Hey all! Here's a fic where we see how Rachel Matheson became the mega bitch that she has been alluded as in the show.
I own nothing, I'm just trying to find my feet in a new fandom. Who could blame me?
Shot Heard 'Round The World
Rachel Matheson had once been a family woman. She loved her husband and kids with all of her heart, and she told herself that she would do anything for them. Unfortunately, she never knew that her vow to keep them safe would change her view of the world so vastly.
Ever since Charlie and Danny were young, she had told them to stay close. Charlie was never supposed to let go of her little brother's hand; Rachel knew that Charlie would always keep her baby boy safe, no matter what, especially when she couldn't be there.
But when she had to take someone's life—even if they did deserve it—it changed her forever. She had always thought that Ben was the stronger one between the two of them. And yet she still had to take the lead to protect her child. That very act transformed her little by little.
At first, she was still all about her family. But as the time went on after the blackout, Rachel began going a little nutty. No one, absolutely no one, seemed to be bothered by the fact that she shot a man. (And, more importantly, Ben didn't seem guilt ridden by the fact that she had to do something that he wasn't prepared to.)
That was when she ran into Miles again. He and Bass were off to… something; she wasn't really paying much attention. The two of them were staying a few nights with them until they could get on their feet again. During their stay, though, something occurred to Rachel. Miles understood her in a way that Ben couldn't. He was a softie at heart, something that she found charming before. Miles wasn't afraid to do what he had to do, and that thought was slightly alluring. She, despite how selfish it was, faked her own death because of that. Her marriage was going to hell in a hand basket, anyways. If there was anything she was proud of doing in her life, it was telling Charlie to keep Danny safe. Especially since life had taken her down this dark path, never to resurface on the brighter side of life again.
She went out with Miles and Bass because she knew that there was nothing left for her back at home. The fact that Sebastian was still with them after all that time had been slightly unnerving. The man was a weakling, just like Ben. But he was just the kind of weakling that she and Miles could use for the setup of the Monroe Republic. No one would ever suspect her of being behind the whole thing, because she was supposedly dead. And no one would suspect Miles because the Militia was searching for him. It had been a foolproof plan, until her own children got in the middle of it, anyways.
The fact that her children would lead to her demise as the ruler of the Monroe Republic was something that had never crossed her mind. But it all started with her men kidnapping Danny, and Bass getting a girl that made him grow a set of balls.
Okay, so this was my take on how Rachel turned out to be the big cheese. And, of course, I had to pull a shout out to my other 'verse Nicknames.