Cavaliers of Thornton, Hendersen became a High General under Helen McKeen became the new Supreme Leader. Feeling driven to repay her for getting her parents to take him in, Andrew joined the Armies of Organa, just like his originator. However, he was denied a position in the Head of Twenty, as McKeen feared his age and youthful energies would both cloud his judgement in such a high position of authority.

Andrew made his leave on foot, aimlessly traveling through the woods through the course of an entire day. He eventually ruined his clothes in the process, but fortunately stumbled upon a humble establishment owned by the equally humble Bertha, who happened to have new clothes for him in stock. Andrew realized Thompson and McKeen were in the store. Evading a flock of giant, man-eating birds, they flew away and to safety. On foot, they finally located Summer, but then, Liv Emerson showed up in her fighter and began firing at the five Boy-team members. On Petersen's insistence, they boarded the *Heartbreaker*. Andrew let McKeen hold him in crystal form as Petersen piloted the ship through the Maze. Finally, McKeen dropped him and set fire to Emerson's fighter. Then the *Heartbreaker* flew into the sky and toward Thompson's house. Upon arriving, Andrew shared the couch with Corner.

#### Defense of Tower Placement

Andrew headed to Tower Placement along with Helen, Charlie, and Steven, where he fought at Tower Placement. He, along with two others, led groups of fighters into the school grounds to intercept the enemy. Shortly before the dogs entered Tower Placement, Andrew blasted a Cavalier off the balcony, killing him.

When the Cavaliers fled after Natalia Thornton faked her own death, Andrew was astounded, realizing he was in the debt of Steven Thompson. He eventually met up with Josh Hogan and the Organa twins and they located Thompson in a small room on the thirteenth floor, with Summer Petersen, who had disabled the Cavaliers' entire myriad of machinery, and Charles, a close yet ambiguous ally of the Armies of Organa. Ironically, these were the individuals come to bid Petersen goodbye, and the ones for whom she was about to ask to deliver the message of her departure, but Charles pointed out that all three of them had just arrived together. After Neil alerted them to the imminent arrival of President Roxanne Waterston to the school, Petersen disappeared, leaving Andrew and the others to face the new arrivals.

Tragically, Helen McKeen was captured and taken to the Magistrate by the bounty hunter Xydarone IV. Andrew was devastated by this.

#### Befriending Zachary Brown

During Helen McKeen's captivity, he began latching on to Summer Petersen. While he reminded her of a student whom she disliked, Zachary Brown, she was still far more fond of Andrew as she was only annoyed with him on occasion and didn't frequently feel antagonized by his very presence, making him different from Brown. However, Andrew lacked the motivation to put forth effort in class due to incredible laziness, especially in junior high. He frequently expected help from Petersen. When she either refused or were unavailable, he was often dumbfounded about how to proceed. If not for her help, he would have undoubtedly failed his exams.

#### Rescuing Helen McKeen

After Summer Petersen was captured by Prince Zaron, GTR-10 met up with Vincent Organa, and together they formed a rescue party, along with Andrew Hendersen. They were able to break into Zaron’s palace through the sewers. There, they freed Petersen, escaping in their cruiser and destroying Zaron’s palace in the process. Although Andrew wanted to join Organa and Petersen in liberating Helen McKeen, Organa insisted they must go alone. However, McKeen was successfully rescued from the clutches of the International Alliance. Andrew joined the Boy-Team fleet that ended the reign of Zira Miranda Grover. He and McKeen tearfully embraced afterwards.

Andrew ended up dating Helen McKeen, who legally changed her surname to Thornton, after the Battle at the Temple of the Relinquished. After their return to Utah, they became very close. Although their relationship was initially based on platonic affection, people began to suspect they had more than friendship on their minds.

At one point after the battle, Andrew received a detention from Perry for blowing a hole in a desk, and he called her a foul name before slinking away (also repulsing Josh Hogan, who was at this point teaching at the school part time).

### Adulthood

A couple of decades passed, during which time the once slender Andrew had become relatively portly, he attended a meeting at the U.S. Government. Helen was worried about how best to respond to the Gladiator's violent campaign against the status quo, and Andrew needlessly acknowledged that they should be working together, much to the chagrin of Eddie Bakari.

## Physical description

Andrew Hendersen had blonde hair and a freckled complexion. He had green eyes, a long nose, and was described as being very short and slender, with big hands and feet. He could turn his hands into scarlet crystals. His mutate had blonde hair and a freckled complexion. He had brown eyes (in contrast to the original Hendersen's green), a long nose, and was described as being very short and slender, with big hands and feet. However, he did become more portly in his adulthood. He can shapeshift into a solid scarlet crystal shaped like a three-dimensional rectangular hexagon. In his crystalline form, his eyes are large, completely round, and look very cartoonish.

## Personality and traits

"*Remind me to lend you my thesaurus, Andrew."
"Thesaurus? Wait, is there a dinosaur here, too?!*"
―Helen McKeen and Andrew Hendersen[src]
Not shown to be the brightest of students, Andrew Hendersen was widely known for his unsophisticated, brash, and somewhat foolhardy nature. He was a very energetic and lively little boy, even compared to the boisterous twins Cody and Coy. While he was funny, he was often emotionally immature, and insensitive. He had a sardonic, wisecracking sense of humor that often brought his friends laughter and relaxation. However, as Summer Petersen and Michael Watson pointed out, his humor could occasionally be hurtful and bullying, even if unintentionally. He was also exceptionally extroverted. Despite his seeming cowardice, Hendersen was surprisingly adventurous, curious and daring.

Because of his origin, Andrew's personality was very similar to his counterpart, possessing his unsophisticated, brash, and somewhat foolhardy nature, but also his inner strength of being his counterpart had worked so hard to accumulate. He was very energetic and lively, even in adulthood. While he was funny, he was often emotionally immature, and insensitive. Jay once said he *"demonstrates all the sensitivity of an Imperial guard"*. Still, he had a sardonic, wisecracking sense of humor that often brought his friends laughter and relaxation. He also retained his counterpart's exceptional extroversion. Thanks to being influenced by Helen McKeen, he had a strong regard for human life and he cared for any creature, at any cost.

Andrew’s character was also marked by moodiness and insecurity stemming from his origin and wondering if he had a real place in the star system. He could be argumentative, a trait particularly displayed in his bickering with Helen McKeen. He also had a fierce temper, and was not above undermining the ways of mankind during confrontations. With his counterpart having learned courage throughout the School War, the young mutate frequently demonstrated great bravery in attempting to protect those he loved, especially during the Cavalier insurrection. When he felt insecure or embarrassed, it was noted that his ears turned red. This became his tell-tale sign of his anger and embarrassment. Although passionate about soccer, Andrew had a problem with nerves, and sometimes his playing ability suffered for it.

Unlike his originator, Andrew was also shown to have a habit of swearing. In 2027, he called Perry a “f\*ck-face”, something that caused Brown to exclaim: “Andrew!”. Also, after Robert Iego insulted him, Andrew told him to “die in hell.” The original Hendersen was never known to utter swear words.

Andrew was brave, to a level which would put him on a par with his adopted sister Helen; he never hesitated to put himself into extremely dangerous situations with the Armies of Organa, and as shown many times, he would rather die than have someone else he cared about be harmed. He risked his life on many occasions, and his bravery was not unnoticed by his friends. Andrew had no romantic relationships until he was in eighth grade, where he became Helen McKeen’s boyfriend. Both of them became infatuated with each other.

Andrew also had a huge appetite. When offered a cash reward by Lucy McCallin, he immediately wanted to buy fifty chicken tenders.

## Powers and abilities

* **Mutate Physiology**
	+ **Crystal Translation**: He can shapeshift into a solid scarlet crystal shaped like a three-dimensional rectangular hexagon. In his crystalline form, his eyes are large, completely round, and look very cartoonish.

## Relationships

### Family

#### Hendersen family

Andrew was quite close with his family. His parents, Eloisa and Octavius Hendersen, loved him dearly and rescued him from a rigged rollercoaster.

#### Helen Thornton

"*I’m in love with this beautiful, brave woman. [...] Forgive me for not going to war for you like you have done so often for others. This Queen is a warrior. She’s not perfect but Spirit calls her worthy! She’s unstoppable. Gracefully broken but beautifully standing. She is love. She is life. She is transformation. She is grace. She is brave! She builds Arks before there is any rain. Who wouldn’t fall in love with her for a lifetime?*"
―Andrew[src]The hand that was far too mutated for immobility for which Andrew was born of had been given to Helen. Helen convinced her mother to adopt Andrew, something he felt very indebted to her for. They began bonding afterwards. Ironically, it is extremely likely that Andrew considers Helen to be his mother, since the hand he was born of was her rightful property and she certainly helped care for him in a motherly fashion. Andrew always looked up to Helen, and seemed to continually offer her comfort, during her extremely stressful tenure as Supreme Commander of the Armies of Organa. Andrew liked to joke that Helen was his girlfriend, much to her embarrassment, which he presumably didn't know stemmed from her edgy history with ex-boyfriends. Sometimes Helen would affectionately hold Andrew while he was in crystal form.

After Xydarone IV brought Helen to the Royal Palace of the Magistrate, Andrew was devastated, and he was extremely reluctant to pass up the opportunity to rescue her, finding the next three years extremely hard to cope with. After Helen's return to Utah, they became very close. Although their relationship was initially based on platonic affection, people began to suspect they had more than friendship on their minds, making them comparable to Steven Thompson and Summer Petersen.

Eventually, the two were married in 2027, and while their union was productive to put it lightly, Andrew frequently treated her poorly. He betrayed her, failed to love her for her at full capacity, and fed her lies. He had allowed her to face adversity and fight for others who did not appreciate it. Andrew was in love with her and found it hard for anyone not to want to spend time with her, and so he eventually resolved to treat her better in the future. Although Andrew couldn’t stop individuals from hurting her, yet he saw her rising to 'be a light to' the solar system and love unconditionally. He was always 'paralyzed with fear' when she faced horrors singlehandedly, especially life-threatening ones. He was moved that she went to war for others and regretted not going to war for her. He considered her *"a Queen and warrior, imperfect but worthy, and unstoppable"*.

### Friends

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Michael Watson was Andrew's best friend. They sat together at lunch consistently and they watched the Attack in the cafeteria unfold, both expressing very similar reactions. He was horrified when Michael died and the experience traumatized him.

Andrew trusted Steven Thompson very much. From the start, Thompson valued Andrew very much, both as a close friend and as a gifted ally. While the two were good friends, Steven would occasionally get annoyed by Andrew telling a cheesy joke or asking him to tell him more about his relationship with Helen.

The mutate Andrew first met Summer Petersen at the end of his search for her. The two began to bond after Helen was captured, something Andrew felt devastated by. Both of them valued each other very much, and respected each other’s abilities. While Andrew had the utmost respect for her, he often showed jealousy regarding her popularity. He also seemed to rely on her during his exams.

## Trivia

* Melissa Vaine has explained on Twitter that Andrew Hendersen actually was gone and Andrew was a part of him remaining in Utah because only Helen wanted him.

## References

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