FULL HISTORY

INTRODUCTION

Nico Parker is the younger half-sister of Billy Butcher. Nico is a force of nature, not a particular fan of supes and looking to forget her messy past. 

CHILDHOOD (tw. brief mentions of abuse/addictions)

Nico was born to Brenda Parker in the UK in 1982. She was born as a result of affair between Brenda and the married Sam Butcher. Nico never knew much about her father, with Brenda electing to raise her alone. 

The resulting childhood was a messy and turbulent one. Brenda wasn't one to hide her addictions or her nasty behaviour behind closed doors, especially around Nico. Even though Nico never had any physical injuries, Brenda never shied away from giving her some mental ones. Still at the time, Nico tried to do everything she could to try to keep her mom happy. The pair never settled anywhere for long, always moving to avoid social services getting wind of the situation. 

When Nico hit her teens, Brenda's behaviour led Nico to build more and more resentment towards her mother. That resentment turned to anger and when Nico was 18 she hit breaking point. Despite Brenda's protests, Nico cut her off and left home - never contacting her again. 

THE USA AND DARREN

Nico eventually moved to the States, in hopes to finally getting away from her mother once and for all. Whilst there Nico decides to join the military, all she has ever known is fighting so she decides to put that to good use. During her time a solider, she catches the eye of CIA recruiter that sees her potential. It isn't long before Nico is taken in and trained to be a CIA operative. 

This is when she meets Darren. Where Nico is impulsive and volatile, Darren is calm and kind. They shouldn't work, but they fall in love. And after a few short years they marry and begin living together in secret. For the first time in her life, Nico feels happy and loved. 

MEETING BUTCHER AND THE BOYS

Nico (alongside Darren) come across and meet the boys during their initial workings with the CIA, when their assigned to give them aid during a mission. One mission turns into two into three and then more. The pair become well acquainted with them. Nico especially connects with Butcher, recognising their eerie similarities. It's during a conversation that surprising delves into some of their personal history, that Nico starts to realise that maybe there's more to their similarities than she first thought. 

TREMOR TRAGEDY

Facing down supes in their toughest mission overseas, Nico and Darren are backed into a corner. The boys are tied up elsewhere, and the married pair have nowhere to go. Whilst trying to brainstorm a solution, and explosion rips the two from the ground. Despite all her years in combat, this the first time Nico has ever been so close to one. The ringing in her ears feels overwhelming and something feels off. 

Darren pulls her to her feet trying to get her back, but Nico can't shake the feeling that the ringing from the explosion has changed something. That's when it happens... everything begins to shake. An earthquake? No... it's Nico. The powers she had always had were now awakened and out of control. Realising what's happening, Nico tries to warn Darren to get him to leave her. She can't stop it. 

But he won't go. And despite his efforts, a shockwave blasts out from Nico knocking Darren back. He hits a wall, dying on impact. Realising what she's done, Nico loses control again - bringing down the entire building in her grief. 

When awake, Nico is faced with MM, Frenchie and Butcher. They don't need to tell her that's she's the only survivor, that Darren's gone. She knows.. she knows it's her fault. In her grief, she pushes them all away and throws the blame at Butcher for Darren's death. It's a cheap blow, she knows. But in her own way, she thinks pushing them away will save them from her destructive nature. Especially Butcher, who now she knows is her half-brother. 

Nico cuts them all out of her life, never telling them about her powers or what happened. Instead she confides in an old CIA instructor, who takes her to a secluded cabin to learn how to use her powers so something like this will never happened again. After a year, Nico returns to the CIA but only for desk duty, she vows never to return to the field again - living her life in solitude. 

Well a lot could change after 5 years... right? 

AUS / OTHER VERSES

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