Betty pov
Watching Sophia get into her Electronique outfit I smile leaning on the wall "what am I doing today for me to need this?" She asks.
"Beth is having Kim's little reclusive Genius set up somethings at the house and she's blocked G.J from helping, so we need to bend the law a bit to make sure somethings get done"
Seeing her nod with a large smile before taking off I smile following her out, it's nice to finally have my wife home after so many years.
After a quick drive I stop a few streets down from the boy's home "okay love, power up and the house with the highest electricity pull is the one you need".
Getting out I watch her turn on her battery causing her hair to stand straight up before she takes off, calmly following her I chuckle seeing her look to the house we need getting a manic grin before rushing forward.
Hearing alarms going off I get the door open and follow the sound of the boy panicking.
Stepping in I smirk seeing he looks shocked "Mr. Load, we need to have a talk" I say casually.
"About what?" He stutters.
"I'm having some equipment dropped at Beth and Shego's new homes, you will make sure they are put in and we have access to them including the alarm system"
"If I don't?" He asks trying to sound confident.
"Consider this, should you refuse to help my wife will fry all your equipment and future ones till you comply"
"You're black mailing me?"
"If you want to call it that sure, I see it as protecting my family since they're both stubborn and refuse our help, sometimes parents need to try a different direction to provide protection"
Getting him to agree I nod and turn to leave "oh and Mr. Load you will be payed for this, I do know how much you hate doing business with me"
Walking out I glance and Sophia seeing she's powered down "I like him" she says smirking.
"Of course you do he's got so much power around him you could hold up there for years and fight"
Beth pov
Laying on the floor in the living room I twitch trying to control my power where it's not active all the time, or randomly causing problems while listening to Bonnie turning pages in her book every so often.
"Beth?"
"Yeah?" I mumble.
"How long have you been working for G.J and why does everyone listen to you there?" She asks.
"I'm the youngest to ever join and third highest ranking agent but I earned it on my own"
"How?"
"Finished highschool at 16 and was going to college online I got bored because the classes were to easy so I started interning at G.J, basically I ran around getting coffee for people and traveling with Recruiters, one day the recruiter and I were taken hostage, he was injured and needed medical help, I earned a nickname because of my actions"
"What happened?" Bonnie asks moving to the couch by me.
"I was seen as this dumb kid and considered useless, I got free and attacked the guy then used the coms the recruiter had and demanded medical attention"
"You're called a hero, then what?"
"I wasn't called a hero but then I became the youngest recruit and ended up on a special team that only gets called in for missions that don't exist and never happened"
Glancing at Bonnie I see her frown trying to piece together my words "what did they nickname you?" She asks.
"It doesn't matter it's the past, although some habits are hard to break" I answer giving a nervous laugh.
"You're like Kim right a Hero?" She asks.
Frowning I tilt my head "maybe to some but I don't consider myself a Hero, I'm not Evil but I'm not good I think the best answer is I just don't give a fuck".
Seeing Bonnie nod and quickly leave I shrug going back to focusing on my power.
Bonnie pov
Heading upstairs I pass Shego's door seeing her smelling one of her catsuits and frowning "Shego" I say softly.
"What?" She grunts while tossing it to the floor.
"Do you know what Beth did before she was with Kim?" I ask nervously.
"Yes"
"So the secret missions really happened?"
"Officially she was a dumb rich kid that was blowing her parents money traveling the world"
"What about unofficially?"
"You really want to know?" She asks frowning.
Nodding I take a breath trying to appear confident "Fine I'll show you what she was doing".
She points to a chair and walks out a few moments later she comes back sitting a large trunk down then opens it "have at it" she says before walking away.
Frowning I look through it finding scrapbooks, opening one I see newspaper clippings in what I think is German showing a group of people being brought out of a warehouse, and a girl with her face covered holding a child's hand with a woman on her back.
Turning the pages I find more newspaper clippings covering multiple languages.
Grabbing another I frown seeing small wallet sized photos of people one dirty faced and sick looking and a second showing them clean and recovering but some are missing the second photo.
Frowning more I continue through them finding more confusing things like photos of people in wedding clothes or graduation outfits some are just kid's drawings.
Hearing a knock I look up seeing Betty by the door "I see you found her history".
"I don't get it"
"That's only half of the stories, it's to remind herself what she did, she would cross into the darkest part of herself for these people I tried to talk her out of it but she insisted on it and made it clear she understood what she was signing up for"
"She killed people?" I ask feeling unsure and nervous.
"If needed but mostly she was shutting down underground trafficking rings for anything from humans, animals, weapons, or drugs she hid her face to be sure it never came back on her"
"Are these?" I ask not finishing the question because I'm unsure how to say it.
"The people she freed, she followed in my footsteps although I accidentally found myself involved with shutting one down after that I kept at it for a long time, Beth started because I did it and Sophia survived one, she believed she was meant to do it, but it got to her, she seen the worst of humanity I made those for her to remind her of the good she did, she's held onto them since she quit"
"Why are some missing?" I ask softly while looking at the photos.
"Sometimes people can't handle their past and give up the fight" she says while putting everything back in the trunk "just remember sometimes a Hero does the darkest things and shoulders it alone, it's why I put her with Kim they both have the pressure of the world on the shoulder, together they help ease each others burden. They are to sides of the same coin one light with a hidden darkness, the other is darkness with a hidden light".
Following her out I frown confused "how do they help each other?" I ask.
"I told Kim about Beth's past, but the reason why is Kim wouldn't be able to take a life if it came down to it Beth can do it and protect Kim, while Kim helps Beth see things on the brighter side, she reminds Beth of the good in the world and gets her to think about others feelings again"